Hey everyone, I know it's been a looong time since I've updated, but at least this chapter is longer than normal, eh?

Anyways, without further ado, here's the next chapter of Cuts And Bruises

Chapter 6

Naruto woke up to the sound of his alarm, looking wildly around the room. He took in a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair. "Shit, it wasn't a dream." He let out a laugh before standing up and began to get ready for the day.

When he was finished, he walked down the stairs and into the kitchen where he saw Kakashi making breakfast and Iruka setting the table. Iruka looked up and smiled brightly at him.

"How was your first night? Did you sleep well? Here, have a seat!" He pulled out a chair and gestured for him to sit down.

"Yeah, it was great." Naruto gave him a small smile. "Thank you again. I really appreciate this."

Iruka placed a hand over his heart and smiled down at him. "Oh there's no need to thank us!"

"Breakfast is ready!" Kakashi announced, holding up the pan of eggs.

"Kakashi, love, let's be careful with a hot pan of food and just keep it on a level surface." Iruka slowly walked closer to him before grabbing his wrist and gently lowering it so that the pan was back on the burner.

Naruto snickered and Kakashi looked back at him with a wink.

Iruka got the plates ready and set them on the table. The three of them enjoyed a quick breakfast.

"You have everything ready?" Iruka asked as he took Naruto's empty plate and palced it in the sink.

"Yeah, I didn't have much stuff to begin with." Naruto stood up with a shrug, slinging his book bag over his shoulder.

Iruka clapped his hands together. "Over the weekend, we'll all go shopping so you can get better school supplies and new clothes, if you want to of course."

"Maa, Iruka!" Kakashi whined. "Do we all have to go shopping?"

Iruka glared down at Kakashi who was leaning backwards in his chair. "Yes. All of us."

Kakashi put his hands up in surrender before sitting up in his chair and then standing. "Alright, alright." He turned to face Naruto. "Ready to go, kiddo?"

Naruto nodded and followed the couple out of the house and to their car. He climbed into the backseat and buckled up.

"Now, we'll drop you off at the principal's office and there you'll meet your student escort for the day." Iruka stated as he turned to face him from the passenger's seat.

"His name is Sasuke." Kakashi looked into the rearview mirror to look at Naruto. "He's a good kid, quiet and a little bit of a loner."

Naruto groaned. "He's not some kind of a weirdo, is he?"

The two men laughed. Iruka shook his head. "No, he just likes to keep to himself and his two best friends."

Naruto gave him a skeptical look before shrugging. "Guess there's not much I can do about it anyways."

"That's the spirit!"Kakashi said excitedly.

When they arrived at the school, busses were just beginning to drop off students. As the three of them walked through the hallways, students would stop and stare at them.

Naruto felt himself get self-conscious from the stares of the other students. He kept his gaze to the ground as he followed Iruka and Kakashi to what he assumed was the principal's office.

"Here we are!" Iruka said with a smile as he stopped in front of a door.

Naruto stared at it, not moving.

"What's wrong?" Iruka asked worriedly. "Everything okay?"

Naruto nodded. He shook his head and smiled up at him. "Just a little nervous is all. Thanks for showing me the way. See you later!"

"You can come to either of our classrooms after class and we can give you a ride." Kakashi mentioned as Naruto walked in.

Naruto nodded his head in acknowledgement before giving them a wave and shutting the door. He let out a deep breath as he turned and walked into the room.

Sitting at the reception desk was a dark-haired woman and standing in front of her desk was a tall, busty, blonde woman. He eyed them before glancing over at a kid who was sitting in one of the chairs with his arms crossed. He has black hair that was styled oddly in Naruto's opinion.

"Ah, you must be Naruto Uzumaki." The blonde woman spoke up.

Naruto nodded, not making a move. "That I am."

"I'm Tsunade, the principal of Konoha High." She stood up and held out her hand for Naruto to take. "This here, is Sasuke Uchiha. He will be showing you around the school for the duration of the day." She gestured to the boy sitting.

"Hn, nice to meet you." Sasuke stood up and nodded.

"Ditto." Naruto responded.

"Here is your schedule," Tsunade handed him a sheet of paper. "And you will also get a locker assignment where you'll have your school planner, a tote bag and a water bottle."

Naruto's eyes widened. "For free?"

Tsunade chuckled. "Yep, it's all for you. Every student got one at the beginning of the year."

"Cool." Naruto responded with a smile as he looked over his schedule.

"You two will have the same schedule except for your elective class. Iruka signed you up for studio arts. Since it's too far in the semester, we cannot change it."

Naruto shrugged. "Fine by me. I'm down to get my art on."

"That's the spirit." Tsunade clapped her hand on his shoulder. "Now, head to your first class before the warning bell rings."

As soon as she ended her sentence, the bell rang signaling the five minute period before classes started.

"Woah." Naruto stared at her in azament.

"Come on, let's get going." Sasuke grabbed Naruto's wrist and began to drag him out of the office.

"Did you see that?" Naruto asked in amazement, looking back over his shoulder towards the office door. "Now only is she a MILF, she's a fucking psychic."

Sasuke scrunched up his nose and scoffed. "She's not a psychic. She's been doing this for thirty years, it's probably all automatic by now."

"Predicting something that's going to happen and being right about it, is proof you're a psychic."

Sasuke shook his head and stopped in front of a locker. "This is your locker. Mine is right across the hall." He pointed to the other side of the wall. "I'll be right back."

Naruto scoffed. "Not like I'm going to get lost." He more so mumbled to himself out loud.

The warning bell rung and the hall filled with students frantically trying to get to class. Naruto closed his locker after shoving the bag, water bottle and planner in his actual backpack. He looked across the hall to see that Sasuke wasn't there anymore. He scratched his head in confusion before looking both ways and shrugging. "Well shit, guess I am lost."

Just as he was about to take a step, a hand landed on his shoulder and he turned to see Sasuke. "Ready for study hall?" He asked.

Naruto nodded once before trailing after Sasuke.

They reached the room and Sasuke walked up to the desk where he handed a sheet of paper to the teacher who nodded.

"Come on." Sasuke gestured with his head towards the back of the room.

Naruto followed Sasuke to the back of the room where there were two empty desks. He looked at his classmates nervously, expecting harsh glares or mocking looks. Hardly any of them gave him more than a glance or a smile and he sat down in his seat, letting out his breath. "This is a new experience." He mumbled out loud to himself.

"Hm?" Sasuke looked up from getting his homework out of his bag to look at Naruto. "What are you talking about?"

Naruto gestured towards the front. "All of this. I was expecting a lot more, darker looks, I guess."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow before shrugging. "This school is pretty cool. People don't really get teased or out casted here. But I still stick to myself." He started to do the math problems that were on the sheet of paper in front of him.

"Why's that?" Naruto asked, genuinely confused.

Sasuke paused in his writing before continuing writing. "I only need my two best friends. Everyone else wants something from me."

"Have they said that for a fact?"

Sasuke looked up from his work to look at Naruto who was staring at him with a look of curiosity. "I mean, no. But, the girls only want to be friends with me because of my looks or money. And guys just want to hang out with me because the girls want to hang around me."

"But you don't know that for a fact. Maybe they genuinely want to get to know you. People who are by themselves seem mysterious and people are just generally curious."

Sasuke placed his pencil down, deciding to engage in conversation instead of finishing his work. "What's your deal? Why are you so insistent on me having more friends?"

Naruto shrugged. "Just all the schools I've been too, people aren't very nice. I've honestly never really had a real friend before. And just knowing that people actually want to get to know you instead of laugh at you, I just wonder why you don't take the opportunity."

Sasuke studied the blonde before him. He saw no apparent reason why the blonde wouldn't be liked. He wasn't ugly, he seemed like a decent person. "I'm just not a real people person is all it is. I like keeping to myself."

Naruto stared at him and Sasuke decided to go back to his math homework. He smiled to himself before clapping his hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Well, whether you like it or not, you've got me as a friend now."

Sasuke looked towards the grinning blonde before shaking his head with a small smile. "Whatever you say, Naruto."

The first half of the day passed by quickly for the two and they got along well. As they were heading towards the cafeteria for lunch, Naruto talked about mindless chatter while Sasuke guided them, not saying much.

Once they reached the cafeteria, Sasuke led them to his usual table where Kiba and Neji were already sitting.

"Naruto, meet my two best friends, Neji Hyuuga and Kiba Inuzuka." He sat down on the bench and Naruto sat down next to him. "Guys, this is Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto nodded towards the group. "Sup?"

Kiba leaned back in his seat and nodded back.

"How's the school treating you so far, Naruto?" Neji asked, a polite smile on his face.

"Surprisingly, pretty good. I was expecting a lot more bullying to be honest." Naruto replied.

Kiba scoffed. "Bully's? At this school? The meanest people are the two you're already sitting with."

Both Sasuke and Neji gave a glare at Kiba and Naruto laughed loudly. "Well, neither of them even seem mean."

"Just wait till you get to know them." Kiba mumbled, arms crossed over his chest. "Won't even let me copy their homework."

Neji rolled his eyes before Sasuke looked at him, slightly offended. "I let you copy my homework the other day. I'm nice!"

Kiba waved him off. "Yeah, yeah."

Sasuke scoffed before going back to his food. "Alright, see if I let you copy my homework again."

Kiba's eyes widened and he pouted at the raven while Meji snickered. Kiba quickly turned his gaze to Naruto. "You'd let me copy your homework, right?"

Naruto shrugged. "Sure."

Kiba grinned in triumph and stuck his tongue out at Sasuke and Neji. "See, I don't need you guys. I got my new best friend right here!" He threw his arm around Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto felt happy at Kiba's words and he gave Neji and Sasuke a wide grin. "So, you guys into pranks?"

Sasuke let out a scoff and scrunched up his nose in disgust. "Pranks? What are we ten?"

Neji snickered as he took a bite of his food.

Kiba gave a glare to the two then turned his attention to Naruto, eyes wide in happiness. "You have no idea how long I've waited for someone to join in on my pranks. Here, I've got a whole bunch of ideas." He began to dig around in his book bag and Naruto eagerly waited for him.

"Looks like he really did find a new best friend." Neji said, surprised when the two started to giggle over Kiba's notebook.

Sasuke didn't say anything, instead shaking his head and finishing his lunch.

After lunch, Sasuke had creative writing while Naruto was placed in an art class.

Sasuke led the blonde to his class. "You know where your locker is from here, right?"

Naruto carefully thought it over. "Yeah, I remember."

"As soon as the bell rings, meet me there." He instructed just as the warning bell for class rung. He waved before walking away.

Naruto took a deep breath and walked into the class. All eyes turned to look at him and he nervously headed towards the teacher's desk.

"Hello, my name's Naruto. I'm new here."

"Welcome Naruto," the teacher, a pretty brunette smiled at him. "We're currently in the middle of a project. We're working with oil paint. Fantasy landscapes is the theme. You can go have a seat next to Sakura, she's the one with the pink hair, and she'll show you where to find everything."

Naruto nodded at her before turning around and heading towards the girl named Sakura. He stopped and sat down in the stool next to her. "Hi, I'm Naruto. The teacher told me to ask you about where to find everything?"

Sakura paused in her work and studied the blonde carefully. "You're Kakashi and Iruka's foster child, right?"

Naruto blushed and nodded.

Sakura looked him over once more before smiling brightly at him and holding out her hand. "Sakura Haruno. I know everything there is to know about this school so if you ever need info, come find me."

"And I'm-"

She held up a manicured hand and smirked. "Naruto Uzumaki. Its okay, I heard from Neji and Kiba who you were. Me and Sasuke are super close and everything so it's obvious his friends tell me everything." She gave a confident look and flipped her hair over her shoulder.

Naruto looked at her in surprise and mild confusion. "Weird, he never mentioned you all day today."

Sakura looked away and then back to him. "He's probably just shy about it."

Naruto thought about it before shrugging and looking around the room. "So, about those art supplies?"

Sakura giggled before standing up and leading him to where the canvas' and paint were.

After art, Naruto met Sasuke at his locker.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow as he pushed himself off the locker he was leaning against. "I'm actually surprised you made it. I was betting on you getting lost, you seem like you'd lose your head it if wasn't attached to your body.""

Naruto glared at him as he opened his locker. "And I thought you were gonna be a real asshole, oh wait."

Sasuke just smirked at the blonde before guiding him to their next class.

The rest of the day passed smoothly for Naruto and soon enough, he was saying bye to Kiba, Neji and Sasuke. He walked back into the school and headed into Iruka's classroom.

He wasn't surprised to see Kakashi in there sitting on the top of Iruka's desk. Once the door was opened, the two teachers turned to see who it was. Iruka gave him a smile.

"How was your first day, kiddo?" Kakashi asked, his eyes forming an upside 'u' as he smiled.

Naruto sat down in the one of the front desks of the room, throwing his book bag on top of the desk. He rested his chin in the palm of his hand and gave them a thoughtful look. "Pretty uneventful."

Iruka and Kakashi looked at each other, frowning. They turned to give him their attention.

He smirked at them."But it was one of the best days I've had in a long time."

Iruka laughed in relief, a hand placed over his chest. "Really?"

Naruto looked back and forth between the two and grinned. "Really."

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