Hey guys, this is my first attempt at writing some fan fiction. I'm sticking with an OC cast as I don't exactly know what I'd do with the Naruto, Sakura, etc.

The general story line is that of an academy student going on to be a Jonin. I'm conflicted on where to set the story my two main preferences being Konoha or Kusa but I'm settling on Kusa as it's my favoured option as of now. Set ten years after the 4th great shinobi war.

The sun rose, a little later then usual for a February morning, and the alarm of Minamoto Kenji's clock began to sound. He shut it off and, with a yawn, slowly began to get ready for the day.

After attempting to put on a grey t-shirt and tripping over a skateboard, that he never really tried to learn to ride, he wandered over to his bathroom mirror. He brushed his teeth and then fixed his hair. Kenji had grey chin length hair and matching grey eyes.

Wandering over to his calendar he looked over his schedule. As soon as he checked the date he beamed with excitement, threw on his black karate out fit and quickly ran for the door with great enthusiasm.

"It's finally here, the day I start at the academy!" he cheered. "Right after my morning training I'll be able to walk inside the academy and start training to be a ninja at last!"

Kenji enrolled in karate lessons when he was just 4 years old. He was being bullied by other students at his pre school and after seeing a group of thugs get beat up by a karate practitioner he enrolled and was a black belt by age 9. He began to rebel against his teachers at school and started fights with kids much older then him and always won.

That is until he picked a fight with a Genin, who'd just graduated the academy. Kenji was beat bad and since then has taken to being nice to people after a lecture from the Genin's Jounin sensei. Ever since, he's wanted to be a ninja.

He was envious of the children of other villages such as Konohagakure, which allowed enrolments at age eight instead of ten, although they graduated from the academy at roughly the same age so he assumed that the teaching would be more fast tracked and less thought out in his academy then Konoha's but that didn't worry him, he'd always been a quick study.

"This is great, I'm gonna blow everyone out of the water. There all going to be amazed at how quick I become a shinobi." said Kenji as he began to stretch for the upcoming work out. "I'm already adept at Taijutsu so I can pour all my efforts into learning their Ninjutsu and Genjutsu."

This is gonna be a great day Thought Kenji as he began his black belt pattern. I'm gonna be so good that the Kusakage will be impressed with me and someday I'll be the Kusakage and then everyone will respect me and I'll finally have friends. And with that final thought he finished his pattern and diverted all of his attention to his trainingand began to jog down the road.

After a… semi intense morning training session Kenji had breakfast and then took a shower. He dressed in a blank black T-shirt, grey cargo shorts, and a white hooded jumper, all without any particular logo or brand.

Kenji Smiled as he pulled on his boot. "Hehe time to go" he whispered in anticipation as he open his door and began down the street.

Kusa was a fairly large city, not as big as the five great nations but large enough to have its own ninja, as well as a fair sized samurai army. Kenji lived in an apartment complex next to the residential districts in the west of the village. The Business districts were towards the east of the village and the Kusakage's office and the ninja academy were in the centre of the village.

The north end of the village was mostly farming and forest areas and the south end was the main village entrance.

On his way to the village Kenji stopped to peer into a window of a florist. He'd always enjoyed growing plants and flower arrangement. It was just something to distinguish himself from the other boy's in his village, something to make them notice him.

Resuming his course to the academy he noticed parents walking with there children, there children hurrying them along, although in some cases it was the reverse and the parents were hurrying there children along.

He assumed that they were also to attend the academy he was going to attend, as regular schooling began the next day. He averted his gave to look forward and he paused and stared at a large building in front of him.

He began to smile from ear to ear then ran towards the building, the ninja academy.

He found his way around the entrance and took his place in the crowd as the ceremony for the new students began.

He looked around at the other new students and as he did he couldn't help but notice that all the students were with their parents and he was the only one standing alone.

His parents had both died; his father was a conscript that was killed in the Great War ten years ago and his mother died in child birth. He had no idea if he had any other family but considering that he had been living alone for as long as he could remember he doubted it.

Turning back to look at the Kusakage who was giving a speech to the new students and then looking down at his feet he let himself feel a moment of grief but as soon as then moment came he snapped out of it quick smart remembering what he told himself that morning "I'm gonna be so good that the Kusakage will be impressed with me and someday I'll be the Kusakage and then everyone will respect me and I'll finally have friends."

I can't become the Kusakage if I keep thinking like this Kenji thought to himself as he stomped the ground quietly and then looked back at the Kusakage with envy and determination. I'm gonna work hard and make lot's of friends, then I won't be alone anymore and one day Kusakage-sama I'm gonna have your job.

When the ceremony was over, parents were given a few more moments to say goodbye to the children and then classes were supposed to begin. Kenji looked at his timetable. First on his agenda was… Ninja tactics or study period as the students called it, then Chakra building, and then… Kenji's face lit up. "Yes Taijutsu class, I'm gonna show everyone how great I am, I'm gonna be so good everyone is going to be jealous of me and then they'll want to be my friend."

With that he was on his way skipping down the hall humming a happy tune.

To be continued

Well that's my first attempt; tell me what you think guys, if I do go on with it I won't bore you too much with the academy. I'll find a way to fast track it to Genin, without actually fast tracking it Genin which means I will fast track it to Genin but with a plausible reason.

I edited this chapter a little bit. I don't exactly want to completely rewrite the whole thing so this edit will have to do.