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To TemperedMoonCat: Thank you for being my first and only review that suggested a "How Danzo should die" scenario. Let me just say, when I read your review, I burst out laughing before texting my Beta pastacat about a possibility of writing this.

To Raimon: I KNOW! I'M SORRY! I just really didn't know where to put it in (either first or last) and I knew if I put it last, most people wouldn't take the time to read it, and I thought it had some info in it that some people might want to know since it doesn't follow Naruto.

Now, onto the story~

BTW: I don't own Naruto (wth do we have to say this, anyways? If any of us did own any of these books/movies/animes/tv shows, we wouldn't be writing about them on here)

It was 4:55pm when Naruko showed appeared at Tsunade's office window the next day. She was dressed in the same outfit she was wearing yesterday, except her waist length hair was loose against her back. With her two scrolls securely fastened to her back, she glanced into the office, only to see Tsunade, Jiraiya, and another elderly looking man with a long white beard.

Seeing as no one had noticed her yet, she rapped her knuckles against the glass, drawing everyone's attention to herself.

Tsunade unlatched the window and pushed it open, allowing Naruko to jump down inside.

"I blame you and Kakashi, Jiraiya! You two are the only people that refuse to use my door and know you can get away with it, and now Naruko's learning from you two."

Jiraiya gave a grin and patted Naruko on the back when she went to stand by him, "I think I taught the brat well."

Naruko rolled her eyes and shifted her weight onto her other leg. It was then that she realized that the old man in the room was staring at her, so she looked over at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Can I help you?"

Tsunade blinked and looked in between her and the old man, "Oh. Naruko, this is Dumbledore, Albus, your employer. Dumbledore-san, this is Naruko Uzumaki."

Dumbledore shook his head slightly before smiling at her, "I apologize, it's just that, you have a striking resemblance to a former student of mine."

Naruko shrugged, "It's alright. It's a pleasure to meet you, Dumbledore-san."

Dumbledore held out his hand, which Naruko shook, "Please, call me Albus. We'll be working together soon enough."

"Are you a teacher, too? It didn't say in the packet last night."

Albus shook his head, "No, I'm the Headmaster of Hogwarts. I make sure everything runs smoothly during the school year."

Checking a pocket watch he pulled out of his robes, Albus nodded his head, "It seems that it's time to depart now."

Hearing this, Tsunade drew herself up from her desk and walked over to Naruko, pulling the 23 year old into a hug.

"Be safe, Brat. We'll miss you here."

Naruko smiled into the hug, "You just keep that seat warm for me, cause when I get back, I'm taking it from you, Baa-chan."

"Of course you are, Naru."

Tsunade let go of Naruko, only to watch her get pulled into a one armed hug by Jiraiya.

"We'll see you later on, Brat. Be good, don't do anything I wouldn't do, and no pranks."

Naruko smirked, "No promises, Pervy Sage."

Holding her at an arms-length, he looked at her, "Now, I told the Toads about your mission, and they're all fully prepared to help in any way possible. Gamakichi also said that you can summon his daughter Gamachiko to use as a messenger for any letters you want to send us."

Naruko smiled brightly, "Thanks, Jiraiya. I promise to write the two of you after I settle in."

"Good."

Albus cleared his throat, "Yes, well I hate to interrupt, but it's time to go. If we don't leave soon, we might be stuck here for a little while."

Naruko nodded her head and backed away from Jiraiya to walk over to Albus. He pulled out a long crimson feather that was trimmed in gold from inside of his robe and held it out to her.

"This is something called a Portkey. They can be made from everyday objects, and are used as a form of transportation to and from places. If you would grab onto the feather, we will be on our way."

Naruko looked behind her to Jiraiya and Tsunade and gave them a smile goodbye before holding onto the feather with two fingers. Suddenly, there was a pull at her navel, like a hook was pulling her, and she found both herself and Albus standing in a cluttered yet neat office.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, my dear. This is my office, and over there by the window is my familiar, Fawkes."

Naruko took a quick scan around large, beautiful circular room, full of funny little noises. A number of curious silver instruments stood on spindle-legged tables, whirring and emitting little puffs of smoke. The walls were covered with portraits of old men and women, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames. There was also an enormous, claw-footed desk, and, sitting on a shelf behind it was a ratty looking pointed hat. Near the window was a large crimson and gold bird, but Naruko quickly corrected her inner thoughts when she realized that that it wasn't an ordinary bird, but a phoenix.

"Can I ask a question?"

Albus sat down behind his desk and nodded to Naruko to sit in one of the chairs, "Of course, my dear, ask away."

"What's with the moving pictures?"

He chuckled, "Ah, yes, one of the many innovations of the wizarding world. The portraits that you see in here are of Hogwarts' previous headmasters and headmistresses, and eventually I will have one here as well. Many people will have portraits painted of themselves and have them enchanted to act like them, so when it comes for the person to pass on, they are always around for family or friends. They can also move between portraits, so you may see them in their own frames one moment, and then not the next."

Naruko made a silent 'oh' noise and looked over at Fawkes, "Then can I ask how you came to have a Phoenix as a partner? Even in the Elemental Nations, Phoenix's are hard to find, especially since the Phoenix contract was lost during the First Shinobi War."

Fawkes let out a small song when he realized he was being talked about.

"Fawkes has been around the school for as long as anyone can remember, and he is the bonded to all of the previous headmasters to the school. He is basically one of the schools defenders."

"Now, onto different matters."

Naruko sat up a little straighter in her chair. Beside her sat the sealing scroll and her summoning scroll, since she couldn't sit down while they were strapped to her back.

"Your classroom, office, and personal quarters will be located in the Defense Against the Dark Arts Tower. The deputy Headmistress and Transfiguration Professor, Minerva McGonagall, has her office in this tower as is the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, as you can easily tell by the name of the tower."

Naruko owlishly blinked, "Um… what are Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

Albus chuckled, "Of course, silly me! You have no idea what anything is yet! Come; we will introduce you the Professors that stay here during the summer and then we can get you settled into your rooms. Tomorrow is when we'll start your lessons. Is that alright?"

Naruko nodded and stood from her seat. Quickly re-strapping the two large scrolls to her back, she followed the Headmaster out of his office and down a small flight of stairs. Going through a doorway, they found themselves in a stone corridor.

"Come; we'll head down to the Great Hall. It's currently lunchtime here, so most if not all of the Professors should be there."

As they made their way down the hall, Naruko couldn't help but feel like a little kid again, leaving Konoha for the first time like she did on the mission to Wave. Her emotions were all over the place, even though her face was kept neutral as she listened to Albus rattle on about the history of the school. She was giddy, yet nervous, and bubbly, yet terrified all at the same time. As they finally approached the Great Hall, it finally hit her about what she was getting into.

'I'm going to be a fucking teacher… If Iruka could see me right now, he'd probably wish that all of my students put me through what I put him through!'