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There was a sudden hush when she stepped inside the room.

All eyes followed her as she perched in front of her desk. She picked up a list and looked up at the young faces in front of her. Their different facial expressions made her want to chuckle.

Some were excited. Others were bored. Most were scared.

To the children, Akira looked formidable.

Standing at 5 feet 7 inches, with a katana at her waist, her hair up in a ponytail, in almost-full shinobi ensemble and a serious look on her face, she definitely looked like she eats children for breakfast.

"20, 21, 22, 23, 24... 24?"

Akira narrowed her eyes as she did a rapid head count. The room was supposed to have 25 students and she was missing one brat.

She did a quick roll call in her head, matching the names on her list and the faces looking up at her. Yup. One stupid kid was missing and she knew who exactly it was.

She smirked and then gave a low whistle. For a while, nothing happened. The rest of the class looked at her as if she had gone bonkers. However, a low rumble was heard next, followed by the slight shaking of the ground.

The kids looked at each other in alarm. It was enough that their sensei looked scary and this strange thundering all the more scared them out of their first week at the Ninja Academy.

"What's happening?" the children whispered among themselves, looking all over the classroom and their teacher as Akira leaned against her desk, smug.

Just then, a loud scream reached their ears followed by heavy footsteps from outside. The children screamed in fright just as a giant wolf walked past their classroom, it's huge body barely fitting the window. The sight of a huge wolf prancing around the school grounds made some of the children cry, but what scared them out of their wits was that their classmate--the missing kid from Akira's class-- was hanging from its mouth, frantically crying and squirming and trying to break free from the wolf's teeth.

Akira looked out the window to see the commotion. She grinned.

"Oh, hello Takeo!" she called out good naturedly at the frantic boy. "Nice of you to stop by."

"Aaahhh! Sensei! Sensei!" the scared boy screamed in terror.

"Yes?" Akira asked in a sweet voice that screamed danger.

"Please sensei let me go! I won't do it again! Please!"

Akira feigned an innocent face. "But what do you mean, Takeo? You've been late for 2 consecutive days now."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry I won't do it again!"

"Hmmm..." Akira creased her forehead and pretended to be thinking, all the while the wolf was still holding the kid in its mouth and the boy was sobbing in fear.

"You know I hate late students, right?" she asked the boy, still feigning innocence and good nature.

The boy was still crying. "I won't do it again! I promise!"

Akira smiled, although it made her look scarier. "Hmm... I think... I think I'll let you go."

The class sighed in relief.

"But..." Everyone tensed once again as they waited for Akira to continue. "Just for good measure, I think I'll kick you out of the academy."

A collective gasp was heard inside the room. "You can't do that!" One random kid exclaimed.

"Yeah! We just started barely a week ago!"

Akira faced her students, all sweetness from her face gone. "Time is precious for a shinobi. Every second can mean your death. How can I count on you to be time-respecting shinobi in the future if, as early as now, you are already habitually late?" She then turned to the terrified boy. "Eh, Takeo?"

All Takeo did was sob. He was hanging from the mouth of a wolf and he'll be kicked out of the Academy. In his young heart, that spelled doom.

Akira let out a sigh. 'God, how I hate this job.' She turned to the wolf and with a lazy flick of her hand, the wolf dropped the terrified boy. She quickly caught him by his clothes as the wolf walked away.

She crinkled her nose as she brought him in the classroom through the window. 'Damn he looks pathetic.' She set her down on the floor.

"I'm not kidding." She said to him and the class in general. "I hate late students and if any of you try to break or even bend my rules, you are all goners. Understood?" Nobody replied.

She looked down at the boy. "As for you, brat. Leave the room. Don't come back."

The kid looked up at her with wide eyes. 'What, do I look like I'm kidding?' Akira thought to herself. The kid's expression went from terrified, to confused, to adamant then to stubborn.

"You can't do that!" he screamed. "You can't kick me out!"

She raised an eyebrow at his outburst. 'Stupid brat.'

"You have no reason to kick me out of the Academy! I'll tell my dad how horrible you are! I'll tell the Hokage and she'll throw you and your stupid wolf out of the village!"

Akira smirked. 'Oh, how great that would be. You have no idea...' She merely gave the boy a challenging stare. Takeo sniffed and with a stomp, left the room, banging the door behind him.

She shook her head. 'I'll never hear the end of this.' With a bored look on her face as if the whole thing didn't happen, she turned to her class of terrified kids.

"Anyone of you brats want to follow Takeo? I can have my wolf escort you."

Nobody answered.

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Author's Notes:

2/15/17- Hello! As you guys can see, this is a re-write. I was reading through all my works and naturally, I found some things that could be improved. At first, I just wanted to continue writing the story and then revamp later, but seeing as the story has gained a few more readers, I felt like I should do something and make my story worth reading/following. That is why I've decided to re-write as I go.

Also, this is my way of returning to my old 'writing groove' after taking some time off from writing fiction.

Old readers, don't worry, nothing major is being changed. I'll give you a heads-up if I alter some major plot points. But for now, it's mainly spelling and grammar errors.

New readers, thank you very much for taking a chance on my story. I hope you enjoy!

~Akira

PS: I know that as you go along the story, you will notice that Akira may seem overpowered. Yes, I acknowledge that error on my part. There are bits of her personality that may seem cliche to you: the wolf summoning, all five chakra natures, katana-wielding, red hair etc etc. I admit Akira is a poorly-designed OC and as an author, I was too stupid to notice it, not until I reached the later chapters and by then it was almost too late to rewrite. I'm not saying I won't go back and edit/rewrite my errors, rather, the story has progressed well in spite of Akira's flaws so I'm going to suck it up. You are free to critic Akira. All I ask is you do it respectfully.

Again, constructive criticism is welcome and I do hope you enjoy my story!