Disclaimer: okay, let's pretend I own everything in here...lulz

A/N: So sorry for making you wait…been super busy with classes. And also, megaton thanks for reviewing! ^_^

A little reminder, well, I haven't finished watching shippuuden yet so I'm not sure whether Sasuke will return back to Konoha. But in this fic, Sasuke is back and still as arrogant and (not to mention) as handsome as ever.

All in all, let's just say that this fic doesn't have anything to do with both the anime's storyline. More AU but still same setting(sorry if I don't make any sense to you. XD).

CHAPTER 3

Introduction to the Beginning

"By the way," Yamato butted in, "where's your teacher?"

"Eh? Inchou just introduced him seconds ago." Sumire answered and pointed at the direction of their teacher, "he's right the—"

"Eh?"

"Noda-sensei…?"

The teacher vanished, once again.

"Eh? Sensei, Sensei?" Mikan was starting to panic. She was jumping from one person to another as if pleading to say to her that it is not true. Waterfall of tears was coming out of her now circular eyes.

"Shut up polka dots." Natsume pounded her head, "you're irritatingly noisy."

"How can you be so calm?" Mikan was pounding Natsume's chest, "our teacher is not here and we're left alone in…in who-knows-where with-with….them!" she pointed at Naruto and Yamato who just sweatdropped.

"Just relax…uh…Mikan-chan right?" Yamato tried to calm Mikan down, Mikan nodded tears still in her eyes "We'll just take you all Hokage-sama, she knows what to do…I think."

"Who's Hokage?" Ruka asked holding his best friend rabbit in his arms, "and where are you taking us?"

"Hokage-sama is the one who governs the Konoha village. See that fifth face up there?" Yamato pointed at the mountain that has faces of the past and previous Hokage of Konoha carved into it, "that's her, the fifth face and first female Hokage of Konoha. She's pretty strong too."

"I see, and then can she bring us back to Gakuen Alice?" Kitsuneme asked Yamato

"Gakuen Alice…?" Yamato was rubbing his head, "well…uhh…let's just see. Maybe Hokage-sama can help."

"Those bunch of kids are weird..." Naruto whispered to his captain while they are walking along the road of Konoha, kids following quietly behind. "They just dropped off from thin air without warning, they are wearing the same outfits and I haven't heard of their school Gakuen Alice."

"Well, me neither…why don't we ask them." Yamato suggested

"Uh, excuse me," Yamato turned around to face the kids,"I was wondering, in what place is your school anyway?"

The kids just started looking at each other. They just realized that they also have no idea where their school is located. Not even Mikan who got there by foot and train, mind you, she was also lost when she arrived at the academy.

"We have no idea…" the kids replied in unison and the two shinobis just sweat-dropped.

"By the looks of it," Natsume gave the two ninjas a deathly glare and Naruto flinched a little, "you two don't also have any idea how to send us back…and neither is your Hokage-sama"

"Why you—"

Just as Naruto was about to punch Natsume in the face, another shinobi clad in white appeared.

"Ne-Neiji?" Naruto stopped his intentions, "what are you doing here?"

"Naruto, you're supposed to be at Hokage-sama's office right now," Neiji reminded him, "she's already looking for you…and she's not happy." Neiji added those last four words to make sure that Naruto will go this time.

"Seeshh, that granny tsunade…hai, hai, I'll be going there anyway."

"Who are those kids anyway?" Neiji looked at the kids from Gakuen Alice and was also looking at him curiously.

"Oh yeah, they're kids from Gakuen Alice…" seeing Neiji raise his eyebrow, he added, "Like I know where it is but Yamato-sensei and I decided that maybe granny Tsunade can help."

"I see, how did they end up here anyway?" Neiji examined the kids one by one until a certain student caught his attention, his eyes reminded him of an arrogant shinobi who committed treason years ago but is now back and happily treading the paths of Konoha with that deadly piercing stare of his, 'tch, this might give Sasuke a run for his money…'

"Beats me," Naruto shrugged, "they appeared out of nowhere while I was training—"

"A-ano…excuse me," Mikan raised a hand and then pointed it at Neiji, "who is that guy with white eyes?"

"White…eyes?" Naruto looked at the direction the kids are looking, they are referring to Neiji whose eyes are indeed white, "ah…that's Neiji. Hyuuga, Neiji."

"Hyuuga?" they've all heard a familiar surname.

"Hyuuga…" Sumire was curious that anyone whose eyes that isn't red is a Hyuuga, "Hyuuga…so, how are you related to Hyuuga Natsume-kun?"

"Natsume?" Neiji watched the direction Sumire was pointing and was surprised that it was the one with the same eyes as that of Sasuke. 'Maybe he got a wrong surname; it should be an Uchiha not Hyuuga…' He studied the features of Natsume, "I believe I haven't seen him before…and Hyuugas are not supposed to have red eyes."

"Yeah…I'm not blind like them." Natsume mixed his sentence with a mocking tone and Neiji glared at him.
"Naruto…be sure to take them all safely to Tsunade-sama and—" Neiji just ignored the black cat's mocking. But before he left, he stopped and looked at Natsume's direction and did a quick byakugan before the kids could even notice it, "be sure to button up properly." Neiji then left with a blink of an eye.

Natsume blinked and realized what Neiji is talking about but he just brushed it off, "tch, show-off."

"What was he talking about, Natsume?" Ruka walked beside him and asked.

"Like I care," was Natsume's straight answer and Ruka asked no more.

The eight kids, Mikan, Natsume, Hotaru, Ruka, Yuu, Sumire, Kitsuneme and Kokoro, together with Naruto and Yamato walked towards the office of the Hokage.

"Babysiting now?" They've met Kakashi along the way with pakkun perched on his shoulder.
"Yo…" Pakkun greeted.

"Gaaah! The dog talked!" it was only Mikan aside from Kakashi, Yamato and Naruto who heard Pakkun's greeting.

"What's wrong Mikan?" Ruka went beside Mikan and looked at the dog closer.

Ruka and Pakkun looked at each others eyes while everybody just looked with bated breath, curious if what Mikan was saying is true. Seconds passed that feels like hours as the two still continued to look at each other in silence, Kakashi just stood there, rooted to the spot as he also wants to know what will happen next.

…

…

Pakun blushed.

"Let me be with this adorable kid for a while Kakashi," Pakkun then jumped to Ruka's arms, much to Kakashi's surprise.

Ruka was shocked at first too but he was so happy that the dog could talk so he happily cradled Pakkun in his arms.

"Wha—" Kakashi just sweat-dropped.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?" after their minds finished loading all the information, the kids except Mikan, was surprised to hear the dog talked. Even Natsume, but his face still remained stoic and Hotaru was already calculating something.

"That specie is rare…" Hotaru was pressing buttons in her weird machine, "I wonder how many digits it will reach if I auction it."
"Ho-Hotaru…" good thing it was only Mikan who heard her.

"That's rare," Kakashi interrupted the confusion, "Pakkun usually doesn't like to give hugs to anyone especially to strangers and even to kids. He only gives his lucky paw and nothing more."

"Blame it on Ruka's pheromones," Kitsuneme answered Kakashi's question.

"Phe-pheromones…?" Kakashi just scratched his head and looked at the kids who are now crowded around Pakkun and Ruka, "these kids are weird…well summoning animals usually talk isn't it? Where'd you pick them up anyway?"

"Like we told you sempai, we don't know. Naruto said that they just appeared out of nowhere." Yamato answered.

"Oh well, let's just go and take them already to Tsunade-sama…" Kakashi looked at the direction of his dog, "Oi, Pakkun. Time to go back."
"Already?" Pakkun gave I sigh, "Well kids, better be going…see you around." The dog then vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Woah, the dog disappeared." The kids were amazed to see a vanishing dog except Natsume. As for Hotaru, she was disappointed that she couldn't sell the dog anymore.

"Maybe animals also have alices." Kokoro concluded from the situation.

"Eh, Can that be possible?" Mikan asked him.

"Tch, shut up polka dots." Natsume finally talked after being quiet for a while. He looked at the direction of Naruto, Yamato and Kakashi, "take us already to your Hokage or whatever you call your leader."

'A second to Sasuke eh…' it was then that Kakashi noticed him, "Hai hai…let's go there now."

It was a short walk but the deadly aura Natsume was giving off made everybody tensed. He was already running out of patience.

"Hey Kakashi-sensei…" Naruto whispered to his teacher, "Maybe that kid is a long lost Uchiha…the stare he was giving off is waaaay scarier than Sasuke."

"A-ano…" Kokoro interrupted after reading their thoughts, "Who is Sasuke anyway? You keep on comparing him to Natsume. That's what you've been thinking the whole time. Even that guy with white eyes thinks so too."

'h-how did he…'

"Because I can read…" Kokoro answered Naruto's thoughts.

After a short walk, they've finally arrived at the office of the Hokage. Just as Naruto was about to open the door to the office, Shikamaru appeared with a usual bored look on his face.

"Hey, Shikamaru…"
"Oi, Naruto…what—" Shikamaru notice the kids that were with them, "another set of weird people…well, Hokage-sama is looking for you. Also, take them with you." Shikamaru pointed to the direction of the kids before leaving.

He started walking while looking at the kids' faces and storing them in his photographic memory. He was particularly disturbed by Natsume's eyes, but he just gave the kid a quick look before releasing a yawn and left.

"What did he mean 'another set'?" Naruto scratched his head before opening the door, revealing the answer to his question.

A/N: Finally that was done!

I tried my very best in this chapter so I hope you like it. Please do review on what you think-^_^