"HEY! SLOW DOWN LITTLE BUDDY!" shouted Killer Bee as he was towed through the streets of Kumogakure by a certain blonde six-year-old. "Why, Bee-san? Am I going too fast for you? I thought you were a jonin!" the little boy said with a smirk. Bee mumbled something about irritating blondes before planting his heel firmly in the ground. "STOP!" he bellowed at the boy. Naruto jumped. "What? What is it?" he asked curiously. "Welcome to the Kumogakure Ninja Academy." he said, pausing to gaze at the humongous chalk-white building in front of them. Naruto let out a low whistle.
Once inside said humongous building, Bee accessed the files and found a class with an empty spot. quickly taking Naruto to that classroom, Bee quickly knocked, anxious to at least temporarily be free from the blonde scourge that is Naruto Uzumaki. An exasperated "Come in." sounded from inside the classroom. "I guess the sensei's having a not-so-great day." Naruto thought with a smile. "It would appear not kit." Kurama growled from within Naruto's mind. Although to the six-year-old blonde, it sounded more like a chuckle.
Bee opened the door, and whoever the instructor was expecting to see, it was definitely not Bee, the hero of Kumo, and a small, unknown blonde boy. His formerly annoyed eyes grew to the size of ramen bowls, and he quickly bowed "C-c-come in B-b-bee-s-sama." he stuttered. A couple kids in the back snickered at this, and Naruto glared at them. He quickly focused back on the instructor. He was a fair-skinned man with light brown, shoulder length hair and standard Kumo chuunin clothing. Turning to Naruto the instructor looked him over. "Hello small one, what is your name?" he asked with a smile. Naruto just grinned. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. Pleased to meet you!" he said happily. "Hello Naruto, my name is Ryuto and I will be your instructor in this Academy. Understand?" Ryuto asked seriously. "Hai, Ryuto-sensei!" Naruto yelled enthusiastically.
"Yugito, show him to Unraikyo at the end of the day." Bee said on his way to the door. "Wait Bee-sensei!" a girl with dark blonde hair stood up. "I-is he…?" she asked. Bee nodded knowingly. Yugito sat down, stunned. "Okay class, I have to step out for a few minutes, do behave yourselves." Ryuto said before leaving the room himself. The second the door was closed, almost every kid in the room started making fun of Yugito. Some were jeering, some were mocking, and all the while, a certain boy with spiky blonde hair slowly felt his rage rising. It continued this way until someone hit Yugito in the face with a cupcake. That's when all hell broke loose.
It happened too fast for most of the students. One second they were making fun of Yugito, and the next, they were on the ground in pain. Naruto Uzumaki came to a stop and flared Kurama's chakra. Gone were the friendly, warm sapphires. In their place was a pair of blood-red, malice-filled orbs that taught all the students a valuable lesson. No one messes with Naruto Uzumaki.
*Six Years Later*
Naruto walked down the hall with his hands in his pockets. Since his arrival in Kumo, he traded in his ratty green t-shirt for a sleek black sleeveless shirt that had wings with an orange fire pattern on the back, and displayed his incredibly well-defined arms. In addition to letting his hair grow a little longer, he also traded in his torn shorts for a pair of black Anbu-style pants with orange and yellow stripes of fire running up the sides. He still carried his bo staff, but he also kept his ninja tools in storage seals on his wrists, in addition to a jutte dagger (1).
As Naruto entered the classroom, he was met by the scowling face of Ryuto. "Save it Ryuto-sensei, I know I'm late." he said before sitting down at his usual spot next to Yugito. He flashed his foxlike grin, and her heart fluttered. "Dammit! Why does that always happen when he does that?" Yugito cursed at herself. "Mata, whatever you're about to say, don't." she thought, and the cat squeaked.
"Now class, your final exam will be in taijutsu. Your goal is to take my headband off my head." Ryuto said. He called the students up in alphabetical order, with a few Naruto fangirls trying to impress him, to which he snorted. "Next up is Karui!" Ryuto shouted. A dark-skinned girl with red hair and bright yellow eyes stepped forward. Naruto and Yugito leaned in to watch. "HAJIME!" with that Karui instantly ran towards Ryuto, who sidestepped, but Karui swept his leg and managed to steal his headband. Naruto dozed off again until he heard Yugito get called, at which he perked up. "HAJIME!" Ryuto decided to take the offensive here, but Yugito merely backflipped over him and grabbed his headband in the process. Naruto waited for what seemed like ages before his name was called. He faced Ryuto, but kept one hand in his pocket. "HAJIME!" Ryuto didn't even get a chance to blink before he saw Naruto move, and that was all he saw. Naruto appeared behind him, holding his headband, with his hand still in his pocket.
As Naruto left the Academy that day, he tied his headband around his waist like a belt, the white cloth band sharply contrasting against his black shirt. With a wave to his friends, he ran home, eager for the next day.
Author Note: a jutte is a short dagger with a single prong on one side, used to defend against katanas, it is mostly a parrying weapon, and could break a katana blade with a good hit.