How about everyone is younger? They all know each other, but their past is different and their future is changed by a known evil…
Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke are 3, Itachi's 8, and Naruto still has his parents, because the nine-tailed fox didn't attack… Yet… Dun dun dun…
All the young'uns talk weird 'cause they're 3. Yeahhhh…
This one's a little slow.
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"Naruto-chan!" Aneko, Naruto's older sister yelled looking down at the youngest boy in their clan. "Don't go near there! You know what mother said!"
"But… but… nee-san!" Naruto yelled back as he edged closer and closer to the river. "I just wanna go swim! I'll be cauful! I sweau!"
"Naruto-chan," Aneko said, walking down towards him. So troublesome! She thought. Why couldn't father do this? "Don't you dare take one step in that water, or I'll be forced to use a special Jutsu I just learned on you. You'll make great target practice! Don't you dare move!"
Naruto took a little step backwards, connecting his small foot with the water. Aneko growled. "Naruto-chan, what did I tell you?" She jumped down, Naruto giggling and trying to escape as she grabbed him. "I did warn you didn't I?" Aneko smiled as she picked up her younger brother. "Now I'll have to use you for target practice!"
She raised him above her head with ease and tossed him into the air. He screamed with glee just as she sent a gentle stream of water up to him.
"I told you!" She laughed as she caught him. "Now, what should I do to you?"
"Oh no!" Naruto screeched as she dumped him into the river. She let out a fake (and poorly done) evil cackle.
"I warned you little one," She turned away. "I'm leaving!"
"Aneko! No!" Naruto yelled at her. "No, Aneko! I pwomise! Neveu again!"
She sighed deeply. "Fine…" She walked back and helped him out of the river. At least once or twice a week, this was their routine. They would go to the river, Aneko would take out her usual book, and Naruto walked beside the river. It always ended the same, too. Naruto always got thrown in, one way or another.
"Naruto you little twerp," Aneko joked as she wrapped him up in her towel. "We need to go home now, 'cause your older sister needs to graduate. In fact… I'm late! Oh no! Naruto, this'll be weird for you, but do you want to come with me?"
"Yeahyeahyeahyeah!" Naruto said, jumping up and down in her arms. "Let's go! Fast, fast and faster!" He pointed with him little pudgy finger in the direction of the school.
"Fast?" Aneko asked, raising an eyebrow. "Okay, I'll go fast!"
She gripped Naruto tight and ran, jumping tree to tree in an attempt to make it to the ceremony at least. Naruto laughed, gasped and screamed the whole time. Everything that had to do with ninja's, Naruto just seemed to take a liking to.
"R-Ry-Ryu-se-sensei…" Aneko gasped as she screeched to a halt in front of her sensei. "Sorry… I got caught up in watching my little brother…"
"Yes, I can see that," He said, smiling at Naruto. "Hurry, you, Hiroshi and Yukio are on in three. Just go up, shake people's hands, smile and go off again… Oh, and don't forget this," He handed her a robe. It was peacock blue, which went well with her bright blond hair and her sky blue eyes.
"Thanks," She said. She quickly put Naruto down, muttered, "Stay," And slipped the robe on. "'Kay, c'mon Naruto-chan."
She ran towards Hiroshi, who was the only teammate she could see. "Hiroshi-kun! Hiroshi-kun!" She waved as she ran towards him. "Wh-where's Yukio?"
"Ah, he's somewhere," He pulled out some gum. "You want some? I find it calms my nerves."
"Oh, um, sure, thanks Hiroshi-kun," She took a stick of it and slowly put it in her mouth. "I'm so nervous. I'll laugh so hard if someone trips (I really hope it's not one of us… but…) I hope it's Akio from team 8! He'd deserve it! He's such an as…" She looked down at Naruto in her arms. "Ah… An animal… Yeah…"
"Hey, are we going on yet?" Yukio appeared from behind Aneko and she spun 'round, blushing madly.
"Yu-Yukio-kun!" Aneko said.
Naruto looked up into his sister's face then looked at Yukio. Then back at Aneko. "nee-san," He said. Yukio looked down at Naruto. At first they hated each other, then they slowly became friends. Yukio would take Naruto to the lake and walk over the water with Naruto in his arms (if Aneko had no time to play with Naruto.)
"What, Naruto-chan?" She asked kindly.
"Do you wuff him?" He asked, staring open mouthed at Yukio.
"Na-Naruo-chan!" Aneko squeaked. "Wh-wh…"
"And now, team 7!" An announcer boomed over them. Loud applause pressed their ears as Ryu-sensei yelled, "HURRY!" from behind them. Aneko felt his hand press into her back as he pushed them towards the entrance of the stage.
"Gogyou, Yukio," Ryu-sensei pushed him out onto the stage. "Uzumaki, Aneko," Ryu-sensei pushed her and she followed Yukio. "And Inbijiburu, Hiroshi."
Everyone clapped and Aneko had trouble grabbing the scroll passed to her and shaking hands at the same time with Naruto in her arms. She grunted once and Naruto noticed.
He jumped down, and, holding her robe, walked beside her the rest of the way. There were a few 'awws' in the crowd and when Aneko turned to walk down the stairs, she noticed her mother and father standing up and waving to her. She waved back and picked up Naruto.
"Naruto-chan, father and mother are over there, go sit with them, okay?" Naruto shook his head.
"No, Aneko-nee-san," He pouted. "I wanna sit wiff you!"
"Okay," She waved to her mother and father and gestured that Naruto would be sitting with her. They nodded and she sat beside Yukio and blushed.
He had his mid-back, jet-black hair in a loose ponytail. His robe sat loosely on him as he sprawled comfortably in his chair. "This is taking too long," He mumbled as Aneko sat down.
"I know," Aneko nodded, even though he couldn't see her. "There's 7 more teams to go now."
"Team 8!" The announcer yelled out. Akio walked out first.
"Hey!" Hiroshi hissed to Aneko. "Watch this!"
He became invisible and Aneko had no clue what his intentions were until she felt him push past her. A minute later, just as Akio started walking towards the principal, he tripped. Laughter filled the field and Akio glowed bright red with embarrassment.
Aneko felt Hiroshi push past her again, and he became visible as he sat down.
"Hi-Hiroshi!" Aneko held back her laughter. "Ho… Why did you…?"
"To make your wish come true, m'lady," He did a little bow to her and sat back, copying Yukio, sprawling comfortably in his chair. "Ah, life's fun when one can become invisible."
"I thought it was immature," Yukio drawled. "Really, using up precious Chakra when it could be used for something much, much more important."
"Oh, Gogyou," Hiroshi laughed. "Lighten up. You're just jealous."
"Whatever," He said. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back.
When Aneko noticed Hiroshi glance at her, she shrugged and turned back towards the stage. Team 10 was up, and they all looked pissed off for some strange reason.
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Aneko ran up the walkway to their house as Naruto chased after her.
"I graduated! I graduated! Mother! Father! Guess what? I graduated! I'm so… So…" She spun around twice. "I'm so HAPPY!"
"Weird," Her father laughed. "I would never have guessed."
"No more school at an un-God-ly time in the morning," She breathed in deep. "Oh, Naruto-chan, now you have to go through 12 years of evilness before you're the same age as me to graduate. But, no fear, I'll always be with you! I promise! And I'll help you too!"
"Don't forget about missions, little-miss-graduate," Her mother said. "The missions are the most fun you'll ever have! Believe me, I would do anything to have another mission!"
Hitomi walked through the gate and Aneko ran towards her and scooped her up in her arms. "Uzumaki, Hitomi, you are officially the sister of another graduate!"
"Oh, not another one!" Hitomi said, rolling her eyes sarcastically.
"Yeah, and you're next, then your little brother over there, and we'll all help him reach it, right?"
"Well, duh," Hitomi laughed as Aneko put her down.
"Kids!" Their father yelled. "Bed! Now!"
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"Nii-san!" Sasuke ran towards his brother, tripping in the process. "Nii-san, nii-san!"
"Be careful, Sasuke!" His father shouted from the house. "Just walk. Your brother's not going anywhere!"
Itachi walked to his younger brother and helped him stand up. "Ah, nii-chan, you've got to be more careful. If you're so clumsy, then how do you expect to beat me?"
"Nii-san," Sasuke pouted. "I was just welcoming you!"
"I know, I know, just be more careful," Itachi looked at Sasuke's knee. "Oh, you're bleeding."
"BLEEDING?" Sasuke screeched. "I'M BLEEDING! OKAASAN!"
"Sasuke-chan!" His mother came running out, carrying bandages and such. "Daijoubu Sasuke-chan?"
"He's fine, right nii-chan?" Itachi asked, picking up his younger brother.
"M-Mmhmm," Sasuke mumbled, rubbing his eyes.
"I think he's just tired," His father said from the porch. "I'll take him."
Itachi passed Sasuke to their father and he carried him to his bed.
"Otousan" Sasuke said as his father tucked him in. "When do I start school?"
"Soon, Sasuke," His father took a book from the shelf in the corner and opened it. "Now, from yesterday, where were we?"
Sasuke told him and his father turned to the page and started reading. A few minutes later, Sasuke fell asleep sitting up, his chin droping onto his chest. His father marked the page and closed the book before lying Sasuke down and closing the door just enough for a little bit of light to spill into his room for security.
Before walking to the living room, Sasuke's father turned to look at his sleeping son. His mouth was open a little and he could see that he was already dreaming by the REM. An angel, was his last thought before going to join his oldest son and wife in the living room.
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"Okaasan!" Sakura called from the kitchen entrance. Her mother walked out to see her daughter. She was covered in flowers from the field in their back yard, and she was holding a ring of flowers up. "I made you a halo!"
Her mother smiled and picked up the ring of flowers and put it on her head. She smiled and Sakura practically beamed back. "Okaasan, I found the prettiest flower! I don't want to pick it! Can you come look?"
"Sure, Sakura, just let me put this away," She walked back into the sitting room and put the broom away in the closet.
It's been lonely since her father went away on that mission, Sakura's mother held Sakura's hand as she led her to a spot in the field. He didn't mention what rank it was. I sure hope he'll be safe, and back soon, too.
"Look! Look Okaasan!" Sakura nearly shouted. "Look! It's over here!"
"Don't shout, Sakura," Her mother said as she walked over to a small flower about the size of a thumbtack. "It's so small…"
"Yes, but look!" They both kneeled down. "Look really close… See it has…"
"What are you two doing?" A voice interrupted them. Sakura and her mother turned around. "Why are the two loveliest ladies in the world kneeling by the dirty ground?"
"OTOUSAN!" Sakura screamed. She ran towards her father and he laughed and picked her up, spinning around a couple of times before stopping and hugging his wife.
"Oh, nanikore, Sakura?" Her father asked, gesturing towards the flower on the ground.
"Look, otousan!" She made him kneel with her beside the flower. "Look at how pretty it is!"
"It's very intricate," Sakura looked at her father, confused. "Kawaii."
"Oh," Sakura turned back towards the flower. "Should I just leave it here?"
"Well if you want to, we could press it," Her father said.
"Could you?" Sakura asked, excited once again. "Would it be okay?"
"Of course!" Sakura picked the flower gently and gave it to her father. All three of them walked back to their house and Sakura's father helped Sakura press the flower and then put it in her book that was just overflowing with flowers from years passed.
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Hehe, sorry I added a lot of romanji… I couldn't resist… And this time I know it's all correct, so don't flame or whatever it's called!
Gogyou … The Five Elements. Yukio … Gets What He Wants. His clan uses the five elements (water, fire, earth, air and spirit) to aid them in battle and he gets what he wants when he wants it.
Uzumaki … Whirlpool. Aneko … Older sister. She's the second of the four siblings in the Uzumaki clan.
Inbijiburu … Invisible. Hiroshi … Generous. His clan uses the power of being invisible at will in battle and he's very generous (Note the gum.)
Uchiha is actually spelled/pronounced Uchiwa, by the way. It's weird, I know, but something to do with first and second sounds (I'm learning Japanese in my spare time. It's complicated.) Oh, right, ahem, Uchiha … Fan. Itachi … Weasel. His clan's symbol is a fan, and weasels are generally referred to as evil, villainous or robbers in stories.
I didn't just make those up, by the way.