Naruto sighed despondently, what was the point? Even if he did it perfect, no one would care. In fact they'd probably accuse him of cheating or worse. No of them would ever acknowledge his work. To do so meant he was one of them. And clearly he wasn't.
He was the 'demon', the 'murderer', the 'destroyer'… despite the fact all he really was, was a ten year old boy. Naruto had long ago given up on them realising that. He may come across as an idiot but that was because it was too painful to let them know otherwise. Life was shit. It was shitter when they thought you were intelligent though, he weren't sure why exactly that was but the fact remains; they felt more threatened by him.
So he'd let his grades drop.
Drastically.
And no one had noticed.
Or rather they had and passed it off as a fluke.
Not that he cared anymore. He was passed that. He was sunk too deep in his depression. All he wanted was to get away from Konoha. Find somewhere where the people would accept him for who he was with no preconceived notion. Just him. Just Naruto.
But that wasn't going to happen.
Was it?
Review please, even if it's just one word. Still helpful. It's called motivation. :)
