DISCLAIMER: THIS CHAPTER IS JUST GOING TO SET EVERYTHING IN MOTION. I.E THE PROLOGUE. This is my first ever fic so feel free to drop reviews and tips so i can improve.Naruto will have both parts of the Ninetails and will also have Storm release in this fic. He will use shadow clones to help in this fic but he won't go from nothing to overpowered in a couple weeks and Naruto will also be a bit calmer but he will still be the Naruto we know.

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO ANIME OR MANGA ALL RIGHTS GOES TO MASASHI KISHIMOTO

"Bijuu/Summon talking"

'Bijuu/Summon thinking'

"Flashback/Thoughts"

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Naruto sat on the edge of his bed, waiting 3 minutes for his cup of ramen and thinking over the events of the past couple days. He was not his hyperactive self.

'Demon'

'Fox-Brat'

'Kyuubi kid'

He never understood why he got called them names, Why he got overcharged at shops, glared at for no reason and got attacked at night. Sure he'd done a couple pranks here and there but those were mostly harmless and were done to ninja so for the life of him he couldn't understand why all the civilians hated him.

That was until the Mizuki incident. It made sense why people gave him dirty looks and overcharged him everything from fresh food such as apples to basic clothes like underwear. Night was by far the worst. He would barely make it thirty steps out of Ichiraku's before he would be spotted and chased by the villagers. He would run as fast as scrawny malnourished legs would take him but it would only be a matter of time before the villagers caught up to him and beat him into unconsciousness. 'At least it made me the second fastest in the academy' chuckled Naruto sadly. He-

"Hokage-sama requests your presenece" spoke a voice in his ear

Naruto almost shit himself

"INU SAN I TOLD YOU TO STOP DOING THAT" Naruto shouted but went unheard by the man intended; He had already left. Naruto sighed as he threw on his orange jumpsuit and headed towards his kitchen where his ramen cup had finished. 'Hmmm when did it get so small? '.

As he ate his ramen he couldn't help but think about how close he was to failing at becoming a ninja. He wouldn't admit it to anyone but he knew that he wasn't that strong. The only reason he came close to beating Sasuke-teme was because his unwillingness to lose and incredible stamina. The speed advantage over Sasugay would allow him to hit him with one of his flailing limbs once every spar but he wouldn't hit anything major. 'Might as well as the Ojii san if he can give me any tips' thought Naruto as he made his way to the Hokage Tower

Hiruzen Sarutobi had earned the title 'The Professor' in every way. He had lived through all three Great Wars, lead Konoha through two of them as Hokage, mastered all five basic chakra natures, learnt every jutsu in Konoha's arsenal and taught the legendary Sannin. But here he is cooped up with mountains of every Kage's worse enemy: Paperwork. A perverted grin came across his face as he thought about taking a 'book break'. The thought quickly disappeared as a blonde mop of hair appeared in the doorway of his office

"Yo Ojii san" spoke Naruto nervously. He knew that he would be in a lot of trouble for what happened last night. Even though students are supposed to listen to their teachers, if stealing a FORBIDDEN scroll from the HOKAGE didn't scream something fishy than did he deserve to become a shinobi?.

Hiruzen could tell something was deeply troubling the boy and it wasn't directly the Mizuki incident. Last night when Naruto was brought to his office he had told the Anbu to let the boy rest and bring him in the morning. The real reason he let Naruto go was because he could see the clear shock at what had taken place last night. He had almost died multiple times and found out the reason why he was abused and hated all his life. He would ask him afterwards.

"For assisting in the capture of the traitourous chuunin instructor Mizuki you Naruto Uzumaki are rewarded with a B-rank mission payment of 1500 Ryo (A/N The exchange rate in this fic will be 1,000 ryo = 10$) Naruto eyes widened slightly when he realized what he had just done. He couldn't wait to rub it in Sasuke teme's face.

"As this is a internal matter and there may be more 'ambitious' people like Mizuki in the academy which could very well affect the future shinobi of Konoha, this will be kept between us and the Council" Naruto's shoulders visibly sagged a little before he remembered a little detail.

"150,000 ryo! Holy shi-"
"Naruto"

" Sorry Ojii san" Naruto couldn't help but think all of the ramen cups he could buy with that money. " Ojii san can you help me become stronger" Naruto whispered meekly. He could obviously see that he was busy with the mountains of paperwork that was on his table. "Why do you want to become a shinobi Naruto" asked a serious Hiruzen. To him his motives for becoming shinobi was important, it would not only set him on a straight path but also tell him where his true power comes from.

"I want to be shinobi so I can protect myself and people like Ayame nee-chan and Teuhci san and you from danger" spoke Naruto with a lot more determination in his eyes than a 12 year old should have. Hiruzen chuckled and unsealed an advanced chakra theory book and some fuinjutsu beginners book along with his last monthly allowance and a bingo book just in case.

"Here Naruto make a Shadow Clone to carry these" Naruto obeyed and watched as Hiruzen gave it the books but then quickly whispered something in the clone's ear. The clone quickly ran out the room whilst carrying the books and took off towards Naruto's apartment"What was that about Ojii san" asked a confused Naruto. "Youll find out soon enough Naruto but come we are going to Tesshin Weapons to get you some kunai and shuriken".

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Tenten was battered bruised and tired. Even after a full year of being under the tutelage of the 'youthful' Might guy the torture training sessions hadn't got any easier. As she cleaned some of naginata up on display she couldn't help but think how she would compare to Tsunade when she was her age.

She was shortly cut out of her musings as she caught the Third Hokage strolling leisurely towards her shop with a short orange clad boy in tow. She scrambled back towards the counter. 'Thank the Log that I a shower the second I got back' thought Tenten as The Hokage walked through the door with the scrawny looking child.

"Hello Tenten is your father here" Hiruzen said as he walked over to a set of kunai and handed them to Naruto. "Ahhhhhh Hokage sama pleasure to meet you" spoke a gruff voice which came from a burly looking man who stood in a doorway behind the counter. Said man was 6'5 with a large muscular frame and bulging muscle. He had a short brown hair that matched his eyes with a small goatee.

"Tetsu san drop the formalities" chuckled Hiruzen. Tetsu looked over at the kid in his shop and his eyes softened at the boy. If the villager weren't so blinded by their hatred then maybe they would see the resemblance between the child and the late Fourth Hokage.

"Is there going to be a problem Tetsu san" said Hiruzen as he narrowed his eyes at him. "Of course not Hokage sama, I know the difference between a kunai and one sealed in a storage scroll" Hiruzen smiled gratefully.

Naruto eyes glazed over for a second before returning to normal as his clone dispelled when it reached his home. "WHY WOULD YOU TELL ME WHAT AKRAI CHAN DID" blushed Naruto furiously as he tried to forget those memories. Where did those memories even come from? When he looked at Ojii san he saw a light smile on his face but his eyes held anticipation. Wait he dispelled he clones then he-

"There you see the trick behind the Shadow clone jutsu Naruto "chuckled Hiruzen as he put some kunai and shuriken on the counter "You can create some to help you train but they will only help you as you have a lot more chakra then anyone. What they do is transfer memories so they won't help physical training but that fuinjutsu book and other scrolls and activites such as those chakra control exercises can be done by your clones to help you train but make sure you dispel them in groups if you create a lot."

Naruto was shocked to say the least. He made 6 shadow clones and mentally commanded 5 of them to go to his apartment and read all the scrolls his Hokage had given him while the last one to henge into a random person and go order some new clothes; He already had a design in mind. "Thank you Tetsu san" said Naruto politely but he really meant.

Tenten looked at midget with a curious glance. Fuinjutsu practitioners were as rare if not rarer than Kekkai Genkai users so she couldn't help herself when she saw a fellow person interested. "Uhhhh Naruto san if you want I could help you with fuinjutsu if you ever need help I'll be by the shop anytime after 6pm"she said nervously as she had the whole shops audience. Naruto on the other hand was beyond surprised. He hadn't expected anyone in his age group to reach out him besides Shikamaru and Choji.

" Yeah sure thing" said Naruto while rubbing the back of his with a grin on his face. Hiruzen smiled at this. 'After everything Naruto really does deserve a good friend'. As they collected their stuff and waved the shop owners good bye, they both walked a bit before realizing they had to go in different directions."Thank you Ojii san for everything" as they hugged each other goodbye Naruto didn't realise what Hiruzen slipped into his pocket.

Naruto opened his door to reveal 5 copies of himself splayed out across his apartment in various positions trying to read the books the Hokage gave him. As he made one more to go to Ichiraku's and get some dinner and henge to buy some cooking books. Although he loved ramen he knew he would need more variety in his diet.

He headed towards his shower and took off his orange jumpsuit but as he did a small scroll fell out. 'Huh I don't remember putting that there" thought Naruto. As he opened it and read the contents he started to grin. This suited him perfectly. He put the scroll down on the counter and moved towards the shower. The scroll glowed with a blue tint

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