Blue Shinobi

The Jinchuriki-Naruto

       There's always the outsider kid, every town has one. The kid that tries to be nice, but ends up driving "friends" the other way, either from annoyance or fear. The outsider who doesn't believe what you believe, the kid that cries himself to sleep every night, the kid who just wanted a life worth living, and the kid who just wanted a friend.

       He was such a boy. He had lived a life of neglect and abuse, being thrown around like a rag doll for being the "fox brat." It was only recently he had figured out the truth as to why, and it left him feeling broken, like a mirror that had only reflected other's happy times, now shattered into ash before him.

      Every single shard showed another painful memory. The time he tried to buy a mask, only to be tossed aside and hurt. The time he stood before a crowd of people, staring at him in a malice filled gaze. The time he nearly died, just yesterday. They all came back to haunt him, clawing and spitting at his face, spiteful feelings spreading around him, hurting and torturing, almost like the end was near...

    No. It couldn't end like this. What about his nindo? What would become of his determination, the false identity he had created over years of lies and deception, the one barrier that kept everyone from finding out his secret?

    All he hoped was that nobody ever found out, except for people he knew he could trust. Currently, even with Iruka-sensei and Jiji, there wasn't anybody he could truly trust with his pain.

    Nobody could know what he was thinking, then or ever. All his life Naruto had wanted one thing: a friend. Life without one was difficult, and he wanted someone to hang out with, have fun, and a shoulder to cry on. Anybody  was fine...

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(Rin's POV...)

     Ninja pirates. What next, a village of ninj- You know what? I'm not going to finish that sentence.

    As the pirates approached, (he introduced himself, "Hey, I'm Luffy!") one of 'em poked HIS sword at me. I wish I had my sword... but NOOOooooo... stupid masked guy.

    "You the kid who killed Zabuza?" the dumb looking one asked me.

   "Gah... Fuck you," I said. What? He looked pretty dumb, so it's not like he could hurt m-

    I realized I still don't have my sword. oh. "... no."

     Ugly, the one behind Dumby, lightened up considerably. "Yay! We don't have to kill you!"

     "Um... thanks?"I guess he's the dumb one. "So... I'm lost. Is there, like, a place I could go that isn't filled with pirates?"

    "Yeah, there is. It's filled with ninja, though," Drooly, the third one said. Seriously, wipe off that spit!

    "Eh, good enough."

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   They took me to this place called Konohagakure, but it was surrounded by wolves. Of course it was. Ouch.

(???'s POV)

   The kid from "The Gate," (as they had taken to calling it), was taken here a little while ago, found bloody and unconscious by the main gate. He had been rushed to the hospital very quickly, and a man named Kakashi offered to teach him along with the rest of his team if he wanted to become a shinobi. With him recovering fast, his future was looking good...