So I've never done a story like this before, so bear with me while I stumble my way through. Oh also, before I forget, I don't own any of this shit. I just made it up during my free time during lectures. Also, this is just a short little prologue.

The world was unusually cruel. It enjoyed kicking him around spitting in his face. The world had marked him with death. At this moment, he was running from a group of merchants. As the forest sped by in a blur, he felt his mind go wandering till he reached that place of freedom. The running, the speed, the brisk wind...it all took him to a place where, for a split second, he knew what love was, and this flaming hatred was not his master. The that split second ended, and all of those things were once again true. The world was especially cruel to him. Today was his eighth birthday.

That same day as poor Naruto Uzumaki's birthday was also recognized as the release of the nine tailed fox and the subsequent destruction of the village. Also, today represented the death of their most beloved fourth hokage. Though he was the son of their dead leader, the people of Konoha took all their sorrow, hatred, and love and directed it in an attack against the demon child, Naruto Uzumaki. The secret of his paternity was known only to the few who had witnessed the the day he was dead, they would never stop hating him.

So it all continued for seven more years. While the hatred of the people of Konoha continued to stew and fizzle, Naruto continued to grow. Through meditation, he learned to communicate with the nine tailed fox at will. The fox taught him taijutsu and ninjutsu. Genjutsu was not included in Naruto's training since he seemed not to have any talent for it. Naruto grew broad, tall, and strong. His great strength was enhanced by the chakra of the nine tailed fox. He also grew to become etremely handsome, like his father, the fourth hokage.

In case you haven't figured it out, Naruto has never attended the academy, and the Uchiha's were never massacred. Itachi is still living in Konoha, and Naruto hasn't really talked with anyone except the Nine tailed fox in years.