Can I be my true self? A Naruto story.

I do not own Naruto like i said in the first chapter! It doesn't change chapter to chapter!

Don't reject me

Chapter Two

A man, with dark cinnamon spiky hair and beige eyes, watched the three Konoha Anbu Black Ops jump pass him. Yuki, a missing ninja, snickered as he was left unnoticed. What kind of Ninjas are they, if they didn't notice me? He wasn't even trying to hide. He was out in the open.

The leader, the blonde kunoichi, was called Naruto, which Yuki heard the other Kunoichi say. Could she be the person that my master is looking for? The Konoha ninjas disappeared from sight, causing Yuki to be on his way to his malicious master.

Sasuke opened his door to find his old Sensei leaning against the door frame. He had heard of the raven's return. The silver haired man pushed passed him without saying a word.

"Yo," he finally said, while Sasuke closed the door and faced him. "I see that you have some Anbu watching you. I didn't expect less. How do you feel about that?" Sasuke believed that he didn't need to answer that. "Cat got your tongue?"

"What do you want?" asked the inflamed Sasuke.

"I just wonder if you saw her, yet."

"If you mean Sakura, then no. She's on a mission with Naruto and Sai." Kakashi remained quiet. "I wonder how the guys could work with a kunoichi like Sakura."

"I didn't mean Sakura. It doesn't matter the girl is on a mission, anyway." Did Lady Tsunade not tell him? He has to know about Naruto, right? Kakashi let out a groan. "I take it, Lady Tsunade didn't tell you about Naruto then?"

Sasuke was getting that feeling again. The feeling that they were not telling him everything. He hated that feeling. Then again if anything happened to Naruto, Sasuke would never be able to forgive himself. He cared for him for some odd reason. Did something happen to the dobe? Sasuke's eyes locked onto Kakashi's eyes, searching for answers about the dobe. "Why is he dead?" He prayed, well on the inside, that his best friend/rival was alive and kicking. Was he turning gay?

"No, Naruto's alive and healthy." The Copy Cat Ninja responded waving his hands in defense. I have gotten my answer, anyway. Sasuke has no idea that Naruto is a girl. This should be fun. Kakashi knew longer than most people that Naruto was a girl, but he never let it on that there was anything different about the blonde "I just want to be there, when you see him." or her, I should say. "For the first time."

If the dobe was okay, then what was he missing? Sasuke's resentment was on the accession for the Jounin. What is he not telling me? "What am I missing?"

"What do you mean?"

"What is it about Naruto that I don't know?" His Sensei was quiet– too quiet. The raven stared icily at the silver hair man. "And what girl are you talking about?"

A grin materialized on the masked gentleman, which showed through his mask. "You will find out, but not from me."

Sasuke growled from that response. It wasn't what he wanted to hear. This man was making Sasuke very irritable, but most people did that any ways. Sasuke just didn't usually say anything about it. "Why can't you just tell me?" What is so funny?! He yelled in his head.

"It isn't my secret to tell."

"Hn." Then who's is it?

"What?"

"I want to know."

"It's Naruto's secret to tell. You would have known, if you came back to the village sooner." Kakashi disappeared in the puff of smoke.

"Jackass!" Sasuke was angry, no wait, he was furious. He was going to go straight to Tsunade tomorrow to get some answers. The dobe can't keep secrets! So what secret is he keeping? The raven walked slowly to his bedroom and let gravity take over.

His slim muscular body fit perfectly into the large bed, made for two. The question was who would the other person would be! He would have to answer that, but first what was going on with Naruto? It was driving him crazy. How could that loud, hyperactive, unpredictable, senseless ninja make the great Sasuke Uchiha crazy, before ever laying eyes on him. What power do you have over me, Naruto? The thought manifested itself into words. "Naruto, what power do you have over me?" Did he like the dobe like that? But Sasuke Uchiha wasn't gay!

Sai and Sakura were sound asleep, while Naruto took her night watch. She looked up at the starry night sky, as her mind wondered to what Sakura said. How can anyone like me in that way? Come on, just look at me! She mentally slapped herself for that. I am the great Naruto Uzumaki. There is nothing I can't do. Dattebayo!

Her mind flashed to the only thing she couldn't do. She couldn't bring Sasuke back. Only God knows where that teme is now! She sneezed out of the blue. She rubbed her nose as she grinned. I bet someone is talking about the future Hokage. Dattebayo! That sneeze somehow changed the blonde's mood to happy-go-lucky again.

The next day came fast as Naruto wanted to get home. She pushed her team hard, not because she wanted to finish the mission, but rather to get some ramen. Oil Eagle and Pink Slug had a hard time keeping up with Fire Fox. They wanted to yell 'slow down, damn it,' but they knew Naruto would never listen to them. The blonde would rather jump head first into missions than plan a sneak act.

The village was coming into sight faster than what they expected. "Come on, slow pokes!" yelled Naruto back.

"Slow down, baka!" The Pink Slug responded.

"That isn't going to stop her," the last member of the team stated.

"I know."

Naruto soon lost the other two teammates as she passed through Konoha's gates. The guards didn't pay attention to the incoming Anbu, since there was only one blonde shinobi like that in the Hidden Leaf Village. The Fire Fox made it to the Hokage Tower in time after jumping from root top to roof top. She rushed into the hokage's office, which caused the Godaime to glare at Naruto from her desk. "Obaa-chan, I'm back!"

"Gaki, shut up, and stop calling me that!" She looked up at the Fire Fox, who was… alone! "Where is the rest of your team?"

"They were too slow and fell behind at the front Gate."

"You aren't suppose to leave your teammates behind, baka!" How did she ever become a ninja? Let alone an Anbu Black Ops. Captain?

"I wanted some ramen," Naruto paused as he got Tsunade's death glare. "It's the best thing on the planet." Naruto took a step back from another scowl. "Oh yeah," She remembered as she untied the scroll from her body. "Gaara told me to give this to you."

Godaime took the scroll and looked it over. "Thanks, Gaki." She took the scroll away and locked it in a compartment of her desk. "I have to tell you something."

"What?"

Sasuke Uchiha walked or rather ran to the Hokage's office. He had to know what Kakashi meant and he had to know what was up with Naruto, who had so much power over Sasuke. He couldn't understand why.

The villagers were glaring at him, but Sasuke wasn't paying any attention to them. Lady Tsunade was more important than the villagers right now. The Hokage's Tower came into his view, and the raven ran rapidly to the building. Upon the many stairs, the raven ran into two Anbu black Ops. Sasuke didn't pay too much attention to them until one of them yelled out his name. "Sasuke?"

He knew this female voice. "Sakura?" Why her of all people?

The pink haired kunoichi jumped into Sasuke's arms. "Sasuke, you are back!"

"Sakura, calm down before you kill him."

Sakura retreated from Sasuke's arms. "Sai, I take it," Sasuke said with a hint of hatred in his voice.

"Hai," The male Anbu responded.If they are here, then the dobe is as wel

"Who?" asked Sakura.

"Naruto." Sasuke was rather upset. "Why does everyone asked that, when I ask that question?" Where is he? Why is that such a hard question?

"I take it you don't know," Sai stated with no emotions.

"I'm really getting sick of this." The enraged Uchiha responded. "What is it about Naruto that I don't know?"

"You will have to talk to Naruto," Sakura answered. Of course he does not know. Sasuke has been gone for years.

"Why does everyone say that?" He blustered. Did they practice that?

"It's Naruto's life," Sai responded.

Sasuke was getting sick of this Sai guy rather fast. This guy was his enemy. He had a gut feeling that Sai was trying to steal something or rather someone very important from him. "I don't need to listen to you." He turned his back on the two members. "I am going to see Lady Tsunade." I need to see Naruto!

"We are heading that way too. We can walk with you," Sai said while he walked past the enraged raven. Sakura could feel the hatred in the air as she followed behind the two men. It was almost too strong, but their killing intent was rather strong as well.

Sasuke strode pass the Shinobi and opened the door as he heard a female voice asked, "What?"

"Uchiha, what do you want?" asked the ferocious Hokage. Her killing intent was horrendous at this point.

Sasuke walked passed the frozen kunoichi Anbu in the room. "I want to know the thing that everyone else knows that I don't." He stopped, when Lady Tsunade looked back to the quiet Anbu behind him. "Hello, I am talking to you!"

"I know, but I was in the middle of something important."

"What is so important that you were talking about with this girl?" He snapped.

"Get out, before I kick your ass out!" the Godaime hissed. Sasuke knew he was not going to win, so he started to leave. "The council agreed to let you back in, but if you do one thing wrong, you will forfeit your life."

"Hn." The raven responded. He stopped with his hand on the door. Sai, Sakura, and Tsunade glanced at him as if he was crazy, but the female Anbu never moved from her position. Sasuke took notice of this, but he didn't care. He, however, felt like he knew her. Her aura was rather close to a special dobe in the village. "Do I know you?"

Naruto couldn't believe her ears or eyes. The man, who left Konoha, was back, and he didn't know who she was. Of course, he doesn't know who I am. He doesn't know I'm really a girl. "You should." Her fear rose.

He remembered what Kakashi told him. She was 'the girl' that he brought up. "Who are you?" He faced her, but she didn't look at him. The next question was for Tsunade, but he didn't turn away from Fire Fox. "Kakashi, and these fools said or hinted that Naruto has a big Secret, Tsunade. What is it?"

"Why don't you ask Naruto?"

"I don't know where he is, and then Kakashi said he wanted to be there, when I see the dobe, and I don't understand why." What's going on here?

"Oil Eagle, Pink Slug, you two can leave now. You will have a break before your next mission," The Hokage ordered.

"Hai." They responded as they disappeared in puff of smoke.

"Okay, Naruto, take off your mask," commanded Tsunade.

The dobe is here, but there are only the three of us in here! "Naruto is here?"

"Hai," the kunoichi answered both of them at the same time. Sasuke stared at the blonde as she took off her mask. He stared at the gorgeous blonde, but his eyes stopped at her cheeks. She had the same markings as Naruto, but how could that be? Naruto was a man not a woman. Naruto, seeing the confused look in his eyes, said, "It is me, teme."

"What are you talking about? Naruto is male!" Sasuke spited. How dare they do this to me? Why are they joking about something like this?

"Shut it, Uchiha." Tsunade snapped at him. "It's really Naruto. You can use your Sharingan and see for yourself!" Sasuke did more then that. He pinned Naruto against the wall. "What are you doing?" Sasuke didn't answer, but Tsunade didn't move. I should let him be, but if he hurts her, I will cut off his manhood and feed it to him.

Naruto couldn't move as the Sharingan user had his scarlet eyes on her. Naruto didn't feel comfortable with his eyes looking over her like that. "Teme, you pervert. Let me go!" Sasuke didn't pay any attention to the words coming out of her lips, her kissable pink lips.

"Hn."

He dropped her, and Naruto fell with a loud thud. "What was that for, teme?"

"Hn." How is Naruto a girl? I should have known that Naruto is a Girl. What good is my Sharingan, if I couldn't have seen pass her simple henge?

"I take it you believe it that she's really Naruto," Lady Tsunade asked.

"It's just hard to take in," He answered. Kakashi asked if I saw 'her,' but he changed it to she is out of town, when I said Naruto and the others were out on a mission. Then people hinted that Naruto was keeping a secret, but it was 'his' to tell! Sasuke went to face Naruto, but she was gone. "Where did the dobe go?"

"She must have sneaked out, when we weren't paying attention, and there was something very important I needed to tell her! That gaki." She rotated in her chair to the window. "Just because the council set you free, doesn't mean I trust you or even care the least for you. You are on thin ice, Uchiha, so one wrong move, I will have you killed."

"Hn." Sasuke didn't care. His mind was on the blonde.

Tsunade was somehow able to sense this. "If you hurt Naruto, which is something I won't stand for, but if you hurt her in any way, I will kill you myself. Do you understand?" And I will take great joy in it!

"Hai." Sasuke was jealous. Why does everyone care for my dobe?……Wait. My dobe? It was his job or rather going to be his job to protect the blonde dobe. "May I leave now?" He asked with a hint of hatred. I need Naruto to smooth this out for me.

"Just stay away from her," the blonde Godaime ordered.

"Hn." There was no way that Sasuke was going to stay away from Naruto. There were so many unanswered questions that he needed answered, and he was going to get them answered. I have to go see him, or rather her. There is nothing that old hag can do to stop me!

Naruto entered her messy apartment that she had lived in for many years now. She did fixed it up, when she had time and money, which wasn't often. The blonde could have bought a new apartment (if she wasn't spending it all on ramen), but this place held too many memories.

She threw her fox mask on her sofa and changed into her regular clothes consisting of an orange shirt with black netting under it to hide her Anbu tattoo, black skirt with slits on the sides that ended above the knees, orange shorts under the skirt, kunia pouch, and black knee high opened toes boots. She let her platinum blonde hair fall around her face, while her azure eyes sparkled in the light. The necklace that she won from Tsunade hung in plane view above her average size chest, and her Konoha headband lay around her neck. Naruto looked rather hot in her body fitting outfit, but that was the last thing on her mind, when she wore it. Why did he come back? Why doesn't he believe it's really me? Why does it hurt this much just seeing him?

Naruto came out of her room, when she heard knocking at the front door. Could it be him? She didn't want to answer the door incase it was the raven. Sasuke was her best friend/rival, even if he left the village so many years ago. She didn't want to lose their friendship for something stupid like her being a girl. I don't want to answer it. I can't answer the door. She turned her back to the door and headed back to her room.

"Naruto, are you in there?" Wait, it wasn't Sasuke. It was Sakura.

"Coming," Naruto yelled back. She scampered to the door and pulled it open, revealing her teammate. "Sakura, how may I help you?"

"I wanted to talk to you about what we talked about on the way back from Suna."

"Gaara and Sai?"

"Hai, baka." Sakura paused not knowing, if she should bring up their old teammate. "And there is Sasuke?"

Sakura couldn't see Naruto's cerulean eyes as she said the taboo word. "I'm going to get some ramen, if you want to come?"

Sakura was in no mood to eat those fattening noodles, but she knew she needed to talk to her blonde teammate. "I guess… Sure why not."

The walk to Ichiraku Ramen bar was silent, and Sakura wanted to say something. "So how's the weather?" Naruto didn't answer the question. How stupid? How's the weather? And I call her the baka.

They arrived and ordered the ramen. Sakura finish her first and only bowl, while Naruto was an abyss. She kept eating bowl after bowl. This was when Sakura decided to speak. "So which subject do you want to talk about first?"

"Does it really matter?"

Sakura glanced at the blonde. The ramen had cheered up Naruto exceedingly, and this made her giggle. It was funny that something as stupid as ramen cheered up the Anbu Captain, who had seen the ups and downs of life. "So how do you feel about Sai and Gaara?"

"They are great friends. They are the few close friends that I have, but I don't know if it's more then that," Naruto paused. "I don't think they like me like that!"

Sakura couldn't believe how stupid Naruto was being. Could she not see what was right in front of her face? How could she miss it? "How blind are you?" she yelled. She tried not to, but it just happened. Naruto didn't answer, and Sakura decided to drop it. The next subject was a bit hard to talk about. How could she bring up Sasuke? Sasuke was taboo to Naruto.

"Just ask it already."

"I guess you know what I want to talk about?"

"I can be naive sometimes, well most of the time, but I'm not stupid." The orange ninja looked to the ceiling as if it was a safety net. "I didn't talk too much to that teme." She paused to see if Sakura would talk, but she didn't. "He knows about me being a girl, but he didn't believe me at first. He had to use his sharingan on me to make sure it was really me," Naruto moaned.

"What did he say?" Naruto either looked away or made sure Sakura never saw her face. "Baka, what did you do?" She yelled once more.

"I left before he could say anything." Naruto soon lost her cheery self again. "I didn't want to be rejected by my best friend/rival."

"You have to talk to him."

"Why should I? How do I know you are right? You think Sai and Gaara like me!"

"You don't notice things like that. You are too innocent. You never noticed that Hinata liked the male you, Naruto, since you liked me. Remember? You always listened to me then. That was the good life." She paused. "How did that work? You being a girl, when you liked me?"

"Okay. I only knew I was a girl for five years now, so I believed I was a guy before that." Naruto stood from the bar and had her back to Sakura. "I didn't know any better." The orange kunoichi disappeared before her teammate could stop her.

Naruto left the Hokage's office quietly after the teme dropped her, and she made sure no one would notice her leaving. She didn't want to hear his answer, but why would she care? She never cared about what men thought, so why now? Why did she care now?

Tell me what you think! Good or bad i like them both. what would you like to see?

6/05/08- i have updated this chapter. Took words out. Added words. Changed words. And Fixed my mistakes. I hope you like it. and thanks for reading!

8/12/08- I have updated this chapter, since one of the reviewers said I'm 'abusing' Fanfiction's rules, or something like that! If they think i'm abusing the rules, then he should read other stories, which have far worse grammar then i do!!

8/3/09- updated and fixed. my sister and i have been fixing them so i hope you like it and that read more haha

Thankz for reading!

-Cass