Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or any of its characters.
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Sometimes, when Naruto looks up at the giant faces carved into stone he doesn't think about his dream of becoming Hokage. Instead he stares to the furthermost right of the monument and traces the curves of Yondaime's face with his eyes.
Sometimes, when he staring at his face, he hates the dead hokage. Hates him for screwing up his life before it even really began. Hates him for the loathing stares that follow him down the street. Hates him for everything wrong in his life until it's one big circle of hate going round and round.
Sometimes, after he's calmed down from hating and the hate has settled into a cold, heavy stone in the pit of his stomach, he wishes the Yondaime was still alive so that he could rip him to pieces and watch the blood spill from his body.
And sometimes, when he's pushed the blue far in front of the red, he can be grateful because when he's honest with himself, Naruto knows that kyubbi is the only reason he's still alive. So for that day, that moment, he will push down the malice and be grateful for the strange gift-curse he's been given. And he'll try and remember (pretend) the villagers of Konohagakure don't have a reason to hate him.
I really have to learn how to write non angsty suff.