Prologue

Welcome everybody! Welcome to a new story called 'Proving Myself'. You probably already know what this is about, but here are the most important points:

Naruto will be the same age as Itachi.

The pairing is going to be with Kurotsuchi or Mei Terumi or Anko or Hana Inuzuka or Ayame.

Naruto will have an Orochimaru like personality due to things that will happen in the story.

The war already ended before Itachi and Naruto birth.

Naruto will look more like Kushina.

And for the people that follow me and are still waiting for an upload for another story, please don't be mad, but I couldn't help myself with this.

And now yes, let's go to the story!

Legend:

"Talking."

'Thinking...'

Jutsu Name

Prologue: Abandoned but Loved

"So, you're having a little sister?" Itachi Uchiha asked his best friend, Naruto Namikaze that nodded grinning.

"Yup. And she will be way better than Sasuke!" Naruto proclaimed and Itachi smiled and shook his head with a small smile.

"Does everything between us have to be a competition?" He asked and Naruto shrugged.

"Not necessarily. I mean, I am better than you in most things so..." Naruto teased his friend that his smile grew bigger.

"Well at least I can get to Ichiraku stand first." He said as he took off running.

"Hey! That's cheating!" Naruto screamed as he chased behind Itachi. They ran until they got to the stand at the same time.

"Another tie." Itachi said between pants and Naruto smirked.

"Maybe... but next time I will win."

They got in the stand were the owner, Teuchi and his daughter Ayame received them. They made their orders and they continued with their talk. "And why aren't you with your family now?" Itachi asked.

"Mom said that it needed to be in a secret spot just in case. According to them, I was born the same." Naruto explained and Ayame eyes shined.

"Wait, you're going to have a little brother?"

Naruto nodded grinning "More like a little sister, but the idea is the same."

Ayame squealed "I bet she will be pretty like your mom. And I hope she doesn't come out like you." She teased and Naruto face fell.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, you are kind of a troublemaker." Itachi remarked and Naruto stick his tongue at him.

"Whatever. I am going to be the best big brother you'll ever see. I am going to be also a great shinobi so she could look up to me and be proud of her big-" He stopped in his tracks feeling an evil presence. The fear suddenly overtakes him and he wasn't the only one. Itachi also tensed up and Ayame seemed to pass out.

He and Itachi got out of the stand to see what was that about. What they saw marked them forever.

In middle of the village, they could see a gigantic fox with nine tails waving in the air. His blood red eyes scanning over the village as he let out a mighty roar that pushed the kids off their feet.

Panic quickly followed. Everyone ran away from there towards the emergency tunnels that were in the village. Itachi helped Naruto get up as they ran too.

The smell of ashes, blood and corpses flooded the air. Naruto only focused on getting out of there. He looked around to see that his friend was lost in the crowd. He looked back to see the same red-blood eyes starring right at him.

Naruto gulped but was suddenly lifted by a shinobi with grey hair. "Kakashi! What's going on!? Where is mom and dad!?" Naruto asked his big brother figure that was running away from the fox.

"Don't worry Naruto. They'll be fine. Now we need to take you out of here." He said but Naruto wasn't calmed yet.

"And Itachi!? Where is he?!"

"His father picked him up. Don't worry everything will be fine."

Naruto was still staring at the fox that started to charge chakra in his mouth that turned into a ball. "Ka-Kakashi..." Kakashi looked back to see how a ball made out of chakra was going to his direction. He put Naruto under him, trying uselessly to protect him with his own body.

They were saved by the appearance of a giant red toad blocking the incoming attack.

And the rest is history.

*One Week Later*

"Kakashi..." Kakashi looked at the little redhead kid with blue eyes "Can we go see mom yet?" He asked.

Kakashi shook his head "Sorry kid. But she is still in the hospital and no one can go."

"And what about Itsuka?" Naruto asked, wanting to see his little sister. He only saw her when his dad said that she saved the village by locking the nine-tails inside her.

"The same. They are in really bad state. Just wait a little longer." He eye-smiled "Why don't we go see your dad?"

"Nah. Dad is working and I don't want to annoy him." He said with a sad looked that killed Kakashi. This kid was his pseudo little brother and he isn't doing a great job keeping him happy. Obito and Rin would had been better for this.

"And if we go see Itachi?" He asked and Naruto looked at him

"I thought you didn't like Uchihas?"

Kakashi shrugged "No. They don't like me. But hey, this are hard times and we all need to be cheered up. So, you want to go?" Naruto nodded as he went to put his sandals and dragged Kakashi out of the house.

They walked across the destroyed Konoha and he could see that everyone was working hard to bring the village back to its feet.

They arrived to the Uchiha compound that suffered big damages. The guards glared at Kakashi but didn't do much. They walked into the compound and towards the house where Itachi lives in.

He could see Itachi holding a bundle in his arms and Naruto rushed to him "Itachi!" Naruto screamed and the Uchiha turned around.

"Naruto." He greeted "Good to see you around. How are you?"

Naruto grinned "I could be better. But Kakashi is doing a great job of taking care of me. Het want to take Sasuke to the park?" Itachi nodded as they exited the compound being followed by the copy-nin that received a look from Fugaku saying 'Protect them'.

Naruto wasn't having the time of his life. He hadn't seen mom in a week and dad barely see him in the night. But he still has Kakashi and Itachi! And Sasuke is a cool baby! Things will look up again too now that he has a sister. But for some reason...

He doesn't believe the last part.

And done! That was the prologue of 'Proving Myself'. Hope that you enjoyed. I have to say, I am proud of me, publishing three chapters of three different stories in one day. I deserve a pat in the back. And because I don't know what else to say, we are done! Remember to leave your Review that it helps my motivation, PM me for any doubts or suggestions, Follow and Favorite the story and me.

Till Next Time.

Roy D. Harper.

Next Chapter: The Prodigy and the Snake