LIFE IN GENERAL

Disclaimer: The writer does not own any of the characters or other articles involving the hit anime series, Naruto.

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Why?

Why do you all hate me?

Did I do something wrong?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry if I've hurt you or caused you pain.

I'm sorry.

Please don't hate me anymore.

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Nani?

I-Iruka-sensei?

Why are you talking to me?

You should hate me too. I don't know why...but everybody else does. You should too.

I'm...I'm a bad person aren't I, Iruka-sensei?

No?

I'm...not?

But then why do people around me treat me as one?

Ne...Did I do something wrong, Iruka-sensei? Is that why everyone hates me?

Ano...why don't I have parents?

Do they hate me too? Did they leave me because I'm such a bad son?

No?

Then why?

Why am I so alone? Is this my punishment?

Me??? Strong???

No...no...no...

I'm not strong...

Really? I am?

Anou...Iruka-sensei? Arigato.

Thank you.

Thank you so much. You're the first person ever to look at me with those eyes. I like your eyes.

Your eyes don't hate me.

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Team 7...

Thank you.

Words cannot express how much I owe you guys.

You...you're the only family I have ever known.

You're the ones that keep me going...day to day...

Thank you because there are times when I don't want to wake up at all and then I think of you guys and the pain goes away.

This pain has always been with me.

It eased a bit when I met Iruka-sensei...

...But...you guys...

You make it go away.

It hurts a lot.

But when I'm with you guys...with you Kakashi-sensei...with you Sakura- chan...and yes, even with you baka Sasuke...the pain goes away...

And you know what?

Now that I've found my family...Life doesn't suck anymore.

*** Author's note: I know. That was short. And it sucked...but still... Reviews are greatly appreciated.