A/N: I hateed writing Naruto. So. Much. I remembered that while editing this. I wish I didn't.
Ok, cool. This is fine. He's in Naruto, as Naruto, and very dead in his world. Fine. Ok. Also, pre-Genin. Hoorah.
Can he quit without being suspicious? No, he wouldn't be allowed to anyways. He should go to The Academy. Yes. Good idea.
...Naruto (?) stops pacing around his apartment and puts on the classic 'Naruto orange jumpsuit' with the goggles before grabbing some cup-ramen (overrated) for breakfast.
Wait- where is the Academy?
Uh... Walk straight, take two lefts, walk straight again then turn right. And how does he know that? No time for questions, just go!
He bursts through the apartment door and thanks whatever deity there is that he and Naruto have practically the same body type as he jumps over the railing, remembering the move from the parkour that he did Before.
He runs past, bumping into random civilians and spotting at least 4 shady things going on while he runs. He takes a sharp turn at the street that he just knows, don't ask how, is the right way. He follows this pattern, just going where feels right, and soon enough he sees the Academy, or at least what looks like it.
No one's outside, but he can hear the sound of voices talking inside the building, so he assumes that he's late and why is he acting like this is totally normal?
No time just go go go (if you go fast enough you don't have time to think about your problems)!
He walks through five (really, why?) sets of stairs before the weird instincts that have been guiding him tell him to turn right and Naruto (?) bursts through the door with all the grace of a newborn lamb. He overestimates the amount of force needed and he barrels head over heels into the classroom and as he's nursing his new head wound to the best of his abilities-
"Uzumaki Naruto! Do you have anything to say for yourself?" and woah that's trippy. He automatically understands the words even though he was an English speaking American who didn't touch the Japanese versions of the anime he watched with a ten foot pole.
"Uh, yeah actually," what? How does he speak Japanese if his thoughts are in English? A mind filter? Actually, with chakra that's entirely plausible. "I stayed up way too late last night and even my alarm clock wasn't enough to wake me up. And then I went into that still-asleep-but-kinda-conscious mode and thought 'I never get this much sleep' and 'oh no I'm probably late!' And then I-"
"Ok, that's enough, Naruto." the scarred man said and that's Iruka, isn't it? "Just make sure to get enough sleep on the day of the graduation exam; if you fail again we're going to have to kick you out!" He threatens/warns. You can never tell with ninja.
That half-truth seemed to have fooled Iruka, and Naruto starts walking towards the seat that feels right. Because black voodoo magic. At least half the class is laughing at him and he notices something off. Didn't Naruto sit next to Sasuke?
"Hey, Iruka sensei!" Naruto yells over the sound of the class, "Where's Sasuke-" wait, didn't Naruto always and call him Bastard? Abort mission!, "-bastard?
The class quiets down when Iruka speaks, because apparently everyone wants to know what happened, "He's sick."
It seems like the entirety of the class (minus all the Rookie Nine beside Ino.) deflates at that.
He sits down, and class begins (for him).
He was one day before graduation. He can work with that.
He spends most of the day spacing out, trying to figure out a plan. Should he just keep quiet and get Naruto's signature Jutsu, or should he try to stop Mizuki? Before he knew it, class had ended and everyone was heading home.
Everyone except for two, Sakura and himself. Naruto was contemplating going over there, but just as he was about to make a decision Sakura shot up and started heading towards him mechanically.
"Hello, Sakura-chan!" He decided to act like Naruto to the best of his ability for now, and this particular phrase was a little bit less disorienting as he knew what all of the words were supposed to mean.
"Naruto," Sakura winced almost imperceptibly at the sound of her voice, and isn't that odd? "I am sorry. For punching you. During the academy. But, now that we. Are about to become. Ninja, I wouldliketostopsuchpettythings.'' It sounded like she was reciting a script.
Wait. This didn't happen in cannon, did it? Did he change something already? Uh, what would Naruto say!?
"Me too, Sakura-chan! Let's be friends!" He holds his hand out for a deal and really hopes that his smile doesn't look as forced as it feels.
The tension riddling Sakura's face seeps out and she takes his hand while saying, "Yeah, that sounds nice."
They spend the rest of the day getting to know each other, and Naruto made the pleasant discovery that Sakura has a decent personality behind the fan-girling and aggressiveness.
A/N: Hello! Imma post one more chapter then wait for Saturday.