Still a short chapter, just not as short. And thank-you to all that reviewed, alerted, and favorited,, I honestly didn't expect that many.
C h a p t e r 1: Hospital
"How long are you going to allow this to continue?"
"One day he'll be old enough to care for himself."
"One day? He's never going to make it to 'one day' if you allow this behavior to proceed."
"That is not of my concern."
"He's your son. Not only is he your concern, he is your responsibility!"
"There are more important things that are in need my attention."
"There is nothing more important than family."
"Who said I considered him family."
"What is wrong with you? Before he was born you were so excited, but now it's like you can't even stand the sight of him."
"Things happen."
"If Kushina was here she wouldn't-"
"Don't speak of things you don't know."
"What is it I don't know, Minato? That you hate your son for unknown reasons?"
"Your treading over a line that shouldn't be crossed."
"Well, maybe you need to hear the truth. Your wife may be gone but-
The old man soon found himself being raised off the ground, unable to breath. Words were being spoken, but his main objective was to get out of the choke hold he was currently in. Breathing was becoming harder and his breath labored. Just when he thought it was over, he was thrown mercilessly into the wall; darkness took over.
There he sat, in a chair, seemingly gazing out the window. This was the same room he got every time he was here; nothing changed. This was the forth time he was put in the hospital this month, but no one seemed to care. He would be put in, only to be thrown out hours later. It wasn't a problem, he was always healed by the time he was released. It helped him. The demon that caused all of his problems, was his savior.
"It's time for your medicine, Demon." The feminine voice of a woman spoke venomously.
"You sound familiar. Do I know you?" Came the curious tone of the boy. The nurse chuckled evilly pulling a knife out of her pocket.
"Does it really matter? You'll be dead soon anyways and no one will ever know who did it." Naruto's usually closed eyes widened considerably, and his mind began calculating different escape routes.
"Why? Why are you doing this," he asked getting out of his chair, hands searching for the latch on the window.
"Because your existence reminds me of everyone I lost. When you are gone their death will no longer be in vein!" The nurse ran forward with the knife ready to be plunged into his heart. He tried to open it once more, but it still would not cooperate.
"I need to get out of here," he mumble to himself. He stepped back a couple of steps, and raised his fists in front of his face. Charging forward, he jumped as high as he could hoping that his calculations were right. He braced himself for the impact about to come. Glass shattered and he heard the pain filled scream of the woman. He reached his arms out, hoping to have minimal injuries when he landed.
He could feel both arms, along with his hands, break in multiple places as he came into contact with the ground. His knee, also collided with the ground busting his kneecap, and so he just laid there in his own puddle of blood, injured for the second time today.
"Look at what we got here?" The deep voice of man entered his ears.
"Yeah," The others replied.
"Hey, babe, get me that bottle o'er there," He demanded.
"Yeah, sure," A women said instantly. Naruto could here them coming closer.
"What we gonna do to it?" Asked a drunk man in a drunken slur.
"Let's just rough it up a bit. My revenge won't be completely filled if we kill it now." He replied breaking the bottle onto a nearby wall. That was Naruto's only signal before he was once again beaten that day. He desperately tried to hold back the tears, but he couldn't; and before he knew it a sob escaped his lips.
"Look, the Demon's crying." He could feel the broken bottle being bashed into his head, while the blood around him gathered. It was too much, and so he finally let darkness take over.
He awoke to the sound of rats scurrying around. He flexed his fingers and arms, wondering if they were healed. He was brought no pain from his movements so he got up. With his arms outstretched in front of him, he slowly walked away from the are he previously occupied. He walked around aimlessly. He had no idea of his location, the current time, or the day . Usually someone would be a guide for him since he was blind. He had been blind ever since he could remember. Which wasn't very long seeing as he was only six.
He stopped walking as he heard the sound of crying, debating whether or not to overview the problem. Still in thought, he unconsciously moved closer and closer to the sound. He felt branches from trees gently caress his cheek as he walked by. The cries of the people got louder, and he began to hear the voice of someone speaking. A light drizzle of rain started.
"...wonderful and powerful person. He spent most of his life in stress, but still did all he could for the people of Konoha. There is so much to say about him, and his sixty-one years of living, but I believe I have said enough. My only regrets are that he will never know how much I truly cared for him. And that he'll never be able to meet my nephew, his grandson. May my father, an old man, the Third Hokage of Konohagakure, known as Sarutobi rest in peace." Rain began pour down the faces of everyone there.
"He's dead? He can't be dead yet." Naruto stepped out of the coverage of the forest, and it didn't take long for them to take notice of him. He heard the whispers of demon, but he didn't care. One of the only people that cared about him was dead; Never to come back again.
"I bet the Demon was the reason for the Third's early demise. We should get him now while we're big in numbers. No one will be able to stop us." One person decided. There were many whispers of agreement, and all charged towards Naruto. Naruto, on the other hand felt dizzy, he didn't know what was going on anymore.
'Let me out,' A voice chanted in the back of his head; 'Just for a moment. I need a good kill.'
Naruto did not even have the chance to respond before he felt a power, not his own, file throughout his body.
Everyone stopped moving, and Naruto let out a loud roar.
