DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto, the Characters, or the original story of Naruto in any way shape or form. This right belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I do however, hold rights to the original characters I have created for the plot of THIS story and not the original Naruto story.

Note From the Author: This is a new take on the Naruto universe. It starts from Naruto as a 6 year old and will develop up to the current events of Naruto. Several things will change along the course of this story and I do hope you enjoy it. If I get any reviews or reads I thank those who do such. Please enjoy!

Chapter 1: Take You There

"A... a light? Where is it coming from?" A swirl of darkness overcame the light as the child's voice screamed.

A young boy quickly sat up in his bed as sweat dropped into his eyes. He panted heavily and brought his arm up to wipe away the sweat. He quickly hopped off his bed and scurried to the window almost tripping over his over-sized pajamas. The moon was full and hovered high above the sky. The city was a mix of light and shadows as the moon's light shined brightly. While it was still the dead of night, lanterns still lit up rooms throughout the ninja city. The boy gasped in awe at the sight happy to be alive. His gaze rose to the moon, which dominated the sky, and he yawned, stretching his arms above his head. The boy slowly paced back to his bed and slid under the sheets letting out another yawn. He opened his cerulean eyes once more to look at the moon, and scratched the whiskers on his face before drifting into a deep sleep.

"Naruto! Wake up, Naruto!" shouted a young man as he pounded on the door in front of him, "Naruto, if you don't open this door right now, I will not treat you to ramen like I promised!"

The door opened in an instant as a small boy, around 6 years old beamed a smile at the older man. The boy was wearing a tight, white t-shirt with a red swirl adorning the center. He had on baggy green shorts and wore a pair of blue sandals. His blond hair was unkempt and seemed like it had never been brushed since the kid was born. "Oi, Iruka-sensei, I'm sorry I overslept! I took a shower like you told me to do."

"That's great Naruto now you won't smell like a pig anymore," laughed Iruka as he ruffled his hand through the boy's hair.

Naruto looked up at Iruka-sensei noticing the scar that tore across his nose. The man wore the average Konoha ninja clothes, a green jacket, blue shirt, and blue pants. Around his right leg were bandages that held on to various weapons. Across Iruka's forehead was the Konoha Headband. It was the pride of a ninja and Naruto had always wanted to wear one. His dream after all was to become the Hokage, the greatest ninja in Konohagakure. Naruto would become that ninja!

"Oi, Iruka-sensei, are we going to Ichiraku's today," questioned Naruto as he crossed his arms behind his head and matched his pace with his companion.

"Naruto, all you ever want is ramen don't you think you should branch out once in a while?" responded Iruka quickly with a smile.

"Iruka-sensei! How can you put down ramen so easily like that," hollered Naruto as the boy turned to the man standing next to him.

Before Iruka had a chance to talk to Naruto, a man wearing an animal mask with odd designs appeared in front of the two. Paying no attention to the little boy he handed Iruka a scroll and said, "Iruka, Hokage-sama has asked for your presence there was an incident last night. It has left the village a little on edge and they are looking for someone to blame." Iruka nodded and gazed back down to Naruto, who glared at the man in the mask for ignoring the boy.

"Hey, Naruto, I'm going to have to ask you for a rain-check today okay?" Iruka asked as he knelt down and patted the boy's head.

Naruto simply pouted as he folded his arms across his chest and let out a long sigh. He looked back up at Iruka, waved, and began to walk off. As he was walking off he mumbled something like, See ya next time, but Iruka couldn't quite here it all. He glanced back at Naruto's back before he joined the Anbu troop and jumped up to one of Konoha's rooftops.

Naruto gazed around bored out of his mind. He didn't know what to do, he had no friends to speak of and the only two people Naruto had ever known that showed him kindness were Iruka-sensei and Sarutobi, the Hokage. Naruto yawned as he thought of the old man sitting in front of his desk. He treated Naruto like a grandson even though Naruto had no such relationship to him. Naruto had no family at all. He had never met his father or his mother as the both left him an orphan while he was a small child. Ever since he took notice of it, the adults in the village would glare at him and shout threats at the boy. Naruto would cry. He would cry a lot. It wasn't just occasional, this happened nearly every day, and even though Naruto had promised himself he would not cry any longer, there were still nights where tears would clog his eyes. Naruto hated everyone that treated him this way. However, he hated seeing other people being ridiculed because he knew their pain ten-fold.

As Naruto kept his eyes wandering he began to notice the people around him glaring. He absolutely hated the staring. It felt like every single villager was ready to pull out a knife and plunge it through his heart. Naruto quickened his pace in order to brush off the glares he felt penetrating him to his very soul, but it wasn't enough. He soon burst out into a full run and didn't stop until he found himself in a lonely park. This park is just like me abandoned and alone, thought Naruto as he sat down to catch his breath. He soon noticed that the park wasn't abandoned and a group of kids were playing in the grass.

Taking a closer look Naruto realized the kids weren't playing, but rather the were picking on a small girl with short pink hair. The girl was on her knees crying as the kids continued to shout and tease her. This quickly angered Naruto and he ran over to the group of kids and kicked one of them in the shin. The other kids quickly took notice of the boy and their eyes widened in fear.

"Hey, we should get out of here," shouted one of the boys.

"Why? We can beat him up we outnumber him ten to one," replied another getting ready to attack.

"Don't you know who that is? Our parents said we should stay away from him or we might get hurt," quickly stated another boy who backed away from Naruto.

Naruto shouted at the group of kids to leave the girl alone. The kids nearly jumped out of their skins as they ran out of the park shouting back demon and monster. Naruto looked back at them as his eyes narrowed and he formed a frown. Naruto turned back to the girl who was still on the ground crying. He smiled at the girl and helped her to her feet. The pink-haired girl was only sobbing now as she looked up at Naruto.

"Are you going to make fun of me too," asked the girl nervously as she backed away.

"No! I can't stand it when people are made fun of! Nobody deserves to be teased," responded Naruto as he looked back at the girl, "You know, you are kind of cute."

The pink-haired girl blushed as she pointed at Naruto and accused, "You, you are making fun of me! Can't you see my giant forehead?"

Naruto looked questioningly at the girl and shrugged, "It looks normal to me."

"You mean it? You really mean it? I mean everybody has always made fun of my forehead. They all think it is huge! My mom tells me it isn't but she is just a mom."

"It really isn't that big-" before Naruto could finish he was interrupted as Iruka-sensei jumped out from the trees.

"I've been looking all over for you! I need you to come with me this instant. The Hokage needs to see you." shouted Iruka as he grabbed Naruto's hand.

"B-but Iruka-sensei I just met this girl," whined Naruto as Iruka grabbed Naruto around the waist and jumped into a tree.

"Look, I'm sure you will meet her again, but you need to come with me now!"

Naruto looked back at the girl, who was standing in the park all alone. He was happy to see her smiling and waving but he noticed that he didn't even learn her name.

Naruto loved the feeling he got when Iruka-sensei would jump from building to building either carrying Naruto or letting Naruto ride on his shoulders. All his worries floated away with each jump. The stress of the day would melt away as the wind soared around Naruto's face. He couldn't wait until he was able to get the strength to become a ninja. He would surpass everyone even the Hokage. Iruka turned his head to face Naruto and asked Naruto to keep quiet as the landed on the roof of the Hokage's mansion. Naruto looked up to the large cliff that had four of the Hokage's faces chiseled into the side of the mountain. Naruto's would join the ranks of the gigantic faces one day.

Iruka held tightly on to Naruto's hand as the walked down a dimly lit set of stairs into the office of the Hokage. Naruto noticed the Hokage was standing at the window looking out upon the village. Naruto yelled out to the man, but Iruka quickly shut him up.

The man's gruff voice flowed throughout the room as he said, "Iruka, thank you for bringing Naruto here. Have you told him anything?"

"No, Hokage-sama. I have not told Naruto anything about what is-" Iruka was cut off.

"What are you talking about? What haven't you told me," interrupted Naruto.

"Impatient as always aren't you, Naruto," smirked the Hokage as he turned to face the two, placing his pipe in his mouth, "Naruto, I'm sure you have noticed how the villager's all treat you. They fear you and you don't know why. I'm sorry, but I cannot tell you why they hate you, but only that they do. This hatred has grown even larger due to the event that occurred last night."

"What happened last night?" asked Naruto confused as to why the Hokage was being so serious with him.

"Naruto, last night the Uchiha Clan was completely destroyed save one child," stated Sarutobi, "The people of this village have no one to blame, but they all want blood. They want someone to blame. Which brings me to you, Naruto. The people of this village are blaming you.

"Bb-but why would they blame me old man?" asked Naruto as he walked over to the Hokage.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you Naruto. There is only one thing I can do for you. I'm going to have you taken away from this village until this matter is settled. I want you to be safe. Uzumaki Naruto, you must leave Konohagakure!"