NEW Author's note: -rubs eyes- ew. The dots again. Thank goodness you lovely reviewers informed me on this -.-; it really is distracting, no?

OLD Author's Note: NYAAAAAAAAAAA toko-chan here again!

Back with another chappie! Yes...an introductory chappie for sasuke...but starting next chapter...goodies for all! The REAL story finally begins!

Disclaimer: toko-chan doesn't own naruto...but haku...attempts to glomp haku, but gets pushed back by lawyers nyaa...he's not mine either...T-T

Sasuke

I brushed my black hair aside irritably. Although I didn't seem like it, I was nervous. I was supposed to walk in front of the class and talk about myself...but why must I tell strangers personal things about me? It's not like they care.

And so, when motioned to talk by that Kakashi-sensei person, I walked into the class. Immediately I could see girls falling flat on their faces trying to get my attention—Especially that girl with the pink hair...what was wrong with her? It seemed as though she had a salivation problem or something.

My eyes then landed on a particular blonde who was dozing off...my heart sped faster and my eyes widened suddenly in shock.

That boy...that boy was...

Who was that boy?

I had never seen him before, but I felt as though it had been centuries since I met him...

>He still looks the same as he did years ago...>

Wait a second. How would I know that? How many years ago? What is that boy to me?

The boy finally seemed to notice my presence and he looked up.

We stared at each other for a few minutes, his eyes curiously gazing at me, and mine searching his for answers. He finally glared at me and looked away.

>Ugh, what's his problem?>

I introduced myself quickly and sat in the first empty seat I could find. The blonde glared at me the whole way and that weird girl with the pink hair collapsed and fainted. Other girls were staring at me with red cheeks and gossiping frantically...

>What was with this school?>

"Sasuke, these are you classmates. The one next to you is Rock Lee, the one in front is Haruno Sakura, the one in the back is Aburame Shino, and finally the one by the window is—"

"UZUMAKI NARUTO, NUMBER ONE NINJA OF THE SCHOOL!" The blonde yelled proudly.

I winced; what a loud mouth he had...

"...More like the number one idiot." A student said, and the Sakura girl in front of me laughed.

I saw him stutter and look mad, but even then I had the feeling that he was worst off then me. He had felt true loneliness and this was the only defense he had to save himself from insanity...

Uzumaki Naruto...his name sounds so familiar...

Oh! The reincarnate of the legendary Nine Tails! So that's why he is so hated—one cannot understand the pain of another if they had never experienced that same pain themselves. They do not understand what this Naruto had to go through; to be laughed at and made fun of...to be hated and looked down upon...I immediately felt sorry for the boy.

However, every time I tried to talk to him, he'd just glare at me or make some rude remark.

Can't he see that I understood his pain? Can't he see I'm trying to be his friend?

>...Why do I care so much about how he feels?>

During break, mobs of girls suddenly appeared around me—how did they all get here so fast!

Racing from tree to tree so as to escape the fangirls, I noticed another mob of both guys and girls—where were they headed off to?

Spying from a tree branch, I noticed the mob had surrounded two people. One had a huge blade and seemed to be warning the students not to come too close to the smaller figure. The smaller figure stood behind the tall one and politely tried to calm the mob down.

I smirked. They won't get anywhere like that.

"Zabuza-san, it's ok, you don't have to be so protective of me." The boy said softly while hints of pink appeared on his cheeks.

"Iie, Haku. Those students are going to get you if you're not careful. You're just too kind-hearted." Zabuza said simply as he swung the blade around once again, backing the ever-advancing students away.

"Hai, hai" Haku smiled.

So it was Haku and Zabuza-sensei! Who would've thought so many fans were after Haku as well.

I scanned the campus a few more times.

Hnn, I seemed to be looking for something, but for what? A certain blonde boy, but he was nowhere to be found...

Sneaking around the campus, I finally noticed him at the training grounds.

"HYAAH! ORYAAA! TAKE THIS! YAAA!"

Naruto seemed to be training all by himself...

"Yo" I said simply.

>Why?>

He turned around and glared.

"What do you want?"

>Why?>

"I just wanted to know what you were doing."

>Why am I...>

"So you were stalking me? Bastard..."

>Why am I doing this?>

"No, I just wanted to know you better."

Why am I talking to him? What is attracting me to this little fox boy? Why do I want to know him better? What is going on?

"Keh, of course. You just want to know me better so you'll get a higher status when I become Hokage, right?"

"Hokage?"

"The highest rank and best of all ninjas, of course. Just like the Hokage principal that we have!"

"Heh, you? Hokage?"

"O-OI! Are you trying to say I can't make it?"

I felt a smirk form on my face.

"...Maybe."

"Oh yea? I'll show you! Take this you bastard! ORYAAAAAAA!"

...and so we fought for the whole lunch period—for a moron, he was actually quite skilled—although I kicked his butt.

This Naruto seems quite interesting indeed...

Over the next few weeks, we fought and fought and fought—known as the two Great Rivals of the school—I was the Prince, the one everyone wanted to be—and Naruto was the Court Jester, laughed and spat upon whenever he lost to me...

It's quite sad...who would want to be me? Strangely, I felt even more concerned for the dobe. I knew that no matter how he acts, I can tell how he's feeling...I wonder why that is?

In fact, during PE today, Jiraiya-Sensei paired us off as partners. He wanted to do some "tree walking", as Kakashi-Sensei called it.

"I want you to encourage your partners to try their best and manage to walk to the top of the tree by the end of this week." Jiraiya-Sensei announced.

The whole class stared at Naruto and me.

I, the prince, and Naruto, the stupid clown? How could we improve like that?

But we did, and each day we competed with each other. Each night, we snuck into the woods to practice—By the end of the week, we were tired, but proud. We had reached our goal.

After school that day, Sakura came up to me.

"Sasuke-kun, I heard you passed the chakra training today." She said in a sickeningly sweet voice.

"Aa..."

"So umm...I made this for you." She handed over a large bento box full of food—most of the food were things Naruto would like...

Wait, how did I know that? Intuition perhaps?

"I don't want it. Give it to Naruto."

"Naruto! Who wants to give anything to THAT loser?"

I stopped in my tracks, feeling an instant rage fill up my entire body. If Sakura weren't a student, I would've fought her and shut her up in an instant; I didn't give credit to someone for being a girl...after all, you can't control what gender you were born to be.

"Do you...really hate Naruto so much?"

"Of course! That annoying idiot! He's always such a brat! This is what he gets for having no parents! He's SOOO annoying! Unlike you, Sasuke..." She glanced up at me, hoping to touch me with her words.

...which worked as well as a worm trying to grasp the wind and fly.

My fists were clenched together so tightly I could feel my nails digging its way through the flesh of my palm.

"Sakura, loneliness is something that can change everyone. Stop talking about Naruto that way. YOU'RE the one who's annoying. Go away." I said curtly before walking away, leaving her speechless behind me.

Now, why had I just stood up for Naruto? Why had I wasted so much of my time and breath to explain and defend that moron? Was it because I too felt his loneliness; his pain? Or maybe it was because...because...

For once, I do not have an answer.

-Next day-

The whole class was buzzing with excitement. Naruto was being brash and a loud mouth, as usual.

But when Kakashi-Sensei walked into the room, a special aura around him made the day seem more exciting than normal—Everyone knew something was going to happen; Something good.

"Students, we'll be going on a field trip tomorrow. We are going to see The Great Naruto Bridge!"

"YEA! A BRIDGE NAMED AFTER ME!" Naruto screamed proudly.

"Baka! It's obviously another Naruto! No one would EVER name anything after someone like you!" The students snickered.

"Now now class, be quiet for a moment, we will be learning about two great ninjas: Naruto and Sasuke." Kakashi-Sensei continued, "In fact, we will learn of the relationship between the two, which was first formed at that very bridge."

Everyone looked at each other, then looked at Naruto and me.

Back and forth.

Back and forth.

Back and...Oh just stop it already.

>Naruto? Sasuke? The GREAT Naruto and Sasuke? The two strongest shinobis in the entire history of the world...the two strongest ninja with the most tragic past and ending...most definitely nothing like the two we have here...> Everyone simultaneously thought.

I put my chin on my folded hands. Keh, people like them...they would never understand Naruto and me...just like how they would probably never understand the two tragic ninjas we will be learning about...

The door slid open and a figure walked in.

Everyone turned to look at Iruka-sensei with questioning looks.

"Yes, Iruka and I have decided to join together and teach everyone both History and English on this field trip—It will be very fun. We'll be seeing the 'Naruto and Sasuke' monument as well." Kakashi said, as if reading the student's minds.

"This field trip will last for a whole week, and you will all be sharing a room to sleep in. Be ready to leave early next morning." He said with a smile on his covered face as he waved that ever-annoying Icha Icha Paradise book in his hands.

I inwardly groaned. A field trip, great. Now I'd probably end up with some stupid partner like Choji or some fangirl fanatic like Ino. This will not be fun at all.

Rolling my eyes, I glanced at Naruto, who had a big grin on his face at the moment.

"The Great Naruto Bridge...it's named after me! It is! It is!" He exclaimed proudly to everyone.

Everyone laughed and teased him mercilessly:

"Yea Naruto, and the Konohamaru School was named after me."

"Yea, and I'm really the Kazekage in disguise!"

"SHUT UP! I actually think this is true!" Naruto fiercely argued.

...Everyone brushed him off without giving him a chance to speak.

I turned back to do whatever I was doing...which happened to be staring straight at absolutely nothing.

>Useless idiots, they wouldn't even know the truth if it was smashed into their heads with a brick.>

Finally, the bell rung.

As everyone began to leave, I stood up and looked down on Naruto, who was gathering his books.

Naruto noticed my shadow and looked up.

"What?" He snarled, his mood angry and dark from being laughed at again.

"...I believe you." I said simply, and I left to go back to my dorm room.

I felt everyone's gaze on my back as I walked out, especially the two churning blue waters of Naruto's eyes.

...What? I had felt sorry for the boy, so I defended him.

>But then, why do I feel as if what he said was true?>

NEW Author's Notes: Did some experimenting. I put Sasuke's thoughts in the center to help clarify and emphasize his thoughts. Duhrrrrr, not much to say here. I reworded some things and deleted like 9236492837403274 dots...hope the formatting/emotion stays in this chapter!

AN: DOOOOOOOOONE!

Nyaaa...once again...not much...had to introduce sasuke's mind somehow neh?

But the chapters from here on will be getting longer, but also longer to update...o.

Also, the chapters will vary from 1st person point of view to third person omniscient...(nyaa...english class is getting to toko-chan...)

Nya nya...toko-chan working on ch. 4 right now...it's quite long...going on to 19 pages + .

Toko-chan needs more sasunaru inspiration though...goes off to read some fave narusasus coughbreathcough

PS: since some of you are confused...here's the summary so far! ;;

Nyaa...Prologue 1: naruto dies for sasuke...sasuke sad...sasuke kills himself

Prologue 2: naruto is back! In a school for shinobis, and under the care of iruka...he is currently a third year in that school and is still being misunderstood...

Prologue 3: sasuke makes his appearance! Sasuke feels a strange attraction towards naruto...why! and they are off to a field trip! To the great naruto bridge! What events await them there?

Eh...did that even help for any of you? ;; nyaa nyaa...