Hey guys! This is my first time writing a fanfiction. Hope you like it!
A/N : This will be mainly naruhina. I don't know about other pairings. All reviews are welcome. Sorry for any grammatical mistakes.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto nor it's characters.
Well...on with the first chapter!
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CHAPTER 1 : A new goal ,a new beginning!
Darkness. That's what he saw. Pain That's what he felt.
He didn't even know if he could ever feel anything except for pain.
Why? That's all he could think. Why me.That's all he could ask , knowing he will get no answer.
As long as he could remember his life had always been like this. Beaten and bleed. Always scorned and hated. Being bullied and insulted.
It was so frustrating. He felt so frustrated. Every cell of his body felt frustrated. But the reason of frustration was not that he was beaten and mocked but the lack of reason for being beaten and mocked.
He never knew the reason for this treatment. He didn't do anything to them... maybe except for the few pranks. But hey! It was not at all harmful. And the treatment started way before his pranks.
These beatings and insults had almost become a daily routine. So it was not all surprising. But today ... it was like the whole village had eaten energy fruits. Chasing and beating him until they knew he will no longer be able to at least show his demon face to the them for a few days.
But alas, kami was not on their side... nor his. Due to his cursed /blessed (according to situations) gift he was able to recover quickly...again.
TODAY. So what was so special about ' today '. It was 10th of October. The day this said boy , Uzumaki Naruto, was born ; the day the kyuubi no kitsune attacked Konoha ; the day many fellow leaf shinobi sacrificed their lives ; but the most important ,the day the village's beloved yondaime hokage, Namikaze Minato, had sacrificed his life to save the whole village.
This story had two endings: one, the alternate story where the yondaime had sacrificed his life to kill the kyuubi which was said to the younger generations , courtesy to the sandaime hokage ; and two, the real story , where the said bijuu had been sealed into a newborn child, which was known to the ones who had experienced the kyuubi's wrath.
Though this day , as per almost all children, was the best day of their lives ,the same could not be told for young Naruto. According to him, this day sucked. Where other children would get toys for present , he would get beatings; where others got compliments and wishes , he got insults and curses; where others would get a warm hug from their peers and family , he would get cold stabs of knives and spears from the villagers. All in all, the day sucked.
Uzumaki Naruto. The one responsible for these thoughts, was a young man of just 5 years, with sun kissed blond hair and striking, shining and innocent blue eyes that could put the sea to shame completedwith his beautiful tan skin. Though the most extraordinary feature were the three whisker marks on each cheek , that increased more of his innocence and cuteness.
And here lay Naruto in the end of the alley, beaten and bruised, sobbing and thinking the same thing again and again : "Why? Why me?".
He had known he would get a beating for something he knew he didn't do, but he didn't expect it to be this harsh. He knew about the attack on Konoha 5 years ago and the loss of many fellow shinobi, family and friends ... but that was no reason for them to harm and hate him, and him being born on the same day was an even more illogical reason. Maybe...it was because of those whisker-like birth marks ...it did remind him of a fox.
And if you ask why hasn't Naruto gone insane and attacked the villagers yet...it's because of his ' jiji '. The number of people Naruto trusted could be counted in a single hand : Old man Teuchi and Ayame onee-chan, of the Ichiraku's, and his old man ' jiji '.
They were the only ones who didn't give him the hateful glares or the ' die demon' comments; instead they treated him like family memebers, always welcoming him with open arms.
The Ichiraku's was the only restraunt which didn't treat him with hated glares and overcharged price for rotten food ; but served him the oh-so-tasty food of gods:- ' RAMEN '.
He met the old man jiji, a day after he was thrown out of the orphanage at the age of 4, the reason he quite couldn't understand , something like 'no place for demons'. Oh well...after he told jiji ...he never saw that old hag again and even got his own apartment! Though the apartment was a bit stuffy and out of place...no complaints! He also knew that jiji was a very powerful and respectable man. Everyone would bow down to him! He wanted that attention. He craved for their acknowledgement and respect and he knew he would get it no matter what!
He also asked jiji if he knew his parents; did they abandon him , and why did the villagers hate him. Jiji only told him that his parents loved him dearly and wanted to stay with him but died during the kyuubi's attack ,and also that when time comes he will tell Naruto about his parents and why the villagers hated him , but for now to bear woth them.
Jiji also told him once that he loved his village and would sacrifice his life anytime of tge day just to make them safe. Naruto knew, jiji loved the village and it's people , so he also promised that one day he will also protect them with his life ...if only he knew, he was.
But now...he wasn't so sure of his promise. He realized , he was being so dumb , saving the people with his life who clearly wanted nothing more than to remove his existence! He respected jiji and his role ..but he wanted to live more than anything , live a happy life and to prove someone your existence who clearly didn't approve your existence was just a waste of time and energy. He knew he had to be a shinobi to protect himself so he would now do something much more productive than gaining some petty respect of some nobody. He already had respect from the people precious to him. He didn't want any respect from them. And he clearly would not give respect to anyone so easily either , they will have to earn his respect.
So now Uzumaki Naruto had a new goal... to train hard and become a strong shinobi ,physically and mentally, so that he could protect the people precious to him and not die for them but live for and with them!
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Well...first chapter finished !
Hope you enjoyed it!
R and R!!
Will update soon!