One year before departure.
Naruto looked down at the semi-blank paper and chewed his pen.
In large letters, at the top of the page written seven words were written. 'The last will and testament of Naruto Uzumaki.'
"If I am going to die…then it's probably best to write about how this village and its people has treated me" Naruto thought as he began to write slowly, "My hellish life."
He wrote until lunch time, going through several sheets of paper before taking a break to eat. He always ate on the roof, always, Akkun and his goons would not find him for quite some time.
Today they found him a bit quicker.
"Come on fight back" Akkun said as he attempted to stomp on Naruto's head. Naruto had made sure to cover almost anything protected by bone, chest included.
"You can't just sit there come on!"Makoto said as attempted to break through what Naruto considered his perfect defense.
Takuya grabbed Naruto's lunch, "A sandwich and noodles…jeez."
He threw Naruto's lunch on the ground, his accomplices stopping and staring and Naruto, Akkun smirked, "Go ahead, you don't plan to stay hungry all day do you."
Naruto frowned and looked up, "Do it." Akkun said simply.
Naruto crawled towards the lunch, "No way, he's actually going to do it!." Takuya said.
'Akkun, Takuya and Makoto made me eat a dirty lunch today. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.' Naruto wrote.
'They say humans adapt, but I don't believe that. No matter how many times it happens. I will never get over that dreadful feeling of being bullied.'.
Naruto stopped writing, looking down at his bare feet, they had taken his shoes and thrown them somewhere, to go and search for them would mean missing Irukas class and missing Irukas class meant after school cleaning. "Son of a bitch."
Naruto walked around the massive courtyard, double checking the same spots and peeking behind a few bushes and trees. 'I go to school everyday, barley enduring the treatment I get from Akkun and his fanboy's.'
Iruka walked by the window, stopped, walked back and slowly opened it. "Lunch is over Mr.Uzumaki, get back in here now!".
This caused a chain reaction. The class immediately burst into laughter, Naruto bit his lip. "Stop laughing."
"What a dope" Kiba said as he clapped.
"It's everyday with this guy."
"If I was him I would've necked myself."
"Don't laugh at me."
"Stop looking at me."
"Go away."
'I've decided to stop enduring…the only thing left now is freedom.'
Naruto looked at the sheets of paper and let out a dry laugh, "if there was a last will competion, I'd be number one." He thought as he as he sighed.
"What would my death feel like…hopefully it fucks over that bastard Akkun."
"I hope it screws him good, to bad I won't be there to see it happen."
He began to laugh, "Just the thought of it is comical."
Naruto stopped smiling, "but what about lord third…
Surely he'd be devastated…would he?."
Naruto sat up and stretched, "I'll tell him goodbye first thing tomorrow morning." He said.
Naruto stood in front of Hiruzens desk nervously. Looking around the tidy office and clearing his throat, Hiruzen stopped writing for a moment, "Lord third…I'm sorry to bother you. I know you're a very busy man and I would like to say. I'm sorry for always asking for a bigger allowance and.."
"Naruto…"
"And-"
"Naruto I'm trying to work." Hiruzen said bluntly.
Naruto frowned, nodded and then walked away.
"Don't kill yourself…no one cares that your being bullied but yourself, you need to take care of it. Don't you feel cheated, you're not the one who should die." The voice said.
"Do whatever it takes to survive…if you don't want to die then you must kill."
The voice was more frequent now, he always ignored it but now…now it was making a good point.
Naruto stopped outside of a small mask shop and took a quick liking to a small red and white fox mask.
He quickly entered the store.
Naruto stared at the mask and admired what he considered to be its beauty. The owner watching him from a distance, "Hey you!."
"Huh?."
Naruto grunted as the owner shoved him out the door, Naruto landing on his butt with a soft thud. "What's wrong with you?!."
"I don't want you in here, I don't want you anywhere near my shop."
"Why?, I wasn't doing anything."
A small crowd was gathering, murmurs now breaking out, "nothing but a pest."
"Troublemaker."
"Why's he still around?."
The shop owner grabbed the mask and threw it Naruto, the mask bouncing off his head and clattering onto the ground, "That's what you want right, we'll take it and get the hell outta here."
"Don't come back here again."
"Fine."
Naruto stared at the crowd and felt his blood boil. "What the hell are you people looking at?!."
"Stop looking at me!."
A few days later a rumor had broken out that Naruto was trying to steal, store owners putting up signs with crude caricatures of Naruto with a large x over them. His temper still had not settled, he stared at the large red academy building and grit his teeth. "Why should I have to die while people like Akkun keep on living." He whispered.
Naruto held his neck as Akkun smacked it. "Loser…you got anymore lunch, we'll I know you do, come one bring it out."
Naruto's anger turned into a burning inferno as he looked down, "He's gonna cry!" Takuya said between laughs.
"What should I do?."
"Should I fight back now, Akkun first and then his friends or should I wait until lunch.".
"This jackass didn't bring it" Makoto said as slapped Naruto. Every violent thought he had vanishing as the dreadful feeling returned.
"Acting so determined and willing to kill these guys, now I'm all quiet. I hate myself, I hate myself as much as I hate Akkun."
"Are you okay?."
Naruto looked up, a girl with white eyes was staring at him. "Yes…I'm fine." The boy said as he stood up.
The girl picked up her bag and rooted around the bottom before pulling out a small container of cream, "It helps w-with minor cuts and swelling" she said with a stutter.
Naruto grabbed the cream and quickly shoved it into his pocket. "Thank you." He said as he walked away.
Naruto looked down at the cup that Akkun had handed him, a mixture of soda, eggs, chips and a bit of spit from the three boys.
"I can't drink this Akkun."
Naruto's head snapped back as Makoto smacked him.
"Try talking back again."
Naruto brought the cup to his lips before quickly sowing it, "Dude no way he actually did it." Takuya said as he jumped around laughing.
Naruto felt embarrassment, nothing but embarrassment. While they laughed he quickly ran off, practically smashing through the entrance to the roof.
They caught up fairly quick. "Why are you running away."
Naruto found himself in all too familiar position, curled up like some child.
"if I know that it was going to hurt this much then I probably should have just stuck around."
"Why do I live like this, do I like being abused like this. Just seeing their faces…their faces, their faces."
Naruto shut his eyes and summoned as much energy as he could, pushing Makoto into Akkuna and running off again.
A young couple grunted as Naruto shoved them out of the way. "Watch whe…"
"Did you see that?."
"See what?."
"That look on his face."
Naruto wiped the blood from his nose and stopped near his house.
"I will survive."
Naruto looked around the classroom nervously. Everything was normal, lunch had gone by and he wasn't bullied, now it was time to survive till the end of the day.
Naruto looked up as Iruka tapped his finger on the dark wooden desk. "Day dreaming again are we?."
The class began snicker. Naruto did not answer the question. Instead he just stared at Iruka. "These people…all they do is mock me."
"What does he care about my education?, he doesn't even care about my wellbeing."
Rain. He didn't expect rain. Naruto used his small bag as a make shift umbrella.
"Hey!"
Naruto looked back, Akkun and his goons were quickly approaching. "Where are you going?."
Naruto received a beating unlike any other. "Running away like that and pushing me, who do you think you are."
"Why!, why do you guys only pick me on me, you motherfuckers!."
Akkun grit his teeth and descended on Naruto with a newly renewed fury. "you bastard!".
"I did nothing wrong…all I've done is try to live like everyone else. And all you people have done is beat me down for it, you and those villagers." Naruto whispered as he clenched his fist.
Akkuns head snapped to one side as Naruto delivered the heaviest punch he could. Naruto shooting up and delivering another one.
Makoto and Takuya watched in shock as Naruto beat Akkun down.
Naruto left Akkun as a bloody mess, "what the fuck did you do!?" Makoto asked as he looked at Akkun. "I don't need to feel guilty about killing these people. I deserve to live, they don't"
Naruto charged the remaining duo. Punching Makoto in the face. Now it was more then fighting back, it was about killing them.
He must've thrown hundreds of punches and received a dozen more in return.
But he won.
He survived.