Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
As Naruto walked through the village on his way home from the Academy, he vaguely noticed the hatred filled glares that were directed at him. He concentrated on his predicament. The genin exams were the next day and he still could not perform the Bunshin no jutsu.
'Why can't I get it? I know that I'm doing it right, so why isn't it working?' Naruto continued to think of potential solutions barely noticing the three figures silently following him in the shadows.
As Naruto used his short cut through an alley to his home he was cornered by the figures. Only when a kunai was thrown at him did Naruto realize the predicament he was in.
"Well well. What do we have here? A little demon all alone in a dark alley. What shall we do boys?" Asked the first man who wore a chuunin vest and the standard Konoha headband on his arm. Naruto started to panic. He looked around the alley for any means of escape only to find that he was trapped.
"I don't know about you guys, but I think we should let him taste our kunais. Or maybe we should just beat him to a bloody pulp" a sadistic grin spread across one of the perpetrators faces and the others started to laugh maniacally. The three ninjas stalked forward menacingly and pulled out kunais.
"Please, I didn't do anything. Please, just let me go" pleaded Naruto. However, the men just laughed and one of them punched Naruto in the stomach effectively knocking the wind out of him.
"Why should we listen to you demon? You're just a monster. You don't deserve to live. We will be revered as heroes for finally ridding this village of your taint" replied the first man. Naruto looked up at the men with pleading eyes , but only received coldness in return.
'Why does this always happen to me? What did I do to deserve this? All the other orphans are treated fairly, why is it that I am the only one that the entire village hates? I don't understand'
The men came forward and begun to slash and stab at Naruto and occasionally subjected him to punches and kicks. Finally the first man took his kunai and stabbed it into the side of his chest effectively piercing Naruto's left lung.
Naruto could only watch as the blood flowed out of his wounds. He could see some red chakra attempt to seal the wounds, but Naruto was too weak and began to fall into unconsciousness. He suddenly felt as if was falling, and woke to find himself in a sewer with red and blue piping. He could feel a malevolent force coming from one end of the tunnel. Naruto stood up and began to slowly make his way towards the presence.