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Brother Sokras and Sister Sokras present to you, Enigma.

Summary: Respected gang leader and admired Academy principal; Sasuke knows not what to make of his aniki. His thoughts become scattered, and the only constant thing in his new life would be his new best friend, Naruto. In this twisted reality, will he find steady ground? Pairings are unsure at this point. Sasuke/? Suggestions will be gratefully considered.

Chapter 1: Gang Leader, Aniki, Principal, oh my!

Good morning, Plover1. You're looking quite halcyon today. Well, I am too. I'm pretty sure you're curious as well so, while I give you your feed, I'll tell you all about it. It started half a year ago…

One morning nearly half a year ago…

Itachi and I were sitting at the table eating breakfast. The two of us live alone in a small apartment. It wasn't a dump, but it wasn't really grand either. You know what I'm saying right? Anyway, aniki is the leader of a gang called the Akatsuki. Now, they weren't your stereotypical gang, they were like the gang in that Akira manga he lent to me once. Anyway, they protect these streets from other gangs, and sometimes the government. They only get violent if called for it, but they usually keep it cool. Anyway, I was expected to be the next leader. I wasn't all that thrilled for it, but that didn't mean I wouldn't accept. I mean, what else was I going to do?

Anyway, I was still eating when aniki put his fork down and cleared his throat. I looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Otouto, starting today, you'll be attending Konoha Academy."

"Say what? But I don't-"

"You'll also be moving into the dorm there. If you're going to be the leader of the Akatsuki, you must know how to deal with all kinds of people. Plus…it wouldn't hurt for you to advance your intelligence a bit."

"Why are you just now telling me this?"

"If I told you last night, you would've made some excuse not to go."

I scowled; he had me at that one. And he was right. "So, how am I supposed to get there?"

"I'm driving you."

"What!?" Now, mind you, my brother only has his motorcycle. And to be truthful, I'm pretty sure that it's out to get me.

"Finish your breakfast, kid, you're gonna need it."

Half an hour later…

"Ugh! Where do you get off driving so recklessly!? Urp… Ugh…"

"Hahahaha, you'll get used to it."

"I'll be surprised if I do."

"Well, if you don't hurry, you're gonna be late."

"What about you?"

"Oh, me? Uh…I got a meeting to get to. So, hurry on!"

Meeting? If there was a meeting I would be there. What is he up to? Either way, where AM I supposed to go? Wait, I've seen stuff like this in anime and manga all the time. So, if this is like a regular academy, then there should be an elementary, middle, Jr. High, and a high school section. So, I just look for kids who appear to be my age. Almost right off the bat, my eyes were drawn to a spiked, sunny hair which hurt my eyes. It was a boy, a very enthusiastic one at that; for he was yapping off to some pink-headed girl who looked seriously annoyed. All parts of my better sense told me to ignore them, but than my Uchiha sense went off. Seconds later, a girl with long blonde hair was presenting herself to me. I think she said her name was Ino.

"Are you new here? You must be since I've never seen you before. Hey, I'll even help you out. After all, I am the most popular here…"

"Um…" Did I just hear a slapping motion being carried out in the background? I'll ignore it.

"Ino, is this a new friend?" It was the pink-haired girl from before. The blonde boy was no where to be seen. Strange.

"What's it to you, Sakura? I saw him first."

"Cool it, Ino, I was only asking a question!"

"Hmph. Anyway, before you so rudely interrupted, I was about to show…"

"Uchiha Sasuke."

"Yes, Uchiha-kun, here around."

I instantly noticed the drastically long silence that passed after I stated my name. The look on both girls' faces was of pure horror. Ah, so they've heard of my brother then.

"U…Uchiha?" They backed away one step. Ino spoke first.

"You're the younger brother of Uchiha Itachi?" Yep, they've heard of him all right.

"The Uchiha Itachi who also happens to be the hottest AND coolest principal of all time?" Yep…wait, what, principal?

"Um, maybe you have me confused. My brother, Uchiha Itachi, runs the Akatsuki gang."

"Nope, we're not mistaken at all. The Akatsuki are the sponsors/team the runs the school! In case you didn't notice, this place is brand new. It used to belong to some other faction, but then Itachi came, booted them out, remodeled, and then reopened the place!"

Apparently Sakura and Ino knew more about my brother then I ever dared to venture. Still, if I take over the Akatsuki, would that make me the next principal of this place? No, I don't want to. I don't want this at all-

Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!

"Oh! That's the bell. We better get to our classes. Do you have your schedule?"

"Um…no."

"Well, then I'll-"

"No, we, Ino. He's new, he's fresh. And there's no reason for you to taint him so early in the year."

"Taint him!?" I thought I lost an eardrum right then.

"Yes, taint him. You don't have to screech it to the whole world!"

"And what about you? First place winner for biggest forehead in the world?"

"What was that?" There goes the other one. I watched them shout back and forth a couple of times when a hand suddenly rest on my shoulder.

"Hey, you lost. And new. I'm Uzumaki Naruto." It was the blonde boy form earlier. There was a bright red, hand-shaped mark on his face too. Guess I wasn't just hearing things earlier.

"Well, you just gonna stand there and stare? C'mon, I'll take you to the front office."

I don't know why, but I found myself following him inside the building. This boy, why was he so happy? It looks like I might find out one way or another. I still wouldn't want to get too close though.

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1Plover is the English translation of his famous Chidori. Since it's the name of a type of bird, I thought; why not let it be the name of his pet Cockatoo? Like owner, like pet y'know.