Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto though I want too. Naruto and Gaara are five. The rest of the characters are the same age.

Chapter 3

"You're mother is dead," I heard a voice say.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't have a mommy," I said to the voice. He laughed darkly and came out from the shadows, but I still couldn't see his face. It looked like his eyes were shining red, but I wasn't sure.

"You did have parents at one point, but they died when you were a baby or maybe when you were three," the guy said.

"What happened to my mommy and daddy?" I asked the guy.

"You're father died a couple of hours after you were born," he said darkly.

"What happened to my mother?" I asked curiously.

"She ran off to leave you to fend for yourself. She wanted to protect you from things. She might have died after a while," the guy said in my head.

I woke up in cold sweat. I wondered why the dream was popping up in my head. I was crying again and yes, I knew I cried a lot, but I am five. What do you expect from a five year old? Five year olds cry just like a baby does, but I didn't want to be considered a baby. After a couple of minutes I calmed down. I was trying to figure out what that dream meant to me. It was starting to make me wonder if my mother was still alive. Was she looking for her long lost son? Now I want to find my mother.

She still could be out there looking for the village because she forgot her way home. I don't believe what the guy in the dream said at all. It is a possibility that my mother could be alive. I was going to go out and look for her. I jumped in the shower to get clean to look for my mother.

I went to the ramen bar before I went anywhere. I was starving and didn't want to go on a long journey without grabbing a bite to eat.

"Hey, Naruto," the old man said. I ran over and sat on a stool.

"Hello," I said in an excited tone. He could tell that I was happy.

"What's going on there, little buddy," he asked me.

"My mother could be alive and I'm going to search for her," I said with a wide smile on my face.

"That would be a good thing, but I wouldn't go out to look for her," he said. I pouted at his reaction. I wanted to look for her. He didn't understand how much I wanted to have a mother. She would be that person that would love and protect me from the entire village.

"I really want to look for her. She is my only hope at happiness," I said to him.

"I know, but it is dangerous around here. I just don't want you to get hurt," he said in a serious tone. I knew that it was dangerous around there. I have been there a couple of times.

"I know, mister, but this is really important to me," I said still pouting. When I was done eating the ramen I gave him the money and ran off. He yelled after me, but I couldn't hear anything that he was saying. I was just going to be back in a few hours.

"Mommy," I called out when I got into the forest.

I was starting to get scared that she would be alive like the man in my dream said. I couldn't give up hope though. I wanted to search for her. I was searching for her because I needed to know if I had someone to care for me. I didn't want to be treated as if I was a devil or demon. That would be gone from my life. That would make me my happiness. I just want the love from my mommy, but I think every child wants that.

I believe that there was no one else in the world that was going through this. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. It would be horrible for someone to be in this situation.

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"Uncle," I yelled from the upstairs room. My uncle came rushing into my room. He looked terrified, but when he saw that I was fine his expression calmed too.

"I have a question for you," I said in a small voice.

"You know you can ask me anything. What do you want to know, Gaara," he asked me.

"What was mommy like," I asked him.

"You're mother she was a beautiful, sweet, vibrant women with lots of love for you. She loved you the most of all before she died," my uncle said sadly. I knew that it pained him to think of my mother. He loved her with all his heart. I never got to meet my mommy. She died when I was born. He smiled at me through his pained expression. I smiled wide so I could cheer him up. I always wanted to be able to cheer the only person that loved me up.

"Thank you for telling me, uncle. I knew how much it hurt to talk about her," I said.

"Go out and play," my uncle said. I did exactly what I was told. I went outside and walked around. I knew that no one would play with me, but I never understood why. I would cry and try to keep the pain from hurting me on the inside. I did have a brother and sister, but they refused to play with me. They were older than me and didn't want to be bothered with me.

I saw a group of people playing in the street. I walked over to them. "Hi."

"Ahh a monster!" one of the little girls's screamed. My sand started to pull on her leg. I didn't have any control of what my sand did. I knew that was a bad thing. What could I do? I was five. The only thing that I knew the sand did was protect me from danger. I was alone standing in the street and I started to cry again.

"What's wrong, Gaara?" It was my uncle that said that. He was standing behind me. His hand was placed on my shoulder.

"No one wants to play with me," I cried. When I turned around to look at him I was shocked. The look my uncle was wearing was scary.

"I'll play with you, Gaara," my uncle said. He pulled a bomb out. I started to run for my life while my sand was protecting me.

"I thought you loved me!" I exclaimed. I was upset. I thought my uncle loved me.

"Your father asked me to kill you. I never truly did love you, Gaara," he said. He blew himself up and my sand protected me from the explosion. I ran away from the village. I couldn't stand the village. I knew I wasn't wanted. I needed to get away.

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I went back to the village with tears in my eyes. I couldn't find my mommy. I was depressed that I didn't locate her. I wanted my mommy. I really thought that my mommy was alive.

The man in the village was wrong. I still didn't believe him. I knew that I would find my mommy. I cried while I was heading back to the abusive village that I couldn't stand.

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