Hello once again readers. This is my first attempt at a Naruto story, so forgive me if the characters are a bit stiff. It will get better as I get used to writing Naruto fics.
I don't own Naruto but I do own my plot and my OC's
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Another day of being thrown out of restaurants just for trying to get something good to eat.
Old man Sarutobi had been telling him he needed to eat more than ramen, at first he had been horrified, but when the Hokage had explained that if he only ate ramen he'd wind up being short as hell.
So, to avoid such an outcome, Naruto had tried to enter several restaurants, all cheap ones, and he got thrown out of all of them.
"Stupid old man, what the hell is he throwing me out for!" Naruto muttered to himself as he continued to walk through the streets, not having anywhere specific to return to, and before he knew it, he was standing in front of the Hokage tower.
"Maybe I should pop in and say hi to the old man" Naruto thought aloud.
Walking in the building and immediately past the receptionist who he knew not to even bother asking for permission to enter, as she would immediately attempt to throw him out.
Luckily, she was busy reading some magazine so she failed to notice him.
As Naruto reached the top floor of the tower, he listened into the room, all he could hear were giggles, possible of a... perverted nature.
Deciding against barging in, for some reason, Naruto knocked. Immediately hearing a gasp of shock and then a little too much fumbling and muttering "Shit shit shit" to not be suspicious.
Once Naruto hear the Sandaime call for him to enter, Naruto opened the door to see a slightly panting Hokage, along with the papers on his desk to be slightly out of place. But to a six year old, this meant nothing.
"Oh, Naruto-kun, what can I do for you"
"JiJi?"
"Yes Naruto-kun?"
"What was all that noise?" the innocent child asked, earning a barely audible curse from the old man.
"N-nothing Naruto-kun, I just didn't want anyone to see how messy my desk was" the Sandaime said, mentally patting himself on the back for his clever answer.
Not seeing anything wrong with the answer, Naruto accepted it.
"So what can I do for you today Naruto?"
"Nothing really, I was just trying to get something to eat but everywhere I went they threw me out, so I thought I'd come here and visit with you" Naruto stated, ending his sentence with a smile.
Sarutobi frowned and clenched his fists.
'Damn those villagers!' he cursed inside his mind, but before his mood could get any worse he saw the grin on Naruto's face.
'No matter what this village throws at you Naruto, I know that you will always rise above it, after all, nothing can keep you down for long' Sarutobi thought affectionately.
"Well, I'll have a chat with those shop-keepers later, how does that sound Naruto-kun?"
"That's fine jiji, I just wish there was some way to earn this villages respect" said a down cast Naruto
"But there is Naruto-kun" the old man said, and Naruto instantly perked up.
"What is it!" asked Naruto enthusiastically
"If you become a great shinobi then the Village will have no choice but to respect you" Sarutobi said, which wasn't entirely truthful, but he knew, that it was Naruto's destiny to become a great Ninja.
"You mean like you?" the young blond asked
"Why yes, but I am more than a great shinobi, despite my years. I am the Hokage, and it is my job to watch over and protect everyone in this village."
"How do I become a great Ninja?"
"Well, first, you have to enter the academy for Ninja, there you will learn everything that it will take to be a Ninja"
"Alright!" the blonde shouted loudly
The Hokage merely chuckled at the young blondes enthusiasm.
"First, I'll enter the academy, then I'll become the greatest Ninja this world has ever seen... and after that, I'll take your hat and become the best Hokage this Village has ever seen!" the blonde determinedly declared.
Sarutobi was surprised at that last part, but only a little.
"We'll Naruto, once you reach my level, I will gladly hand over my hat to you"
"Damn right Jiji!" Naruto said loudly, before he was slapped on the back of his head.
"Language young man" Sarutobi chided.
"S-sorry" Naruto said.
"Your too young for that kind of language"
"Hey Jiji, when can I enter the academy?"
"Well, your almost 7 aren't you? Most kids enter when they are eight" the Hokage stated
"Aw c'mon Jiji, cant I enter any sooner?" Naruto begged.
As Sarutobi was about to decline, Naruto pulled something he knew the old man couldn't resist, those damn puppy dog eyes.
Sarutobi mentally groaned as he fought against the adorable child.
"...ugh, fine, you can enter the academy a year early" Sarutobi said, giving into to the wishes of a six year old, in his day, Sarutobi could take down a small army by himself, but reduced to putty at the hands of a six year old... truly degrading.
"Bitchin!" Naruto exclaimed as he danced for joy, right before getting smacked again.
"S-sorry Jiji, won't happen again, I promise"
"I'd hope so"
"You wont regret this Jiji, now it will be one year less that I take that hat away from you"
Sarutobi sighed. One year couldn't do that much... could it?
"Now, Naruto, the new school year only starts in a few months, so I suggest you prepare yourself"
"Like how?"
"Go to the library, read some books on academics or shinobi subjects, that will give you a head start on the rest of the class"
Naruto groaned at the thought of reading. Reading sucked. Who the hell would spend their time reading for fun. *Stares at you.
"Naruto-kun, you wouldn't want to be the dead last of your class now would you? Everyone would look down on you and think you were weak" Sarutobi said, knowing just how to ignite the Will of Fire within the boy, after all, he was their son.
"Hell no! I'll read the hell out of that library and I will crush my entire class with my superior knowledge!" yelled Naruto
"Let's not go that far Naruto" Sarutobi said.
"Fine then! I will be the best average student there is!" the young child yelled again.
"I don't think you are quite getting it Naruto"
"Make up your mind Jiji!" Naruto yelled before he felt a hand on his shoulder, with the Hokage kneeling before him
"Naruto, no matter what happens, I want you try your hardest and never give up, make friends and become strong. That is the true way to becoming the greatest Ninja" Sarutobi said, before two small arms wrap around his neck.
"Don't you worry Jiji, I'll become strong, I have to protect all of my precious people, and that starts with you, my most precious person!" Naruto declared, still hugging the old Hokage.
Sarutobi felt a tears come to his eyes. He truly did love this boy. Naruto was something special, far beyond anything this village...no, this world has ever seen.
As Naruto released his grandfather figure, he saw tears falling from his eyes.
"Eh Jiji, why are you crying?" Naruto asked
Immediatly Sarutobi stood up and turned away from the child, as the tears turned comical.
"I-I'm not crying, just get out of here brat, go start studying!" the Hokage demanded in a comically weak way.
"Alright then!" Naruto stated before turning to walk out the door before stopping.
"Give me 10 years Jiji. In 10 years I'm going to take your hat and put you're ass wrinkly old ass in a retirement home!" Naruto declared before running out the door.
"NARUTOOOO!" The Hokage roared at the top of his lungs.
A Little While Later
Naruto had managed to find his way to the civilian library.
Luckily it wasn't too far from the Hokage's Tower.
As he made his way in, he sneaked past the old library lady just like he had with the Hokage's receptionist.
He could guess that anything on shinobi would be scarce since this was the civilian library and not the shinobi archives. But you only had access to that if you were at least a genin.
As Naruto wandered the rows of shelves he looked for anything that caught his attention.
Eventually he found an isle in the back with three books that caught his interest. 'The History of Konoha' 'An Idiots Guide to Hidden Villages' and the last one, surprisingly, 'A Guide to Shinobi Basics'. Naruto had no idea how this book had found its way into the civilian library, but to the young child, it was a gift from Kami. Naruto never thought he'd ever think of a book as a gift. But this was just what he needed.
Having enough for now. Naruto had to sneak these out of the library. There was no way he'd be safe reading here, he was lucky that the library was empty today.
Naruto managed a look at the front desk, seeing nobody there. He hauled ass out of that library.
When Naruto got home, he dropped his 'borrowed' books on his table and made himself a few cups of instant ramen.
When his food was ready Naruto sat down at the table and immediately cracked open 'A Guide to Shinobi Basics'.
Intro to the Basics
Upon becoming a shinobi, one must abide by specific rules when out in the field. Ninja follow this code in order to "kill their emotions," preventing them from running wild and causing the mission to be a failure. The most important thing for a shinobi is to be a tool for achieving their village and country's goals. Emotions are considered unnecessary things.
These rules are taught to a young ninja when they are enrolled in the Academy.
Rules
Rule #1 "A shinobi must always put the mission first."
Rule #2. "A shinobi must never show their tears."
Rule #3. "A shinobi must see the hidden meanings within the hidden meanings."
Rule #4. "A shinobi must follow their commander's instructions."
Rule #5. "A shinobi must prepare before it is too late to.
Rule #6. "A shinobi must never show any weakness."
Naruto Immediately became engrossed in the book, as it described the lifestyle of a shinobi, the types of missions that are available to the different ranks. Genin, Chunin, and Jounin. Sure, some of the descriptions of the lifestyle weren't ideal, but Naruto was undeterred. In the quest to earn the respect of this Village, some sacrifices would be necessary.
Naruto read until he realized how late it was, and trudged to his bedroom where he fell asleep and dream about taking the hat from the old man as everyone in the village bowed down and groveled for his forgiveness at his feet as he maniacally laughed.
One Month Later
Naruto had officially found and read every book in the library, or, at least, every book that interested him, which, wasn't very many. The only really useful book he had found so far was the shinobi book he made off with.
"Damn, If only I could get more books like that shinobi book!" Naruto groaned as he closed yet another boring book on academics
"But the only place with more like that is the shinobi Arch-" Naruto stopped short as the beginnings of a plan hatched in his mind.
Once Night had fallen, Naruto slipped out of his house giggling evily.
There was a reason why he was so hard to catch whenever he pranked people, which he had only just gotten into, but do to his efforts in trying to find information to give him a head start in the academy, he had been unable to do much of.
Once Naruto had made it close to the shinobi Archive, or just the shinobi Library, he made sure the coast was clear as he climbed his way to the nearest window.
It would seem, almost impossibly so, that luck was on his side this night. The window was unlocked. The inside was dark and void of life. Perfect.
Once Naruto had slipped inside, and his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he found his way to the basics section. This library had much more interesting books, though they either looked too advanced or were just not his style.
Eventually, Naruto had picked out three books that sounded like perfect starting points. 'Chakra and You' 'Taijutsu for Beginners' and 'Kunai and Shuriken: The Proper Way to Throw' These subjects were mentioned in the shinobi Guide book he had, and he was thankful he had found that, or else he would have no idea what the hell Chakra was. As Naruto was making his way back to his window, he heard someone enter the room, cursing silently to himself, he dashed as silently as he could back to the window and climbed out as silently as possible. Unfortunately for him, his pants got caught on the window sill.
Struggling to get free, his pants tore but he managed to make it outside. Before hauling ass once again back to his home.
One Kakashi Hatake had just entered the Shinobi Archives to pick up a map for a mission he was assigned. Until he saw a flash of blonde hair disappear out a window, before whoever the blonde hair belonged to, got his pants stuck on the window sill. Kakashi couldn't help but crack a smile at the sight. He could tell who it was just by the blonde hair.
Soon, the boy finally managed to free himself, but at the cost of a rather large tear in his pants.
'Eh, whatever he was in here for, I doubt it's that important. Though, I probably should report this to the Hokage' Kakashi thought before returning to looking for the map he needed.
Back at Naruto's Apartment
"Holy crap" Naruto gasped
"I thought I was caught for sure" said Naruto as he looked at his winnings.
"Well, I got what I needed"
Naruto put the books on the table and turned off the lights before retiring to his chambers.
The Next Day
Naruto slowly awoke to the bright light shining in his bedroom.
He yawned as he made his way to the front of his house. What he saw there made him freeze.
Sitting at his table was the Hokage, with a slight frown.
"Naruto-kun, care to tell me why one of my ninja spotted you sneaking out of the Shinobi Library? And why there are three books that should still be in that Library?"
"Alright Jiji, I snuck in and borrowed them, there's nothing else in the civilian library that I could use, so I decided to borrow some books from the shinobi library"
The old Hokage sighed.
"Naruto, you could have just asked me to check out these books for you, you didn't have to steal them"
"Not steal, borrow, I always brought back the books from the library"
"Wait, why did you have to s-, borrow from the civilian library?"
"Because Jiji, that old Lady would throw me out if she caught me trying to go in there"
The Hokage frowned, that's just what this village needed, more people who misunderstand Naruto.
"Please don't take the books back Jiji, I need them!" Begged Naruto as the Hokage sighed once again.
"Alright, you can keep them, but you have to return them once you're done, understand?"
"Absolutely!"
"Eh Naruto-kun, why is there a big hole in your pants?" Sarutobi asked, just now noticing the rather large hole in Narutos pants, which made them rather ineffective to wear.
"Oh that must have happened last night...shit! These were my last pair!"
"You don't have any other pants?"
"No, these were my last pair, whenever I go to try to by new clothes with the money you give me they always refuse to sell to me, or they offer me prices that I cant pay." Naruto stated, before a large amount of KI was released by the old Hokage.
"C'mon Naruto! We're going shopping!" demanded the Hokage as he grabbed the wrist of the young child and pulled him out of the small apartment.
It didn't take long for the Hokage to single out a shinobi equipment store and drag Naruto in there.
"Now Naruto-kun, while we are here, everything is on me, and we are going to set you up for everything you'll need at the academy, besides some new clothes, you'll need a set of shuriken and kunai"
"Alright then" Naruto said before disappearing into the shop.
Once Naruto was out of sight, Sarutobi glared at the shopkeeper. A look that says, 'try anything, you die'. The shopkeeper started sweating profusely.
After a while, Naruto had come out with a stack of clothes and a pouch of kunai and a pouch of shuriken resting on top. It would seem that Naruto got multiple copies of the same outfit, which consisted of a mesh-shirt, a gray shirt with a red Uzumaki swirl on the back, and some black ninja shorts. Along with a black pair of shinobi sandals.
"Alright Jiji" Naruto said before handing his findings to the Hokage.
As Sarutobi payed for the clothes he never took his glare off of the shopkeeper.
"Naruto-kun, why don't you wait outside for a minute"
"Alright Jiji" Naruto said before walking out of the store.
As soon as Sarutobi was sure he was gone he turned back to the shopkeeper.
"If Naruto-kun ever comes back here you will allow him to shop here without over charging him. If I ever find out that you kicked him out of here or overcharged him I will personally see to it that your store will never see business ever again. Understood?" the old Hokage asked, and in return the Shopkeeper was furiously nodding his head.
"Alright then. I'm glad we understand each other" he said before leaving. After which the man fainted on the spot.
"Alright Naruto-kun"
"Eh Jiji, what was that all about?"
"Nothing Naruto-kun, now, if you ever need new ninja supplies, just come back here. And if this shopkeeper ever gives you trouble, you come tell me, okay?" The Hokage said.
"R-really?"
"Yes. I worked things out with the shopkeeper. He wont ever give you trouble"
"Awesome! Thank you so much Jiji!" Naruto said as he jumped and hugged the old Hokage.
"Now now, that's enough. Now how about we go and get some food as well?"
"Ramen?" the boy asked hopefully
"Sorry Naruto, but remember what I told you?"
"If you don't eat healthy you will end up shorter and everyone will literally look down on you"
"Good, now lets get some food"
Naruto arrived back home with a full stomach, and a bag of new clothes. The Hokage had told him that once Naruto graduated they could get some better quality clothes, that were more fitting of an official shinobi.
Naruto sat his new clothes down on the table and picked out a set to wear.
Once he had donned his new clothes he admired himself in the mirror. His young mind already picturing himeself as a great shinobi.
After Naruto had finished flexing his childish muscles, he returned to the table, where he saw the results of his raid the previous night on the shinobi Library.
Opening the first book, 'Chakra and You' he got immediately to reading. And was soon engrossed in the book, that described what chakra was and all of the possible applications of chakra. Naruto read well into the night.
Several Months Later
Today was the first day of the Shinobi academy and Naruto couldn't help but be excited. Today was the first step to becoming the greatest shinobi ever.
As Naruto was making his way to the Ninja academy, he could see some of the other students around him. Some looked his age, some older.
Naruto could see a long haired boy walking with an escort to the Academy. Both of them had pale, pupil-less, lavendar eyes. A Hyuga he determined.
Not many other stood out from the crowd other than a girl with buns in her hair and a boy with insanely bushy eyebrows.
Soon, they made it to the academy and Naruto entered the First Year class room. Seeing most of the class empty, Naruto took the window seat about half way up the row of seats.
As the class started filling up, Naruto took note of everyone in the class. Just like before, not many seemed to stick out. Most probably from civilian families. Thankfully, in a class with few notable people, none of them were particularly noisy. Most having small conversations getting acquainted with their new classmates. He could even hear a few groups of girls talking about 'the cute guy with the blonde hair and the blue eyes ' and the 'cute guy with the long hair and the pretty eyes' well, it would seem that girls have a thing for hair and eyes, who would've guessed.
After long, most of the seats were taken up, except the one next to him. Then the bushy browed boy from earlier entered the class room. Spotted the seat next to him and made his way there.
"Excuse me, might I take the seat next to you?" the Bushy browed boy asked.
"Sure sure" Naruto said.
"Thank you" Lee said before bowing to him, to which Naruto sweatdropped.
As 'Bushy Brows' sat down they remained silent for a few moments before he turned to Naruto.
"My Name is Rock Lee" the now named Lee stated, holding out his hand.
"A pleasure to meet you Lee, My name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto" Naruto stated before grabbing his hand and shaking it.
At that moment the instructor chose to enter the classroom, the instructor scanned over the classroom, and when his eyes came on Naruto his eyes widened. Thankfully the instructor managed to contain his shock, and possible anger.
"Alright class, I'm going to call you all down one by one and I want you to introduce your selves, tell us something about yourself"
"Alright, Shibi Asaka"
Naruto watched one by one as his classmates introduced themselves, but payed little attention. It wasn't until that Hyuga kid introduced himself that he payed attention.
"My name is Hyuga Neji, I wish to bring pride to my clan as a branch member" he said with a bow, and Naruto could swear that he heard Neji say that last part with a tiny amount of venom.
Then that bun haired girl came down some time later.
"My name is TenTen ..., I want to becomes a great Kunoichi just like my Idol, Lady Tsunade of the Sannin"
Then it came time for Lee to introduce himself.
"My name is Rock Lee, I want to show I can be a splendid ninja as well even if wasn't born with natural talent... I want to prove it to the whole world!" Lee stated determinedly.
As Lee made his way back to his seat, Naruto saw someone about to trip him. Acting quickly, Naruto pulled out a kunai and threw it, managing to just barely miss the students foot, as planned of coarse.
"It wouldn't be nice to mess with someones friends, you mess with him, you mess with me" Naruto said darkly, causing the boy to withdraw his foot and sweat profusely.
"A smart choice" Naruto stated. And if he had been paying attention, he would have heard a group of girls swoon and start chattering.
Lee had seen not seen the foot and would have definitely tripped over it had Naruto not done what he did.
"Thank you Naruto-san" Lee said as he took his seat.
"No problem Lee, after all, we're friends now arent we"
Lee just responed with a kind smile. He honestly did not think he would be able to make many friends here, but here was his first one, and on the first day no less.
"Uzumaki, I would advise not doing such a stunt again if you wish not to be punished" he teacher warned, the stunt just adding to hate of the boy.
Narto just responded with a "hn". Which caused a vein on the teachers head to bulge. And the gossiping from the girls to continue their talking.
Once the teacher had settled the class back down, and got the introductions back under way, it soon came to Naruto's turn.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, if you wanna pick on someone you have to deal with me, got it?" Naruto stated darkly/proudly. And to the more attentive of the students, they could see small arcs of lightning flashing around Naruto.
It wasn't the introduction he had planned on making but after what had happened he felt it necessary. He even made sure to glare at the boy that had attempted to trip Lee.
When he scanned over the classroom he could see several girls paying him close attention, even the bun haired girl named TenTen was focusing on him.
"Return to your seat Uzumaki" the instructor demanded.
"Whatever" Naruto said, now allowing the instructor to give him any shit.
Once Naruto had returned to his seat Lee turned to him.
"That was quite the introduction Naruto-san, thank you for sticking up for me. I too do not like those who pick upon others"
"Then we have something in common Lee, something that I feel will not bee the last"
"I see, I hope or friendship will be most...youthful" Lee stated, feeling the word just... fit. It felt right for some reason.
Well, That was quite the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. It took me 5-6 hours to write this. Ending at 4:20 pm. Anyway, this is one of the two Naruto stories I have planned. But I wont even write the other one for a while. Too many stories will be too much for me to handle. I need to finish up a few stories before that.
Anyway, If you feel that Lee is OOC, remember, he hasn't met Guy yet. As for Naruto being cool, why the fuck not.
Naruto will have a unique form of Storm Release in this. Different from the Storm Release showed in cannon.
Also, i have yet to decide on a pairing, which is a first for me. If you have an recomendations, put em in a review or send em in a PM.
That's all for now.
-WINDBEAR