Sorry for not updating in like forever but between finals and practice I just didn't really have the time. I should be able to be more frequent after graduation but thats not sen in stone. I will try to get another chapter done by the end of the week (as this chapter was just done in the pas 3 hours and its already 1:30) and as always R&R!

Naruto awoke to light streaming through the trees. He groaned as he sat up, still dazed from his impact. He looked around and he found that he was alone and in fact, he was no longer near the bridge. He tried to stand but got light-headed and immediately collapsed. 'Wow, that took a lot more out of me than I thought it would' he thought as he remembered that Ku was in class covering for him. He sat there catching his breath and heard the sound of someone walking towards him. Quickly getting into a defensive crouch, he pulled out kunai and prepared to escape when a familiar voice stopped him.

"….yeah I really hope he hasn't stood up, it'd be troublesome if he did. The cuts in his back didn't look too bad but the one on his head looked deep. Kami was he always this troublesome?"

"Come on Shikamaru, if he hadn't done that then I wouldn't be here right now would I?" "Yeah I guess your right….troublesome friends."

Naruto relaxed and slumped to the ground. 'Wait, cuts?' he thought as he touched his forehead and felt it wet with blood. He looked at his hand and laughed. There's always something about seeing your own blood that makes you think, 'Heh blood….' For Naruto this was no different except he didn't scream afterwards. Of course he didn't, this was only one of the many times he had seen his own blood but in his mind he was thinking 'wow it's only been a day and I've already spilt blood. Just like old times ne?' His body didn't hurt, oh no many years of training and close encounters had made it so he rarely feels physical pain and he could keep moving but he would still get light headed from blood loss. Choji and Shikamaru walked into the small clearing and saw Naruto looking at the blood on his head and on his shirt. "Are you all right?" Shikamaru said as they rushed over to him.

"Fine" Naruto said as he lifted his shirt up and Shikamaru began applying bandages and wrapping him "but shouldn't I be asking you that Choji?" he looked at the boy

"I-I…..I'm so sorry Naruto. It was a dumb decision in retrospect and I was stupid enough to even consider killing myself over a girl." He said looking ashamed as he handed Naruto a spare shirt that he had grabbed from his house.

"Hey stay still I have to rinse out the cut on your forehead." Naruto sat still as Shikamaru rinsed his head off and began to wrap his cut.

"Ok good but still one question, why? The Choji I knew wouldn't kill himself over what a girl said. More accurately, he would get pissed and destroy everything." Naruto said half jokingly.

"Well it all happened during 6th year. Temari and her brothers transferred here from the Sand and I fell in love with her. She was bossy but in a commanding way not in a screechy way like Ino and she also knew how to cook, almost as good as me. We became somewhat of rivals and we would compete against each other to see who had the better dish. It was during these times I noticed that she never had once called me fat or pudgy or slow, no matter how much food I ate. When she invited me to train with her and I fell behind, she would slow down and jog with me. Of course I hated this and I strove to get better. I began to build muscle and run but still my size didn't go down. One day when I was resting after training Kiba, Neji, and Shikamaru walked up and we started talking about girls. Shikamaru brought up the fact that I liked Temari. At first I was embarrassed but I eventually told them that she was the first girl to accept me for being big. I said that if she ever called me fat or a nuisance that I would probably kill myself. Of course everyone laughed well except for Neji. He just 'hn'ed as usual but for me I think that's the day that I changed. It wasn't physical or anything I just knew that I really would kill myself. Today was the day I guess. When she chose a complete stranger over me and called me fat and useless that hurt but I knew what I would do. I was about to jump when Shikamaru caught me in his jutsu and I was forced to live a bit longer. Seeing him struggle made me wonder who would save me a worthless fat kid but then when you threw yourself at me and saved me I realized how stupid it was to kill myself over this and that even someone that I didn't even know, or someone I thought I didn't know, would save me."

"Choji, I would do that same for all of my friends. I won't let them throw away there lives" and then quieter "not because of me, not in this village."

"There you're all wrapped up. Damn Naruto I wonder how you are always so prone to getting hurt, guess you haven't changed at all ne?" Shikamaru sighed

"Hey I've changed! That was just the easiest way for me to save Choji with out getting attention." Naruto said as he got up and dusted himself of.

"Heh you kinda look like Kakashi-sensei." Choji laughed.

"Wha- I do?" Naruto said as he pulled a kunai out and checked his appearance. It was true that he did look like Kakashi but his cut only went through his eyebrow and onto the side of his face shortly. Naruto grabbed his hi-tai off the ground and tied it on so that it was slightly tilted.

"What do you think? Now I really look like Kakashi-sensei right?" Naruto said as he turned around and smiled, his eyes turning into upside down crescent moons. Shikamaru stared for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"HIM change? Hahaha its impossible!"

"Still the same old Naruto hahaha!" They laughed as they walked back to the school

"Come on guys! I've changed, really!" Naruto said as he chased after them.

Poll should Naruto leave again?