Hello again, this is the 4th chapter of the fanfic

I don't have a set time to release them, I just put them out when I wake up so yeah

By the way I'ma put 2 chapters during the weekend for a bit until Naruto becomes a genin, so one on Saturday and one on Sunday

I don't own Naruto, if I did then I would be rich, or I'd probably make it fail


AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP

One day after talking with Teuchi and Ayame, he decided to go to the park, all the kids would usually leave once he arrives but he still has fun sometimes

The park has a three in one slide, monkey bars, and a rock climbing wall, in front of the park are benches and behind it are bushes. The floor was covered with wood chips.

When he got to the park he was called over to the bushes near to the playground, he didn't know what called him over but it seemed like it was a feeling that he had to go to it

When he got there he saw an orange pup lying in the ground, it seemed bruised and hurt, "those kids probably did this didn't they" Naruto said out loud with a worried tone in his voice and sadness in his eyes

Naruto loved animals so seeing a hurt pup really made him sad, this pup reminded him of himself in a way

As the pup opened it's eyes, they revealed themselves as two golden pairs of slit eyes, they reflected a sadness that Naruto knew very well

The closer he looked at the pup he realized that it had white fur on the bottom and it had sharp teeth, it's tail looked rough and it had whiskers, "are you a fox or a dog?" Naruto asked the injured animal genuinely confused

The animal shook its head side to side, showing that it wasn't either of them

"Are you both then? Half dog half fox?" Naruto asked with curiosity in his eyes

The pup gave a high pitched squeak and then lowered its head

"Cool! Do you not have a family?" Naruto asked the pup

The fox responded with a shake of the head from side to side again

Naruto felt an even deeper resemblance to the animal now, he thought that it was just like him so he made up his mind, "I'll take care of you then, I don't have a family either so we can be each other's family" Naruto said to the pup with a smile

He then picked up the small animal and carefully took it back to his apartment

On the way to his apartment Naruto noticed something, "hey pup, you need a name right?" Naruto asked the pup, still looking up so then he doesn't get himself into danger

The pup responded with a small squeak

"Hmm, then I'll call you Haruto!" Naruto said with pride in the name he came up with, smiling because of it

When Naruto's birthday came, he finally had a person to be with during it

"Hey Haruto, today is my birthday y'know" Naruto said smiling from ear to ear

Haruto only tilted his head in confusion

Naruto understood what that was supposed to mean. He quickly explained, "A birthday is the day you celebrate that you were born, that means that today, I was officially born 7 years ago!" Naruto said pridefully and happily

Haruto squeaked to it happily and put his paw on his head

Naruto looked at that action and asked in confusion, "is today your birthday too?!"

Haruto squeaked and jumped up multiple times

"Cool! How old are you now? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10?" Naruto asked as he pointed out his fingers for every number he listed

Haruto put his right paw onto finger number 7 and started panting with his tongue out showing that he was happy

"Cool! We have the same birthday!" Naruto said happily, "we have to celebrate! Come on! Let's go get ramen!" Naruto said happily as he stood and put his head down, allowing Haruto to climb on

The two of them then spent their whole birthday at the ramen stand eating ramen

After a couple of weeks from his birthday, the two of them became inseparable, they then started pranking the villagers by putting paint, which they stole, on their houses and putting paint on the Hokage monument where all the Hokage's faces are carved into the mountain, and sometimes freeing animals from pet stores but they couldn't anymore since the stores put locks

They did those things to gain recognition, they had themselves but they were still lonely, they wanted true friends

When Naruto finally entered the Ninja Academy later that year he was nervous at first but after a week and with the help of Haruto, he made friends

His friends consisted of Shikamaru Nara, a lazy clan heir of the Nara Clan which is full of geniuses, his clothes looking like they were picked with minimum effort besides comfortability. He liked Naruto because he also saw the social norms differently and in a way that matches his.

Another friend was Choji Akimichi, heir to the Akimichi Clan, which specializes in brawling, they need to gain calories so then they can burn it for energy and strength so their clothes usually fit tightly. Choji saw past appearances and treated Naruto with kindness and he even sometimes gave Haruto snacks.

Another friend was Shino Aburame, heir to the Aburame Clan which specializes in using ninja bugs, he's a mysterious and stoic man who appreciated Naruto's willingness to accept others without judgment

Naruto was actually excited to start school


Alright! I hope you enjoyed the story and the introduction of our new furry friend Haruto!

Haruto is gonna be with Naruto everywhere so I hope you all look forward to seeing him

As much as I like giving Naruto a hard childhood I feel like I would have no choice but to either make him insane or a villain if I don't give him a friend to be there for him wherever he goes. And yeah the name Haruto is a bit weird but I thought it up on the spot and kept it cause I think that's what Naruto would've done. As for Haruto's age, I said it was 7 and I mean to say that he is actually 7 years old in human years, I would say more but that would spoil something that I have in mind.

Anyways that's enough of me so please give some feedback! Any would be good so please give me your thoughts!

And again, I do NOT own any of the characters from Naruto