Hi Kwakerns here!

Don't own Naruto and that Chinese novel I read. But if someone knows what the novel was, just leave a comment so that I can insert it on the description.

Again, this is just for fun. Nothing serious, as I have 2 novel projects on the making. This is just one of those what ifs that popped into my mind while watching por*ahem* anime.

With that said, please do enjoy.

Konohagakure No Sato

October 10, 1996

On a dark alleyway of Konoha, where no active shinobi nor Anbu were patrolling, a group of people were surrounding a downed kid. A beaten kid who was the same age of their child. An orphan who has no guardian, was being thrashed by the ones who were supposed to protect their own people.

"H-help.."

A feeble voice came out from the child. Clinging on to the tether that was called life.

"You should die you demon brat!"

"You killed my husband!"

"You don't deserve to live!"

Instead of a helping hand, abusive words and stomps were their answers. Blood was now flowing out from his cuts, courtesy of the angry mob. All the little child could see where the cruel eyes and sneers from the people.

"..why? I did nothing wrong!"

Tears were coming out from his eyes, which only fueled their savagery, as he defended his head. From the time he was kicked out of the orphanage, a haven for him even though he was hated, he met with constant abuse and mockery. He saw how he was treated and ignored it, proving to them that he can change their ways to treat him better.

But it only made their treatment of him worsen, constant abuse almost made him lose hope. It was a good thing that there were still small flickers of light in his dark world that he holds on to. Without them, he would have ended his life, a mentality not fitting for a six-year old kid. The Ichiraku father and daughter, the Anbu Inu, Neko and Itachi, the three Tokubetsu Jōnin ninja, who gives him food from time to time, and Jiji.

'...Jiji'

It was Jiji, aside from the Ichirakus, who was the first one that treated him well. He was his first friend and was actually the Hokage once he was escorted into his office. It was him who gave him a house to live in. It was also him who taught him about the Will of Fire and how the people of Konohagakure No Sato would help and defend one another- making him believe that as long as he becomes a Hokage, he will be treated better, a validation that he is alive and nothing was a mistake with him being alive.

"..Jiji.."

He wheezed, it was getting harder for him to breathe. It might be the shard of glass which punctured one of his lungs when one of the drunk Chunin smashed a bottle on his head and stabbed him. His vision was hazy, cold darkness was creeping in on his body, which surprisingly he accepted.

'You lied to me Jiji... you said that if I endure, they will accept me. What did I do to deserve this?'

Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

This was the last thing he thought as he saw a metal pipe that was carried by a big man coming down fast to his head. As it was coming down, which he just stared unblinkingly, he heard faint birds chirping coming fast. Unfortunately, it was too late for the boy to know what the birds were as the pipe struck heavily to his head, ending his misery.

"NARUTO!!!!!!!!!!"

A white haired Anbu furiously shoved his lightning empowered hand through the chest of the big man, making the latter widen his eyes in surprise. The crowd suddenly became quiet as the only thing they heard was the lightning crackling from the hand of the Anbu.

"..W-why?"

The question only fueled his anger as he took out his tanto and swiftly decapitated the man's head. This was the wake up call that sobered up the crowd and had them running from the fury of the white haired Anbu. Two more landed at the back of the crowd, trapping them in the middle, making no escape possible.

"Neko. Itachi. Capture them and kill anyone who even tries to escape... Slowly."

Both Anbu just nodded as they did not see Naruto's condition, they only saw their captain madly sprinting through the roofs, with his hand lighting the way. They followed him as from what they saw in their captain's body language that whatever was happening, it was a matter of life and death. And from what they saw with their captain's action just now, both of them dreaded that they were too late to save Naruto.

"Why are you doing!? We've done nothing wrong!"

"Th-That's right! We were helping!"

"Yes! We just took out the trash!"

Once one of the crowd members spoke up, a civilian from what Neko and Itachi saw, it snowballed support from the others. Only the group of chunins were quiet as they knew they fucked up with this one.

The Anbu Captain, also known as Kakashi the Copy Ninja, ignored them as he knelt in front of Naruto hoping to Kami to save him. He tried to cover up the bleeding wounds and used what little knowledge he has on Iryō Ninjutsu to keep him alive. Unfortunately, he was a little too late for the boy who had just released his last cold breath.

"No... No. No. Oh Kami, no!"

*

In Naruto's Mindscape

On the dark sewer where grimy water was flowing, there were three individuals who were having a shouting contest around Naruto's avatar. One was a giant Nine-tailed Fox who was roaring in rage as his demonic chakra was trying to save Naruto. The other one was a blond, who was wearing the Hokage's cloak and has the same features as Naruto, was shouting- trying to calm the other two with little luck. And lastly was a bloodnut who was wailing, trying to reach Naruto's avatar.

These three individuals were famous not just Konoha but all of the Elemental Nation, as each of their names can shook any Hidden Villages.

"Dammit kit! Don't give up!"

Kurama, the nine-tailed fox, was giving his all as he ignored the other two just to save Naruto. He was the strongest of the tailed beast roaming in the Country, fearing no one and not even Kami himself. But now he was terrified, not for his life but for the kid. He watched the kid grow and he saw himself with how Naruto was treated by the village. And for the first time, he was praying to Kami to save the kid.

"Sochi! My son!! I'm Sorry! Please come back!"

The wailings coming from the bloodnut, known by all as the Red Death. Kushina Uzumaki, the princess of Uzushiogakure, the heiress to the title of the 'Strongest Kunoichi' was now in despair. No amount of sealing knowledge from her clan can save her son, which made her psychotic as she tried to go to her son's body. Unfortunately, she was bound by the adamantium chains on the walls, which was amazing considering that the chains were already near breaking from how the woman clawed her way to Naruto's flickering body.

"Kurama! Kushina! Listen to me! We need to gather our chakra and merge them to create a seal to trap Naruto's remaining essence, if we want Hiruzen to save Naruto! This will give them enough time to heal him!"

Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage but better known as the Yellow Flash, was trying to find a way to save his son. Multiple seals were forming in his mind, the useless were scrapped while the useful ones were on standby and ready to be assembled to form a seal to save what's left of his son. His only option was to save what little was left of him, to give enough time for the Third to save his boy.

The blond, an adult version of Naruto shouted, tried to grab the attention of both Kurama and Kushina. But to no avail as they were trapped in chakra chains when this horrible incident occurred. No matter how they tried to communicate, no sounds were coming out from their mouth, even hand signals were blurred as if someone or something was preventing them from communicating with each other.

They helplessly watched Naruto being beaten to death by the mob. They could've saved him like previous incidents but not now. They were trapped, bound by the chains as they heard Naruto's wailing. Now that the beating was over, it loosened the chain just enough for Kurama to provide chakra but it was still useless as it did nothing to Naruto.

"Kit!"

"Son/Sochi!"

They saw Naruto's body tremble so hard that it quaked the Mindscape, that by the next moment darkness seeped out from his body and quickly engulfed the place. The three had not seen what was coming as the darkness swallowed them, no sounds or struggle had come out from them, as if they were not there.

All was left was the void.

*

In Naruto's Soulscape

'No more pain...just peace...'

In the desolate void which was he was currently floating on, he can feel nothing, hear nothing, see nothing which was like heaven for him. No more pain, no more violence, and most of all, no more feeling the dread of waking up everyday only to be abused.

Suddenly a blinding white light hits him, illuminating the place and saw three figures currently not moving like the time was stopped. And he heard an androgynous voice calling for him. He concentrated on that voice, thinking it was Kami calling for him to take him back to his family.

LITTLE ONE, YOU WHO WAS CHOSEN TO BE A SAVIOUR BUT WAS CONDEMNED TO BE A MONSTER. YOU WHO HAD EVERY RIGHT TO LASH OUT PERSEVERED AND ALMOST WON BUT ALAS, WAS TAKEN OUT TOO EARLY. FOR THAT, YOU WHO I DEEM TO HAVE MY BLESSING WILL BE FREE OF PAIN AND LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

Suddenly, his vision went blank and woke up, but not before hearing the voice again, but this time filled with malice and manic, as if Kami was bipolar.

AND YOU WHO I DEEM TO ENTERTERTAIN ME... HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

**end**