"SHIT!" The loud cry broke the tranquillity of the surrounding area as a small blonde boy tumbled out of bed realising that he had overslept.

"Stupid alarm!" the boy cried while inspecting the orange alarm clock shaped like a bowl of ramen that had failed to wake him up. "Why did you have to stop working, today of all days?!" Throwing the useless alarm on the floor, the blonde raced around his room in a yellow blur, discarding his pyjamas and replacing them for a pair of skinny black jeans, a black t-shirt and a fitted orange hoodie. After running his fingers through his golden locks and donning a pair of black converses, the boy ran out of his flat, almost knocking an elderly woman off her feet.

"Gomen Monoke-baachan!" The blonde stuttered before once again taking off at full speed.

"NARUTO!!" The elderly woman shouted "What is making you run about like a man possessed?"

"I'M LATE FOR MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL" Naruto yelled in the general direction of his neighbour before disappearing around a corner.

The elderly woman chuckled and entered her own flat next door to the one Naruto had fled from and wondered what his first day at his new school would be like and hoped he would enjoy it there better than at his other school. Sighing, she poured herself a glass of sake and wished the blonde boy luck before downing the drink in one. (A/N Monoke has a saying: "Sake tastes better when drunk in the morning, because that is when you can get really tanked")

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Out of breath, Naruto finally stopped running as he reached the gates of Konoha High. Kneeling over and leaning his weight on his knees, Naruto panted as he tried to regain his breath. Once he had recovered, Naruto fixed a bright smile upon his face that would light up the darkest of nights and sauntered into the building in the general direction of the main office. Despite his desperate attempt at getting to school on time, Naruto realised that he was still quite late. Although he faltered slightly when he thought he would have to enter a lesson late and have everyone stare at him, he continued with renewed energy when he thought that this school was his new chance and couldn't be worse than his previous school.

After getting lost in the schools many hallways a couple of times, Naruto eventually found himself at the desk of the main office. Staring at a computer screen while savagely devouring a pile of sweet dumplings, a woman grunted, acknowledging Naruto's presence with a single finger in the 'just a minute' pose aimed in his direction. Although this irritated Naruto to no end, he bit his lip and held in any insulting remarks. It wouldn't do to get into trouble on his very first day. The woman brushed the sticky crumbs off of her fingers, tapped for a while on her keyboard before standing and walking to Naruto, hand outstretched. "Welcome to Konoha High. My name is Anko, is there anything I can help you with?" Although surprised by her sudden change in character, Naruto barely hesitated in taking Anko's hand into his own and giving a warm handshake. "Hi, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. I'm new here and need to pick up my schedule."

"Ah, yes, I was told we had a new student arriving today. I'll just go get your schedule, hold on one moment." Anko disappeared behind a large filing cabinet before reappearing with a sheet of paper in hand. "As first period is coming to an end, I suggest you just make your way to your second lesson" Anko said to Naruto before sitting back behind her desk and continued in the combined tasks of staring at her computer screen and eating sweet dumplings. Relieved that he wouldn't have to enter a class that had already started, Naruto looked down at his schedule to see which classes he had today.

PERIOD ONE: English, Jiraiya, Rm. 78

PERIOD TWO: Math, Itachi, Rm. 34

BREAK

PERIOD THREE: History, Iruka, Rm. 21

PERIOD FOUR: Science, Orochimaru, Rm. 43

LUNCH

PERIOD FIVE: Health, Tsunade, Rm. 69

PERIOD SIX: Art, Diedara, Rm. 74

PERIOD SEVEN: Gym, Gai, Sports Hall

Naruto pouted when he realised that he had missed English but brightened up when he saw that he had art to look forward to, by far his favourite subject. After asking in what direction room 34 was from Anko and receiving a swift reply, the blonde wandered down the hallway. However, he once again became hopelessly lost in the labyrinth of corridors. After a few minutes, a bell rung. Naruto assumed that this signalled the end of first period and was proved right when a crowd of people suddenly appeared in the once vacant hallway. Realising that he won't be able to find his next lesson without help, Naruto strode towards the first person he saw. He had long brown hair that reached his hips and pale violet eyes that gave the appearance of having no pupils.

Neji Hyuuga looked down at the small blonde boy in front of him and found himself drowning in the endless ocean of the bluest eyes he had ever seen. Snapping out of his trance, he concentrated on listening to what this boy was saying to him.

"Hi, my name's Naruto Uzumaki, I'm new here so I was wondering if you could show me where room 34 is?" Neji, pushing back perverted thoughts that kept creeping into his head when he gazed upon the blonde boy in front of him, maintained a calm exterior as he spoke to Naruto.

"So you have maths with Itachi next?" The blonde nodded enthusiastically in agreement, causing strands of his golden locks to sweep across his face covering his azure eyes for a second before Naruto's soft pink lips puckered up and blew them out of his eyes. Hiding the small dribble of blood that had escaped from his nose, Neji smiled at the blonde before saying, "I have Itachi next as well. I'll take you to the class if you like" Breaking out into the largest smile Neji had ever seen, Naruto hugged the unsuspecting brunette. "Thank you Neji-kun" the blonde yelled.

"Don't mention it" replied the flustered brunette. "So, shall we go?"