⌠Mom! Dad!■ Iruka called out when suddenly someone grabbed him and started fleeing ⌠Wait, no! My parents are still fighting! Let me go!■ Iruka played this memory over and over in his head. It had been thirteen years since the horrific Kyuubi Attack. Now nineteen years old, he sighed as he began remembering the distant memory and walked on to work. Iruka was Chunin now at the Kahona ninja academy. Slowly, he carried his way toward the class he was going to teach. Iruka closed his eyes and tried to imagine something else, anything that would take his mind off of his horrific past. Concentrating a little too hard, he wasn't watching where he was going and nearly flattened a passing child.
⌠Oh! Sorry there kid.■ He told the little boy as he noticed where he was stepping, he immediately noticed his blond hair and his blue eyes. The eyes had fear in them, and lots of it. ⌠Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. whats your name?■ He waited for an answer when finally the boy managed to squeak, ⌠N-Naruto, my name's Uzumaki Naruto.■ He stared at Iruka with so much fear he was having trouble seeing clearly. Assured that the boy would be alright, Iruka turned and walked away when suddenly, ⌠Wait! Don't go!■ Naruto ran to Iruka and began blubbering.
⌠There there, its okay Naruto, it's okay.■ Iruka whispered softly, ⌠Here, I'll take you home. Where do you live?■ Naruto blinked at him for a second then answered solemnly, ⌠I don't have a home■ Iruka looked at him then at his watch, he is going to be late. ⌠Here, you can come with me. Ummm...what was your name again?■ he asked ⌠Uzumaki Naruto.■ He said nearly proclaiming it.
⌠Well Uzumaki Naruto, how would you like to go to the Kohona-nin preschool■ Iruka asked Naruto.
Naruto eyes widened in excitement. Iruka thought as if his once blue eyes might turn completely black. Iruka's patience grew thin waiting for a reply, he scratched his head and said, ⌠Well, I'd better get going.■ He turned to leave when Naruto once again let out a cry, ⌠No! Please don't go! Er, I mean can go with you?■ Iruka turned around and smiled. He put out his hand Naruto took it gently. They walked off to the school.
When Naruto made it to his classroom, along side of Iruka, he became nervous. Everyone staring at him didn't help much either. He stood in the front for a second, staring blankly at his new classmates and their parents alike, when the teacher walked up to the two of them, ⌠Iruka, I can't take that boy! He's too... come over here.■ she gestured to a secluded corner where none of the parents would see, ⌠Iruka that boy is the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox! If i take him, the parents will never bring their children back here again. He must leave for the good of the school.■ Iruka stared at her, his spiked brown hair seemed to stand straighter from this news. He looked at Naruto in disbelief. This sweet little child was the Jinchuuriki? ⌠Well then i guess I'm not going to be teaching this year.■ Ikura turned towards Naruto, ⌠Naruto, come on lets go home.■ At these words Naruto, now settled in comfortably and playing with a very kind, pink haired girl, said goodbye to her and ran to Iruka. ⌠Really? We're going to a home?■ ⌠Yep, now come on your not alone anymore.■ and with that Iruka took Naruto by the hand and showed him his new home.
⌠Oh! Sorry there kid.■ He told the little boy as he noticed where he was stepping, he immediately noticed his blond hair and his blue eyes. The eyes had fear in them, and lots of it. ⌠Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. whats your name?■ He waited for an answer when finally the boy managed to squeak, ⌠N-Naruto, my name's Uzumaki Naruto.■ He stared at Iruka with so much fear he was having trouble seeing clearly. Assured that the boy would be alright, Iruka turned and walked away when suddenly, ⌠Wait! Don't go!■ Naruto ran to Iruka and began blubbering.
⌠There there, its okay Naruto, it's okay.■ Iruka whispered softly, ⌠Here, I'll take you home. Where do you live?■ Naruto blinked at him for a second then answered solemnly, ⌠I don't have a home■ Iruka looked at him then at his watch, he is going to be late. ⌠Here, you can come with me. Ummm...what was your name again?■ he asked ⌠Uzumaki Naruto.■ He said nearly proclaiming it.
⌠Well Uzumaki Naruto, how would you like to go to the Kohona-nin preschool■ Iruka asked Naruto.
Naruto eyes widened in excitement. Iruka thought as if his once blue eyes might turn completely black. Iruka's patience grew thin waiting for a reply, he scratched his head and said, ⌠Well, I'd better get going.■ He turned to leave when Naruto once again let out a cry, ⌠No! Please don't go! Er, I mean can go with you?■ Iruka turned around and smiled. He put out his hand Naruto took it gently. They walked off to the school.
When Naruto made it to his classroom, along side of Iruka, he became nervous. Everyone staring at him didn't help much either. He stood in the front for a second, staring blankly at his new classmates and their parents alike, when the teacher walked up to the two of them, ⌠Iruka, I can't take that boy! He's too... come over here.■ she gestured to a secluded corner where none of the parents would see, ⌠Iruka that boy is the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox! If i take him, the parents will never bring their children back here again. He must leave for the good of the school.■ Iruka stared at her, his spiked brown hair seemed to stand straighter from this news. He looked at Naruto in disbelief. This sweet little child was the Jinchuuriki? ⌠Well then i guess I'm not going to be teaching this year.■ Ikura turned towards Naruto, ⌠Naruto, come on lets go home.■ At these words Naruto, now settled in comfortably and playing with a very kind, pink haired girl, said goodbye to her and ran to Iruka. ⌠Really? We're going to a home?■ ⌠Yep, now come on your not alone anymore.■ and with that Iruka took Naruto by the hand and showed him his new home.