The day his captain had so foolishly sacrificed so much for the sake of peace and the village that he loved so dearly was the day that Naruto Uzumaki's life began to fall apart.
Naught but days after that fateful night he was promoted to squad captain to fill the void left by his captain, Itachi Uchiha.
At the tender age of nine, just a year after becoming a captain, the young blond was once again promoted to ANBU general, placing him in nearly supreme control of Konoha's most elite ninja core, subordinate only to the Hokage himself.
Naruto continued to serve Konoha for another year, taking part in some of the most sensitive missions in the world, and he always delivered. Not a single mission was failed, nor a single man lost when he was present, and as such he very quickly gained a reputation amongst the ANBU (and only the ANBU, as normal ninja were not privy to the going ons of such a secretive unit) for being cunning, ruthlessly efficient, and most of all for being terrifyingly powerful.
But even while reaching the very peaks of strength, possibly even surpassing the Hokage himself in pure combat ability, the young boy's mind had been in turmoil ever since his captain had left the village.
He wondered why. Why had the ANBU not been called to deal with the traitorous Uchiha Clan? Why had the Hokage, a man he had admired and respected, condoned such missteps in logic? Most importantly, why had his beloved captain been so willing to throw away his life and future, all for his comparatively talentless brother?
Naruto had held a very large amount of animosity towards Sasuke Uchiha, consciously or unconsciously is unknown. Regardless of that fact, whenever Naruto came across Sasuke, he couldn't help but think of Itachi, and how he had lost the man he had loved more than anything, in his place this pathetic, talentless boy.
Finally, in the summer of his tenth year, he cracked. He attempted to hand in his resignation, but when it denied, he gathered his things and left in the dead of night.
When it was discovered that he has deserted later that morning a massive man hunt ensued, with nearly every member of the Hunter Corps sent in search of the blond.
However, the search was soon called off when one the most combat capable squads in the corps was utterly decimated. No one in the squad was killed, or even permanently crippled, but the squad reported that they had powerless to stop a mere child.
This compelled the Hokage to not only call off the search, but also to place Naruto in the Bingo Book with an order to flee on sight, the second such order any major village had given for any ninja.
Without anyone trying to impede his progress Naruto peacefully roamed the land for another two years before being contacted by none other than Itachi.
His old captain had requested that he return to Konoha, covertly or otherwise, and protect his younger brother. From whom exactly, the man did not say, though Naruto had some ideas.
The blond didn't enjoy the idea of returning to his home village, especially if it was just to babysit some brat with a chip on his shoulder, but he would have gladly gone to hell and back for his captain, and so we find our hero in Konoha, making preparations to become Sasuke Uchiha's guardian angel.
Haven't even looked at this account in years, but I'm incredibly curious to see what the community thinks of this. Flames will is ignored, constructive criticism is appreciated, and questions will most likely be responded to provided the asker is using an account.
I make no promises as to whether or not I will upload anymore, as I write primarily for myself and a close friend, but if response to this prologue is generally positive then there's a good chance I will upload anything I write.
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