Soft voices sounded from the other room. I didn't bother to listen. All I could think about was that girl. She was so shy and yet…so…pretty.

"Naruto, let me see you." The old man's voice came out of no where and I could've sworn my heart leapt out of my chest.

"Y-Yeah."

I was abandoned by Iruka-sensei and banished to the Hokage's office. He walked back to his desk nonchalantly. Once he sat down, he said, "Daijoubu?"

"Yeah, daijoubu."

There was a long, drawn-out pause in the conversation. He just continued to stare at me. I started to shift from one foot to another, practically begging to escape. "I heard you were hurt."

My hands instantly shot to my face. After gawking at the perfectly clean hands for a moment, I turned them around so the old man could see. His eyebrows rose in surprise and I hurriedly asked, "Can I leave now?"

He chuckled. I just stood still in confusion, wondering what was so funny. "I've never seen you in such a hurry to get back to school."

So he was laughing at me too? I just played along since he was the old man and smiled a completely feign smile.

"Y-You can go now," he told me, still recovering from his laughter. I jumped at the chance and raced out the door.

Once outside, I curled my hands into tight fists. Did no one in the village take me seriously? Sasuke only chastised me. The other kids thought I was the class prankster. Even the old man didn't acknowledge me anymore. Did anyone even care about me anymore? That's right, Iruka-sensei did.

I found a soft patch of grass deep in the forest and sat down gingerly against a tall pine tree. I began to gaze at the little creatures of the forest. I'm sure they had parents too. They were lucky. I was just…an orphan.

Everyone had parents. But I didn't know who my parents were. I only knew one fact about my mother and one fact about my father; my father was a strong and supporting leader; my mother was very beautiful. Other than that, my parents were just a foggy mess. I didn't even really know what they looked like. I wish I had a picture…just…something I could hold on to.

Suddenly, a voice from the back of my mind said this one fact that changed my life forever:

"In your closet, top right shelf."

Note: Daijoubu= Okay/I'm okay/Are you okay?

A/N: There you go, another chap. please review/comment. this is really shaping up. BTW, you'll see who the tan-eyed girl is. *wink* anyway, i hope you guys have figured out this is from naruto's pov. thanks for reading and a special thx to draco (your awesome!) and my friend :) Love ya'll! -SleepyFox