Alone

Chapter 7

Freezing gales blew against the boy as he slowly edged closer to the edge of the hokage mountain. Below were the child playing, parents gossiping and people working. His life had been insignificant to all these people, after all who would want to interact with a demon. Reaching for the dirty bandages, that hugged his arms and legs, his tiny fingers slowly unwrapped them exposing the many years of abuse from others and himself. Memories of when he was younger flashed through his head as he took a step even closer to the edge. Tears started to cloud his vision, before he furiously rubbed them away. 'He was not going to shed a tear for these people' he thought clenching his fist into a tight ball. "Naruto?" A shaking voice sounded behind him. "What are you doing?" A small giggle escaped the shaking boy's lips as he turned to face the owner of the voice. "What do you think Iruka sensei?" He asked with a thin smile playing on his lips. Iruka tried to speak but no sound would come out, only a series of incoherent sounds. "You see, my time is up" he sighed, "there is nothing here for me left". Still paralyzed with shock, all Iruka did was watch. "Please..." He pleaded stretching out a arm, as if trying to grab the boy. Naruto turned around with a smile "This world is a cruel place, you taught me that remember. And in this world life is full of surprises ". Just like that, the little flame had been blown out.