A/N Hey all,

I decided to abandon my other story... But do not fret! It will be similar to the other one in some ways, very different in others. But if you want that story to continue... THEN WRITE IT! Feel free to contact me (PM) if you want an outline. (I can make multiples if multiple people want one) ORRrrr... You can be creative and make your own! But anyway, on with the story!

Forest near Konoha

Naruto began stumbling in the general direction of Konoha. He was currently reminiscing in the fact that he actually just pulled that off. He had just saved his home from utter destruction by the hand of Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki.

He was extremely drained and exausted from the tremendous fight he just had, he was not worrying about detecting any others around him, thus allowing the form hidding in the shadows behind him to remain undeteced. He eventually made it into the area of Konoha, which was now nothing more then a massive crater, and tumbled down the earthen side of the hole.

He thought he heard an odd noise near the center of the village. It resembled screaming and yelling. Worried that someone else was in danger, he struggled to his feet and looked towards the noise and was utterly shocked at what he saw. Indeed there was screaming and shouting, but not one person in the crowd of people that was running towards him were in distress. The noise he heard was these people, villagers and shinobi alike, shouting his name, cheering for him, praising him for his victory.

This sound struck him on a level that no other could. This moment was what he had been waiting for and his goal in life. To be fully acknowledged by the village.

Now not only do they respect him, but praise him as a hero of the village.

He scanned through the crowd and noticed one particular person of interest. A person that had gone above and beyond with accepting him. She had said... she loved him and sacrificed herself for him. The image of her being impaled to the ground by Pain forcefully reemerged itself in his mind.

'Please never put me through that again,' he thought and looked towards the heavens. It appears as though Irony is indeed a bitch...

Near the top of the crater

The shadowy figure that had been stalking our knucklehead slowly emerged from the shadows of the tree it had been hiding under. His spiraling mask revealed his identity to be none other than Madara Uchiha. He reviewed the information he had gained from Zetsu.

'So him witnessing that girl's death made him go on a rampage, huh?' he thought staring at the girl in question. 'Let us see if it works twice.'

Back with Naruto

Naruto began to shakily walk to meet the crowd rushing over to him. Ignoring everyone else in the crowd he made his way to the shy Hyuuga that caused him so much anguish and happiness. He began to work himself into a jog to be able to embrace her. She was around 50 feet away and was blushing furiously, but still making progress towards him as well. Just as they began closing in on each other, there was a distortion in the reality between them. It revealed to be Madara Uchiha, or to them Tobi, brandishing a kunai facing the indigo-haired teen. He thrust the kunai into her stomach, before disappearing again.

The look in Naruto's eyes began morphing as he processed what just happened. He rushed forward to catch her as she began to fall. Tears began streaming down his face. Hinata's eyes seemed distant, and the light in them began fading. She realized the love of her life was holding her in an embrace. A faint smile crossed her face as her eyes began to close. After a few seconds her body went slack.

The clearing was eeriely silent. No one spoke. No one moved. Slowly Naruto stood with his head facing down. No one could see his face. He turned and walked in the direction of the forest. The only sound that could be heard was the retreating footsteps of the village hero. Everyone in the crowd stood dumbfounded. One minute everything was wonderful and everything was saved, the next everything went to hell.

In the forest

Naruto continued his walk through the forest until he fell to his knees with his head in his hands.

'Why?!' he thought shoving his face further into his hands. 'Why did this have to happen again? It was bad enough the first time. I would have been more than happy to take that blade in her place.' He began to sob too tired for rage to build. 'Kami must really hate me to do this to me... What I would give to try it again... try it all again...'

His silent musings did not go unheard. Truth is Naruto was not hated by Kami, but deeply loved. This is why he was faced with these difficulties.

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... or something like that,' thought Kami. 'I suppose that was overboard though... although he does have an interesting idea. What if he was sent back? He could become so much more... And could rise to defeat Madara... plus I do believe Naruto deserves a break after what he's been through,'

Naruto wretched from his musings by an odd tugging feeling. It wasn't tugging at anything physical... it was almost as if something was tugging... on his soul. His vision began to fade to white, as a bright light formed originating from within him.

He awoke in an alley in Konoha. He had was unsure as to what happened, but about screamed when he realized that he was about 2 feet shorter. He appeared to be around 4.

Confused, he thought back to his earlier monolouge. The realization finally came to him. He had actually traveled back through time. He couldn't believe it. Good things never happened to him. He then had an epiphany.

'I might be able to see Hinata again!' he thought, cheering up considerably. He began to run, but ound himself struggling to do so.

'So I need to retrain my body,' he thought. 'Wait a minute... I have all these years to pick training up where I left off?! By the time I make it to the academy, My power will be about where it was when I defeated Pain. Wait! He doesn't even know I exist! I have all these oppurtunities to redo these things! I can't wait!'

He began to walk towards his home with a menacing grin on his face.
"Shit's goin' down!"

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