Wisdom comes with age, and some times it arrives following a really bad decision. One selfish act leads Naruto Uzumaki down a path of his greatest happiness and his worst pain. Life lessons can be so very painful. High School AU.

New danger is on the horizon for the shinobi world, and the hard fought peace of the Fourth Great Ninja War is on the edge of collapse. Naruto, a celebrated war hero, finds himself, once again at the forefront of the fight, but which side is he on this time? Love. Heartache. Happiness. Despair. The growing pains of becoming a man, have molded, shaped and brought forth a new Naruto.