Four year old Uzumaki Naruto was running desperately through the streets of Konoha, trying to escape the cries of “Kill the Demon!”. He ducked through a side alley but slipped and fell. Before he could get up the villagers were there…

At 5 it was no different. He ran but cried out in pain and fell as a sharp object pierced his leg. He curled up his body, knowing the pain would come soon…

He was now 6 and it was the same except now there were some ninjas in the group. He had managed to evade them but they were quickly catching up. He dashed down a side street that would take him to his house and by the time he arrived there, the villager’s cries had faded out. He wearily entered his apartment and quickly fell asleep on his bed.

There was fire everywhere. The smell of smoke was almost overpowering and his vision was hazy. He could feel the fire coming closer and getting hotter- Naruto suddenly woke up to find that his dream was real. His apartment was on fire and the flames were dangerously close to him. He got up and stumbled toward the door, running into things because of the smoke obscuring his vision. He tried to open the door only to find that the handle came off and the points of several long kunais were keeping the door from opening. He was trapped and this time the villagers meant to finish what they started. His thoughts were cut short as the apartment started to fall apart and a flaming log hit him on the head. Darkness overtook his vision…

He awoke to find himself in a strange place. The lights were flickering and there was water an inch high on the floor. He got up and started walking, drawn to one of the doorways in the walls. After what seemed like hours he started to see a red glow. It was oddly comforting and it seemed to make him relax. As he got closer the feeling intensified. He took one more turn and arrived before what seemed like a giant cage. On the doors of the cage there was a piece of paper with an odd symbol on it that he couldn’t read. It says ‘seal’. He jerked his head and looked around, trying to find the source of the voice that seemed to come from everywhere and press down on him. He then looked in the cage and saw a shadow. Trying to get a better view he pressed his face against the cage but stumbled and fell back as a giant red orb seemed to appear from nowhere. There was a weird black line in the orb and then he realized that he was looking at the eye of some giant creature. Do you know where you are? The voice came out again but he was too scared to say anything. Am I scaring you? When he nodded, there came a giant sigh that felt like a strong warm breeze. I apologize, let me change into a different form. The eye disappeared and the giant shadow seemed to shrink. Then a smaller shadow walked toward the cage and he could see the new form of the giant. It was a woman with flowing crimson hair and the same crimson eyes with the slit pupils. She was attractive in a dangerous way and it was as though her body itself promised pain to those who angered her. Is this better? He nodded and slowly relaxed. You are in your mind and I brought you here because you are in danger. I will help you because if you die then I die. Just let me handle everything. Naruto felt his consciousness drifting away and managed to ask “Who are you?” I am Kyuubi. Then darkness took him.

The villagers watched eagerly as the hated demon’s house burned down. They had finally killed him and some started cheering. This stopped as a killer intent froze them all and seemed to force them to look at the building. There in the fire was a figure that seemed to be covered in a strange red substance. It walked forward, the fire having no effect as it went through it. The figure paused, leaned forward, almost to the ground, then swept its head from its knee to the sky and roared in anger. That was the last the villagers heard before the figure disappeared…

The figure stood, the fire was almost out and there was blood everywhere. It sniffed the air before disappearing. The guards at the gate saw a red streak but it disappeared before they could do anything. The next day, the apartment was ashes and the villagers were dried blood and shreds of body on the ground.

One year after Uzumaki Naruto left the village, there came rumors of a new threat. It was deceptive, with the appearance of a small boy with crimson streaked blond hair but those who tried to oppose it were found as a red layer covering the land they once stood and opposed the boy on. 4 years after these rumors started, a figure could be seen walking towards the gates of Konoha. The crimson streaked blond hair shining in the sun. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt that had crimson spiraling around the arms. He had a vest on that was also black and had a crimson spiral on the back. His azure eyes betrayed no emotion and the whisker marks on his face, coupled with his hair gave him a sleek fox like appearance.

He arrived at the gates and the guards were immediately at unease. Something about the boy seemed to be wrong but they just didn’t know what. The Hokage suddenly appeared but instead of saying anything just nodded at the figure and they both disappeared. Back at the Hokage’s office, Sarutobi sat down in his chair. “So you have returned.”

“Yes I have.”

“You will be reinstated into the academy and will take the genin exams in two weeks.”

“Understood.”

“Now go to the academy with this letter, look for Umino Iruka.” The boy disappeared and Sarutobi just sighed. He sensed that things would never be the same.

At the Academy

The figure arrived at the front of the academy and walked in. He went through the halls until he found the room with the teacher he was looking for. He entered without knocking and nobody took any notice. He went to the teacher and handed him a note. Iruka looked at the boy and then the note before turning to face the rest of the class. “Silence!” The noise died down as everyone seemed to register the appearance of the new person. “Class, we have a new student so I want you to be nice to him. This is Naruto Uzumaki.”

Everyone just looked at
him, taking in his appearance. Some people started to mutter to each
other about his looks and wondering how strong he was. He just
ignored this and without waiting, walked to the back of the classroom
and took a seat. It was next to a boy who was dead to the world and
asleep on his desk and another boy who was eating chips with frenzy.
Naruto just closed his eyes and relaxed as his mind drifted. Iruka
cleared his throat and called for silence once more as he returned to
the lesson he was teaching.

With Naruto

He had gone into his
mind where Kyuubi was and was walking towards her cage. There was
still water on the floor but at least it didn’t look as shabby
as it used to. He came to the cage and called out for her. “Kyuubi!
I’m here.” “Hello again Naruto.” An
enormous head of a fox lowered itself to the ground and a massive eye
opened. “I see you’re just as large as ever.” “Shut
up! I’m the great Kyuubi no Kitsune! Of course I’m large;
it shows how powerful I am!”

“Yeah yeah, what
do you want anyways? I was really hoping to listen to an incredibly
boring lesson.”

“Is that
sarcasm?”

“Of course, but
still, what is it?”

“I just wanted
to give you some advice about the new people that you’re going
to be stuck with. Even though they are probably much weaker than you,
you should try to be nice. Also, don’t let them know about your
true power, hell, just make everything up okay? You can use the false
info to keep people from questioning you.”

“Okay, anything
else? It appears that I came in near the end of the lesson and it
looks like it is almost over.”

“Yes. Get
something to eat, I remember a ramen place nearby and get some sleep.
There should be an abandoned apartment building close to the ramen
place so it should be easy for you. Also…”

“Yes?”

“Could you let
me out soon, I enjoy stretching and being free.”

“Alright, but I’m
going to have to be more careful with that since it is a bit more
dangerous here and I’m trying to avoid arousing suspicion.”

“Okay, now
go.”

With that, Naruto
suddenly found himself back in the class room and the bell had just
rung. He got up and discretely made his way out of the classroom
before heading towards the ramen place Kyuubi told him about.

At Ichiraku

He walked up to the
stand and brushed the sign out of his face. The girl at the front
noticed the new arrival and looked him over before talking to him.
“Hello! Welcome to Ichiraku, what can I get you?”

Naruto just looked at
her first, admiring her features. Are you ogling her kit? You know
she’s not as pretty as me. ‘Yes yes whatever you
narcissist fox, now be quiet so I can order something.’ He
brought his attention back to reality and saw the girl blushing
slightly at his unwavering gaze on her. “I would like to try a
miso ramen first.”

“Okay, coming
right up! Teuchi, one miso.”

“You got it.”
A voice from the back called.

As he waited, Naruto
couldn’t help but turn his gaze back to the girl once more. She
had brown hair and kind eyes, innocent eyes, ones he could just stare
into and feel safe, loved. Her face was beautiful, proportioned just
right, along with her body and he could smell her scent, ramen and a
faint hint of roses. The girl started blushing again as she realized
he was, for the lack of a better word, absorbing her appearance. She
looked at him; it was only fair that she return the favor. She
started with his hair, taking in the way it defied gravity and looked
like it was sun kissed with crimson streaks going through it, adding
to its beauty. She moved down to his eyes and was immediately
captivated, the azure eyes seemed to pierce her very soul and wrap
her up in his presence. She could lose herself in those eyes and not
try to find her way.

They continued to stare
at each other, neither blinking. It was only when Teuchi brought the
ramen up and set it on the counter did they break their gazes.
‘She
was practically trying to memorize his every feature and she just met
him, he seems nice enough though. Something about him makes me trust
him.’ Teuchi thought, having watched the two for a whole
two minutes. After he had interrupted them with the ramen, Naruto
looked at it and took a whiff. Almost immediately his stomach growled
and his mouth watered as the smell went through his nose and set of
alarms that food for the gods was in front of him. He said
“Ikadamatsu” before breaking the chopsticks and picking
up a small amount of noodles. He put them in his mouth and savored
the tasted. Teuchi and the girl just watched him awaiting his
reaction, they became confused when he put the chopsticks down and
pulled out his wallet. He did a quick count, looked at the prices and
then counted again before grinning widely. “I would like a pork
and a shrimp as soon as you can get them for me okay?” He
didn’t give them a chance to respond as he practically inhaled
the ramen. 15 seconds later, he was gulping down the broth and
sighing contently.

“That was very
good miss…?”

“Ayame. My name
is Ayame Ichiraku.”

“A nice name for
a nice girl.” He ignored her blush. “My name is Naruto
Uzumaki. Is the ramen that’s made here always this good?”

“We don’t
get that many people so I can’t really say but I’m glad
you enjoyed it.”

“Thank you very
much; I can tell you this for certain, you just gained another
customer.”

With that, Naruto
proceeded to devour the other two bowls of ramen that were place in
front of him before paying and leaving.

You were staring at
her! No I wasn’t. You liiiiiiiike her! Naruto
could practically see Kyuubi’s giant face doing the fox version
of a grin. Shut up so I can find someplace quiet, unless you don’t
want to be let out. Fine fine sheesh. Mentally shaking his
head, Naruto walked off into the woods to a secluded area. Sighing
lightly and unable to shake the feeling that he may regret this, he
summoned a large amount of chakra before crying “Kiyouche no
Jutsu!” With a blast of smoke, a humanoid figure appeared. The
smoke cleared to reveal a female about 20 wearing a simple ninja
outfit. “I’m free again!” Naruto just shook his
head in amusement as Kyuubi pranced around, stretching her limbs
before suddenly snapping her head over to look at him. “Oh
Narutoooo!” She practically growled his name before walking
over to him, eyes glinting dangerously. “I must punish you for
staring at another girl other than me.” Before he had a chance
to react, her hands had struck forward and grabbed the back of his
head and pulled him toward her, capturing his lips in her own. After
20 seconds, she released and licked her lips with a smirk, still
tasting him. “That was nice.”

“What was that
for?”

“Like I said,
that was punishment for before.”

“You are one
weird fox, and aren’t you going to go after the spy or are you
just going to try to get in my pants again?”

“You’re no
fun; I’ll go after the spy, just stay here Naru-chan.”

Naruto just gave out a
sigh as she bounded off. I don’t know how I handle her and
her perverseness. It can be really annoying