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To Defy one's Destiny
Chapter 2: To Learn one's Destiny
At Naruto's words, everyone in the stands had different reactions to them.
The Younger Generation, especially Neji, had no idea what he was talking about. Who was this boy who had been fighting destiny ever since he was born? And how did Naruto know him?
The Older Generation had much more worried expressions, Sarutobi more then anyone. They all knew that Naruto was talking about HIMSELF.
"What are you blabbering on about?" Neji said in an impatient tone, still glaring at Naruto.
"Patience, Neji. You'll know who this boy is in due time," Naruto replied.
"Now as they say, all good stories start from the beginning. And that is where I shall begin the boy's tale. It all started back when the Fourth Hokage was still Hokage. Back… when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha…" Naruto began.
The Older Generation stiffened at what Naruto had said. Did he know the truth about Kyuubi? And if so, was he going to tell everyone about it?
"What does the Kyuubi attack have anything to do with the boy?" Neji said.
"I told you to be patient, Neji," Naruto said. "Anyway, everyone thinks they know how the Kyuubi was defeated, that they know the… truth."
"Of course we do, dead-last. The Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to kill the Fox Demon once and for all," Neji sneered.
"That is what the adults want you to think, Neji-teme," Naruto replied. "But the truth, is that the Demon couldn't be killed. No mortal, not even one as powerful as the Fourth, could ever completely kill a demon. So they did the next best thing."
"And what was that?" Neji said, curious.
"The Fourth gave up his life to seal the demon into a newly born baby," Naruto said.
This got major gasps out of the people in the arena, even more so from the Younger Generation. The Kyuubi attack was twelve years ago. If what Naruto said was true, then that meant that a kid THEIR age had one of the most powerful demons inside of him. And that kid could be among them right NOW.
But Neji didn't think of it like that.
"You must be mad. There is NO WAY that what you're saying is true. If it is, then why would the Hokage and council hide it from the Younger Generation?" Neji retorted.
"They did so because all of them, or at least Hokage-sama, wanted the boy to have a chance at normal life," Naruto replied.
"Okay, then tell me this. What is the name of the boy?" Neji said.
"You'll know in just a minute," Naruto said. "First, let me tell you about the boy."
"The boy was always the front of everyone's ridicule. The front of everyone's scorn. The front… of everyone's hate. And it was all just because they thought he was the demon that got sealed inside him. They wanted nothing more than to KILL him, to DESTROY him, to RID themselves of him once and for all. And the worst part, is that the boy had no idea why they wanted to. All they ever called him was a Demon, and when he asked why they called him that, they wouldn't answer."
"The boy always lived in Sadness and Sorrow(1). He had to struggle just to survive. The only person that was nice to him at the very beginning was the Third Hokage himself. But with how busy he was, even he couldn't stop the constant hardships and beatings that the boy went through in his life."
"As for the whole destiny thing, Neji, the boy once believed that it was HIS destiny to be hated, scorned, …and alone… for the rest of his life. But one day, something happened.
"What happened?" Neji inquired, actually curious.
"Something happened to the boy that had changed his life. And although it was almost for the worst, it ended up being for the better…"
Cliff-hanger! You may kill me now if you wish. Sorry, but I thought that this was a good place to stop at. This fic will now be a Four-shot fic! I hope you liked this chapter, for in the next one, Naruto shall reveal the boy's name! Catch you next continue!
(1) Sadness and Sorrow is the name of one of the Naruto background songs.
