A/N If you are an Iruka fan, ANBU fan, or a fan of any other person other than Sakura, Sasuke, Itachi, Hinata, and the rest of the gang (not any of the sensei, though), you might not want to read this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor am I associated with the anime company in any way. Wow, why'd I make it sound so serious?

Naruto: Because this is a serious fanfiction.

Silameara: Oh yeah! Okay, here's a more-complete summary than the one underneath the story title (not enough room to type it all and have it make much sense).

Summary: What would happen if instead of switching back to the Third Hokage, Konoha moved on to the Fifth Hokage, who happens to want the power of the Kyuubi among the many ninja of the village? Since he can't use Naruto's ability to use Kyuubi's power on a regular basis, he decides to do something different… One thing is for sure, though. None of Naruto's friends, especially Hinata, will ever forgive him for it.

Naruto: You made it sound like something bad will happen to me…

Silameara: I know! Something bad WILL happen to you!

Naruto: Not fair! Make something bad happen to Sasuke instead!

Silameara: Sasuke doesn't have the Kyuubi inside him.

Naruto: It's called FANfiction for a reason, you know…

Silameara: Be quiet, I spent ages planning this all out!

Chapter One: How is it Possible?

"Hang on, I promise I'll get it right this time!" Naruto assured Iruka. "Just one more try! I'll make a perfect clone!"

What an idiot, Iruka thought. (Told you that Iruka fans wouldn't like it) Hasn't he realized by now he won't be able to do all but the simplest Jutsus properly? Considering the condition he's in, I'm surprised he doesn't pass out when he does them! "Naruto, I'm sorry," he said, though in an obviously not-sorry way. "You fail."

"No! I'll get it this time! I promise!" Naruto shouted angrily. He formed another hand seal, aware that the other academy students were giggling. Most of them, anyway. Sakura sighed. Sasuke looked in pity (Itachi doesn't turn evil in this story, deal with it), and Hinata just stared at the ground. The three snapped out of their trance as a perfect clone was formed. A single clone-nothing to brag about. Everyone but Hinata, Sakura, Sasuke, and Iruka laughed.

In fact, Iruka's eyes were wide with surprise. Possibly even a hint of fear, Hinata found out, looking at the way he stared at Naruto.

How? How is it possible that he can do that with only a half a percent of his actual power? "Everyone, be quiet!" Iruka ordered. The class fell silent.

Any second now, Naruto was prepared for a hateful remark. "Naruto…" Iruka murmured. "For now I'll say you've passed this part of the exam. The rest is postponed until tomorrow for all of you. Class dismissed."

Naruto smiled. Ha! I did it! He wanted to jump on a table and shout, IN YOUR FACE! I WILL BECOME HOKAGE, HA! Sadly, though, the bunshin had drained almost all his energy. Sasuke walked over, smiling. "Congratulations, Naruto!" he said happily. "You actually passed!"

"Yeah, good job!" Sakura agreed. Hinata, however, only blushed and murmured:

"Yeah, umm… Good job, Naruto… You'll be a great ninja someday…"

Smiling, Naruto bid the three goodbye and headed home. Soon he was out of everyone's sight. But then, a voice called his name. He shivered. What do they want now? Naruto turned around to see an angry mob.

"Die, demon!" one shouted, tossing a Kunai at him. Naruto barely dodged in time.

"What did I do wrong?" Naruto asked, fear somehow seeping into his words. This happened every time.

"Like you need to know!" a woman replied. "You horrible monster!"

"But I didn't do anything…" Naruto whispered as the crowd drew closer. Is this about the pranks I pulled? It can't be! It isn't like my pranks ever hurt anyone! Who could get this mad about it? He thought the possibilities through quickly. This had been happening every day since he became a student at the academy.

Why, though?

"Kill him now!" a man growled.

Maybe someone got hurt by one of my pranks? Guilt swept over him. Have I been too selfish in trying to get attention? "I'm sorry, I won't pull pranks any more!" he said, hoping it would work, tears falling silently to the ground. No answer came as the mob came closer. Naruto turned and broke into a run to get home. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I'll never even plan a prank again!" Seeing that it had no effect, he added in a shout, "Just please leave me alone! I'm scared!"

And yet the mob followed him. One person even yelled, "Now let's see how you like being so scared you'd just like it all to end!"

"Leave me alone!" Naruto sobbed, and grabbed the door to his house as roughly as was possible without breaking it. He shoved it open, and slammed it shut behing him, panting and gasping for breath, every bang on the door making his stomach lurch with tension.

Finally, it stopped, and Naruto relaxed his muscles, finally daring to move. Why? Why do they do this to me?

The next day, Naruto quietly slipped into the academy, hoping nobody saw him. The mob the other night had been terrifying, although it hadn't been the first. It was almost normal, but Iruka and Mizuki seemed to be in high spirits.

"Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked after he sat down with Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata. "Why are you and Mizuki-sensei so happy?"

Instead of Iruka answering, Mizuki replied: "Because today the village is getting rid of an extremely large problem."

"Really? What's the problem?" Kiba asked. Everyone else nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I'd like to know, too," Naruto added.

He was completely unprepared for what happened next.

"The problem?" Mizuki repeated. He stared right at Naruto. "The problem has always been, is, and always will be you."

Naruto's smile faded. However, it quickly came back. "Very funny, Mizuki-sensei. What's the real problem?"

"Yeah, we want to know!" Kiba insisted. Sasuke nodded. Sakura and Hinata said nothing, slightly worried. They both thought the same thing: What has Naruto done? Hinata almost refused to believe her crush had done anything wrong.

"I'm serious," Mizuki said quietly. He turned his head, and all the academy students (including Naruto) turned their heads as well to see an ANBU member standing in the frame of the open door.

Suddenly, without warning, the ANBU member spoke (which is unusual, since they're usually dead silent while wearing a mask): "Naruto, please step forward." It was the voice of a woman.

Wh-wh-what? Naruto thought, his eyes wide. Fear of the obviously-stronger ninja forced him to stand up. "What's going on?"

"I said step forward," the ANBU member repeated coolly.

They were slow, painful steps, filled with tension and nervousness, but Naruto slowly walked towards the woman, not blinking once. He stopped when he was right in front of her, looking upwards to see the masked face.

What's happening? Naruto thought, worried. Does this have any connection to the angry mobs chasing me home every day? He must have said his second thought out loud, because the ANBU member in front of him nodded. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pair of handcuffs.

What? Naruto thought, making sure he wasn't saying anything. It was a few pranks! It's not that bad, is it? He took a step back, the fear that he had tried to hide showing clearly in his eyes.

"Naruto!" Hinata cried. "What's going on?"

Not knowing himself, Naruto only took another step away from the ninja in front of him.

"Don't move, or I'll be forced to kill you," the woman ordered, and snapped the handcuffs around Naruto's wrists. "The Hokage wants a word with you."

A/N Cliffhangers! Yay! Fun to use, but awful to read! Hey! That should be my new motto!

Naruto: Oh, please…

Silameara: Shut up, you're the one in handcuffs.

Naruto: The readers hardly know anything about the story yet! You can't end the chapter here!

Silameara: Yes I can! -evil laugh- I shall respond to reviews in the next Author's Notes in the next chapter!