Hey readers. This will be my first fan fiction story. I got this idea after reading about 30 Naruto fanfics. Basically, what I am doing is combining some of the stories that I've read into one single story. This will sort of be my version of what should have happened in the canon. You'll probably notice a few similarities now and then but before you send me an angry PM, all I have to say is that I got those ideas from the stories that I've READ and have permission from the authors to use them. Though it has been a week and some still haven't replied... Oh well.

List of authors who inspired my fanfics:

Ackdam – Naruto One Man Team

Aragon Potter – The Hope of the Senju Clan

Dreetje – The Story of Uzumaki Naruto

hazeleyes180 - Outfoxed

Kenchi618 – The Sealed Kunai

Psycho G –Neo Yondaime Hokage

Naruto-pwns-Kyuubi – ANBU BRAT

Noodlehammer – Reaching for a Dream

Shezza – Life in Konoha's ANBU

The Engulfing Silence – Shifts In Life and Namikaze's Return Redux!

White Angel of Auralon – Dark Phoenix of Konoha

I'll incorporate the Naruto movies in the story but that won't happen until later on. Also a few original arcs that I've read that I believe should have been in the canon *sigh*.

Naruto will be a ninjutsu specialist (he has the ability to make thousands of shadow clones to train and the chakra levels for ninjutsu. As Asuma said in one of the stories I've read, "He's a ninjutsu goldmine" or something) and skilled at using seals (the latter won't be until the time the Shippuden starts). He won't be godlike. That'll be boring because then he'll be winning most of the time. And that's just boring.

There will also be a ranking system based on skills because titles are not important. Naruto, a GENIN, can go toe to toe with S-Class ninjas and come out on top. Doesn't make any sense. The character's rank depends on their skills. It's like a GPA. Tally up the scores and the average is what rank they are. For example, I'm giving the ANBU that charged head on into the purple barrier Orochimaru made during the Chunin Exam arc a C-ranked ninja.

Several reasons:

1) It was made by Orochimaru's henchmen...

2) It was purple and dark and ominous looking. Why would you charge into that?

3) You're an ANBU… You're not suppose to charge in without thinking *facepalm*

Ranking:

E – Academy Student

D - Genin

C - Chūnin

B/A - Jōnin/ANBU

S – Kage Level

SS – Higher than Kage

Well that's all I have to say for now I guess. Hope you enjoy! Any feedback is much appreciated.

Revised 4/11/2015 - Slight changes to ranking system and use of special characters (ō and ū). - Courtesy of BETA tester/reader SomeRandomBagel (SRB).

I labeled this as Chapter 1 because when people reviewed, the box on the right says chapter 1 and not the original title, Author's Notes. This is to help me not get confused when reading reviews.