Code Sin - III. Academy Days - Messing With Sasuke
"HA! I MADE IT IN FIRST! BEAT THAT INO-PIG!"
"CHE, IN YOUR DREAMS BILLBOARD BROW!! NO ONE COULD PASS THROUGH WITH THAT BIG FOREHEAD OF YOURS BLOCKING UP THE ENTIRE DOORWAY!!"
The two girls, one with long pink tresses and the other with platinum blond locks tied up in a pony tail, immediately shut their mouths as they caught a glimpse of the resident Uchiha.
"SASUKE-KUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" They screeched in unison.
A blond boy at the back of the room was twitching in anger. He had had enough of their screaming.
"Shut up you banshees. I'd like to be able to hear Iruka-sensei when he starts to teach," he drawled. "Well, maybe not, but you get the point." Many of the boys in the room snickered. "Kami, you girls are so loud and protective over their 'Sasuke-kun'. What's so great about the stuck up bastard anyways? I hope not all kunoichi I meet are so obsessed with boys." Naruto continued, oblivious to the girls in the room who turned to glare at the blond. 'How dare he mock our Sasuke?! Oh, and our skills as a kunoichi as well! I'll kill him!' and similar thoughts were circulating around the room.
A boy with black hair tied up so that it resembled a pineapple sitting next to the blond sighed. "How troublesome. Naruto, you are so stupid sometimes."
Naruto didn't seem fazed at all when all the girls in the class – except for Hinata – gathered around his desk, radiating killer intent. Ino and Sakura were leading the crowd. The blonde Yamanaka cracked her knuckles, rage at the slight on kunoichi fuelling her anger at the boy.
Shikamaru wondered why Naruto didn't seem worried at all when the girls' glares were threatening to incinerate him at the spot. "Come hear ye, the greatest secret of all time!" Naruto whispered dramatically. "What I am about to reveal will change the lives of everyone here…"
Naruto captured everyone's attention, students leaning in their seats to hear what the crazy cynical blond had to say.
"…Do you really want to know?"
Ino smacked him over the head. "Yeah, yeah, tell us the secret already!" she demanded. Ino, ever the impatient, gossip girl of Konoha, wanting to know the great secret, glared at the boy to hurry up and tell them.
"Uchiha loves tomatoes and hanging out at Training Ground 18. I bet if you bring hand-made lunches with tomatoes in it to him when he's training, it'll score points with the teme!" Naruto smirked triumphantly. Outwardly, the Uchiha was calm, and the only sign of him even acknowledging Naruto's claims were slightly paler cheeks and the hint of cold sweat appearing on his face. But on the inside, his mind was in turmoil and utter chaos. 'How did the dobe find out?! No! I'll never have a moment of peace!'
The girls squealed in joy as they thanked Naruto profusely, not even caring he called their 'Sasuke-kun' a bastard. The boys in the class roared in laughter at Sasuke's expense. The great Uchiha, hounded by a pack of rabid fan girls. It was, when you think about it, very pitiful. Really.
'He'll never be free of the banshees now!' Naruto thought gleefully.
Iruka sighed as he walked into the classroom, seeing a blond bow wearing a deep orange trench coat giggling madly, girls huddling around an unlucky boy's desk, a pale boy with blue-black hair trying to escape from his fan girls, and the rest of the boys laughing wildly. He rubbed his temples, trying to stall the impending headache. It was only the fifth day of school, and the students were already proving very difficult for him to handle.
"QUIET!!" The teacher yelled. Everyone cowered in fear at Iruka's displeasure. Everyone, except for the black-haired boy next to Naruto, who was still sleeping, and Naruto himself, who had seen much MUCH worse from his sister and Ibiki. Nonetheless, he quieted down in order to please Iruka.
Iruka sighed again. 'This is going to be a long day…'
Outside the classroom, two figures were hidden in the shadows, observing the students. The shorter one giggled. "That's my Naru-chan!" She cheered quietly. Ibiki sighed. 'I have a lot to work on with the Yamanaka heir. She has a lot of potential, but only if she lets go of the infatuation with the Uchiha. She has an attitude, which will be good when dealing with the prisoners to put them in their place and to squeeze information, but it will be hard for her to cooperate with anyone except for the Uchiha. We'll have to see how she works with the other students.'
Over the next few weeks, Naruto proved to be a hit with the girls in the class, especially since he seemed to know so much about Sasuke and his habits. One had to wonder if he stalked the Uchiha in his free time… But it didn't matter, because the girls were almost never mad at him. Ino, especially, was very interested in the blond haired boy. He seemed amiable enough, getting along with most of the people in the class. 'Except for Sasuke-kun,' she amended. He seemed to hate the Uchiha heir with a passion.
Despite Naruto being the friendly person he is, sarcasm and eccentricities aside, he didn't have many friends. 'Kinda like me,' Ino thought sadly. Even though she was considered the most popular girl in the Academy, she didn't really have any close friends, ever since she and Sakura became rivals for Sasuke's affections. In the class of thirty, Naruto hung out mostly with Shino and Shikamaru, and by proxy Chouji. Kiba and the blond jinchuuriki had become friendly rivals, so they were often seen bickering and laughing. He was on friendly terms with the girls, but they never made any move to approach the boy, except when he had information about the Uchiha.
Ino, being the naturally curious person she was, approached the sarcastic boy after class one day to try to solve the blond enigma that is Uzumaki Naruto.
"Naruto!" Ino called out as Naruto walked out of the Academy. He turned around, spotting the blonde haired girl, and waved. Ino noticed that, like her, Naruto did not really have close friends to talk or walk home with. A fact that was glaringly obvious as girls and boys gathered with their circle of friends, and Naruto was the odd one out, along with herself, Shino, Shikamaru, and Chouji. 'No wonder he hangs out with those losers… they're as lonely as he is!' Ino lamented. 'Not that you're any different,' a voice whispered in her head.
"Hey Ino! What's up? I don't have any new stuff on Sasuke right now."
Ino's cheeks reddened. In anger or embarrassment she didn't really know. "You baka!" she cried indignantly. "I don't talk to you just to get information on Sasuke-kun, you know!"
Naruto arched an eyebrow. "Then why did you call me?"
Ino hesitated. She didn't really know why she wanted to talk with the blond haired boy. She just knew that he was interesting and wanted to know him better. "I don't know," she finally said. "I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out or something."
Naruto blinked. Not many bothered to try and get to know him. In fact, Ino was the third person around his age to ever voluntarily approach him. Probably because their parents told them not to talk – or do anything – with the demon brat. Naruto flashed Ino a radiant smile, completely at odds with his personality, yet very familiar on his face.
"Sure, Ino-chan! Where do you want to go?"
Ibiki and Anko, who were still watching the two, had different expressions. Anko was cooing and gushing about 'Naru-chan's new girlfriend', while Ibiki had a look of satisfaction on his face, pleased the Yamanaka heir was finally communicating with a member of the male gender other than the Uchiha.
'There might be hope for her after all.'
A/N: sorry, no updates 'til next week. A lot of things going on, stuff to do, things to plan. I'm bouncing plot bunnies around my head, so I decided to write those down first before they completely consume my thoughts. On another note, MARCH BREAK!!! At least, it is here. I know some countries don't have March Breaks. A week off from school... too bad I have so much crap to do... argh... DX
Hope you guys have a nice week! See you next... Monday, maybe?
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