Naruto: Alternate Beginning of a Legend

Naruto: Alternate Beginning of a Legend

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto or any of the names related to any characters in any anime series.

SUMMARY: Seven-year old Naruto, on a visit to Suna with Sandaime Hokage finds Sasori's old bedroom, and begins to learn the puppet technique. Naru/Rin. Alternate Universe.

Chapter 4: Jounin exams and Guest surprises

Time Skip (A week before the jounin exams)

Naruto had spent his four months repairing Hiruko, tending to his guests needs, and training in his Taijutsu and Ninjutsu for the Jounin exams. Sasuke had asked Naruto very generously if he could train him.

(A/N: Just to clear things up a little bit, I am going to make Naruto one year older than Sasuke and the rest of the Rookie Nine.)

Naruto, knowing that the boy was only seven years old, began to teach him some low level Katon jutsu from the library. The boy had insisted on calling him Naruto-sensei in respect for the blond ninja that had taken them in. As a result, Naruto offered them an adoption to the Uzumaki Clan.

/Flashback/

Naruto kicked Sasuke's feet from under him and launched him into the air with another one.

"N-Naruto-sensei...I need to get better..." Sasuke gasped, air forcing to come out of his lungs.

Naruto's response was to kneel beside the young raven-haired boy and heal his wounds. "Naruto-sensei, huh?"

Sasuke winced from the healing and looked up at Naruto. "Yeah...you...helped us...gave us a home..."

Naruto looked up at the sky. "I could do one more thing for you all as well..."

"What's that?" Mikoto asked as she walked over to them from the third floor hall.

"I could offer you both an adoption to the Uzumaki Clan. Your names would be Uzumaki Uchiha Mikoto and Uzumaki Uchiha Sasuke," he said generously.

Mikoto gasped, "Well...the Uzumaki Clan is destroyed...all but you, Naruto-san. We could be a part of your Clan if you wished."

Naruto looked at her with surprise all over her face. "It is your decision. You would still be able to reform the Uchiha Clan again..."

Sasuke looked at Naruto with enormous respect in his eyes. "Those puppets are really cool...especially Hiruko," he said, hinting.

Naruto looked down, his eyebrow raised. "Maybe someday..." he trailed off into silence.

Mikoto bowed to her waist. "Thank you, Naruto-san. We will consider it," she said...and walked back to her room.

Naruto looked down at Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun, I am going to the Hokage tower for a council meeting. Do you wish to join me?"

Sasuke's face was absolutely priceless when he answered. "M-me? B-but I..."

"It is okay, your mother has already approved."

"W-well...I guess I can, then!" Sasuke said, beaming.

/End Flashback/

Now, the dangerous Kugutsu user and his charge were making their way to the Hokage tower. Naruto was inside Hiruko, as he felt that the villagers didn't deserve to see his face.

Then, Naruto saw something that enraged him. On the street beside Takamura's Ninja Tools were ten Chuunin ninja. Each was taking their turn beating a defenseless little boy. Currently, the boy was a bloody pulp on the ground.

Naruto shook, causing the Hiruko to crunch and click violently. Naruto took the hat off of Hiruko's head and gave it to Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun...stand back, please."

Sasuke nodded, and watched Naruto shuffle over to where the Chuunin and the poor boy were.

"Hah! Little demon lover! Jaiga! Show him no mercy!" the lead chuunin ordered.

"I don't think so, Mizuki-baka!" Naruto said in Hiruko's 'voice'. Naruto thrust the tail through Jaiga's heart, killing him instantly. He quickly cut through the other Chuunin, rushing to the boy. Mizuki got away though, running back to the ninja academy. Naruto motioned for Sasuke to take the boy to the hospital while he went to the Hokage tower. Naruto gave Sasuke a kunai for safe keeping, incase someone charged him with "demon-loving."

As they went their separate ways, Naruto tossed him a scroll with Hiruko's tail.

"That scroll deals with the human anatomy. Memorize it and present your knowledge to me when I come to pick you up," Naruto ordered him.

"Yes, Naruto-sensei. See you later," Sasuke replied, making his way to the hospital.

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As Naruto approached the Hokage tower, the two ANBU guarding the door halted the hunched individual with the black cloak and hat.

"Halt! State your business here!" one of the ANBU said.

"I am Uzumaki Naruto, here to state my views to the council. Now unless you move, I will be forced to add you to my collection," Naruto stated firmly in the cold, metallic voice.

"Y-yes...Uzumaki-san. Right this way...Jashin will guide you," he said, pointing to the ANBU in the Wolf mask.

Naruto followed Jashin, and concentrated on all the eyes that looked to him with fear and...a hint of respect?

Jashin guided him to the Council meeting room and told him to take a seat. Naruto couldn't 'take a seat' while in Hiruko, so he just hunched by a seat at the table and waited for the Council meeting to start. He saw an old lady with no eyes, a bespectacled old man, Sandaime Hokage, Danzo (the Root leader), Nara Shikaku, Hyuuga Hiashi, Inuzuka Tsume, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Chouza, Aburame Shibi, Morino Ibiki, and Hatake Kakashi.

All eyes moved towards Naruto. Sarutobi looked at him with a smile and told him to begin.

Naruto took a deep, metallic breath, and began. "I am here to present the fate of the Uchiha Clan as warranted by Uchiha Mikoto; Matriarch of the Uchiha Clan. While in my home in the Uzumaki district, I heard a loud noise and went to investigate the Uchiha district. I was too late to save Uchiha Fugaku-dono, but I fought off Uchiha Itachi before Uchiha Mikoto and Sasuke-kun were killed. They are currently taking residence with me in the Uzumaki district," he finished.

Koharu narrowed her eyes. Sarutobi had told her to mind her mouth, as the boy was now the head of the Uzumaki Clan; who held a powerful bloodline.

She began, "Naruto-dono, I believe that you fought off Itachi, as you are Sarutobi's student. But why should we allow members of the Uchiha Clan to reside with you?"

Naruto went on. "The Uchiha Clan is no more. Only two members survive. They are lost individuals who have no family but each other. I offered to them the adoption of my Clan. They have not reached a decision."

Homura, enraged, got up from his seat. "What? This foolish demon wants Uchiha to live with him? So he can kill them?"

Naruto clicked furiously, pushing out the tail and waving it around dangerously above his head. "No...I am merely a generous individual that doesn't harbor ridiculous hatred for a child he doesn't even know."

Sarutobi chose that moment to break in. "Anything else, Naruto-san?"

Naruto looked up for a moment, as if he was thinking. "Oh...yes...I found a small boy...not even five years old on the street today. He was being attacked by various Chuunin for being a 'demon lover,'" Naruto stated firmly, looking into the eyes of Homura and Koharu.

Sarutobi coughed, getting his attention. "Yes, he is a rather peculiar child," he chuckled.

Naruto raised an eyebrow in question. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"He walks around shouting that he will be the Hokage, and the best puppet master to ever grace the elemental countries," Sarutobi explained.

"Well...he might just be the first Uzumaki, eh?" Naruto said in the metallic, deep voice.

Sarutobi coughed again. "Very well, and as an act of the Shinobi council, Uzumaki Naruto is now the Uzumaki Clan head. All matters concerning the Uzumaki and Uchiha Clans go straight to him. If he passes the Jounin exam, he will be installed as the new ANBU Shirei. The exams start in one week. They will be held in Kumogakure."

Naruto nodded. "Thank you, Sarutobi-sensei. Who will be accompanying me?"

"My son Sarutobi Asuma. You will require an escort of four ANBU. They will treat you with as much respect as me, and they will act as your bodyguards while you are in Kumo. The reason is that you have been marked as an S-ranked ninja from Konoha, and you have a bounty on your head," Sarutobi informed him.

"Yes...well that is all good...I will see you in a week, Saru-sensei," Naruto said. He then got up and walked out of the door.

From outside, Naruto could hear the council discussing their latest S-rank nukenin; Uchiha Itachi.

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As Naruto approached the hospital doors, a young black-haired boy came outside and latched onto Hiruko's cloak. The young boy was crying.

"Sensei, t-the p-people told m-me that I w-was a demon l-lover and to go away. They wouldn't heal him..." Sasuke choked uncontrollably.

Naruto planned on going in the hospital and killing all of the staff...but that wouldn't work. He would have to do it himself.

"Sasuke, where is the boy?" Naruto asked him firmly, patting the boy's back.

"He's in the ICU wing...there was one doctor who was going to take care of him...but he told me to go out."

"Sasuke...come with me..." Naruto said to the child, motioning for him to hold the puppet's hand. He did so and they went in to the hospital.

Inside, the secretary saw the humanoid puppet user and the Uchiha boy. Before she could run, however...a senbon placed itself in her back.

Naruto shuffled up beside her. "If you ever treat my little brother this way again, I will kill you and destroy this hospital, and make sure that the doctors know as well. Now my little brother and I are going to watch over the proceedings."

Naruto and Sasuke made their way to the ICU wing and opened the door of the emergency facility. The doctors were crowded around the boy, trying to see something. Naruto shuffled over beside one of them.

"D-DEMON! What are you doing here?" the chief doctor asked with rage.

"Do not make me show you what a demon I really am," Naruto said, clicking in anticipation. He stood there the entire time the healing took place.

The boy would be in recovery for an hour or two because of the surgery that took place removing rocks and stones from his skin.

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Naruto took Sasuke home so that he did not have to wait. He then came back to the waiting room and waited for the next hour. Soon after, a young blonde boy came out of the ICU recovery sector with the doctor.

Naruto stood up and walked over to him. "Kiyoki-san, I will sign the papers for his release," Naruto said to the doctor.

Kiyoki was one of the very few doctors that liked Naruto. He turned his head and smiled at the hunched figure. "Yes, Naruto-san. Here are the forms for his release," Kiyoki said. He walked back to his office.

Naruto completed the forms and handed them to the now shivering secretary. Naruto nodded to the young boy, and they walked out of the hospital and to the Hokage tower.

"Naruto-sama, where are we going?" the boy asked quietly with a frown on his face. The frown didn't look like it belonged there.

"What is your name boy?" Naruto asked.

"Matsumura Kyosuke," he answered.

Naruto looked down at him, the cloth still covering his face. "Do you have family?"

"No..." the boy answered, a tear falling down his face.

"I see," Naruto stated. They made the rest of the short trip in silence. The secretary to the Hokage had tried to stop Naruto, but he made it quite clear that she was to be silent. Naruto let himself into the Hokage's office.

"Sarutobi-sensei, this is the boy that I rescued from those chuunin," Naruto stated as he walked into Sarutobi's office.

Sarutobi quickly put away an orange book and wiped away his nosebleed. "Oh...Naruto...so this is the boy?"

"Yes, Sarutobi-sensei," Naruto said, and then sighed. His sensei could be such a pervert sometimes.

"Hokage-jiji, please don't make me go back to the orphanage!" Kyosuke wailed.

"Kyosuke-kun. How would you like to live with Naruto?"

Kyosuke's eyes brightened up immediately. "Will Naruto-sama let me?"

Naruto used Hiruko's hand to pat the boy's head. "Yes...I will," he said, through Hiruko's voice.

"Well, Naruto-san, all you have to do is sign the adoption papers, sign a blood contract...and then he's a member of your Clan," Sarutobi explained.

Naruto signed the papers, took blood from both of them and signed his name. Naruto then thanked Sarutobi and left the office with Kyosuke, heading for the Uzumaki Clan district.

A/N: That was Chapter 4. Please Read and Review. Next is going to be Kumogakure's Jounin Exams...so wait for the update!

Ja ne!

-Shodai Fuzeikage-sama