"I wonder what Naruto's gonna be like now?" Ino wondered as she looked at her two companions, "with all the rumors going around, I'm sure that he's going to be much different from what we remember." Ino Yamanaka was the heir to the Yamanaka Clan, a clan well known for their mind Jutsu. During the academy days she had been one of Naruto's many detractors, often times making fun of him when he was unable to do something right. After Naruto's heritage had been announced, Ino had felt terrible for the things she had done and said to her fellow blond. She had told herself that from now on she would not judge people, without getting to know them first. "What do you think forehead?" Ino asked as she turned to Sakura.
Sakura did not say anything, however at the mention of Naruto her face turned a bright red.
"I think he's going to be even more troublesome now than he ever was, even more then when we were at the academy," Shikimaru said from where he lay on the grass. Shikimaru Naara was the heir to the Naara clan, like other people from said clan Shikimaru was the definition of lazy genius. It was nearly impossible to get him to do anything, the only people who could make him stop his cloud watching were his mother, Ino and Tsunade. Despite his lazy demeanor Shikimaru was considered to be one of the most intelligent members to ever come out of the Naara clan, it had been that intellect that had allowed him to see that there was more to Naruto then met the eye. Unlike most people in the academy Shikimaru had never really made fun of the blond, whether because it was too troublesome or some other reason was hard to tell. However unlike most the Naara heir had seen the way people looked at Naruto, like he was the worst kind of scum alive and had head the whispers of monster and demon that accompanied him. However it had not been until the Chunin Exams when Naruto used that red chakra, that Shikimaru had been able to place it all together. He was the only person within the Konoha eleven who knew that Naruto was the Jinchurikki for the Kyuubi, having studied up on it after Naruto had used the red chakra during the final Exams. It had been that knowledge more than anything, which had earned Shikimaru's respect.
"He may… be stronger… but he's… still Naruto," Chouji said as he munched on his bag of premium potato chips. Chouji could be considered one of the few friends Naruto had really had at the academy, or at least one of the few people who never made fun of him. Due to members of the Akamichi clan all having larger than average bodies for their jutsu, Chouji had been teased for it. During one of those times Naruto had happened to spot this, and despite not knowing Chouji stood up for him. While they had not done much after school, Naruto had occasionally joined him and Shikimaru a few times to do cloud watching.
"I bet you anything he'll be like his old man," Asuma said as he took a drag of his cigarette. Asuma Sarutobi was the son of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage and Professor. The cigarette smoking Jonin had at one time been a member of the twelve ninja guardians, a group whose job was to protect the Daimyo of Ki No Kuni. He had never really known much about Naruto, other than the pranks that the blond used to pull and drive his old man insane with. However he had been a Chunin under Minato's command, "Back when I was a Chunin…"
"Man I can't stand all this waiting, it's killing me!" Kiba complained rather loudly as he stood with his team. Kiba Inuzuka was the clan heir of the Inuzuka clan, which were known for their using combination attacks with their ninja dogs and enhanced senses. Members of this clan were often joined by members of the Hyuuga and Aburame Clans, in order to form powerful tracking teams. Kiba had been one of those people who stood on both sides of the fence when it came to Naruto, on one hand he had often made fun of the blond for his inadequacies, yet on the other he respected Naruto for the pranks he had been able to pull off. Like most members of his clan, Kiba was very brash and often got himself into trouble for jumping into things head first. However he was also very loyal, and had the same pack mentality that all members of his clan had.
"What do you think Hinata-san?" asked Shino in his monotone voice. Shino Aburame was the heir to the Aburame Clan, a clan that was known for the Kikochu bugs that they carried inside of them and used in battle. Shino had been one of the few people who not only never made fun of Naruto during the academy, but also held some respect for the blond shinobi. Unlike many of his peers, Shino had been observant enough to see how many people made fun of Naruto for some unknown reason that seemed illogical to him. Because of their bugs the Aburame clan was often ostracized, much like Naruto himself was. And even if he did not know why Naruto was made fun of, he still respected the blond for his perseverance and ability to never give up.
"I-I think Th-that N-Naruto-kun w-will be much str-stronger," Hinata stuttered as she poked her fingers together. Hinata Hyuuga was the heiress to the Hyuuga clan, she was a very shy and soft spoken girl. Most considered her to be the anti-Hyuuga, as she was everything they were not, or as Kiba put it 'she did not have a large stick up her ass'. It had been well known that she had a Konoha sized crush on Naruto, during their time at the academy Hinata had memorized where the blond would be and what times he would be there. She would often follow Naruto where ever he went, and was always watching him from the shadows. The past four years since Naruto had been gone, Hinata had made strides to change herself and grow stronger. Though she remained extremely soft spoken.
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