Uzumaki Naruto was on his way to see the hokage, ' I wonder what jii-san wants?' he thought to himself as he walked to the hokage tower. He was starting the academy in two days and was fairly excited. Nothing could put a damper on his spirits today... or so he thought.
When naruto arrived, he went straight to the hokage's office. '' Hey jii-san!'' he greeted as he walked in. '' Oh, naruto-chan. it's nice to see you. I have something i need to discuss with you. please sit.'' naruto looked at the old man with confusion written clearly across his features. ' chan?' '' why did you call me chan?'' He asked the older hokage.
'' well Naruto, turn around and i'll show you why. '' naruto did as he was told. After a couple of seconds the hokage muttered a soft kai, and naruto's body started to change. His hair grew longer, his cheek bones were higher and more pronounced, and his voice became a few octaves higher. '' You see, that seal made you look like a boy, it was for your protection, however, if we don't do this now, we might not have another chance, especially since many people don't know you as it is and wouldn't ask questions. '' the sandaime finished. Naruto looked down at herself in utter bewilderment. '' I'm a... a girl?'' she whispered softly. '' Yes, naru-chan, you are a girl. '' She mulled the name over in her mind. 'Naru.. not a bad name' she thought to herself. '' Jii-san, '' naru voiced softly, '' will the villagers not recognize me? will they stop glaring?'' she sounded almost hopeful.
The hokage did not miss the hopeful tone her voice held when she asked him that question. '' Ah yes, about that.'' he said, '' First of all, your sir name was never Uzumaki, it has always been Namikaze. As of today, Uzumaki Naruto is dead, the village will be informed of this, and yes, they will know nothing of your past, except for your heritage. Since you are starting the academy, soon you will be strong enough to defend yourself and your family name, so we will announce your heritage to the village, Namikaze Naru, daughter and sole heir of the Yondaime hokage, and the Namikaze clan. '' he finished.
this was just too much for the young girl to handle, and, as the old hokage expected, she fainted from shock.
She awoke later wrapped in a fluffy comforter and soft pillows. she opened her eyes and immediately shut them, the light burned. Finally she managed to get her eyes open and realized she was in the hospital. As she began to sit up, the hokage and and ANBU walked in her room.
'' Hello Naru-chan... how do you feel?'' the hokage asked her.
'' yeah jii-san... I'm fine.'' she looked down at her hands and her body, '' so it wasn't a dream.. I'm really a girl?'' she asked looked up at he hokage.
'' yes, naru-chan, you really are a girl.'' he answered. She looked down at him and sighed.. " well, I can still go to the academy on Monday, right?'' she asked, eager to start learning the shinobi arts.
'' Of coarse you can. i have another surprise for you, you've been adopted!'' he said happily. Naru looked at him in shock. '' someone, adopted me?! who?''
'' I did '' the ANBU replied. He took off his dog mask and smiled at her. '' My name is Hatake Kakashi. I knew your parents, you really do look like the both of them'' He commented. Naru looked at the older man, she was so overcome with emotion that she just started crying. Kakashi picked her up and held her close to him. '' it's okay, you don't need to worry about anything... your things have been moved, so calm down. '' as he cooed her she just snuggled into his chest and shoulder, truly happy for the first time in a while. '' come on, i'll take you to get some new cloths for the announcement to the village.''
'' okay, Hatake-san. '' naru answered, still sniffling. '' please, just call me kakashi, or tou-san, either way i'm fine. '' kakashi laughed. '' okay, tou-san'' she repeated. The two left to do a little shopping sine naru didn't have a lot of clothing and nothing that would fit a girl.
About and hour later the Sandaime called the entire village to a meeting. he looked around and noticed that kakashi and naru weren't there yet. ' they had better be on time or i'll put kakashi on D-ranks for a month!' he thought to himself. Apparently kakashi figured he should be on time for this event and to everyone's surprise, him and naru showed up just before the hokage started his speech.
'' you're lucky kakashi, had you been any later i would have assigned you D ranks for the rest of the month. '' kakashi shivered at the prospect, if there was one thing he hated, it was D-rank missions. Sarutobi looked at naru and gasped. She was wearing a formal kimono, black with a blue and silver dragon design that ran from the base around the kimono once and ended mid-back. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a bun with two chopsticks holding it in place. '' You look lovely, naru.'' he said. she blushed at his praise and sat down next to her adoptive father.
'' People of konoha, citizen and shinobi alike, i have news for you, both good and bad.'' he said. Everyone stopped talking as soon as he began. '' As of today, we have lost a member of our village. Uzumaki Naruto is no longer among us. '' he told them. The crowd started cheering yelling things like , '' finally the demon is dead!'' and '' Now I know my children are safe'' . Sarutobi was appalled. '' Let me assure you,'' he said, venom in his voice, '' that naruto was no demon, he was a kind little boy and shall be remembered as such.'' He looked back at naru and saw that she was close to tears again. Kakashi pulled her onto his lap and hugged her, she hugged him back and tried to block their hatred out of her mind. '' Now, onto the good news.'' he said, '' the daughter of our very own Yondaime Hokage and sole survivor of the namikaze clan is among us once again. I give you, Hatake Namikaze Naru'' as he said this, he motioned for naru to come stand by him. Everyone in the village began to cheer for her. She didn't know what to think of it all. she looked up at the hokage and he nodded, '' yes naru-chan, they are cheering for you. life is going to be different from now on. ''
Two days later kakashi and naru were walking to the academy. '' Good luck naru-chan'' he smiled down at her. '' Thank you tou-san.'' she said as she smiled back. He dropped her off in front of the building and left to perform his other duties. When she walked in she was met by a young chuunin named Iruka. '' hello naru-chan, I'm Iruka, i'll be your sensei while you're in the academy.'' she looked up at him and smiled. '' Hai, Iruka sensei!'' Iruka told her to wait outside until he told her to come inside.
He walked in and looked up at his class. ' two weeks' he thought, ' two weeks and they already drive me crazy. '' class... '' he said, but they continued to chatter. '' class!!'' he said a little more forcefully, however all the girls were still fawning over sasuke, and all the boys were still talking to each other. finally he decided drastic times called for drastic measures. '' CLASS SHUT UP!!'' he yelled, using his ' big angry red face' jutsu. they all fell silent and he smirked. '' okay, now that i have your attention, i have an announcement to make. We have a new student today. '' he looked at her and ushered her inside. Naru walked in and bowed. '' I'm Hatake Namikaze Naru, it's a pleasure to meet you.'' when she looked up she saw nearly all of the boys drooling at her, and for good reason too. she wore a deep blue kunoichi skirt that reached down to mid thigh with slits up the sides. (like sakura's skirt in shippuden) she wore black spandex shorts underneath with her kunai holster strapped to her right thigh. She also wore a black tank top that stretched down around her skirt, hiding her mid section from view. Her long blonde fell loosely around her shoulders. She wore standard black shinobi sandals. Aside from what she was wearing, many boys were lost her her big cerulean orbs. '' damn!'' a boy named kiba shouted, '' she is hot!'' many of the boys dumbly nodded their heads in agreement.
'' thats enough!'' iruka shouted, '' there's an empty seat at the top,'' he said as he pointed out a seat next to a boy with dark hair and onyx eyes.
she made her way up to the seat and sat down. '' hi, whats your name?'' she asked him. They boy looked at her, then turned back to the front. '' hn'' he grunted. she waited for a reply and became annoyed when she didn't get one. '' okay fine then icey.'' she huffed. the boy turned to look at her again. '' icey?'' he said confused. '' yes, until you deem me worthy of knowing your name i'll call you icey.'' she said with a hint of sarcasm. ' this girl' he thought to himself, ' she's not like all the others.' he looked back over at her.
'' uchiha sasuke'' he told her.
'' well sasuke-kun, it's a pleasure to meet you. do you want to spar with me after school? I need to work on my taijutsu.'' she smiled. '' uhm.. okay'' he replied, ' why did i say yes to another date invitation?' he thought to himself, perplexed. she just smiled and returned her attention to the teacher.
After class, the two made their way to the training ground. On their way, naru noticed that there was a crowd, increasing in size, following them. '' hey sasuke-kun? what are they doing?''
sasuke turned around and uttered one word. '' fan club'' naru looked at him, then at the crowd. '' what are they doing?'' she asked.
'' well,'' sasuke answered, those girls are following me, and those guys are following you... looks like we're in the same boat.'' he answered.
'' i'm fast, think we can lose them?'' she asked him slyly. he looked at her and nodded, and the two took off toward the training ground leaving their ' possy' in the dust.