Thank you Ifulna (aka Joel) for editing and writing part of the chapter! Well so um, there might be difference in the writing style as you read it, but plz just ignore it.

Sakura looked at the principal's office and then to Naruto, "That was a really random fun fact." How can a school be named as Ninja Academy? It sounds like a joke. Sakura thought it really was a joke made by Tsunade as she tried to shrug it off.

Naruto just gave a quick laugh at Sakura's comment and rushed to walk ahead of her. "Yeah, but it is reasonable." The comment did not make sense, but Sakura did not speak. She just stared at him trying to figure out the puzzle behind the familiar oddity. She was interested in how Naruto looked so much like the man in her dreams. Compared to the dull lifeless eyes in the dream, his pretty blue eyes sparkled brightly. There is no way to mistake it; Naruto really did appear in my dreams. Just a little older…

"Sorry, but have I met you before?" The question slipped from her mouth before she could stop it. The curiosity was taking the greater control over her.

Naruto looked at Sakura and grinned oblivious to the meaning behind the words, "No, don't think so, but we can get to know each other now!" The reply made Sakura crack a smile. She was not able to get her ideal answer, but at least she might be able to make her first friend.

Naruto pointed out the different buildings and facilities as Sakura just followed him, looking at the magnificent school buildings in awe. The school itself was big and its grandness could not even be compared to her previous school. "So that is our classroom and that will be the gym and- oh yeah I forgot we have a special event that will be coming up in two weeks too!"

Sakura blinked her eyes and asked, "Special event?"

The blonde boy smiled proudly, "Well you know this school is kind of special, right?"

Was there something special about this school? Sakura was in a rush to change from the district public school, which she was supposed to attend, to the school her brother was teaching. Because of this, she did not have much time to research about it. She had assumed that it was not going to be much different from her previous school, but she was mistaken after all? "I…don't really understand what you mean…"

Naruto's eyes widened and his hands gripped nervously. The atmosphere between the two soon became uncomfortable as he asked in disbelief, "You mean you don't know and you transferred to this school?"

Sakura had a bad feeling about this. , "It was kind of last minute, but what is exactly that special?"

Naruto hesitated a little before answering. He was not even sure how to explain it to Sakura as he struggled to find his words, "This is school is for people who have abnormal abilities or talented in some ways….I should say and once a month we have a survival game."

It took more than a few minutes to absorb the whole information. The words sunk in and came right through her head, failing to fully understand what Naruto has just said. Sakura finally looked at Naruto dubiously, "Abnormal abilities? Survival game?" Is this guy crazy? I'm not in a freckin' manga you know. (author note: you're not in a manga, but you're in fanfiction! xD)

Naruto nodded, "You know supernatural strength and people who can control water with some kind of spells, that kind of stuff. And as for the event…people actually die…"

"WHAT?" She couldn't control her voice. Her mercurial voice reverberated the silent corridor and faded away. What kind of school IS THAT? Even if this whole thing is a joke, it's totally going overboard!

Naruto just gave a bright smile and stated in a reassuring way, "But I think you will do fine Sakura-chan. If you entered this school because of the scholarship then surely you have some kind of ability and even way more talented than me."

It's TOTALLY not fine! Sakura's head was in a mess, she needed time to think, "Wait. Wait. WAIT." Rubbing her forehead, Sakura was having a really bad headache. Her suspicion against Naruto increased. With a long sigh that might have lasted for a millennium, Sakura tried to face it head on, "First of all I don't even approve of this supernatural stuff."

"You don't believe it? Then I can show you one of my tricks!" Making few weird hand signs, the blonde yelled out, "Kagebunshin no jutsu!" Clouds of smoke temporarily covered Sakura's eyes and soon two figures stood right in front of her. They were identical to the slightest detail.

Sakura's jaw dropped open. Her emerald eyes popped open like how some comedy manga characters gestured and her mouth opened and shut several times as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't. When she finally found her voice, she only heard a hoarse, recalcitrant noise that resembled like her voice, "A…doppelganger?" How is that even possible! Sakura couldn't believe her eyes. She rubbed her eyes and took a good look at the two Narutos once more.

Naruto just grinned widely, "Yep, I can do many more! And I will become stronger than everyone else!" Sakura was not even listening to the two boys' confident declaration; her focus was completely on the impossible logic behind the twins.

After a long time of scrutinizing and examining every inch of the doppelgangers, Sakura sighed. Ok, I have to admit that there is such thing as supernatural, but… "Uh…but isn't it crazy? Like having a survival game that people actually die…"

Naruto closed his eyes and breathed deeply. He raised the first two fingers on each of his hands crossing them just under his chin. A small amount of mental focus was all it took to recall his chakra from the clone; it disappeared in a puff of smoke. He grinned at her but tried to answer off-handedly, "Well, they say if someone safely graduates from this school, he will have learned all he needs to become rich, famous and powerful. Of course everyone wants that!"

Naruto didn't seem to mind the prospect of death, however gruesome; on some level, he seemed to have prepared himself for the possibility and stood ready to face it head-on.

"Not everyone, dobe," A deep voice laced with annoyance responded. "Most of them came here because they were forced to," the voice finished with a tinge of exasperation at having to explain something so seemingly obvious.

Sakura and Naruto jumped startled by the interruption and simultaneously whipped their heads toward the voice. Dark, narrowed eyebrows angled over the raven-haired ninja's pale face needlessly drawing attention to his already quite conspicuous crimson eyes. His lips curled slightly to the left in a lop-sided sneer.

A moment's recognition melted the smile from Naruto's face quickly replacing it with a sarcastic scowl.

"Oh, look who showed up, Uchiha, Sasuke, everyone's favorite genius." Naruto's eyes flicked to Sakura's for a moment and then back to Saskuke's sharingan as he muttered under his breath, "Except mine…"

If possible, Sasuke's haughty expression tightened further as he rolled his eyes, but his curiosity seemed to overrule his indignation.

"Whatever, idiot, why are you here?"

Naruto's lips pulled back in a frown, as his eyebrows narrowed, and he snorted, before his arm shot out, index finger pointing at Sasuke's chest, his reply bursting out a little more loudly than necessary, "None of your business, and–YOU—what are YOU doing here on a holiday!"

"I forgot that I left my notebook yesterday in class; so I just came to grab it," he replied nonchalantly before jumping into what he really wanted to know. "Who's this girl?"

"Her name is Sakura-chan!" Naruto proudly announced, but his cheeks colored slightly as he finished sheepishly, "Isn't she cute?" Naruto hoped he wasn't being too forward, after all, he had only just met Sakura minutes ago, but she exuded soft warmth that complimented her cotton-candy hair, and despite her somewhat frazzled current appearance, it was difficult to miss the sensuous curves that her slightly tight clothes accentuated.

Sasuke's eyes followed Naruto's to Sakura's body and then with a smothered flush jumped to her face.

"Yeah… whatever… but… why does she look so…sick?" His eyebrows arched as he scrutinized her whitening face.

At Sasuke's question, Naruto turned to Sakura who was swaying; she looked as though she would topple over into the wall. Naruto rushed to her side and gripped her shoulder frantically.

"Sakura-chan? Sakura-chan what happened? Are you okay?"

Sakura was silent. She reached out and pressed her palm to the wall to steady herself, but her eyes were locked on Sasuke. Nausea poured over her in waves. It was the same sickening feeling she felt when she had the dreams. Why does this guy…Sasuke… look so much like that boy with the katana in my dream? Her mind began to plaint red splotches of blood on his face and clothes filling in the details necessary to match the two men. Suddenly, her vision blurred. Her sight was fading. Sakura continued to gaze at the diminishing form of Sasuke. The one who killed Naruto…