Naruto woke up to see movement along the wall behind the bed. He turned around and noticed a guy sealing the window the rest of the way. He climbed over Kiba, who was still sleeping, and got dressed. As he walked into the common area, he noticed Kabuto sitting on the couch. "Good morning." Naruto said. "Oh, good morning, it's just the two of us awake right now and the pods are in lock down. They are redoing the ceiling in the hallway." Kabuto said. Naruto took a seat beside Kabuto and within a few minutes, Kiba walked out of the bedroom. "G'morning Love!" Naruto called out, making Kabuto laugh. "Oh, g'morning back to you. When did you get up?" Kiba asked. "About half an hour before you." Naruto said. "That's a first." Kabuto said. "That is." Kiba agreed with Kabuto before walking into the facilities room. It was Sunday which meant that they had the entire day to do nothing they didn't want to.

"Kiba, want to go up to the garden again today?" Naruto asked as Kiba walked out of the facilities room. "If it's open, sure, it seems like the weather is going to be nice today." Kiba said. "The garden is open but they haven't replaced the fence so watch were you are walking up there." Kabuto said. Naruto and Kiba turned to go out the door and noticed it was locked. "What's going on?" Naruto asked. "They are rehanging the ceiling." Kabuto said. Naruto rolled his eyes and went back to sit on the couch. "They should be done by noon. At the same time they are working on the fence on the roof so people won't fall off." Kabuto said. The door clicked and Naruto went to open it. He opened the door and noticed Itachi blocking his view. There were sparks falling from the ceiling behind him as he stepped into the hallway. "Hey Tachi." Naruto said. Kabuto rolled his eyes at Naruto's lack of respect for the floor commander but at the same time chuckled. He was starting to act like the other pod masters. "Until you can be called a master, don't call me that." Itachi said in a lecturing tone. "Fine, Floor Commander Itachi." Naruto said, rolling his eyes. "That's better. Anyways, has anyone seen Kisame. He's been wandering around checking on the repairs for me." Itachi said. "No, I haven't seen him anywhere." Kabuto said. With that, Itachi walked out of the room and back into the hallway.

Kiba sat down next to Naruto and looked at the TV with a smirk. The news was on and it showed how every building was damaged but the building they were in looked like nothing happened to it at all. "I guess we bounce back quickly." Naruto stated before getting up and walking to the door. He opened it and noticed the ceiling frames were back up and they were just placing the panels. "I guess the hallway is open again, let's go." Naruto said as he walked into the hallway. Kiba followed him closely as they went to the fire stairs and went to the top floor. They opened the door and found the rooftop garden was still in the same condition as it was before. The two went outside and laid down on the grass and didn't even realize that they had fallen asleep under the sun.

Kibas eyes fluttered open and he noticed that the sky was dark. "Naruto, wake up." Kiba said as he lightly shook his blond. "Okay, um-up." Naruto said in a groggy tone. "When did it get so dark?" Naruto asked when he finally opened his eyes. "We fell asleep." Kiba said as he stood up and brushed the grass off his back. Naruto did the same before following him back into the building.

Naruto and Kiba walked into their pod and were greeted by strange looks. "What, we fell asleep." was all Naruto said before the others smiled. "I can tell." Shikamaru said before they walked out into the hallway to dinner. "You guys are going to be taking double classes on Monday and Friday for the arts now." Kabuto said, the others nodded and Kankuro looked at Gaara and smirked. The meal went without any problems and they all retired to bed.

The next morning started like any other Monday. Kiba and Naruto were first up and into the showers leaving the others to have to wait. After they were done, they got dressed and waited for the others to be done with getting ready then left for classes as a pod. They entered the room and Yamato noticed Naruto and smiled, it seemed that today was going to be something else.

"Okay, we are going to review last Fridays lessons and then move on to this weeks topic, positions." Yamato said, suddenly, Kiba started laughing. "I am sure that Naruto knows a few." Kiba blurted out in his laughter to only get hit over the head by a fuming blond behind him. "What?" Kiba asked after he calmed down and looked around. Not only did Naruto look pissed, but the others were blushing and Yamato looked just as pissed as Naruto. "Fuck." Kiba muttered. "Kiba, this is a serious topic. If one person is in the wrong place in a mission it could result in failure and a friend being processed." Yamato said in a flat tone. "Kiba, don't even think about saying anything like that again." Naruto said in a lecturing tone. Yamato looked at the two and smiled, knowing that Naruto was putting Kiba in his place. He continued to smile until he heard a loud sound that snapped him out of his musing. "Damnit Kiba! Didn't anyone fucking tell you it isn't polite to fucking fart in a damn classroom full of people who you'll be fucking working around you dip shit." Shikamaru said as Naruto opened a window and Gaara and the others were looking at the three with different looks. Yamato couldn't believe the string of language that seemed to effortlessly flow from Shikamaru's mouth. "Okay class, settle down or you all fail today." Yamato said in a creepy tone, making everyone stop. "Ah, that's much better, pod 5-4, I want to see each of you after class today." Yamato said, making the four gulp.

The lesson continued on until they went into the inverse triangle position. Naruto looked at the board and giggled a little. "Mr. Uzumaki, please." Yamato said from the front of the class. Naruto looked up at his instructor and waved his hand. "I'm sorry, it's just that if you look at the positioning, there are two position points missing and there is a large possibility of the front being captured. When was the last time this was successfully used?" Naruto asked. "It has yet to be used successfully" Yamato said. "So, why even teach it?" Shikamaru asked. "I'm only following the lesson plan set by the master commander for this division." Yamato said as he moved on to the next formation. As the class came to an end, Yamato called the four to a small room connected to the class. They walked in to find Kankuro and Kabuto sitting in chairs with Asuma, Izumo, and Kotetsu standing, leaning against the wall. "I wanted to have the entire pod ready for this, and it seems that we will be able to get you through the operations classes faster then first thought. Because of this, and the knowledge you all already have, I am going make each and every one of you first wave agents." Asuma said with a grin. Naruto and Kiba grinned at each other, they wouldn't be split apart. Gaara and Shikamaru also looked at each other like they were going to die. "Any objections to this ruling?" Kotetsu asked as he tapped the screen of his tablet computer. "No." the four replied in unison. Kabuto smiled. He would be their pod leader through all of their career here. Kankuro had been a first wave agent for a few years now and this meant that the entire pod would remain as it is for a while.

The six walked into the pod and went into their respective sleeping rooms to get ready for dinner. Kiba and Naruto were secretly making out in their room, hoping not to be walked in on. "Oh, Kiba." Naruto moaned when Kiba groped him. Suddenly they felt a feeling like someone watching. Naruto looked to the door to find Kankuro with a grin in place. "Come on you two, it's time for dinner." he said before turning to walk off, revealing a massive hickey that wasn't there in the class room. Naruto and Kiba giggled at who could have given it to him.

As they were walking to the dinning area, Kiba looked over and noticed that Kankuro also had a hickey on his neck. "Wow, who did that?" Kiba asked without even thinking about it. "Kabuto." was all Kankuro got out. Kiba about fell on his face, both from the tone of Kankuro's voice and the mental image of what they must of missed when they were in class. "I can read your mind, you know, and that image is far from the real thing." Kankuro said, addressing the strange look on Kiba's face. Naruto turned back to see the look on Kiba's face and grinned. "Don't worry, if we need to, we can show them who is louder in bed tonight." Naruto said with a grin, making Kabuto shoot him a dirty look, Kiba lick his lips, and Kotetsu look at him and smile. "That'll be good of you to do that, I haven't gotten to give anyone the needle in a while." Kotetsu said before he saw his vision go black.

Kabuto turned around just as Naruto's fist made contact with Kotetsu's face. "Naruto, go back to the pod, I'll bring your dinner to you. Don't go anywhere else, and I mean it." Kabuto said. Naruto hung his head and turned back to walk towards the pod. On the way, Naruto was slowly and silently preparing himself for what he felt was necessary. He was planning his own demise, his own end, his death. He had been in deep depression for weeks since before he became a member. He had had no contact with his uncle for the entire time and didn't like being disconnected from his family like this. He missed his uncle Iruka, his aunt Tsunade, and most of all, he wanted to see his parents. He desperately wanted to be with them and felt his time had come.

As he walked into the pod, opened his bedroom door with the belief he was going to cry himself asleep, skipping dinner in the process. But as he looked around a new thought slowly crept into his head. It spread in his brain infecting every part of him, corrupting his thoughts. It made them turn dark and deadly as he looked around his room. He saw his pillowcase and his mind slowly warped it into and instrument of death. It twisted into a knot and he could almost feel it tighten around his neck as he imagined it. He looked around and saw the secondary object that would be his own demise. A simple wooden chair that could stand his weight long enough to be of use. His eyes gleamed darkly as he pieced it together. He could see his parents again and it burned his mind. This was his escape and a way to see his parents, He couldn't stop himself as he stripped the pillow case off the pillow. He looked for a place to tie it. He saw the light bar hanging from the ceiling and he knew where he would do it. He put the chair directly below it. Crying, he wrote a final note to his lover.

Kiba,
Please forgive me for being the disgusting faggot that got you involved in this whole mess. I have gone to see my parents and am no longer here. Please watch over Shikamaru and Gaara for me and be there for them when they find me.
Love you and please don't cry for me, you've always deserved better;
-Naruto

He tied one end of the pillow case to the hanger on the light, then tied the other end around his neck. He looked around. The note was laying on the desk with a picture of himself and Kiba at the rooftop garden. He smiled one last time before kicking the chair out from under himself. His body went limp, he pulse fading quickly as he slowly swung from the light fixture.

Kabuto walked in with Naruto's dinner, intending to talk to him about his violent out bursts. He looked around and noticed that Naruto wasn't in the common room. He opened the facilities room door and found nothing there either. He noticed that the door for room number two was closed. He walked to it with the trey in one hand, the other grasped the door knob. He opened the door, gasped, dropped the trey and hit his panic button. Naruto was still slowly swinging from the light when Kabuto walked into the room.

A/N: Yes, I feel like being evil with a cliff hanger. Thanks to Weaver of Light for his help in this story, I was hung up on the hanging part.