The coup d'eta planned by the Uchiha family had been silenced only sacrificing the innocence of one teenage boy. That seemed like too high of a price to pay, too much ask of a sixteen year old, no matter how skilled of an assailant they were. Not willing to pay this toll down a road of peace Lord Sarutobi, the Hokage, refused to allow Itachi Uchiha to tear down every branch of his noble family's tree.

Sadly he was out voted by both elders and most vehemently by his old rival Danzou. Out numbered three to one the immense power of the Hokage was rendered irrelevant, and from that moment on he remained a figure head. Danzou had cut his political feet from beneath him, but the people still followed Sarutobi with the faith of a child. He couldn't be completely dethroned as long as the entire Konoha was under his discipleship.

Maybe that's what this was all about, discrediting him, maybe this was why masked ninja had came quiet as death into his manor with only one intention, kill the child Naruto Namikaze. If Danzou could make it appear that his rival couldn't even protect one child that he wasn't worthy to protect an entire village. Naruto was the perfect candidate; the people already hated the brat, though he was their hero, The Fourth's only child, he was a bijuu containing the demon fox that had slaughtered so many. The only thing keeping the villagers from storming Hokage Manor themselves was their love of the Third Hokage, he had promised to keep them safe from the boy's immeasurable power and to keep the boy safe from them. Their mistrust of the child turned to a jealous hatred, because Sarutobi would dote on the boy. He raised the boy as if he were his own, often training him himself, and assigning sharingan Kakashi as his personal trainer. So if Danzou could have his agents kill Naruto, under the guise of foreign shinobi, it would show an apparent weakness in the current Hokage, thus lifting the trust and love the village had for Sarutobi.

Luckily Sarutobi was more of a warrior than a bureaucrat. He had sensed tension rising between him and some of his own ninja; they felt like they were hiding something. So Sarutobi called Jiraiya who had acted as a surrogate uncle all eight years since the Fourth's demise. Naruto absolutely loved Jiraiya the stories of his grand adventures and of Naruto's parents' bravery and romance. Jiraiya bonded with Naruto the same way he had with the blonde haired eight year old's father. So there was no fear in the little boy's eyes when uncle Jiraiya scooped him up into his arms and fled the mansion as Kakashi and The Third held off masses of masked ninja.

"Uncle perv what's going on?" Naruto asked fear wrapping itself like a serpent around itself around his words.

"It's time for us to go on a trip okay do you remember that jutsu grandpa Sarutobi taught you?" Jiraiya said trying to comfort him. He could feel a shinobi pursuing as quickly as he could flee.

"The shadow clone jutsu? Yep I remember."

"Okay, make fifteen can you Naruto?" Jiraiya spoke calmly as if nothing were wrong. His soothing tone was negated when Naruto caught a glimpse of the ninja following them. He had removed his mask. Naruto hesitated as he became transfixed on the pair of red eyes. "Naruto now!" Jiraiya roared Naruto quickly formed the hand signs that grandpa and Kakashi taught him. Jiraiya did the same producing fifteen copies of the pair splitting up and scattering among the forest. The pursuing ninja's eyes glowed not at all fooled by the jutsu, but falling back to disclose this truth.

Moments when Jiraiya felt they had enough of a lead, they found themselves under a large tree. Scaring Naruto, Jiraiya produce a kunai and cut his hand and signed his name in blood on a large contract scroll. "Okay Naruto where going to Myobokuzan Mountain from my stories, we'll be safe there." Jiraiya said again trying to comfort Naruto. In that same moment Naruto saw the menacing pair of red eyes appear behind them, their shape resembling kaleidoscopes. Naruto froze as the boy's pale face gleamed in the reflection of the moonlight in his six drawn kunai. Jiraiya must have felt the raven haired shinobi's gaze, because he hugged Naruto tighter than he ever had before and in an instant the two were atop a mountain bath in sunlight.

Giant toads surround the youngster; his eyes widened in amazement. The amphibians, the vegetation, the waterfalls Naruto was in awe; he shook Jiraiya who must have been exhausted from all the excitement. "Uncle perv we're here, this place is awesome." Naruto said with a giggle in his voice.

A said croak came from the multitude of toads and a low rumble of "get ma and pa they'll want to be here for this." Naruto looked at all the sad faces then to Jiraiya and felt his eyes burn and his stomach rise. There lay, his uncle, lifeless, with six kunai in his back. Naruto howled and he could feel something coming over him, it was a grotesque hate manifesting itself in the form of chakra. He could feel the nine tails pouring out of him, but then there was a tiny comforting had that repressed it with a bit of its own chakra. Naruto looked upon Jiraiya and for the second time since he was born he felt completely alone.

Authors Note: Hi NovaKane hear just want to thankyou for reading, so thanks. As always reviews are more than welcome but I also have a forum where I would like to talk about things that I can improve in my writing. Thanks in advance for all criticism and yes future flamers that includes you. :P