A/N:

Updated: 4.1.13

Okay, so basically I decided to write a story that's dedicated to narsaku fluff and a story that's dedicated to the EofTM plan and 'Road to Ninja'

Things of Importance:

-Rated K+-M for toddler cute!NaruSaku to language later on and MILD innuendos –cough-

-Still debating whether this will be complete AU. In this story there was no war, so all of the Five Great Shinobi nations are at peace and have been since the Eye of the Moon Plan already happened long ago, only that it has already existed for an eternity since Tobi carried on with Madara's plans (I apologize for those, like myself, who haven't caught up with the canon, but I do have a clear gist of what's going on)

-Akatsuki is good. Yes, I've read (spoiled) and watched the latest movie (now that the subs should be out soon). So, they will be making appearances.

-Sasuke doesn't betray the village. Itachi is the leader of Akatsuki

-In the case of this story, Minato and Kizashi knew each other growing up. At the beginning, Minato is Kizashi's right hand man, which means Sakura' s father is Hokage.

More twists/differences will be revealed as the story progresses. Though I love how the plot development is going, updates will be sporadic until mid-May until my second semester as a college freshman is over^^

Hope you enjoy & please review!


One & Three

"No, frog-chan. You have to stay," three year old Naruto admonishes, covering the slimy, wiggly creature with fresh dirt. Mother had said that frogs liked dirt, so Naruto was making sure the frog was happy.

He pats the mound of dirt gently, before smiling to himself. "There," he says proudly.

"Naruto-chan!"

He perks his head up when he hears his mother calling before standing, wandering over to a bush where the pretty flowers grow and then plucking one off.

He rushes towards the direction of his mother's voice as fast as his little legs can carry him.

Naruto loves his mother very much. When she tucks him in for bed at night she sings to him. She plays games by the Academy with him when there's nothing to do. When his father is too busy for him, she takes him there and shows him stories with pictures. When he is sad she wraps him up in a big, comforting hug.

Naruto has decided that his mother is the very best mother in the entire world.

When he finally reaches his mother he presents the pretty flower to her. She takes the flower out of his hand and smiles down at him. Naruto has decided that his mother has the prettiest smile in the world.

"Arigatou." She takes his hand and begins to lead him into the palace. "Do you remember what today is, Naruto-kun?"

The three year old nods excitedly. "It's Special Guest Day!" he exclaims.

She grins down at him. "That's right! And guess what?"

"What?"

"Our guests are here!"

Naruto stops in the middle of the hallway. His mother gives him a concerned look.

Naruto suddenly feels nervous because it finally clicks.

He's about to meet strangers.


The Hokage looms over Naruto, and he has a funny hair color with shades of coral and a big, booming laugh. His wife is standing off to the side. Naruto decides that she is pretty, maybe even as pretty as his mother. Maybe. Just then his sapphire eyes take in the sight of a little bundle cradled in her mother's arms. The Hokage's daughter is two years younger than Naruto, and she's fast asleep against her mother's chest. Naruto decides that he'll further assess her later.

Suddenly the Hokage is kneeling in front of Naruto, a large smile on his face.

"Hello, Naruto-kun. I'm Kizashi."

Naruto realizes with a sinking feeling that if he's going to act like a big boy like his father encourages him to, he should probably step out from behind his mother's leg.

So he does. It's scary.

"Hi."

"I hear you've been training to become a ninja."

Naruto nods. He had managed to study and master most of his chakra months ago.

"There are very talented shinobi in your family. If you practice hard enough, I'm sure you'll be very powerful. Perhaps become Hokage like me, one day," the Yondaime offers him another smile before standing back up.

Naruto decides that the Hokage isn't so scary. And that maybe being Hokage would be nice.

Mother has told Naruto that when he grows up, he should love and care for the people of his village because one day he may be the one to lead them.

Naruto thinks it's a good enough reason.

Naruto notices that the Hokage's daughter (her name is Sakura, he learns) likes to giggle a lot. He determines that she has a huge forehead for a girl. And she also has pink hair. What a pretty color! She sits calmly through dinner, only occasionally refusing the food that her mother offers her. She smiles a lot too, he notices.

Naruto decides that she is nice. Because of her smile, it makes him feel happy. Maybe he could convince mother and father to adopt Sakura. Then he wouldn't be alone.

After wandering around in his back yard for well over an hour, Naruto walks back to the nursery to find Sakura playing with blocks.

"Naru!" Sakura squeals happily when she sees him. "Pway!"

Naruto sits down in front of her, gently taking the red block out of her hands and stacking it with the others. He glances up to see a pair of big green eyes inspected the red blocks with curiosity (hers are yellow). Sakura scoots towards them a bit before reaching out to inspect a red block.

"Saku-chan nnnnnnnoooooo!" Naruto screams at the top of his lungs. He grabs one of her blocks and smacks Sakura's arm with it.

The pink-haired girl promptly bursts into tears.

Naruto suddenly feels bad. He didn't mean to hurt Sakura. He shows concern for the crying girl, but Naruto is a big boy. He can handle the situation.

Mother always hugs Naruto when he's upset, so he decides that if he hugs Sakura, she'll stop crying too.

So he does.

He stands up, steps over to the crying girl and wraps his arms around her.

The girl stills. She shoves him away with surprising strength, an affronted look on her face.

Naruto lands on his butt.

However, he notices that her tears have dried up, so maybe his hug did the trick.

Sakura picks up one of her yellow blocks and flings it at him. It hits him squarely on the forehead.

She giggles.

Naruto decides that he doesn't like Sakura very much. He won't ask mother and father to adopt Sakura after all.