Yo, new story!

Thanks to Chewie Cookies for giving me the idea, EDelta88 for letting me use his challenge and Adran06 for BETA reading it...

Here's the summary...er, the extended version:

Nine year old Naruto has had a hard life so far... Beatings, being neglected, forced to fend for himself and being the village's pariah... Today however, is when worst turns to worse and his seal malfunctions... With his new form, what will happen to him when the secret is out and he has the intelligence and instincts of an animal? Will he still be a ninja or will he be put up in display like another animal?

So that's what's going on but if you need for me to explain I will...

Ok, first, something happens to his seal and fuses with Kyuubi so now he has nine golden tails and fox ears along with claws, fangs, etc, etc... Another thing is that they are nine, they as in Konoha 9... Nine years old, half way through his academy years and he is a demon now... got it? good...

Uhm... Oh yeah, everything before now was canon: Naruto going to academy, meeting people and a couple of times Hinata, everything... From here on out, there will be major differences...

"Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise."
~John Gay~

Chapter 1/Prologue: The Seal's Defect...

I don't own Naruto!

Speeding past a light post, a small demon's ears twitched as it heard the near silent footsteps of its pursuers. Dashing down the empty street and into the shadows supplied by the forest at night, the demon stopped and sniffed the air. The demon's instincts kicked in and it jumped away from where it once was just as a black thing pierced the air in front of it. It ran in the opposite direction of it's pursuers and tried to lose them while running in random directions...

Left…

BOOM!

Right…

KABLOOM!

Up… nothing……

With it's tails staying still as could be, a demon waited as it saw seven black blurs move past him. Taking this as a time to rest, the demon realized that it had somehow gotten up a tree. Jumping down, the demon slowly crept down into the street, hopeful not to get caught by another group of scary creatures in black.

"There it is!" The small demon let out a surprised yelp as it turned its head and spotted three black, masked creatures running towards it. Wasting no time, the small demon ran full speed down the street, not knowing where to go. It was dark, the glowing circle in the sky was not as bright as it was earlier and looked smaller. It didn't matter; the small demon knew it was only a matter of time before it was captured. If only…

The image of a girl no older than him, staring down with her hair in the way of her eyes, appeared in the demon's mind. The image was a bit shadowy but from what the demon knew, she reminded it of a certain flower, mostly due to her scent. That's what the demon was currently looking for; the girl in its mind.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" A voice sounded off as the demon felt the temperature rise greatly. Looking back, the demon barely jumped out of the way of the menacing fireball. Continuing on, the small demon felt its eyes let out small drops of tears. With its instincts working on overtime, the demon jumped up into the air just as the earth under it started to crumble.

The demon landed in a narrow passage and stopped short of hitting a vertical wall. It turned around and saw that it was cornered by one black creature. The black creature started to move its hands in an odd manner before it brought one of its hands up and sucked in a breath.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" The black creature said and the smaller demon just stood there, waiting as the giant fireball made its way to it. The black creature smirked as it saw the small demon be enveloped by the flame it created. Its joy was soon cut short as a black silhouette appeared from the fireball and jumped at it. Before the black creature could react, the demon kicked in the creature's face in before jumping up.

Landing on what appeared to be a perfectly squared hill, the demon walked to the ledge of the square hill to see that there were multiple square hills that would occasionally show what was inside the hill. With its red, slit pupil eyes, the demon continued its search for the girl.

"Gotcha!" A voice suddenly yelled out. The demon barked as it felt something wrap around its torso, and immediately began to struggle under the hold of the other black scary creatures. After losing some feeling in its torso, the demon bit down on the black creature and after being released, it ran off into the street and between the squared hills.

Up with the other black creatures, they each tensed and stood at attention as a cloud of smoke appeared in the center of their formation.

"Did you manage to catch him, Tori[Bird]?" An elderly man said in white robes and white hat with the symbol for 'Fire' on it. The ANBU identified as bird bowed down on one knee.

"No, Hokage-sama. Nezumi[Rat] was able to hold on to Naruto for only a few seconds before he bit his arm and ran off." The Third scowled; that wasn't good news. He had heard from one of the ANBU stationed to protect the nine year old that Naruto was on the floor squirming, almost like he was having a seizure. When Hiruzen came to the boy's apartment, he saw that the whole thing was trashed. There were claw marks on the floor boards, on the door, even on the walls. He also saw that the furniture were burned and cut up.

"Kuma[Bear]." Hiruzen said in a commanding tone. Immediately, the ANBU with a bear mask was kneeling in front of the elder Kage. "You were stationed to protect the young hero, were you not?" Hiruzen asked and the ANBU hesitated as he nodded.

"Yes, Hokage-sama." The ANBU answered.

"Then why were there burn marks on the furniture in the young boy's room?" The ANBU didn't answer; he knew he was caught. "Lock him up." The other two ANBU grabbed Kuma and disappeared in a puff of smoke. The ageing Kage sighed as he closed his eyes, disappearing from the roof he was on. From the shadows, a silhouette chuckled, its job done… for now.

[*.*.*.*]

Naruto jumped out of his hiding place and started to sniff the air. He wasn't too far away from where Hiruzen appeared but he didn't know that. All he knew was that there was a familiar scent in the air and that it was even getting closer.

"Naruto." Naruto flinched as his nine five-foot long golden tails stood on end. His eyes narrowed as the white robbed man walked closer to him. Sniffing the air once again, Naruto's ears and tails lowered as he slowly crawled to the white robbed man. He sensed no killing intent, no bad intentions from the man; if anything, he sensed care and love from him. Curling up by the man's legs, Naruto wrapped all nine tails around his body and was shivering. His orange pants were the only thing keeping him warm in the coldness of the night.

Hiruzen bent down and picked up the shivering hanyō and smiled regrettably. Suddenly, three other ANBU appeared by his side and Naruto's shivering became violent shudders. Hiruzen cursed under his breath; why were only a few of his ANBU really determined to care for the small hanyō? Hiruzen couldn't help but smile as one ANBU kneeled in front of him and when Naruto saw this ANBU, his shuddering was reduced slightly.

"You two may leave." Hiruzen ordered the two ANBU in back of him and they nodded before disappearing.

"Hokage-sama, I have informed the other ANBU of young Naruto's capture and they have returned to base." The ANBU informed Hiruzen. He nodded as he placed a hand on the ANBU's left shoulder.

"Rise Kakashi, we are alone." Kakashi nodded as he stood up and removed his dog mask. Kakashi eye smiled as his left eye and lower face were covered by bandages. His eye opened again as he became serious.

"I hate to mention this Hokage-sama, but your advisors have called a meeting between the clan heads. From what I know, some clan heads have complained about Naruto's unstable behavior lately and demanded a meeting between them, your advisors and yourself." Kakashi said and Hiruzen sighed.

"How did they find out about Naruto's odd behavior?" Hiruzen asked.

"I am unsure, Hokage-sama, but I can only guess from stories their kids have told them."

"Well, let's go. I want you to accompany me and guard Naruto. I have a feeling that their assassination attempts will only grow more in numbers." Kakashi nodded before putting on his mask and disappeared with Hiruzen who had a sleepy Naruto in his hands.

Appearing in a giant room, Hiruzen scowled as he saw his office filled with both angered civilians and clan heads, though a few of the clan heads appeared to be neutral. Hiruzen guessed the clan heads were angry about being woken up so early. Sitting in the only comfortable chair in his office, Hiruzen waited for his advisors to speak up.

"Hiruzen, I-"

"Know your place Homura. While we may have been teammates in our youths, I am your leader now and you will show me the proper respect." Hiruzen said as he glared down one of his advisors.

"Right, of course, Hokage-sama. As I was saying, I speak for everyone when I say that something needs to be done about the boy in your arms." Naruto, who sensed a majority of the killing intent in the room being directed at him, shuddered again.

"What have you come up with?" Hiruzen asked in almost a daring voice.

"We should lock the demon up in a-" A civilian said before a kunai was shoved into his throat, killing him immediately. Hiruzen mentally thanked Kakashi who was still hiding in the shadows of the room.

"My law is still in place! Anyone speaking of the entity in Naruto will be killed on the spot; no mercy shall be shown to those who disobey my law. Why are there civilians in this meeting?" Hiruzen stated and asked, mostly directed at his advisors.

"These civilians are some of the people who complained of Naruto." Koharu said with disdain while speaking Naruto's name. "Along with the rest of the clan heads and clanless shinobi." Koharu continued.

"I for one would like to say that I do not have any complaints about the boy." Shibi Aburame stated as he got everyone's attention.

"What?!" One civilian yelled.

"I also didn't complain about young Naruto." Hiashi said as he stifled his yawn. It was three in the morning and instead of postponing the damned meeting, they decided to do it now. "My daughter is not disturbed by his presence in the classroom and if she is alright, then I have nothing to complain about."

"My kid doesn't have a problem with him either so I don't hold anything against him." Shikaku said with a yawn and a deadpan look, almost as if willing himself to stay awake. A larger man nodded, along with another man with blond hair.

"Look at him; he's starting to look like… it!" A man with brown hair yelled.

"Haruno-san, please lower your voice." Hiruzen said in a no nonsense tone. The man frowned as he refrained from yelling at Hiruzen.

"The only thing that annoys me is his scent; he smells like a dirty fox." Tsume Inuzuka said as she covered her nose. Naruto, intentionally or not, tensed his muscles as he let out a loud yawn. A warm smile appeared on Hiruzen's lips while the civilians and Ikaku Haruno scowled.

"You see! His fangs, that is simply too sharp to be human!"

"Ikaku! I will not repeat myself! If you cannot lower your voice then I will have my ANBU escort you home." Hiruzen said, flaring his killing intent to intimidate the man. Ikaku scowled but didn't do anything else.

"I will get right to the point Hokage-sama; this boy has caused too much trouble. I am unsure what has happened to his seal but it appears to me that he has fused with his 'entity'. We do not know if he is a danger to everyone in this village. We were lucky that his transformation happened at night when most were asleep but will the outcome be the same during the day?" Koharu asked and Hiruzen didn't reply, knowing there was some truth in those words.

"All we are suggesting is that we contain him in a controlled environment so he may not harm anyone." Homura said. "Or himself." He added after seeing the Hokage glare at him.

"How about we leave the boy under my care?" A man who was, for lack of a better term, mummified except for his left eye proposed. Hiruzen tightened his hold on Naruto as he leveled the mummified war hawk with a glare.

"You are in no place to care for a child Danzō. Who knows what things you might try on this poor adolescent?" Hiruzen said, denying Danzō's proposal.

"Well it's either leave him with me or lock him up in a cage of some sort." Danzō retorted and many of the clan heads and civilians nodded at that prospect.

"Lock him up like the animal he is!" "That's a great idea!" "Place the cage in the center of the village!"

"BE QUIET!" Everyone in the room became silent as Hiruzen stared at the one who just yelled in shock. "You people disgust me! How dare you treat the Yondaime's legacy like a traitor! Like an animal to be put on display as if it had no feelings!" Hiashi shouted, mostly at the civilians who were suggesting doing the things mentioned before to Naruto.

"What nonsense do you speak of Hyuga? The Yondaime never had a spouse and never had a kid either." Ikaku said in angered disbelief. Hiashi activated his dōjutsu as he stared angrily at the husband of Konoha's infamous pink banshee and father of the future banshee.

"I speak only the truth Haruno. I knew the Yondaime well enough-" Hiashi retorted but wasn't given enough time to finish.

"Hiashi, that is enough, we will discuss this at another time period. For now, we will all return to our homes and-"

"No Hokage-sama, we will not leave until we know that the boy will not go on another rampage. Either he is locked in a cage or is executed." Koharu said and Hiruzen stood, tired of all the crap everyone was giving him.

"I will not execute him!" Hiruzen openly denied and Homura nodded.

"Then it is decided. He is to be locked in a cage to ensure that he will not go on another rampage." Homura stated as all of the civilians cheered, though they were clearly a bit disappointed Naruto wouldn't be executed. A majority of the clan heads could only regretfully agree, knowing this was the best they could do for the little boy for now. However, Hiashi and Hiruzen were not happy about this.

"Hold on, I am the Hokage and I make the final decision!" Hiruzen roared but Koharu and Homura only shook their heads.

"We are sorry to inform you Hiruzen but even if you are the Hokage, if we of the council, Koharu and I, see that your decision isn't for the better of the village, we may change the decision. What do you suggest we do to prevent him from going berserk on the village again?" Homura asked in a demanding tone. Hiruzen opened his mouth but not a sound came out. He was stumped; what could he do? He could not keep him since the village would think he was playing favorites, especially with the village's pariah. If this were to happen, he would lose his title and all hope for Naruto would be lost along with his job.

Would caging Naruto until a better thought arose be better? Hiruzen looked down at his surrogate grandson as the fox boy slept comfortably in his arms. What other choice did he have besides execution? Sighing, the old man clenched his fist as he started to steadily rock Naruto in his arms.

'I'm sorry, Naruto… I'm sorry, Minato. I have failed both of you.' Hiruzen looked at his advisors with a hard stare.

"He will be placed in a cage when an appropriate cage is built. In the mean time, he will stay with me since I seem to be the only one he won't see as an immediate threat." Hiruzen said and his advisors nodded, respecting that he wanted some time with the boy before being separated.

"Agreed." Koharu said and Hiruzen felt the tension in the room escalate. Radiating killing intent, the tension disappeared and everyone wanted to leave already.

"Everyone may return home. Any other complaints will be dealt with at a later time. For now, we rest." Everyone nodded as they started to file up by the door, leaving the room one by one. The last to leave was Hiashi who was staring at Naruto and Hiruzen.

"I hope you know what you doing you crazy old monkey." Hiashi said in a un-Hyuga manner before closing the door behind him. Hiruzen let out a deep sigh and let his eyes rest on the now smiling Naruto. His nine golden tails released their locked up muscles as his entire body relaxed. A smile emerged on his lips before it became a lamented frown.

"I'm sorry Naruto, I really tried…" Hiruzen, after all his sixty five years of living, let a tear fall from his tired old eyes. He had cried when one of his boys died, he had cried when his wife died; however, this tear was one of regret and helplessness. He opened his eyes when one of Naruto's tails wiped away the tear from his face. He spotted Naruto smiling sleepily at him with an expression that Hiruzen registered as 'you tried your best'.

"Do… Do you understand me Naruto?" Hiruzen asked and Naruto's smile widened a bit before he let out a tired yip. Hiruzen smiled as he continued to hold Naruto in his arms and Naruto's eyes closed for the final time that night as he drifted off to sleep. "I hope one day you will be free from this hell you're going through." Hiruzen whispered, so as not to wake the sleeping child in his arms.

"Kakashi." Kakashi appeared before Hiruzen with his mask off and staring softly at Naruto. "I want you to tell Kurenai to meet me in my office at ten in the morning. I have a mission for her." Kakashi nodded as he disappeared, to go do what he was just assigned to do. Kurenai was one of the best, peaceful choices and Hiruzen couldn't think of anyone else who could do this besides Kakashi but he was needed in ANBU. She had to do this and she was going to do it; whether she wanted to or not.

I know it's pretty short but this is only the prologue/first chapter so of course it won't be that long...

I am pretty sure that it'll be another while till I update this story since AP class is a drag... But I will have it sometime within next week, i think, no promises...

Anyways, not sure what else to mention about this and if you have a question, don't be afraid to ask cuz I won't bite... Any questions at all [not including flames although feel free to if you damn well please...] and I will answer them unless I think it'll spoil the future chapters...

Adran06: For those who might not know, Gōkakyū no Jutsu is "Grand Fireball" in the dub. It was agreed between me and the amazing author Angelito Soldado that it would be a good idea to start using the original Japanese names for attacks and such, so I'll be mentioning translations for any Jutsu used in the chapters at the end.

Next Chapter: Naruto-kun, what happened?

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