Starting Point

Time-Skip; Two years and one month later;

Well, what is meant to be will inevitably happen. The third Shinobi World War that started years ago is now ending. Nearly all of the Great Nations' power had dwindled and was exhausted all fighting on the borders had been seized. Several Nations have signed cease-fire agreements with the Hidden Leaf but at the same time, the people of Konoha didn't gain anything except assurances of alliance on paper that can be ripped at any moment. This made many of the citizens and shinobi undeniably upset and angry at the Third Hokage and his administration. The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi took all the blame on himself and resigned as Hokage and nominated Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage.

Meanwhile in the Higuchi Home in Konoha;

In the courtyard overlooking one of the many forests created by the First Hokage. Haruka was training Kaito physically and on taijutsu he was proud of his son this started one month ago on his birthday.

At Kaito 3rd Birthday; Kaito POV:

Haruka wished him a happy birthday and asked " Son now that you are 3 years old you have the decision to make do you want to be a Ninja or do you want to stay a civilian you know that we will support you either way but you have known that usually, Senju body training starts at 3 years old then we unlock your chakra at 4 before entering the academy" 

I looked at my dad excitedly and started jumping around, "finally, I can start training. I have been asking Mom for a while now but she wouldn't let me. Of course, I want to be a Ninja dad."

My dad looked at me and asked " Why do you want to be a ninja? If you can give me a convincing answer I will start training you"

I looked at my dad as he was a bit sad but at the same time proud and said " Honestly I want you to be safe, I want to be strong enough that I can protect you, my family, and the village so nothing can hurt you"

My dad looked at me " I was scared you would say that. You see your mom doesn't want you to be a shinobi because of how much she suffered to get you but at the same time, we knew you wanted to become one. You studied a lot about the history of your clans and played with your toy kunai and shuriken as if you were training since you were two. Your mom wanted you to become a civilian because she was scared she would lose you but we know we can't stop you. So be prepared for the harshest training you can imagine tomorrow we start with Senju body training followed by Senju Taijutsu after we build up your body for a while. After a year of doing so, we will open your chakra." 

I then asked Dad " Why can't we open up my chakra sooner" 'there are nearly 2 years before the academy I wanted to have more time to work on my chakra control before the academy to then focus on other things especially learning Shadow Clone Jutsu which is essential to my growth' I thought to myself.

Dad then said " You see chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual energy and you being part Senju and Uzumaki gives you huge reservoirs of it but the downside is that our chakra constantly energizes our body making it hard to build up the muscles required especially since you are going to learn Senju style taijutsu which uses chakra to amplify your strikes if your body isn't built well enough you will hurt yourself although the upside for our taijutsu is also great unlike the Uchiha for example who focus on speed and counterattack the Senju Taijutsu style is an all-rounder that can be adapted to anyone's preference if you push this taijutsu style to the extreme you can reach Lord Hashirama or Lady Tsunade's level where each punch or kick become similar to level B or even level A jutsu in its destructive capacity or a speed type similar to Lord Tobirama but this is for later, for now, I will come up with a training plan for you to start with starting tomorrow at 5 a.m"

This started my training every morning I started with endurance training as Dad said before learning how to fight we need to be able to last a fight. I start with running around the village dad said we start with strength training and the Taijutsu katas only after I can complete one lap around Konoha in under 3 hours. The first week especially the first day was hell. On the first day, I couldn't complete one lap and fainted. When Dad carried me back home I was half-conscious I noticed my mom making me bite her before feeling as if all my pain was a dream I felt energized I kept my eyes closed as I listened in on her discussion with my dad. 

Haruka asked her " Are you sure you want me to train him this hard you know even a Senju does only 10 Km first then starts increasing their training gradually. And you are using your Kekkei Genkai to make sure he doesn't even have any lasting injuries with his training not even the Konoha higher-ups know about it"

Honoka answered " I want him to be safe if he wants to be a shinobi then we will train him the best damn shinobi that existed so I don't get worried as for Heal-Bite you don't have to worry he doesn't even have any chakra just some muscle fatigue now and then won't cost me much life-force so he won't have any lasting injuries and you can push him harder"

I was in tears my mom was doing all this for me this was the first true moment that I called her mom without any feeling of awkwardness I opened my eyes and looked at her " Mom you don't have to worry I will be the strongest shinobi so that no one will ever dare to fight me and you won't have to be scared"

So my hell training started, the first time I completed a lap around Konoha it took me nearly six hours of running I was spent. After three weeks of endurance training now I can do it in around 4 hours. In the afternoon I was doing sprints in the Forest next to our house wearing resistance seals that my grandmother Yua gave me this continued for the next week when I reached the three-hour mark two days before the month deadline I gave myself and coincidently the Fourth Hokage's Inauguration was going to be two days from now.

My dad started with strength training the next day with resistance seals and cautioned me on never using gravity seals or weights till at least my seventh birthday. He gave me a demonstration of the basic Senju taijutsu katas as well as giving me leg and core strengthening exercises. He told me that a shinobi has to be fast first then strong and the legs are the foundation of everything so he wants to build me from the bottom up. except today is a special day we had to stop our training earlier since Mom called us." Haruka and Kaito stop training and go take a shower we have to be at the Hokage's building in an hour" I was confused so I asked her " Why Mom?" My mom answered " You see when a Hokage is appointed the heads of all departments should be there standing behind him as well as the representatives of all the clans. Since Kushina will be standing next to Minato as the Deputy of the Sealing Corps It becomes my job also since Lady Tsunade isn't in the village your grandfather Aoto will be there as the Senju Clan representative, go hurry up so we don't be late"

'So Minato is the Fourth Hokage huh seems like canon is still the same'

After hearing my mom nag me for the 12th time we reached the Hokage Tower before the ceremony started I was waiting in the back when I met Aunt Kushina wearing her Jonin outfit and called her " Auntie Kushina" She turned around and saw me " My little Kaito you are here is your dad with you ?" I responded, " Dad is with Grandpa Aoto talking to the other heads of the Clans, are you excited Uncle Minato is going to become Hokage?" " Of Course I am excited, Dattebane" She responded while squeezing herself next to me on the seat in the hallway outside one of the meeting rooms then she said " You know Kaito, when I came from Uzushiogakure after the Village got destroyed I felt lonely so when I started the First day of the academy I loudly proclaimed that I will be the first Female Hokage I felt that if I became Hokage people will acknowledge me not as an outsider but one of Konoha's people everyone laughed at me except your Uncle Minato at first I thought that was just because he was a wuss but then I came to know that he didn't because he believed in my goal and he also wanted to become Hokage so him realizing his dream is like an extension of my dream. What about you Kaito what is your dream?" I answered her " To become the strongest Shinobi so that I can protect My family and Village" I looked at her and saw her smile at me She said "This is a beautiful dream Kaito never lose it" Then I heard an old man chuckling I looked and saw the Third Hokage looking at me " That it is Kushina can you introduce me to this little man" Kushina then with pride in her chest stood up and looked at him while pointing at me and said "Lord Third this is my nephew Kaito Uzumaki Higuchi the future strongest ninja and Hokage" Then she looked at me and said " This is Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Fossil I mean Third Hokage" I barely held in my laugh as I saw her snickering and he started coughing from the smoke. He ignored the funny remark and looked at me " So you are Honoka and Haruka's Boy being the strongest doesn't happen without hard work and especially a goal so protecting your family and the village will drive you and guide you good luck and if you ever need anything you can come to me I may be old but I wasn't called the professor for nothing" Aunt Kushina started to stop him from going on a tirade on the Will of Fire " Lord Third if we don't go now we will miss the Inauguration" 

This was the First time I met the Third Hokage the rest of the day proceeded as normal with Minato becoming the fourth Hokage. I always thought his Hokage Coat looked awesome and in real life, it looked even cooler. This is the first time I told anyone about my goals and dreams and I will make sure they happen.