Konohagakure no Sato
Year 57
Uzumaki Naruto
The 9 year old , with one hand holding paintbrush and Other with a Illogical bucket with paints , looks at his Magnum Opus after finishing his work ,
Looking at The Great Hokage Rock and he Shouts
" yosshaa this will show everyone who is gonna become The Greatest Hokage hahahaha"
Looking at the discredited iconic hokage rock , The villagers all have different reactions across the street , because this was not the first time they find themselves in this situation .
" Again , Why does this fox-demon keeps disrespecting All Hokages "
" Shhhhh let's go our way what if the demon hears it "
" If it was in my hands , I would have already thrown that thing out of the village"
" I say when will he be put down for good "
"Mommy look " " don't look at that demon let's go my son"
" That Monster never learns does he "
Hearing the slight mutters and disregard around him from the villagers , the little shoulders of the 9-year olds slouched a little but soon the spine straightens up and he looks back at the people and declares
" My name Is Uzumaki Naruto and my dreams is to become Greatest Hokage "-
just as Naruto was declaring his dream an annoying voice scolded over
" Narutooooo get over here"
overlooking at the sight of Iruka sensei Naruto eyes finally show a little fear but nobody notices a slight happiness in them
"ughhhh iruka-sensei"
And then the Greatest Hokage bolted and people gave way
" Narutooo it's finally Holidays can't You just quit it alreadyyy , you stop I'm gonna teach you a lesson "
yes the time was in middle of may with Third year of academy ending and it's been only a week in the holidays that Uzumaki naruto couldn't stay still and decided the biggest prank of all Konoha .
And then become the usual chase in Konoha.
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After a long chase , getting caught , getting scolded Umino Iruka finally escorted Naruto back to his apartment.
" Now go back and reflect naruto doing stupid pranks , painting and disrespecting Hokage rock is not gonna make you Hokage "
"Just you wait Iruka sensei I am gonna -
but before Uzumaki Naruto can declare his dream Iruka's voice sharply cuts over
" You can't even do Basic E-rank clone jutsu , how are you gonna become Genin much less Hokage , focus on studies first . No one will accept a Hokage who can't even do even a E-rank jutsu"
"huh bu"-
Hearing Iruka sensei, Naruto's eyes widen like some Toads but Iruka already had enough of his student's pranks today , a whole day wasted , a Date ruined that took all his courage to arrange
" enough I don't have time , take care of yourself "
saying his end Iruka goes away to salvage his date or whatever left of it and didn't see the lonely eyes of 9-year old or the talk of his dreams.
Watching Iruka sensei from his door going away , Naruto turns around and looks in his apartment where only loneliness is left , closing the door he goes to his bed and mutters
" ughhhh i hope no more nightmares tonight "
and finally drifts asleep .
Uzumaki Naruto has been dreaming strange dreams of a diffrent life since as long as he remembers but they were all sometime are just dreams or sometimes nightmare and just like any child or adult after waking up he forgets most of it anyway .
For those nightmares that makes him wake up at night even when he informed his Grandpa Hokage , who just brushes it off as normal nightmare that occures to most children .
But Tonight was diffrent because no one in shinobi world or In Konohagakure no sato or the Anbu stationed around him whole day and night , not even Kyuubi knew that tonight The souls of both little naruto and 22-year old finally merges to become a new entity .
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"hmmm"
Naruto stirrs awake after the first sunshine from the window directly to his face , slowly , one his eyes open as he looks at the window then turns his head away yawaning .
Despite waking up , there is no energy shown on his usual selflike always , he just keeps his eyes open and just stares blankly at nearby wall .
The ANBU looking through the window and around house constantly monitoring their target looks a little surprised that today the usual energetic Uzumaki Naruto is also showing this side .
they were already pretty surpised when he did not eat any ramen or dinner yesterday and now this.
Looking blankly at the wall and amidst the middle of birds chirping and Roosters crow and pangs of hunger in his belly the sole eye looks at the clock beside the bed on table .
5:14
Looking blankly at time Naruto gets up slowly and walks to bathroom and then stands in front of the Mirror and looking at the reflection of 9 year old face.
And finally mutters
" I am Uzumaki Naruto "
the voice was tinged with bitterness and also amazement and so as Certainty .
The boy remembers the people's Ostracization and Shunning and also Hokage's Secrecy and Ignorance , the village's Fear and Trauma and also the boy's attention-Seeking Behavior but
Things didn't end here as he also remebers the 20 year life of a man , The acknowledgement he got in his life , the love of parents .
The childhood mischief with all the friends and sweet and bitter memories of School , totally different from his Academy life . the first love ,the first touch , the first pride , Diffrent and sweet cuisine than Ramen , diifrent cup Ramen , the culture , the nations and most important the Manga and the Anime .
Uzumaki Naruto
the absurdity of it and also the happines to finally achieving it even in fantasy and then the realization
The whole life tragedy , the disputes over properties , the socalled 'ACCIDENT' , The white space and the karma , The Reward and departure to arrival and becoming
" I am Uzumaki Naruto "
looking at himself in the mirror, naruto looks at his face , looks down and see his twingy arms and skinny frame , this was not just a 9-year old naruto neither the 22 year old who was finally stepping in society with no one around to care for ,
this was the new consciousness born by the fusing of two memories, entities the vision of modern man and the stubbornness of the kid both
attention-seeking and Discreet
Loud and silent
Impulsive and Calculative
Others acknowledgement and Self-reliance
Naive and Sophisticated
when these opposites and similars merge and Uzumaki Naruto finally begins his Shinobi Journey for thei-....no for His Goals and Dreams .