This is a Naruto Fan Fiction only.

I had to agree with the old man that the stuff they called ramen was tasty. The way the entire dish sort of fit together was nice. The noodles were moist but not soggy, the vegetables had a bit of firmness but also the flavor of the broth and much to my delight it wasn't as greasy or salty as I first expected.

I had one bowl and that was it. I didn't want to seem like I was mooching off the old man. The shopping could gave gone better in my opinion. If the old man had not been there I swear they would have either thrown me out or did something that would make me do something that would cause some sales positions to be in need of employees.

The next thing I didn't like was the fact that he had a big guy pull and cut my fur. I know the fur on my head is long, and it probably will never be as soft as mom's is. I still didn't like the way he was yanking it and cutting it like that. I was tempted in doing the same thing to him and leave him as bald as a coconut.

"Naruto I know you don't like to have your haircut, or at least I think you don't like it by the way you are acting. Trust me this will make you look presentable when you go for the first time to the academy. You want to make a good first impression don't you?"

I tried very hard to try and be civil with him if only to make mom proud. "Chances are no matter what I do, the teachers and the other kids are going to hate my guts. Just like everyone in this place!"

He placed his hand on my shoulder and smiled a smile I had only seen mom do. "Well you can be sure of one thing Naruto. I don't hate you at all." I tried really hard to stop myself from screaming at him calling him a liar, again just to make mom proud of me.

When we got to the apartment I could only say one thing. This place made me appreciate my den like never before. My den was comfortable, spacious and looked a whole lot better than the place he calls an apartment. The bed looked like not even a hobo would use it as a toilet, the floor had so many stains and disgusting smells that made me wish I didn't have my keen senses.

"Old man are you sure I can't go back to live in my den? Cause this place is not exactly what you call homey if you can see where I am coming from. This place makes my den look like a palace suit."

He just looked at me and smiled, "Let me ask you something and please be honest with me like you have been. You are defending your cave home against this? In that cave you are quite literally surrounded by hundreds of creatures that would love to have you as a snack. Everything that surrounds you pretty much can or wants to kill you."

I decided to what he asks and decided to ask him to look out the window. "So in the forest there are hundreds of creatures that want me dead right? Tell me is there that much difference in that regard in this place? I am still surrounded by hundreds of creatures that not only want to kill me, but want to make it as painful as possible. Where exactly is the benefit of living in the village at all?"

He laughed as I finished saying that, "You might think there isn't but trust me Naruto there is. Here you will make life long friends and have wonderful experiences, adventures, even could actually find the one person who will love you and be by your side most of your life, and no I am talking about someone besides of your fox mother figure."

I quickly went inside my mind to talk with mom. For some odd reason mom was in a rather bad mood when I got there. "Mom did I do something to upset you?" She smiled at me and had me sit close to her like we often did.

"No my boy, you done nothing but make me feel proud of you. It's that stinking human that upset me. He had the nerve to say I am just a mother figure to you. The fool doesn't realize that I am as much your mother as if I gave birth to you!"

I smiled at her and asked her since when did we care what the humans called us? She had to admit that I was right and we shouldn't let their words bother us as much. "So mom is there really any purpose in me going to their supposed academy? I know pretty much all I need to be a ninja, you taught me since I can remember."

She looked at me and smiled while placing her head on my lap. "That's my boy already looking for possible traps. I think you are right, they consider me nothing but a weapon for years, if I were to guess they are sending you to keep an eye on us rather than teach you."

"Son I told you many times that when dealing with humans never take anything at face value. Always look for hidden purposes and plots. Look under the underneath of the underneath so they never catch unprepared or unawares."

I thanked for always caring and she gave me a kiss on my cheek before I left my mind. I looked at the old man and told him I would give him the benefit of a doubt. I would give this place this so called academy a chance.

I did however need to make one thing personally clear. "Listen old man I will attend your school and even live in this place. I will however kill anyone regardless of age or gender should they call me anything in the way of demonic. Call me demon or demon boy and you better prepare that fool's funeral. I got no pity and mercy is not something I keep in stock."

He tried over and over to get me to promise to leave the fools alive, that he would talk to them and the situation with them would be taken care off. I just gave him a look of sheer killing intent that made my position clear. I was done being their punching bag, and if they break the law they would be punished. No pity or mercy would be given since I never expect it from them anyways.

The next day I dressed in my school clothes which were your standard genin armor and clothes. I didn't bother with happy go lucky colors I went with traditional all black. People might say that I was dressed like I was going to a funeral, and if they broke the law they were right about the funeral.

The academy was not what I would call very welcoming. A couple of the secretaries out front pretty much told me to get lost or go in a hole and die. Much to my dismay they didn't actually break the law which means that as much as I would love to kill them, I really couldn't.

I walked towards my assigned room, after looking at the public school roster. I don't know why they put so many kids of the so called noble clans in my class. It's like they were begging me to reduce the population of their clans. I told the old man about what would happen if they break the law.

I saw a rather friendly looking teacher, he had brown hair but what really made his face stand out was the large horizontal scar right across his face. I waited for him to introduce me, but seeing the glares from so many of my classmates it was pretty clear to me that introductions were a moot point.

"Class we have a new student joining our happy little classroom. He is Naruto and he is the last of the Uzumaki Clan. Naruto why don't you take the empty seat the one in front of Sasuke. Sasuke put your hand up so he can find you."

There was something weird about this supposed guy. The way he put up his hand was almost delicate and for a minute there I thought gay. I walked over to the seat and just my luck there was a guy wearing a hoodie and had a puppy lying down on top of this guy's head.

I looked in his direction and smiled. "Glad to meet you neighbor. Hope we get along and work well together." The guy turned around and glared at me like I was a bug he wanted to crush.

He just sneered at me, "Don't bother talking to me clan less fool. I don't want the others thinking I am as weak and worthless as you." I could have insulted right back, but that is not the way my mom raised me.

I began pretending to clean my right ear and looked at him like I didn't even care he was there. "You say something? For the record I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the guy seated on top of you. The name's Naruto and you are?"

The puppy barked a little bit and I realize he had quite the interesting accent. "Akamaru nice name pleased to meet you." Everyone looked at me and Akamaru as we both started to bark, growl and howl at each other. This made the guy he was seated on royally pissed. Akamaru was telling some rather funny stories about the guy who was named Kiba.

"Sorry Akamaru, as funny as your stories are looks like class is about to start. How about we continue our chat during recess?" I guess the old man was right after all. My first day in class and I already made a good friend.

Other than the fact that I made a friend, the class was pretty boring. Let's face it my mom made the same stuff at least a thousand times more interesting. I had a hard time staying awake hearing about what happened in wars that took place decades or more ago.

I learned all this stuff when I was four years old for crying out loud. I sometimes failed and began to take a nap. My reward was Iruka throwing a piece of chalk right hitting me right between the eyes. He then asked me a question that he believe would be impossible for me to answer.

I of course knew the answer to that question since this was more like a review than an actual lesson for me. I answered the question and much to his obvious discomfort I got the question right. "Well at least you are paying attention, or should I say you are learning while you nap?"

I simply couldn't let such a comment go. "You are teaching stuff I learned when I was four years old. Instead on just focusing on the actions of the Hokage, why don't you tell us how these actions influenced the actions of the other villages? I mean if his actions are so powerful they must have wide spread consequences."

"Take the actions of the fourth Hokage. By using his flight of the thunder god technique. One village to this day wishes for the destruction of this village, and have a hatred that lasted years. He only used one technique to win a battle and save his fellow ninja, but the consequences are felt even today."

The others in my class were looking at me like I had gone completely nuts. Iruka on the other hand was clapping as he heard me say such things. "As a teacher it is always a joy to see a student that goes beyond what he or she is expected and really tries to understand the class subject. Well done, Naruto."