Chapter 2: Day One Disaster

Today was the first day of the academy. Rin had packed me a lunch and told me not to try and draw attention to myself, which I knew would be harder than she said. I drew attention no matter what I was doing and the teachers were bound to pick it up in school.

The academy wasn't too far from my shack in the woods and luckily I wouldn't have to go to the market. With my vison failing Rin and I had been working on my other senses with the help of the fur ball in my gut. Now going in to the market could be problematic with all the noise and smells and the fur ball hadn't even enhanced them all the way.

"You sure you don't wanna home school? The Hokage said he would get tutors for you." Rin asked as we walked out the door. She didn't live with me or even in the village but she came every day. As for the old man he didn't know of my eyes yet but because of my fox problem the council didn't want me in with their children.

"I will be fine,"

"Just make sure your home before the sun starts going down,"

"I know if I don't I can't see," my vison at night was now almost completely gone. I could see some lights but I was mostly defenseless at night for the time being.

"And if the teacher sits you in the back?"

"I need glasses and can't read the bored. I know Rin, I gotta go now see you later," then carrying my bento box I ran out the door.

It only took me a few minutes to get to the school and when I arrived I got glares. You could see the civilian parents hold on to their children close and whisper to them. The Uchiha man glared and held on to his sons shoulder. A Hyuga man grab an elder boy and seemed to order him to watch me. The only family that didn't stare was the Nara's but they were probably just too lazy to. With all the looks I put my head down and ended up running in to a man dropping my bento.

"I'm so sorry," I said without looking up scrambling to get my now ruined lunch. Great now I have no lunch. The man then did something I never expected, he bent down to help.

"It's alright. I was looking for someone and got in your way really," I looked to see a man with a mask covering his face and leaf head band over his left eye.

"I should have looked where I was going it was my fault," I tried to blink to get a better look at him but with the sun right behind him it wasn't helping. What I did see was a bit off food on his shirt. "I'm sorry about your shirt,"

"It's ok," he said noticing it. He then stood up with my destroyed lunch in his hands "It's laundry day anyway. How about this I will bring you lunch during your break since I did see where I was body flickering huh?"

"But why?" I asked due to the red flags going off.

"Because a young kid needs to eat and no matter what you say it was my fault. You got break at noon. I will meet you by the swing," and before I could say another word he was gone and the bell was ringing for class. I ran to room 101 which housed all the first year students. In total there was 40 students but by the fourth year the number would be reduced and even further when after the real test.

I decided to sit next to the Nara since the clan had always been kind. Next to him was an Akimichi and a Yamanka. After noticing these clan children I looked to find many more. A Hyuga girl sitting next to an Inuzuka boy. In the corner was an Aburame looking at what I would think was a bug. Without even seeing one boys face I could tell he was an Uchiha with the fan that took up most of his shirt. The rest of the children were either non clan ninja families or civilian born.

The Uchiha and non-clan children where the ones I had to worry about the most. Though this was my first official day as a ninja in training I had been training my ears for years and could hear the whispers already. "My dad says his mother was a hooker that left him to die," said one boy. "My momma says he is a monster and will one day attack us," said a girl with pink hair. Rumors is what they were and ones I had heard many times over. I just put my head down until the teacher walked in.

"Hello my name is Iruka Umino and you can call me Iruka-sensei and this is Mizuki who will be the assistant teacher for your class. Now before we get in to learning about how to be a ninja I would like to learn a little about you all so first Shino Aburame," I listened to each of my classmates voices so that I could learn them and know each one when the spoke. I was so zoned in I almost didn't hear them ask for me, well they wouldn't have if the Nara who I learned to be called Shikamaru hadn't spoke up.

"What about blondie here Mizuki-sensei?" he asked pointing at me. Though I could hardly see the blue haired man that had taken over for Iruka-sensei but I could feel the disgust coming off him.

"Sorry I don't know how he misted your name Naruto why don't you introduce yourself," Iruka said sincerely.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like meditation, ramen, and training. I dislike people that just assume without asking. My hobbies are meditation and training. My dream is…." I had never thought of a dream. I wanted to show them even the blind could be ninja but couldn't tell them that, then it hit me "MY DREAM IS TO BE THE HOKAGE!"

As I yelled it caused the others to laugh, all but Iruka and Shikamaru. I could hear voices and feel the glares they shot at me. I sat back down liked it didn't happen but the glares, chuckles and whispers got louder so I did the only thing I could… I ran.

First day of class and I ran not thinking of anything but getting away from it, from them. This would be my next four years and for the most part I would be blind to the world. I would have to take everything they dished out at me and not show my weakness but neither could I show my true strength. If I did the council or the civilians would surly come after me or Rin like they did Inu for protecting me. If I could hide just long enough to become a ninja they couldn't harm anyone anymore because of me.

After a while of running I stopped but I had no idea where I was. I remembered running through the streets but not when I hit the tree line. It was also much later then when I ran out, like hours later. I could tell this because how my stomach growled that it had to be nearing 2 in the afternoon but I was tired and just wanted a nap so I found a tree to do so which was a bad idea.

I woke up to the sound of thunder and now it was dark, meaning seeing where I was going was out of the question. I had to use the little chakra ability I had to figure out where I was and how to get home. I started by flaring my chakra to look at my surroundings nothing seemed familiar so I sent out a wave to find the lake close to my home, but that's not all I found. I found a group of people and they didn't seem friendly. They were hunting and I was the prey.

Running was my only option but I know knew where I was but I couldn't lead them back to my home. To lose them was my best option but how? Flaring my chakra again I looked for an escape route. I had managed to end up on Shodia bluff and other then the path there was only one way down, the waterfall that lead to Nidaime Lake. Before I could think anymore the group was on me.

"Well well look what we found," said one of the men.

"Please just let me go," I said hoping to get to some bit of humanity in them but as always it was useless.

"There is no point to that beast," another said. I began searching for any other way out. The falls was my only option as fighting was out but what shape would I be in after. My home was still a good distance from the main section, down the stream that lead out of the village. I could walk away free and clear or be injured making it easier for them to catch me. Add to that the rain was coming down pretty hard at this point and I knew the stream would have started to flood becoming a small river at this point and my swimming was ok but not perfect.

Still I had no other option other than jump so I did. It only took a moment to hit the water and I could tell I was screwed. I had fall close to the falls and the current was sweaping me around the water. Without my sight my bearings were confused and with chakra I could feel nothing that's when I heard the beast inside.

"This will take the last of your sight boy," the fox said "but for you to have a chance it must be done."

With his words came a surge of energy and my full sight returned. I could see the surface and swam for it as fast as I could, not knowing how long my eyes would keep. When I broke the surface I could see everything as I swam to the shore and for the last time I took it in. Though the storm raged on the full moon had somehow broke through the clouds to shine down on me. I could see the leaves and every bit of detail they help. I walk to the flowers just so one day I could look back in my mind and see them again with all the colors they held. I looked everything as long as I dared not caring the danger I could be in then suddenly a sharp pain surged to my eyes as the power and my last views of the world began to fade.

As the darkness took me, in more ways than one, I saw the silver haired man I was going to meet at lunch but ran before I could. At that moment I felt everything as the chill of the fall air and the water finally hit me as the warmth of the power faded and along with the darkness came silence.

Has been so long since I wrote anything but been in the mood lately but now I am back. I am also mostly out of work so I got time. I plan on updating all my stories but this this is the current one that the ideas are flowing so this will be the one to get updated for now. As always review, fallow, and favorite.

~Covey Hatake