AN: Yay! I got reviews. I'm happy. I believe this will be the quickest you will get an update from me. I was literally writing this chapter through ALL of my classes today… I'm surprised I didn't get yelled at. Anyway… for the ones who mentioned the clone being Kyubi, I'd like to point out that I got the title from the quote and that the quote says "that of yourself which you yet know not of." Naruto knows about the Kyubi… but… because of those reviews, I did do something with the Kyubi. I wasn't planning on it. I'll rant more at the bottom about this…

The Glass

Chapter 1

By Bara-chan


And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of.

William Shakespeare


Naruto opened his eyes slowly then stared at the branches above him as he tried to figure out what happened. Naruto frowned. Granted, Naruto's brain was normally slow, but today it seemed as though half of it was still asleep. If Sasuke were here… Sasuke! Naruto shot into a sitting position, looking around for his teammates, completely ignoring the thud that has been the result of the quick movement.

"Fuck…" A voice murmured from next to Naruto.

Naruto's mind suddenly cleared and he turned to face his unknown companion only to come face to face with himself. "Who the hell are you!? And why do you look like me?!" Naruto yelled as he stood and pointed at the doppelganger.

The second Naruto just blinked a couple of times before looking away with a thoughtful frown.

Naturally, being ignored pissed Naruto off. "Hey! I'm talking to you!"

"I think that you are talking to yourself." The doppelganger spoke up quietly.

"What!?" Naruto stormed over to his companion and dragged him to his feet by his collar. "You calling me insane?"

The doppelganger forcefully extracted Naruto's hand. "No… I think that we are the same person."

Naruto was surprised into silence for a minute. "Wha? How…?"

"Don't you hear the echo? How when you speak, you can hear yourself seconds after?"

Naruto frowned, trying to think. "Sasuke is a bastard!" He said loudly and then looked surprised as he finally noticed the echo. "What IS that?"

The doppelganger smirked. "It seems as if we're hearing through each other's ears. When I speak to you, you'll hear it slightly after I say it. That echo must be me hearing what you're hearing…" He paused and shook his head. "You're confused, aren't you?"

Naruto jumped. "How'd you know?" He looked sheepish. "I was trying to hide it."

The other Naruto looked surprise, realizing that Naruto's face HADN'T shown any signs of confusion. "I guess I just knew. Hmm… do you feel anything… odd?"

"Odd like what?"

"Like feelings you're not supposed to be feeling. Thoughts you wouldn't normally have."

Naruto was silent for a minute. "Well… I have a sudden urge for udon." The doppelganger grinned triumphantly. "Hey! What's the grin for?"

"I sent you that thought as a test. We're two separate people but our minds are definitely connected."

Naruto tried to think about this but came up with nothing and just shrugged. "Okay… if you're right, then how did this happen? And what can we do to fix it?"

"Probably happened while fighting the snake dude. He placed a seal on you the minute you made a Kage Bushin. It must have sealed a bit of you into the bushin, creating me. Do you feel like you have a jutsu activated?"

"No… I feel like I normally do."

"Hmm… then I guess deactivating the jutsu is out as a solution."

Naruto jerked his head up and started to look around. "Wait a minute! Speaking of 'snake dude,' what happened to Sakura-chan and Sasuke!?" Naruto started off in a random direction. "Come on…" He stopped and turned to look at his clone. "Hey.. umm.. what are we going to call you? We can't call you Naruto… that would be too confusing."

The clone thought for a while before nodding. "Fuwa sounds right to me. I'll be Uzumaki Fuwa."

Naruto went back to Fuwa, grabbed his arm and started pulling him in the direction he was heading before. "Come on, Fuwa! Let's go find, Sakura-chan!"

Fuwa shrugged Naruto off of his arm and followed Naruto out of the area.

Shortly after the sun set, Fuwa convinced Naruto to stop. "We won't find them in the dark. Besides, aren't you getting hungry? You haven't eaten since this morning."

Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Yeah… I guess I'm a little hungry" The loud grumbling from his stomach proved that to be an understatement.

The two set up camp and found a rabbit to eat. They sat but the fire, waiting for the rabbit to cook.

Naruto started to stare at Fuwa, causing Fuwa to raise his eyebrow. "What?"

"If we're the same person, then why do we act so differently?" Naruto asked, suspiciously.

Fuwa paused. "Perhaps…. Well, maybe we split personalities?"

Naruto shook his head violently. "I don't feel any different… if we split, shouldn't I be missing something?"

Fuwa shrugged. "How should I know? I was just guessing. Maybe it has something to do with the Kyubi's seal? This is where snakey put his seal."

Naruto lifted up his shirt and looked down at the seal. "It doesn't look too weird to me… just those five spots."

Fuwa shook his head. "I meant that the five part seal might be reacting with the kyubi's seal differently."

Naruto just glared at Fuwa and shook his head. "Don't think so…"

A faint rustle was heard from outside the light of the fire. Naruto jumped up and pulled out a kunai. "Who's there?"

Fuwa jumped up too. "What is it? You heard something?"

Naruto looked at Fuwa as if he were stupid. "Yeah. Something moving. Didn't you hear it?"

A shake of the head was Naruto's only answer. Another rustle and movement in the trees brought Naruto's attention away from his companion. Just as Naruto was opening his mouth to speak again, a girl entered the clearing. She shielded her eyes from the light for a moment then looked at Naruto and Fuwa then back again. She sighed then shook her head, causing her long red braid to sway. "Damn.. today just isn't my day."

Fuwa stealthily slipped behind her and twisted her arms behind her back. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" He ordered in a stern voice.

Naruto, surprised by Fuwa's actions, stepped closer to them. "Hey…"

The girl cut off whatever he was going to say. "Yup… definitely not my day…The name's Tarim. I got lost and happened to stumble across you bozos. Why do you have your bushin active? I know there weren't two of you at the first exam. You get separated from your team too?"

Naruto nodded. "Hey, Fuwa. Let her go. I think she's telling the truth."

Fuwa glared. "What if she's not? This is an exam you know… she may be after a scroll."

Naruto shrugged. "But we don't have it, so she wouldn't have any business here anyway."

Fuwa paused then let her go. "Fine but if she kills you, I'm going to laugh."

Tarim stretched out her arms. "Good grip, kid. Anyway… what're you doing talking to yourself like that? You schizo or something?"

Fuwa just stared at her then returned to the fire. Naruto looked after him, puzzled. "o…kay?" He turned to Tarim. "Long story turned short, a jutsu gone bad created two of me."

Tarim nodded. "Okay… so you're Naruto and the asshole is… Fuwa?"

"I'm not an asshole, wench!" Fuwa shouted.

Naruto just laughed. "Stop it. She's no threat, so you don't have to treat her like one, Fuwa. Geez, I think I know how Sakura-chan feels now: always trying to stop me and Sasuke."

Fuwa grabbed Naruto and pulled him toward the fire. "Stay there." He ordered Tarim, who just rolled her eyes and leaned against a tree. "How do you know she's not a threat, Naruto? This is the stage of the exam that killing starts. Even if we don't have the scroll, she could just be here to kill us so our team doesn't pass this exam."

Naruto shook his head. "I just know, okay. It's a feeling I get. My feelings are rarely wrong, especially when they're this strong."

Fuwa stilled completely. "Like an instinct?"

Naruto looked confused. "I guess… why?"

Fuwa shook his head. "Nevermind. Alright… I'll accept her here… but she's gotta find her own food. That rabbit is just barely going to feed the two of us."

Naruto grinned and nodded. "Okay!" He bounced back over to Tarim, who had been watching them with some amusement. "Fuwa says you can stick around for a while."

Tarim glanced over at Fuwa. "How kind." She drawled as she followed Naruto back to the fire.

"You're from the leaf right? Are you a second year genin or older?" Fuwa interrogated.

Tarim eyed him suspiciously. "I'm 14, so you know, and a third year genin."

"Is this your first time taking the exam?"

"Second time." Tarim collapsed next to the fire. "You done yet, asshole? Want a blood sample?"

Fuwa looked like he wanted to attack her. "Is that a genuine offer?"

Naruto went over to Fuwa and pushed him down so that he was sitting on the opposite side of the fire. "Shut up and eat already. Can't you two get along? Make a truce or something!"

Fuwa and Tarim glared at each other. Fuwa nodded first then Tarim also agreed. "Fine. Truce. But I'm not going near the asshole, just in case."

"Asshole?!" Fuwa exclaimed before catching a look from Naruto. "Damnit. If I'm an asshole, she's a wench."

Tarim grinned. "Fine by me, asshole!"

Fuwa growled but didn't say anything. They ate and went to sleep without any more major arguments.

In the morning, the trio set out before dawn with Naruto guiding them. Just after sunrise, Naruto began to hear the sounds of battle coming from nearby. He led Fuwa and Tarim to the site just in time to see Sasuke wake up and start fighting the sound-nins. Naruto was about to jump in and help but Tarim held him back.

"Hey! Where are you going? Shouldn't you make sure the asshole is hiding first?"

"Huh?" Both Naruto and Fuwa were confused at this.

Tarim hit herself in the forehead. "Dummies. Don't you think that it's odd that there are two of you? If your friends find out, they'll tell the adults and the adults will probably take you out of the exam so that they can 'heal' you. Do you really wanna give up on this exam when you've come so far already?"

"So… what do we do then?" Naruto asked.

"The asshole hides while Naruto rejoins his team." Tarim turned to Fuwa. "You can be the gentleman and escort me to my team. I still haven't found them yet, obviously."

"The wench has a point…." Fuwa grudgingly agreed. "We probably shouldn't let them know about me…"

"Fine… but I have to go help them!" Naruto started to inch toward the clearing, eager to go.

SNAP!

The three turned to the loud noise and headed for it. They watched as Sakura clung to Sasuke's back. Tarim smiled a little and turned to Naruto. "Looks like we missed the fight."

"I'm going to go hide. I'll come out when you're ready to go, wench." Fuwa said before heading up into the trees.

"Wait! Who is Orochimaru?!! What did he do to Sasuke-kun?!!! Why to Sasuke-kun?!!!" Sakura yelled, stopping the sound-nin's retreat.

"That would be a curse seal, girlie." Tarim commented as she and Naruto exited the tree line. "And he's probably after those famous Uchiha eyes."

Sakura looked surprised and kind of happy. "What? Naruto!? You're alive?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head. "In a manner of speaking…."

Tarim smacked him. "Shut it, baka. Anyway…. That thing isn't really good for you… you should probably get it removed… if you can find someone who can, that is."

Naruto rubbed his head where Tarim hit him. "Ow… Sakura-chan, Sasuke-teme, you okay?"

Sasuke looked a little surprised at being included but huffed and turned away. "Dobe."

Tarim giggled and leaned over to whisper in Naruto's ear. "Hey! He's kinda like the asshole!"

Naruto pulled away and glared at Tarim. "HELL NO! NO WAY!"

Tarim started laughing hysterically. "Does Naru-chan have something to tell me?"

Naruto went to attack her. "Shut up! And don't call me Naru-chan!"

Tarim just laughed and got out of range. As she dodged another swing by Naruto, she bumped into Ino. "Oops! Sorry!" She noticed that Ino had a scary face on and moved away. "What?"

"What did you just say to him? You aren't trying to move in on my Sasuke-kun are you?" (AN: Haha evil fangirls)

"Ew… no no no! He's too much like that stupid asshole!" Tarim faked throwing up.

Naruto pulled Tarim away from Ino. "You probably shouldn't…"

Tarim laughed and moved away. "Shouldn't what? Call him a stupid asshole? Well, it's true! He is! A stupid, weakling asshole."

Naruto pushed her towards the clearing. "Why don't you go find your teammates?"

Tarim reluctantly left the clearing. At the edge, she turned and waved. "Bye bye!" She ran out of the clearing as fast as she could. When she was about 100 feet away, Fuwa appeared in front of her.

"A stupid, weakling asshole, huh?"

Tarim raised her hand to the back of her head. "Ehehehe…."

To be continued.

second year genin would be Neji, Lee, and TenTen's class. Tarim's from the class before hand. I'm explaining this because I just assumed that Naruto and crew have been genin for a year.

AN: I can rant again. About the my little trio here:

Naruto: Going to be basically the same. He's really hard to write so any inconsistencies are going to be blamed on the separation. Unless they're blaring and bordering on Sasuke-like, then I'll go back and fix it. The issue of Kyubi come up here. I'm putting Kyubi closer to the surface. Naruto is going to be a bit more animal like: good senses, instinct and all that. I already have Fuwa noticing this, if you noticed(that's the only reason he gave in so quickly)

Fuwa: ooo I'm not enjoying this character. I'm trying to make him a mix of all of the OOC Narutos that everyone seems to like writing about. The sad, depressed, and basically Sasuke-like Naruto. I'd like to note that he is smart, basically calm, and intelligent for a reason, which I don't feel like saying right now. .

Tarim: I LOVE THIS CHARACTER!!! I stole her from a webcomic I'm working on right now.(Yes it's mine, so no copyright infringement done and I don't have to put her in the disclaimer) She's so much fun to draw. Ahem… yeah… I put her in as the third in the 'team.' I've always liked the idea of Naruto in a different team, so I created one for him. . also, she is to Fuwa as Sasuke is to Naruto. They'll be a bit friendlier though. She came into this story because without her, Fuwa would be alone all of the time, unless he was Naruto… and that's not good for character development now is it? One thing I haven't really gotten to is that she's a medic-nin and specializes in kenjutsu. She's inept at middle to higher levels of ninjutsu, all genjutsu, and higher levels of taijutsu. (No mary sue here I hope)