Hello ladies and Germs! Now I know I have a bunch of other stories. Specifically Naruto stories, that i have not even got close to finishing. But this story idea came to me, and its a good amount different than my other stories, however it is still a neglected Naruto story. With that being said, ON WITH THE SHOW! I know what you're thinking, did I fire seven shots or six? WRONG SHOW!

A single stone jumped across the road in the middle of the night. From where it came, a blonde child was slowly walking down the outskirts of Konoha. Today was October 10th, and the festival of rebirth was afoot. Now, you may be asking yourself why this child was not at the festival. Well you see, it's not just the festival, its his siblings birthdays, and his own. But to better clarify, we must go back a few years, before the festival was created...

"Hold this position! If the Kyuubi breaks through it will have a straight shot at the Village Center!" A commander yelled. The sounds of battles could be heard before a blood stopping roar pierced the heavens. The Village Hidden in the Leaves was under seige by the legendary Nine tailed fox, which had appeared in the outskirts of the village. And their leader, was nowhere to be found.

The fox stood the size of a mountain, and with a single swipe of a tail levelled an entire platoon, not to mention the forest and buildings around it. It reared back on its hind legs and started channelling chakra towards it's mouth, creating some kind of sphere. Suddenly, the fox's head was impacted by a large cylinder, sending the attack far into the distance.

"It's the Third Hokage!" A ninja yelled. The army cheered at the sight of their previous leader. He was cloaked in a metal armor and in his hand was a giant bo staff.

"We must keep the beast at bay for a while longer! The Fourth is almost here!" He yelled, rallying the shinobi. For the next hour, ninja of all shapes and sizes pushed the beast further from the village. Suddenly a large plume of smoke appeared above the fox before a giant toad landed on it, pinning it down to the earth.

"It's the fourth!" Someone yelled. The Third shunshinned onto the top of the toad in time to see Minato holding three babies.

"Minato. What are you doing!?" Hiruzen asked.

"Lord Sarutobi, I am sealing away the Fox into my three children. Please step away." Minato ordered.

"Your not going to use the shiki fuujin are you!?" Hiruzen demanded. Minato nodded before he started going through the seals. In just a moment, the third Hokage changed fate forever. Without a moments thought, he knocked Minato out and started going through the seals to summom the god of death. When he finished, the fabric of space ripped apart, revealing a figure cloaked in white, with a knife in it's mouth.

"What do you want Mortal?" It asked.

"Lord Shinigami, forgive me for summoning you, but I had to in order to save my home. I wish to seal the Kyuubi into these three children." Hiruzen said. The shinigami nodded.

"Any particular way you wish to split it?" The god asked. At this point Minato had woken up.

"Hiruzen! What are you doing!?" He yelled.

"You have much more in store for you Minato, allow an old man a chance to defend his village once more. How do you wish to split the fox?" He inquired.

"The yin and yang into Menma and Narumi. The soul to Naruto." Minato said with a somber look. He may not agree with the thirds decision, but he respected it. Hiruzen looked to the death god, getting a nod in return.

"You know the price of this yes?" It asked.

"My soul. May I ask for time to set my affairs in order before you take me?" Hiruzen asked. The god nodded once more before taking the knife out of it's mouth and making three slashes into the Kyuubi.

"No! Not again! You will not imprison me again!" The Kyuubi roared. The god snorted before slamming its hands into the earth. Thousands of seals erupted from its hands into a circle around the fox and the children before in a bright flash, the death god was gone, and the Kyuubi sealed.

Three days later, the Third Hokage died surrounded by his friends and family. Minato announced that his children imprisoned the Kyuubi.

...

Since that day, Naruto has held the soul of the Nine tailed fox, making him into a sort of outcast amongst the village. Even his family treated him differently. It didn't start that way, but over the years his family slowly started ignoring him in favor of his siblings, the saviors of the leaf as the villager's call them.

And so, at the age of seven, Naruto did not much enjoy the festival, or his birthday, as it was a reminder that he could never match up to his siblings in terms of love they recieved from their parents.

Naruto was also stunted in his abilities as a ninja. His parents refused to train him in order to train his siblings so that they could control the chakra of the fox. This really upset him, because as of next year, he would be joining the academy, with just as much skill as a civilian.

"Huh." Naruto sighed as he tried to block out the sounds of the party. As he travelled the abandoned road, his ears suddenly perked up as he heard a strange noise. It was music, but of a strange instrument he had never heard.

Following the music, he arrived at a boarded up home, yet light flickered from inside. Curious, Naruto found a way in and discovered an old man playing on a box like instrument. "Ah, a visitor, It's been quite a while. The man said before turning around. He had pitch black glasses over his head, a small white afro, and a scar running down his forehead.

"How did you know i was here gramps?" Naruto asked, no the least bit concerned with his safety.

"I felt the change in the pitch of the music." He grinned, revealing a mouth that was missing a few teeth.

"Really!? I didn't know that was possible. Is it something you did with chakra?" Naruto asked.

"Yohohoho. No, I've been a musician for so long that I can tell. However you probably could use chakra to sense a disturbance." He said, raising his hand to his chin.

"What are you doing in here with all the windows boarded up?" Naruto asked as he fully entered the building.

"Oh, just waiting to be reunited with my friends " He said before resuming his playing.

"Your friends?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, we've been seperated for quite some time. But I don't think it will be long now. Maybe a month or two." He smiled.

"Um, how long have you been waiting gramps?" Naruto asked.

"Oh, ten, fifteen years. I've travelled quite a lot since then." The man said.

"Um, not to be rude, but are you sure their not, you know, dead?" Naruto asked, trying not to upset the man.

"Oh, their dead, that's why I'm waiting." The man said shocking Naruto.

"So your just waiting to die?!" Naruto asked.

"Yes. I have seen enough of the world, and my goals are complete. Now I just bide my time till my body gives out." He smiled once more. Naruto sat their silently.

"You aren't scared of death?" The blonde asked.

"Should I? Between the two of us, you are the one who has met the god of death." The old man said.

"What?" Naruto asked.

"I know your story Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki. A sad one. But one that is incomplete." The man said.

"My... story?" Naruto asked even more confused.

"Yes. Kept at a distance by the villagers, holding the soul of the nine tailed fox, family not loving you all that much." The man frowned. Naruto realized the man was playing a sad melody.

"What do you know of family not loving you enough!?" Naruto yelled, a few tears running down his face.

"I know that you are hurting. Why else would you have stumbled upon me today?" The man said. "But I'll let you in on a little secret." He said cupping his hand around his mouth. "A family is not based on blood alone. Its based on the love that one gives another." He smiled.

"Thats why I am waiting for my friends. It's been so long since I've felt their loving embrace and I know that when I finally do pass from this world, they will be their waiting for me." The man smiled, a single tear appearing from his glasses.

"You're... different old man." Naruto said. The man let out a laugh.

"So I've been told. So Naruto, what is it that you want?" The man said, confusing the blonde.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"What is it that you currently want out of life?" The man asked.

"Um... well, I want to know what it is that your playing." Naruto suggested.

"Yohohoho. Very funny Naruto. No, what is it that you want in life? Perhaps a goal you have." The man suggested.

"Oh, um... I guess proving I'm just as important to my parents as Menma and Narumi." He thought aloud.

"And how are you going to go about doing that?" The man asked. The melody changed once more, having a lighter, happier tune as the tempo sped up.

"Well, I want to become a very powerful Ninja and later in life lead my clan well." Naruto said. The man nodded as he changed the tune once more to a more fast pasted melody.

"Then, In my remaining time, I shall help you achieve your dreams!" The said.

"Wait what?" Naruto asked.

"I, shall help you achieve these dreams and goals of yours." The man smiled.

"Why?" Naruto asked.

"Its what my friends and I did. We helped people." The man said before standing up and grabbing a cane. "Now, have you unlocked your Chakra yet?"

"Uh no, my parents told me to wait for the academy since they are training my siblings." He explained. The man nodded before sitting down on the ground.

"Come, I will show you the form I used to unlock my chakra." He said. Naruto sat down and assumed the same form as the man. "Now, this may take some time, so lets use all the time I have left." The man smiled.

After a few hours, Naruto gave up. "I guess we will try tomorrow then." The man said. He tried getting up, but his body started to fail.

"Here let me help you Gramps." Naruto said helping him up.

"Thank you. Now, earlier you asked what this instrument was. This is a piano. Its a bit rare in this part of the world, but it sounds quite divine." He smiled.

"You see, in my youth, I was quite the musician, playing for crowds around the world. I was never famous, but that wasnt the point. The point was to bring smiles and happiness to those that were sad. Then i met my friends and we were more or less vigilantes, but the original goal was the same." He explained as he started playing again.

"You see that scroll over there?" He asked pointing towards the wall. Indeed, there was a small scroll leaning against the rotten planks. "That contains what few instruments I have left from my travels." He explaned.

"Would you like to learn how to play?" He asked.

"Um... don't you think you are running out of time to give me lessons?" Naruto asked.

"Indeed. However, I have a jutsu that will teach you the basics. I can also teach you the other instruments if you like?" He suggested, a glint in his glasses betraying his hopefulness.

"Uh sure, but what good does any of this do for me?" Naruto asked as he sat down next to the old man.

"Well Naruto, music is so much more complex than most people think. When words cannot be uttered, music can get the message across. When one is in need of release, they can play an instrument." He explained. Having a basic grasp of what the man was saying Naruto nodded.

"So, this will feel a bit weird for a moment, but you will soon learn." The man explained before slowly going through the seals. "Soul Shadow jutsu!" He said. Immediately, Naruto felt a strange pinch like sensation in the back of his mind before he felt his body move to the same position as the man's. "Well, here we go!"

As Naruto copied the man's actions, fleeting thoughts passed through his mind, telling him what each note was and what it looked like in sheet music. After an hour, Naruto knew the basics of piano. "How was that?" The man said, turning towards the blonde.

"It was weird... but fun. Can we try the other instruments?" Naruto asked. The man smiled once more before he retrieved the scroll and unsealed the instruments. When all was said and done, there was a violin, a guitar, a drum set, a trumpet, and a saxophone in the room.

"Well, we got all night to practice!"

By sunrise, Naruto had learned the basics for all these instruments, but took a liking towards the piano, drums, and guitar the most. "Well, Naruto, as it is now tomorrow, come back here after you've got some sleep and we'll continue working on unlocking your chakra." The man said. Naruto nodded before letting out a yawn as he headed home.

"I can feel it. Naruto's gonna make this world all new."

...

For the next two months, the old man trained Naruto, eventually unlocking his chakra after a week and a half. The rest of the time was teaching the blonde chakra controls, learning his affinity for wind, basic sealing, and refining his musical ability. All jutsu and exercises were left for Naruto to come up with.

However, all good things eventually end, and Naruto discovered his mentor had died with a smile on his face, body still playing the piano.

"Old man, are you okay?" Naruto asked as he entered the home. The man did not respond, so Naruto went up and poked him. The man fell over, the smile never leaving his face. "G-Gramps! Get up! Come on, your not that old!" Naruto pleaded. His cries went unanswered as tears rolled down his face. As he wept, he felt something hit his feet.

He looked down through teary eyes to see a scroll. A different one than the one containing the instruments. Unrolling it revealed it to be a letter writen by the man.

Ah Naruto, if your reading this, it means I have finally reunited with my friends. This past two months have reminded me of all the fun I had in my youth, and being with you and teaching you has left me in a better mood than I have been in years. I leave you all the instruments that I have. I ask of you not to greive for me, as dying should be a happy time of remembrance, not a sad one of longing. Naruto remember what I told you about a family. Someday, you'll find people who will love you unconditionally. As one of my friends said, no one is born in this world to die alone. And if your birth family doesn't fit that mold, then fill your heart with those that do. I know you have for me after all these years.

Love your old man and Nakama,

Brook

Naruto wailed as he read the last words of his family. When all of his tears had dried up, Naruto sealed up the piano and Brook's body before he walked to the middle of the woods and buried him, leaving a hand carved head stone that said, Brook, loving old musician and teacher.

...

For the next few months, Naruto trained himself from examples he'd see of other ninja and worked to stand out of the shadow of his family. He did not stop his musical abilities, believing that whenever he played, he felt just a bit of Brook next to him once more.

Eventually, it was time for the academy to start, filling Naruto with a sense of determination. It also meant that it was nearly a year since Brook's passing.

It was the weekend before the first day, and the Namikaze-Uzumaki clan was meeting in the family room.

"Alright everyone, we have some announcements, First off, we are so proud of you for finally attending the academy!" Minato beamed at Menma and Narumi. He quickly glanced at Naruto for a moment as well. "Second, we you gifts to commemorate this occasion!" He said as Kushina pulled out a scroll.

She unsealed three separate things. "For Narumi, A chakra conductive sword." She smiled. "For Menma, a water balloon. Your father will explain it to you." Kushina smiled. "And Naruto a set of Kunai and Shuriken." She said. Naruto smiled, but internally, he sighed, It's just like them to go all out for Menma and Narumi, but only give me something I should have gotten anyway. He thought to himself.

"Now, the final piece of news is that the KazeKage and his family will be here during your birthdays to talk about our alliance, so I want you to be on your best behavior when they are here." Minato said with a stern voice.

"Yes. While there will be a party, You still need to act like children of the Hokage." Kushina smiled.

"Okay!" Menma and Narumi chanted before hugging their parents. Naruto nodded before walking up to his room.

He did not show himself until the morning of the next day, ready, wearing the clothes he bought with his allowance that he though best fit that of a shinobi, that he could afford of course.

He wore a black mesh shirt under a dark green, shortsleeve hoodie with the Namikaze and Uzumaki symbols he had sown onto the sleaves. on his legs he wore dark grey pants that were tied with navy blue tape at his lower calves, before being tucked in to black shinobi sandles. On his right thigh he had wrapped his kunai holster. He had his longer hair in a short, spiky pony tail going down his back. (Not like Shikamaru's where it goes up).

Menma wore his trademark orange jumpsuit with the clan symbols on the back. He looked like a mix of his parents, having yellow hair with red tips. He inherited his father's facial structure and his mother's eyes.

Narumi wore a white skirt with black shorts underneath. On top she wore a black shirt with a long sleeve white mesh shirt underneath. On her back was her new sword. She looked more like their mother, almost being an exact copy of her. The only difference was that she had their father's eyes.

"Alright Kids, let's get you to your first day!" Kushina said, flashing a camera at the three. After a twenty minute walk, They arrived at the academy. Seeing their friends, Menma and Narumi ran to them, leaving Naruto with his parents, who were headed off to talk to some of the parents. Having the words of Brook run through his head, he decided to try to meet people. Seeing a kid off to the side, Naruto decided to try talking to him.

"Um, Hey there." He said. The kid gave no resonse. Naruto could not get a read off him as his jacket his his mouth and his glasses shielded his eyes. "I'm Naruto." He said, holding his hand out.

"Shino." The now revealed Shino said, shaking the blondes hand.

"You look kinda familiar. Have I seen you before?" Naruto asked.

"Indeed. I have been to your home a few times Namikaze Uzumaki, as My father is the leader of the Aburami clan." The kid said. Before Naruto could respond, the bell went off, signifying classes were about to start.

All the families hugged and kissed their kids goodbye as they slowly entered the building. "Hello everyone. My name Is Iruka! I shall be your main sensei until such time that you drop out, or gain your headband. But neither of those will happen for another five years. So let's get to know each other and let's get started with the basics." A man with a scar running over his nose said as the classroom settled down.

Looking around, Naruto could see that many influential children were here. There were seven clan heirs, not counting him and his siblings. And a few of the more prominent merchants had children here as well. "Alright, can anyone tell me what the first Hokage was famous for?" Iruka asked.

Naruto sighed to himself once more. If this is what the academy is like, this is gonna suck.

And Done. AND YES! That is brook from one piece as an old man. There will be no more one piece cross overs as i needed a musician and someone to lead Naruto down a certain path, except maybe binks sake . I felt Brook would suffice. So Minato and Kushina are not extremely neglectful, but Naruto is left out of most things, for clarity. I bid you all adieu.