The moment Naruto and Gaara showed up into the room it went dead silent. Every head turned to see who the newcomers were. They had just started as well, but the class had been the same children for two years now, and to get two new kids was exciting. Except that the two that walked into the room late were rumored to have passed the entrance exam with flying colors.

Sasuke, being bold as he was, stepped up to them first.

"I'm Uchiha Sasuke. I heard you two are legendary."

Naruto laughed at this, while Gaara just stared at this sneering boy.

"It depends on your views. Would you say that a one hundred is legendary?"

Mouths dropped and Sasuke shrugged. "My family says you two are the trash of the village, along with your foster mom"

Sasuke leaned in on the last two words, smirking, and suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his nose. Naruto had punched him, and he wiped the blood off his fist.

"We are not trash, and I'm definitely stronger than you."

Gaara pulled Naruto away; getting the feel that nobody ever dared hurt the prided Uchihas. He tried to whisper something to Naruto before a fight could start, but Sasuke had a hand covering his nose and glaring. He advanced, his free hand balled up in a fist.

"Prove it"

Naruto sighed and ran at him, glad his mother didn't make them wear their weights on their first day. He chopped at the back of Sasuke's neck and rendered him unconscious.

"I don't have to prove anything to stuck up jerks"

With that, Naruto sat down in the grass and waited for the coming lecture from one of the teachers that was running towards them. The unfamiliar face brought Gaara sitting beside Naruto protectively, and when the man turned towards every one of Sasuke's fan girls and told them he was fine, they turned on them. The teacher instructed the two brothers into the classroom and picked Sasuke's limp body up, heading for the nurse.

--

"Naruto, what you did was wrong. Please explain why you think it was okay to do that!"

"It's easy. I was defending myself, and that was the simplest way to make sure he didn't hurt himself otherwise."

"Then why does he have a bloody nose?"

"Oh that. He insulted my brother and my mother."

"…Anything else to add?"

"Yeah. Just because he's an Uchiha doesn't mean he can bully others. He's no better than the insult he used against me. I'm not trash; he is for thinking anyone other than his clan is."

The Hokage regarded him calmly. The boy was right on, actually. He knew that the Uchiha's were a proud bunch, and they could get their knickers in a knot if anyone challenged them. But the Hokage couldn't just let Naruto off with a warning, because then the Uchiha's might turn against him for not punishing the boy. He had done a bit of damage, although it was probably mostly healed by now.

"Alright, Naruto. You do have an excellent point." Naruto cheered but the old man went on, "BUT! You did hurt a fellow student and you will have to do some extra work in exchange."

Naruto nodded. "Sure, whatever. What I am to do?"

--

Naruto walked as slow as he could back to the academy. The old man had given him the worst punishment! He entered the classroom and walked up to the front, where Iruka was writing something on the board. He shoved a note into the teachers hand and walked over to where Sasuke was sitting, a small white bandage wrapped around his nose.

"Sorry, Sasuke."

He shoved another note into this boy's hand and practically ran to his seat. He sat in the back next to a small girl with light purple eyes. She blushed as he sat down, and when he smiled at her she pressed two fingers together nervously.

Naruto laughed in his head. He knew what she was thinking. He was a bad kid, and she was nervous to be around him. She didn't want to get in trouble too.

In reality, she was shy and she had started to form a crush on the blond. She admired the way he stood up to the Uchiha and wished she had the courage to do the same with her father. She wished she could be brave.

--

Sasuke read the note after he had finished his worksheet. They were incredibly easy, and he unrolled the thing slowly, wondering what the idiot could possibly want to give him. He noticed that it wasn't written in the messy scrawl of a child but instead in the neat, slanted writing of the Hokage.

Sasuke, I would like to inform you that for one week you may have Naruto do anything you like. We wish to teach him humiliation and that there is no shame in helping out a comrade if they ever need it. Nothing like mooning anyone, or anything too extreme. If you have any questions as either Iruka or myself. No getting ideas from your father.

It wasn't even signed. He smirked and looked over to the blond, who was scowling and resting his head on his hands. He looked back at the paper and rolled it up again, storing it in his pocket for safe keeping. He would love this week.

--

Naruto finally smiled when they got another worksheet. He loved filling them out with the most random answers as he could, even though he always took two of them and passed in the ones that had the correct answers. It made people laugh when Iruka asked who kept writing "butt duck hair" on the name line. Sasuke's face stayed the same; even though he was the one Naruto was referring to. The blond knew the other boy knew it was him.

He didn't care. For a week he'd do whatever Sasuke wanted and then he'd be free. Besides, the Hokage was technically on his side. He would back him if anything got too rough.

Also a fact, he was an Uzumaki, and he never gave up. This was just like a mission he might get in the future. Kind of.

He looked around him and noticed that the girl named Hinata was struggling with math. He thought she was pretty smart, because she knew just about everything else, but she stunk with numbers.

He peered at her sheet and then gave her a thumbs up. She blushed again and he scooted his chair closer, much like the gaggle of girls trying to 'get help' from the emo duck butt.

Naruto started explaining the problem to the shy girl. She kept nodding, her blush maintaining its color until she eventually passed out. Naruto blinked and waved a hand in front of her face. She came to a little while later, nodding again and thanking him and apologizing for making him need to help her.

"No worries, Hinata-chan. I already finished my work. It's no problem helping a friend, anyways!"

Hinata blinked and blushed even deeper. She pushed her index fingers together nervously.

"A-an-ano, are y-you s-sure?"

He nodded enthusiastically and smiled at her brightly.

"It gives me something interesting to do!"

"A-am I re-really your f-friend?"

He looked surprised. "Of course! Why wouldn't you be? You aren't like Sasuke-teme, you're nice!"

Once again he was confused as she hit the table with a light 'thump'.

--

At lunch time Naruto sat down next to Gaara, who began with a question.

"Why did you look for trouble on our first day?"

But Naruto didn't get a chance to answer. Hinata was looking around for somewhere to sit, and Sasuke was getting up and walking over to her. Naruto ignored Gaara for the moment with a muttered, "hold on" and walked to where they were standing.

Naruto heard only a little bit of Sasuke's sentence before he got there.

"Looking for a place to sit, you weird eyed freak?"

Hinata looked on the verge of tears, and she stood there, not knowing what to do. She held her bento box out in front of her, but she pressed it closer to her body. Suddenly Sasuke grabbed it and threw it in the air. The cover was still on tightly, but once it hit the ground it would have been smashed.

Naruto held it in his hands, leaping and catching it with a combined roll. He held it out to Hinata, who took it and clutched it even tighter. She had tears in her eyes, and Sasuke stamped his foot at Naruto. He glared at him.

"Naruto-dobe, I didn't say you could do that."

Naruto forced out a reply.

"I am not under your control all the time. Only when you issue me a direct order."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Fine. Whatever. Just go and eat."

Naruto took Hinata by the hand and led her to where Gaara sat quietly, watching with calm eyes. He nodded at Hinata and went back to eating his lunch. Naruto sat down in-between the two, eating enthusiastically. Hinata soon grew bolder and talked to them normally, although she still stuttered a bit. Naruto asked her questions about her family, but once he realized it was a touchy subject he strayed away from it. He then questioned her about her dream.

She didn't know what to say. She really didn't have a dream.

"I'm not s-sure. Wh-what is y-your dream, Naruto-kun?"

"To be Hokage! I'm going to be the best Hokage in the world!"

She smiled and nodded. "Then I'm going to make my dream right now. My dream is to help you become the best ninja you can be."

Naruto grinned at her. "And in turn, I will help you become the best ninja you can be! Then you can be my second in command!"

Together they made a bond. "It's a promise!"

Up next: Hell Week/The Week of Disasters

Vote in the comments xD; cuz I don't know which one to pick…..

OH WELL IT'S GOING TO BE EPIC!

Hope you liked.

Naruto belongs to Kishimoto. I am not Kishimoto. Sadly.

PS
anyone who would make me a picture of Benji and Naruto and Gaara would be forever loved. I might even dedicate a chapter to them! xD; Or something. Art trade?!? :'D
I'll send you Benji's looks again if you want