Sorry its been so long there are no good excuses so will not bore you with them

Last time

Hinata saw all of this and quickly made her way to narutos side. Kneeling beside him she brushed some of the dirt from his face. When Hinata's hand came in contact with naruto it made the pain disappear from that area it was like a relieve, Hinata sat there with him not knowing what it do it broke her heart to see him like this. Off in the shadows sasuke stood there staring at the interaction between the two.

"go to class Hinata I'm okay" naruto muttered to hinata.

"no I will stay with you."

"Hinata please for me go to class."

Hinata really didn't want to leave naruto but he insisted so she squeezed his hand one last time before she left turning around she asked him

"Do you want to go somewhere with me after school?"

"I would like that."

She left and so did sasuke.

Naruto sat there thinking about his miserable life and the only ray of sunshine in it.

Naruto sat there waiting for his wounds to heal, it didn't take long for some reason his cuts and bruises always seem to heal quicker than the rest of the people even broken bones didn't take that long to heal unless it wasn't set properly. He stood up dusted himself off and walked out of the academy grounds, he wondered the village thinking to himself why the people hated him so much. Naruto continued down the dirt path with a steady pace he passed with the villagers without even seeing them, he was aimless. He came to this building eventually realization dawn on the young heroin that this is the library normally he would've just walked pass the building without giving it a second thought however to day was different he had nothing to do and he remembered hokage-jiji telling him reading books is good without further procrastinating he approached the imposing aged oak doors, he crabbed the rounded bronze knob he turned it and pressured the door which gave little resistance before he stepped in blinded by the shadows that clung to the bookshelves casting long shadows onto the floor, naruto hesitated at the door waiting until his eyes adjusted to the new darkness. Once his eyes was accustomed to the shade naruto walked into the siting the different sections.

"My boy what brings you here, I must say I hardly see boys your age at a library are you lost do you need help?" a kindly aged voiced asked naruto from behind. Naruto turned behind him to see who spoke to him, the man had a slightly hunched back he wore white loosely fitting robs that made him looked like a monk in a monastery he had a kind face that always seemed to smile, he had many wrinkles on his face from laughter or pain, who knows most likely laughter. The man peered at naruto waiting for his answer.

"I'm… just here to read some books about being a ninja", naruto replied hesitantly anticipating the hatred that is sure to come once the man recognised his face, so it came as a great shock to naruto when the man laughed and said.

"A ninja you say, shouldn't you be playing in the park or at home playing with your friends. You shouldn't be worrying about these things being so young, enjoy yourself have fun while it last." The librarian replied good naturedly. He peered at naruto waiting for his answer.

"But jiji I want to be become a ninja and I don't have any friends besides hokage-jiji said reading books is good, and I am going to become a ninja then hokage believe it." Naruto said fervently to the old man with fire in his eyes.

"OH I see, well I can't give you anything related to actual ninja techniques you see, well just follow me I think I can give you at least something to read." The book keeper said turning abruptly without looking behind him expecting naruto to follow. Naruto just stared at the man then followed him. Walking through the library he looked down the aisles seeming people looking at scrolls and the occasional book. He spotted a group of kids huddled around a table looking at a large book. The man disappeared behind an arch turning left, naruto hurried fearing losing him, naruto soon saw him hurrying along so that he was only ten paces behind the wizarden old man. Going through some twist and turns the soon came to an arch with the heading on it 'history of shinobi' . naruto looked at the section of library apprehensively.

"here you are my boy this is all ninja related material we have." The librarian said. Naruto detected a hint of pride in his voice but ignored it.

" But jiji how is this going to help me become a shinobi, way do I have to read about old people." Naruto asked confused scrunching his face.

"my boy my dear boy let me tell you a secret knowledge is power, all great shinobi know a lot putting it simply." The man said sagely to naruto.

"Okay so where do I start from jiji." Naruto asked.

"from the beginning of course silly."

"and where is the beginning"

"find the oldest book", the librarian said and abruptly turned around and left, with a confused naruto. The jinchuuriki just stared at the fading back of the man, without much thought naruto scanned the bookshelf.

sometime went by before Naruto came to a matured book, he took out the book it was quite thick the title fade by time the book must have had better days naruto thought to himself walking over to the small round table (best used for two people) at the end of the aisle he pulled out one of the wooden chairs and sat down placing the ripened book down opening it he began to read it.

"ninjutsu didn't start with the sage of the six paths it started with formers originally it was meant to protect them from dangerous animals and the occasional drunkard later it developed into…"

Naruto was so in trance with the book he didn't realise out time it is until the old man gave him a gentle tap on the shoulder alerting the jinchuuriki to his presence.

"my boy the library is closing I'm going to have to ask you to leave put come again I'll be here." The man said kindly to the abused naruto.

"okay jiji do you know the time?"

"I would say its sometime past four my boy"

"really…"

"yes really."

Naruto abruptly stood up from his position completely forgetting the book on the time, naruto dashed as fast as his legs could carry him down the aisle he tripped a little because of seating in one position for hours and bursting into action. "SEE YOU TOMMOROW LIBRARY-JIJI." Naruto yelled back towards the aged librarian. The cause for naruto's sudden rushed was because he had a meeting with Hinata he completely forgot about, naruto raised through the streets of konoha to any observer following the boy from the roof tops it would appear as if he was making random turns weaving in and out of aisle ways making his way to the academy. Abruptly the academy grounds came into view naruto slowed his pace until he was at the gate. Naruto waited for hinata to come out he was rewarded a moment later they kids came pouring out of the doors he scanned the crowed for a mop of blue hair, he found her walking to him when hinata reached him she took his and immediately set off in the general direction of the hokage mountain. Sometime later Naruto and Hinata found themselves on the of the mountain overlooking the village, the sun was setting casting the village in shadow.

"Naruto why do you want to be a ninja, anyway my mother once told me that she become a ninja so she could protect the people she cares about that's why she become a ninja to be strong to protect the people she loves, so naruto why do you want to be a ninja." Hinata asked naruto.

Naruto hesitated remembering the book he read, his resolved harden and turned to hinata "I want to be a ninja so I don't have to be scared anymore and to protect you."

Hinata looked at naruto with a hint of pink in her chicks she pecked naruto on the chick before she said bye and leaft naruto atop the mountain.

The kumo shinobi arrived at the gates of konoha as the sun was setting they showed there papers and where allowed entrance, they were escorted by a hidden leaf jonin to the hokage tower it took but a moment to get there. The jonin knocked on the door to the hokages office he waited a moment before the strong voice of sarutobi said

"Enter".

The two shinobi entered the office, the hidden leaf jonin stepped forward and said head jonin of kumo has arrived before he left in a shinshu.

"ahh good to see you do you mind terrible if we could continue you this meeting tomorrow, my old body is not what it used to be." Hiruzen asked kindly

"Yes that's okay with me."

"Splendid one off my ANBU here will take you to your lodgings for your stay I hope you find it to your liking." Hiruzen said while motioning to one of his ANBU to take the delegate. The two shinobi left the office leaving hiruzen to do his paper work and trying to puzzle over who his next successor would be.

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Itachi stepped into his room in full ANBU armour there was a tiny bit of blood splatter on his weasel masked, he sense suddenly spiked which altered him to a presence in his room.

"sasuke how are you." Itachi asked in a monotone voiced devoid of all emtion.

"I'm well brother "sasuke said trying to emulate itach's speech pattern. "I wanted to ask you a question… how did you get so strong nee?"

Itachi wiped the blood from his masked before he turned to sasuke and regarded him tilting his head to the side crossing his arms, his mask still covering his face. "my strength sasuke comes from you and everyone in konoha.

Sasuke pondered his brothers' words as he walked to his bedroom. In the coming years this simple conversation would have a significant impact on him.