Before we become shinobi

Summary: Most of villagers hated Naruto but he still had a loving guardian who went on business trip quite often. After Uchiha massacre, Naruto convinced Sasuke to be his friend and later family. Full summary inside. sasunaru shonenai, not-stupid-naru, OC.

A/N: My idea Naruto is a friendly and class clown type. He will be loud but not stupid. In my story, Naruto will be taught many basic skills by my OC but not a perfect powerful ninja. He is not a genius but he has wisdom and his ninja power is not much above that in the manga. I love smart Naruto but hate god mode Naruto – I hate the power overload type. This story focuses on Natuto and Sasuke bond during academy time. Don't expect and romance/lemon/lame scene (they are still kids) but you can expect some cute scene between both boys because it's shonen-ai after all.

Disclaim: All Naruto characters not belong to me.

Read and review. I can be sway easily, tell me what you want to see if it work well with my main story line, I will put it in.

Character age when this fic started

Shoko = 28 (my OC is 22 when she adopt Naruto)

Naruto = 6

Sasuke = 6 (Itachi is 5 years older than Sasuke)

Iruka = 16 (when Kyuubi attack he is only about 10 or 11 remember? He just gains his chunin rank and becomes academy teacher when Naruto is 7)

Prologue

- Flash back -

"Hokage sama! Please let me taking care of him!" A woman who look younger than 20 years old begged Sandaime. She has short brown hair, Asian skin and amethyst color eyes.

"Of cause, I won't deny your request. He needs someone who will raise him with love and care. Losing both his parent on the day he was born is going to be hard for him. However, his parent identifies must be keeping as a secret to everyone include himself for his safety." An old man voice sounded sad but very serious in the last sentence.

"I understand that much. I think about moving into their house and raise him there. Only few trustworthy people know where their house locates. It shouldn't be any problem or any suspect of his parent."

"You are not Konoha ninja. Your alias is well known in ninja society. No one knows your real identity, but only I, Jiraiya and Kakashi know about your family bond with Minato and Kushina. I must ask you to pose as a civilian who know nothing about Kyuubi and take pity on orphan which is Naruto."

"I can do that! I have enough money to lay low for many years anyway."

After some more talking about the cover up story and the baby condition, young woman leave the hokage tower with the baby being hold lovely in her arm. She went directly to the house that will be her home for as long as this village welcomes her and the boy. When she was there, she stood still in front of the house for quite sometime. The white-cream color 1 story house looks peacefully with green field and some flower plant in the front yard, still the same as the last time she came visit. A lot of memory involved this house came back to her. She tried very hard not to cry out and wake the baby up with her loud and sorrowful voice.

Once she got inside, she walked to the living room. The baby boy started waking up. He didn't cry or scream; only found a hard time to open his eyes. She looks at him with tenderness.

"Welcome home, Naruto. From today, I will love and raise you as my son, my everything. I will teach you every survival skills I know. When the day I have to die for you come, you will be able to live strongly and healthy life alone."

He gave her a tiny smile and moved his body parts in his buddle of silk. His response as if he appreciated her idea made she smile and cry silently; a few tears fell from her eyes.

She promised herself that day was the last day she will cry for losing the persons whom she loved, her family. The past was no longer important to her, only future of him whom her beloved had leaved behind is.

- End Flash Back -

"Why you have to go Shouko-chan. I don't want to be home alone."

A little boy with short spike yellow blond hair, blue eyes and signature whisker marks on his face said pitifully while he griped the ham of Shoko's short modern kimono top. She stopped cutting vegetable and kneed down in front of him, made him lost the grip on her cloth.

"How old are you now, Naruto" She asked him gently.

"I'm 6 now. And I am starting ninja academy tomorrow."

"You're 6 and going to academy this year. Aren't you a big boy?"

"Of cause I am. I can do a lot of thing by my own. I can cook every dish you taught me. I can do my laundry. I know how to take care of our garden. And I already remember the way to go to academy and back home."

"See, you already are a big boy. Now I feel OK to left you at home while I start going on business trip again. You must understand, no work no money. I believe you can take care of yourself and our home alone for a month or 2. Don't worry; I will try to finish the trip as fast as I can. Now, go take a shower or a bath while I make our dinner."

He obeyed her and everything went smoothly after that until bed time. Naruto wanted to sleep in the same bed with her and she allowed it.

In the morning, they walked hand in hand to the ninja academy. Naruto walked slowly because he did not want her to go. He knew she will go far away directly after seeing him off to school. So he walked very slow and very small step to buy his time.

- End of Prologue – TBC -