My friend has been living in an alternate reality for the past 7 years and this is what he told me.

Iruka takes Mizuki's shuriken to the back in place of Naruto. Thinking Iruka to be dead, Naruto loses control and prepares to unleash the Kyuubi, however before he can tear off the seal, he is stopped by the hand of his hero. The Yondaime Hokage...

Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze the oldest of three children is ignored and abused by his mother and father even his own siblings. Many believe Naruto to be a failure but little do they know he's a prodigy who fled the village after suffering abuse. Once he turned 12 he returned to the village to prove many wrong.