Disclaimer: I don't own any of Naruto characters, or Kagome from Inuyasha.

Originally I had made up the main character to this story, but from my own experience, I don't like reading fanfictions with made up characters placed into the plot line of that original anime. So I figured a lot of other people didn't also. So I made it a Naruto/Inuyasha crossover. Enjoy!

The Life of a Teenage Ninja

It was an early Friday morning, and there were birds singing outside my partially open window. Groaning as the sun lit on my face, I cracked my eyes open while I tried to sit up and stretch. With a yawn my feet found the floor, and I shuffled my way to the bathroom so I could get ready for the day ahead. I'm not much of a morning person, but you have to get up sometime. My name is Kagome Higurashi, and I live alone in an apartment building that is in the center of the leaf village. Basically, I have no family or enough friends that I can turn to.

It wasn't always like this. All the people that I had once known, and called my own in some way or another was slaughtered by a person that I thought I could trust with everything. He even slaughtered his own family, killing everyone but his younger brother and I. Before that traumatizing night, we were considered to be the best of friends, him, his brother and me. After it was all over, and that murderer disappeared, I sought out my other friend, and tried to console him and myself. He wouldn't have any of it, and he pushed me away saying that I would become like everyone else if I didn't leave. I kept trying but to no avail, and did the only thing that I could do…leave. I came back seven years later…telling myself that I would find him again.

After I got done cleaning up, I pulled an outfit out of my closet to get dressed into. A smile tugged at my lips because of the outfit I had chosen, a pair of hip hugging capris, and a black tank top that flashed my stomach a couple of times. It was one of my favorite training outfits, and one many teachers disapproved of because it distracted the boys apparently. Finally, I slipped on the blue shoes that everyone around here wears. Last but not least, I pulled my long as hair back into a low hanging ponytail. It always got in the way.

Locking up, I headed for the Academy. I was the oldest person there, so I wasn't quite yet a ninja. I had only joined recently, but I've advanced so much that I was already taking my tests. A lot of the other kids at the academy had different opinions of me, but I think most of them were just scared.

I saw Iruka sensei standing against a tree only a few feet away. Out of the few people I got along with here, he was the one I respected and liked the most, though as I think about it, we also fought the most too. As he saw me coming his way, he stopped casually leaning against the tree and crossed his arms over his chest. "Kagome hurry up! You're going to be late for your test and a noble ninja is never late for anything!" His face was going to turn red if he didn't calm down a little.

"Jeeze Iruka sensei, don't get your boxers in a knot! I'm not late yet." I replied snickering as his face turned red.

"Now you listen here-" He started to scold, but I interrupted.

"Aw come on sensei! I want to get this stupid test over with so you can buy me some ramen later!" I was already standing beside the academy door, with a huge grin on my face.

Iruka's face turned another shade of red as he shouted. "I never agreed to buy you ramen!"

~Time Skip~

I put my best disappointed face on as I walked out of the Academy with a hand behind my back. Iruka had his back against the wall and his eyes were closed. When he heard my approach his eyes opened and he asked, "So how'd it go?" But as he saw the look on my face he frowned and went to pull me into a hug. I chose that moment to slip the headband around my head.

"Fooled you!" I shouted with a laugh and he shook his head in surprise, but a smile was upon his lips. However it was my turn to be surprised when he embraced me anyways. "I-Iruka sensei?" I stammered, a bit confused.

He pulled away and said, still smiling, "Let's go get you that ramen."

A little while later and we were at the ramen shop. "Wow, this is the best!" I said enthusiastically as I slurped another chopstick full into my mouth. Iruka sweat dropped and stared down at his single bowl of unfinished ramen. Beside me there was about three empty bowls as I was just polishing off the fourth. "Thank you so much Iruka sensei." I said to him with a smile. All he did was nod and keep staring at his food.

Worry creased my brow, and I asked him, "Is there something wrong Iruka?" He looked up at me with a smile that was clearly forced, and shook his head no, but I wasn't buying it. I let it go, and figured I'd get it out of him when we left. The walk home was deathly silent, and Iruka still didn't look okay. I sighed and linked my arm with his and he jumped.

A few minutes more and he finally spoke. "You know, not too long ago one of my favorite students became a ninja. I was so happy for him, but I was also a bit saddened. It took him forever to past a certain portion of the test, to the point where no one thought he was going to ever get it. Then I got into some trouble and he saved my life by doing the same thing he was having so much trouble with. In fact, he did it better than any of the other students could." He paused, a small smile on his face as he thought of the memory. "He has a new sensei now, Kakashi."

I finally realized who he was talking about. "Naruto Uzamaki, right?"

"Yeah that's him. Most determined kid I ever met, and always trying to prove everyone wrong. Reminds me a lot like you to be honest, especially with the ramen kick you both have. When you came along, everything seemed back to normal. Now you're going to be leaving me soon too." He finally grew quiet, his eyes darting from me and then back to the path in front of us.

"Oh, Iruka…" I sighed, and he smiled at that, pulling me closer to him. We walked like this the rest of the way to my apartment building.

A/N: I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter to this story! To my Kagome's Life Changes fans don't lose faith in me! I'm still continuing that story, I just have a writer's block as of right now. This story was just lying in one of my drawers in my room, written in a notebook and ready to be typed for the public eye. Anyways R&R!