This is the first fanfiction I've ever made, so expect mistakes and not very good writing.

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Chapter 1

Meet Naruto Uzumaki, a boy who is hated and feared by most of the villagers of Konohagakure, or the Village Hidden In The Leaves. He is a small child, around 145 cm tall, with shaggy blonde hair, slightly tanned skin, 3 whiskers on each cheek, and piercing azure eyes. Why he was hated and feared? 12 years ago, there was an attack on Konoha by the Kyuubi, or nine-tailed fox. The Fourth Hokage saved Konoha by sealing the Kyuubi into a newborn Naruto. Many of the villagers think that he himself is the Kyuubi.

Naruto groaned as his alarm went off with an annoying ring. He sat up on his bed, and went into the bathroom to take care of anything hygienic. He came out in his usual outfit; Loud orange pants with a bandaged right knee. Attached to that bandage was a black holster. He was also wearing an orange jacket. He wore a Konohagakure hitai-ate (1). He heated up some instant ramen. "Itadakimasu!", smiled Naruto as he dug into his ramen. He left his apartment to go meet up with his Jōnin sensei, and his other Genin teammates.

These past few weeks, Naruto and his team have only been doing D rank missions, like plowing fields or catching lost cats. It was starting to get on Naruto's nerves. Once he got to the Hokage Tower, he met up with his Jōnin sensei, Kakashi. Kakashi had on a mask that covered his mouth, and he never took it off. He had gray, gravity-defying hair, and he always read Icha Icha novels. The names of his teammates are Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke was the last Uchiha, and Sakura was a banshee with pink hair, always defending Sasuke no matter what the situation was.

They were just sent on a C-ranked mission to escort a bridge builder from the Land Of Waves.

-I'll just skip everything until we get to the part where Sasuke gets 'killed' by Haku.

Naruto was filled with a rage. He had to process what happened.

Unfortunately, he had no time for this.

"Sorry, but I must end this quickly.", explained Haku, calmly. Haku quickly finished Naruto off as well. Haku's hand slipped, and, consequently, the senbon hit a fatal pressure point in Naruto. "Did it really have to end like... this?", said Naruto, weakly, "I thought I wouldn't die until I became... Hokage.". Naruto was filled with despair. He felt the peaceful embrace of death come upon him. He felt his very life force slip away. He struggled to keep his eyes open. His life was sadly cut short. Haku dispelled his ice mirrors and moved on to help Zabuza.

Sasuke shortly woke up to find Naruto dead. "Dobe, ", said Sasuke, sadly. His tone of voice quickly turned into anger, as he awakened his Sharingan. "I will KILL whoever did this to you."

Sasuke walked up to where Kakashi and Sakura were.

"Sasuke, where is Naruto?", asked Kakashi while he was struggling with Zabuza.

"He is dead. Haku killed him, ", replied Sasuke.

Haku's face showed no sign of change. Probably because of his mask.

"I will finish what he started.", continued Sasuke.

Haku threw a barrage of senbon at Sasuke, but he dodged it before threw them.

"I can see it.", Sasuke smirked.

Sasuke appeared in front of Haku. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!". Sasuke breathed out a large fireball, scorching Haku. Or so it seemed. Haku appeared behind him. 'How?', Sasuke thought. Haku tried to kick Sasuke, but he blocked it and punched Haku in the throat. He then takes Haku's head and slams it into his knee. Haku is dead.

Naruto was full of melancholy and disappointment, to say the least.

He said, no, he vowed that he wouldn't die until he became the best Hokage ever. Naruto was focusing on something else right now. This place that he was in. It was so dark, and there was a layer of water on the floor. (Think of the plane that Naruto was in when he met Hagoromo.). "You died, huh?". Naruto turned his head so fast that he almost got whiplash. The voice came from a strange person that had weird, light purple eyes with concentric circles surrounding the place where his pupils should've been. He also had another eye on his forehead with the same design as his eyes, but red. He had fair skin, with light brown, shaggy hair, horn-like protrusions coming out of the sides of his forehead, a chin-length, braided lock on the side of his face, and a goatee.

"Who are you?", inquired Naruto. "I am Hagoromo Otsutsuki, I am also commonly referred to as the Sage of Six Paths.", answered the now identified Hagoromo. "Oh.. I don't know who you are still.", said Naruto. "I will answer that question later, as I am pressed for time.", Hagoromo answered, "I will revive you, Naruto, because you will bring a great peace to the world. You will also find a great power on your travels. Now go.".

Naruto found himself waking up on the same bridge that he died on. In his hand was a scroll that contained information on the Sage of Six Paths. (I'm pretty sure that you already know of the Sage of Six Paths, so I will skip the reading part.)

Naruto soon embarked on his journey back to Konoha. A couple of hours later, he finally realized that he was getting lost. "Crap! I'll never get home at this rate, ", said Naruto irritably, "I guess I could wait a bit before I go back home.".

In Konoha

"What do you mean you can't find Naruto?!", asked Hiruzen anxiously. The ANBU member before him. Kakashi was worried. He had no time to pick up Naruto's corpse off of the bridge, because they had to rush home. Sakura and Sasuke missed Naruto. A knock came at the door. "Come in, Danzo.", Hiruzen said with great distaste when he said "Danzo". "You've lost the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, ", said Danzo, matter-of-factly, "you've gotten too soft, Hiruzen. What do you think will happen when another village gets the Jinchuuriki? They will become more powerful than us! Or they may turn him against Konoha!". "That's if we don't find him, Danzo.", retorted Hiruzen.

Months passed

Naruto was starved and emaciated. He was in the Land of Iron. I won't make it home. I'm so hungry. Naruto stumbled across a massive tree with one single fruit on a branch. Thank Kami. I WILL get that fruit off of that branch, even if it is the last thing I do. Naruto limped towards the tree, and oddly enough, the fruit fell off of the branch and descended into Naruto's hands. Naruto quickly devoured the fruit. He felt satisfied. All of a sudden, Naruto felt a burst of power within him. He felt like he could run around the Earth's equator 10 times and still not be tired. A vertical slit formed on his forehead. Naruto did not feel this. What is this power..? Is this what Hagoromo meant when he said that I would come across a great power? I feel like going home. I want to see my friends again. And Naruto finally started travelling home.

(1) Hitai-ate - A forehead protector commonly worn by shinobi associated with hidden villages. Rogue-nin can wear these, but it's common for them to make a horizontal slash on the metal part of it.