it was a dark night in the streets of Konoha. A short kid was walking back to the local brothel where the female workers let him stay. He had spiky blonde hair, eyes of the deepest blue, and 3 whisker like marks on each cheek. He was dressed in an orange oversized shirt and some black basketball shorts. his name was Naruto. no surname. after all, his parents disowned him when he was three. He was hated for a reason unknown to him..
*FLASHBACK*
Minato had summoned the Shinigami to seal the Kyuubi, but he knew he would lose his life. suddenly, the unexpected happened. The Shinigami looked at him and spoke "This child will have a difficult life . Human, i will offer you a deal. You will live but you must take care of this child. I wish him no harm. If anyone harms him and i find out you did nothing to stop them, i will come for your soul" And he vanished. Minato breathed out in relief and fell unconscious
*END FLASHBACK*
Of course, the Shinigami never found out about his beatings. How could he when Minato blocked off the receptor in the Kyuubi seal? Later, he was disowned by his parents at three.
*FLASHBACK*
Minato and Kushina looked at the young Naruto as he mopped and cleaned. It had been three years since the kyuubi was sealed and they started seeing him as the fox. Even if he was Naruto, he was no longer their son. They were snapped out of their thoughts when they heard something shattering. They turned to see Naruto picking up a cheap clay clown figure broken. It was then that Minato and Kushina had it. "Damn demon! Cant do anything right!" Minato yelled. Kushina simply picked Naruto up by his shirt and threw him out on the street, and it was then that they both screamed "You're no child of ours!"
*END FLASHBACK*
After that, only a few people even bothered help him. Ayame and her father helped by feeding him and helping him when they could…yes. He remembered when he first met them..
*FLASHBACK*
A three year old Naruto was wondering down the street looking for something to eat. He was walking when he smelled a heavenly aroma. He followed it and it led him to a stand "Ichiraku Ramen, huh?" hew walked in and saw a bowl with an intoxicating aroma. He also saw a girl. She looked about 6 years old and was wiping down the counter. When she wasn't looking, he grabbed the bowl and scarfed it down. It was then that he heard "Now for dinner" He froze and looked backwards. She was behind him with a wooden spoon. He tried to pay, but it was then that two shinobi showed up and saw Naruto "Excuse me miss, but is this demon bothering you?" They asked "hes not a demon..but he did eat my ramen without paying" that was all they needed. They grabbed him and tossed him on the street. When he tried to run away, they pinned him arms and legs with kunais and started beating him. This went on for about half an hour until ayame had a breakdown. She cried loudly and her father heard her. He came down and saw as the shinobi stabbed kunai into narutos stomach. "What the hell are you doing to that kid!" he yelled as he gently took naruto down and helped put pressure on the bleeding "Following the yondaime hokages orders to finish what he started" they exclaimed. Teuchi had enough and took naruto inside. He helped heal what he could and set Naruto down. Ayame walked up to naruto and cried. It wasnt until 2 days later he woke up to a sad ayame by his bedside. "im sorry miss, I didn't mean to eat your ramen, I was just to hungry" "its ok…im sorry..this is all my fault.. I shouldn't have said anything and you wouldn't have been beaten.." "Its ok miss…" "Ayame. Ayame Ichiraku" "Its ok Ayame-chan. Im sorry for making you cry. I don't like to see pretty girls cry." she smiled and teuchi opened the door. He saw her taking care of his pillows and bringing him Ramen with a smile he hadn't seen since his wife was alive. 'he snuck his way into her heart…' Teuchi thought.
*END FLASHBACK*
Ayame and him had gotten close. He knew he liked her, but there were also others he liked. One was a 10 year old Anko Mitarashi, who helped him when he was being beaten.
*FLASHBACK*
She had known pain and suffering, but this kid had it worse off than she did. She watched as the villagers beat him and tried to kill him. She couldn't take it anymore. She swooped in and took him off to the forest, where she patched him up as best as she could. He woke up and only said one word before blacking out. "Tenshi" he said. She blushed and carried him to her house. She helped him for two days and from then on helped him whenever she could. And on her birthday, she had gotten the only true present she had. She had gone to her door to leave and saw a bow there. She opened it and saw a note "Happy Birthday Tenshi-chan -Naruto" in the box was a 6 packet instant ramen stock and a smaller box. She opened it and saw a pendant with a snake wrapped around a fox. The snake was pure crystal and the fox was pure dirty metal. "For one of the lights in this world to me" she read and smiled.
*END FLASHBACK*
And the last person he met was one 10 year old Hana Inuzuka.
*FLASHBACK*
Naruto was walking through the woods hiding out from the villagers when he heard whimpering. He looked to see 2 pups with blood on their sides and a rough looking husky fighting off a wolf. He looked at the dogs and saw they were carrying a girl. He tried to get close, but they growled at him. He looked to seee the husky being bitten. He threw himself at the wolf with a stick and started beating it. The wolf wouldn't care but it stuck him in a gash the husky made and dug itself inside. The wolf ran off and naruto looked at the husky. All three dogs were hurt and so was their owner. He grabbed the girl and carried her back while the other two dogs carried the husky back. He followed them until they reached a huge compound. That was when a huge dog with an eye patch tackled him and bit his side. He yelled and dropped hana as her mother, Tsume, saw her daughter and her pups. She looked at Naruto and was about to attack when the triplets explained the situation. She took him in and healed him as well as hana and the triplets.
*END FLASHBACK*
Since then, he, Hana, Anko, and Ayame hung out often. Hana acted shy around him, but he didn't care. He had friends. They were there for him and supported him. He reminisced, unwittingly walking into a mob. This was the eve of his fourth birthday. He was ignorant of the danger until he felt a sharp pain on his leg. He looked to the mob and tried to run, but he couldn't. at the very least, he could take one of these bastards with him. He pulled out the kunai and threw it at a Chunnin, stabbing him through the eye. Little did he know this would trigger a massive chain of events.