Naruto sat by himself in the Academy and looked out the window. Iruka was lecturing again, so he was bored. The Hokage walks in but stays near the door. "Hokage-sama, what a surprise. Do you need anything?" Iruka asks.
The Hokage nods and motions for Iruka to step outside with him. While the teacher was out, the room burst into chatter. When he came back in, he said, "Quiet down class. Now then, tomorrow there will be a new student join us. Be on your best behaviors. Okay, who can tell me..."
Naruto tuned Iruka out again and continued staring out the window.
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The next day, Naruto walked through the deserted playground of the Academy. It was very early, the sun hadn't even come up yet, but he needed to get out of his house. He had dreamt his memories again. Setting on the swing, he thought back to that bloody night, getting clearer and clearer with every dream.
Flashback
A five year old Naruto walked down the street with his hands in his pocket and his head down. The woman at the orphanage had kicked him out again. He felt a familiar chakra signal, and looked up into the tree above his head. He smiled at Dog, the Anbu that watched over him, and kept going, happy that at least one person didn't care about Kyuubi.
Kyuubi was actually a pretty good guy, if you could get past him threatening to eat you every now and then. He went to the playground, and sat down on an empty swing, other kids playing games together.
He watched as two girls, Sakura and Ino, pick flowers and tie them in each other's hair. Sasuke sat in the shade of a large oak tree with his brother, Itachi. Chouji and Shikamaru watched the clouds, and Shino was observing an ant hill. Neji and Hinata sit together on the park bench, Hinata sleeping on her cousin's shoulder.Tenten and Lee were playing hopscotch.
Naruto watched them contentedly when their parents saw him. Some, like the Haruno and Yamanaka mothers, picked up their children and left, while others, like the Akimichi and Nara clan leaders, smiled and waved at him, to which he returned, smiling hugely.
As the sun set, the families disappear, leaving for home and a warm dinner. Naruto swung alone on the swing, trying to find Dog's scent. He had made a game out of it a little while back; find a particular scent among many others. It's helped him a lot, and he got better every time. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply through his nose.
Once he found what he was looking for, he walked and sat under a peach tree. He was doing just fine until a ripe peach fell on his head, followed by muffled chuckling.
"Oh, ha ha, Dog-san. You gotta knife I can use while your throwing things?" Naruto asks. A kunai lands on the ground beside him and he uses it to peel the peach, setting it aside so Dog could retrieve it later.
He finished it and lay down on his stomach, falling asleep to the sound of the wind. A few hours later, he woke up and yawned. "Well, since I was kicked out, I'd better find a place to stay." he said out loud. Wandering out of the village, he headed to his one safe place. Training Ground 44. Nobody ever went there.
He was almost to the fence when he smelled someone he knew to be a bad person. He quickened his pace but the goat Anbu attacked by throwing kunai. One got Naruto in the leg and he fell. Goat didn't waste any time; immediately he was doing hand signs and used a fire jutsu on Naruto.
Naruto screamed, and just before he fell into unconsciousness, he saw a ghostly figure, one that scared him more than anything, but comforted him at the same time.
End Flashback
Naruto sighed and looked around, seeing a few teachers had arrived. He also noticed a new girl. She had bright orange hair, deeply tanned skin, and she wore basic samurai attire. Loose white long-sleeved shirt, loose black capris, and a long katana on her hip. She was barefoot and her eyes were hidden behind a black sash.
She walked with the grace only a skilled samurai had. Her hand rested on the hilt of her blade, and her ears twiched at every sound. Naruto knew her hearing wasn't as good as his but was probably still pretty good. Walking along behind her, was a hawk Anbu. Naruto nods; he could deal with Hawk all day.
Hawk didn't exactly like Naruto, but at least he didn't attack him, verbally or physically. They walk up the stairs, and into the Academy. Naruto was curious about the girl, so he walked in after the two. He found them in Iruka's class, the girl sitting at a desk with her head down and Hawk leaned against the window.
Putting a smile on his face, though he knew she couldn't see, he walked up and sat down beside her. "Hey, I'm Naruto." he said, then turned and nodded at Hawk, who nodded back. Returning his attention to the new girl, he watched her turn her head in his direction and reply, "I'm Yana. Nice to meet you Naruto."
She smiled at him brightly and he grinned sheepishly. They sat there talking for a little while, and Yana asks, "Hey Naruto, can I see you?" Naruto, caught off guard by the question, hesitates a moment then smiled. "Yeah, alright." He turned his chair towards her, and she did the same.
Tentatively holding out her hands, Yana touched Naruto's chest with the tips of her fingers then spread them wide. She ran her hands over his shoulders, up his neck, then softly memorized Naruto's face. "What color's your hair?" she asks as she felt the messy mop.
"Blonde. And my eyes are blue. I take it since you asked you weren't always blind?" he stated, as she ran her fingers over his face again.
"Well, aren't we the smart one? You're right, I've only been blind since I was seven. So I can remember the colors, though they're a little duller than what I would like."
Naruto nods, and she takes her hands away and they turn their chairs back around and continued talking as other kids filed in. When Iruka made his appearance, he said, "Listen up. Today we have a new student. How about you tell the class about yourself?"
"My name is Yana. I live with my older brother Shi (1), and for the past few years we've been travelling around. That's about it." she said, either not noticing the looks given to her or not caring.
Iruka looks at a piece of paper and said, "Today we will be practicing the henge. You know how, so I'll call on you one at a time so you can show us what you're made of."
After a few students did a few sloppy henges, Yana raised her hand. "Iruka-sensei, can I try it?" she asked. Iruka frowns slightly then saw her smile and said, "Sure, you can try it."
Yana skipped to the front of the room, and stood there. She did the hand signs, and a puff of smoke later, a perfect replica of Naruto stood there, the only difference being she had put him in a black tee shirt and black shorts. She had the blonde hair and blue eyes right but the eyes just stared straight ahead.
Iruka waved his hand in front of her face, getting no reaction other than her saying, in Naruto's husky voice, "I'm still blind Iruka-sensei."
Iruka's eyes widen and he asks, "How...?" Yana grins and replies, "Your hand smells like chalk and sumi(Japanese calligrapy ink). I'm blind, not stupid." She drops the henge and returns to her seat beside Naruto, giving him a high five. After everyone had performed their henge, the class broke for lunch.
Naruto led her to a picnic table, her following without any other help than listening to him walk, and they sat down talking like they had been friends for forever. Yana reaches up the back of her shirt and pulls out a medium-sized summoning scroll. She unrolled it a little ways then summoned something.
When the smoke cleared, there sat a basket of fruit. "Help yourself. That means you too Hawk-san." she said. Naruto grabbed a pear and Hawk got a small vine of grapes then jumped off.
Yana picks up an apple and taps on it with her fingers before biting into it. "Why'd you do that? Tap on it I mean." Naruto says.
"I can tell if an apple's any good by listening to it. It's weird, I know, but at least I don't find any worms." she replies. Naruto laughs and they continue to talk. Everything was going fine until Naruto spotted Trouble Incorporated. Sasuke and a group of his fangirls was walking their way.
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Well, there it is. Enjoy.
(1) I understand 'Shi' might be a girls name. If it is, just tell me and give me a suggestion to replace it.