DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

A/N: So how was the first part? I hope you enjoy the rest of it, leave me some feed back thanks. Okay enough staling… CHAPTER 2!!

What my eyes first saw when I awoke were bright clouds and blue sky. I looked around me to get my bearings straight. I saw trees upon trees on either side of a dirt road where I had stopped. I looked at my hands and I realized I wasn't a scared and helpless ten year old. I was back in my, much older and stronger, seventeen year old body.

I was safe.

"Wake up kid, we're here." Here? I sat up and remembered; I had hitched a ride on the back of a farmer's carriage. I scratched my head and pulled out a hand full of straw from my dirty blonde hair.

"Did I sleep long?" I asked the farmer.

"Yeah for a good twelve hours I'd guess. What happened to you that could have made you that tired?" He asked puzzled. I thought for a moment and all I could remember was the dream. I thought harder and recalled being ambushed by a group of thieves. I had some ninjutsu knowledge and could use several abilities, but not well enough to take out a whole group. I somehow defeated them all without a scratch.

How that is possible, I just don't know.

"I don't remember." I lied bluntly to the man, but he merely shrugged and walked back to his horse. I stepped off of the carriage, grabbed my red cloak and bag, and followed him.

"Where are we?" I asked the man confusingly. He turned and looked at me like I had two heads.

"Konoha, the place you asked me to bring you, remember?" The man sighed at my lack of knowledge over the past day. "You sure you didn't hit your head or something boy?"

"No, I'm fine. Thanks for the ride." Konoha… Konoha… Suddenly, a wave of memories flew into my mind so fast that it hurt. I journeyed here to become a ninja; my village had so few ninja left after the Great War, I needed to become stronger to protect my loved ones, that is, when I find some. Also, to gain my revenge on those evil men who killed my parents.

I shook the painful memory out of my head and walked on. As I passed underneath the main entrance, two men sitting in a booth called me over.

"Hey, boy! Over here!" I walked over to see what they had to say.

"Yes?"

"You're not from around here are you? What's your name?" asked the one with the white bandage over his nose.

"My name's Tetsuo. I came here from the Water Village." I said to him.

"The Water Village?" The man sounded surprised. "What is your purpose here?"

"I came here to become a ninja. Can I speak to your kage?"

"Sure, just head down this main road, and follow it up to that large red building." the one with the backwards bandana said pointing it out.

"Oh, thank you sir." I bowed respectfully and made my way down the road in the direction he had pointed in.

After walking for several minutes I found myself lost.

I could see the kages' building, but I couldn't find a way to get there. I just continued to get my self lost even more, when out of the corner of my eye, I spot someone on the roof top.

Was he following me?

I stopped short, and when I did, so did he. In that second, he knew I found him. I looked up at my follower to see that he was gone.

"Hmph. You're pretty good at concealing yourself kid." I said out loud.

I then pulled out a kunai and spun around to see my yellow haired follower creeping up behind me, and put it to his throat.

"But not that good." I said with a smirk on my face. The follower stood in silence that I was able to find him so easily. I put my weapon away to show I was not an enemy.

"Tsk. Don't get so cocky, next time ill try harder." He said with a disappointed look on his face. I smiled at this young ninja. His spiky blonde hair said that he was a rebel, probably a class clown. Yet, his blue eyes showed that he was kind hearted.

He was a friend.

"What are you smiling at red coat? What's you name anyway?" He asked frustratingly.

"My name's Tetsuo. Nice to meet you kid. What's your name?" I hold out my hand in respect.

"Hey I'm no kid! I'm seventeen for crying out loud!" He yelled at me in anger, but it was funny to watch. "My name's Uzumaki Naruto. I thought you were an enemy so I followed you. What are you doing here anyway?"

"I'm to hopefully become a ninja for this village. That's if I can find the kage's building. Think you could help me?" I asked him.

"Oh you want to become a ninja huh? We'll its not that easy. It takes years of hard training to become a great ninja like me." He said so full of himself.

"Ha ha, yeah I can see how long it took you to become a ninja by how great you hid yourself." I said sarcastically.

"Hey! I'm a way better ninja than you'll ever be! One day I'm going to become Hokage and prove to everyone how good I am!"

I liked this guy. He was short tempered but he was a nice person. I was going to like it here.

"Ha ha ha. I'm joking Naruto. Come on; let's go speak to the Hokage." I said with a smile on my face.

"Ugh. I'm not sure if I'm going to hate you or like you Tetsuo." Naruto said as he led the way.

Perched above us, unknowingly, was another follower.

"Looks like we have another target master." The man said into a microphone.

"Good. Keep an eye on him then."

"Yes, sir."

A/N: So how was chapter two? Looks like Tetsuo just made a new friend. And who was that man on the roof talking to someone named "master"? Find out in the next chapter... A new beginning.