Hello everyone. If you are one of my followers you already know that this is my second story. This will have a different look and feel to it. I must warn you though, I will be making this very descriptive and there will be some very dark aspects. Blood and gore are deffinatly part of this story. This is a Naru/Hina story so that will be expected. If you can not handle horror movies then please don't read any further. Also if you have not read my other story please do. Leave reviews and all suggestions are welcome. I may not use them but I like to see what you all think.


October 10

In a less traveled corner of the village, where only the shady characters dare dwell, there was a small group of people huddled into a small opening between some buildings. Today was not a typical day; it was a day of celebration. It was day of remembrance where everyone would gather for the festival and celebrate the Fourth Hokage's great victory over the demon fox. For one lone person though, it was a day of fear, and regret. You see, for today, he was turning thirteen. There was no celebration, no friends, and no gifts. Today, like every year during this day he would be fighting for his life. Unlike most years though, he was likely to lose this time.

Screams of pain could be heard around the neighborhood, while people laughed at the reactions they were causing. "This year he will not survive. The plague that has haunted this village will finally die this day," one man said triumphantly.

"I say we make him suffer first for all the pain he has caused. He killed too many people last time, they deserve to be avenged," another man said as he kicked the left knee of the small boy. A loud snap could be heard followed by another resounding scream.

"Scream all you like demon brat, no one will save you this year!" He lifted the small boy up by the throat, knowing the boy could not stand with his broken legs. He drew his arm back and quickly planted it into the boys stomach knocking the air out of him. Any chance of him screaming left as the most he could try to do was gasp for the precious breath of life that chose to abandon him.

Naruto slumped back to the ground in a heap. He could not move, as one of his arms has broken in several places, and his kneecaps were shattered. He felt like nothing more than a heap of broken flesh, one that was filled with nothing more than just the purest form of pain. If it wasn't for the demon fox within him he would have passed out long ago due to the agony. Finally with the insurmountable pain coursing through his body his mind started to slip into unconsciousness.

"Don't think you're just going to just pass out on us just yet," a shrill voice of a woman bellowed. "You are going to feel every ounce of justice that we have for you. It is the least I can do for what you did to my brother".

The boy couldn't even make out what the people were saying around him. His mind was in tatters with everything that was happening to him.

"I say we carve off his human disguise to see the fox underneath," one man said while he approached the boy with a menacing looking knife. He cut and ripped off the orange top of Naruto's jumpsuit. With his chest exposed the man carefully started to filet the flesh from Naruto's right broken arm. In a cheer of delight the man held up a large strip of flesh while the others encouraged him for more.

At that time a small girl was walking around with a package, looking for the intended recipient. This will be the year Hinata, you can do it. Do not back down, you need to let him know how you feel. Even if he doesn't feel the same way, he deserves to know. Every year prior, since she was seven, Hinata had always placed a small gift on Naruto's doorstep for his birthday. This year she was not only going to give him the gift in person, but she was going to confess her feelings for him. She stood resolute in her quest; she only wished it would remain when she saw the blonde haired boy.

The young lavender eyed girl rounded the corner near his apartment to the sounds of cheers and celebration. It was a day of celebration for the village's victory over the Kyubi, but the festivities were nowhere near this area. As she walked closer to see what the celebration was about she heard a sickening slap of something landing at her feet. Looking at where it had landed, she inspected what it was. She had a hard time making out exactly what it was. It was covered in dirt from where it had landed, and what seemed like blood. Upon closer inspection she could see the tan coloring and the realization of what it was hit her in one nauseating motion. It was human skin. Looking up she saw a small group of people in a small semi-circle. In the center of the circle was a heap of bruised and bloody flesh mixed in with the tattering or orange clothes. "Naruto," she gasped in a whisper.

A glint brought her attention to one of the people standing over him. He held a large knife above his head and was preparing to bring it down. Hinata did not know what got into her, but her body responded on pure instinct. She ran straight at the man dropping her gift for the now dying boy half way. As she approached with as much speed as she could get into her legs she leaned her shoulder into the man, tackling him to the ground.

The man lay on the ground trying to gasp for the air that the young kunoichi had robbed him of. Hinata laid there too as she had failed to right herself upon impact. She looked to the orange heap, now having a better view of his condition; it was an unrecognizable mass of flesh, clothing and limbs. "Naruto!" she screamed, as she surveyed the damage. He lay there on his left side, half way curled up as it looked like his legs could not be pulled any closer because he could not control them. His right arm was bent and twisted in an unimaginable way, signaling that it had been broken in three or four places while being pulled from the socket. The worst part she saw was his face, it was swollen and bruised. The distortion of the features would have made him unrecognizable if it wasn't for his trademark blonde hair and orange taste in clothing. Breaking her attention from the features was his eyes. One was nearly swollen shut, and the other was half lidded, the white was now blood red as all the blood vessels in it had been ruptured. The blue orb that floated in that red sea gave every hint he was still awake and aware of what was happening to him. It was breaking her heart as she gazed into her long time crush's eye. She saw something then she had never thought she would ever see in his eyes, total and utter defeat.

Before she could stand again to help defend him, she was grabbed by one of the men there, lifting her up by the throat. "Look what we have here, the demon's little savior."

The only woman there came into view, "That is the little girl that follows him around, hiding in the shadows. I bet you love this demon bastard. Are you looking to become his demon slut? I bet he has already infected you".

"We will have to see if she is for ourselves now wont we?" another man said with a sneer. He walked behind her as he drew a sharp kunai from his side pouch. He slid it between the fabrics of her undershirt and skin, bringing it straight up, cutting the material from her small frame.

The man still tightly holding her by the throat, which she struggled against to keep air in her lungs, yanked the top of her outfit from her front and whistled. "Damn, look at that soft skin. I bet it feels nice, too bad she is a little too young to sample".

"Who said she is too young? Look at her headband. She is a shinobi, by law she is an adult," the man with a kunai responded. The other people that were present started to gather around her, licking their lips, at the sight of the young topless girl.

They've taken on mob mentality, there is no reason in their eyes, Hinata thought. She looked down at Naruto who was trying to crawl to her with his one good arm. He barely moved at all, almost unnoticeable. Tears started to stream from her eyes, hoping that with all the attention now on her it would buy some time for anyone to find them.

A new arrival came up to her being held in the air and started to yank her pants off. Her shinobi sandals fell off effortlessly and soon the only article of clothing she had on was just her panties. "I bet she will be screaming for more once we are through with her".

The woman then looked at her face and recognition crossed her brow. It gave Hinata a sense of hope that she had finally come to her senses. "Isn't that the Hyuga heiress though? Hiashi would kill us all if anything was to happen to her".

If Hinata could cry any more she would, knowing that her father would probably be happy to finally be rid of her. Maybe the threat though of her fathers supposed reaction would at least allow her and Naruto a chance to escape.

"We will just tell everyone that the demon brat did it in a fit of rage. We only just happened by when we saw him kill her. We tried coming to her rescue and killed the fox demon, but we were too late. Hell, they will probably make us heroes for finally getting rid of him".

The man behind her chuckled evilly at the idea, as he wrapped an arm around her and painfully gripped one of her developing breasts. "I call first dibs," he stated, just as he started lick her face from her neck to her ear. She would have gagged and vomited if she could have from the smell of sake coming off the man.

Save her, Naruto heard. It was a deep throaty voice, one that spoke of hatred and malice. Naruto couldn't see where it was coming from. All he really heard at the moment was the muted sobs of Hinata in the mobs hands as they tried to descend upon her. Take my power and save her, the voice came again.

How? It was as all he thought, not even able to speak. He didn't think he could talk; it seemed the mob that had caught up to him this time had crushed his larynx so he couldn't cry out for help.

TAKE MY POWER AND SAVE HER NOW, the voice rang out in his head. Just as he heard the last syllable he felt a wave of energy explode from his body.

"Let's make sure she can't get away or scream for help," the woman stated.

"Good idea, wouldn't want our new toy to get away now would we?" another man said as he lifted and braced her right leg. He brought his elbow down with all his weight on her femur. There was a loud snap as the bone broke in two. She cried out in pain the best she could, but the grip on her throat let out no more than a squeak followed by a sob.

The man still holding her in the air by her neck took the queue and brought back his hand. With a closed fist and as much strength as he could muster, he swung forward to connect with her face. Several snaps and pops could be heard. It could be assumed that her jaw and nose were broken, with possibly even fractures through the rest of the right side of her face.

In the next moment everyone came to a stop in what they were doing. A low guttural growl could be heard. They turned around to find the source and they paled at the sight before them. They parted enough that Hinata finally saw the source of the noise just before she blacked out. The heap on the ground that was once her beloved was glowing red, and then the darkness started to take ahold of her mind.

Everyone's attention was drawn to their original target, and the cause for their celebration. The forgotten demon brat was oozing a red chakra from all over his body as four chakra tails swished violently behind him. What was left of the boys skin started to melt off and his limbs started to move of their own free will. Cracking and popping could be heard from the bag of flesh as bones began to reset themselves and heal.

"It's the demon fox! Kill him before he can get to his feet," someone shouted.

The man that was holding Hinata threw her behind him and she crashed into a wall. On impact a loud crack could be heard as more damage was done to her body. She fell silently to the ground in a mess that almost resembled her beloved.

All at once they charged forward to get to the fox boy. As they neared him a wave of chakra exploded from his body as the last bones were healed. Due to the extreme pressure everyone was sent flying back landing on the ground, splayed out like bodies from an unknown disaster. Naruto got to his feet with a cloak of protective red chakra encasing him. He surveyed the scene before him as people were scrambling to get to their feet. He looked over to the heap near a wall that was naked of nearly every article of clothing. Hinata, he thought. Just as a few of the attackers got to their feet, a dark feral growl escaped Naruto's mouth. With lightning quick speed Naruto descended upon the group. He did not give any concern for their lives and started to tear at them, intent on seeing justice done. He would not leave a single person alive.

Screams of horror erupted around him as body parts were flying in all directions. Even after every single one of them was dead he circled them all to insure that there was no chance of saving a single soul.

Naruto walked over to where Hinata was reached down and picked up the young girl gently, as if he was holding the most fragile thing on earth. She is dying Kit, came the single statement.

Tears started to form in his fox like eyes. "What do I do?" he said in a panic.

You will do whatever I say if you want to save her. The Kyubi started to relay instructions to the young boy.

"I can't do that!" Naruto said fearful.

If she is to live you must. Currently she is choking on her own blood from her broken nose. Her leg is broken as well. The worst of her injuries are her back and head Kit. Her spine has been broken in two spots and there is severe bleeding starting to make its way to her brain. Even if she is found by medics, or you take her to the hospital, it is unlikely that she will even be able to function in society. You must do this now, it is the only way, the fox said in a matter of fact tone.

Gritting his teeth he thought quickly. This is Hinata, a friend from the academy. She had her heart set on becoming a kunoichi and that was going to be taken from her. No I can't allow it. I will do it; I have to, even if she hates me for it later.

Naruto leaned down and could small the tears she had shed while she was being attacked. The scent of her sweat was a salty pungent aroma that still held a faint hint of fear. Beneath it all he could smell her lavender fragrance; it was in her hair and all over her skin. From that point on he knew he could track her by her unique smell alone. With a slight hesitation he brought her chest to his mouth and bit into the fleshy part of her left breast, right over her heart. As he did so, he pumped his chakra into her system to kick start her already failing coils. While doing so he looked upon her face and saw a slight wince of pain in her bruised features as his teeth penetrated her skin. Then it was replaced with a small smile, one that spoke of comforting warmth.

When he removed his teeth he saw a little bit of blood mixed with red chakra pour from the two holes in her breast. As it did so, it started to snake around her breast, crisscrossing in multiple directions. When it finally stopped there was an image of a fox on her breast, its eyes were the two holes that Naruto had made with his teeth, and its tail wrapped around Hinata's nipple. It was sitting there on her chest in a proud manner, as if it was the most regal thing to walk the earth.

What is that? He thought to himself.

Nothing you need to worry about for right now Kit. At least not until the middle of winter, the fox thought to himself. All you need to know for right now is that she will be fine.

Naruto looked around once again at the carnage he doled upon those that tried to hurt Hinata. What am I going to do about this? When everyone finds out what I did they will execute me. There was genuine fear in his thoughts, and the demon fox thought that it would be a justifiable emotion given how the village looked upon him.

You are going to run, run as far as you can for right now. Get out of the village, leave and never look back, the Kyubi stated plainly.

But this is my home. It is where I want to live. My dreams are here, my dream of becoming Hokage, and protecting the people I care about, realizing that his dreams may have just come to a screeching halt with his actions here just moments ago.

There was a deep snort within his mind as the Kyubi chuckled malevolently. Dreams of being Hokage, protecting these people, living among the same people who beat you within an inch of your life and you still want to protect them? I don't know whether you are just naive or brain dead. Your dreams of greatness will not be found within these walls. After this last attack, there is no doubt in my mind that they will try this again.

Feeling that the fox had won the argument he conceded, Ok, I'll just drop Hinata off at home and we will leave.

Bad idea Kit. She has the kitsune mark. They will see her just as you are, or even worse, they will see her as tainted by a demon like these fools and torture her they may even rape or kill her. We should take her with us. Life in the village is over for her as well. The fox was speaking with a sense of urgency now.

But I thought you said she would be ok, Naruto was growing angry. It wasn't only the thought of the Kyubi lying to him, but more he thought of the villagers beating and maiming Hinata driving his composure over the edge.

She will be ok Kit. She will live, that is all I said, but she will endure the treatment you have as long as she has that mark. Decide now, we must go. There are others on the way. Knowing their time was up he urged Naruto forward.

Naruto still in his four tail form held Hinata protectively to his chest. He started making his way to an area of the village wall that he knew the security was more lax. A small object caught his attention and he stopped to pick it up inspecting it. This is a present. He read the name on the small package. It is for me? Why would someone give me a present? He then thought back, it was his birthday, that's why. Remembering the last few birthdays he has had, he would often find a present on his doorstep today. This one was wrapped in the same elegant white paper with lavender flower patterns like those of the past too. He looked down at Hinata; She was the one who gave me all those presents. But why would she do such a thing?

There was a slight chuckle in his mind; It appears that this girl loves you. Probably has for quite some time.

Naruto knew that what the fox was saying was probably true. He never thought someone could love him in his entire life. No one would ever love him, was what he always thought. Then he thought about what the people were saying when they attacked Hinata. They said she followed him around in the shadows; she was always too shy to tell him. Then they attacked her for the affection she had for him. Any hesitation he had about taking Hinata with him disappeared in an instant. He would protect her, the first person to ever open her heart to him. Looking to the sky he let out a roar of pain that echoed throughout the village. He then sped off to the village wall and jumped it in one leap, his destination was unknown, but he was gone in a streak of red light.


A Short Time Later

Hiruzen stood at the window of his office looking over the village. He had just heard reports on the incident in the slums. The pictures of the area were gruesome, even for him someone who fought in the Second Great Shinobi War. It was as if a wild animal had gotten into the village and torn some of the villagers apart. Limbs and entrails were spread throughout the entire scene.

There were a few questions still in the air that eluded him. There was a set of clothes that looked like they were once worn by a young girl, but no body that would fit it was found. There was that enormous spike in chakra that most people who had any understanding of it, felt. It was demonic in nature and many of the veterans in the area claim it felt as if it was the same chakra the nine-tailed fox possessed. Just before the chakra signature faded and the ANBU arrived on scene, there was a large animalistic roar that shook the windows throughout the village.

They had no idea what had happened, but they finally had a lead. A small girl who was in one of the apartments that overlooked the scene was found. Unfortunately the young girl was in shock and could not speak due to the trauma she witnessed. She was currently at the interrogation department so Inoichi could scan her memories of the event to provide the answers they sought. It had been several hours since the scan started and the Hokage started to grow concerned over the time it had taken. The council had already assembled, but Hiruzen refused to call the meeting to order until the report was completed.

A knock was heard at the office door, and the Hokage finally sighed in relief. "Enter," he said and watched the Yamanaka clan head enter. There looked to be something wrong with the man, as he appeared to be several shades paler than the old man could remember. "Are you feeling fine Inoichi-san?" he stated out of concern.

The blonde man made his way to the desk, wobbling the entire time. "Yes Hokage-sama. There were a few complications during the scan and you have my apology for the extra time needed to get you the report". The complications happened to be the sickly looking man losing his constitution after returning to his own mind. Never in all his life had he ever seen the atrocities that the small child had witnessed. He would have normally just received the information he needed and reported back to the Hokage. But he had experienced so much trauma looking at the memories that he couldn't leave the young girl there any longer with them. It took him near a half hour to recover. The damage to her mind was so great he couldn't remove the memory, but he diminished the effects as much as he could. He placed the report on the Hokage's desk and waited for the questions to follow.

Standing in front of his chair Hiruzen started to read the report, it didn't take but a moment before his knees gave out and he collapsed into his chair. The old man started to think he was turning green and his light lunch was threatening to make a second coming. "Are you sure you're not over embellishing things here Inoichi?"

The blonde just shook his head, "No, in fact it may be understated, as the details gathered into the memories of a child are not as great as they are normally found in adults."

"And what about the girl?" thinking that there would definitely be extenuating damage to the girls mind after seeing all this.

"I wasn't able to remove the memories; there was just too much damage. I was only able to lesson them. Currently she is in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. With a few years of therapy she should be fine." He only hoped he would be.

Hiruzen just nodded. "The council has assembled, I can understand if you don't want to attend after your assignment here".

"I will attend as well. I don't think anyone in that room will understand what happened by just reading the report," Inoichi said.

The two made their way to the council meeting room where you could hear yelling from the moment they turned down the hall. Hiruzen took his place, standing in front of his chair, while Inoichi sat with the shinobi council. The shinobi council was sitting quietly waiting for the report. The civilian council was demanding blood for the murders of several of the villagers. "Enough!" demanded Hiruzen, slamming his hand on the table to get everyone's attention. He passed out copies of the report. As everyone was reading the pages the Hokage studied the expression on their faces.

"So the demon brat did do this! We need to hunt him down and finish him off," Mebuki shouted as she skimmed over the report.

Hiruzen glared at the blonde haired woman, "Mrs. Hurano, you will watch your tongue when you speak of the boy!"

"That boy as you call him, murdered several people. I saw the pictures and it looked as if a bear walked into the village and shredded them," she returned. More of the civilian council agreed and started to demand that Naruto be brought to justice.

"They were trying to skin him alive for crying out loud," he bellowed.

"It is what he deserved, I am sure of it. He has been nothing but a plague on this village since he came into existence," another man yelled.

"From the memories we had gathered from that young child, Naruto was just content on letting them kill him. He didn't even react to the beating they gave him. He did nothing until the young Hinata Hyuga was in danger. Does that sound like the monster you think he is?" Hiruzen sighed, hoping they would see to logic.

"Irrelevant, as to the reason he attacked those villagers. The way he treated those bodies is nothing short of inhumane. It looked as if he played with their organs and made sure he ripped their limbs off. They found a leg buried into a wall by six inches. I dare you to tell me that isn't the work of a demon," Mebuki returned.

The old man felt a little bile float to the back of his throat as he recounted the scene he inspected. Swallowing hard he steadied himself once again. "They beat the young girl within an inch of her life. What is worse than that, they were all making an attempt to rape her, a thirteen your old girl who was about to graduate from the academy tomorrow".

Everyone looked to Hiashi as he had not said a word about his daughter's attack. He looked at everyone staring at him and shrugged his shoulders. "In all honesty, it would have done me a favor if they just killed her. My only regret is that I didn't put the Caged Bird Seal on her before this all happened. She was weak and inferior to the Hyuga name".

All the shinobi in the room gasped at the cold reaction of the Hyuga head. A slap of wood was heard as Inoichi stood up quickly, slamming his hand onto the table with his chair falling to the floor. "How dare you, you heartless son of a bitch," his emotions were still raw at what he had seen. His mind was still in a flurry as he thought it could have just as easily been his daughter. "That is your daughter, and all you have to say is that it would have been a benefit if she had died there after being used like nothing more than a child's play thing in the worst of ways".

Stoically Hiashi sat there with a little anger running through his eyes that someone would dare speak to him in such a way. "Do not misjudge me Inoichi. This turn of events does give me cause for concern. It seems that the brat kidnapped her from the village. I do not know whether she is alive or not, but I hope she is the latter and no one finds her body. If someone was to get their hand on her unsealed eyes it could be disastrous for my clan."

That was the straw that broke the camel's back in Inoichi's mind. He lunged at Hiashi, seething with rage. The only thing that stopped him was his former teammates, Shikaku and Choza. "Your daughter was beaten and broken, then they were going to defile her, and all you can think about is protecting your precious Byakugan. You even have the nerve to call yourself a father. I hope your youngest learns the truth about you, you soulless bastard. With all this information about the incident and the one person who tried to save her, you side with the civilian council in calling the boy a monster. Take a look in the mirror high and mighty Hyuga-san. The only monster or demon I see right now is the one in front of me," every bit of venom he could muster went into those words and even his friends feared for their wellbeing should their blonde teammate push a little more strength into his attempt to dismember the pale eyed clan head.

Straightening himself, Inoichi shrugged off his friends hold as he turned to the Hokage. "I think your right Hokage-sama. I do not feel as if I am up to attending to the council this evening. My previous mission has taken a lot out of me and I fear that I may not be able to control my actions as of right now. We all know we wouldn't want another demon running around the village right now, as I am feeling the loss of my compassion for humanity right now, and there are a few people that I wouldn't mind adding to that body count," he said while glaring at the civilian council. "If you would please excuse me, I will take my leave".

Hiruzen nodded and it seemed as if you could hear a pin drop until the door closed behind Inoichi. Then everyone exploded into an uproar, making demands. A migraine was quickly forming in the old man's head. "THAT IS ENOUGH!" he bellowed to get everyone's attention. "It is very late as it is, and we will continue this tomorrow. Meeting adjourned until then".

"What about the demon brat? He is still out there running loose, and a very real threat to the village. We should send out the ANBU right now to hunt him down and kill him," said Mebuki.

"I said this meeting was adjourned. Do not think you have the power to make such demands of my shinobi, you madam do not. If you are that scared I suggest you run back home and lock all your doors, turn off all your lights, hide under your sheets, and pray to Kami that the 'demon' does not find you". After that response the Hokage turned and left the council chambers, only to hear more arguing from both sides.