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"Where the hell am I?"

Naruto rubbed her head as the darkness, clouding her vision, faded away. It seemed to be an uneven territory, almost reminding her of broken buildings. She nibbled her bottom lip as her hands trembled slightly at the sight of the various villains surrounding them. The numbers seemed to be greater than she thought, probably around fifteen people surrounding them.

She blinked when a pair of large hands stretched out towards her. Lifting her head up, Naruto sighed at the sight of a smiling Kirishima. Right next to the boy was Bakugou, whose hands were already crackling up with explosives and his whole body trembling with excitement. She inhaled deeply, placed her hand on Kirishima's stretched out hand and yanked herself up.

"Look at these brat students!" One of the villains sneered, eyes leaking with joy and his hand clutching a weapon so tightly to his chest. Naruto clicked her tongue, darted her eyes around and glanced at the two boys by her side.

"How the hell did we get here?" Kirishima demanded. His hands seemed to hardened, almost looking like a bunch of sharp rocks pressed together into one blade.

"Bastard scattered us," Bakugou reminded them. "Whiskers, don't make any of those shitty clones. There is fifteen of them, three of us; so do the math."

Naruto swirled her head, raised her eyebrows and almost smiled at the mad glint shining through Bakugou's red eyes. Explosive Head wanted to test himself, wanted to show off his skills and thought her clones would not give him the opportunity. She snorted. Bakugou was good when it came to fights and it would be a waste of chakra for her to waste it on these guys.

"Arrogant asshole," Naruto declared.

Bakugou snorted. "Call me whatever you want Whiskers but it would be a waste of your time to waste your Quirk like that. These small fries don't deserve to be graced by your clones!"

"Those wannabe Heroes are mocking us!" Another villain yelled.

"Get 'em!"

Like a bunch of lioness, the villains charged straight at them. Several of them flew straight towards her, arms swinging and eyes blazing with fury at the words spoken by her classmate. Naruto pinched her nose, ducking and dodging as multiple arms swung at her. She grabbed hold of the villain, twisting him around till his bone cracked into tiny pieces.

She tossed him like a bag to the wall, lips pressed into an innocent smile as the wall behind him cracked and tumbled into tiny pieces. It tumbled down, slamming into the villain's leg and the man screamed, his voice echoing throughout the whole area. Naruto flipped her head around, swung her leg around like a whirlpool and sent the next two villains flying through the air.

"Damn, remind me not to get on your bad side, Uzumaki!" Kirishima declared. Just behind him a villain approached, hands reaching out to grab him and Naruto charged straight at him. Her hands curled into a fist, coiled up and released the moment she was face to face with her classmate. Her fist smashed the man straight to the ground, causing the ground beneath them to rumble at the strength of the attack.

"We should focus on defeating these son of bitches and then you can talk about my abilities," Naruto leaned to the left, stuck out her leg and shook her head when the villain tripped over her leg. Kirishima laughed, shaking his head and swirled his body around, both hands now sharpening into sharp edges.

Explosives went off all around them as Bakugou smashed through the villains heading his way. Naruto flickered her eyes to her opponent and then to her grinning classmate. She grabbed hold of the Villain's arm, sprung around and swung him towards Bakugou.

The blond-haired boy held out his palm, crackles of explosives bubbling up before being released into one long shot aimed at the Villain's stomach. The villain slumped down, eyes closed and a whimper escaped from his lips. It was almost like she was in a team again. But a team where she could rely on all the members to pick themselves up and doesn't need someone to save their ass.

It wasn't long before the battle was over.

Naruto placed her hands on her hips, blue eyes flickering through the scattered unconscious bodies of the villains and then to her two classmates. Both boys panted, sweat build up around their foreheads as their bodies trembled with slight exhaustion of what just happened. For it being their first time battle, Naruto could honestly say they did better than expected.

She knelt down, head tilted to the side and blue eyes focused on the window. Where should they go now? Their other classmates might be scattered but if their opponents were as weak as these guys then they would be fine. If they had each other then it wouldn't be a problem. But Aizawa was another story entirely. The amount of hate leaking out of the main villain made Naruto want to throw out.

It terrified her about how similar his hate reminded her of the hate that used to decorate her eyes whenever Naruto caught her reflection in the mirror. If the Hokage never found her, never felt pity for her then her eyes would be just as bad as that man.

Because hate like that was not born from a happy childhood, it was born from abandonment. It was born from a world that rejected them for who they really were.

"Is this really all of them? These guys were weak," Bakugou sighed and dropped the last villain. Naruto swirled her head around, her hands hovering around her forehead and then she realized that her headband wasn't a part of her costume.

She didn't wear one anymore.

"Seems like it," Naruto pressed her lips into a thin line.

"Well that's good," Kirishima wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked out at the window, red eyes flashing with concern. "If we're here then everyone else must have been wrapped around the whole USJ. I am worried about the ones without many battle moves."

"I wouldn't be concern about that," Naruto flickered her eyes to the unconscious villains. "If they sent these villains after us then they will be fine. Since we were crowded around when it happened, everyone will at least have a partner to help them out."

She knew this but a pair of mismatch eyes flashed before her, the concern shone through them and Naruto had to wonder if Todoroki would be fine. He was strong, probably one of the strongest members of their class but what if he was by himself? Could he handle it? What if he was fighting someone with a stronger Quirk than his? He only ever used one side in their classes.

Naruto squished down the urge to go find her friend and helped him. If Bakugou and Kirishima could handle it then Todoroki could as well. There was no need for her to worry.

'For the same reason that you spilled your milk in the canteen.'

Her lips wobbled again. Stupid Todoroki for making her feel like this and Kirishima was really a pain in the neck for reminding her about the fact that they were scattered out. She took a deep breath, balled her hands into a fist as her eyes flickered to the window. The plan to stop caring about people seemed to be thrown out of the window.

'Are you okay, Uzumaki?'

'We were worried sick for you!'

Her throat burned as the cracks around her began to become larger. Why now? Why was her brain pulling out those memories? Her classmates were going to be fine. They were strong. Everything was going to be fine and so what if they showed their concern once? It didn't matter. Naruto shook her head. None of it mattered, because bonds couldn't be build that instantly.

"…we all rushed forward and left Thirteen-sensei to play guard when they are better suited against the villain," Kirishima declared. "If Sensei had been able to suck up that mist then we wouldn't be in this mess! As men, we have to take responsibility."

"If you wanna go then go!" Bakugou balled his hands into a fist. "I'm gonna go murder that wrapguy."

Naruto swirled her head around. "You realized that got us into this mess? Our attacks didn't work! My clones weren't even able to land a hit on him!"

Bakugou scowled. "You think I don't know Whiskers? I don't give a shit! He's their ticket out of this place and if things goes to hell then I will pin his ass to the ground. Get him then none of them would escape."

Naruto nibbled her bottom lip, released her hair from her braid and looked down on the cracked ground. What could they do to stop him? Guy didn't have a physical body so physical attacks seemed to be no good. She scratched her head. There had to be a weak point for them to take advantage of. God, how did someone fight an opponent without a physical body?

"He assigned us these weak villains so everything is going to be fine like Whiskers said," Bakugou grabbed hold of the attacker, who had been silently approaching them with a knife, and caused an explosion in his palms. "So we don't need to worry about them."

"Y'know I am surprised that you're so calm," Kirishima tilted his head. "Usually you are always saying something like Die! Die!"

"I'M ALWAYS CALM, SHITTY HAIR!" Bakugou flipped his middle finger to the laughing boy while Naruto pressed her lips into a thin line. Everything made sense but her stomach felt queasy and something felt really off. The guy might be their ticket but that other guy had been filled with so much hatred. Aizawa was there without any backup.

This wasn't good.

"You guys go ahead to attack Mist Guy," Naruto took a deep breath. "I will help Aizawa-sensei."

Bakugou swirled his head at her. "Are you fucking insane, Whiskers? We might be good in this but we are still novice! You go there and you are going to get yourself fucking killed. That guy doesn't look anything like those small-fries!"

"Bakugou is right!" Kirishima trembled. "Did you see him? He looked like something out of a horror movie!"

Naruto hesitated and stared at the scowling face of Bakugou before looking at the concern eyes of Kirishima. Her throat burned at the level of concern they showed her. Did they actually care for her? Did they really feel worried for her safety? Until she came to Yuuei High, she thought no one would care about her. She still clung to that belief, but her little escapade and this little attempt…

It almost made her eyes teared up.

"Aizawa-sensei needs help and I am confident that I can help him," Naruto declared with a smile playing on her lips.

Kirishima raised his eyebrows. "How can you be so confident? Aren't you terrified?"

'Are you hurt, Scardy-Cat?'

Naruto hardened her eyes, balled her hands into a fist and focused on the unconscious bodies lying all around them. "Because acting like a scardy-cat won't get me anywhere. It won't make me cool and it definitely won't fix our problems."

A pair of teasing eyes flashed before her eyes as the words of her childhood echoed in her ear. Her throat burned from the memory and she hated how much her strange friendship with Sasuke dictate her actions. He ruined everything she knew about bonds. He stopped being her friend when his family had been murdered, yet defended her when Sakura acted like a bitch.

Naruto hated how no matter how much she tried to deny it, her childhood still imprisoned her.

Even though it had been three years, it still influenced her actions.

'Do you have anyone precious in your life, Naruto-chan?'

Naruto sprinted, hands pressed against her pockets as Kirishima and Bakugou yelled at her to slow down. Three years ago, Haku asked her this question in a forest when she didn't know him. At the time, there had only been four people to come to her mind: Iruka, Hinata, the Third Hokage and Sasuke. The question played in her mind, always there and constantly giving her hope of how she could become stronger but then…the Valley Of The End happened.

She tried so hard to forget those words and the importance of precious people. Building bonds hurt so much because people betrayed you. No matter how many times you trusted them, they always find a way to hurt you so badly. Naruto really thought she could stop trusting people, really thought she could stop letting people in…but Aizawa-sensei hadn't betrayed her.

'I also know that you are a good kid…'

She murdered so many people and yet Aizawa-sensei believed in her.

'Are you really fine?'

Aizawa-sensei cared for her even though she acted like a brat. She saw the medicine he left for her after her stunt, not many people would do that. Even though she broke the rules, acted like a punk at times and lied…the man still cared for her.

'Because you deserve to have someone care for you.'

The man didn't even know her at the time but said the words that Naruto always longed to hear. Did Zabuza say those words to Haku? Was that why the boy had been so loyal to him? Because the knowledge that someone really did care for you was enough to make you have a blind loyalty to them. Her eyes teared up. If this was the case then she understood now.

'A person can be strong when they have someone precious to protect.'

Her classmates were precious to her, little diamonds she needed to protect. She never wanted to trust them and her trust for them had only grown slightly, but they got under her skin. Constantly worrying about her. Constantly asking about her and showing their concern for her. They reminded her that Naruto hated being alone.

Naruto always wanted someone to care for her.

She loved people, being around them and socializing with them. Today had been the first time in a long time that Naruto let down her guard, teasing Bakugou like there was no tomorrow. She loved her classmates. She liked Todoroki too. Her friend found a way to dig himself into her heart, not caring one bit that she had been acting like a complete bitch to him at times.

Maybe after today, she would try harder to open up to them.

Naruto stopped running when she reached the central plaza of USJ. Her blue eyes was not focus on the mist man, who seemed to be more mist than man, nor was it on her terrified classmates. No, her eyes was fixated at the central plaza. That large monstrous villain from before had his hands around Aizawa-sensei.

Naruto felt her throat burned.

Blood leaked out of her teacher's eyes, dripping down his face and his normal black eyes shone a shade of furious red. Her fingers twitched and rage began to bubble inside her stomach. The monster dunk her teacher on the water as the boss placed his fingers around her teacher's arm, slowly tearing apart the skin to reveal the pink muscles of her teacher.

Her throat tightened when her teacher coughed out blood.

'Because I am worried for you.'

It took three years for Iruka-sensei to worry for her, but it took Aizawa-sensei less than a week to be concerned for her. To vocalized his feelings towards her. No one had ever done it that quickly before.

Her teacher coughed out more blood.

'Are you really fine?"

No one ever wanted to know her real answer, but Aizawa-sensei seemed to constantly want to know the real answer to the question. Red chakra began leaking out of her body as Naruto trembled at the sight before her. Tears leaked out of her eyes like it did in the Wave Mission, when Sasuke threw his body in front of her. But at that time Sasuke apologized to her for not being a better friend.

Tears leaked out because Aizawa-sensei always seemed to want her to drop her guard.

'A teacher that doesn't care, wouldn't confront you about the use of your clones.'

Most of the teachers she knew, didn't care about her. They always accussed her of lying, refused to acknowledge her brains and forced her to act more like an idiot than be her real self. If she knew about the shadow clone in the Academy then none of her teachers would have confronted about her use. Maybe Iruka-sensei.

But not in the first year of getting to know her.

"Because you deserve to have someone care for you."

The whisker marks on Naruto's face darkened, her fingernails sharpened and her canine teeth elongated as the red chakra enclapsed her. The more and more those memories played, the more Naruto could feel hate building up. She launched herself at the Nomu, smashing it against the wall and then punching the man that had been slowly decaying her teacher.

Blue eyes turned to a deep shade of red as her pupils stilted.

"I am never going to forgive you for hurting my precious teacher," the villain's eyes grew large with fear as Naruto hunched down in all four. All sanity lost as rage consumed her. "I am going to fucking kill you for hurting my precious person; All Might will be the last person you would ever think about."

A/N: Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter.