Maryville, Tennessee, May 12, 1929
In Maryville, a young boy is outside his home, sitting on steps. He looks at the sky as the stars shine. He's 10 years old. He has short blond hair, a handsome young face, and he has whiskers scars on both of his cheeks. He continues looking at the sky. Just then, his father comes outside and finds him.
Man: Naruto?
The boy turns around, and sees his father. The boy's name is Naruto Uzumaki the 12th, descendant of Naruto Uzumaki the first. For many years, the Uzumaki and Namikaze family have been living in peace, along with the Hyuga and Uchiha father walks to him.
Man: What are you doing out here, son? It's past 10.
Naruto: I couldn't sleep, dad.
Man: How come?
Naruto: (Looks at him) Well, might if I ask you something?
Man: Sure. (Sits down next to him) What do you want to ask me?
Naruto: Well...you fought in the first world war, right?
Man: Yes. I have. Why?
Naruto: Well, I'm thinking about joining the army, like you did.
Man: (Chuckles) Really?
Naruto: Yeah. You fought the Germans in the first world war. You showed them whose boss, and came back home with a silver star. I want to do the same thing.
Man: Hey. When you get older, you can do anything you want to do, Naruto.
Naruto: Like I said, I want to be join the army, earn ranks and medals.
Man: (Smiles) Now that's a great thought, great thought. You know, I can take you to a military school to help you be a better soldier like me.
Naruto: Yeah. You know, some of my friends from school are thinking the same thing. They want to join the army too. And when the next war starts, we'll be ready.
Man: (Laughs) Alright, slow down, son. Don't you think you should get some sleep first?
Naruto: Yeah. But once I'm done with all of that, I want to open a shop of my own. Get married, have kids of my own, and start a life.
Man: (Smiles) That's my boy.
Naruto smiles back. They both get up and go back inside to go to bed.
The next day
On a playground, Naruto is playing with his friends. His friends' names are Ronald "Red" Daniels, Chuck Walker, Sam Rivers, Nichols, Salvadore Guzzo, Carter Miller, Polonsky, James Patterson, James Ryan, Peter Ryan, Daniel Ryan, Sean Ryan, Joseph Griffin, and Danny Griffin. They all dreamed of being soldiers in the army. Miller wants to be a marine. They all play with wooden guns and pretend to be soldiers. And they act like they're in a battle, with Naruto being the leader. Their parents watch them, and they shake their heads in amusement as they watch their sons pretend to be soldiers.
Naruto: Come on, men! Follow me!
They all yell as they pretend to run into battle. They make gunshot sounds. Daniels looks ahead, and his eyes widen as he sees something.
Daniels: German machine gun! Up ahead!
They all duck into the ground as Daniels makes a machine gun sound. Naruto looks ahead, and imagines a German is firing a machine gun at them.
Naruto: Sal, take that dirty German out!
Sal: I'm on it!
Sal lays as he aims his gun at the German. He makes a bang sound.
Sal: I got him! German gunner down!
Naruto: I see it, Sal. Good work. Alright, team. Let's move in. The Germans' fortress is just ahead. It's time to put their leader down, and end this war once and for all.
All: Yes, sir!
They run through the playground, pretending to run through Berlin. Naruto's parents just smile at the sight. His father imagines his son and his friends being grown-up soldiers and fighting in a war. Naruto pretends to fire at German soldiers. James looks ahead and points.
James: Sir, there he is!
Naruto looks ahead, and sees a poster of the German leader. He smirks. They all walk to the poster and aim their guns at him.
Naruto: Well Hitler, looks like your army has failed.
Daniels: And now, you get yours.
They all aim, and make gunshot sounds. Nichols pushes down the poster. The boys all cheer and raise their weapons in the air. The parents clap for them. Naruto laughs with a smile. He runs to his parents. His father kneels down and holds out his arms to him. He runs to him, and hugs him. He hugs him back.
Naruto: Mom, dad! We got him! We got the leader! We're heroes, we're heroes!
Man: We know, son. We're proud of you. Aren't we, dear?
Woman: Yes, we are.
Naruto looks at his friends, and see that they're hugging their parents too. Naruto has a big feeling that they all will have their dreams soon when they grow up. And when they do become soldiers, they will be heroes in real life. As they celebrate their pretend victory over Germany, a little girl is walking to the playground. She sees Naruto celebrating with his friends. She giggles at the sight, and walks to them.
Naruto: (To Daniels) You know, Ron, you're pretty good, for a four year old.
Daniels: Thanks, Naruto. (Sees the girl) Oh, Naruto. It's Hannah.
Naruto turns around, and sees her. Hannah is a beautiful little girl. She has long black hair, and she has green eyes. She's the same age as Naruto.
Hannah: Hi, Naruto.
Naruto: Hi, Hannah.
Hannah: What are you doing?
Naruto: Me and the guys were just playing soldiers. I wish you saw us earlier. We beat the Germans.
Hannah: (Giggles) You always like to be a hero, don't you?
Naruto: Yeah. And when we grow up, we'll become soldiers, and we'll make sure we'll come home as heroes. Speaking of which. Hey, guys!
His friends all look at him. He points at a big rock by the playground. They all look at it.
Naruto: You see that big rock over there? One day, when we come home as heroes, we're gonna crave our names on it. Our names and ranks. Our towns and homes will see us all as heroes. You're all see someday.
Naruto looks at the sky as the sun. He smiles. His friends look at the sky too. They will all focus on their futures. Whenever they will be soldiers or not, they will take on the future together, like brothers in arms.