To Be Ninja
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A young boy hastily weaved in and out of the crowd walking through the streets of Konoha with a smoked fish in his mouth. Some people yelling after him when he bumped into them. Usually the harsh jeers of the village folk as he passed them would damper his spirits but on this day not even the fish vendor chasing him could get him down, for today was his first day at the ninja academy. The young boy wouldn't have gotten caught so easily but in his haste to get to the academy he got sloppy in his stealth. Luckily what he faltered in stealth that day his speed and street knowledge did not. He was able to gain distance quickly by cutting through streets and vendors until not even his bright yellow hair was visible to his angry pursuer. Not taking chances though the boy darted into an ally surrounded by a building on one side and an old fence on the other.
Cutting into the ally the blonde boy raced near the end of the fence and pulled a loose board out slipping through, but not before he quickly looked around for anyone was watching him. Nodding to himself in confirmation the boy went to the other side of the fence. Once on the other side a yell of frustration caused the small boy to look in the direction of the road he just escaped.
"You BRAT! Once I get your thieving hands I'll cut them off Naruto! Do you hear me!" Came the bellow of what the boy now known as Naruto assumed was the fish vendor. Smiling Naruto finally took the skewer of fish out and taking a bite enjoying the Smokey flavoured meat.
"Heh, that was close but there was no way that fat ass could have caught me" Naruto boasted to himself taking another bite of victory. Turning Naruto looked at the fenced in area that came to his rescue. It was a mostly barren small fenced in area with what appeared to be the remanence of a house. Only two somewhat walls that appeared to have been scorched stood with bits of wood scattered about. To the corner of the property stood a tree growing out of a stump. The tree was young suggesting that it's mother tree was currently the stump in was growing out of. It had a few leafy branches and reached almost a meter over the fence surrounding it. Though young the branches were thick enough to support Naruto's weight as he surveyed some of the streets that would lead him to the ninja academy. Picking a residential route that was almost empty due to its people still sleeping or all ready out in one of the shopping district Naruto made his way to the academy using a much quieter street then the one he was previously on.
While on his walk Naruto allowed his mind to wander and remember how he had first came up upon the abandoned house. It was on his birthday.
.X. Flash Back .X.
"Catch that DEMON"
"Don't let him get away"
"There he is grab him"
It was the day of the Kyuubi Festival. The day that Konoha's beloved Yondaime Hokage had killed the Demon Fox, but also lost his life in the process. In the villagers' mind the spirit of the demon whom murdered their Hokage was transferred into a baby. The evil monster had obviously become the baby. The 3 marks on the babies face which strongly resembled whiskers was all the proof the villagers needed to know the Kyuubi was indeed reincarnated. However the Third Hokage had protected the child, which many villagers, especially in their drunken state saw as a senile old man becoming weak. So weak in fact that that he had issued a law protecting the Kyuubi! Pah! Well today they could get revenge since the Kyuubi was still young and there-for vulnerable.
The villagers had finally managed to corner the 'demon in an ally way and the only escape was behind the mob. At the end of the ally was what looked like a small boy no older 6 with his back pressed against the brick wall, wide eyes searching around him for a way out.
"Please" Pleaded the small child. "Tell me what I did! I'm sorry what ever it was, I won't do it again, just tell me what it was and leave me alone!"
"Ha! Look at that pathetic demon begging for his life!" One village man jeered, a vicious grin adorning his face.
"That evil THING wants us to relive that horror by getting us tell it what it did! WHAT EVILNESS!" A ragtag old women yelled pointing a rolling pin at the child.
Her statement was met with cries of outrage and someone in the crowd yelled to finally kill it which was approved by the rest of the crowed holding up general house hold items or farming tools that could be used to beat the poor boy. The man who had the vicious grin spread across his face threw a bottle at the boy which crashed near Naruto's head. Some of the glass that broke cut into the boys face and with the site of blood like a pack of rabid dogs the group rushed towards the helpless boy. Someone with a broom managed to smack Naruto to the side of his head making him yell out in pain as his vision got a bit blurry the blow had pushed Naruto to the side of the fence where kicks were launched with total abandon at the boy. Naruto managed to duck under one kick aimed at his head but hit the fence behind him and started to craw in-between the adults legs.
In their attempt to hit Naruto the adults did more damage to themselves as they turned and rammed into each other and carelessly whipped the long weapons in their hands and smacking each other around while looking for Naruto. Thinking he could get out in the confusion Naruto stood up to make a run for it which was a mistake as he was suddenly flung back to the fence by a strong push. As Naruto smacked into the fence again he noticed that the board on of the villagers kicked giggled a bit now that it was loose. Naruto looked to the man that had pushed him and remembered him from the one who laughed at him begging for his life. The man's smile was gone but was replaced with an ugly sneer as there was a long cut over his eye that was bleeding down his face. Presumably from one of the villagers weary weapon. The man was holding a steel bar and made his way to Naruto just as he approached the boy someone got shoved in his way, blocking Naruto from his view.
The villagers had apparently started to yell at each other and turn their attention to one another, angry because one had hit the other. Using this moment of distraction Naruto yanked the loose board and jumped through it unnoticed. Mercifully the board fell back into place. Naruto ran ahead and noticed a rather large tree stump with a small tree coming out of it and hid behind it. He could still hear the villagers but didn't dare peak out behind the stump for fear of being seen through the fence.
"HEY WHERE DID HE GO! WHERE DID THAT BASTARD GO!?" One of the villagers, the one with the cut on his eye Naruto assumed.
The rest of the villagers ceased their yelling at each other and instead made sounds of confusion as no one could find him.
"The Bastard used FOX magic to confuse us and escape!" The same man yelled.
"SHHH, Don't say that out loud, you know the law!" One of the villagers warned.
"Bah! That devil tricked us using his evil powers" Another villager stated. "Lets go hunt it out"
With that the mob left leaving Naruto safe but hurt behind the stump. Despite the pain Naruto thought about the comment about fox magic and a law. He stopped thinking about it as his head hurt and despite the pain he smiled and gave the tree a tired hug. "Thanks Tree". Then he collapsed. Partially due to exhaustion and partially due to his wounds.
When Naruto woke most of his flesh injuries were healed but his body still ached. He made a special note of where this area was incase he needed a place to hide seeing as the villagers knew where he lived. Naruto thought of the abandoned lot as his birthday present and the best one at that since it saved his life.
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Naruto smiled grimly remembering that night. After discovering the abandoned lot he had moved some of the discarded junk and rubble into a pile so he could sit in what remained of the house. He usually camped out their if he thought his apartment would be ransacked. He changed his small smile into a full blown grin remembering that he was finally going to become a Ninja. Something he only dreamed of becoming. Arriving in front of the Konoha's Ninja Academy, Naruto brought his fist out and pumped it to the academy. "Just watch Konoha, I'll become the greatest Ninja you've ever had"
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This is my newest project. I have a lot of ideas for this story and it will be one of my greatest writing challenges yet.
This story will have a pairing but it will not be posted yet. I want it to be a surprise. Feel free to take a guess.
To those wondering Naruto would have inherited some of his fathers traits other than looks. I won't say how much but he will be more level headed but still retain his a bit of mischievous goofiness .
Until Next Time. FlowerKat