Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, only the ideas that I have planned for this story.
A lone figure slowly walked through the streets of the village. The man looked to be in his later years, having shoulder length white and gray hair. He wore a white cloak with the collar slightly raised, and a light blue sash that was tied at the shoulder and went down. The man went in a slow walk, preferring to stick by the shadows, even thou it was past midnight, and the village seemed to be asleep.
The man had arrived almost 15 minutes ago, and had proceeded to stride through the village, searching for something. He looked around and let out a slow sigh, then turned his head down towards his arms. There, he held a small bundle. It was actually a child, and he seemed to be asleep. The man opened his eyes, which had been strangely enough closed so far. He had blue eyes, layered with a lighter blue color which led to the pupil.
"I wonder if you will have our eyes young one." The man mused to himself, looking down at the child. He adjusted his left hand under the bundle, then moved his right hand and moved the blanket around, revealing the child's face. Much like himself, the child had white hair, but without the gray mixed in. He also had skin that was paler than the regular person, but not nearly pale enough to draw attention to himself.
As if feeling the man's eyes on him, the child slowly opened his own eyes, revealing them to be a a completely white color with no pupil present. The man smiled slightly as he looked at the child, who simply stared back for a few minutes before closing his eyes again.
The man sighed again and continued walking, until he came to an alley that was darkened. The man paused for a minute, then turned and went into the alley. Once he felt he was far along inside, he stopped walking and leaned against the wall, before sitting down. He looked down at the child again.
"I don't know if you understand me or not child, but I have much to tell you and not nearly enough time to say it all." The man paused here, as if thinking what to say next. "Our clan has fallen, as much as it pains me to admit this. Every day our numbers become smaller, and I fear that soon we will be all but gone."
The child opened his eyes, the man's surprise, and looked up at him.
"You must carry our burden with your shoulders child. I hope that when you are older, you will forgive me, and redeem our clan's name." The man paused again and watched the child for a few minutes.
"Young Naruto, in 12 years exactly, you will know of your true heritage…" The man said nothing else. Instead he gently set the child down on the floor and brought his hands up to for the ram seal. What followed was a circle of seals appearing around the two of them, and the sudden crying of a child that no one heard.
12 Years Later.
Naruto sat in the near middle row of the classroom, looking around to the other people. His blue eyes looked around at everyone with a somewhat critical look. His white hair had slightly fallen over his eyes, but not enough to obscure his vision.
Naruto wondered about his white hair. He wondered about his parents and family altogether. He had grown up in an orphanage until he was 6 years old. Then the Hokage himself had offered Naruto to become a ninja, and of course Naruto agreed.
The Hokage had also given him his own place, which Naruto was happy about since he couldn't stand the orphanage anymore. What the Hokage never told Naruto was his past. Like why Naruto had not only snow white hair, but also pale skin.
Naruto had also noticed that he had an easier time learning the chackra based techniques the academy taught. He certainly had an easier time than the other kids. Except for Uchiha Sasuke.
Naruto looked over at the boy in question. He sat towards the edge of the room near a window. He was the last survivor of the Uchiha clan after the clan was gruesomely massacred. The boy had learned all of the techniques that the academy offered with relative ease.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at the boy. He had made it his goal to surpass the Uchiha and take the top spot among his classmates.
The class seemed to be bustling with activity, until the teacher walked in. Naruto looked at the man, Umino Iruka. The man had tanned skin and a scar running across his cheeks and nose. He was one of the few people Naruto cared about.
"Alright everyone, quiet down…" Said Iruka, but the kids continued to make noise. Iruka narrowed his eyes and a twitch appeared on his forehead. Naruto smiled slightly and brought his hands to his ears and blocked them. A few seconds later, Irukas head grew to an unhuman size and his voice seemed to become 5 times louder.
"EVERYONE STOP TALKING AND TAKE A SEAT!"
The class instantly went silent and everyone sat down. A lone "Troublesome" broke the silence, followed by Iruka clearing his throat, his head returning to normal size.
"Now then, since I finally have your attention, I must tell you all that the final exam will be held in a few days." Naruto perked up and started listening. Sasuke turned his head away from the window towards the teacher as well. Whispers started to break through the classroom, before dying down.
"The exams will be held in our classroom, and conducted by myself and Mizuki."
Naruto frowned instantly when he heard that. He never got along with Mizuki. The man seemed somewhat secretive, and looked like he was plotting something. He also happened to have a disliking towards Naruto for some reason and thus never treated him fairly.
"So, with the exam coming along, let us begin our final session…"
Naruto didn't really pay attention anymore. Instead he rested his face on his hand and started thinking about all the possible trials that may come up during the exam. He was confident that he could pass most of them, but he was also slightly nervous about some things, mainly Mizuki. Naruto mentally noted to tell Iruka about Mizukis unfair treatment towards him after the exam.
2 days later.
The class was filled with the students, all waiting anxiously for their turn. In front of the class was a desk, with Iruka and Mizuki sitting behind it. Naruto noticed the many headbands on the table, with the Konoha logo engraved on a metal piece attached to the headband. Naruto imagined himself wearing the piece and smiled to himself.
"Sasuke-kun will be on my team pig, you'll see!"
Narutos thoughts were cut off by a yell. He looked over at the person who made the noise, a pink haired girl with green eyes. Sakura Haruno was her name. Naruto let out a sigh. The girl kept going on about being with Sasuke nearly every day. Sasuke himself never seemed to pay it any mind.
"Oh yeah, sure he will forehead girl" Yelled another girl back, this one having blonde hair with blue eyes. She was Ino Yamanaka, a member of said clan, which was regarded as one of Konohas elite clans.
"Those two, always troublesome." Naruto looked towards the person who spoke. Shikamaru Nara was the person, son of Shikaku Nara, head of the Nara clan.
Naruto looked over the other occupants as well. A boy eating from a bag of chips, another with sun glasses and a high collared jacket. A boy with a dog on his head and a girl with her hair tied in twin buns on either side of her head. Naruto's thoughts were cut off by Iruka.
"Alright everyone, take a seat, we're about to begin." The class settled down and Mizuki took over.
"Now then, the exam should be relatively easy for those who have been practicing. We will be calling you up individually and test your skill in chakra control." Mizuki looked over everyone in the class, however his eyes lingered slightly longer over a certain white haired boy. "Demonstrate what we ask successfully and you will be passed."
Naruto breathed out through his nose and looked over at Sasuke. He was looking through the window, seemingly not paying attention. Sasuke turned his head, as did Naruto, when both boys heard Iruka call a name and one of the students walk to the front.
Naruto sat patiently as he watched the students go by. The exam had started off on a somewhat sour note when the first few students failed. Then came a string of passes and soon enough only a few people remained.
Naruto noted that the children of all the clan heads children, wether they performed well or not, were passed. Sakura had also passed, even thou she came from a civilian family.
"Sasuke Uchiha."
Naruto perked up as he watched the boy approach the table. Much like the clan heads kids before, Sasuke passed the exam. Then came Narutos turn.
He slowly made his way to the desk, the other students all watching him. Naruto quickly scanned the class with his blue eyes, noticing that everyone, including Sasuke, was watching him. He looked back at Iruka , who was about to speak, but was cut off by Mizuki.
"Ah, Naruto, our final student. Create a clone for us if you would" Spoke Mizuki as he looked at Naruto. Naruto on the other hand narrowed his eyes as sweat ran down his forehead. The clone technique was one that he was not too confident in. Mizuki however, sat back with a smug look on his face, as if he read Naruto's thoughts.
Naruto concentrated and formed the necessary hand seal, before a puff of smoke erupted next to him and a clone was created. He quickly looked over and instantly knew that he had failed the exam. The clone had not come out nearly as well as Naruto hoped it would. Instead it seemed to be discolored and sulking, as if extremely exhausted. Naruto quickly looked back at the two instructors.
"I… Let me try again, please." He's request fell on deaf ears as Mizuki spoke before Iruka did.
"I'm sorry Naruto, but an enemy is not going to let you try again. I truly am sorry. You fail."
Naruto stood frozen as Iruka started to protest. It didn't last long as Mizuki quickly started defending his decision. Iruka soon realized that Mizuki would not change his mind and looked at Naruto with regret on his face.
Naruto felt sick. He didn't stay much longer as he slowly turned around and made his way back towards his seat. He's head started to spin slightly as he walked back and all but dropped down onto his chair, and simply sat unmoving.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun."
He turned and looked at the girl sitting across from him on the other half of the stalls in the class. She had blue hair and pale white eyes with no pupils. She was Hinata, The future head of the Hyuga clan. She was also one of the few people Naruto had spoken to before in the class.
He looked away from her, and didn't see a hurt expression come over the girls face. His eyes fell on Mizuki, who was saying something to Iruka. The two exchanged a few more words, then Iruka looked over at the class.
"Congratulations to those who have passed. I want all of you to return to this class tomorrow. We will be going over your genin team assignments as well as your new instructors. Dismissed."
Everyone stood up and started walking out. Naruto watched them go as he sulked in his chair, before finally getting up and leaving as well. He let out a sigh as he ran his hand through his white hair on the way out. He completely missed Mizuki watching him as he left with a slight smile on his face.
A/N: Well hello there readers. I have been having this idea float around in my mind since the last movie came out. I suppose we will see how this goes, and if I can maintain the story. I wanna thank everyone who gives this story a try in advance.