This is just a lil' somethin' angsty about my favorite manga chara Uzumaki Naruto!
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto. Not me.
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Who am I?
You are nothing but a mischievous piece of flesh…completely useless as a shinobi!
My name is Uzumaki Naruto.
Dumb blond!
I live in Konohagakure Village, "the village hidden in the falling leaves." Alone. Not with my parents. They died twelve years ago, fighting the demon fox soon after I was born.
The scroll! It was the instrument of your bondage!
They died too soon. I don't remember them at all.
You never knew a parent's love.
The demon fox killed them.
Damn fox Naruto!
I killed them.
Naruto was sacrificed for the safety of us all.
Because I am the fox. Its spirit was bound within me after it was defeated by Lord Hokage the Fourth. Hokage died after that.
It was all your fault, you bastard Naruto! The village is constantly in an uproar because of you!
And it was my fault. Don't lie and try to tell me otherwise.
That's why nearly the entire village hates and disowns me.
Get out, you damned fox! Get the hell out and stay the hell out!!
It hurts.
So I play a lot of practical jokes on people to make me forget my loneliness.
Children who grow up without parents are always lonely.
And I'm almost always in trouble.
What do you think you're doing, you idiot?! Get down from there and back to class!!!
Why am I always in trouble?
You waste your time and talent inventing these stupid tricks!
Because everyone stereotypes me as stupid.
What are you trying to prove, baka?!
I am stupid.
Hell, yeah.
Hardly anyone noticed when I finally did something right. I conjured up a thousand doppelgangers. Not just illusions; these were as solid as the real me.
The rumors of your prowess don't lie!
But hardly anyone noticed.
Grow the hell up!
Because I've been labeled stupid.
Stupid…
Why do I do such crazy stuff? Hell…I just want someone to see how cool I am. Someone to respect me!
Oh, yeah!
This sounds like something that Sakura would say, but I really want someone to accept me.
To love me.
Is that too much to ask?
Evidently.
Apparently.
Obviously.
Cut it out, Naruto!
The only person who treats me with any kind of respect is my ninjutsu teacher Master Iruka.
Congratulations, graduate!
His parents died fighting the fox, too. We have a lot in common.
But, like I told Lord Hokage the Third's grandson Konohamaru, he was almost impossible to win over.
Our village disgrace! The so-called "human form" of the nine-tailed demon fox!
In spite of all the shit in my life, I'm still working to be the greatest shinobi in Konohagakure—even more respected that Hokage!
Even if I am an evil demon fox.
Obviously.
But lately I've been doubting myself.
It was a brilliant performance, Naruto, but it was just a sham to hide your pain!
The fox in me is coming back.
Did you see the look in your protégé's eyes? Those were the eyes of the demon fox!
And this time I don't think I can resist it.