Perfect | A Naruto FanFiction

"Be a good boy, Yukio, won't you?"

"Ah.. yes, Ma."

"You know, Kazue never gives his mother any trouble."

"A-ah... S-sorry, Ma."

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All of his life, Yukio had been told to be the perfect son. He didn't know where it came from, seeing as he had always been a decently behaved child. He read, he did his homework, and he trained. What more could his parents ask of him? Sure, his cousin had better luck with ninjutsu and genjutsu, but Yukio easily had better chakra control. Kazue had better grades, but Yukio... Well, he doesn't have a defense for that.

On the verge of graduating from the academy, Yukio has the strangest feeling that nothing is going to be the same. Beyond being placed on a team, his life finally may be starting to take shape. He might finally get the chance to step out of his cousin's shadow, a chance he's waited his whole life for. However, things aren't always what they seem to be, and it may finally be time for Yukio to figure that out first hand.