Naruto's family never treated him right. They tortured him physically and mentally. Minato and Kushina treated Nariko and Menma better, like gods. He had enough and left Konoha, only to return years later as an ANBU and with Jiraya and Tsundare. He entered the academy and was the top. But what he didn't know was that someone admired him, and that someone was Uchiha Sasuke. ---------------------- "This child will rise up in a time of darkness. This child will defeat evil and stand tall. This child will be known as 'The child of prophecy". Minato read out loud. He instantly knew it had to be either Nariko or Menma, and got to training immediately with them. But he missed the beginning. "A child will rise up from the beatings and torture and be a light in eternal darkness. He will befriend those who are beasts and those like him, and be trained by those who are legends". And this person was non other then Naruto, holder of the Kyuubi, Kurama.