Chapter 1

Prologue begin…

The Kyuubi was pissed. It couldn't remember why, it just knew these persistent ninja were on its nerves. It swung a mighty tail sending the latest assault of shinobi flying backwards. It was pissed and couldn't find its reason for wanting to kill every living creature. It just did…

The fourth Hokage stood comfortably on Gambunta's head with a small bundle in his arms as he surveyed the destruction before him. Trees of the giant forest lay scattered about, victims on the demon's anger. With every lash of a tail the wind picked up speed. Gambunta rolled an eye toward the Hokage and motioned gently toward the Kyuubi.

The fourth sighed and nodded to Gambunta with tears in his eyes. Slowly he unbundled the small blanket to reveal a baby boy with blonde hair, sound asleep. The young boy snuggled closer to the fourth trying to get away from the wind. The fourth whistled to get the demons attention.

The Kyuubi turned in the direction of the noise, having heard it over the din. It saw a man standing on the head of a giant frog with a small bundle in his arms. The kyuubi saw a small patch of blonde in the bundle as the man set it down on the frog's head. A small voice yelled something in the back of the demon's head, but it didn't hear and charged the man.

The fourth saw the Kyuubi charging and flashed through a large amount of hand signs in an instant. A large blue light lit up the darkened sky and the shinigami appeared behind the fourth. The Kyuubi looked on in horror as the shinigami's arm reached toward it, ripping out its soul. The shinigami began to pull the soul through the fourth's body when he preformed more hand signs. A strain came over the shinigami's hold on the Kyuubi's soul.

The soul was pulled into the baby boy's waiting stomach and a seal appeared on his body. The shinigami looked on confused as the fourth clenched his hand into a "thumbs up", smiled, and proclaimed, "Believe it," he looked at the sleeping boy. Red marks began to flow over the boys body and the fourth gently covered him again as the bundle bulged slightly.

The fourth Hokage looked at the bundle and cried, "Forgive me… Naruto Uzumaki…" he said. He fell to his knees and heard ninja appearing around him. It was over and he knew it, but he said, "Don't hate… him… for my… sin…" With that the seal claimed its payment and the fourth Hokage of Konoha of the fire nation, died.

The ninja gathered around the fourth's body and many began to cry. One ninja wearing ANBU clothing walked to the small bundle and knelt pulling off his mask. The kind face of the Third Hokage was revealed as he gently lifted the bundle and looked inside. Shock came over the old man's face as he ordered, "All of you, get the Fourth's body ready for a funeral and you," he pointed at a random ninja, "get the council together, tell them it's urgent."

The ninja jumped to their tasks with quick, "hais." The body of the fourth was carried off as the third kept looking at the bundle. He sighed, "This is going to be a nightmare to explain…" He leapt off through the trees and a small amount of moonlight shone on the bundle and reflected off two fox-like ears that were blonde furred…

Prologue end.

six years later

It was a mostly quiet night in Konoha, if you didn't count yelling from the orphanage. Iruka sat in a small room with a fuming orphanage owner, "I can't deal with it anymore Iruka, he causes trouble everyday, he put a boy through a wall, A WALL I TELL YOU!!"

Iruka flinched. He'd lost count of how many times he'd been called here for Naruto's "temper tantrums." He sighed, "I understand your concern, but if he isn't here where will he go." The owner slammed his hands upon his desk his voice rising as a vein bulged, "I don't really give a shit where the demon brat go-" a kunai at his neck stopped him.

Iruka scowled at the man over his kunai, "You know the decree, no matter what he looks like he is not to be treated like the Kyuubi." The owner almost bit through his tongue to stop himself from saying anything more. Iruka pulled the weapon away saying, "I'll talk with him."

He walked through the complex to where "trouble makers" were sent. The first thing Iruka noticed was how quiet this wing was and the second was the smell of filth piled up for months. He fought down the idea to go yell at the owner for this and continued down the hall to a door with a sign that read, "special cases" with the last "S" crossed out. He opened the door and did a double take.

A woman with in a white suit stood over the lump in the bed, that was the only furniture in the room, with a knife in hand. She did a double take at his arrival, quickly trying to hide the knife saying, "Oh, you must be here for him?" Iruka's eyebrow twitched as his anger rose, "Yes now if you don't mind, GET THE HELL OUT!" The woman nearly tripped over herself getting out.

Iruka walked into the room and approached the bed and grabbed the sheets. Suddenly a ball of blonde fur tackled him as the lump in the bed burst into flame and very quickly went out. Iruka, on his back, looked at the fur ball that was Naruto.

Naruto's body was that of a bipedal Kyuubi with short claws and slitted blue eyes. His fur that covered him was blonde in color. He was wearing a tight white shirt with green shorts over his fur, but had a hole in the pants for his single tail to hang out. He looked Iruka in the eye and tried to smile, which came out as more of a snarl, 'Iruka, you're here you're here' he exclaimed into Iruka's mind as was his way of communicating. He very nearly glowed with excitement.

Iruka could only smile at the six year old's energy, but he had to ask, "Naruto, what was that in the bed?" Naruto grimaced in regret, 'A… precaution.' Iruka remembered the woman with the knife, "Does that happen often," He sighed as the boy nodded, "and what happened between you and this other boy?"

Naruto let loose a growl that surpassed that of a angry dog, 'One girl wanted to feel my ears and he started saying I was a dirty animal. She said she didn't care and he started making fun of her and I punched him,' He started making a high pitched whine, 'You've got to believe me, I didn't mean to hit him that hard, I really didn't, please believe me!' he begged and began to cry.

Iruka picked up the balling boy as he said, "Don't worry Naruto, your coming with me." Naruto wiped his eyes, 'Really, I don't have to be here anymore?' his eyes lit up. Iruka gave him a small hug, "No you don't. Now I won't be able to adopt you, but I can get you an apartment near my house how about that?" The giant snarl-smile on the young boy's face said it all.

They walked out of the building and Naruto stared at Iruka's headband. Iruka finally noticed and asked, "What's up Naruto, you seem to like my headband." Naruto swished his tail a couple times as he replied, 'Well… I've noticed how people respect others with headbands like that so I was wondering how I got one?" Iruka chuckled.

"Well for starters," he said, "only ninja of the leaf village can wear these. Next not all are respected and those that are the reason they're respected is because their good ninja." Naruto smiled, 'Like you, Iruka?' Iruka chuckled, "No there are far better than me like the Hokage." Naruto's jaw dropped in awe, 'The Hokage are ninja?!"

Iruka nodded and Naruto's eyes gleamed, 'Well then I'm gonna become the best ninja Konoha has ever seen.' Naruto finally had a dream to fight for and he was going all out…

later that night

It had taken a while for Naruto to become used to his new apartment, but now he lay curled up on his couch fast asleep. His ears slightly twitched as he dreamed…

Naruto's mind

It was dark and smelled of garbage. Naruto stood ankle deep in water in the middle of a giant sewer. Behind him was only a darkened hallway, but In front of him was a lit path. He heard a girl crying from down the lit hallway. He ran toward the noise wondering who else would be here.

He ran until he found himself in a large room with a huge gate on the other side. He saw a woman on the other side of the bars and he walked to the cage, "Excuse me miss, why are you crying?" he stood shocked, he had just spoken normally! The woman looked at him. She was wearing a blood red dress that complimented her hair. She had an hourglass figure with an easy d-cup chest. She stared at him with piercing green eyes.

She let surprise creep into her eyes as she asked, "You came here?" To Naruto her voice sounded like a gentle stream. He cocked his head to one side, "Um… where's here?" She laughed slightly, " I thought you would recognize your own mind." Now he was confused, "If this is my mind why are you here."

A pained look came over her face, "Well… you do deserve an explanation about me, okay here goes." Her body became engulfed in flames forcing Naruto to look away. The light faded and he looked back only to look up. The woman had transformed into the Kyuubi No Kitsune.

Strangely Naruto wasn't afraid. She smiled at him from behind the bars, "At least you didn't freak, but anyways about me…" So she told Naruto of what had happened that fateful night. When she finished Naruto just looked on in awe, "So you are a super-powerful demon sealed inside me and that means that I have your chakra?"

Kyuubi nodded and sighed, " I can understand if you hate me. I am the reason they are mean to you." She turned around waited for the boy's biting words of hate. He simply chuckled surprising her, "If I hate you that makes me no better than them, but… would you help me be a ninja?" She turned back around, tears fighting to break free.

"Yes… yes I'll help you however I can… Naruto." Naruto smiled and asked, "Is there any way I can get you out of there?" Kyuubi was taken aback, "You trust me enough to let me out?" Naruto nodded and she smiled the tears becoming even more threatening. She pointed to a small piece of paper with the kanji for seal on it on the door, "If you rip that in half, only in half mind you, I'll be freed from here."

Without so much as a second thought Naruto reached up and tore half the paper off and the cage door swung open. Kyuubi stepped out and the water evaporated. She laid down on the dry ground, overwhelmed by the renewed freedom.

Naruto walked over and laid down next to her, curled up, and promptly fell asleep. Kyuubi lowered her head to look at Naruto and couldn't help but think he looked cute. She gently licked the top of his head and he purred. Kyuubi smiled and laid her head down next to him and also fell asleep…

real world

Naruto smiled…