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When Snape had arrive he immediately took Malfoy to the hospital wing, commanding Naruto to follow him. Naruto merely straightened his cloak and snorted before he walked away with Snape. The Slytherin had left after that, running after their bleeding friend.

"Well, it's not everyday you get to see Naruto lose his temper, how troublesome." said the ever troubled Shikamaru as he turned to look at the rest. They were shocked at the hate present in Naruto's eyes. Hermione, the poor girl, was almost in tears. It was hard not to pity her. After all, she had only tried to help Naruto in the first place and because of that, all of his hate was aimed at her.

"That doesn't excuse what he said." snapped Ron.

"But Naruto is always using that word. It can't be that bad." said Kiba looked at the trio.

"What?" asked Harry.

"It an unfortunate side effect of how he was treated in the magical world." sighed Shikamaru. "Let's go somewhere more private. I knew today was going to be a bad day. There was just something in the clouds."

It was quiet as the group sat looking at Shikamaru. He had taken out a cigarette and lit it, looking back and working through what he had to tell them so that they wouldn't get too much information to guess the full truth.

"Naruto spent a couple of years here. Time runs at a much faster pace here. He and Jiraiya messed up a seal which sent Naruto here. The man who found him was a pure-blood, a death-eater, who tutored Naruto about this world. However, it was far from being unbiased. He told Naruto that muggle-borns were evil things that were looking to try and overthrow the pure-bloods, that they were filthy, that they were sneaky and nasty. They were also slowly taking over without anyone knowing. Lower than even filth: a mudblood. Naruto, who has never be the most intelligent person fell into the spell. After all this man had given him a house, food and treated him as his son. He simply believed that this man couldn't be evil, he must have being telling the truth: that muggle-borns were all evil."

"This man?" asked Hermione looking thoughtful, "It's Lucius Malfoy isn't it? That's why you don't like it when they're together. That's where he and Draco know each other from."

"Yes it was him." Shikamaru said, puffing out another lung full of smoke.

"But then surely he knows better now! He doesn't still think like that does he?" asked Ron. The scene before Snape came was evidence to the contrary, but it was hard to believe.

"No he doesn't, or at least not as such. I would said that, after seeing him today, he still needs to work on it, but overall he doesn't hate muggle-borns any more. This is also the reason he's so keen to make friends with Hermione." said Shikamaru, turning to Hermione. "You have become some sort of simple of muggle-born in Naruto eyes. He planed to do anything to become your friend. Anyway I off to watch some clouds." And with a sigh, which sound a bit like troublesome, Shikamaru left the room.

"Why would Naruto have planed to make friends with me?" questioned Hermione, more to herself than the others. Then she thought of his eyes: full of guilt. Guilt for what, lying to her? "Unless... unless he felt guilty for something he has done, something to a muggle-born, and he's looking for forgiveness or redemption." Starting off unsure, but as the thought formed, she became more confident. "Maybe Malfoy was being more literal when he said victims. Not just banter like the rest was, but real victims, real muggle victims."

"That's why he became so defensive: we were getting too close to something he wanted left unknown." said Ino.

"He must have followed this Malfoy too far into all this before he realized his mistake. Let's hope it's not as bad as it sounds.'"

Later when Naruto enter the common room, he was still worked up, so he hid away in a corner. Most Gryffindors, like the rest of the school, had already heard of the incident and had enough sanity to know not to get too close to the angry Naruto.

"So?" said the dismissive Shikamaru.

"Week of detention." glared Naruto. "I'm going to bed."

"What about homework?" asked Ino.

"I'm up to date. Besides, it's not like I care." said the blond boy as he made his way to the dorms.

"God, I've never seen him this bad." said Ino, worried.

"I dunno. he can get really work up in Spring." said Shikamaru.

"Well, I'm sure he'll be fine in the morning."said Hermione. "However, there's something I want to talk to you about." Hermione had convinced Harry to teach a DADA class. She was now inviting the students to take part. Though she might just see if Naruto's skill was as good as his theory. If so, then Naruto was at least on the same level as Harry.

Naruto tossed and turned all night for the first time he had slept in his own bed. Though Harry had to say when looking at him that he felt that Naruto hadn't really slept at all. When Harry had arrived, Naruto sat at the Gryffindor table looking at nothing. Naruto's lips seemed to move a bit like he was talking to someone. And then he seen to snap himself together to look somewhat awake, though the bags under his eyes were still fresh. He nodded to Harry and said a good morning. He still had this worked up feel to him, and seemed very unsettled. "I'm gonna get some air. See you later." said Naruto, taking a piece of toast as he got up to leave. Harry had a felling it was because of him. He was the only other person besides Naruto to come down to breakfast and Naruto left as soon as he sat down.

Naruto was not seen all day until dinner when he popped in before leaving for his detention with Snape, but though he was not seen, he was far from forgotten. He was the talk of the school. The talk was of how Malfoy had become his victim and guessing who would be next. It was said that he was a murder hiding in the school from the law. It was also said he was a demon sent to kill everyone. Harry had a feeling Umbridge had a hand in this. It was funny since it had a good side: since the Slytherins were spreading the rumour, the other houses turned them to say that Naruto was a demon sent down to punish the evil, and that's why he attacked Malfoy.

Naruto was late returning from his detention. He slipped into the common room at 11:30 and came to sit with them. They were the only ones really up. Harry, Ron and Kiba still worked hard on home work and Kiba and Akamaru sniffed as soon as he came in. Naruto didn't smell like Naruto: he had somebody else sent smothering his own. Naruto sat down with a hiss of pain.

"Who was it?" asked a bored sounding Shikamaru.

"None of you business." grumbled Naruto.

"Was it him?" asked Shikamaru more intently, tension building in the room.

"What it matter to you?" snapped Naruto. "Way to ruin my good mood."

"Tell me Naruto. Now."

"No." Naruto said, standing up to leave.

There small scream as Naruto grasped his neck and his leg gave out beneath him.

"Answer the question: was it him?" asked the stony face Shikamaru.

"No, it wasn't for God sakes!" replied the panting Naruto, looking up at Shikamaru. Shikamaru sat there looking at him in the eye for a minute or two, before replying, "OK then. As long as it's not him, it's OK." He then went back to his book.

"You're a right bastard sometime you know that?" said Naruto clambering back onto the sofa next to Shikamaru.

"As long as you are protected, that's fine by me." Shikamaru had his back leaning on the arm rest as he rested his book on his knees. Naruto look at him for a bit. He then moved, parting Shikamaru's bent legs, clawing up Shikamaru body, and resting his head under the taller boy's chin. His body was slightly facing the back of the sofa, one arm was hanging of the sofa while the other was bent on Shikamaru's chest. Shikamaru had simply lefted his book with a sigh, resting it back on Naruto head. "Must you really snuggle with anyone who hurts you?"

"Force of habit I suppose." replied Naruto's sleepy voice while snuggling deeper.

Shikamaru just sigh "You're so weak."

"I know, but I'm getting better."

"No your not. I don't care who it is you found, but he will be no good for you like the rest."

"No, this one real good, he so nice." yawned Naruto.

"That's what you said about Sasuke and look what happened there." said Shikamaru. "Come on, your tired. Let's get you to bed."

"Fank wou Shikamaru-koi."* said Naruto as he was lifted up into Shikamaru's arms, raping his own around Shikamaru neck. And so the two disappeared up the stairs to the dorm.

"That reminded me of something." said Ino. "Naruto said something in the forest to the person he met there. It was something that made me mad, something about how he thought he would be hit for something."

"So the man was going to hit him. I suppose Shikamaru's right: he always picks the bad ones." said Kiba.

"No," said Ino, "the man was just as angry as me, so maybe if it he's Sasuke, he not that bad."

"After all he's done? He left him for dead in a pool of his own blood! Damn him if he is with him! Then he's a bigger idiot then I thought!" snapped Kiba.

The trio of wizard sat there feeling uncomfortable. This was talk of the past: a dark and bloody past.

As the week went on, Naruto's restlessness didn't leave. He was always moving, enough to get told off in potions. He would come in late after his detention ended until Wednesday in which he came back at 8 and was as restless as normal.

Shikamaru walked over to Naruto as he curled up on a sofa. He put a hand upon Naruto head. "Your burning up you know." said Shikamaru. "I thought this happened once a year?"

"Kyu thinks it's to do with the human DNA. It mucked it up somehow, instead of me getting it once for two week a year, I get it twice for one week: one at the beginning and one at the end of the season."

"I see. It's not going to effect us, right?"

"Nah. My relieve is working tonight. He'll be free tomorrow and after that, it will be all but over."

"Just be careful. Remember what happen last time. Your body is not as strong as it looks. Come on, I'll get you some sleeping pills for tonight." Shikamaru said as he helped Naruto up and guided him to the boy dorms.

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