Hello!

It's my birthday! I just turned 18!!!! I was so happy I just had to put this up before the end of the day. Let me know what you think!

Remember! This story is un-betad so I'm sorry for any mistakes! Let me know if you find any that need to be fixed!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything that you see that's familiar to you.

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When Naruto woke up the next morning to his alarm clock, he at first didn't remember why he had set it in the first place. Then he remembered that the Hokage was letting him start his ninja training that day and he became excited. He hurriedly showered and changed into his usual orange outfit.

He stopped to look in the mirror and like he did every morning, he searched himself for some reason that would make the villagers hate the mere sight of him. To his eyes, he seemed normal enough. But they must have seen something that they didn't like. His looked into his reflection's blue eyes and flinched at their dull, lifeless appearance.

Making sure that his façade was firmly in place, he made his way out the door.

As he left his apartment and made his way into the village towards his new school, he hoped beyond all hope that his classmates wouldn't hate him like their parents.

But it was too much to hope for. As soon as he entered his new class, he was welcomed by the glares of fear and hatred of his classmates. Inside he sighed in defeat but his expression remained the same on the outside.

As he moved toward an empty desk away from the other students, he heard the whispers of those around him.

'That's him. The boy my parent told me to stay away from.'

'My parents said he was bad news.'

'I heard his parents ditched him because he's a freak.

He didn't look at the other children as he sat down, but he could feel their hateful stares. Naruto could feel his mask cracking with every comment he heard. Why did they hate him? Why couldn't they see that there was nothing wrong with him? That he wasn't the monster that everyone made him out to be?

His hair shadowed his eyes as he took his seat so they couldn't see the empty, pained look in his eyes even though his face never showed what he was really feeling.

He made sure to pay attention to the teacher as he taught the lesson although he didn't even know the teacher's name. It didn't matter anyways. He could already tell that the teacher hated him too, just like everyone else.

After class ended, Naruto made his way to the Hokage Mountain. It was the only place that he could go and no one would bother him. He didn't have to pretend to be happy or stupid. He didn't have to pretend that their hatred didn't bother him.

He looked out at the village from the stone head of the Fourth Hokage, seeing how beautiful it looked from here. How the people looked calm, peaceful…..happy. When he wasn't there, everything was different. He never understood why they wouldn't acknowledge him as a person or even human. He sighed and leaned back.

That's when he noticed the person standing behind him.

He stiffened, ready to strike if he needed to defend himself. He waited for the person to attack, but they didn't. Curious, Naruto looked at the person, a boy, searching for any signs of hostility. Finding none, he relaxed a bit, but not fully. He knew never to let his guard down no matter what.

"Who are you?" he asked.

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And that's it for the second chapter! I'm still not sure if I want to continue this, but I just wanted to put this one up. Let me know what you think! I could really use some constructive criticism!

Please R&R