AN: Well hello everybody! Surprise surprise I'm back with the first chapter rewrite! Now those of my old readers would notice that I've removed the prologue completely. Well there's good reason for this because this story is going on a different route then what it was first made for. Trust me when i say this new one will be easier to digest. So enjoy!

Beginning Before the Beginning

The wooden creaks of a moving carriage could be hear along a lightly snow covered dirt road. The driver, a grey haired old man gave a small shiver and grunt at the passing cold wind before turning to look at his two passengers. A young man in his early teens stared back at the driver with eyes of crystal blue. His face was regal and sharp but still carried small amounts of baby fat with darker than normal blonde hair. His clothes were normal looking, tailored to withstand cold climates.

Curled up to the young man's side was a girl of similar age. Her face was soft and delicate with a pair of lips that were rosy and alluring. Eyes currently closed in sleep but to the driver's memory were red and intoxicating. Perhaps the most striking feature of the sleeping beauty was her exotic pink hair that appeared almost white at the roots but darkened at its ends.

"It's going to get colder the farther we go. Was about to ask you two to huddle up for warmth but I see you lovebirds got that covered." The blonde gave the old man a small smile in gratitude at the elder's concern.

"Thanks again old man for letting us hitch a ride."

"Eh you're just lucky I was passing by. So what brings you runaways up north?" the teen narrowed his eyes at the old man's comment.

"Runaways?"

"Oh you can't fool me kid. I've met all kinds of strangers up these parts and whenever is see a kid or two on their own it's always about running away from something." At his explanation the blond let himself calm down.

"So what's your story kid? That pretty gal's parents didn't like the idea of you two together?"

"Heh, more like the opposite."

"Oh? Well that's surprising. If my kid brought home a pretty girl like that I sure as hell won't mind."

"It's more complicated than just family disagreement old man. Heck I wish it was that simple."

"Shit's never is kid. So you going to indulge a freezing old man or am I going to find another way to take my mind of the cold?"

"It's a long story."

"Kid we got about three days before we hit Tetsu (iron), a few more if a snow storm blows on top of us."

"… Alright you old geezer you win, better get comfortable then cause I wasn't kidding when I said it's going to be long."

"Take your time kid, we have plenty."

Fourteen years ago the Kyuubi no Yoko appeared in the middle of Konoha. It struck everyone by surprise and it took the strength of hundreds just to keep it from moving forward. My father Namikaze Minato the yondaime hokage managed to stall the beast by trying to seal it into my newly born body. The key word was 'try'. Somehow the process failed and only a sliver of the beast's chakra was sealed away but the rest reformed back into the gigantic being of chakra.

My father was almost on the brink of death from extreme low levels of chakra and it seemed like all hope was lost but then a miracle happened. When the Kyuubi reformed again it did not continue its rampage. It just stood still like a statue in the middle of the village. The villagers had come to conclude that whatever the Yondaime did it had managed to stop the beast. The entire village used this time to evacuate everyone from their homes.

The whole village was empty and not a soul was left except for the Bijuu itself. For a whole day the Kyuubi stayed in its stone like position, during which the elders and my father devised a plan to seal the kyuubi back and to save my mother Uzumaki Kushina from dying. My mother was the host of the Kyuubi before it was released and normally when a bijuu is extracted from its host the jinchuuriki will die but my mother's Uzumaki heritage and blood kept her from dying though it wouldn't last for long since her body could not live without the bijuu's chakra inside her.

My father was unwilling to lose the love of his life and break the family he now had, devised a plan to seal the Kyuubi into my younger twin sister Namikaze Haruka while at the same time sealing a small portion of it into his wife. When the elders found out about this they had forbade him from doing it saying it was suicide. The shinobi and civilian council was also unwilling to let their young leader go forward with his idea.

My father argued with everyone that it had to be done and he would have continued if it weren't for the intervention of my mother and the old Sandaime, Sarutobi Hiruzen. My mother was also unwilling to let her husband die so she offered to reseal the Kyuubi back into her and die with it but my father had refused that notion. Their argument was interrupted however by Sarutobi. He had volunteered to do the sealing in place of his successor saying that his time was already up and that my father still had many things to accomplish.

Everyone agreed that it was a wiser choice to let the old leader to do the sealing then their younger one and though unwilling my father had to agree with his predecessor. The next day a small strike team consisting of my father, the sandaime and several of the village's seal experts went and seal away the Kyuubi. The sealing was successful and with it the safety of the village with the sacrifice of the sandaime as its cost.

Today the village had no scars of the night of the Kyuubi and my family grew up unbroken. Every year the village celebrated the loss and victory of that night. My sister was regarded as a savior and sacrifice of the village with people adoring her everywhere. My mother lived and had later given birth to my other little sister Namikaze Sayuri. My father continued leading our village into an era of prosperity. As for me, well things weren't that bad.

Until the kidnapping happened.

8 years later,

Pain. That was all Naruto could feel as his young body ached from the countless bruises that littered all over him. Weak and haggard breaths escaped him as he struggled to breath, his nose useless to the function of respiration seeing that it was already broken. Lying on the dirt ground, the young blonde had to wonder why he had to put himself through such torture. Sniffles and hiccups of a crying girl rang in his ear as his eyes registered the helpless form of a little strawberry blonde haired little girl.

Then the blonde remembered why.

It was for her.

It was for his little sister.

"Hey, you dead yet kid?" The voice of his torturer broke his thoughts. The man was large by normal standards, almost bear like and for a kid like him he looked even more gigantic. Naruto gave out a small cry of pain as his body was pulled up by his blonde locks. The young boy was forcefully turned to face the giant.

"I asked you a question you little shit, you dead yet kid?"

If the guy was trying to intimidate him then it wasn't working. He had lost all fear a couple of hours ago, now all the blonde felt was just irritation as he stared at the giant's ugly face.

"Fuck off you ugly shit." At least that's what Naruto wanted to say but it's kind of hard seeing that he couldn't feel most of his jaw so the blonde settled for the next best thing. A big wet bloody spit to the face. A semblance of a smirk crossed his lips as the giant's face twisted and burned in anger. As quick as his amusement the pain came quicker as his body was thrown back harshly into the ground.

"You little shit!"

Pain rocked his body as the giant beat him down again and again. The sniffles of his sister turned into loud tear filled cries as she watched helplessly from the side.

It's ok Haruka. Onii-chan is doing this just for you.

So don't cry sweet sister. Onii-chan will always protect you.

Response was quick. It wasn't even a few minutes before Minato sent out a search party for his missing children, heck the man was about to go out himself before the elders stopped him. It barely took them a couple of hours to find their culprits. But then again they we're still a couple of hours too late.

Kakashi will forever remember that day as he burst in to save his leader's kids. The sight of a bloody and broken Naruto standing victoriously over his enemy, a kunai lodged deep into the skull of the blonde's victim, permanently etched into his uncovered sharingan eye.

It was raining that day, the heavens themselves weeping at the loss of innocence.

2 years later,

"You want out?"

Namikaze Minato stared into the defiant eyes of his ten year old son. What was once an energetic and innocent little boy was now replaced by a spiteful and rowdy kid.

"You heard me, I want out of this house."

Ever since the kidnapping, Naruto had started growing detached from his family. The young blonde started noticing the difference in how he was treated compared to his twin sister. Eyes that were once innocent to this were now filled with jealousy and envy as everyone around him treated him like a shadow. His attempt at trying to gain attention by being studious garnered no result so instead he turned to more unproductive means like skipping class, not listening to reason and constant pranking.

"If this is about the clan inheritance ceremony then-"

"I don't care about the damn ceremony! Haruka can have my position as heir for all I care. I just want out of here."

"Naruto you're ten years old, you can't possibly think I'll let you live out on your own."

"That's some grade-A bullshit right there. There are tons of kids my age living it out on their own, what's so different about them and me?"

"Naruto you're my son I-"

"That's where you're wrong hokage-sama. You may think that way but I don't. You're more of a stranger then a dad." When they say children are the most honest they weren't kidding. Minato visibly flinched at Naruto's accusations. The worst part of it all was that it was mostly true. Ever since the kidnapping he had been far too busy with his duty as a hokage and worrying about Haruka's safety then being a father to Naruto. He had thought leaving Naruto to Kushina would be fine but his wife had become obsessed in teaching Haruka how to protect herself. The kidnapping had awakened the small fear the red-head mother had thought been buried inside her.

The fear of being a Jinchuuriki.

The amount of times Kushina had been endangered because of her title had been numerous but she had always prevailed in the end. This time though was different, this time it wasn't her being the target, but her daughter. Let's not forget that Sayuri their youngest was just a toddler and needed just as much attention. With Kushina too busy attending to both girls this left Naruto without a parent to guide him. Minato wasn't blind to the favoritism he, Kushina and not to mention several others plus villagers gave to Haruka. In fact he was happy that Haruka was not hated but praised for carrying the Kyuubi. But all this still didn't justify his lack of responsibility as a parent to his son.

"Naruto please, be reasonable here. I know both your mother and I have been too busy to see to you but that doesn't mean we don't care about you. You're a smart kid; you should know why we had to do these things." His words looked like they had worked somewhat as Naruto seemed to slacken slightly from his rigid posture.

"…I …I know… but it still doesn't change anything. It's just too much. I can't stand being around you people anymore."

"Naruto I-"

"Stop it dad… just stop. I've already made up my mind. If you really do care, if you really want to do something for me as a father then just grant me this one wish. Just let me go…"

There were few Minato could say that can challenge him in a battle of wills. Jiraiya and Kushina were both proudly on the top… and now he had a new name to place in there.

His son.

"Telling dad I wanted to leave the house and be on my own was hard. Telling mom almost made me give up. But like dad I just told her my honest feelings, that I had had enough of being treated like I wasn't there. Seeing her tears caused by my words broke my heart but I persevered. Like dad said I understood why they did what they did, that all this was necessary for my sister. But I was still just a kid then, full of anger and frustration. Still ignorant of the dangers and responsibility of an adult, the responsibilities that now I hold."

Naruto paused in his story to look at his listener. The old man had been silent for most of his monologue and tried to look unfazed but no one, especially a civilian, could properly digest what had just been told.

"Uh… Not that I'm doubting you kid-which of course I'm not- but are you sure it's wise of you to tell me these things?"

"Hey you asked for my story so I'm giving it to you. Besides I ain't afraid of you blurting your mouth of to anyone. Most would just think you're some senile old man if you did."

"Heheh smart kid, real smart. So what happened then? Did your mom let you go? And what about your sisters'? Can't say I see them agreeing to all that without a proper explanation."

"Oh she let me go alright, right after promising me that she'll convince my sorry ass to come back home. Sayuri was still only 5; all I needed to do was promise to play with her from time to time. As for Haruka…"

"So you're really leaving?"

Naruto paused in his packing to glance at Haruka who stood at the entrance of his room. The helpless eight year old from before the kidnapping was now a strong and growing girl. Her long strawberry blonde hair had been cut and now reached her chin. Her piercing dark blue eyes stared into his lighter ones, the whisker marks on her cheeks signifying her position as jinchuuriki of the kyuubi.

"They told you already huh?" it was more of a statement rather than a question. Breaking eye contact the blonde resumed the motion of packing his things.

"This is all just a joke right? Another one of your stupid pranks; you're not seriously leaving." Rather than indulging her words Naruto simply continued to pack.

"Answer me already!" the sound of him roughly zipping his bag was his answer as he got up to leave. Heading to the door, Naruto looked at Haruka who stood defiantly in his path.

"Move."

"No."

"I said move Haruka."

"No! This is stupid! Just because you're upset about me being heir doesn't mean-"

"This isn't about the damn succession!" His outburst caused her to jump in fright and in turn giving him enough room to slip past her.

"Then what's this all about?! Why are you leaving?!" He didn't stop to answer her.

"Stop and answer me!" again he just continued to ignore her.

"Stop damn you!" He was already at the door, hand gripping the handle before the weight of someone crashing into his back and hands circling his waist stopped him from going forward.

"Don't go!" and there she was, scared little Haruka, body quivering and hands shaking as she tighten her grip on her wayward brother.

"Don't go… don't leave me…" the urge to stop and comfort her was almost impossible to push down, the older brother inside of him screaming at him to hold her and say it's alright. Finally it got too much.

"…I'm sorry…" The words barely left his lips before he forcefully got out of her hold and burst through the door running. Haruka stared wide eyed and blank at the disappearing form of her brother. It was only a moment later before tears started to fall down her cheeks.

"…You said you'll never leave me… you broke your promise… you liar…

…YOU LIARRRRRR!"

"A year later Haruka would graduate two years early as top kunoichi and number one genin of her year. Another year later she would be promoted to chunin at age twelve. She became an icon to others both younger and older. She… She was strong…"

"…And you? What happened to you kid?"

"…"

"How many times must I tell you Naruto stop goofing off and wasting other peoples time?!" Naruto simply grunted and rolled his eyes as Iruka continued to reprimand him for whatever he did. The blonde was currently tied to a chair in front of the class like a criminal in front of the masses.

"….Plugging the toilets with low powered explosive tags, defacing academy property, putting laxatives in the teachers' donuts…."

Yeah, overreacting much?

"Listen to me you buffoon! Finals are tomorrow and here you are making a fool out of yourself. As last in class I would think you would buck up and get serious by now." A scowl marred his face at the mention of his position in class. For the past couple of years his reputation had dropped rock bottom as news of him leaving his family became public. People started to leer and gossip at the possible reasons to his leaving ranging to his family getting fed up with his lack of progress, him being jealous of his sister and many more. All in all people started treating him like a pariah for 'Staining the good name of the Namikaze.'

"Ne Iruka-sensei let's just forget about the deadlast and go on with class."

"Yeah, the idiot's going to fail anyway so why bother."

Comments and complaints filed the class as many others joined in to hurl an insult at the blonde. Naruto took it all in stride, sitting lazily and ignoring his peers like they didn't exist.

"That's enough!" All form of insults ceased at Iruka's command and only silence remained. The scared teacher glanced down at the blonde with pity and concern. Over the years of teaching the blonde Iruka had always wondered why the delinquent took a turn for the worst when he clearly remembered the eager and studious Naruto of old. He had tried his best to support and help his wayward student but still couldn't fathom why the blonde continued to act like a fool.

"Naruto, after class you're staying back to help clean up the mess you've made. You're not going home till it's done, understand?"

"Yeah whatever."

"Alright, time for a Henge (transformation) mock test!" the collective groans and complaints of his students brought a smile on the young teacher's face.

"Seriously Naruto I'm worried about you. If you're serious about being a ninja you're going to have to give up on this whole act."

"Yeesh Iruka-sensei give me a break, I cleaned it all up didn't I?"

Both teacher and student sat side by side as they ate their food. The smell of good ramen wafted in the air to any passerby's delight as Ichiraku Ramen conducted its business serving ever hungry patrons such as these two gents.

"That's the point and you know it. I'm worried for you Naruto. You're gonna be a real ninja soon and with that attitude of yours it's a ticket to meet the Shinigami (death god)."

"You make it sound like I really am going to pass. How do you know I won't fail?"

"I taught you all you know Naruto, you're stronger then what most people give you credit for." It was true what Iruka said. What the blonde lacked academically he got physically and was ranked among the top ten fighters in the class.

"Iruka's right Naruto, I'm a hundred percent sure you'll pass." said one Ichiraku Ayame as she picked up their empty bowls.

"Yeah kid, I got good money on you so ya better pass!" yelled Ichiraku Teuchi from behind the counter.

"Heh, well I'm Uzumaki freakin Naruto after all, there wasn't even any doubt that I'll pass was there? I'm just that awesome."

"Now there's the annoying brat we all know and love." Naruto couldn't help his cheeks from reddening as everyone laughed. As the chatter and laughter died down Naruto took it as a sign to get back home. Pausing a moment too look back at his teacher, the blonde couldn't help the grateful smile that was plastered on his face.

"Ne Iruka-sensei, thanks for believing in me."

"Sounds like you really looked up to this Iruka-guy."

"Yeah well, he was one of the first people to acknowledge me for well… me. If it wasn't for him I think would have been a lost cause a long time ago. I owe my life to him in more ways than one, especially on what happened next."

"Alright Naruto all you have to do is the Academy three and you graduate, start at your own pace." Naruto looked up to both Iruka and his other instructor Mizuki before nodding and getting into stance. The academy three were in short the three basic e-rank ninjutsu you learn throughout the years in the academy.

One was the Henge(Transform), a ninjutsu that transforms your image into anything you can imagine though the transformation itself is an illusion.

Second was the Kawamiri(Substitution), this technique allows you to swap position with an in animate object and with higher levels of use, a living object.

Lastly there was the Bunshin(Clone) which allows the user to make an illusion copy of one's self.

In quick succession Naruto performed each without a hitch and was rewarded with a Konoha headband, a symbol of my status as a ninja of the hidden leaf. The blonde gave a triumphant grin before tying it loosely around his neck.

"Congratulations Naruto! Now make sure to pass your ninja profile folder to the administration board at the hokage tower and come back to the academy next week for team placement." Iruka couldn't help the proud smile that shown on his face as he watched his favourite student pass. Both teacher and student did not notice the brief look of grimace that passed over Mizuki's visage before it was quickly replaced by a fake smile.

Walking out of the building Naruto's mood couldn't help but sour slightly as he was greeted to the sight of parents congratulating their children on a job well done.

"That's my boy! You're gonna be as strong as your old man soon!"

"I'm so proud of you sweat heart, Momma's going to make you your favourite tonight!"

"Hey, isn't that the failure?"

"Yeah that's him, looks like the disgrace passed. Can't believe his related to our hokage-sama…."

Naruto tightened his jaw in barely suppressed anger before a hand on the shoulder broke him out of it.

"Hey there my little maelstrom, I was looking everywhere for you." The smiling face of his mother looking down at him made his muscle lax, the anger of the situation slowly leaving him. Her gaze shifted to the forehead protector on his arm before her face lit up in joy.

"Oh… uh… hey mom…"

"I knew you'd pass. I'm so proud of you." Naruto was briefly surprised when Kushina suddenly pulled him into a tight hug. The blonde was unsure whether he should hug her back or not. The stares of the crowd behind them made him flush from embarrassment before he slowly broke away from her. Kushina couldn't help the sad smile at the loss of contact before her face brightened with an idea.

"Say Naruto, why don't you have dinner with us tonight? We can celebrate you passing together, hm?" The urge to turn her down was there but Naruto decided to push his pride down for now. After all it was a day for celebration.

"Alright…"

Instantly Kushina smiled before pulling him into another hug. It felt nice to know that his mother would always accept him even though he had done so much to hurt her. Just this once he'll let her get her way…

Just this once….

Later that night Naruto stood in front of the home he tried his hardest to get away from, the Namikaze Estate. His whole body was screamed at him to not knock on the door but he did it anyway. It's too bad the one that greeted him wasn't one of his favourite people in the world.

"What are you doing here?"

Haruka had grown prettier over the last two year. She wore a white sleeveless shirt that had a purple zigzag like design on the left side, a short white battle skirt with black biker shorts underneath. She wasn't using her gloves, forearm and shin guards and her chunin flak jacket was hung up on the coat rack beside her. Her hair now reached her shoulder blades and her face grew more mature as puberty started to kick in. The frown on her pretty face wasn't doing her much justice though.

"It's good to see you too Haruka. May I come in?"

"Oh? You want to come in? Last time I checked it was you who wanted out."

Naruto frowned at her but stood his ground. Even though he knew she was stronger there was no way he was gonna be intimidated by his own little sister. She continued to glare at him and was about to snap another retort but Kushina had came in just in time.

"Oh you're here. Well don't just stand there come on in."

Haruka gave Kushina a wide eyed look, "Mom you can't be serious?! Why is he here and what is he doing here?!"

"Now Haru-chan, don't be rude to your brother. He's here to have dinner with us to celebrate him passing the graduation exam." Haruka seemed taken aback by the thought of her brother having dinner with them before turning back to him with narrowed eyes.

"So you passed huh? Well it won't be for long."

"What do you mean 'it won't be for long'?"

"Hmph, I don't need to explain myself. Kaa-san, call me when dinner's ready." Haruka promptly walked upstairs before the sound of a door slamming indicating she went into her room. Naruto turned to face Kushina with an unreadable expression while she just continued to smile though the corner of her cheeks seemed a bit strained.

"I knew it was a bad idea for me to come here."

"Nonsense it's perfectly fine. Remember, you're always welcomed here." the blonde turned away from her to look around the house to see what's changed. Some furniture was moved about and some pictures were framed up as well but other than that everything was the same. A lone picture stood out from the rest. It was a group picture of the family eating at the table. The main focus was of a little girl with short red hair and large blue eyes. It was his little sister Sayuri and in front of her was a cake with the words 'Happy Birthday Sayuri' written on top.

"When was this taken?" Naruto said while holding the picture frame. Kushina gave of a sad smile as she looked at him, "That was Sayuri's 8th birthday. If you look beside her there's an empty chair with your name on it." She was right, beside the happy little girl was a wooden chair and on it was a crude drawing of what Naruto had to guess was himself smiling.

Now the blonde remembered; he had missed giving her present that day because he had a run in with a couple of genin. The genin were old bullies from a year above him and they had just graduated. Seeing him they decided to have a small 'reunion'. He didn't go so that his estrange family wouldn't see the bruises after the little run in. The sound of light footsteps broke his musing before he heard a soft gasp.

"N-Naru-nii…." The blonde in question turned and smiled at his shell shocked little sister. She was dressed in a light red shirt that had blue butterfly like patterns on the front and an indoor white floral skirt.

"Yo, Yuri-chan…" The little girl practically launched herself from the stairs straight into her brother.

"NARU-NII!" Naruto smiled as he caught her in his arms, spinning her around once before placing her back on the floor.

"It's good to see you too Yuri-chan."

"What are you doing here Naru-nii?! I… thought you're never coming over anymore….." He visibly flinched at that before placing a hand on the top of her head and started ruffling up her hair.

"Hey, now what's with the frown? You don't want me to have dinner with you?" he said with a smile.

"D-Dinner…? Of course I want you to have dinner with us!" Naruto chuckled at the sight of her cute excited face before steeling a glance at his mother. She had a smile on her face that seemed to be both sad and happy.

"Say Yuri-chan, why don't we help set up the table for dinner?"

"Ok! Mama, I'm gonna go with Naru-nii to set the table ok?"

"Sure sweetie, go on ahead. Mama's gonna finish up making dinner."

"Come on Naru-nii." The blonde gave his mother a small smile before being dragged off by Sayuri to the dining table. Maybe tonight wouldn't be so bad.

Dinner for the blonde was awkward…. Oh who was he kidding it was downright horrible. The tension in the air could be cut with a knife and it only got worse when his father came home.

The man was pleasantly surprised to see his wayward son and even more so that he was eating dinner with the family. Minato sat at his usual place at the head of the table with Kushina and Sayuri on either side of him. Haruka sat beside Kushina while Naruto sat next to Sayuri more so because of the girl's insistence. That left our blonde hero sitting directly in front of Haruka, much to the girl's dislike.

Minato turned to his son with a friendly smile, "So Naruto, congratulations on passing the graduation exams."

"Arigatou Hokage-sama."

"You don't have to address me like that you know." Rather than reply the blonde chose to keep his mouth shut.

"You don't have to be friendly with him Tou-san." You can guess who said that. Minato gave Haruka a look for being so rude.

"Haruka…." She squirmed in her seat but in the end broke eye contact first.

"Mou Haru-nee, don't be so rude to Naru-nii."

"Hmph!" It was my mother's turn to reprimand my rude twin.

"Haruka be nice."

"….. Hai…"

"Neh Naru-nii since you're on break now, can you help me with my studies?" the blonde in question shifted a bit at that, "I… don't think I'm a good choice to help you on your studies Yuri-chan. Why don't you ask Haruka?" Haruka had a small smirk on her face knowing his position as dead last in the academy.

"But Haru-nee is always busy, plus she can't really teach well."

"Hey!" Everyone let out an amused chuckle at that.

"And…. I want to spend more time with Naru-nii…." The last part was said in a whisper but was easily heard by everyone. Naruto felt his cheeks redden a bit while Minato and Kushina smiled in amusement. Haruka had a blank and unreadable expression as she stared at both Naruto and Sayuri.

"Er…. But…" Seeing that he still had second thoughts Sayuri used her last and ultimate weapon. Her eyes suddenly grew larger and more doe like while her lips morphed into an adorable pout.

"Please Naru-nii….."

"…. Alright….." Hey he tried. No sane man or woman con say no to a face like that.

"Yes!"

At that moment it seemed like something snapped within Haruka as she suddenly stood up and slammed her hands on to the table.

"That's it I can't take it anymore!"

Everyone turned to her in surprise as she continued to give Naruto the hardest glare she could produce.

"I can't stand it while he is here and us being all hunky dory with it!"

"Haruka." Kushina turned to her daughter while Minato observed her incase he needed to step in.

"In fact why are you even here? Just because you passed the stupid graduation test, any idiot worth his time can pass it with good results but you did it as dead last!"

"Haruka!"

"You shouldn't even be here; you shouldn't even be eating here with us! You don't deserve to be with US! We don't need you here!"

The sound of a slap echoed throughout the dining area. Haruka turned her wide eyes to her mother, a large red mark on her cheek from the resulting slap she gave.

"Don't speak like that to your brother."

Haruka slowly turned away from her before walking up to the base of the stairs.

"He's not my brother…. Not anymore." With that she ran up to her room with the slam of her door echoing through the house. No one uttered a word as silence spread through the room. It became too much for Naruto so he stood up and made his way to the door.

"Thank you…. for the meal…."

Before he could leave he felt a small body hug me from behind. A sense of déjà vu came over him as he looked down, Sayuri's teary face staring back at him as she gripped the back of his shirt.

"Naru-nii… No matter what Haru-nee says you'll always be my Naru-nii…." He smiled down at her before ruffling her hair.

"I'll see you soon Yuri…"

Kushina stared down at her plate as the door to the house closed behind her son. She turned to her husband and glared at him, "Are you going to say anything?" Minato was silent as he stood up to clean the table, "There's nothing to say."

"Why didn't you try to stop Haruka from saying all that to Naruto?"

"It's because she needed it." Kushina got angry at that as she walked up to Minato before roughly grabbing him by the collar of his shirt.

"What do you mean she needed it?!" Minato stared into his wife's angry eyes calmly.

"Because it wasn't Naruto she was convincing that we don't need him. It was her trying to convince herself that she doesn't need him." his words seemed to satisfy his errant wife as she let go of him before sighing and leaning her head onto his chest.

"What are we gonna do with them Minato?" The man in question stroked her hair in an act to calm her down.

"We wait because this is a matter only Naruto can solve."

"Damn it I knew I shouldn't have come! What was I thinking going there in the first place?!" Our blonde hero walked briskly through the streets of Konoha, his head filled with a storm of emotion.

"Huh….. I need to sit down." He found a nearby bench before resting on top of it. The cool night breeze was a blessing for his heated head.

"She's right though, I don't deserve to go back there. Not that I even want to." he sat there for what seemed like the longest time just clearing his head until the blonde felt a chakra source nearby. It was getting faint though as the source was going off in the opposite direction.

"It's probably just my imagination but it seems familiar though."

Jumping off into the direction of the source Naruto had to pick up the pace as whoever it was they're going in quite a hurry. After a while the source had stopped moving and he had tracked it to a small broken down shack in the middle of the woods. To his surprise the source turned out to be Mizuki. The silver haired man had a large scroll with him with the words 'Forbidden' written on it.

'Why do I get the feeling he's not out on a relaxing night stroll.'

The sound of something cutting through the air at high speeds alerted Naruto of the incoming projectiles heading his way so with a few quick hand seals he was replaced with a log. Reappearing on another tree branch, a kick to the ribs took him by surprise that sent him down to the forest floor.

"I was wondering what little rat was following me and to my surprise it turned out to be my favourite little student. How are you on this beautiful night Naruto?"

Ignoring the sting of his aching rib Naruto turned to glare at his traitorous teacher, "What are you doing Mizuki-sensei?!"

"Oh? Shouldn't it be me saying that to you?" Several kunai cut Mizuki off as he dodged the weapons. Landing on another branch he glared at the new arrival standing protectively between him and Naruto.

"Iruka, so nice of you to join us, I was just about to have a nice chat with Naruto here."

Iruka narrowed his eyes at his traitorous friend, "Mizuki, there's still time; come quietly and hand over the scroll before ANBU arrive. If you do it then your punishment would be less severe." Mizuki only laughed at his former friend, "HAHAHAH don't make me laugh Iruka! You know as well as I do that the Yondaime wouldn't let me off from something as big as this." Naruto got up and stood behind Iruka with a kunai ready in case the man needed help.

"Iruka-sensei, what's going on here? Why is Mizuki attacking us and what is that scroll?"

"Mizuki stole the Forbidden Scroll of Seals and is now running away with it. Yondaime-sama sent out search parties to track him down."

"Heh, and the first one to track me down is the black sheep of the family. You know Naruto you really can't compare to that jinchuuriki sister of yours. She really is a genius, though I can't say much about your other little sister. Guess we're gonna have another failure in the family."

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT ABOUT SAYURI!"

"Wow touché, and here I thought you hated your whole family."

"You son of a bitch!"

"Hahaha yeah my mother was a bitch. Pleasantries aside though I guess it's about time to shut you up a bit." Several shuriken suddenly came out from inside the shack behind Naruto and would have hit him if it weren't for the timely event of Iruka pushing him away.

"Augh!"

"Iruka-sensei!"

A copy of Mizuki leaped out from the shack and proceeded to attack Iruka but Naruto managed to throw his kunai, grazing the copy causing it to burst out into water. Iruka stumbled until his back hit a tree before sliding down on to the ground. Several of the shuriken from before managed to lodge themselves into the man's chest, arm and thigh.

"N-Naruto… run away and get help."

"Are you crazy?! I can't just leave you here and let you die!"

The sound of Mizuki's manic laughter cut the two of as the man stared down at them in amusement. Suddenly an odd glint appeared in Mizuki's eyes as the man smirked, "You know Naruto, since you hate this village and your family why don't you come with me. I'm sure Orochimaru-sama will gladly take you in and make you stronger."

"*Cough* *cough* S-So you were working under Orochimaru you traitor!"

"Hahahaha so what! With this scroll the man promised me power, power strong enough to kill fools like you in blink of an eye! Come Naruto! Come with me and you'll get the power you so desire!"

"Don't listen to him Naruto!"

"You're like me Naruto. You were jealous of all these fools favoring your demon of a sister over you. You want power so you can make them notice you, am I right?! You were jealous of that demons power!"

"Shut up…. shut up, shut up, SHUT UP! I DON'T NEED POWER! I'M NOT JEALOUS! I'M NOT! I'm… I'm…" A hand placed itself on the confused and anguished boy's head to comfort him. Naruto looked up to the smiling face of Iruka as he gently ruffled his hair.

"No, you're not. You are Uzumaki Naruto, a strong and capable shinobi of Konoha. You are what you make yourself to be, not what others want you to be."

"Iruka-sensei….."

Mizuki looked at the tender exchange between student and teacher in disgust, "Ugh shit cut it out already you bunch of saps. Guess I'll have to kill you first Iruka." The silver haired man took out one of the oversized shuriken on his back before throwing it at the two.

Naruto turned his now narrowed eyes at the flying weapon before shifting and catching it by the empty handle in the middle of the throwing star. He sent Mizuki a look promising extreme pain causing the man to jerk back a bit from the killing intent.

"You try to hurt Iruka-sensei again and I'll leave you in a body bag."

"Heheh what's a dead last academy graduate gonna do against a veteran chunin?!"

As if time had slowed down and shifted, an ethereal like visage of a tall man in a cloak appeared behind Naruto. A scarf covered his neck that flowed with the breeze as the figure smirked. No one saw him or more like they couldn't see him. As one, Naruto and the figure opened their mouths and in synch said the following words.

"It doesn't matter how strong you are, if you hurt the people precious to me I'll rip out your heart and soul and crush it with my bare hands!"

"It doesn't matter how strong you are, if you hurt the people precious to me I'll rip out your heart and soul and crush it with my bare hands!"

Suddenly a bright flash of light appeared from underneath Naruto that engulfed him. When he opened his eyes again he was now in a vast white void that had multiple silver threads followed by small red pyramid like shapes flowing everywhere. Blue like glyphs and symbols were also spread across the area.

"What the…?"

A few of the silver threads surrounded his right hand and forearm before it tightened around the limb. A brief flash of pain circulated through it before the threads disappeared leaving behind an autumn leaf like cross shaped mark on the back of his hand.

"What..?"

Looking in front of him was the ethereal man that smirked at him before an image of a beautiful pink haired girl appeared in his mind. She looked like she was offering him a string that was formed into a cat's cradle.

Take it, this time for sure

The soft voice of a girl echoed in his head.

'Who?'

This is power

The sinful crown spinning the hearts of people into real form

This time more images of the girl from before smiling and laughing at him appeared. An image of a man with purple eyes that had a ripple like pattern each one flashed by as well. The man's hair looked like it had two horns in them while six glowing red comas circled his neck. His face however was oddly obscure. Image after image flashed that didn't make sense to him until finally it settled on to a giant beast. It was colossus in size and it had ten tails with its body shrouded in black. Suddenly it opened its one unique eye, which looked the same as the man before but this time the four circles in the eye had three comas on each circle.

It all ended with the ethereal man from before appearing before him.

This time….

Protect her with your life

Naruto slowly opened his eyes; both pools of sapphire now shined an ethereal red. Silver strands of light flickered around him as he stared calmly at his enemy. Mizuki and Iruka looked at the boy with wide eyes; one from wonder and awe, the other in intimidation and uncertainty.

"Naruto…."

"Y-You… WHAT ARE YOU?!"

Naruto simply tilted his head up and smirked at the crazy man, "Why don't you come down here and find out?"

Mizuki snarled in anger before he jumped down with a kunai in hand ready to stab the boy. Naruto calmly grabbed the man's out stretched hand before the kunai could hurt him. The surprisingly strong grip he was applying caused Mizuki to release the weapon before a crack was heard signaling the severe damage to the bones in Mizuki's forearm.

"AURGH YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He was rewarded with a hard fist to the face that broke his nose, courtesy of the blond in front of him.

"Don't talk about my mother like that."

"URGH F-FUCK YOU!" Mizuki used his other arm to try and hit him but Naruto shifted his head slightly and let the fist fly by before placing a well placed strike to the man's out stretched tricep causing the muscle to rupture and bruise.

"AAARRRGGH!"

"You shouldn't have done that Mizuki-sensei; you were the one that taught me that move."

Mizuki looked him in the eye to let loose another curse but that was the biggest mistake he could make. Naruto smirked as a glowing white circle appeared on Mizuki's chest before he plunged his right arm into it.

"UUUUAAARRRRRGHHHH!"

"This is just gonna hurt for a bit sensei. No need to cry like a baby." A few seconds later Naruto pulled out his hand that was now covered in purple crystal rocks before it broke and shaped into a claw like gauntlet.

"So this is what your heart looks like, the hand of a back stabber."

Mizuki's body fell to the ground like a ragdoll.

"N-Naruto…."

Said boy turned his red eyes to Iruka before widening in realization as he rushed and knelt down in front of his teacher.

"Iruka-sensei, are you ok?!"

Iruka didn't know how to respond to the kid. One second he was a strong and powerful fighter with strange new powers and in the next he's a kid worried for the well being of his teacher.

"I-I'm fine Naruto. Is Mizuki…."

"Dead? No, at least I don't think so. He's most probably just knocked out."

"And this?" Iruka said while pointing at the gauntlet.

"You could say its Mizuki's heart. Sorry but I don't know much else. Anyway we have to get you to the hospital now."

"Wait Naruto the scroll."

"Oh yeah I almost forgot about that."

Before he could go and grab the scroll several ANBU came in and surrounded the area. One of them, a woman with long purple hair and a cat mask approached the two.

"Genin Uzumaki Naruto, you are to be brought to Hokage-sama to be questioned on the events that took place here by order of the Yondaime."

Back at the hokage tower Minato looked at the scene that was playing out in the forest through the hokage's all seeing crystal ball. The frown and worry on his face was clear as his mind replayed the scene of his son fighting off Mizuki.

"The power of the King has finally returned."

AN: Ooooook what did you guys think? I want to know if you hate it or like it, I want to know all them juicy thoughts in your heads. If you guys are worried about the old driver don't be, he's just an excuse to let Naruto tell his story, he's got nothing to do with the main plot whatsoever. Well then don't expect quick updates an all, this was just me doing what I want. So have a nice day!

Database:

Uzumaki Naruto
Age:13
Rank: Genin of Konoha
Social status: Black sheep and disgrace of the Namikaze family. Outsiders depict the boy as a failure and clown because of his low academic prowess and obsessive pranking on the locals. Physically strong and healthy the boy's only issue is the constant belittling and comparison to his more succesfull twin sister. Sarcastic and stubborn, the boy puts on the mask of a fool to make people notice him though it obtain mostly negative results. The night of his successful pass of the graduation exam he has gain a new unknown power that seems to let him extract weapons out of a persons body. Causative factor unknown, more research necessary.

Namikaze Haruka
Age:13
Rank: Chunin of Konoha
Social status: Twin sister to Uzumaki Naruto, Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi
Review: A strong and pretty girl with a very friendly and fiery personality inherited by her mother Uzumaki Kushina. Adored by almost everyone in the village and considered a genius among her peers she graduated the academy at age 11 and attained chunin rank at age 12. She succeeded her brother in inheriting the position of heir to Namikaze. Calm and precise on missions, her only draw back is her emotional stand point when mentioning of her brother Naruto.

Namikaze Sayuri
Age:8
Rank: First year Academy Student
Social status: Little sister to both Uzumaki Naruto and Namikaze Haruka
Review: Cute, kind and childish she is the known as the 'little flower of Konoha' for her ability to cheer up the locals with her bright smile. Loves her family especially her brother Naruto, she tries her best to spend as much time with her estrange brother and is upset that he is now living separately from the family.