"Suffering builds character," Jiraiya once told him. "Nothing hurts more than losing your loved ones." He never thought he would find himself at the end of those words one day. Still bearing the scars of his past, Naruto Uzumaki wanted stay alone—then they came barging into his life. Warnings:- AU, slow paced plot, some cliches, OOC-ness, initially edgy AF, character deaths.
Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 77,597 - Reviews: 1543 - Favs: 4,742 - Follows: 5,470 - Updated: 8/25/2020 - Published: 10/20/2017 - Naruto U., Rias G., H. Akeno