Chapter 2

First meeting and the academy

Naruto was on the ground panting looking at the figure of Kakashi standing over him reading an orange book that Naruto could not make out the title of. It has now been 4 months since Kakashi and Yugao started to train Naruto and in his own words "This is hell.". Naruto was put through the ringer day after day. However Naruto loved every minute of it. he would wake up say good morning to his family and then be off to train with either Kakashi and Yugao. They would take turns on training him, first Kakashi would do the morning training and then after lunch swith with Yugao for the afternoon training.

Nartuo would learn taijutsu and ninjutsu from Kakashi. While Naruto was naturally good at stealth he would train that with Yugao and learn kenjutsu. They had both watched over Naruto for years and unknown know to him they where is parents students. Kakashi was Minato's and Yugao Kushina's. Both knew their sensei's fighting style's and that is what they taught Naruto.

As Naruto sat up Kakashi looked up from his book " so Naruto are you ready to start the academy?" he asked.

Naruto gave him a thoughtful look "I dont know." he said. "I mean i have been training with you and Neko-niisan but that is it i don't realy know anyone my age." Naruto continue.

"Thats not quite what i ment but i can see why you would think about that you haven't really been going out much since we started your training." Kakashi said closing his book and giving his full attention to Naruto. "I think that today you should go and try to make some friends it would you you good and give you people to hang out with in the academy." he continued offering a hand to hlep Naruto up.

Naruto took it and stood up "But what about my training with Neko-niisan?" naruto asked

"Oh I forget to tell you she is out of the village right now on a mission so she will not be here for you training today so you can have the afternoon to yourself." Kakashi said giving his usual eye smile. "But i do think that you should meet people your age ok." Kakashi finished.

Naruto gave a toothy smile "Ok shi-nee." he said. Kakashi just shook his head at the nickname givin to him by the young boy when they had first started to train him. Kakashi at first didn't want to go by shi-nee but Naruto would continue to call him that no matter how many time he was asked not to but to the amusement of Yugao so Kakashijust gave into it.

"Ok lest get some lunch and then you can go and do what you want for the rest of the day." Kakashi said as he heard the roars of Naruto's stomach. "We can even get Ichiraku's" Kakashi added knowing that it was his favorite but they had agreed that Naruto could only eat it twice a week as it was not the healthiest for a growing boy aspiring to be a ninja.

"ALL RIGHT" Naruto yelled with excitement and like that they were off for a bowl of ramen. After they ate they went there separate way Kakashi to god knows where probably to read that book he always has, and Naruto when to the park to do what Kakashi said he should and meet kids his age. As Naruto arrived at the park he saw a lot of kid there with their parents and felt a little sad that he didn't have parents to bring him to the park. He quickly shook it off and proceeded to try and make friends.

He went up to a kid that was playing in the sandbox and asked if he wanted to play with him. the boy agreed and they began to play and more kid joined then. Naruto was happy that they were playing with him however when their parents saw who they were playing with they grabbed their kids and left telling them not to play with that " demon brat" again.

Naruto just stood there looking at the ground as tears began to fall from his face. "Why?" was the only thing that Naruto could say. He was suddenly broke from his thought as he hear a voice " Leave me alone I didn't do anything to you." he look in the direction that it came from and went to find who the voice belonged to.

As he got closer to where he hear the voice come from he could hear more voices "Look at that huge forehead she has haha." Naruto could see a group five of boys laughing at a girl in a red drees with and a matching bow in her pink hair. 'Thats not a hair color you see every day.' Naruto thought.

"*sniffle* P..please *sniffle* j..just leave me alone." the girl started to cry.

"Awww are we hurting your feelings well to bad this is too much fun haha."

Naruto was getting angry he couldn't sit there and watch this anymore. He stepped out from the bushes and got between the group of boys and the girl. "She said leave her alone." Naruto said glaring at the boy that was obviously the leader of the group. "Do you think it is fun to pick on people?" Naruto said with anger in his voice.

"Oh look we have ourselves a hero here what are you going to do if we don't hmm?" the boy said mockingly.

The girl looked up at Naruto 'Why is he helping me? No one ever helps me.' she thought. "Run...run away they are in the academy you cant beat them." she said trying to save Naruto from the beating he was about to get.

"Forehead girl is right you cant win again us so just run along and maybe we wo..." was all the boy could get out before Naruto's knee connected with his face. Naruto had had enough and was not going to let them pick on this girl for no reason other than her forehead. The boy hit the ground hard and held his nose. "You little bastard you will pay for that. boys get him." he said standing up and the rest rushed naruto. Naruto readied himself for the group coming at him and when the first boy when to punch him Naruto ducked under it and came up with a kick the the chin lifting the boy off the ground. He then turn to the next kid just before he was hit by the boys over head stike and countered with a left hook to the face followed by a kick to his gut causing the boy hunch over and fall to the ground just as the first one landed on his back. Naruto was then grabbed from behind in a bear hug as the fourth boy charged him.

Naruto through his head back the back of his head connecting to the nose of the boy holding him and breaking it. The boy let go of Naruto just in time for Naruto to dodge the incoming attack making it conect with the boy that held him. Naruto then rushed the fourth boy and kneed the boy in the gut causing him to keel over in pain and then kneed him in the face knocking him unconscious. Naruto looked up at the last boy standing and glared at him. "Never bother her again and if i find out you are i will not go easy on you next time." Naruto said staring the boy down causing him to piss his pants and run away.

Naruto then turn to the girl that was still on her knees with ascrape on one of them. "Are you ok they didn't hurt you to bad right?" Naruto asked with concern looking at her knees.

She shook her head "no just some small scrapes thats it thank you." she said smiling and Naruto.

A shade of red found its way to Naruto's face ' Man she's cute' he thought. " What is your name if you dont mind me asking?" Naruto asked the girl shaking his head to rid his face of the blush.

The girls smile widened " Sakura...Sakura Haruno." she answered.

"Well Sakura its nice to meet you im Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto said with a big grin on his face. Naruto was happy that he learned the name of such a beautiful girl. "Why don't you come back to my place and we can get that knee cleaned up ok?" Naruto asked

Sakura shook her head " Thank you but my house is actually right there i was going home when those boys started bullying me." Sakura said pointing to the house right behind Naruto.

Naruto nodded in understanding "Then at least let me help you because that looks bad ok." he said.

"Sure." Sakura nodded.

Naruto crouched down for Sakura so she could climb on his back and he started for her front door. apon reaching the front door Naruto knock and a moment later the door was opened by a woman that Naruto figured was Sakura's mother. "Hello ma'am i just wanted to bring your daughter home there were some boys bullying her and she got hurt." Naruto said. He was a little nervous because he didnt know if he was going to be yelled at to drop her daughter and to never go near her again.

The woman face became worried "Oh my god Sakura are you ok?" she asked kneeling down to their level.

"Yes I am fine Naruto protected me from the boys and made sure that they wont bother me again." she answered with a smile. "I just have A small scrape on my knee thats it." she added.

Her mother breathed a sigh of relief " Naruto was it well thank you for protecting my daughter, come in i will get the first aid kit." she said waving her hand for them to enter.

"No problem i could just let that happen i know what it feels like to have people pick on you and bullying you." Naruto said walking next to Sakura's mother. " I'm sorry i didn't get your name." Naruto said looking to the woman.

"Mebuki haruno." she said with a smile "Its nice to meet you Naruto."

"its nice to meet you to." he said giving a toothy smile.

Naruto set Sakura down in a chair in the dining room as he mother when for her first aid kit. "So Naruto how did you do all that?" Sakura asked looking at Naruto. "I mean you made it look so easy when you beat them and didn't even break a sweet, they couldn't even touch you." she said still amazed by what she saw Naruto do to the group of boys.

"I have train a lot with people way stronger then them so it was quite easy and to be honest that was the first fight i have had." Naruto said like it was normal.

Sakura's look of amazement only grow at hearing Naruto say that was the first time he had fought and they were again academy students and he beat them like they were nothing. By this time Mebuki came back with the first aid kit. She opened the first aid kit and proceeded to clean the scrape on Sakura's knee and put a bandage to it.

"Well i need to be going its almost time for me to be home. I don't have training tomorrow so can i come by and play?" Naruto asked and Sakura looked at her mom who just smiled and nodded her head. Naruto smiled and wave them goodbye as he ran home.

He did not know that the whole time he was being watched my Kakashi who was proud of Naruto for being able to fight a group of boys older then him and win hands down. Naruto ran back to the Sarutobi complex with a smile that couldn't be wiped from his face. Naruto had made his first friend.

2 months later

"NARTUO WAKE UP YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE FOR YOUR FIRST DAY." Asuma's voice shouted for a certain blond boy to wake up.

"Why are you shouting im right next to you." Naruto said making Asuma jump not expecting Naruto to even be up.

"Jees you scared me there when did you even get there i didn't see you at all?" Asuma asked and Naruto just gave him a face splitting smile.

"Thats a secret can't tell." was all Naruto said before walking to the door to leave for the academy. Asuma just stood there and shook his head. "I'm off see you later dad." Naruto waved goodbye. over the years Naruto started to see Asuma like a father and Asuma felt the same about Naruto.

"Stay out of trouble ok, have a son." Asuma said with a smile.

Naruto was really excited to start the academy and become a ninja. he was on his way to his dream of being the hokage and have the whole village recognized him. As he walked he hear a shout from behind him and turned to see Sakura walking with a girl with platinum blond hair and baby blue eyes. she name was Ino yamanaka and she was Sakura's best friend.

"Hey Naruto-kun how is your morning going?" Sakura asked

Naruto smiled "Oh hey Sakura-chan its going good but even better now that you are here." he said the smile never leaving his face. At hearing this Sakura's face flushed red and a small smile made its way to her face. 'When are they just say that they like each other' Ino thought knowing that they both had a crush on the other.

Ino had met Naruto a few days after the incident with the group of boys and wanted to thank him for protecting Sakura when she was not there. Over the next two months Naruto got to know Sakura and Ino better and they all played together. After the first week Ino introduced Naruto to Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi. He found fast that Shikamaru was smart but really lazy but he was fun to talk to. Choji was Shikamaru's best friend and was a bit heavier then the rest and always had snakes with him.

Naruto loved having friends to play with and he was happy to here that they were all in the same class at the academy. Naruto figured that Shikamaru and Choji were already at the academy so he turn to Ino and Sakura saying "We better hurry we dont want to be late and have Shikamaru thinking we are lazier then him. Am I right?" and with that they took off for the front of the academy.

Alright that will do it for this chapter i am sure that this is the longest chapter i have written for either of my stories i just hope you all like it. The next chapter will be a bit of there time at the academy and how things are for Naruto and Sakura. So like always please review and have a nice day.