A/N: still new to this but hope you enjoy
I Don't own Naruto But I do own this story.
CHAPTER 1
He can feel the air...
He can feel the cold hard ground on his knees...
He can hear his heart beat slowly...
He can feel his body drenched with sweat and blood.
Even with his immense stamina he still feels exhausted and tired that he might soon lose consciousness.
But what was weird for him despite everything he is feeling , he feels numb. Even with the sight before him, he still feels numb. Even The cold lifeless corpses that lay before this ruined forest now a battlefield he feels numb. Even the sound of anguished screams of dying men and women, he feels numb. Even the desperate cries of shinobis who knew that they would never see their loved ones again, never seeing their wives, husbands, brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers, and also never seeing their children grow old. He still feels numb. Despite everything, there is one question that he wants to answer himself. He remembers how life is unfair for him when he was given a burden that was too much for him to bear, a burden that took away his childhood, a burden that only brought him suffering, a burden now became a life companion. Despite being a burden, he could not blame him for all the suffering he has endured, all the beatings, all the loss, all of his sanity. But no, he is not the reason why his life is full of hardships,NO! he remembers that the one to blame here is nothing but this broken world. But the question still persists, 'why does he not wish to die?'. He remembers how he wished that someone would just end this suffering. He remembers when he also tried to end his life but his burden refused to do such a thing. Maybe it was because of him, the one who showed him the way, all those years. Maybe he is the reason that I am alive. That old man hokage keeps me ALIVE. "Don't be silly" he thought. "He is long dead ! He can't be the reason."
But then reality suddenly hit him, when there is currently a war going on, and they are on the losing side. "hehehe... seems like I Failed again (cough) (cough)" he said with blood coming out of his mouth. "Even... Afff...ter (cough) Every...thing... I...still (cough) (cough) failed. He said with more blood coming out which only means that it won't be too long now. But then a pair of purple rippled eyes looked at his now dying form "Why is that such a surprise for you? Said a pale horned white haired man with some sort of a chakra cloak with six magatama markings on his chest with a similar nine magatama in rows of three on his back with a signature rinnegan mark above the magatamas. "well... Someone...told me with enough...(cough)..hope, you can... (cough).. change the outcome of any..(cough)... Battle. said the dying man. "maybe its... just because... I...(cough)...don't have.. enough..HOPE" then suddenly the white haired man gave a dark chuckle. "huhuhu. such pitiful ideals" the man said whom the latter removed his horned forehead protector revealing a single red colored rinnegan eye with six tomoes, then he looked at the strange moon that resembled his single rinnegan eye on his forehead.
"then let me show how truly pointless your hope is, Naruto"
Then suddenly a blinding light that came from the moon had begun to engulf the earth. People even mistook it as the sun because of of its blinding rays. When the light finally died out, roots sprouted out from the ground and begun entangling the remaining shinobis who were in a trance like state. "this is now the beginning of the new world" said the man who is now floating in the air and slowly rising. "The beginning of my world." he said while already at the top of the Shinju overlooking everything that is happening like a god controlling his creations. While all this was happening Naruto who seems to be not affected, can only watch as the people around him are being trapped by Madara's jutsu. But there was one person that has got his attention, the one person who has been with him when he was at his worst. She was the one who saved him from loneliness and his insanity, She was the only one who gave him what he always wanted. To be at peace.
Then it suddenly struck him, She was the reason he wanted to live, why he chose to live in this corrupted world. Just for her. He wanted to be a part of the family she created, with him by her side. But the missing bijuu from his body had already sealed his fate. It was already taking a toll on him. And then, he finally collapsed to the ground.
"hehehe, life sure is unfair." he thought. Just as he wanted to end his suffering, he was forced to endure it. But now he has a reason to live, he was now here lying on the cold, hard ground. Dying. Yes, his life is truly cruel.
"since when did this happen?" he thought since he has no longer the ability to speak. "Oh, right. It happened during that day". Then his whole life flashed before his eyes."That day when I finally get to know what its like to have a family." Memories of his times with them flooded his mind. Then cold tears suddenly came. "then when I fully succumbed to my loneliness." Yes, it happened during that day. The day of his 8th birthday. The day he was first loved.
14 years ago
It was a day of mourning. Since it was eight years ago that there beloved village almost became nothing but a past. But because of the sacrifices of its shinobis and their most faithful leader who was renowned as the "Fastest Shinobi To Ever Walk This Land." There is still a place that they can call home. But their sacrifices did not go without any casualties. Many deaths occurred, they could never forget that traumatizing day. On how they lost they their happiness, with broken families and orphans that will never experience their parent's love ever again. It was during that day that he was born to be the savior of this village. Since it was eight years ago that the nine tailed fox attacked this village hidden in the leaves. And the day he would receive his burden when the fourth hokage sealed it inside of him to protect them from another monstrous attack. That young boy known as Uzumaki Naruto, he was the savior of this village by sacrificing himself to keep the beast at bay.
But when the citizens and other shinobis who lost many loved ones during that day heard that the nine tails was sealed inside a newborn blonde haired baby boy. Their hatred towards the beast blinded their logical thinking. So their only image of that young boy was that, he was a boy with the soul of the beast. So imagining him saving them from their demise, was the last thing that would appear in their minds.
"Come back here" yelled a civilian who was chasing an 8 year old boy who was only trying to get away from his abusers. Because behind him is a group of enrage civilians relentlessly chasing him, and with an aura of a predator ready for the kill. So as of today he ran away scared for his dear life. What scared him the most is that this is the first time that this has happened to him. They never chased him like this. They would usually glare and ignore him, but today is different.
Because a while ago he was on the cemetery just trying to pray for the dead who lost their lives on his birthday eight years ago. And to also thank his hero the fourth hokage whom sacrificed his life to save this village from its destruction. while walking inside he saw a kneeling woman with her back against him. In front of her is a gravestone. Upon walking closer he hearing snobs coming from the woman and drips of water dripping from her chin. he knew that the woman before him is crying which is a thing he is quite accustomed to. After all the times he feels lonely and sad, he can't help but to just go to the corner and cry. So he knows that the woman is feeling sad, so he tries to walk closer to her and comfort her, thinking that this would have helped, since it was all he wanted during the times he feels lonely.
"Miss are you okay?" He asked behind a woman. "Oh" said the shocked woman who was shocked since she was not aware of her surroundings since she was too deep in thought. "Yes, I'm okay. I am just here visiting my husband" said the woman with her eyes still on the gravestone. "Oh I'm sorry" he replayed quietly since he knows that a louder reaction might not be a good reply to a woman in grief. Even in the age of eight he was quite mature for his age. That might happen to a boy, who was all alone in his life and to fend of himself.
"Its okay, It was eight years ago the same day he was taken away from me" Said the woman who was already starting to stand up. "this day is just sensitive for me" she then turned around still wiping her tears. While standing up, Naruto now has a good look at her. Despite the tears that was in her face and the exhausted look she adored, he could say she was quite beautiful for a woman of her age. She is a woman with average height about 5'6 with long brown hair and a was wearing a violet kimono. To Naruto he was happy that someone already noticed and talked to him in a friendly manner. He was used to people often ignoring him or shouting at him. from the people of this village to the keepers of the orphanage. They even excluded him away from the other orphans that even they ignored him, so pretty much he was cast out and isolated all his entire life. If it wasn't for the Old man Hokage forcing him to stay and his fear of being all alone outside without food and shelter, he would have been long gone from the orphanage by today at night he planned that he would go out from the orphanage and experience what is it liked to be outside at night and have fun for a change, since it was said that the day of your birth is supposed to be your happy day. If only he knew how tonight was going to turn out for him.
"How about you? why is a young boy like..." she stopped mid sentence after wiping her tears and got a good look on the boy. She realized who this small boy standing in front of her was. With his blonde hair and three whiskers on each cheek, and also with a foxy grin on his face. An imaged of the nine tailed fox suddenly appeared in her head, and also the image of how her husband died in front of her eyes by the said creature. With the boy still grinning that made her blood boil in an intense rage, mocking her from all of the loss she has received by him that day he attacked this very village. So without mercy she punched the young boy square in the face.
"AHHH. Why would you do that?" said Naruto who was now on the ground holding his left cheek because of the force exerted from the punch, and was now looking at her with shock. "LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU TOOK AWAY FROM ME!" She said with such anger. without a second she walked in front of Naruto and started to mercilessly stomp the young boy.
"OW! OW! PLEASE! I DIDN'T TOOK ANYTHING AWAY FROM YOU" said Naruto who was now kneeling and covering his head from the assault. "LIKE YOU DON'T" then she kicked Naruto, rolling him from the ground and resumed her stomping. "PLEASE! STOP! IT HURTS!" he begged the woman to stop but the woman has no intention of stopping. "THIS IS WHAT YOU DESERVE" said the woman, who ready for another kick on his head but he dodged it before the impact would have came. So he ran towards another person from the cemetery hoping he could help him from his abuser. He ran towards the man clutching his hand and begged for help.
"PLEASE HELP ME, SHE IS TRYING TO HURT ME" cried Naruto. But when Naruto looked into his eyes, the man has the same expression as the woman. Which only scared him more. "Don't you dare TOUCH ME" said the man who knew the boy clutching on his hand, then punched Naruto away from his arm and walked closer to Naruto. But Naruto seeing as the man has the same intention as the woman ran away out off the cemetery. "DON'T LET IT GET AWAY" cried the woman accompanied by the man from earlier, both of them giving chase.
Naruto ran toward the center of the village and thought out loud. "what did I ever do to them?" Upon arriving on the village filled with many people Naruto ran toward the closest ones from him and begged someone to help him. "PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP ME" cried Naruto to one man but only ignored him "PLEASE" he shouted once more, but seeing as the man still ignored him Naruto ran towards a store "PLEASE THEY ARE TRYING TO HURT ME" Naruto cried to a group of people just sitting and drinking and pointing towards his abusers. But they too ignored him
"GET AWAY FROM US BRAT" growled one man. Naruto knowing that they would also not help him ran to an Old married couple and cried out to them "PLEASE SAVE ME" but his only reply was a scream from the old woman and a shove from her husband. "GET AWAY FROM US" shouted the Old man. The reaction caught every ones attention. And all eyes were averted to Naruto who was on the ground from the shove, with the expression of hurt and shock. Knowing who the boy on the ground was. They only glared at him. Then they started to whisper to each other, But to Naruto's surprise he can hear them whispering clearly.
"that's Him!"
"why should we help him after everything he has done?"
"we should leave him alone"
"He doesn't deserve to be in here"
"He looks hurt, Ha! good for him"
"we should kill him before he even has the chance"
"screw the Sandaime's rule I'm going after that MONSTER!"
"MONSTER"
"he took everything from me"
"We should finish him so that their sacrifices would have not been in vain"
"demon"
"Demon"
"DEMON"
With all of those whispers that he knows were for all about him, was now too much for him to handle. People called him a Monster. What for? He remembered nothing that he has done wrong, and trying to know what has he did to deserve this, with no answer for his question. He just sat there and cried. "WHY?" he shouted "WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO ANYONE OF YOU?" his reply was only silence and their intensified glares. "THEY YOU ARE" said the woman from earlier and kicked Naruto towards the center, then he became the center of attraction, then resumed her earlier abuse, and was also accompanied by the man from the cemetery.
"PLEASE STOP" he begged the two with his face drenched with tears. "SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME" he cried once more. Hoping that at least one of this people would pity an 8 yr old boy being cruelly abuse. But to his shock and horror they all just glared and smirked at the abuse he was experiencing. Some even cheered. Some even laughed. Some even walking towards him with a sadistic glee showing on their face, maybe even joining in on his abuse. One thing was for certain for Naruto. He has to escape! NOW! He then crawled away from the ground but someone was grabbing hold on his left foot. He turned and saw the Man from earlier, so with his free foot he has no choice but to kick the man unto his face releasing his foot and sprinted away from them.
"DAMN BRAT" growled the man who already recovered from the kick and sprinted after him.
"COME BACK HERE" he shouted with some of the civilians also giving chase into the small boy.
Even for a small boy who's only concern is his own survival, shockingly out ran his perpetrators. But since he is not used to being outside of the orphanage, and only ran to any directions that was purely based on his instincts he thinks safe. He made a mistake on turning to a long corridor until he was on a dead end. He tried to turn around and find another way but was already too late. The way out of this corridor was already blocked by the very villagers themselves.
"No more way to run now, DEMON" said the civilian who was trying the catch his breath from all the chasing they had done. "It is time to end this" said another. "We will end what the fourth has failed to do." said a civilian who was already lunging towards their shaking prey, then the other civilians followed suit. Then the next thing that happened for Naruto might be the most immense pain that a conscious person could have ever endure and he would never forget it. He was punched, kicked, stomped all over that their is not a single part of his body that was not twitching in pain. Over the course of this painful experience he tried to get free from their clutches but their was too many people ganging up against him
"Stop Please" he desperately begged. "I CAN'T TAKE MUCH OF THIS ANYMORE." he begged again but alas, it was only heard by deaf ears. Inside of his body a large creature finally awoke from its long slumber by the sounds coming from outside of the seal. Overlooking the experience of his young jailer within the seal of his body with disgust, he spat
"Humans"
Despite his revulsion he knew that the time has finally come for him to meet his warden. "It is time" the creature said awaiting his warden's arrival since he knew that this experience was enough for him to break a small part of the seal that can unlock a part of his deepest conscience.
Over the next hour of this brutal beating. Naruto finally gave up begging and just loss consciousness because it just was too much for his young body to bear.
The next thing he knew, he awoke in a strange dark sewer.
