19 parts Ongoing Naruto, who wears masks, to protect himself from the villages. The happy go lucky, dead last, knucklehead, prankster kid he shows to the world is a lie. A lie that saves him from more beatings he already gets.
Naruto befriended Kurama from the age of 5 after the fox helped the boy escape an angry mob. Their friendship is kept hidden in fear of what might happen if it was found out, although Naruto does zone out sometimes.
What lies behind the mask that was carefully made up? Is a boy who went through hell and back, a boy that is cold and dangerous, a boy that is smart and deadly.
What happens when the mask breaks? What happens to the bonds he made with his precious people? What happens if no one actually knows who Naruto Uzumaki really is?