Hello, hello and hello everyone.

3 Years later.

It's been a hard time for Naruto ever since he got in the orphanage. Every damn day was more back breaking than the last. And his bullies have been getting ever so persistent and creative with their relentless torture.

One time one of them tried to stab his foot with a kitchen knife. That day was when he was supposed to cook dinner for all the kids along with another boy who was known as "Ghost".

This kid was considered one of the scariest in the orphanage because of his quirk, Hollow Goul.

He could basically do everything a ghost could, spirit, specter or whatever nightmarish apparition you could think of, could. Possessing bodies, phasing through walls, manipulating and turning people's dreams into nightmares which gave his victims PTSDs for weeks on end, heck even made his innards visible which was really unsettling for everyone. No, no, forget about unsettling.

It was straight up, batsh*t traumatizing.

But little did they know that, it wasn't all he could do with that quirk. He could also split a part of himself to possess more than 1 person, though the control over them wasn't fine yet. Some of the kids couldn't sleep, they could barely wake up for school, they literally have semi-permanent insomnia.

But when it came to Naruto, Ghost didn't see any effects of his ability whatsoever. He even altered the dreams to where he looked like a nightmarish abomination from one of the movies he watched but it didn't have effect at all, absolutely zero result.

Every time he did that, Naruto just woke up with a certain blunt, empty look. As if his eyes... didn't even have life in the first place. Yes he was called Ghost for a reason but Naruto's eyes just creeped him out to no end when they stared eye to eye...only for him to quickly look away.

Something quite ironic, actually.

Well, that was because Naruto was already so out of it. Why? Well, did I tell you there's another bully in the building?

That day it was a bit of a cloudy day. Well, it was fitting for what was about to happen behind the orphanage just outside the fence. An audible "Oof!" was heard before a silhouette of a boy was seen smashing into a trash can. While on the other side of the alley stood a black haired ponytail boy his feature mostly hidden by the shadows but his creepy grin and bloodshot crazed eyes seemed to stand out more.

And it wasn't helping the fact that the purple tattoos going down his china were giving off an eerily faint glow adding more to his dangerous appeal in the dark. "You know, yesterday you forgot to pay me a little tribute for my protection at school. You know,the one we "agreed" upon? You surely remember, right Naruto?" He spoke with an angelic grin while his eyes told a whole other world of trouble. A whole world of insanity.

This was the kid who started a verbal torment on Naruto the first day he got here. This was Akitaru Seya. 'Protection, you say? You're the one who set up that nonsense!' Naruto thought but didn't dare say it out loud as he spat a tooth on the ground then glared towards the raven headed boy, setting the latter aback before he broke into laughter.

That day six boys attacked him, one of them revealing that they were ordered to beat him up.

But they didn't say who exactly. Then Akitaru came out of nowhere claiming "Don't worry, I'll save you." coming to save him. HIM! Of all people. Before ruthlessly beating them up with his Super Speed, he asked if Naruto would pay him any money right after leading him into an empty classroom.

In short, he was asked to give up a certain "protection fee."

That time, Naruto didn't know what kind of situation he got himself into, so he just accepted the deal. But over the years, he realized he had made a grave mistake. The same set up with different boys whether be it from another school or from the orphanage, even random strangers from the street.

And if he didn't pay up, then the raven head would order the others to gang up on Naruto, and beat him up with their quirks respectively.

Today was no different. Only that Akitaru seemed to be alone today, which actually didn't calm the blonde boy at all, it only put him on edge. "What's wrong? Got something to say?" He said while looking at Naruto with the eyes of a predator, licking his lips as he got closer to the beaten lad.

'One time... Just once. I need only one move to shut him up.' Naruto thought as he slowly grabbed something behind him. It was an old tattered rope. 'Just give me this one chance.' He thought as he tightened his grip on the rope and slowly stood up, but in a way he would be able to pick up momentum. There was a certain rage and excitement in his eyes.

One, the rage he was feeling was because he has always been running away from his fears and trying to stop the pain not being able to do anything at all, the excitement was because he didn't know what his body was doing but he he knew what was to come next if he landed that one punch and there was no one else to hold him down for a beating like his usual meetups with this kid. It was a one on one fight...for his life.

"Please, please... Just this once." He mumbled under his breath... Before breaking for a sprint heading straight for Akitaru, stunning the latter. As he was running he tied the rope around his fist acting as impromptu knuckle safety in quick succession, then threw it at the Speedster's face. Looking into his eyes, the bright blue irises were now slightly darker, in bloodshot eyes, intensely focused on landing that one punch.

'My situation doesn't have to stay the same anymore. Me being quirkless doesn't have to be a weakness anymore.' He thought as time slowed down, his fist a few inches away from the bully and the latter having a shocked expression, his body frozen in place.

He knew he was way faster than Naruto, but something about those eyes was telling him to run. Yet, at the same time, his pride wouldn't allow it. He was in a fight or flight trance.

So he came up with one good idea.

Swiff~!

CRUNCH!

BANG!

The raven-haired boy swiftly dodges the attack, swung a leg for the ribs at max speed, and sent the blond spiraling into a dumpster, the sound of bones cracking under the pressure echoed all around the small place. 'What was that just now?' Naruto thought as he tried to get up, only to grunt, when his body felt earth-shattering pain coursing through his whole being.

He wanted to scream but he bit his tongue and held it in. Some tears however broke through as he fell back on his knees, holding his ribs.

He slowly turned his head up... Only to see a shoe sole coming straight for his face. The person responsible was giving him a crazed smile. Trying to block the hit, another crunch could be heard, as the dumpster further caved in from the force, the poor boy gritting his teeth from the excruciating pain.

'I... I can't... I can't...' He thought as looked at his mess of a right arm, tears rolling down his bruised cheeks. "I can't fight back." Mumbling under his breath as he finally passed out from the pain. Akitaru looked on with satisfaction all over his face.

"Serves you right for trying to play the hero." He said in mockery, spitting on the unconscious blond before walking away...only to be stopped by a huge man in a black overcoat. "Hey kid, ever wondered what you could do with one million yen?" He said while pulling out a briefcase opening it, making Akitaru's eyes almost pop right out of his skull, as he slowly stretched a hand towards the open briefcase.

Only for it to be shut tight. "Huh?" The boy looked at the man with an irritated and questioning look. "Na, uh, uh. You gotta do something for me kid. Do you see that van over there? Why don't we speak there, to get a bit of privacy?" The man asked with a grin pointing towards a black van that was parked a few meters away. "After all, what I'm about to tell you is a big deal." He said smiling.

However, Akitaru wasn't buying it. "Why?" He asked with caution this time. "Don't you wanna meet my boss? He's a very good man. I think you'll like him." He said again trying to grin earnestly. "... Then, I think it's okay. Let's go then." He said before the man walked forward and the young raven head followed after.

"And by the way, I didn't get your name. Mine's Akitaru Seya, what's yours?" He asked trying to put on the mask of an angelic child. "You'll learn my name when we meet my boss. He has a thing for not allowing workers to reveal their names in public." He said grinning at the kid before looking forward.

"Eh?! Fine." Akitaru said with a shrug believing the man. 'Hahaha, this kid's that gullible? She was right. It makes my job so easy.' Thought the unknown man trying to hold in a laugh. Once they reached the van, he slid the door open, revealing luxurious interiors that made the kid wonder how rich this guy's boss was.

Stepping in, the man closed the door and banged the driver's window, alerting him to start the car. "Juice kid?"

He said offering a juice box. He swiped it from the man then gulped it down in one go, surprising the man. "Hmm, banana flavo-" The kid fell into the chair before he could finish his sentence, sound asleep.

The man looked on with satisfaction all over his face, as they drove off in the distance.

" Serves you right for talking to a stranger." Akitaru is completely oblivious that he was kidnapped. Out cold.

Meanwhile, Naruto was just waking up from his slumber. "H-huh? W-where am I?"

Well, we could all say that Akitaru got his karma real quick. Now that's done, don't forget to drop a review. Until next chapter.