Sitting atop Hokage rock, specifically on the head of the First Hokage Hashrima Senju, I stared at the scenery before me.

Konohagakure.

Scenery that was once pure fiction. Scenery which belonged to the highly rated anime/manga series known as Naruto. Which came from the mind of Masashi Kishimoto. Scenery that was now apart of my reality.

As to how this came to pass it's simple.

I died.

Specifically I got run over by a truck one night back in my previous life.

Then immediately afterwards I found myself here in the world of Naruto as a baby.

Don't ask me how or why it happened, because I have no earthly idea. All I do know is I am here.

You know at first I thought it was a dream. A very vivid dream. But as time kept passing I soon realized I wasn't dreaming. Soon after I stopped running away from reality and faced my situation head on.

To say it was tough in the beginning was an understatement.

I mean I loved Naruto as a kid. It was one of the very first anime I ever watched and pretty much what started me on the path of being a consumer and fan of all things anime, manga, and videogame related.

I watched every episode of the series from beginning to end, even the anime only filler arcs. The same with the sequel series Naruto Shippuden.

Those two shows made me laugh, cry, and everything else in between. I truly enjoyed them.

On that note however even if I loved Naruto that doesn't mean I actually wanted to live in the world itself.

Oh no.

Why you might ask?

Because Naruto is fucked up with a capital F in so many ways it's not even funny.

First, there is the blatant indoctrination of children by the hidden villages so they can happily throw their lives away with a smile on their faces, all in the name of protecting their homeland so it can stay safe and prosper. Next, we have the blatant discrimination jinchuriki endure, even from other shinobi who should know better since they should be capable of understanding exactly what a jinchuriki is and their function. Let's not even touch on the fact how jinchuriki are best seen as living weapons, and at worst seen as monsters who people want to kill. Then, we have the Kaguya clan alien bullshit. I mean this is a world of ninja, and yet it has aliens. Aliens!

I could go on and on about the issues of the world of Naruto but I won't. Since if I do my head will start hurting and I don't want that.

So instead of continuing my personal rant let me introduce myself instead.

My name is Suzaku Uzumaki.

Yep, you heard me right.

I am an Uzumaki.

I've got the red hair and everything that most Uzumaki possess. Which people say goes really well with my gold-colored eyes. A point which I firmly agree on them with. Not that I'm bragging or anything. I'm simply taking some pride in my looks. Since appearance is important after all, no matter what world you live in.

But back to the main point.

I am a member of the Uzumaki clan. Due to this I have inherited the clan's immense vitality and immense chakra reverses. A fact which I am extremely grateful for. Since given all the shit I know that's coming to the world of Naruto I'll need every advantage I can get to survive.

Konoha Crush, Akatsuki, Six Path's Madara, etc.

The future is one shitstorm after the next. Shitstorms which I plan to weather and survive no matter what.

But before I focus on any of that I need to focus on the massive shitstorm just on the horizon.

You see, I was not born as a member of Naruto's generation, nor am I a member of Kakashi's generation. Instead, for whatever reason I was born in the same generation as the parents of the 'Konoha Twelve'. Which is right smack dab in the middle of the armistice between the First and Second Shinobi World War's.

Now do you understand what I meant about a shitstorm on the horizon?

Before I can even focus on the coming threats I need to prepare myself to come out alive and well from the Second Shinobi World War which is right around the corner.

I was born eight years after the armistice was signed and currently I am five years old.

So that means based on the timeline the Second World War will kick off sometime before or shortly after I turn twelve.

But I don't have an exact date since Kishimoto never bothered to put down any exact dates in the entire Naruto story except for birthdays.

'Seriously Kishimoto, would've it killed you to put down a few dates of important events in your series?' I thought. 'I mean Eiichiro Oda did it for One Piece so I know it's not impossible.'

As I contemplated a few of the choices of the Naruto series creator I heard footsteps approaching me from behind.

The moment I did so I turned around.

When I did so I saw my best friend standing before me.

Minato Namikaze.

Yes, you heard me right.

Minato Namikaze. The 'Yellow Flash' of Konoha, the man who created the Rasengan, the Yondaime, and the father of the series overall protagonist and number one knuckleheaded shinobi Naruto Uzumaki. That man is my best friend.

Though right now Minato is none of those things I just mentioned, and instead is simply just a five year old kid like me.

Seeing him I lazily raised my left hand and waved. "Yo Minato, what's up?"

"What's up Suzaku is that you asked me to meet you for some training but when I realized you weren't coming after waiting at our meeting spot for over an hour I had to search the village for you and now here we are. That's what's up." Minato explained.

"Oh. Sorry about that." I told him. "I got lost on the road of life." I said.

Lying my ass off. The truth is I overslept a bit today and decided to skip out on training since I didn't want to hear another one of Minato's lectures on punctuality. I mean he's five years old, the guy needs to lighten up.

Though given his personality I don't think that will be possible. At least not until Kushina and Jiraiya come into his life. Even then I don't think his straight-laced personality will be brought down that much. But even if it only lowers slightly that's all the better in my opinion.

Since if Minato keeps up the way he is right now his golden-hair is going to turn gray before he's even thirty, and since he is my best friend I cannot allow that to happen.

Thus I will do everything in my power to make him loosen up.

This I swear!

I will also do everything in my power to make sure he doesn't die like he did in the original story. Since he deserves a chance to see his kid grow up, and Naruto deserves a chance to grow up with the love and affection of his parents. Not with the hatred and resentment he endured for most of the original series.

The fact that Minato and Kushina weren't rolling over in their graves at the treatment their child received from Konoha as a whole really shocked me in the original story. Since if I had a kid and they were treated like that by people all I would be seeing is red. But I guess that's just a plot for you.

In response to my lie, Minato put a deadpan expression on his face and simply stared at me. "Uhuh, whatever you say. So, do you want to do some training right now or should we simply not do it at all?"

"No, I'm up for some training." I spoke.

I then stood up.

Once I did so I then walked over to Minato's side.

After I did, the two of us left Hokage Rock and started making our way to our usual training spot.

Smiles on our faces as we did so.

Although I am scared shitless about facing the things to come, one thing that makes me less scared is having a friend like Minato to watch my back.

So I'll definitely watch his when the time comes.

Once again, he isn't dying on my watch.

That's a promise.

A/N: Hello readers and welcome to my new story. A naruto fanfiction. Of which I know there are many but mine is a little different. See most of the fanfictions on FFNet I see are reincarnated OC's in the generation of Kakashi and Naruto. But I hardly ever see any reincarnation fic's about OC's born in the generation of Minato or Jiraiya. That's why I have decided to do one. Making my OC an Uzumaki since he needs some type of advantage with all the shit he'll face in the world of Naruto.

Though in that regard I want to say my OC wont be OP from the start. He'll train and get stronger and experience many different things. That will help shape him.

Now then for an update schedule. I am hoping to put out a new chapter each week on Friday. Though don't count on that. Let's just say I'll do my best to put out a chapter a week.

Oh and one more thing. This is jut my first fic in a series of fics about Naruto. I'll create three more, each with an OC reincarnated into a different generation of Naruto. One in Jiraiya's generation, one in Kakashi's and finally one in the number one knuckleheaded shinobi's himself, Naruto.

Now these fics will not be crossover. Meaning the OC's won't interact with each other. Each world will be stand alone.

So that's basically all for now.

Except for the OC's appearance. My powers of description are basically trash, so just think of the OC like this.

Suzaku Uzumaki: Resembles Mikoto Suoh from K Project.

I will not only give a description about the protagonist but also about important OC's that appear in this face.

Well that's all for now.

Until next time.