The Girl with Unusual Skills

Kakashi wondered what his sensei's daughter was like, good looks aside.

She has good muscles for her age as seen in her arms and legs. They were well-toned and well-developed so she is sure to hit hard.

Sakura also gives her a dark look...for obvious reasons.

Her hair is glossy and vibrant, not a sign of typical hair damage girls freak out over. Her skin is glowing in health, too.

However, he wondered why her grades reflect poorly on how she appears.

Then again...she didn't exactly have an easy life, until she mailed the Hokage why her so-called school performance sucks. Thus the furious Hokage changed teachers way too late...at her last two years in the Academy to be exact, and the teachers fired had to be grilled. He wondered what was in that letter...

And now, time for the traditional Genin Test.

Each year, all Jounins test Genins on Teamwork as due to being at the bottom of hierarchy, teamwork is essential to survive while their Jounin Leader handles the nasty matters.

Those who fail aren't cut out for the job.

However, Naruko used techniques that are mostly Youton in nature.

She trained herself in speed, agility and sharpness, not a moment or movement wasted...and using a kitchen knife as a preferred weapon of all things. She's a low-chuunin in strength for someone who's a fresh graduate in terms of taijutsu.

As for techniques...well...

All of them has everything to do with Food and Cooking...she nearly killed him with 'Kousoku Bakushiame!(Lightspeed Exploding Skewer Rain)' that he dodged with his ANBU skills, and saw what happened to the poor logs. She threw one needle that rapidly multiplied before hitting it. They were essentially pincushions of chakra-made needles! That exploded a second later! She kept attacking him with it...and she made a signal...that got Sasuke attacking him but after several minutes of dodging deadly chakra-needles, he didn't notice that she tired him enough for the other to attack.

They would have passed, but Sakura didn't participate, perfectly content with cheering Sasuke on the sidelines, happily ignoring her other teammate...and made the whole team pay for her inaction to their fury. They would have passed if not for her being useless. Since the logs are gone, Sakura was tied to the tree, and neither helped her by feeding her some of their lunch at lunch break, still mad at her making Kakashi fail them all.

Well, lesson learned at least.

xxx

'I can't believe it, we failed because of that useless girl!' Naruko griped. 'We were so close to passing!'

'I'll say.' Sasuke sighed with a scowl before his expression changed. 'But I never knew you're so strong.' he said, genuinely interested now. He thought she was like most of his fangirls since her appearance showed that she worried more for looks than skills as well as her poor grades, when in reality, she clearly didn't show all she has in the Academy, only showing it back at the test that they failed. And she was a good fighter too.

'We're ninjas, we're supposed to keep our true worth hidden as a trump card.' Naruko snarked. 'Predictability will get us killed. Thus its normal for even friends to hide their true skills from each other since betrayal happens all the time. Just look at Nukenin.'

'Haaa...'

'Anyway, want real food? I have to say that bento sucks. I didn't eat much of it.' Naruko offered. 'Its so bland like any convenience-store food just re-placed in fancy containers for school kids.'

'Well, if you're a better cook by your confidence and since you're no fangirl of mine I accept.'

'Hey, I'm not like those sub-species of wingless harpies.' Naruko snarked. 'I'm a proper lady!'

And so...

At Naruko's house...

Sasuke found himself in her kitchen that was also her dining area as she lives in a 1K Apartment. She took out a lot of foodstuff.

Cooking preparation?

Ridiculously fast.

Her skill and speed with the knife, showed Sasuke that she was no mere Genin. Had she used those skills in battle, only Jounin would be stronger than her and any Kage.

She even used some jutsu to remove inconveniences such as viscera, scales and bones without harming the ingredient.

What took time, was the cooking itself. And she was still using jutsu as the food cooks.

But even the heat levels are very precise even at the expense of 'time'.

However, the wait was worth it as when plating came, the sight before him, was gorgeously mouth-watering.

There's appetizer, soup, fish dish, meat dish, main course, salad, dessert and drink.

In that order, its Stuffed Tomatoes, Skewered Oden Bowl, Steamed Fish with a yellow-orange glaze, The Pork Belly meat looked really sensual with its sauce, the salad made of different-colored greens and tomatoes alongside caramelized onions is beautiful, the dessert was anmitsu and the drink was a strawberry smoothie. However, she put something extra on the table: Yogurt, Cheese, and pickles.

'Here we are! Our lunch!' Naruko chirped as its a full-course menu. 'We eat pickles for last, OK?'

"Oh. my. god." Sasuke stared, wide-eyed at the food porn before him as they looked too good to eat. He looked at her as if asking, 'Is it legal to eat these?' much to her laughter. 'By the way...' he finally spoke after gulping audibly, you were using jutsu on food earlier...what was it?'

'Well, I am maximizing their nutritional content by propagating how much they have in them. This is so we have enough of the daily-required nutritional intake from that ingredient. My mealtimes always ensure I have a complete daily intake of a human body's required vitamins and minerals to develop properly. Its a great help during training too since with a body that gets all its needs every day, my training results are twice over. Not to mention I develop into puberty real well too. I have that advantage. Oh, the pickles are also maximized for great gut health.'

'Heee...how soon can you be my cook?' came the quick question.

'...I'm charging 1000 Ryo a day since I work fast.'

He choked.

xxx

From the Hokage's Office...

'They get along well.' said Sandaime. 'Too bad you had to fail them.'

'They failed because of Sakura and they got so angry they didn't notice I gave them a second chance.' Kakashi sighed. 'Naruko tired me enough for Sasuke to be able to battle me and signaled him. And they were BOTH signaling Sakura to do something while they kept me occupied so she can steal the bells easily but she was too busy being a cheerleader, oblivious to them trying to get her to help them out and wasted their effort so they were really mad. Speaking of her, she's potential wasted. She has smarts, good memory, and a rare talent in Chakra Control. But if she wastes her talents by being a fangirl, she has no place in the military, she'll just die so I request a third member among the roster waiting for a spot.'

The Genin Rosters are those who stayed as shinobi despite meeting grisly ends with their teams and the trauma that came with it. Thus they are waiting to be re-assigned while can still get D-Rank Missions as income sources.

'Please for the love of all that's holy do NOT get a fangirl.' Kakashi moaned. 'Those two won't hesitate to drop them like they did Sakura.'

'Well, I'll leave you to tell these kids the good news then.' said Sandaime. 'I'll think who to put in as a third member for their team. Until then, you guys wait a bit. I'm also interested in Naru-chan's skills that she's using to cook. Its actually a refreshing, innovative way of using Youton, I'm amazed!' he chuckled. 'I wonder how this will turn out...?'

xxx

'Pu-haaa~' Sasuke sighed in food bliss as everything was so delicious and the texture just right. 'Why are you a good cook?'

'Well, I live alone and buying food every day from restaurants is a waste of money. You sometimes can't even guarantee quality and food safety so if you want something done right, you do it yourself. Well I wonder what happens to us now though...'

'Well, we go to the Roster obviously.' Sasuke sighed. 'Nobody will teach us anything and all we can do is D-Ranks. I'll have to self-train at home. If you can do it, so can I. At least we have jobs.'

'Sou ne...'

Outside the window, Kakashi was eavesdropping.