Hidden Genius Part 1 Life Is Hard

Summary: Naruto is a five-year-old boy who's hated for something he didn't actually do. He holds one of the most powerful demons inside him and for that, he's hated by the village, well most of the village. Naruto has people who care about him and want to help but are unable to help properly so they help him in secret.

A/N: This is an AU story it won't really follow the Canon the pairing is NaruIno if you don't like that pairing then doesn't read the story. There will be multiple changes to the story. Naruto will be a lot different then he is in Canon most differently is (NO ORANGE JUMPSUITS) He will also be smarter he will still eat Ramen but it's not his world as in most fanfiction's well on with the story

Kyuubi Talking/Jutsu's

Naruto Talking to Kyuubi

Inner Thoughts

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto just this story

A blond haired five-year-old boy with whiskers on his face wearing a white t-shirt with a swirl on the front and blue shorts is walking through Konoha he's pretty sad he has no friends at all his name is Naruto Uzumaki.

Every time he sees kids his own age they either run away from him or attack him it's really sad he has no idea why they attack him or why they run away it just makes him sad it's always been like this.

That's only the kids sometimes he's chased by adults and ninja's they always seem so angry to him and he doesn't know why they call him names like a demon and they beat him up he's never seen half of them before so how is he supposed to have hurt them.

Today he's on his way to the park maybe today it will be different if not he'll just sit in the tree and take a nap. Strange things have been happening to him lately he returns to his apartment and he finds bags of food, and sweets, sometimes toys to play with even some clothes and books he has no idea how they got there but he hardly cares although it is weird.

He arrives at the park and sees several kids but they look at him and some just leave whilst the other just glared at him but at least they don't attack him he sees two people he's not seen before two girls one has pink hair with a red ribbon around her head he thinks she's pretty then there's a blond girl she looks pretty also.

He smiles at them the pink haired one looks at him but doesn't smile but the blond girl does he then goes over to the climbing frame but as he goes start climbing it he's pulled away from the climbing frame and tossed to the floor three boys surround him they don't attack him but they glare at him.

Naruto looks at them "Why did you do that."

The one who pulled him off glares at him "This is ours get lost loser we don't want your kind here."

Naruto looks sad and starts to cry these boys are older than him he stands up and runs to the tree the bullies start laughing and continue playing the two girls watch in shock the Blond girl is angry she knows the boy but is scared of becoming friends with him in case she's picked on.

Naruto stops at the tree he looks up at the tree which he's stupidly called Mr. Tree (He's Five get over it) He quickly starts to climb the tree whilst the two girls watch him.

The blond haired girl watches Naruto and inwardly smiles Wow that's cool that's a big tree. A few hours later pink haired girl has left because her mom took her home her names Sakura Haruno and she's the blond haired girls best friend.

The blond haired girl is watching Naruto he seems to have fallen asleep in the tree which the blond girl thinks is funny but she also wonders how he's going to get down it's always harder getting down then it is going up a tree well she thinks it is. She's broken out of her thoughts when she hears her name and looks up and sees her mom "Hey mom."

A Blond haired woman smiles "How was the park Ino dear."

The girl now known as Ino smiles "It was OK Naruto turned up it was sad three boys were mean to him."

The women sighs "What did they do Ino."

Ino sighs "They pulled him off the climbing frame and pushed him to the floor then they told him that it was there's and he was a loser and it wasn't for his kind whatever that means."

The women sighs again Stupid little boys "What happened then Ino."

Ino points to the tree "He climbed the tree, look he's asleep I think."

The women looks up What's he doing up there that's too high what if he falls and breaks his neck "Well he can't stay up there if he's asleep he'd fall" Luckily that damn fox who's turned Naruto into a frightened little boy will heal him.

Ino nods "So what do we do mom."

Izumi smiles "Hold on I'll get your father, it's not as if he and Shikaku are talking about anything interesting."

Ino giggles at that and Izumi turns around "Inoichi get your butt over here."

A few meters away Inoichi and his friend Shikaku are talking until they here Izumi, Inoichi's wife Shikaku grins "Your wife's calling, your totally whipped."

Inoichi sighs "And you ain't."

Shikaku sighs "She's, troublesome."

Inoichi smirks "Everything's troublesome to you Shikaku."

Shikaku nods "Pretty much I'll see you later."

Inoichi nods and walks to his wife and daughter he sees Ino "Hey princess had fun at the park."

Ino smiles "Yes, daddy."

Inoichi smiles "Good" He then turns to Izumi "So what's up."

Izumi points up the tree "Naruto's asleep in the tree get him down before he breaks his neck."

Inoichi sighs "Chased up the tree again has he."

Ino answers "Three boys picked on him so he climbed it."

Inoichi nods "I see hold on I'll get him down."

Inoichi jumps up the tree and picks up Naruto "He's so light, doesn't he eat we leave food wait he's five he can't cook, maybe he's scared it's poisoned wouldn't put it past some of these villagers to trick him with food just to poison him."

He jumps out of the tree and brings him over to Izumi and Ino and sits him on a bench then turns to Izumi and motions her over She walks over "What's wrong."

Inoichi sighs "He's as light as a feather."

Izumi looks at Naruto "But we supply him with food."

Inoichi nods "True but you know how the villagers are he probably thinks it's poisoned or something."

Izumi sighs "We need to get custody of him."

Inoichi nods "I know I've tried Hokage-Sama says yes the council says no my hands are tied."

Izumi looks again at Naruto's sleeping form "But if he doesn't eat he could die and you know what would happen then."

Inoichi nods "I know but what can we do it's not the first time I've tried I know the Hokage cares for Naruto it's those elders there scheming I just don't know what their game is."

Izumi sighs "We should just introduce ourselves to him get him to trust us."

Inoichi sighs "I wish we could but we can't Hokage-Sama allows us to buy him stuff but that's the only thing we can do I'm afraid although I might have an idea Hokage-Sama cares for him and he might be able to get him to eat the food "I'll talk to him you take Ino home I'll take Naruto home then I'll speak to the Hokage."

Izumi scoffs "Fine you do that" She turns to Ino "Come along Ino."

Ino stands up "Bye Daddy."

Inoichi smiles Bye Princess."

Inoichi then looks around luckily nobodies around so he casts a Genjutsu over Naruto then picks him up and takes him home it doesn't take him long he opens the apartment door he has a spare key that the Hokage gave him and walks into the apartment he looks around "This place is disgusting surely the Hokage can get a better place for him."

He looks around he opens the cupboard and sees the food has been put away but not been touched he also sees packets of Ramen in the bin and sighs "He eats Ramen well that's not good enough."

He carries Naruto into his bedroom and sees the bed it's slanted seems the leg has snapped he sits him on the floor and looks at the legs They haven't snapped they've been cut with a saw damn villagers, He then touches the mattress and sees springs almost coming through the mattress "He sleeps on that thing I'm surprised his back isn't killing him well I'll get him a new bed."

He goes over to Naruto and takes his sandals off and puts him into bed and shakes his head "Oh Minato, Kushina your sons having a hard time I wish we could do more."

He looks around and sees the clothes are on a shelf he sighs "He needs some draws to put them in."

He then leaves the room and leaves the apartment and makes his way to the Hokage tower he walks to the Hokage's secretary "Can I speak to the Hokage."

The secretary nods "Of course he's free, go right in."

Inoichi nods "Thank you."

He knocks on the door and hears an "Enter" So he does just that. Inside Hiruzen's smoking his pipe whilst doing paperwork when he looks up and sees Inoichi "Ah Inoichi what can I do for you we didn't have a meeting booked did we."

Inoichi shakes his head "No Hokage-Sama this is about Naruto."

Hiruzen nods "I see please take a seat."

Inoichi does as asked and then starts "OK for starters Izumi really wants Naruto to live with us and I know you can't do anything but I have to ask for her sake but earlier today Ino was at the park and Naruto turned up from what Ino said he was about to climb the climbing frame when he was forcibly pulled off the swing."

Hiruzen sighs "I see go on."

Inoichi nods "Ino said they had words with Naruto three boys called him names and he climbed a tree a very high tree I might add I brought him down and this is what shocked me he was as light as a feather we buy him food but all he seems to eat is Ramen cups but I think I might know why."

Hiruzen nods "Your thinking that he thinks the food's poisoned so he won't eat it."

Inoichi nods "Yes, That's my opinion then there was his bed it's slanted literally two of the legs have snapped they were beside the bed he's wedged bricks to keep the bed up but it's still slanted I checked the legs and they hadn't snapped they well sawed off."

Inoichi rubs his chin "Then the mattress the springs are almost coming through and it's rock hard I'm thinking of buying him a bed and some draws for his clothes he has them all on one shelf wait he didn't even have a washing machine how does he wash his clothes."

Hiruzen "Nods "I see yes buy the bed and draws also a washing machine but bring them here it might go down better if I deliver them to him and I'll speak to him about the food."

Inoichi nods "Hai, Hokage-Sama, I'll do that, I won't tell Izumi, or she will march over there and pull him out of that apartment and will bring him to our house and not care about what you say I'm barely keeping her from doing it now she hates seeing how the village treats Naruto she feels she is betraying Kushina by doing nothing and I kind of feel the same with Minato."

Hiruzen sighs "I know Inoichi, I feel the same way you do I'll do all I can you have my word I know how stubborn Izumi is."

Inoichi smirks "I know I don't want to quote Shikaku but sometimes she can be troublesome."

Hiruzen chuckles "Yes, They sure can to tell you the truth my wife's the same she wants to take care of him also do you think he'll be as smart as his father."

Inoichi shrugs "Hard to say really."

Hiruzen nods "OK get those items to me as soon as you can and I'll visit him it's been a while actually."

Inoichi nods "I'll get them and be back in a few hours."

Hiruzen nods "Sounds good and I'm glad he has you and Izumi looking out for him."

Inoichi smiles "It's the least we can do Minato and Kushina were our friends we have to help their son as much as we can."

Hiruzen nods "Indeed."