The Blonde Unorthodox

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You know that feeling? You know, when you just want to tear you hair out and scream in frustration? That's how "The Show-off, Number One Unpredictable, Noisy Ninja" was feeling right this minute.

In case your still wondering, I'm talking about Uzumaki.

Uzumaki Naruto.

A annoyingly high-pitched "Sasuke!!! Oh Sasuke-kun!!!" reached his ears. He groaned inwardly. Oh dear heavens, Sakura was still at it. Attempting to get Sasuke to go out with her in her outrageous and highly unlikely fantasy that will probably happen in, oh, never.

I reeeeaaaalllllyyyy don't get it. Can't ANYONE tell that he's just a arrogant jerk!!!???!!! No! They don't! The girls only like him because apparently, he's cute and he's a skilled shinobi (unlike their own pathetic selves). And the adults are no better! They only care that he's a fucking Uchiha.

He started grinding his teeth together. Team 7 were almost home after a long, brutal mission in the Land of Rice Fields.

What am I doing here wasting my time?

Flashback:

"Team 7, Uzumaki Naruto," Please, oh please don't pair me up with the Uchiha! All I wish for are useful, good comrades that I will get along with and trust. Naruto silently prayed in his head. "Haruno Sakura," Well, so much for that. He pretended to be all happy and everything like a preteen would while Sakura looked like she'd just been pushed off a cliff. Bitch please, you should be glad you're even standing in my presence. He smirked. "and Uchiha Sasuke."

That smirk quickly turned into a grimace. Of course it had to be him.

Sasuke didn't look all too joyful about it either. But then, when does he ever look happy at all? He sighed as Sakura started gloating to Ino. I feel kinda bad for him. Kinda.

They headed outside for lunch when Iruka sensei was finished with announcing the rest of the genin teams. Naruto headed up to the same spot he went to to eat lunch everyday. The roof. Grinning, he took out the delicious onigiri (rice balls) that he had packed for himself in the morning.

But before he could even take a bite he noticed Sasuke eating his own lunch, alone. Deep inside he was actually glad he met him. They were both facing the cruel reality known as life by themselves. He smiled warmly for if only a brief second, and began to swiftly devour his meal then took off.

The raven haired boy felt like someone was watching him so he looked up. But he didn't catch anything with those sharp eyes of his except for a blond flash. He shook his head. I must be seeing things...

>Meanwhile...<

Naruto arrived in a secluded area and did a few handsigns. ZISHHH! Suddenly he appeared in the unfortunately familiar, dark, (and quite creepy), Anbu ROOT meeting place.

"Danzo."

Said man approached the boy who was currently on one knee, bowing.

"Uzumaki. What was the outcome of the mission? And it's Danzo-sama to you." he said in a cold, hard voice that would make anyone else cower.

"Fuck off old man. And it went swimmingly by the way. You purposely didn't tell me I'd be with Haruno and Uchiha didn't you? I know you've been keeping an eye on the council's desicions." The corner of his mouth in a smirk.

"You little brat, if you weren't the nine-tails jinchuuriki you would've been killed long ago. You're lucky you're even in ROOT. I knew I should've made you undergo the proper shinobi training, you're arrogant emotions will only get in your way." He spat.

Naruto seemed to have flipped a switch and started smiling. Smiling.

"Tch. I couldn't care less. Am I done here? I gathered all the information you would ever need on these weaklings. Do I still have to put on this ridiculous act?" He gestured to himself before performing the hand signs for Dog, Boar, and Ram when a puff of smoke surrounded him.

When the smoke cleared, a tall, lean, stoic, man took the place of the scrawny, slightly chubby, young boy that was just there seconds before. His usually blonde, spiky hair was a bit longer by the sides of his handsome face. And instead of his orange jumpsuit he had the regular ANBU attire with a red fox-like mask up on the side of his head.

"Is that so?" Danzo drew a step closer with the resounding CLACK! of his wooden cane. "Well then give me the information you have recieved so far." Somehow, his gaze seemed to have hardened more than from earlier.

Naruto kept a suspicious eye on him while retrieving a file from behind his back-then held it out to him. Danzo took it and skimmed the contents closely before placing it in his robe.

"Very well then. As for your... request, I suppose that's up to you because it will happen eventually. You will have to remain on that team until you are promoted to jonin, officially. But remember what will happen should you speak of me." The old dog pointed at him.

Inside, Naruto shivered. He knew all too well what would happen. He never ceased to stop thinking about the troublesome seal on his tongue.

"Indeed I do sir, don't worry. They'll figure it sooner or later, we will have to go on missions together and if anything happens, I will have to show my true self. Besides, I'm tired of everybody downsizing me." He merely shrugged.

"Anyway, when do we meet with Hokage sama?" Danzo glared at his subordinate. The Third infuriated him to no end. With his ridiculous Will of Fire and weak ways. Danzo considered this carefully.

It was only a few years ago that Hiruzen found out that Naruto enrolled himself into ROOT. He was almost about ready to kill his former teammate but to no avail. Naruto convinced him to let him go and plus he had no control over what ROOT ANBU did. If it came to that point though the elders would have chided him and took Danzo's side, seeing the jinchuuriki as a weapon and being their cold selves as always.

"Tomorrow. And don't mention him to me like that ever again." He turned around and the CLACK, CLACK, CLACK of his cane came from the darkness that enveloped him.

Damn that always creeps me out. How did Old Man EVER put up with him? Naruto grunted and transformed back into his twelve-year-old self then transported away back to the academy.

>END OF FLASHBACK<

Oh yeah, that's why. He looked up and saw that everyone was staring at him. "What the hell do you guys want?" he snapped. All of their eyes, including sensei's, went wide.

Well, Sasuke's only lasted for a second before, "No need to yell, dobe. You were just too quiet for your own good for awhile." He did that stupid Uchiha smirk again. Gee, didn't know you cared so much Sasuke. Was what Naruto would've liked to say but thought better of it and simply shrugged it off with a "I'm fine."

So they continued on... that is until several shurikens whizzed towards them.