NEW Authors Note: my god, more dots...and dots...and dots...ARGH -jabs at delete button and dies from dot-suffocation-

Disclaimer: toko-chan no own naruto...wah...T-T

NOW...on with the story! Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Naruto

-I raced through the streets, feeling the wind blow through my blond bangs, the leaves brushing past my body. I see groups of birds in the air, squawking as I race by—no, more like laughing at me and taunting, taunting me with their group of friends; undeniably loyal friends, companions...companions that are out of my reach, unable to ever achieve...-

I arrive at school 2 minutes before the bell rang! I can make it! Rushing up the stairs, I crash into someone.

"ITAI! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" I yell angrily.

The stranger I had crashed into was a young girl, around the age of 18. Her lovely long bangs framed her face perfectly and her long beautiful hair tucked nicely into a perfectly round bun, making me unconsciously blush at her serenity.

"Ah! Sumimasen! I didn't mean to be in your way!" She apologizes politely, "and forgive me for being curious, but, what are you in a rush for"
"I have to go to the Opening Ceremony of the school"
"So you're a student neh...well hurry, the ceremony starts in a minute."

"NANI! I CAN'T MAKE IT IN TIME! And what do you mean I'm a student? Nee-chan, aren't you a student too?" I was confused; if this girl wasn't a student, why was she even here?

"Iie, I'm not a student but, I'm sure we'll meet again soon. Bye for now." She smiled warmly as she turned around to walk away, but then she paused, remembering something she had forgotten to say.

"Ah! By the way, boku wa otoko desuyo! (I am a man!)" She-er-I mean, HE shyly said before walking off.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEH! IMPOSSIBLE! He's cuter than Sakura-chan!" That lovely figure of his was totally feminine! He couldn't be a man! What is the world coming to these days!

I walked off to the school auditorium, shaking my head at the miracles of the world...

Sneaking into the auditorium, I managed to take a seat next to my Sakura-chan. Yes, she is –MY- Sakura-chan. Well, she WILL be mine; that is, I have always adored and admired her beauty and intelligence from afar. –embarrassed sigh-

"EEW! Naruto! Why are you sitting so close to me? GET AWAY"
"De-demo sa, Sakura-chan, I only wanted a better view of the stage"
"WHATEVER! FREAK! Get out of my face! You're always so annoying!"

I gave the disgusted girl a big grin, proving to everyone around us that I was really the obnoxious loud-mouthed boy everyone knew and "loved."

Then I soaked in the attention—it was attention of hate and malice, but it was better than nothing. This will be the only type of attention I'll get in my poor pathetic life. I sigh again. Indeed, I am one pathetic little boy.

Suddenly, an old man walked up to the podium.

"Good morning, students," he said in a loud raspy voice, "For all you first year students, welcome to Konohamaru School. I am the principal of this school, please call me Hokage. This school is not any regular school and all of you were specially invited here because you possess the abilities and skills of the ancient times—the skills of a shinobi."

Murmurs ran through the crowds of first years like wild fire. It was expected. I was like this once as well, but since I was a third year, I did nothing but smirk at the younger ones, giving them the image of a fearful bully.

"We would like to introduce teachers of this school! First, the history teacher, Kakashi-sensei..."

Screams of idolization rippled through the auditorium. Girls in huge groups held up banners saying " I LOVE YOU KAKASHI SENSEIIIIIIIIIIII!", several girls fainted due to dehydration, other fainted from nosebleeds—Yes, Kakashi-sensei was a popular teacher, that he was.

"The PE teacher, Kurenai-sensei, our jutsu teacher, Jiraiya-sensei, our school nurse and medical instructor, Tsunade-sensei..." The old man just talked on and on and on! I nearly fell asleep until I noticed.
It was that girl—er...boy from earlier this morning! What's he doing on that stage?

"And the science teacher, Momochi-sensei, also known as Zabuza-sensei, he has also brought his apprentice of 10 years, Haku, to this school to be his assistant"
The boy, Haku, stood up gracefully. As he walked up to the stage, clusters of male students sneaked closer to the stage, some frantically scribbling love letters, others furiously writing "I LOVE YOU HAKU" banners...some boys immediately died of blood loss after Haku glanced at them and smiled.

I smiled in satisfaction.
...Guess I wasn't the only one who got tricked, neh?

"Students, I am glad to be a new assistant here in this school for shinobi." Haku's serene voice caused more boys(and girls) to swoon and blush.

"I became a jounin at the age of 10, and reached Kakashi-san's skill level at the age of 12...I hope to be of use in this school, please treat me well."

I was shocked...JOUNIN AT 10? KAKASHI'S LEVEL! Wow...this boy is good!

As the students began to argue whether Haku was a boy or not...(the girls said he was and the boys argued no)

Haku noticed the distraction and quickly and said in the microphone:
"Oh, By the way, I am a boy, sorry to cause any inconveniences or disagreements amongst everyone."

The girls screamed in happiness, and some of the boys fell to the floor in tears, but most just blushed and yelled "WE LOVE YOU ALL THE SAME HAKUUU! –hearts-"

...Oh no, what kind of gay school are we turning into now.

And so the classes were dismissed. As I walked to my class, several students came up to me and sneered,
"Oi, the Hokage said that only the people with SKILL are allowed in this school! Why are you still here?" Laughing, they quickly walked away.
I lowered my head, after giving them a glare and a not-so-friendly hand gesture

...it's true, I was accepted here only because my guardian, Iruka, was the english teacher at this school...and also that I was supposedly one of the greatest and most powerful demons of all time...

I was the reincarnation of the demon, Nine Tails. I was born with the symbol of that demon fox on my stomach—no one knew how it got there—and I was the demon who killed millions of shinobi in my past life. I was hated, feared...and I still am.

Why did it have to be me? Why was I a demon in the past? Why am I human now? Why am I hated, tormented everyday...is this my punishment?

My parents abandoned me once they saw the symbol. Why don't they care for me? I am who I am now, not who I was in the past! Why can't they understand that? Why can't everyone understand that?

I also feel that something has been missing from my life, something from my past was haunting me, nagging me in the back of my mind; there was something I had forgotten, something everyone had forgotten...what was it? Why can't I remember that seemingly important piece of information?

Slumping into my chair, my homeroom teacher, Kakashi-sensei, began to drone about something useless.

"...new student...Sa...ke...here for a while..."

Nn? What was he saying? What new student? Waking up from my dazed state, I glanced up and saw immediately the beginning group of fangirls gazing at someone with starry eyes and drooling mouths...

>Not Kakashi again...> I groaned...but no, it couldn't be him—Sakura was gazing at him while drooling all over her desk! She was never interested in Kakashi...

Looking to the front of the room, I finally met the face a sullen boy. His face was devoid of emotions and he seemed like a cold spoiled bastard! –Angry-

>But, he really is kind at heart...just like that one time—WAIT...WHAT TIME?>

My brain started hurting...what time? I've never met that boy before! Where did I get that idea? My brain had forgotten something again—a hidden memory I had almost grasped, a memory I touched with the tip of my fingers before it slipped away, like water across grease...

From then on, I hated that boy. I really have no idea why I hated him...perhaps it was jealousy? Jealousy because he had gained Sakura-chan's attention right upon entering the room? Was that it? It must be...he must be some arrogant rich man's child!

I convinced myself to hate him; he sent shivers down my spine and to my stomach, where it clogs up, pushing at my very heart...Why is that? It must be some strong hatred I feel...

The boy looked up coolly and seemed to stare straight into my face, sending more shivers down my spine. I couldn't bear to look at him; his face seemed to penetrate through my eyes, my brain, searching through my thoughts; to my hidden feelings. He seemed to see deep into my past, using my eyes as a window...

>Why does he keep looking at me? What does that idiot want?> I thought angrily to myself as I looked away with a huff.

>Didn't he know staring was rude?>

But little did I know, I had been doing the very same thing.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke, there is nothing else you need to know about me" He said coldly before sitting in the first empty seat he saw—right next to mine.

Sakura squealed, for the seat was right behind hers and Ino blanched in jealousy—I sensed upcoming rivalry between them...

"KYAA! HE'S AN UCHIHA!"

"REALLY! The powerful clan who was mysteriously murdered? THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF HIS CLAN?"

"YEA! THE ONE AND ONLY! ISN'T HE HOT? KYAAAAAAAAAA!"

...I hated Sasuke even more at that moment. Why did he get all the attention? He was only here for less than 20 minutes! It isn't fair! Life's not fair.

I looked at Sasuke. His cold calculating eyes, his determined look...it made me want to punch him, then pick him up and kic—kiss him till he feels better.

WOAH WOAH WOAH! KISS! I TOTALLY MEANT KICK! My language must've suddenly gotten worse somehow. Definately a slip of tongue...

I glared at him, making sure he knows that he is on the great Uzumaki Naruto's bad side.
>Uchiha Sasuke, huh? We'll see how you fair against the number 1 loudmouthed student in this school...Just you wait, I won't lose to a bastard like you...>

>...Uchiha Sasuke.>

NEW Author's Notes: Erf, tried to fix the spacing--which worked, sorta. It's still sorta strange, but better then the old TONS AND TONSSSss of spaces? Mm, lessee what else...oh, the thought bubbles (>These ones>) seem ok...kinda bugs meh though -o-; ah well, i'll change it according to the reviewer's opinions! -hint hint-

AN: NYAAAAAA not much here this time...its more of a huge introductory part of the fic...it'll get better...more angst...XP but for now...toko-chan has to introduce everyone again, and stuff like that...

And to make something clear...toko-chan said it on purpose when she said that Naruto was the total "reincarnation of the demon"...there'll be something important on that...so remember it!

By the way...here are the ages:

Haku: 18 Naruto: 17 Sasuke: 17 Sakura: 17 Kakashi: 26 Zabuza: 26 Iruka: 25

Basically, besides the top 4 main characters on top...the rest of the jounins, anbu, etc. are all the same age as before...catch my drift? dense looks

.;; nyaa...it's no too important toko-chan supposes...

NEW AUTHORS NOTE: Yup, look at all those crazy dots...AIYEEEEEEE o; ho hum, trying to get rid of all the dots/spaces and still retain a good formatting/emotion. Hope it works! X-x