Hey everyone, welcome to the power within. This is my second story but the first one in a couple of years. I don't think I'll go back to the last one but we'll see. This story isn't an OP naruto his just stronger and smarter than cannon. I also didn't like naruto not having any real power coming from his family. Aside from having large chakra reserves that's all he really got and that kinda sucks. So I gave him 2. (You'll find out which if you read) I don't know how to write romance so it won't be in the story aside from the flirting here and there.

Flames are welcome and any suggestions as well. I'm not a writer nor is that what I'm gonna spend 22,000 a year learning to do. This is a hobby and nothing more. So take any mistakes with a grain of salt.

"Normal speech"

"Normal thoughts"

"Demon speech"

"Demon thoughts"

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Buzz...buzz...buzz...buzzz

"Huh? What?" Said an obviously tired voice. Said voice got up. He sat straight up eyes still closed.

Buzz...bu-

"Stupid clock what time is it anyway...ITS 10:42! IM LATE" the boy shot out of bed and into the bathroom. Brushing his teeth, washing his face, and getting dressed.

Looking in the mirror was a short 6 years old. He had unruly blood-red hair. His eyes were a pale blue color. On his face were 3 whisker-like birthmarks on each cheek. His somewhat tanned skin and chubby baby fat face made him look adorable.

Once he was finished with the daily routine he ran to the kitchen to find a bowl of almost spoiled fruit. Grabbing only an apple he ran out the door. Running as fast as his 6-year-old legs could carry him he was late. It was his first day at the ninja academy.

"How can I be late on the first day. Aw man the teacher is gonna hate me." It only took 5 minutes to get to the building from his apartment.

"Naruto Uzumaki? Naruto are you here" asked the man in the front of the classroom. Not even seconds later the door opened, showing the boy. He was wearing a black shirt with a red spiral on it. He was also wearing baggy orange jogging pants and black sandals.

"Yes that's me I'm here" the boy now known as Naruto spoke.

"Glad to see you are here why are you late?" The man asked. The man looked at the boy with disappointment. Who is late on their first day?

"I'm sorry sensei. I was up all night reading about ninjas and wanted to know more about them and stuff" Naruto spoke with passion. Ninjas were cool. They were strong too.

The man looked at Naruto with an understanding but disappointed glare and said, "Go get seated. Now, where were we? That's right, chakra."

Naruto got seated in the back of the class. All the other seats were filled aside from one. As he walked to his seat he looked around the classroom. To his left, he saw 2 boys with black hair. One in the shape of a pineapple and one in the shape of a ducks butt. Next to them was another boy with brown hair. Being a little bigger than the rest he was snacking on a bag of barbecue chips. Behind them sat a blonde-haired girl, a pink-haired girl, and a dark blue-haired girl. None of which were paying any attention to him or so he thought.

Once he got to his seat a boy with brown hair and red markings on his face looked at him. They looked at each other and naruto asked, "Can I sit here?" The other boy nodded. Naruto took his seat.

"Names Naruto Uzumaki. What's yours?" Naruto asked another question.

"Kiba Inuzuka. Nice to meetcha Naruto" the boy know as Kiba replied while reaching his hand out for a handshake. Naruto grabbing the hand shook. This was the fresh start of a new friendship.

Time went on as the teacher spoke. Naruto paid attention as his new friend did as well. Naruto taking in all the information like a fish to water while Kiba was struggling a little bit. Some things didn't make sense, "what did this stuff have to do with punching hard? It's not like I can use it to punch." Thought Kiba. Before either of them knew it the bell had rung and it was time for lunch.

"Dang, I forgot a lunch" naruto said out loud. It's wasn't much he could pack anyway he doesn't have a lot of food at home nor any money.

Kiba hearing this asked "Do you want some of mine? My mom packed me a lot and I don't think I can eat it all". That was a lie. His mother didn't pack a lot but it was more than enough to share.

Naruto looked at his new friend "Yeah thanks Kiba you're a lifesaver" they dug into the food together. Kiba told stories of his family while naruto laughed. They were having a great time. One of the black-haired boys and the brown-haired boy walked over and sat down with the 2 friends.

"Names Shikamaru Nara" Spoke the black-haired boy. He points his thumb at the boy eating chips "His name is Choji Akimichi. He said we should come and make friends but I say it's too troublesome." Naruto and Kiba looked at them with confusion. Why did he sound like an old man?

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki and he's Kiba Inuzuka. We can be friends if you wanna the more the merrier." Naruto couldn't be happier. This had to be the best day. He made 3 friends and started his journey to be a ninja.

-Time skip October 10th-

Today was a good day. Depending on who you ask. If you ask the townspeople they would say it's a time of mourning their loss and celebrating the death of the great beast that laid waste to their home 7 years ago. If you ask a now 7-year-old naruto he'd say it's the worst day of the year. It may be his birthday but everywhere the townspeople would chase him and beat him for whatever reason. For what you may ask Naruto doesn't know but it's not fun.

Luckily it was a Saturday so he didn't have to leave his house. He could stay home all day and just hide until tomorrow. It was a good plan until he heard a knock on the door. Getting up from the corner in his closet he called his hiding spot naruto walked to the door and opened it. He didn't see anyone there only a box. Looking around to see if anyone was around he took the box into his house and locked his door.

He took the box to the dining room table and opened it. Inside was a frog-shaped wallet a book and a scroll. Opening the scroll first it read:

Happy birthday Naruto. I see you've turned 7 this year you are getting pretty old I hope today treats you well. Inside the box are a wallet and a book. The book is one that I wrote years ago but it never got any sales. The wallet is something I know you'd need when you become a big strong ninja and make lots of money. Keep them safe ok? On your 10th birthday if you kept them safe I'll come to train you.

- your froggy friend

After naruto read the scroll he was overjoyed. Someone cared about him enough to get him a book and a wallet. Not anything a 7-year-old would see as fun but for naruto they were great. He didn't get to read much except at school so having a book to read at home would be entertaining. Plus if he took good care of it he'd get training from someone. That's always cool.

Looking at the book the title says "Tales of the utterly gutsy ninja" sounds really cool. Going back to his room he started reading. Hours passed and before he knew it was night. The sounds of the festival could be heard but he was too immersed in the book to care. That would be his downfall. While he read in his apartment a crowd of people gathered at the staircase. One man stood a few stairs up with a torch in his had and said" tonight we finish what the fourth started. He weakened the nine-tailed beast and turned into a weak body. Tonight we kill it and avenge our fallen family and comrades!"

The crowd boomed with excitement. Inside the apartment, naruto was shaken from his reading with the crowd and panicked. How could he be so careless? He was supposed to be hiding. He ran and grabbed the wallet and hid in the closet. The only safe spot he could think. Taking the wallet and book and placing them under the floorboard where he sat he made his body look as small as he could.

Knocking could be heard on the front door. Knocking turned into pounding and pounding into breaking and chipping of the door. Naruto's heart rate rose to new levels. He was scared. They had never been this angry before. There had never been this many people. Why were they mad at him what did he ever do to them? Without an answer in mind, the door broke and people willed the apartment breaking everything in sight looking for him.

You could hear glass shattering. Chairs breaking. Everything was thrown around. Naruto thought he was safe until one man walked into the bedroom. He ripped open the bed and threw the alarm clock in frustration. The clock hit the closet door and came from it came a low muffled sniffle. Most people wouldn't have heard a thing but this man heard it. Loud and clear. A creepy smile crept onto his face and he walked towards the closet door. Naruto could hear his steps get closer and closer. He knew the man was coming towards him and he was caught. There was no point fighting now.

The man opened the closet and grabbed Naruto by the back of his neck and lifted him up. Naruto struggling to break free of the grip flailed his arms and legs. "I found him he's over here. Let's take his outside." The man carrying Naruto said. This was the end for him. He looked around and saw so many angry faces. He was knives pitchforks torches broken bottles. This was bad, he had to get free and run. Before he could do anything like they were reading his mind another man with a kunai cut his Achilles' tendon. With a loud scream, tears flowed from Naruto's eyes.

"Don't think you can get away punk we are gonna finish what the fourth started." the man said. Once outside the threw him into a back alley and proceeded to tie him up like a piñata.

The man who seemed to be the leader then spoke " this is for my wife" and stabbed Naruto in the side. "This is for my daughter" and stabbed in the side again. "And this. Is for my brother" he then stabbed him the stomach. Naruto screamed even louder than before. Each wound hurt more than the last and started to burn. The crowd followed suit. Each stabbing or burning the small child. Each hit for a loved one lost on that fateful day.

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?" Screamed the bloody Naruto. Tears flowing down his face like no tomorrow. Unbeknownst to anyone Naruto's eyes gained a little purple hue to them.

A woman who was feeling particularly vicious took the glass bottle that she was holding and cut his throat. "You don't get to plead. We did the same and you didn't listen to us so why should we listen to you" the crowd boomed with an agreement. Continuing with the punishment the deemed fit for the child.

Naruto could do nothing. His arms felt numb from the cuts and stab wounds. His legs wouldn't move and had burns all over. "This is it. This is how I die. I didn't even get to become a ninja or meet Mr. Froggy who bought me the book. At least I will see my parents again." Naruto thought to himself the leader came at him to deal the final blow. Naruto closed his eyes and unconsciously channeled chakra to his body. Seconds later naruto's eyes turned a full metallic purple color. "Shinra Tensei?" was the only thing Naruto thought before passing out. Everyone was pushed back into a giant crater. Bones broke from the sheer force.

Seconds later an old man In a white robe and hat appeared and spoke" Dog! Take the living ones to Anko. Anyone barely living, kill them." Without a confirmation, another man with gray hair appeared and did as he was told. Killing people left and right then disappearing while carrying a few.

"Cat! Clean up this mess". The old man commanded once again. This time a woman appeared and cleaned up the dead bodies and blood. The old man walked up to the hanging Naruto. Cutting the ropes holding the boy up. He had silent tears for the boy. It was his birthday and if he had come sooner he wouldn't have suffered. Naruto's wounds started healing themselves as naruto was passed out.

The old man carried the boy to the hospital. Once reaching the inside of the hospital the man said " This boy needs medical attention now. And if I see one of you not trying to save his life I'll personally introduce you to KAMI MYSELF!" The hospital staff rushed to start healing the boy. The head doctor started on the deep cut on his neck. Trying his hardest to align the veins and arteries as they healed themselves.

-A few hours later-

A few hours had passed and the old man stayed in the room with naruto. Mulling over his regrets. Another man walked into the room. The man dressed in an olive green shirt and ninja pants with a red vest and sandals. The man's snow-white hair was just as unruly as naruto's but reached his lover back. "How's he doing?" The man asked looking at Naruto. His eyes filled with rage and pain.

"The doctor says he's stable for now. The villagers cut his vocal cords so it'll take the most time to heal." There was a pause. Before the old man continued "Jiraiya I failed them. Minato wanted him seen as a hero and these idiots nearly kill him. I should have let you take him with you. I didn't think it would be safe for him to go with you but I see it would've been safer that way." The sadness in the old man's voice. Tears welled in his eyes.

"Sensei you were looking out for him. It's not your fault that the villagers hate can't be saved. But I will take him with me now. I will not let my duty as a godfather go unchecked any longer." Said Jiraiya.

-In Naruto's mindscape-

Naruto was walking in ankle-deep water. He had been walking for what felt like hours but in reality, it was only a couple minutes. He kept walking until he reached the end of the tunnel. "So this is where they throw me? A sewer? Well, this is new" naruto spoke. He walked through the blinding light to find a giant cage. Red pipes and a piece of paper that said "seal" is all naruto could see. He moved closer to the cage and heard the water move a little. Before he could move any further he heard a laugh.

"So this is my jailer? This pipsqueak? No wonder I almost died. He can't take care of us". The voice was deep and raspy. Causing naruto to stop in his tracks. Looking into the cage he saw giant orange slotted eyes. But looking into the eyes made them get bigger. Unbeknownst to naruto, he was still channeling chakra into his eyes so they were still purple and now had a ring around the black pupil.

"How do you have his eyes? He said the one to gain his eye would be the one to bring peace to this world but you of all people should have those eyes. You don't have that curse Uchiha blood. Now explain." The voice once again boomed.

And cut. How'd you like it? Hate it? Love it? Hate me? Hate the power cause it's overwritten? Let me know I'll try to update once a week but no promises cause I have no motivation to do anything at this point