Disclamer: I don't own Naruto.

Surprise!

Naruto was sound asleep in his bedroom, he hadn't fallen asleep till midnight last night, now his alarm clock woke him up. He got up and turned it off, not wanting to wake the others to soon. He silently walked into Kakashi's room, then he pounced right on top of his ninja master. "Wake up Master Kakashi, it's finally today!" The young ninja yelled happily.

"Naruto, what are you doing?" Kakashi asked, opening his eye(s).

"Today's the day, come on get up!" Naruto said, pulling on Kakashi's arm to make him get up.

"Ok, I'm up, now calm down, we'll go as soon as we wake the others and eat breakfast." Kakashi said. Naruto ran off to wake the others and Kakashi soon heard Naruto yelling as he jumped one of the other ninja-in-training. He then heard Sasuke cursing Naruto then Naruto yelling for Sakura to get up. He went to the kitchen and made breakfast. The three ninja-in-training walked in and ate, Naruto was finished first and was waiting for them at the door when they went to the living room.

"What's he so excited about anyway?" Sasuke asked.

"Today's the day I take him to the orphanage." Kakashi replied.

"Good riddance." Sasuke said and sat down.

"He's coming back Sasuke." Kakashi said, glaring at the black-haired ninja. "I'm taking him to adopt him."

"Yes, come on, let's go." Naruto said, jumping up and down.

"I'm coming." Kakashi said and they left. They walked down the street and to the orphanage, once there Kakashi got an adoption sheet and filled it out, with Naruto holding on to his sleeve the whole time, he lost count how many times he had told him to calm down. Finally he got done and gave it to the clerk who gave him Naruto's files and birth certificate. He looked over the certificate. "How odd." He said.

"What?" Naruto asked as they walked home.

"Look, they should have put your father's name here, but they put 'unknown'" Kakashi replied, showing Naruto the paper. This didn't even seem to faze Naruto. The two continued home and found Sakura asleep on the couch and Sasuke on the floor.

"Should we wake them?" Naruto asked, but Kakashi shook his head.

"Let's let them sleep." Kakashi said. That night Sakura and Sasuke went to their own homes and Naruto was asleep on the couch. Someone suddenly knocked on the door, this woke Naruto and he stood behind the wall as Kakashi opened the door and a shadowed figure came in, he was wearing all black.

"Is he here?" The figure asked, Naruto watched from his hiding place as Kakashi nodded his head.

"He's asleep right now, on the couch." The teacher said leading the stranger that way, Naruto quickly slipped back onto the couch and pretended to be asleep. The stranger gently ran his hand down the boys check.

"He's so peaceful, it's hard to believe he could ever be a fighter, never mind a ninja." The man said, he took his hand away. "When are we doing it?"

"Tomorrow, I'll take him on a solo mission in the forest just outside the village, that's where we'll meet, after that he's all yours, Zabuza." Kakashi said. Naruto heard the name and had to stop himself from jumping up and running. Why would Kakashi adopt him, then give him to an assassin? A few hours later he managed to fall back asleep. When he woke, sun light was shining in the window.

'Morning already.' Naruto thought, then he remembered the conversation he had heard last night, he knew he had to escape. He got up and got dressed, then he snuck out the door and to Sasuke's house.

"Naruto, what are you doing here?" Sasuke asked.

"Over heard Master Kakashi having a conversation about me last night. He thought I was asleep." Naruto said, as if this would explain everything.

"So, what are you doing here?" Sasuke asked again as Naruto sat down on the couch.

"Sasuke, Master Kakashi is planing on taking me to the forest today to meet someone, but I don't want to go. Please let me stay here for today." Naruto said.

"I don't think so, Master Kakashi is your father now, that meens you have to do what he tells you to. Now go home." Sasuke said, so Naruto sadly walked home and met Kakashi at the door.

"Where did you go? We have work to do. We've just been given an important mission, It'll only take the two of us." He said, Naruto nodded and tried to act like he didn't know about anything. They walked out to the forest and waited for 'information' as Kakashi put it. He sat there reading his favorite book, Naruto kept looking around, then jumped when the bushes rattled and Zabuza walked into the clearing. "What took you so long, Zabuza?" Kakashi asked the assassin.

"I had some work to do." Zabuza replied.

"I see, well shall we do this?" Kakashi asked, holding on to Naruto around the wrist so he couldn't escape.

"Yes." Zabuza said, he gave Kakashi some money and Kakashi held out Naruto's wrist till the assassin took it, then he walked away.

To be continued . . .