Naruto was 5 when the orphanage kicked him out and he was given his own apartment. He was 6 years old when he entered the academy and he was 7 years old when he realised that everyone hates and fears him for some reason whether they be children , adults or even his teachers. The only one who shows any kind of affection towards Naruto is the Hokage but even his visits got less and less as time went on and now he only visits once a month to give him the monthly allowance.

While the whole village hates him with a passion they couldn't do anything to him because of some kind of fear so they ignore him , refuse him services and verbally assault him. There have been some physical accidents too but Naruto learned very quickly he is not safe outside his apartment after 7.

He thought long and hard about why they would treat him like this. Everyday he asks himself , Why they would do this to him , who were his parents and where are they , did they also hate him like the villagers, did they abandon hi because they didn't love him or are they really dead like the Hokage says and the only person he can ask this to refuses to answer.

Demon that was written on his door when he returned from the academy. It was a word he often found associated with him. The Hokage wanted to remove it immediately but he stopped him. What's the point of removing it? Someone will put it there again , it's not like he doesn't hear it at least a thousand times a day. Now whenever he goes out or comes back to his apartment the word glares at him saying no matter what he did he will always be a Demon.

And Now when he is 9 years old he finds out why he is a demon. Why do they hate him and Who he really is?

And it all started on that day.

Hiruzen was old . It is a fact that he accepted long ago. He should be enjoying his retirement and guiding the next generation but instead he is Hokage once again because the village needed him and as things stand maybe only his death will free him from this seat.

His second term as Hokage is filled with nothing but regrets whether it be the Uchiha incident or the kumo incident. Although he avoided war both times , he also had to lose innocent lives. All because of greed and a hunger for power. Sometimes he thought maybe things would have been different if Minato was here , he would have handled the situation better than him but it was all just thoughts of an ageing man and thinking of Minato he thought of his biggest failure, Naruto.

He has failed the boy so much that he couldn't even face him now. Every time he visits he is reminded of both his parents. The red and fiery hair gives the sense of Kushina and his face is all Minato, especially the eyes . Whenever he visits he is bombarded by the same questions: where are my parents, who were they , why do they hate me and he has no answers to give. So he keeps silent hoping that with time the boy would stop questioning him the hard questions and he does stop and that gives him even more pain.

The boy is smart like Minato but with the personality of Kushina. He has inherited the best of both his parents. He was a happy and energetic child pranking the villagers here and there but as time went on he became more and more subdued. His grades suddenly started improving , his Ninja talents also took a shine and now he is among the top students in the academy only behind Sasuke Uchiha the topper of the class.

And that Mask , how could he forget the mask that Naruto now wears everywhere he goes. He might even wear it when sleeping. The first time Hiruzen saw the mask he knew it was not any ordinary mask that you could find in any toy shop in the village. It was different from all the masks that even Anbu wore to hide their identity. It gives a cold feeling like if you touch it you'll regret it and somehow Naruto isn't affected by it at all and seems to like it a little too much.

Some say that he has been possessed by the demon and some are too afraid to say anything. People still avoid him like a plague but instead of lashing out at them Naruto too avoids them . Naruto's whole day consists of going to the academy and training. There is nothing in between. What could he even do when he has no friends to play with , no family to enjoy his free time with so all he does is train with vigour never seen in him before.

Hiruzen should be happy that Naruto is less problematic nowadays and focused on his studies but all he feels is this foreboding feeling that they have lost Naruto completely. Instead of him being proud of Naruto's achievements in the academy he just wants to stop the boy and ask him what is wrong with him , that he can trust him and tell him everything but he even has lost that right.

And it all started on that day.

Iruka always wanted to be a teacher , to guide the next generation and make sure that they not only became great ninjas but also a good human being and that's why he is always trying to improve both as a Shinobi and as a person. This is the reason that he is thinking of doing something about Naruto's strange behaviour.

Some years ago just like everyone else he also avoided the boy like a plague but not because he hated the nine tails fox but because Naruto reminded him of himself. He also was a prankster and wanted to prove to everyone how great a ninja he would be just like Naruto and then that cursed night came and changed him forever. He lost both his parents and became an orphan just like Naruto. So when he first became the Sensei of Naruto's class he made sure to avoid him completely and Naruto tried again and again to prank him , to just get his attention but he failed every time until it all stopped.

Now Naruto doesn't prank anyone , doesn't cause any sort of trouble. He doesn't even bunk classes anymore. Naruto comes to the academy daily and on time. He studies hard and practises everything like his life is dependent on it and slowly the results come from his hard work. Now Naruto is one of the top students with top grades and great skills. Not only his studies have improved but his lifestyle too. He now brings lunch everyday and it is always something healthy. His clothes are always clean and of great quality for a Ninja. His hygiene has also improved.

On one hand Iruka is very proud of his student's sudden upgrade (yes he is proud of the demon kid) while on the other hand he is also worried for him. Naruto has stopped talking to anyone in the class, even to Shikamaru or Kiba. No longer does he ask Sakura out on a date or challenge Sasuke for a fight. He just comes to the class , sits on the backside silently, does his work and leaves. He has become so silent that if you don't search for him specifically you wouldn't even know that he is even present in the class.

And that weird mask that he wears now.First he only wore it during lunch everyday and after he was out of the academy but now the mask is on 24 7. It is a weird looking mask and somehow Naruto has found it cool enough to be wearing it forever. His classmates even stopped making fun of it because clearly Naruto wasn't affected by it at all.

So now as Iruka sits in his class thinking of what to do with Naruto and his sudden strange behaviour somewhere a boy is being trained to fulfil his legacy.