Why? Why was life so painful? So cruel and unforgiving? Naruto didn't know the answer to the questions that buzzed around his head him. After a while familiar voices would echo in his skull.
"You're so pathetic Naruto!"
"Just die already monster!"
"You're such a freak!"
"Die you beast!"
He knew inside that it wasn't them but it still pained him. It seemed as if every time they came back that they would change to whoever he had gotten close to.
Naruto so desperately wanted it to go away but he would never ask for help. What if they thought he was faking for attention? What if they turned against him? No Naruto would never ask for help. Instead he put up a mask, a shield that hid his true self.
He pretended to be a dumb idiot while inside he broke.
Every smile was forced, every laugh was fake. No one could tell though. Even the most skilled ninjas, capable of seeing through lies could never see the truth.
They were all oblivious.