AN/ Dammit, nothing's coming to me for my other stories but new story ideas are coming to me left and right. This is just one of the several that keeps bugging for me to write it. That and I think a couple are pretty good.

Disclaimer: Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto, much to Sakura's dismay. Don't worry, Sakura will get him eventually.

"Speech"

'Thought'

'To Be Revealed'

Cursed

Konoha High. It was one of the only five high schools in Shinobi county — the others being Suna, Ame, Kiri and Kumo —with each school named after the district in which they resided in. Being that Konoha was considered the better of the five schools, followed closely byKumo and Suna, because of statistics (test grades, athletic and academic achievements, etc. etc.), children who grew up in Shinobi had a one in five chance of making it into the school.

Parents, wanting their children to get the best education possible, usually checked Konoha off first when it came time for their kids to go to high school. Although there was a one in five chance that a kid could get in, it was greater if they had gone to Konoha Junior High, as was true with the other schools and their own Junior High.

Children, however, just hoped that they remained with their friends. The chance of this happening was better than switching school lines. To them, at that part of their lives, friends were more important than school, most of the time.

Either way, whatever school kids got into, it was really the same. The same classes, the same activities, the same rules, almost everything was the same. So day by day, kids went around doing almost the same thing every day. And almost every kid shared the same thought about that fact. School was boring.

There was one such person that was getting increasingly frustrated from doing the same thing over and over. It was so frustrating that it had the person wishing something out of the norm would happen for once more than she used to wish she had a normal hair color.

'Honestly, how is pink natural?' thought Sakura as she lay in her bed, dreading getting up only to do what she did yesterday.

Every day was the same thing; wake up, get ready for school, get there, go through the same classes, do work, talk to the same old faces, go home, do homework, watch television, and go to sleep, only to repeat the cycle over the following day if she had school. She was even loosing interest in her love interest. A person could only get rejected so many times, after all.

However, getting back to sleep wasn't as easy as it sounded when there was a constant scratching at her door, which for some reason sounded oddly loud this morning. Seriously, how can a five month old kitten have enough strength to make so much noise? Especially since she had just cut the damn thing's nails the night before?

Sighing, Sakura got up to get ready for school, opening her door to let in the small feline on her way to her bathroom. Said feline quickly ran in and began to follow Sakura around, occasionally pawing at her bare feet.

Sakura smiled, looking down at the kitten zooming around her room and around her feet. "Note to self," she began, "never leave an already hyper kitten strawberry milk in it's water dish." she finished right as the small animal crashed into the giant stuffed bear she had in the corner of her room. Sakura laughed as the cat got up and began biting at the bear, as if trying to get back at it for hitting it.

Sakura rolled her eyes and grinned at her pet's actions as she began to go through her morning routine. Suddenly she frowned before sighing deeply. There it was again, the thought that every day was the same. How she really dreaded going to school. "I thought high school was supposed to be fun, not boring as hell." she muttered to herself.

-- Somewhere Else (About Ten Minutes Earlier) --

A figure shifted around on a hard bed in a dark room, apparently still sleeping. The sound of two knocks was heard before the door adjacent to the bed opened, light flooding into the room, showing that the figure on the bed was awake, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"What is it, Umino-san?" asked the person on the bed, voice devoid of emotion. The man at the door sighed. How many times did he have to tell him to call him Iruka? Walking into the room, Iruka turned on the light, revealing what both he and the boy on the bed looked like.

Iruka had brown hair tied back into a small pony tail, a scar across his face, going horizontally over his nose, and a warm smile on his face, which he always seemed to wear while in the company of the boy on the bed. He wore dark blue pants, a long sleeved dark blue shirt, and what looked like a green doctor's coat, only without sleeves.

The boy on the bed appeared to be around sixteen, wearing a black jacket with orange stripes on his shoulders and down the sides. In the middle was an orange flame, with a wicked smile, separated in half by the zipper, which was down enough to show a black tank top under. He wore matching black pants, which had orange stripes going down the sides, much like the jacket. His hair was spiky, sticking up and out everywhere, and blond. His face was thin, with three whisker-like marks on each cheek, and his eyes were blue. Normally, a boy with a face like this would be a heart throb, but this boy's face had no emotion, and his blue eyes appeared to be dead, making him look less like a heart throb and more like a soulless body.

"How do you know when it's me?" asked Iruka.

"You're the only person that doesn't bang on the door before opening it." said the blond, sitting up and turning so his legs hung off the side of the bed. "And you didn't answer my question."

Iruka sighed. "Naruto, don't tell me you forgot. Today you go on probation, and move in with Yamato." said Iruka.

"Was that today?" Naruto asked, though with his lack of emotion, it didn't sound so much like a question.

"Yes, Naruto, it is." said Iruka. Then he smiled, wider than usual. "You should be happy, you finally get to leave this place." Honestly, most kids were usually so excited about leaving the building that they couldn't sleep. Speaking of not sleeping, why was Naruto awake at this hour, and fully dressed no less? "Wait, if you didn't remember, why are you dressed?"

"Hm? Oh, I woke up about twenty minutes ago, 'cause I had that dream again. Afterwards I decided to just change." explained the teen. Then he looked at Iruka. "And I thought I wasn't going to leave until later." he said.

Iruka looked like he remembered something important that had slipped his mind. "Oh, right. Yamato had said something about wanting you to start socializing with your peers as soon as possible, so he went off and applied to get you into a school."

"That doesn't explain why you're here this early." Naruto stated. This time Iruka grinned.

"You were excepted into Konoha High, and seeing as that's pretty far from here, you need to get going soon." Iruka watched for any response from Naruto, but he got nothing but a blank stare. How that stare sent shivers up his spine; it wasn't natural, and it was creepy.

After a few seconds, Naruto got up. "Whatever, let's go then." he said, sticking his hands in front of him and waiting for Iruka to lead the way.

Although this was necessary to move the kids out of their rooms, Iruka never liked handcuffing Naruto, seeing as Naruto felt no point in trying to escape. Once he had him handcuffed, he led him outside and down a short hallway. There were a few doors spaced a few feet apart from each other, each containing another teenager somewhat like Naruto, each there for different reasons.

As they walked, Iruka remembered something that he figured the blond might know something about. "Say, Naruto, you wouldn't happen to know why Tayuya was locked up in Solitary last night, even though she wasn't supposed to be in there, would you?" he asked.

"Oh. I thought I forgot something last night." he said, making the older man arch an eyebrow. "She was bugging me last night during dinne—something about how if I let her, she'd take me on the ride of my life—so I told her to meet me in the solitary room after lights out and then I'd let her do it. I didn't think she'd actually go, though, I just said that to make her leave me alone." finished the blond, leaving Iruka shaking his head in disbelief.

"I wonder how she even got out of her room after lights out, much less all the way to solitary." Iruka said aloud.

"Probably Satoshi's doing." said the blond as they walked through a set of doors and into another hallway, turning to the left. This caught Iruka's interest.

"Why do you say that, Naruto?" he asked.

"Satoshi once told me about how he felt sorry for me because I was, in his words, 'always near so much good pussy but unable to get any,' and that even if I were able to, he had 'already tapped most of the girls in this joint.'" This shocked Iruka. "So I'm guessing that Tayuya lured him into her room but then tricked him and must have taken his keys." Naruto finished by reminding Iruka about the turn up ahead, which Iruka would've walked into since he wasn't paying much attention after hearing what Naruto had said.

The rest of the way to the main lobby was silent, as Iruka thought about what Naruto said. He had heard that it was Satoshi who had reported that Tayuya was missing, which resulted in the night watch searching for her, and ultimately finding her in solitary, with a pissed off look on her face. He would have to tell his superiors about Satoshi's sick hobby of sleeping with the female patients.

When they reached the main lobby, a man with short brown hair and slightly odd eyes was there waiting. He was dressed similar to Iruka, except instead of a green doctor's coat, he wore a green bullet proof vest. It was standard issue for security to wear. He smiled when he saw the two walk in.

"Hey, Iruka, Naruto, how are you guys doing today?" He received a handshake and an 'Alright' from Iruka, and a shrug from Naruto. "Come on, Naruto, liven up a little. I'm starting to think you're becoming a zombie." Naruto just stared at the brunette, obviously not amused, though not angry either.

"Don't worry Yamato, he gets like this with everyone he doesn't really know. I think he waits to see if he can trust them or not." said Iruka.

"No," said Naruto, "I just stay like that to find out what people say when they think someone's not paying attention. It worked on Satoshi." Yamato raised an eyebrow and Iruka mouthed, 'Long story.'

Yamato nodded before turning to Naruto. "Well, Naruto, let's get going. You don't want to be late for your first day of school, now do you?" asked Yamato. Naruto just shrugged causing Yamato to frown as they walked outside. 'When Iruka said he was severely traumatized, he wasn't kidding. He's lost the will to feel.'

When they reached the car, Naruto looked at Yamato. "You're taking me to school, in one of the facility's armored vehicles?" he asked.

"Have to. Not only are you still on probation, meaning you can still be brought back here, but my car has engine trouble. I'm lucky I got a ride from Ibiki, or I'd have gotten here late." Yamato explained. "Now get in the back, but don't worry, I won't tie you down."

Naruto didn't seem to care whether or not he was tied down as he climbed in. Yamato closed and locked the door before walking to the front of the car and starting it. Soon enough, they were on the road and driving away from one of the only buildings Naruto had seen in four years.

'Shinobi Juvenile Detention Center. May I never see this building again.' Naruto thought.

-- Konoha District (About Forty-five Minutes Later) --

Sakura had gotten to school a few minutes prior and was now waiting outside of the school. She was with her friends, who were talking about how cool it would be if they had superpowers. So they weren't the coolest kids in school, but they were her friends, and she, probably, wouldn't trade any of them for anything.

"I still say being able to transform into an animal would be the shit." said Kiba, a wild looking boy with unruly brown hair and black eyes. He wore a gray sweater, the sleeves ripped off, with the image of a dog on the back, and a pair of dark gray pants with a few tears here and there. This was what most of his clothes looked like and, as his appearance told, he was a rebellious boy, almost never afraid to talk back to anyone.

"Please, being able to always hit what your aiming at is better. You'd say money on stuff like ammunition for long range weapons." said Tenten, a girl dressed in a Chinese style shirt with blue jeans. Her hair was tied up into two buns on top of her head. She was somewhat of a tomboy, and would often be seen at either the arcade or in the park, playing sports with some of 'the guys.'

"That's not even a superpower," said a brown haired, big boned (as people have learned to call him, lest they have a death wish) boy, "being able to expand your body and become a giant; now that's a power." Choji wore a white shirt with a green button up shirt, opened, and dark brown shorts. Choji was probably the most normal of the group, other than his healthy appetite. He turned to the boy siting next to him on the stone tables on the school grounds. "Right, Shikamaru?"

"I'm not in this." Shikamaru said smiling while waving his hands in front of himself. He had dark brown hair, almost black, tied back into a small ponytail, making his head resemble a pineapple. His black eyes, usually closed, were reflecting his amusement, purely from listening to his friends' odd conversation. He wore a navy blue shirt, with text written on it(*refer to bottom author's note), and blue pants.

Shikamaru was then pushed to the side as a boy dressed in dark green pumped his fist up in the air. "You're all wrong, the power of youth is the greatest of all super powers!" he yelled, before being pushed slightly by Tenten.

"Lee," she yelled, "be quiet before you draw too much attention to us!" however, her outburst, combined with Lee's had done exactly that. "What are you looking at?" she said to everyone who was staring at them. They all turned away and continued with whatever they were doing. When the gang returned to their conversation, they heard the voice of the quietest person in their group.

"How about the power to see through things? That could come in handy." said a pale girl, with dark violet hair and lavender eyes. She wore a gray jacket over a purple shirt and a pair of purple jeans with gray stars on the hips. Hinata was a pretty shy girl, often picked on for the small stutter she got when she was nervous, but her friends, Kiba, Tenten, and Lee would have none of that.

Sakura, who decided she was gonna join the conversation, was dressed in a red long sleeved shirt, with the collar and the bottom of her button up white blouse sticking out, and a pair of tight blue jeans. She breathed in deep before letting out a loud 'Ha!' making her friends look at her.

"You're all wrong," she began, "super strength is the best power. Nothing would be in your way." her friends looked at her before the cycle began again. It continued for a few more minutes, until someone yelled out something about an armored car passing by from Shinobi J.D.C.

Instantly, everyone on the field was looking at the car as it got closer. As it passed the front of the school it stopped. The driver then got out and walked to the back doors, unlocking them before opening them slowly. Everyone was trying to see who was going to come out.

--Five Minutes Prior--

"We're almost there, Naruto. Are you excited?"

"... Sure..."

"You better not get into trouble. I don't wanna have to take you back so soon after you finally got out." Yamato said as he stopped at a red light. He looked back at Naruto, finding him sitting upside down. "Naruto, why are you sitting like that? He asked.

Naruto shrugged. "I don't know, I'm just kind of bored." he stated. Indeed, it had been a boring drive, with none of them really saying anything. Yamato decided to ask how Naruto planned to make his first impression.

"Naruto, what are you—"

"—Green light." Naruto said, making Yamato turn and look at the traffic light the second it turned green.

'How did he...?' Yamato thought as he hit the gas peddle.

"I think I want them to think I'm stupid..." Naruto said, making Yamato raise an eyebrow. "I don't feel like drawing too much attention to myself. Then again, it will be hard not to gain attention driving up in this car." Yamato smiled.

"Why don't you try to make them think you're trying to pull off the stunt from the movie, 'The New Guy'?" Yamato offered his idea.

"Come again?" Yamato forgot Naruto hadn't seen any recent, or somewhat recent, movies.

"Well, in the movies, a nerd tries to make kids at his new school think he's this bad ass. Only, it kind of backfires at first when, even after showing up with police and in an armored vehicle, when finding the toughest guy from the school, he gets punched in front of everyone out, instead of the other way around." Yamato explained.

"I fail to see how that will work to make them think I'm stupid." Naruto stated.

"Well, you really are meant to be in this car, but if you get punched by the toughest guy, in front of everyone, it'll make them think that you're dumb for trying to do something from a movie." Yamato said. "If you really want to make them think otherwise, this is your best chance of not drawing to much attention in the long run. You wanna do it?"

Naruto supposed this could work, but it also seemed to simple to work. 'How about if I—'

"We're here, are you gonna do it?"

"Fine, why not?"

After he said that, Yamato parked and got out of the car. Seconds later, he heard the doors being unlocked right before they were opened. Yamato went inside and grabbed him by the handcuffs.

"Remember, find the toughest guy and go down in a fight against him. This once I'll let you, but only for this." he said. He was about to pull him out before he looked at his eyes. Quickly, Yamato pulled out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his face. "Those eyes might draw more attention than the car." he said.

Naruto said nothing as he was pulled out. Once out, he saw a few hundred kids on the lawn of the school watching his every move. They watched as Yamato took off his hand cuffs before walking hastily back into the car and driving off. However he doubted that even with how quiet it was, and with how much they were paying attention, anyone, besides him, heard Yamato say;

"I'll be back after school, good luck being stupid." before he got into the car and drove away.

Naruto looked at the students in front of him. 'Who is the strongest?'

Sakura and her friends watched the driver walk into the car, pull out a kid in handcuffs, take them off, and then pretty much all but run away. Now it appeared that they were stuck with a possibly dangerous psychopath. Great.

"Hey," Kiba broke the silence in their group, "for some reason, I think of the thing from that movie happening right now." he said.

"Which one? 'The New Guy'?" Shikamaru asked.

"Yeah," Tenten agreed with Kiba, "I bet that this poor kid will get humiliated." she said.

"Uh-huh. Especially since the toughest guy here is Sasuke. For his sake, I hope he doesn't try to fight him." said Choji.

Sakura wasn't really listening. She was more intrigued in sizing up the new guy.

'He seems pretty normal, except for the fact that he came out of an armored car.' she thought, watching as he seemed to be scanning the field. He passed her group and continued. When he didn't seem to find what, or who, he was looking for, he started walking up the field, with people moving out of the way in apparent fear.

'Uh-oh.' she thought when he stopped in front of Sasuke, the school heart throb and best fighter. 'Don't tell me he's gonna—'

Naruto scanned the field. So far he hadn't found the toughest looking guy, but he had seen an unusual looking girl with pink hair. 'That couldn't have been natural, though.' he thought. Then, suddenly he saw a boy with raven colored hair and charcoal eyes. His hair was pointed back, and he wore a pair of somewhat baggy black pants and a dark blue short sleeved shirt.

'I think I found him.' Naruto thought. He walked towards him. "Hey, You." he called out to him. "What's you're name?"

The boy looked at him, seemingly sizing him up. "Who wants to know and why?" he answered with a question.

"Uzumaki Naruto, because I want to know the name of the guy whose ass I'm about to kick." Naruto said, trying to provoke the guy.

He 'hn' and looked away. "Beat it, Naruto. I don't want to have to embarrass you on your first day." he said.

Naruto decided to provoke him some more, Yamato had said to fight and lose to the toughest guy. Naruto was pretty obedient—it kinda came with not having defiance. He grabbed a milk carton that a boy was drinking and threw it's contents on the tough guy. That got a result, as he stood up.

Naruto was getting ready to throw the fight when, before he knew it, he was punched in the stomach, getting the wind knocked out of him. He fell, clutching his stomach in pain. He heard laughter, and through it he heard;

"Uchiha Sasuke."

With that, Sasuke and his friends, along with most of the kids on the field, walked to school. The bell must have wrong sometime between when he got punched and when he fell to the ground.

Sakura and her friends watched the boy converse with Sasuke. Then, the blond kid grabbed and threw milk in Sasuke's face. Quickly, Sasuke got up and right when Kiba thought there would be a fight, Sasuke had already punched the kid so hard, he fell.

When the bell rang, she and her friends hurried to get into the school and to their lockers. All the way in, Kiba was laughing, saying how the new kid was a living example of the phrase he learned in english a while back, 'All bark and no bite'.

Sakura could only shake her head. 'I guess he had it coming after what he did to Sasuke-kun.' she thought.

As soon as Naruto was sure all the kids were gone, he stood up and stretched.

"Wow, that was easier than I thought." he said, scratching his stomach. "Yamato was right, it worked and now they probably won't pay much attention to me." he said to himself. He slowly dusted his pants before walking into the school. However, while walking up the steps, his stomach began to actually hurt. Grabbing it quickly, he thought, 'Better watch out for that guy. He really is strong.'

Sakura looked out her window, trying to see where the kid was, since her first class' windows faced the front of the school. But he wasn't there. She thought about what might've happened to him as she waited for her Sensei to get to class. When he got there he cleared his throat, signaling for everyone in the class to give him their attention.

"Class," said Asuma-Sensei, "we have someone transferring into our class. Please be nice to this student." he said. Soon after, a blond teen walked into the room.

'What the fu—'

"Class, please join me in welcoming a new student. I ask that you all be nice to him." said a woman with red eyes and long black hair as Naruto walked into the class. Once he got a good look at everyone, he saw someone sitting in the back.

"Well, hello, Uchiha-san." he smiled.

To Be Continued...

AN/ Well, this isn't Life at hidden academy, but it's a high school fic. Be warned, this fic will not be all romance. It'll be kinda a dark fic. Trust me. I don't know how dark I'll make it, but it should be up there with where I plan to take JFO(Just Following Orders). Also, my life is kinda hectic, so I apologize, but I have hardly any time to write anymore. But I hope to get time over the summer, so be ready for my comeback, soon.

*And as to what Shikamaru's shirt said; 'The other day I went to the mall to buy a new shirt and I happened to come across this very shirt. And as I began reading it, I soon realized that it didn't really say anything on it and started laughing. So I bought it and now you're standing there, reading it.' Saw it on a shirt before and thought it was funny...

Also, name might change for this fic. Dunno yet.