Disclaimer... I do not own Naruto...Never did...Never will...sigh.

Written by... Treina (Angel Crack)

Names.
Nidashi . Old Man (who brought Naurto the chair)
Mujaki . Shino's Dad Kaiwa . Shino's Mom

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Aishiteru Naruto

Chapter 11 - What's a Ninja?

Naruto - Age: four
Hinata- Age: four
Neji- Age: five
Sasuke- Age: four

All four children decided it best to go on ahead in stead of just standing around. It was dark, but there was nothing they could do about that. Besides, their vision was adjusting and they could make some things out. Hinata held on to Neji's arm tightly and Naruto led the way.

Sasuke cursed himself for going along with this stupid escapade; he hated always being in the back where no one would notice him disappear if something were to happen to him. The entire time he tried to block out the images and stories his brother would tell him about his latest mission. Although he was somewhat thankful, being in front of Neji made him nervous. But the stupid blond had to lead. He would feel much better with Naruto in the back. It was selfish thinking, but he could see no other way in solving his dilemma. Not that it mattered now; they were here and would soon be inside the house. Whether this Nidashi guy really existed, he had no clue.

They reached the bottom of the hill and Naruto ran up to the door, pounding on it while looking through the window. It was dark and nothing around them stirred. "Nidashi-san!" Naruto yelled, in attempt to wake him up if he might be sleeping.
"I don't think anyone's here," Hinata whispered, letting go of Neji to cling on the blonde's arm.
"He's got to be here!" Naruto exclaimed, pounding on the door for a second time.

Neji walked up next to Naruto and placed a hand on the door, turning it slightly; he found that it was un-locked. He pushed the door gently and it swung open, revealing a very dark and empty house. Naruto pushed the feeling in his throat aside as his hand searched for the light. Soon the entire house was lit and Naruto gasped. Everything in the house was gone, everything. Where was Nidashi's things? Was he robbed? Could the robber still be here? Naruto looked around the house a bit before plopping himself down on the main room floor.

"No one's here," Neji decided he would state the obvious while glaring the blond down, "and we're totally lost"
Tears began to well up in Hinata's eyes. But she fought to suppress them.
"If we stay here someone will find us..." Sasuke stated, remembering what his father always told him about getting lost in the village.
"Hmm..." Neji wasn't too hopeful, who would find them here, in this empty abandoned house?
"So what do we do?" Hinata didn't like the feel of this empty house.
"We wait," Neji answered, leading the Hyuuga to the middle of the room and soon all four children were sitting in a circle.

Neji kept his glare fixed on Naruto and Sasuke didn't like the vibes coming from the Hyuuga and it was all Hinata could do just to not burst into tears.
"I have food!" Naruto decided to lighten the mood a bit and opened his bag, but was disappointed to find that the cookies had mashed in with the clothes and he was only able to salvage a few.

Sasuke eyed the cookies; he had never seen anything like that. The cooks at home never made things that looked like that, "what are they"
"Cookies!" Naruto cheered as he broke a piece off for Sasuke to try.
The Uchiha popped a piece into his mouth and then spit it out, handing the rest to Hinata, "its sweet"
Hinata blushed, she always loved sweet things, and she broke a piece off and savored the taste that filled her mouth, "its good!" Surprised, she turned to Naruto, "did you make them"
Naruto shook his head, "no...I don't know who did, but the Third said I could have them. They were there when I moved in"
"You just moved into this apartment?" Neji asked, preferring to not have any of the...cookie.
"I don't belive it," Sasuke muttered, crossing his arms.

Naruto ignored Sasuke, "I moved in yesterday, I was staying in the hospital before that"
Hinata knew that had to be true, she remembered buying him the get-well flower.
It all added together, but it was still a lot for Neji to swallow and he wasn't absolutely sure he was ready to belive this hard to belive fact, if it is a fact.
"Will you show me where you live tomorrow?" Hinata asked in an outburst and a heavy blush.
Naruto smiled, "sure, how about when it gets light outside"
"I'm not so sure about that," Neji began, but Hinata tossed him a heavy glare, which instantly silenced him.
"Do you promise?" She asked, standing up.
Naruto backed up slightly, "uh, sure, I promise"
Neji glared at the ground near his feet.

Sasuke wasn't sure what to think. The longer he watched them, the more confused he got. Was Hinata's targeting Naruto? Is that why she wants him to take her to his apartment where he claims to live all alone? What will she do? Turn the blond into a monster like Neji so she can control him? All the while he kept making notes in his head, things he would have to remember to tell his brother. That is, if he ever sees his brother again.

For a while no one said anything. Naruto and Hinata finished up the cookies and looked around, "are we supposed to sleep here?" Hinata asked, fighting a shiver.
"I guess...its a little cold," Naruto looked around the empty room. Everything was gone, not even a blanket left in the house.
Hinata hugged her legs, she had never lived a night where she had wished the sun would come up so badly. Sadly it was only nine, although it felt like much much later and the children were all ready starting to get a little tired.

This was not good, was he supposed to sleep here? With that monster thing? Then Sasuke panicked, he was supposed to be home for dinner and that was before sundown. His father would tan his hide and he knew it. "I supposed to be home for dinner!" Sasuke startled everyone by standing up and putting two hand on the sides of his head. "What am I going to do? What if he thinks something terrible happened"
"Calm down, we can look for your house tomorrow, for now you need to sleep." Neji didn't even glance at Sasuke; he kept his eyes closed and his arms crossed.
"How do you know what I need?" Sasuke spat, "my father will be mad, my broth"
"No one cares about your brother Sasuke, he's not here and had no say in any matter, just sit down." Neji was getting tired of the constant brother talk. This kid needed to get a life. In some ways, he was worse than the blond.
"I have to get some sleep, I need to be at the academy tomorrow."

Naruto cocked his head to the side, "what's that"
Neji looked at Naruto for a second before returning to his sleeping pose, "I'm in training to be a Ninja"
"What's a ninja?" Naruto was surprised that he had never heard the term before.
"Just go to sleep Naruto," Neji sighed, what a bunch of little kids, cant even go to sleep at a decent time of night.
"But I'm not tired!" The blond protested, wanting to know more about this academy thing.
"What do you do there, at the academy?" Neji glared at Naruto and said nothing before returning to his closed eyes and crossed arms.
"I will tell you tomorrow," he whispered after a few minutes of silence, as if it were his last word, he fell asleep.
Hinata watched her cousin for a few minutes making sure he was sleeping, she got up and walked over to the blond, "can I sleep here?" She asked, pointing to the empty spot next to him.

Sasuke frowned, can she not wait? Will she make her move now? Sasuke watched her every move.
"Uh..sure," Naruto said with a smile, this girl really was weird. Why would he care if she came to sit next to him?
Hinata sat down and snuggled herself against the blond.

Now what was she doing? The behavior was familiar to the Uchiha, he remembered times when his mother would do the same thing to his father. Or sometimes Itachi would bring over girls who would try and do it, but he would always push them away and tell them to get a life. He was surprised at the blonde's reaction to the little witch girl. Good thing her pet was asleep.

"What are you doing?" Naruto asked, backing up slightly with a weird look on his face.
"Your warm..." Hinata said with a slight blush.
Naruto began to laugh as Hinata's head rubbed slightly on his shoulder, "that tickles! Stop it!" Naruto stood up and looked down at the now embarrass Hinata.
"What's wrong with you?" Naruto asked, scratching his shoulder, he had always been known to be very ticklish.

"I...well..." Hinata diverted her eyes down to the side, her face bright red. What the hell was she thinking?! What was wrong with her?
"What's wrong with you? Dont talk to Hinata-sama like that. What's going on?" Neji, who was now awake turned to Hinata.
Sasuke watched intently, getting ready to make a run if he had to.
"Well...I was cold..." Hinata struggled to get the words out. How could she tell him? It was a horrible thing to do. But ever since she had laid eyes on the blond she always had an incredible urge to snuggle up with him.

Neji wasn't sure what went on, but whatever it was, he didn't like it.
"I was cold..." Hinata tried again, but was stopped, she couldn't possibly tell him.
"Yes, we know that," a voice boomed in through the room and everyone turned around, Neji's eyes widened for a second before going stoic.
Behind them stood Hiyashi, but that was just the half of it. Itachi and the Third stood in the doorway as well, all holding some kind of bright light source.
"What's going on here?" The Third asked, fully stepping into the house.
"What are you all doing here?" Hiyashi demanded to know, his glare focused on Neji.

"Hinata wanted to run around with Naruto and I couldn't let her go alone." Neji explained.
"Are you saying this is Hinata's fault?" Hiyashi snapped, Neji didn't flinch.
"No sir, I should have stopped her"
"We were looking for Nidashi-san," Hinata added, hoping Neji wouldn't get in too much trouble due to her account.
"Nidashi? Nidashi died a few days ago," the Third pointed out and looked at Naruto. Naruto frowned.

"Come on Sasuke, dad is worried about you." With that, both of the Uchiha's took their leave, Sasuke telling him everything that happened as they left.
"We need to get home as well, I want to talk more about this, but it's too late." He bid farewell to the Third and left the house as well.

Only the Third and Naruto remained.

"Where are Nidashi's things?" Naruto asked.
"They have been put into storage, most of it belongs to you now, but we have nothing else to do with it"
"Its late, but I think you need to see something," he grabbed hold of Naruto's hand and led him out of the house.
"The entire Hyuuga clan was in an uproar today because the Hyuuga heir and her protector was missing," the Third informed Naruto, "Hinata has always had a problem with wandering around, you shouldn't encourage her."

Naruto yawned as they walked down many roads, not scared at all now that the Third was here. Soon they were in a part of the village that Naruto had never seen before. It was darker in this area of the village and no buildings could be seen due to the tree's that surrounded them. Naruto didn't like it here and began to get nervous, but the Third steadily walked on not paying attention to the child's behavior.

"Where are we going?" Naruto asked, griping the Third's hand tighter.
The Third sighed, "We are going to see Nidashi," he knew it was cruel, but it was the only way that Naruto would see the truth.
The blonde's mood brightened a bit but was pushed back due to their dark and dreary surroundings, it sounded too good to be true anyway and why would Nidashi be here of all places? Why was all his stuff gone?

They walked on for a few more minutes before stopping in front of a big abstract statue thing, they stood for a few minutes not saying anything, Naruto looking at the object with a confused expression on his face, "what's this?" He asked, looking up at the Third.

The Hokage sighed, "this is where Nidashi was buried after the funeral which you didn't attend, I think back on it and maybe we should have taken you"
Naruto took a few steps back, eye's glued to the tombstone, "you're lying"
"No Naruto, his name is right here," the Third pointed out the name that was engraved in the tomb.
Naruto clenched his eyes refusing to look, "no its not"
"Naruto!" The Third snapped, making Naruto open his eyes, "Nidashi is dead and this is the proof"
"I know!!" Naruto screamed at the top of his lungs, "I know!!"

Why did the old man have to do this? Why couldn't he just leave it like it was? It was okay for him to pretend that Nidashi had never died, when he would pretend, it was just like the real thing, it was just like having Nidashi down the street. Why did everyone want to make him sad? Why did everyone want to take what little he had? Even if it was, just, all in his mind. It didn't matter! He could have still been happy.

For a week the blond didn't talk to the Third. Every day the old man would show up at his apartment and leave food along with clean clothes, during that time Naruto would make himself scarce. Mostly staying in his room, then after the Third would leave he would take his place next to the window and wait for Hinata to show up so they could spend the rest of the day playing. Sometimes she would bring her cousin and they would run into Sasuke every once and a while when they were out wandering the village.

One day Hinata showed up with her cousin and Sasuke, they all sat in the main room and Sasuke pulled out his kunai, "this was my very first kunai," Sasuke said, showing it off to everyone. Neji frowned.
"My dad gave me this one," he whipped his out and showed it off as well.
"Well yours is all scratched up!" Sasuke pointed out teasing the monster boy.
"That's cause I've had to use it more," Neji said proudly and Sasuke frowned, "I bet you have"
"Why have you used it?" Naruto asked, pointing to the sharp piece of metal.
"Cause I have to train everyday at the academy and every day when I get home," he talked as if it were such a privilege to get into the academy.

"What is the academy?" Naruto asked the Hyuuga for the second time, maybe this time he would tell the blonde, considering he wasn't trying to sleep.
"It's where you go to become a ninja, and I'm going to be the best"
"Can I go?" Naruto's eyes lit up, whoever a ninja was, it must be really cool if you have to go to a school all day and train.
"No," Neji tucked his kunai back into his shirt, "your too young"
Naruto frowned, "no I'm not"
"Well I'm going next year," Sasuke proclaimed.
"Well I'm going this year!" Naruto decided. He would do anything to get in, he didn't know why; maybe it was because everyone else seemed to be doing it.
"What about you Hinata?" Naruto asked, turning to her wanting to know if she was going to go.
"Uh..." if Naruto was going to go, of course she would, but she couldn't say that in front of her cousin.
"Yeah...next year...probably," Hinata added the probably just in case Naruto did end up going to the academy early.

Neij raised an eyebrow, "you're going to the academy? I was never told of this"
"Well...I haven't told anyone yet," Hinata explained.
Neji didn't really like the idea, the reason for him going to the academy had to do with her protection, what kind of a failure would it make him look like if she went and joined the academy and became a ninja. Did she not have enough confidence in him as her protector? Maybe he should talk to Hyashi-sama about this. Maybe they should appoint a different person if she does not have any confidence.

For the rest of the day until the three kids left, Neji sulked around the apartment not really knowing how he was going to face Hiyashi when Hinata tells him that she wants to join the academy. It would be best if he were able to talk to Hiyashi before she got to him. Unless he already knows and is searching for a replacement as we speak. What would his father think of him getting replaced at the age of five! What kind of cruel world was this?

All the kids bid farewell to one another as the sunset behind the village Hokage monument and Naruto watched them all disappear behind the corner. As he turned around to leave, two kids caught his eye. They were sitting on the steps of the small shop just across from his apartment and one of them seemed to be eating what looked to be a bag of chips, while the other chatted away. Naruto was surprised, he had never seen these kids before and they both looked very peculiar to him, totally unlike the Hyuuga's and Uchiha who were almost considered royalty in the village. These were dirty scabbed up kids.

Naruto stayed where he was for a while watching them, until the one who was talking, noticed he was being watched.

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"Ne Chouji," Shikamaru nudged his friend, "someone's watching us"
Chouji looked up from his chip bag and looked with question at the blonde across the street whose eyes were un-doubly staring in their direction, "who is he?" He asked, a mouth full of chips.

Shikamaru shrugged, "Don't know...don't really care," but something inside him told him to talk to this boy. But it looked like he didn't have to; Naruto began to march right up to them.

"Hi!" He said with a huge grin.
"Hi..." Shikamaru and Chouji both answered back, then for a long while they were all silent.
"I have to go home," Shikamaru sighed as he lifted himself from the cement, "mom always gets so worried, jeez women are so troublesome"
"I will come with you!" Chouji announced.
"What about your parents?" Shikamaru pointed out.

"Anou..." Naruto started, "will you come play with me tomorrow"
Both Shikamaru and Chouji stopped and looked at him, "I don't even know who you are...to me, your a stranger and mom always tells me to never talk to strangers," with that, he got up and began to walk down the road, Chouji clumsily following him.

Naruto stared at their backs as they were leaving, what is a stranger? He thought to himself.

"That kid is weird," Shikamaru pointed out, Chouji nodded his head in agreement.

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Later that night, Naruto would have to remember to ask the Hokage about the Academy, who knows, maybe one day he could become ninja and save the good people from the bad people! But that night, the Hokage did not show up, and once again, he fell asleep at the window waiting for him.

When the Hokage arrived the next morning, he found Naruto still at the window, shivering. He shook his head and made his way over to the boy, "Naruto..." he whispered, shaking the boy gently. Crystal blue eyes looked up at him, "Hokage-sama?"

"How many times have I told you to not sleep by the window, you'll catch a cold. He walked into the kitchen and began to prepare breakfast for him.
"Ne, what's a ninja"
"More than half the people here are Ninja's, they are strong, skilled people who protect this village and others from bad doings"
"I want to be a ninja!" Naruto announced.

The Hokage smiled, of course he would want to be a ninja, but surprisingly, he never really thought about the idea.
"You have to spend a few years at the academy in order to be a ninja"
"I want to go to the academy! Neji goes to the academy and he has his own kunai and everything"
Sarutobi chuckled at the comment, "well...your a little young," he pointed out, giving a sad look to the blonde.
"I don't care! I want to go now!" Naruto crossed his arms in protest.
"There is a place for you, it's not the academy though, and you will be with children who are more advanced, children who have been in school all year. You will have to learn how to catch up. Do you still want to go"
Naruto nodded his head with excitement.

"Well, I have a few things I need to do later on today, but I will be back this afternoon and we can go meet your soon to be teacher. Get ready and I will come to pick you up. Eat your breakfast, take a bath and get dressed by the time I arrive," with that, he left the apartment.

Naruto didn't like the idea of taking a bath, but he would do everything else. The old man would never know. He smiled and headed to the kitchen in search of what Sarutobi brought him for breakfast.

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The Third wandered to the small building not two blocks from the academy and stepped inside. As the bell on the door rang, all the children and the present teacher stood up and looked in his direction.

"Say good-morning," she instructed and they all, in sync bid the Hokage good morning.
"What brings you here Hokage-sama?" A bit nervous, this was only her second week teaching, and she had yet to get a visit from the Hokage, "I wasn't told you were coming."

"I'm here to enroll a child into your class," the old man smiled, he could easily tell the nervousness of the young woman.
"Oh, one moment," she smiled politely and turned to the class, "you all can have recess now, we will continue within the hour."

At that point, all the children began laugh and yell until they were all outside. The young woman pulled out a few sheets of paper and a pen, "so what's this child's name and what year was he born?" She scribbled the pen on a separate piece of paper to make sure the utensil worked.

"Uzumaki Naruto, October 10th, age four," The Hokage stated with ease, but the woman went tense; she looked around to see if anyone was there to hear what she was about to say.
"The holder of the Kitsune?" She asked in a whisper.
Sarutobi frowned, "yes, that is correct"
Not writing anything down, the woman's eyes grew dazed, staring off deep into the paper.
"Is there a problem?" He placed a hand on the desk, snapping her out of her daze.
"Well...uh...not to sound rude Hokage-sama, but are you sure that's a good idea? What about the children?" Her hands shook at the memory of the Kyuubi.
"What about the children? They don't know...and I plan to keep it that way, is that understood?" The girl nodded un-emotional.
"The boy wants to be a ninja, and I see no reason to refuse him. He does nothing but sit around all day anyway, I think this would be good for him," he didn't like the way this woman was seeing things. Did everyone think of the boy in this manor? No, some were way worse.
"But...I don't thi-" She was cut off by a frustrated Hokage.
"He will be joining this class, and if I hear about anything a miss, you will be replaced, is that understood? I don't want to hear another word about it."

The woman nodded, "I understand sir," and quickly began jotting down the name and birth of the child. After he signed it, he left the room, "I will be bringing him in later today to meet you and the others, please be prepared for our arrival."

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Three hours later, Naruto sat in his apartment watching out his window for the third. That when he spotted some familiar people on the street. Shikamaru and Chouji were once again sitting on the curb, Shikamaru chatting away and Chouji's hand in a bag of chips. A smile beamed across the blondes face as he grabbed his jacket and headed out the door. They did come back to play with him!

"I'm telling you, that woman is crazy," Shikamaru stated and Chouji nodded in agreement.
"First she tells us to go outside to have recess and then comes out and tells us to go home. She could have let us go before she ordered us outside. I liked our last teacher way better, a woman could never understand a man's feelings." Chouji nodded once again in agreement. He really liked Shikamaru, there was so much he could learn from him, and he had all the time in the world to do it.

"Hi guys!!" Naruto yelled, running across the street with a smile on his face and a hand waving around in the air above his head.
"Oh its him again, looks like he must live in that apartment across the street," Shikamaru sighed, "I guess we will have to find a different spot to hang out"
Chouji looked up at the weird kid and said nothing.

"What are you doing?" Naruto asked in a very curious tone.
"We're having a man to man discussion here..." Shikamaru stated in what seemed like an irritated tone, "we just got out of school"
"Really?" Naruto cocked his head to the side wondering if this was the school that he would attend, "I'm going to the academy"
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, "how old are you"
"I'm four!" He replied in a proud tone, holding up three fingers.

"Hmmm, three...or four?" Shikamaru was amazed at the kids stupidity, he had learned to count 'many' years ago.
"I'm four!" Naruto was insulted, was this kid stupid? Didn't he just state that he was four?
"Well, if that's the case, you cant get into the academy until next year, and even then you must graduate Konoha Primary," he got up and began to stretch his legs, Chouji followed in his actions, tossing the chip bag in a near by trash can, now that the bag was empty.
"I will gradate!" Naruto said with a frown.
"We will see, and besides, your not even in school, I've never seen you in class." Chouji nodded.

"I'm going today! Old man Hokage said so," he smiled and was happy that there would be someone that he knew in the class.
Shikamaru once again raised his eyebrow in disbelief, "hmm, I doubt it," for one thing, the Hokage was a busy man and didn't have time to raise little blond kids, more or less take them to school. "Besides, school is out for the day, you would be wasting your time."

A wave of disappointment showered over the boy's face, "but the old man Hokage said he would take me there later today"
"Hmm, maybe he was lying to you"
Chouji frowned, "Shikamaru...I don't think the Hokage would lie"
"Have you ever met the man?" Shikamaru asked, turning to his friend.
"No...But we saw him today remember? And he didn't look like the kind of person who would lie"
Shikamaru shrugged, "oh well, I guess you will see soon enough. I need to get home for lunch, oh yeah," he turned back to Chouji, "my mom wanted to know if you want to come over for lunch today."

A sparkle grew in Couji's eyes, "Yes! I love your moms cooking"
Shikamaru smirked, "well then, see you," he waved a hand at Naruto and began walking back down the road, leaving a disappointed Naruto behind.
"Naruto, what are you doing out here?" The Hokage asked as he walked up to the young boy. Naruto looked down with embarrassment, "ne, did you lie to me"
Sarutobi frowned, "no...What would I lie to you about?" "Shikamaru said that school was out already...so there was no point in going today"
The Hokage laughed, "no, your not going to school today, but you are going to meet your new teachers," he took Naruto by the hand, "lets go, their waiting for us"
A huge smiled beamed across Naruto's face, "yeah!" He shouted, pounding his fist into the air.

"What youth!!" A nearby jounin commented.

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"Here we are," the Hokage commented as he opened to the door to the classroom, "this is where you will begin your training"
Naruto took a step back. He didn't think the place would be so big. Off to the left, there were tons of chairs and a huge colorful rug. There was an entire section with all kinds of scrolls and weird looking things, which he couldn't fathom what they would be used for other than decoration. And in the huge square shaped floor where nothing resided but the beautiful polished wooden floor and four people who were all wearing the same facial expression. They all bowed low and greeted the Hokage with proper respect. The Hokage bowed in response and muttered something small before pointing to Naruto.

So now what? What was he going to do? Did the old man want him to introduce himself? "Anou...hello," Naruto greeted, bowing low.
One of the oldest that was in the room seemed disgusted at the response. "Hmmm, he has much to learn..." He mentioned.
"And what better place to learn than here?" The Hokage slyly asked.
"It is true," the oldest began, "we do have the finest school in Konoha, we will find some way to help this...thing. He can start tomorrow; just make sure he's here by eight am sharp. We don't tolerate lateness"
"Hai hai," The Third smiled, understanding completely, escorting the young Naruto out of the building and back to the apartment.

As soon as they arrived at the apartment, Naruto could not keep still and finally, the Hokage got him to fall asleep. Tomorrow would be the beginning of a new life for Naruto. No longer would he have to sit in his apartment with no one and nothing to do. Now he could go out into the village and learn who he is and who he wants to be. The Third knew that the only hope for Naruto was within the children, as long as they never knew.

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The next morning, the Hokage awoke Naruto and told him that he was going to the academy today. Naruto jumped up out of bed with a glorious smile on his face and headed to the bathroom, already knowing that the Third would want him to take a shower. Shower's, Naruto learned, are a good thing. Bath's on the other hand...every time Naruto thought of a bath, he couldn't help but picture Shino covered in little black bugs. So after he was finished with his shower, the Hokage helped him dress and they set off to the Academy, the Third buying him a bentoo for lunch.

With every step that he took in the direction of the Academy, his heart raced faster and he grew more anxious. But there was nothing that would make him turn back now. He was going to meet more kids and learn how to be a ninja! He would protect people and become a hero, this he knew, but for some reason, he couldn't help but be afraid. There were so many questions that ran through his mind, what if they are mean to him? Would he still have to go? What would they do to him when he gets in trouble? All these things made his worry grow and finally, they stepped foot into the Academy, and as Naruto saw the instructor smile at him; he knew everything would be okay.

THE END

There it is! It's done! Dances around His childhood up until his academy days are finished. I hope you enjoyed it...and sorry for the bad ending...but I didn't want to do anything angst...not yet anyway MWAHahaha! I donno...I might do another fic to go with this one about his academy days...but it will probably be later...and I will probably finish the first five chapters to it before I begin uploading. Once again, sorry for the bad ending...if I think of anything, I will change it. Thanks again! It was a lot of fun writing this fic!