Hotshot: Ah, 1 is done, yes! Now, I left it off where I did because this is my first fic where I'm writing Gaara so please bear with me. Next chapter there will be some interaction between Gaara and Naruto. Gaara will kinda be a mix between before invasion and after so...yeah. Hope you all will enjoy this chapter!


Naruto, not Naruko

Chapter 1

It has been six years that Naruto has been adopted and it's the best six years of his life.

Iruka and Kakashi made sure that Naruto was treated like the son they said he was. They never messed up with the pronouns and his name, which he was the most grateful for. It showed just how serious they were when it came to him. They even got him on T-Shots when he asked for them at age fifteen. Now, he was a fit and strong teenager, just like any other.

"Naruto, time to get up!" called Iruka from the bottom of the stairs. Naruto let out a loud groan before getting up, rubbing his eyes. He stumbled out of bed and out of the room, heading down stairs and into the kitchen. He plopped down on his chair at the table, yawning. Kakashi was already there, reading a newspaper and Iruka was just finishing up breakfast.

"So, is Sasuke coming to pick you up?" Kakashi asked as Iruka out breakfast on the table. Sasuke was Naruto's best friend, even if their nicknames consisted of "dope" and "teme". The two met when they were twelve and Naruto's first year of elementary school, like the rest of his friends. Sasuke is one of the few who knows about Naruto's situation.

"Yep. Said he"s be here around seven."

"You better hurry up and eat than. He should be here soon."

Naruto took one look at the clock before quickly inhaling his food. Once he was done, he bolted up the stairs and to his room and changed into his high school uniform, which consisted of a black t-shirt(even though it's suppose to be white), a blue jacket that he left unbuttoned, blue pants and his black and blue shoes.

"We're sorry we couldn't take you to school." Kakashi apologized as Naruto walked into the kitchen.

"It's fine otosan. I understand. Especially when there's some new students coming in. Besides, as much as I like your rides, I also like rising with my friends." just as he finished speaking, he heard honking outside. "There's my ride. See you at school otosan, papa." Naruto stood and bolted outside and to a mustang.

"Hey guys!" Naruto grinned as he slid into the back seat. In the driver's seat was Sasuke and in the passenger seat was Kiba. Beside him was Shikamaru and Chouji and all three of them knew about him. Among his friends, he was like a brother that they never had.

"You're so troublesome. At least we didn't have to wait for you this time." Shikamaru teased.

"Oh shut it Shikamaru. It wasn't my fault last time!"

"Suuure it wasn't." grinned Kiba.

"I hate both of you."

"Love ya too foxy!"

"...I'm going to murder you.."

Kiba just grinned and leaned back in his seat. leaned back in his seat.

"Now boys, behave." Shikamaru piped up, causing Naruto to mock glare at him.

They made it to Konoha High School going on seven-thirty. Sasuke pulled into the parking lot and parked his car before getting out of the car with the others and went inside the school. Konoha high was a rather large school with cream colored bricks and red roof and shutters. It held the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors and they were all integrated with each other. Naruto and his friends were all Sophomores.

The group walked into the school and to the cafeteria that was on the second floor. Once they got there, Naruto was quick to excuse himself from the group and ran up the nearest stairwell. He made it to the third floor and went to his locker, unlocking it before pulling out all the things he needed for his classes that was before lunch.

Usually, he stayed and talk to his friends until the first warning bell rang. Today, however, he wanted to be in homeroom with enough time for him to finish homework he forgot to bring home the day before. He rushed into his homeroom and sat down at his assigned seat and got his homework out before he began to write. The room was mostly empty with only two or three other kids and that's fine with him.

Without Naruto realizing it, time flew past, the first warning bell sounded which caused the blond to jerk out of his focused state. He looked down on his homework and saw that he finished it in record time.

As the other students started to file in, Naruto put his homework away and waited. He watched as the students took their seats, Sasuke, who was in his homeroom, sat in his seat Beside him. Iruka was the last to walk in and stood in front of the class, the bell going off for homeroom to start.

"Alright class, as you all might and heard, we have three new students. They are all in this homeroom so make sure you make them feel welcome. You may come in now!" Iruka stated and the door opened.

The first to walk in was a pale blond girl that her hair in four short ponytails. Her eyes were dark teal color and she wore the standard female school uniform.

Next was a brown haired guy with dark brown eyes and purple paint on his face. His school jacket was buttoned the whole way up except for the first two.

The last was the shortest of the two. He had sea-foam eyes, black rings around the said eyes with blood red hair and a red tattoo of the kanji for love on his forehead. Like Naruto, he wore his jacket unbuttoned.

"These three are the sand siblings. This is Temari, Kankuro and Gaara. Tamari, there's a seat over by Shikamaru over there. Kankuro, over by Tsuna and Gaara, go sit by Naruto."

The three made their way to the assigned seats and sat down. Naruto glances over at Gaara who sat beside him, taking in the pale skin and the cold gaze. It was even colder than Sasuke's when he was in a bad mood.

"Now for roll call…" Iruka grabbed his binder and opened it.


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