"Failure"
The word they said. It echoes through my head. Were they right? Were they wrong? Or maybe I'm just overreacting… But it seems too real to be true. But as they say… The truth hurts.
That word has shaped my entire being, or so I thought. I lived to fulfill that word. That cold, ruthless word. Maybe you're wrong… And I have been wasting my time. Or maybe you're right, and I am doomed for the rest of my life. And I know you're wrong.
It's been a long time since I heard that word. I have found those who believe in me. I have heard better things, but I feel some are lies. Lies that cover up the true meaning.
"Failure"
That word I have fought against. That word I have trained to banish. But that all means nothing. No trick so clever will trick the master; no witty saying will outwit the leader. I can only work to overcome that word.
This bind holds me down from all the other things I could do. But I can't. That word binds me to the meaning. Should I just give up now? Or keep going? My hope is crushed but not broken. I find friends, and I start to realize I have hope. And I use it.
I can never truly sever the ties that hold me down, but soon enough they shall break. My hope is the only thing that keeps me going; living this life in which others find glory and happiness. These ties hold me back from what I can achieve, what I can accomplish, what I can do. But I will keep going. No.Matter.What. They called me by that word.
"Failure"
I am forced to walk this dark path which has no end. I have stopped from going down this path, because I believed. They will see. See that they were wrong to call me a failure.
Rays of hope pierce my darkness, and I grasp them all, saving them, using them. Going after my dream. I will get to my dream, no matter what.
I will become my dream someday, I promise you! I will! I will learn from my mistakes. And don't call me by that word.
"Failure"
I have long since learned to ignore it. To chase after my dreams. But sometimes... I have to become stronger. So they don't call me that word again.
My hope will always last, never stopping. People say I just don't know when to give up. I will keep going, keep training, keep getting stronger.
How I hate that cruel, cold, relentless word.
"Failure"
But one day I will overcome that word. And become my dream. I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Future Hokage of the Village Hidden In the Leaves! Believe it!