A/n: So, as I've said before, one of my favorite stories that's supposedly being redone has not been updated for some time ( , it's dead now since the last update happened in 2009 I believe). And I'm kind of getting anxious, thus, the idea of creating this story instead, with a few twist.
First - as the story goes, the plot is simple - make Naruto NOT the only person in the leaf village that is a Jinchurki, that way, he'll have someone he could relate to. I really like the idea, and while I'm sure I'm not the first - nor would I be the last - person with the idea, I kind of wanted to spice things up a little.
As a Jinchurki, what if ALL of them were treated the same way as Naruto and Gaara? And that's the plot I'm going with, throughout the entire season of Naruto. Simple.
Next up, besides Naruto and Gaara, who else would be a Jinchurki? Hinata, Sakura, Ino, and Neji. I have something else in mind with the following people: Shikamaru, Tenten, Matsuri, and Hanabi (she'll come in later). As for Sasuke, he'll still receive the curse mark from Orochimaru, but instead of going rouge, I'll probably keep Sasuke in the village. Which means he'll be Good!Sasuke in my story. Also, with Hinata and Neji sharing the same burden, I'd like to make Neji at least a LITTLE sympathetic towards his cousin. He won't do a complete 180 until his battle with Naruto, of course, but I do want them to share a small bond despite the circumstances. As for Hinata and Hanabi's bond, that's a given - they'll still have their sisterly bond, no matter what Hiashi or any of the Hyuuga members have to say. Speaking of, I decided to make Hiashi not totally evil this time around (or he'll be dead and I'll just have their mother revive. Don't know for sure). He'll probably end up being a little protective of Hinata and Hanabi, but he'll still be strict when he needs to be.
With Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto, I decided to keep Sakura and Ino as friends, as well as Sakura being a sisterly figure towards Naruto. She'll still have her crush on Sasuke, but it won't be as bad, and she won't ignore Naruto completely (nor would she be completely useless. Sorry, I love Sakura, but Jesus, she was bad as a child.). Kakashi would be the teacher he needs to be, but I won't change him too much. You MIGHT see hints of KakashixIruka (if you don't know me by now, then you don't know me at all), so if that offends you in even the tiniest of bit, then don't read this. Hell, if you want to know who I ship and who I don't, read my profile. There is a LONG list of ships on it, and half of them I don't even mention simply because I either don't know about it or I hate it or I like it, but was too lazy to put up there. That being said, PAIRINGS:
NarutoxHinata (fucking DUH)
SakuraxSasuke
ShikamaruxIno
NejixTenten
GaaraxMatsuri
And finally, a pairing that will happen MUCH later on in the story, HanabixKonohamaru. There is a slight chance I might add more, but I don't know for sure. Aside from Kakashi and Iruka's fliration and Asuma and Kurenai's love story, I don't know who else I would add this point.
And that's it. I can't wait to start this story! It's been a minute (FOUR FUCKING YEARS OR MORE!) since I'd last done a Naruto fanfic and honestly, I haven't been caught up to the series as much as I should have. Last I heard, Hinata died from battling Pein (which turned out to be lie, thank god) and I just dropped the series because of that. Time to get back to my roots! (No, Danzo, you can go fuck yourself)
Next Chapter will have the story, I promise, just wanted to clear some things.
JUST RECENTLY ADDED INFORMATION: A thought occurred to me that I'm going to change the background story of mainly Ino and Sakura and how they met. Granted, you'll probably see it on the very first chapter, I just want to explain something.
In this story, Sakura's and Ino's parents are dead, therefore, they'll be in the orphanage along with Naruto. Ino's ability to go into people's minds will still be there, but as for Sakura, she would be in the same place as Naruto - dead last. Mainly because, if I remember correctly, Sakura was more book smarts than she was actually having bloodlines herself, thus, the reasoning why she can perform Ninjustu easier than Naruto. That said, with Sakura being a Jinchurki, she will have no access to any books or scrolls that would allow her to practice becoming a ninja. She'll have a hard time trying to catch up with the rest of her class, like Naruto. That's the only thing I want to clear up in case someone reads the first chapter and gets confused.