Here we have the first chapter of my new story, Blood Breathers. Those of you who have read my other story, Naruto Estacado, will understand my reasoning for naming it such. That's pretty much all I have to say, except enjoy the show!

Chapter 1, Konoha + A Vampire

Senju Tsunade, the Godaime Hokage of Konoha, groaned in annoyance as she thought over the council's latest ruling regarding the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Naruto.

'I don't see why they can't just leave the kid alone. It's not as if he's done anything wrong.' She thought, frowning as she netted her fingers together in front of her face. A knock at her office door broke her from her thoughts, to which she responded with an exhausted 'come in'. The door opened, revealing the visitor to be a tall boy with blonde hair and bright blue eyes, wearing a red jacket emblazoned with black flames over an orange and black jumpsuit. The strangest things about him, however, were the three thin whisker marks on each cheek, the pointed orange ears atop his head and the furry orange tail swaying to and fro from under his jacket.

"You wanted to see me, Baa-chan?" He asked, looking around the room with a bored expression on his vulpine features.

"Yes, unfortunately. The council has made yet another decision regarding your situation within the village," She replied, continually glancing to the drawer that kept her sake bottle. She looked up to find Naruto with the same bored expression on his face. "You don't seem too surprised."

"Why should I? They've been making decisions for me my whole life. Now, I just forget to care a lot of the time."

"Well then, in that case, you won't be too surprised by their decision. They've decided that you're too dangerous to be kept in the village, especially with the recent Pein situation."

"So, despite the fact that I saved this ungrateful village from a crazed ex-Ame-nin with a god complex and the rest of his insane henchmen, managed to effectively destroy the strongest of all demons by stealing its chakra and survived the Sennin training on Myobokuzan while perfecting an S-Class jutsu which I myself created, they still feel the need to banish me?"

"Not banish, per se. More like, send you somewhere you can learn to control your new power, then you can come back."

"You had to work hard to allow that, didn't you?" Naruto asked, staring right into Tsunade's eyes, his eyes changed to an icy blue.

'Damn, this kid is too good a shinobi.' Tsunade though, sweat dropping.

"So, where are you sending me?"

"High school."

"Huh?"

"Shizune gave me a leaflet yesterday. She said that a priest had dropped it," Tsunade said, digging through her drawers before she came upon a small white leaflet which she handed to Naruto. The blonde shinobi read through the folded piece of paper, occasionally humming or raising an eyebrow. He closed the leaflet when he had finished and threw it back onto the desk.

"Youkai Academy, huh? Sounds alright. When do I leave?"

"Tomorrow. I tried to garner more time, but the council wouldn't allow it. You have tonight to pack your things, then you'll be picked up in the morning by a member of the school staff."

"Well then, I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow, baa-chan. If I don't, I'll just say goodbye now," Naruto said as he turned to the door.

"Don't act like this is the last time you'll be here. You'll be coming back, I promise."

"Don't worry if you can't, baa-chan. It's not as if I'll miss this place. I'll be going now, I have to pack…for school."

The next day…

Konoha's former-resident jinchuuriki stood at the village gates with a bag on his back and a suitcase in hand. He faced the village, each of his friends standing before, many carrying boxes of various shapes and sizes.

"Well, I guess this is it, guys," He said, grinning at his friends. They smiled sadly as Shikamaru stepped forwards. He pulled a scroll from his pocket and handed it to Naruto.

"I did some research on this school of yours. This is what you'll need to survive. Don't open it until you get there. Though, knowing a troublesome blonde like you, you won't listen," He said, stepping back as Naruto pocketed the scroll. Next Chouji stepped forward with a box, a ramen bowl printed on the side.

"I got all your favourite flavours, and lots of them. Don't eat them all at once," The Akimichi said as he stood next to his shadow-wielding friend. Ino came forward next, tears in her eyes as she handed Naruto a large red and orange flower.

"This is an Orange Daylily. I want you to take care of it and show it to me when you get back…Just promise you'll come back?" She asked, and smiled when she saw Naruto grin and nod. Kiba walked up next, and handed Naruto a small wooden box, which he opened to reveal what was inside. A pair of black gloves with long metal claws that covered the entire finger, the back sticking outwards when he clenched his fist, with the blade end reaching far past the fingertip. Naruto was gobsmacked at the craftsmanship, and looked up at Kiba to see him grinning.

"You like 'em, foxy? I got my cousin to make 'em for ya. The metal of the claws is perfect for chakra conducting, so you can use your futon chakra to make 'em even sharper."

"Whoa, thanks mutt. I'll put these to good use." Naruto said, placing the box in his suitcase. Kiba stepped back, giving way to Shino, who walked forward with a cloud of bugs following him, carrying a large glass tank.

"This is a bug tank. Try collecting different kinds of bugs at this school. Then you can bring them back and show me when you come back. Just try to recognise me we when you return this time." Shino said, and though his face was hidden by his coat, Naruto could have sworn he saw a smirk.

"C'mon, you're still sore about that?" Naruto said, grinning when he heard Shino's small chuckle. He sealed the tank as Shino's insects retreated inside his body. Tenten walked forward, pulling out two familiar scrolls from the scroll holder on her back. "Tenten, you're giving me the Soshoryuu?"

"Yep! I have another copy, so don't worry. Plus, for everything you've done you deserve it." She said, smiling as she stepped back to stand with the rest of Naruto's friends. Her stoic team-mate, Hyuuga Neji, came forward next. He pulled a small book with a flame symbol on the cover out of his backpack and handed it to the blonde shinobi.

"This is a copy of the Jyuuken Basic Technique Manual. Even if you don't want to use our style, or feel it dishonourable, I want to you to try to learn it. Just in case you should need it."

"You sure?" Naruto asked, looking at the cover of the book.

"Yes. Look at it this way, if you learn it, you can customise it. Make an entirely new style," Neji told him, bringing sparkles into Naruto's eyes. Neji chuckled at his friend's childishness before moving back to stand with Tenten as Lee, surprisingly, walked forward.

"Here, Naruto-kun! I have procured a book on Taijutsu styles for you! It lists our own Gouken style including several others! Train with this book and become a truly splendid ninja!" Lee shouted, making most of the crowd sweat-drop at his antics. He walked back to his team-mates as Kakashi, Kurenai and Gai walked forward. Kurenai placed a scroll in his hand, Gai a set of weights, and Kakashi a large box. He looked at the scroll, seeing that it was a scroll on genjutsu.

"I know that you're still lacking when it comes to illusions, so I thought this would help you." Kurenai said, gesturing to the scroll.

"These weights will allow you to reach greater heights in your taijutsu abilities, Naruto-kun! Use them, and let your flames of youth burn brightly!" Gai shouted, everyone sweat-dropping again.

"I have here something so precious you will not ever want to stop using it. Just be sure to keep it safe, and use it the way it was meant to be used." Kakashi said, his visible eye shining. Naruto opened the box and his eye started twitching when he saw the contents.

"Kakashi-sensei, this is a set of Icha Icha books."

"I know, it's the greatest gift ever, right?" Kakashi said with an eye smile as he used his swirly-thumbs-up-no-jutsu. Everyone sweat-dropped a third time. The three Jounin stepped back to stand with their respective students or Team 10 in Kakashi's case, as he had been taking several missions with them. Tsunade stepped forward and placed a large scroll in Naruto's arms.

"What's this, Tsunade-baachan?" Naruto asked, looking at the large rolled up piece of paper in his possession.

"This...is your heritage. It's from your father, it contains all of his special techniques," Tsunade said, smiling when she saw Naruto's hopeful expression.

"Does that mean...inside this scroll is the Hirai..."

"Don't tell everyone! Just keep it a secret, open it when you get to school."

"Speaking of which, when am I leaving?"

"The staff member should be arriving soon."

"How is he arriving?"

"The leaflet said something about a large yellow vehicle...I think it was called a bus," Tsunade said, but stopped as she heard a strange sound, similar to a roar in the distance. Through the trees that lined the path to the village came a large yellow object with wheels, driven by a strange man with glowing yellow eyes.

"I think that's it," Kakashi said, staring at the odd vehicle.

"Really, what would give you that idea?" Shikamaru said sarcastically. The bus stopped beside the crowd, opening its folding door to reveal the yellow-eyed man grinning at Naruto.

"You coming, kid?"

"Yeah, just give me a sec..." Naruto started, but was cut off by a loud shout coming from the village.

"NARUTO-KUN!" Everyone turned to see Hinata standing in the middle of the street. "Where are you going?"

"Nobody told Hinata, did they?" Naruto asked the crowd, who all sweat-dropped yet again.

"Heh, guess it kinda slipped our minds." Kiba said, scratching the back of his head.

"Why are you leaving? We just started getting to know each other properly..." She said, tears running down her pale cheeks.

"It's not my choice, Hinata-chan. The council...they're making me go. But I'll be back, I promise." Naruto said, looking into Hinata's eyes. A few more tears fell from her eyes before she wrapped her arms around his neck, crying into his jacket. She stayed there for a few seconds before letting go and kissing his cheek. She smiled seeing Naruto's light blush.

"You better come back. If you don't, I'll just have to hunt you down, won't I?" The pale-eyed kunoichi said, making a shiver run down Naruto's spine. He turned back to the bus, seeing the bus-driver beginning to get impatient. He hurried onto the bus, loading his luggage into the side compartment. The mechanical door closed, separating Naruto and his friends. He sat in a seat by the window, waving to his friends. He saw Hinata cry into her cousin's shoulder as he left. In fact, quite a few of his friends were crying.

"You come from a small town, kid?" The driver asked, tilting his head to ask his passenger.

"I guess you could say that."

A while later...

"Here we are, kid. Youkai Academy. Be careful, it's a terrifying school." The bus driver told the blonde ninja as he exited the bus. The doors closed and the bus left before Naruto could ask what he meant. He shrugged and grabbed his suitcase before walking between the gray, dead trees that lined the path along with several skulls and gravestones.

'What is this, some kind of goth school?' He thought, looking around his macabre surroundings. His ears twitched and he jumped back, narrowly avoiding a swarm of bats flying out of a hollow tree. His ears twitched again as he heard a strange metallic whirring noise, getting louder and louder as it neared him. A crash was heard, and Naruto turned just in time to see a particularly beautiful girl with pink hair riding a bike before said bike crashed into his stomach. Both people and metallic vehicle were sent flying across the path, the bike's wheels becoming mangled and bent as Naruto and the girl flew in the opposite direction. Once the shinobi cleared his head, he found his hand had landed on something remarkably soft. He squeezed the soft object and heard a soft gasp from somewhere above him. He looked up to find his hand had landed on the girl's thigh, dangerously close to her thigh. He quickly removed his hand and looked up at the girl.

She had bright pink hair, even brighter than Sakura's, with one strange cowlick in the middle of her head, while bright green eyes shone from under her fringe. She wore a green jacket, a brown skirt and a plain white shirt that was open slightly, revealing a small amount of cleavage along with a sliver rosary adorned with a single red bead.

Naruto stood up and dusted himself off, before offering a hand to the girl and helping her up. She stood up precariously which didn't last, as she fell against Naruto with a slightly glazed look in her eyes.

"Sorry," She said as she looked up at him, "I get kinda dizzy because of my anaemia."

"It's ok. Are you sure you're all right?" Naruto asked, looking at the girl with a worried expression.

"I'm fine, I'm just...Oh, you're bleeding!" She exclaimed, looking at the gash on his hand. Naruto looked at his hand in confusion.

"Yeah, I guess I am..." He replied, but his mind was moving much faster. 'Why am I bleeding? Surely the youki I got from Kyuubi should've healed it straight away.' He was broken from his thoughts as he felt something sniffing his hand. He looked down to find the girl's face in his palm, sniffing the blood staining his skin. Suddenly, she moved her head from his hand and up to his neck in one fluid motion. She opened her mouth, baring long fangs.

"I'm sorry, you just smell so good...it's all because, I'm a vampire." She said, sinking her fangs into his neck. Naruto winced slightly as the sharp teeth pierced his skin, but the pain quickly disappeared. She began drinking the precious crimson liquid like there was an infinite source, which, effectively, there was. Eventually she pulled her fangs from his neck and licked lips, looking up to her victim. He was staring at her blankly, as if nothing had happened.

"Finished?" He asked.

"You're not surprised, or scared, or in pain or even angry at me?" She asked, confused.

"Not really. I guess I'm used to people biting other people." 'Especially after the Orochimaru situation.'

"Riiiiiiight...So, what's your name?" She asked, her hands held behind her back as she leant forward in a way Naruto couldn't help but find cute.

"Isn't it common courtesy to give your own name before asking another's?" He replied, remembering Sasuke's response to Neji in the Chuunin Exams.

"Oh, right, sorry. I'm Akashiya Moka, a freshman here at Youkai Academy."

"Uzumaki Naruto, also a freshman."

"Oh, how great! Maybe we'll be in the same class!"

"Yeah, maybe. Uh, is there some kind of uniform for this school?" He asked, noticing how their clothes were completely different.

"Huh? Weren't you sent a uniform?"

"Uh, no. I didn't know I was coming here until yesterday."

"In that case, there should be a uniform in your dorm."

"I didn't get a key."

"Just look in your pocket," She said enigmatically. He shrugged his shoulders and put a hand in his pocket, not entirely sure what this would accomplish. Eventually, his fingers closed around something that wasn't there before. He pulled it out, revealing it to be a small silver key.

"That's kinda creepy," He said, confused.

In the boys' dorm...

Naruto stood before a plain green door with a small sign placed on it, reading his name. He pushed the key he retrieved from his pocket into the lock and turned it, pushing the door open. He looked around the room before and found it eerily familiar to his apartment in Konoha. It even had the same leaf-symbol poster above the bed. He placed his suitcase and bag on the floor before unsealing his ramen cups and began placing them in cupboards. Then he found a chest of drawers in the corner, which he placed Shino's bug tank on top of. He then placed Ino's flower on his bedside cabinet along with the Icha Icha books, placed the technique scrolls and books on the desk by the window and put the box with Kiba's gloves inside next to them.

Once everything had been put away he collapsed onto his bed, sprawling himself out onto the orange bedcovers as he looked around the room. His eyes rested upon a clock hung on the wall, and immediately he felt something in his pocket. He reached into it again and pulled out a folded piece of paper he knew hadn't been there before. Naruto opened it, revealing it to be a schedule of some kind. He noticed that if he didn't get going now, he'd be seriously late for homeroom. He literally jumped from the bed into the air and ran to the wardrobe, where he knew his uniform would be waiting.

He pulled a plain white shirt and a pair of brown trousers on over a set of ANBU armour, just in case. He then slipped the green jacket on top and tied his tie loosely around his neck. He grabbed his bag, having already packed it and ran out of the door. Naruto started to run down the corridor, but remembered something. The shinobi walked back to his door, locked it, put a henge over his ears and tails and vanished.

In the classroom...

"Welcome, first years, to Youkai Academy! This is a school for..." Nekonome Shizuka started to tell her class, but was cut off by the door slamming open and a blonde boy running into the classroom.

"Sorry, Nekonome-sensei!" Naruto shouted as he ran to an empty seat by the window. He sat down and pulled his bag, rummaging through it as he unloaded his things.

"You're Uzumaki-kun, correct? It's alright, just make sure it doesn't happen again." She said, before beginning again. "Welcome first years, to Youkai Academy! This is a school for m..."

"Sumimasen, Sensei!" Another voice shouted as the door was slammed open yet again. Naruto looked up from his bag to find the rosette from earlier, Moka, standing in the doorway. He also noticed that the entire male population of the class was staring at her with hearts in their eyes, many of them drooling and giggling lecherously. He grinned at his pink-haired friend, who smiled back. However, where he stopped there, she didn't. She decided to tackle him from across the room, jumping onto him shouting "Naruto! We're in the same class! I'm so glad!"

Many of the lusty stares turned to hateful and jealous glares as they saw the beautiful girl jumping into the shinobi's arms. She stayed there with her arms around his neck for a few seconds before Nekonome decided that was enough. She cleared her throat noisily, causing Moka to jump, unlatch herself from Naruto's neck and jump into the seat behind him all in one fluid motion.

"If everyone's done, may I finish now?" The cat-like teacher asked, getting nods from around the room. "Good. Now then, where was I...Ah yes. Welcome to Youkai Academy! As you all know, this school is a school for monsters!"

Naruto's eyes widened and he looked nervously around the room, looking at each of the students in turn. He noticed that not all were as normal as others. After surveying the entire class, he decided on a single thought. 'I'm so screwed.'

So, what do you think? The first chapter of Blood Breathers, finished and waiting for continuation. Said continuation will most likely come tomorrow or something, simply because I'm stuck at home by myself tomorrow. Anyway, if you want to see what Naruto's gloves look like, just think of the Sith Stalker Armour from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The hands of said armour have huge claws on them which look pretty badass. Basically, his gloves are Sith Stalker hands made into black gloves. By the way, this fic will be based on the anime. It will have some elements from the manga, but only a few. Also, it will have several completely original adventures. I already have one cooking in my mind that will cause EVERYONE to use their full power. This means Demonic Naruto, folks. Please, remember to review! Ja ne!