Disclaimer: i do not own Naruto or any of the characters. i just like to borrow them once in a while to make them do whatever my twisted little mind can come up with. ;3
Pairings: Sasuke/Naruto...and others
Warnings: There will be mature themes throughout this story. Some will be milder than others. This is a yaoi fanfic. All those who oppose to Male/Male relationships may leave. Flames may not be wanted but they will not be unexpected. if it offends you, let me know.
Behind The Mask
Prologue
As the sun slowly rose over the horizon of the village Hidden in the Leaf, there was a lone figure sitting on top of the Hokage Mountain. He watched as the villagers started their morning routines. The venders opened their shops; putting out their fresh fruits, greeting each other with friendly smiles and waves. As he watched them interact with one another in such a friendly manner, he couldn't help but feel a swell of emotions in the pit of his stomach. He knew them well. He felt it every time he thought about this village and the people in it. The deep rooted anger. He could never manifest enough rage to ever call it hatred. He was a shinobi. He risked his life everyday to keep those ungrateful humans alive and was never seen as anything other than dirt. Ever since he was a child he felt like an outsider. It wasn't due to the fact that he was ignored…no. How the villagers treated him was much worse. They would call him name that no child should be aware of at a young age. They would spit on him, hit him with stones and throw rotten garbage at him. They would sell rotten food that not even the hungriest dogs would eat. Growing up the village was like hell on earth for him and he never understood why. That is, until he found an old scroll in the hokages' private chambers. Ever since that day he found that everything that the villagers did to him made sense.
Over sixteen years ago the village Hidden in the Leaf was attacked by one of the most powerful demons in history, the Nine Tailed Fox Kyuubi. The demon was enraged aand he destroyed anyone and anything that was in it's way. The fourth Hokage saw only one way to save his village. He performed one of the most powerful sealing jutsus and bound the demon fox in the body of a new born child. his own son; only a few days old. The jutsu was very powerful and took most of his chakra. With the severity of his wounds and the toll the jutsu took on his body, he died that very night.
Since his parents died when he was a few days old. He had been raised in an orphanage until he was the age of seven. The caretakers had refused to continue caring for him any longer. Most would have taken pity on a child so young but instead he was shunned. The village council arranged for him to live in a rundown apartment in the worst part of town. The apartment had no hot water. There was no air-conditioning during the summer and no heat during the winter. There wasn't even a lock on his front door. The council's own hatred for the boy ran deeper than the villagers. They wanted to be rid of him. If he had died while trying to live on his own then it would be dismissed as an unfortunate accident. The only reason he had survived his younger years was due to the kindness of one or two villagers. Even now, after all the years that have passed, it seemed as if the villager's hatred towards him has only grown. But he stayed loyal to a village that wanted him dead.
please review. i probably really suck at this...