*Hello, everyone! Your loveable friendwriter here! :D I have for you a cute and, may I say, funny little story about our favorite, Naruto! Now, for that pesky little disclaimer :P lol

DISCLAIMER: I, friendwriter, do NOT own Naruto, or any of it's characters. I am simply a huge fan of the show/manga, as well as it's rightful creator, Masashi Kishimoto (manga), and director Hayato Date (anime).

The only character I own is Narumi. Please read on! :)

**I dedicate this to one of my best friends, Sam. Thank you for providing the feedback to make this story come alive. ;)**

Chaos, complete, and utter, chaos.

That's what most, if not all, believed as everyone gathered outside a small home in Konoha.

Why was it called "chaos," you ask? The home that housed the family named Uzumaki was in flames, smoke billowing out from every crevice as the fire consumed, and destroyed the small, family home.

No one knew how or why the house got so bad. Maybe it was the work of a rival or Minato, the head of the household, who ran the top-notch karate dojo? Or, maybe, it was caused by a jealous ex of Kushina, wife of Minato? Everyone kept coming up with possible reasons as the firemen battled the flames in order to prevent any further damage.

Once the fire was put out, search and rescue went inside, looking for any, if at all, survivors. The neighborhood and onlookers grieved once hearing that Minato and Kushina had indeed perished from within the fire.

But, luckily, there was a survivor. The third, and youngest, of the Uzumaki clan, Naruto. A three-year-old boy had made it, the only signs of any injury being small, whisker-like streaks on each of his cheeks, three on either side.

Everyone was relieved to know that they boy had lived, but no one could even imagine how the young Naruto would ever deal, both physically and emotionally, over the incident that had took his family.

And, no one could predict what he would come to face when he got older. About 12 or so years, to be exact…

~Ooh! Poor family! :( And poor, poor Naruto! What challenges does he face? Hm, hm? Please continue on reading. Also, a lovely Review would be awesome! Please & Thank you! :D

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