Negima! Magister Negi Naruto!?

Chapter I: Sayo-Chan

Hi guys! I decided to take a break from NoA for a little while. I need to unblock the block of writingness. I'm about half way done with the next chapter. I think I will write this story at the same time as NoA. Like one chapter of Negima, then a chapter of NoA. Sounds Good? Feel free to leave a review. I accept flames, because they still hold truth within them. Don't forget to answer the poll!

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A young man quietly stepped off a train. He sighed as he slung a large scroll over his shoulder before he bowed in thanks to the engineer; his blond hair covered his eyes. The man took a moment to check for all his belongings. After all, it would be awkward to ask lost and found for a missing sword.

After checking him self three times, he looked up to see a small boy smiling up at him.

"Hello here, you must me Naruto Namikaze. I am Negi Springfield." He said, extending his arm in greeting.

Naruto smiled and shook Negi's hand, "Yes, my name is Naruto Namikaze."

The teacher's smile never left his face. He began to fidget in excitement. "The dean told me you have magical powers!"

Naruto sweatdropped at the boy's excitement, "Yeah, I guess."

Negi's eyes widened in anticipation, "May I see one?"

"Sure." The blonde began to channel charka into his eyes. They slowly changed from cerulean blue to a light purple with rings around his pupil.

"Wow! What can they do?"

The blonde retracted his hand to scratch his neck sheepishly. "Well, could we talk about this later? I really need to see the dean."

"Of course! Follow me."

Naruto was pulled out of his thoughts when he felt an unnatural presence. His eyes widened when he saw a crying girl running towards them.

"Negi watch out!" Negi looked up from his book, but it was too late. Naruto watched in horror as the girl ran right… through Negi? Naruto closed his eyes as he prepared for impact. He shivered as a cold feeling shot through his body before he was sent tumbling to the ground. Naruto slowly opened his eyes to see a pale girl lying on top of him, crying into his shirt. She wrapped her arms around his body and squeezed tightly.

"Warm… you're so warm… Please don't leave me!"

"Uhm… are you ok?"

The confused blonde looked at Negi for help. "Help me…" He mouthed. Negi looked down at Naruto and began to sweatdrop.

"Um… Naruto-san? Uh… what are you doing?"

Naruto sighed in annoyance. Here he was with a random girl on top of him, and all Negi could say was 'What are you doing'? "Kids these days…"

"I'm sorry Naruto-san, what did you say?"

"I said help me with this girl!"

"Uhm… what girl?"

Naruto opened his mouth to scold the red head, when it dawned on him. Negi wasn't joking, he actually couldn't see this girl. No one could see her. Naruto slowly returned the hug. He smiled as the girl shivered in delight. "It all makes sense. She's unnaturally pale, and her body temperature is too low to sustain life. She must be…"

"A ghost?"

Negi bolted up in surprise, "Ah! Takahata-Sensei!"

Takahata laughed and greeted his fellow teacher. The middle-aged man looked down at the blonde and smiled, "I see she finally found a friend. It's about time." He said, twisting the ring on his finger, "Sayo-san has been lonely for a very long time."

Naruto looked down at the girl in his arms, as he began to stroke her long hair. "How long has it been?"

Takahata looked down at Naruto and frowned, "Pardon?"
"How long has it been since she died?"

Takahata looked down at his shoes, silently calculating the years.

"So?"

"It's been sixty years since her death. She can barely remember her past life. Sometimes I think that it's for the best..."

Naruto frowned. "I see... She's been alone for an entire lifetime, without the company of a friend. And to make it worse, as a ghost, she's been given a bad reputation." He said smiling sadly, "It's hard to be ignored and hated for something that's beyond your control..." Sitting up, the blonde picked up the crying girl and placed her on his lap. Sayo's face flushed a cute pink. Naruto smiled down at the ghost, "Hey there Sayo-chan! I'm Naruto!" The spirit gave a soft squeal and buried her head in his shirt. Naruto chuckled and leaned down to whisper into her ear. "I know what it's like to be alone and ostracized," he said. Sayo shivered as his warm breath tickled her ear, "But I just want you to know, that you don't have to be alone anymore. Look at me Sayo." Naruto said as he cupped her check. The crying girl looked up at Naruto's cerulean eyes. "Would you like to be my friend?" Sayo couldn't believe what was happening. It was a dream come true! She wrapped her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder.

"Y-yes! Yes! I'd love to become your friend Naruto-sama!"

Takahata sweatdropped at Sayo's antics. Negi had stars in his eyes when he shouted, "Naruto-Sensei is a true gentleman! Teach me of the ways of the gentleman Naruto-Sensei!"

The blond chuckled.

"Come on you two. The dean asked me to 'find the lost children'."

Naruto slowly got up with Sayo hanging off his neck, "I'm sorry Sayo-chan, but I have to go…"

Sayo began to cry again. "No… don't leave me Naruto-sama! I don't want to leave you!"

Takahata sighed.

Konoemon Konoe smiled as he signed forms. He sent Takamichi to retrieve Negi and Naruto, and as expected, Takamichi returned with the two boys in tow. However, they had an extra 'visitor'. The dean laughed as Naruto carried Sayo through the door. Her pale arms clung to his neck as she hugged his waist with her legs. The blonde stumbled around before he fell on his back, "Ack! Sayo-chan, I can't see!"

Konoemon chuckled one last time before he turned to Takahata, "Hello Takamichi, I see you brought them… and an extra." He said amused by the display before him. The dean looked at Negi and smiled, "Negi you may go now."

Negi bowed and exited the room.

Takamichi glanced at Naruto and grinned.

"They certainly get along don't they?"

"They certainly do Hohoho. I imagined him to be a bit… older." The dean said, as he watched Naruto slowly get up before crouching to let Sayo climb on his back.

"I did too."

The dean sighed with jealousy, some people never seem to age. Konoemon brushed off his negative feelings and greeted the now standing blonde

"Hello Namikaze-san," he said, "I am Konoemon Konoe, and I'm the dean of Mohora Academy. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Naruto bowed in response, causing Sayo to hit her head against his. She moaned in discomfort. "The pleasure is mine."

"You maybe wondering why I have called you here today." The dean replied as Naruto nodded in confirmation, "Well, due to recent events, I decided it would be to our mutual benefit to give class 3-A an extra line of defense. That extra line of defense is you Namikaze-san." Said blonde bowed in acceptance. Sayo moaned as her head struck his.

"I will protect them with my life."

Konoemon smiled, "As you may have noticed Negi is what we call a 'mage', and as I'm sure you know, mages practice magical spells. This school has it's foundation built upon mages and magic, but the student body remains largely unaware of magic. To prevent widespread panic and pandemonium, we would like to keep it that way. In order to keep peace and tranquility, you will be disguised as 3-A's official history teacher."

"I see…" Naruto said as he rubbed his chin in thought, "Alright, I'll do it."

"Good! Takamichi, show Naruto to 'his' room."

Takahata laughed nervously at the dean's request, "Are you sure Konoe-sama? I think it's a little too early for bed. Don't you?"

"Now, now Takamichi, they won't bite."

"Hahaha… sure."

"I wonder who they're talking about"Naruto thought as he reached up to scratch his back. The blond froze when he heard a moan.

"Mm… Yes Naruto-sama… You're so sensual… "

Naruto blushed as he quickly returned his arm to his side. His blushed deepened when the room burst out in laughter. "You'll never let me live this down right?"

"Of course not!"

Yes I know Sayo is a bit OOC in this chapter, but imagine 'living' for 60+ years with no contact. Then one day find a person of the opposite gender that can see you, hear you, talk to you, AND touch you. I'm sure you'd be beyond static too. In this chapter, Sayo was too emotional to freak out about someone seeing her. I hope you liked this chapter. I am always eager to feed back from you readers. Or should I say editors? Because I depend on reviews and messages to catch all of my mistakes. It is truly appreciated.