Chapter 2

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The white hospital room was silent except for the pattering sound of rain hitting the window. The blonde boy was sitting up in his bed watching the water stream down the glass. He was lost in his thoughts about the recent events that occurred the night before. Why does this always happen? Why do they hate me? Why? A warm tear slid down his face and landed on the back of his hand.

Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted when the door to his room slid open and a figure stepped inside. The boy wiped away the tears that were on the brink of falling from his eyes with the back of his hand. When he brought his eyes to face the figure, he quickly turned his gaze back to the window. The figure was an elderly looking man dressed in a red and white robe with a hat to match. He examined the boy who was no longer looking at him. The nurse informed the old man of the boy's wounds, but he was surprised when she said that his wounds healed themselves. She stated that when she was changing his bandages early this morning, the wounds on his leg and shoulder were gone, there was not even a scar. The old man gave the boy one more look before closing his eyes and sitting on the edge of the bed. He let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, I was told that you were attacked last night, but you look fine to me. So how are you feeling today, Naruto?" Naruto seemed too focused on the window that he did not respond to the man's question. The silence was suddenly broken by the boy's soft voice.

"I'm sorry" the man was taken back by the boy's words. He reopened his eyes to look at the boy.

"Sorry? For what?" There was a pause of silence before the boy started again.

"Sorry for being so weak. I am always causing trouble for you. Everyone is right... I do deserve to die. I'm just a mons-"

"Enough!" the boy was startled by the anger in the man's voice. He stared at the man who was now standing by his bed staring back at him. " I don't want you to ever speak like that again. You are not weak, Naruto. In fact, I believe you are one of the strongest people I have ever met." Naruto was shocked by the man's words.

"D-Do you...really mean that? Naruto said in a whisper. The old man looked at confused by his question.

"Naruto, I can' t imagine what life has been like for you and it is probably hard for you to trust anyone. But I promise you that you can trust in me and I meant every word." Naruto's eyes began to water.

" But why...why does this happen to me?" Naruto refused to let his tears fall and the old man watched him feeling helpless. Naruto how long have you felt this way? I remember when you were full of such life. Why has that life died? I wish I was there for you more. If only I can make your pain go away. Suddenly the old man turned to leave the room. With his back turned to the boy, he spoke.

" I will help you become strong, Naruto! No matter what it takes!" Naruto looked up to the man.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama" Naruto did not see the frown on the Hokage's face.

"I have some things to take care of right now, but I'll be back later to take you home. We can get some ramen later, my treat."

"No thank you, Hokage-sama. Maybe next time." At that moment, the hokage knew that the boy was depressed on the inside. First, Naruto called him by his proper title which Naruto hasn't used in years. Of course you were supposed to show the hokage your respect by using a proper title like Hokage-sama when addressing him. But Naruto did not see the Hokage as an important man, instead he saw him as an old man and that was what Naruto referred to him as, Old man. The second change the hokage noticed was the fact that Naruto turned down the offer for a free meal at Ichiraku, the ramen stand which was Naruto's favorite place to eat. If Naruto is not eating ramen than he is not eating anything. The poor boy is going to starve himself because of the pain he is feeling. The hokage sighed at the thought and continued to leave the room. He decided that he needed to speak with the council elders immediately before things gets worse.

The Third Hokage sat in his office looking over the missions that needed to be ranked. Each mission that was given to a Konoha shinobi was ranked by it's difficulty so the appropriate level ninja could complete that said mission. The sudden knock on the door caused him to look up from his desk.

"Enter" An elder man and women walked into the room.

" You summoned us, Sarutobi."

" Yes I did. Homura, Koharu, please sit down." They took a seat on the couch across from the Hokage's desk. Homura was the first to speak.

"What do you wish to discuss, Sarutobi?"

"Uzumaki Naruto" Sarutobi responded with a serious tone. The two elders were startled by the topic chosen and Koharu decided it was her turn to speak.

" The Jinchuuriki of the Nine-tailed Kyuubi? What about him?"

" It has come to my attention that he was attacked by the villagers for the third time this week and he has become incredibly depressed. I am worried about his safety and health."

"You should not concern yourself with the kyuubi container. The village would not be happy to see you caring for that boy. He has already been causing trouble in the village with his so called pranks." The hokage was enraged by the elders words.

"That boy hasn't done anything wrong. He is not the kyuubi so he shouldn't be treated like one. If the attacks on his life continues, I not only fear for him but for the village." The elders raised their eyebrows at the questionable statement.

"What do you mean fear for the village?" Koharu asked.

"If these attacks continue, he could one day call on the kyuubi's power."

"So you think the boy would attack the village out of hate for the villagers."

"I don't believe Naruto would do such a thing. Even though he is disliked by the majority of the village, he does not have the power to hate Konoha. All he wants is to be acknowledged by everyone in this village. He even told me awhile back that he wanted to take the title of Hokage. However, I believe that if the situation calls for it and the boy's life depended on it, the kyuubi could take control of the boy to protect himself. And if that were to happen, there is nothing stopping it from finishing what it started eight years ago." The elders thought about this for a moment.

"Than what do you suppose we do about this?"

" I am assigning a personal instructor to the boy."

"We cannot let him-" Sarutobi gestured Homura to stop.

"Let me explain." Homura sighed and nodded for the Hokage to continue. "If the boy is strong enough to protect himself than there would be no need to worry if he is in a life or death situation. Besides, the stronger Naruto becomes, the harder it would be for the kyuubi to take control of his body." The elders knew that Sarutobi was right. Koharu sighed in defeat.

"Very well Sarutobi, but we will be monitoring his training to make sure nothing goes wrong. Who do you have in mind to train him?" Sarutobi couldn't help but smirk in the inside.

"I am sorry to say that you won't be able to keep tabs on him."

"And why is that?" Koharu said with a smug look on her face.

"Because his training will take place outside the village."

"Why would you have his sensei train him outside Konoha?" It was Homura turn to have a smug look on his face.

"Because his sensei is not from this village."

"What?! Why would you have a someone not from Konoha train him? Who is this person?"

"A person who is said to be highly skilled and has the ability to train someone like Naruto." Sarutobi paused for a moment. "The one who summoned the dragon and lit the morning sky."

"Are you going senile, Sarutobi? That is only a legend!"

"Think what you want, but I know for a fact, that person does exist"

"Even if you are right, how are you supposed to find a person like that?"

" I have my ways, but if you excuse me, I must see a very important patient in the hospital. Meeting dismissed." The hokage left the room, leaving two very confused council elders. The hokage had a smile on his face as he walked down the hall of the hokage tower.

When he arrived at the hospital, the nurse escorted him to Naruto's room. She slid the door to his room open.

"Naruto, you have a..." Realization hit the nurse hard. She looked around to see the blonde patient was gone. "Oh no! He left before he could be released!" The hokage was staring at the now open window watching the rain fall. This is not good! Naruto...where did you go?

End of Chapter 2

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