Hoshi fidgeted impatiently in her seat and looked around at her future teammates - two girls, one a skinny blonde from the common, and the other also black-haired and short-cropped from the orphanage next door. The lineup had already been announced, but who exactly would fulfill the role of mentor remained unknown. For now.
It wouldn't be long before the jonin and tokubetsu jonin would walk through the door, picking up their intended triplets. The newly minted genin had some suspicions, but tried to push the gloomy thoughts away from her. She had her reasons, and quite serious ones at that - not only were there three girls on the team, which happened quite rarely, but the kunoichi were all from the top of their classes... in the ranking of the underclassmen!
Hoshi soberly assessed her own strength and could admit that she was the worst among her peers in all areas except iron throwing, had no special talent, no parents to train her, or even any distinctive characteristics that made her stand out from the crowd of her peers.
Except for a luxurious mane of coal-black hair, except for that, but in the life of kunochi it would not help much, but rather - hinder, and other future female genin didn't complain much about the quality of hair since the awakening of chakra, even if not of such a stunning color, but the rest had much more serious fighting skills.
All in all, an unsightly picture for their chosen careers and chances of living to twenty, like almost any orphan who entered the academy straight out of an orphanage. The same was true for Asani, who grew up in a neighboring orphanage, and Surizawa generally came from a family of ordinary middle-class shopkeepers.
Given the makeup of the team, there was a very high probability of getting a mentor to match the team, but the little kunoichi always kept hoping for the best, despite her not-so-happy life and failures on all sides.
After a few moments, Hoshi pushed away her gloomy thoughts and smiled in anticipation - after all, she had received her hitai-te! Despite all the difficulties, the coveted sign of belonging to the elite part of the village was proudly displayed on her forehead, preventing her luxurious, long and thick black hair (an object of personal pride, for which she had to take great care) from spreading over her shoulders in a shimmering wave.
And so, behind the life in a cramped orphanage room that had to share with several other girls, albeit good, but still somewhat meager for a novice kunoichi food and a step closer to the previously unattainable cherished dream - a private house with a garden!
Even though Hishi didn't like to think about the future, preferring to take care of the "here and now", unlike the rest of the children from more or less well-to-do families that studied at the academy, but it was a cherished dream that supported the girl in the most difficult moments and it was almost impossible to give it up, despite the sober understanding that years could pass until the purchase of the desired house.
Shaking herself, the newly minted genin pushed away the sweet dreams and focused on her surroundings. It wouldn't be long before the teacher would be bringing in the team mentors and it was imperative not to fall foul of the man on whom your future depended. Of course, a team of clanless or at least hereditary shinobi won't get anyone strong, but a mediocre fighter who has reached the rank of tokubetsu jonin can teach a lot.
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