Prologue
Deep in the fire country, there was a village called Konohagakure. In this village hidden in the leaves, there lived a young boy named Uzumaki Naruto. He was a young boy, who was made orphan when he was born. But sadly there was another side to his story that made him even lonelier. Trapped inside of him at birth was a demon, a nine-tailed fox, which was commonly known as the Kyuubi. The fourth Hokage sealed it within him in an attempt to save the village. He had hoped that the people of his village would come to respect Naruto, and treat him like a hero. But instead, the villagers turned away from the young blonde, treating him as an outsider, regardless of him being one of their own.
But as the boy got older, his schoolteacher, Iruka, began to take care of him as a father or brother would. Then when he turned 13, he got a pair of friends that meant the world to him as well as another adult who cared for him. One was his longtime crush, Haruno Sakura. The other became his best friend and rival, Uchiha Sasuke.
They trained together as ninja do, going on missions together, having dinner as a group. It was like a new family for Naruto, which made him happy. There also was another adult who loved Naruto very much, and he was the Third Hokage, Sarutobi. He treated Naruto as his own grandchild. One day the Third died, but the small family continued on, trying to be happy without their grandfather.
Sakura and Sasuke made Naruto happy, and he wouldn't have traded that feeling for anything else in the world. He was so happy that he finally had people who loved him, and wasn't afraid of him. He had hoped the group would stay together forever.
But as the trio was almost always together, there was a darkness silently pulling them apart. Much like Naruto, Sasuke was very much alone. When he was young, someone murdered everyone in his clan, leaving the young child alone. Because of this loneliness, Sasuke and Naruto grew a silent bond of respect for one another, and friendship. But this did not stop the darkness from growing between the trio. No, perhaps because of the darkness that lived in Sasuke's heart, there would be no true peace among the small family ever again.
Soon a woman came, taking the place of the old man. Naruto grew to respect this woman named Tsunade, who became the fifth Hokage. She was strong and showed a silent respect to the boy who swore he'd become the next Hokage. Hatake Kakashi, Naruto's current teacher, smiled and told the blonde that he needed to train hard in order to obtained his goal. But there was another student that had a goal in mind.
Sasuke began a desire to be stronger, to be able to defeat a man who took everything he knew away from him, his brother Uchiha Itachi. Naruto tried long and hard to convince Sasuke not to leave the village in search of power. The two fought, and in the end, Naruto lost the battle. He could feel his heart breaking each time his best friend punched him. It was though he was dying on the inside.
It has been two and half years since that day, and now Naruto is older and stronger. He hopes that he will be able to bring his friend back, and he vows to do so whatever means possible. Even if that means breaking his arms and legs, to drag his friend back. Naruto loved Sasuke very much, and would do anything for his friend, if he only asked.
