Those Who Know Loneliness
Author's Note: Hello guys this is my first story so please be nice!
Legend:
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 1: Change
In the shadows of our mind, Lies are in its midst. Like paper burning to cinders it's left to fly away in the wind, never to be remembered. However, as the paper is incinerated by the flames we can still see the smoke of which the fire caused. Konoha is a village that is known for its utopian-like upbringing. The people there are nice, humble and hospitable. But like all humans, one smile can hide one thousand things-specifically secrets. Because deep down, the people know that one boy can destroy everything not because of his tenant, but because the hatred of a child has the same wrath as the devil's.
The forests in Konoha are so vast that one would think that once you enter, you can never be found ever again. But unfortunately, it wasn't enough to hide a certain jinchuriki. He is currently being chased around by the very villagers that he protects from the demon fox sealed inside of him. They were holding pitchforks and torches as they continued their pursuit to end a life that was barely beginning.
"When are they ever going to go away?" Naruto asked himself as he staggered from one tree to another to escape from them.
"There's the demon brat!"
"Yeah get him!" All around you can see crimson bathe the trees as they slowly fall to the ground. Everything to Naruto was all a blur. One minute he was just making his was home and then the other he found himself here, being hunted down like a wild animal.
Meanwhile...
"Hey Sasori are we there yet?" A blonde haired akatsuki asked the redhead as they slowly headed to Konoha.
"We're in a vast forest Deidara. It'll take us a few more hours to get there." Sasori said as they continued moving forward.
"Ok fine I was just- hey do you see that?" Deidara started looking towards where the burning trees are. They could see a child being chased around by grownups. And yes they did not like this one bit.
"What on earth are they doing? Deidara hurry up we've got to stop this."
"I didn't think you were a sympathetic person Sasori."
"I am if it's children, now let's go!" they hurriedly went to aid the blonde haired boy. They slaughtered those merciless fools and let him cower in awe. He had never seen such carnage in his young life. This was a glimpse of what war was truly like.
Once it was all over they looked at the boy with nothingness in his eyes. It was as if it was a walking dead carcass resurrected to wait for its inevitable death.
'Those aren't the eyes of a child'... both of them thought as they stepped towards the boy.
"What's your name?" Deidara asked as he looked at the boy with such regret. To think he was planning to just leave him here. Leave him here to die.
"N-Naruto..." His voice was so cracked. It's as if they weren't used in decades. His clothes were tattered and his hair was covered in blood. His or the villagers they didn't know. But as they looked lower they could see bruises, scars, and wounds littered his frail body.
"Do you want to go with us?" Sasori wanted to look away he really did. He had seen cruelty but not in this level.
"What's in it for me? What's left for me to have?" Naruto looked so broken, so untouhable that a little touch can already break him.
'It may already have' Sasori wished this wasn't true. But seeing this begged to differ.
"What happened here?" They heard a voice in the distance. Both of them knew they could take care of the reinforcements, but seeing little Naruto's injuries needed medical treatment they knew they needed to leave this place.
"Sasori we need to leave now!" Deidara shouted as he started making a clay bird to fly them to the hideout. Sasori attempted to grab Naruto but he kept struggling.
"I don't want to leave! Let me go!" Naruto kept moving and worsening his wounds.
"I guess I have no choice." Sasori knocked him out by piercing a senbon to a section of his neck, knocking him out instantly.
"C'mon let's go!" Deidara slowly flew up as sasori jumped up to ride towards the hideout.
As they escaped, they didn't know how much they had changed destiny and how they had just lengthened their life just by helping a boy. Let it be good or bad we still don't know. It's still anybody's game. But there won't be a winner in a game made by fate.
I hope you guys review if you do, the chapter after this will be longer and I'll even update sooner!
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