Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto or any character in Naruto though I often wish I did...but I don't. :-/

Naruto was always bullied in school for being "that weird kid" in class. He didn't have any friends though he was always positive. He even became a prankster at his school but was in constant trouble. When Naruto was a baby, his parents had been died and he lived with his adopted father, Iruka Umino, who was a teacher at Naruto's school. Iruka noticed that Naruto was being bullied but every time he lectured the students, the worst it became for Naruto. Naruto eventually stopped telling Iruka about what the other kids would do to him and ever started to blame himself. He was a pretty sad kid underneath his exterior happiness and extreme optimism. He felt like his life was going to stay like it had been forever until one day.

Two weeks ago, one of Naruto's teachers had started talking about family trees and Naruto became curious about his own family. When he was thirteen and Naruto asked about his parents, Iruka admitted the adoption agency had told him that Naruto's parents had been murdered. Apparently Naruto had been adopted in Konoha but the couple had their own child and brought Naruto to a different agency branch after two years when he was three and someone working there recognized him.

He went online. He Googled,"Uzumaki murder Konoha", he found a link to a newspaper article about his parent's death. He found out that Uzumaki was not his parent's last name but his mom's maiden name. He ended up looking at not one but five different articles, one caught Naruto's interest. He was shocked when he read it, "Minato and Kushina Namikaze had two sons, Kyuubi and Naruto. Kyuubi was six and Naruto was only a year old. There is no other surviving family so they will both be put up for adoption."

Naruto searched "Kyuubi Uzumaki" and didn't find anything. He then tried "Kyuubi Namikaze" and found one. He was twenty-one and living in Konoha, where the murder happened. The page where Naruto found him listed an email. Nervously Naruto click it and decided to send him a message. "This may sound weird but my name is Naruto Uzumaki. I think you maybe my brother…I haven't ever been curious about my family background because my adopted father, Iruka has been a great dad but I decided to look and found an article and found out about you." Naruto didn't know what else to say so he just sent that.

Two days later he got a reply. "Listen punk, if this is a joke I'm going to cut your throat you asshole, got it?"

Naruto got angry and replied back. "Fuck you! I didn't send you a message so you can be another jerk in my life!" Naruto added a pic of himself giving the finger that he made jokingly one boring night. He pushed back from his computer and went downstairs to make some ramen.

"Naruto!" Iruka came inside the house yelling, "I just got a call from your teacher. He says you've been disruptive in class. Can you explain to me why?"

"Which teacher?" Naruto replied innocently and put the ramen in the microwave.

"Are you admitting that you've been disruptive in all of them?" Iruka rubbed his eyes and sighed. "Naruto answer me honestly. Do you like this school?"

"Yes." Naruto lied.

"Listen to me before you answer that again. I was offered a job at a different school…in Konoha. I have a friend who is a teacher over there, though I haven't talk to him in years, he might help us find a new place. I would like to accept the job but if you like it here we don't have to."

"Take the job. I…I don't like here." Iruka smiled and gave Naruto a hug.

"Ok Naruto. I have to put in my two weeks. You're going to have to go for just two more weeks then we go. Ok?" Naruto nodded and hugged Iruka back. "I love you Naruto."

*** Two weeks later ***

"Thanks again Kakashi for letting us move in, though I told you that you didn't have to."

"Nonsense Iruka, we're friends after all. Plus we haven't seen each other in years, this is a faster way to catch up." The strange white haired man smiled under his mask.

"I wonder why we disconnected. I know I moved for work but I can't remember wh…" Iruka felt Kakashi's hand on his butt. He smack Kakashi in the face. "Now I remember…you're a pervert! Always reading those damn books…I don't want Naruto growing up around that. Kakashi us staying here is only temporary remember that!"

"Sure Iruka." Kakashi chuckled, "Whatever you say."

"Naruto are you ready? We're leaving for school now, come down now or you can walk there."

"I'm coming!" Naruto ran down the stairs. He was dressed in the school uniform with his bag in hand. Kakashi pulled some strings to get Naruto accepted into Konoha Academy, a well-known private school.

Naruto had checked his email this morning. Kyuubi had been sending him tons of messages. He ignored all of them. He decided that he would read them all tonight though since he now lived in the same town. Naruto noticed Kakashi was giving him weird looks.

"Is there something on my face?"

"No. You just look like someone I used to know." Kakashi said lazily.

"Who?" Iruka questioned.

"You wouldn't know him, he was from here though." Kakashi turned to Naruto, "Iruka and I met in college but I was born and raised here. I came back after college

to teach. Anyways you should go. I'll be there in a bit; I have some stuff to take care of."

"Come on Naruto, Kakashi's going to be late. He's always late…for everything." Iruka walked out of the front door.

"Ah he's still holding on to that?"

"What Kakashi?" Naruto asked puzzled.

"Oh never mind Naruto, it's a long story. Hurry before Iruka leaves you behind, he has a habit of not waiting." Kakashi said the last part cryptically.

"Ok…Cya Kakashi." Naruto ran out to Iruka's car.

The school was a twenty minute walk way but Iruka insisted he drive the first day. Iruka parked in the teacher's parking lot and prepared Naruto. "This is your class schedule, here is your lunch and would you rather meet me in my classroom or here?"

"Um, here? Yeah here." Naruto grabbed his stuff and opened the door.

"Naruto, you're in my third period class. Ok? My class number is 254."

"I got it Iruka. BYE!" Naruto gave a huge smile before going and closing the door. He ran off to the school.

Naruto was excited to be at a new school, he'd often get beaten up but never had bruises where Iruka or anyone could see but now it was a fresh start. Outside of the school there were a lot of teens hanging out. Naruto was taking it all in and he didn't notice that he had bumped into someone. "Watch it." Naruto looks at the person who was talking to him.

It was a short red head with a big tattoo on his forehead, it read love. "I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going, I'm new and my name's Naruto." He gave a huge smile and put out his hand.

The boy stared into Naruto's eyes and Naruto felt like he was looking into his soul. "Hn…Gaara…Gaara no Sabaku." He paused for a while; Naruto just kept smiling and shook his hand. After a minute Gaara smirked at Naruto then let get go of his hand. "Naruto, we're the same. We have the same eyes."

"What are you talking about? You have green eyes and I have blue." Naruto looked confuse.

"Hn, idiot. What classes do you have?" Gaara asked and Naruto gave him his schedule. "Science, history, English, lunch, free period, math, gym and art…hmm we have everything but science and gym together. Well I'll see you in history Naruto. Bye."

"Ok Gaara!" Naruto felt happy. He felt like he made his first friend. A second later a boy with long black hair walked up to him.

"How the fuck did you do that?" The boy's white eyes glared at Naruto.

"What?" Naruto couldn't believe someone just said that.

"How did you get Sabaku to talk to you? Do you know how many people have tried, do you know how many times I have tried. What did you say?"

"I just introduced myself."

The last thing Naruto saw was a fist. He woke up in the nurse's office. "What the hell happened?" Naruto says to himself.

"You must have done something to make Neji mad." Naruto's eyes shot straight to the voice. It was Gaara. "What happened?"

"He asked me how I got you to talk to me and I just said I introduced myself and he freaking punched me. I didn't do anything."

"I'll talk to him. Are you ok?" Gaara sighed.

"Yeah I guess I could have used that nap." Naruto laughed, trying to make light of the situation.

"Come on, I don't want to miss all of history." Gaara helped Naruto up and Naruto followed Gaara to history. The nurse just watched the walk out without saying a word.

As they walked in the class, all eyes were on them. Naruto recognize the teacher, it was Kakashi.

"Gaara and Naruto, why were you late?" Kakashi smiled under his mask.

Gaara spoke up, "Why don't you ask Neji?"

"Ah…well whatever the reason. Gaara take your seat next to Neji." Gaara glared at Neji but still waked over and sat down next to him. "…and Naruto I would like it if you introduced yourself to the class."

"Ok…my name is Naruto Uzumaki. My favorite color is orange, I love ramen and I hope we can all be friends."

"All right class, do you have any questions for Naruto?" Kakashi waited a moment. Four hands went up. "Ok, Sakura?"

"Why did you move?" The pink haired girl asked.

"My dad changed jobs."

"Sai?" Kakashi asked.

"Are you a boy or a girl? Because you look like a girl."

"Bastard I'm a boy."

"Whatever dickless." Sai smiled at Naruto.

"Neji?" Kakashi kept it moving.

Naruto glared at Neji as he asked. "Why does Gaara talk to you?"

"I don't know maybe you should ask Gaara." Naruto answers honestly.

"Ino?"

"Do you have any siblings?"

"Um…" Naruto took a long pause. "Well to be honest I'm not sure."

"How are you not sure?" Asks a random student.

"Well it's complicated. I'm adopted so it's not like I was raised with him but who knows." Naruto shrugged.

"Ok that's enough questions. Naruto please take a seat next to Sasuke Uchiha. Sasuke raise your hand.