A/N Yall are really showing up for this, I suppose it's because it's a fem Sasuke Story if only Kishimoto made the right choice and made Naruto or Sasuke female we'd have the greatest action/love story in all of Anime. Well, here is another chapter, for warning I'm going to slow the pacing a tad bit for my character and story development I hope I can be entertaining enough though the process please enjoy!

Chapter 3

Who Are You Really

The Next Day

Naruto hated it, they all had the same look in their eyes. As he walked towards the Hokage tower to speak to Hiruzen-ojiisan. The old fart had requested to speak to him prior to him meeting with his team for their first round of mission. That wasn't what was bothering Naruto though, actually he loved his conversations with the Hokage, he made him feel…special. What was currently, making his walk uncomfortable was the eyes of the civilians' of Konoha.

Each new street that he entered brought him closer to the Hokage tower but would replace the old set of eyes with new ones. He noticed the same look on almost everyone's faces. He had no other word to describe it other than hate, and disgust. They looked at him as though he was a monster. For fifteen years of his life, he lived with this. He didn't believe anyone could get use to this open hate. His eyes caught the staring eyes of a young women working in a nearby shop. When her eyes first met his, her face turned red and she stared at him mouth slightly agape, just like Ino-chan and Sakura-chan did to him yesterday. He smiled at her his best forced friendly smile he could muster. He watched as her face turned a deeper shade of red before she turned her back away from him and practically ran to the back of her shop away from his eyes he sighed.

They all hate me!... But once I become Hokage they will be forced to recognize me! Forced to say that Uzumaki Naruto is the best!

His usual motivating speech didn't move him as much as it had for the past 15 years, he had that small thought at the back of his mind that nothing would change even then. Shaking his head, he plastered his fake smile on holding his head high and tried to avoid making eye contact with anyone else.

"Oii! Naruto is that you!?" He recognized the voices owner as Kiba Inuzuka

Looking ahead he saw Kiba, Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame headed his direction. Naruto raised his hand waving at them as the group converged on him, he greeted them.

"Hey Kiba-san, Hinata-kun, Shino-san" Naruto said his fake smile not dropping from his face.

"Yo, I told you Shino it was him. Dang Naruto new threads? Pretty sick you actually look like a shinobi now; I never thought you would get rid of your orange jumpsuit."

This brought a genuine chuckle from the blond "Thanks Kiba-san. Yah my sensei said I needed a new outfit so Sakura-chan and Ino-chan dressed me up in this."

Naruto looked at Kiba, the boy looked the same as he did two days ago when they got their team assignments, Hinata had a face so red Naruto thought she would pass out any moment which wouldn't be out of character for her, she was pushing the index finger of both her hands together and avoiding eye contact with him like the girl at the shop moments ago. Naruto had no idea how she managed to not hurt herself it seemed like whenever he was around the girl, she managed to hit the ground someway somehow. Shino was harder to read because of his detached demeanor and his eyes were always covered by shades. He had no idea what the bug user was thinking ever.

"So, I am assuming you passed your follow-up exam as well?" Kiba asked.

"Yeah, how did you know that?" Naruto asked genuinely confused.

Kiba laughed at him "Dumbass! Every new team has to do a follow up exam with their new Jonin instructor. My team's exam consisted mainly of tracking Kurenai sensei all across the village. She said that team 8 was specifically designed for tracking, Team 10 for reconnaissance, Team 11 was an assault team, and then there was your team… she didn't even know why you three were brought together." Kiba said his laughter growing "Even after becoming a shinobi your still useless Naruto impressive."

Naruto squeezed his fist tightly. He wasn't in the mood for this, had Kiba just stopped him to make fun of him?

"Whatever Kiba-san. Hey Hinata-chan are you doing alright? Your face is a little to red?" Naruto looked at Hinata red was an understatement the girl was basically turning purple. Each time she'd momentarily glance at him then look him up and down her face darkened. He reached his hand out and touched her forehead. "Geez Hinata-chan you're burning up. Are you oka-"

Before he could finished Hinata let out an "eeep" sound and fainted. Shino caught her and Kiba growled bearing his toothy fangs at Naruto who took a small step back.

"She was okay till you touched her Naruto!" Kiba shouted at him.

"I was just trying to help! I'm sorr-"

"Just get out of here man! Now I have to carry her until she wakes up. Fucking useless piece of shit" Kiba growled at Naruto before scooping Hinata gently in his arms and walking away "Shino let's go!" Kiba shouted over his shoulders.

As Shino was walking away, he placed a hand on Naruto shoulders. Naruto had a somber look on his face and the Aburame knew he was taking things to heart. "It's not your fault Naruto-san." Shino said plainly before leaving the blond staring at the three figures walking away.

Well, it sure feels like it.

"Fucking Naruto!" Kiba growled to himself as he walked down the road Shino hot on his heels. He looked down compassionately at Hinata. Her soft beautiful face caused his heart to skip. He took in her scent... she smelt so good to the boy, like a light floral scent with a hint of sweet pomegranate and peach. Kiba took another whiff his blood rushed hot... she had a musty smell coming from her as well, he could feel his excitement growing at his second head down south. He recognized that smell as a woman entering heat.

Growling to himself Kiba tried to not focus on the smell of Hinata's sexual excitement or the fact that the smell hadn't come up till their run in with Naruto. He gripped her tighter and tried to ignore that musty sweet smell otherwise he'd go crazy.

Thankfully, the rest of his brisk walk to the Hokage's tower was uneventful, Naruto was no longer in the mood for games. He decided to just barge into the Hokage's office as he usually did, ignoring the secretary that always tried to stop him when he did.

"Hey Hokage-ojiisan!" Naruto gave the man a small smile grabbing an apple off his desk and sitting down at a chair across from the Hokage's desk throwing his legs on the desk. He took a bite and leaned back in his chair.

The Hokage just chuckled at his new Genin. Taking a long inhale of the pipe hanging out of his mouth letting the smoke fill his longs before blowing a big puff directly in the young teenagers' face. This caused Naruto to choke on the smoke and he swatted the smoke from in front of his face. Earning an audible chuckle from the Hokage. Naruto sent him a playful glare.

"You know smoking will kill you, Old man!" Naruto stated.

"Well hopefully it kicks in soon, so I no longer have to deal with disrespectful Genin like you!" The hokage shot back at the boy. In turn Naruto just gave him a cheeky grin,

"You would be so sad in heaven without me Old Man!" Naruto said confidently. The old man just smiled at the boy; he was not wrong.

"So, why'd you call me here today? Not that I don't love talking to you Old Man, but I am supposed to meet with my team in about an hour." Naruto said glancing at the clock in the Hokage's office.

"Do I need a reason to see my favorite new Genin?" This made Naruto give the Old Man a suspicious look.

Every time the old man said something like that, he was trying to butter Naruto up for something. The hokage chuckled at the look Naruto was giving him.

"Okay, I spoke to Kakashi, he came and gave me the report on your new team. Congratulations on officially becoming Genin. As a congratulations I have some gifts for you. But before I give them to you tell me what you know about the past Hokage?"

"Aww man what is this a pop quiz! I'm not an Academy student anymore!" Naruto whined. The hokage use to make him come and study in his office occasionally after he'd get in trouble from pranks, so he was use to quizzes from the old man which were always harder and more complicated than the ones Iruka gave.

"This is not a quiz Naruto as in it won't be graded, but Kakashi did say he was going to have you reading more as part of your training and we spoke about a few other things which is why I am asking you this. Please just answer, no games." The Hokage said in a serious tone.

Naruto straightened up taking his feet off the desk as he thought. He knew this answer at least, he looked at the Hokage monument as he answered in order of the faces on the mountain.

"Well, there is the First hokage, his name was Hashirama Senju, he was the man, he was special because he had a wood release or something that is no longer around, and oh yeah, he made the Forrest all around Konoha supposedly, then there was the second hokage which was Hashirama brother. Tobirama Senju, he was well known for his water release, and he created a whole bunch of forbidden jutsu also he was your sensei! Sheesh that means your like really really old." Naruto said teasing the Hokage.

The hokage had a tick mark appear on his forehead but ignored his annoyance and told Naruto to continue.

"Then there is you Hiruzen Sarutobi, your clan are cousins of the Senju which are an instinct clan now, I think. And your pretty cool I guess." Naruto said trying to act aloof " You are known as the professor of shinobi knowing tons of jutsu… yet refusing to teach me any" Naruto mutter under his breath which caused the old man to smile slightly " You led Konoha during the second and Third Shinobi wars which according to Iruka-sensei was the main reason you were recommissioned to the Hokage role after the death of the Fourth Hokage… and your my favorite hokage.." Naruto said blushing as he muttered the last sentence lowly. Looking away from the Hokage who just smiled at him.

He wouldn't tease the boy about it right now at least. A sad feeling washed over the Hokage.

Hopefully I am still your favorite Hokage after this Naruto-kun…

"Please continue Naruto, you're doing great."

"Then there was the Fourth Hokage he was wildly regarded as the youngest Hokage. Well after you but you don't count since the 2nd commissioned you during the middle of a war, whereas the fourth was selected in peaceful times and not under short time restraints. He was known as the fastest shinobi in history because he could… teleport or something like that. He fought and saved the village against the 9 tails attack single handedly and was award the highest Honor of valor for it, after his death." Naruto said wrapping up his summary. He didn't believe he forgot anything major, but he was never really good at book stuff like this.

"Yes, Naruto very good, the 4th hokage was a very talented Shinobi, the most talented I had ever seen. I knew he had the potential to be Hokage when he was just 7 years old. Do you remember his wife?"

Naruto thought for a second then he remembered that during that lesson he had skipped school that day. Blushing Naruto just decided to shake his head no. Hiruzen nodded before he spoke looking Naruto in his eyes as he spoke.

"Her name was Kushina Uzumaki." Naruto face visibly looked shock at the shared surname between him and the fourth Hokage's wife. "She was the decedent of the sole survivor of the Uzumaki clan Mito Uzumaki who married the 1st hokage. Mito sought refuge here in Konoha after her village was destroyed. Kushina is here decedent. Which makes me and you cousin/family if not very distant and unblood related." Hiruzen said smiling brightly at the boy. Naruto had tears building up in his eyes.

The hokage continued." This is why I called you here today, you technically are ...also probably more closely related to the Senju then the Sarutobi clan, but I recognize you as family Naruto. The Senju clan is not extinct there is one more my student Tsunade Senju. You really need to study more and increase your knowledge like Kakshi said. But Naruto, when you were younger, I told you your parents died turning the 9-tails attack. Mizuki already told you that the 9-tails was sealed within you which is true. But there is more to the story of that night then even Mizuki had shared." Naruto was staring at the Hokage his head was spinning he couldn't get passed the fact that he actually had living family, and it was the Hokage!

He watched his distant relative sigh heavily "Naruto, I hope you forgive me for not telling you sooner, I am human and although I am known as the professor of shinobi even, I make mistakes. I owe you an apology Naruto. Your parents did in fact die fighting the 9 tailed fox. They were the heroes of that night." Hiruzen took a package off his desk placing it in front of Naruto.

"Your sensei Kakashi, was very close to both your parents. He came in my office shortly after you, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha passed your follow-on exam. He was very adamant about me sharing this information with you and is the sole reason for me seeing the error in my judgment. The packet I just handed you are the shinobi profiles of both of your parents. Now before you read them your parents were S-class shinobi. With that I cannot let you take these packets outside of this building, but I will allow you to take their pictures if you'd like."

Tears were fallen now Naruto looked from the Hokage to the two packets in front of him. His breath hitched as he reached a shaking hand towards the packets. He picked up one of the plain vanilla-colored folders. He had to use his other arm to hold his right wrist because he was shaking so much.

He picked up a folder. Placing it gently in his lap as though if he was rougher it shatter like glass. Taking a steady inhale, he opened it. Attached to the top of the first page was a picture of a beautiful looking girl who was in her early teens at the time of the picture, He read the bold print at the top of the page and his breath caught in his throat and he let out an Audible choke.

The title of the first page read 'SHINOBI PROFLE FOR: Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze.'

His eyes shot up to the Hokage who had a sad look in his eyes. He turned back to the page reading over it quickly, he had never read so fast in his life. He flipped the page reading the next one then the next one and so on so forth. By the time he got to information on her early twenties a few pages of her packet had tear drops on them.

His breath hitched on the 10th page of the packet it was a marriage certificate the two names of the shinobi married, the picture of two of them smiling together was pinned to the top right of the marriage certificate. What made Naruto breath hitch and his heart race was the name of his mother's husband, Minato Namikaze. In the picture Minato who had blond hair and blue eyes much like his. He was smiling brightly holding a pregnant Kushina Uzumaki. Who smile matched his as she had her arms holding her pregnant stomach protectively and lovingly. Naruto was no rocket scientist but even he could put to and two together these were his parents.

Looking up at the hokage with tears in his eyes "You KNEW!" he felt angry…betrayed…sad…happy…and twice as lonely as he had felt previously. The hokage shamefully put his head down not meeting Naruto's eyes. "Yes… I'm sorry Naruto." He replied softly.

Naruto felt his rage, bubbling in his stomach, he felt so many emotions at that moment that his head was spinning and his mind was racing he needed air, or he'd pass out. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud bang. The Hokage door had been slammed wide open and a little boy roughly the age of 8 or 9 barged in.

Naruto barely registered that fact, or what the boy said as he charged the Hokage "Prepare yourself Grampa, I challenge you for the role of hokag-"

The boys sentence was cut short by a punch which shook his brain in his cranium. Next thing Konohamaru knew the blond guy who was sitting with his back to him was now on top of him pinning the hand that held the dull practice kunai behind his back.

"Naruto!"

"Unhand him you vile creature!" Naruto looked over his shoulder just in time to see a Jonin with a headband that looked like a bandana hiding his hair color and glasses like Shino's sending a kick at him. Naruto barely dodge the blow, having to release the Hokage's attacker as he jumped away from the attack. Naruto watched confused as the man went to check on the boy who sat up and was glaring at Naruto with a trickle of blood pouring out his noise.

"You will pay you damned…" Ebisu glanced at the Hokage who was giving him a warning glare. Ebisu shook his head before continuing "Apologize for assaulting the Hokage's grandson!" The man shouted as he helped Konohamaru to his feet.

Naruto just shot a menacing glare at Ebisu and the boy.

Hmph as soon as he finds out I'm the Hokage's grandson he will beg to keep his job!

"I don't give a shit if he was the Hokage's grandson, granddaughter, son, or daughter. If I see you attacking the Hokage again. I'll end you, you little shit!" Naruto shouted at the boy sending death glares at the young boy. Satisfied by the young boys' reaction Naruto took off running out of the Hokage's office. Too much was going on and he wanted to be alone.

Konohamaru was left speechless no one treated him like that… no one.

That dude is Awesome!

Naruto ran out of the Hokage tower tears falling down his face. He needed to be alone the Hokage knew all alone… yet for all his life he believed he was alone, an orphan no one liked him no one loved him. No one wanted him. His feet pushed harder against the ground taking him somewhere automatically.

An Hour Later Team 7 training ground.

Sasuke sat in the same spot she was the previous day; she once again was the first one to arrive at the designated team 7 training ground and was waiting for her teammates and sensei to arrive so they could receive their first mission. She had excited butterflies in her stomach.

Today marks my first step towards you… Itachi.

Sasuke squeezed her hand into a fist at the thought of her brother.

"Hey Sasuke-kun, I suppose Naruto-kun and Kakashi-sensei aren't here yet." Sakura said taking the girl out of her thoughts.

Sasuke internally sighed at losing track of her surrounds because of her thoughts of her brother. Then something clicked in Sasuke mind.

When did Sakura start saying Naruto-kun and not just Naruto or some other insult?

Sasuke brought her eyes up to meet Sakura's. She had a faint blush on her cheeks as she looked around the training area for someone. Who Sasuke wasn't sure but the bubbling feeling in her stomach didn't make her comfortable. In response she ignored the pink haired girls' question and shot her a glare for making her feel an uncomfortable feeling.

Sakura saw the glare and wisely sat a safe distance away from Sasuke. Sasuke was going to ignore her and turn away from her and get back to her brooding, but Sakura appearance stopped her. Sakura looked slightly different today. She wore the same thing as usual. Red dress, black spandex that allowed her to hide her undergarments under her clothes. It was her face and hair that caught Sasuke attention. Usually, the pink haired girl opted to let her hair hang down ending at the middle of her back or just past her shoulders, but today her hair was tied in a ponytail much like Ino from their class. Usually, Sakura wore very little makeup only light blush and mascara at least, she thinks that's what those makeup items were called. Today though Sakura wore a full face of makeup, everything from foundation to lipstick. She looked like a bonified copy of Ino except their style was different.

This made Sasuke eye squint in suspicion. She sat and tried to reason with herself why the change of appearance but couldn't get a definitive answer. Part of her didn't want to know, but a nagging feeling in her chest caused her to speak without hesitation.

"You changed your hair?" Sasuke asked plainly.

Sakura seemed pleasantly surprised that Sasuke noticed the change. She casted her a bright smile that reached her eyes. "Yeah, I did, I'm surprised you noticed do you like it?" Sasuke just huffed and turned away from her. Which caused Sakura smile to falter.

"You're also wearing more makeup than usual today?" Sakura smile brightened again "Your correct Sasuke! Your so cool and observant of course you would notice right away… I hope Naruto-kun notices too." Sakura barely muttered the last sentence audibly, but Sasuke heard it.

Her heart raced. She had been worried that Naruto was the reason for the appearance change but had hoped otherwise. Sasuke scratched at the dirt under her squeezing her hand into a tight fist so tight. She was sure blood would have poured from the wound if the dirt in her hands wasn't stopping her nails from digging into the skin of her palms. She didn't respond but was just internally seething and glaring at the ground in front of her.

Sakura not noticing the building volcano that was Sasuke Uchiha next to her propped herself back with her arms as she looked up and watched the clouds pass above, speaking to Sasuke without directly looking at him.

"Ino-chan helped me with Naruto's outfit yesterday…" She paused blush coming to her cheeks.

Sasuke visualized her fist connecting with Sakura's jaw, mounting her then throwing punch after punch down at the girl until her dolled up face stained red with blood. She hadn't noticed that her sharingan was spinning due to her intense emotions dwelling in her stomach.

"I was kind of hoping he'd be here already, he always is asking me out and stuff, I figured today after our mission if I looked… attractive enough he may ask me again." Sakura said her blush intensifying.

Sasuke was fuming with rage at this.

This fucking two faced whore! Just three days ago she'd treat Naruto no different than dirt to boost her own social standing now all of a sudden, she was his biggest fucking fan?! I CANNOT FUCKING STAND YOU SAKURA HARUNO

Again, her mouth spoke before her brain could filter it "Naruto isn't attracted to whores." She spat.

This caused Sakura to look at Sasuke who was glaring at her. Everything about the boy's body language screamed violence. Sakura was shocked.

What the fuck is his problem?

She spoke up in defense of herself before really weighing the consequences of her actions.

"What the fuck is your problem Sasuke-kun, I am nothing but nice to you. You don't have to be such an asshole all the time." She replied, matching Sasuke glare but internally she was scared. Her glare wasn't anywhere close to the menacing hatefully one she was receiving from Sasuke.

"He's not a toy for you to play with Haruno! Stop fucking with his head!" Sasuke spat standing up staring down at her. Again, Sakura instincts were telling her to back down, every fiber of her being and soul was telling her to leave it, but her damn mouth and pride spoke before she could stop herself, she stood looking dead at Sasuke.

"I don't know what is wrong with you, but you have been acting really strange for these past two days. You are not Naruto-kun dad! You can't boss me around Sasuke-kun." Sakura stared at her determinedly.

Sasuke didn't know why but whenever Naruto was involved, she always had a list full of emotions, annoyance, happiness, angry, and other emotions that she didn't really want to dive into or disclose. She was seeing red staring at Sakura. This girl was so determined to interact with the blond and it truly pissed her off.

Why couldn't she just stay not giving a fuck about Naruto like before!

In the back of her mind, she knew the feeling was probably jealousy, or envy or both. She wasn't accepting that though she was simply being kind and trying to protect the blond idiot from this conniving whore. Her body moved before her mind when it came to Naruto it pissed her off that she couldn't think rationally which made her more confused.

She sent a hard punch at Sakura, her sharingan spinning around in a circle quickly, Sakura hadn't even moved not having a fast enough reaction to the unprovoked strike.

Sasuke hand was caught before it impacted on Sakura's cheek. Sakura was just looking at her with a fearful and surprised expression. Sasuke casted a heated look at Kakashi who was holding her wrist with one hand his Erotica book in the other. To anyone else Kakashi held an aloof disposition and only was focused on his book. But Sasuke could see the disapproving look he was casting her way over the top of his book.

"Let me go Kakashi!" Sasuke spat.

Kakashi didn't let her go immediately, expertly turning a page of his book with one hand the other still stopping the Uchiha from striking Sakura.

"You're going to have to check that temper of yours Sasuke. I'm all for defending teammates, but that's not what is going on here… right Sasuke." Casting a knowing look at the Uchiha.

Sasuke recognized the patronizing look, and it pissed her off more. She huffed yanking her arm out of Kakashi grasp. Putting her hands in her pocket, she turned away from the duo. Walking away from them.

Kakashi turned to his other student who watched the Uchiha walk away. Sakura face showed a wide range of emotion, anger, fear and dread, sadness, but fear and sadness were by far the most prominent.

"I don't understand Sasuke-kun at all." Sakura said softly.

Kakashi sighed Sasuke was definitely an interesting character, but Sakura was missing a key piece of information that might have helped her understand the girl better, but Sasuke wasn't correcting anyone yet for whatever reason, so it wasn't his place to do so. He did decide if this became common place, he'd intervene whether Sasuke wanted it or not, team first.

Kakashi pretended to contemplate something before saying "I think Sasuke is…protective of Naruto, maybe because they have similar past, or maybe because Sasuke relates to him some way. Either way I'd be cautious mentioning Naruto around Sasuke." Kakashi said leaving the girl to decipher the message and come with her own conclusions.

Seeing that he riddled Sakura enough he led her over to where Sasuke was brooding by herself. Kakashi noted that the Uchiha seemed embarrassed by her actions, which he decided was good hopefully it'd be enough to prevent her, from attempting to strike her teammate again. Just as quickly as the embarrassment appeared on her face it was replaced by an emotionless scowl.

"Well 2/3 of my little genin team are here. Where is the blond?" Kakashi asked, he had arrived just in time to hear the end of Sakura and Sasuke confrontation and to save Sakura from having a broken jaw on her first day as a Shinobi.

He was met with silence, Sasuke chose to ignore their presence and continue staring off into the distance, and Sakura seemed almost too afraid to speak about the blond.

Sighing he put his book away.

"You two stay here, I will find Naruto. Sasuke…" he said the Uchiha still refusing to look at them again "If you pick a fight with your teammates again, I'll make you regret it." The tension in her shoulders told him she heard him satisfied that the Uchiha took his threat seriously he disappeared off to look for the last member of his team.

It took the former ANBU member more time than he'd like to admit, to find Naruto, he even had to summon one of his tracker dogs to catch Naruto's scent but soon the man arrived at the top of the Hokage Monument. Dispersing the dog, Kakashi put his hands in his pocket. He approached Naruto slowly; the boy was sitting crisscross on top of the 4th Hokage's head. Kakashi sighed having a good guess as to why the boy was here now.

Kakashi mimicked Naruto sitting next to him he whipped out his book and decided to read until Naruto was ready to talk. It didn't take to long before the blond spoke.

"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said staring down at the picture he managed to take from his mom's shinobi profile, it was the photo attached to her and his father's marriage certificate. Tears fell from his face.

How he longed to be wrapped up in her arms. He wished so badly that she was here right now holding him like she was holding her stomach in the picture. With the same loving smile on her face. He wished that she would take the loneliness from his heart.

"What are you thanking me for Naruto?" Kakashi said lazily turning a page feigning ignorance.

Naruto turned to him. "Hokage-ojii, Hokage-sama told me you managed to convince him into telling me the truth."

"I did" Kakashi said plainly.

"Thank you for that."

"You don't have to thank me Naruto. Matter of fact I should apologize to you, for letting you believe for so long that there was no one here who cared about you. I care, and you have more… admirers… than even you are aware of. I honestly deserve just as much anger as you have for the Hokage right now."

Naruto face was confused so Kakashi continued. He put his book down and looked at Naruto in his eyes.

"I was there Naruto. 15 years almost 16 on the day of your birth. I was ANBU at the time, I failed to protect Lord 4th, your father, my sensei and your mother. I have lived with that shame ever since. I also excused my inaction and not being involved in your life saying to myself that I was just following lord 3rd orders, but that's not true completely I was too ashamed. But I saw you the day before your Genin exam painting your fathers face. From the ground looking up you looked so much like him it made me remember the promise I gave myself after the died. I promised to support and be there for you as Minato-sensei was there for me. Your father was like a father to me, after mine passed away, then I lost a lot of my friends, and I was ashamed of myself for allowing you to feel that same loneliness I had a long time ago."

Naruto just remained quiet.

"I decided that I'd be your Jonin instructor and try my best to right those years of wrong. So, I am truly sorry Naruto-kun, for my multiple failures that have led us to where we are right now. I don't have the ability to change the past, but I can try to be there for you in the future. So please forgive me."

Naruto looked at Kakashi and gave him a sad smile "I forgive you Kakashi sensei."

Kakashi let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

"Good, now I'd understand if you need a few days off from missions to get your head on straight. The longest I could give you is probably 48 hours, but sadly I have to go and check on your other two teammates and make sure they aren't ripping each other heads off."

This caused Naruto to smile "Yeah I bet Sakura-chan finally realized how much of a bastard Sasuke-kun is."

Kakashi just shook his head.

You have no idea Naruto.

Kakashi got up deciding to give the blond his space. He was surprised when the blond stood up with him.

Kakashi casted Naruto a questioning look

"Are you sure you want to work today, Naruto?"

Naruto just nodded a small fake smile reaching his face. "If I make those two wait any longer I'm sure they will hang me or something" He said half joking half serious.

Kakashi sighed nodding his head in understanding before giving the boy a stern look.

"If I decide at any point today that your performance is a detriment to the team, I will send you home and you will have 48 hours to get yourself together. Do you understand?" Kakashi said.

"Yes Sensei."

"By the way Naruto. Your parents were S class shinobi with enemies across the globe. It be best for now to keep your lineage a secret."

Naruto was silent for a while before simple saying

"Yes Sensei."

Kakashi lead the boy back to their teammates. Kakashi half expected to walk into a war zone. Sakura was stubborn, Sasuke was stubborn, even Naruto was stubborn so conflict between the three was unavoidable. He just hoped that it wouldn't lead to bloodshed.

He was pleasantly surprised to see that his two female students were not killing each other, well he supposed that it wouldn't be much of a fight, Sasuke would just be mercilessly beating Sakura. Instead, he found the two obviously avoiding each other but otherwise both unharmed and sitting a good distance away from each other.

His arrival was noticed by Sakura first. She smiled warmly at him, then her eyes brought her to Naruto. He noticed the blush that appeared on her face upon seeing him. Kakashi noted that was a new reaction to Naruto. He glanced at Naruto to see that he wasn't really looking at either of them looking at trees in the distance his mind away from what was happening before him. That was when Kakashi noticed that Naruto wasn't wearing his usual attire. He'd been with the boy for the past 45 minutes but just realized the change of outfit.

I guess not having bright orange on makes him less eye catching.

Kakashi had no idea he only thought like that because he was a boy and there were a few girls who saw Naruto's new attire and would argue otherwise. Kakashi looked over it a few times and approved of the new outfit, it exposed a fair bit of the blondes' muscled chest but otherwise was a good outfit for a shinobi.

"Kakashi-sensei! Naruto-kun where were you! I hope you don't plan on being late like our sensei from now on!" Sakura said giving the boy a blushing smile, teasing him flirtatiously.

If Naruto noticed which Kakashi was sure he didn't his face didn't show it, he just offered a small smile the same one he gave him earlier. Kakashi was beginning to recognize that was Naruto's default smile, one that seemed not to reach his eyes.

Upon hearing Naruto's name Sasuke head immediately snapped to the two late arrivals. Kakashi noted that Sasuke's gaze barely remained on him for a second before taking in the blonds' arrival. Her reaction to the boys' attire was immediate her face blushed so red one would say it was more maroon or purple even, from her forehead to her chin, even parts of her neck. Ear to ear the Uchiha couldn't hide her blushing face. Nor did it seem like she could take her eyes off Naruto. He watched as her Sharingan seem to flare unconsciously and knew that the spinning of her sharingan meant she was feeling uncontrollably excited at the blond's appearance.

He guessed that she could also be unfathomable angry too but that just wasn't what he would put his money on. Her sharingan continued to spin as she stared and he chuckled to himself fully aware what doing something like that would cause, her to never forget the image in front of her one of the perks of the sharingan, also a curse.

Now, Now Sasuke-chan what exactly are you going to do later with that Imagine of Naruto burned into your memory.

Chuckling to himself like a teenage girl at his perverse thought.

He watched Sasuke subconsciously start twiddling with her hair while looking at Naruto. This act sealed the deal for Kakashi. He had been suspicious of the Uchiha curiosity in the Uzumaki since day one, in the Shinobi academy before his arrival she kept glancing at him, but he couldn't tell why. Then yesterday he formed his hypothesis that the girl was in deep for the blond, but he deliberately assigned Sakura to help Naruto to gauge her reaction. He wasn't entirely convinced though because she seemed more embarrassed than angry, but now there was no doubt.

The Uchiha likes Naruto.

Although he was sure that the girl was not admitting it to herself. If the scowl she gave them to try and cover her internal embarrassment at ogling Naruto was an indication. The girl was forcing herself into denial for what reason he had no idea. But her heart was betraying her actions to the experienced Jonin.

He had to physically stop himself from giggling out loud.

A good ole love triangle huh? It reminds me of Icha Icha Paradise volume 2. Naruto likes Sakura, Sakura likes Sasuke at least for now, and Sasuke is in love with Naruto although heavily denying it. It's like I have first-hand seats to the drama in the book! I just hope I don't have to witness the violence that, that love triangle caused though.

Being shaken out of his thoughts by glares casted at him by Sasuke, who was standing closer than usual to Naruto, Sakura was also glaring at him, and Naruto was looking at him with a face of confusion worry.

I guess I let out a few perverted giggles unintentionally.

Sasuke sat with Sakura after Kakashi left, she half heard him say that he was going to go find Naruto and scoffed internally at his threat before leaving. She was so pissed with herself for allowing her emotions to explode so rapidly. Sakura fan-girling over every boy just pissed her off so much.

Especially over Naruto.

She just wanted to beat the girls face in so bad, because of the looks she was giving her when talking about Naruto. She hadn't noticed that in the middle of her brooding for 45 minutes Kakashi and Naruto had returned until she heard Sakura say his name.

She looked instinctively as though her eyes were drawn to the blond, she saw Kakashi only briefly before her eyes caught sight of Naruto, he was looking at Sakura, but the smile he gave her didn't reach his eyes, she felt a sense of relief because of that, not that she cared. She felt her face heat up and her heart racing as blood rushed hot all across her body. Naruto no longer wore his Konoha shinobi head band on his forehead like most shinobi. Instead, he had it embroidered on his sleeve. Her eyes looked at him from head to toe. His hair was no longer held back by his headband and hung around his face like it did at the academy, he looked so strikingly similar to someone she just couldn't put her finger on it. Her eyes traced him down from his hair to his handsome face. His blue eyes were not looking at her and she felt a now becoming daily bubble in her gut at the lack of attention. She looked at his lips which held a small smile that she recognized immediately as his fake one. Thankful that Sakura couldn't get a genuine smile from him right now. Her eyes went to his neck, for some reason her eyesight was more acute, and she subconsciously recognized that her sharingan must be active, but she didn't care. A very real and very present part of her wanted to trace his carotid artery with her tongue, wondering how he would taste. Her blush deepened.

She knew she should have stop there she tried to stop but her eyes weren't letting her. She couldn't look away as she memorized the sight of him in this moment. She traced his body down from his neck to his muscular chest, Naruto wasn't the biggest person she seen muscle wise, but his chest was undeniable defined, and she got a good look at him. She hated the annoyance she felt at his black kimono blocking the rest of his strong broad chest. She looked him up and down multiple times, so many times she lost track.

She hated how sexy he looked to her, she hated that Sakura was the one to dress him in such an alluring way. She hated that this would be his attire from now on, he would get the attention of any female with a brain between her ears, and she despised the thought.

Grimacing and scowling she finally managed to pull her eyes away from him at the thought of other women looking at him the same way. She noticed as she stared at a rock in front of her that her breathing had become labored, and her panties were so wet that she could fill a thin strand falling down her leg. She squeezed her legs together tightly to release the pressure between her legs and hopefully also catch that thin strand of liquid going down her.

She cursed her hormonal teenage hormones and used her upcoming monthly cycle as the reason for her bodies' reaction.

Damn hormones!

She thought steeling herself before looking back at Naruto, satisfied that only her blood raced and her heartbeat increased, but no other reaction came from her body. When she stood, she was pissed that her legs were slightly wobbly and her womanhood was hot like fire. Hissing she steady herself and joined Naruto and Sakura who were conversing casually which caused her to roll her eyes. Their conversation was cut by Kakashi letting out a perverted giggle.

Any excitement Sasuke felt, any wetness her womanhood had dried instantly at the perverted noise. Only she and Sakura seemed to understand it Naruto just looked at the two of them confused before looking at Kakashi. Whatever caused the pervert to giggle so disgustingly was quickly dismissed by him as he spoke.

"Okay team 7 let's get ready to go get our first assignment!"

Naruto face lit up and I had to look away to hide my smirk, he was to easily excited.

"But first let's take a team picture."

Before any of them could react Kakashi was behind them with a camera wrapping his arms around the three. Naruto was still smiling, and Sasuke noted Sakura was two, she tired her best to remove the smirk off her face and put on an uninterested scowl, but Kakashi was too fast. She wasn't sure she stopped smirking in time but at least she wasn't looking at the other two.

"Great now let's go!" Kakashi said leading them into town.

"Kakashi-sensei I want that picture!" Naruto shouted.

"Me too!"

"Okay I'll make sure to get one printed for each of us."

Sasuke rolled her eyes knowing that the picture would probably end up at her front door one of these days even though she hadn't expressed interest in one. Meaning that Kakashi would trespass onto her clan compound again.

They walked to the hokage tower in relative silence, well as much silence as walking with Uzumaki Naruto could be.

"Hey Naruto-kun" Sakura started causing Naruto to look at her. Sasuke felt that boiling feeling again.

That bitch better not

Either she didn't see her warning glare or ignored it.

"Yea Sakura-chan?"

"Do you notice anything different about me today?" She said smiling sweetly twirling quickly as they walked to allow Naruto a better view of her. Sasuke had to stop herself from tripping or pushing the girl over. She glanced at Kakashi who was watching her like a hawk. She scowled and tried to tune out the conversation.

Naruto paused for a moment, to Sasuke it felt like an eternity her heart was racing and she could hear the pounding in her ears.

"Nope! You look the same as always Sakura-chan!" Naruto said smiling gently at her before turning away. Sakura had an embarrassed look on her face before it was replaced by and angry and annoyed scowl. If she had look at Sasuke, she would have seen him/her smile for the first time.

As they walked, she noted that the civilians who saw them would look curiously, some having pride in their eyes, but their pride would give way to fear, anger and malice. She traced the looks the civilians gave her group back to Naruto. Instinctively she walked closer to Naruto, she glanced at Kakashi sure he would notice but if he did, he showed no sign of it. She had gotten a little too close to Naruto and her hand brushed against his.

This caused her to blush and Naruto to look down at her. He had a worried look, and his eyes showed his concern which made her blush even more!

"You okay Sasuke-kun?" he asked her worriedly.

She couldn't meet his eyes so she just scoffed rolling her eyes and looked away from him.

She heard Naruto mumble "bastard' under his breath which caused her to smirk. For the reminder of their walk to the Hokage tower she didn't move away from Naruto, and casted a heated glare at anyone she saw glaring at Naruto. She casted her death glare at the women who flushed and stared ogling him.

Kakashi went and grabbed their mission from the one of the mission clerks at the base floor of the Hokage tower and the three of them waited for him to return with their mission.

"I hope we get a super cool mission! Maybe an A rank or S ranked mission would be nice."

"Don't be-"Sakura started before glancing at Sasuke who was already glaring as if saying 'I dare you to say it bitch' "Naruto-kun." She restarted "We are new genin we will probably only be granted D rank assignments for now, we learned that in the academy."

"Aww man, well if Kakashi-sensei tells them that Uzumaki Naruto is the one on the mission I'm sure they will give us the best one!"

"Idiot!" Sasuke said rolling her eyes turning away to hide her smirk.

Sakura just looked at Sasuke confused.

So, I can't insult him but you can Sasuke? Why?

Kakashi returned and Sasuke had to hold herself back from laughing at the blonde's reaction to the mission. Although she knew it wouldn't be a complicated task she didn't expect their first mission to be finding a damn cat.

4 hours later

Team 7 minus Kakashi were looking like they just left a battlefield, Naruto had scratches up and down his body from that demon cat, Sasuke outfit was covered in dirt, Sakura makeup had been ruined which caused Naruto to say her face was melting and caused her to punch him instinctively, her clothes were dirty as well and she was currently pulling twigs out her hair.

"Congratulations on the completion of your first D ranked assignment!" Kakashi said handing his three angry genin their mission pays. They each accepted the pouch of money designated for them. Naruto looked at the contents and his excitement was palpable.

"I'm going straight to Ichiraku!"

Kakashi smiled at them "Okay well that's all for today, oh also Naruto I took the leisure while you three were looking for Tora to drop something off at your apartment, the hokage wanted you to have."

Sasuke noted the scowl on Naruto's face at the mention of the Hokage, and his immediate change in attitude.

"Well, you have the rest of the day off, we will meet tomorrow at the same place same time" Kakashi said waving over his shoulder as he walked off.

Whatever ticked Naruto off didn't last long when Sakura spoke next.

"Well, if you're going to Ichiraku, Naruto I'll join you but I'd need an hour or two to get ready "Sakura said blushing

Naruto obviously missed the hint "But I'm hungry right now!" he whined, Sakura glared at him and was about to respond. Sasuke had to cut her off before she let the idiot know it was a date invite or something, otherwise she didn't want to know what they'd do.

"Naru-"

"Naruto, i'm coming over to my your house. I will teach you how to cook today." Sasuke said immediately cutting off Sakura.

Sasuke didn't want Naruto alone with Sakura. Nor did she want him around Ayame. He'd be around both them at Ichiraku and that just wasn't acceptable.

She told herself that Naruto shouldn't be wasting money he just received on fast food.

Sakura just looked at her obviously displeased but remained quiet

"Awesome! Do you know where I live? Are we going right now? Are you going to teach me how to make ramen?"

Sasuke rolled her eyes smirking at him "There are more foods in the world than ramen Naruto, no I don't know where you live, but we can go right now if you take me " She said turning to lead him out of the Hokage tower.

"Hey Sasuke-kun!" Sakura called out to her.

Sakura didn't know why but she felt immensely jealous of Sasuke intervention, or maybe she was jealous of Naruto getting attention from Sasuke that she wanted for years. Either way Sauske was interrupting her attempt to ask Naruto out, and she didn't like it. Didn't he have any idea what she was trying to do?

"Can I come?" She asked almost pleadingly

"Didn't you say you don't like cooking?" Sasuke retorted she was grateful Sakura let that information slip during their first team meeting.

Sakura was stunned into silence blushing that Sasuke-kun actually remembered that fact about her, but before she could rebuttal Sasuke replied.

"I am not teaching a cooking class Sakura." She watched Sasuke turn and walk out the Hokage tower with a hungry Naruto hot on his heels. Leaving her there with a mix of conflicting emotions.

Then why are you bothering to teach Naruto?

A/N another Chapter down in the books. If you are a beta reader please reach out to me. Hopefully this chapter was enjoyable until next time