Konnichiwa minna-san! I'm rather new at this fanfiction business so
you'll have to forgive me for any faults I may make. but for now please be
nice! =b
Disclaimer: It's true, I don't own Naruto. .:sobs:.
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
[ A/N : authors notes ]
Flashback
------- Change of setting or time lapse
Point of View
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Chapter 1 The Beginning of Change
The sun shined was setting in the village of Konoha. The night sky had begun to set in, but it was still bright enough for children to play out in the streets.
"Aaahh! You can't catch me!" shouted a little girl. "Hahaha! We'll have to see about that won't we?" shouted a young boy. The other children began to laugh as they attempted to catch the girl in a game of tag.
Blue eyes gazed wearily upon the children his age. The six-year-old blonde slowly trudged up to the others.
"Hi... uhmmmm... can I play, too?" the blonde boy asked nervously.
The other children frowned. One of them spoke up. "Mommy said that I can't play with you..." The other started talking, too. "Gwandpa said that you're bad and that I can't play with someone like you." Another nodded in agreement. "Go away! Daddy will yell at me if he sees me talking to you!"
The little blonde, who we know as Uzumaki Naruto, sighed. Tears began to form in his eyes. He turned and started to run away on his chubby legs. His small fingers rubbed away the tears that formed in his eyes. He had had bad experiences with other the children. Why would this time be any different?
'Why won't they play with me?' he thought as he ran down the streets, trying to suppress the sobs. The sky began to darken, as the night set into the sky.
As the tears blurred his vision, he accidentally ran into an old, white- haired man with a red stripe on each cheek.
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Jiraiya's POV
It had been a long day. Jiraiya was walking in the streets of Konoha after having done enough his "research" for his stay.
'Hahahaha! This is going to be the best book yet!' he thought as he patted his notebook. He grinned like a madman. Drool came out of his mouth and he flushed as he began to remember the women at the bath house. 'Damn, I should've taken pictures...'
"Sigh. It really was a shame I was caught..." But now, since the women had gotten paranoid – it was fifth time they had caught him this today – maybe he should go to another village or something. He wasn't going to stay in Konoha forever, after all. Now that he had finished most of his research, it was a good enough time as any to leave. But first he would go get some dinner. He figured he'd leave first thing tomorrow morning. The shinobi closed his eyes as he began to think of his travels while walking down the dirt road.
"OoOmpH!" "AcK!"
Two bodies collided with each other and the little blonde boy he ran into fell.
The little blonde got up as he rubbed his side which the two bumped into. "Oww..."
"Oh my gosh! G-g-gomen!" cried the blonde child. He looked up with puffy, red eyes, still a little watery, at the man with wild, white hair and strange, foreign clothing.
Jiraiya chuckled as he replied, "Hahahaha! It's quite alright, but next time watch where you're going okay kid?"
"H-hai!" Naruto looked up somewhat surprised. There was actually someone out there who was kind of nice! He couldn't believe it.
As soon as he looked up, Jiraiya's eyes widened and he recognized Naruto's face instantly. 'Those whisker marks! He's Kyuubi's container! Fourth's son!' Jiraiya thought.
Naruto stared quietly at the man. This was the longest time a grown-up hadn't screeched and yelled "MONSTER!!!" at him. He really didn't understand why they called him that. Whatever it was that made them call him that, he didn't like it.
"My name's Jiraiya. I'm the legendary ninja known far and wide! What's your name kid?"
Naruto stared at curiosity at the old man's strange behavior before he realized he was being spoken to. "Oh! Uhmmm.. It's Uzumaki Naruto."
"Naruto, eh? Say Naruto, are you hungry?" asked the senin. The boy nodded meekly, pondering why Jiraiya hadn't yelled at him yet. "I haven't been here for quite some time... How about you lead me to a nice restaurant, and I'll treat you? What do you say?" Naruto's tummy grumbled loudly. He blushed and nodded quietly, leading Jiraiya to the main part of the village. The shops' bright lights were being lit and flashy signs advertising merchandise could be seen in the shop windows. A small crowd was on the streets, shopping at the stores or just socializing. But Jiraiya cringed as he saw the passersby sneered at Naruto. He was somewhat surprised. The boy seemed to be used to it, even though he would wince once in a while from all the harsh glares. Soon the two arrived to Ichiraku, a ramen stand with white flaps saying its name.
The boy grinned and said, "This is Ichiraku! They make the bestest ramen EVER!" Jiraiya grinned at his comment.
"Say Naruto. What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Oh that's easy! I'm going to be the Hokage! Because everyone likes that old man and if I become Hokage, everyone will like me, too!"
Jiraiya chuckled. 'Poor kid. He's on his own... He's a hero for being able to hold up this long with the Kyuubi in him, but everyone in this village despises him. Even if he's Yodaime's son. Maybe it would be a good idea if I took him with me... Wouldn't hurt.'
"Say, gaki. When we're done here do you want to come and travel with me? I'm leaving tomorrow to see all of the big countries in the east," the senin said. "It'll be fun! I'll teach you new things and even train you to be a great shinobi like me!"
The blue eyed boy was quiet as he thought about it. He had never actually gone anywhere outside of the village before. Maybe it would be fun. "You won't leave me right? And no one's going to be mean to me are they?" The senin chuckled. "Of course I won't leave you! And the people in the other places faaaar away won't know you so they won't be mean. Now come on, we've been standing outside this stand for some time. Why do you order something? Remember, my treat!"
The blue eye boy gazed in wonder at the shinobi before he snapped out of his reverie and smiled widely. The two sat down in the stand as they began to order the ramen.
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It was a few hours later after Jiraiya finished paying the bill. The old man at the counter seemed suspiciously pleased and grinned widely at the money. The legendary senin was rather in a state of shock. How could a small kid like him eat 6 bowls of ramen?! It just didn't add up!
Jiraiya grumbled, "Darn boy. Must love that ramen."
"Huh?"
"Oh! Uhmmm! Nothing! Hahaha... Okay for tomorrow, bring everything you will need to travel, okay? That's like your clothes, some food, and maybe some band-aids if you have any. I'll bring anything else you probably won't have and some other stuff too okay?" He looked down to the little boy.
"Unh!" Naruto responded, enthusiastically. He was going to travel! This was going to be lots of fun!
"Oh yea!" Jiraiya reached into his sack. He pulled out some notes, a few pictures for inspiration [A/N: naughty Jiraiya!], some a gourd of water, and finally some weights. "Ah! Here they are! Here. Put them on in the morning. They'll make you stronger okay?" Jiraiya handed them to the boy. "Wow these are heavy!" exclaimed the blonde.
"Hahaha, just you wait, Naruto, just you wait."
The boy nodded. He took a glimpse at the pictures. "EWWW! You're a pervert! Ero-senin's a pervert!"
'This boy is really something else...' Jiraiya thought as he groaned.
TBC
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YES! Finished! So far at least... Hahahaha please R&R!! Still gotta think of what I plan to do with this fanfic....
Disclaimer: It's true, I don't own Naruto. .:sobs:.
------------------------------
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
[ A/N : authors notes ]
Flashback
------- Change of setting or time lapse
Point of View
------------------------------
Chapter 1 The Beginning of Change
The sun shined was setting in the village of Konoha. The night sky had begun to set in, but it was still bright enough for children to play out in the streets.
"Aaahh! You can't catch me!" shouted a little girl. "Hahaha! We'll have to see about that won't we?" shouted a young boy. The other children began to laugh as they attempted to catch the girl in a game of tag.
Blue eyes gazed wearily upon the children his age. The six-year-old blonde slowly trudged up to the others.
"Hi... uhmmmm... can I play, too?" the blonde boy asked nervously.
The other children frowned. One of them spoke up. "Mommy said that I can't play with you..." The other started talking, too. "Gwandpa said that you're bad and that I can't play with someone like you." Another nodded in agreement. "Go away! Daddy will yell at me if he sees me talking to you!"
The little blonde, who we know as Uzumaki Naruto, sighed. Tears began to form in his eyes. He turned and started to run away on his chubby legs. His small fingers rubbed away the tears that formed in his eyes. He had had bad experiences with other the children. Why would this time be any different?
'Why won't they play with me?' he thought as he ran down the streets, trying to suppress the sobs. The sky began to darken, as the night set into the sky.
As the tears blurred his vision, he accidentally ran into an old, white- haired man with a red stripe on each cheek.
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Jiraiya's POV
It had been a long day. Jiraiya was walking in the streets of Konoha after having done enough his "research" for his stay.
'Hahahaha! This is going to be the best book yet!' he thought as he patted his notebook. He grinned like a madman. Drool came out of his mouth and he flushed as he began to remember the women at the bath house. 'Damn, I should've taken pictures...'
"Sigh. It really was a shame I was caught..." But now, since the women had gotten paranoid – it was fifth time they had caught him this today – maybe he should go to another village or something. He wasn't going to stay in Konoha forever, after all. Now that he had finished most of his research, it was a good enough time as any to leave. But first he would go get some dinner. He figured he'd leave first thing tomorrow morning. The shinobi closed his eyes as he began to think of his travels while walking down the dirt road.
"OoOmpH!" "AcK!"
Two bodies collided with each other and the little blonde boy he ran into fell.
The little blonde got up as he rubbed his side which the two bumped into. "Oww..."
"Oh my gosh! G-g-gomen!" cried the blonde child. He looked up with puffy, red eyes, still a little watery, at the man with wild, white hair and strange, foreign clothing.
Jiraiya chuckled as he replied, "Hahahaha! It's quite alright, but next time watch where you're going okay kid?"
"H-hai!" Naruto looked up somewhat surprised. There was actually someone out there who was kind of nice! He couldn't believe it.
As soon as he looked up, Jiraiya's eyes widened and he recognized Naruto's face instantly. 'Those whisker marks! He's Kyuubi's container! Fourth's son!' Jiraiya thought.
Naruto stared quietly at the man. This was the longest time a grown-up hadn't screeched and yelled "MONSTER!!!" at him. He really didn't understand why they called him that. Whatever it was that made them call him that, he didn't like it.
"My name's Jiraiya. I'm the legendary ninja known far and wide! What's your name kid?"
Naruto stared at curiosity at the old man's strange behavior before he realized he was being spoken to. "Oh! Uhmmm.. It's Uzumaki Naruto."
"Naruto, eh? Say Naruto, are you hungry?" asked the senin. The boy nodded meekly, pondering why Jiraiya hadn't yelled at him yet. "I haven't been here for quite some time... How about you lead me to a nice restaurant, and I'll treat you? What do you say?" Naruto's tummy grumbled loudly. He blushed and nodded quietly, leading Jiraiya to the main part of the village. The shops' bright lights were being lit and flashy signs advertising merchandise could be seen in the shop windows. A small crowd was on the streets, shopping at the stores or just socializing. But Jiraiya cringed as he saw the passersby sneered at Naruto. He was somewhat surprised. The boy seemed to be used to it, even though he would wince once in a while from all the harsh glares. Soon the two arrived to Ichiraku, a ramen stand with white flaps saying its name.
The boy grinned and said, "This is Ichiraku! They make the bestest ramen EVER!" Jiraiya grinned at his comment.
"Say Naruto. What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Oh that's easy! I'm going to be the Hokage! Because everyone likes that old man and if I become Hokage, everyone will like me, too!"
Jiraiya chuckled. 'Poor kid. He's on his own... He's a hero for being able to hold up this long with the Kyuubi in him, but everyone in this village despises him. Even if he's Yodaime's son. Maybe it would be a good idea if I took him with me... Wouldn't hurt.'
"Say, gaki. When we're done here do you want to come and travel with me? I'm leaving tomorrow to see all of the big countries in the east," the senin said. "It'll be fun! I'll teach you new things and even train you to be a great shinobi like me!"
The blue eyed boy was quiet as he thought about it. He had never actually gone anywhere outside of the village before. Maybe it would be fun. "You won't leave me right? And no one's going to be mean to me are they?" The senin chuckled. "Of course I won't leave you! And the people in the other places faaaar away won't know you so they won't be mean. Now come on, we've been standing outside this stand for some time. Why do you order something? Remember, my treat!"
The blue eye boy gazed in wonder at the shinobi before he snapped out of his reverie and smiled widely. The two sat down in the stand as they began to order the ramen.
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It was a few hours later after Jiraiya finished paying the bill. The old man at the counter seemed suspiciously pleased and grinned widely at the money. The legendary senin was rather in a state of shock. How could a small kid like him eat 6 bowls of ramen?! It just didn't add up!
Jiraiya grumbled, "Darn boy. Must love that ramen."
"Huh?"
"Oh! Uhmmm! Nothing! Hahaha... Okay for tomorrow, bring everything you will need to travel, okay? That's like your clothes, some food, and maybe some band-aids if you have any. I'll bring anything else you probably won't have and some other stuff too okay?" He looked down to the little boy.
"Unh!" Naruto responded, enthusiastically. He was going to travel! This was going to be lots of fun!
"Oh yea!" Jiraiya reached into his sack. He pulled out some notes, a few pictures for inspiration [A/N: naughty Jiraiya!], some a gourd of water, and finally some weights. "Ah! Here they are! Here. Put them on in the morning. They'll make you stronger okay?" Jiraiya handed them to the boy. "Wow these are heavy!" exclaimed the blonde.
"Hahaha, just you wait, Naruto, just you wait."
The boy nodded. He took a glimpse at the pictures. "EWWW! You're a pervert! Ero-senin's a pervert!"
'This boy is really something else...' Jiraiya thought as he groaned.
TBC
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YES! Finished! So far at least... Hahahaha please R&R!! Still gotta think of what I plan to do with this fanfic....
