Just a bit of catching up.

Ok so I think I should take this opportunity to explain a few things.

1. Naruto is NOT becoming a Sauke clone. -Every single action which I have Naruto or any other character do is justified by the plot. The reason why Naruto turned into such a douche is given in the summary of the story. Sometime around the age of 5ish in the canon Naruto, he decides to become an obnoxious clown/prankster as a coping mechanism for being outcast by those around him. In my version he meets his parents and if you read chapter three you will have seen this nice little segment wherin Minato basically tells Naruto that he is the hottest thing since shoe strings in order to help heer him up. That is why, in order to bare the burden of everyone in the village pretending he doesnt exist, Naruto decides to think "I am their protector, I am a prince so it's my duty to bare whatever burden I must for the sake of my people."

However, seeing as Naruto has no idea what a prince should act like and given the fact that he's a little kid, he simply turns into a brat who walks around with a stick up his ass and the idea that he's better than everyone else. Also why he is so tormented by his weakness, because his father and mother both told him that he's strong so like any child he takes that as the gospel so he can't really understand how he can possibly be weak.

In short, he is a stuck up ass hole because he chose the pride of a prince over the laugh of a clown.

2. Alot more than what I showed happened in the cave with his parents but because it would take about two more chapters just to get done with it, which would severely hamper story progression, I'm just gonna put the more important parts in as flashbacks when the plot allows/needs it for explanation.

3. Just so you all know, there is no fixed coupling in the fic. This is not a romance fic but there WILL be romance however it's going to be alot of swtiching and turning just like in real life. If you're looking for that sickeningly mushy Twilight shit, go elsewhere.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask them in a comment and I'll be sure to get back to you.