A/N: Please read this so you can understand my story better.

When I read a story or a manga, I usually think: 'Um… what if this character was like this and this character were like that, how the plot would turn out?' So basically, I wrote this story gathering all my random thoughts when I read Naruto in one single plot.

There would be changes in some of the character's backgrounds. First of all, Haruno Sakura's. In my story, she was born in a prestigious ninja clan (I really don't understand why Kishimoto san never let us know much about her family in the manga. Unless he has somespecific reason). She were raised differently so there would be no Sakura the fan girl. Her personality would be more like herself in the Shipuuden (hope that doesn't count as OOC).

I would tell you the changes in other character's profiles when the time is right.

Now come the parts I would insert in all my author's notes.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. The original manga belongs to Masashi Kishimoto san.

Warning: I'm an Asian. English is a lot different from my first language. Please forgive if sometimes the word I choose to use isn't suited the context and any spelling- grammar mistake I have made and will make.

Done. On with the story.


Chapter 1: "Like it or not, we're a team now."

Sakura slowly combed her long, silky pink hair and looked at her reflection in the mirror. The Konoha ninja headband shined proudly on her head, replaced her usual red ribbon. She couldn't help but sighed silently. Her parents was against her becoming a ninja at first and she perfectly understood their reasons. Still, she was determined so they gave up in the end.

Even though if she were true to herself, she wasn't so sure if she had chose the right path.

A knock on her door interrupted her thoughts.

"Sakura sama, is time," her family's loyal butler called her.

"Yes, I know, Takeshi san! I'm coming!" she answered then stepped out of her room, didn't forget to add, "And I told you just Sakura or Sakura chan is fine. You have been taking care of me ever since I was little. You're like family to me."

Takeshi, the butler, was already in his 60's but once been a high level ninja so he still looked strong and healthy, only the wisdom on his face showed his age. The man shook his head slightly. "That wouldn't be appropriate. Your parents is away on their research trip so you're the head of the Haruno clan for now."

Knowing she couldn't ague further in the matter, the pink haired girl just frowned a bit then turned and headed to the front door with Takeshi followed behind. "Anyway, from now on I will be very busy with training and mission so please, help me take care of everything in the Haruno main house."

"Don't said that, Sakura sama. It is my duty," the old butler answered.

The two passed by some maids, they bowed their heads to Sakura politely. She gently nodded to them in response.

"I can't believe you already graduated. Time sure is fast," Takeshi continued saying.

Sakura just turned her head to look at him and smiled softly.

Then as she stepped out of the Haruno mansion, the butler kept watching her until her figure disappeared in the crowded street. He sighed. Sakura was like a granddaughter to him, he could tell behind those smiles that she always gave out so freely was a hidden sadness.

'I hope they put her in a good team so she would have comrades that support and protect her.'


Sakura reached her class. The first scene greeted her was a very familiar one: about six or seven girls, surrounding the famous, handsome Uchiha Sasuke, arguing about who would get to sit next to him while the Uchiha completely ignored them, an indifferent look on his face.

The girls was getting louder and louder, Sakura couldn't help but scowled. 'Gee, don't they have any pride?' And only stopped when she heard a shy voice called her.

"Um..., hello, Sakura chan."

She turned around and saw her best friend Hinata.

"Hinata chan!" the pink haired girl happily said. "I'm so glad we both passed the test! Maybe we'll get to be in the same team."

"I... hope so too ... Sakura chan," Hinata replied, blushing slightly.

To be honest, Sakura thought she was very lucky to have Hinata as her best friend. It was really hard to find a girl in her class -scratched that- in her entire academy who wasn't Sasuke's fan and wasn't squealing whenever she saw him.

And as for Hinata, Sakura was the only one she could talk to without stuttering too much.

They kept on chatting casually and didn't notice Iruka sensei entered the classroom. He looked disapprovingly at Sasuke's fan girls who was still arguing then started speaking, "Everyone go back to your seat! The orientation meeting start now!"

The fan girls did stop their argument but no one left their place, each waited for the other to give up. Iruka sighed deeply and searched around, found Sakura and Hinata near there still finding their seat since they wanted two places next to each other. He ordered, "Haruno, Hyuga, you two take the seats next to Uchiha!"

The said two girls stiffened uncomfortably but obeyed nonetheless, received death glares from all the fan girls. Hinata was a bit scared while Sakura looked at them defiantly, pulled her best friend down to her seat. Now left with nothing to argue about, the fan girls dispersed.

Right then, someone ran straight in the class. Sakura saw a blur of blond hair before she heard him exclaimed, "Sorry sensei, I'm late!"

Iruka shook his head, held back a sigh. "That's nothing new Uzumaki. Go to your seat!"

There was whispers around the class, some students was surprised that Uzumaki Naruto the number one knuckle head even passed the exam at all, some simply said 'idiot'. Sakura took a glance at Hinata and saw she was blushing a deep shade of red. She smiled knowingly.

Ignored all the whispering. Naruto kept a cheerful smile on his face and looked for a seat. He found one that right in front of Hinata's.

If possible, Hinata blushed a deeper shade of red when Naruto sat down, turned around and waved at her and Sakura. "Hi, Sakura chan, Hinata chan!"

Then he glared at Sasuke who glared back.

'What's with them?' Sakura wondered, but she quickly forgot about it as Iruka spoke up.

"Now for the arrangement. We will divide you all into team of 3 members and a Jounin instructor."

Sasuke shifted on his seat. 'Team? That would just slow you down.'

"So first, team 7," Iruka continued. "Uzumaki Naruto".

Naruto stood up, one hand in the air enthusiastically. "Here!"

"Haruno Sakura".

The pink haired girl startled a little when she heard her name. Naruto turned to her. "Oh great! We're in the same team, Sakura chan!"

"…and Uchiha Sasuke."

"What?!" Naruto jerked his head back, yelled furiously.

He wasn't the only one who was unhappy with the arrangement. All Sasuke's fan girls was opposing angrily. Even Sasuke himself and Sakura had a surprised and displeased look on their faces. Naruto pointed a finger at Sasuke, complained, "Sensei! Why someone as great as myself have to be in the same team with this idiot?!"

Iruka calmly replied, "We arranged people according to their skill and strength so all the team will be balance in power. You, Naruto, had worst score in the graduation exam. Therefore, we put you in the same team with those two who had the first and second highest scores. This is the final decision, there will be no changes. Understood?"

Laughter erupted in the class. One student even said loudly, "Oh my God! Just how bad his score was that they had to put the best and the second in class with him to balance the power?"

Naruto sat down, his ears redden. Sasuke said monotonously, "Heard that? Just make sure you don't get in my way."

Sakura scowled slightly at him. She wasn't actually close to Naruto but she felt bad for him at the moment. Hinata looked at the blond, worried, she wanted to say something but the words just didn't come out.

Still, it wasn't Naruto's nature to be downhearted for long. He soon looked up, smiling happily again.

'Well, at least I got to be in the same team with Sakura chan,' he thought.


After informed all the new teams about the time and place they would meet their instructors, Iruka dismissed the class and left. He was about taking a turn into the teachers office when he heard a soft voice called him.

"Um... Sensei?"

Iruka looked back and saw Sakura standing behind him. "What's the matter?"

The girl seemed unsure, like she didn't know if she should ask or not but asked anyway. "Why did you put me in the same team with him? You know, Sasuke."

Iruka sighed. "I told you..."

"No matter how bad Naruto was in the test, put two best students in the same team with him is too much. If he was that bad he'd failed the test already," Sakura interrupted.

'Almost forgot, she's the sharp minded one,' the sensei thought.

"Actually, in your team's case," he admitted, "I have noting to do with it."

Sakura gave him a questioning look. He continued, "The Third Hokage chose members of your team himself. He's the one who put you three together."

Then he went into the office, left behind a perplexed Sakura.

"Since when did the Hokage interfere with the academy's business anyway? And it's not like he didn't know..." she mumbled.


3 o'clock in the afternoon. Sakura and her new teammates had waited for 2 and a half hours and now they were the only people left in the class. Their instructor still no where to be seen.

"Arg! What kind of instructor late for 2 and a half hours?" Naruto exclaimed angrily. "All the other teams met their instructors and left a long time ago already!"

"Getting angry isn't gonna help, Naruto," Sakura told him, even though she was also bored.

He paced the room impatiently for awhile then suddenly stopped, grinning.

The girl said, alarmed, "I don't like that look."

"What? He should be punish for being late, right?" Naruto replied as he bought a chair close to the door, climbed on, sliced the door open a bit and put the board eraser in between the crack.

Sakura shook her head. "Naruto, he's a Jounin. There's no way he'd fall for that."

Sasuke had been quiet the whole time, but he silently agreed with her. Still, none of them made any attempt to stop Naruto's prank.

30 minutes later, to their surprises, their instructor actually fell for it.

Naruto was the first to react. He laughed so hard that he almost fell to the floor.

Sakura watched their instructor's expression warily but it kinda hard to tell if he was angry or not since the lower half or his face was hidden in a mask, even one of his eyes were covered by the Konoha headband. She could only see the other eye and his silver, messy hair.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes in suspicion. 'And this guy is a Jounin?'

The Jounin acted like noting happen, like he didn't even feel the board eraser hit his head. He said coolly, "Let see... my first impression of this team..." Pretended to think. "... you're a bunch of idiots!"

The blond immediately received death glares from his teammates.

"I'm being called an idiot, first time in my life! Thanks to you, Naruto!" Sakura hissed, but barely audible.


Soon, they found themselves on the roof top of the academy. Their instructor decided he doesn't like the classroom so much. Now he sat in front of them and started speaking, "First of all, let's introduce ourselves, shall we?"

Sakura slowly raised her hand.

"Yes, what is it?"

"Well, sensei, we already know each other and I thought Iruka sensei should have sent you our profiles by now?"

The instructor pulled out some folders in a swift movement -made Sakura wonder where the hell he took them from- flipped through them then said, "Right, right. Birth date, skill, scores... Why don't we talk about things that more interesting?"

"Like what, sensei?" Naruto asked.

"What you like, what you hate. Your hobbies. Dreams for the future. Things like that."

Sasuke gave a scowl. 'What the heck? Ninja are not supposed to let other know what he likes or dislikes. His enemies could use those against him later.'

He heard Sakura suggested, "Then why don't you go first sensei? So we know how to do it."

'Smart one,' he thought but of course he'd never say that out loud.

The instructor nodded his head. "Very well. My name is Hatake Kakashi. Things I like and things I hate... I don't feel like telling you."

Naruto seemed surprised, Sakura kept her calm face while Sasuke smirked. 'As expected.'

"I have plenty of hobbies," Kakashi continued. "Dreams for the future... I've never really thought about it."

Then he looked at them. "Your turn. Lady first, ne?"

Sakura thought for a few seconds. "Um…My name is Haruro Sakura. I like plenty of things but hate as many too. I usually spend the weekends assisting at Konoha infirmary to improve my medic skill but I'm not sure if that could call a hobby. I haven't think about my dream for the future since there's something I have to accomplish first."

Sasuke stared at her for a brief moment with mild surprise on his face but it quickly vanished. Kakashi narrowed his eyes. 'This girl is still...'

Naruto thought silently, 'Gee, her introduction was just like Kakashi sensei's. In the end all the information was things we already know or things they simply didn't want to tell us.' He decided he would do something different. "My turn, right? My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like instant ramen but hate the 3 minutes I have to wait for them to cook. My hobby is to eat ramen at the Ichiraku stand. My dream for the future is to become the greatest Hokage ever!"

He paused to fix his headband while everyone's eyes was now on him. "When I did, people would have to acknowledge me, stop disrespecting me and admit I'm a great and respectable person!"

Sakura gave him a soft smile. She knew almost all the villagers, especially the adults, had always shunned him for some reason she didn't know. Once she asked her father about it but he simply smiled warmly then said, "Don't let other's point of view affect your own judgment too much."

And her judgment told her the blond was fine enough.

Now left only Sasuke. Everyone looked at him expectantly. The Uchiha boy kept silent. He'd rather say nothing but it seemed Kakashi didn't plan on letting them leave until all the introductions are made so he spoke in the end, his face darken, "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things and don't like anything particularly. I don't have time for hobby. What I have isn't a dream because I will make it reality. I'm gonna restore my clan and destroy one certain someone."

'This one got serious problems, too,' Kakashi thought, concerned.

Naruto silently gulped. 'He so scary! I hope that 'someone' isn't me.'

Sakura turned her head away and let her pink locks fell down to cover her eyes so no one could see the sadness in them.

The Jounin cleared his throat and started to speak again, removed the uncomfortable silence, "Alright! Now we're done with the introductions. I'm glad that all three of you are unique and have your own ideal. Tomorrow at 5 am, gather at the training field number 34. Remember to bring your ninja gears. You're gonna take the Genin exam there."

Naruto asked, surprised, "What! Another exam? Then what the graduation exam even for?"

"That exam was to choose students who has ability to become Genin." Kakashi answered. "There are 27 students passed the graduation exam this time. We would only let three teams pass the next stage. Therefore your chance of fail is up to..."

"66 percent?" Sakura continued his words.

He nodded. "Yeah, and all the instructors are allowed to choose the content of the exam for his students himself. So I have this warning for all of you…" Paused mysteriously. "Don't eat breakfast."

All eyes stared at him for what seemed like a weird warning.

"Or you'll puke. See ya!" he finished with a sly smile then disappeared before any of his students recovered from the shock.

"What was that about?" Naruto wondered out loud.

Sakura turned to her teammates and said in a low voice, "You guys heard any rumor about him?"

This even caught Sasuke's attention. Naruto urged, "What? What? Tell us Sakura!"

"Among all the teams that the academy sent to him to test. There wasn't a single one had been able to pass. He failed them all."

Sasuke's brows furrowed while Naruto's eyes widened. "Could it because his test was harder than the other's?! Then it's no fair for us!" he whined.

The Uchiha boy stood up, let out a 'hn' then walked away. He very well should train some more today. Sakura's eyes followed him until he was completely out of sight.

She said to Naruto, reassuringly, "Don't worry. I think everything is gonna be fine. You'd never know, this can even be a good luck in disguise."

The blond smiled. Still, he wondered -if they did pass the Genin test- how could study under a weird Jounin who even fell for a simple prank be 'a good luck in disguise'.


A/N: I know, I left a lot of things untold. Like why Sakura's parents was against her becoming a ninja even though their family belonges to a ninja clan and what happened in the past that made Sakura and Sasuke so uncomfortable being in the same team? But sorry, those things wouldn't be reveal until quite a few chapters later.

If you want to know, here something aboutSakura's parents: Her father is a former high level ninja now retired and became a professor specializes in research and invent new jutsu (no, he's not like Orochimaru. I mean, there've got to be someone who does those things the right way right? Or else where all the cool jutsu came from?). Her mother is a medic nin. She is the first one who taught Sakura Medical ninjutsu. Now she follows Sakura's father in all of his research trips to help him with her medical knowledge (she'sso not like Kabuto either!).

Oh, and Takeshi the old butler would appear again later in the story so remember him.

I'll try to put more Sasuke's POV in the next chapter, hopefully won't make him OOC though and last but not least,review to let me know how you think about my first attempt at fanfic, please!