chapter 1: start

-fuck". Biju/Talking Beast.

- "because I did it" The character thought.

- "How are you?" Biju/Summon/Beast Thoughts.

- "I fell in love with." , character speaking.

This fanfic is just for fun, I don't own any characters from Naruto or the rwby series. I hope you enjoy reading this story I created.


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—Naruto…Naruto…NARUTO!

—"Haaaaaa", a loud thud is heard produced by the body of a child of about 13 years old. His blonde hair and blue eyes contrasted with the three mustache marks he had on each cheek. You might think he's a faun, but he doesn't have any other characteristics, just that. Well, coming to the important part.

—"Naruto, wake up, you have to go, you'll be late!"

Said young man was called Naruto, there wasn't much more to say about him, only that he was a little short for his age, but it didn't matter, he made up for it with his enthusiasm and his monstrous strength even though he didn't look like it. . . .

—""What time is it?".

—"It's 8 in the morning. You have to get up, have breakfast and leave before it's too late. You can't miss it."

—"...Yes, you're right, I have to go before something bad happens. Normally something very strange would happen this morning, but today I'm very lucky. I think I'll finally have my moment." The young man rubbed his eyes, he had to go.

—"Yes, but you get used to it."

—"Well, anyway, thank you very much Carlos. I have to go, it was a pleasure meeting you this month that you have taken care of me. I have a lot to say, that you have a beautiful house and a beautiful wife. and an incredibly beautiful daughter."

—"Hey, don't come near my daughter!"

— "I didn't try anything, I didn't get close to your daughter. I'm just highlighting that she is beautiful!"

—"...I'll miss you brat. Come visit us if you pass by here on the way."

—"Yes, I'll miss you too. Don't worry, I'll go sometime. Well, I'm leaving."

This is how the morning passed. Actually, this boy, Naruto, will tell us a story, possibly finding something in his new life without purpose. Now we will start at the beginning.

—"Well I have to go". In reality, Naruto has nowhere to go, he just wanders around, walking between towns and nothing else. It's what he's done for months. He told Carlo that he had to leave because he had to do some things in another town, but that is a lie. He simply didn't want to take advantage of this man's kindness anymore.

—"Well, what do we do now? Things in this time here have been relatively simple, more boring than simple, but I can't ask for more."

Well, my name is Naruto Uzumaki, former ninja of the leaf village, and I came here because of an uncontrollable or inevitable battle against my partner Sasuke Uchiha. In fact, it was very difficult... he tried to kill me, but when I got here, I don't know how I got here. I just know that everything turned white and I ended up in this place. A very different place from mine, where people don't use chakra or ninjutsu, but instead have other forms of power and technology. A place where there are many things that I don't understand, but that also make me curious. A place where maybe I can find a new path.

A family found me lying in the forest near a crater, they took me in and fed me until I recovered. In fact, I recovered very quickly considering my injuries, that was what surprised them. I will never forget that family. They were incredibly good, his son looked a lot like me, so much so that he was scary, he was only missing his mustaches and he was like my brother.

When I realized that this world was not mine, I took it as an opportunity to start over, without anyone controlling me or giving me orders. I felt totally free. The language was not an obstacle, because it was the same as I spoke, only with a different writing, but I learned it in a short time. So that problem was solved. However, the work was more complicated than I expected. I was a ninja, I could do anything, but the only job that accepted someone like me, an assassin or something like that, was that of a hunter. But for that you needed a license that I did not have, and it was illegal to pretend to be one. The only option was to study in an academy, but I had never set foot in one.

And sure, I could have pretended, but then they would have to search for me in the systems and technically I don't exist, so I didn't take the risk, I just did small D-rank jobs, you know, taking care of a pet, walking pets, trimming the garden, build certain structures such as houses.

And so time went by, I went from town to town doing the few jobs they gave me and earning a living. Yes, it's a bit disappointing for a ninja, but it's peaceful and the best thing is that I don't have to put my life in danger, although I miss the thrill of a fight and rarely get a decent one.

Naruto does not give up on his training, even though he knows that the world is very big and that there can be incredibly powerful people anywhere. However, without a teacher to guide him, he only dedicates himself to improving what he already knows: taijutsu, chakra control and other movements that he possesses, making them stronger than they already were.

— "Well, I will continue walking, what will await me in the next town?" , he tells himself optimistically, although in reality he is lost.

— "I am lost, I don't know what to do, the purpose of life was taken away from me when I got here, I continue fighting to defend those who cannot defend themselves, but what else can I do?,Keep living."

He sighed the blonde, his spirits plummeting, not that he had much to begin with. — "Well, what is this? It's another town, let's see, what's its name? This is: the town of the Wall, what a peculiar name," he said.

— "Well, now let's go in." He was incredibly shocked by this place, as he was completely devastated. — "Grimm, who else could do this kind of destruction? Just them," he thought. So he searched hoping to find any survivors and take them with him to one of the great kingdoms, but Naruto found nothing, everything was devastated, incredibly destroyed, there were people's limbs scattered everywhere.

— "Well, I have to continue, I can't… I can't, what am I doing?, What am I doing?!, I have to try a little harder, since when have I become insensitive to all this?, I have to continue searching".

— "Hey, there's someone there! Please!" He shouted with all his might, but nothing, he continued searching, two days passed, he did not find any survivors.

He was surprised that there were no hunters, he assumed it was inevitable, there weren't many hunters and not all of them could be everywhere. — "Well, I will take advantage of this situation and look for supplies."

As he explored the ruins of the town, he found a store that seemed to have some canned food and bottled water.

— "I know that you can't save everyone, but sometimes I regret all this. I wonder if there is anyone else who has escaped this massacre."

Well, it's been 10 days since this incident. What happened in the town? Like all the other towns devastated by the Grimm, he would be forgotten and wait for nature to take back what was taken from him. Naruto wondered if he would ever find a place to belong, where he could be happy, where he could smile again. But for now, all he had to do was continue walking, aimlessly, without a clear destination, just hoping that something would change.

I walk aimlessly, but I don't feel that I have a life, I can't even enjoy the beauty that surrounds me. What can I do? I'm so broken, it's been so long, I should have healed by now. But no, I'm still the same, it's so pitiful. Who would have thought? Me, Naruto, the one who never gave up in the face of adversity, ended up like this, defeated. But look, I have no idea what to do. I wish something or someone would give me a reason to go on, but that wouldn't last. All that happiness that I radiated and all that courage that I showed turned into this apathetic and idle personality that I have now. I wish I could go back to the way I was before, to be able to laugh with enthusiasm at every little thing that happened to me, but I don't have the courage to do it, maybe I should look for a place where I can find some peace, or maybe some challenge that makes me feel alive again.

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Naruto was wondering how he could cheer himself up in the midst of so much desolation, and an idea occurred to him: to sing. — "What's that?" he exclaimed when he saw a scene that he did not expect so soon. —"There are many Grimm, too many really, why do they move in groups and towards that place?" .

Naruto, hidden in a tree, watched from above as a huge crowd of Grimm headed towards a specific destination. —"…they are, let's see, if I'm not mistaken, this route goes directly to the kingdom of Vale, what is happening there? I have to stop them from arriving, or I have to warn them before it's too late and prevent a tragedy from happening… But there are still many kilometers to reach the kingdom of Vale."

—"haaaa!.." .

Naruto heard a very faint scream in the distance, ahead of the pack. Naruto took out binoculars and looked in the direction where he heard the scream and managed to see something. —"It looks like a caravan… I have to go, hurry up, I have to get there before something bad happens. Or else… or else… otherwise, they will die."

Naruto hurried past the Grimm and found the source of the voice, it was a very large group of people.

— "What is happening?" he asked. —"Have you noticed that the Grimm are chasing you or advancing towards you?" No one answered him, they just kept walking, they were scared.

—"Hey boy, quick! We have to leave, the Grimm are getting closer and closer to us and heading to the next town, we have to warn them." An old man said in a commanding voice.

—"And you don't have hunters with you?" Naruto asked.

—"They died defending the town from the Wall, we are the only survivors and we have to arrive as soon as possible and notify them and take action." Said a man about 35 years old and bald.

—"This is bad boy, we are exhausted and hungry, we don't know what to do, our priority is women and children." Another man added, with an anguished expression. Naruto and the others, unable to stop, continued walking.

—"I am in a terrible situation, no matter how much I say that I will fight against everyone, I have no chance, they are too many, they would surround me and in the end I would die, I would have to be very, very powerful to be able to do it, facing that horde of Grimm is a death sentence, but I am not, not in my current state, I do not have the nine-tailed fox, I know it is there but it does not answer me. ."

He accompanied the group of people, this was very depressing, they did not stop walking, as he heard, they had been like this for days, walking without rest, only taking a few hours to sleep and with the little food they had they fed the elderly and children. With the little he had, Naruto gave food to the citizens, but… it wasn't enough. He wondered if there was any hope for them, if they could reach the kingdom of Vale safely, if they could escape the Grimm. Naruto felt a mixture of helplessness and determination, he wanted to help them, he wanted to protect them, he wanted to be a hero... but he didn't know how.

— "Here, girl, this is chocolate, enjoy it," Naruto offered a bar of chocolate to the little girl, who accepted it with pleasure. He smiled at her, but then became serious when he saw that the girl was alone. — "Where is your mother?" .

— "She is there, she is looking for water for me," said the girl, pointing to a line of people waiting with empty containers. — "There is not much water here, they only give us a little every day."

— "I see. And how has she been for you?" Naruto asked with interest.

— "Well, my mom and I have traveled a lot, she says we are going to a party that is too big for me, but I don't know what it is about. "I'm very excited!" the girl exclaimed innocently. Naruto sighed,

— "What a good mother, she makes her daughter believe that everything is fine, even if they live in hell," she thought. She was an admirable woman, like many others who suffered the same hardships. The horrors of this world had shocked him. The Grimm weren't a big deal… to him, but there were too many of them, so many that they outnumbered the humans in the world.

— "I have to do something… okay." Naruto walked away from the group and went to a corner, where he used his most famous jutsu, the kage bunshin no jutsu, creating several shadow clones.

— "Listen, guys, I want you to go face the horde and stop them as much as you can, use the strongest techniques we have, especially the rasengan, use it and destroy everything that moves and everything that doesn't. Don't let them pass." he ordered them to the clones of him.

— "Boss… are you sure? "You've spent a lot of chakra on us," said one of the clones. Naruto was very tired, he had used a lot of chakra to create those clones, with enough power to resist those beasts or at least slow them down.

— "I can not give up". Naruto said determinedly. — "I have to protect these people, they have to get to the party." he thought, remembering the girl's excitement.

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As they advanced along the road, the roar of a battle reached their ears. They didn't know what was happening, but they could hear the impacts of weapons and explosions. Although they were curious, they couldn't stop to look. They had to continue on their way, not knowing if they were safe or not. The wind and dust made their vision difficult, and the screams of pain and fear made their blood run cold.

Naruto walked with slow, heavy steps, dragging his feet across the sand. He was exhausted, so much so that every movement seemed like an ordeal. His clones were in charge of protecting the caravan, but he felt the drain on his energy. His gaze was absent and empty, as if he had lost the meaning of his life.

— "Excuse me, sir, are you okay?" A childish voice brought him out of his reverie.

Naruto looked up and saw the same girl he had given chocolate to when he joined the caravan. She was a girl of about ten years old, with brown hair and green eyes, who was wearing a white dress with red flowers. She was a very pretty girl, but he was so tired that he could barely return her gaze.

— "Take some water, sir." The girl offered him a canteen with a kind smile.

Naruto gave a weak smile and accepted the water. He drank it eagerly and felt how it soothed his throat and her soul.

— "What is your name, sir?" The girl asked innocently.

Naruto realized that he had never formally introduced himself. — "My name is Naruto, and what is the name of my beautiful lady?" He also remembered that he had never asked the girl's name.

The girl blushed slightly. — "My name is Maria".

— "It's a pleasure to meet you, María. And tell me, what were you doing before coming here?"

— "She was studying to be a father taught me how to fight, but he is not here.", The girl responded proudly.

— "So you want to be a hero and fight monsters?" Naruto asked curiously.

— "Yes, I want to be like my father. He did incredible things, he could lift a very heavy steel bar, no one could do what he did, only a few others… and you, sir, what have you done?" ,The girl asked with admiration.

Naruto thought she called him sir, but in reality he couldn't have been more than three years older than her. — "Well… me, don't tell anyone because it's a secret, but I'm a ninja."

— "A ninja? One of those who hide in the shadows and have an incredible sword?" The girl asked in amazement.

— "Yeah". Naruto responded with a half smile.

— "And where is his sword?" The girl asked with interest.

— "Well… I lost it." In reality, Naruto had never used a katana in his life. — "It doesn't matter, the fact is that I am an incredible ninja and well… before I was, now I am just a wanderer who wanders the earth without a purpose." Naruto said sadly.

— "And why doesn't he become a Hunter, sir?" The girl asked excitedly.

— "Well, I thought about it a while ago, but I realized that it's not my thing. I'm not that kind of person, so to speak. Although I like helping people, I don't think I'm suited to do that. I have done many things and well… I have not done bad things, I have not done abominable things, but I feel that I do not deserve it and I have failed so much at my job that I do not even want to try anymore.", Naruto confessed bitterly.

— "But you like helping people, right?" The girl said happily, her eyes shining so brightly that Naruto felt impure.

— "Yes, but that is not enough." Naruto responded evasively.

— "Of course it is, sir. You don't have to be perfect or amazing, you just have to want to help. That's what my father told me and I know you can do it." The girl encouraged him with confidence.

Naruto didn't say anything for a few moments and then stroked the girl's hair. — "You… you are very good at giving encouragement, you know? Thank you very much… I think you're right, but… But yes, maybe I can… I think I'll try… maybe it's not my thing, but… but I don't lose anything by trying, right?" Naruto said with a spark of hope in his voice.

¡¡¡POOOOOOOMMMM!!!

A roar more powerful than the previous ones shook the earth and the air, a shock wave swept across the caravan, raising dust and debris. Naruto and Maria covered their eyes and mouths, trying not to breathe in the dirty air.

—"I have lost connection with one of my clones, this is more serious than I thought, the Grimm have killed some of them and the night is approaching, I can't keep this up for long." Naruto said worriedly.

— "María, go tell the leader of this group to speed up the pace." Naruto ordered.

—"And what will you do, sir?" the girl asked with interest.

—"I'll give you time," Naruto responded calmly.

—"Time for?" The girl insisted.

—"Don't worry, you'll see, take good care of yourself," Naruto smiled confidently.

— "Okay… look, I have this bracelet, my mother gave it to me, she says it brings good luck, I give it to you, thanks for the chocolate." The girl passed the bracelet to Naruto and gave him a hug. She then approached her mother, said something in her ear and ran towards the leader of the caravan. Naruto watched as the girl walked away from him, feeling an emptiness in her chest.

—"Well, it's time to start." He said to himself, trying to cheer himself up.

He headed towards the horde and fought alongside his shadow clones, these Grimm were incredibly strong, it was an entire horde and they were overpowering him, but he did not give up, he did not have that so-called Aura that all hunters possess. If he had it, that would help him, it would protect his skin from any cuts, so technically a scratch from his claws would make him bleed a lot, so he tried to dodge everything he could, but it wasn't enough, however he stopped them, he didn't have time for the pain and yet every hit he received hurt like hell.

—"Hahaha, this is fun, Naruto smiled ecstatically, despite not being a worthy battle it wasn't that bad, they made him sweat, —"Is that all they can do?..",Naruto provoked them, expecting a response, a reaction A group of Grimm were separating, trying to surround Naruto and attack him from behind.

— "No, I won't allow them!" Naruto formed a rasengan and launched himself at that group, annihilating them with his powerful technique. He kept going and going and going. He was trying his best to fight, but there were more and more of them and he couldn't control them all.

— "No no". He felt exhausted, sweat was dripping down his forehead, he knew it wasn't enough and that he would soon die if he continued like this, his chakra was running out and his wounds were getting deeper. —"Why do I continue? I should stop doing this, why am I trying? These are people I don't know and well, they don't need someone like... Like me, who constantly fails in everything he does."

He said with a low and tired voice, his body couldn't resist anymore, Naruto was giving up, losing hope. — "…But just this once I would like to come out triumphant, come out triumphant of something." The boy who almost managed to avoid Grimm's clutch muttered, remembering his dreams and his goals.

Images of the people in the caravan, of the girl, of her friends, of her teacher, of her village came to mind. He then felt motivated, determined to fight, took a deep breath and shouted. —"Hey, stupid monsters! Do you think you have beaten me?" Naruto challenged them, showing his determination. He made more shadow clones, each with a rasengan that directly eliminated the Grimm, but more were coming, he had to keep going, he had to protect the innocent, he had to keep his promise, he had to be the best.

Naruto destroyed a large part of the horde, but he was increasingly tired and the Grimm kept coming, they did not give up, they had no compassion, they were not afraid. Neither did Naruto.

¡POM!, ¡POM!, ¡POM!

When he needed it most, he heard gunshots. They were those from the caravan, who had come to help him, shooting at Grimm's horde. Naruto felt relieved and surprised. He looked toward a car and saw the girl, Maria, smiling at him along with her mother and the leader of the caravan. She had been her salvation, she had warned her of the danger and asked her for help.

—"Thank you, thank you for coming." Naruto said, smiling too, a feeling of gratitude in his chest.

— "Come on, boy, he comes back to us, we'll cover you!" shouted an older man, around 60 years old. Naruto hurried back to the group of people, who were resisting the Grimm with their weapons, but his bullets would soon run out. Naruto knew he had to do something:

— "Hey, how many weapons do you have left?" —"Not many, just a few minutes, maybe 30 or 20." It was enough, he had to be,

—Hey, get everyone out of here, give me the weapons! Naruto then created several shadow clones and took all the group's weapons and ammunition.

—"Now go. I will stop them!" The people were amazed by that technique, they had never seen anything as incredible as those clones that moved by themselves, so they obeyed and left. Some were reluctant to let a child face a horde of Grimm alone, but Naruto reassured them that he had a plan, even if it wasn't a very good one. His plan was to take them all to a ravine that was close by, a kilometer or so away, but he would have to manage to attract them all...

— "I don't know how…" Then Naruto remembered something, something that this Orochimaru guy used in the chunin exam, the killer instinct. Although Naruto had never used it before because he hadn't practiced or didn't know how, — "I guess it's about concentrating all the negativity in your being so that others feel it."

That's what he did, once the people left, Naruto released all the hatred he had towards him, all his desperation, all his fury, he concentrated it and let it out quickly.

The Grimm horde sensed this and saw the only source of negativity in the area:— "Yes, it's me, come for me, you beasts."

Then he started running and the Grimm followed him en masse and that's how the blonde arrived at the ravine. That ravine was deep, it was about 20 meters deep, maybe more. The fact is that, when he got there, Naruto was at his limit, almost dead, mainly due to chakra exhaustion, but he did not give up. When he reached the edge of the ravine he jumped into the void and the Grimm, who were irrational animals, followed him blindly and jumped with him.

—"Well… I guess this is my end, it's a dignified way to die, saving people," Naruto closed his eyes, waiting for the end, waiting for the impact, but no, even in that state he didn't give up. -"No! "I'm not going to die like this." .

Then, with the last of his strength, Naruto grabbed a rock from the ravine and held on. The Grimm fell on him like rocks, but he didn't care, he endured them, and once it was all over, he kept climbing and went up the ravine. There were almost no Grimm left from the horde, in fact some survived, and they were attempting to scale the rift, but it would take a while. Then, with a little fatigue, Naruto lay down on the ground, he was so exhausted that he couldn't take it anymore. He didn't care if any Grimm showed up.

—"I'll just rest a little." He thought as he looked at the sky, thanking the sky for such a beautiful image.

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—"Look, he's opening his eyes, yes, yes, yes!" the excited voice of a girl was heard.

—"Hey, kid, how do you feel?" the worried voice of a man was heard.

—"What, what, what happened?.. Hey", Naruto slowly opened his eyes, his head hurt and the light coming through the window irritated his sight. —"We arrived at the next town. You're in the hospital, buddy", a man said, the leader of the caravan.

—"Damn, I hate hospitals", Naruto sighed, he didn't like and would never like hospitals.

—"Yeah, well, whatever, what you did there, buddy, was incredible. How did you do all that? We told all the hunters here, but they don't believe us, they don't believe that one person could finish off all the Grimm". Naruto sat on the hospital bed and stretched, making his bones crack.

—"I didn't finish them off, I just threw myself off a cliff and they followed me, but they'll eventually come out".

—"Don't worry, we sent all the hunters from this town and called more from the kingdom of Vale. They came a day ago and are finishing off the whole horde. It will take some time to finish off a horde of that size".

—"…Wait, wait. Did you say a day ago? How long have I been here?", Naruto opened his eyes in surprise.

—"Well, it's been three days, buddy", the man smiled. —"Well, we wanted to thank you, you saved our lives. For a kid of about 15 years old, you're very brave".

—"I'm actually 13 years old".

—"Wow! Really? Well, that explains why you're so small".

—"Yes, yes, of course", Naruto said lazily. —"Ah, and thanks for coming back for me".

—"Yes, well", the man said embarrassed. —"Thank you very much, kid".

—"Thank you, those are words that I don't hear much in my life. Many people didn't even say them to me when I did something for them, they just said something like 'nobody asked for your help' or they just left, but they never said those words to me".

Naruto smiled, looked at his corner, there he saw Maria, that little girl he had met in the caravan. She was with her mother, who hugged her tenderly. He smiled at her and gestured for her to come closer to him, which she obeyed happily.

—"Sir, how are you?", the little girl said. As an answer, Naruto simply ruffled the little girl's hair.

—"Don't call me sir, didn't you hear the man? I'm only 13 years old". Naruto looked at Maria, and then took off the bracelet that she had given him on his arm, and gave it back to her.

The girl was confused by Naruto's action.

—"But this is for you", she said with bewilderment and sadness.

—"I know", the blond smiled to reassure the girl.

—"Listen, I have to go, you too, our paths will separate, but this". He pointed to the bracelet. —"It's a promise, the promise that someday we'll see each other again".

The girl knew that Naruto would leave soon and that she would have to accompany her mother to another place. Maybe she would never see him again, but she kept the hope that he would keep his promise to come back someday. —"I understand", the girl said lowering her head, trying not to cry and hide her sadness. Naruto looked at her with affection and remembered something.

—"Has anyone seen my things?", he asked aloud.

—"Yes, here they are", a man said handing him his travel suitcase. Naruto opened it and looked for something among his belongings, then took out a large bag and gave it to Maria. She took it with difficulty with her hands, not knowing what it was.

—"What is this?", Maria asked seeing the large bag she had in her hands. It was heavy and bulky.

—"They are provisions and treats, mostly treats", Naruto replied with a smile. —"I know you like sweets, so I give them to you. There are all kinds: chocolate, candies, cookies, dried fruits…".

—"But…", the girl tried to say, but Naruto interrupted her.

—"It's a farewell gift", he said tenderly. —"I want you to know that you have made me very happy in this time that we have been together. You are a very special and brave girl. Don't forget me, okay?".

—"But you…", the girl stammered, unable to hold back the tears. —"What will become of you? Where are you going? When will you come back?". —"I'll be fine", Naruto assured her, hugging her. —"Don't worry about me. I have to follow my path. But I promise you that I will see you again, although I don't know when. And when I do, I hope you tell me all the things you have done and learned. You are a very smart girl and I know you will do great things".

All the people who had visited me had already left and I was alone in the hospital, sitting and wondering, what now? As before, as I always did after arriving in this world, I wondered what to do next. What meaning did my life have? What purpose did my existence have?

The remnant is a very hostile world with good people, but they resist and keep fighting, even if it sometimes seems useless. Giving up would be the easiest thing, but they keep trying to live, move on, have hope. I admired their courage, their determination, their will. I wanted to be like them, I wanted to help them, protect them, make them happy. But I didn't know how, I didn't know if I could. Maybe it was because I was close to death, but Naruto remembered what that boy from that family told him. He was a very idealistic boy, like him. He wanted to be a hero, but he couldn't, because he didn't have the talent to fight and he wasn't born with the strength of the others in his family. His father refused to train him, but he kept practicing in secret, even though it seemed useless. He reminded him a lot of himself, he still had that will that Naruto had lost once, when he lost his loved ones, when he lost his home, when he lost his dream.

—"I don't care what people think of me, I don't care what they tell me that I'm not capable, that I can't achieve it, that no matter how hard I try, I don't have the talent to fulfill my dream, but that doesn't stop me, I will keep trying without ceasing, I don't care if I fail, because if I fail at least I will know that I tried and that I never gave up in the face of life's obstacles," the boy said to Naruto, with fervor and determination.

—"My dream is to be a hero, a hero who protects people, who gives them courage, who makes them happy. I know it's hard."

—"You Naruto, I know you can find a meaning, you have the power to do it, I wish you find the way to redemption and that you recover the light that you once lost, I don't know what kind of life you had or what problems you faced, but I know that none of them defeated you, because I notice it in you, the strength of a man who never, never gave up and who even now does not give up, you are just a little down, but when you remember, remember why you fight and why you move forward, then you will stand up and continue to progress as you always did."

—"So I tell you right now, you will be able to do it again, recover the life that you once lost, you will find a meaning that is better than the previous one…and when you feel exhausted, discouraged and defeated, you can count on me and I will be there to support you as it should be, because my dream is to always be there for people, to rescue them, to be a hero for them and even if they tell me that I will fail, that I will not achieve it, I will continue and continue forward, because I made an oath and I do not break my word."

Naruto looked at the void, unconsciously his lips curved, then he let out a laugh and then he laughed —"¡jaaaJAAAJAAAAA!".

Naruto had not laughed like that in a long time, that memory was beautiful, —"You're right, I've sunk so much into my self-pity that I forgot that life goes on and that I have to take care of him now and not what happened."

The blond calmed down, his stomach hurt from laughing so much, —"Well, my friend, sorry for this, but I'll take your dream and make it mine too, so I'll also be a hunter and not only will I be a hunter, I'll be the greatest hunter that ever existed on this earth, and together we will be the greatest heroes of this world, everyone will tremble at our names and the evil ones will hide in the caves just by knowing that we are coming."

"It seems that you have finally reacted, it was about time, that's very good, we'll start now."

He froze when he heard that voice, yes, it's the Kyubi, he finally spoke to Naruto, it seems that he was waiting for something, but the blond doesn't know the reason, but it doesn't matter, now Naruto has a purpose and the first thing he has to do is…He hears a growl from his stomach, Naruto massaged his stomach,

—"Yes, you're right, I have to eat something first—".

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—"Mama, where are we going now?" ,asked Maria, a little girl, to her mother

—"We will not stay in this town, my love. We are going to find another place to live," he responded sweetly, smiling and hugging her.

—"Shall we go to the kingdom of Vale?" María wanted to know, with curiosity.

— "No, we are going north, where there are more opportunities and security," her mother explained.

—"I see. And dad?" the girl asked innocently, not knowing that her father would never see them again. He was gone, leaving them alone, but her mother would never tell him, not just yet.

— "He's waiting for us there, honey. We'll see him soon," her mother lied with a bitter look. She didn't want to break the heart of her daughter, who loved her father so much.

—"Yeah!" exclaimed Maria, with a cheerful smile. She then opened her eyes and said to her mother: — "Mommy, give me a candy, please."

— "Of course, my life," her mother conceded, opening the bag that Naruto, a very kind boy, had given to her daughter. She searched through the many sweets in the bag and gave one to Maria. But when she reached into her bag, she felt something strange. It was another, smaller bag that was inside the large bag.

She took it out and realized it was quite heavy. Then, she opened the string that closed the bag and her eyes widened. Inside were gold coins and diamonds, of incalculable value. Why was that in the candy bag? Had Naruto forgotten that he had that there? Or had she given it to him on purpose? In any case, she remembered the words the boy had said to her when saying goodbye to her.

—"A farewell gift," Naruto had said, with a smile. The woman smiled too, thinking that this boy was too good for her own good. Thanks to him, they would have a better future. Maybe one day they will be able to see him again and thank him.

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I hope you liked this chapter as much much as I I did did.

I want to apologize for any spelling mistakes this text may have. It's the first fanfic I've written and I would love to receive your feedback with tips and suggestions to improve my story. This is the English version of my Spanish story, which has some changes from the original. I don't know English, I used a damn translator.

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