Konoha High School

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Here's chapter 2 of Konoha High school where I'll show Naruto and Sasuke past. As well as why Naruto fell for Sakura. Chapter will be from Sasuke point of view.

Chapter 2- The past

Konoha High School gym (Sasuke, Naruto and others are eleven years old.)

In the middle of the gym stood their teach who's name is Might Guy. This guy was wearing green spandex costume which was like a second skin on him. It was creepy for Sasuke. His hair were the same as Lee's in the shape of mushroom. Overall he's always energetic and enthusiatic, well almost always. The only time when he isn't is when Naruto is around.

Most people in this city didn't like Naruto and Sasuke didn't like him either. It still didn't stop him from feeling sorry for the boy. He's always alone and always bullied by others. Sasuke caught him on crying a few times.

He heared a his teacher shouting for them to focus and he did. Sasuke is the best at everything and he cannot lower his standards or be second. He must suprass his father and brother so he must be always focused.

"Okay so today we're going to play dodgeball." Annouced Guy. It was cool for Sasuke he liked this sport and of course he was the best at it. "But before we start." There was short pause and Sasuke got wierd feeling in his gut like what will happen next will not be good. "Uzumaki Naruto move forward please." Young Uchiha looked at blond boy. He blinked a few times before he stpped forward. "Okay so you must strip out of your clothes and play naked, if you won't then I'll fail you for the whole subject."

Sasuke eyes widened. He didn't knew it, but not only his.

How could they demand something like this from a student? Young Uchiha knew they all hated him, they all bullied him, but why are they going so far? This is beyond humanillation. This can affect his mentallity even more. Itachi explained it to him. Then he remebered what he and Itachi talked not that long ago.

Flashback few days earlier

Both Uchihas were sitting at the dinner table in their home. They were the only Uchihas left because of the disease. Sasuke still sad about it but his brother helped him with moving on. He loved his brother really much, sometimes it felt as if he's the only person who understands him.

"Sasuke?" This put Sasuke out of his thoughts.

"Yes?"

"Have you seen Naruto-kun lately?" Asked again Itachi

"No. I don't really care about him to be honest." Was Sasuke answer without care.

"Hm?" It confused younger of brothers. Itachi rarely used this kind of words. Usually it was him who'd use this kind of vocabluary. "I think you should try and be friedn with him."

This suprised Sasuke. "Why is that he's a loser and no one likes him." It was true Naruto have no friedns at school and it looked like he have any at all.

"Cool hmm?" After another second he added "Do you think I'm cool?" Asked Itachi

This question caught Sasuke off guard. He always thought his older brother is amazing, but he never admitted it to any one. He looked at his older brother who was waitng for his answer and he decided to be honest this time.

"Yes." Was Sasuke short answer.

"If I'd hang out with Naruto? Would you think I'm not cool anymore?"

Sasuke blinked not understanding the direction of this conversation.

"No." In his eyes Itachi still would be cool older brother who he loved.

"Why is that?"

What's wrong with Itachi today he's asking way too many questions.

"Because you're my older brother and you always were cool."

"And nothing could change your opinion?"

Sasuke thought about it. He can't think of any reason why he would hate his brother.

"Probably not. I can't think of anything."

"Ans what if I'll tell you the real reason why we're the last two Uchihas?"

Sasuke eyes widened. The real reason? Did it mean that it wasn't disease which killed all his clan? The look in Itachi eyes sent shivers through his spine. Sasuke rarely saw Itachi this serious. Around him Itachi was always trying to act more young teenager than a person who thinks hold the responsibility for a whole world. This explresion always told him that he's actually carrying too much responsiblities. Sasuke didn't neither understood or knew them, but wanted to help his older brother anyway.

"I'm listening."

Itachi sighed and nodded. He had to tell his younger brother this sometime ayway.

"Uchihas always had some kind of better sight than most people. This was never understood by people from outside, but also never explained to them. With time we menaged to get a monopoly in ophthalmology. Uchihas had been runing tests on eyes of peope, so they will understand how to manipulate it better. After many years they finally understood how human's eyes work. Their knowledge was much deeper than Tsunade's. Then they went step ahead. They tohught that because of their knowledge, economical and political power they're the best. That they should be ruling this village. When it started they decided to take over the village. There was one problem. Our fighting forces were too weak and our number of people was too low. So they decided to start another tests. This time to gain knowledge how to destroy the nerves which responded with eyes. They discovered how to do it, so the nerves are beyond repair. Then they created some kind of light which just burned these nerves. The person under this light would never be able to react, because it took less than one second for nerves to be completely destroyed. With this they started preparations to take over the village. I never agreed with ideology. I never wanted people to suffer, because of Uchihas feelings of their highness over others. I informed our major about everything. He wanted to talk with Uchiha about it, but it was too late and I knew it. I offered him my help. I did my own research. It was never checked or tested so I was never sure if it'd work. I found out that we can create a gas which will not only burn the eyes, but brain together with it. The only problem was that it didn't work immiedietly. Some people would die after two days others after a month. I spread the gas during one of the meetings. We informed Tsunade-sama, but didn't inform her about anything. She declared it as disease which she never saw. I was careful so you'll not absorb this gas. I thought I did, but after check up from Tsunade-sama she told me that I'm fine. I know it's a lot to think about so I'll leave you alone now." Itachi moved away from the table and headed to the door, but beofre he opened them he said the last thing this night. "Sometimes you must sacrifice one thing to save the other. In your life you'll face many events when you'll must not what's the best for you, but what's the best for overall group of people. That's exactly what I and Naruto do. If we have a chance to sacrifice ourselfves just so others can have a future we both will do it without hesitation. Nagato, Konan and Yahiko. We're all taking care of each other, but there's no one who can take care of Naruto. I'm scared that because of this there'll be a day when he'll need the person who can take care of him, but there'll be no one and this can end up with tragedy." And with that Itachi opened the door and went away from dining room leaving Sasuke with his thoughts.

End of flashback

After that day he didn't talk with Itachi straihgt for a week. He didn't understood why killed everyone. Why couldn't he sace their parents, or the girl he always hand out with? After this week he decided to talk with Itachi. His older brother explained him that he had to make a choice. It was either his familly or the rest of the village. He did choose the village and it hurt.

Itachi also told him that there was no way that he could kill him. Itachi told him that he loved him more then the rest of the familly, or even possibly more than the village. Itachi was suposed to kill his whole clan and only his brother was suposed to survive so the Uchiha clan won't be extinted. And yet there were two Uchihas left.

Sasuke would then look at his brother face and saw all the pain he had to go through while killing his entire clan. There was no way that this kind of face could be fake. There was just too much raw emotions. Yet Sasuke didn't saw him as a monseter or anything near this. Sure he was hurt, but he trusted his brother. Could it be that Naruto is similar to Itachi. He told him so.

As Naruto was about to start zipping down his jacket Sasuke shouted

"STOP!"

All eyes turned to him. Nartuo and Sakura were showing suprise while others anger.

"Naruto we're going." Young Uchiha moved toward bold boy.

"You can't take him or I'll fail him." Threatened their teacher.

"Are you going against Uchiha? I don't our mayor would like for Uchiha to move to other village. We are helping Konoha economy too much. If you lose us and our influences then Konoha will not be as strong as it's now."

Gui clenched his fist at this. Sasuke knows they can't go against him. This another thing Itachi explained him. His brother already thretaned Konoha to move away if they will not stop treating Naruto so badly. It stopped for some time, but later kids agains started to pick up on him again.

Other villages to have access to the best ophthalmologists in the world decided to do trades. Uchihas will give them their services and Konoha will receive chaper items and services from other villages. Itachi is still young, but he's already one of the best ophthalmologists Uchihas ever had. Not only that it's common knowledge that Uchihas know how to fight due their influences in Police and army. Itachi was trained there and even in this he already is one of the best Uchihas in history. Sasuke will also have access to all of this, but not before he'll be twelve years old.

"Fine, just go away." Sasuke smirked and took Naruto hand as they went away from their class.

Naruto was dumfolded. Someone stood up for him. Not only someone it was no other than Uchiha Sasuke. The most popular guy in his class. He didn't understood why he'd do this. As they were walking bold boy looked at his class. Most of them were glaring at either him or Sasuke.

As they were walking he saw one person with rare pink hair. He always thought she was nice, because she never bullied him, but she never talked to him either. As he looked at her he saw her smiling at him.

Naruto eyes widened at this. By now in his life only two people smiled at him. First was Sarutobi Hiruzen who's their current principal and Uchiha Itachi who's Sasuke older brother. As he saw her smile he immidietly had a warm fieeling around his belly. It wasn't unpleasent by any means, it was rather nice feeling. Her smiled was the most beautiful thing Naruto had ever seen in his life. He never felt anything like this. That was the moment Naruto decided that he liked Haruno Sakura more than a friend. Yet he knew he can't burden her with his feelings or people will probably bully her as well and he didn't wanted any of this. He made decision to support and like her from shadows never showing himself saving her from troubles.

They went outside the hall, but Sasuke didn't stop and walked even further away from hall. He didn't wanted anyone near them now.

As they were in front of school entrance Sasuke let go of blond-haired hand.

"Thanks for help." Shyly mumured blond to young Uchiha.

"hn." Was Sasuke smart answer.

There was awkard silence which neither knew how to break. Sasuke was never the type to talk and Naruto didn't knew how to behave in situation like this.

"I'll just get going, so yeah thanks again." Naruto smiled and Sasuke and was about to go inside the school but...

"Maybe we could hang out after school?" Asked awkardly Sasuke. He was looking at the ground while saying these words.

Naruto eyes widened. No one wanted to hang out with him with exception of Itachi, but it still was rare. "Are you sure you want to?" Asked sadly boldne.

Sasuke of course knew what this all was about. Young Uchiha still wasn't sure if he wanted to be friend with Uzumaki, but he wanted to give him a chance. He sighed and answered on Naruto's question.

"Yes, but don't think we're friends yet." Naruto face chaged from sadness to surprise to sadness again. Sasuke knew that he misunderstood. If he want bold-guy to understand he must spell it out for him, and Sasuke didn't wanted to. He didn't like to talk this much. "I just want to see if we can be friends. Just be yourself and then I'll decide and then we can be friends." As would one of his classmates say it's rather troublesome.

Naruto face lit up with it. He couldn't contain his emotions at the thought of possibly having a friend and jumped on Sasuke and hug him.

Young Uchiha didn't knew what to do with the situation. Only his mother and Itachi hugged him, so the sitation was awkard for him. "Get off you idiot."

Naruto hearing these words unwrapped Sasuke from hug and looked at the ground shyly.

"We have got a lot to work on if we want to be friends."

Naruto face again lit up and nodded excited. Sasuke turned around just so Naruto couldn't see his smile. The aura around blond was different than around everyone else. It was relaxing. He had good feeling about their future as friends and he deicded to later thank Itachi for advice.

Back in hall with Sakura

As the boys left the hall Sakura smile was slowly fading. She didn't like in what their teacher wanted to force Naruto. She never got to know him, but she never hated him. Even when her parents told her that she should. She wasn't called the smartest girl in the class for nothing. She already knew that she should make her own decision and create her own opinion and she didn't was anything wrong in not hating blond-haired boy.

She suspected Shikamaru was in the same boat, but it was too troublesome to show it. He nver bullied blonde-haired boy as well. He always used his favourite exuce of it being troublesome.

"Heh I was a bit courious of how small he's, but I guess we'll never know." Exlaimed Ino.

She was always the most perverted one in their group. She started to take interest in opposite gander at eight years old. Tenten started to join Ino when she was ten years old. Hinata was starting to break out of her shell and started to talk about boys as well. Sakura wasn't inerested in any of them. Mos of them were disgusting pigs. Beside she was suposed to give herslef to Sasuke.

"I can't believe I ever thought he's cute. I mean he's always going along with anything people say. He's weak."

That was true when they were seven and their friendship started Hinata admited them that Naruto looked cute. That was one of main reason of her shyness, because she never admitted it to anyone beside them, because she was too scared.

They all had no respect for Naruto. This made her frown. It doesn't matter what he did, because he's still a human being and people should respect him.

She giggled quietly. She liked his face expression when she smiled at him. It was somewhat shocked and amazed. She never saw anyone react to smile like this and she liked his reaction. Maybe she'll do it more often. Maybe he'll smile back at her. Yes she liked the idea, but they cannot talk. She's afraid of the hatred that may fall on her if she'll.

Out of her toughts distracted her Ino.

"Hey Sakura and how many point you give him?"

"Points for what?" Asked couriously Sakura.

"Of look duh." Asnwered Ino as if it was the most abvious thing in the world.

"Sorry I wasn't litesning how many did you gave him?" Sakura decided to play it safe, so she'll know how many they have him and she'll give similar amount of points.

"Me and Hinata gave him minus one and TenTen gave him zero." This shocked Sakura. He wasn't as bad looking as was Kiba or Shino who are the best exaples, but she'd never rate anyone at zero.

"Well he's a boy so I guessed I could give gim zero." Oh so she gave him points only because he's a boy. This didn't made Sakura feel better.

"Well in my opinion he's better looking than Shino." The answer shocked other girls and Sakura knew it. If she must be honest she'd prbably give him like seven or eight when comapre to other guys, but she can't or else her friends will distance themselfes from her and she'll be left alone. "I'll give him two."

"ARE YOU SERIOUS SAKURA?" Bubble-haired girl. She wanted to play as if she didn't understood.

"What do you mean Ino?" Asked innocently Sakura

"He's the worst guy at school. Even Shino is better, because of how mysterious and silent he's we can say he's cool. On PE lesson he shows some more skin and we can say he has some muslces, so he's way better than this Naruto the loser."

She wanted to shout at them, that no one knew a single thing about Naruto. That he can be cool in his own way. That he's a bit cute with, but she couldn't. She was scared and only nodded.

"I hope you understand now." And Sakura only nodded again in confirmation.

She didn't talk with her friends for the rest of the day and they didn't even attempt to have conversation with the end of the day she saw Sasuke and Naruto walking out together. What suprised her was that blond-haired boy was smiling, but this smile looked different than all those she saw. It looked not forced and real. She decided that she liked it.

Before she went to bed she decided that someday in futrue she'll get closer to Naruto and become his friend and then she'll not care what others think. She was sure of it, but for now she'll just smile and ecourage him from the distance.