Summary: Yes indeed, the Saiyan Extinction did happen, and yes, indeed, Bardock did send his son Kakarot away from planet Vegeta before that was so; however, the pod of Kakarot did not land on Gohan's doorstep due to certain complications; instead, years earlier, a different one did while Kakarot's pod landed elsewhere. What does this change mean?

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We begin the story with the sight of a young boy waving at a family of monkeys hanging down from their place on a tall tree.

"Morning guys!" he smiled. "Try not to get yourselves in trouble today."

This young male owned a mane of gravity defying, sunny blond, spiky hair, a pair of cerulean blue eyes, a trio of thin lines on each cheeks that looked like whiskers, a tanned skin and a lean yet muscular build garbed in a form fitting black, short-sleeved shirt, a pair of blue wristbands and finally, a pair of black pants that was secured by a dark blue obi, tucked into a pair of black kung fu shoes, and at the moment - within the natural environment known to many of those who lived close by as Mt. Paozu - he was currently walking along a downward slope with a pair of tuna fishes, three times his sizes, hanging over each one of his shoulders.

'And speaking about trouble, I sure went through a lot getting you guys.' the young man thought. 'But in the end, it was all worth it 'cuz now I've got food that'll last me till supper; good job Naruto!'

However, as he made a few more steps, his ears twitched at a loud rumbling, and as he turned his head to the source of the sound, his eyes widened because they were staring at an incoming vehicle uncomfortably speeding towards him.

"Look out!"

Fortunately, for the whisker faced blond, his reflexes, and reaction, time were extremely quick, and because of that, he was able to avoid getting hit by the car by jumping out of its way with a leap but unfortunately the vehicle, and whoever was inside it, weren't as lucky as he was and ended up slamming into, due to its uncontrollable movements, a rock.

*CRASH*

And realising that there was someone inside, the blond quickly dropped his fishes on a soft patch of grass before leaping after the oddly shaped vehicle to check if the person who was inside was okay, but before he made it said person came out and as his eyes rested on them, his body froze; why?

"Mental note: focus more on the road when you're driving, Bulma."

Well that was because, the person he was staring at was a female who owned a mane of long turquoise hair that was braided in a ponytail, a pair of dark blue eyes, a lightly tanned skin, and an hourglass build - with a pair of perky D-Cup breasts, a slender waist, a pair of wide hips, and a pair long legs - that was garbed in a very short pink dress with the name BULMA printed on its chest, a pair of purple socks and finally, a pair of blue and white sneakers.

'Holy crap she's hot!' he, the blond, thought. 'Way prettier than some of those girls who try to hit on Grandpa.'

At the same time, after the female finally met the figure of Naruto, she retreated into her mind.

'Oh my gosh, he's so hot!' she swooned. 'That handsome face, those gorgeous eyes, and those muscles~ oh my, he's such a beefcake! Could this love at first sight?! Gosh I might not need the Dragon Balls to grant my wish of a perfect Boyfriend after all!'

Fortunately for the two of them the blond, identifying himself as 'Naruto', cleared his throat and rushed over to the staring female.

"Are you alright?" he asked, snapping the girl who mentally identified herself as 'Bulma' out of her trance. "That was a pretty nasty crash."

"Oh me? I'm fine." she, Bulma, replied. "In fact, I should be asking you that question. I almost ran over that handsome face, and that hunky bod!"

"Please," Naruto snorted, brushing his hand along his sunny blond locks. "And even if you did hit me, I would've come out unharmed. If getting hit by something like that could kill me, then I'd have been dead years ago. It's gonna take a lot more than that to take me out."

"I'll bet," a blushing Bulma muttered, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear before shaking her head. "I mean, shouldn't I at least get you to a doctor? I can cover the expenses. It's not an issue for me."

"Like I said, I'm fine." Naruto stated. "And even if I wasn't, any medical bills I may have got, I'd rather pay them with the cash I have in hand."

'Oh my, he's humble too!' meanwhile, Bulma retreated back to her thoughts. 'If he's single, you would've definitely lucked out with this one Bulma. Good job!'

"So what's a girl like you doing around these parts?" and at the voice of Naruto, Bulma was pulled out, once more, from her wandering mind. "I mean from how you're dressed, and that vehicle you have there, you're probably from the city; this isn't the city. Are you lost or something?"

"Lost? Oh no; in fact, far from it." Bulma snorted, before reaching into the sack on her hip, and pulling out a familiar something that caught Naruto's attention. "I'm looking for something that looks like this, and my search led me up here, and seeing as you look like you're from around here, I've gotta ask... you wouldn't have seen anything like this around nearby, would you?"

"Huh." the blond blinked, before his eyes narrowed as they closely inspected the ball. "Kinda looks like the ball Grandpa left me… except mine has four stars."

"So I was right, there is a Dragon Ball here!" and as she said this, the cheerful Bulma was jumping up and down in excitement. "That means I'm almost halfway through summoning the Eternal Dragon, and getting my wish!"

"Um...Eternal Dragon?" Naruto scratched his cheek in confusion. "Wish?"

"Oh right," and as she settled down, Bulma returned the Dragon Ball she pulled out back to the sack on her hip she got it from. "You probably don't know the legend of the Dragon Balls! Well then… allow me to tell you a tale that's definitely gonna catch your interest!"

"Let's stop by grandpa's place before we do that." and after he said that, Naruto went to retrieve the fish he dropped on the patch of grass close by. "I promised myself I'd eat something before the sun goes out and it's still out, so…"

"Sure!" the female, meanwhile, grinned. "Lead the way!"

With that, after Naruto lifted the fishes over his shoulder, he and Bulma retreated to his grandfather's house with a pleasant air around them and as they arrived around there, their eyes spotted a neatly arranged pile of wood sitting next to a tree, with no one standing by.

"So this is your place, huh?" and as she looked around, Bulma hummed in thought. "Kinda small, but I guess it's okay since you live on your own."

"I know what you mean. It was a bit snug when I used to live with Grandpa," meanwhile, Naruto placed the fishes he'd caught on the wood he earlier set up. "But eventually... I got used to it."

"Oh, yeah? Well I don't think I can get used to living in a place like this." Bulma crossed her hands under her chest. "I mean, don't get me wrong… I like the calm, peaceful environment but I need technology to get a lot of important stuff done."

"We all have our preferences." Naruto shrugged. "And speaking of preferences, I'd like to get back to preparing Lunch; I wouldn't mind getting to know a little bit more about you as I do that… if that's okay with you."

"Well, if you insist." Bulma stated, rather shyly. "In return, you get to tell me about yourself, 'kay?"

And with a nod of agreement, the blue haired female began to tell the blond a little bit of her life, making sure to edit some details to make herself look good in the eyes of someone she was immensely attracted to; and after the meal was prepared, eaten, and digested, and after the two let out satisfied belches - with Naruto being complimented on for his amazing cooking - Bulma decided to do what she promised and, after setting the tone by bringing the three Dragon Balls together - with Naruto watching as the three Orange Balls give an eerie glow while being placed next to each other - explain what they really were; and after she was done, Naruto decided make sure he heard things right.

"So you're telling me that these are called 'Dragon Balls'," he, the spiky haired, whisker faced, blond, stated. "And on top of the fact that they're at least Seven of them in total, when you bring them together, they're capable of granting any one wish you want as long as you summon the Magical Dragon residing within it with the right words?"

"Yup!" stated Bulma, who was nodding rapidly in agreement. "At least… that's according to the research I found; and with your Dragon Balls added to mine, I have three! Which means I'm practically already halfway there!"

"You're halfway there?" and with narrowed eyes, Naruto stared at the female in front of him. "Um, yeah… when exactly did I give you my Dragon Ball? 'Cause I don't exactly remember doing that while you went on with its so-called 'magical' history." he snatched the Four Star Ball from the table before Bulma could even grab it. "And besides, what's the guarantee that this stuff's real anyways? For all you know this could be a trick someone pulled 'cause they thought it might be funny."

"And what guarantee do you have that it's not?" Bulma challenged. "I guess neither of us know the answer to that until we gather all Seven Dragon Balls, and as for the first part... Why not come with me on this trip? On top of getting to see the world more, which I'm sure is something your Grandpa would probably want, you can keep your Dragon Ball until we find all seven and summon the Eternal Dragon. If it doesn't work, you get to keep the Four Star Ball, and I can keep the rest as some sort of a collection. What do you say?"

"I guess I can see grandpa wanting me to explore the world a bit to see what it has to offer," Naruto admitted. "Seeing as while the animals are fun to hang around with, it does get a bit lonely from time to time. But if we're being honest? That's something I'd rather do on my own, and after I'm done with my training."

"And miss out on spending time with a stunningly gorgeous amazingly brilliant partner like me?" Bulma snorted. "Sorry buddy, but no dice; besides what exactly would you be going out to do on your own? With me, you get to find Seven possibly Mythical Objects and have whatever wish you want granted, if the stories are true! There's also the fact that traveling with a partner is way more fun than travelling on your own." she added. "Training? I'm pretty sure you can continue whatever kind of training you plan on doing on the trip."

"Not my kind of training." Naruto replied. "If we were talking about weight training and meditation? Then yeah, I could do that, but my training is more than that, and I'm afraid that until I believe I'm done, I don't think I can leave this place."

"How 'bout this," Bulma stated, not willing to let the person she saw as a hunk go that easily. "If you come with me to find the rest of the Dragon Balls, you can get one of the two wishes the Dragon grants."

"Hmm," the blond mused, thinking about that offer and what it could do for him. Then after a few moments of silence, he came to a decision."You know what? I think you have yourself a deal, Bulma!"

"Sweet!" Bulma grinned, clasping her hands in excitement. "So I guess that means that we're partners, now huh?"

"Yup!" Naruto returned Bulma's grin. "Partners on a mission!"

And as the two cemented their partnership, they were unaware that this meeting was one with the potential to shape the outcome of the universe.

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Authors Note: In this universe, unlike Goku was at a young age, Naruto is aware of girls and, unlike Goku, Naruto is, from the first time of meeting, taller than Bulma. How? Well, he's older than Goku was at the meeting, and, Naruto had somewhat of an 'alternate' life than Goku - as in, in this universe, Grandpa Gohan died of old age rather than being crushed by the foot of a Great Ape - so you can expect that things may be different. Plus, Naruto is indeed a Saiyan, but he's only a half-Saiyan due to the fact that his mother wasn't a Saiyan but something else with power that rivals the Saiyan if trained under the right circumstance. Guess what that half is.

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