Naruto was seriously regretting his decision of allowing the Uchiha to show him the way to the academy. He was receiving many curious looks of almost every passer-by and death glares from every female in the village. Kyuubi was loving the attention and was frolicking around their legs as they walked, showing off his fluffy tails and graceful body. He wanted to keep a low profile for at least a week! It was like they'd never seen the Uchiha with another living being before. Naruto snorted at this thought

"Yeah, with his awesome attitude, he must be the friendliest guy here!" he chuckled to himself.

Sasuke looked back at the blonde and noticed his grin.

"What's so funny, loser?"

Naruto frowned at this new nickname Sasuke had been so kind to give him.

"Your face," was all he said, then ran ahead to avoid a kunai to the throat. Many of the witnesses heaved a sigh of relief, this was the Sasuke they all knew. Indifferent to everyone but when you pushed his buttons, deadly.

They arrived at the academy gates slightly out of breath from the mini war they had on the way there. Sasuke straightened up and made his face blank of all emotion. Even the flush he got from running was wiped from his face. Naruto looked at him curiously before they headed in different directions. Sasuke had to get to his class, and Naruto had to be enrolled for the day.

As Naruto waited outside the classroom to be introduced to the rest of the class, he turned to the fox by his side and spoke to him seriously.

"Please, try and restrain yourself from sniffing everybody in there!" he whispered urgently. "I do not want you kicked out for causing a scene. Try to use your best behaviour. If you do, there'll be a rabbit in for you," he bargained. Hoping the message will stick.

"Make it three and you have a deal. You worry too much kit. From what I can smell, someone has a liking for bugs and another for dogs. We shouldn't stand out... much" was the creature's calm reply.

"Two, and that's no excuse! You almost ate that Pink chick from yesterday! Just stay by my side and look cute, you've been pulling it off rather well lately," he added as an afterthought. Kyuubi growled.

"Two and a half and I do not do cute! I am a feared demon in the underworld, and you will do good to remember that kit! And I didn't eat her, I was just trying to figure out how there could be a pink furred human. Haven't seen one before." The fox mused.

"Deal, now shut-up and don't speak to me unless it's urgent. I don't want people to think I'm crazy and talk to myself" The blonde had barely finished talking when the door in front of him opened and his new sensei stood there. He stared at him blankly for a minute before whispering,

"N-Naruto?"

Naruto smiled at the man.

"Hello Iruka-sensei! Long time no see!"he said bubbly to the shocked ninja. He liked Iruka. He was decent to him when he was young, before he left the village.

"You're the new student today who's taking the exam?" he asked in disbelief.

"Yup. The old-man gave me his recommendation and so did kaa-san." Explained the blonde youth. Iruka frowned at the mention of a kaa-san. The boy was an orphan. Both his parents died when he was born. He decided to talk to the Hokage about it later, right now the other students in his class were getting curious as to why he was standing in the doorway for so long.

"Attention class! Today we have a new student who will be participating in the gennin exams with you. Please make him feel welcome," announced Iruka, stepping aside to reveal Naruto and Kyuubi. "Please Introduce yourself,"

"Hi. My name is Naruto and this is Fang. We arrived yesterday. Pleased to meet you all," Naruto recited a little bored. He surveyed the class, a few stood out. Sasuke was sitting by himself, staring out a window, oblivious to Naruto's arrival. No surprises there. The pink and blonde haired kunoichi were sitting directly behind him, ignoring Naruto and fawning over the dark haired wonder. Some guy was sleeping next to another guy who was stuffing his face with chips, Naruto noticed them for their chakra signals, they were more developed then most. The last three that caught Naruto's eye were the ones with the funny scents. One boy who wore a trench coat and he had the scent of insects about him. What interested Naruto that it wasn't just about him the scent lingered, it was in him too. The kunoichi that sat with them was incredibly shy and refused to meet his eyes, but her chakra signal was way sophisticated.

"Must be a noble" Naruto thought before he turned his gaze to the last guy. He had the scent of dogs about him, and looked a bit feral too. Naruto thought he was strange with his whisker marks, this guy had claws and fangs of a dog and had out make-up on under his eyes to add to his charm. Naruto's attention was distracted by the puppy the boy had who had stood up on the table and was now growling at the blonde boy and his fox. Naruto quirked an eye-brow at his behaviour.

"Hey! Akamaru! Calm down will ya? What's wrong?" the dog boy asked his pet, curious as to what could get the usual docile puppy so riled up.

"Hmm, the mutt thinks I'm invading his territory. Little does he know that all the lands are mine." The Kyuubi's voice echoed in Naruto's head. Naruto looked down at the fox that had turned its gaze towards the dog.

"Oi! New kid! Get your fox to admit dominance is Akamaru's otherwise its gonna get hurt! And I'm not gonna be responsible for him defending his territory!"shouted the dog-boy getting Naruto's attention. The blue-eyed boy looked at the other kid incredulously.

"You think that Fang would lose to the puppy?" he asked, trying to make sure he heard right.

"Hell yeah he would. Akamaru may be small but he could beat almost everybody here," boasted the kid proudly, the rest of the class laughed at Naruto's impending embarrassment of his animal losing. Akamaru was still growling at Kyuubi, his hackle raised. The fox just yawned, causing Naruto to snort in amusement and the dog boy to stare in disbelief. No animal has ever gone against Akamaru before. The scene between the two animals had gotten the attention of the rest of the class, including Sasuke and the kunoichi behind him. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the scene while Pinky gave a little shriek.

"That's the fox and the boy from yesterday! That fox almost ate us all! Sasuke had to fight it off for us all to escape!! It should be put down!!" she screamed, informing the rest of the class about their little adventure yesterday. Naruto grinned and Sasuke sighed. Man, girls were annoying.

"Fang didn't eat anyone, he just scared you off 'coz you were following me," explained Naruto. "And Sasuke didn't fight him off, in fact they became friends," he added with an evil smirk. Sasuke frowned at the boy but his comeback was interrupted by a bark.

Akamaru had had enough of waiting for obedience and had launched himself at Kyuubi. Naruto was surprised when he read the dog's chakra levels, they were on par with some of the other students here! Naruto just smiled and turned to Iruka who was watching with caution.

"Excuse me sensei, but can I sit down now?" he asked innocently, as if the animal war in front of him wasn't going on.

Kyuubi just sat there as the furry projectile launched itself at him. "So much for not making a scene," he thought to himself as he stretched lazily, avoiding the puppy as he did so. Akamaru landed and growled at the fox, before launching himself again. Kyuubi looked calmly at the animal before whipping out one of his tails and tripping the creature. Akamaru got to his feet and attacked again, only to be diverted with another tail.

"Umm, yeah, sure, just pick any seat," he said distractedly, watching the fox play with the dog.

Kyuubi finally got tired of messing with the puppy. Stretching a bit he focused his gaze on the furious animal. Akamaru was inches away from the fox when he found he could not move. Each of his limbs was held down by a tail and his torso held down by three more. Akamaru stopped his struggling and stared at the larger animal with a hint of fear. The classroom fell quiet as they waited to see who the victor was. A low, menacing growl slowly built in Kyuubi's throat that erupted into an ear-shattering roar. Naruto went over to the fox and hit him on the head, effectively cutting off the sound.

"Remember our deal," he said to the fox quietly, making sure he was the only one who heard. At least Kyuubi had the dignity to look bashful before he released the pup and nudged him with his nose. Akamaru stared at the majestic fox, gave a happy bark and ran back to his master, whose mouth was hanging open.

'Now to find a seat,' Thought Naruto, scanning the class before he picked the perfect one.

"Thank you" Naruto chirped to Iruka as he made his way to the seat he wanted, the one beside Sasuke, with his fox following faithfully by his side. Everyone in the class held their breath as Naruto took the seat and his fox made himself comfy between the two. No-one had ever dared to sit next to the Uchiha, not even his fan girls. Yet here is this boy who happily sat down beside him and turned to him and said,

"Heya Sasuke. Is class always this hectic?"