Disclaimer: This is Uber Diablo speaking. I know you're smart enough to figure out that I don't own Naruto, but I'll still post repeated "I don't own Naruto" in the disclaimers. If it weren't for those pesky lawyers, I'd get rid of the whole disclaimer thing altogether.
Summary: After rescuing Sasuke from Orochimaru's grasp, Naruto's rewards consisted of being hated more by the villagers. After an attempt on his life, Naruto finally cracks and vows revenge on his former home. With Naruto an enemy of Konoha, what disasters will befall Konoha? From the twisted individual who brought you Shinobi Extraordinaire, comes the story of a boy's revenge against those who had hurt him…
THE PRICE OF HATE
Chapter 1 – Betrayal
Naruto sat on his bed, wondering who he had pissed off in his past life so badly that he deserved this. He was feeling more depressed than he'd ever been in his life. Things aren't definitely going his way.
Ever since he had returned with Sasuke, the villagers had been more cold to him. Even the one who had been his teammate hated him now, after seeing the damage he had to do to bring Sasuke back. He flinched at the memory…
-------------------- Start Of Flashback --------------------
Naruto looked up to see Sakura running towards him and smiled. "Ohayo, Sakura-chan! Look, I brought Sasuke back! I-" Naruto was cut of as the girl slapped him on his cheek. "What did you do to Sasuke-kun, you bastard! You nearly killed him! I hate you!!!"
Sakura then ran to the raven-haired boy, while Naruto was left speechless by what had happened. Shikimaru, Kiba, Neji, and the others were shocked by the kunoichi's show of ingratitude.
By now, the other villagers had already gathered near them and began throwing insults at Naruto. "What have you done to him, you demon?!" "It would have been better if you hadn't returned!" "It's all your fault!"
"Naruto!" The boy turned to see the Gondaime run up to him. "Are you alright? What happened? Did you bring him back?" Tsunade poured out question after question, until she was cut of by Naruto.
"I'm all right, Tsunade-obaasan. Sasuke needs your help more than I do." Naruto smiled and indicated Sasuke. "He put up quite a fight." Tsunade looked at Naruto to make sure he was really alright, then attended to Sasuke.
That was the last thing he remembered, before everything went dark.
-------------------- End Of Flashback --------------------
When Naruto had woken up, he had found himself lying on a hospital bed. Tsunade said that he had fainted due to the massive amount of blood and chakra he had lost. The Hokage then implored him to lie in bed and rest for a while.
As he mulled over his thoughts, watching outside thru the window, a knock disturbed the silence.
-------------------- Outside The Room --------------------
Akane stood outside Naruto's room. She had been preparing earnestly for this moment, her chance to kill the demon who had claimed her family. She had posed as a nurse, and had filled a syringe with a deadly poison.
'Not even a demon can survive this.' She prepared herself for the murder to come, steeling herself to face the monster as calmly as she could. With a deep breath, she opened the door.
-------------------- Hospital Room --------------------
A nurse entered the room. "Oh, you're awake. I'm Ms. Akane. Are you alright, sir?" The nurse held a clipboard as she awaited his reply.
"Thanks, but I'm fine now." Naruto smiled at the nurse. "If you don't mind, sir, but I have to give you some medicine." She held up the syringe. Naruto flinched at the sight of the needle, but gave in anyway.
Akane rubbed some disinfectant on Naruto's shoulder, then stuck the needle and gave the medicine. When that was done, she wiped the area clear with some cotton, then tidied up.
"That's it, sir. Thank you for cooperating. Have a nice day." The nurse bowed, then turned to leave. "Well, thanks for the-" Suddenly, Naruto's world underwent some dramatic changes.
Everything went upside-down, and the colors mixed up and hurt Naruto's eyes. His body started to burn, starting with the shoulder from which the nurse had treated him. The pain was simply unbearable, making him wish he were dead.
Naruto struggled to look up to the burly image of the nurse. "Help me…" Then, to Naruto's horror, the nurse started to laugh. "Why should I help a demon such as you?"
She turned around, smiling, and revealing herself to be holding a kunai. "This ends now, you wretched beast! You're the one who took away my family! You're the one who killed my father and brother! And now, you're gonna die."
-------------------- Naruto's Mind --------------------
"Kit! What's wrong?! What's happening?!" The Nine Tailed Fox stood panicking as the world of Naruto's mind started collapsing around him. "Why are you like that, you fool?! Pull yourself together!"
Naruto himself was standing before the cage of the great demon, silent and seemingly oblivious to the fox's predicament. Kyuubi could do nothing but growl at his pitiful vessel, wondering what had happened that so traumatized Naruto's mind as to actually start destroying it. Suddenly, the silence was broken by the boy's weak voice.
"Why… why can't they accept me? Why won't they listen?!" Naruto slumped down, tears flowing down his cheeks. "I've been loyal to this village all my life, and they repay me by trying to kill me."
"Stop being sorry for yourself fool, and do something about it." Naruto looked up to see Kyuubi calmly lying on floor. "You didn't listen to me when I said all your efforts were useless. These people will never change, Kit. Eventually, one of them will try to kill you."
Naruto stopped sobbing long enough to ask, "But what will I do then?" Kyuubi groaned and slammed his head against the bars of the cage. "Use your head, Kit! These people have done nothing except to hate you and even try to kill you, and all you do is mop up in self pity."
"Aren't you forgetting that you're the reason they hate me?" Naruto was standing now, his face dry. "Like I wanted to be imprisoned inside a puny brat like you anyway. But those people knew that the Yondaime wanted them to see you as a hero, but even him wasn't enough to change them." Kyuubi paused for a moment, then continued.
"They wouldn't listen to the wishes of the man who saved them all. The man who sacrificed himself for their ungrateful hides. The man whose soul, for their sake, forever calls Death's belly home sweet home. The man who was," Kyuubi looked intently at Naruto, "your father."
"My father?" Naruto was struck down by the sudden revelation. "If he was my father, then why did he imprison you within me? Why did he let my life be so miserable? Why?" Kyuubi looked away from the pitiful person standing before him.
"Like I said, Kit, he never meant for the villagers to hate you. He had wanted them to treat you as the village hero, the boy who carries the great Kyuubi for the sake of the village. But even the village that your father loyally served in life refused to fulfill the man's dying wish."
Naruto was looking down, so his face can't be seen. "First they dishonored my father, now they hate me for something I was not, but that will change. I'll make sure this village gets their just reward for our mistreatment." Naruto brought his head up, revealing red eyes instead of the usual blue.
"They wanted a demon, right? Now, they'll get one."
-------------------- Hospital Room --------------------
Akane approached the convulsing Naruto. "I've been waiting ages for this moment. Now, you're going to suffer just like my family did. I'm gonna make you pay, you brat!" She lifted the kunai and started to bring it down, but was interrupted by a savage blow.
The next thing she knew, a clawed hand had grabbed her by the throat and held her a few inches off the floor. She looked down into red eyes with vertical pupils, the eyes of the Kyuubi.
"You wanted the demon, did you? Now you've gotten your wish. This village doesn't care whether I live or die, no matter what I do for them. I even brought back that traitor, Sasuke, but that only deepened their hatred for me." Naruto frowned at the memory, but grinned as he looked into her eyes again.
"I was willing to sacrifice more, even my life, just to be acknowledged. But your pitiful attempt to kill me just proves the fact that this village will never see me for what I truly am, instead of what is imprisoned inside me." Naruto's grin widened, and the nurse whimpered in fear.
"Now, you've push me to the brink, and I finally realized what a waste my efforts are here. I thank you, Ms. Akane, for helping me wake up from this delusional dream of mine. But now," Naruto gave Akane the last smirk she will ever see. "You're the one who's going to die."
With those parting words, Naruto crushed the woman's neck like a twig, and proceeded to laugh hysterically. Then he calmly walked out of his room, ready to raze the entire hospital to the ground.
-------------------- Hokage Office --------------------
"Tsunade-sama! There's been an emergency!" Shizune, the Gondaime's student and secretary, burst thru the doors of the Hokage's office, waking up the old woman from her slumber. "Tsunade-sama! There's been a tragedy at the hospital! You have to come!"
At the mention of the hospital, Tsunade's head shot up and immediately shook herself awake. "The hospital? What happened?" Shizune shuddered for some unknown reason.
"It was a slaughter, Hokage-sama." With those words Shizune turned around and headed for the hospital, Tsunade following closely behind. A million thoughts zoomed through the Gondaime's head, but one stood out the most.
'Please be alright, Naruto…'
-------------------- The Hospital --------------------
Shizune's words were sorely lacking to describe the scene that greeted Tsunade at the said building. Limbs and what could only be internal organs where scattered throughout the premises, and there were no survivors - no one was spared.
Tsunade took a horrified look at the scene of destruction around her. Everything that couldn't be killed was torn apart instead. Blood was everywhere; on the walls, the floor, even the ceiling. Then, her eyes settled on the most horrifying sight of all.
On a wall, with a piece of blood-soaked orange fabric lying nearby, was a message written in blood. Tsunade gave a loud cry, then broke into sobs upon seeing the bloody inscription. "I failed. I couldn't save you. Please forgive me, Naruto…"
At that moment, Kakashi entered the scene. He spotted the weeping Hokage, and his visible eye widened considerably as he saw the message.
Your time will come, Konoha. I will have my revenge.
-------------------- Hokage Monuments --------------------
Naruto stood atop the Hokage monuments, blood-soaked and disheveled. As he surveyed the village before him, a million thoughts zoomed in his head. He had done it - his first kills. He had murdered a handful of people that fateful night. But he had done those only as self-defense. The whole village was out to kill him.
The silence was broken by the arrival of two cloaked men, one of whom was carrying a huge sword. They took off their hats and lowered their mask to greet the fox-boy.
"Are you ready to go, Naruto?" The black-haired one, who looked strangely like Sasuke, was the first to speak. Naruto didn't move, but spoke to acknowledge them. "Yes, I'm ready."
He turned to face the two men. "Are you sure about this?" This time it was the other one who spoke, a man with the sword and who looked oddly like a shark. A glare from Naruto was enough to silence him.
"Yes I'm sure. This village holds nothing for me anymore." Naruto turned his back to the village. "They tried to kill me, so I'll return the favor."
With those last words, the three disappeared into the forest. And thus Naruto became a missing nin and a member of the feared Akatsuki. That day, an innocent child died, and was replaced with a monster.
End of Chapter 1
AN: My second Fanfic, YAAY!!! Concerning Fanfics, I am generally known as a humorous writer, but for now, no comedy! It'll only ruin the environment, you know what I mean?
As explained earlier, I have a case of writer's block in my ongoing story, Shinobi Extraordinaire. I was planning to buy some Naruto mangas to improve my accuracy on the story. As soon as I have them, I'll revise the whole thing and continue on.
However, I'll still have to complete my Love Hina manga collection (Only Volume 8 left). Until then, I'll focus on this Fanfic for now. I hope you enjoy!