"Good morning, Naruto" Danzo greeted him "Ah--um, good...morning, master." Naruto stuttered"Dear boy, whomever are you talking to?" Danzo asked "My...friends" the hunchback answered "I see" Danzo replied as he taps Jiraiya on the head. "And what are your friends made of, Naruto?" "Stone" Naruto answered "Can stone talk?" the judge asked "No, it can't." Naruto sighed "That's right. You're a smart lad. Now...lunch." the judge smiled lightly. Naruto goes off and retrieves a table setting--a silver chalice and plate for Danzo and a wooden cup and plate for himself. "Shall we review your alphabet today?" Danzo asked the boy "Yes, master. I would like that very much." he nods. "Very well. A?" Danzo asked "Abomination" Naruto answered "B?" "Blasphemy."C?" "C-c-c-contrition." Naruto stuttered "D?" "Damnation."E?" "Eternal damnation!" "Good. F?" Danzo asked as he took a sip of his drink "Festival." Naruto smiled suddenly Danzo spits out his drink at the incorrect response.
"Excuse me?" Danzo rose an eyebrow "Forgiveness!" Naruto corrected. "You said...festival" Danzo stood up "no!" Naruto pleaded "You are thinking about going to the festival." Danzo said "It's just that...you go every year." Naruto added "I am a public official. I must go! But I don't enjoy a moment. Thieves and hustlers and the dregs of humankind, all mixed together in a shallow, drunken stupor." Danzo explained as they went to the top of the cathedral. "I didn't mean to upset you, master." Naruto sulked "Naruto, can't you understand? When your heartless mother abandoned you as a child , anyone else would have drowned you. And this my thanks for taking you in and raising you as my son?" Danzo explained "I'm sorry, sir." the bell ringer apologized. "Oh, my dear Quasimodo, you don't know what it's like out there. I do...I do..." Danzo sighed.
THE WORLD IS CRUEL
THE WORLD IS WICKED
IT'S I ALONE WHOM YOU CAN TRUST IN THIS WHOLE CITY
I AM YOUR ONLY FRIEND
I WHO KEEP YOU, TEACH YOU, FEED YOU, DRESS YOU
I WHO LOOK UPON YOU WITHOUT FEAR
HOW CAN I PROTECT YOU, BOY
UNLESS YOU ALWAYS STAY IN HERE
AWAY IN HERE?
YOU ARE DEFORMED
Naruto : I AM DEFORMED
Danzo: AND YOU ARE UGLY
Naruto: AND I AM UGLY
Danzo: AND THESE ARE CRIMES FOR WHICH THE WORLD
SHOWS LITTLE PITY
YOU DO NOT COMPREHEND
Naruto: YOU ARE MY ONE DEFENDER
Danzo: OUT THERE, THEY'LL REVILE YOU AS A MONSTER
Naruto: I AM A MONSTER
Danzo: OUT THERE, THEY WILL HATE WITH SCORN AND JEER
Naruto: ONLY A MONSTER
Danzo: WHY INVITE THEIR CALUMNY AND CONSTERNATION?
STAY IN HERE, BE FAITHFUL TO ME
Naruto: I'M FAITHFUL
Danzo: GRATEFUL TO ME
Naruto: I'M GRATEFUL
Danzo: DO AS I SAY. OBEY
AND STAY IN HERE.
Naruto: I'LL STAY IN HERE.
Danzo turns to leave
"You are good to me, master. I'm sorry." Naruto said "You are forgiven. But, remember, Naruto this is your sanctuary." Danzo explained then leaves the cathedral to attend the festival.
"Sanctuary" Naruto says to himself and looks over the Balcony longing to be apart of the town below.
NARUTO: SAFE BEHIND THESE WINDOWS AND THESE PARAPETS OF STONE
GAZING AT THE PEOPLE DOWN BELOW ME
ALL MY LIFE I WATCH THEM AS I HIDE UP HERE ALONE
HUNGRY FOR THE HISTORIES THEY SHOW ME
ALL MY LIFE I MEMORISE THEIR FACES
KNOWING THEM AS THEY WILL NEVER KNOW ME
ALL MY LIFE I WONDER HOW IT FEELS TO PASS A DAY
NOT ABOVE THEM...
BUT PART OF THEM...
AND OUT THERE, LIVING IN THE SUN
GIVE ME ONE DAY OUT THERE
ALL I ASK IS ONE, TO HOLD FOREVER
OUT THERE, WHERE THEY ALL LIVE UNAWARE
WHAT I'D GIVE...WHAT I'D DARE
JUST TO LIVE ONE DAY OUT THERE!
(Watch right here, after the cymbal crash, as the camera zooms past Naruto into a street scene, for a cameo appearance by Hinata (AN: FROM MY NARUHINA VERSION OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!)
OUT THERE AMONG THE MILLERS
AND THE WEAVERS AND THEIR WIVES
THROUGH THE ROOFS AND GABLES I CAN SEE THEM
EVERY DAY THEY SHOUT AND SCOLD AND GO ABOUT THEIR LIVES
HEEDLESS OF THE GIFT IT IS TO BE THEM
IF I WAS IN THEIR SKIN, I'D TREASURE EVERY INSTANT
OUT THERE, STROLLING BY THE SEINE
TASTE A MORNING OUT THERE
LIKE ORDINARY MEN WHO FREELY WALK ABOUT THERE
JUST ONE DAY AND THEN I SWEAR
I'LL BE CONTENT, WITH MY SHARE
WON'T RESENT, WON'T DESPAIR,
OLD AND BENT, I WON'T CARE.
I'LL HAVE SPENT ONE DAY OUT THERE!
YOU ARE READING
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (A Naruto Tale)
RandomA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer Cast Naruto - Quasimodo Sakura - Esmerelda Sasuke - Pheobus Danzo - Judge Claude Frollo Clopin - Shikamaru Puppet...
