Finally finished. The past half year has been crazy. My computer died, I cut my finger, and school had to take priority over writing. Hopefully the New Year will be better. I'll probably speeding up the Naruto timeline and the next chapter will include Momo, Lala, and Nana more than this chapter. Anyways hope y'all enjoy this chapter.

Jutsu:

Henge no Jutsu (Transformation jutsu)

Oiroke no Jutsu (Sexy Jutsu)

Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution Jutsu)

Kage Bushin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Jutsu)

[The Academy, the morning of team placement]

Iruka hummed as he graded Naruto's tests. "It's scary how quickly he improved with a little bit of change to his mindset," he thought.

Each test improved considerably compared to his previous grades. "Not as great as Sakura's, Shikamaru's, or Hinata's," he thought. "But definitely above Kiba's and Choji's level. Nearly on the level of Shino's."

"How did he do?" A soft voice whispered behind his ear. A pair of arms wrapped around his neck as his girlfriend nuzzled into him. "I thought you were still asleep?"

"Mmm~," she moaned. "I would have if my boyfriend didn't leave me so early in the morning." Mikado let go of Iruka's neck as she scanned Naruto's test.

"Hmm… His grades have improved," Mikado said. "Frighteningly so. Makes me wonder how good he would be if he was taught properly."

Iruka hummed. Feeling a sense of remorse for his previous hate for his now surrogate younger and his actions of not teaching him properly.

"Hey," Mikado said, gaining his attention. "Don't beat yourself up for the past. The only thing we can do now is make things right in the present."

Iruka nodded. "You're right. I. I just wish I did it sooner. Maybe Mizuki wouldn't have used him the way he did if I took action."

Mikado said nothing, putting down the papers and palming Iruka's cheek, surprising the young man. "The present Iruka. It's the all you can do. No amount of wallowing or self pity will change the past."

Iruka nodded solemnly, before planting a kiss on the woman. "What would I do without you?" Mikado chuckled. "Probably wallowing…" Iruka chuckled. "Yeah. You're right."

Mikado stood up, pulling the man with him. "Come. We both know he passed and we have time before team placements, lets have a quick date beforehand." Iruka could only nod. "Coming dear."

[Naruto's apartment]

Naruto groaned. Clearly feeling the last day of Yugao-nee's training. It was an intense session as she poured the last of her lessons to the young boy. It didn't help that Lala and Momo were clinging on to his chest.

"Ugh…" he said. Naruto looked at the clock next to him. '8:00 huh,' he thought. Two more hours till team placement.

Naruto slowly moved his arms from the girls, careful not to wake them, to perform his now signature technique. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu," he whispered.

Three clones appeared in front of the bed. "Clone 1 get the clothes ready. Clone 2 prepare breakfast. Clone 3 you're switching places with me so I can take a shower," he said.

Two of the clones groaned as the last one had a certain gleam in his eye as he had the easy job. Naruto gave the clone a deadpanned look. 'Not one of these guys.'

"And no funny business…" Naruto said, before performing the appropriate hand signs. "Kawarimi no Jutsu," Naruto said, replacing him with the clone. "Mmm~. Naruto-kun!" Lala mumbled. She dug herself into the clones shoulder, giving him a deep grin. Naruto shot him a stern look, promising pain. "Again. No funny business," he said.

Naruto walked into the bathroom to wash off as the other clones went off to perform their duties. It was new bathroom with the newest space technology of the Devilukean Empire, making the bathroom bigger than it actually seemed like.

Lala inventions fascinated him and their potential applications. His trickster mind would daydream with all the things he could do with her inventions. The only problem was the many many bugs, resulting in a lot of shenanigans the past week.

'The body swap incident was… interesting,' he thought. Who knew teleportation technology can result in the mind transfer of people. It did however allow him to perfect his sexy jutsu as it gave him the feeling of a woman, which allowed him to completely transform into the opposite sex.

Naruto hummed as he took off his clothes and started the shower. Washing himself, Naruto seemingly didn't notice the shadow creeping into the room. The steam of the shower covered his body, obscuring him from the view of the intruder. The shadow jumped at the young shinobi only to catch a piece of soap.

"Owie~!," Momo said as she slipped on the wet floor. She wore a skimpy two piece swimsuit, probably a way to seduce him. She looked up to see a smirking Naruto with a towel around his waist. "Better luck next time Momo-chan," Naruto said.

"How did you know I was awake Naru-kun?" Momo asked as she rubbed her head, her tail swaying lightly. "Since the body swap. You tend to have a naughty talk in your sleep when I switch places with my clones," he said.

"Fuu~," Momo said. "I'll get to see that rock hard penis someday." Naruto blushed slightly at the bluntness and her lust, before regaining his composure. "You're a hundred years too early to catch me like that Momo. Better luck next time," Naruto said as he walked out of the bathroom.

"I'll get you next time…" Momo said. Deciding to not let warm water go to waste, she took a shower herself.

Naruto walked by clone 1, who gave him his clothes. It was a change from his orange jumpsuit. He still wore his orange jumpsuit pants, but his top was a zipped-up long-sleeved black combat jacket with orange stripes a long the arms and middle. It was built for durability and handle small shuriken fire. Not as well as a flak jacket but it offered some protection. "Everything intact?" Naruto said.

"Everything is ready boss!" The clone said. "Good you can dispel," Naruto said. Putting on the clothes, he walked into the kitchen that was also redone by Devilukean means. Noticing the twin sister of Momo, Nana, the absentminded girl was patiently waiting for his clone to finish cooking.

"Does it smell that good?", Naruto asked. Nana nodded. "It smells exquisite," she said. Naruto chuckled, glad that he took up cooking as a skill with the help of Teuchi-oji and Ayame-nee.

Taking a seat next to the girl, Naruto said. "Then I'll have to try some new recipes. Never thought I was that good of a cook, but now I have a taste tester."

Nana nodded happily, hoping that the young man that caught her sisters' infatuation would allow her to taste test all of his food. "So? You fancy teme, huh?" Naruto said, clearly noticing the affection for his rival. It was a similar look Sakura and Ino had for the boy, only more pure.

Nana paused as she processed his words. "Who is this teme you speak of?", Nana asked. "It's the term of endearment I give to my rival, Sasuke Uchiha," Naruto said. "The same duck butt haired guy you met the night you landed in Konoha."

Nana nodded absentmindedly, before realizing the original question. "Ba-Baka! How dare you ask me that?" Nana said as she pointed at him. Naruto chuckled. "That wasn't a no," he said. "I- I don't have an interest in that sa- savage." Nana stuttered.

"Mhmm…" Naruto said. "He talked about you, you know. After our little bout with Zastin. It was the first time I seen him interested in a girl. For a minute there I thought he was either gay or a eunuch. Glad I know it's neither."

Nana stuttered before rushing to her room in a storm of a blushes. Naruto chuckled at the interaction. "You done?" Naruto asked his clone. "Yes boss," he said. "Good. Can you drop off some food for Nana as I make a little treat for her. It seems that I teased her too much."

"Aye aye boss," the clone said before walking off with a plate of food to the girls room. Naruto started to eat before hearing a crash and a female scream in his room. "Must be Lala," he muttered as he felt the rush of his clones memories, confirming his theory.

"Husband-kun! Why did you leave me with a clone again?" Lala whined as she walked into the kitchen.

"Because I would be stuck till noon if you got your way," Naruto said. "Did you forget I got team placements today at 10:00? I can't miss that or Iruka and Neko-nee will kill me."

"Fuu!" Lala mewed. "I want compensation." Naruto chuckled. For aliens, they sure have a knack for sweets. "I'll make some dango for you girls. Just remember to share," he said.

"Yay!" Lala cheered. "Now eat your breakfast," Naruto said. 'Sometimes I feel like I'm the only responsible one in this group,' he thought. '… That didn't sound right.'

After a hour, Naruto finished the dango for the girls. Putting the treats on the table, he noted that Lala and Momo were lounging in the living room. 'I guess Nana is still in her room,' Naruto thought. "I'm heading out to meet with Iruka sensei before my team placements. It should take a few hours."

"Okay Husband/Naruto-kun," Lala and Momo said. "There's dango on the table," Naruto said. "Don't forget to share with Nana. You know how she is with sweets." Momo rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said. "Just make sure to say hello to Hinata-chan for me and I look forward to hanging out. Maybe this Friday?"

Naruto shook his head as he walked out the door. "How you and Hinata became best friends is beyond me. You two are the complete opposites."

Momo chuckled. "Because we both have similar interest," she whispered as she watched him walk out the door. Lala eyes widened. "Hinata also likes Naruto-kun?!" Lala said.

[Academy]

Naruto landed in front of the Academy. He had one hour till team placements, plenty of time to talk to Iruka and Mikado-sensei. Naruto paused, sensing a shadow within his peripheral. He gave a quick crouch, letting the shadow hit the door in front of him. It was a kunai.

"Your senses have improved again Naruto-kun," Yugao said, landing next the boy. Naruto took the kunai out of the frame, before saying. "It's because of your training Yugao-sensei. I wouldn't be nearly as good without it."

"Don't cut yourself short Naruto-kun," Yugao said. "It's your determination and drive that allowed you to improve." Naruto paused, before nodding at his short time sensei. "Now, I am relieved of my duty as your sensei," Yugao said. "But I wanted to give you something as a parting gift."

Yugao pulled open a scroll from her pouch, giving it to the young man. Naruto stared at the scroll for a second before opening it, revealing a tanto in a combat sheath. Pulling the sword out, Naruto took time to observe the blade. It was a double bladed straight tanto with a small circular black hand-guard. It had a black hilt with crimson string cross stitched along the hilt. It had multiple engravings on the blade, similar to fuinjutsu seals. "Woah…" Naruto said.

Yugao giggled. "This tanto was passed down to me from my sensei as my first sword," she said. "Her name is Benihime and she is an heirloom of her family, but my sensei felt that I had more potential to use it than her." Naruto listened carefully. Why would she give him something so precious as her first sword? "Why?" Naruto asked.

"Well for one, I never unlocked her full potential," she said. "And two, I felt that it was best give it back to my sensei's son." Naruto eyes widened. "My mom was your sensei?!"

Yugao giggled. "Yes she was. If you thought my training was hard, your mother was at least ten times worse." Naruto shivered at the thought.

"Enough about the past," she said. "There's plenty of time to remanence, you have to meet up with Iruka correct?" Naruto nodded, putting the sword back into its sheath and strapping it onto his back. Yugao was surprised when the boy pulled her into a deep hug.

"Thank you," he whispered. Yugao smiled. "You're welcome." Naruto let go of her and walked into through the door, leaving his nee-chan for the time being.

[Classroom]

Naruto casually walked through the halls of the Academy as many classes were in session from the younger students. He noticed that most of the seminars looked to be rather boring by the look of the students' faces. 'Hang in there,' he thought.

"Ah. Here we are," he said as he walked through the classroom.

"Mhmm~!" Mikado moaned as she sat in Iruka's lap, clearly in a make out session with her boyfriend. "Uh… should I come back?" Naruto said. "N-Naruto-kun!"

[Hokage's office]

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood on the roof of the hokage building, looking into the village his senseis' created. Taking a drag from his pipe, he thought of the past two weeks. It seems that corruption had run rampant in his village. Many of the changes the Fourth had made to ensure strong shinobi, prosperity for their allies, and lessoning casualties were reversed in the years after the Kyubi Attack. Mostly in a show that Konoha was still strong. It only has increased since the Uchiha Massacre, leaving their allies in poverty. 'I'll need to talk to the Kazekage soon,' he thought.

Then there was the problems at the Academy. Most of the students, except for the clans knew of the reality of the shinobi, resulting in unnecessary death from new recruits. The civilian council implemented new clauses to reduce the academic test such as the villages heritage and history, allowing for easy access for civilians to become shinobi without understanding the importance of the village.

'Especially the erasure of Uzumaki's contributions to the village from our fuinjutsu and ninjutsu to our jinchuriki,' he thought. Although, he suspected that certain sectors within the shinobi helped in the civilians endeavors. They would be rooted out soon and the academy will have a new curriculum made by Shikaku and Iruka.

"Maybe I should call in Tsunade for advice," he mused. Her contributions to shinobi squads saved many from an unfortunate fate and field medical ninjutsu. It would help in the village's longevity.

Lastly, was the Uchiha clan. With Itachi's sacrifice and Sasuke's quest for vengeance, he felt foul play within the clan's destruction. Most of its resources were scoured and jutsu stolen despite having a living heir. The civilians also played to Sasuke's ego to see if they could steal some of the last resources of the Uchiha clan, only to increase his instability. Despite Toibrama-sensei's apprehension of the Uchiha clan, it was founding member of Konoha and should have been treated with respect.

'Shisui or Itachi would have made excellent Hokage,' he thought. 'And Fugaku… If not for the elders and Danzo, I would have made him Hokage in my stead as a sign of trust between the clan and the village.' Despite the regret he felt, there was good news for the clan. Ibiki rooted out many of the perpetrators in the hidden raids and returning them to the Uchiha archives, but some were more hidden than others such as jutsu and weapons. He suspected Danzo had a hand in their disappearance which meant a confrontation. 'I'll have to visit you soon my old friend.'

Hiruzen felt a familiar presence land behind him. "You need to see me Hokage-sama?", the man said. He is a tall man with spiky silver hair oriented to his left-side, dark grey eyes, and a fair complexion. He wore a standard Konoha flak jacket, dark blue pants, and a long-sleeve shirt. He also wears fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand and a blue mask covering his face. His headband laid lazily over his left eye.

"Yes Kakashi," Hiruzen said. "I want to talk to you about your team request." Kakashi gave him a perplexed gaze.

"Is there something wrong?" Hiruzen took another drag of his pipe before saying. "I want you to make sure that Naruto and Sakura will have equal amounts of training under your tutelage."

Kakashi gave him a bewildered look. "I don't understand?", he said. "You think that I will neglect my other students?" Hiruzen gave a solemn nod.

"You see Kakashi, history tends to rhyme with Team 7. The sensei teaches three students, two rival each other, one rival is favorited over, and the other two students neglected. The results are always the same… Disaster. It happened with Danzo, myself, and Tobirama-sensei. Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and I. And even you, Obito, and Minato-san." Kakashi paused at the older man's words. Hiruzen walked up to the young man placing a hand on his shoulder.

"I understand your want to train Sasuke as a way of redemption to Obito," he said. "But do not neglect your sensei's son or Sakura Haruno. I fear they will face great trials in the years to come… Don't make the same mistakes I and your predecessors did." Kakashi stayed silent for a minute before giving Hiruzen a stare that showed his conviction. "I will try my best Hokage-sama," he said. Hiruzen smiled. "That's all I ask for."

Naruto stood outside the room in awkward silence as his two surrogate got dressed. 'I didn't need to see that…' he thought. The door opened, revealing Mikado.

"You can come in Naruto-kun," she whispered. Naruto nodded as he followed Mikado into the room. Iruka sat in the desk of the room, stiff as a board, as if not to draw any attention. It didn't help.

"… So should I expect to be an uncle within the next few months?" Naruto asked, trying to break the tension a little.

Iruka sputtered. "Why would you think that Naruto?", he asked. "We've only started dating for about a month." Iruka looked at Mikado, hoping she would back him up. Mikado gave a quizzical look.

"I wouldn't mind having children with you Iruka-kun," she said. "You've said you always wanted to have a family with the woman you love. Are you saying you don't love me Iruka-kun?" Iruka sputtering increased with each sentence.

"O-of course I love you!", he said. "But don't you think we're moving a little fast? We've barely got to truly know each other." Mikado gave a thinking pose.

"I suppose you're right," she said. "Sorry Naruto-kun. No little niece or nephew for a while." Naruto chuckled. "It's alright nee-chan. Maybe in a few years right?"Mikado smiled at the thought. "Right."

Iruka coughed into his hand. "Now that we've broke the tension at my expense," he said. "It's time for us to review your progress in our short time together." Naruto stiffened up, giving them his full attention.

"Well start with the basics," Mikado said. "Your calligraphy, reading, and comprehension skills have made a drastic improvement. Your understanding of Konoha's history, major events, and possible encounters have also improved. If I were to give you an exam, you would probably have markings near the top percentile instead of bottom. I would recommend you continue practicing calligraphy and read as often as possible. Maybe keep a journal to improve your writing skills." Naruto nodded. "I will keep that in my nee-chan."

"For your shinobi lessons," Iruka said. "Your understanding of chakra, their affinities, and transformations have improved. Your chakra control has also improved considerably, allowing you to perform henge on a near perfect scale."

"Unfortunately, your genjutsu is the least improved of your set of skills," he continued. "But considering your reserves, it is understandable. I recommend continuing your chakra control exercises and increasing the difficulty of the exercises once you have a handle of it. Remember, you chakra system, like your body and brain, is an organ. Changing your exercises will improve proficiency, plasticity, and longevity of your chakra reserves." Naruto nodded, taking mental notes from Iruka.

"Now for your parting lesson," Iruka said, pulling out a square piece of paper. Naruto looked at the paper quizzically. "What is that Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked.

"This is chakra paper," Iruka said. "By pouring chakra into it, you learn your natural nature affinity. For example." He poured some of his chakra into the paper, causing it for half to burn and half to become soggy.

"My nature affinity is water and fire," he said. "Jutsu related to my affinity are easier to learn compared to jutsu I don't have affinity for." Naruto nodded in understanding. Iruka gave him the second piece of paper.

"Now try it out," he said. Naruto looked at the paper for a second before pouring his chakra into it, cutting it in half. "What does that mean Iruka-sensei?" Iruka scratched his chin.

"It seems you have a high nature affinity for wind chakra which is rare in Konoha," he said. "The only person I know with the affinity is Asuma Sarutobi."

"You mean the old man's son and Konohamaru's uncle?" Naruto asked. Iruka nodded. "The very same… How do you know Konohamaru?" Iruka asked.

"I met him when I went to register as a shinobi," he said. "He was being a brat so I beat him up a little, much to that closet pervert's, Ebisu, jargon." Iruka gave him an incredulous look while Mikado giggled at his little brothers antics.

"Anyways, he followed me around a bit, asking me to train him. So I taught him the henge jutsu and… its variants." Iruka gave him a stern look. "You didn't teach him the Oiroke no Jutsu. Did you?" He asked.

Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Hehe… Maybe," he said. Iruka sighed. 'Not another one,' he thought as he knows Konohamaru would be in the next set of student he would be teaching.

"Hey! I only told him to use it information gathering and perverts only," Naruto said. "Plus I made sure I taught him the fully clothed version so it won't cause a riot." Iruka shook his head, feeling a headache coming.

"Oh it will be fine," Mikado said. "How bad can one boy be?" Iruka looked at her. "You just jinx me didn't you?" Mikado only smiled.

"… I hate you," he said. " I love you too, honey," she said. Iruka rubbed his head, before pulling out a scroll from his flak jacket. "This is our parting gift for you Naruto-kun," he said, giving it to Naruto.

He looked at the scroll quizzically, before taking the scroll. Opening it, a set of contents opened from the scroll. There was a book and scroll inside them.

"The book is from me," Mikado said. "It's a culinary book as I've notice that you have a knack for the skill. Plus the girls in your life will appreciate it." Naruto looked at the book and smiled. "Thank you Mikado-nee." Naruto gave the woman a quick hug that was reciprocated.

Iruka smiled. "This is a scroll on the basics of nature transformations. I added chakra control techniques for fire and water as well as one defensive jutsu and three offensive jutsu."

Naruto's eyes widened as he looked at the scroll. He let go of Mikado and pulled Iruka into a hug as well. "Thank you… nii-chan," he said. "You're welcome Naruto," Iruka said. After a few moments the two young men let go of each other.

"I recommend you start with water transformation training before fire," he said. "Most shinobi in or near the Land of Fire know fire techniques. Water ninjutsu is a good counter to such techniques." Naruto gave him a quick smile and a look of determination. "Hai Iruka-sensei!"

Iruka and Mikado smiled. "It seems team placements aren't for another 30 minutes," Iruka said. "Plenty of time to start reading either one of out gifts." Naruto nodded as he grabbed the culinary book. "Don't worry. I have to look to see if there is any recipes that the girls would like. Maybe something sweet?"

"If it's something sweet, I recommend page 142," Mikado said. Naruto flipped to the page. "… Cinnamon buns?" He asked. "Never tried those before… Seems simple enough." Naruto walked to the middle seat, as he flipped through the book.

Mikado giggled at the boys antics. "Seems once Naruto-kun puts his mind to something, he doesn't stop till its finished." Iruka shook his head. "That's Naruto for you… I'll be back in 30 minutes for class."

"Hai hai," Naruto said nonchalantly, engrossed in his reading. Iruka chuckled before leaving with Mikado. He wouldn't notice the many students flowing in as the minutes went by.

[30 minutes later]

Students gossiped as they waited for Iruka-sensei. Many gave Naruto subtle glances, not expecting him to be in the class as they all knew he didn't pass the exam.

"Hey Naruto!", a random boy shouted. Naruto looked up from his book. "Hmm?" He asked. "What are you doing here? You didn't pass the exam!", the boy said.

"Mind the headband Shiba," Naruto said before continuing to read his book. He didn't have the mental capacity to deal with nosy classmates at the moment. "Hey!" Shiba said. "Listen to me!"

Slam! The door swung open, interrupting Shiba, revealing Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka. "Out of the way Ino-pig!"Sakura said. "You first forehead!" Ino retorted. Both girls were having one of their bouts again, much to the frustration of Sasuke and amusement of Naruto. It seems that Sakura won this time around as she walked over to the spot that Naruto and Shiba were.

"Hey, will you let me through?" Sakura asked.

"Good morning to you too Sakura-chan," Naruto said. "How are you this morning?"

Sakura grew you frustrated with Naruto "Move over Naruto!", she said. "I want to sit next to Sasuke-kun!"

Naruto glanced at Sasuke, staring at the boy. "What?", Sasuke asked. "Do you want me to move or continue sitting here?" Sasuke looked at the boy in surprise, bur resumed his brooding. "Tch! Whatever," he said. Naruto shrugged. "Fine," he said.

Naruto got up to let Sakura in much to her surprise. "Huh?", she asked. "Go ahead," Naruto said. "Oh uh… thank you," she said as she sat next to Sasuke. 'What's going on with dead last? He would have either asked me out, fought with Sasuke-kun, or at least something. Sakura noticed Naruto's new outfit.

"So you finally got rid of that dingy orange jumpsuit," Sakura said. "You get rid of the pants though." Naruto chuckled. "Yeah, Ayame-neechan threatened to cut off my ramen supply if I didn't change my clothes."

Sakura sweat dropped. 'It was that easy?', she thought. 'At least he looks good in them compared to his old ugly orange jumpsuit.' Wait a minute. 'Why am I thinking about Naruto when Sasuke-kun is right next to me!' Inner Sakura said.

"Hi Sasuke-kun!", she said, completely ignoring the previous conversation. "How are you this morning?" Sasuke said nothing as he continued to brood. "Um… Sakura? Weren't we having a conversation?" Naruto asked. Sakura gained an annoyed look. "I'm talking to Sasuke-kun baka! God! You are so annoying!"

Naruto put his hands up. "Hai, Hai," he said. 'Gosh, she worst than some of the red-light nee-chans and their pay pigs,' he thought.

Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Iruka. "Alright," he said. "Settle down students." Shiba grumbled as he took his seat next to his friends.

With the room quieted down, Iruka started his lecture. "Alright students, today is the day you become real shinobi," he said."But you are all merely genin. The hard part has just started. Now… You will soon be assigned to duties of the village under the tutelage of a jounin sensei. You will follow their instructions and complete assignments."

'Pft… Three man teams?' Sasuke thought. 'They will just get in my way.'

'I have to be with Sasuke-kun!', Sakura thought.

'Three man teams eh?' Naruto thought. 'This will be interesting.'

"We tried to balance each team's strengths so no complaining," Iruka said. Iruka started to drone on through the team listings. "Next. Team 7…" he said. "Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and… Sasuke Uchiha."

Sakura cheered at the announcement. 'Hah! Take that Ino-pig!', she thought.

Iruka finished his listings with minimum interruptions. "Alright class that is the last of the teams… Let's take a break. You'll meet your Jounin sensei this afternoon."

Most of the class broke up for lunch after that. Sasuke being the first out of the class, with Sakura, Ino, and other fangirls following close behind. Naruto was about to leave when Shiba walked up to him once again. "Hey dead last! You think just because you got lucky, you think you have what it takes to be a shinobi?!"

Naruto looked up Shiba only to notice a shade of navy in his peripheral. "Hey Hinata," he said as he closed his book. Getting up and Naruto walks over to the girl, completely ignoring Shiba, much to his anger.

"Oh h-hey Naruto-kun," Hinata stuttered. Not expecting her crush to notice her so casually. "Hey!", Shiba said. "Don't ignore me Naruto!" Shiba said, throwing a punch at him. To everyone's surprise, Naruto caught the punch and flipped the boy onto the table.

"Don't do that again Shiba," Naruto said, glaring at the boy. Shiba got up in a second and backed off to his group of friends. "… Anyways, Hinata-chan I have a question to ask you," he said, catching the girl's attention. 'I-is he going to ask me o-out,' she thought.

"… What is your favorite dessert?", he asked. "Huh?", she asked, not expecting the question. "Yeah. I was looking into this cookbook Mikado-nee gave me and couldn't find a dessert I wanted to make. You have any suggestions?"

Hinata held a thinking gaze. "I've always like cinnamon buns, but my dad won't let me have as much as I want to," she said, giving a honest answer. "Hmm… That's what Mikado-nee said too…" he said. "Alright. I'll make those on Friday."

"Why Friday?" She asked. "Momo wants to know if you could hang out on Friday," he said. "So I thought it would be good to make them for you guys. Is that alright?"

'Naruto-kun making homemade cinnamon buns for me?!', she thought. It felt like a dream come true. "O-ok Naruto-kun," she said. "Tell Momo I'll meet with her on Friday morning."

Naruto gave her a thumbs up. "Alright! I'll tell her," he said as Naruto started to walk out of the classroom.

"N-naruto-kun," Hinata said. "Hmm?" Hinata's face reddened, but was able to muster a few words. "Your new outfit looks nice." Naruto paused, not expecting the compliment. "Thank you Hinata-chan," he said, giving the girl a cheeky smile and walking out of the door. Hinata released breath she didn't she held. "You did well Hinata-san," Shino said. "Thank you Shino-san."

Naruto sat on the roof of the Academy, eating dango and a rice ball when he noticed Sasuke standing in a window. Jumping down from the roof he walks over to the roof next across the last Uchiha. A tense silence could be felt between the two young men. Naruto knew what Sasuke wanted to ask, as did Sasuke, their mothers. It was still a fresh wound in the minds of the young men.

'To think that the supposed dead last was to be my god-brother,' Sasuke thought. It irked him. But he would give the boy a chance… for his mother's sake. Before Sasuke could say anything, Naruto asked him an unexpected question.

As Sasuke took another bite of his rice ball, Naruto said. "So… You and Nana huh?" Sasuke nearly choked on his rice ball. "N-no!" Sasuke said. "Huh? Shame Nana doesn't go a day without thinking of you teme," Naruto said. "It would break her heart if she knew you didn't reciprocate those feelings."

Sasuke sputtered. "I… Just find her interesting. That's all," he whispered. Naruto grinned. "Good to know," he said. "So does that mean Sakura has chance?" Sasuke's face turned cold. "No."

Naruto nodded. "I never understood why she fawned so much over you," he said. "Maybe it's your brooding and cold demeanor?"

Sasuke growled a little, finding the conversation annoying. "What about you? I thought you had a crush on her or was 'Sakura-chan please go out with me' a genjutsu?" Naruto cringed slightly.

"Yeah… you're right," he said. "But now… I'm not quite sure. At the beginning of the academy, Sakura-chan was the first girl that didn't treat me poorly. But soon, she became friends with Ino and forgot about me. Leaving me alone once again."

Sasuke glanced at him. "Heh, I'm used to it at this point." Naruto said. Sasuke said nothing. 'That I could understand,' he thought.

"Don't get me wrong, I still have lingering feelings for her," Naruto said. "But, now that Momo, Lala, and even Nana are in my life, I have some resemblance of a family…" Naruto smirked. "Maybe a future brother in law if Nana plays her cards right."

Sasuke sputtered. "Dope!" Sasuke said, finding this teasing annoying. 'Since when did the dope learn how to banter?', he thought. Naruto chuckled. "Sorry, it seems that Momo's knack for teasing rubbed off me a little bit."

"Tch! Whatever," he said. Sasuke jumped down from his perch as he finished with his rice ball. "Sasuke…" Naruto said. Sasuke looked up at the young man. "Can you tell me about her sometime? I would like to know type of woman my godmother was."

Sasuke said nothing, before walking down the cobblestone path. Naruto watched the last Uchiha walk off into another part of the Academy. He sighed. "At least it wasn't a no."

[Naruto's apartment]

It was surprisingly quiet at the Uzumaki apartment as the Devilukean girls dispersed to do their own things. Nana had only left her room once since Naruto's departure to get his "apology" dango, while Lala went to her room as she had more invention ideas. Momo decided to lounge in the living room and read one of the fiction books that she picked up from the bookstore. Icha Icha Paradise.

"Hmm… The plot is pretty bad but the sex scenes are great! Maybe Naru-kun and I could try some of the positions?", she giggled. Knock. Knock. "Hmm?" she said, putting the book down. Walking to the door, she looked peered through the peephole to see the Hokage and a tall silver haired man behind him.

She opened the door. "Hello Hokage-sama," she asked. "What can I do for you today? Who is this?"

"Hello Momo-san, this is Kakashi. Naruto's sensei," Hiruzen said. "Yo," Kakashi said with a lazy eye smile. Momo looked at him for a second "… How are you doing that behind a mask?"

"Trade secret," he said lazily. Hiruzen coughed. "Ahem. As part of standard procedure, Jounin check the residence of their potential student's homes to get a better feel for their behavior. Is it alright for us to come in?" Momo moved over to let the two men in.

[Academy]

Sasuke walked down the cobblestone path, thinking about Naruto's words. 'Maybe…' he thought. "Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said. Sasuke groaned. 'Not this again.'

Sakura started to blush as she mustered the courage to ask her crush out. "Sas-Sasuke-kun… W-will you go out with me?" Sasuke paused. "… No," he said.

Sakura deflated. "Why not Sasuke-kun?", she said. Sasuke said nothing, looking a way out of the conversation. "Where's Naruto? It's time to go back," Sasuke said.

"Don't change the subject Sasuke-kun," she said. "Who cares about Naruto? All did was fight with you. He hasn't had a normal childhood. He doesn't have any parents and can do whatever he wants," Sakura said, not realizing the chord she struck with Sasuke. "If I acted like him, my parents would kill me. He's so lucky, all alone, parents never getting on his case."

"That's why he misbehaved… All alone," Sasuke said. "Huh?" Sakura said. "The sadness of having a parent yell is nowhere near what he felt," Sasuke said.

Sakura stumbled. "What's this… All of a sudden?"

"You asked me why I wouldn't date you," Sasuke said. "It's because you're annoying." Sasuke left Sakura alone to her thoughts.

[Other side of Academy]

"Ah! That was a nice stroll," Naruto said as he walked around the Academy. "Naruto," Sasuke said behind him. "Gah! Don't scare me like that!", Naruto said.

"Come, it's time for class," Sasuke said. "Mmhmm. What about Sakura?" Naruto asked. "What about her?", Sasuke said. "Now come on."

Naruto said nothing as he followed his teammate. 'I hope you're alright… Sakura-chan.'

[With Sakura]

Sakura sat on the bench, contemplating Sasuke's words. '… You're annoying huh… Is this what Naruto felt all those times I turned him down,' she thought. "… Maybe next time. I can be a little nicer."

[3 hours later]

…

"Fuck it," Naruto said as he got up from his seat. "What are you doing Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"All the other teams have gone off with their teachers," he said "Even Iruka-sensei has left for the day, so why is our sensei so damn late?!"

Sakura couldn't retort his logic. "But what are you doing?", she asked. "A little prank," he said as he propped the eraser on the top of the door. " I haven't been able to pull them for a month."

"Fine, but I'm not involved in this," she said. 'I actually enjoy a prank or two,' she thought.

"Pfft. Like a Jounin is going to fall for a simple booby trap," Sasuke said.

The door slowly open to reveal Kakashi, only for the eraser to fall on his head.

"Hahaha! I can't believe you fell for it!", Naruto said.

"I'm sorry sensei," Sakura said. "I tried to stop him." But her inner thoughts said other wise. 'Ha! That was better than I realized.'

'That was a Jounin?' Sasuke thought. 'He doesn't seem reliable.'

"Hmm… How can I say this in lament terms?" Kakashi chuckled. "My first impression is…"

"I hate all of you."