When Naruto went to sleep that night he trained… Impossible? No.

…At least, not when you have a ten thousand year old demon in your head.

Ah… he still remembered the first things the Demon told him…

(Flashback)

"Now, Gaki. I'm not going to mince words. You're useless. The only thing you have going for you is the fact that you're a stamina freak and your sense of touch. So, I'm going to teach you the art of… seeing by feeling…" said Kyuubi.

"…You just made up the whole concept, didn't you?" asked Naruto.

"Hai, but, if I made it, then it's bound to be excellent. Kit, I refuse to have a weak vessel. I just won't allow it. You becoming Hokage will signify me having a powerful vessel. So, aside from the fact that if you die, I die… this is mostly something to brag about at a later date. Now on with the training!" called Kyuubi.

Naruto barely resisted the urge to sweat drop.

(End Flashback)

Good times…

It had been two years since the event in the alley and Naruto's attacker was never discovered. It was partly due to the fact that the Sandaime, surprisingly, didn't put much effort into finding the man.

Though, he knew three ANBU with a Crow mask. Each was painted a different color. Indigo, Navy, and a dark shade of grey…

Honestly, in a dark alley, how was Naruto going to know who his attacker was?

It didn't help that two of them were Uchiha.

Then there was the possibility that the Uchiha Clan was being framed by the last Crow ANBU since he was a Hyuga!

Naruto sighed.

He hated politics.

Naruto, even as he walked through the street, pondered what he would do today.

His first stop was the hospital to report his progress to the medical staff arranged by the Sandaime, the only doctors who would help him.

Just before Naruto walked through the doors, he noticed something was off.

It was hard to explain, but, it felt like there was somebody in great pain residing within the hospital. Not physical pain, though… mental pain.

Naruto paused in thought, if only for a second.

You see, after the incident, Naruto discovered that he would be able to see with his sense of touch through movement and vibrations. Every single possible movement created a vibration that would echo around the object for a great distance. It would allow Naruto to understand the shape and size of an object, even if it was in the air. In addition to this, he could 'touch' chakra. It was like sensing a person's chakra, only… it was amplified to the point of understanding the personality of chakra's user, the affinity of the chakra itself, and the emotions of the user.

Like I said… it's hard to explain.

Naruto shook his head and walked in. It was probably nothing.

"Hey, did you hear?" asked one nurse to another.

Naruto paused.

His vibrations didn't stop with movements. It continued onwards to sound and allowed him to understand what people were saying. The vibrations would change in pitch, tone, and volume. But, because of this, he could shape the movements of their vocal cords, mouths, and tongues as well as what it sounded like… precisely. For example, Naruto could tell it was a female nurse talking because of the tone and the way it 'echoed' in and around the nurse's mouth.

"Yeah… It's horrible, isn't it? The entire clan, massacred in a single night." replied another nurse.

Naruto felt his eyes widen.

"I hear that she's the last Uchiha."

"What about her brother?"

"Nobody's found his body, but, they think that he might have been the one to kill the clan."

Naruto stopped paying attention to the conversation and smirked. Justice was finally served. An entire clan of traitors was destroyed.

This person… had just made it to the top of the 'Naruto's Favorite People List'.

He couldn't help but give a light smirk before frowning.

There was a survivor…

…Another Uchiha.

Naruto mentally cursed.

He was inclined to walk into that Uchiha's room and slit her throat. He'd be gone before anybody ever knew.

Yeah… he should do that.

Then, the entire clan would be gone and no longer would hurt him.

He stopped and palmed himself in the head.

…What was he doing?

He was… he was acting just like that man who had attacked him.

This… girl wasn't responsible for her clan's sins. To use her as a scapegoat for his pain like that…

He shook his head furiously.

He didn't like her. He was pretty sure of that. He could feel her chakra and could tell that, personality wise, she was totally different than him. And she…

Wait…

She was Satsuki.

Uchiha Satsuki…

…The arrogant girl who was cruel to him in the academy. He remembered her actually having the nerve to insult him for being a dead last when she didn't know the situation. The situation, or course, was that the teachers would do everything in their power to make certain that he'd fail.

Now he had good reason to beat the shit out of her.

Then again… she was the last member of a prestigious clan. He couldn't care less where she came from, but, everybody else did. If he actually killed her, then the villagers would have his head.

Naruto sighed.

It was then that he decided to simply drop the subject and move on to his appointment. He'd do nothing involving her, and she'd do nothing involving him.

Plain and simple…

…Right?

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Naruto let out yet another sigh as he finally stepped out of the hospital. He had long lost count of the amount of different tests that had to be performed. Nevertheless, he had passed each and every single one.

He gave a light smile to himself. He still had time to go home and practice kunai and shuriken throwing.

Naruto paused when he felt Satsuki sitting near the dock. It was on his way home, so he always passed it.

There was something… unsettling about Satsuki.

Then… she fell headfirst into the water.

Naruto waited a few seconds for her to resurface.

…He continued to wait.

…And he waited…

"Fuck…" he hissed before running off the dock and diving in.

He resurfaced with a sputtering Satsuki.

He dragged her to the shore of the lake, stood up with her… and dropped her unceremoniously to the ground.

"N-Nani (Wh-What)?! What the hell?!" shouted Satsuki at Naruto.

"You were drowning so I came and rescued you." said Naruto with a shrug.

Satsuki could have sworn he was smirking. Not that she could tell.

Naruto's attire was a white T-shirt with a red swirl on the back and a pair of black shorts. He had a pair of sandals. What made his attire strange was a black pair of goggles that covered his eyes, ears, and nose. There was a black attachment to the goggles was covered the rest of his face and his cheeks from view.

"If I was drowning, who says you have the right to save me?!" shouted Satsuki at him.

"Are you even listening to yourself?! Do you think it would be better if you drowned?!" shouted back Naruto.

"At least I'd be with the rest of my family! What do you know about losing something?! What makes you think you understand my pain?!"

There was a dead silence that lasted for what seemed like hours before being interrupted by a loud 'SLAP'.

"I can't see. I can't hear. I can't taste. I can't smell. I've never had a family. Almost the entire village of Konoha hates my guts." said Naruto, a pause followed until he continued, "You can see. You can hear. You can taste. You can smell. You had a family who loved you. Almost the entire village of Konoha worships the ground you walk on… AND YOU THINK YOU CAN GET OFF ON TELLING ME THAT I DON'T KNOW PAIN?!!" Naruto roared at Satsuki.

There was another silence.

"You disgust me…" whispered Naruto before turning around, he paused, "By the way… I've saved you one time now. You owe me." he walked away.

Satsuki turned her gaze before looking at the clouds.

Satsuki sighed.

'Am I really being selfish? Is his life really that hard?' she thought to herself, 'But… why does the village hate Naruto? What did he do?'

(Flashback)

"Kaa-san (Mother), I saw this really weird kid with yellow hair. He always wears this weird black mask. He said his name was Naruto." spoke Satsuki to her mother that night at the dinner table.

Satsuki's mother stilled, her father clenched his fists, and Itachi paused and looked at Satsuki with interest.

"Now, Satsuki-chan… Whatever you do, don't trust Naruto." her mother said, spitting out his name like it was a sin to speak it.

"Why, Kaa-san?" asked Satsuki.

"Because that boy is a monster and will do horrible things. If anything, we want you to treat that… thing like the monster it is. Tell your friends to do the same. I'm sure that all their parents will agree that it's best." said Satsuki's father.

Satsuki turned her gaze to Itachi, "Aniki (Big Brother), do you-?"

She was cut off by Itachi when he spoke, "I'd rather not talk about it. But, Imoto (Little Sister), do what you think is right."

It was only later that night when she heard her father shouting and reprimanding Itachi.

"What were you thinking?! How could you not teach her to destroy the demon!" her father spat out.

"Because that boy is not a demon." replied Itachi calmly, "If you are too much of an Ahou (Fool) to understand the difference between a glass and the water it contains, then I'd prefer you didn't teach my Imoto your ignorance."

Satsuki was almost shocked when she heard her mother slap Itachi.

"You… No son of ours is a Demon lover. If you insist of protecting that Gaki, then get out of this house right now. Because, if anything, you're the only one poisoning minds here!" she screeched.

Satsuki covered her head in a pillow to muffle the sounds of the argument and fell asleep.

(End Flashback)

Satsuki frowned at the memory.

It wasn't exactly one of the best memories she ever had… hell, it was one of the worst. She wanted nothing more than to completely forget about it. But, to do such a thing was easier said than done.

"Konnichiwa (Good afternoon), Satsuki-san." drawled a voice from behind her, taking her out of her thoughts.

She turned around to see Shikamaru… the laziest person that she'd ever known.

"Hm? Shikamaru-san?" spoke Satsuki, curious, "What are you doing here?"

"Sometimes I come here to look at the clouds. Usually I do it from under a tree, but, it's calm enough here around this time of day. Usually when I try to watch the clouds here, there are people. They make a lot of noise and it gets too troublesome to bother with." replied Shikamaru before lying down on the grass next to Satsuki.

"Ah…"

"So, I'm pretty sure that I'll regret asking, but… why are you all wet?" asked Shikamaru.

Satsuki sighed before looking away with a far off look in her eyes, "Naruto."

"Did he pull some kind of prank on you?"

"Ie (No)… I fell in the water and he pulled me out."

Shikamaru paused at that before asking, "Did he save your life?"

Satsuki just nodded before continuing, "Hey… have your parents ever told you… anything bad about Naruto?"

"Hm? No, not my parents, but, other adults have told me pretty bad things about him. Did your parents te-?" Satsuki gained a sad look and he paused before almost slapping himself for being inconsiderate, "Gomen (Sorry). I… I wasn't thinking…"

"It's nothing… They're dead and nothing can change it. I'm just… thinking…"

"…So… about Naruto…?"

"I told him that he didn't understand my pain."

Shikamaru blinked, "Then what?"

"He slapped me. Did you know that Naruto's blind? Or that he can't hear?" asked Satsuki.

Shikamaru blinked. He didn't know that at all…

"…Wait, if he can't hear or see, then how does he know what people are saying?" asked Shikamaru, incredulous.

Satsuki shrugged, "I don't know. He doesn't have a sense of taste or smell either."

"I heard from somebody that when you lose one of your senses, your other senses catch up to make up for it. You think that's the reason?"

"Maybe… but how do you know what's going on around you… when you only have a sense of touch?" asked Satsuki.

The two sat in silence, contemplating.

If only they knew…

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Naruto muttered curses to himself as he trotted home. He felt nothing but anger right now. If anything, he really wanted to beat the tar out of Satsuki right now.

"She's the one with no rights to say that to me. Not the other way around…" he mumbled angrily.

He stopped in front of his apartment door and took out a key before opening it and walking in.

His apartment was the largest in the entire complex, mostly because he owned every apartment on the top floor.

Nobody wanted to live near him.

Before the people moved out, they knocked down the walls and destroyed their respective apartments so Naruto would be forced to live in one giant dump.

He decided that he wouldn't give them what they wanted.

Naruto had turned the entire top of the apartment into a training dojo complete with two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a large kitchen, and a library. Naruto had no trouble reading normal books because the ink created an indentation on the page that the vibrations from his own body could make clear as day.

He even had a research diary where he wrote down battle strategies and formulas for poisons and medicine. But, to ensure nobody could steal his notes, the pages were the same color as the ink. To somebody else, it was a book with blank, black pages and a white cover. The indentations on the paper never wore down so it would always be clear as day to Naruto when he 'read' through the notes.

He only had about twenty pages so far.

He had set up a radio in the library room. He could use his sense of touch to 'listen' to ANBU teams on missions from Konoha to… well, anywhere! If ANBU were on a mission, Naruto was one of the first to know. Then, using his sense of touch, he could understand everything that went on during the mission.

It helped in creating strategies.

His sense of touch…

It could feel everything.

Naruto could tell you, word for word, a conversation from the other side of the world. But, he'd need to know where to look. The radio was a big help.

After he destroyed the training dummy, he sat down at the radio with his white book in hands. He prepared to write.

As a rule of thumb, he not only wrote on paper so it appeared blank. He used chakra to write in it. Charge the book with chakra and the letters and words appear. After that, they'd have to break his code.

It was simple… the code was brail… backwards.

Usually, this calmed Naruto.

But… something about the day's events just wouldn't leave Naruto be.

…And it pissed him off.

Naruto gained a downcast look before he sighed for the final time that day and looked outside the window, taking note that it was dark.

The stars and moon were out.

Naruto yawned, the exhaustion of the day finally kicking in, before he walked to the nearest room and found a bed to pass out in.

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That's the end of the chapter, people.

Now, I'd just like to credit a few of the readers.

Knives91: Yeah, they really should have checked. But, they didn't, and Naruto suffered for it.

NekoDoodle: I've always written that Kuso means Damn. This is the first I've heard of it meaning shit. But, for the sake of simplicity, I'd rather not have to go back through every one of my stories and correct that mistake. I'm lazy…

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