Hey guys, Firestr2 here. This is my first fanfiction ever! Cool, right? Basically, I got to the point where I had read so many different Naruto Fanfictions that I began to have all these ideas pop into my head and as I read more, regardless of how fantastic they are, I found my satisfactory needs not being met. In other words, this is my take on how Naruto should've been written based on my own opinion.

Comments and Reviews are much appreciated! I'm new to this and could really use all the help I can get! So thanks in advance!

A/N: I do not own Naruto, that honor belongs to one Masashi Kishimoto. Again if I did, I would not be writing story as it would already have been made into the manga series and the T.V. series.

Language Key:

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." = Normal dialogue
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." = Flashback normal dialogue

'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu.' = Thought

"Naruto." = Tailed beast/inner voice dialogue
"Naruto." = Tailed beast thought

Chapter 1: A Change of Heart

Konohagakure No Sato

Uzumaki Naruto, just 5 years of age, with blond spiky hair, blue eyes that show his every emotion was walking down the street with the renowned Kami no Shinobi and Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Hey Jiji, why do you always wear those robes and hat that make you look super old?" Asked Naruto in a very innocent manner.

Sarutobi merely chuckled. "I wear these robes because I am the leader of this village, the Hokage as people would call me."

"Is that why everyone looks up to you and respects you?" Questioned Naruto.

"Hmm… I guess you could say that is one reason why I am respected, yes." The Hokage replied

Naruto squinted his eyes together in concentration and after a few seconds of silence, his eyes flew open in excitement as he defiantly declared, "Okay, then I'm gonna become the next Hokage and take that hat right off of your head!" Curious, Sarutobi leaned over Naruto.

"Oh, is that so? Tell me Naruto-kun, why do you wish to be hokage?" As he asked this, he quickly noted how the young boy's bright personality seemed to fall right off of his face as he prepared to answer his grandfather figure.

"Because if I become hokage, then people will begin to respect me and not always give me those cold looks." Naruto timidly replied. "Do you know why everyone seems to hate me?"

Hiruzen frowned, "Naruto, I do not know why you seem to think everyone hates you because I don't see it; I mean after all, if everyone hated you wouldn't that mean that the Ichirakus and I hated you as well? As Hokage, I always have to view the people as my family and treat them as so." He quickly redirected the question so he wouldn't have to hear his surrogate grandson wallow in his sadness.

'I truly wish I could tell you the truth behind their glares, Naruto-kun, but you are not yet old enough to understand. Please forgive this old man's foolish mistakes.'

"Of course not, Jiji! Why would you think that?! You guys are like the family I never had!" Naruto quickly replied to get rid of such unbearable thoughts. Hiruzen laughed before deciding to move on in topic.

"So you want to become Hokage then, do you not?" Sarutobi asked.

"Well duh! Why wouldn't I want to wear such a cool hat all the time? I'll make it so that everyone loves me and then I'll lead the village to greatness!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly.

The Sandaime Hokage thought carefully, knowing that his next words were going to be very important in the development of Naruto's ninja career.

"Well then, I'm going to be honest with you, Naruto. The road to hokage is a very difficult one to travel. You will need to train hard every day, make allies, and earn the love of the villagers. You will also have to be willing to sacrifice anything and everything for the village. Do you think you can do that, Naruto?" As Naruto listened with wide eyes, he grinned in a very fox like manner.

"Heh, bring it Jiji, just you wait, by the time I am done with all of that, I will be the greatest hokage ever!" Hiruzen smiled as a mischievous look appeared in his eye.

"I believe you, Naruto-kun. But first I should enroll you in the academy so you can start on this dream, yes? And while we're at it, let's get you some clothes more befitting of a future hokage." Naruto frowned.

"Hey! What's wrong with orange, old man?" Naruto pointed accusingly as Hiruzen roared with laughter.

"You'll see."