He was alone. Well, he already knew that. He had nothing. No loving mother to tuck him into bed, no loving father to encourage with his dreams, nothing.

It was alright, he would normally say. He's used to it. Even so, he would do anything to be noticed or praised, not shunned.

Over his childhood years, this boy had been in too many near death experiences to be good for him, all because of this 'thing' inside of him, sealed inside his body. His father did this. He did this to his own son. Even so, his father loved the boy, that much was clear, but what he believed was going to happen to the boy, was all wrong. He believed that his son would become the hero of the village. He was so, so wrong. Every villager, every shinobi, shunned him, beating him in the process, all but two. These two had the biggest impact on his life: Iruka-sensei and Sarutobi, the 3rd Hokage. However, that all changed when Naruto Uzumaki joined Team 7 with Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi. Due to this particular team, Naruto started to gain many friends over the years.

This fact didn't change the villager's point of view until after his two year training outside of the village.

About a year later, Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, attacked Konoha. After a massive amount of struggle, Naruto was able to defeat Pain, gaining the title he always dreamed for, the 'Hero' of Konoha. However, before Kakashi could get to him, Naruto collapsed from exhaustion, never noticing the hole in the sky, sucking him into a vortex.

All Kakashi could do was wait and watch as his student disappeared...