a/n: Elo! PPL! I'm back again!
Oh yeah, anyone reading this who hasn't rea my other story. This the the sequel to "The Outcast Life"
Chapter One: Different"It's funny that we think that if we were never born nothing would change, but when we get to see it first hand we can't believe this is what it could have been."
Team seven was sitting at the ramen stand having lunch getting to know each other. "So…Naruto, are you from Konoha? I've never seen you around before." Kakashi asked.
Slurping some noodles. "Yeah I am, but I'm not you know….usually around the city." He said smiling. I'm getting better at this lying thing
You still stutter
I said I was getting better not perfect
Pffhh
"So what kind of missions have you done?" Naruto asked. Did they go to the wave country?
"Well—
"Hey forehead girl!" Kiba called out. "Is your brain going to explode anytime soon?" He laughed.
Naruto was sure that Sakura was going to beat the shit out of Kiba for that comment. Instead she looked down, her bangs covering her hair. A small whimper was heard, as if she would cry any minute.
"Sakura…" Kakashi reach his hand out. Her hands slammed on the table she got up and ran into the girls washroom.
What…the…hell? Naruto looked confused. "What's wrong with her?"
"She has…" Trying to find the right words "…self esteem issues." Kakashi finished.
Naruto made a face. Self esteem issues? The Sakura I know has a really big confidence level…
Aren't you forgetting the fact that they have absolutely no memory of you?
Yeah so? Why would that change them? It's not like I gave her the confidence she…use to have
You sure about that?
Yes…why?
You're probably the only person who would never notice how much you can change a person
If you're so smart why don't you just tell me what happened? The memory came back to him.
Flash Back Five Years Ago
A seven year old Sakura was sitting under a tree. "Don't cry….Don't cry…" She whispered to herself.
"Hey, are you alright Sakura?" Asked a blonde.
"I'm….fine." She mumbled. "Just leave me alone!" He sat down in front of her.
"You can tell me you know." Naruto said smiling.
"I told you to just leave me alone!" Sakura screamed. "I don't need you of all people making fun of my forehead!"
Naruto looked at her confused. "Why would I do that? It's just a forehead."
"Everybody makes fun of it!" She protested.
"Like who?" Still confused.
"Chouji." She named one.
"So? Chouji's fat."
"Ino said so too." She mumbled. "And there's nothing wrong with her."
"Her voice sounds like someone strangled a cat." Naruto kindly pointed out.
"Kiba."
"He smells like a dog." Naruto said.
"So you pointed out things that's wrong with everyone." She said grumpily. "What about you?"
"My hair's so bright it might as well glow in the dark." Naruto said laughing. "Nobody's perfect Sakura!" he said running off.
The words ran through her head. Nobody's perfect? ...nobody's perfect...hm…. Sakura smiled. Nobody's perfect! Hell yeah!
End Flash Back
I forgot about that…
No duh.
"Hey, so you're the new kid on their team!" Kiba screamed.
Naruto snapped back to reality, remembering what he said to Sakura. "Yeah wanna make something of it dog boy?"
"What'd you call me?" Kiba yelled pissed off.
Naruto snorted. "For a guy whose part of the Inuzuka clan, you're pretty deaf. Is your sense of smell bad too? Cause if you could smell you're self, you'd probably faint."
There was a huge stress mark on Kiba's head as Naruto smirked. The guy deserved it. "You know what? I don't like your attitude." Kiba growled.
Naruto stood up. "You know what? I don't like dogs much."
Before they could do anything, their senseis stepped in "Naruto." Kakashi said in a firm tone.
"Kiba." Kuernai said in the same type of tone.
"He insulted me!" Kiba said trying to get passed his sensei.
"Then maybe you shouldn't insult my teammate." Naruto said as dangerously as he could sound.
Wow, known only for half a day and he acts like he's known them all his life…nice… Kakashi thought, he smiled under his mask. I think I like this kid…
Kurenai and Kiba left soon after, Sakura had heard everything from behind the crack she was looking through.
She stepped forward and lightly tapped Naruto's shoulder. He spun around so fast, it scared her half to death.
"Yeah, what is it Sakura?" Naruto asked going from pissed off to happy-go-lucky.
"Eh…um..I just…" She looked at her feet like they were the most interesting things in the world. "I just wanted to say…thanks for sticking up for me. Even though you've just known me for like a day." She smiled a nervous smile.
"Nobody's perfect Sakura!" Naruto said happily, then he pointed at a blonde haired, blue eyed girl. coughInocough "Even her, I mean have you ever heard her talk? Makes me admire people that are deaf."
Sakura giggled slightly and smiled. Nobody's perfect… She smiled …You may be right Naruto, You may be right…makes you wish I'd know you sooner…
Naruto looked at the starry night sky, Wonder who else changed…wait a minute if I was like never born then…
He turned to Kakashi, "Hey Kakashi-sensei…I heard that a demon attacked this place twelve years ago, is that true? Never paid attention in history class."
"Yes indeed a demon did attack." Kakashi said. Why would he ask that now? "The Kyuubi attacked, but the fourth Hokage sealed it away in a baby…"
YOU MEAN EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT! Naruto's eyes got as big as dinner plates.
"…after the sealing, the baby disappeared."
Naruto relaxed a little. "What do you mean…disappeared?"
"When the baby turned six-years-old he just…disappeared. Nobody saw much of him, so nobody really knows what he looks like." Naruto relaxed at hearing that. "Then one day, he just disappeared….right Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked, her sensei nodded.
Wait a minute…I was six in that other world …So can I still summon? Do I even have that necklace thingy?... Naruto reached around his neck, it was still there. Shit…that's going to be hard one to explain…
"Interesting…very interesting." He whispered.
"What's so interesting?" Sasuke asked, talking for the first time since he'd introduced himself.
"Huh? Oh, the story…just the story." Naruto said.
Oh yah, that'll fool 'em
Shut. Up.
"Anyways…moving on to a more important note." Kakashi said. "Meet at training are number 9 tomorrow at 8:00 and don't be late."
"Wait a minute Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto half-yelled.
"Yeeees?"
I have to be inconspicuous about this… "Have you guys done any um…missions in the…um….wave country?"
What happened to being inconspicuous?
"Strange you should ask…" Kakashi started.
"Because this jounin named Gai and his team just did that mission and came back yesterday." Sasuke finished.
Naruto laughed nervously. "Oh, um…okay! Well I'll um see yah guys tomorrow!" Naruto ran off. That's right, since I wasn't there to scream at the old man to give us a better mission they never did go, and he'd probably send a more experienced genin for that mission…so…
Do you realize what that means?
Uh…that they never met Zabuza of the mist?
No lord of the idiots, it means they never did the training that you remember and they don't have that battle experience that you have
Does that mean…I'm better than Sasuke? Naruto grinned and jumped up and down, while people thought he was just too giddy about something.
I didn't say---
Who CARES what you didn't say all that matters is that I know stuff that Sasuke doesn't! THIS IS SO SWEET!
Ergg, Get your ego in check boy
a/n: Yeah so, that was my first chapter I hope you guys like. Lol I put it up like 2 weeks early
I had to do a Geography essay, it's like four pages long. I was on a trip for like 5days and I went to Kingston, holiday inn I have to say KICKS ASS, lone star is like the best place to eat (mmm….they got great chicken ).
Oh and NO THIS IS NOT A NARUTO AND SAKURA FICTION I might put maybe some fluff with someone else…but then I tend to change my mind at the last second
So yeah, cya round!
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