AU: I don't own Naruto

CHAPTER 3

Naruto woke up at 4am like she usually did when she had a nightmare. Not beginning able to go back to sleep the blond changed into her clothes and walked out in to the quiet village. He began to run around the village and think about what areas she needed to improve. However there was only so much one can learn on their own and from books. This meant that Naruto would have to wait until she was a genin to get help.

Naruto soon stopped at a secluded training ground and sat by an old rowan tree, taking out the scrolls she had gotten yesterday. And read them both. Both scrolls went into the history of the clans and about their bloodlines.

The Namikaze bloodline was called Elemental release, it allowed the bearer to have all five elements as an affinity as well as have control over the element. This included the sub element such as lava and ice as well, the sub elements were harder to control and the bearer wouldn't have complete control over the sub elements only the main ones. It is thought that all other elemental bloodlines originally came from the Namikaze bloodline.

The Uzumaki bloodline was a body based bloodline known as human release. No Justus are related to this bloodline other than when the bearer uses their chakra. This bloodline gives the bearer fast healing (and because of the Kuuybi Naruto's became more like regeneration), a skeletal armour that protects the whole body from harm, this means that the user in safe from getting harmed even by the strongest of blades. The skeletal effect however will only manifest when the bearer is twelve. The bearer's senses become sharper (and due to the Kuuybi Naruto's senses are better than even nin-dog's senses). And finally the users chakra. The user's chakra will have healing properties that put all medical ninjutsu to shame as well as make the bearer a sensor.

Naruto smiled as she remembered the first person's life she saved due to giving the other boy his chakra. They were only three at the time so Naruto couldn't remember the boy's face well only that he had familiar chakra to hers and a happy if not quiet laugh.

A shout of "What are you doing in our training ground?" brought Naruto out of her musing as she focused on four people who had entered the training ground; there were 3 guys and a girl. The training ground belonged to a genin team and their teacher. Naruto got up with her scrolls.

"I'm sorry it was empty when I got here. I can leave if you want me to," explained Naruto.

"No it's alright it's an honour to meet another youth that has such bright flames of youth to be up at such an early hour as this," yelled the teacher. "My name is Gai the taijutsu expert of the leaf and these are my youthful students Neji, Lee and Ten-Ten."

"It is an honour to meet such a youthful person as you," yelled Lee the Gai mini me.

"It seems fate had it planned that we would meet today," said Neji in a bored tone.

"Hi, sorry about my team," said Ten-Ten with a sheepish expression.

"It's okay, "replied Naruto before turning to Gai. "You're a taijutsu expert. Can you train me please; I can honestly say that my taijutsu sucks.

Gai used a thinking pose, he knew who Naruto was and new that she had suffered but not how much, she was one of the few who looked out for Naruto when she was younger, though this was still when he was in ANBU. "I would love to make you one of my youthful students. From now on meet here every morning at 5am. For today tell me how much your weights weigh and forget everything you know about taijutsu. I have the perfect taijutsu for you to learn. Neji I want you to continue to use your Byakugan to doge and deflect the weapons Ten-Ten throws at you. You will both then move onto chakra control and physical training. Lee I will soon make a clone that you will follow. You will continue your training in the Goken style."

After everyone was doing their own training Naruto followed Gai. The next two hours were filled with nothing but training. After Gai found out that Naruto was wearing more weight than him and Lee combined he told Naruto to get gravity and resistance seals as they would readjust themselves just as fast as Naruto's body would, they also helped her muscles more and they could weigh more than the weights Naruto wore and not take up as much space. Once Gai had applied them as tattoos allowed Naruto's body he was shocked and surprised. Shocked and disgusted by the many scars on his body and surprised by how well the seals worked on Naruto. For him and Lee it was hard to use but seemed to work for Naruto surprisingly well.

The rest of the week progressed with Naruto doing training with Gai before going to the academy. It was now the weekend Naruto declined in training in the mornings on weekends at it was during the weekends that Naruto worked to get his more money to spend on food. This was because most of the money the Hokage sent him was divided between bills and a small savings account that Naruto had set up underneath one of his floorboards. The savings account had two piles one for emergency money and the other for when Naruto became a ninja. Every Saturday and Sunday morning Naruto would wake up at 5 or earlier and go to different training grounds and collect any ninja tools that had been left there. Some of the one's in good condition she would keep the rest she would seal to other ninja at low prices. The damaged goods she would sell to a weapons shop called "Happy weapons" as scrap metal. She will then do deliveries in the market. After she would then work at the orphanage as a volunteer before going home unless she has her therapy appointment. On Sundays after dropping of scrap metal and doing deliveries she will visit the orphanage for an hour before spending the rest of the day in the hospital healing everyone she can before she goes home exhausted but happy.

Naruto had finished with collecting and scavourgeing and began on her way to the weapon shop. Ninja's now new that it was on this journey that they would be able to get good tools for a good price. By the time she had got to the weapons store she had sold over twenty weapons.

"Good morning Naruto how much will I owe you today?" asked the muscular, black haired smith behind the counter, as Naruto walked in. The shop had every type of weapon imaginable on display.

"The usual amount didn't find anything other than the usual today anyway," replied Naruto with a goofy grin. "I'm surprised other doesn't do this, it gets quite a lot of money. Oh Darren just remembered can you pay my earnings in cash today instead of paying me it all on tomorrow I want to buy some presents."

Darren laughed heartily as he took two heavy bags from Naruto; he nodded as he placed the bags down behind the counter. "Hey sweet pea I need you to bring me the deposit box please," yelled Darren through the open door behind the counter. He was replied a mufield shout of "sure be there in a minute".

A few minutes later Ten-Ten came out through the door with a little small box. As she set down the box she stared at Naruto then she smiled. "Soyou're the one that keeps our shop in supply of metal I always wondered who it was. But why do you need to work you're so young. Don't your parents give you any pocketmoney?"

"Ten-Ten don't be rude. Here is the £500 I owe you. Have a nice day, and please don't mind her Naruto she doesn't know," said Darren as he gave the money to Naruto.

Naruto grinned and with a nod walked out of the store. Ten-Ten was angry for being ignored and was about to complain when she found her father giving her a weird look.

"Naruto works because he needs the money. His orphan Ten-Ten his parents are dead his not as lucky as you and others," explained Darren with a sad smile.

"Then why isn't he in an orphanage or in with an adopted family?" asked Ten-Ten looking shocked when her dad's face suddenly became full of rage.

"It's because he has been wronged and hated for reasons out of his control and I can't tell you. All I cantell you is that he lives alone and was denied the right to be in an orphanage and to be adopted and is punished harshly if he somehow get behind their rules for him. He needs the money Ten-Ten, that is all I will tell you if you want to know more then ask Naruto," and with that Darren left his daughter alone.

Xxxx with Naruto xxxx

Naruto walked down to the market place to do some deliveries for an hour before going to the orphanage. As she did her work she checked every stall to see if there was anything interesting she could buy. This is how she came across a pair of blue flour hairclips and a white mask with red and black markings (AU: Ichigo's hollow mask). After getting paid she left the market and made her way to a rundown orphanage.

She went up to the door and knocked. The door was opened by an elderly lady who smiled warmly at Naruto, before hugging her. Naruto wished she had gone to this orphanage instead of the others; the staff here didn't hate her. They had all known her parents and would tell him about them sometimes.

"Hi Emma, how have you been? How is everyone? How are Ichi and Ori doing are they well have they been behaving?" questioned Naruto while Emma laughed and told her that they and everyone was fine.

Naruto then spent sometimes as a handyman before she went to visit the children.

"Hello Naru," cried six children as they tackled Naruto down the minute he stepped in to the room. Naruto laughed and tickled all the children before he went over to the nursery area which was occupied by two one year old children.

As Naruto entered the colourful room the twins turned around and smiled brightly before one crawled towards her and the other toddled over to him.

She scoped them both into a huge hug, making the two children giggle with glee.

"Hi, hi, mamma," giggled the twins as Naruto sat them both on her knees once she had sat down.

"Happy Birthday, my darling children. I have missed you so much," said Naruto as tears slipped down her face.