Sorry for how short this chapter is as i wasn't feeling good at the time. I promise the next one will be much longer. These first two were merely the build up points, so chapter three will be where the story really begins.
Thanks for understanding.
Chapter 2.
A brisk breeze hovering above his face roused Naruto, who awoke from slumber with a powerful yawn. Leaning up in his small bed, he stretched his arms and swallowed the lingering urge to surrender to the blissful embrace of sleep once more. It took him less than five minutes to completely awaken and get dressed.
Garbed in his usual orange and blue jacket with a white collar, a red Uzumaki crest on the back. This was accompanied by bright orange pants and blue sandals.
He put his azure headband on last. Feeling he was ready, the determined ninja left his modestly sized flat and walked out onto the street.
The village of Konoha was large, this irrefutable fact wasn't lost on Naruto as he unconsciously became hypnotized by the sheer scale of it's marvelous construction. Surrounded by a giant stone wall, the village sheltered a fashionable chain of inns, houses, apartment buildings, and workshops throughout the lower district. In the upper districts, the intoxicating scent of smoked meat, exotic fruits, and vegetables stung the air. Food vendors moved in and out of their homespun work tents and wooden stalls, arranging or promoting their various goods. A busy hub of pedestrian traffic traveled to and from the shuffled string of clothing stores, boutiques, armories, and bath houses erected on both sides of the street. The Hokage rock stood at the center, a stone monument near the base of a mountain which had the faces of all previous Hokage engraved into it.
'' Well, look who we have here.'' A voice rang out.
Naruto turned around and saw two suspicious men standing before him, brown haired and thin, the strange pair appeared to be at least ten years older than himself.
But it was their eyes he hated.
That cold glare, they all look at me the same way, he thought angrily.
'' What do you want?'' He asked after a few seconds.
The men's icy glares intensified.
'' How rude,'' one of them said, feigning shock. '' We came here to congratulate you and this is how you treat us?''
Naruto observed the two men. Obviously they were lying, but what was their real agenda? He wondered.
'' Congratulate me?''
'' Yeah. It's not everyday a monster becomes a ninja.'' the man sneered.
A darkening frown deepened on Naruto's face. It was the same as always, the villagers hate towards him hadn't been affected by his graduation at all. He wished things were different but their animosity would never lessen, it seemed.
He knew why.
The Nine Tailed Fox, a legendary demon of unparalleled power was sealed inside him, an event eighteen years old. Still, it was not a tale anyone was willing to forgive nor forget. Despite his own pain, he couldn't blame them when the fox's attack on the village during that period resulted in hundreds of casualties.
'' Go away now.'' Said Naruto, his challenging, cold tone welcoming zero resistance.
Neither listened.
The taller of the two men suddenly grabbed Naruto by his jacket collar as he closed the distance between them.'' Listen, you damn brat, you don't belong here and never have! He shouted at him.
Naruto stared at his attackers in an emotionless expression, meanwhile his vivid blue eyes were surging with so much killing intent he could virtually taste the nonexistent blood within his mouth.'' Let me go.'' He warned him calmly.
'' Make me.''
'' Fine.''
In a flash, Naruto aggressively headbutted the arrogant bully forcing the villager to cry out as his head popped back slightly, then without losing momentum used his hands to effectively snap his wrist. Causing the man to lose his footing and tumble backwards. The other one froze.
'' You bastard... my wrist is broken! He screamed in agony.
Naruto wasted little time and walked away from the scene.
