Chapter 3

Hi Charmerdark here again. Guys i am very sorry for the delay. I personally hate people who don't keep their word and so this is making me feel very bad. Thanks to everyone who Reviewed especially Ghostwriter. I have more than 30 people following me. If all of you put in atleast one word I would be a very happy person. This chappy is unedited or checked, so please bear with any mistakes...So enjoy.

"….it was 13th June, that's one day after my graduation, one day after learning I am kurama's jinchuurki. That means there is still one week for team placements. Oh, if my old memories are true, I still have to submit my Ninja Registration Form by tomorrow. Hmmmmm…. I might as well as start changing things if I want a better future. What can I do first?" These thoughts plagued Naruto's mind as he wentthrough his own memories. His failed graduation….Iruka sensei's headband…konohamaru and ebisu…a wasted week of suspense….team selection…. Bell test… Wait… he had wasted a week jumping around in excitement. Why not start use that one week properly. This time around, he would surely hold Sasuke to the village, give him a strong bond which no one could break and shove a rasengan up that Orochi-freaks mouth….no rasengan was too small for that teme, he deserved a rasenshuriken, no something even bigger…..but what? Yet another realization dawned upon our blondie. He had no moves other than Kage Bunshin and Rasengan. This was a major shock for the knucklehead ninja. "If I was stronger all this wouldn't even have happened, haku would not have died; neither zabuza nor the old man third…If I was stronger Sasuke wouldn't have gone…granny chiyo, Jiraiya…..so many died on my way here…..if only I was stronger I could've saved them" This was a hard hit for the ninja who placed his trust in his allies more than anything. Heck, even imagining all this had happened because he was not good enough drove him to the brink of a break down. Naruto could not hold back his tears and started sobbing uncontrollably.

All the while Naruto's windows were open. The pitch dark of the night was giving way to the dawn. A fresh breeze flew in coercing him to look up. As the blond looked on, he could see the new dawn, the sun rising behind the Hokage Mountains, bathing the previous fire shadows in a glorious red light. Slowly the village came alive. Curtains were opened as sleepy heads poked through them to catch a view of the streets before their busy lives took hold of them. Slowly shops started opening as shopkeepers and passersby men, both civilian and ninja, exchanged happy greetings. Children walked through the roads, in groups of four or five, all set for another day, without a care about the future. To Naruto this meant more than a new sunrise, this was his second chance to rebuild his life, his village and the world.

Naruto wiped his tears away. "Silly me! This is my second chance, I should not waste it crying", he berated himself. He then bought his attention to an annoyingly buzzing sound that was being heard for some time but was ignored. It turned out to be his alarm clock which had been ringing for quite some time. Naruto was so busy catching another glimpse at his bellowed hometown he had forgotten about the day ahead of him.

Naruto tied his forehead protector and looked once more at the mirror. It was difficult to believe he was back in his (annoyingly) short young body. Infact, he was sure if someone told him that they had time travelled to this age,he would have immediately have them send to the psychatrist's. So he decided that he would bear the burden of the future by himself, atleast till he was sure someone would believe him.

Naruto locked the door and set of…(A/n - I wanted to cut here, but the rest is my apology for being late)

The God of Shinobi, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not sure of what to think of in this situation. He had expected Naruto to show up today with his Ninja registration Form (Bless the boy, he was never late to anything even remotely Ninja, unlike certain one eyed jounins), but he had expected Naruto to be in his usual ever cheerful mood…He was not sure of what to make of the Naruto in front of him. Reading a person's body language and deducing about his current mood and thoughts is a skill every jounin worth his salt knew and one does not become called the Shinobi No Kami without being the master of almost every ninja skill, so it was fairly adequate to say Hiruzen was more than just good at that art and what he saw worried him. Naruto in front of him definitely was not the one that had left yesterday night, that Naruto, though dejected, still had the ever burning fire in his eyes. However the Naruto in front of him reminded the old hokage of soldiers who had seen the truth of the Shinobi world, they were bare and grim. This Naruto also looked at the third with a sort of longing in his eyes, like a man stuck in the desert would thirst for water. The most surprising part was the eyes, the once childish innocent eyes now filled with a determination he had seen only in a few. Those were the eyes of a person who wanted to protect. His sensei Tobirama Senju, unrivalled master of Suiton Jutsu wore the expression when he went in to his last stand, just like his elder brother, Hashirama Senju, the first had done on his last stand, both were ready to sacrifice even their lives to protect Konoha, their home. Those were the eyes that Minato Namikaze, his successor and predecessor to the throne of the Hokage had worn before he sacrificed himself to seal the kyuubi. These were the eyes of the ones who would protect their precious things at any cost, even their lives. But why would this be present in the face of a child who had not even seen mortal combat before? The question plagued the Old man before he heard Naruto speak.

"Hey old man! What are you spacing out for?" Naruto asked , his cheerful personality seemed t have come back

"Nothing Naruto… Just an old man's thoughts" Inwardly he noticed that naruto's posture had shifted back to his normally one with his hand in a V and his heading resting upon it. "All that must have benn an imagination…Must be because of all this paperwork….Gotta take more time off and read some more Icha Icha, that will solve these problems"

The same time Naruto's thoughts went "Crap….The old man noticed that something was different. I have to be more careful…..now is the time to play my pieces…"

"Jiji, I bought the Registration form" He said handing it over to the Fire shadow. Hiruzen accepted and saw the photo of a Shinobi, a true shinobi. What he couldn't believe was that there was only a small thread of orange in the entire attire! It was almost like this was some other Naruto. The old man looked at Naruto for a second and then pounced in him.

"Where is Naruto-kun you imposter? You may have come up with a great disguise which even I can't find but there is absolutely NO WAY THAT NARUTO CAN EXIST WITH SO LESS ORANGE!"

"Was I that Bad?" Naruto thought as he sweatdropped. "Jiji have you started going senile also, maybe you should just give me your job and catch some snoozes at home." Naruto said with ever terrifying prankster smile. "I'll give you proof that I'm Naruto". Naruto lifted his shirt and started channeling chakra causing the seal to appear on his belly. This calmed the old man who went back to his seat.

Suddenly the door opened and a voice declared….."Today is the day I defeat you and take the title of hokage for myself!".

Mostly filler. Story will move faster from the next chapter. Pl read and review.