AN: To all readers this is my first time writing a fan fiction so please bear with me and any mistakes I make. I will take any helpful advice I can get and any bashing will be ignored. The story will also contain elements from various games and enemies.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter 1: The fall of the mask

In the leaf village naruto was just heading home after a harsh training session alone in a secluded training ground. He was training by himself because his sensei didn't bother to take his training seriously, preferring to focus on the prodigy sasuke while sakura sat on the sidelines and did nothing. He was annoyed at the fact that kakashi was playing favorites and ignoring him, when the first lesson he taught them was to never abandon your comrades and if you did you were lower than trash.

"He can't even follow his own rules" naruto thought to himself, "don't feel bad naruto, it's not your fault your sensei is worthless" kyuubi told naruto. Contrary to the stories naruto and the kyuubi were good friends, naruto having met the fox when he was younger to the villagers taking a beating too far. The fox felt sorry for the life naruto was forced to live and was at the same time impressed with the fact naruto refused to give into the hate surrounding him. When the fox asked naruto why he didn't seek revenge on the village for the torment he has received from them naruto said "would it be worth it even if you would be come just like the villagers".

As naruto was walking towards his apartment he started to hear some familiar voices coming from a restaurant and decided to investigate. He found the entire rookie nine minus himself sitting together and talking, he went to greet them when he started to over hear their conversation.

"Naruto is so useless" sakura said "I agree he is just pretending to be a ninja" ino said "remind me again why we have to be friends with him again shikamaru" kiba asked. Shikamaru sighed and said" troublesome, it's because naruto contains kyuubi and needs to stay happy so that the fox can't escape and cause problems for the village". Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing everyone of the kids who graduated from his class was believed to be his friend but in fact it was all a lie.

He continued to listen to find out how they knew about him containing kyuubi in the first. "It's lucky ino used her mind walker jutsu on him and discovered the truth" kiba said. "I can't believe he is allowed to walk around the village without anyone watching him" ino commented. Naruto didn't bother listening to any more of the conversation and moved quietly away from group.

Everything was a lie, the friendship that he believed he had was nothing but a lie. He thought it couldn't get any worse when Kami decided to kick in when he was down. Naruto saw all of the jonin teachers and others sitting and talking. He was about to continue on his way home so he can be alone when he over head that conversation they were having was about him. "Why do you bother teaching naruto anything he is a failure as a ninja?" Kurenai said to kakashi.

This made naruto angry because kakashi didn't even bother teaching him in the first place, and he had the teachers in the academy messing him up at any chance they could thus making him the dead last. Naruto couldn't believe what a fool he was that anyone actually cared for him apart from ayame and her father. Even iruka didn't care for him, what he said on the night mizuki turned traitor was just to befriend naruto and make sure he didn't run off with the scroll.

He found this out a few days ago when overheard iruka in a bar bragging about how he earned the fox's brat trust. Naruto couldn't bother to hear any more and chose to head home ASAP so he could think about what he just learned.

The people of the village believed that they knew naruto but the one they knew is nothing but a mask created so naruto could train alone by him without being watched. Kyuubi has always talked to naruto about removing the mask but naruto refused. Now seems like a good time to stop playing the fool and take his role as a ninja seriously.

He arrived at home and activated the security seals so he could be alone. He then released the henge he had on himself dispelling the image of the orange knucklehead and showing the real naruto. He wore black steel toe boots dark blue pants and a burnt orange t-shirt. Naruto also went to the hidden door inside his apartment and stored his blades and gear in the room.

Naruto owned three powerful blades two he found while exploring the village while the other he got as a gift from a friend before she died. All three of the blades were classified as zanpakuto because they all contained spirits that bonded with their wielders making them stronger.

The two blades he found hidden in the village were Ryūjin Jakka the fire based blade whose spirit was in the shape of phoenix. Naruto remembered how he located the blade while he was exploring the hokage monument. It was hidden in a cave behind the monument; the cave itself was also hidden by the forest that was located in the same area.

Senbonzakura is a zanpakuto that attacks with sakura flower petals that are sharp enough to cut through anything. (Senbonzakura appearance is the same as he appears in the anime).

The last of his zanpakuto is called Hyorinmaru which gives naruto the ability to use ice style attacks. Naruto remembers how he got this weapon from haku. She gave him the blade the day before the final battle on the bridge in waves. The two of them already becoming close before, naruto even talked haku and zabuza into coming back to the village with them to start over, naruto feels anger bubbling up inside as he remembers how they were killed by kakashi even though they had surrendered. This is one event he will never forgive his self-centered sensei for doing.

Naruto just sighed to himself; he was just so fed up of having to play the part of the fool. "Naruto with everything that we heard today maybe it's time to drop the mask." Kyuubi said,

"I believe you are right, it's time to everyone what I can really do." Naruto said. "And I will do that starting tomorrow" naruto said. Both naruto and kyuubi got ready for sleep and prepared for the chaos that tomorrow will bring.

However unknown to naruto he was being watched from the shadows by a group of four people with unknown intensions. The leader of the group made a motion to contact his leader for orders over the radio. "The target is ready, should we move in and capture the target?" shadow leader said. "Yes; wait until morning then move in to capture him when he has all three blades and capture him" leader said "We need the blades in his possession, failure is not an option in this situation." The leader said firmly. The shadow leader just gave an acknowledgement that he understood and told his men to prepare for tomorrow.

While naruto got into bed his mind was buzzing with anticipation of the shakeup he will cause the next day unaware of the group watching him and the chaos they would bring to his life.

An: first chapter done, any helpful advice will be welcomed while any flames or hurtful advice will be ignored.

One more thing: to anyone who says they can do a better job writing a fanfic then put up or shut up! This wasn't an easy thing to do, it is difficult to transfer what's in your head to paper or word in this case.