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I always knew I was different from the other kids…and adults even. My body doesn’t always match my gender, the only reason I know this is because I found a book in the library… before I got thrown out that is. I feel like a boy today so I match but yesterday I was not a gender that I could describe. I look up and see that Sensei was going over something I already know, again, but I couldn’t complain as I have to put up an ‘Idiot' facade. My Jiji always said that I was too clever for my own good and that some hate me as well as some that will try to sabotage me at every turn.
“Naruto! Are you paying attention!” Sensei yells, and even though I know this already I shake my head to throw them off my tail for a while. “No, Sensei, I was thinking about ramen!” I answered, untruthfully of course, but he didn’t need to know. Sensei threw a chalkboard eraser at me and I let it hit. “Oooow! Sensei you didn’t need to hit me with that!” I whine like the ‘Child’ I am, at least in body but definitely not in mind. He huffs in annoyance but I can't help but feel upset that he believes my lies, just like the other teachers. "Well how about you demonstrate a Henge for me and the class since you feel like you don't need to pay attention, Hm?"
I jump up and act the fool as I bound down to the front and start the hand-signs for my new henge, "Tadar~" I say as the smoke clears and a female Sensei is shown in my place with... minimal clothing but still the outfits are hard to do even if you study them intensely without a swatch to copy of each bit of it. A red face pops into my view "NARUTO WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING???" Sensei yells at me, I look down and see a crop top with a open Chunin vest and some rather short shorts, confused I say " I mean I did my best to copy your outfit but its hard to do when you don't have the best idea of what its made of and how long the stuff is."
There is a moment of silence when Sensei blinked hard and quickly but then he facepalms, " No, I meant why did you henge into a girl version of me but yes, the clothes are alright-ish, could be better but still." I scrunch my face up. "Well gender is a made up thing so why not?" "Yes but you should at least ask, if it is alright that you change the gender of someone else who is sure of their gender identity." The hand has started to rub up and down over his face. I blush and feel ashamed in not asking but a warm heat rises in my chest, gender identity that's the description I was looking for in the library yesterday. "I'm sorry Sensei, I didn't think that it could be seen as rude, I was just excited to show off a bit." I apologise and let the henge dispel in a puff of smoke.
Sensei motions for me to sit back down, I traipsed back to my seat and plop down. I make sure I look like I'm paying attention, this time but my mind went towards my new information, I'll have to get Sensei a gift to say thank you. His nod shows me he excepted my apologise but still I'm going to do it again at the end of the lesson.