Chapter 1

He ran and ran, never stopping to breath. His knees were raw from falling and his clothes were torn. Scared and crying, he wipes his tears and moves forward. He came upon a figure standing tall and brave. The boy quickly skidded to a halt and admired the figure. The figure took form of a older man, maybe in his late thirty's. He was dressed in a wool cloak and had dark blue pants. His face was stiff and built, his hair was a light brown with white streaks.

The boy approached the man with a curious look. "What's your name?" The older man asked. " I'm n-n-nar-naruto." The boy almost yelled. "I'm Jakota" The man stated.

Naruto looked away from him and toward the direction he came from. " Well Naruto, do you know anything about the ninja way?" Naruto shook his head. " What's a ninja ?" Jakota turned to the sky. " I suppose you don't know what a hokage is either, huh?" Naruto shook his head again. " Would you be willing to learn to become one?" Naruto nodded his head a little hesitantly. " I need someone to take my legacy on and to surpass me. But don't think this with be easy. I am not your friend, parent, brother, or uncle. I'm your teacher from this point on." Jakota had a serious look upon his face, while Naruto just stood shaking. " Now for lesson one." Jakota struck Naruto in the back of his neck, making him unconscious.

Years had past and Naruto became strong and withdrawn from the world. His power surpassed Jakota, when he was even a missing nin/ anbu. Jakota became sick from a virus. He was becoming weaker and weaker as time moved on, but to Naruto's advantage he still trained and taught Naruto. They became close, even against Jakota's will.

Soon Jakota would wither away and Naruto couldn't help but feel hurt. He wasn't suppose to get attached, but to his dismay he did and now the only person that believed in him would die.

A few more days a it was time. Jakota laid on his pallet as Naruto listened intensively. "Naruto I thank you, for doing what I asked you to do. You became the most important person to me. I need you to do one last thing. Go back to where ever you came from and live a happy life. I'm sorry. I made you to become the most powerful fourteen year old I have ever seen, but never let you have your life. Do you remember when I told you to never have emotion or feeling?"

----Flashback--

Naruto laid on his stomach, tears forming. "Your pathetic, you call your self my successor. 'ptt' your the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. Get up." Naruto not moving was kicked in the ribs again and again. " Get up!" " I can't!" Naruto screamed in pain as tears ran down his face. " Yes you can, I don't want to here that. Quit crying!" Naruto sniffed and got to his feet. When he stood straight up Jakota struck him with his fist to the face. Again Naruto fell to the ground. Jakota beat Naruto to a inch of his life. " If I ever see any emotion coming from you again I'll do worse than today."

--Flashback ended--

Naruto slowly nodded his head. " That still stands. You can't have that in this world." Again Naruto nodded his head. " Yes, sir." Jakota became still and closed his eyes. His body became cold and stiff. Naruto doing Jakota's last heed, headed towards what was once is home almost nine years ago.

R&R.