Summary: Naruto's finally had enough of the mistreatment from Konoha and has ran away to get stronger and to get revenge on the villagers once and for all by showing them their greatest mistake - driving Naruto away with their fear and hate. Pairings not decided.

Author's Note: Hey guys! This is my first story, I hope you all like it and that it isn't too bad.

Disclaimer: AngelicShade doesn't own any of the characters, they belong to Masashi Kishimoto. She does, however, own this story.

On with the story…

CHAPTER 1

It was a beautiful day in Konoha. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, shinobis and kunoichis were jumping on the rooftops, the civilians and ninjas alike were getting ready for the annual festival, and one little boy running for his life from people who wanted to kill him. That little boy's name is Naruto Uzumaki. You see, today is the 10th of October and on this day five years ago, a grave tragedy struck Konoha. That day, the most fearsome of the nine bijuu struck Konoha, the Kyuubi no Kitsune. With its massive form, it crushed trees, homes and people all around it. With a flick of its nine long tails, it could cause destruction without even trying. That day is the day Naruto Uzumaki was born and, unfortunately, that was also the day the Konoha lost its beloved Yondaime Hokage and Naruto lost some very important people – his parents. It wasn't a very well known fact, but Naruto Uzumaki really was the son of Kushina Uzumaki – a refugee from Uzushiogakure (?) and the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune before Naruto – and Minato Namikaze, the Leaf's beloved Yondaime Hokage.

For little Naruto Uzumaki, he wondered why the villagers were so mean to him. They would kick him out of stores, sell him only the most rotten things, overcharge him, beat him, glare at him, insult him, and keep their children away from him saying that he was a monster. Their words and actions hurt Naruto very much but he knew that letting them see him cry would only make it worse. That's why he put on a happy facade that would fool everyone to thinking that nothing was wrong with him and that their hurtful words and actions didn't hurt him.

~ Naruto's POV ~

"Kill the demon scum!" hollered a villager. Another yelled, "Finish what Yondaime-sama had started!"

They chase him and kunai, shuriken and anything that could be used as a weapon were thrown his way. He took a wrong turn and ended up at a dead end. The villagers and a few Chunin caught up to him quickly and started beating him. When they were satisfied that Naruto was laying on a large puddle of his own blood, they left him there thinking that Naruto would die slowly and painfully and that they've avenged the Fourth Hokage by ridding the world of the demon scum. 'Why? Why do they do this to me? What did I ever do to deserve this?' was what Naruto thought as he laid there, slowly losing consciousness.

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