I entered the classroom on time and took a seat diagonal to Narumi. Once I was seated I opened my book on jungle snakes and flipped where I had left off, starting to read about the cobra.
Iruka entered shortly after my arrival and proceeded to test us on our techniques. I marked my page and watched as Narumi went up first and did a flawless clone of the sensei. Miyako and Salvatore went up after her.
“Melodie,” Iruka said cheerfully, “you’re up next.”
I nodded and strode to the front of the classroom. “What technique do I have to perform Iruka-sensei?”
“A cloning jutsu, choose anyone you’d like.”
Hmmm, who would I choose? I looked around the room, ignoring the hopeful gazes of my fans. My eyes landed on Salvatore who had looked up from the desk. I intently studied every detail—the slightly spiky short brown hair, the emerald eyes, the punkish clothes—while I did the hand signs.
A perfect clone of Salvatore appeared, undistinguishable from the original. The real boy chuckled while my fans looked disappointed by my choice. There was a round of applause accompanied by some laughter.
I could hear Iruka’s low chuckle while he wrote something in his notebook and dismissed me. I bowed and went to my seat.
“Nice clone,” Salvatore said with a grin.
“Thank you.”
“Your clone was really good,” Narumi whispered as I took my seat.
“Same to you,” I gave her a quick smile and returned to my book, waiting for the next person to go.
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