CHAPTER 1

PROLOGUE

Bright red crimson flames, that's all I see. Everywhere I look blood covers the whole place. I'm feeling so empty inside. A girl keeps following me crawling on the ground in pain asking me for help, " N-naruto kun help us please, please help us." Looking at her begging face I feel pain in my chest. As I was about to help her seeing a smile on her face a ninja jumped on top of the helpless girl piercing a kunai into her chest.

" Where did you come from?" I asked as I was surprised. He replied to me, " Don't be soft Naruto!" he stood up and his face became clear. I widened my eyes in shock. "P-pein niichan!" the bloodlust in his eyes it never changed.

"You must never be soft Naruto." I nodded hesitantly. Why do I have to be a spy? The times I've spent with the people in this village…. All of them welcomed me. "Look around Naruto. This shows the strength of the akatsuki. One day you will be a real member of the akatsuki of the group I made."

I looked around but the happiness that my brother felt, I don't have that all I feel is emptiness and pain.

My brother looked at me and knelt to reach my height. "Remember this Naruto, all the screams of people you hear here are the screams of people who are weak. You must grow into a strong shinobi and once this village is rebuilt go and know where the shinobi princess is hiding. This is the key to completing our mission that our father passed down on us, remember that." I nodded.

When he said what I have to do he left leaving me on my own believing that I will grow stronger on my own. I did what my brother told me to. I sealed my feelings of pity for the people and went as far as my feet could take me from the village. Far from the warm people I have met and far from the friends I made. Away from all of them, I have to for my father. But no matter what I did I can't help but feel pain, sadness, agony. I walked and walked until my feet couldn't take me farther from the village and I collapsed, tears flowing from my eyes. As I wished I could start all over again with everyone. Without noticing I performed a jutsu that I didn't know. Everything turned black, I felt nothing but coldness.

I heard a voice coming from inside me, "This will be interesting."