Well, I decided to try out what everyone else seems to be doing: A Naruto High School FanFic xD I've put a lot into it, and I already have a lot written so far. Please tell me what you think of it! If you have any questions about the story, ask! Some of it may be a little confusing. I tried to use some Japanese culture to influence the story. Also, I have created a few OCs, but don't worry, they're described in the story
-Yzz
With one last movement, Kari Akasuna's auburn hair was now straight. She set down her hair flat iron and looked at her reflection in her bathroom mirror. Her green eyes gazing back at her, decorated with just enough black eyeliner and mascara. Her naturally pink-colored lips shimmered with the help of clear lip gloss and her small, gold hoop earrings dangled down from her ears. Kari winked at herself and smiled at her appearance.
"Kari, dear, are you ready yet?" Kari's mother called at her from the kitchen.
"One second, Mom!" she called back. Kari looked down at her body to make sure everything looked good. Her navy colored straight-legged jeans showed off her beyond perfect legs. Her torso was covered by a comfortable sized black blink-182 band tee. She nodded in approval at herself and rushed out of the bathroom and across the hall. Kari grabbed her black messenger bag and threw on her black flats that were highlighted by a cute, dark blue bow.
"Kari, hurry up! You don't want to be late on your first day, do you? I'll be in the car," Kari's mother called again.
"I'm coming, mom!" Kari answered and walked out of her room. "Ja ne, Bakae-chan!" Kari bent down and gave her black and white cat a pat as she meowed back up at her. She walked out of her family's apartment, shutting the door behind her. She ran down 2 flights of stairs and saw her mom waiting in the car.
"You ready?" Kari's mom asked. Kari looked up at her mom, "Yeah, let's go!"
When they arrived at the high school, Kari stepped out of her mother's car and with one quick wave to her, Kari set off for the front doors.
She had been going to school in Japan for 2 years, since she was 13, in 8th grade. She first moved to Japan from the United States when her American father and Japanese mother got divorced. Kari moved to Japan with her mother into their grandmother's house, who her half-brother, Sasori, was living with, too. Sasori decided to stay in Japan with his grandmother after his father died and his mother got an offer from her company for relocation to America. Kari also had a sister in America, who was currently going to college in New York at the Art Institute of New York City.
Now today was her first year in Konoha High School, a freshman. As she walked down the main hallway of the high school, Kari's eyes wandered, examining the different rooms and people. She looked over to the main office and noticed a few new students getting their schedules, along with some old ones trying to play around with the secretaries.
Kari giggled as she saw one of the boys, probably a junior, being scowled by an old secretary with short grey hair. "Inoue Seiji! I saw your face all last year, I know you, and you're not new!"
"I'm not Seiji, I'm Kosuji!" the boy whined.
"I'm Seiji! Looks like you don't know me after all," an identical boy mock-cried as he stood up next to his twin brother.
Kari's attention was soon distracted by a familiar voice calling her name.
"KARI-CHAAAN!" Kari's long-time best friend, Lizzi Kozuki called her name. Lizzi was also half-American, half-Japanese, but she had been living with her parents in Japan for her whole life. She turned around to see her black haired friend running towards her. Her dark hair was pulled back into a high pony tail. She was wearing jean shorts and a black beater, along with a pair of blue Vans. Lizzi was accompanied by the oh-so familiar hot-headed blond boy, Naruto Uzumaki, who was skating down the hallway next to her on his skateboard. He had on faded blue shorts and a Billabong tee. Naruto's choice of shoes for today were the same as always, his grey Vans.
"Lizzi-chan! Naruto! I haven't seen you two in over a month!" Kari gasped as she pulled her best friends into a huge hug.
"Well, obviously not! You got to go to New York to see your sister!" Lizzi said playfully.
"Yeah, and not one phone call whatsoever! What's up with that?" Naruto said sarcastically.
Kari rolled her eyes, "Pssh, definitely, because all those calls I made to you two and everyone else were in mine mind?" Kari laughed, "I've missed you guys! Where's everyone else?"
Lizzi and Naruto stared at her, both looking dumbfounded, and finally shrugged simultaneously. "I dunno."
Kari sighed, "Of course. Well, who do you have for homeroom?" She suddenly pulled out her schedule from her messenger bag.
"Hatake," they both said in unison.
"Hatake? Yes, we're all in the same homeroom!," Kari squealed, "What do you have next?"
As they were about to open their mouths to answer, the same old secretary that scolded Seiji (or was it Kosuji?), walked over and rounded at Naruto.
"No skateboarding in the school! I will need to confiscate that... Hm, you must be a freshman, I don't know you're name," she spoke.
"Uzumaki," Naruto rolled his eyes and handed her the skateboard.
"Okay, Uzumaki-kun. You can have this back at the end of the day," the old secretary scoffed and returned to her desk.
"Giving up so easy, Uzumaki? What a loser," Kiba Inuzuka appeared next to the group, followed by his quiet best friend, Shino Aburame
"Fuck off, Kiba, we don't want to deal with your shit on our first day as Freshmen," Lizzi retorted.
Kiba walked over to her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Come on, Lizzi-chan, why don't you just forget about them and come hangout with me. You're too fiiine for this loser anyways," Kiba spoke as if he was trying to sound seductive.
Lizzi gave him a disgusted look and grabbed his hand that was currently reaching for her chest. "I told you to fuck. Off." She then twisted his arm in the wrong direction, but released it before it could break.
"Come on, let's go find TenTen-chan and Lee-kun," Lizzi grabbed Kari and Naruto's arm and began to walk away.
"Fucking slut," Kiba called back to her. This not only caught Lizzi's attention, but a few other passing students stopped as well.
Lizzi clenched her fists and turned back at Kiba glaring at him. "What the fuck did you just call me?"
"Kiba, I think you went too far," Shino warned, but Kiba ignored him and smirked cockily, "You heard me, you fucking whore." That was it. It set her off. Without hesitation, Lizzi Kozuki drew back her closed fist and punched Kiba Inuzuka across the face. The blow caused him to fall back and you could already see his cheek bruising.
Lizzi smirked to herself and turned back to her two friends. "Let's go."
The trio, leaving a bruised Kiba and startled crowd, searched the area for their Junior friends, Rock Lee and TenTen. After searching the main hallway for any of their friends, let alone Lee and TenTen, Kari decided to just text them.
'Hey Ten! Where the hell are you!?'
Kari shut her phone shut after she sent the message.
"Kari-chan!" Her ears perked up as she heard her name. She turned around to see the owner of the voice was her pink-haired and popular friend, Sakura Haruno.
"Ohayo, Sakura-chan!, what's up?" Kari gave Sakura a quick hug. She was dressed in Aeropostle khakis, white flip-flops and a white tank top.
"Not much," she smiled, "Who do you have for homeroom?" Sakura seemed to be ignoring Lizzi and Naruto, seeing how they weren't "cool" enough for her. Everyone seemed to have a liking for Kari, though.
"Hatake," she replied.
Sakura squealed, "Me too! Oh, and you'll never guess who else is in that class!"
Kari laughed, "Who?"
"Uchiha Sasuke-kun!" Sakura let out yet another squeal. They were soon joined by another popular girl with long, blond hair; Ino Yamanaka.
"Leave him alone, Sakura! We all know that he won't go out with someone as ugly as you," Ino scoffed. Ino was dressed in a full Abercombie ensemble. She was wearing a mini-jean skirt and a tight, pink shirt. The two constantly fought with each other, but they were best friends when it came down to it.
"I don't know what you're thinking, Ino, because last I checked, Sasuke didn't like whores," Sakura insulted. The two girls both let out a 'Hmph' and walked away, leaving Kari, Lizzi, and Naruto in laughter. Sasuke was a quiet emo boy who rarely talked to anyone besides his close friends.
"Kiss, kiss, you're my love!
Maybe you're my love-"
Kari's phone started sounding it's text ring tone, Sakura Kiss by Chieko Kawabe. She flipped open her phone and saw that TenTen replied.
'I'm back by the gym, and you'll never guess who I'm talking to! Come and see'
With a small smile, Kari closed her phone and led her friends towards the back of the school. There, resided the gym entrance and teacher parking lot, and also...
"Is that... Hyuuga Neji talking to TenTen!?" Kari exclaimed. Lizzi let out a smirk, while Naruto looked dumbfounded.
"Looks like you better tell TenTen to back off your man," Lizzi joked.
Kari's face turned a small shade of pink, "I don't like him or anything... I just think he's-"
"The hottest man alive? We know, Kari-chan," Lizzi laughed, "Come on."
The three walked over to TenTen, Lee and Neji. Lee was wearing bage Aeropostle shorts and a green plaid shirt. TenTen was dressed in a blue, flowy skirt and black tank top. The popular Neji was wearing slightly tight American Eagle jeans and a slim-fitted Taking Back Sunday shirt, so you could see the outline of his muscular torso.
Lee was standing next to TenTen and was obviously trying not to pay attention, seeing how he's had the hugest crush on his best friend for the past two years. TenTen, who was being a little flirtatious and leaning close into him, was talking and giggling with Neji. Neji was, well of course, looking drop dead gorgeous.
When Lee noticed Kari, Lizzi, and Naruto walking towards them, he gave a thankful smile. "Hey, how've you guys been?" Lee asked, desperately trying to make conversation, as the group approached them.
"Pretty good," Kari smiled at him and then her gaze drifted towards Neji, who looked over at the newcomers. His eyes stopped just a little longer at Kari before he turned and walked away.
"I can't believe it!" TenTen squealed after Neji was out of earshot, "He was talking to me!"
"Yeah..." Kari said, distracted. TenTen cocked an eyebrow at her and was about to speak when they were interrupted by a bell.
"Oh! That's the warning bell! We only have five minutes to get to class," Lee exclaimed.
"Chill, Lee. That's plenty of time," TenTen gave him a sweet smile that made him melt. She pulled at his arm and dragged him off towards an entrance.
"Bye guys!" she waved.
Lizzi gave TenTen a smile and then turned over to Kari, who seemed troubled. "Okay, Kari-chan, I know what's up, but let's just get through the first day before we deal with any drama, kay?" Lizzi said sweetly and Naruto gave her an assuring smile.
A small smile formed on Kari's lips and she nodded, "Alright, let's get to homeroom."
Kari, Lizzi, and Naruto walked into Hatake Kakashi's classroom and looked over the other students. She immediately noticed the pink-haired Sakura sitting in the front row. She was gazing across the room at the raven-haired emo boy known as Sasuke, who took a seat in the back row near the windows. His emo-styled outfit consisted of a tight Boys Like Girls shirt and extremely tight Tilt jeans, which were for girls, of course.
Kari walked over to Sasuke and took a seat in the desk next to his. "So, Sasuke-san, what size are you? Four? Three at the least, right? No way your smaller than me," Kari joked. She had no problem with boys wearing girl's clothing, she actually thought it was hot, but she couldn't help but tease him about it.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "I'm actually a size four. Why? Are you a three?"
Kari laughed, "Hai!"
Seeing his best friend and the boy he hated most made Naruto furious, not to mention extremely jealous. Lizzi, on the other hand, found their conversation amusing. She then looked over to see the jealous look on Naruto's face and rolled her eyes.
"Come on, Naruto, let's sit down," Lizzi grabbed his arm and dragged him over to a seat on the other side of the room. They took a seat next to a red-haired boy who had a petite physique. Is he knew? Lizzi examined his attire. The boy wore black basketball shorts and a loose-fitted white shirt. I don't recognize him, and I know I would recognize someone as cute as him.
"Oi, hey! Who are you? Are you knew?" Naruto was the first to ask the red head. The boy gave Naruto a side ways glance. "My name is Sabaku Gaara. I moved here recently," he spoke plainly.
Naruto tilted his head, "Eh? Not too talkative, ne? Well, I'm Uzumaki Naruto!"
Lizzi pushed Naruto out of the way and flashed Gaara a smile. "Yo! I'm Lizzi Kozuki, nice to meet you, Gaara-san!" She beamed up at him. Gaara just sent her a simple smirk and a nod.
Naruto pouted. Pssh, I don't like this guy.
"You like Boys Like Girls? I thought I was the only one! They've only recently gotten big in America," Kari beamed at Sasuke's shirt.
"Yeah," Sasuke grinned, "They're one of my favorite bands."
She couldn't help but squeal. "I love them! The first time I heard Thunder I fell in love. Haha, funny. It's a love song!" Kari rambled.
Sasuke smiled at her. "I heard that they'll be touring in Japan in a few months. I'll definitely be going," he said casually.
Kari's eyes went wide. "No fair! I wish I could go, but there's no chance my mom would buy me tickets. She's so strange, I know she has the money," She rolled her eyes.
"If they are touring here, maybe-" Whatever Sasuke was about to say was cut off by a silver-haired man, carrying a book in one hand and a chart in the other.
"Ohayo, and welcome to Konoha High. I am your homeroom teacher, Kakashi-sensei. Now I shall take attendance," Kakashi said and flipped the chart.
After homeroom, Kari and Sasuke both had Geometry next. Their teacher, Gai, only rambled on about the power of youth and somehow managed to relate it to acute angles. Kari and Sasuke took seats in the back and whispered back and forth to eachother.
"Will you two shut up, I'm trying to sleep," Shikamaru Nara mumbled from the seat next to Kari.
Kari giggled, "Sleeping in class once again, ne, Shika?"
"Who wouldn't during this troublesome class?" Shikamaru said and turned his head to face the windows.
Kari giggled once again and Sasuke smiled at her. "You have a cute laugh," he said, shyly. She blushed slightly, "Heh, thanks."
Kari had Japanese with Lizzi and another sleeping Shikamaru, but sadly, also Kiba. He attempted to ignore what happened earlier that morning and tried to ask Lizzi out. They couldn't wait for History, where they met up with Naruto once again, and the new kid, Gaara. Lizzi took a seat next to him and tried to make conversation, but was doomed by his one-word answers.
After History, the trio headed for lunch and sat with Shikamaru, Chouji, and Lee.
"Huh? Where's TenTen?" Kari asked Lee as he sat down at the lunch table.
Lee frowned and nodded his head to the table diagonal to there's. There, TenTen was sitting next to Neji, giggling and laughing. Sitting with them were Sasuke, Shino and Kiba.
Kari's brow furrowed, "What the hell!? That traitor!"
Lizzi put a hand on her shoulder, "Let it go, Kari. It's no big deal."
Shikamaru yawned, "We don't need drama on the first day, too troublesome."
Kari let out a 'hmph' and walked over to the lunch line. I know I shouldn't make a big deal out of it but...
"Hey, Kari!" Kari turned around to see Sasuke approaching her, followed by Neji.
"Oh, hey Sasuke-san, Neji-san," she forced a smile, "What's up?"
Neji pointed ahead of her. "The line?" he said in an obvious tone.
Kari turned around to see the people ahead of her moving. "Heh, sorry!" she apologized and took a step into the kitchen. She grabbed a tray and placed a salad and apple juice on it.
"Salad? And juice? Are you on a diet or something," Neji mused, "You don't look like you should be."
Kari didn't know what he meant by that comment, so she tried to ignore it. "Oh, no! This is just the only good food the school can offer," she laughed.
"I know what you mean," Neji agreed, grabbing a salad and placing it on his tray. He glanced back at her and smiled, causing Kari to blush, but she hid it quickly with a grin.
As Neji, Sasuke, and Kari approached the cash registers, Neji spoke again. "Hey, um, Kari, do you wanna go to the skate park with us after school?" he asked lamely.
Kari was shocked by this request.
What about TenTen?
"Um, really? Sure," she smiled.
Sasuke sighed in relief, "Great! Meet us outside the gym doors after school then."
Kari nodded and paid the lunch lady for her meal. After she walked away, Neji turned to Sasuke.
"You owe me for that," he said simply.
Sasuke scratched his head, "Yeah... thanks, Neji!"
The rest of the day went on without incident. Still, Kari's afternoon seemed to drag on. She waited quite impatiently during Art class, but it seemed that her next class, French, was never ending. Kari was glad that gym was last. Hopefully they would spend the class doing something fun.
"Okay kids, for our first class how about we play a few games of... CAPTURE THE FLAG!" the gym teacher, Anko, cheered as she led the class to the football field. After a brief explanation of the rules and splitting the class into two teams, Anko began the game.
Kari was fortunate enough to have Naruto, Lee, and a few upperclassmen on her team. The gym classes were always mixed grades together. The school found it easier for some of the upperclassmen's schedules and such.
Kari pouted as she stood next to Sakura in the middle of the field, "Ugh, I don't want to play! I hate this game. Why couldn't we play soccer or something?"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah! Oh, are you playing soccer this year?"
"Mhm. I think the first practice is sometime next week."
At that moment, they saw Shikamaru trying to sneak onto their side of the field. Shikamaru's too lazy to actually play... Huh, he's coming over here?
Kari and Sakura cocked an eyebrow as Shikamaru approached them in the field. Kari rolled her eyes.
"Lemme guess; You didn't know anyone on your team?"
Shikamaru nodded lazily, "Yeah, and everyone knows that it sucks being alone during gym. And boring. So troublesome."
Sakura laughed, "Okay, Shikamaru. But you're gonna have to talk about girly stuff with us!"
"Yeah, like tampons!" Kari piped. The two girls broke down laughing as they saw Shikamaru give the most frightened look they've seen.
Their laughing was soon disrupted by a few upperclassmen heading towards them, one on the opposing team.
"Get him, he's got the ball!" Kari recognized this as the voice of her older, red-headed brother.
"Bite me, niisan!" she stuck out her tongue and ignored the senior running past her.
Sasori rolled his eyes at his sister, "Baka."
Kari copied her brothers eye action and turned back to see Sakura gaping at him. She pulled on the same horrified look that Shikamaru had.
"Kari! How come you didn't tell me that your brother's so hot!?" Sakura squealed.
Kari made a puking gesture. "Ew! That's nasty, Sakura. Sasori's a douche."
"Isn't he a senior, anyway?" Shikamaru joined the conversation.
"Yeah, so?" Sakura said in an obvious tone.
"Well, he's a little too old," he answered.
"No he isn't! Right, Kari? You'd go out with a senior! It's only a two year difference."
Kari half-frowned. She didn't really know. "Depends."
"Yeah, like if it was Deidara," Sakura nudged Kari with her elbow.
She let out a disgusted sound, "Ick! That's Sasori's best friend, that'd just be creepy."
"Yeah, but he's so fucking hot!" Sakura gushed.
"Bleh."
"Whatever," Sakura huffed as the bell rang and the class headed to the locker rooms to change.
Doesn't it remind you of your High School experiences? xD
