Note: I don't own Naruto. Still.

"Hey!"-Normal talking

'What the?'-Thoughts

Aakutou Bunkou no jutsu!-Jutsu name

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"Now, which way again?"

To say that Kama was lost was an understatement. He had lost the map about two days ago in trying to trade for some food (the heads' money had given out about three days ago) and was trying to make it from town to town in a line to Konoha.

Then, he saw it. A great wooden fence that stood between him and the village.

Kama began to run. The food gave out yesterday, after all.

He was about three feet from the fence, sword drawn, ready to cut through the fence, when someone grabbed him by the scruff of the neck.

"Oh no, you don't!" Smack

Kama woke up about three hours later in a hospital. There was no one around.

"What…Happened?"

"You were beat over the head by a guard." Said a voice from around the corner.

"Who's there?"

"My name is not important." said the voice, and a man came from around the corner. He was short, and old, but emanated some sort of energy that made Kama sure that this was a very strong ninja.

"Fine, then, no-name, then can you tell me where I am?"

"Well, where do you expect? You charged our gates, didn't you?"

"Then…This is Konoha Village?"

"Yes…But now that I've given you what you wanted to know, could you tell me why you attacked our gates?"

"Oh…Right. I did that because I needed food, and I guess I wasn't thinking straight."

"Hmmm. Well, why here? Why didn't you just pull this stunt at another town?"

"Because I wanted to get here in particular. I'm a ninja, no-name."

"Well, do you have any proof?"

"Oh, right. Here."

Kama handed him the graduation slip, which he had somehow managed to hang on to over the week or so he had been traveling.

"Hmmm," The man said as he looked at it. "Quite an illustrious academy you come from."

"Thanks!" Kama said, beaming.

"But that town is quite far away. Why have you come so far?"

"Ummm," Kama said, his grin fading. "No comment?"

"I see." The old man stared at Kama for a moment. "I respect your privacy, but I hoped that you would tell me, as I will find out anyway."

"Well," said Kama, trying to change the subject. "Do you think that I could become a ninja here?"

"Well, I don't know." The old man said, considering this. "I suppose that I could give you a shot."

"Yes!" Shouted Kama, punching the air.

"But."

"But what?"

"You will still need to pass the standard test required to become a Genin."

"Okay."

"Also, you will need to be at the classroom in that big tower over there," he pointed out the window, "Tomorrow at seven a.m. sharp."

"Okay, got it."

"In the meantime, you will be considered as a Konoha citizen. I'll have the leader, the Hokage, give you an apartment and an allowance."

"Wow," Kama said, stunned by the mans' generosity, "You and the Hokage must be really good friends, huh?"

"Yes," the man said, smiling. "You could say that."

"Thank him for me, would you?"

"I will. He'll appreciate that."

The old man left the room. Kama thought that he caught a smirk on the mans' face, but it was to late to tell. A few minutes later, a nurse came in to give him dinner. She was kind, but clearly thought that the method that he had used to enter was amusing.

"So," She said, handing him some shrimp-flavored ramen.(His favorite, by coincidence) "You got in here by getting knocked over the head, eh?"

"Yes…" Kama was too absorbed in eating to be annoyed, although he would have if he had been paying attention.

"Well, were you talking to that man who came out of here earlier?"

"Yeah." Kama said, still eating.

"You know who he is?"

"Nope!" Kama said, since he had finished eating and started paying attention. "Must've been a good friend of the Hokage, though."

The nurse begins to snicker.

"What?" Kama said, getting annoyed.

"Kid," the nurse said, leaning in for maximum annoyance factor, "That man was the Hokage."

Kama gulped. "What?"

The next day, Kama showed up at the classroom on time.

"Well?" he said, speaking to the other three, "Where's the Jounin?"

"Late." The three said in unison.

Kama sighed. Things were not going well as of late. "May I have all of your names?"

"Haruno Sakura." The pink haired girl said.

"…Uchiha Sasuke." The jet-black haired boy said.

The last kid, a spiky and blonde-haired boy, said, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto!"

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Well, there you have it. Wish me luck on the remaining chapters, and REVIEW!

G'night, all!

-Jaden