The Reaper Organization
Chapter 2
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After several days, Naruto was discharged (rather happily) from the hospital. Soon he made it back home to the orphanage. He trudged up the stairs and collapsed on his bed. After a nap, he woke up and went out of his room and looked out his favorite window on the 3rd floor.
He gazed outside and saw a group of boys playing soccer outside. Laughing together and joking, the group of friends had fun. Tears started forming in his eyes as he watched them play and live the life he longed to have.
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A week later he hid behind one of the bushes surrounding the orphanage and looked out. Normally he was not permitted to leave his room when there were visitors. However, this was special, as one of the boys was getting adopted today. 'Adopted', how great word that was to Naruto, it was one of the things he dreamed about, running up to his mother and father and getting hugged.
He always wondered why Oji-san never adopted him, he always praised him and was nice, but when asked about adoption, he always changed the topic. Little did Naruto know, but the reason he was still un-adopted was because the council had forbid the Hokage of taking care of the boy, he was a dangerous demon after all, and it could just be a trick and the boy was really trying to kill the kind leader.
Now depressed, Naruto decided to visit the old man, he always cheered him up when he was down.
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Walking up to the front door of the Hokage tower, Naruto was glared at by the Anbu guards. They had heard about what happened to their comrade that had been tricked by the demon and punished for doing nothing by the Hokage. Of course this wasn't the real story, but who would create rumors supporting the demon? Snarling one escorted him up to the secretary then went back down, mumbling about demons. Taking a glance at Naruto, the secretary reluctantly pushed the comm. button to the Hokage's office.
"Hello hokage-sama, the…child….is here to see you."
"Thank you, please send him in."
Naruto opened the door and looked to see the Hokage looking up form his paperwork. Sighing he sat in one of the chairs and mumbled a sad, "Hi Oji-san…"
The Hokage's heart went out to the boy and got out of his chair and gave him a hug. It was with that Naruto broke down and began sobbing.
"Why….why does no one want me….why Oji-san why? I'd be better off if I was dead…"
As much as the Hokage wanted to help, he knew he couldn't. All he could do was comfort him and give him hope. He had talked to the Kazekage and was shocked to hear about their problem with their 'resident monster'. The boy had been told what he was and was always alone. The Hokage refused to let this happen to Naruto, so he was always there for him.
But he still couldn't really help him, as there were several main reasons. The first was a given, civil war. If he officially sided with Naruto, instead of helping more from the sidelines, the civilians and ninjas loyal to him would fight against the haters and enemies of the boy.
It seemed all he could do was make the law that if one hurts the child there may be the possibility the demon could become angry. Of course he had to put it in terms the haters could understand, but all he wanted was Naruto's safety. He was also just too old to be any sort of father figure for Naruto, he wasn't stupid, he knew he had little time on earth left, and he didn't want Naruto to get even more upset over his death, traumatized from the disappearance of his only father figure.
"Someday Naruto, someday someone will accept you, and you will get friends…you are just too good for anyone in the village."
Naruto sniffled and weakly replied, "Really?"
The Hokage smiled at him, "Really."
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After seeing Naruto's now cheerful face leave his office, the old man sat down in his chair and sighed. Looking over at the portrait of the 4th, he looked down to the ground in shame. He remembered the man's last words, "Sarutobi, this boy is a hero…" he remembered how the late Hokage had died right after he said it. Sighing again, he spoke,
"I'm so sorry Arashi, I'm so sorry…"
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Smiling, Naruto ran all the way back to the orphanage, with only a few mishaps on the way, Receiving the normal glares and insults from several mothers 'valiantly defending their innocent children from the horrible demon', after their children had bullied Naruto and stolen his candy he had picked up in the Hokage's office.
As he ran up the orphanage's steps, he ran into the person he wanted to run into the most, Nami, his 'sister'. Though they weren't biological brother and sister, they considered themselves family. Although she was the same age as him, she acted much younger and less mature than Naruto, whereas he had to mature faster after living though his early childhood.
Nami was about the same size as Naruto, with soft brown eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a rather cheap kimono which barely reached her knees.
She squealed when she noticed who had bumped into her, "NARUTO-KUN!"
"Hi Nami-chan, hey, follow me."
The two raced up the stairs to his room, well if you can call it that, it was just a cleaning closet cleaned out, but it still reeked of chemicals, though after years of living in it, you got used to it. He locked the door and raced over to Nami.
"Guess what Oji-san told me today."
Eager she happily replied "What did he say to you?"
"I'm not telling…"
"NANI! Please tell me Naruto-kun, please please please…"
Grinning he taunted her more, "No, I'm not telling you"
Looking downcast, Nami's brown hair blocked her eyes. Ready to tease her some more, Naruto opened his mouth, but when he looked back at her he was shocked. Nami had played her trump card, the puppy-dog face.
"Won't you tell widdle ol me what the old man said, pwease."
Unable to reply in the negative, Naruto accepted defeat.
"Well Oji-san told me that one day, someone would accept me…"
"Baka, Oji-san and I already accept you." With that she bonked him on the head and resumed listening to the story.
Resuming his story he told her the greatest news she had ever heard,
"And then he said he had a surprise for me…"
Flashback
Still looking sad, Naruto sat in his chair looking at the floor. The Hokage gave him some candy, but that still didn't make him happy. The old man decided to drop the bombshell he had been saving for Naruto's birthday.
"Naruto, what are some of your dreams again?"
Looking up, Naruto saw the Hokage was serious.
"Well, I want to be Hokage, just like you Oji-san, I want to be Hokage because everyone likes you, so maybe they will all like me if I'm Hokage."
The Hokage nodded, it made sense, the thing the child needed desperately was attention and acknowledgement.
"Well Naruto, what if I told you that soon you will be going on your first steps down that path."
"What do you mean Oji-san, I can't go to the academy, you need a guardian to got there"
"So you need a guardian," The Hokage mused "Why doesn't the caretaker act as your guardian, several other orphans attend there."
Naruto looked down at the ground, "Well, she doesn't like me, she said I'm just…just a…monster!"
Naruto started crying again, the Hokage sighed and hugged the boy tightly, feeling his robes starting to get wet from the boy's tears. After a while the boy calmed down and sat down sadly, in his head, bad memories repeating like a broken record.
"Well, Naruto, guess what."
"W-what Oji-san?"
"I have signed you up for next year's class."
"But I don't have a guardian…" New tears began to well up in his eyes and the Hokage leaned close and whispered in his ear, "Yes you do baka, you are looking at him."
Stunned Naruto sat down unable to react. Finally he launched himself out of the chair at speeds that would put the Yondaime to shame. Nearly breaking every bone in the old mans body, Naruto gave him a great bear hug. Painfully, the Hokage returned the hug. Naruto never wanted the hug to end, but the voice of the secretary washed over the room.
"Hokage-sama, Hyuuga Hiashi is here to see you."
With that, Naruto was forced to leave and sprinted out of the tower to go see Nami.
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"I'm gonna get to be a ninja now, isn't it awesome!"
"THAT'S SO AWESOME!" Giving the poor boy his own bone crushing hug.
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