The world was vast and filled with wonders, such as the one and only empire on the face of the planet. It was the dream of one man that made it possible and what a dream it was.

A world where people would understand each other, care for each other and help each other. But a dream is just a dream as even with the world being one, humans will be humans.

Murder, rape, theft, mental and physical torture, and what not.

These were things that never stopped and it seemed that they will never stop.

In this large world, Naruto was just a small man with a small boundary. He lived as a humble farmer in one of the villages in the Original Land of Fire.

He was a man that had fallen from grace and had nothing but his body left, which was crippled from using chakra that he had learned to use in his late twenties but that had been taken away from him along with everything important in his life.

So here he was sitting under the shade of a mango tree as he held a phone to check the news randomly as it didn't matter to him, he was just passing time.

But suddenly his thumb stopped at a post, 'The Red Ravens Strike again! Tayuya Hirano murdered brutally by one of the executives known as Gaea.'

Naruto felt his heart that had been frozen for a long time shrink in sudden pain as he remembered one of the closest friends in his life.

He didn't have the dignity to contact her or his other friends since he had fallen so low.

Naruto could definitely take a better job but he just couldn't mutter any motivation to live among people.

'I was never able to apologize.' Naruto thought as he stood up and walked towards a nearby pond to take a dip to cool his mind

"Naruto Uzumaki, I have found you!"

Naruto stopped in his track as he saw an old frail looking man with an old dirty robe, his eyes shined with insanity and killer intent that paralyzed him to the ground.

'Am I going to die?'

'No, how can I be a coward again. If I am going to die then I will die resisting.'

"AHHHHH" Naruto screamed as he raised up his hoe and slashed down on the crazy man

"Hahahaha" The man laughed like a maniac and Naruto looked at him as a hand pierced through his heart

Tears fell from his eyes as he died with regrets and wished that he could go back to the golden days of youth.

"Hey Naruto, what are you thinking about?"

Naruto seemed to wake from a dream as he heard that voice and looked around to see the old streets of the Yang City and his old friends around him. They looked young and wore the uniform of his high school.

'Am I dreaming?'

"Hey sleepy head"

Naruto rubbed his head as someone hit him from behind and looked to see his friend; this was starting to look real.

He felt the pain; he felt the wind and the ground beneath him.

It was real and he didn't wish to look away from it as the future didn't have anything for him.

"I love you guys!" Naruto exclaimed as he hugged his large friend

"Don't get so mushy on us, it will ruin our image. The Fantastic Five are going to take over the region so you got to man up." The leader of the group, Dosu Kinuta, spoke up as he slapped Naruto on the back while the Jirobo patted his shoulder

Naruto remembered that he was back to the golden days when he was loaded with money and ambition. He was filled with energy and vigor to prove to the world his might.

"Right, let's go and show our seniors the might of the F5." Naruto cleared his tears and smiled widely as he thumped his chest

The fantastic five consisted of Naruto, Dosu, Jirobo, Zaku and Gon

But all was not right as Naruto remembered now why he had forgotten so much about his high school life.

It was because he had been bullied to the point of trauma; he had become a bitch that could never look into anyone's eyes. These were not the golden days but the start of his nightmare.

Naruto groaned from the pain of the beating by the seniors as he lay on the ground along with the rest of the gang. He stared at the person that had made his life hell in school.

Naruto had imagined what he would do to the boy if he had the knowledge of an adult but for some reason he couldn't muster up the courage to stand up and fight. He was a coward in the end and the fear engraved into this body for three years had not washed with time.

"Listen up boys, from now on you are my slaves. I hope you won't snitch or it will make me look bad and you won't like me when that happens so you follow my words and I will make sure you survive school." The older boy of 16 spoke with arrogance with his buffed body and tribal tattoos on his arms as he stood in front of them with a blood metal knuckles that cracked their bones

They didn't have the guts to say anything and nodded their heads in fear. The gang walked away once the seniors left and limped back home.

Naruto felt devastated as he relived this nightmare and felt extreme guilt, if he had just stood up and fought back.

'How can I be such a coward? I can't even fight back against a fucking kid.' Naruto clenched his fist hard that his hand started bleeding

"I am so sorry guys. This is my fault; I will definitely find a way." Dosu muttered in shame as he smiled at them

Naruto looked at the child and felt ashamed, "No, we will find a way together. We will get stronger and beat them up. I have guards that can help us learn how to fight better."

"Ah! Damn almost forget that you were loaded bro. We can definitely do this if we get help from a shinobi or samurai."

"Why not let your take care of them." Zaku muttered as he held his broken arm and seethed with rage as he found the courage after remembering those cool fighters

"Father would never allow it and remember that I need to handle this on my own." Naruto replied and shook his head as he remembered the chuunin shinobi hired by his family along with some samurai serving them

"He is right, we shouldn't involve the adults." Gon muttered as he thought how the situation might get worse and they were at fault for instigating the fight

"Sorry, I just felt so angry that I wanted them dead." Zaku muttered as he bumped into Jirobo for comfort

"Don't worry we will make a comeback soon so just endure and we will train from tomorrow." Naruto said with a smile filled with confidence

A.n Hope you enjoyed and comment