"Another day that they didn't say goodbye."." Naruto sighed mentally as he walked towards the academy. "And Natsumi won't stop reminding me about it. I wish she'd just leave me alone."

"Hey Naruto! Going to the academy?" Asked a voice. Naruto looked up to see a brown haired teenager. He had a broad nose and defined eye lashes. He wore a black sort with the Uchiha fan on it.

"Yeah Shisui-nii. But they still didn't say good bye" Naruto said sadly. The Uchiha gave him a pat on the shoulder.

"Don't be so sad Naruto. I'm sure they haven't forgotten about you."

Naruto stared at him. "How can you be so sure?" He asked, unconfidently.

"I just know he said." Shisui replied, ruffling Naruto's hair, causing him to scowl playfully. "Do you need more help with your training?"

Naruto's face brightened up. "Yes! Will you help me with the Shuriken jutsu this time?"

"Only if you ask your parent for help first." Shisui answered.

"And if they don't help?" Naruto asked. Shisui gave a chuckle. "We'll discuss that later. Now run to the academy."

"Bye Niisan!" Naruto yelled as he ran toward the academy in much better spirits. He remembered the day he met Shisui.

Flashback

"Hey kid! What are you doing around here at this time?" Shisui scolded as he saw a blonde haired kid walk inside the Uchiha compound. "Wait. isn't that the Hokage's son?"

"Um, sorry sir. I wasn't looking at where I was going." Naruto apologized, as he began to walk away.

"Wait, I'll take you home. The Hokage's son shouldn't walk alone, right?" He said jokingly, but he could have sworn he saw the child's fists clench at those words.

"It's alright. I don't want to bother you." Naruto said, but Shisui continued to walk with him. Even though he wouldn't admit it, it felt nice to have someone with him.

"So what are you doing out here at this time?" Shisui asked, gesturing to the night sky. "You parents must be worried sick!"

"I doubt it." Naruto said under his breath, not expecting the Uchiha to hear him.

"Why's that?" Shisui questioned.

"They're usually training my sister, Natsumi at this time." Naruto answered.

"Then why aren't you with her?" Shisui asked curiously.

"They... dont treat me the same way." Naruto spoke quietly.

"Huh? What do you mean?" the Uchiha said, confused.

"Well, they always focus on Natsumi. They don't pay much attention to me. And whenever I finish something before her, they keep telling me to wait for her. But then I see them tracking her new stuff!" Naruto said, his voice growing angrier as he continued To speak.

"I'm sure they haven't forgotten about you." Shisui said trying to reason with Naruto.

"They've been doing it for years." Naruto retorted.

"Probably some sibling jealousy." Shisui thought. "Anyway, I'll take you to your home."

They continued to walk towards the Hokage's house. Naruto wouldnt have said it outloud, but it felt nice to have someone walk with him. His parents were too busy. And when they were free, they were usually with Natsumi. Shisui on the other hand was thinking about what Naruto said. It was silly taking what a child said so seriously but the look on Naruto's face was honest. And sad.

"We're here." Naruto said, walking towards the door. "Thanks for walking me home."

"Actually I want to talk to your parents. They must be really worried about you." Shisui said. Naruto looked like he wanted to argue but kept quiet as the Uchiha knocked the door. Hearing no answer, he slowly opened the door.

The first thing he heard was a girl's laughter. He looked back and saw Naruto scrunch up his eyebrows. There was clear anger in his eyes. This only increase Shisui's curiosity.

"Namikaze-san?" He called out. The laughter stopped, and he heard footsteps coming towards him. The door opened fully and a blond man steeped out.

"Shisui? What are you doing here?" Minato asked, puzzled.

"I found your son walking around the Uchiha compound, so I thought I'll bring him to you." Shisui answered. Only then did Minato notice the child standing behind Uchiha.

Naruto nervously stepped forward as his father turned his gaze toward. Different emotions crossed Minato's face. From surprise to confused to worry.

"Naruto, what were you doing outside? You know you're not supposed to stay out at night." Minato said with a stern face. "Thank you Shisui for bringing him to me." He said gratefully as he shushed Naruto inside and closed the door.

Shisui was deep in thought. It was clear that Minato didn't notice that Naruto was outside. He did sound concern. "But how the hell did he forget about his son?"

Flashback end

A few day later. Naruto had noticed that he would see Shisui walking out the Uchiha compound the same time he was going to the academy. At first it was simple greetings. But eventually they spent more time together. Then one day, Shisui had spotted Naruto practising on how to throw the Kunai properly. Shisui decided to help him out.

A few months later, the two were as close as siblings and had no problem in calling each other that in public. Naruto was the little brother he never had whil Shisui was the sibling Naruto wanted.

Noone knew about their interaction except one person. Or to be more specific, Itachi Uchiha, Shisui's best friend.

Naruto however, wasn't that close to Itachi, the latter being reserved and always speaking in a monotone voice kinda creeped Naruto out. Shisui told him that that was Itachi's way of greeting people for the first time.

"Naruto stop DAYDREAMING!"

Naruto's head snapped up from the desk when he heard Kurama's voice shouting at him. Everyone was staring at him.

"Um, could you repeat that sensei?" He asked sheepishly.

Iruka sighed. "I asked you if you can explain why the Shodai Hokage is famous."

"His Mokuton release." Naruto said immediately, ignoring the growl in his mind from Kurama.. "He used it to capture the Bijuu and divide them equally to all the villages, so their power will be balanced

"True, but there is still more." Iruka said. "The Shodai was one of the strongest Shinobi, even without his Mokuton. He founded our village and made alliances with others to prevent another war. Sit down."

Naruto sighed in relief. "Thank kami I got an easy question."

Iruka continued to explain about the history of Konoha. It was obvious that most of the class weren't even listening. They all were whispering amongst themselves. As friends.

Naruto always yearned for a friend. Shikamaru was a lazy but friendly person, but wasn't really that interactive and would rather sleep than talk. Chouji was the same, except it was eating than sleeping.

Natsumi on the other hand, has a ton of friends. Almost the whole class was Natsumi's friend. Mostly because she was the 'daughter of the Hokage' or the "Hero of the village'.

The only true friend Naruto had was Uchiha Sasuke, Itachi's younger brother. They had met when Itachi introduced them to each other, stating that they should socialize with their own age group. Sasuke wasn't like most of the Uchiha, but nor was he like Itachi. He was more like a normal child, not arrogant like most Uchiha's, but not quite like Itahi either.

The two became fast friends. Both of them had parents, or in Sasuke's case parent, who neglected them for their sibling. Sasuke's father always compared him to Itachi while Naruto's didn't compare him at all.

"Okay class! I think we did enought for today. Dismissed." Iruka said finally. instantly, everybody cheered before running towards the door.

Naruto took a bit more time, as he had to wake Shikamaru up, something which he didn't like. As he neared the exit, he saw a raven haired boy waiting for him.

"Hey Naruto. Can you help me with the shuriken jutsu again? I still can't get it right and Itachi's always busy..."

"Sure." Naruto replied, cheerfully. His eyes shifted towards the crowd of girls standing a few feet away,glaring daggers at him.

"Well, actually I think I'll come by later today." He said as the mob began to move closer.

Sasuke looked confused for a second. "Um, okay. Come to my house around 5."

Naruto nodded to the raven haired boy before running away. As if on que, there was a shout of 'SASUKE-KUN!' And the sound of a stampede.

Naruto snickered to himself. His looked back and saw his sister, Natsumi playing with the other academy students. Natsumi turned around and saw her brother looking at her. She pointed her tongue at him before running away with her friends.

Naruto sighed. "Maybe if I become a strong Shinobi, Kaa-San and Tou-San will notice me." He thought hopefully.

An:/ Still don't have much of a plot yet. Sorry for not updating for a month. I don't have any excuses. But as I said before, I'm not abandoning it. NEXT CHAPTER WILL HAVE MORE PROGRESS AND LESS FLASHBACKS!

IMPORTANT!: My exams are almost here so don't expect any updates for a few weeks.