Tap...Tap...Tap...
Tap...Tap...Tap...
The heavy rain fell hard against a corrugated metal sheet, being hoisted up by a few pieces of wood and cardboard boxes, it did not provide comfort for the young boy underneath it, but it got the job done, namely keeping the rain from falling onto the young boy.
Tap...Tap...Tap...
Tap...Tap...Tap...
He had a thin sheet of dirt plastered to his skin, his hair - once bright and blond - was now a darker shade and his once electric blue eyes were dim and faded. His skinny body was covered in a large white shirt and a pair of orange shorts. There were no sandals on his muddy feet and, as a result, blisters had sported across his heels and toes.
Tap...Tap...Tap...
Tap...Tap...Tap
Tap...Tap...Ta-CRACK...BOOM
He looked up out of mild interest in what had a caused the sudden noise and saw a flash of light, and then an almost deafening sound.
"Lightning and Thunder..., " he thought.
He looked up at the clouds at where it had come from and wondered, he wondered how it had happened, the lighting strike that is, why it had happened. Was the sky angry? Was it scared? Sad? Maybe it was...
He lost himself in his mind far too often, it was a habit of his, wondering. He wondered about many things, issues far beyond the mental capability of any normal 7-year old. Jiji had always told him it was a good thing. He told him it was the sign of genius. He disagreed.
His vision shifted up a bit and he saw 4 stone faces on an endless mountain looking down upon him, his shelter and the village it currently resided in.
"The Four Hokages..., " He pondered.
He knew stories about them. Books, people around the village, The Library, many sources he found gave him a rough idea of who they were. Leaders. Heroes. Legends. The Fourth was supposedly the strongest of them all. He knew about the terrible Kyuubi Attack 7 years ago, he knew about the destruction it had caused. The shops and businesses it had destroyed. The homes that were decimated. The lives that were lost. And he knew how, like many, how The Fourth proceeded to destroy the mighty beast all on his own, sacrificing his life to protect the village. He was thankful for that.
In all honesty The Fourth had become his favourite Hokage because of one simply reason. Acknowledgement. The very thing he craved. He saw how the villagers' faces would light up when talking about him, the way they praised him, almost worshipped him some could say. And he knew it was because of his amazing feats, his power, his strength, his position as leader of the village. He realised that the only way he would be praised like him, acknowledged like him, would be to gain the same power, that very same strength and that very same position.
"No, " he thought. He would become STRONGER. Much stronger. And then the villagers would have no choice but to acknowledge his strength and make him their leader.
"Naruto Uzumaki...The Next Hokage of Konohagakure... " he imagined, and with that last thought his eyes drooped and the young boy, Naruto Uzumaki, fell asleep.7
A/N: This is my first story and I would really like to know what you think about this first chapter. It's only the prologue but I want to hear some of your thoughts. Please Rate and Review. Thanks!