It was ten minutes to eleven and as usual they made their way to the clearing, this time from Konoha Park. They jumped from tree to tree, their bodies more than fit enough now to do the task. They traveled through the tree side by side, perfectly balanced, not wasting a step. They stayed low and thrust forward from each branch simultaneously. Their arms stayed in the same position as to not pick up wind resistance. Their hands were in both their sleeves in front of them. They had found this position to be very efficient, and comfortable.
Once they neared the clearing they both jumped high into the air and began to fall into the clearing. They fell upside down, before flipping over just before they hit the ground and landing in a low squat. As soon as they hit the ground they pulled their hands from their sleeves. But of course the sleeves were too long and still hung over their hands. They then dropped down to all fours on the ground and sat in a hunch. Their tails crept from under their robes and slowly entwined. They then awaited orders.
Again Shukaku and Kyuubi found themselves looking upon the boys with pride. The duo had become so much stronger and coordinated during these past months of training. Their balance was superb, both their strength and speed had increase exponentially, and they moved totally in sink with each other. It was time.
"Naru-kun, Gaara-kun, we are so proud of you. You two have grown so much in such little time. We think you are ready to start you're individual training." Both of the boys eyes widened in surprise.
"Mommy, what do you mean by "individual" training?" Gaara asked with a hint of panic in his voice. Kyuubi smiled softly.
"Like always it will be best to show you." The boys again felt that all too familiar feeling of their world spinning before they found themselves in Kyuubi and Shukaku's cage. Naruto and Gaara looked up at the two to see that both Kyuubi and Shukaku were in their humanoid forms.
"When I say individual I mean that Shukaku and I will train one of you permanently. Don't worry; we will train you so you will be able to fight in balance with one another. We will teach you complementary fighting styles, and you will be training together sometimes as well but you each will have a different teacher." Naruto and Gaara looked at each other with reluctance before tightening their grasp on each others tails. Kyuubi watched the two with a smile before looking at Gaara,
"Gaara you will train with me, I will teach you jutsu, and many deadly fighting styles. With my training you will soon become one of the most skilled and graceful fighters in the world." Gaara looked at her in shock.
"I'm sorry, Mommy but wouldn't I be better suited to be trained by Daddy. He does control the sand that protects me." Kyuubi's smile grew wider.
"That is true but there is a simple reason why Shuka-kun must train Naruto. Shuka-kun's primary element isn't sand but wind. And seeing as how Naruto has an affinity for wind, Naruto would be best suited to be trained by him." Gaara nodded in understanding before looking at Naruto sadly. He then began to move over to Kyuubi while slowly releasing the grip his tails had on Naruto's. Naruto watched Gaara before moving over to Shukaku. Shukaku looked down at Naruto with a smile before ruffling his spiky hair which had grown since his transformation.
His wild spiky blonde hair now went down to his shoulders while some branched out in front of his face. It was close to blocking his vision but never got there. Shukaku then moved into the darkness of the cage with Naruto following close behind. Naruto stole one last glance towards Gaara before disappearing into the darkness.
Gaara stared sadly into the darkness. It wasn't exactly the current separation that saddened him but the thought that now that they were training separately, they would be spending a lot less time with each other. Kyuubi knelt down in front of Gaara and raised his chin up with one finger so she could look at his face. She then moved his long silky bangs away from his eyes. Gaara's hair had also grown as well but his wasn't as untamed as Naruto's so his spiky red locks fell over his face. It obscured his vision but he didn't want to cut it, he didn't see the need to, he was hoping that if he grew his hair out long enough then he could use some of those hair jutsu that Kyuubi talked about.
Kyuubi now looked into Gaara's wide demonic starred eyes with a caring gaze. Gaara looked into her dark red, slitted eyes and returned the smile.
"You will still get to be around Naruto a lot Gaara, there are just some things you two will need to learn separately to compliment each other. And look on the bright side. You are going to be learning from the most feared demon in the world and the sexiest if I do say so myself." She said walking a little ways away and swinging her hips in an alluring manner. She then turned around, winked at him, and motioned for him to follow.
Gaara gave a soft giggle before following her into a different part of the cage. Kyuubi smiled, now that Gaara was calmed down, she could train him to his full capacity. She could be playful when she wanted to.
Shukaku traveled into the darkness with Naruto following close behind. He looked around, nodded, and stopped. Naruto stopped behind him and stood up, figuring Shukaku wouldn't be in his humans form unless he was going to teach him on two feet. As Shukaku turned around, he caught Naruto staring behind him into the darkness. He knew Naruto was thinking of Gaara.
"Naruto!" Shukaku called out in a deep, booming voice. Naruto snapped his head back and looked down, avoiding eye contact with his father. Shukaku stared at him with his arms crossed.
"This is for the best Son. Alone I will be able to train you at full capacity. You will become stronger then you ever dreamed." But his words didn't seem to comfort Naruto.
"Did I mention that with your strength you will be able to protect the ones you care for, that includes Gaara." Naruto then shot his head up with a strong determination.
"I will become strong, so I can protect him." He said while drifting off and gazing into the darkness. Shukaku nodded before getting into a low fighting stance. Naruto backed up as he saw Shukaku take the fighting stance.
"What I will teach you is one of the deadliest styles in the world. This is the demon style of hand to hand combat. There are many branches of this style but the ones I will teach are the most deadly. They are the offensive branches. Demon fist, demon claw, and the demon rage styles. Only the most skilled individuals master these styles. I being one of the tail demons have mastered these styles and I will pass them on to you. Your training will be brutal and torturous, but when you have mastered it, there will be few who can rival you. Now copy my stances." Naruto nodded before getting into Shukaku's stance.
Shukaku then lunged at Naruto, delivering a bone crushing punch to his chest. Naruto was lifted off of the ground and was sent flying ten feet away. He landed on the ground with a thud. But Shukaku didn't stop; he charged at Naruto, jumped in the air and came down with his fist ready to pound Naruto into the ground. Naruto eyes widened before he rolled away right as Shukaku made a crater in the ground where Naruto used to be. Naruto then began to get pounded to a pulp as he tried to dodge Shukaku's deadly assault.
Kyuubi led Gaara into the darkness until she stopped at a certain spot. Gaara followed close behind her and looked up at Kyuubi expectantly. Kyuubi turned around with a smile.
"First off I will be teaching you my fighting styles. These are some of the most deadly fighting styles in the world, demon fighting styles. There are many branches but I will be teaching fighting styles known for there grace, balance, flexibility. A master of these styles will be almost impossible to hit. They will use their opponent's energy against them to deliver a quick defeat. They will be able to deliver quick and deadly attacks while keeping out of harms way. I intend to teach you the demon palm, dancing demon, and floating demon styles." After speaking the ancient demoness stood on the tips of her toes, lifting one leg high in the air in a vertical split. Kyuubi then brought one arm in front of her and held out her palm. Her other arm was held out on the opposite side.
Gaara looked at his mother in awe. He and Naruto both had increased their balance and flexibility but not at that level. Kyuubi then returned to her normal standing position.
"First I will teach you the beginning stances of these styles. Each stance will increase you balance and flexibility. Let us begin, copy my stances Sweetheart." She stated in that motherly tone of hers while lowering herself into a split and holding both her palms out in front of her. Gaara nodded and began to copy her stances.
At the end of the day Naruto and Gaara woke up in their clearing, their tails entwined. As Naruto woke up he instantly fell over and curled into himself, his entire body aching in pain. Even though the pain was only in his mind it still felt real to him. Gaara looked at Naruto with worry before cuddling up to Naruto and cradling his beloved friend affectionately. Gaara wrapped his tail around Naruto's tails and pulled Naruto into him. The redheaded tween then began to rub circles into Naruto back while whispering soothing words into the boys ears. He had learned to do this when Naruto had nightmares.
Shukaku and Kyuubi watched the two before they turned to each other. Shukaku grabbed her around the waist and picked her up. Kyuubi wrapped her legs around Shukaku's waist.
"Did you really have to go so hard on him? It was his first time." Kyuubi questioned with an exasperated expression.
Shukaku smiled before slamming her into the cage with a growl.
"This is what we've been training them for. It's not my fault you go so easy on Gaara." He said while nibbling into her neck.
"Gaara isn't as tough as Naruto and you know it. Plus we both know Gaara has much better balance and coordination than Naruto. Gaara has a lot of patience and doesn't have problems focusing like Naruto does. All you're teaching him to do is rip people to shred without a second thought." Shukaku was too busy with Kyuubi's body to give an answer, he just growled before tearing her cloths off. Kyuubi just rolled her eyes and decided the talking was over. Both boys were being taught the best style suited for them and that was that. As she thought this, her thoughts were interrupted by something big and hard being plunged into her. She decided to save the thinking for later.
Timeskip...
Two small figures stood in a big, open, grassy clearing. These figures wore identical clothing, a small t-shirt and tattered brown pants. A little ways away two long black robes were piled on top of one another. Each of them had two long fuzzy tails swaying slowly behind them. These figures stood on the opposite sides of the clearing facing each other silently. These figures were the now eight year old Naruto and Gaara; they stared at each other before taking their respective fighting stances.
Naruto lowered himself into a low crouch; his knees bent close together facing Gaara. He put his right fist to his side while putting his left hand in front of his face. He pointed his long sharp nails toward Gaara and began emitting a low growl. Gaara stared at Naruto before getting in his fighting stance.
He raised himself up on his tippy toes, his toes supporting all of his weight. He then raised his left leg up, and rested it on his right thigh. His legs formed an upper case P, his left leg on his left side. His right leg straight, he now supported all of his weight on his right leg, perfectly balanced. He then brought his arms up above his head and arched his back. His fingers touched, his arms forming an oval over his head. He then closed his eyes and waited. (It's pretty much a ballerina's stance.)
Naruto stared at Gaara for a few seconds before suddenly charging him. He was just a blur as he constantly swerved side to side with each step. He got to Gaara in less than a second before jumping up at him and slashing horizontally at his body.
Gaara stayed still until Naruto got to him; once Naruto slashed at him he suddenly opened his eyes and quickly lowered himself into a low crouch while spinning around simultaneously. He spun his body around and aimed a kick towards Naruto's gut, effectively dodging the slash.
As Naruto saw the kick he redirected his slash downward mid swing, Gaara also saw Naruto's claws and suddenly stopped his kick in the air before Naruto's sharp claws could tear through his leg. He then jumped up in front of Naruto with a spin and aimed his wrist towards Naruto's face. Naruto growled before quickly grabbing Gaara's wrist out of the air and pulling Gaara into him. With his other hand he aimed a claw at Gaara's stomach, his nails sharp enough to tear straight through Gaara.
Gaara suddenly threw his legs forward and landed on top of Naruto's arm, he then jumped off of Naruto's arm with Naruto still gripping his wrist. He jumped at Naruto, who was just inches from him and sent an open palm strike straight into Naruto's face. Naruto was lifted off of the ground and flew back as that palm strike connected, pulling Gaara with him. As he was lifted off of the ground, he twisted Gaara's wrist and flipped them over so Gaara would land on his stomach. As Gaara's wrist was twisted and his body was flipped, he used Naruto's arm to flip himself so he was facing Naruto, he then put his other hand on the ground below him while simultaneously sending both feet into Naruto's stomach, knocking the air out of him.
Naruto released Gaara's wrist. Gaara took advantage of the moment; with his feet still in Naruto's gut and his hand on the ground he did a one handed back flip, successfully throwing Naruto across the field. He then completed his backflip and landed in a low crouch as Naruto was sent sailing. Naruto, now flying through the air, quickly tucked his head and spun his body so his stomach was facing the ground.
He landed on all fours while facing Gaara, the force of the throw causing his body to slide back as he plunged his nails into the ground to quickly stop his movement. Small gash marks were created as Naruto's claws sank into the earth. Gaara stood in a low crouch, his back facing Naruto, still on the tips of his toes. He then quickly stood up facing Naruto, and getting into the same stance from the beginning of the fight. All of this happened in a matter of seconds.
Naruto looked at Gaara before standing up with a smile. Gaara lowered his fighting stance and returned Naruto's smile. Inside Naruto and Gaara, Kyuubi and Shukaku watched with smiles on their muzzles.
"That's my little apprentice; you show him that the dancing fox style isn't to be messed with." Kyuubi yelled happily, cheering Gaara on. Shukaku looked at Gaara and saw that his clothes had many slash marks on them.
"Good Naruto, you represent the fox claw style well." Naruto and Gaara smiled at the comments from their respective Sensei before they slowly walked over to each other. Their tails entwined and Gaara suddenly jumped up and tackled Naruto to the ground. They fell to the ground and began rolling around playfully while filling the clearing with their joy filled laughs. They rolled around for a few minutes before both stopped and sat up, Gaara sitting in Naruto's lap. Gaara rested his head on Naruto's chest before a series of silent purrs began to emanate from the redhead.
It had been a year since they met each other and ever since then they had become very close friends. They did everything together, even when they were separated for their training, Kyuubi and Shukaku would have them spar frequently so they weren't separated much. They knew pretty much everything about each other, they could tell what the other was feeling or thinking just by body language. They were truly the best of friends.
In the year that they knew each other, they had both grown a little. They grew a few inches in height, but not much. Both of their hair had grown out much longer though. Naruto had long spiky hair that came down to about mid back. It branched out all across his back, his demon blood accelerating his growth. Some of his hair even branched out across his shoulders. For some reason his demon blood made his hair grow a lot faster than normal, the same for his claws. Gaara also had longer hair. But his hair was no longer spiky. It was silky and groomed, thanks to Kyuubi. It was about an inch longer than Naruto's. His long silky red hair ran freely down his back. Some of it branched out In front of his face but it was cut short so it wouldn't skew his vision.
During their training they had acquired a second tail. They just woke up one morning and they had a second tail. It didn't really surprise them much but they were curious about how they got it. Kyuubi explained that when their body and skill reach a certain level that they would grow a second tail. She explained that now that they had a second tail they got an extra amount of demon chakra. Originally their demon chakra was very low but now that they have their second tail, their demonic chakra has increased exponentially. Also now that they have their second tail their strength and speed has increased on many levels.
Shukaku explained that in order to get their third tail they would have to raise their chakra stores and control. The best way to do that was to learn jutsu. About a few weeks ago they had just started learning about how to use jutsu. They have been practicing hand seals and chakra control techniques. They were also told to use their chakra to enhance their abilities during battle which they had gotten quite good at. They only learned one jutsu so far, and it was a simple demonic cloning jutsu. It was similar to the shadow clone jutsu but it used demonic chakra. Also it was much more effective. The more chakra you pumped into one, the tougher and more skilled it got. Shukaku and Kyuubi wouldn't bother teaching the boys any human jutsu. They would use their human chakra to improve their combat ability during battle and their demonic chakra to do jutsu.
Naruto and Gaara now sat in the clearing, done with today's training. They were getting their rest because tomorrow was the start of their first day of school; it was time to get home. They had rested for about fifteen minutes in the clearing after they were done and it was already dark out. Naruto opened his eyes, Gaara still in his lap. He shook Gaara's shoulder a bit.
"Gaara wake up, it's time to go home." He whispered softly into his friend's ear. Gaara just moaned silently in his lap before hugging closer to Naruto in his sleep. Naruto smiled down at him before standing up and holding Gaara bridal style. He then walked over to their robes and picked them up with his tails. The robes weighed about fifty pounds each. They had pumped their chakra into the robes so they would weigh more and tare less easily. Naruto lifted the robes up with ease before hugging Gaara closer to him and taking off into the trees.
The next morning...
Naruto was the first to wake at the start of the day. The sun shone through their room. Naruto slowly opened his eyes before climbing from under the covers revealing that he was only in his boxers. Naruto made his way to the middle of the bed before beginning his cat like morning stretches. His dark red furry ears flexed on top of his head. His two soft, fluffy, red tails straightened, stretching as well. As he finished, he got up and made his way to the window. Once there he looked out at the village with those big slitted red eyes of his. He bathed in the warmth of the sun before turning to the sleeping form of Gaara. Naruto smiled softly before walking over to the other boy.
Gaara was huddled within the covers, the fabric coming up to his neck. Now that Naruto wasn't there to cuddle into, he just laid on his back. His hair lay spread out across the sheets and pillow wildly, the pillow being his tails. Naruto stared at his sleeping form for a minute before climbing into the bed and straddling Gaara's waist. He then slowly bent down in front of Gaara's face and began to rub their noses together with a smile.
"Wake up Gaara-kun. We have to get ready for school." Naruto whispered in a tender tone. Gaara slowly opened his eyes with a giggle. His pitch black starred eyes looked up at Naruto with a smile.
"Good morning Naru-kun." Gaara whispered tiredly in a tiny, high pitched voice.
"Good morning Gaara-kun." Naruto responded back, grinning brightly down to his adored friend. Gaara giggled again as Naruto slowly moved back, allowing Gaara to get up. Gaara moved from over the covers and began his stretches as well. He was also only in his boxers. Naruto waited for him to get done stretching before making his way into the bathroom with Gaara following close behind. The children showered together, as they had done nearly every day since they met. Just an innocent act from two innocent kits.
An hour later Naruto and Gaara jumped across the roofs at a casual speed. Their first day of school was about to start in a few minutes. They were wearing their black robes, their long hair tucked into the back of their robes. Their hoods were up and partially covered their face. Of-course there was still the problem of someone seeing their demonic eyes but that problem was solved as well. Covering their eyes were black cloth blindfolds wrapped around their head. No one would be able to see their eyes and with their advanced demonic eyes, they had no problem seeing out of the blindfolds. The blindfold was knotted in the back of their heads and two long strips of cloth hung loosely, joining their hair.
Hiding behind the robes were also their two tails. They wrapped them around their legs. Of-course their robes were still too big for them and hung past their feet successfully hiding their tails. They still wore no shoes though no one would notice because of those oversized robes.
They moved side by side, their movements slightly different but still keeping the same speed. Naruto who had been trained by the powerful and straightforward Shukaku, moved with powerful leaps, keeping his body low, and launching into the sky quickly.
Gaara who had been trained by the graceful Kyuubi moved with ease and poise. He landed softly on the roofs, supporting his weight on his toes, before gently pushing off, skipping into the air. He jumped a little higher than Naruto but they still kept the same pace.
After a few minutes Naruto and Gaara made it across the village and to the Ninja Academy. Once there, they could see many children moving into the outdoor hallways and being dropped off by their parents. They looked around before jumping from the building they were on and walking towards the academy with their heads low. They already knew where their class was and so they joined the crowd. They drew some attention as they walked around completely covered up. The real reason they drew so much attention was that the two boys were unabashedly holding hands.
They held hands not just because it was comfortable but also because the contact soothed Naruto's nerves who was actually a bit nervous about his first day of school. Large crowds often made Naruto nervous. Before being taken in by Kyuubi, large crowds gathered around Naruto usually meant a mob. Of course most of the kids who saw them hold hands interpreted the gesture as a romantic one. The two kits already began to cause a few whispers from random children as they went to class.
Finally arriving at their destination, Naruto and Gaara stepped into the classroom and took in their surroundings. In the front of the class were two men, one with a slash across his nose, and one with shoulder length gray hair. In front of them were rows of seats, the seats went up into the back of the room. The seats rose up the further back the isles went, like a auditorium. Since it was only seconds until the bell rang the class was almost full. Many students looked at Naruto and Gaara with interest. Most whispers being heard when their hand holding was noticed. Suddenly they heard a deep but gentle voice to their side."No hoods in class."
The kits looked over to see the man with a scar across his nose looking over to them expectantly. Naruto and Gaara looked at each other before raising their sleeve covered hands and pulling down their hoods, revealing their fuzzy ears and revealing their blind folded faces. This began some murmurs around the class. "Why are they wearing blindfolds?" "What's up with those ear, I've never seen a bloodline like that." The man looked at them in shock, doing his best to hide his reaction from the class.
"I've never seen Naruto with those ears before, has the Kyuubi escaped? Even Gaara has them, what's going on?" He thought to himself before snapping back to reality.
"Do you think they are really blind?" Some random kids began to whisper. The man looked at them with curiosity.
"Can you take off your blindfold?" The man asked calmly.
"No." Naruto stated plainly. The man looked at them for a minute before shrugging.
"Ok, well please find a seat."
Naruto nodded before heading up the short stairs to the back of the class, Gaara following close behind. There weren't that many seats so they just went up to the back. The back rows were empty. Naruto let Gaara slide into the long row in the middle of the room before sliding in himself. He sat at the edge of the row. Once they were seated, Naruto and Gaara crossed their legs and sat down still maintaining the hand held position, fingers entwining now in an intimate manner despite the gossiping whispers pervading through the were given weird looks across the class. There were many different reactions, some thought they were just weird and some thought they looked cute with their ears. Naruto and Gaara ignored the looks while looking straight foreword. More whispering began to start as Naruto and Gaara made it to their seats without bumping into anything, proving they weren't blind.
As the bell rang they could hear footsteps running in the halls. After a few seconds a girl burst through the door huffing and puffing. As she caught her breath there were a series of giggles across the class. Once she caught her breath she looked down at the floor nervously before poking her fingers together.
"Um, am I late?" The man looked at her with a smile.
"No you're right on time, go find a seat."
She bowed slightly before making her way into the class. The students began to slide into the edges of the rows as she passed them, already deeming her "un-cool." As she moved up she could see that there was just enough space for her to sit down in the last row. She stopped and raised her head but still keeping it low. She stared at Naruto and Gaara's fuzzy ears, finding it easier to speak to them for some reason.
"Um can I sit here?" She said to Naruto. Naruto looked up at her eyes. Her pupils were huge, as if they were dilated. They were also lavender, a weird color.
"Ah, she is a Hyuuga son. They are known and feared across the world for their unique bloodline and fighting style, though this one doesn't look like she could scare a fly. She's a timid little thing." As Kyuubi spoke, Gaara moved over a little already knowing Naruto's answer. Naruto looked up at her and nodded.
"Sure." A small smile crosses her face before she gave a small bow. Naruto moved over next to Gaara, giving her more space. The girl slowly sat down before looking over to Naruto shyly.
"My name is Hinata." She said while holding out her hand. Naruto looked at her hand before holding out his sleeved hand and shaking hers through his sleeves.
"My name is Naruto." A small blush crept across her face before she looked to the boy next to Naruto.
"Um," Naruto followed her vision to Gaara. Gaara looked over to Hinata with a smile before turning and reaching past Naruto, crawling on top of him slightly to shake the girl's hand.
"I'm Gaara, nice to meet you." Gaara stated in a sweet voice. Hinata smiled again, her blush deepening.
"Nice to meet you too." She said while letting go and looking to the front the class, the man was about to speak. But almost as soon as her eyes moved to the front of the class Hinata looked back to see Naruto and Gaara's fingers entwining once more in a warm embrace. She hadn't noticed it before but it was plainly obvious now that the two were holding hands. She couldn't hold back the blush that spread across her entire face.
"Oh they are girlfriend and boyfriend. Well at least they are nice." Hinata thought to herself, instinctively assuming that Gaara was a girl since his voice was so high and Naruto was clearly a boy. In fact most assumed that Gaara was a girl because of his features and his voice.
"Welcome to your first year at the Ninja Academy. I am Iruka, and this is my aid, Mizuki. We will be your sensei for the time that you are here." Mizuki just leaned against a wall and waved lazily. Iruka looked at the class before grabbing his clipboard and taking role. He called out names and they were followed with a loud "hear." There was one name that got an interesting reaction.
"Sasuke Uchiha." Iruka called out. As he said this, it was followed with a low, silent, "hear." As the boy said this, many girls around the class sighed with smiles on their faces while looking at the boy in the corner of the class.
The boy was looking straight forward, seemingly uncaring. He didn't talk to anyone. He had short dark blue hair with pitch black pupils. He sat with his chin on his knuckles completely focused. A small smirk appeared on his face as he heard some of the girls sigh. Naruto and Gaara's ears twitched as they heard a conversation between two girls. Hinata took the chance to look up at their ears in fascination, fighting the urge to grab their furry ears while squealing "cute." Naruto and Gaara, not noticing Hinata's staring, looked over to a blond haired girl and a pink haired girl.
"That's Sasuke Uchiha of the Uchiha clan. They are one of the most powerful clans in the village. His big brother Itachi was a prodigy and I bet he will be too. Isn't he dreamy." The blonde girl said while letting out a small squeal. Iruka finished taking roll before starting the class. He grabbed a stack of papers and passed them out along with pencils.
"These are questions to test what you already know. Don't worry you aren't graded on these. Start now." Everyone looked at the paper and started answering what they knew. Naruto and Gaara looked at the questions before they both tilted their heads to the side at the same time with a perplexed expression. The questions seemed easy enough, at least to the demon kits who had been taught by a thousand year old demon. They picked up their pencils and quickly wrote down the answers. They finished before anyone else and dropped their pencils silently, Sasuke finished a few seconds after them.
Some people began to stare at Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke before returning to their quiz. The next to finish was the pink headed girl before people started to finish, or didn't finish. Whether they did or not, after fifteen minutes, Iruka stopped them and started collecting the papers. He collected them all and went to the front of the class.
"As I review these you may have free time, you can go outside but you are to stay on school grounds." The class cheered before heading outside or gathering with friends. Naruto and Gaara jumped up on the long desk and made their way to the isle. As they began to walk out the class Gaara looked back at Hinata with a smile.
"Come on Hinata-chan." Hinata blushed and nodded while getting up and quickly catching up with them. They made their way out to the grassy yard to the side of the school and sat under a tree. Hinata followed them and sat down as well.
"So Hinata tell us about yourself." She nodded before telling them about her background, her family, her likes, favorite color, and more. Inside the class Sasuke watched from outside the window, next to his row. After and hour Iruka called them back in. There were books waiting on their desks. He told everybody to open it before starting a lecture.
Five hours later school ended and the children quickly left class. They met up with their parents and went home. Outside the school a man in an ambu mask waited for Hinata. She walked over to him while waving goodbye to Naruto and Gaara. They waved back before walking not, in the direction of their home, but to their spot in the forest. Once out of sight of the other students the kits took to the roofs and made their way to the clearing. They got there ten minutes later and pulled their robes above their head and tossed them to the side.
Naruto was wearing his tattered brown pants with no top. He had a slim body, not old enough yet to grow much muscle. Gaara was also wearing tattered brown pants but he had a white t-shirt on. They went to the opposite sides of the clearing before taking fighting stances.
"So what did you two think of your first day of school?" Kyuubi asked inside of them. She was cuddled up to Shukaku in her full demon form inside the demon cage.
"It was way too easy and boring; I don't think I want to go anymore." Naruto said while getting into a low crouch.
"But that Hinata girl was nice, I liked her." Gaara said while raising his right leg up high. Naruto thought for a minute before nodding his head.
"Yea she was nice, really shy but nice but I want a challenge." He said while smiling at Gaara and suddenly charging towards him. Gaara smiled with a nod before jumping at Naruto with a spin.
Inside Naruto and Gaara Shukaku was lost in thought. Kyuubi licked him on the muzzle and looked up at him.
"What are you thinking about Darling?"
"Their teacher, Iruka, he knows something's up, I can tell by the way he looked at Naruto and Gaara when he saw their ears." He said while emitting low growls. Kyuubi rubbed her head under his chin and smiled.
"Don't worry, as long they don't kill anyone or something like that than there is no reason for them to worry. Plus if he was going to do something he would have done it already." Shukaku looked down at her and nodded.
"Maybe, but we should still keep our eyes open." Kyuubi smiled and purred while rubbing against Shukaku. Shukaku stared down at her with a smile. He knew Kyuubi knew what she was doing. She had probably already thought over every possibility.
"You know I'm very proud of you Shuka-kun." He looked down at her in curiosity.
"You're proud of me, why is that?"
"Because you really care, before you only cared about them because if they died then you would die. But now you really care about them."Shukaku thought about that for a minute. He did really care about them, like his own kits. He smiled at the thought before returning to his watch over them. Kyuubi looked up at Shukaku's smile before closing her eyes, buried in his fur. She knew he wouldn't let anything happen to his kits.
That's the end of this chapter, please review.