Chapter 1

Sasuke(6 years old) looked through his window at the Uchiha compound, contemplating how his first day at the academy will commence. He knew he was skilled and a hard worker who could one day make his parents and clan proud 'but how proud?' He thought with a depressing aura surrounding him.

His older brother Itachi(13 years old) has one thing family, Friends, and enemies alike could agree on and that's the fact he was a true Uchiha warrior with potential so vast his infamy would reach far and wide, was he to reach his 20s with the same vigor he was growing Itachi might become as powerful as Madara Uchiha earning him the moniker 'Hope of the Uchiha'.

How was Sasuke supposed to compete with that? He knew he was loved by his family and he loved them back. Very much so, but where was his place in the grander schème of things? What made Sasuke Uchiha second son of Fugaku Uchiha the clan head of the Uchiha clan special? Even though he wasn't treated like it, Sasuke felt like a second-rate citizen in his own home.

Sasuke shook his head as he sighed and continued looking out the window, the sun was finally beginning to peek out from the horizon, Sasuke looked at the time on the clock on his far wall reading 5:25 am, school would begin in another few hours he could not sleep so he woke up earlier than usual the time was finally here for him to prove himself he was a ball of excitement, cold sweats, and anxiety.

This was his chance to prove he too was special, that he too had the potential to be as great or even greater than Itachi. Just thinking how people would do double takes if he won a match against his brother after a long and gruesome battle that would reshape the landscapes like that of legends like Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had him smiling and feeling giddy immediately wiping away his depressed air and replacing it with something warmer and livelier Sasuke decided he didn't have any time to waste he opened his windows wide and basked in the new dawn 'The dawn of beginning'

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"Well mom, how do I look?" asked a girl with hair as pink as cherry blossoms.
"I think you look wonderful dear." A woman replied she had brown hair and a beautiful face "What do you think hun" the woman asked the man standing next to her who had hair that was the same as the little girl before them.

"I I I" the man couldn't even reply as he burst out into tears looking like an emotional wreck "w-why do they g-grow so faast? " the man asked in between tears of fatherhood. I guess.

"Oh put a can in it already." the woman said with a glare at her husband who due to his blurry vision because of his manly tears could not see and so just continued crying as he spoke.

"No! Sakura." He looked at his daughter."Reverse your age and return to your mother's womb and that is an order, young lady. You will come out when you understand the importance of staying daddy's little girl." The two females of the household looked at the man like really looked at him for a full minute to gauge if this man was being serious and after the silence dragged on and dragged on, the only sound in the room was the man sniffing and the clock on the wall ticking.

The woman sighed as she shooed her daughter to get going the girl still looking at her father in exasperation as she walked out of the house closing it behind her. 'That man.' She thought but just smiled as she played with her long hair walking to the academy. She hoped she made friends.

As the door closed the woman just looked the man straight in the eyes his eyes never wavering as he glared back at her with all the determination he could muster. She took a deep breath and the man's will and determination seemed to start sneaking out of him, tip-toeing out of him as though not wanting him or her to notice they were bailing.

"Now. WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE LOG DO YOU THINK YOUR ... "Mr. Haruno's will and determination couldn't tell you what happened after those few words were shrieked out the latter took the open window to escape and the former ran upstairs in his daughter's room curled up in a corner and sang itself a lullaby to sleep.

The Haruno household is known for two things noise pollution and a crying man.
Sakura was approached by a blond-haired girl surrounded by other females her age who introduced herself as Ino and said they were friends now. Sakura looked up to the blue sky and sighed in happiness a loving family, new friends, and a new dawn. 'The dawn of a content life'

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Hinata Hyuga was a mess she just finished her morning jukken practice with her father Hisashi Hyuga the clan head, she had a limp in her steps from failing to successfully do a spinning kata that sprained her ankle.

"Hinata, you are not executing the motions as I have instructed you. Neji had already excelled in this part of his training by the time he was turning 4 and most Hyuga's have this down before their 6th birthday and yet you repeatedly fail at it." Hiashi said with a controlled façade hiding his emotions and talking in a gentle yet strict voice.

"I'm I'm s-sorry father I'll do my best n-next time I promise." The man sighed and walked away not saying more.

Hinata relaxed a little when she was finally alone and she dropped to her knees and cried little tears as she looked up at the wooden roof of the traditional hyuga room "what is wrong with me ?" she thought as she fixed the pair of spectacles she wore.

Hinata was born with a deformation in her eyes nobody knew what it was only that her eyesight deteriorated and kept on deteriorating and that one day she would go blind the gray hue all Hyuga's held was not present in her eyes, as hers was a more charcoal color.

The glasses helped but slowly they began to blur. Hinata knew she wouldn't get the chance to be the heiress of her clan that spot was already taken by her younger sister Hanabi who was only a few months old by now. Her mother her only source of comfort died giving birth to her younger sister.

She picked herself up and thought of why she even decided to go to the ninja academy in the first place, the only answer she could think of was that she was too much of a coward to kill herself and so is hoping she would die in a mission somewhere, anywhere as long as she didn't have to feel the pain of disappointment she felt coming from her father, pity coming from the branch house and the disgust from many others who saw her as a stain in the history and glory of the Hyuga clan and its precious byakugan.

Hinata Hyuga walked back into her room which was located in another room located inside the training quarters which was located away from the main house right at the end of the Hyuga compound, she did not even stay in the main house with her father and sibling a castaway her tears began anew. Hinata was crying her heart out, wails so loud it would break any bodies soul to hear, dry heaves so heavy you would assume the person was choking and a heart broke the pieces were too small to put back together.

It was like this she ate alone in her room, like this she took a shower curling on herself until she cried all her tears away before climbing out, changing into fresh new clothes, and going to her first day at the academy a girl only looking forward to the end.

When she stepped out of her 'home' she was basked by rays of sunlight the rays of a new dawn. 'The dawn of the end.'

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Naruto Uzumaki likes to think of himself as a badass, heck he is a badass just the sight of him brings fear into most people's eyes, and all his life he has used that fact to his advantage at the age of four he ran away from the orphanage and 'moved' to the red light district. There he lived in the area till present now 6 years old he learned the 'streets' as he likes to call them and now he works it like he's the employer.

He worked odd jobs here and there to make some Ryo to survive until he noticed that he would make more being his own boss. So using his inborn talents of espionage and foresight, he built himself a sizable fortune. Blackmail, extortion, theft, harassment Naruto did it all he fought through blood, sweat, and broken teeth to get what he now owns an empire in the red light district he wanted to expand.

He held no love for the people of Konoha he did not hate them, no he use to despise them but now he just did what he wanted and lived his life it's not like he had any interests he was just 6. He built a raptor, a legend of a retired Jonin who was from the Nara clan immediately people assumed he was a smartass and Naruto was no dummy. The legend states the control of his shadows is so strong and dangerous that it whispers to him. Telling him everything he needs to know, he can find you in any shadow you hide in you'd be better off hiding in broad daylight.

Did you want to set someone up? he was the guy you would 'talk' to, you wanted to teach someone a lesson? you 'spoke' to him and if you needed money. you 'requested' for him.

"So tell me Kazuki-San, why exactly are you in need of money?" The 'man' in front of Kazuki asked, his voice deep and rumbling, his figure obscured by the veil between them Kazuki could do no more than pray he wasn't painting a target on his head so he gulped.

"Ah y-yes, yes Mr. Nara-San I need the money to pay for my daughter's school intuition." The man spoke and with every word a new bead of sweat made its appearance on his face.

"Relax Kazuki-San, I promise I do not bark." The 'man' behind the veil spoke easily. Kazuki knew for certain the phrase did not go like that 'So he bites?' His mind offered helpfully it would have helped more but the man continued "Believe it or not, I am a man who believes education is a gift, and I cannot in good heart say no to a man trying to give his daughter such a gift." He said.

"Yes thank you, thank you Mr. Nara-San I promise I will have your money back to you in no time at all," Kazuki said too quickly without really thinking.

"Ooh.." Kazuki stopped when he heard that. He stopped and traveled back into the conversation and realized what he said. The one thing his friend who pointed him to this man told him to do is to be very specific about when he intends to bring back the money .'don't use words like soon, later or I don't know. In other words, don't be 'fucking vague'.

'In no time' is as vague as it comes and its literal meaning is right now. Kazuki gulped as he cleared his throat and took a breath. "I'll have your money by the end of the first semester." He said and waited and waited and waited time came and went until 3 hours later when he began dozing off he noticed a suitcase next to his chair.

He gulped and looked around and when he called out for the man again with no response he picked up the suitcase and opened it to take a peek and what he saw had him grin even though it wavered on and off his face as he did not know if he made a great decision or a horrible one. he quickly closed the case, stood up, and left the abandoned building he was told to meet the man.

Reaching outside, he found his friend waiting for him across the road talking to a slut and trying to get her number he won't lie she looked worth it but he had a wife, and so did his friend, but he wasn't about to judge. He felt like a criminal with this back door deal he just pulled so kazuki came close patted his friend's shoulder and indicated with his head they had to leave.

His friend grumbled that he was just about to get the woman's number Kazuki didn't believe him but most importantly he did not care, they moved on never noticing the figure looking at them from atop the rooftops his blond hair waving through the morning breeze, and his blue eyes tracking them like a hawk until they turned a corner and left. The moment they were out of sight he grinned.

"It's good doing business with you Kazuki-San" Naruto said before stretching his arms wide and basking in the rays of a new dawn shining upon him. 'The dawn of a new Creed.'


"Now off to the academy, Money? check, power? Underway and with both infamy."His grin stretched just that much more never reaching his eyes he jumped high doing a corkscrew backflip falling off the building.

Authors notes

Naruto's bio
Naruto Uzumaki is a self-made wealthy 'man' who is the definition of stealth, traps, and intelligence he has been on his own since he can remember, and since he can remember has had people who fear him.

He is sly, unforgiving, and persistent he never gives up and that might be his only saving grace Naruto Uzumaki has one goal, and that is taking over Konoha, from the shadows he will do so by any means necessary because Uzumaki Naruto feels entitled to it. He feels it is his birthright since without him this village would not even be standing so every nook and cranny in the land of fire was his for the taking and he would take it.

He cares not for his father, the fourth Hokage. Yes, he knows who the man is he was not an idiot to not have guessed it they were carbon copies of each other, and Naruto every day wished he could burn that face off his visage. if the man wasn't dead already Naruto would have slit his throat himself. And yes he knew of the fox as well the Kyuubi no kitsune the massive chakra construct sealed within the seal on his belly.

Oh, how Naruto wished he could tap into its power and get the ball rolling on the court called the world stage.