"Naru-tou-san! I can't get this knot." Uzumaki Puck bounded onto to the bed, thrusting out his brush. "I want to look perfect for my first day cause I'm gonna be Hokage someday." Puck squirmed making it difficult to undo the snags throughout his black locks. Naruto nodded his head having heard the tirade every day after Puck had been qualified to join the academy. "And I just want you to be proud of me." Puck kept solemn onyx eyes straight ahead as Naruto finished.
Naruto squeezed the boy from behind. "How about I be proud of you even if you don't become Hokage? Just do your best." Puck's smile quickly turned into laughter as Naruto's fast fingers tickled his midsection. "Don't forget to say goodbye to Okaa-san."
"Hai!" Puck flung himself out of the door and ran into his own room. He stopped in front of a tattered photograph surrounded in a plain wooden frame. The woman in the picture had long dark hair and eyes so enchantingly black, they beckoned from the yellowed paper. A large leather tomb almost hid her protruding belly. "I'm off to school Okaa-san. Wish me luck!" He placed a kiss on the smudged glass before barreling out of the house.
Puck attempted to keep a slow steady pace. Several of the neighborhood women encouraged him on his way, fawning over him and offering him rice balls and sweets. He smiled to them impishly but the need to be at school over took the desire to be recognized. "Ouch!" Puck slammed into a rather warm solid object.
"Hello."
Puck rubbed his temple. The man had appeared out of nowhere. "Hi." Puck took the pale hand that was held out to him and dusted off his bottom. "Sorry I didn't see you but I'm on my way to the Ninja Academy and I'm gonna be the best ninja and eventually become Hokage." The man looked amused. Puck continued walking and the man kept step next to him. "My name is Uzumaki Puck."
The man smiled. "Uchiha Sasuke."