Disclaimer: Remember Kishimoto came up with Naruto.
Author's Notes: This is my first time posting on fan-fiction and I would be more than glad to hear some comments on how to improve my writing.
Also just to let you know: The reason I'm posting again so soon is because I originally just wanted to do one massive chapter 1 but instead I decided to divide it up with a prologue to help things flow better. I will not be giving you guys Chp. 2 as quickly as Chp.1. So enjoy Chp.1 of Not Another High School.
Authors: ChronoAlarm, Chaotic Souls, and Solemn Monkey. (who helped to write this story).
Chapter 1: Blackmailed
Sasuke hurried to class as soon as he got in, he received some funny looks from the kids in the class. He sat down in his desk and reached into his pocket taking out the note that Kyle had given to him earlier. He read it slowly due to the writing being messy.
Sasuke the real reason I got in a fight was to test you. Some of us feel that we are more important than the other kids. We plan on starting a club of sort and we would be interested in knowing if you are willing to join? If not then we won't come after you unless you decide to interfere with our affairs.
"Mr. Uchiha if you would please answer the question on the board" said Mr. Taki. He noticed the lack of attention Sasuke was giving him. Sasuke answered the question immediately; it was a very simple question that anybody could answer. He then started wondering more about Kyle's offer. And what was worse was he had strange feeling that someone annoying was about to show up.
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Sakura was sitting in class, Sasuke showed up and the girl in front of her craned her neck to watch. Sakura almost instinctively flicked the girl hard in the back of the head. "If you keep staring I will make this year very painful for you." She said. It was loud enough that the surrounding people could hear but not the teacher.
She then sat straight up. 'He's coming...' Sakura knew who he was and sighed. Naruto was so stupid, but he could be funny sometimes. Though the one day with the paint...not funny. He commented on her hair. Since hen she had died her hair a less dramatic color. Compared to Sasuke, Naruto couldn't compete. Sasuke was one up on him in every category. But, at least she had a shot with Naruto. There was no way she had a chance with Sasuke...or at least so she thought.
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Naruto made his way down the hall. He was still debating whether or not to pull the fire alarm and just sneak his way back into the classroom with the rest of the others. But he had already pulled that trick twice this year and the principal threatened that if he heard another unannounced fire alarm Naruto was going straight to jail.
So he only had one choice, the march of shame...
Checking out through the door's small window Naruto saw that Mr. Taki had his back turned to the class and was writing on the board. Maybe he could sneak in...
He had managed to open the door and made it almost to his seat before Mr. Taki called out "Mr. Uzumaki, glad that you could grace us with your presence this morning."
Naruto stopped to grimace and sweat dropped at this statement. Turning to the professor Naruto put his hands behind his head cradling it and said, "Yea, I've been a little busy this morning...heh heh."
"Well I suppose you wouldn't mind answering the question on the board then would you?" asked Mr. Taki.
Naruto grimaced, he hated math. Looking up at the board the numbers seemed to rearrange themselves into incomprehensible symbols. Sweating pouring off of him Naruto said, "Um...4?"
The rest of the class burst into laughter and Naruto hung his head in shame. Sighing the professor said, "That will be enough Mr. Uzumaki, please take your seat now."
Sitting down Naruto knew that he got off easy...everyone usually laughed at him anyways, and this way he would not have to go to the office now that he had gotten his punishment. Looking up he saw Sakura about 2 chairs ahead of him. She was always so beautiful and such a brain as well, but no matter what he did she always seemed to completely ignore him.
The guy beside him nudged him and told him to pay attention. Naruto snapped out of his daydream with a grumbling "alright, alright…jeez."
It was cool anyways he had managed to set up the trap for Sasuke he will get his soon enough...heh heh.
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Sasuke took another long sigh at how ignorant Naruto was in answering the question. "Geez this guy is so troublesome. It's a wonder that he hasn't been thrown out of school already due to his poor grades and lack of attendance." Sasuke set his sights back on Mr.Taki who was finishing up today's lesson. It was almost time for a period shift…
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Sakura watched as the door creaked open slowly and Naruto tried to sneak into class. The question Mr. Taki had on the board was VERY simple knowledge, but she always was ahead in math. She watched as he made a complete fool of himself then took a seat. She was actually surprised he didn't take the empty seat next to her in order to harass her for the rest of the period.
Sakura waited for what seamed like an eternity until the bell rang. Though truly it had only been around 15 minutes. She had already packed her bag and was out the door before anyone else. She had a certain someone to pound into for a certain comment about a wide forehead. She rushed passed people and made it to the locker. "Ino I believe you have an apology for me..." Sakura said cracking her knuckles.
Sakura may not be the best fighter, but she was damn good. Ino didn't respond and seamed to ignore her, Sakura didn't like that. She grabbed Ino's shoulder and pushed it back against the locker. This caused Ino to spin and then make a loud echoing Wham sound. Sakura raised her fist and put her forehead inches from Ino's and said "I believe you have an apology, right Ino?"
Many of the surrounding people had begun to chatter about the fight and it would be mere minutes before the entire 9th grade knew. The rumor that was surging around said exactly this:
'Sakura and Ino are about to get into a fight, they're gonna beat the crap out of each other.'
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Naruto laughed as he made his way out of the class. He knew that Sasuke would have to go to his locker to switch his books out for the next class. Then he would get a surprise of a lifetime. He would be humiliated for life...
Naruto knew that he just had to see this. As he rounded the corner he saw something that made him stop in his tracks a look of shock crossed his face. There in front of Sasuke's locker was Kris Geist and some of his cronies. He was an upperclassman who, unfortunately, had it in for Naruto since Naruto put itching powder in the football team's equipment. Immature? yes, funny? hell yes. But Kris, being the football captain, had it in for him ever since.
"Well, well want to trash that upstart's locker?" asked Kris to his cronies who laughed in response.
"No, wait, stop! cried Naruto but it was too late... Kris kicked the locker and the door popped open and out fell...a whole collection of dirty magazines, ones Naruto had stolen earlier that day. Then the stack fell on top of Kris burying him under an avalanche of playboy's.
Everyone present burst out laughing except for Naruto who now had the look of a dead man as Kris spotted him and put two and two together. "You Son of a Btch!" cried Kris "I'm gonna kill you!" Veins exploded in his head as he ran at Naruto who started to sweat drop from fear. After all, Kris was twice the size of Naruto, but then again, Naruto wasn't exactly what one would call tall...
Kris swung his fist so as to take off Naruto's head but Naruto sidestepped and Kris went flying into the lockers.
Several people laughed at the sight and Naruto smiled and held up a V with his fingers. Growling Kris got up and kicked out at Naruto. Naruto jumped up as Kris's foot connected with the locker Naruto had been standing in front of. Naruto then landed on top of Kris's leg which supported his weight. Naruto still was holding up the V sign and still had his smile.
"Why you..." growled Kris. But Naruto had had enough anyways and decided it was time to get serious. Balling up his fist Naruto slammed it right into Kris's face. Kris's head cocked back from the force of the blow, blood shooting from his nostrils.
As he toppled over Naruto leapt up and just as Kris landed on the floor Naruto came down and drove his whole body, feet first, right into Kris's gut. The force of the blow caused the floor beneath Kris to crack. Kris gagged from the blow and passed out. Still standing on top of his unconscious body Naruto looked at Kris's cronies. His second personality had taken over now, he was now the 'demon fox' a nickname he had earned from his other life on the streets as a brutally efficient and often cruel fighter.
Staring straight at them he said coldly, "Next."
The members of the group looked at each other shivering with fear, and then promptly bolted from the crowd...wait, Crowd?
Naruto did not realize that he had attracted an audience, everyone was whispering about how fast he took out Kris; a guy almost twice his size. There was a sense of shock throughout the crowd.
"Shit" mumbled Naruto because he knew what was next, and sure enough...
"Naruto!" Naruto cringed at the all too familiar voice. Iruka-sensei...
Iruka cut through the crowd and stared at Naruto. "Naruto, come with me, we're going to the principal's office…Now!" Naruto grumbled but knew he had no choice. As he walked with Iruka the crowd parted to let them through. Only then did he feel the eyes of the crowd on him, even though he had his head down. Thinking to himself Naruto swore "Sasuke I'll get you yet."
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Sakura held her clenched fist and raised arm a fairly close distance from Ino's face and slammed into her after no response. As blood from a broken vain made its way to the skin in an attempt to break free, a bruise appeared on Ino's seemingly flawless face. Sakura flinched as one of the teachers who probably heard the rumor made their way to her through the crowd.
"SAKURA! I would expect this from Naruto, even Sasuke...but you?"
"Sorry, Kakashi-sensei. I suppose you'd like to direct me to the principal?" She said letting go of Ino as she twitched in fear and pain. She trudged off, with her sensei in tow, to the dreaded principal. But really there was no -pal about him. He was cruel and heartless. Well actually, she'd never been in person, but from what Naruto had told her, the Principal was pure evil!
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Sasuke had been relaxing around the hallways. He was in a deep trance of peace until a hand lay on his back. He slowly smiled and lifted his hand in an attempt to throw the person who had touched his back. He failed to do this and he turned his head to see...
"Orochimaru-sensei what do you want?" said Sasuke stunned to see one of his teachers.
"Mr.Uchiha, the principal would like to see you in his office immediately" said Oro as he walked off from Sasuke and muttered something under his breathe as he did so.
Sasuke sighed and made his way to the office. He knew this couldn't be good.
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As Sakura made her way to the principal's office she couldn't help but think about her unblemished school record. She walked through the door labeled Principal and took one of the five chairs place in a row, next to a dying plant in an ugly orange pot. She waited for a bit then was called into the office.
"Ms. Sakura...I have been informed you were fighting with another girl..."He paused to lift a file and read a line. "Ino. You hit her in the face, which is direct violation of school rules. This, sadly, must be put on the record."
"NO WAY! I'VE NEVER EVEN MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL! NO WAY IS THIS ONE LITTLE MEANINGLESS FIGHT GOING TO DESTROY MY PERFECT RECORD!" She was screaming in violent anger. Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears. Tears that threatened to fall. She rubbed the tears away with an arm, and her face got red and blotchy.
"I'm sorry, but I can make no exceptions. You are my brightest young student, but...I can't play favorites..."
"I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO!"
"SAKURA! PLEASE BRING DOWN YOUR VOICE! DO I NEED TO REMIND YOU OF WHO EXACTLY YOU ARE SPEAKING TO! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE...YOU MOUTHING OFF TO ME ISN'T SOLVING THE PROBLEM!"
"I'm sorry, sir. But surely there is a way to settle this without putting it on the record?"
"I'm sure I could work out some way for you to ... be exempt from the responsibility."
Sakura smiled and sucked in a deep breath, trying hard to regain her composure. She knew she had a red face and puffy eyes, which would make it obvious she had been crying, but anyone who heard the argument (any particular person in the county) would understand. She opened the door and looked over to the chairs to find... "Naruto?...SASUKE! What are you two doing here, what did you do?" She pointed a finger at Naruto and her face began losing the red and her eyes were shifting to angry and dry.
Her entire ordeal with the principal put behind her, all the anger redirected. Right at Naruto, at the moment he looked as if a halo belonged on his head...Look at him, trying to play innocent... like I'd believe that! Anyone who knows him wouldn't believe that. CHAA! 'Oh, god...you're back again?'
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Naruto had managed to make it to the office with Iruka, but just as things looked to be going from bad to worse Sasuke showed up. Surprised Naruto asked Sasuke pointing at him, "What the hell are you doing here!" Iruka smacked Naruto on the head, "Don't swear, you're already in enough trouble as it is." rubbing the spot on his head Naruto grumbled.
Eyeing Sasuke and Orochimaru Naruto and Iruka entered the office with them. The receptionist welcomed them and let them into the principal's office. As they walked into the door they came face to face with Sakura. In a split second Naruto saw Kakashi and the principal and what looked like a Sakura who had been crying. For about a split second...
And then the rage came. Sakura cried out, "Naruto?...SASUKE! What are you two doing here, what did you do?" pointing at Naruto. Her finger pointing caused him to go cross-eyed.
"Ah, you two are here as well," remarked the principal, "I was hoping to do this after school but if you three are all here then I guess we can do this now."
Naruto looked at the principal; you could almost see the question mark over his head, "What are you going on about old man?"
"Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura take a seat, this might take a little while. Ahem, Sakura I told you earlier that I was going to wipe off today's incident with Ino." "Wait a second, Sakura beat up Ino?" interrupted Naruto laughing until Sakura gave him a death look.
"As I was saying, the reason I wanted to see you three after school is because I have a favor to ask of you. First of all, let's review over your school records shall we?" Naruto cringed at this; this always meant bad news.
"Sasuke Uchiha, top of the class but has been in more fights than any student at this school. In fact, has been in more fights than every student in this school put together. Sakura Haruno, also among the top of the class and until recently, had a perfect record. Naruto Uzumaki, the worst of the three, though you have been in fewer fights than Uchiha Sasuke most of your victims have been so brutalized that they ended up in the hospital. Thousands of dollars lost in damaged school property due to your pranks, etc, etc, etc."
"The point is that we need something from you three and if you do it for us we will make these, indiscretions, go away." Naruto could not believe his ears, a clean slate was what he always wanted...so he could get away with more pranks that is.
Standing up the principal walked to the shades on the window and pulled down one, "There has been some rumors going around about a gang war that is going to happen on school property later this week and we need info. So as to prevent and arrest those who would take part in this. The school must uphold its reputation." turning around the principal eyed the three of them.
"We need you three to infiltrate some gangs and find out when the war is and which gangs are going to be involved. You three will report your findings every day to each of your respective teachers. Sakura reports to Kakashi, Naruto to Iruka, and Sasuke to Orochimaru. If you do this for us we'll clean your records. But if you fail or betray my trust we will have you three expelled. Understand?"
Looking at the three of them the principal added, "that is all you are excused."
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"There is a bond between the people important to you ever since birth and the string that binds them together becomes thicker and stronger as time goes by."