Naruto took a deep breath to fill his lungs. What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?! Urgh! I can't face them! It's so embarrassing! Naruto thought as he paced the area, tugging at his hair. Don't worry kit, Itachi and Sasuke wouldn't judge. I'm sure that Kakashi guy wouldn't too. I can tell they're concern about you. Kurama said gently. No... I'm not worth being concerned about. Naruto thought and he left the mental connection to start heading back. I was so selfish. I wasted their time.
No!! You didn't kit! Stop thinking like that. Kurama yelled but Naruto ignored him.

"Nii-San." Sasuke called out quietly as they headed back towards the hokage tower, the few boys that were flirting with Sakura still following her. "Hm?" Itachi hummed quietly to signify to Sasuke he heard him and to continue. "Do, uh, do you think Naruto has been acting strange lately?" Itachi turned his head to look at his brother, slightly surprised. "You noticed too?" Itachi asked and Sasuke merely nodded. They, however, couldn't continue with their conversation as they have reached the hokage's office. "You guys have to stay outside." The guards told the orphan boys who was about to pick a fight until they saw the sword resting on their back or hip. They gulped and nodded before backing away.
"What can I- where is Naruto?" Tsunade demanded, making most of them flinch, well... Only Sakura flinched but you get how rest other stoic shinobi felt. "Naruto Baka must have did something wrong because everyone hates him! The woman at the orphanage screamed at him and said she wouldn't let it into the orphanage-" Sakura blabbered on and on about how they all hated Naruto and was cut off when she felt the killing intent coming from all the shinobi present in the office. It was so strong she felt like it would literally kill her. "Kakashi! Bring every single one of them for Ibiki and Anko." Tsunade growled out and a manic smirk tugged at her lips at the torture those people are gonna get before her face returned to its usual emotionless look.
"Where is Naruto?" She demanded again.
"We don't know, Tsunade-sama. He ran off after the caretaker screamed at him and he said he should leave as he doesn't want to jeopardise the mission for us. Nii-San has went after him but even he couldn't find him." Sasuke explained and Tsunade looked briefly surprised before she received a look from Itachi that said he would explain everything to her later. "You look like you want to say something else Sasuke." Tsunade said when she noticed Sasuke contemplative look as his eyes darted from Tsunade then to Sakura who was still oblivious to everything. The fact that she can't even pay attention is just sickening. How did she even become a shinobi? Tsunade thought to herself. "You can say it if you want, I'm sure that banshee wouldn't notice." And true to Tsunade's words, Sakura didn't even notice she was being called a banshee. "Sakura didn't help with the mission."
"Huh?" Tsunade asked, slightly confused. How does she not help?
"She was sitting around chatting with the boys that are standing outside right now and a girl at the orphanage. The boys were flirting with her and they were asking us why we hang with 'the demon brat'." Sasuke said, quoting the boys as he doesn't understand why Naruto being called a demon, and Tsunade's eyes immediately narrowed at her door. After a sending team 7 out to tell the boys to remain where they are and Itachi have explained why he couldn't find Naruto, Tsunade barked at them to enter her office. You can say they were pretty much scarred for life and never dared to say a bad thing ever again.

"Where is he?!" Sasuke growled to himself and pulled at his hair in frustration. He swung a punch at someone who placed a hand on his shoulder. Only when the punch connected with the person's face did he realise who it was. Oh. Shit. I punched Naruto. "What the hell teme?!" Naruto yelled angrily as he held his bruised cheek tenderly. He was hoping that this would allow Sasuke to think that he was just being a little weird and wouldn't suspect anything. It did the trick wonderfully as Sasuke had momentarily forgotten about why he was looking for the said blond boy and they started a bickering match. Sasuke only noticed Naruto was retreating with the arguments when he heard whispers and murmurs and realised that people were glaring and pointing at Naruto. Naruto, however, either was ignoring it or it was absolutely normal to him.
"Hey dobe." Sasuke said finally when the intense scrutiny of the villagers were getting uncomfortable even though it wasn't directed at him. "What do you want Teme?!" Naruto growled, only to wince a little from the pain that shot through his cheek. It was now a dark bluey-purplish colour. Sasuke felt bad for hitting the boy but hey! It was the blondie's fault for scaring him.
"Let's go dobe."
"Stop calling me dobe, you teme!" Naruto yelled and received more glares when Sasuke begin dragging him somewhere. He heightened hearing picked up everything.
"It's the demon brat!"
"The demon must have brainwashed Uchiha-sama!"
"Uchiha-sama is touching the demon!"
"We must kill it! It has brainwashed the uchiha!"
"Why doesn't it just kill itself already?! Doesn't it realise that we don't want it here."
"I say we get together and kill it! The hokage would praise us for getting rid of the village's threat."
Naruto bit his lips to make sure the pain overwhelmed his other emotions. He can't cry. He doesn't deserve to cry. Monsters don't cry. At that thought, Kurama's eyes started welling up with tears and a single drop fell down his cheek followed by another. This is it. He has given up. He doesn't deserve this treatment. He should be hailed a hero. Why can't they see that Naruto is the one that is protecting the village by keeping the kyuubi at bay? Kurama thought as he silently wept.