-Flashback-
Naruto was sitting up in the front of the class ready for that day's lesson to begin. He was really excited because today was the day they started to learn how to read and write. He had seen a picture of inside the library and boy did they have a lot of books just waiting to be read. And today would start off our young boys dream of reading all that was in that library, however all of the other kids had gotten a head start because the had parents at home to teach them the more mundane things in life. But seeing as Naruto was an orphan he didn't have that privelge, so he was excited while all the other kids were bored since they knew it already.
As the teacher walked in he saw Naruto in the first row, a feeling of loathing swelled within him and an expression of disgust accompanied it, they expression only lasted a second until a thought to hinder or hurt either was fine for the instructor as long as it did something to the demon. A cheerful face greeted the students, "Alright class as you all know today we are going to start on basic writing and reading skills. So bring your attention to the board." Jingi, the instructor announced to the class as he pulled up a screen revealing a standard size sentence. But to Naruto it only said one word and boy did he know that word, 'Ramen' was displayed all by its awesome glory. The teacher turned around and when he saw Naruto drool he knew the genjutsu he had used was in affect as it was common knowledge of how the blonde treated ramen. "Alright let's see... Naruto why don't you give it a try." Pretending to search around the class for a volunteer, his mind already made up when he pulled up the screen. Naruto sat right up at his name was called, a proud expression on his face. "RAMEN!" he shouted so proud that he knew the first word they were going over.
As soon as he said it the class erupted into a uproar of laughter with shouts of 'Idiot' and 'Were you dropped on your head?' permeated the howling of his fellow classmates. When he looked back at the board he saw what everyone else saw from the beginning the sentence not just one word. Naruto sat there flustered at the sudden change on the board positive he had seen the word 'ramen' all alone on the board. "Naruto there was no reason that you had to shout out ramen. If you didn't know it I would have broken it down for you. But you seem to want attention, and you can do that by leaving this class room. Good Day to you Naruto." Pride seemed well up inside Jingi as the boy stood up head hanging down defeated knowing not to argue with the teachers. He had learned his lessons well before today. As the door closed Naruto promised that from then on he was depending solely on himself.
After that day at the academy he went to the library to start teaching himself how to read, but there were surprisingly guards stationed outside and when he was about to enter they stopped him sneers on their faces. "You can't come in here." They said staring at him their eyes filled with so much hatred he thought he might burst into flames if he stood around any long. So he set off towards his apartment that the old man Hokage had said wasn't being rented and had a bed in it. But on the way he saw a man in black sneak into a building that is when a thought burst inside his young mind.' Why don't I just do that for the library? I mean if I am out of there before anyone sees me I won't get in trouble.' So a smile wound up on his face as he head back towards the library. As he saw the guards he headed for a alley near by that would lead behind the library away from curious eyes. As he got behind the library he could see a window that thankfully for him was installed backwards so the lock was on the outside, 'Wow, whoever did that job is probably the biggest idiot ever. But I can't complain, so thank you idiot.' Naruto thought as he saw the lights turn off in the building and the closing of the front door echoed through the empty building. He undd the latch and scrambled up and over the draw out window as he wandered through the spacious isles seeing the towering shelves filled with seemingly thousands of books. He looked around seeing that it was split up into kids and adults sections and shinobi and civilian as well. He wandered over to the civilian's kid section to start off his first break in of Konoha's Great Library and picked up baby books, "Well I got to start some where" he mumbled quietly to himself.
-Flashback end-
From there his reading abilities progressing through the civilian's kid section, and finishing the shinobi's kid section as well. As he finished that up his dream was tweaked from wanting to read everything in the library to wanting to read everything in the library that concerned his two favorite ninjas, which he had discovered in a book called Noteworthy Ninja: Throughout the Elemental Countries. His idol the Fourth Hokage a.k.a Minato Namikaze a.k.a The Yellow Flash and a newcomer the famous Chiyo who also made her name during the war using poison and puppets. His late- idol was an expert in seals while this new one was considered a expert in poisons and puppetry. Naruto decided that those arts are probably the most uncommon and those that were known were all considered powerful even if time had gotten to their bodies. He was going to be the world's best at puppeteering, sealing, and poisons he was going to make sure of that.
That was three years ago he was five going on six years old when he finished the kid's section entirely, he decided that keeping to his old persona was best. Since when he had started to show improvement a mob of angry villagers gathered behind the instructors of the school and proceeded to pound him into the ground using their feet. Shouting out "You are nothing but trash," and "Filthy demons should stay the way they are... Stupid." cheers bursted from the rioters as Naruto laid there on the ground blood flowing from his mouth bruises littered the boy's body hiding the many broken bones beneath them. As studied relentlessly in his chosen fields the nights seemed short and the days seemed endless he decided a change in sleeping patterns was an appropriate change. He slept through the day only awake at school to take test or complete worksheets which he purposefully did mediocre on so as not to recieve another beating. And during the nights he studied and researched tirelessly wanting to get everything perfect before he tried to persuade the Hokage to enroll him in to the Ninja Academy. His fields took him into other related fields like his poisons led him to anatomy and physiology and poison making, itself. While his puppetry led him to carpentry and his seals took him into calligraphy, since the lines had to be perfect to work, thankfully all of those subjects were in stock in the library.
As the sun rose above the horizon its rays were cast upon the village, a source of irritation to many who were having a good night sleep. But for Naruto this meant that he only had a few minutes before the librarian came in, he rushed to put away the books he had been using and slipped out the back open window just as the librarian greeted her books with a loud "Good morning my little children!"
Gratefully it was a weekend which meant that there was no school today, so he made his way to the Hokage Tower deciding that today is when he asked the old man about becoming a ninja. As he headed down the main road he was recieving many glares a few children through rocks at him followed by the word he hated so much 'dobe'. He just ignored them and kept heading towards the big red building that was at the back of the village just underneath the Hokage Monument. The rock face portrayed the past Hokages all in their prime even the old man, all watching over the village they help build, and protected. The building came up fast as Naruto got lost within all that had happened in the past three years; the beatings, the break-ins, the endless yet precious studying. He began the climb up the stairwell knowing that the Hokage's office was on the top floor.
By the time he had arrived to the top floor he was panting at the workout not used to the exertion just used. Opening the door he saw the Hokage's secretary sitting at her desk a pen settled loosely in her hands tapping the desk. Her light blonde hair pulled loosely into a messy bun with strands falling down over black thin lens glasses hanging at the end of her nose with her green eyes peering down at the notebook in front of her. She was wearing a dark blue crop top jacket over a light pink blouse with dark blue knee-length skirt. As he walked in wondering how she would treat him he saw her eyes look up at him with a lazy gaze, "You are here to request the Hokage's presence, am I correct?" A demeanor that could only be called laziness. Naruto nodded wondering if this was a Nara clan member since only they could be so lazy. "Hold on I'll see if he is busy." she replied recieving another nod. She looked down at the notebook in front of her, which Naruto had to guess was the Hokage's day planner filled with all his meetings and such. " No he is free, you may go in Uzumaki." She said pressing a button signaling to the Hokage he had a visitor. Naruto entered the office some what wary since he hadn't been here in a while, he still felt eyes on him like before. But these eyes weren't like the villagers glares they had a calming affect on Naruto he felt safe.
"Oh, Naruto, my boy! How have you been? It has been quite sometime since I saw you last. You had just turned all of the hyuuga's white robes pink hadn't you?" The Hokage asked surprised at the random visit from the boy. Naruto chuckled sheepishly scratching the back of his neck, "Yeah I think so. It has just been so busy I haven't gotten to see you as much. How have you been old man?" Naruto asked not forgetting to be polite and reciprocate the inquiry on the Hokage. "I have been good, old bones and all," A laugh found itself coming out of the old man at the stab at his age, "Still got this fiend of a friend." He said patting a pile of papers that were waiting his approval. "Wow old man that's a nice friend you got there it never goes away even if you want it to, huh?" The blond boy giggled at the Hokage's predicament. "So, Naruto, what brings you around?" The Hokage inquired. 'Alright here is where my acting skills come in.' Naruto thought nervously which appeared on his face and showed through his body language. "Well, I, um... well I wanted to... well", Naruto stammered out feeling he had just messed up the whole meeting. "Well come on you can ask me. You know you can", The Hokage said coercively. "Well I wanted to know... what it would take to be enrolled at the ninja academy?" Naruto blurted out the last part which barely registered to the old man, but he got the jist. "Now Naruto why do you want to become a ninja? It's a dangerous job, where you are at peril everytime you go on a mission." The Hokage tried to dissuade the child, not wanting him to have a hard life of a ninja. "I just want to not end up in a hospital thats all." Naruto said almost blubbering towards the end as memories of all those beatings assaulted him tears welling up in his eyes. The old Sarutobi got up from behind the grand desk and walked over to the young boy he secretively took care of and wrapped him up in a warm embrace. "It's okay now, Naruto. In a few years you'll be allowed to enroll for now just practice what you can alright?" The Hokage felt a nod come from the feeble boy that seemed enveloped by the Kage's robe.