The Vulpine Prophecy: Naruto Fanfiction

SumOfAllZeroes

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Kurama Speaking

A/N: Howdy everybody, SumOfAllZeroes here with another Naruto fanfic. So, now onto brass tacks: this is multi-chapter and tells of Naruto's origins. Due to the amount of reviews coming in asking for Sakura to be put into her place, I decided 'why not'. Also, since Sassy Kurama was in the last couple stories, I put him in here too. Based on poll results, I'm deciding to put in Naruto with a Gregory House-like attitude, especially around Sakura. More goodies to be revealed later! Till then, enjoy the show!

I own no part of the Naruto franchise. I may however own some OCs I'll put in later.

"If you want a happy life, tie it to a goal, not people or objects." -Albert Einstein

Prologue

It was a fairly peaceful evening in Konohagakure; calm, quiet, no emergencies. Just how the shinobi liked it. As the sun began to set, many began to reflect upon their time spent that day, relaying what they had done to their respective families.

Hatake Kakashi, however, had decided to take a walk to clear his head. As head of the Elite Jonin section of Konahagakure's government, there weren't exactly many people that he could sit and talk with. Well, the other Jonin, yes, but he didn't really have any family to go home to. He could go talk to Jiraiya; however, he didn't really feel like being called a pervert.

Kakashi kept walking, passing by multiple residences, many of which were quietly having dinner. As the elite soldier turned a corner, he could barely make out the sound of voices coming from an alley. As he drew closer into the alley, the voices grew louder. Kakashi could now identify two speakers, who were yelling various abuses at a heap lying on the ground. One man brandished a baseball bat, the other a glass bottle.

"Demon! How dare you do such a thing after what happened ten years ago?" One of the men yelled down at the heap, as the thing tried to rise, only for the bottle to be brought down on the form's back.

"Please sir…*cough*...no more. *cough* all I wanted…*cough, cough*..was to buy some food…*cough*...please, no more." The boy spoke, his voice faint and wavering. Kakashi was angry now. Who would hit a poor child, obviously down on his luck, looking for the slightest bit of common courtesy? The boy attempted to rise again, only to be smashed in the face with the bat.

"Maybe this'll teach you that you aren't wanted in this village!" The man raised his bat high, ready to deal another blow, only to be intercepted by Kakashi.

"LET HIM BE!" Kakashi shouted forcefully, placing himself in front of the wounded boy.

"Oh, so now you defend the demon, shinobi? Get out of the way before you get the same." The merchant demanded, obviously not realizing who he was speaking to. Kakashi decided to give these two a bit of a scare before he resorted to violent measures.

"I said...Let. Him. Be!" Kakashi said as he raised his hitai-ite, revealing his Sharingan eye. This was enough for the merchant's friend to run off.

"I'd do the same if I were you." Kakashi snarled, his right fist beginning to glow blue and crackle. "I won't give you another warning."

The merchant did the wise thing and completed the hundred yard dash in just over 5 seconds. Kakashi turned to face the boy who had lain at his feet, the boy's ocean blue eyes meeting his one regular eye as Kakashi covered the Sharingan again. Kakashi did his best to appear calm as he reached out to the boy, who tried to put as much distance between himself and the former ANBU captain.

"Don't worry, I promise I won't hurt you. I'm a friend."

To this the boy tucked his knees into his chest.

"My name is Kakashi. How about you? Can you tell me your name?"

"U-Uzumaki N-Naruto." The boy mumbled out.

"Well, it's good to meet you, Naruto. Now listen, I can tell that you're hurt. I'd like to take you to the hospital. Can you trust me to do this?"

"N-no. T-the d-d-doctors t-there n-never h-help m-me." The boy responded nervously.

"Okay, how about the Hokage's office?"

"C-Could y-you p-please?" The boy inquired.

"Of course." Kakashi said, moving to gently pick up the boy. The boy, now secure on Kakashi's shoulder, fell asleep just before entering the Hokage Tower.

A/N: Okay, that was short. But don't worry dear reader, more is on the way! What I would love more than Thai food on a Monday is if you would rate and review this chapter. Also, if you enjoyed what you saw, favorite and follow the story. On a final note, Naruto is going to be getting some real good stuff soon. I won't say what, but it rhymes with -innegan. That is all for right now, stay tuned for more!

\M/-Zero-\M/