Hello, here I am with another new fanfic. I know you are probably mad at me for not updating my other fanfics but regretfully I am out of inspiration for those. Anyway, I hope you like this.

I don't own Naruto.

The Kitsune Lord

Chapter 1

The little girl ran from the mob after her. They seemed intent on doing whatever harm they can to the child.

She cried out as rocks were pelted at her. She sobbed, but kept on running because stopping meant certain death. Her muscles burned in exhaustion but she kept running on sheer will alone. She wouldn't die here, not without fulfilling her dreams, not without proving to this people that she was not the things they called her.

But even as determined as she was to live; to survive; a mob of adults plus some ninjas was too much for the five year old girl. Soon she stumbled and was caught.

Cruel hands seized her and her frail malnourished body was thrown towards an alley. She collided painfully with the alley wall and crumbled to the ground.

They were soon crowding around her.

Her cries went unheard and her pleas were ignored. They only wished to hurt and mercy was forbidden to the monster in their care.

The girl knew that this would be the end. She would die here today; her dreams would remains as just dreams.

'Please… somebody please… I don't want to die…' Her soul wept, because her voice was lost when she had got a kunai to the throat.

She got an answer to her cries from deep within her, a chuckle; cruel and sinister.

'Don't worry brat you won't die here… you'll suffer and suffer and suffer… your end would only come when I get bored of it.'

Startled, panicked and so very afraid, she just knew that the voice had come from inside her and that terrified her more than anything.

Her wound's healed before the mobs' eyes further deepening their fury and continued their assault with vigor. Inside her, the beast cackled not letting the girl even fade into unconsciousness.

The life dulled from her wide red eyes and her soul cracked slowly but surely.

The beast watched in sadistic glee as the girl's sanity began cracking by the hours of endless torture. No one had helped her till now. Her jiji chan was away on business and all her protectors were otherwise occupied, everything was planned.

'Please… Somebody… Please save me…' she didn't even bother speaking out loud and the only one who heard her was the beast who snorted at the heart wrenching screams from her very soul.

'No one's going to come save you brat… No one will hear your pleas.' The beast mocked.

But he was wrong; someone did hear her pleas and time froze as that person stepped into the alleyway.

In the blink of an eye something invisible pushed the crowd back. And standing directly between the slowly breaking girl and the murderous mob was a mysterious man.

The people stepped back startled. The man stood with a hood covering half of his face.

"Who the hell are you?" Someone who regained their wit shouted.

The hood fell back and the man's face was exposed to the crowd.

"Yondaime sama!" there was a collective gasp of surprise.

'Daddy?' the girl struggled to look at the man.

The man scoffed, "No that's the wrong blonde." His voice

Only then did the crowd saw the differences between the blonde in front of them and their yondaime.

The girl blinked opens her eyes and looked at the man standing between her and the mob. The beast had quieted as soon as the man had arrived. She hoped against all hope that he was here to help her.

"Who are you and what do you want?" a chunin stepped forward and asked.

Blue eyes narrowed and the entirety of the mob fell to the ground as KI rivaling that of the Kyubi, slammed down upon them. And strangely, the girl felt no fear; instead she felt a warm sense of safety.

The man took a step forward and the crowd stilled in sheer terror as the shadow of a ten tailed monster emerged behind the man.

"Mo-mo-nster!" Someone stuttered in terror.

The man chuckled, "What? Don't tell me you're afraid!" He faked surprise, "Not when you all practice monster hunting as a daily sport." The chuckle turned sadistic and gleeful.

A few of the crowd pissed in fear.

"Now, let's begin the hunt, shall we?" A wide grin spread across the man's face.

The man crouched next to the girl, his movements slow so as not to startle the girl. The girl was surprisingly not afraid of him, instead she simply gazed at him. The man looked at the fragile young child and she gazed back at him.

"Hello" he said softly with a kind smile, "Don't be afraid. I just wish to help you."

The girl blinked back tears, someone who would help her! Even in the darkness of the night she could see her savior as clear as in broad day light. He had blonde hair with silver streaks and sky blue eyes sparkling with warmth. His skin was slightly tanned and there was a startling resemblance between the man and her father. Yet, her savior was younger than her father and his features were sharper and he was more beautiful than anyone she ever laid eyes on.

The man looked closely at the girl. She was dirty; caked in blood and dirt. Skin still painted with fading bruises and a body so malnourished that it hurt to look at her. The only feature that he could discern was the girl's blood red eyes. They were wide and innocent and so full of pain.

He moved forward slowly, the girl flinched at first but then slowly moved towards him.

He stood up with the young one cradled in his arms.

"First let's get you treated and cleaned up and you need something to eat… and some new clothes would be good too."

The girl nodded meekly, she didn't understand his reasons for helping her but the warmth and safety his aura provided was something she had never felt before in her life. As she was lulled to a light sleep, the man questioned her,

"What's your name, little one?"

She hesitated; no one used her by her real name these days,

"Narumi…" She whispered after sometime.

"Well Narumi chan, my name is Naruto."

Naruto entered a modest looking house near to the forest of death. He and his companion preferred this place because of the peace that it offered since not much people ventured near the forest of death.

He opened the door and entered and was greeted by Kurama standing near the door.

Kurama was in her human form, deep red hair flowing down her back till mid thigh and ruby red eyes on a heart shaped face with pouty pink lips and a cute button nose. Three identical whiskers like marks on both of her cheeks.

She looked at the little girl in his arms who had long since fallen into slumber. Kurama wordlessly took Narumi from his arms and took her to treat her properly.

Naruto sighed and sat down on the arm chair. His eyes narrowed as he thought about the abuse that young Narumi was subjected to. He angrily ran a hand through his hair ruffling it.

'They all make the same mistake, don't they?'

He closed his eyes, his mind made up.

"Where are you going, Naru?" Kurama asked from the door way.

"I am going to have a conversation with a certain hokage. Is Narumi asleep?"

"Yes. She asked for you and I promised her that you would be here when she wake up again."

Naruto nodded, "It won't take long."

Kurama watched as Naruto left.

Kurama turned towards Narumi's bed and her eyes narrowed in anger, she had a sadistic demon soul to deal with.

Things will be explained more in the next chapter. I hope you like this one an let me know your opinions.