Chapter 1

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Naruto's POV:


"Sakura, will you go out with me?" I exclaim enthusiastically to a long, pink haired girl with green eyes. "Naruto, I wouldn't go out with you if you were the last man on earth! You're a weak stupid, annoying dead last! You're so impatient when things don't happen right away! You act like a spoiled brat! You're selfish, gross, immature clown! Leave me alone and try to be more like Sasuke! At least he knows how to be a ninja!" Sakura yells and punches me on the head.  Everyone but Iruka-sensei, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Shino, Chouji, and Hinata starts to laugh. Sasuke just continues to brood, Hinata and Shikamaru glare at Sakura, Chouji continues to snack on chips while giving me a concerned glance, Shino just stays quiet, and Iruka-sensei tries to quiet everyone down.  Why is Sakura-chan being this cruel? I think while having a downtrodden look, my mask cracking. The next sentence completely shattered my crush and my mask that I put on for years. "You're just a good for nothing orphan! I bet your mother was a filthy slut and your father was a deadbeat drunk!" Sakura sneers and everyone who was laughing freezes. I jump out the window silently with tears starting to roll down my face. I run to my apartment pretending not to hear Iruka-sensei's concern calls to come back. I reach my apartment with a sorrowful expression on my face. I look around my apartment to see it a total mess. Empty ramen cups on the ground, mold on the counters in the kitchen, my bed looking like a wreck, dirty clothes piled across the floor, bugs crawling around, and mice scurrying over the mess. I sigh and start to clean my apartment. I finish cleaning my apartment around 3 pm. Great, the school day will end in an hour... I realize mentally. Maybe I should do some errands? I do need a lot of stuff and I ran out of food... I think while scrunching up my face. You know, Sakura is right! Somewhat. I'm weak and stupid, maybe I should train..? I think a bit defeated. I grab one of my notebooks that Jiji gave me me so I can take notes and began to make a list of stuff I need at the market. Let's see... I need new kunais and shurikens, a training mat, a new bed, a new bookshelf, a desk, ninjutsu books, taijutsu books, history books, empty notebooks, chakra control books, shoji board, new clothes, weights, cook books, paint, wood to fix my floors, plumbing books to fix my bathroom, food, a new door with new hinges, a new window, a new mattress, sheets, a new pillow, a new table, some chairs, gloves, shampoo, a hairbrush, curtains, and a pin board... I write down while thinking about my apartment's condition. You know, since I'm the only one that lives in this apartment building, why not turn it into a house for me? I think as I set out to the marketplace to get supplies. Good thing I saved my money that I received from the orphan's stipend over the years. Also foraging old kunai and shuriken I find in training grounds to sell for a decent price and only eat instant ramen or Ichiraku ramen when Jiji or Iruka-sensei offered to pay to also save money. I think with a small smile. I pay the overcharged price to the cashier, who gave me a hateful stare that I'm used to, for the things I got from the store. I seal the supplies into a sealing scroll that I scavenged from a training ground a while back. I head back to my run down apartment. I open the apartment door and unsealed my new supplies on my old rotten table. I scrunch my nose at the rotting furniture in my small apartment. I sigh and head to my book case to get my notebook that I started to write my plans in, when a scroll caught my eye. A scroll that Jiji gave me years ago that I forgotten about. I open the scroll with curiosity showing in my eye. My eyes twitch in displeasure when I read it. "Shadow Clone Jutsu." I start reading through it. My eyes widen at the description. "When the clone dispels, the user gains the clones memories. Warning, use the clones cautiously to prevent memory overload." I read aloud softly. I smile with determination as I start trying to learn the jutsu.

//Time Skip//Couple of Hours Later//

I pant as I smile happily gazing over my clones. I smirk at the usage of them. I dispel them and collapse on my old futon. Tomorrow. I think as I start to close my eyes. Tomorrow I'll start renovating my house and train to be strong ninja. I think as I doze off into the welcoming abyss.

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