"Excuse me, what?" Kakashi couldn't wrap his head around what he was hearing.

"I'm leaving. Out of Konoha." Naruto whispered back.

Sasuke tightnened his hold on the younger boy.

"They don't want me, you saw that. Neither do the villagers. I want to escape from this hell. Please.." He begged.

The adults looked at each other, and then smiled at him.

"If you think it's better that way, we won't stop you." Anko gently patted his head.

"When you leave, promise me you'll be safe out there!" Sasuke shook Naruto, who nodded frantically.

"Naruto." Eyes landed on Kakashi. He took out a scroll. "An elemental ninjutsu scroll. Happy birthday little brother." He eye smiled.

And one by one, the others have something in their hands also.

"You guys..." Naruto felt like crying.

"Happy birthday!"

Sasuke handed his to the peach blonde.

"It's a set of Senbon, Shuriken and Kunai. There's also a book about poison if you wanna use them!" Sasuke looked proud of himself when Naruto hugged him.

"It's a cooking instruction scroll and a survival guide scroll for you to use out there. I have a hunch you'd leave." Mikoto explained, getting a hug.

"Some new clothes, you'll need them." Fugaku handed him a weird patterned green and yellow yukata, a pair of hakama pants and a plain white haori.

The man recieved a hug also.

Anko shoved something onto his arms. "Scrolls on Fuinjutsu i managed to find, they have varying levels. I kmow how much you like your seals." She recieved a hug full of gratitude.

"What a drag." Shikararu mumbled with a grin and handed his gift. Naruto read the cover. "Taijutsu and Kenjutsu. Thanks, Shikamaru." The lazy genious was promptly glomped.

Itachi was the last one. He tool out a sealing scroll, bit his thumb and smered blood onto the seal. Everyone's eyes widen as a katana appered.

(It's exactly as it looks.)

"It's called the Rusted Rabbit, even though it was newly made." Itachi handed it to him. "Be safe out there, otouto."

Naruto smiled tearfully as he wrapped his gifts into the patched up balnket. He gave his makeshift family one last, long hug, strapped the Katana to his sides, and jumped out of the open attic window.

Thanks to his shinobi training with Itachi, Sasuke, Kakashi and Anko, he was able to evade the Chuunins at the gate and dissapear into the darkness of the forest.

The people in his room stood up silently, making their way home.

The all have one thing in mind.

'The Hokage and his family will have hell to pay.'

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Namikaze-Uzumaki Akaru and Hanae are the happiest children in the Leaf village. They are loved by civilians and shinobis alike, they get spoiled by their parents who are two of the most powerful shinobis alive, and got things handed to them on a silver platter.

In their eyes, Naruto was their little sibling. In their eyes, he was a freak, a disgrace to the Namikaze and Uzumaki clans.

He was weak, untalented, and not worth their time.

So they spared the vilagers' time by telling them that he brings misfortume.

They felt smug. Playing pranks and blaming him. He was perfect for that. Their parents would be proud. After all, no one likes that freak.

Akaru and Hanae felt like they're on top of the world the moment they're declared clan heirs.

They could finally get Naruto some training, so that he wouldn't be too weak and useless and embarass their family.

"Hanae, let's tell him the news! He'd be estatic!" The blonde whiskered girl nodded, following her brother while Minato and Kushina are distracted.

They made their way upstairs, but was surprised to see his door so...plain.

Theirs are colourful with their own names on it. They looked at each other and frowned.

This doesn't look good.

They openned his door slowly, and both let out horrified gasps at what they saw.

The sight alone made them pale.

And he lived like this for years?! How did no one notice.

"He's not here." Hanae noted. Akaru seethed in silence.

Their bother has lived like this for years, and here they were, happy and uncaring of his life.

The more they think about it, the more they realize they don't know Naruto at all.

"Why doesn't he join us? It's his birthday too..." Hanae looked down.

"Maybe mom and dad doesn't allow him to join. You remember when he came home late last year, right?" She nodded. "What if he was telling the truth and mom and dad doesn't believe him?"

Realization dawned on their faces.

"No... This isn't true... We.. We couldn't have been torturing our own brother for years, could we?..." She was met with silence from her younger brother.

Both kids entered the room, and gagged at the putrid smell. They laid their eyes on... A trash can full of bloodied bandages.

Hanae broke down crying. Akaru stared at the floor with an expression of horror.

"It's our fault..."

When the guests have gone home, Minato and Kushiba came looking for their kids.

"It's strange, they're not in their rooms..." Minato muttered.

"Maybe they're playing with the freak again." Kushina frowned. "Let's check his room."

They made their way upstairs, looking for a door with the name 'Naruto'. None of them do.

"Strange, i could've sworn he has his own room."

So they checked every door, untill the came across the only one left, an old, plain looking door.

Kushina frowned.

"This can't be it, right?" She felt a bit horrified.

Minato openned the door silently, and they found their kids brawling on the matress in the dusty old room.

"Akaru, Hanae, what's wro-"

"What's wrong is that we're the monsters, dad!" Akaru roared back with tears in his blue eyes.

"He's been living in this old attic for years." Hanae sniffed. "And we made it worse for him..."

"What are you talking abou-"

"Kushina..." She turned to her husband, who had a pale face. He pointed to the whole room, and the bloodied bandages in the can.

She covered her mouth.

"We blamed everything on him, and the villagers believed us." Akaru growled. "They went after him." Hanae quietly added.

All the blood drained from Kushina and Minato's. What have they done to their son?..

The more they think about it, the more they realize Naruto never joined in any of their 'family activities'.

Not a single photo of him taken.

Not a single meal with them.

Not a single one of his birthdays celebrated.

"We're horrible prents, Minato." Kushina cried. The man could only let her grieve as he comforted her and the children.

"When he returns tomorrow, we'll apologize. He'll forgive us, and we'll be a full family again." He reassured them, getting solem nods. "We'll make it up to him somehow..."

Though Hanae doubted it.

Years of physical, emotional and psychological trauma can't be taken away by an apology.

She would soon find out that she was right.