Hey everyone. This chapter is a little different from the others. One of the biggest things I want to establish in this story is Naruto's friendship and bonds with the other. For it, I wanted a chapter that reflected his goals for each of his friends in the academy. The next chapter will move back to the style of the old ones. Enjoy! Next chapter should be up in a few days.

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me.

Chapter four

Naruto was nervous. Today would be the first time her friends would meet her in this time line. She was never allowed to play with other kids growing up, the adults kept the kids far away from her. But at the academy, the parents weren't here to do that. The teachers would try but they couldn't really watch all the kids at once. The last time she entered the academy, the kids had stayed away from her due to what their parents told them. Honestly she couldn't blame the parents, even if they were ignorant and wrong, they were still just trying to protect their kids. But this time she wouldn't let them stop her from protecting her friends. She would do everything she could to make them stronger and become stronger herself to protect them and make sure they would be ready for anything. Even if she had to go against everyone there. She would also be the greatest friend she could be for them. Her friends had saved her from her bleak existence, now it was time for her to save them.

Sasuke hadn't lost his family yet and if she had anything to say about it, he would never have too. The Sasuke of this time knew how to smile and he knew how to be a kid. She would make sure that he never lost that. Though it was obvious he was still arrogant and prideful, she would just beat that out of him eventually. She also knew that he tried everything possible to catch up to him older brother and make his father proud. She would be the rival that allowed him to do that. Sasuke also tended to bottle up all his emotions and this time she would make sure he didn't. She would make him talk to her even if it killed him to do so.

Hinata didn't have any confidence in herself. She was too gentle to hurt anyone and that led her to be shot down by her family. But even with all her gentleness, Hinata had the ability to become a great ninja. All she needed was someone to encourage her and that someone would be Naruto. She would make sure that Hinata would gain confidence in herself and show her potential and strength to everyone including her father. Hinata had once told her in the future that she wanted to change the ways of her family and join the main and branch family of the Hyuga. Naruto would help her accomplish this. Naruto would also make sure that Neji would never feel trapped again. She would save his father from being killed and take away the seal that kept him down. She would knock his arrogance a peg or two down while she was at it. She would make sure Hinata and Neji never felt below anyone and free them from there burdens.

Naruto didn't know much about Shino, but she wanted to. No one should be alone and Naruto knew that better than anyone else. Shino spent most of his childhood alone for he was quite and not many understood him or his abilities. Naruto would be sure to be the friend he needed and the person he could talk to. She knew he cared a lot about his insects and she greatly respected that. She also knew that, though he didn't show it often Shino was smart. Whenever he talked people listened, for he often spoke the truth. One thing that bugged her was that she rarely saw him smile, if ever. She swore that she would make him smile more.

Kiba had always annoyed Naruto. He was loud, annoying and smug. But Naruto also knew that Kiba was the most loyal friend someone could have. Once you had earned his loyalty, he would never turn his back on you. Naruto would make sure she earned his loyalty, and make sure no one took advantage of Kiba's surprising naivete. He was also Naru greatest partner in crime when it came to pranks, for he enjoyed them almost as much as her. Kiba was also kind in his own weird way. Look at how much he cared for Akamaru. Only someone who had a big heart, could love and care for another like that. She had also seen how protective he was of anyone he considered a friend. She would give Kiba and Akamaru a true friend that they could depend on.

Choji was her eating partner, no one could keep up with her as well as he could in eating ramen. Choji was often bullied as a child for he was fat. Naruto would make sure to beat up anyone who ever bullied her friend. There was so much more to Choji than his eating habits. Choji was sweat. He was kind to everyone who mattered to him. At first glance he didn't seem to be that smart, but whoever thought that was wrong. Choji could often tell the true nature of people. It was hard not to like Choji and she would do her best to protect him as much as she could.

Naruto had met many tough kunoichis in her day. But the female peer that she most looked up to was Tenten. Tenten had always been hard working. When the majority of her peers were distracted by other things, Tenten had been working hard to become a legendary kunoichi. Though sadly she didn't spend much time with Tenten, Naruto greatly admired her. Naruto knew that Tenten would be a great friend. Naruto decided this time around she would befriend Tenten and help her as much as much as she could.

Lee worked harder than anyone she had ever met. Though he had some weird quirks, there was no doubt that Lee was a great guy. Though he had no talent for ninjutsu and genjutsu, he hadn't let that stop him. His hard work had overcome his lack of talent and he became one of the greatest taijutsu shinobi there ever was. Naruto wanted to be there for him. She wanted to encourage him in his dream and train with him.

If two friends couldn't be anymore alike and never admit it, it would be Sakura and Ino. They both had incredible strength and willpower. If there were two kunoichis that you never wanted to mess with it would be these two. One could physically beat you up till you couldn't stand any more and the other could mentally break you. Not a good combination to go up against. Sakura had the strength to beat up anybody. She was quick tempered, so you really needed to watch what you said around her or you would get a bump on your head the size of a baseball. Sakura was also incredibly book-smart. She had incredible chakara control which in turn made her the best medical-nin after Tsunade. Ino similarly was equally quick tempered, fierce, and a great medical-nin. She could take control of your mind and she had and an extensive knowledge about poisons. The one obstacle that was preventing them from being the incredible shinobis that they could be early on was that they were both huge fangirls of Sasuke. If Naruto had one goal in mind for them, other than becoming a great friend to them both, was to break them out of their fangirl phase and set them on the path that they were meant to be on.

Last but definitely not least there was Shikamaru. Honestly she didn't know what to do about Shikamaru. Shikamaru was her opposite in many ways. He was lazy, hated responsibility, thought everything was to troublesome, and just wanted to laze his days away. But he was more than that. He was a genius. He could think a hundreds steps ahead of anybody maybe even more. Though he called himself a coward, Shikamaru would be the first to put his life in danger in order to save his friends. Though he found it troublesome, Shikamaru would flawlessly lead the people around him. Once he had set his mind on something, he became so determined that nothing could stop him. He would protect the next generation. Shikamaru was also a great friend. He was Choji first friend and now they had a friendship so strong that nothing could break their bond. What was more was that Shikamaru in a lot of ways was her best friend. Even though she was the exact type of women he found so troublesome and wanted to avoid, he never did. While he might have been too lazy to ever actually play with her as a child and go against his mom, he never rejected her. After Sasuke had left, Shikamaru was the one that she could turn to for anything. When Jiraiya had died, he was the one who was successful in cheering her up. When she would became Hokage it was obvious that he would become her chief adviser, even if she had to force to do it. She couldn't do much for him. She would cloud watch with him. She would also prove his intelligence to everyone and challenge him to improve, even if he hated her for it. The most important thing she could do for him and really the only thing was to save Asuma sensei. She vowed to herself, that if she did nothing else for him it would be that.

Naruto sighed. She had so much to do but she vowed to herself that she would accomplish all of this for her friends. She was determined to make there lives better. Naruto straitened out, placed a smile on her face and barged into the academy.