First Day At The Academy
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It was the first day of school. Every young child hoping to be a ninja was line up outside of the school gate, waiting for the doors to open. Somebody shouted. "What the heck! When is this door going to open? I mean, sheesh! They tell us to get here on time, and then they bail on us? I say we leave and go home! Who's with me?"
The boy, named Jimantaratara, was about to turn around and leave, when with a puff of smoke, a man appeared in the midst of the crowd of students. "Alright class. Sorry for being late, I was just preparing your lesson. Anyways, if you'll follow me in, I'll show you around." The man turned and was about to walk towards the school when he turned around. "Oh, I almost forgot. My name's Umino. Umino Iruka. You can call me Iruka-sensei."
The class walked down the long hallway, finally reaching a room. The room had a blackboard and a podium at the front, with seats in rows with increasing heights. Everyone walked in and chose a seat. Most people sat with their friends or family. However, Naruto sat all alone. He was sitting at his desk quietly, silently crying. When he looked up, though, he saw a girl who looked familiar to him sitting in the seat next to his. He frowned, thinking "I know her from somewhere. . . . . ." The girl then turned to him, and said with shock, "Naruto-k-kun?"
Naruto then smiled. "I remember who you are now!", he exclaimed happily. "You're Hinata, right? Hyuuga Hinata?" Hinata blushed and said "Please, just call me Hinata. I remember you too. You were. . . .that . . . . .boy." She suddenly remembered Naruto, and exclaimed "So you came to the Academy after all!" Naruto gave her a big grin and said "That's right, dattebayo! I decided that I'm going to prove I'm an awesome ninja to the village! I'm going to show the world! I'm going to be the future Hokage!" Hinata was wide-eyed, and said, "Really? Why do you want to be Hokage so badly?"
Naruto turned to look at her, and she was surprised to see that he looked very serious. "Because people called me loser. They called me a demon. I'm going to prove them wrong. I'm going to gain their respect, and be recognized as a person! I'm going to show the world I'm Naruto Uzumaki, because that's my dream!"
Hinata smiled. "That sounds like a good dream, Naruto." She sighed. "My dream is not as exciting as yours. I simply want to be recognized by my tou-san. Right now, he prefers Hanabi, as she is stronger than me in combat. I am going to show him that I am strong too!", she said with a determined air.
Naruto laughed. "I like your dream. You know, a dream doesn't have to be exciting. It just has to be something you really want to achieve. If you work hard enough, I'm sure your dream will become a reality. I have a dream too, you know. My dream is to become the Hokage, and change this village!"
Hinata laughed, then turned around. "Naruto, I think we're supposed to be paying attention." They turned around to see an irate Iruka looking at the class, most of whom were playing games or talking, anything other than listening to Iruka.
Iruka finally got fed up and bellowed, "Will you listen to me! You are supposed to be having your first lesson now! We won't be able to get to the lesson if you don't quiet down! First, let's introduce ourselves. Alright, this is what we'll do! We will go from left to right. Each person must say their name and one interesting fact about themselves. First up, you there! Yes, you! With the spiky hair in a long bun!"
The boy muttered "This is so troublesome. But, I guess I have to do it." He yawned and stood up. "My name is Nara Shikamaru" he said in a bored manner. "I like playing shogi, and I am very good at it." He then sat down. Iruka called out "Next!" and pointed at a boy who was eating chips furiously.
The boy continued to eat, finally stopping and looking up. "Yes? Oh! Oh! I'm Akimichi Choji. I love eating food, and I love butterflies." He then sat down and continued to eat. Iruka scratched his head. "Okay, then. Moving on! You're next!". He was pointing at a boy with raven black hair and black eyes, who looked extremely bored. He looked up sullenly, and answered "Sasuke. I'm Uchiha Sasuke."
Of course, all the girls in the class went crazy, cheering and hooting and yelling-all except for Hinata, who looked miffed. The noise finally died down, and everyone was quiet. The rest of the introductions went smoothly, with Sakura, Ino, Lee, Neji, TenTen and the others were introduced. The teenagers were then hit with their first lesson, and nearly all of them groaned when they found out about the work that they were supposed to do.
All of them cheered when the bell finally rang, and they raced to the door. Iruka frantically chased them, shouting "Hey! Don't run! I still haven't told you the details of your homework assignment yet!" He stopped to catch his breath, panting, and sighed as he looked at the dust cloud that was left in their wake.
"Sometimes, I worry about those kids. . . . . especially Naruto."
Okay, I tried to write a longer chapter. I hope you liked it! I am splitting this chapter into 2 parts. This is the first part of the chapter. I am going to try to update every Sunday. Just so you know, this story will follow the manga, but I am going to make some changes. I have to. Otherwise it wouldn't be "fan" fiction. Remember, please read & review! It will help a lot! I am still looking for beta readers! Please PM me if you would like to beta! Thank you, and have a good day!