Hey everyone, there's a lot of story's about Ichigo coming to the shinobi world as a teen, but what if he comes as a kid? Stay tuned and find out!

She was gone.

My mother was everything to me. The reason I smiled laughed...she was the center of my world... and I still couldn't protect her.

After that...that thing killed her I couldn't move.

Couldnt speak,couldn't cry,couldn't even look away.

The most messed up part about it was I wanted to die with her...

I know,kinda messed up that a 7 year old would wanna die but I didn't know what else to do...

Why did it have to be her though? She never did anything to cross or hurt anyone. But she was the one that payed... Payed for my mistake.

I WAS THE ONE THAT CHASED THAT LITTLE GIRL...it turned out to be a monster.

Im fully convinced I should have died that day, not her.

Then, a man showed up, seemingly out of no where and called my name.

He asked me if I wanted to leave.

Wanted to never come back.

The man had long black hair with black armor on, and two blazing red eyes.

I remember his name... Madara

I answered yes.

After what happened, I didn't wanna be seen again.

How would I explain it to my sisters.

To my dad.

Then he simply walked up to me put his hand on my head and there was a flash of light.

When I opened my eyes, Madara was gone and I was in the front of a giant gate.

There were two wooden doors in the front with one big painting that resembled a leaf on top of the gate.

Of course, being a kid I walked inside.

That was when two men with animal masks grabbed me.

They started to rattle off questions that I didn't understand.

"WHAT VILLAGE ARE YOU FROM?"

"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?"

Each question confused me more and more.

Then they took me to an old man named the Hokage, who I would later just call the geezer.

Not that I didn't like him, he treated me with nothing but kindness.

He also soon caught on that I had no idea where I was or what was going on.

"Young man, I can feel that you have been through a lot today. May I please ask your name?"

"Ichigo... Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Ahh,Ichigo "number one protector" " he said with a knowing smile.

That was when the tears started to flow again, and I told him my story.

The geezer was defiantly smart.

He didn't coddle me or hug me and tell me it would all be fine. He just let me cry and offered support and kindness.

"Ichigo, I can tell you mean no harm to this village. Do you have any place to stay?"

I just nodded my head from side to side.

"I can set you up quarters but I will need to assign a Jounin to watch over you." He said kindly.

I just looked at him.

"What's a jounin?" I asked.

"That is a high ranking ninja, they protect the village, as well as help keep the peace."

Protect.

That word meant so much to me.

I just had to ask.

"How do I become a jounin?" I asked

The geezer then smiled

"Well my boy, I'll have to sign you on for the academy. And you'll also have to get past genin and chunin ranks. But first I must ask you this Ichigo. Are you willing to protect this village with your life?"

That was when I stopped.

Was I really willing to do this. Risk my life for a bunch of people I didn't even know.

Then I thought back to my mom, and what she did for me.

I never wanted to see anyone go through what I had to, or see what I had to see.

"Yeah,I am."I answered

Thats when my story began.

This is only a small prologue to get things rolling! I know its not the best of starts but I had to start somewhere. Tell me what to work on in the reviews as well as what team you want Ichigo to be on, and what Jounin you want to watch over him. Thanks for reading!