This is my first actual chapter of the story so please leave reviews and if you have any ideas for the story I would appreciate the help and input on my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… Masashi Kishimoto does.
Chapter 1
It was a quiet and peaceful night in Konohagakure No Sato for all but one. A two year old Naruto Uzumaki was lying in a pool of his own blood in an alley covered in cuts and bruises that were slowly beginning to heal.
'Why can't these people see me as me and not the damn Fox?' thought Naruto.
Many people believed Naruto to be a stupid kid when in actuality he was extremely smart and very mature for his age.
As he was lying in the alley fighting to stay conscious he heard footsteps approaching him. Naruto did the best he could with his injured body to look at who was coming towards him. He only caught a glimpse before losing strength and letting his head fall back down. That glimpse was enough though because he saw the Hokage's robes and knew that it was the Sandaime and he was most likely there to bring him to the hospital.
"Jiji…" Naruto managed to mumble out.
"Naruto, my boy, what have they done to you?" asked the aged Sandaime Hokage with a look of horror at Naruto's condition.
"Nothing they haven't done before…" Naruto was able to mumble before letting the warm embrace of darkness claim him.
Hearing what Naruto said brought tears to the aged Kage's face. He just couldn't understand why the citizens of Konoha couldn't see Naruto as the nice young boy he was instead of the Kyuubi.
The next day Naruto awoke in a cold, white room in the hospital and looked around the room stopping on the site of the Sandaime Hokage sleeping in the chair next to his bed.
"Jiji?" Naruto spoke somewhat load in hope of waking the aged Sandaime sleeping next to his bed.
"Huh? ... Oh Naruto my boy, how are you feeling?" the Sandaime asked the young boy.
"I feel fine Jiji… can I ask you for a favor Hokage-Sama?" Naruto was looking at the aged Kage with a serious look on his face.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Professor, God of Shinobi, and Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure, immediately knew it was serious because Naruto used his title instead of 'Jiji'.
"What is it Naruto, my boy?" Sarutobi asked with a raised brow in curiosity to what Naruto might ask.
"I want to be put into the Ninja Academy." Naruto told Sarutobi with a serious look that a young child should not be able to give.
"Naruto, are you sure my boy? You are still so very young." Sarutobi replied as he was unsure of this decision.
"I'm very sure jiji… I think it's time I show the people that I am Naruto Uzumaki, not the damn Fox." as he said this, a fire of determination that started to shine in Naruto's young eyes.
Sarutobi saw the look in Naruto's eyes and couldn't help but smile to himself. Naruto was already on his way to finding the will of fire, and at such a young age too.
"Naruto, my boy, how did you know about the Kyuubi?" Sarutobi asked curious as to how the two year old acquired that knowledge.
"Well jiji it wasn't that hard to figure out with all the people glaring at me and whispering about me all the time. I just kind of put two and two together, like how I figured out that my tou-san was the Yondaime." Naruto told Sarutobi while showing an extremely calm demeanor.
"You figured out that you have the Kyuubi sealed in you and that you are the son of the Yondaime, who sealed Kyuubi into you, and you did it all just through logical thinking and piecing it together?" Sarutobi asked with surprise evident on his face.
"Well yea it wasn't really that hard to do, I mean there are plenty of similarities between myself and the Yondaime and as for the Kyuubi being sealed in me, the glares and whispers were a good enough indication along with the seal on my stomach." Naruto explained much to the shock of Sarutobi.
Sarutobi was amazed and shocked that Naruto, a two year old, has already figured out two of the village's greatest kept secrets. It was amazing how intelligent, logical, and mature the boy was already.
'You are going to go far as a ninja my boy… I will make sure of it.' Sarutobi couldn't help but think.
"Alright Naruto, I will allow you to enter into the Ninja Academy, but you will also become my new apprentice. I want to train you to become the best of the best and to, hopefully, replace me one day." Sarutobi couldn't help but smile as Naruto's face lit up with joy and excitement.
"Thank you jiji, I will do my best and make you proud as well as show the people of Konoha that I am Naruto, not the Kyuubi!" Naruto exclaimed with a wide fox-like smile on his face.
"I'm sure you will Naruto… I'm sure you will" Sarutobi said with a smile on his aged face.
Sarutobi had one final thought when he looked at Naruto and before leaving to go do battle with all Kage's mortal enemy… paperwork, *shiver*, how he hated paperwork.
'Minato you would be so proud of your son… he will be the greatest ninja to grace Konoha since Hashirama-Sama and Madara Uchiha, I will make sure of it.' Sarutobi thought as he turned to leave.
The last thing Sarutobi did before leaving his office and going home was to fill out the paperwork for Naruto to attend the Ninja Academy and to list Naruto as his new apprentice. It was the only time he could actually smile while doing the evil that is paperwork.
(A/N)- Alright so I will try to get a new chapter up every week, but no promises. I have a very busy schedule right now so it might take a little longer to actually write the chapters, I apologize in advance to all who are really starting to enjoy my stories. Thank you and please send me and reviews or comments you have, your help is greatly appreciated.