December 16th, 2011

edit on May 30th, 2015

Disclaimer: I do not own NARUTO; it belongs it Kishimoto Masashi. No money was made by writing this.

Warnings: Do not read if you do not like homoerotica. Will be eventual SasuNaru and KakaIru yaoi. Kind of AU-ish. Academy graduates are older than manga/anime, around age 15-16 yrs rather than 12-13 yrs. Strong, ANBU!Naruto... Not super!Naruto, though. Rated M to be safe.

Summary: Sasuke often fought with Naruto and called him moron based on how he acted on classroom - goofing off and playing pranks. Yet Sasuke was totally smitten with him. Then came the day of Academy Graduation Test. Naruto shocked everyone by revealing his true self. On team assembly day Sasuke and Naruto were placed onto same team, however Sasuke pretended not to care, like he always did. He had always hidden his true feelings he felt for the blond and so he continued to do so even now. But his problem was that Naruto wasn't as stupid as he had pretended to be. So, it was now only matter of time before his crush for his blond teammate would be discovered...

Keys for reading: "Normal Speech", 'Thoughts'
"Jutsu name [english translation]!", "Transmitter/mic/headset"

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Stillnight Presents

Surprises

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― Chapter One: Academy Graduation ―

Uchiha clan's Sasuke, pale skinned and raven-haired teen, age of 15, sat alone in his classroom in his three seated desk waiting for his seatmate to arrive and keep his dreaded fangirls away from him. His seatmate was a normal, your avarage yellow blond-haired and azure eyed teenaged boy with whisker marks in his cheeks. Blond's bright grin and personality seemed always brighten up whole room, and so Sasuke was waiting his seatmate's arrival with great anticipation.

Uchiha Sasuke was also having problem, kind of. Ever since he had seen that seatmate of his first time, he had been totally charmed by that said person, not only by his personality but also by his appearance. Boy's hair was sun-kissed, golden yellow unruly spiky mess framing his face, and his eyes were most intense and bluest blue you could ever see in anyone's eyes. His golden tanned skin just seemed to be tanned all around the year, so it was most likely completely natural. That Sasuke was so completely charmed by that person, he kept it secret, because they both were guys, and so he never showed his emotions on his face, unlike that other boy.

Sasuke's wait was finally rewarded and his blond finally entered in classroom with wide grin like always. And also, like always, boy flopped to sit down next to him because it was one of the free seats left. Naturally, there were others willing to sit with him, all girls that fawned over him, but Sasuke kept them away giving his so-called Uchiha Deathglare and for some reason his seatmate was completely unaffected by it.

Today, however, his seatmate seemed to be somehow a bit different than normally, and his usually hollow grin was a genuine, reaching his azure eyes too. Something must good must have happened to his dobe.

Soon after that their teacher Umino Iruka and his assistant instructor Tōji Mizuki entered in class, carrying thick stack of papers, and it was then that Sasuke remembered that today was the day of their Graduation Test. Sasuke hoped that his seatmate would pass, because they might end up in same team, or at least go some day on missions together.

Iruka told them about the test what it included, and meanwhile Sasuke glanced secretly his seatmate and saw that in his azure eyes was unusually serious and concentrated look. After test papers were given to them, they finally started the written portion of test.

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Naruto, true to Sasuke's suspicions, was today a truly different and concentrated to his test and what he did. He had finally decided to abandon his false character he had played for years, and show everyone the real him. As usually he was perfectly aware of his raven-haired seatmate who sat right next to him, giving secretly glances at his direction when he thought no-one saw him doing it. What was wrong the Uchiha-teme today, anyway?

When the written portion of the test was finally completed, and returned test papers to their Iruka-sensei. Scarred Chūnin quickly checked test papers and gave Naruto long, knowing look with small smile that no-one else but said boy saw. Iruka knew very well that false character that Naruto had played on for years.

They went outside to to do taijutsu and weapon portion of test. Mizuki tested their taijutsu skills, and everyone were shocked to the core when it came Naruto's turn. Blond took unknown taijutsu stance and nearly obliterated their taijutsu sensei. Even Uchiha showed his shock. What was that taijutsu Naruto had used, and was it his true taijutsu, and not the one crappy stantard Academy Taijutsu said blond had used for years in Academy?

Naruto also scored perfectly in throwing weapons and showed everyone victorious smirk. Everyone realized that Naruto had done thus far better than their class' top student Uchiha Sasuke.

Finally it was left ninjutsu portion of test, and back in class room Naruto was asked to do Kawarimi [Replacement], Henge [Transformation] and Bunshin [Clone]. And blond did them perfectly all. He used Kawarimi to switch placed with Mizuki, Henged to look like tall white-haired man he called his kyōfu (godfather) and then he finally asked that it was okay to use any type of clone, and did then Kage Bunshin [Shadow Clone] in place of normal Bunshin. And so he passed his Academy graduation test with top scores, but still last of his class because of his bad marks through out the years.

Naruto had seen through out his test their assistant instructor give him badly hidden angry and hateful glares. Naruto flatly ignored them, but kept them on eye of course. It was very clear that their assistant instructor was planning something very unpleasant and it had closely something to do with him, naturally.

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Sasuke realized at the point when he had seen Naruto use that unfamiliar, advanced taijutsu form, that blond boy had been hiding all years his true skills and talents. He also realized that his blond seatmate was also much smarter than he let anyone see, and he hid it very well behind his false character he had been playing. He also came into conclusion that his dobe was most like even more talented than he, Uchiha Sasuke and he was so-called prodigy and the genius.

When Sasuke finally turned to congratulate Naruto for passing Academy Graduation Test, he noticed that boy had already gone without any signs, and was nowhere to be seen. Where was that dobe of his now gone?

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Naruto jumped to a window sill of an open window just outside of Hokage's office. He entered to old man's office from window like usually did, and without telling his secretary. Hokage turned to look boy with gentle smile on his face.

"Hey, jiisan. I thought I'd let you know that I passed perfectly. They don't know what hit to them, except Iruka-sensei, of course", Naruto said as he sat in window sill, frown marring his face.

"Good to know that, Naruto-kun", Sandaime said giving a smile to teen. "Did something happen during the tests?" he asked seeing Naruto frown worriedly.

"Well, not exactly, but I got bad feeling about Mizuki-sensei", Naruto replied uncertainly.

Sandaime's expression turned rather worried. "How's so? Can you tell what was that bad feeling you got?", he asked as he inhaled slowly his pipe.

"I can't exactly pinpoint it, but he gave me all those hate-filled glares and I got rather shady vibes about him. Like he's planning something very unpleasant. It was like he had actually expected me to fail the Graduation", answered Naruto to his inquiry and rubbed his arms. A mere thought had given him goosebumps. "And it involves me somehow, in very unpleasant way."

Sandaime got even more worried after hearing it. "Naruto-kun, I suggest that you would stay with someone trustworthy adult until this is solved. I would rather not see anything bad to happen you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto nodded. "I think that Iruka-sensei would let me stay with him until this is solved", he said and watched out of the window down to the village itself, a smile flickering about on his face. "Has the new Genin teams already been decided?" he asked as he was actually curious about the team arrangements.

Sandaime gave knowing glance to Naruto. "Not yet, they are still under planning", he said. "Naruto-kun, you aren't fishing for information about teams, are you?" he asked quirking his eyebrow questioningly with small smile.

Naruto chuckled a bit. "Perhaps, perhaps not. I actually have already some sort of an idea who in my team might be", he said with very genuine, mischievous grin still looking out of the window. "I'm 'dead-last', the dobe of my graduating class so to speak, so I would be put into same team with rookie of the year and best kunoichi, correct?", he asked turning to look Sandaime.

Sandaime was at first a bit stunned that boy had actually guessed it. "How'd you knew it?"

"Just a guess", Naruto admitted shrugging. "Team balance and all that stuff. As you know, I'm not exactly as stupid as I play to be", he said sheepishly rubbing back of his head. "So... I also know a lot of things that I shouldn't at all - or at least yet. Perks of living with my kyōfu and all that, as you know", he laughed quietly.

Sandaime shook his head and his eyes twinkled in amused manner. "Ah, yes. I had nearly forgotten that you live with Jiraiya, what with him being absent from village so much as he is."

Smile tugged Naruto's lips as he thought about his godfather. "Yeah. Ero-kyōfu comes and goes as he pleases, but he always makes sure that I have everything ok. He leaves to me a lots of money for living expenses and sends me all the time letters and gifts, and he always comes back home when he said he will come. He has taught me so much", he said affectionately. "We both know that ero-kyōfu has every intentions to make me as his successor for his both titles of Spymaster and Gamasennin."

Sandaime nodded agreeingly. "Yes, he told me that. I have been informed that you will be his apprentice in coming years", he mused and was going to continue, but suddenly his office's doors were crashed loudly open and worried Jōnin rushed in.

"Forbidden jutsu scroll has been stolen!" Jōnin said panting. "Several people saw Uzumaki brat... carrying the..." Jōnin's words started to stagger as he noticed the person in Hokage's office's window sill sitting, and looking rather confused to a boot, too. "But how is he here?!", he gibbered.

Naruto and Sarutobi stared to each others, and blond's knuckles whitened with fury as his hands clenched into fists. How dared that traitor use him as his cover up!? "Tōji Mizuki... I'LL CRUSH HIM!" Naruto growled angrily and his KI started to leak out, spiking highly too, and he crackled his knuckles menasingly. "Tora (tiger), Nezumi (rat)!" he shouted.

Two ANBU appeared out of thin air. "You called us?"

"We have a situation here", Naruto explained. "Academy assistant instructor Tōji Mizuki has stolen the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll using me as his cover up. We have a mission to get scroll back before he get's too far. Jōnin-san, where perpetrator was heading with the scroll?", he asked from Jōnin who had barged suddenly in Sandaime's office.

Jōnin was rather pale as he stared blond boy who had called ANBU. "To - towards Northern forests..." he staggered words out.

Sandaime breathed out and said. "Naruto-kun, be careful..." was only thing he managed to say before teen was already gone with ANBU. "... And he is gone after Tōji Mizuki. Damn that brat not listening to until end when talking to him..." he grumbled by himself and confused Jōnin was left scratch his head.

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Sasuke was walking towards his own apartment after doing some grocery shopping, when he saw a familiar figure leaping from roof to roof of nearby houses, ANBU right hot on his heels. He nearly dropped his grocery bag when he noticed the speed and grace other was moving with. He could also see from distance other person's determinated face.

Had something happened? Sasuke wondered as he followed his dobe with his eyes as he run farther and farther away. He was nearly ready to run after Naruto, but decided then that what ever was going on, his help wasn't needed because Naruto was with ANBU and had their help, what ever was going on. Sighing he resumed his walk towards his home.

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Naruto ran with ANBU speed through the village his back up right hot on his heels, leaping from roof to roof. At some point he saw familiar duck-butt hairdo that belonged to Uchiha Sasuke seeing him, but he didn't concern himself with him. Ignoring the teme Naruto kept running.

Soon Naruto arrived to edges of Northern forests. He didn't even stop his run and formed 25 Kage Bunshins to scan forest and find the traitor as soon as possible. He barked some instructios to ANBU that was following him and they disappeared into forest. Not long after that Naruto found the traitor he was looking for and followed secretly from tree what he was doing with scroll.

Naruto took great pleasure to startle Mizuki by jumping from tree gracefully right behind him. "Tōji, I'll fucking crush you for trying use me as your cover up!" he snarled angrily, pulling some shuriken and kunai from his holsters.

Mizuki turned around fast and seemed to look somewhat shocked to see him there actually. "You! How you can be here?!" he shouted. "I made sure that you would be chased after for stealing Forbidden Jutsu Scroll!"

"Too bad that it wasn't succesful!", snarled Naruto back to silver-haired man. "Because I was right in Hokage's office with old man himself when Jōnin came tell old man the news", he said with with dark amusement in his eyes. "Now, Tōji Mizuki, give me that scroll without fight!"

"Don't even think so, demon spawn!" Mizuki shouted, and ANBU that was hidden in shadows cringed to traitor's loud voice. Mizuki got bright idea to tell Naruto about the law regarding Kyuubi attack that happened 15 years ago and lastly he yelled victoriously. "...and you Uzumaki Naruto, you are Kyuubi no Kitsune!" he had expected crying, shouting or something similar but not definitely the reaction he got from blond.

Naruto just yawned boredly. "Now, that was old news, Tōji. And little correction to your words. I'm not Kyuubi himself, only his container. Are you retarted, or what?"

That finally made Mizuki flip his lid and silver-haired man attacked to Naruto throwing a giant shuriken to him with every intention to kill annoying boy. And he felt twinge of satisfaction when he saw giant shuriken hit boy onto chest.

But Mizuki's victory was short lived as Naruto suddenly disappeared with plume of smoke and shuriken clattered onto ground. "Congratulations, you just killed my Kage Bunshin", Naruto smirked from tree right behind him, and two ANBU had very hard bit their tongues not to laugh out loud to Mizuki's facial expression.

Mizuki snarled angrily and pulled out several kunai and throwed them speedily towards Naruto.

But next happened something that neither of them had expected to happen in any circumtances. Iruka leaped out off bushes and straight in front of Naruto, and was hit with kunai in his legs, arms and torso on several, but luckily non-vital places.

Naruto leaped out of tree to help Iruka. "IRUKA-SENSEI!" Naruto shouted as man collapsed on the ground. Naruto hastily created Kage Bunshin to help Iruka and he turned to face Mizuki with very cold and wrathful looking.

"You can hit, beat, stab, mock and berate me, but if you lay your hands on my sensei ever again, I'll KILL YOU!" Naruto said with glare that easily made Uchiha Deathglare look like gentle smile, and it chilled Mizuki's blood in his veins. Naruto's KI spiked up very high and made all in present shiver and tremble.

"Ha! I'll beat you with one hit!" Mizuki screamed at the boy, but paled as he saw that he was suddenly surrounded with hundreds of Kage Bunshins.

"I'll give right back in thousand fold!" Naruto said angrily. "Get him!" he snarled and his Kage Bunshins dashed forward more than willingly following his direct order.

Results of beating weren't pretty sight. Naruto picked jutsu scroll from ground and strapped it onto his back. After clones were dispelled and he turned to Iruka again and kneeled next to him and started to pull kunai and shuriken out one by one and heal his wounds so that he would last until they got in hospital. "Tora, Nezumi! Take traitor to Ibiki! I'll take the Scroll myself to old man, and 'Ruka-sensei to hospital. I'll report later on to jiisan."

"Roger that, Ōkami (wolf)", Nezumi said and grabbed traitor and disappeared with Tora, leaving Naruto with Iruka and Forbidden Jutsu Scroll.

As Naruto continued to heal Iruka's injuries, helped tanned and scarred man slowly sit against tree. "Iruka-sensei, are you okay?" he asked worriedly. "Let's get you into hospital soon."

Iruka wheezed a bit with painful twinges shot through his body. "Ye - yeah, I'm somehow still alive", he said with grimace wincing. "What happened to Mizuki?"

"Ah, him. Tora and Nezumi ANBU took him to Ibiki-san into INTEL. Ibiki-san will have some fun with him... If Mizuki recovers enough from major beatdown I gave him, that is", Naruto snorted dryly. "I got the scroll back without any problems", he said and pat scroll strapped on his back. "But why in the world you barged here midst of our fight like that suddenly?" he asked while he helped dark-haired man stood up.

"I heard about it from Sandaime, and I got worried. Really worried, you know", Iruka said and cringed painfully. "I promised to Jiraiya that I'd look after you, and I would never forgive myself if something were happen to you when I could prevent it."

Naruto sighed and said. "Yes yes, that may be the case, but I would never forgive myself either if you got unnecassarily hurt because of me", he stated matter-of-factly, and then they both disappeared with whirl of leaves.

― TBC ―

Jutsu List:

Kawarimi [Replacement]

Henge [Transformation]

Bunshin [Clone]

Kage Bunshin [Shadow Clone]

So, this is new story for you. The very first chapter. This was written years ago, and decided to give this to you to compensate my lengthy absence. Yes, I know - I suck. It was difficult to decide what genre I should put this.

Regards
Stillnight