NARUTO THE LEGENDARY CIVILIAN

SUMMARY: This was a challenge issued by skg1991. Naruto is born four years before the kyuubi attack in a world where only women can become ninjas. He has to take care of a younger sister. He is a genius.

Four year old Uzumaki Naruto was sitting in his room waiting anxiously for his parents to return with his younger sister. He was the son of the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minako. But even then, very few people new about his existence. After all he lived in a world where only women can use chakra and become ninja. His paternal mother, Namikaze Minako was the hero of the third great ninja war and had created several enemies during the war. If word got out that the child of the Yondaime Hokage was a boy, Kunoichi would be sent from different villages to assassinate him. He lived with his parents but away from the spotlight.

He had been waiting eagerly for the birth of his younger sister. His parents had already decided to name her Mito. His parents wanted to name him after the hero of Minako's sensei, Jira's first book, Naruko. But since he was a boy, they changed it to Naruto. Since Minako chose Naruto's name, it was his maternal mother, Kushina's turn to choose the second child's name. They decided to name her Mito after the wife of the Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashira.

The only ones who knew that Naruto was the son of Minako were the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruka, her daughter, Sarutobi Asuna, Minako's student, Hatake Kazumi, Kushina's best friend, Uchiha Mikoto, her daughter, Uchiha Izumi, council members, Shimura Danieru, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Huma and the clan heads.

Despite Naruto being incapable of being a ninja, Minako and Kushina taught him a lot about being a ninja. They taught him how to throw kunai and shuriken accurately. They found out that he was indeed a prodigy who absorbed knowledge very quickly. He had photographic memory. He was capable of reading and writing fluently. He could understand the Anbu codes. He also displayed maturity that was way beyond his age. Most of all he was a natural at strategy. He was an expert at Go and Shogi. By the age of four he had managed to embarrass even a Jounin like Sarutobi Asuna at Shogi. Even Minako and Hiruka found it extremely hard to defeat him and had escaped with several draws. With his photographic memory, he had already learnt things that were way beyond his age. He had a fascination for books. The librarian in the Konoha library allowed the boy to do whatever he wanted. She also knew that Naruto was Minako's child and never stopped him from taking any book in the library. To help his mom with pregnancy, he studied several books that were related to pregnancy, child birth and taking care of newborn children. And then one thing led to another and soon, he learnt everything related to gynecology and pediatrics.

With Kushina being the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, Minako knew that it was risky getting her pregnant. But Minako's uterus wasn't hospitable enough and with her becoming the Hokage, Kushina had to take up the burden and the risk. Naruto had known about Kushina being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. After learning about it, he investigated in the library and soon learnt everything there was to learn about Biju and Jinchuurikis. But with Minako by her side, her first delivery had gone very smoothly. Why wouldn't her second delivery be just as smooth?

Naruto went to the baby room to check if everything is in proper condition for the mother and the child that were going to occupy the room. Just then Minako appeared with Kushina and baby Mito in her arms. She had a grim look on her face. Kushina was in tears and Naruto feared the worst. Minako looked at her son and said, "Naruto, take care of your mother and baby sister. I'll be back soon."

Minako put on her haori and disappeared using her Hiraishin. Suddenly Naruto heard a roar and he realized what had happened. He decided to obey Minako and look after Kushina and Mito. He noticed that Mito like him had whisker marks on her cheek. He assumed it was because both of them had spent nine months in the womb of a Jinchuuriki. She took had blond hair like him. Her eyes were blue unlike his which were violet like his mothers. The shape of her face was like Minako's. He on the other hand had his mother's face. Looking at his cute sister then and there he made a promise to himself, 'I promise to always look after you and help you achieve your dreams no matter what.'

Suddenly he heard his mother mutter, "I hope Minako can remove his control over the Kyuubi."

Before Naruto could ask anything more, Minako appeared. She took Kushina and Mito in her arms and told Naruto to climb onto her shoulders. After Naruto climbed on top of her, Minako used the Hiraishin and flashed towards where she had sent the Kyuubi. She had managed to flash him faraway enough to make sure that no one would be able to interrupt the ritual that was going to take place. Minako was planning to make his newborn daughter the new Jinchuuriki. Kushina using some of her remaining chakra created a seal so as to tie down the Kyuubi. Kushina and Minato then had an argument about making Mito the new Jinchuuriki till Naruto interrupted them, "Can you make me the Jinchuuriki instead of Mito-chan?"

Both his parents were shocked to see his willingness to sacrifice his life and his happiness for his sister's sake. Minako then remembered the masked woman who called herself Uchiha Midori saying, "You won this battle, Yondaime. But I'll win the war. I'll come for the Kyuubi again and next time, it'll be mine. I don't care who the new Jinchuuriki will be. She'll die by my hands as well."

Minako realized that if she made Mito the Jinchuuriki, the masked woman would come after her. But if she could separate the chakra of the Kyuubi and take it with her to the grave, then she wouldn't have to worry about the masked woman. The Kyuubi's soul though would have to be placed inside someone. The Kyuubi could influence that person. If the Kyuubi is placed inside her son, who is smart and is incapable of becoming a ninja, then the Kyuubi wouldn't be able to influence him. The key however was that, everything regarding this should remain a secret.

Minako looked proudly at her son and said, "Fine then Naruto, you shall be the new Jinchuuriki." Kushina wanted to argue, but once Minako put forth her reasons, Kushina decided to go along with it. Minako then performed the Shiki fuin and summoned the Shinigami. She then sealed all of the Kyuubi's chakra in herself. She then told Naruto to lie down. As she was about to create the seal, Kushina who was dying began coughing. The Kyuubi sensing the opportunity threw her claw forward to kill Naruto, just then however Minako and Kushina jumped in the way of the claw and prevented it from touching Naruto. Naruto couldn't help but feel as though his worst fears were realized when he saw his parents impaled by the claw that was meant for him. As his parents blood fell on his face, he couldn't help but cry. Kushina seeing her son crying said with a smile, "Naruto, it's up to you now to take care of your baby sister. Always be there for her as an older brother. You may not be a girl and you may never become a ninja, but don't let that stop you from protecting what is important to you. Both, me and Minako are very proud of you, son. Mito, you may have to face the hardships of becoming a Kunoichi, but stay strong and you'll persevere. Make sure that you eat right, make a lot of friends, take baths every day, sleep well, as for your life partner, make sure you choose them right. Unlike your brother and Minako, I was never good in studies, don't let that hamper you. Listen to your teachers and your brother. Don't create too many problems for your brother. Make sure that you become strong enough to protect him. I want to say a lot more things but I don't have enough time. Sorry Minako, if I used up all the time."

Minako simply smiled at his wife before looking at his children, "Kids, listen to your motor mouth mother. Naruto, tell Mito about her parents only when you think she is ready. Also keep the fact that the Kyuubi's soul is inside a secret. If the people learn about it, they might try to kill you. Make sure that no one other than Hiruka and Jira know about it. Goodbye."

THREE YEARS LATER

Naruto had graduated from the civilian academy topping the rank charts once again. He spent the whole of the last three years either studying or taking care of Mito. He had followed his parents' instructions properly over the years making sure that he took care of Mito. He told Hiruka and Jira what all had happened and they were very proud of him. They bought the siblings an apartment and made sure that the daily provisions for the siblings were taken care of. Naruto received a monthly stipend from the Hokage for himself and his sister. Whenever he went to the academy, he would leave Mito with his mother's best friend, Uchiha Mikoto. There she grew up to be friends with Mikoto's second daughter Uchiha Satsuki. Mikoto took care of Mito like she was one of her own. Mikoto was the one who breast-fed Mito.

The one problem that Naruto suffered was his height. He was seven years old, but he had grown just a few inches since the incident and therefore looked like a five year old. According to Hiruzen and Jira, this was because of the Kyuubi's soul that was inside him. Since males don't have chakra, the seal keeping the soul of the Kyuubi inside him is absorbing some of his nutrition.

He wanted to become a doctor after his graduation. He had already begun his training in the hospital. He had become very popular among the civilians because of his early graduation. He had several fan-girls already. To them he was a cute genius teddy-bear that they could hug and cuddle all day long.

While Naruto had gain popularity among the civilians because of his academics, he had also gained popularity among Kunoichi because of his skills in strategy. Naruto had managed to defeat even members of the Nara clan in Shogi. Often the Jounin Commander of Konoha's forces and Konoha's Chief Tactician, Nara Shikiko would challenge him to game of Shogi. Their current record stood at 23 wins and 22 defeats with 97 draws in Naruto's favor. Because of this Shikiko had decided to take Naruto as an apprentice in strategy.

Naruto was also an expert at encoding and decoding. He could create and break codes in a matter of minutes and was the fastest in Konoha when it came to decoding. He was brilliant at identifying the key to breaking the coding and would then decode the messages in record time.

After graduation, he divided all his time between the hospital, the Hokage tower and taking care of Mito.

Mito unlike Naruto wasn't a genius. She was more like her mother but with her father's looks. She was clumsy and a bit idiotic. She was also a prankster. Mito had decided that her dream was to become Hokage and surpass the Yondaime, who had saved Konoha from the Kyuubi attack. Naruto was often over-protective of Mito. He made sure that she enjoyed her childhood. He got her acquainted with other children in the village. However he often found it incredibly hard to take care of her while managing his studies and his other duties.

Mito loved her brother dearly and knew that he loved her too. She always wanted her brother to spend more time with her. He had explained to her the reasons why he was having a rough time, but whenever she saw the other kids with their parents, she felt incredibly jealous. She knew that her brother was doing his very best to be a father and a mother to her, but it still wasn't enough. So she became very attention seeking and wore bright orange clothes. Naruto wanted her to change that, but he knew that it was his own fault that she became so attention seeking and even then there was nothing he could do about it. During their free time, Naruto would teach her to read and write. Mito loved those moments and would try her level best to soak up everything that Naruto taught her. She knew that her brother was a genius and was proud of him. That was also one of the reasons why she could relate with her best friend, Uchiha Satsuki. Satsuki's sister like Naruto was a genius and graduated from the academy at seven. The only difference being that he was a civilian and she was a ninja. Satsuki and Mito would often argue about whose sibling was better. Little did Satsuki know that her sister had a huge crush on Naruto. Both Izumi and Naruto were of the same age, though Izumi was a good six inches taller than him. It had become a celebrated fact in Konoha that two geniuses, one from the ninja academy and the other from the civilian academy had graduated at the same time.

Izumi would often see Naruto at the hospital tending her injuries or at the Hokage Tower and would blush. Naruto while being a genius at most things was a dunce at romance. He found it impossible to understand girls.

One night, after working late hours at the hospital, Naruto was returning back home when he noticed a Kunoichi running with a kid tucked under her arm. Naruto realized immediately that something was wrong. He picked up a stone that was lying on the ground and threw it with pin point accuracy at the Kunoichi's head.

The Kunoichi turned around and noticed the small boy. In most cases, the fact that she had been noticed would have made the Kunoichi run faster, but when she realized that it was a small boy, she decided to kill the boy and make her escape.

Soon enough, she was very close to Naruto. She put the girl who was tied up on the ground and walked towards Naruto. She took one of her kunai and said, "You shouldn't have thrown that stone kid. That was a very dumb move. Now you're going to die."

When she came close, Naruto noticed that she was a Kumo kunoichi. He immediately took out one of his smoke bombs that he kept in case of emergencies and threw it on the ground. The kunoichi had been caught unawares and was soon a smoking fit. When she recovered, she noticed that the both the boy and the girl was missing. She took off after the blond boy.

Naruto couldn't run much while he was carrying the girl in his arms with his short legs. He was near the Uchiha training grounds and knew that soon enough the Kuno kunoichi would catch up. He decided to take the gamble and yelled, "HELP ME!" at the top of his voice. He knew it would alert the Kunoichi of his position, but at the same time, it would also alert the ninja around. The Kumo kunoichi soon found the young blond. She knew he had alerted few ninja and she had to kill him and escape with the girl before they caught up.

Fortunately for Naruto, a young Uchiha kunoichi was using the training grounds during the late hour. Alerted by his call her help, she ran in and noticed Naruto, a small tied up girl and a Kumo kunoichi.

The Kumo kunoichi threw a kunai intended to strike Naruto at his heart. Just then the kunai was deflected by another kunai. The Kumo kunoichi turned to see who had intercepted her attack and just then a fire ball came flying towards her from the direction of the training ground. The Kumo kunoichi dodged the fireball, but by then the Anbu and the Hokage had arrived.

Hyuuga Asahi, the leader of the Hyuuga clan also arrived and was relieved to see her daughter safe and sound. She turned to Naruto and Izumi and thanked them. Naruto who was absolutely exhausted by then felt his knees weakening as he fell back, but was swiftly caught by Uchiha Izumi, the kunoichi who had just saved his life. The Hokage decided that she'll get ask for details the following morning and sent the captured kunoichi to Ibiko for torture and interrogation.

Izumi then carried Naruto bridal style towards his home. As Izumi carried him home, he noticed how beautiful she looked in the bright moon light. That was when he realized, he had fallen in love with Uchiha Izumi.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: As I said earlier this was a challenge issued by skg1991. It draws inspiration from the First Male Nin by Nightmares Around Winter and my own story. I think thins wasa long chapter for a prologue. Thought it would be best to end it here. I need a co-author for this one. Please contact me.

The one who issued this challenge, skg1991 has offered to be a beta, but he seems to be very busy. I might need more help.

Namikaze Minako = Namikaze Minato

Jira = Jiraiya

Sarutobi Hiruka = Sarutobi Hiruzen

Senju Hashira = Senju Hashirama

Sarutobi Asuna = Sarutobi Asuma

Hatake Kazumi = Hatake Kakashi

Uchiha Izumi = Uchiha Itachi

Shimura Danieru = Shimura Danzo

Mitokado Huma = Mitokado Homura

Nara Shikiko = Nara Shikaku

Hyuuga Asahi = Hyuuga Hiashi

Morino Ibiko = Morino Ibiki

Uchiha Satsuki = Uchiha Sasuke

Uchiha Midori = Uchiha Madara