AU: I don't own Naruto

CHAPTER 2

(AU: all characters will look the same as in cannon this means I will not be describing them as you can just Google how they look or just watch the anime. I'm aloud to be lazy it's my flick ;D)

"Naruto Uzumaki-"

"I'M HERE!" cried Naruto as she ran in to the academy classroom. Her right arm was in a cling with a cast on it and she had light bruises on her neck and left cheek. She was late because she had to go to the hospital to get her arm reset as it had healed the wrong way again. The nurse was new so didn't know she had her own personal doctor who didn't take kindly to those who attack her. So when her doctor found the nurse strangling Naruto she was instantly fired and given a broken arm as well.

"Since you can't seem to get here on time why should I allow you in my class for today?" asked Mizuki the teacher's assistant.

"Because I am the teacher here and not you. Now Naruto why are you late and have a cast on your arm?" spoke Iruka in a stern voice and concern in his light brown eyes.

Naruto put on a smile and just walked to her seat next to Sasuke.

"Hn. He must have tripped over his feet again." Said Sasuke with a smirk

"Yeah, your right Sasuke he is so clumsy." Joined in Sakura as she stared dreamily at Sasuke. "CHA! With me siding with him Sasuke will soon be ours" cried inner Sakura.

"His also an idiot and loud. Isn't that right Sasuke." Screamed Ino. Ino and Sakura then glared at each other while Sasuke went back to brooding and Naruto sighed.

Just as Iruka was about to do his Big Head no Jutsu to get the class to stop laughing and quieten down Inu appeared.

"Naruto the Hokage has summoned you." Said Inu in a quiet voice. The whole class stared at Naruto as she smiled and walked over to Inu, who placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder before teleporting them both away to the Hokage's office.

The class was silent this wasn't the first time the dobe had been summoned by the Hokage. Most of the classed just laughed because they thought Naruto had done something stupid again. A few like Shikamaru, Shino and Hinata knew otherwise, and that there was more to Naruto than what met the eye. Especially since the day she had come to class last year, after missing from school for a week before disappearing again for 11 months before she returned to school again. On that day she had acted different and it had freaked everyone out because it was not how Naruto acted or should ever act.

Xxxx Flashback no Jutsu xxxx

The whole class was present all except one she had been gone for over a week so this was nothing new. So when Naruto walked into the classroom everyone turned and looked at her. She wore her normal vibrant orange jumpsuit but in her hand was an ANBU mask (a leopard mask).Iruka and many other were going to scream at the boy but silence feel when they saw the boy's face. Her once vibrant yellow hair that was like a miniature sun was dull and lifeless, and her skin was pale instead of her usual tan colour. The thing that caught most of their attention was her eyes. The once vibrant happy and full of life eyes were dull and looked as if they belong to that of a corpse not a child. For those who had parents who were ninja they knew that look, the look their parents got when they remember all the horrors that they had seen and done.

Kida begin him spoke first. "Did you finally catch a cold huh dobe? There is no way you are going to be Hokage if you catch cold so easily. Heh, my dog would be better than you any way."

Though it wasn't a funny joke the class still laughed, just because it was what they did when concerning Naruto. Normally the laughter would have been stopped with a loud declaration from Naruto stating that she would be Hokage no matter what. But today it never came the class soon feel in to an uncomfortable silence as Naruto walked to her seat next to Sasuke. She seemed dead to the world, like a ghost. After a moment Kida tried another taunt and another but Naruto gave no indication that she had heard him. All Naruto did was stare at the mask in her hand, looking down so that no one could see her face.

Sasuke like all the others were now getting freaked out even Shikamaru seem to be uncomfortable. Kida finally beginning to panic snatched the mask from Naruto as a way to get a reaction. When the mask was taken Naruto shot up and stared at Kida. What they saw froze all of them. Naruto looked broken, her eyes were bloodshot like she had been crying for ages and couldn't cry anymore. She then did something that freaked them out even more she calmly opened her hand and asked "Can I please have the mask back?"

Her voice was broken and scratchy like she had been screaming for hours on end. She was also quiet and calm, something Naruto could never do even if she tried. Kida shakily gave her back the mask. Just then Inu poofed into the classroom and went straight to Naruto.

"Come on Naruto you know it's not safe for you to be here. And for what it's worth I'm sorry about what happened. No one should have had to go through what you had gone through. Now come on the Hokage wants to speak with you" said Inu, he then picked Naruto up like he would a small child. At this Naruto began to cry again her body visible shaking as she sobbed. The last thing the class heard was Inu softly murmuring "you can't be blamed" and "it wasn't your fault" over and over to the blond before they both teleported away.

"What could have happened to have brought the vibrant sun crashing down into a broken mess? Just what happened to Naruto?" was the general thought of everyone in the class. On that day class was cancelled and everyone went home. When the children told their parents about Naruto's strange behaviour there were many reactions, some of pride, and anger others of guilt and shame but there was also sorrow in most people's eyes. When the children asked what happened none could get an answer other than the general message that Naruto had lost something precious or that he got what he deserved. This caused some to be okay but confused others even more.

It was also in the 11 months that Naruto was gone did the children as well as the village of Kohona realize how much they relied, and needed Naruto. Some relied on her early morning screaming down the streets about how late she was to wake them up, some relied on her as she did odd jobs to earn more money this caused an increase in unhappy people and D-rank missions. But the thing that was noticeable even to outsiders the village seemed to dull and unhappy this was how they realized that they missed the annoying blond and how she seemed to make the village alive, active, not boring and happy. That's why Naruto's return caused the whole village to let out a sigh of relief and never want the blond to go again.

Xxxx Flashback no Jutsu- KAI! Xxxx

"Old man you have got to stop summoning me. You're making me look bad," whined Naruto as she appeared in the Hokage's office, even after what had happened the day before Naruto was still cheerful and energetic. Ever since "the incidents" Naruto had changed, she had become more quiet and serious however she was still the ball of energy and prankster everyone loved. She still laughed and used her goofy mask but she rarely gave genuine smiles even though he hardly gave them in the past anyway. She still dreamed of protecting the village and becoming their leader to prove them wrong however now she wasn't doing it for herself to get recognition this time she was going to do it to try and ensure that no one has the past that she had.

"Ha ha. You always brighten my and everyone's day. Though I actually called you here to check on your seal and give you a bit more information on your family." Explained the Hokage with a kind smile on his old face, the Hokage had told Naruto who her parents were and about her burden when he was 8. "As you know you are the last survivor of two clans, the Namikaze and the Uzumaki, both of these clans had very strong bloodlines. You have been tested positive for both of these bloodlines. A special medic has been messaged and will be here a week after your twelfth birthday to talk to you." His expression softened as Naruto's excitement began to fade. "She misses you Naruto and I know you do to. Why do you keep on pushing her away?"

Naruto looked up at the Hokage with saddened eyes. "It's not that I mean to its just hard and she reminds me about what else I lost. It just hurts that's all, I love granny and I miss her too it's just back then the pain was still raw and I just couldn't deal with it back then." Naruto's eyes then sparkled with excitement and pure joy along with it was a small smile that brightened her whole face. "I can't wait to see her again as well as big sister and their pet."

The Hokage produced two scrolls and handed them to Naruto.

"Is it still alright for me to work at the orphanage or is the council still against it?" asked Naruto as she fiddled with the scrolls in her hands, eyes looking at the floor.

The Hokage smiled sadly before saying "They have no say where you work plus they have already caused you more than enough pain. Tell Ichigo and Orahime I say hi, I've been busy so haven't had a chance to visit them this week,"

Naruto nodded before leaving the office with a smile on her face. The Hokage then groaned as he realized he didn't ask for Naruto's help now he had to spend 8 hours doing paperwork instead of the usual 3 when Naruto helped. He started to daydream about setting it on fire cackling with evil laughter this caused the ANBU in the office to back away from the delusional Hokage.