Lazyfox: I'm glad to see your sorry for you actions Riku and gladly accept your apology and your offer to borrow the canon.
Random: Your to forgiving I swear. I mean, damn they put you in the hospital and gave you multiple broken bones and fractures.
Lazyfox: True, but everyone needs forgiveness. I remember forgiving someone who tied me up and locked me in a closet!
Random: -giggles sheepishly- Yeah, okay. I'm just going to hit a the "Random Button". -hits the button-
Tobi: Hello~
Lazyfox: Hiya Tobi can you say the Disclaimer for me?
Tobi: Tobi be good boy and say Disclaimer. LazyFoxLover does not Own Naruto in any way! Did Tobi do good?
Lazyfox: Tobi did good now here's a cookie -gives cookie-
Tobi: YAY! Cookie~ -grabs cookie and leaves-
Random: How rude. I worked hard on those cookies. Ah, no respect.
Lazyfox: -Rolls eyes- Alrighty folks time for the show to begin! So please enjoy and keep up with those fabulous reviews! Cuz I like to personally say thank you all who has reviewed because I have finally hit the 200 mark and I feel very happy! So please keep them coming!
Two weeks have passed since Kaede's funeral and in that time Naruko was moved into the Uchiha mansion at Mikoto's demand, stating she won't let Naruko live in the cabin by herself. No one was willing to argue with the adamant mother in her decision, so they allowed it. Let's face it, what man had the guts to say no to Mikoto Uchiha when she had her mind set on something?
Everyone welcomed Naruko with open arms especially Shisui, who walked with her through the gardens telling her stories about his days as a ninja and his memories of the little girl he told her about the first time they met. Slowly, Naruko began to heal and move past Kaede's death like she promised Shikamaru she would, even though she missed her greatly. Locking her memories up, she got ready for her first day at the Shinobi Academy.
"Naruko-chan are you ready to go?" Itachi asked outside her door.
"In a minute Itachi-nii." Naruko called back turning to the mirror to finish putting her hair up in her twin pigtails.
When she finished she studied her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing the outfit Kaede had gotten her for her birthday: a red T-shirt with blue shorts. After slipping on her shoes, Naruko completed her outfit with her mother's locket. Nodding at her appearance in satisfaction, she glanced at her grandmother's picture.
"I'm off Grandma-Kaede. I hope to make you proud and I'll come by and visit you and tell you all about my day I promise." Naruko said, kissing the picture before running out the room with her school bag. "I'm ready Itachi-nii lets go!"
Itachi dropped Naruko and Sasuke off at the front of the academy before he left, leaving them to walk inside.
"Follow me Dobe. Wouldn't want you to get lost on your first day." Sasuke teased, walking in front of her.
"Like I need you to show me around, Teme!" Naruko shot back walking beside him with an indifferent look before catching the glares of every female student in the courtyard. "What's with them?"
Sasuke glared in their general direction, which made them swoon and squeal in happiness as he gave an annoyed and disgusted sigh. "Those are my annoying fan-girls. Man they are such a pain! Especially Ino and Sakura." he growled.
"That's right, Ino and Sakura go here. I can finally talk to them again! I wonder why I haven't seen them since Grandma-Kaede died..." Naruko trailed off walking into the academy to Iruka-sensei's room.
Sasuke gulped, just realizing they never told Naruko about what happened to Ino and Sakura as he ran off to find Shikamaru and Choji to warn them.
Sasuke found the two sitting under a tree in the courtyard watching the clouds and eating chips.
"We have a problem!" he called running up to them.
"What are you talking about? Wheres Naruko?" Shikamaru asked, turning to face the Uchiha.
"Naruko is inside with Iruka-sensei. But the problem is: we all forgot to tell her about Ino and Sakura losing their memories of her and she's looking for them now!" Sasuke said in a part panic, part growl way.
Shikamaru and Choji both shot up, fully awake. They both got to their feet heading for the front door with Sasuke running behind them.
"Crap, I can't believe we forgot to tell her!" Choji whined, a little worried about Narukos' reaction.
"Che! Troublesome mothers and their stuck up attitudes." Shikamaru hissed as they ran into Iruka's room, glad to see no one was in there yet except Naruko and Iruka, who looked at the three in surprise.
"Whoa, where's the fire fellas? Class doesn't start for another fifteen minutes." Iruka said while writing down the day's lesson on the board.
"We... have... to talk... to Naruko for a minute." Choji panted out.
"Well, here I am. What's up?" Naruko asked,cocking her head to the side questioningly.
"Well, Blue-eyes, we forgot to tell you something that happened. You see Ino and Sakura..." Shikamaru was cut off as the two in question barged into the room, trying to push each other out of the way as they flocked around Sasuke.
"Good Morning Sasuke-Kun~" the two said cheerfully to the twitching and disturbed boy, before glaring at each other. "I SAID HI FIRST!" they shrieked at each other, making everyone sweat drop at their behavior before Naruko walked over to them.
"Hey, what's gotten into you two? You're acting like starved crazed fan-girls again. You need to apologize to Shika for running him over like you two did!" Naruko said, bending down to help Shikamaru off the floor.
Ino and Sakura broke their glare with each other to glance at Naruko before glaring at her, making her flinch at the maliciousness in them.
"Who are you? What gives you the right to talk to us like that about our Sasuke-kun?" Sakura demanded.
"Yeah, and that loser shouldn't have been in our way. So don't talk to us like you know us new-girl." Ino hissed, folding her arms over her chest.
Naruko flinched back, looking hurt by what the two said to her. "What's the matter with you two? I know I haven't talked to you in a couple of weeks, but doesn't mean you can forget me like that! I'm your friend."
Ino and Sakura laughed harshly. "Friends? With a nobody like you? Are you crazy or something? We could never be friends with the village's most hated person. So leave us alone and don't ever talk to us again." the two mocked venomously, leaving Naruko feeling like she was slapped in the face as they strutted away.
The classroom was quiet after that exchange and the boy's new Naruko was really hurt by their words as she looked up to them with pleading eyes trying to understand what just happened.
"Why did they act like I was a stranger to them? Are they mad at me? Did I do something wrong?" Naruko whispered, feeling a pit forming in her stomach before Choji and Shikamaru hugged her.
"No Naru-chan! You didn't do anything wrong. Their moms caused this, not you." Choji cooed.
"What do you mean?" Naruko asked looking at them with her big blue eyes.
"The night you were in the hospital, Ino's and Sakura's mom didn't want them to be around you any more, so they asked for Ino's father to wipe their memories of you so they have no reason to be around you anymore." Iruka explained kneeling in front of her.
Naruko eyes widen in horror. "They took their memories of me... How could they do something like that to them? It's wrong! So very wrong!" she hissed, angered that her friends were taken from her.
"We're sorry Blue-eyes. We we're meaning to tell ya, but we keep forgetting. I'm sorry" Shikamaru said, looking down ashamed with the others.
"It's alright. I understand with everything that's happen lately it would have been hard to say anything about this, so please don't be upset." Naruko said flashing them one of her famous smiles.
The boy's and teacher gave her a small smile in return as the bell dinged to signal the start of class.
"Alright you three, go take your seats while I introduce Naruko to the class." Iruka instructed as the boys hurried to their seats in the very back row with Sasuke on the left side of the walk way, Choji and Shikamaru on the right side one row from the top.
Five minutes later, the classroom was filled with students as they all faced the front, awaiting Iruka-sensei to start the lesson and giving Naruko curious glances.
"Class, I like to introduce you all to a new student." Iruka called to them, making everyone turn to Naruko as she stood calmly under everyone's gaze. "Please introduce yourself to the class, and tell us what you have planned for the future as a ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village." he demanded, hiding a smirk, as did Shikamaru, Choji, and Sasuke.
Naruko gave them a big smile before looking up at everyone else with confidence shining in her eyes. "My Name's Naruko Uzumaki, and I'm the girl who's going to be Hokage someday!"
At her announcement, the class began to laugh, making a tick mark appear on Naruko's forehead as a brunet boy with red triangles on his cheeks spoke up over the laughter.
"Yeah right! How's a squirt like you going to be Hokage? Let alone a girl!" he shouted as the class continued to laugh.
"Shut Up! I will be Hokage someday! Just wait and see! I'll show you all how tough I really am! Believe It!" Naruko yelled at the class, making them laugh harder.
"Alright, that's enough! We're supposed to encourage our fellow classmates, not laugh or make fun of them, so Kiba, I'll see you after class in detention." Iruka replied harshly, making the class quiet, except for Kiba who whined about detention again. "Okay Naruko, I want you to take a seat in the back by Hinata. Hinata, can you raise your hand please?"
"H...Hai" a quiet voice spoke from the back making Naruko look up to see a shot blue haired girl who seemed to be very uncomfortable with the other students looking at her.
Naruko walked up to her seat and sat on the girl's right, that way she could talk to Shikamaru and Choji across from her and Sasuke who sat behind her. After taking her seat, Iruka-sensei began today's lesson.
An hour into the lesson, most kids were about bored to death because Iruka-sensei was going over the history of the Leaf. Naruko looked around and saw Shikamaru and Choji asleep as well as Kiba. Ino, Sakura, and most of the girls in the room were staring at Sasuke not bothering to listen to the lesson while Sasuke was glaring at them. Naruko began to get lost in thought when a quiet voice spoke up beside her. She turned to see Hinata was blushing and fiddling with her fingers.
"I'm sorry Hinata, I wasn't paying attention, can you repeat that?" Naruko asked, scratching her head sheepishly.
Hinata squeaked in surprise, but it was so quiet no one but Naruko heard before she began to fidget in her seat. "I...I sa...said I...I li...liked yo...your d...dr...dream" she stuttered out.
Naruko saw it was really hard for her to speak to others, but gave her a reassuring smile. "Thank you Hinata, that means a lot for me to hear you say that." she said sincerely.
Hinata quickly peeked at Naruko before turning back to her hands. "Y...your Wel...welcome" she whispered.
"Hey Hinata, do you wanna eat lunch with my friends and me at lunch?" Naruko asked.
Hinata looked at her, surprised to hear someone ask her to join them for lunch, before she a gave a hurried nod, unable to speak as a small smile spread on her face.
Naruko's smile beamed brighter knowing this was going to be the start of a wonderful friendship.
When school ended, the students rushed out of the academy saying good bye to their friends as Naruko and her's walked out of the academy.
"Ah, that was such a drag!" Shikamaru yawned.
"How can you complain? You slept in almost every class!" Naruko teased.
"It would have been too troublesome to stay awake." Shikamaru shrugged his shoulders, making them laugh, except Sasuke, who gave a small 'hn' sound to signal a laugh in his native tongue.
"I still can't believe you got Hinata to eat lunch with us! She always eats by herself because she's so shy. you got her to talk too!" Choji said in amazement.
"Yeah, I like her. She's really nice. I think she's going to be a good friend to have around." Naruko said smiling as they walked out the front gates. "Guys, do you mind if we go somewhere before we head home?"
"Sure Blue-eyes, where you wanna go?" Shikamaru asked.
"Grandma's Grave."
The boy's stopped walking, staring at Naruko shocked. The girl hasn't gone to visit it since the funeral and were a little worried about her.
"Are you sure you wanna go there?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I wanna put some flowers on her grave and I promised her I visit and tell her about my first day. You guys don't have to come if you don't want to." Naruko suggested.
"No, we're coming. We're just making sure it's something you want to do" Shikamaru tells her.
Naruko smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah, it is."
"Okay, lets go then!" Shikamaru said.
After stopping to pick up some flowers for the grave, the four of them stood in front of the cemetery with an unease feel between them. Naruko gripped the flowers in her hand tightly, feeling a little scared now thinking about just forgetting about this idea and head home when Shikamaru grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"You ready to go in?" Shikamaru asked quietly, giving her a small smile.
Naruko returned the smile before taking a deep breath. She walked into the cemetery, looking for Kaede's grave. Finding it, she looked at the head stone.
'Here lies a wonderful and loving Mother, Wife, and Grandmother. R.I.P Kaede-Sama'
Naruko bent down, placing the flowers on the stone as she traced the cravings on the grave where it says grandmother. "You certainly were a great Grandmother, though people may not like you 'cause you raised me to be a troublemaker like you." she chuckled.
The boy's stayed behind her, allowing her to have her moment alone, but small smiles on their faces formed watching her talk to the grave like she was talking Kaede again.
"Today I started the academy. It wasn't so bad, though I did find out Ino and Sakura have forgotten me and people don't think I can achieve my dream. But I say screw them! 'Cause I know I'm going to be Hokage. I know that because I promised you that I would and I never go back on my word 'cause that was our Nido. Our ninja way." Naruko said smiling as she remembered her grandmother telling her that saying and how she lived by it and swore she'd follow the same Nido when she became a ninja. "I also might have made a new friend today too. Her name is Hinata Hyuga and she's very shy, but really nice.I like her and she said she thinks my dream is cool so I know we're going to be best friends really soon and maybe one day I'll be able to become Ino and Sakura's friend again too."
Naruko and the boy's stayed out there for hours just letting Naruko talk to the grave knowing it was bringing her some peace and they really didn't care just sitting there. As long as she was happy, they were okay with it. Time seemed to pass them by as the sun began setting. Naruko decided to wrap up her visit.
"It's getting late Grandma, but I promise I'll visit really soon with more flowers and more stories too." Naruko said getting up, kissing her hand, and placing it on the head stone. "I love you grandma and I always will." she whispered as tears dripped onto the stone before wiping at her eyes as she turned to her friends giving them a smile. "Come on let's head home. We have school tomorrow!" she called, racing out of the cemetery with them following behind her with smiles their own, looking forward to another day with the bubbly blonde haired girl.
Lazyfox: Yeah I decided to do all three so thanks for all the reviews guys they really mean a lot to me.
Random: Yes and I can't wait for next chapter~ -evil smile-
Lazyfox: She got a preview of what I'm doing and one of her favorite scenes is in it so she's super~ happy.
Random: Ha-ha yeah really happy can't wait for it I'm going to enjoy every moment of it~
Kushina: What is it?
Minato:Yes please tell us
Lazyfox: -shakes head no- Not un can't do that it'll ruin the surprise so you have to wait like everyone else.
Kushina: Fine, but it better be good
Minato: Aww if we must I will wait then
Lazyfox: Good now I like to thank everyone for reviewing and can't wait to see you again, so until next time...
Everyone: JAA-NEE!