Authors Note: Story is from different characters points of view. Pay attention to -(charater name) before each section or you might get confused. I know i change pov alot (sorry about that! i'll be sure to change that in future stories but i like 1st person, so i'll just make each entry longer.) Try to bear with the story, kind of boring at first but i promise it will get better. My first fanfic so some feedback would be awesome. Pleased to say that there is absolutely NO cussing in this story.

Chapter 1: Life in Konoha

-Naruto

The threats were still there: Akatsuki hadn't been destroyed, Sasuke hadn't been captured, and the Bijous were still being mercilessly hunted for their power; and guess whose job it was to stop it all- mine.

After Danzo had been removed from his post as 6th Hokage, I got elected. I should be ecstatic, but being Hokage isn't as amazing as most people think. The village had already acknowledged me as their "savior" and I really didn't want anymore attention than I already had, but I couldn't just step down and leave Tsunade to take care of the whole village; I had to stay put for now.

I walked through the village streets, getting hi's and hey's from the people I was here to protect. Although I don't think he's caught on to me, I can't ignore the way Kakashi-sensei looks at me, almost as if he saw someone else in me, and I have a pretty good idea of who that is.

For now, only the Jounin and higher-ups of the village know about my connection to the 4th Hokage, and some people shun him for sticking the Nine-tails inside his own son, but I don't mind. Really, after thinking it through, I'm actually kind of happy he stuck the Nine-tails inside me. Not only does it give me extra protection, but it kind of never leaves me alone. Now that I think about it, I always had someone with me, although I wouldn't approve of his personality. I'm starting to wonder just how well my father thought this through before he sealed the fox. Many years in advance, I know that much, although he relied on others a little too much- others who are now dead. The 3rd Hokage and the Pervy Sage…

-Sakura

It was obvious how much it hurt him. He could never bring Jiraya back and he always blamed himself for not being there to save him. I have to give him some credit, though; he never stopped chasing his dream of becoming Hokage some day. Naruto… what will you do now?

-Hinata

Naruto had certainly changed from the way he used to be. I still remember our days in the Academy when Naruto was always joking around and not caring what would happen to him. All he wanted was to be recognized back then, now he was striving for more. He had grown into a man, and taught me how to be a woman; I owed him a lot.

Neji had grown too. It seemed like the whole world was changing right before my eyes and I had no way to stop it. Life in Konoha had changed; things had become more complicated than ever before. And Naruto, he had changed the most. Yes, life was no longer simple.

-Kyuubi

I had to get moving. Only 1 more year before Naruto had a choice: a deadly choice to me. How much I hated the 4th Hokage for setting the seal up the way he did; I definitely did not want to see him again. I could never forgive him for sealing me inside this brat and dooming me to this fate. If I could, I'd be out of here in a shot, but that won't happen either. I was stuck inside a boy, doomed to an evil fate, and only I could get myself out of it. Either I help the brat, or I die. I really don't want to do either one.

-Kakashi

Naruto had surpassed the 4th Hokage. It was hard to come to the realization that he wasn't just a kid anymore. Minato would've been proud that his son grew up to be such a great ninja even without the help of parents. Naruto used to be so lost…now he believes in himself and everyone else. Those who guided him through his academy years would have noticed the change even before Naruto had brought down Pain and restored peace to the ninja world. We had a lot to thank him for.

Not surprisingly, Naruto achieved his goal of becoming Hokage and looking at the two of them, it reminds me of Minato and Hiruzen when they were both Hokages working together. Even though most people wouldn't notice it, Naruto and I share an invisible connection. My father, the White Fang, and Naruto's father, the Yellow Flash, were shinobi that had their names forever etched into ninja history for the battles they fought and the things they achieved.

Naruto had done a deed worthy of having his name written into the book of shinobi history, and yet, it doesn't need to be. The villagers would never forget what Naruto did for them, and those eyes of hate will never land on his head again.

-Jiraya

I had done it. I fulfilled the prophecy the old frog had given to me. I had guided the revolutionary- Naruto Uzumaki. He will bring great peace to the world of ninjas, more than any other shinobi in history. And his father, he was proud, no doubt about it. Although, I wonder if he has a trick up his sleeve; he seems just a little too happy when he sees Naruto now…