"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Demon Talk"
'Demon Thoughts'
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, this is the one and only time I am going to say it in the entire story. Besides if I did, naruto would be cooler, taller, and have Sakura swinging on his nuts.
Slowly the darkness faded sadly welcoming the sunlight into the room. A thought crossed the boy's mind, 'What is dark to light… Is darkness the absence of light? Or is light the absence of darkness? Could you combine the two? Or will they always be brought only to play against each other never with?'
Shaking his head he sighed and stood from his bed listening to his back audibly pop seven or eight times. Slowly one foot moved in front of the other as the boys mind wandered through out his apartment doing his morning duties unconsciously. Then with no warning a sharp knock was heard at his door followed by a yell from a welcoming voice, "Yo, Niko! Get your ass out here or were gonna be late for the fucking teacher assignments."
Chuckling Niko opened the door and smiled at his one of his only friends. "Yea, yea Naruto chill your ass out, what got you in such a fucking stink this morning? Did your dream of you and Sakura having sex in a giant ramen bowl get interrupted?"
"You're an ass Niko, if you weren't my only friend I would…"
"Do nothing?" Niko smiled innocently.
"Yea, I wouldn't dream of telling your little Hina-chan that you love her and that you secretly stare at her with those fucked up eyes of yours."
Niko almost tripped at that thought but caught himself on his friends shoulder, then with a sadistic grin he looked at the blond, "If you ever dare think of that again I will make sure that Ichiraku Ramen is closed forever!"
"Your looking to get killed today aren't you?"
With an innocent look he looked around his bright blue hair covering his eyes now but didn't interfere with his ability to avoid people on the way to the academy. "Who? Moi?"
Lavender and green eyes watched the two boys walk down the road past them then they turned to each other sharing a smile.
"So Sakura, are you finally going to tell Naruto that you really like him? Or will you just keep playing with Sasuke, and making everyone think that you hate Naruto?"
The green eyed ninja sighed and looked at her friend, "I'm not sure Hinata. I really want to tell him and from the looks of it you really want to tell Niko your feelings. What I don't understand is why we are so afraid of telling them our true feelings. We are ninja and yet we are still scared to tell the boys we secretly fawn over, our truest desires and fantasies. Is there something wrong with us?"
A soft giggle escaped Hinata's lips as she thought about her secret blue haired lover. "It's probably because they both wear that horrible orange jumpsuit! I mean first Naruto, now Niko. Soon Hokage-sama will be wearing that damn thing."
That thought made both girls start laughing hard.
Iruka stood at the front of his class reading over the list of who would be chosen which team; he almost choked when he came to Kakashi's team. Oh how he felt the impending doom of the world at that very instant. Sighing he turned his head to notice that Sakura and Hinata, the last two people on his roll call list left uncounted for, had walked in and taken there seats. 'At least someone will be happy with this predicament.'
He turned to the middle of his class room and called for everyone to quiet down and listen up. "Look everyone I know you are all excited about meeting your jonin sensei but please listen. In this world many of you are about to embark on some of you will not be alive in ten years if not even a lesser amount of time." This remark set off a stir of gasps and whispers through the class room.
"All I am saying is, do not take this lightly, no matter what kind of special kekkei genkai or other ability you have or were forced into, you can get hurt. Most of you do not know my background as a ninja unless your parents were teammates with me at one point or another and there are only three of you in this class room. I served in Anbu Black Ops for six years seeing many people killed and I even at one point had to kill a fellow leaf nin that turned rogue." Again another round of gasps set about the class room.
"For those of you that become the next wave of our forces to serve and protect the great tree that is konoha I say good luck. And remember that each of you are responsible for your team not just the team or mission leader. You will make decisions that will mark the end of someone's life or career and you must not dwell on the past. Too many shinobi have felt that if they did something else that there friends would still be alive. But that is not the case. It is over, done with, finished. Let it go."
Iruka smiled, "Now onto the teams!"
"Team one: …
"Team two: …
"Team three: …
…
"Team seven jonin sensei Asuma; Ino, Shikamaru, Choji."
"Team eight jonin sensei Kakashi; Kiba, Shino, Sasuke." A loud groan was heard followed by a comment about stupid dogs and annoying bugs.
"Team ten jonin sensei Kurenai; Naruto, Hinata, Sakura and Niko." Naruto turned and gave a thumbs up to Niko while Naruto and Hinata deeply blushed at each other promising each other silently that they were going out to go shopping today.
After telling them that he would see them around Iruka stepped out and left the academy feeling uneasy about the new wave of ninja, he just never felt ready to accept they themselves were ready. That and he was going on a date with Anko later.
Hours passed in the class room for the four new teammates as every team was picked including Kakashi's. Niko and Naruto were throwing kunai at a makeshift target on the chalk board while Sakura and Hinata were imagining what clothes they were going to force there boys to wear. Suddenly at a few quick whispers and major blushing the two girls got up and walked over to Naruto and Niko, "Hey guys we having something to tell you…"
Naruto turned towards the two about to speak as he was cut off by a quicker Niko, "What would the two lovely ladies want with… Did I just say that?"
By now Naruto was rolling on the ground laughing at Niko's expense. The two girls just blushed and Hinata started to speak, "Well we were going to tell you that we both think… well we both really li--" The door to the classroom opened revealing a very disturbed Red eyed jonin.
"I'm sorry I am late I was just getting back from a mission when Anbu told me I was to be here. Meet me at training ground twenty in fifteen minutes."
Sakura and Hinata took the opportunity to bolt out of the class room and to the training ground avoiding what they were about to tell the two boys.
Back in the class room Niko was retrieving his kunai from the chalk board while Naruto just sighed and waited by the door. Once done, Niko nodded to the other boy and they both took off at a slight jog to get to the training ground on time.
Fifteen minutes and two seconds later found the group of four genin sat in front of the jonin who would be there teacher for most of the next ten years or so. "So… Tell me about yourselves."
"What would you like to know Kurenai-sensei?"
"Well your likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams, goals, you know, the stuff to let us know you better."
"How about you go first since you're the oldest here."
She grimaced at being called the oldest… Even if she was. "Well my name is Kurenai Yuhi, I like genjutsu, I dislike people trying to run my life, I dream to be one of the best kunoichi ever, and that's about all I feel like telling you guys right now. Now blondie you go for calling me old."
Naruto smirked, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I like ramen and Sakura, I dislike people who believe they are better when they are born with a kekkei genkai, I plan to become Hokage so everyone will respect me and they will never look on me as if I didn't deserve to live ever again!"
Kurenai smiled at that last thought and turned towards Hinata, "Your turn."
"I am Hinata Hyuuga, I like…flowersandNiko, I hate orange because it's stupid for a ninja to wear and I am definitely taking my new boyfriend to go shopping, I dislike people who feel that fate cannot be changed, and I dream to lead my clan into a era of peace."
Niko stared at Hinata wide eyed and mouth agape not sure if he heard that or not. Kurenai smiled and turned to Sakura, "Now you."
"I am Sakura Haruno, I like a certain knuckleheaded ninja who wears orange, and he has blond hair and blue eyes and loves to make people smile. I dislike people who are mean to him, I dream to become a great kunoichi along with my best friend Hinata!"
Naruto turned towards Sakura and laughed and pointed at her, "That guy sounds like a real idiot!"
After pulling him self up from the ground Niko chuckled at Naruto and began to speak, "I am Niko Marshiazi, I am originally from a different land brought over in a caravan with the fourth hokage's wife after a civil war destroyed our land. I like Hinata and my best friend Naruto even if he is as dense as the hokage monument. I dislike people who treat me different just because I have a kekkei genkai and I dream to become serve under Naruto in Anbu while he is Hokage. And I also dream that sometimes NARUTO WOULD LISTEN TO PEOPLE BECAUSE SAKURA JUST CONFESSED THAT SHE LIKED HIM BUT HE IS TO DENSE TO REALIZE THAT." He sighed and smiled at Hinata moving closer to her.
Naruto looked at Sakura mouth hanging dangerously close to the ground, "WHAT!! Is it true?"
Sakura sighed and grabbed Naruto's collar pulling him close, "If it wasn't true would I do this?" Her lips crashed against his for what seemed an eternity then just as quick as it happened she pushed him away and crossed her arms.
Kurenai at this point was scratching the back of her head wondering if she still had a chance to make a run for it.
A/N
I know, I have not updated my other story but to put it plainly... It blew chunks... I decided to go another way with this so.. Here it is... Berate it, love it, comment!!... I will try to update weekly but I am currently packing and stuff to move to Japan on October twenty ninth so no promises my lovely fans...
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