Naruto was affected at birth by the Kyuubi, who had been sealed inside him a mere two minutes earlier. His similarities to the Kyuubi were the last straw, and the Hokage went senile. A more jaded, neglected and mature Naruto is noticed by a lazy genius when he’s put on the same team, and everything changes. Rated T for future violence and mentions of abuse. Slow burn Shika/Naru. AU