Samiam2468, your portrayal will be taken into consideration but I don't agree with it. Thing is I don't think Naruto would want anyone else fighting her battles. Male or female- doesn't matter. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Alena639, I have full hopes of finishing this story and I will. About long chapters, you'll have to wait a while. I am trying my level best with everything else in my life. But it seems you understand and I am real appreciative of it.

Siatuvai1002, TheBeauty.. thank you for the reviews.

Cat Beats, I always look forward to your review because you are my best critic. Its always interesting to get your insight.

And to the rest of the amazing readers, keep on reading!


The story of us

"I'm never too serious. And I'm always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too sensitive, too cold hearted. I'm like a collection of paradoxes."- Ferdinand De Saussure.

"Alright class."Iruka announced. "I want you to hand me a literary composition on your explanation of Ferdinand's words by Friday."

There was a collective groan of unhappiness. He sighed running his eyes through the entire class. He had to be hard sometimes. It was for their own good; a thought that gave him immense comfort in situations like these. The next piece of information was definitely going to flip their mood by 180 degrees.

"Listen, everyone." He called out and when he was sure he had everyone's attention, he began precisely, "School authorities feel that there is a general lack of amity between the students of different sections."

"Gee, I wonder why." He heard Naruto mutter sarcastically. A tick appeared on the side of his head.

"So to better your relations, we have decided to launch a program." He continued sternly. "Every week you will have one Drama class with students from A section. It will be under the guidance of Kakashi sensei." He could sense the blatantly obvious shrieks of excitement waiting to burst forth from the girls excluding Naruto. He counted mentally.

Three.

Two.

On-

"Waaahhhh!"

"I can't believe it!"

"We'll get to see Sasuke-kun!"

"And Neji-kun too!"

"And Gaara-kun too!"

"Once every week!"

"Could life get any better!?"

"Awwww!"

"I'll get him for a boyfriend, for sure!"

"As if that'll ever happen, Ino-pig."

"Shut up, billboard head."

And in seconds his classroom was pure chaos. Girls were screaming at each other, ready to tear one another's heads off. Boys were hiding under desks to save themselves. Even Shikamaru was trying to protect himself. As if that didn't do the job of creating hell, books and tables went flying through the air, courtesy Sakura.

"Sasuke-kun is mine, Ino-pig! Keep your paws off him!"

"Why you!" another table flew by.

While on the other side-

"Oh please… Neji-kun has nothing on Sasuke-kun!"

"Sasuke-kun is in a league of his own."

"But Neji-kun is really cool."

"And you're really dumb if you think Neji-kun is better than Sasuke-kun."

He clutched his head as he felt a huge headache coming for him. He really pitied Kakashi but thanked God all the same that he didn't have to face them on Saturday. The only female with her sanity intact- Naruto- had ducked her head under the table while cheering for Sakura loudly.

"Go Sakura-chan! Show her what you got!"

Naruto was an amazing child. She wasn't very brainy but her naivety was endearing. She was like a warm sunny day on a beach. She didn't fit into the regular mould but she was special. He just knew.

Her best friend, on the other hand, fitted into her mould flawlessly. A student with perfect grades and fairly popular amongst her age group. Sakura happened to be sure of herself too. She knew she was beautiful and she had no qualms showing it off.

"I assume you told them." A very amused voice drawled beside him. Years of experience saved Iruka the embarrassment of jumping in surprise. He nodded and Asuma laughed.

"My class is in a similar state." Asuma informed him. "So are Guy's and Anko's."

"So what do we do?"

"We are going for some tea. Do you want to join in?"

"But what about the students?"

"Ah, they'll handle it." He winked. Iruka stared at the mess in front of him. Tea sounded a like a hugely welcome idea so he shrugged his worries away and followed Asuma out.


1st year eatery saw a huge difference.

Section A fellows looked impeccable as ever while section B students had ruffled appearances. Their hair were messed up and all of them wore a very sour expression. Unlike daily, girls were seated along one end while boys sat on the other end of the table. They were glaring at each other in obvious dislike.

"The losers look like- well- losers." Karin snorted and her gang of friends burst into laughter. It wasn't usual that Table B was quiet. It always held a sort of positive energy about it that the bespectacled redhead had come to loathe. And today the source of that optimistic crap was missing. She hated that blonde bimbo. She was always badgering Sasuke like she owned him or something. It was irritating to see Naruto's too yellow head spew curses at her beloved. She had a knack for attracting Sasuke's undivided attention.

Karin would be damned if she let that blonde idiot steal what belonged to her and her alone.

Breaking her chain of thoughts, her person of desire took a seat opposite her and she couldn't be more thrilled. Her plan worked.

"So Sasuke", She began slowly, "How was your Math's class?"

He graced her with a glance and she melted as his obsidian orbs landed on her for a fraction of a second. She didn't hear anything come out of his mouth so she briefly wondered if she missed his reply.

"I'm sorry; Sasuke but I didn't hear your answer. Will you repeat it?"

He fixed her with those endless black eyes again and she suppressed a shiver. Her friend, Ran, nudged her.

"He didn't say a single word to you, Karin."

Realization hit her and she cursed herself for being so twitchy in his presence. She smiled sweetly at him but he wasn't paying any more attention to her. He was conversing with Neji.

"There's that blonde baboon again." Mio scoffed pointing towards Naruto who had just entered. She was chatting with that pinkette animatedly. "The likes of her pollute our society, if you know what I mean. What kind of a girl from a respectable family carries herself like that?"

Karin agreed mentally.

"But s...sh...She is a ni…nice pers...person." Hinata stammered surprising everyone before turning a beet root red.

"Your cousin actually formed a complete sentence without fainting." Mio jested. "You must be really proud, Neji-kun."

"I don't see how either of us concerns you." Neji answered her coldly.

Taken aback, Mio commenced her Naruto bashing again.

"I hate that blonde freak. She's so ugly and who the hell wears orange these days?"

Almost every girl murmured in assent. Karin watched Sasuke closely for any sort of reaction but his stoic mask was placed firmly on his features. Taking it as a positive encouragement she expressed her opinions freely too.

"Just because she's a bit richer than a few of us, she thinks she is equal to us." That was a lie. Naruto was a lot richer than most of them. She was as rich as Uchihas, Hyugas and Sabakus.

"Bloody airhead."

"I don't see the point of her existence."

"And the way she latches herself onto Sasuke-kun like a leech is utterly disgusting."

"Such an attention seeker! I asked her to stay away from Sasuke-kun and you know what she told me? She said that it was Sasuke-kun who pissed her off."

"I can't believe she used such crass language."

"Bitch."

Karin felt better getting all that shit out of her system. Insulting Naruto gave her a really good feeling. Before they could begin again, an icy cold voice sent a shiver of fear down their spines.

"One more word about her and you will pay dearly."

It was Gaara. He was glaring at them with such intensity; she was surprised they hadn't been incinerated by then. And for the first time, she noticed the air around Sasuke change. It was cautious but possessive. He was talking to Neji calmly but something about him had changed drastically. He was angry, she realized but the thought seemed so bizarre that she almost dismissed it.

But then what?

It couldn't be because of Naruto. They had been making fun of her for quite a while.

Then was it because of Gaara? Did he have something on Sasuke?