An Uzumaki Story

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto ( i don't have the brilliance )...neither do I own any of the characters in this fiction ( lyk i'm dat creative but I'm thinking of creating my own- to test my creative side if I have one that is)

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Kyuubi

Chapter 1

( In Konoha Academy... a few years back )

A spiked-blonde boy stood before a picture of the Fourth Hokage. The Hokage who had died to seal the Fox-Demon unto him. Naruto learned the horrifying truth not too long ago. It's been days since his encounter with Mizuki, and that night had changed Naruto's life, not that anything changed but that night he learned the reason why he's been hated, been alone. He now knew why the adults of Konohakagure gives him blank-cold stares. But therewas one more piece he's longing to get. A piece where his parents are involved.

Naruto has a dream and this dream isn't just a day-to-day dream, he is determined to achieve it no matter what others would say. He's determined to become a Hokage and protect the village from any harm. It's a big dream for others, but to Naruto it's his goal but the people seem to have a different view of it. The adults clearly wouldn't want someone who has a very powerful demon in him -which could break free from Naruto any minute- to have power over them. But then again he doesn't have the brains either. He's smart on his own ways, but he's a total idiot when it came to school.

Naruto once again frowned at the picture, the Third Hokage and Iruka-sensei has once told him that he resembles the Fourth Hokage. He's got the same wild bloned spiky hair, his deep blue eyes and according to the Third Hokage, the Fourth used to flash the same grin that Naruto usually does. Naruto must admit he does look like him, maybe when he grows, the resemblance won't be that far off.

It's the Genin Selection Day and this was something Naruto has been waiting for, which means it was a step forward to his goal. He grinned to himself and continued to walk on the deserted corridor of Konoha Academy. It certainly was the first time he's ever actually early to school.

Naruto held up his hands behind his head and whistled a tune. He stopped short when he heard someone calling out to him.

" Oi! you Naruto-baka" a familiar voice boomed out in the silence.

" Don't you call me stupid! Kiba-yarou" he replied, fuming for being called stupid.

Kiba stopped beside him, " Well, don't expect me to call you smart"

Naruto gave him a look of annoyance. Kiba was a real pain, he wasn't smart but he wasn't dumb either. He always carry a small white fluffy dog. Kiba and him were never good friends, and they are not afraid to show it either.

" What do you want?" Naruto asked cooly.

"I heard a funny rumour, I heard that you passed the Genin Exam a few days ago. It's really funny since you can't even create a whole clone or transform normally." he said laughing.

Naruto's face furrowed, " teme- Don't you start laughing at me like that you Kiba-yarou! That's only because regular bunshin are way below my level and I'm more capable of advanced stuff" Naruto boomed out loudly.

"Watch who you're calling "yarou"! Advanced-my ass! Someone like you can't possibly be "capable of advanced stuff" as how you would likely put it" Kiba replied leveling out Naruto's voice.

As Naruto was about to throw him another outburst, someone came around Kiba and waved at them cheerfully.

" How are you today Naruto? Kiba?" he said tapping Kiba's shoulder.

There was no reply from any of the chafed young ninjas. Both were still glaring at each other with fury in their eyes.

" I assume you both are excited about the selection today, huh?" he asked, still with his cheerful voice trying to calm the tension between the two.

" I was before this idiot came and ruined it" Naruto said still glaring at Kiba.

" Heh! Like I care" Kiba replied back. "baka" he added. Naruto shove a fist at Kiba and received a blow in the head.

" Don't call me baka! teme-yarou!" Naruto said indignantly. .

" I won't call you stupid if you weren't being stupid" Kiba replied angrily. Kiba got back his feet and wrestled Naruto to the ground

Iruka stared at them wrestle in the ground, being a teacher he should put an end to this ruckus but there was no harm to child's play, just as what he is clearly witnessing. Then he heard footsteps coming towards them. He quickly held the two on each of their collars. They both wriggled and struggled from his grasp but he looked at them warily.

" Quit it" he said, his tone made it final. Just as he expected two figures loomed from the corner.

Both the young ninjas stopped and Iruka put them down. " Both of you go to your classes"

Both scowling, they trudged up to their class and sat opposite each other.


It's been for a few minutes and few minutes of sitting down doing nothing is the most crucial way of torture for Naruto. With a loud yawn he stood up and walked out of the room leaving Kiba and some other students.

Walking with his hands on his head. He decided to walk outside just to get some fresh air. It is still early, by Naruto's standards. He gave another yawn and suddenly turned to the door next to him. He heard a man's voice coming from this room just a second ago, curious he pressed his ear to the door and once again heard a deep rousing voice followed by his teacher- Iruka-sensei.

" Since she has passed her Genin exam, I don't see a problem. In a few years she may resume her duties as a ninja but not now, we have pressing problems we must tend to and unfortunately Hinata can't be a genin right now." Naruto heard the man's voice said with not much of emotion to his tone.

" I understand, Hyuuga-sama. All those who have become genins doesn't have to do continue their duties as yet, but it puzzles me, Hyuuga-sama, why Hinata has to go?" Iruka said worriedly.

Naruto pressed his ear harder to the door and listened intently.

" It is not a matter for us to discuss to anyone as the Hyuuga Council has ordered us to keep her safety well at hand." the deep voice replied still with no emotions attached.

" I understand" Iruka said. "Well, good luck Hinata. I hope you'll come back soon" he added. Suprisingly a new voice- soft, quite and familiar- spoke timidly.

" thank you, Iruka-sensei" she said barely audible to Naruto.

Naruto stood up quickly and noiselessly ran as he heard wooden chairs scrape at the other side of the door. He looked around as he rounded the corner, he saw a man come out of the room followed by a girl he knew from his class and then his teacher.

Two girls in front of Naruto came rushing through the door side by side. Each was hurriedly making their way to the classroom.

" You'll lose Ino-pig" a pink haired kunoichi said to the blonde one beside her.

" No way, you're going to beat me Forehead-girl" she replied angrily.

Naruto who was still looking at the trio at the door didn't notice the two ferocious-looking girls running straight at him. When he did, it was already too late, they ran pass him causing him to tumble back slapping the wall behind him.

" Itaii-!" Naruto groaned, rubbing his head, he completely forgot about the trio coming towards this way. Standing up, a man stopped in front of him. Naruto looked up at him, and their eyes met. Surprisingly, the man had a clear-lavender eyes that had no irises on them and just as everyone else only a little different, the man stared at him with the same vengeful eyes. Behind him, the girl in his class, Hinata looked at him and when he caught a glimpse of her, she quickly averted her eyes in front and a flow of red tint covered her cheeks followed by her fingers playfully poking each other.

This didn't go unnoticed by her father, he looked at Naruto then to Hinata and with a different glint in his eyes, he continued on towards to the door. Naruto stared back at them, while as Iruka came and stood beside him.

" Naruto, the class is starting, come on let's go" Iruka said.

Naruto wanted to ask Iruka-sensei about their conversation but then changed his mind since he wasn't exactly sure whether he would want to let his teacher know that he has been eavesdropping on them.


While waiting for their Jounin instructor with his new teammates, Sasuke and Sakura, he thought back at the conversation he overheard earlier that day. Hinata wasn't in the class during the Genin selection. In fact, Iruka-sensei seemed to have had difficulty since a team has been put on hold because it was only a two-man team. They needed a new team member, and much as to Naruto's delight it was Kiba's team. Thinking back on Hinata, she has nothing but nice to him. She has always been soft, quiet and never been the center of attention, or any sort of attention at all. The only way Naruto has ever given her his attention ws when he first saw her. It startled him, her eyes were pale-lavender. There were no irises, but just pale-creamy lavender coloured. He seemed to have stared at her a little too long that day since Naruto hasn't seen anyone who blushed as much as she did. It also amused him to think that there was one girl who doesn't fawn all over Sasuke. But it also got him curious that someone like Hinata seem to try to be invisible as possible when he himself tries his hardest to get noticed and get acknowleged. They seemed to be so different thinking about this.


A few days later, Naruto arrived at the bridge where the official Team 7 would meet. Already Sasuke was there and behind him was Sakura trying her best to get Sasuke's attention. Naruto shot an angry look towards Sasuke, he doesn't have any idea how lucky to have Sakura admiring you, he thought.

Hours have passed and yet there was no sign of their sensei. Naruto trudged up the bridge back and forth.

" Naruto! Will you stop moving! You're making me dizzy!" Sakura eyed him angrily. Sasuke haven't uttered a word during their life-long waiting for their tardy teacher.

"Well, where the heck is he? Isn't he supposed to be a jounin!" Naruto yelled loudly not towards Sakura of course.

"be quiet, you're irri-" Sakura paused in mid-sentence as she heard a trotting sounds coming towards the bridge. Both Naruto and Sasuke glanced back.

Two dark coloured horses was trotting towards them and, they were pulling a rather large carriage behind. Naruto jumped back in surprise as it trotted pass them, he caught a glimpse of who was inside, to his surprise, Hinata sat looking down-spirited along with two other members of the Hyuuga. Naruto stared at the carriage, perplexed. He hasn't seen her after the genin selection day.

A puff of smoke distracted Naruto's thoughta of the day he last saw Hinata which was followed by Sakura's sudden outburst.

" Where were you!" he heard Sakura yell towards the silve-haired jounin instructor, Hatake Kakashi.

" Sorry, guys. I got lost in the road of life" he excused, underneath his mask he wore a grin.

" road of life, my ass!" Sakura continued angrily.

Naruto looked behind and the carriage was already gone.


Hinata has noticed the orange-clad ninja on the bridge and looked away immediately as he glimpse up at the carriage. One of the things she was going to miss was Naruto and his deliberate cheerful outbursts.

Sitting across her, Hyuuga Hiashi noticed the tint of red come up his daughter's cheeks as they passed by the bridge that a certain young blonde ninja was just standing by the side. Naruto, he thought.

Hinata silently worded her goodbye to everyone as the carriage passed by the bridge, she worded a goodbye to Naruto.


Okei, first stop...I'm really sorry to those who have read "Changed Lives". I just changed the title and all and also the fisrt chapter but the plot would still be the same.

Then thank you for those who sent reviews for Changed Lives I really appreciate it.

Also I'll really try my best to finish Chapter 2. But then again bad timing is always on my doorstep.

Well, I guess good luck with the 2nd chapter for me and well stay still...

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