A/N: I'll be frank, this is not a Harem, Fem!Naruto, Self-Insert or Instant!Super-powered!Naruto fic. Yes I plan to make him strong, but no, he won't be an untouchable, un-killable, killing monster. He will be powerful for his age, but there will be times when he loses or runs away from a fight when he is outmatched, outnumbered or outclassed. There will be a clear and Natural Progression in his skills.
Also, this story will be very different from the usual Canon. For one, Orochimaru is not a traitor. You'll see the rest of the changes as the story goes on.
I'll be trying to maintain a high level of grammar and correctness.
Lastly,
I don't own Naruto, and if I did, nobody would have heard about it cause I would've totally ruined it.
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Blue eyes wide and mouth open in a silent scream of terror, Naruto Uzumaki flattened himself against the rooftop of the building he was on.
The foul smell of death hung in the air, burning through his lungs. He gagged and valiantly tried to push back bile but his body wouldn't have it. He turned to the side and heaved, losing his dinner.
He breathed heavily and let out a few hacking coughs before spitting to clear the rancid taste from his mouth.
It didn't work.
I need to get out of here!
He scrambled to his feet intent on running away but a stubborn and silly part of him couldn't help but take another look.
Their bodies were lying everywhere, strewn about carelessly in pools of their own blood and other bodily fluids. Most of them were of slender build with dark hair and their faces were pale- paler, in death.
A tiny part of him, so tiny that he wasn't really aware of it, was fascinated by the moonlight reflecting off the dark red blood.
He shuddered and took a step back from the edge, and then another, and then another before finally tearing his eyes away from the sight.
He wasn't safe here!
He took all of two steps before running into someone, or more specifically someone's leg.
Looking up from where he'd fallen, he noticed the hair first, dark as the blackest of night, swaying slightly with the wind. The eyes came next, they gleamed red, with a swirling pattern inside.
Naruto's eyes passed over the boy's blank face, fear crawling in his gut.
Drip.
His eyes snapped to the offending sound just in time to see another drop of blood falling from the sleeve of the boy's dress.
Drip.
He stared at the red dot splattered on the roof, before his body tensed in terror and he sprang to his feet with a scream, dashing in the opposite direction.
He almost reached the edge of the roof before the boy flickered to view in front of him.
He skidded, almost slipping, staring at the boy in fright.
His eyes were spinning!
He tried to look away, turn around, even close his eyes but found himself completely unable to move, pinned to the spot-those eyes! They were leaking blood now!
He watched futilely as the world began to shift, gaining an almost orange tinge.
They were drawing him in!
The world around him turned completely red and he began falling.
Somehow he was up in the sky higher than he imagined was possible, falling down at a breakneck speed. He twisted and flailed as he fell, screaming bloody murder.
He was falling too fast!
He struggled to turn in mid air and look down, maybe he could find something to break his fall!
After a few minutes of incessant struggling, he realized his movements were restricted only in one manner.
He wasn't allowed to look down.
Angry tears gathered in his eyes, streaming upwards as he fell, still trying to turn, horrified yet unwilling to accept his fate.
The uncertainty was killing him as surely as the fall would. Not being able to see his coming death, every instant was filled with gnawing fear.
He didn't know how long he fell. It could have been a minute. It could have been an eternity.
Why is it so red?
That was the last coherent thought that passed through his head before darkness claimed him.
He was still falling.
A/N: Yes that was the scene of the Uchiha Massacre. And yes, Itachi used an edited version of the Tsukuyunomi on Naruto to make him think he was falling and falling. Itachi is loyal to the Leaf village in this story. When he saw Naruto on the rooftop, he siezed the opportunity to put the fear of GOD in Naruto and possibly push him harder in the direction of becoming a proficient shinobi. That is why he doesn't torture Naruto too much with his Tsukuyunomi.
Not all Uchihas are dead in this story. Itachi is 13 and he does not kill any uchiha who was younger than him.
This leaves us with only a handful (I think I'll keep the number around 4-5). Most notoriously Sasuke and Izumi Uchiha.
And yes, all of them will be gunning for him.
Naruto is 7 years old.