A New World

Alone

'More'

The kid with spiky blond hair jumped back as he threw another kunai at a tree. Sweat covered his whole face. He was exhausted. But he had to keep on training.

'More'

The kid summoned three shadow clones, and ordered them to fight him. The first shadow clone ran towards him trying to throw a punch, the blond kid swiftly dodged, grabbed his forearm, and threw him to the ground causing the clone to disappear.

'More!'

The next clone came running at the kid with a kunai in hand, and he came in fast. Too fast for the kid to take out a kunai to fight back. The kid tried to jump back but it was too late, the clone had struck him slashing him on the side of his face.

"Sorry boss!", exclaimed the clone.

"Shut up and keep fighting!", exclaimed the kid.

The other clone tried ambushing the kid from above, but the kid had already sensed him and dodged to the right.

As the clone landed on the ground, the kid had appeared behind him with a kunai to its neck and sliced it open, causing this clone to disappear.

'MORE!'

The kid and the last clone stared each other down. Both with intent to hurt the other. Ironic, the kid will actually hurt himself since he's fighting with his clone. It's not like the clone will die, he'll just disappear. He wish he'd just disappear. But no, he had to accomplish his dream, to become hokage. That way people will stop disrespecting him and stop treating him as a nuisance.

The clone ran towards the kid, disturbing the kid's thoughts. The clone attacked him with a kunai, the kid slid to the right, but the clone quickly turned around and tried to strike him, making the kid slide to the left.

But what the kid didn't notice, was that the clone pulled a second kunai, so the clone got behind the kid, holding one kunai to his neck, and the other to his stomach.

"When did you-"

"Your the one who knows this trick boss! But in case you forgot, I grabbed a second one when I turned around to strike you, when you had slid to the right. You were so caught up with trying to block my next move, that you didn't notice when I slid my hand to my kunai pouch."

"I can't believe that I lost to my own clone."

"It's ok boss. Your just out of it today. Mind telling me what's wrong?"

"What's not wrong with me"

"What do you mean boss?"

"You tell me, your my clone aren't you? Shouldn't you know what's wrong with me?"

"Not exactly boss"

"What do you mean?"

"My only purpose is to fight for you, I don't know your feelings, I'm just another part of you with no emotions. I only know your memories and that's it. "

"I wish I was a clone"

"Why boss?"

"So I wouldn't feel emotions, without them, I'd ignore all the hate the village gives me, and the frustration of having this mask on"

"What mask boss?"

"The mask?"

"Yes boss"

"I have to act dense, I hate acting like I'm stupid. I have to act like I'm always happy, like nothing ever bothers me. I hate having that mask on. I'm just alone, in pain, full of hatred and regret. This village is like poison to me. But I won't leave this village"