"Naruto!"
Great, mom's yelling. I'm in trouble.
"Naruto Uzumaki, get downstairs this instant!"
I roll out of bed, working up my best "I'm sorry" speech and try my best to look innocent.
"Yes Mom", I say as I walk down the stairs. My mom is sitting at the table, across from Master Iruka. Uh-Oh.
"Naruto", my mom says, her face clearly conveying anger, "Master Iruka tells me you've been disruptive in class, is this true?"
No use lying, I'm stone cold busted.
"I only told a few jokes", I mumble.
This only makes her angrier and I'm fairly sure she's getting ready to blow her stack when Master Iruka comes to my rescue.
"Naruto is by no means a bad student", Master Iruka says, "he's one of the best in his year actually, his only real completion is Sasuke Uchiha. But I am concerned that he tends to joke around in class" he finishes, staring directly at me.
My mother seems both proud and angry and is all set to yell at me as my father walks in.
"Hello Iruka", my dad cheerfully says.
At this Iruka stands up and bows saying, "It is good to see you fourth Hokage-sama".
My dad reddens slightly, he never really got used to everybody bowing.
"Your son", my mother says, "Is goofing off in school". As she directs the words to my father, she's still giving me the evil eye.
"Naruto", my father says sternly, "you and I need a talk.
We walk outside and my father assures Iruka that I will be dealt with. As we walk people from the village wave to my father, we pass two Jonin, Obito Uchiha and "White Fang" Kakashi, two of my father's former students.
"Hello, 4th", says Kakashi
Obito elbows him in the ribs whispering, "Just because he was our old teacher doesn't mean you shouldn't show respect"
At that my father chuckles saying, "Those two will never stop fighting".
As we walk further out of the village my father turns his attention to me.
"Naruto, you know how your pranks anger your mother".
I look down and mumble, "I know"
He looks at me and smiles
"Your mother and I are both very proud of you, you know", he says with conviction, " but you must respect your teachers"
I promise to do so and I mean it, I can't let my father down. I will become a great ninja, just like my father and no one will ever defeat the son of the 4th!
"I was thinking", my father says, "that it was time I taught you teleportation jutsu"
"Really?!" I say
"Of course", he smiles. At that moment I am perfectly happy.
Then I wake up. I am alone in a house by myself. I am an orphan and both of my parents died a long, long time ago. The demon fox laughs inside my soul, his voice cruelly mocking my loneliness.
"Your father is dead Naruto", he laughs, "But you are not alone, for I am always with you"
Then he laughs and laughs in his prison, while my heart breaks for the life I can never have.