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A Change In Life

This story came into my head while rewatching Naruto. This story follows most of the manga but with some major changes here and there. Biggest change is that Naruto will have a different attitude. Hope you like this story, I will try and update this story as much as possible. So far I have four chapters planned

'Bold' - Kyuubi's voice/Flashback titles

'Bold Italic' - Kyuubi's thoughts

'Bold Underline' - Jutsu's

'Italic' - Inner thoughts/Flashbacks

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto because if I did I would change many things with the story haha.

Chapter 1

Konohagakure, nine years ago

As the village citizens run in panic, the Yondaime Hokage, fights off a strange man in a cloak who has released the Kyuubi from his wife, Kushina, who has just given birth to their son.

"Get away from my wife and son!" the blond Hokage yells.

Suddenly the man begins to disappear from their view as they hear a loud roar coming from the village. Minato approaches his wife, who is carrying their son. They both look at their blonde son as the Hokage smiles. They soon hear a voice from the entrance. They see Sarutobi Hiruzen holding his wife. The masked man entered the cave, killing Sarutobi's wife before releasing the Kyuubi. Minato looked at his wife and spoke,

"I think the worst case scenario is here, It's time to do what we talked about." Minato speaks to his wife and Sarutobi. Kushina looks at her husband with eye wide, in shock. She looks down to her son with tears in her eyes.

"I never wanted this for him, I want to see him grow up loved by everyone, not feared." She says as she cries while holding her baby.

Minato holds his wife and son in his arms. He looks towards his predecessor and begins to speak.

"Please lure the Kyuubi to the outskirts of Konoha, I will take care of the rest Sarutobi-san." He says as he begins to pick his wife and son up.

Sarutobi nods as he carries his wife and shunsins away. Minato uses Hiraishin no jutsu and returns to his home. He begins to collect his kunai and a scroll. He looks at his wife as she nods and he grabs another scroll with a brush. He then teleports his family back to the outskirts of Konoha. As he arrives he finds Sarutobi along with Nara Shukaku and Yamanaka Inoichi.

"Katon: Karyū Endan (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullets)" Sarutobi yells as he three giant flame dragons begin attacking the Kyuubi come the left, right, and ahead of it.

"Inoichi-san, tell me how the situation is going." Minato says as he looks at his old Academy friend.

"Hokage-sama, We were able to draw it out but not before suffering major casualties of both shinobi and citizens. About 15% of the village was decimated by the kyuubi." The Yamanaka leader reports. Minato nods as he orders everyone to evacuate except Sarutobi.

"Sarutobi-sama, please give me a little time to prepare everything." Sarutobi nods as he continues to distract Kyuubi. Minato puts his son down as his wife begins to draw the seal on their son while Minato begins to make hand signs.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Minato yells as he slams his hand to the ground. Sarutobi sees the shinigami. He sighs as he disappears from Kyuubi's sight. The giant Fox looks to the Shinigami and attempts to attack the Hokage and his wife.

As the fox approaches the two, he begins to feel it's chakra being sucked by the Shinigami.

"I won't let you put me back in that witch!" the creature yells as he sees Minato smile.

"You're not going back to her, but to our son." Minato smiles as he looks back and continues the seal. The beast begins to roar as it tries to prevent its capture. The kyuubi then swings its claws at Minato. It soon pierces through not just Minato's chest but Kushina's as well. Minato begins to spit out blood from his mouth as he looks back to see Kyuubi's red eyes. He smiles as he begins to speak.

"You're a little too late, Kyuubi. I may not be able to seal all of you into my son but you're still going to be sealed away with him." The kyuubi begins to roar as it is sucked into the infant, leaving both Kushina and Minato on their knees.

Minato looks at his son as he begins to speak his finals words

"Naruto, from now on, you're going to face lots of pain and hardship. Be true to yourself. Have a dream and have the confidence to make that dream come true..

There's so much. Oh, so much more that I want to pass on to you.. I wish I could stay with you longer….I love you" Minato looks at his wife as she says his final words. Sarutobi appears and watches as his successor begins to fade away. Minato looks at him and says one last thing.

"Please Sarutobi-sama, take care of him." He gives him a small nod as Minato smiles for the last time.

Konoha, Present Day

Somewhere in Konoha's downtown, a 9 year old blonde boy ran through the streets. As he turns a corner, he bumps into a tall, khaki blonde man. The boy looks up in fear as watches the man look down at him. The man reaches down as the boy flinches. After a few sends he opens his eyes to see the man smiling.

"Don't worry young man, I'm not going to hurt you. What's your name?" The blonde man says while helping the blonde boy to his feet.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto." He says while still being on his guard. The man smiles as he introduces himself.

"I'm Yamanaka Inoichi. You can just call me Inoichi." He says as he gives Naruto a smile. He watches Naruto relax his body as he looks at the young boy.

"Why don't you come with me? I'm about to head home and have lunch with my wife and daughter. It also gives you time to hide from the villagers." He says softly as Naruto smiles and nods his head. Inoichi smiles as he holds Naruto's hand and takes him home.

Inoichi arrives at the Yamanaka Compound. As he enters his home, he finds his wife and daughter finishing dinner. His daughter runs to him, hugging her father. As Inoichi puts his daughter down he looks behind him and sees Naruto waiting at the door. He smiles as he waves his hand. Naruto smiles as he slowly begins to walk in. Naruto looks at Inoichi's daughter, she has long platinum blonde hair with light blue eyes. He begins to blush as Inoichi introduces the two most important women in his life.

"Naruto, this is my daughter Ino. I think she is in the same class as you in the Academy. This is my wife, Enko." Ino looks at Naruto and smile.

"Want to play a game with me while we wait for my mom to finish dinner?" she says as she holds her hand out. Naruto nods as he reaches for her hand.

After a few minutes, the Yamanaka trio and Naruto begin to eat dinner. Inoichi smiles as he watches Naruto finish his second bowl of rice.

"I promise to help and protect your son, Minato, Kushina." He thinks to himself as he watches the sun blonde boy smile.

Since that day, Naruto spends the next six months having dinner with the Yamanakas, while also spending his day with Ino. After first meeting her, Naruto begins to develop a crush on the young Yamanaka.

October 10th, Naruto's 10th Birthday

Naruto is sleeping in his bed when suddenly he hears a loud banging from his door.

"NARUTO! Get up, my dad told me to come get you. Nevermind, I'm coming in." Ino then kicks the door in as she sees Naruto sleeping.

She begins to look around and sees all of the instant cups of noodles. She sees words sprayed around his walls as she begins to read them.

"Your time is up Demon Boy!"

"It's time to get rid of you for good."

"You're gonna pay for what you did all those years ago."

She holds her hand to her mouth as she approaches Naruto's bed. She looks at his arms and chest. He has many scars on his body. She shakes Naruto's shoulder, trying to wake him up. She soon sees Naruto open his eyes. Naruto jumps up as she grabs his bright orange jacket and puts it on.

"Why do you have so many scars, Naruto?" Ino asks as she tries to approach him.

Naruto stays silent as he begins to get up. Ino watches him put his sandals on. "Didn't you say we had to meet your dad?" Ino nods as she begins to head to the door. She walks with Naruto, watching his face. Naruto keeps his head down along with his hood covering his head. As they finally make it to the Yamanaka compound, Naruto stops Ino.

"Please don't tell anyone about what you saw in my apartment. I don't want your parents to worry, please." Naruto asks while still looking towards the ground. Ino smiles as she nods, grabbing his hand and dragging him into her house. Together, the two blonds walk in.

"SURPRISE!" Enko and Inoichi scream as the two walk in. Naruto's eyes widen as he receives a hug from both Enko and Inoichi. Ino smiles as she watches the blonde boy stay speechless for the first time. Inoichi presents a large orange cake to Naruto for his 10th birthday.

As the Yamanaka trio watch Naruto observe the cake, they watch as Naruto's eyes begin to form tears. Inoichi's eyes go wide as Naruto begins to break down in front of them.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to cry, it's just that no one has ever given me a cake before. This is the first time that someone celebrated my birthday with me instead of threatening me." Naruto says as he drops to his knees as he continues to cry.

Enko runs to Naruto as she begins to hold Naruto. Inoichi joins them as Ino watches Naruto's tears fall down his cheeks. Ino smiles as she walks to them and joins them. Naruto begins to calm himself as a smile appears on his face. Together the four of them sit together, laughing and stuffing their faces with Orange frosted carrot cake.

"Thank you. All of you. This is the best birthday I've ever had. I'm happy that I met you all." Naruto smiles as he leaves their home with Ino. Naruto and Ino walk back to his apartment together as they continue to have small conversations. As they stop in front of Naruto's door, Ino gives Naruto a kiss on the cheek.

"Happy Birthday, Whiskers." She smiles as she walks away, leaving a blushing Naruto holding his cheek.

It's been a few days since his 10th birthday party. Naruto is walking towards his favorite park when he sees a group of kids playing together. As he begins to approach he sees his classmates; Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, Haruno Sakura and Ino.

"Hey guys! Can I join you and play too?" Naruto says as he looks to the group, more specifically at Ino.

The kids look towards Naruto as they all begin to walk towards them except Shikamaru and Choji. As Naruto continues to smile, two kids grab him by the collar and punch Naruto in the face. Naruto falls to the ground as his nose begins to bleed.

"We don't want to play with you, freak." One of the kids says as he kicks Naruto's gut.

"Hey everyone, come and get a piece of this weakling." Another yells

As the group gathers, Ino and Sakura watch closely. Suddenly one kid looks at Ino and Sakura and says "Hey Ino, why haven't you joined in?" Everyone looks at her as she looks down at a bloody faced Naruto.

"You either hit him or we never speak to you again." The kid leading the group says as he points at her.

Ino walks up to Naruto and raises her hand. She then slaps Naruto across the face and yells "I hope you die and leave us all alone!" Everyone cheers as Naruto's eyes fill with tears. As he tries to get up another kid grabs his sweater, ripping it off. All the kid's eyes go wide as they see his scars on his wrists, arms and chest. They all stay silent as Naruto gets up and runs. Ino tries to reach him but puts her hand down. As all the kids return to the park, Shikamaru and Choji approach Ino.

"Ino, why would you do that to him? What did he do to you that would make you slap him. Isn't he your friend?" asked a big boned boy.

"Yeah Ino, I thought you and Naruto were best friends. This is so troublesome." says the black haired kid.

"You guys know?" She asks as her two friends nod their heads.

Ino looks to the ground and begins to break into a run, trying to catch up to Naruto. After a few minutes of running, She loses sight of Naruto.

"Why would I do that to him? How could I do that to him? I have to apologize." The blond thinks to herself.

Atop of the Hokage Monument

On top of the Hokage Monument sit a small blonde boy, crying his eyes out. On top of the Yondaime Hokage's face sits Naruto. As He continues to cry his eyes out he thinks.

"Why would she hit me? I thought she was my friend." He thinks to himself.

As Naruto sits there, a man wearing a green vest with a blue long sleeve shirt and blue ninja pants approaches him. Naruto turns around and sees one of his academy sensei.

"Mizuki-sensei, how did you find me?" He asks his sensei as he turns to see him. His face still has some blood but has mostly healed.

"I heard what happened and asked Iruka if I could be the one to check on you." He says as he sits next to Naruto.

"Did you come here to tell me to stop trying to be a ninja?" He says as he continues to look at the village.

"No, but there is a way you can for sure be a ninja." As he says that Naruto turns to him and asks him how.

"Well, in the Hokage office there is a scroll full of Kage level jutsu. If you're able to steal it and learn a jutsu or two then they have no choice but to make you a ninja." He says as he looks down to Naruto.

"Will those jutsu help me reach my goal of being Hokage?" Naruto asks. All Mizuki does is nod his head as he watches Naruto smile.

Author notes: Well that's it for chapter 1. Wow over 2,000 words. I hope you all like it. I have 4 chapters already planned out and I'm already beginning the writing process so be ready for a chapter either Wednesday or Friday. Till next time.