What Changes Chapter 1: Beginnings, a naruto fanfic

A/N: It's been a while since I've read a good time travel fic. Since I can't find anymore I figured I'd write my own!

Summary: During Naruto and Sakura's final climatic battle against Sasuke something happens to send the three of them back in time. Naruto wants to use this chance to stop Sasuke from leaving. Sakura wants to rekindle the bonds they used to share. But what does Sasuke want? Team 7 bonding with SasuSaku and minor NaruHina.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Naruto...Naruto is owned by a Japanese guy, I'm a girl and I'm not Japanese.

Prologue:

All three of them were panting. Naruto's right arm was broken, he had a wound on the right side of his chest, a few broken ribs, and many scrapes.

Sakura also had some broken ribs, a gash in her stomach, three broken fingers on her left hand, and a few other minor injury's.

Sasuke had a dislocated shoulder, his right ankle was sprained, some broken ribs, a kunai lodged in his left leg, and a few minor scrapes.

There was blood everywhere.

The three teens were almost out of chakra and exhausted. The next attacks would be their last...

Naruto raised his left arm and started charging up his strongest giant rasengan as he looked solemnly at his two teammates. He knew this would probably be the end for all of them as he watched Sakura and Sasuke follow his example and ready their strongest attacks.

When Sakura noticed Naruto using his strongest attack she followed suit as black swirls broke out across her face. She then proceeded to charge all of her chakra to her right fist. She stared at Sasuke in depression. If he hadn't left they wouldn't even be going through this. He had already succeeded in killing his brother, but he still refused to come back with them. She wasn't sure if she would ever understand the boy she fell in love with when they were kids.

Sasuke picked up his sword and started to charge his chidori nagashi. He looked at their expressions of solemn and depression and matched them with his own stoic one. He was fully aware that they would probably die in this battle and he was prepared for it. He already completed his goal. Although he wouldn't get to revive his clan. The women he planned to revive it with is about to attack him anyway...

The three suddenly charged at each other. (Or to be specific Sakura and Naruto charged at Sasuke and he charged back, but same dif) Running at full speed the three thrust their arms forward. The three attacks collided in a big flash of white light as time seemed to stop for the three. They stared at each other in anticipation for the death they were sure was to come.

Simultaneously, they all heard the same voice before they blacked out.

''I'm not letting you stupid kids die on me!'' Kyuubi shouted before he activated his jutsu...

What Changes......

Chapter 1: Beginnings

Sakura slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and looked around confused. She registered the fact that she was in her old room at her parents house. But something was different...She had a bunch of stuffed animals around her room. She thought she gave those away to kids at the hospital? She then looked to her vanity table...where was her picture of team seven? She had left a copy in this room before she moved out. Why was she here anyway? Wasn't she just in the battle of her life? What happened?

She got out of the bed and noticed that she was in her old pink pajamas with little cherryblossoms on them. How could she even fit them anymore? She walked out of her room and into the bathroom. She turned to the mirror and...

''HOLY SHIT!!!?!?!????!?!!?!?!?!''

Naruto got up sleepily with his eyes half closed after somebody's high-pitched screaming woke him up. He walked into his kitchen and opened his refrigerator door.

He looked around and found some milk and ramen. The first thing he did was check the expiration date on the milk. He didn't want a repeat of what happened three years ago! He saw that it was two months past it's date and with a groan poured it into the sink and threw away the carton.

He then proceeded to cook the ramen when he realized something. Didn't the counter used to be shorter? He could still reach the top of it, but it used to only reach his waist. Now it went up to his chest? He then looked down and noticed he slept in his clothes again. He then decided to skip breakfast and go take a shower until he noticed something. 'Why am I wearing my old blue and orange jumpsuit, what happened to my black and orange one?' Then all the memories of the previous fight flooded back to him. 'What happen to Sakura-chan and Sasuke-teme!? Are they okay!?' He rushed to the bathroom to get dressed when he froze in front of the mirror.....

''WHAT THE HECK!!!?!?!!?!?!?!!?''

Sasuke finally decided to get up. After the first high-pitched scream he had woken up and then tried to go back to sleep. When he was just about to fall asleep again he heard yet another yell and he figured he should just give up on sleep. The second he sat up and opened his eyes he immediately noticed something was wrong. Why was he in his old house? Why was he even in Konoha!? He should be dead right now...or at least in prison...

He got up and figured he'd find out later when Anbu came looking for him. He walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower. He ran a hand through his hair as he thought of the previous battle he had with his former blond and pink-haired teammates. He then noticed that his hair seemed a little shorter than he remembered, but soon shrugged it off. He turned to look in the mirror and froze on the spot....

''THE HELL!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?''

(Now all of Konoha is awake and wondering why the hell there's so much screaming at seven in the morning!?)

Sakura stared at herself in shock. Why the hell did she look like she was twelve!? Was she under some type of jutsu? Time travel jutsu! 'How the hell did we end up back in time!?' Her Inner asked after they had come to the conclusion.

'How should I know!' Sakura quickly took her shower and got dressed.

'We had very bad taste in clothing when we were young...' At the comment Sakura looked down at the red dress and green shorts she was wearing. She made a mental note to go shopping for a new outfit when she got the chance. Her thoughts were interrupted, however, by her mother's yell.

''Sakura! Hurry up honey! You don't want to be late! Your getting assigned to your team today!'' Her mother shouted from downstairs. With that, Sakura raced down stairs, gave her mom a hug, and then raced towards the academy.

When Sakura ran into the classroom the only one she saw there Sasuke. 'Early as always...I wonder if he's Sasuke from the future or Sasuke from the past?' She decided that she should probably act like her old self just in case this was the old Sasuke. She walked past his desk smiling brightly. ''Good morning Sasuke-kun!'' She said cheerfully. All she got was a 'Hn' in response. 'Well that doesn't tell me anything since he says that in the future and the past...' She decided to simply keep walking and sat at the desk where Naruto always sat.

Over the course of time more students filed in. The majority of the female population of the class crowded around Sasuke's desk. Sakura rolled her eyes at the sight. Then came Naruto with his arms behind his head and his eyes closed. Some of the students stared at him wondering how he could do that without bumping into anything. Sakura stared at him in confusion. He only started doing that when they turned fourteen...so this must be the Naruto she's used to! Sakura then proceeded to call him over.

Hearing his name being called Naruto opened his eyes and turned to Sakura's direction. Seeing as she was motioning for him to sit by her he quickly walked to the desk and sat down. ''Uhm, Sakura-chan...are you-''

''Yes Naruto, I'm Sakura from the future,'' she whispered to him, causing Naruto to break out into a grin. But the grin soon turned into a frown as he looked in Sasuke's direction.

''What about teme?''

Sakura shrugged, ''I'm not sure...but do you think we should help him anyway?'' Sakura asked staring at the hoard of fangirls surrounding the topic of their conversation.

''Aww why? Can't we just let him suffer?'' Naruto asked with an evil smile on his face. Sakura shook her head and walked over to Sasuke's desk dragging Naruto with her. She then proceeded to violently push her way through the crowd of fangirls, making them glare at her and Naruto. Sakura then sat down next to Sasuke and used her hip to scoot him over (rudely) to make room for Naruto to sit on her other side, so she was in the middle. All of the fangirls gasped and Sasuke stared ahead, only casting them a glance after Sakura scooted him over. Naruto scooted closer to Sakura in fear because he was being glared at by all of those girls since he was the closest to them. Sakura flashed Sasuke a smile and he just continued to ignore her.

Just then, Iruka walked in the door and all of the fangirls rushed to their seats. Iruka walked up to the front of the class and took out some papers. ''Alright class, I guess I'll start by telling which teams you'll be on. Team one is-(blah blah blah)''

Ino leaned forward to Sakura and whispered, ''I wonder who will be on Sasuke-kun's team?''

Sakura then whispered back, ''I bet you 200 ryo that I'll be on his team!'' Ino stared at her in anger but then agreed.

After Iruka named the sixth team Naruto glanced at Sasuke and then leaned to his left to whisper to Sakura. Sakura giggled at the idiotic plan her friend came up with and nodded. The scene caused Sasuke to roll his eyes.

''Alright then'', Iruka continued, ''Team seven will consist of Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno-''

''YEAH!!!'' Naruto interrupted and jumped on the desk causing Sakura to go into a giggle fit and the rest of the class stare at him like he was crazy. Sakura then pulled him back into his seat trying to stifle her laughter. Iruka grunted and continued, ''and Sasuke Uchiha''

''WOOOOOOOT!!!!!! Sakura and Naruto yelled as they both jumped on the desk and started turning in circles, holding hands. This really got people staring. Sasuke stared at them without any real reaction...that is until they pulled him onto the desk too and made him turn in circles with them.

He glared at them...with obvious recognition of who they really were... but didn't try to break away. This, being part of their plan. If this was Sasuke from the past he probably would have just shoved them away and called them losers or annoying.

Okay....now people were really staring. The three people who basically hated each other yesterday...are now holding hands and turning in circles on their desk. But what really shocked the class(and Iruka)was the fact that they got Sasuke to do it! Ino was seething with anger.

Once they got that out of their systems they sat back down. Sakura and Naruto high-fived each other and Sasuke just shook his head with a smirk on his face. Iruka, still trying to get over his shock, stuttered over the last few teams he called out. Nobody ever turned their eyes from team seven. When everybody had their teams and they were about to break for lunch Sakura turned to Ino. ''So where's my 200 ryo?'' Sakura asked innocently. Ino growled and handed her the money. Sakura flashed her a triumphant smile and ran out into the hallway where her team was waiting for her.

Before continuing to go get lunch they waited until the hall was cleared. Once everybody was gone Sakura and Naruto nodded to each other. In a flash Sasuke was slammed against a wall. He didn't even try to dodge it. The two energetic teammates then extended their hands to help their less energetic teammate off the floor. He took their hands and they pulled him up. ''I deserved that...'' He mumbled.

''Is that your way of apologizing? '' Sakura asked, staring at him calmly. He looked to the side so they couldn't see his face, but he nodded. Naruto flashed him a toothy grin and put an arm around Sasuke's shoulders.

''We already forgave a loooooong time ago, teme! We were just waiting for you to actually apologize!'' Sasuke smirked. He almost fell backwards when Sakura gave him a hug. He felt his face heat up a little.

''Mmmm... I missed hugging you. I haven't hugged you in two and half years!''

Naruto pouted, ''Hey! What about me!? You haven't hugged me since yesterday!'' Sakura rolled her eyes and smiled as she pulled Naruto to them so they were in a group hug.

After a peaceful lunch the three 'genin' proceeded to the classroom where they were supposed to meet their new sensei. ''Soooo...do you guys think I should do that eraser prank again?'' Naruto asked. The other two shrugged and sat down. Naruto chalked up the eraser and placed it on top of the door.

They waited a good twenty minutes before their sensei arrived. Kakashi opened the door and with a 'thump' the eraser bounced off his head and onto the floor. Naruto and Sakura snickered and Sasuke smirked. Kakashi glared at them walked into the classroom and up to the front. ''Okay, my first impression of this group is that....your a bunch of idiots.'' Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto sweatdropped.

(Roof of the academy)

''Alright then. Why don't you tell me a bit about yourselves?'' Kakashi asked, looking at the genin sitting on the ground infront of him.

''Like what?'' Naruto asked.

''Hmm...Your likes, dislikes, dreams for the future, hobbies...stuff like that.''

Sakura tilted her head in mock confusion, ''Why don't you introduce yourself first...so we can see how were supposed to do it?''

Kakashi put a hand to his chin. ''Who me? Well my name is Kakashi Hatake, jonin instructor for squad seven. Things I like and things I hate...I don't really feel like telling you that. My dream for the future...never really thought about it. As for my hobbies...I have lots of hobbies...''

The three sweatdropped...'He still only told us his name.'

''Alright, why don't you go first?'' Kakashi asked, pointing to Naruto.

Naruto proudly raised his thumb and pointed to himself. ''My names Naruto Uzumaki! I like instant ramen in a cup, my two best friends who are like my adoptive family-'' At this Sasuke smirked and Sakura smiled. ''-and my two favorite teachers, Iruka-sensei and...somebody else. I dislike the three minutes you have to wait for instant ramen, and my future dream is...TO BE THE GREATEST HOKAGE!!! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody! Somebody IMPORTANT! I also like...pulling pranks'' Kakashi nodded towards Naruto.

'The kyuubi vessel. I've heard from his instructors he's a little prankster...he just confirmed that.

''Alright pinky, your turn.'' Kakashi said looking in Sakura's direction. Sakura's eyebrow twitched at the nickname.

''My name is Sakura Haruno...I like the precious people in my life...I dislike people who call me out of my name.'' She said this while glaring at Kakashi, he just raised an eyebrow in return. ''My dream for the future is to become the best medical ninja in the world and surpass the legendary sannin Tsunade in healing and strength-'' Sasuke and Naruto gave her looks to as if to say: you already did that! Sakura shrugged and kept going. ''My other dream for the future is for...world peace I guess. I don't really have any hobbies...''

'Interesting' Kakashi thought then turned to Sasuke. ''Looks like your up.''

''My name is Sasuke Uchiha...I hate alot of things, sweets in particular. I like...my friends...and my goal is to...restore my clan. I don't think I have any hobbies other then training.''

'Well that's...not what I expected...'

Sakura and Naruto gave Sasuke friendly smiles. He didn't respond.

''Alright then! Meet me at training ground(whatever)at(whenever)tomorrow morning for a survival exercise.'' (We know what happens now. They say they already did stuff like that. He says some stuff...then he tells them that there's at least a sixty-six percent chance that they could fail and blah blah blah...)

The three 'genin' stared at Kakashi in boredom after the dramatic mention of the chance they had at being sent back to the academy. Kakashi sweatdropped at their reaction...or lack there of.

''Why the heck would we be worried about that we have much more important things to worry about! We'll pass your little 'survival exercise' with ease!'' Naruto said as he closed his eyes and put his hands behind his head in triumph. Sakura and Sasuke smirked. Kakashi smirked as well.

''I wouldn't be so cocky if I were you. Being a ninja isn't all fun and games. Your life is always on the-''

''Yaaaawwn!'' Sakura interrupted and stretched her arms. Sasuke felt like laughing and Naruto actually did laugh. Kakashi's eye twitched.

''I'll see you all tomorrow. Oh, and you shouldn't eat breakfast or else you'll puke.''

''Yeah, yeah, just leave already if your going to leave.'' Naruto replied waving him off, making Sakura giggle. Kakashi glared and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

''So just to be clear...were eating breakfast anyway right?'' Naruto asked, the other two nodded.

Sakura suddenly stood up, ''Hey! I wanna teach you guys something!'' They stared at her in confusion. ''Tsunade-shishou taught me how to use telepathy! I think it would be a good way for us to communicate when necessary!'' Sasuke nodded and Naruto jumped up and down in anticipation of learning a new skill.

(An hour later....)

'Using telepathy is fun! Why didn't you teach me sooner Sakura-chan!?'

Sakura shrugged, 'Never thought about it.'

''Anyway,'' Sasuke interrupted their mental conversation, ''I think we should plan how were going to handle Kakashi-sensei.''

''I have an idea!'' Naruto shouted. ''Why don't we come up with a plan so it seems like were attacking him separately when were really using teamwork! We should even act like we hate each other at first!'' His two teammates contemplated the idea. This just got interesting.....

A/N: That's it for the prologue/chapter 1 of 'What Changes'. At the end of each chapter I'm going to say what my favorite part was!

My favorite part was when Naruto and Sakura decided to be even more outrageous then before and instead of just yelling they stood up on the desk and started spinning each other in circles! They even got Sasuke to do it! My friends cracked up when they read that! Here it is again if you forgot what I was talking about and don't feel like scrolling back up!

Subaki's fav. part!:

''Alright then'', Iruka continued, ''Team seven will consist of Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno-''

A/N: After I wrote that I imagined that happening in my head and I swear everybody in my house could hear me laughing like I was crazy. It's funnier if you imagine it and don't just read it! Anyway...thanks for taking time out of your day to read this chapter! I appreciate it!

Review plz! It keeps me motivated!

Arigatou!

Ja ne!

Subaki no Yumo