Naruto began to rub the sleep from his eyes. He'd fallen asleep again and he probably missed something important.

Naruto wasn't lazy, he was actually quite hyper but he didn't have the energy to stay conches in class. He spent most of his time training when he got back home into his one room apartment. He didn't like the fact he only had one room but he could and would deal with it.

He listened to Iruka-sensei riddle off the names and their teams. Soon he reached team 7.

"Team seven will consist of Naruto Uzumaki…."

Naruto smirked. His team was probably going to be the coolest team in the history of ever. He imagined himself fighting with a huge buff warrior and a super powerful elf chick with incredible powers. She would confess her undying love to him and ask him to be with her in the heat of battle.

'Take me Naruto-sama, oh please take me!' she would cry. Naruto would look her in the eyes and he would say 'I'm sorry if my devilishly handsome looks got the best of you but I am in love with another. A princess.' Than the buff guy; wearing really cool sunglasses mind you; would say 'You wanna hang out.' And he would reply 'Of coarse fellow cool person.'

"Sasuke Uchiha….."

Well that wasn't the buff dude he had originally imagined, but it was his rival. The kid that only just beat him out of the spot of rookie of the year looked at him. Naruto looked back. The glared at each other for what seemed like ever.

"and Sakura Haruno." Iruka finished.

The two rivals didn't bat an eye at the banshee. They brought their hands together to partake in the ancient ritual they would have every day to prove to the other who was better.

Sasuke's eyes blazed red in an instant revealing his two tomoe Sharingan. Naruto smirked in response. He loved a challenge.

Their fists bobbed three times and morphed into scissors. They did it again for them both to select rock. They were at it for a full five seconds until they both felt incredible pressure on both of their noggins.

Their faces hit the table. They already knew the culprit for this evil deed.

Sakura Haruno; the toughest girl in school. She used to be part of Sasuke's fan club until they disbanded.

They all thought Sasuke's brooding personality was the coolest dreamiest thing in all their life. That was until Naruto began to challenge him.

At first Sasuke would dominate without thinking much of it, until Naruto began to get good. He got fast, much faster than Sasuke. His constant pranking made him quick thinking and creative. Sasuke became in thronged with Naruto, and the thought of beating him dominated the mind.

Sasuke even stopped caring about his lost family. All he wanted to do was beat Naruto at any cost.

His immaturity lost him some respect, but not a lot due to the fact he was a natural born leader like his rival. They were the two top kids in the school but they didn't see it like that. School was just another place to show to the other who was better. Now that they were ninja, they could start competing much more seriously.

Naruto rubbed his head nervously. God how he hated that banshee, but she sure could pack a wallop. Just when he was about to beat the teme.

"Team 8 will consist of Kiba Inuzuka….. Shino Aburame… and Hinata Hyuga."

Naruto felt his heart skip a beat. He turned to Hinata only for her to glare at him. She wore her head band over her forehead to conceal the mark her father gave her. It was all because of him.

He felt his heart begin to shatter again so he looked away.

'She really does hate you doesn't she kit?' a voice in his head spoke. Naruto silently nodded in agreement.

'Yup. But I won't give up until where friends again, just like before. DATTEBAYO!' Naruto thought.

'I can sense the hatred she has toward you. It will be a tough one, of that I can assure you.'

'But I think I can do it. If I could save you Kurama, than I can save her too.' Naruto thought.

'Good luck kit.' Was its simple reply.

Team ten had already been read off.

The teams began to be lead out three by three, like organized cattle. They were taken to their new lives, whether they were ready for it or not.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were left in the class to wait on their increasingly tardy sensei. Naruto's foot began to tap on the tiled floor waiting. Naruto wasn't very patient. He needed distractions at all times.

He looked at Sasuke, who looked back almost immediately. They began to stare at each other. Their gazes where heated as a crackle of lightning shot between their eyes. It was rivalry lightning.

Sakura stared at the two of them sighing. Why was she stuck with two idiots.

Naruto blinked , making Sasuke shout 'YES!' very loudly, earning him a whack to the head by Sakura.

Naruto ignored the large slamming noise behind him.

He looked around for something to do, like a small boy searching for candy. He saw the eraser on the chalk board and smiled widely.

He took the chalk and placed it atop of the door and took a seat next to Sasuke. Sasuke was looking at the door and decided there was no reason why he couldn't make a quick ryo.

"I bet you fifty ryo that he won't fall for that." Sasuke challenged.

Naruto had stopped listening. He was too engrossed into his new prank.

Sasuke looked over to the door and stared. It was like both Naruto and Sasuke teamed up to have an ultimate stare battle with the door. Their expressions didn't change as they eyed holes into the door.

After an hour and a half of drilling their souls into the frame of the door, someone walked through the door holding a book. The eraser fell on the man's head.

"The first impression I have of you guys is…. I dislike you incredibly." He stated.

He looked at them. He had white gravity defying hair and a mask that covered the lower half of his face.

"Meet me on the roof." He said simply, disappearing in a whirl of leaves.

Sakura was fuming. Those idiots probably ruined her chance at becoming a world renowned medical ninja. She glared at them, noticing their expressions had yet to change. Their eyes hadn't left the door and they were staring intently at nothing.

Naruto began to gag, which soon turned into full blown laughter as Sasuke's face turned into a face of Neutrality to a face of total and utter failure.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! You should have seen the look in his eye! It was priceless!" Naruto said wiping a single tear from his eye.

He turned to Sasuke, smiling deviously.

"Looks like you owe me fifty ryo." Naruto said smiling.

Sasuke frowned, pulling out the money from his pocket and placing it into Naruto's outstretched hand.

"Race you to the top!" Sasuke shouted, running as fast as he could, leaving a confused Naruto behind in the dust.

"Stop being so immature Sasuke!" Sakura shouted after him, following him up the stairs. Naruto smiled, enjoying the fact that even with his little advantage, he stood no such chance.

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Sasuke made it up the stairs panting slightly only to show a look of disappointment at the fact Naruto was already their sitting across from their supposed Jonin sensei.

"Still won't beat me in a race Sasuke teme." Naruto said smirking in victory. Sasuke grumbled something under his breath and sat down next to his rival.

Sakura followed soon after, panting heavily. She sat as far away as she possibly could from the two 'immature' wannabe shinobe.

"So than, let's start off with introductions." He said. He looked at Naruto, expecting him to start them off.

Naruto saw his one eye connect with his own and averted his line of sight to the floor. It made him feel uneasy.

Sakura saw her teammates reaction, understanding it was uneasy for him to talk to new people.

"How about you start us off sensei, maybe show us how it works maybe?" She asked. The Jonin felt the fabric of his mask rub against his lips as he smiled underneath his mask.

"If you insist; My name is Kakashi Hatake. I like a lot of things, I don't really dislike much, and my hope for the future is none of your business." Kakashi answered. He nodded his head in a job well done.

Sasuke and Sakura sweat dropped. They may have just got the laziest, blandest, vaguest, and worst sensei in the history of Jonin sensei.

Naruto on the other hand was feeling quite the opposite. His once shy attitude toward their brand new Jonin sensei had turned into full blown admiration. He was possibly the coolest person in the history of the world. How was it possible to be so cool without any form of effort whatsoever?

"You next Blondie." Kakashi said, looking at the now idolizing blond compatriot.

He smiled heavily. If he wanted to be a super awesome ninja, he would need to be just like Kakashi-sensei.

"MY NAME IS NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Good start. "I LIKE RAMEN AND FIGHTING, I HATE THE THREE MINUTES IT MAKES TO MAKE INSTANT RAMEN!" Solid body. "and my dream is to PROTECT EVERYONE CLOSE TO ME, EVEN IF IT COST'S ME MY LIFE!" he finished.

Perfect replica. He couldn't get closer even if he was… the Yodaime Hokage.

"Well that was kind of loud. You next pinkie." Kakashi said nonchalantly.

Sakura fumed at her new nickname.

"Well if you must know. My name is Sakura Haruno. I enjoy cooking, bird watching and studying medicine. I hate it when 'boys' act immature to show they are the best." She started. She looked over at Sasuke and Naruto to emphasize her point.

She face faulted seeing that the two most immature boys in her class where partaking in a glorious battle of 'the thumb war'.

She sighed in defeat, realizing her rants were falling upon deaf ears.

"My dream is to be an accomplished medical ninja." She said seriously. Her team looked at her in wonder.

'Why would she want to become a medical ninja?' Naruto thought.

'She could have quite possibly lost someone in her past. At least that's why I would become one.' Kurama told him. Naruto nodded in understanding.

After Kakashi got over the fact that the girl on his team was actually mature, he turned to Sasuke.

"You next angsty." Kakashi said.

Sasuke looked at his team, wondering if he could trust them with his personal information. He had reasons not to trust people. He went over the pros and cons in his head until he remembered that Naruto had expressed himself openly with no effort. He would not be bested.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I like challenges, fights and tomatoes. I dislike it when I lose; but I also enjoy the notion of being defeated by stronger opponents." He started. He looked at his teammates to gauge their reactions.

Naruto was looking him in the eyes with respect. It was a good feeling to know that your rival respected you.

Sakura looked at him in a similar fashion, which made his cheeks blush ever so slightly for reasons unknown.

He couldn't tell what Kakashi was thinking, and he couldn't care less. He may be their sensei now, but he would never let anyone look down on him. That's why he fought.

"My dream is to find out where a certain someone gets his power from." He finished.

Kakashi looked at him, frowning underneath his mask. It seemed Sasuke would never get over his crazed fantasy of killing Itachi. But orders where orders.

He was to make sure to teach Sasuke as much as he could so when the time came, and he did face Itachi Uchiha, than he would have a chance.

"Well you guys are very interesting indeed. But you're not out of the woods yet. Where going to have a survival test tomorrow and only two of you will become genin, the third will be sent to the academy; and that's if you're lucky." He told them.

He saw their faces, understanding why they felt so cheated. Their faces were almost comical. Only a ninja could pull of faces like he saw right before him.

"NO WAY!" Naruto yelled.

"Way… Oh and don't eat breakfast or you'll just barf it up tomorrow." He told them, disappearing in a whirl of leaves.

Naruto looked at his two teammates to see that the both of them were as shocked as he was. He took a deep breath in and exhaled slowly to calm his nerves.

"Well I'll see you both at training ground seven tomorrow than. Good luck!" He said jumping off of the roof. One he was out of their sight, he teleported home in a dull orange flash.

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Naruto woke up at six, like he did every day. He forced himself out of bed before he could get lazy and refuse to move. He learned that he didn't have the time or the right to let himself relax in bed when things needed to be done. Can't just break routine.

Naruto; believe it or not; had a routine. It was a routine that was simple and only had two things on it. The first was to get out of bed.

Naruto went over to his very small kitchen. He opened his cabinets and found a whole cabinet full of ramen. He moved the ramen to the side to reveal a seal underneath the clutter of his favorite food.

He slit his thumb with his canine and smeared the blood over the well-drawn seal.

POOF!

Naruto fanned the smoke out of the way to reveal a bag of pastries. He took them in one hand and disappeared.

He was in a garden full of flowers. It was a beautiful garden filled with all kinds of plants. He wasn't here for the plants though.

He looked up at the tall building in front of him. It was like a modern day castle in which he had to climb. They were non chakra walls, so he couldn't walk on them.

He walked over to the huge building and began to scale it. He put the bag in mouth so as to not get it in he way.

He went past a couple windows before he reached the top.

He placed the pastry bag onto the windowsill and jumped into a nearby tree.

He looked at the window for a while until he decided he didn't want to be late on his test. He took a rock out of his pocket and threw it at the window.

A girl opened the window almost instantly. She had been waiting for him.

Her head was exposed to show the Hyuga curse lying in the center in all of its glory. She looked around to find to intruder. After finding no trace of him, she opened the bag and smiled happily.

Whoever did this for her was very consistant. Every Monday someone would drop off a bag of freshly baked pastries. She loved them.

"Thank you." She said quietly smiling warmly at the sky. She took the bag inside and closed her window.

If only she knew who had given it to her, but he didn't care if she ever knew. That was just a way of him saying sorry and that he still loved her.

He jumped out of the tree and back into the city streets of Konoha, knowing that his day was basically half way done.

That was all he need to start off his week, her smile.