REMEMBER I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.
Prologue: The Mute
Naruto…the name of a boy who is but only four, the name of a boy who could run before he could walk, the name of the boy who only after minutes after birth saved an entire village from the most dreaded demon ever to walk the mortal plane! Naruto, the name of the boy who couldn't even count the amount of times someone has tried to kill him, a four year old boy who's body was covered in scars and a boy who forever lost his ability to speak today, this day, his beloved birthday.
/ Sarutobi POV/
How could they do this? Asked an old man dressed in white robes with a hat on his head with the kanji for fire on it. His old features looked even older as he gazed through the slightly fogged glass at the young child who endured so much in his short young life. How could any one do such a thing to a child who didn't even know what was 2 plus 2? A child who saved every one in the village! Sarutobi raised an old hand to the cold smooth glass before a small tear slid down his cheek. Suddenly a nurse came up to the old and weary hokage and said hokage-sama. Sarutobi wiped his tear away and looked at the nurse trying to make it seem like nothing happened and cleared his voice asking yes what is it Karin-Chan ? The nurse gave a knowing smile she was one of the few nurses in the hospital that didn't hate the boy and who treated him the most due to the ignorant doctors and nurses in the hospital. Karin cleared her voice and said Naruto's injuries have all healed but he has a lot of new scarring, he's currently in a deep sleep, his vitals are alright and he seems to not remember anything. She looked down at the clip board stopped suddenly her eyes widening. Sarutobi turned to her and raises an eyebrow asking her what is it? Her face then set into a grim determination as she looked up at her hokage and said Naruto will never be able to speak ever again.
Sarutobi never thought a single sentence could ever hurt him in such a way before but now his entire world darkened just a bit more. Never again would he be ever to be able to hear the young energetic voice shout out Old man! Or his begging's of ramen. Only four words escaped his lips before he fell to his knees crying, Naruto I'm so sorry. The nurse could only watch in silence as the strongest ninja in the village cried in front of the room which contained a boy who contained a demon who continues to ruin the boys life as the boy just tires to be normal.. The nurse looked sadly at the unconscious boy and left the weeping hokage and the muted child.