I do not own Naruto, nor do I want to... Way too much pressure for one man.

THEYOUNGPRODIGY

4 Years Old

"Can we go get some ramen Kaa-san?" I asked politely, praying that she would say yes.

Her eyes locked with mine and I instantly knew the answer. They were darting from me to my little sister in her crib, worry clear as day. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun but I can't. Maybe another time?"

"Yes Kaa-san, maybe another time. I'll be on my way now." I said coldly, brushing past Mikoto and out the door. When I was far enough away and out of sight I finally broke down into tears and tore a hole in the wall with my fist. "Dammit! She no longer loves me, just like Tou-san… I see now though what I must do. I will end this abandonment by becoming strong enough that I'll never have to depend on someone again."

A Week Later

I was pounding on a training post over and over again, ignoring the blood running down my arms. My puny arms couldn't lay a dent on the post right now, but I didn't need that. I just need to see how far I can push myself. An hour later my hands were numb and I couldn't move them. Well there's my limit I guess. That was damn good for a four year old, at least I think so. Don't really have anyone I can compare myself to.

Waiting for my hands to regain feeling, which took a good five minutes, I bandaged them up and sat down on the ground. Calming my breathing I began trying to feel chakra in my body. I saw someone doing this the other day and figured if I can't even do that then I'm not cut out for this.

Twenty minutes into it I felt a small pull in my stomach. Excited I tried pulling it out but got nothing. What when wrong? I sat there and meditated more, hoping that feeling would come back. It only took ten minutes this time and I pulled on it, reigning in my emotions. Feeling my chakra run through my body felt amazing, godly even. This… this is what I've been waiting for.

A Few Months Later

A ball of fire came out of my mouth, singing my lips a bit but giving me more satisfaction than pain. I did it. My first offensive jutsu is complete. I beat the previous record by three years, the last record being Shusui Uchiha at age eight.

Making sure it didn't take up too much chakra I used a shunshine on a leaf falling. My chakra was about halfway empty if I can feel that right. My arms in a cross sign I made a bunshin, feeling my chakra take another little toll. Finally I changed my appearance to a chunin I saw earlier today, with a senbon coming out of my mouth to top it all off.

I smiled at my handiwork and slumped down on the grass. "I'm gonna be the strongest." I said with a grin, realizing that I was way ahead of schedule. 'Seems like my plan can start earlier than I thought.'

1 Month Later (Age 5)

I handed the Hokage papers that would allow me to enter the Academy, the only thing needing his permission was a signed permission slip. As he scanned the papers his eyes widened. "Y-You want to join the academy? At age…" I stared at him with slightly narrowed eyes. Not even remembering my birthday? I'll remember his forgetfulness. "Five! This is ridiculous! Give me one good reason why I should let you sign up!"

I henged into him, then swapped with the chair behind me. "As you can see I am more than ready. A young ninja in your service will threaten the other nations and make the Leaf more powerful. Allow me to become an official ninja Hokage-sama." I said smoothly, bowing slightly and hoping that he would sign the papers.

He hesitantly put the pen on the paper and made quick signatures. "Everything you said makes sense, so I'll go ahead and sign the permission slip. Good luck in the academy Naruto-kun." He said with a smile.

I spun around on my heels and walked towards the door. "Luck is for those without skill Hokage-sama, and I have more than enough skill to surpass children a little older than me."

His face fell as he watched me leave him behind. "I need to spend more time with him. He seems… distant."

Two Months Later

I've recently discovered a quicker way to learn. It may be forbidden but with my Sharingan activating recently it wasn't hard to copy just by seeing it. "Kage Bunshin." Two clones of me appeared beside me, leaving me only slightly winded. That'll be better when I'm older, but for now I don't have large enough chakra reserves to make many more copies.

The other two stood at attention, wondering what their specific orders were. "Clone one," I said, pointing to the clone on my left, "you will go to the academy today. I would go but I cannot work on physical training as a clone. Clone two, you will go to the library. Look up anything you can on Fuinjutsu. Go." They shunshined away, leaving me in the training ground staring down two dummies close together. Time to test out my new Taijutsu I picked up with my Sharingan. I'm still so glad I was able to activate it.

Flashback (Two weeks ago)

It was another day of me pounding on a training dummy, making sure my fists were ready for combat at a young age. Just as I punched it, I leaned my head back, dodging a kunai that was about ready to impale my head. Looking up to see who it was I was met with an Uchiha member glaring at me. I simply raised a brow at his attitude. "Why is another clan member attacking me?"

His snarl was louder than it had to be. "Because you are a half Uchiha! You tarry the name of our clan by just being born! Once I'm through with you I'll kill your sister too, even if I have to fight the Kyuubi!"

I sighed. This guy is mentally retarded to think such radical thoughts at the age he is now. "Foolish. What makes you think I'll go down without a fight?" I asked, unwrapping my knuckles from the bandages.

His lips curved up in a creepy half-smile. "That's what I was hoping for! Come at me black sheep of the clan!"

Instead of jumping to his taunt I threw a kunai right towards the right side of his head. He leaned to the side and smiled. As soon as my kunai dug into the tree beside him I substituted with it and stabbed him in his kidney. He cried out in pain and jumped off the tree, holding the side that was stabbed in agony. "You little prick! I'll kill you for this!" He threw three shuriken at me at speeds I wasn't ready for yet. My eyes tried to follow them but they were moving too quickly. Just as they got halfway to me chakra flowed to my eyes instinctively and I could suddenly see the shuriken in slow motion. I dodged to the left and gave him a large smile.

He grew angry at my taunt, and knowing the fatal blow to the kidney would kill him soon he went through hand signs. I copied him, knowing with how much chakra he had left mine would overpower his. "Katon: Gokakyu." Two fireballs clashed against each other, mine slowly dominating his. Soon it was clear I was the victor, and he was burned alive by my jutsu. Seeing him made me sick though so instead of being happy I activated the Sharingan and beating an opponent better than me, I threw up at the sight of his burning corpse. I'm going to have to get used to that.

Academy clone

I walked into the room, all eyes falling on me as I sat down at the nearest chair. One whisper broke out amongst them and soon all of them were trying to figure out why I came in halfway through the year. As soon as the bell rang Kobe-Sensei called for everyone to be quiet, and seeing everyone immediately shut up I knew to follow his orders to the T. "We have a new classmate today everybody. If you would stand up and tell us all your name and age."

I got out of the chair and stared straight at sensei. "My name is Naruto Uchiha Namikaze, age five." Kobe-Sensei did a spit take.

"I didn't know you were the son of the Hokage. It's a pleasure Narut-"

"I want no special treatment. I am merely here to learn and graduate like everyone else. Though I do ask that you allow me to be tested for graduation by the end of this year." I bowed slightly and inwardly smiled. For once my name is actually going to give me something more than an unending loneliness.

He stood up straighter and fixed his glasses. "Of course. Are you sure you will be ready for it though?"

I nodded and stood up straight. "I have mastered the three basic jutsu along with knowing a few more. All I want from the academy is more knowledge of the ninja world."

He coughed awkwardly, not being used to talking to a five year old with such a wide vocabulary. "I see. I'll expect you to get perfect grades these next few months then." I nodded and didn't say another word, sitting down and listening to his lectures. Knowledge truly is power if used in the right ways.

THEYOUNGPRODIGY

I hope you guys enjoyed reading that as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'm going to try and update once a week, more than likely more often than that but I don't want to make any promises. Also I don't care if you review or not, reading my story means enough to me.