Mark of Failure

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Demon or Summon Talking"

'Demon or Summon Thinking'

Jutsu

Chapter 1 : His Failures

The sound of heavy breathing filled the air as its maker stared at a mirror. His cerulean eyes flashed red for a moment making him strike the dark reflection. His world had just been turned upside down. His life was placed in jeopardy as an evil man used him for his own gain.

The foolish blond was desperate to reach his dream. His need for attention so great that he did something he knew was wrong. He had broken into the home of the only man that had shown signs of caring for him. To make things worse he had been caught in the act by said man. His way to escape had been by using his unorthodox skills, to make his mentor faint.

The young male blond was clouded in smoke before being revealed as an older female. Her fleshy curves were too stimulating for the was harden elder. After his escape the golden blond went into the next phase of his make up exam. He spent many hours learning his most hated jutsu from the largest scroll he had ever laid his hands on.

As the sun prepared to raise into the sky, the sun kissed blond was found by his hated teacher. Few words were exchanged between the two, before the boy had been sent flying. He looked with rage at the man that had attacked him. His eyes grew as he saw the man be covered in blades. He followed the man's eyes of sight to see his second instructor. The one that had told him about the second test. The next hour the golden blond wished had never happened. It pained him to remember every detail. The most painful part was that he learned the the demon fox had been sealed in him, His rage had grown to a new lever he had never felt before.

A great source of power was erupting from within, as a dark voice began to fill his mind. He had planned to follow the command of the demon calling to him, however the kind words coming from his hated instructor prevented him. His mind shattered at how the man declared him a member of the village that he wasn't the demon fox he contained. The golden blond showed his sudden mastery of his new skill and laid a savage beating on the man known as Mizuki.

Iruka was dumbfounded as his student had beaten a Chuunin in battle. ' Two fools underestimated him tonight, I can never change the past but from now on I will be there for you Naruto.'

The man saw no reason to hold the young golden blond back. He instantly graduated him and to celebrate took him to eat. Making the hidden watcher glad and proud of what had happened. Naruto was so glad that he hadn't taken the wounds on Iruka seriously. Before they could part ways the kind Chuunin fell to his knees. Instantly the golden blond rushed to his side, hoping to help. He was suddenly pushed away by the Chuunin. The golden blond at him in disbelief. Iruka had not wanted to hurt his student, but Naruto had placed his hand too hard on a wound. Iruka's eyes grew as he saw the pain in Naruto's eyes.

' What have I done?' Iruka thought as villagers quickly rushed the boy to get him away from the loved instructor. Iruka couldn't believe how the people of his precious home openly attacked an innocent boy. Naruto rushed from the growing mob and used his new jutsu to safely reach home. His mind filling with how his idiocy had caused so much pain. He felt he didn't deserve anything and went on to trash his near empty apartment.

" It's all my fault, if I hadn't trusted him none of this would have happened." Naruto yelled in rage as he looked at his recently broken mirror. His eyes grew as he saw a certain ring. One he obtained on a trip with his mentor. He remember that day clearly, they went to a festival and he was given a nice amount of cash to have fun. He was so excited about being in a such fun filled place that he wasn't thinking right. Though at the time he didn't knew any better. He had visited a few booths and filled his stomach and his hands with goods. He had spent little money because of the fact it had been so easy to win the things he wanted. He could remember the creepy voice of the old fortune teller that had gotten his attention. He walked with curiosity at the simple stand. The old woman sat behind a table with a that held a crystal ball. She clearly conned him into paying to see his future and then claimed to see that it was going to be a dark and difficult one. She wowed him into buying the ring he now stared at.

" It will protect you from great evil and bring you greater strength." Naruto remembered her words as the image of a younger him gave away all of his money. He took his new ancient ring of protection to his mentor. He wanted the man to be proud of him. In his mind buying the ring was a great decision for a future Hokage.

" Naruto you've been robbed." The Hokage said clearly bringing pain to the boy. " This ring is useless, the metal is rusted, the gem is cracked and such a small thing is useless to a Shinobi. Naruto you can't keep letting people trick you. I want you to wear it as a reminder, that not everyone is your friend." The Hokage said making the young Naruto sad while his current form looked at the large old ring.

Since it was to big to fit him the Hokage had bought him a necklace to put through the ring,

" I didn't wear the ring because it made the Hokage disappointed. He was right, I do trust people too much." Naruto said as he took the ring off the top of the mirror. The necklace had been stolen long ago when his apartment was destroyed by angry villagers/ He still couldn't believe he was to be stick with the useless item his whole life. He let out a sigh as he saw the ring was only small enough to be worn on his thumb.

" I can't trust anyone not even myself." The golden blond said as his voice became drowsy. The last thing he remembered was the scent of fire.

" Hokage-sama! Naruto's apartment is on fire!" A man said as he rushed into the village leader's office. The powerful man grew a look of great rage before standing to see the situation. The man couldn't believe that someone would attack the boy. His eyes grew when the high level ANBU reported the boy was not to be found.

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