Chapter 3 - Regognition
"Uzumaki Naruto, what the hell are you doing in here?"

Gaara's and Naruto's frienship became even deeper. Naruto was pretty much with Gaara, and started to go with him around the village, even in the town centre. Of course, people watched Naruto a bit confused, because there was actually no blond boys in Sunakagure. Naruto took the risk that someone would regognize him, and tell it to the Konoha, but he didn't care. Even id they would want him back there, he would not go. Because that would mean, that he has to leave Gaara here. And both of them would be alone again. And they didn't want that to happen.

Gaara and Naruto started to train together pretty soon after Yashamaru's death. They wanted to control themselves, wanted to become strong, so everyone would praise them of their enormouss power. That was their goal.

Few years went. Both boys were about nine years old. Their life was continued as it was after when they were six and half years old. Both had become pretty strong, while they had time to train and train themselves. They had started to control beasts inside of them, and could use some of their powers.

But one day, some Konoha shinobis came on the mission to Sunakagure. Before they reached Kazekage's building, they saw a redheaded kid with "Love" tattoo on his left forehead, and a blonde boy with "whiskermarks" on his both cheeks. One Konoha shinobi grinned.

"Strange are these Sunakagure kids, aren't they Kakashi?"

Said one brownhead, who chewed stick on his mouth.

"What do you mean?"

Said one who was named Kakashi.

"Those kids who we just passed."
Kakashi named turned his head, and watched those kids a while. So did one other brownhead.

"Come on, Iruka. We have a misson to do."

"Wait a second.."
Iruka namen said, and walked back to the kids. Kids saw him, and blonde one greetet him with a smile. But then kid saw a Konoha headband.

"Sorry, mister, we got to go home.."
He said, and was leaving, but Iruka names grapped on his arm.

"Wait a second, young man."
"Iruka, what are you doing?"
Three teammates walked back where kids and Iruka were. Blond kid avoided their glare.

"Just please, watch him, closely. Don't you remember?"

Redhead seemd confused. Blond too.

".. You are not from Sunakagure, aren't you.."
Iruka said quietly. Blond turned his head. He looked a bit frightened.

"How do you know that, Iruka?"
"Genma, how many Sunakagure kid got's a blonde head?"

"Well, that's true.. What is your point?"

Iruka looked a bit.. Relieved.

"You are from Konoha, aren't you?"

Blond kid looked even more frightened, and tried to pull his hand off.

"Wait a second.. It can't be..! Why here?"
Kakashi regognized him, as Iruka did before him.

"Uzumaki Naruto, what the hell are you doing in here?"

Iruka asked. Naruto opened and shutted his mouth.

"Le.. Leave me alone! I won't go back, I don't want to!"

Naruto tried to pull his arm off from Iruka. Gaara thought that he was in danger, and sand started to move quickly towards Iruka's hand.

"Gaara, don't!"
Gaara stopped. He was absolutely confused. What was this all about? Why Naruto looked so frightened? Because those gyus we're from Konohakagure?

"Why won't you? Why you even runned away?"
Genma asked. Naruto had his answer ready.

"Because you all hated me! Konoha was never to me like home, because no one cared about me!"
".. Don't you think, why we even regognized you?"
Naruto shutted his mouth. That was true. Why, how did they just regognized him?

"Well.. Iruka was my teacher.."
Naruto's teacher? Gaara thinked, and looked to the man. Everything was so weird.

"But.. I don't know, why you did regognize me.."

Kakashi, Genma and Iruka looked serious.

"Looks like we have to disguss this more than I thought."
Kakashi said, and sighed.