Naruto : Uchiha : Chapter 2

Konoha

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Present Time

It was a bright day for the village that claimed to hide itself within it's leaves. The sky was filled with spaced clouds, allowing ample free space for the bright shiny sun rays to peer their way through them.

The village itself was in as bright a mood as was it's weather on that fine day. For, it was a happy week for it's inhabitants right now.

The Konoha Shinobi Academy had started it's enrollment process, just like it did every year ever since it's foundation nearly a couple of decades ago.

Every citizen of the village, be it shinobi or civilian was allowed for an admission procedure by the laws laid down by the Shodai Hokage himself.

"Next…" the voice of a chunin sitting on a chair behind a desk spoke into the crowd. Another family with their own little child stepped forward to the table handing her the slip containing their number in line.

"…here you go, fill this form and get it submitted to the Admissions Office by four in the evening." her happy voice instructed the family.

She graced the little one sitting on his father's shoulders with a warm smile. He was too excited to notice, his eyes still stuck on the form while she waved his mother when they started walking away.

"Miss…" a soft and small voice spoke up, her thoughts broken instantly by it in a mere second. Her heart warmed at hearing the soft voice, no doubt coming from a prospective Academy student.

Her eyes landed on the small mop of blonde hair and blue eyes peering over the edge of her table and gazing at her with all the mustered innocence of the world.

His hands being the only thing beside his upper half of his head being visible to her that were kept on the edge. He stood on tiptoes and was looking at the woman with a bitten lip hidden under the table.

Her smile instantly vanished the moment her eyes laid on him and realization dawned on her for the identification of said voice. Her eyes became icy and narrowed in an accusing glare on the blue eyed child on the front edge of her table.

"I want to enroll in the Academy too…" his innocent and soft voice slipped past his lips. Her eyes narrowed in on the blonde mop of hair even more, making him a little nervous from her cold stare.

"Is that right?" she asked a little coldly, the head of said boy bobbing up and down innocently.

"Hai!" he squeaked softly making her frown. She looked down on her small pile of forms before looking around to see that all parents had already taken theirs meaning he was the only one left now.

She gave him a half hearted smile. The boy's nervousness vanished instantly and was replaced by and excited smile.

"I'm sorry boy, but all forms have been given out. You were a bit late…" she lied smoothly, making his smile vanish instantly off his face.

"Oh…" he whispered, obviously saddened by her remark. She peered up from her work and frowned, she felt a little guilty for doing so but it was for the greater good in the end. That was what she told herself and continued on her work to take her mind off of it.

"Umm where can I get one then miss?" his innocent voice spoke up yet again making her let out a sigh and slam her pen down in annoyance. He was startled a bit at her sudden loud action and stumbled on his toes, causing him to stumble back a bit.

"You can't. All forms for this year's admissions have been given out, you came too late. Now go and try again next year." she answered curtly and picked her pen up. She went about her papers, not seeing the small watering eyes or the quivering lip of said boy.

"Thank you for your time miss…" she heard his soft whisper trailing with a small sniffle at the end. She stopped her work momentarily to see him walking out slowly, no doubt in sadness if his little hunched shoulders were any indication.

She bit her lip when she saw him open the metal gates to the Academy and turn around. She wanted to stop him but he had already gone away by then. A sigh slipped past her lips and her hand massaged her temples tiredly.

"Why am I feeling sympathy for him? He is nothing but trouble anyways, just like them…" she thought bitterly, and went back to her work.

The blonde's golden locks shone as bright as the sun itself while he walked down the streets slowly. He wiped his eyes and saw the main entrance for the Academy children in front of him which would open a couple of days from now for all the new admissions.

"But not for me…" he sniffled to himself and walked to the wooden swing in front of said gate slowly.

The swing made soft creaking noises every now and then while his legs waved in the air with each movement he took on the ride. It made him feel a little better, the shade of the tree, the nests of the birds over it chirping loudly.

He loved nature, it always made him feel warm and nice. Especially the garden in his house.

"Kaa-chan see this is where I'll come day after tomorrow to become an awesome shinobi!" his little reprieve was instantly worsened even more so than before when he heard those words.

His longing blue eyes stared at the family with a look akin to that of someone who could just wish for what just could not be his.

Family.

He bit his lip, watching on with that same longing gaze at the boy hunched over his father's shoulders while they all laughed at his expense.

"Yes you're right but first we have to submit your form to the Hokage tomorrow sweetie or you won't be enrolled…" he heard and kept it in the back of his mind for future reference.

"Kaa-chan look the lady at that office gave me an extra form by mistake, what should I do with it?" his voice rang when he walked past the tree where our adorable little blonde sat. The said blonde's ears perked up and a small spark of hope now lingered on in his eyes.

"Throw it away sweetie, it's of no use to you anyways…" his mother told him with a soft giggle. The boy did as his mother had told him and threw it over his head without a second thought.

The slip of paper flew behind the three in the air and the blonde boy's swing stopped abruptly. His blue eyes narrowed in on the slowly flying piece of paper.

Konoha Shinobi Admissions Programme

His eyes widened as soon as he read the words on top of the paper and he was off the swing in an instant. His little feet stumbled a little, but he caught his balance and chased the flying paper for dear life.

He leaned down between his stumbling and nervous steps, swinging his arms around for failed attempts at catching the paper he needed so much right now.

Finally, his fingers stuck on the flying form, his feet slowing down gradually before he was standing in the middle of the empty street all alone, looking at the piece of paper in his little hands with wide eyes.

Konoha Shinobi Admissions Programme

He read the first line again to reassure himself that he really had one. He bit his lips and clutched the form to his chest as if it was made of gold. His eyes clenched in desperation to believe it really was true.

"I've got it, I finally have one. Now I can enroll too!" he thought to himself and ran back towards his house with a small hop in his little steps. Everyone eyes him coldly, with a look that clearly said 'are you stupid?', seeing him clutch a piece of paper to his chest so protectively as if it was his whole life.

But the child could care less, he was far too happy right now to pay attention to these little things at the moment. He had a form to fill and submit to the Hokage tomorrow.