((There are some Naruto fics where Team Seven takes the personality of other characters. Of the two I read with Tonberry Naruto and Gilgamesh Naruto, they surprisingly work. Of course, I probably won't use the following characters in this fic.))

Live in an unsightly manner.

Those words would have turned one child from a bundle of innocence into a cesspool of hatred. Had Sasuke Uchiha followed those words, he would have lived in an unsightly manner, at least only for a child.

But not today. As he reflected on these words, he spied someone running from a mob. No doubt that child was a prankster. Really, what self-respecting shinobi would wear bright colors?

Live in an unsightly manner.

And then it hit him. "Of course, a ninja does not wear dark colors to hide in the shadows. He wears them to hide the blood he spills. To wear clothes brighter than that is to live with the blood you spill or to never attack like a coward."

Sasuke looked to his closet. "White, a pure color, innocence. If I cannot hide the blood with a shinobi's colors, then I must train myself not to let these clothes be stained by my blood or that of my enemies."

Sasuke Uchiha was not the first to the class, but neither was he the last. When the students came in, they did believe a change took place as the normally dark boy wore a white uniform. To the fangirls, however, he was not the enigma but a prince. Sasuke would normally ignore them.

However, Sasuke decided to resolve this now. "You."

The fangirls looked around, confused. The boys looked around, confused. Sasuke looked around, not amused. "You with the pink hair."

The pink-haired girl lit up. "Oh, Sasuke-kun, I knew you would choose-"

Sasuke quickly twisted the girl's arm behind her back, forced her to her knees, and pressed the sharp end of a pencil under her chin. "Let me tell you girls two things: I have a duty to bring back the Uchiha, and I have an ambition to kill a certain man. That man has killed an entire clan in one night and escaped silently from the village, leaving me alive for his entertainment. If I revive the Uchiha, that man can come back and bring the Uchiha back to one bloodied child. If any of you wish to marry into this clan, speak up now."

And with that, the fangirls just became girls. Sasuke released the pink-haired girl and went back to his seat.

"I'll marry you."

Sasuke turned back to the pink-haired girl. "Oh? You seem to be under the delusion that I will protect you. I cannot always be with the clan, and he is not above striking when I'm away. That man must die before I revive the Uchiha clan."

"Then you'll just marry any girl?" The girl countered. "I want to show the whole world that I won Sasuke's love, not because I got lucky, and if that man gets in the way, I'll pound him."

Normally, Sasuke would not think anyone would defeat that man, but he smirked. "What's your name."

"S-Sakura Haruno."

"Sakura...I don't like you yet, but I find you interesting. Don't disappoint me."

Sasuke Uchiha watched these taijutsu matches. It seems sad that these kids usually abandoned the forms they learned just to through their fists like thugs, and those who actually follow the forms were no match for clans that had their own katas.

On an unrelated note, that Sakura Haruno seems to be the only one who followed the basic academy katas straight down to the application of force.

"Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, report up to the stage." Sasuke sighed. It seems that the academy liked to pair the rookie, which was him, against the deadlast, which was the kid with the bright colors. It's as if the adults want to harrass the deadlast for something beyond his control.

"Teme, you're going to pay for what you did to Sakura-chan!" The blonde bright boy yelled.

Sasuke thought the deadlast was all talk. "No matter how many times we fight, you will never make me pay."

"Then I'll fight until you apologized to her!"

Now there was an idea. "Sensei, since this is the last fight, I would like to remove the time limit. We will both fight until either of us loses consciousness, goes out of the ring, or forfeits."

The instructors believed this was a good idea and allowed it. As soon as the match started, Naruto ran towards him. Sasuke could see a punch coming, so he leaned to the right and delivered a jab to the boy's chest. It seems that the boy was either ignorant or stubborn as his other fist flew, but Sasuke managed to duck that and sweep him off his feet. He then held his knuckles against Naruto's neck.

"Winner-"

"Not until he forfeits!" Sasuke reminded them. As if prompting him, Naruto flung his arm, managing to knock Sasuke's arm away as both boys scrambled to get back up. Naruto wasted no going after his opponent, but Sasuke launched his own combo and kicked him back to the ground. "Ready to give up?"

"Never!" Naruto got back onto his feet, then he went after Sasuke. No matter how many times Sasuke fought, Naruto just kept getting back up. However, Naruto's lack of a proper diet combined with Sasuke's dedication to training meant that Sasuke was winning every bout, eventually to the point that Naruto couldn't get any punches in. Even then, Sasuke convinced the academy to allow the two to continue "fighting" as the classes resumed and then finished. The reason the match hasn't ended yet was because neither boys felt manly to push each other out of the ring.

Eventually, Sasuke was beginning to tire, but not just physically. "Why do you continue to fight for Sakura? It's obvious she doesn't like you."

"Because...she was the first person to like me, even if it's only one time." Naruto admitted. "Even if she never smiles at me again, I will make her happy."

It all became clear to Sasuke. "Such resolve. Naruto Uzumaki, if I apologize to Sakura Haruno, will you show that same resolve to me?"

Naruto decided that was okay. It was convenient that Sakura came back, and after Sasuke apologized to her, Naruto nodded into dreamland.

Kakashi read the reports before spying on the academy students. If the academy was providing false information for spies, they were failing on that too.

Sasuke Uchiha, thought to be a broody loner. Instead, Sasuke was dressed in all white and carried a katana crafted for him. He did act all high and mighty, but he was the rookie of the year after all. However, it was strange that most of the school looked up to him, not like fangirls but like an ANBU Commander or a Hokage.

Sakura Haruno, a civilian genius and fangirl. It seems that she wore a white short dress with wings and a tall hat with a skull in it. Sakura had long since taken up a hobby for music, and somehow, she started a band. It also seems that Sakura has given up hitting people on the head and instead give them nicknames. Well, except to Sasuke, but Sakura seems to actually help him out.

Naruto Uzumaki, prankster, worst student, and the container. It's good that he lost the orange jumpsuit, but he wore a white uniform that appears to have weapons hidden in the sleeves. Naruto was actually serious in his studies, having become a candidate for rookie of the year and the bane of all bullies and rulebreakers. However, the two times the Hokage graduated Naruto early, Naruto chose to head back to the academy. He was sure that Naruto deliberately became the deadlast this year to join Sasuke's team.

Lucky for them, Kakashi was going to be their team leader. He was certain that he would fail them, and if not, he would teach them how to be actual shinobi.