The academy continued without much problem as Naruto cemented himself at the top of the class. Naruto didn't feel proud at all. HIM someone who could fight on par with jounin is competing aainst genin level combatants. Laughable.

Naruto was getting prepared for the team placements. He didn't want to end up paired with the Uchiha. The child spoke out of place and if there was one thing that Naruto didn't tolerate was disrespect.

But.

He had donned his mask to absolute perferction. To others he was indiffrent but he observed. Who were future threats and who to keep an eye on.

"Team placements will now begin" Iruka droned, Naruto ignored him and dozed off till he heard his name. "Team 7 - Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke Sensei Hatake Kakashi" Iruka finally called. He then began hs genin speech but Naruto tuned him out. Inwardly though he was fuming.

He could understand the fact that he was in a heavy assault team but still. Kakashi would be difficult to keep his mask on around because no matter how much Naruto wanted to refute the fact that Kakahsi was strong.


(3 hours later)

Naruto kept reading his prized book aka his mother's journal. He was halfway through and he felt as though he had made a non physical connection with his mother.

Soon the door slid open and Kakashi took a second to eye his Genin. Sasuke exuded arrogance and pride while Sakura was worshiping him for being alive. The other was an enigma.

While Kakashi had been told that the boy was cold to his classmates he realy didn't put much thought into it and simply passed it off as trust issues, but with a single glance you could tell even through his calm and collected demeanor he hated his teammates.

"My first impression of you is that I hate you" he said with his patented eye smile most of their faces contorted into rage and Sakura was about to yell at him till he continued "Meet me at the roof" he said as he vanished in a puff of smoke.

Sasuke bean to walk towards the door and go up onto the ceiling but couldn't help himself and had to slip in the comment "Try not to kill yourself on the way there demon" he sneered. Once again, he was ignored.

To the normal eye Sasule hated Naruto because he was a jinchuuriki but that wasn't the case. He hated him because he had personally wounded his pride. He had ignored him and blatantly overpowered him in every battle they had. It hurt his pride sk he went to verbal attacks and even they didn't seem to affect Naruto in the slightest who ignored him.

As he huffed and strutted away Sakura gave Naruto a last hateful glare before oing back to fawn over Sasuke again. Naruto simply walked into the shadow and appeared behind Kakashi.

"Hatake" Naruto called out in a monotone voice. He could see what Kakashi was reading and it embarrassed him to see such explicit content. Not that he would show it though.

Kakashi jumped in surprise and quickly turned around only to see the form of Naruto staring at him with his deep blue soulless eyes.

"Ah Naruto I didn't see you there" Kakashi said recovering frow his shock. "It's alright" Naruto replied as he sat down and waited for the rest of the team to show up

Soon Sasuke and Sakura came and they all sat down on the ceiling. "Okay so we are going to introduce ourselves with likes, dislikes and dreams for the future" he says

(Same as cannon till Naruto's bit)

"My Name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like strong people, ramen and fighting, I dislike this village and everyone in it" Naruto states in a cold emotionless voice.

Kakashi then explains to them the bell test a d then sends them all home except for Naruto.

"Naruto you are going to have to come with me" says Kakashi in a lazy but serious tone

"To the hokage's office I presume" Naruto replies blankly he knew this time would come and was prepared for what might happen.

(Hokage tower)"Now Naruto what is his about disliking the village" Hiruzen asks seriously. He honestly couldn't blame Naruto but he still had to ask why.

"This village as wronged me and if I remeber correctly if you are wronged you grow a sense of disdain against the people who have wronged you. I was expressing my feelings in an honest manner" says Naruto with a blank voice. He honestly had things to do... well he didn't but he could be training or doing something.

"Will this get in the way of your ninja work" Hiruzen in the same tone that made him worthy of being hokage. "No" Naruto responds. It was an honest response. He would continue to serve the village till he had developed Uzushiogakure to a level where he could begin to open trading routes and have it's own military.

"Okay Naruto you can go now" said Hiruzen losing his serious voice. As Naruto begins to walk towards a shadow in the room Hiruzen raises an eyebrow till Naruto dissapears into it.

"That is a strange ability. Kakashi do you think we should trust him" asks Hiruzen

"I will monitor him and see if there is anything out of order to report to you Hokage-sama" responds Kakashi. He too was feeling weighed down by all the guilt that has been pressuring him. He saw when Naruto was being beat and looked the other way and now their mistake was going to come back to haunt them