Hey guys! This is my first story here so I hope you guys like it. The updates might be slow sometimes sorry my brain goes on and off. I will appreciate any reviews you give me even the criticizing I know I'm not always the best writer so bear with me. Disclaimer: I would kiss shikamaru if I could, but unfortunately I don't own Naruto. Phooey. Oh and because I'm weird, if you care to read these I'm gonna put a song at the bottom of these notes. I thinks that they're awesome.

Warnings: May be light yaoi later on but who knows. Mentions of character deaths

Word count: 1,054

[Mind speak]

'Thoughts'

"Normal speech"

Well on to the story

World- Five for Fighting

~Pride Equals Vengeance~

-Naruto's POV-

They were gone all of them, everybody I had ever loved. Tsunade had died two years ago, nobody knows quite how it happened but they found her body about fifty miles from the village. Jiraya was killed by pain, and Sakura while healing on the battlefield. Kakashi was killed two months ago during an s-classed mission after being drained of all his chakra and his throat was slit. Sasuke was the most recent, after coming back to the village just a few months before Ba-chan's death Sasuke made it his mission to single handedly wipe out any traitors in the village he was caught by surprise when a child he thought he was defending stabbed him in the back. Out of the Rookie nine only three were left, Shikamaru, Shino, and I. We had to grow up quickly at 17 when the war came, soon after it was over it got worse. With the death of Shikaku, Shikamkaru was assigned the job of head of tactical strategies; Shino was declared head of tracking, and me…. Well let's just say this wasn't how I planned on becoming Hokage. Funny how after all these years I would give it all up just to have one of them.

'All I need to do is go back; I could fix this if I just went back. It wasn't supposed to be this way I know it' I thought to myself 'One more chance that's all I need'

[So Kit, how are you going to do it?] Kurama's deep voice rasped in my head.

[Well as the curious Hokage that we both know I am, I just went wandering around the forbidden scrolls the other day and just so happened to pick one up, completely unaware that it had anything to do with time traveling, and I've been studying ever since.] I responded innocently.

[Cheeky Brat] Chuckled Kurama.

[Second only to you, am I right?] Smirking at the responding growl. Pulling out said scroll I began the preparations', I was going to do this tonight. If the hand signs were complicated then the seals were nearly impossible, but I studied under one of the greatest Seal Masters that ever lived, Pervy- Sage was amazing whether I liked to admit or not. Under his "Careful" tutelage, I mastered in three years what took others decades and kept learning. I always have been a quick study, and yes I do mean study I quite enjoy reading but the librarians weren't much nicer than the other villagers.

I quickly snapped out of my musings. I had to focus, none of my old brashness could seep in, or I would probably end up in great pain rather than back in time, funny how that works huh? No one would disturb me tonight, they were aware that I was taking care of something of great importance, I had six hours of hard work in front of me.

Three hours later the seals were in place and I began the long and tiring process of completing the hand signs, after those were finished I would need to place three drops of my own blood onto the seals then it would be off to the past. To the morning of the bell test that, after all, is where it all started.

-I wanna be a line but it's only a dream-

My eyes fluttered open slowly, not daring to believe that it had actually worked but there around me were those achingly familiar walls. The ones that had sheltered me for much of the first thirteen years of my life.

[Kurama] I called out. No one ever found out for sure if you retained your skills once you have gone back, as you can only go back in your own timeline and revisit a your body from the time.

[I'm here Kit] Kurama replied in his usual bored voice that somehow managed to convey just how much he cared.

[Could you run a scan over my body, just to see exactly what I retained?] I requested [It will be much easier to convince the Hokage if I knew. I only want to tell him only need to know, but my team will know everything, they have to know.] I explained easily. Kurama's agreement seeped through the link. I got up slowly but despite the difference in size I found I was completely comfortable in this smaller body.

[Naruto] Kurama's voice snapped in my mind [Your muscle mass has gone down slightly but only enough to balance out with this body, you should have your usual master level control (thank Kami that got better after sixteen) and your body is limber. As you can tell our link is as strong as ever. I would say all in all you have all of your skill]. I let out a breath of relief.

"I guess it's time to talk with the Hokage" I said out loud, suppressing my chakra to my old level and jumping out the window. Wouldn't want to attract every ninja in the village, would we?

As I walked through the village I tried not to be hurt, I hadn't gotten glares like this since I was sixteen, and I was used to the smiles and waves from the villagers. I sighed slightly and slipped on my old mask, smiling brightly as I walked.

[Why do you protect them so? All they ever did was hate you, hurt you.] Kurama asked slightly.

[They don't know any better Kurama. As Pein and Pervy-sage once told me hate is a circle. Madara hated the village, the village hated me, and most people would hate the village (or at the very least the fourth) But I didn't let myself, I would blame myself, Kami, the wolves, or the trees, but I wouldn't let myself blame them. When I was sixteen and attempting to control you. I had to purge myself of all negative emotion or you would have controlled me, and that got rid of any leftover resentment I help with in me. And you wanna know what I figured out? They didn't truly hate me, they feared me.] I answered truthfully. I felt Kurama sigh in my head.

[Your too good to them Kit.] He responded ending our little conversation. We were at Hokage Tower.