A/n. This is my first story. It probably sucks. Hopefully you still get a kick out of reading it though. I don't like the bashing of characters and will probably stick to the canon until my point of divergence. Oh btw this will be NaruSaku, eventually.

Disclaimer: I don't Own Naruto and I Never will. DON'T SUE ME PLEASSE!?!

Tales of An Uzumaki-Chapter One

It had been a long time since the stares got to Naruto. The stares and glares he couldn't quite wrap his head around. Well, except for the hate, he got the gist of that pretty well. But even though they hated him, he loved them. Sometimes, like as he was getting beat down by a pair of crying women, he wondered why.

But eventually they left him alone. Soon his injuries were healed and the pain was gone, the physical pain at least. Except for gramps no one had ever said or did anything nice to him. At 5 years old, he was already determined to be Hokage. If they didn't care for him now, if he was Hokage, they'd have to. He'd have everyone's respect and no one would be able to beat him. No one would die, and he would protect everyone, even at the cost of his own life. Just like the 4th.

Today though he had simpler aspirations. To make a friend. Everyone his age so far has either been carried of by they're parents or been mean to him. So he decided a change of strategy was in order. And then he saw her. The most beautiful girl with the most uniquely, wondrous, pink hair, with green eyes that just begged to be loved. Right now, though she was getting bullied because of her gorgeous forehead.

"Well forehead girl, whatcha gonna do now" the ringleader said. Meanwhile, the Pink-haired girl was sobbing and hesitantly replied "Just leaveee, me alone!"

By then Naruto had had enough. He'd only just started at the Academy and only knew a few basic taijutsu moves that he had to teach himself. Yet he felt strength in the fact that he was protecting her. "Leave her alone!" he growled.

One of the three answered "Oh and who would you be to tell me what to do?"

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to be Hokage one day, believe it!" raged Naruto

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"Oh really, well Naruto, after I finish you off, I'm going to take care of your girlfriend here." explained the ringleader.

"Over my dead body" said Naruto as he charged. For a few seconds time slowed down, as he cocked back his punch and hit the guy straight in the nose. Blood came out but he put himself in a bad position as one of the other two came up under his guard and knocked the wind out of him with a brutal punch. Naruto was then knocked down by a sweeping kick by the second boy. As the ringleader got back up and slammed his heel into Naruto's face, thing's were looking grim for our hero.

"That will teach you to mess with the Crazed Weasel's" Said the leader.

Then as Sakura trembled and they laughed they slowly made there way over to here. But before anything could happen, Naruto got back up. With what looked like a flash of red in his eyes, Naruto said "I said Leave HER ALONE".

This time with the boys shocked in surprise, and scared at the look in his eyes, froze. In the few seconds it took Naruto to make up the ground he could smell the fear, and a part of him liked it. By the time the Ringleader had been beaten down, thanks to a shocking kick, the other two had already been brought down.

As the ringleader ran in fear he frightingly said "…What…Are…You?"

Before Naruto could reply he was already gone, and Naruto's eyes slowly reverted back to their normal pool blue.

With a foxy smile on his face Naruto dared to ask "What's your name?"

The shy girl still in shock quietly said "Sakura Haruno… and thanks for helping me back there."

Naruto laughed "Oh those guys, were no problem, anytime to help someone as beautiful as you."

Sakura couldn't believe it someone thought she was beautiful?

Then Mrs. Haruno came and screamed "Sakura, what are you doing with HIM?"

The Shocked Answer "But mom, he was the one who saved me."

Mrs. Haruno wouldn't have any of it. "Sakura you are never to see him again, come with me were going home right now, just wait till your father hears about this!"

As Sakura hurridly came to catch up with her mother, she turned around one last time and said "Sorry…"

But what Sakura didn't see was the tears in his eyes, as he watched his first friend leave him…

A/N After this it should follow canon for a while. Just had to lay a foundation. Read and Review please, constructive criticism isn't just accepted its encouraged! Just don't flame…