Naruto was always told to never stray from the path that lead him to home from the village. But. Curiosity never ACTUALLY killed anyone.. Right?

I said I was thinking about it and I'm trying it out! Some of y'all are probably like "Uhg! ANOTHER Naruto X Game fic!?" Well Nyehhh.

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Naruto lived a decent life out side the village. No one dared to visit him at home though, due to the "rumors" and "urban legends" of the forest on both sides of the path to his house and behind it. But the petite blonde had no where else to live. You see, he was.. Different. No one had to understand why. He sighed softly as he continued his trek back home from the village. He had gone there to visit the park next to the school yard again just to be ridiculed by the parents and surrounding pedestrians for the bright red cloak he's always worn, but also because he was a deliquant for not being in school himself.

"There's that freak of a child again."

"Why does he bother coming here?"

"Doesn't he live at the end of The Path?"

"I heard he's the one who lures our children into the woods."

"That monster."

"I heard he killed his parents in the woods."

"Why doesn't the constabul take care of him?"

"No one wants to go near that direction.."

Those voices always echoed in his head the moment he hit the end of the gravel leading to the dirt path home. It was always peaceful this way. Sighing once more he shook the hood off his head, sunny bright orange ears popped out and flicked around adjusting to the lack of pressure the hood have left. He then began walking down the dirt path, his bare feet making small clouds of dust every slap tp the ground he took. The blonde never knew why the villagers never liked this direction, they named it 'The Path' and uttered it with such hate and fear. He looked at the beautiful bright blue sky then dropped his gaze to the bright green foilage that grew as he walked. This place was harmless, the villagers were just idiots. Children from the village always ventured out into said "dangerous" woods to end up limping home dishevled and broken. At first they only thought it was because they rolled around in grime, fell down hills, or got chased around by animals or each other. But.. It got to the point that many many children, teens, and some adults dragged theirselves home or died on the way. No one could figure out what happened but all they could utter was "The wolf.. In the woods." they never spoke again after that. Naruto stopped in his tracks. Something was off. The small kitsune child looked around, the trees flora in the are was now wilting or close to dying, the birds no longer chirped or soared above, and the sky was clouded as if signing there was to be rain. He shook his head and continued to walk but found a bit trouble trying to shake the nerves away. Fog slowly arose from the ground, the farther down he went, the more dense the fog got. Assuming it was just strange weather he continued his walk.

This fog was getting thicker and thicker, the ominous feeling of the woods taunted him, and now he was running. Maybe this was what they were talking about? He felt eyes all over him from all directions. Golden ears bent back in fear, he twisted his head around in all directions looking for the eyes staring at him. With a yelp, he tripped on his own feet. He sat there for a moment fearing the worse until he looked up and sighed in relief. He was home. Naruto nursed his sore knee and stood up, brushing the dirt off his cloak then opened the gate to his home to turn around to see; The woods never changed. There was no fog, the trees and flowers looked healthy, and the sky was still a clear blue. He was puzzled. Was he just imagining it from stress? Shrugging, the blonde bent down to lock the latch to his fence even though there wasn't a need too but who knows. As he straighted up something on the ground caught his eye. Squinting, he gasped. There was a huge wolf print in the dirt behind the shuffled dirt form of his fall. Was something actually following him? He unconciously rubbed his arms to rid away the goose pimples that popped up to inform him of his fright. He turned and ran into his house, as he shut the door he sulked into the kitchen to make a small snack. Looking half heartidly at the smaller chair that was sitting onto the table upside down.

Naruto had a younger brother, but unlike himself, his brother wasn't born with ears or a tail. He wanted what was best for the tike, so they made a deal. He'd give him a better life than he had, and left him to a capable family in the village. Naruto took another bite of his sandwich in a fit of jealousy. His brother looked so happy, running around with all his new friends. Enjoying the life he could never have. Cleaning up his mess, Naruto got ready to go up stairs until he heard the click of his door knob twisting then the squeek of it being opened slowly. Throwing his hood on he quickly walked to the livingroom to watch a child walk into his house. Eyes widening he watched the kid come into better view. They were soaked to the bone, clothes ripped and torn, but what scared him was this strange child was covered in blood and mud with large gashes littering their body. He ran out of the room to grab his first AID kit and came back to flip the lights on. He dropped the box of medical supplies in shock to see that the kid was gone. There was water, mud, and blood smeared onto his door and led a trail to the middle of his living room but nothing else. There was only one way out of the house and it was the front door. What baffled him the most was that the tracks completely stopped in the middle of the room. He unlocked and opened the front door. There were no tracks leading to the house, no sign of rain, no scent of blood. He was beyond confused and stared at the mess on his floor. How was this possible? His door was locked the entire time.. He didn't get a good look at the stranger for his living room windows were covered to darken the house. The kitsune grabbed his cleaning supplies and started cleaning up the mess. Unaware of the bleeding red eyes watching his house closely.

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:3 Wellp! There's the first chapter! Hope y'all enjoy this one! Cause I do enjoy folk lore fanfictions, stories, and games w