Gaki

(from ebookjapan):
This is a moving story about a boy, Ritta, who is at the bottom of the social ladder, but manages to survive while fighting the vulgarity of the adults! When young Ritta loses his parents in the construction of a village dam, all he is left with is a large sum of money and his puppy, Chobi. Even though he was left alone, he was content to live with the cows on the farm. However, the villagers start an ugly fight over the money. Ritta decides to leave the village with Chobi, but ......?