Naruto was beside himself the next day. He was a ninja! He graduated! He looked left and right as he tried to find Kiyo. He had so many questions for her. He was almost hoping that whatever happened that night was just a dream. Kiyo wasn't wounded, Iruka didn't get hurt because of him. And he wasn't the Nine-Tailed Fox.

He couldn't find Kiyo until Iruka found him. "You need to take your picture now." He said. "Don't do something ridiculous and stupid, okay?"

Naruto smiled. "Okay. But, Iruka-sensei?" He waited until the brunette was looking at him again. "About Kiyo..."

Iruka closed his eyes and sighed. "You don't need to worry about her. She's fine, just needs to rest her shoulder."

"But why?" Naruto asked. He wanted to know to what extent his friend was hurt.

Iruka put a hand on his head. "A kunai cut her muscle and needs her rest. Trust me." Then Iruka turned around and walked away.

Naruto blinked in surprise. First Iruka gets hurt, now it's taking Kiyo a while to heal. And Kiyo did have a different look in her eyes and a more serious tone, yesterday. He shook his head and grinned. He had a picture to take! He turned on his heel and ran home to prepare. He had a great idea!

We all know what happens and Naruto walks away and heads to his orientation.

Naruto smiles to himself as he walks up to the academy. He was feeling pretty good about himself. Now to surprise everyone and show them that he did pass!

"Naruto!" He looked up as he heard his name. "Thank goodness I got here on time."

"Kiyo!" Naruto gasped and stood up. "I heard you we-" He stopped as Kiyo covered his mouth.

She put a finger to her lips and leaned forward, whispering into his ear. "What happened is supposed to stay confidential. Don't tell anyone. Understand?" She said in a very mature and cold tone. She stepped back as Naruto nodded.

"What are you both doing here? This meeting is for graduates only." Shikamaru said. "You didn't take the test, and you didn't pass."

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked. "Look. See these headbands? We passed. And it suits me very well." He grinned.

Kiyo smiled and chuckled lightly. She scanned the room and saw the Hyuga girl staring at Naruto. She smirked and looked away. Naruto has an admirer. She thought.

Thumpthumpthumpthump!

Kiyo looked towards the door as she heard quick footsteps. From what it sounded like, there was two of them. The door was pushed open to reveal Sakura and Ino.

"I win!" They both said. Then bent over to catch their breath. Then they started claiming that she had won. It went on for a while.

"Kiyo!" Naruto whisper yelled, pulling on Kiyo who was sitting next to him. "It's Sakura!"

Kiyo nodded. The girl Naruto has a crush on. She watched as Sakura turned in their direction and her face lit up. Kiyo looked behind her and saw Sasuke. Shit. She got up and quickly moved to the seat in front of Naruto.

"M-morning Sakura." Naruto said as he stood up.

"Move it!" Sakura shoved Naruto to the floor and Kanemaru yelped.

"Oh. I didn't see you there, sorry." Naruto said, rubbing his head and holding out the other hand to the black puppy.

Kanemaru only yapped at him and scratched at his sleeve, but not hitting his skin.

"Okay. Okay. You're not happy with me. I'm sorry." Naruto said, holding his hands behind him, away from the sharp claws of the puppy. He looked up as girls and guys started fighting over who would sit next to Sasuke.

Kiyo was watching from her new seat and gulped it surprise. Thank goodness no one noticed she had that seat before. She would be in a world of hurt. She looked over at Sasuke again only to see he was having a staring contest with Naruto. "Naruto..." Kiyo sighed. She could almost see the electricity between their eyes. The crowd was egging Sasuke to beat up Naruto. Until Naruto suddenly tipped forward. It was silent.

Kiyo covered her mouth to hold in a laugh. I guess Ms. Hyuga won't be getting Naruto's first kiss. She smirked.

Naruto and Sasuke held their throats and gagged. "My mouth! I've been poisoned!" "I'm going to be sick."

Kiyo let out a bark of laughter only to feel something she felt many times before. Hate. She turned around and saw just about every girl was ready to pummel Naruto to a pulp. Sakura cracked her knuckles to add to the effect. And Naruto was badly bruised after all that. Kiyo took care of him as Iruka told them about being a full-fledged ninja starting today. Three-man squad, Jonin instructor, the usual.

Kiyo looked around as teams were made. She had moved to the back of the room and was leaning up against the wall. out of sight from anyone. The only thing signified her presence here was Kanemaru pacing around Iruka and his desk. By the time the teams were decided, Naruto looked back at her with worry all over his face. She had not been assigned to a three-man squad like everyone else. Her name wasn't called.

Kiyo didn't look worried at all. If anything, she looked thankful.

"I will introduce you to your Jonin teachers this afternoon. You are dismissed until then." Iruka said.

Kiyo waited, still as a stone. She could afford to leave Naruto alone to his own devises. He was probably not even going to leave the Academy grounds. Once it was cleared, Kiyo then stepped up towards Iruka.

"Yes, you are working with Kakashi." Iruka said. "But he requires that you take his test as well. You don't get a free-bee just because your an undercover Jonin."

Kiyo smiled and sighed. "I figured as much. I'll be back after lunch. Now to hope Naruto and Sasuke aren't killing each other." She said jokingly.

Iruka chuckled. "There's a chance they will be. Good luck."