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Chapter 2:

The next day the alarm clock went off at the same time it had done the day before. And the morning ritual explained previously was repeated. To resume: noise, smash, mom, ramen, wake up.

At school Tsunade announced that the whole day was going to be spent in trying out for any activities the students wanted to enter. Of course Naruto already knew where he was going to head to try out for.

The soccer team was probably the one with the most candidates. Everyone wanted to be popular, and it wasn't easy to get accepted in the team. The team was composed by Sasuke, the captain, of course; Kiba Inuzuka, the rebel of the group; Shikamaru Nara, the lazy one who was always trying to find some peace among his companions but could be really good in the sport when wanting to be so; Gaara, not much of a talker, everyone was scared of him; Kankuro, Gaara's brother who looked very tough; Sai, who was always smiling and didn't compromise too much with the group but was good; Neji Hyuga, always trying to make a witty comment about everything; Choji Akimichi, the goal keeper, who spent more time eating than actually training; and others.

You could also try out for the science group, leaded by Rock Lee, a very strange person really obsessed with youth. And there was also the bug club, whose main, not to say only contributor, was Shino Aburame, a boy who was more interested in bug life than in actual human life. Of course there was also the cheerleaders team; and many others I'm not going to mention but that you can imagine.

Anyway, going back to Naruto. He was going to try for the soccer team following Sakura's advice. If he had learned something on his many years traveling from one place to another and changing in repeated times from school to school, was to try to fit in as he could. And it seemed as the only way of doing it here was by entering the soccer team.

While going to try out Naruto passed by the cheerleaders group. A girl seemed to be trying out for the group. Naruto started searching for the only face he could recognize among all those strangers until he found it.

"Hi Sakura." He said smiling as hard as he could to this beautiful lady.

"Hi Naruto. Have you thought for which club you are going to try out for?" Asked Sakura.

"Well, yeah, of course. I'm going to try for the soccer team."

"Naruto, that's the most difficult team to enter to, tons of boys go to try out."

"I'll get in! You'll see."

"Fine, good luck then."

After hearing what he wanted to hear (Sakura wishing him good luck, that was the reason why he had gone to where the cheerleaders), he went to present himself to the team. While walking away from the cheerleaders he could hear them talking about him.

"His hot." One said.

"Sure he is! Sakura you must introduce him to us." Another girl said while applying some blush to her cheeks.

"Well, I'll try." Sakura answered.

"I'm going to win him!" said cheerleader one.

"Not if I get him first." Answered cheerleader two.

When Naruto reached the soccer field he discovered he was surrounded by a lot of competition. Half the soccer field was full with boys. This try outs would take more than he or anyone would've expected.

Many boys passed before Naruto's turn. Some were quite good. Some others weren't even worthy of evaluation. Naruto had been waiting for more than 3 hours (I know, it's a lot, he surely wanted to enter the team to impress Sakura). All the other teams and clubs were done, and so they all went to the field to watch the boys. Well, not all of them. It was mainly girls who were watching.

"Looser number 132, Naruto Uzumaki." Said Sasuke Uchiha.

"That must be me." Said a very calm Naruto. It was kind of weird watching him. Many guys had passed out before even trying out, some others went blank and were hit several times by the ball, and some didn't even show up. There could be two possible explanations towards his attitude: 1. Naruto was very stupid and wasn't really interested in entering the team but in calling everyone's attention; 2. He was really self confident with his abilities. But it was none of these possibilities. The thing is, Naruto had moved so many times he didn't care what could happen to him. If he was a looser, it was fine with him; because, either way, he was going to move away soon, and that wouldn't mean much anymore because he would have a fresh start somewhere else.

"Okay show us your skills." Started the captain. "You have to score, he will be on defense." He pointed Kankuro. "I must warn you, our goal keeper is known for being the best one in Konoha." (Konoha wasn't a very big village, so it wasn't very difficult to be the best goalkeeper. Anyway, Choji was good.)

Naruto was given the ball. After some seconds the whistle sounded. It was time for Naruto to show his skills. Traveling and moving as much as Naruto had may seem tiring, but the truth is he learnt a lot of things of the different places he had gone to. Naruto always loved soccer and so he learnt this sport everywhere he went, what taught him many different things about this sport from many different places. Although Kankuro happened to be a tough opponent, it wasn't difficult for Naruto to go past his defense, kick, and, for everyone's surprise, score.

"Beginners luck." Was all Sasuke could manage to say after a moment's shock. "Now you'll be playing against two people."

Naruto scored again. And it wasn't long till he played against the whole team excluding Sasuke. He won, to everyone's shock.

"That's all, we'll call you if you are accepted." Said the captain coldly.

"Are you kidding? It's obvious we are going to admit him, he's incredibly awesome! We've been here for hours and he's the best candidate we've seen by far!" said a very frustrated Kiba. It was really tiering to watch one boy after another try to score. They had already seen more than a hundred candidates. And, to tell the truth, Kiba wasn't really known for his patience.

"You know the rules. We all have to discuss the matter and then come to a common agreement and we haven't seen everyone play yet."

"Fine." He then walked to were Naruto was. "Don't worry you'll surely get accepted pal. By the way, I'm Kiba Inuzuka, you'll then have to teach me those moves."

"Yeah, sure." Answered Naruto.

Naruto then walked out of the field. And was quickly surrounded by many girls.

"That was incredible."

"Yes, I'm available, if you wish to call me."

"My email address is…"

And so on with the girls.

Naruto was pretty much what you'd call a handsome boy. His spiky blond hair called the attention very much, but what really caught you was his cerulean hypnotizing eyes. He had always had girls interested in him, but never as in this school. This one must be a soccer maniac school. And all the girls wanted to date a soccer player.

Finally, Naruto could escape from all those girls. For his disappointment he hadn't seen Sakura among them all. He concluded he was going to find her later. He didn't know very much why he wanted to find her and why he had been disappointed by not seeing her among all the other girls. This was a new feeling to him. One he had never experienced before and that hurt a little, but at the same time made him feel alive.

Naruto concluded this had been a good day of school. He hadn't done much since it had been tryout day, maybe that's why he thought of it as a good day. But he knew tomorrow was going to be harder and longer.

When he got home he found a very exited mother waiting by the door.

"Naruto, I'm so proud." She said. "The soccer team's couch, a man named Kakashi Hatake, has just called to tell you that you've been accepted as a member of the team. He also explained me of the difficulty of entering the team and of your ability. He seems to be a very nice person. He also said tomorrow you should be attending practice after school and not to forget that next Friday is the party for the new members of every team."

Naruto smiled. He was very happy for having been accepted in the team as well. His mother hugged him and told him she had made ramen with the special ingredients he liked the most to celebrate. So that night, Naruto got to celebrate with his family his new triumph. And later that night he dreamt of Sakura and himself. What he didn't know was that this happiness was soon to vanish away, as Naruto's birthday drew nearer and nearer.

That's all for now! I'll update really soon (I'm on holidays and there's not that much to do). Please review!! If there's any sugestion you'd like to make, go ahead. Oh! And I'm really sorry for my lack of knowledge in soccer... P Thanks for all the people who had reviewed for the first chapter. Next chapter will be really short, but it will be really important for later on.. That's all I'll say for now!! Thanks, again, for reading!!!!!!! If you have any suggestion or something, please let me know!!