The sun was setting over the peaceful village of Konohagakure. Five boys were playing in park when a relative of each came to pick all of the boys up. Except for one boy. Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto was an orphan living on his own, and every time his friends got picked up, he felt sadness cloud his eyes. First to leave was Kiba. He waved cheerfully as he walked with his mum and trusty companion Akamaru out of the park. Then it was Shikamaru and Choji's turn. Their parents were close friends so they tended to get picked up at the same time. Again, the boys waved and followed their dad's home. The only two left were Sasuke and Naruto.
The two continued playing but, something was off. Sasuke would look over at Naruto and see the sadness in his eyes. But, every time Naruto looked back at Sasuke, he would mask his sadness with a smile. "Why are you so sad?" Sasuke thought to himself before he heard a familiar call. "Hey Sasuke! Time to leave!" It was Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. Sasuke grinned and ran over to his brother. "Ok Nii-san!" He grabbed Itachi's hand and started to leave. Then he remembered Naruto's sad eyes and looked back. Naruto was smiling again. It was fake, but it said, 'don't worry, I'll be fine'. Sasuke looked sad and stopped in his tracks, forcing Itachi to stop as well. "What is it Sasuke?" Sasuke looked up with pleading eyes. "Can we bring Naruto home with us?" Itachi was clearly shocked. "Wh-what? Why?" Sasuke looked more determined this time. "We HAVE to! Otherwise he'll be alone again." Sasuke looked back at Naruto who was now sat on a swing staring at his feet. Itachi followed Sasuke's gaze to see the boy and sighed. "Ok but, you'll have to apologize to mum and dad later." Sasuke bounced with happiness. "Really?! YAY!" He began sprinting towards the swing set and grabbed Naruto's hand. "Come on Naruto, you're coming home with us tonight." Naruto looked at Sasuke and saw the grin on his face. Naruto smiled an honest smile as well and nodded his head. The three boys left the park hand in hand.