"Back off Naruto. I'm just here to see the Hokage."

"But Gaara! Who are they?" Naruto whined, pointing to the boy and girl behind them.

"They are my mission. Go and annoy someone else." Gaara closed his eyes in annoyance and pushed past the blonde ninja. "Aren't you supposed to be at school or something?"

"Yep! But I decided to take the day off! And I was so bored I was about to go back to the academy when you arrived!"

"Get back to school Naruto before anyone comes." He nearly growled in frustration and annoyance.

"Fine! I'll only leave if I know the name of these two!" He eyes them suspiciously. Gaara stopped and looked the boy over.

"Fern and Justin."He noticed Naruto's stare on the girl. "Now leave." Naruto jerked his head and nodded goodbye to Gaara, winked at the girl and merely glared at the man before disappearing to hell knows where.

"The Hokage is this way." Gaara nodded to their path and they made their way to the Hokages office.

"Ah, Gaara. I've been expecting you." The Hokage said, balancing his pipe on his lip. Everyone bowed from the waist before getting back up.

"Hokage, you wanted these two. Once you are finished I will leave." Gaara bowed again and waited outside.

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The two guests bowed to the Hokage.

"Please sit down." He said, breathing in and letting out smoky breath from his pipe. They did as they were told.

"I see you wish to live in Konoha?"

"Yes." Justin replied.

"How are you my dear?" The Hokage looked towards the girl, seeing that she had pupil less green eyes that seemed blank of all emotion.

"...Who knows..."Her voice was soft but barely above a whisper. She didn't mean to be rude, but that's just how she was.

"She's fine." Justin answered quickly. "We just need you to sign this then we will be on our way." The Hokage eyed the girl, pondering over the weird answer, and how Justin reacted to it. None the less, he signed the paper saying that they could stay in Konoha and he directed them to the ninja academy and a house for the two of them. They thanked the Hokage before leaving.



"Sir, did you notice that girl's eyes?" An ANBU asked the Hokage. The Hokage's forehead frowned in concentration of thought. "They had nothing in them. No emotion. No thought...it's...it's...unnatural..."

"I want you to keep an eye on those two. Something's not right."

"Then why did you let them in?"

"That is not for me to say." The Hokage took another smoke of his pipe.

"Very well, Hokage."

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Naruto sat down in his seat and gave a goofy grin at Iruka Sensei while rubbing the back of his head.

"Hehe, sorry Iruka-sensei!"

"Just don't bunk again Naruto. Now class, today I'm-"He was interrupted by a knock at the door. The whole class took it as a time to talk happily and loudly.

"Sasuke! Sasuke-kun!" Sasuke lazily turned his head to the pink haired Sakura. She smiled at him whereas he didn't show any emotion. "May I please sit next to you today?!" He silently turned his head back to his palms. Sakura took it as a yes and began to sit down.

"Forehead girl! Move! I'm sitting next to Sasuke!"Ino pushed her out of the way. The next thing you hear is clang, bang and crash as the other girls joined in the fight. The squabbling girls suddenly stopped as the class went unusually quiet. They looked towards the door to see a boy and girl standing there, next to Iruka-Sensei.

The boy looked around about 18 with black hair and brown eyes. Nothing special about him. Whereas the girl was a different story. She was about 17 with brown hair and pupil less green eyes that seemed so empty and lonely. They were pained, dull and distant, and it gave the impression that her life was ruled by another and that she had given up on her life. Her stare at the class was blank, even more so than Itachi's, and it was almost as if she was staring right through you. It drew attention to her face and it seemed you could drown in them. Black hair fell down her shoulders, which were held by the boy behind her. The boy glared at all of the boys (except Sasuke) who were visibly staring at the girl.

Where have I seen those eyes before? Naruto wondered.

"Are Iruka-Sensei?" The boy asked. Iruka nodded, still looking at the girl.

"The Hokage sent us here. I'm Justin and this is Fern."

"Very well. Take a seat." Justin ushered Fern to a seat near the back and sat next to her, ignoring the invites of the boys asking her to sit next to them. Naruto popped up and tapped Fern on the shoulder.

"Hello! My names Naruto Uzumaki! Do you want to be my friend?!"



"No," Justin growled. "She's doesn't want to, Naruto. Go away." Naruto glared at him, the smile long gone.

"I didn't ask you did I? I believe she can speak for herself!"

"...Whatever you want..." Her voice was whispery and slightly chilling. Her gaze returning to the front as if he wasn't there. Naruto shuddered and kept his gaze on this strange girl, only now noticing her eyes.

They were pained. So pained that he couldn't stand looking at him. They almost begged him to help her in some way. They told him that she wanted out of life. Yet they didn't at the same time.

"You're...eyes..."He whispered.

"Fuck off Naruto." Justin growled. Naruto snapped his gaze to him angrily before returning to his seat as Iruka told the class to remain focused on him instead of the new comers. Everyone settled again and carried on the rest of the school day...

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"A new day...A new life...A new town...A new beginning..."Justin tucked a black lock behind Fern's ear as they sat together in the nearby park. Fern's gaze was at an angle that it was on the ground, but she wasn't really looking at it whereas more in her thoughts. Her fingers were laced together on her lap politely, her stare still blank. Justin was sat next to her, his arms wrapped loosely around her waist. Fern didn't seem to acknowledge that he was there, however she leaned into his chest, her gave still on the floor. "We will forget our past, Fern."

"Yes Justin." Her voice was still a whisper.

"We won't breathe a word about it to anyone."

"No Justin."

"No one will know."

"No Justin."

"We will start a new life here."

"Yes Justin."

"We are new people."

"Yes Justin."

"You will always listen to everything I say."

"Yes Justin."

"Good. Come, Fern." At that they got up and they walked back to the new house that they had got from the Hokage.