Chapter 4

The teenage shinobi entered the Great Hall and everybody turned to them. The wave of muttering hit them. They could hear every single whisper loud and clear.

" Oh Merlin, check this guy out!"

" Look at those girls, they are stunning!"

" Who is the pink haired one? And the one with the white eyes!? "

The boys shinobi immediately surrounded Hinata and Sakura protectively. The girls chuckeled.

So basicly the Hall was huge, all students were in it, separated on four long tables. On the podium you could see another table, a smaller one. The headmaster was sitting in the center, Kakashi on his right and the woman with the strict face, Minerva McGonagall, on his left. There were also other adults next to them.

Dumbledore stood up and smiled widely. The whispers immediately stopped.

" I am glad to see that you are alright! " the man winked at the ninja and then cleared his throat and turned to the students." This year Hogwarts will accept some foreign students coming from distant Japan. They are transferred with the main point of understanding the life in our school, so I would be really happy if you are ready to help them. I expect all of you to be kind and helpful through the year."

Silence.

" However,since they have been on a different system back there, I decided placing them in fifth year. Which I believe will be OK, right? " the man continued after giving the crown a glance. " Their wish was to stay at Gryffindor, so I would like you, brave Gryffindors to be always by their side. "

The people on one of the tables started cheering. The other people in the room didn't seem to be happy by this decision.

" That's not fair!"

" Why is it always Gryffindor, that's getting the best surprises?!"

Dumbledore's smile didn't even twitch.

" As I just explained, I expect all of you to be nice and kind through the year. The decision is already taken. Please, join your new home, kids!"

Naruto, who was super excited followed the group towards the cheering table. Neji and Sakura, however, were cautios, while Shikamaru was muttering under his breath.

The blonde hyperactive ninja noticed Harry and placed himself between him and other ninja joined them and when the cheers and introductions finally finished, Dumbledore cleared his throat again and continued with his speech.

'' After the unfortunate events last year, we gladly have a new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher. Professor Dolores Umbridge will be here to teach you..."

" Hm, hm.."

Dumbledore turned around to see a fat woman, wearing a pink suit, behind him.

" May I say something?" she asked in a girly voice, that made half of the Hall smirk.

Dumbledore moved aside, so that she could come to the center of the podium. She started talking some really lame things, that made Naruto want to sleep. After a while, even Neji was bored of the endless speech of the woman.

Not only the ninja, but also the rest of the people in the room weren't listening to moment their interest was caught again, was when Dumbledore's voice filled the hall.

" What an inspiring speech, Professor Umbridge!" said the headmaster and continued after the woman nodded. "As most of you had probably already seen, we have another new teacher here. Professor Hatake also came from Japan, as a transfer teacher. He will be temporary teaching Care of Magical Creatures."

Kakashi waved at the students, who started whispering again.

" I want you all to show respect to our new professors." The old man with the mountain blue robe smiled and added "I would like to say lots more, but I do believe that you are all starving...so DIG IN!"

The empty tables were now full of different dishes, that none of the ninja had ever seen. However, they did as the other people, they filled their own plates and started eating, though Sakura could definately say, that though he was with a full plate in front of him, Naruto was still looking around to check if there was ramen anywhere.


Hermione and Ronald led the first-years and the ninja to the common room, which the shinobi were amused to find out, was behind a painting of a fat lady. Sai was really excited, as all of the pictures he had seen till now were moving. He definately wanted to get the hang of it.

" Ronald, show the boys their room in the dormitory. Hinata, Sakura, you are in room with me, come! I will show you the way!"

Hermione lead the girls to their rooms and Ron turned around to see Neji, Naruto, Sai and Shikamaru.

" Professor Dumbledore told me, that there will be some more transfer students coming later, so he let you have a room on your own. It is in the men's dormitory. Here..."

The fact that their luggage was already there was kind of a surprise. Ron left them rest and told them, that they would be in the common room if they needed anything, or wanted to join them. After that he left.

" I wonder who will be sent by Tsunade..." said Sai and looked at the remaining free bed, as the other ones were already taken by them.

" That's none of our business, Sai... However, we need your help now... Produce as many insects as you can and send them all over the castle." Shikamaru said that. Sai took his scroll out of his suitcase and started drawing with his ink and brush.

" Nimpou, Chojio Giga!" the bugs he had drawn came to life and left the room . Sai sighed and added" I don't think they will be enough to cover the whole ground of the school."

" Oi, Naruto, be useful and create your Kage Bunshin then use the Henge to transform them into spiders for example and help Sai! I believe that should work.." Shikamaru was rubbing his eyes and Neji had already activated his Byakugan, checking the forest, the lake and the quiditch grounds.

Naruto formed his seals and soon, the room was full of his cloned. They half muttered, half screamed Henge and transforemd into little cratures with eight legs. They didn't follow Sai's bugs, but got out through the balcony and scattered.

"Done!" Naruto grinned.

" Everything until the barrier is clear, there is nobody in ...there are some strange creatures in that forest over there, and I am not quite sure what they are, but they are not wizards, nor ninja, more like horses. They seem harmless." Neji didn't sound confident at all. The thought that he didn't know what that creatures were bothered him.

"Centaurs." explained Shikamaru with a yawn. " I read that in the forest are a few hmm...groups of them."

Naruto snorted loudly.

" OK, you can tell them more about those donkeys, I am going to the common room."

As he was going down the stairs, he could hear Neji's scream "HORSES!" and smirked.

Yes, this place wasn't Konoha. He wasn't greeted by everybody, he wasn't admired or respected as one of the best ninja in the village, he couldn't eat ramen whenever he wanted... But he was here with his friends. They made him feel home.


" So, are you two like, siblings? " Ron looked at Hinata and Neji. He didn't get the chance to ask them in London, since they didn't spend as much time with him and Harry as Naruto and Shikamaru.

" We are actually cousins, but I consider Neji my brother. We have grown up together, so yeah, I guess we could be called siblings." the daughter of the head of the Hyuga clan smiled shyly.

" And what about you, guys, tell us about your families." Hermione left her pen and looked up to the ninja.

Naruto's face didn't express the feelings, that reminded him of a whirlwind. He just swallowed and smiled oddly, while his friends were telling more about their clans. Harry and Ron already knew, that his parents were dead and they could understand how he felt. Especially Harry, since he was in the same situation. That's why the boy with the scar stood up and suddenly asked:

" Has anybody seen Neville somewhere? "

" Neville?! Why would you look for Neville?!"

" I have to take a herbology book, he was telling me about earlier." lied Harry.

Hermione's eyes widened.

" Eerm, I think I saw him getting upstairs. Go get that book, Harry, at least you will study..."

" Yeah, right, Naruto, Ron, wanna come with me? "

" Sure. "

" Hell yeah!" Naruto followed Harry and Ron entered one of the dormitories and there were Neville and two other boys. Harry greeted them briefly, took something from his bed and returned back to the other boys. Ron checked the thing Harry was bringing and smiled widely.

" Where are we going?"

Harry showed Naruto a robe and smirked happily.

" Have you ever seen anything like this?"

" Eeerm, a robe, right? We don't really wear those things at home."

" That's not an ordinary robe, Naruto, it is an invisibility cloak! We could sneak out of here now, without the other noticing. So, are you coming?"

Naruto highly doubt that this cloak would work against his friends. First of all, Hinata or Neji could see his chakra if they only activated their Byakugan. Second, the cloak would eventually make you invisible, but not still. So it would be easy for the trained ears of the shinobi to hear the slightest sign of breathing or footsteps. And third, if someone accidently bumped at you, they would become suspicious and automaticly realise what's going on.

Naruto laughed carelessly and nodded.

" Of course I am coming! You are talking to Konoha's Legendary Pranker, dattebayo!"


I am sorry for not updating earlier, but I had lots of work, really.

Well, that's the new chapter, it is not really a big deal, but we still need an introduction to what's happening next.

Though, I really hope you like it!

Please, tell me what you think in the reviews! I would appreciate that really much! xox