Hey guys! Here's the new chapter. I know it's kinda short, and it's almost entirely cannon, but there's some difference.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or any Naruto affiliated elements. *Weeps anime tears*

He ran down the street.

"I'll be Hokage one day! Believe it!" He bellowed, hoping someone would pay attention to him. Nobody did. Nobody ever did.

He was as alone as he was the day before, and as alone as he would be the day after.

Black spiky hair flying wildly in the wind, he leapt from house to house in his silly orange jumpsuit, desperately wishing someone would at least look at him. But still, no matter what he did, all the adults looked away scorning him until the end.

He just wanted to be acknowledged, he just wanted someone to care. His Jiji did, but what was one person in a village of thousands? He knew the ANBU squads that were constantly trailing him didn't hate him, but he couldn't interact with them so what was the point.

Sure, every year the Old Man would come on his birthday with the silver-haired ANBU, but he would never see the masked man's face. Yes, he got a single present every year, but while he cherished it one wasn't enough for a child.

It really hurt to be so alone. All day, every day that one word echoed in his mind.

Alone.

Would he ever have friends? Would he ever even become a shinobi? He had been in the academy for a few years, but none of the teachers would bother correcting his stance, the way he threw weapons, or his poor chakra-control. It was the same thing all the time.

Then the day came.

October Tenth

It was the day of the annual Fox Hunt. This particular year was very bad. It seemed like everyone in the village was out to get him. The were cursing him, throwing stones at him, beating him, and cutting him. It hurt his body, but more than that it hurt his heart. But he knew that he wouldn't do anything to stop them. They were his villagers, and he loved all of them no matter what. They could beat him, they could even kill him, but he would never stop wanting to protect them. He was Naruto Uzumaki, and he would be the Hokage.

Around the end of the day, a few shinobi even joined in on beating the defenceless boy. That was when his saviour came.

In a swirl of leaves, a man wearing an ANBU uniform with gravity-defying silver hair appeared to stop the violence. He had seen too much over the years, and he knew that his sensei would never want this to continue.

Flipping over one of the shinobi, he pulled out his katana and quickly struck the pressure points in his targets knees. Twisting to avoid a kunai from another ninja, the masked shinobi catches the new opponent in a Genjutsu with his Sharingan. The second ninja falls unconscious while the third and final shinobi decides it would be best to turn tail and run.

"Are you alright?" He asks the boy on the ground.

"Y-Yeah.. Thank you." Naruto says warily.

"Don't be afraid Naruto-kun, I'm here to help. The Fourth would never have wanted to see something like this happening to a hero."

"A hero? What are you talking about?" Naruto asked, surprised.

Laughing, the masked ninja lifts Naruto gently. "You'll find out someday, don't worry. But for now, let's just get you home, alright?"

"O-Okay. Thank you, again. I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't come to save me."

"I do." Came the slightly muffled voice of Naruto's saviour.

Quickly leaping off the ground, the silver haired ANBU carried the young man to the run down apartment that belonged to Naruto.

"Here you go Naruto. Next year, try not to get into too much trouble."

And with that, he was gone.

Naruto, being confused by the days events and tired after running so much, just lay down in his bed and decided to ponder these events the next day.

Unknown to him, he had someone watching over him, protecting him as he slept. The same man that had saved him earlier that day.

Dawn of the Second Day (A/N: I will totally love whomever understands this reference)

It was finally the end of the weekend. The time when Naruto would put his pranking on hold (mostly) in favour of trying to learn something at the academy. It was also the day when the new teacher would be assigned.

"Hello class," The newbie greeted, "My name is Iruka Umino! It's nice to meet you all, and I'm looking forward to teaching you all."

Walking in late as usual, Naruto got the shock of a lifetime.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! YOU'RE FIVE MINUTES LATE! GO TAKE YOUR SEAT, YOU HAVE DETENTION AFTER CLASS!" The new teacher shouted in his face, using some kind of Big-Head Jutsu.

"H-Hai sensei!" Naruto shouted, terrified.

Taking his seat, Naruto actually felt prepared to learn. The new teacher actually shouted at him! He didn't ignore him, or mutter under his breath about monsters. He actually did something, even if it was giving him detention.

Twenty minutes passed, and Naruto was getting bored. Laying his head down on his arms, he started to snore loudly. Not noticing his teacher approaching his seat, he just kept sleeping on his arms.

"NARUTO!" Iruka shouted, scaring the boy once again. "Do you need to be sent out of class, or will you pay attention?"

"Hai sensei!" Naruto said again.

"Yes what?"

"I, uh. I don't know. I'll stay?" He asked unsure.

"Good!" The teacher said with a smile.

A Few Hours Later, In Detention

Sitting in detention, Naruto was all alone except for the teacher's aide Mizuki. Trying to focus on the comic in front of him, Naruto couldn't help but notice the glare Mizuki was constantly giving him.

"Uhm… Mizuki-sensei? It something wrong?" He asked innocently.

"Of course something's wrong!" Came the harsh response from the blue haired Chunin.

Quickly getting the message, Naruto decided not to worry about his teacher's assistant. After all, he was a Chunin. He could handle his issues, right?

Forty minutes later, detention was over and Naruto decided to go train a bit.

On his way to his favourite training ground, Naruto saw a certain class prodigy sitting on a dock in front of a small pond.

Torn between taking the chance to talk to him and probably get beaten up, and going to train, he chose the latter.

Three Years Later, Genin Exam Day

Naruto knew that he had failed, but he had been told of a saving grace by none other than the Chunin Mizuki. If he stole the Scroll of Seals, the scroll with the Leaf's entire storage of Kinjutsu, and learned one single jutsu from it, Naruto could pass. Of course, this wasn't true, as Mizuki was just trying to take the scroll and flee from Konoha.

After learning the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique), Naruto was confronted by Mizuki who attempted to steal the scroll and kill Naruto. To their mutual shock, Naruto was rescued by none other than the instructor Iruka. Putting his life on the line for his student, Iruka saved Naruto from Mizuki, only to witness as Naruto used a jutsu he had never seen. As hundreds of Naruto's appeared, Mizuki grinned, overestimating himself as usual. Thinking himself invincible, he took on the hundreds of Naruto's only to be severely beaten into blissful unconsciousness. When he woke up, it would be in a cell with his chakra sealed off.

Watching the entire event unfold, a certain silver haired Jounin smiled, proud of his sensei's son, and his soon to be student.

The Next Day, Team Assignment

After an embarrassing kiss with Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto once again got let down as he found out that the prodigy was on his team, but his hopes were high because he was on the same team as Sakura Haruno, his long time crush.

After meeting their estranged sensei, hours after he was supposed to arrive, they all went their separate ways to prepare for the next day, their first day as Genin.

Well, here it was. I hope you all enjoyed! I know there wasn't any plot development, but trust me on this. Kakashi watching over Naruto is going to play a major part in the way he trains his team. The next chapter will be what happens after the Wave incident, which is going to shake the whole team. Especially Sasuke, but meh. He's a prick anyway.

Like I said, I hope you liked it! Reviews are always welcome (even when you're being a fucking twat *glares at the guest who said offensive shit*). But yeah, review or PM me any ideas like always! ^_^ Bye!

P.S.: Mejciu, I might do something with the idea of Madara being Naruto's grandfather, but I might go with something a little more distant. Still not sure, so just message me sometime and I'll figure something out!

Peace guys!