KG: Okay gotta make this quick. He's looking for me. This was an idea that occurred to me, but has been used before as have plenty of other plots though I took a different approach to it with this one.

Naruto: KG, come out and play! Come out come out wherever you are!

KG: Gotta make this as quick as possible. I tell you. There are few things scarier than Slenderman. This guys might be one of them. Well let's hurry up with this.

Music of the Month: Falling Inside The Black by Thousand Foot Krutch. Remixed by Nightcore.

Quote: "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king." by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring.

People scrambled through the streets frantically. Civilians bumped and pushed against each other as parents collected their children from out of the streets. Store owners quickly closed up shop and people began turning off the lights in their houses. Parents cuddled up with their confused children in their beds. It was obvious, the fear of the people that spread throughout the Hidden Village known as Konohagakure. It only happened on nights like this, the night that people cowered in their houses and children laid underneath their beds. It was nights like this that horror stories were born. It was nights like this that parents tell scary stories to their children to make them behave. It was only on nights like this...when the moon was red with blood.

Today was October the tenth, exactly ten years ago, the village had been attacked and nearly destroyed by a vicious monster, the Kyuubi no Yoko, the Nine-tailed Demon Fox. Husbands lost wives, wives lost husbands, children lost parents, parents lost children, loved ones lost other loved ones. It was truly a one of a kind of days that Konoha could remember in its history. However it was thanks to Konoha's hero, their Yondaime Hokage, that the village was spared from further destruction. Be that as it may, there was a price. Along with the defeat of the Kyuubi was the death of the Yondaime Hokage. So every year people would raise their glasses in reverence to their savior who had kept their village safe from destruction. However, what was that supposed to do with the pent up hatred? Hatred for the unfair loss of family members and lost ones?

Oh fortunately there was an answer for that too. How convenient that every elder or adult within Konoha's walls had learned the truth from Konoha's Sandaime that the Yondaime had given his life to not destroy the Kyuubi, but rather seal it inside if a small, infant child. Oh what a joy it was to anyone that they had something, anything to take their frutrations out on. Like a small animal, the child had a harsh life like one of a cage. Effectively being ostracized by his fellow village members he bore the full brunt of their disdain for his existence. Like an animal he was cornered many times. Unspeakable things had been done to him. One thing more worse than the last. Things done to effectively break him were uncountable. However the thing about animals...once cornered...they usually bite back.

It was slow and deliberate at first. It happened on his sixth year. Slowly, but surely his eyes lost their innocence. Slowly people around him started disappearing. Slowly he began to ignore the village always mumbling to himself. He had the smallest of smiles on his face during those times. It irritated the villagers that this thing was happy. Nothing they did could break it anymore. They did not know why. Slowly...they became...afraid of the child. Never did they imagine that their hatred would return itself at them.

A thick mist fell over the village in the dead of night. People lay asleep in their beds, but those who were awake trembled in fright. The reason was because there was a spirit, a very angry spirit roaming through the streets of Konoha. Even now people shivered and cried softly as feet trudged through the streets of Konoha. Each step like the creeping of stairs of a person's house. Then there was the sound of something heavy being dragged through the ground. The villagers prayed for whatever god to save them. No one could see it, but the slowly a body came into view. It was his body. As he walked through the streets his features came into definition. The figure wore a bright orange jumpsuit. His head was bathed with a sea of blond hair. On the sides of his face were three terribly defining whisker marks. How appropriate for what he contained. His once light blue eyes which made one feel as if they were swimming in a wide ocean of calm had now shown a freezing darkness that could do nothing, but consume the soul. None could make out his body from the fog, none dared to try and look out their windows to do so. As he walked, the sounds of chains came from being dragged across the ground. The chains protruded from his backside. They dragged themselves across the ground leaving their mark as he walked through the village.

"No one seems to be out today Kaa-chan," he spoke with a small smile. It was then that he heard a dark twisted chuckle escape from the lips of someone so close to him inside of his mind. "That is okay sochi. It seems they are finally learning dattebane. You have made your mother so proud. Oh wait, I sense one. Go to your left honey." the voice inside his head spoke. The young blonde nodded and quickly finished his walk through the village. Quickly turning to the left he dashed off across the rooftops before finally landing on one of the rooftops.

"Please man, let's go home dammit! I don't want to be out here tonight. It's going to kill us!" The young blond took notice of three men. Each held a kunai and one large Fuma shuriken in his hands. "Shut up. Go the fuck home if you're scared, but I'm staying! I'm going to kill whatever the hell this thing is. It might just be the damn demon brat. We will kill him when we see him. Why Hokage-sama left him alive I will never know, but I won't stand for it anymore! If you want to leave then leave now!" he said. Naruto narrowed his eyes before hands trembled.

"Do it sochi. Do it for me. Do it for us," She said. She would protect him. She wouldn't let them harm him. No, just like him, she was broken. She didn't have a desire to live, her only desire was vengeance. A rightful revenge for the hell they put her son through. Her son's shattered mind was what gave her purpose. None of it mattered. Naruto grinned widely before he dropped to the ground.

"What was that?!" one of the men asked. The other two gulped and jumped back as they heard a trash can being knocked over. "Come out and fight!" he shouted. Soon all three heard chuckling. A dark, twisted, malicious laugh that filled the night air. It's sound literally driving the men to the edge of their sanity.

"Tick Tock, Tick Tock, the clock winds down. There is a child with a lasting frown. Keep me safe. Keep me near. I have something for you to fear. Hehehehehe," The three quickly flinched before they took notice of the figure slowly appearing from the mist. His form was easily recognizable to the three before one of the men hollered.

"I knew it was you. Die demon brat!" he shouted and with a flick of his wrist he hurled the large fuma shuriken towards the young blonde's locations. The young teen didn't move his body while the man's grinned quickly came across his face. The shuriken went closer and closer. The sounds of an impact were heard while the trio of men laughed loudly. "Told you guys it was easy. Now let's get out of here," he said and the others agreed. However they quickly noticed that the mist was beginning to clear. They continued to hear footsteps. The footsteps grew louder and more apparent. Each seemed to echo across the alleyway where they were standing before they noticed the young man come into existence and the sight made them gasp. Wrapped in a large, white chain was the fuma shuriken that the man just threw. The chain wrapped itself like a snake around the shuriken tightening it in its death grip before the shuriken shattered in pieces across the ground. The young man chuckled slowly, his fingers cracking from his flexing them at various times.

The chains that protruded from his back danced around his body sensually. Like snakes they captivated the men who had no idea of the terror just unleashed upon them. "It is a good night sochi. Happy Birthday," the voice said and quickly one chain lit up in fire, the second lit up in lightning, the third in water, and the last in wind. The chains continued to dance around his body before they suddenly dashed forward. The men gasped as they tried to jump away. The chains bashed into the ground. Naruto chuckled as he watched the men dance around the chains for their lives. "Arigatou Kaa-chan. This is the best birthday ever!" he snickered. The feminine voice suddenly grew a large grin. Both willed the chains expertly and watched as one chain wrapped around the leg of the leader. The fire chain burned his flesh making him scream. People in their houses whimpered at the poor soul.

"No! stop! L-Let me go! Let me go!" he shouted. Quickly the man's accomplices grabbed him by the arm. It pleased both the young man and the female in his head at the sight. Yes for too long her son had been the one to cower in fear of having no protection. Now was this ungrateful village's turn. The chains retracted drawing the man into the air. He shouted as the four chains grabbed the four corners of his body. Each of the element-powered chains did something different to his body. Unspeakable things. By his arms and his legs was he grabbed. Naruto held his hand into the air and slowly clutched it into a fist. The chains slowly tightened agonizingly. The man's blood curling cries went on death ears as his friends cowered in a corner. The people listening in their houses prayed to Kami for the spirit to pass over them. The blonde's laughter suddenly stopped.

"Rensa Kyū( Chain Binding Coffin)," Naruto spoke. Quickly more chains sprang from his back and slowly, but deliberately wrapped themselves around the man's form encasing him in white light. the feminine voice smiled brightly before folding her arms. She would do as her son commanded all the while protecting him as she wanted to. The man's screaming were silenced as a chain wrapped around his mouth. His eyes were now crying as tears stained the ground, not that the young man saw them and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

"Rensa Sōgi( Chain Buried Funeral)," Naruto called. The chains twisted and turns. The snapped of bones were heard bringing excruciating pain. The young teen and his mother watched as the blood seeped from his body for the chain snapped once more. The chains arched his arms back and his legs downward. His chest rose upwards. Fire and lightning trailed across the chains before encasing the body in a vicious light. He didn't turn his eyes away. The men widened their eyes as they heard the sickening snap of their friend's backside signifying a broken spine. Slowly the light dissipated while the chains unraveled and dropped the body to the ground. The blond grinned before slowly turning back to the other two.

"P-Please, let us go home. W-We won't bother you again," one of them stammered and the other nodded his head so quickly it would have appeared that he gave himself a whiplash. However both shivered as they quickly saw him stop smiling as his features grew into a frown. He closed his eyes for but a second before opening them up. "You should not have bothered him a first time. I know you won't bother my son again, because I'll make sure that you never do it again dattebane," the feminine voice said from the blond's voice. The chains rose into the air and before the two men could even shout, engulfed them both. Their silent screams, cries, and tears went unheard by the village known as Konoha.

The young man walked out of the alley, the chains dripping with blood. He chuckled darkly while the female chuckled in the same tone. "I will always protect you sochi," the feminine voice spoke. the blond smiled and quickly nodded before he vanished into the mist, his form never being seen by anyone or anything. It was such a shame that this night passed unlike the last one. Oh how he had hoped for some entertainment. "I know Kaa-chan. I will protect you as well," he said before he disappeared and then so did the mist. It was just another October. Another birthday for Uzumaki Naruto, jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko.

-Next Morning-

He wondered how long he had been doing this job. Going through three Great Shinobi Wars had to take its toll on a person. Governing the village that was Konohagakure no Sato that is was so much work. Now that he thought about it, when his sensei had named him the Sandaime Hokage over his partners and teammates Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered just how he would be able to keep the village going, but he had done it. He had kept Konoha standing tall as best he could. All his life was filled with the making of tough decisions. These were decisions that pushed his psyche to the very edge of his morality and back again. He could see the horror-stricken face of his people as he walked through the public streets for the first time in a while. Right behind him were two anbu guards flanking his sides.

As he walked, time seemed to show its control over the Sandaime Hokage. The wrinkles of his face due to age, sleepless nights, and times of sheer worry were showing their toll on him. He really was getting too old for this job. That's what he thought when he saw people hesitantly starting to put up their signs and open their shops. Children were slowly starting to play in the streets. Sarutobi sighed.

"Three casualties. That's three casualties that the Anbu have discovered yesterday. While it's not as bad as last year it's still unnerving. Naruto-kun, you were monitored for those entire twenty-four hours by my Anbu. They would have reported him missing and yet the council believe that you are responsible for all of this. How did it come to this?" Sarutobi wondered to himself. Well, actually he knew how it came to this. He know how he, indirectly, had broken the young boy's soul. He knew. He knew oh so well.

Leaving the village behind, Hiruzen and his two anbu quickly went about two or three miles out and came to a small facility. Hiruzen opened its doors. He descended it steps. While the facility might not look very big on the outside, the same was not the case for it on the inside. Inside was a large series of stairs, rooms, and medical facilities. This was Konoha's Correctional Facility, or as rumored by the civilians, Konoha's Hospital for the Mentally Disturbed.

Finally Hiruzen came to the end of the many halls, each light flickering on and off as his anbu stayed close behind him. Right now, he was down to the lower levels of the facility which happened to be level seven. Sarutobi finally made his stop and looked into a room through the glass. There, sitting in a yellow, in a deathly white room, was Uzumaki Naruto, jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko. The Anbu remained still as they watched the blond. His mouth seemed to be moving. It was like he was carrying a conversation with someone, but they didn't know who since he was alone. Suddenly Naruto laughed and shook his head back and forth. His head banged against the wall slightly making Hiruzen narrow his eyes. "How long has he been here?" Sarutobi asked sorrowfully. The anbu to his left and right glanced to each before turning back towards the Sandaime. They looked past him at the glass where Naruto seemed to be sitting. He was talking to himself again and laughing all the same.

"We have monitored him for the last twenty-four hours Hokage-sama. We have replaced the shifts constantly at your orders. Naruto Uzumaki has not left this room yesterday, the day before that, or the month before that," The left anbu spoke in a feminine voice. Sarutobi sighed with a nod. He just didn't understand. Three deaths on October the tenth and Naruto was in this room the whole time. Maybe it was all just one big coincidence. It...had to be, didn't it? There was just no way that, with the changing of the guards, could Naruto ever make it out of his cell. Sarutobi didn't know why he couldn't.

"Open the door," Sarutobi said narrowing his elderly eyes at the sight. "Hokage-sama, with all due respect, do you really think that's wise? One of our specialized Yamanaka members still hasn't shown progress in...dealing with Naruto-san. We don't know how he will...react to your presence," The male spoke this time. Hiruzen quickly frowned at the way the anbu phrased those words. For once, he didn't know what to do.

Meanwhile, inside his room, his no-open doors, completely white, totally not insane mind-inducing room, Naruto was indeed smiling and laughing only Hiruzen couldn't possibly have known that inside of the blond's mind was another laughing voice. "And then remember when he said 'P-Please don't hurt me. I don't want to die'? He shook like a leaf clutching his kunai while the tears dropped from his face. It was amazing, dattebane!" Naruto heard and then he proceeded to laugh. "That was the best part Kaa-chan!" Naruto said. He didn't notice the Hokage and the Anbu looking at him in sheer worry.

"No, sochi. The best part was when he actually tried to throw the kunai at you. I blocked him from hurting you and then crushed his windpipe? Hehehehe hahaha!" His mother laughed. Naruto finally couldn't take it and laughed. He quickly clutched his sides and dropped to the ground kicking his feet into the air. Inside of the blond jinchuuriki's mind, the same was happening with a middle-aged looking woman. Her vibrant red hair flew down nearly past her waist line. She wore a high-collared, sleeveless blouse under a long, loose-fitting dress. Her hair spiraled out over the sewer-like mindscape of Naruto Uzumaki. Her violet eyes, when she opened them, were easy to ascertain. She was broken. She was just as broken as Naruto Uzumaki. Losing herself to whatever was too horrible to bear that she mentally couldn't cope with it. As she laughed, she clutched her sides. She was having so much fun it was painful. This was Kushina Uzumaki. Former jonin of Konohagakure, former Anbu Captain of Konoha's Anbu Black Ops, former jinchuuriki of Kyuubi no Yoko, and former wife of the Yondaime Hokage, and current mother of Uzumaki Naruto.

Kushina, if she cared to review her life, had no way of knowing how she ended up inside the seal. Something must have gone wrong with the sealing formula because when Kushina had opened her eyes, she was not with her husband the Yondaime Hokage. She was inside a dark, wet place. Kushina wandered the sewer-like place for hours during that time that she had awoken. She kept walking and walking until she finally stopped. Kushina had wondered how long she had been walking through the halls. Days? Months? Years? she wasn't sure, but now she was tired of walking. Once she had figured that she wasn't going anywhere she had taken a deep breath. She then took the time to relax and figure these things out.

Pulling up some chakra that she had mustered, she was able to...extend her senses to the outside world. She was able to see and experience all things. It felt good and yet, she had been at the wrong place at the wrong time and in the wrong body when she saw...it. Kushina experienced what her son experienced. She widened her eyes to the shouts of ambient threats to her person. She felt severe pain. It was an unbearable pain. One that, when she shouted, made her lungs burn from extended use. It was terrible, horrible, her mind couldn't comprehend it. However soon, she blacked out. Hours later, Kushina woke up only to feel something heavy on her lap. The pain was gone. Leaning up she looked down and widened her eyes to the familiar mess of spiky blond hair. The hair that she had only five years ago, seen on...her son. It was her fault. This was her fault. She was able to feel all the things Naruto experienced. It twisted her mind, destroyed her from the inside, her only sanity was keeping her son safe. She had to keep just enough sane to be with him. They were insane together. Kushina was inside of her son and...she couldn't take it. Behind her happy laughter and bright eyes, were the eyes and smile of a broken woman and mother, whose only purpose was to protect her son. She had to, if he died...

Kushina finished laughing and leaned up before shaking her head. She then looked through her son's eyes and her smile widened. "Oh Sochi, don't look now, but we have guests!" Kushina exclaimed. Naruto finished laughing before looking at the one-sided window. If he was looking at it then he saw nothing, but endless darkness, but his senses reached far past the glass and he saw the outline of the Hokage and two anbu.

"Jiji! I see you!" Naruto called out with a laugh. Hiruzen and the anbu stiffened while Kushina smiled. "Why not invite him in? It'll be fun!" Kushina said never breaking the smile on her face. Naruto quickly nodded, not one to disobey his mother or her wishes. He would do anything for her. Anything! Standing to his feet, Naruto quickly rushed to the window and let out his widest smile as he put himself on display for Sarutobi along with the male and female Anbu.

"Come in Jiji! Kaa-chan said you'll be fun! Come on!" Naruto called out. Hiruzen frowned behind the glass while the two Anbu narrowed their eyes behind their masks. The anbu unconsciously took a step back in slight worry. Naruto's grin never dropped from his face while Sarutobi sighed. "How are you feeling Naruto?" Sarutobi decided to ask. Kushina and Naruto raised their eyebrow before Kushina stood to her feet.

"Aww he's worried about us sochi! We're fine aren't we? We're like two cuts of beef swimming in Kami's ramen!" Kushina said. It was silent for a moment. Suddenly Hiruzen watched Naruto laugh loudly as he dropped to the ground again clutching his side at some unknown joke. "Naruto, please answer the question," Sarutobi pleaded. Slowly Kushina and Naruto stopped laughing. Kushina leaned up while Naruto got to his feet.

"Ne Jiji, where is Anbu-niichan that likes to play with Kaa-chan inside my head? Kaa-chan said that they were such good friends. What happened to him?" Naruto asked tilting his head to the side. Sarutobi winced while Kushina laughed. "We were such happy friends. I remember when we had to play hide and seek. He hid and I looked for him. It was so fun how he was so shocked every time I found him. Why I remember when he tried sparring with me when he pulled out a kunai. It was so funny how he pretended that his leg was broken when I snapped it. Hehehe he was a good actor, dattebane!" Kushina laughed to herself. Naruto merely smiled widely.

"She misses him Jiji," Naruto said before Sarutobi sighed. He shook his head while Naruto tilted his head to the side. "It's a shame I still can't see you Jiji. I miss you!" Naruto called out. Hiruzen frowned before turning back towards the Anbu. The Anbu frowned before sighing. They truly didn't know what to do. Sarutobi also knew that what he was about to do was going to push him to the very edge of his duties as a Hokage to his village, but none of the evidence pointed to Naruto so the blond was...stable for the most part. He hoped. It had to be done. There was no way around it. So long as Naruto had...a handler of sorts then it might be okay.

"Naruto-kun, how would you like to get out of there?" Hiruzen asked and Naruto suddenly blinked fast. Kushina blinked just as fast. It was obvious that neither was expecting those words. Everyone watched tensely as Naruto backed away from the window. His fingers clenched and then unclenched again. He walked around his room pacing the floor. In his mind, Kushina appeared to be doing the same thing. "Sochi, ask him my question," Kushina spoke with a wide smile.

Naruto equally grinned and spoke to the mirror. "Do we get ramen?!" Naruto asked. Sarutobi frowned at the unusual request, but he figured that Naruto wouldn't just be able to see him nod so he answered. "Yes Naruto-kun, you will get ramen," Sarutobi said and Kushina frowned as did Naruto.

"Kaa-chan gets ramen too!" Naruto's mood suddenly changed as he snarled angrily. Sarutobi and the Anbu unconsciously reached for their weapons from the tone before they heard the request. Kushina fell back in laughter and clutched her sides. It was just so funny. Too funny to not laugh. Meanwhile Naruto, hearing the laughter in his head laughed as well getting a face-splitting smile which made Hiruzen relax, sort of.

"Very well Naruto-kun. 'Kaa-chan' gets ramen too. However Naruto-kun, you must cooperate with us. You will attend Konoha's academy and you will be given a handler. You must stay with your handler at all times. Do you agree?" Sarutobi asked readily. Now Hiruzen wasn't a fool. He knew who Naruto's parents were and he also knew that if they could see the blond now, well he just hoped that they never would. Especially not the blonde's true mother. If Kushina ever learned of this then Sarutobi didn't know what would happen.

Kushina, hearing Sarutobi reply. Nodded her agreement before announcing it. She wouldn't have her son kill anyone...in broad daylight. Oh okay fine, Kushina wouldn't have her son kill anyone who didn't attack them...in broad daylight. Explaining her terms to her son, Naruto quickly agreed. He stopped in the middle of the room and took a deep breath. Finally in a surprise of speed Naruto bashed his face into the mirror between him Sarutobi and the Anbu with a grin that could only send a shiver down their spines. "I agree Jiji! Kaa-chan agrees too! We will behave, we promise!" Naruto said sweetly and truthfully the Sandaime wasn't even sure that he could buy those words, but this had to come to pass.

Hiruzen shook his head in agreement though Naruto couldn't see it, but the sound of fingers snapping helped him focus his attention. "Bring me Kizuna-san," Sarutobi said. One of the Anbu quickly nodded before they dashed away. Naruto grinned widely in the direction that he felt the Anbu had left in. In the meantime, Naruto and Kushina would continue to make jokes with each other as they laughed together only in the eyes of the anbu were Naruto's echoing laughter into the walls of his white room. His insane, broken laughter.

After about ten minutes, Kushina alerted Naruto to the third Anbu in the room. "Hi Anbu-chan!" Naruto called out. Hiruzen and the now third Anbu frowned, but the Anbu didn't respond merely looking on with slight disinterest. "Kizuna-san, come with me," Sarutobi said and the two walked off leaving Naruto alone with the other two Anbu. The two looked at Naruto in only slight worry. How could the council want this person out? What was the good of Konoha in letting him out?

"Ne Anbu-niichan, Anbu-neechan, want to see a trick?" Naruto asked cackling to the two still in the room with him. Kushina smiled in turn knowing her son's thoughts. Kushina chuckled softly, darkly, cruelly. It was much too funny to not chuckle this way.

Over in another room, the Anbu Kizuna and the Sandaime Hokage were softly talking about this predicament. "Kizuna, you know how important this is, but I need your complete and utter honesty. Off the record here, what do you think about this?" Sarutobi asked and Kizuna sighed. They then sat on a seat and placed their masked face into their hands.

"With all due respect Hokage-sama, you and the council are making me question the safety of the village. Hokage-sama, he is not sane. He's so far from it actually. If even one of this facility's best evaluation members couldn't help him then what good is there to him going out? I truly think he should stay in here. Not for what he holds, but...rather for what he is now," They said calmly. Sarutobi couldn't help, but agree. Whenever he saw Naruto, his heart sank lower and lower into a pit of sadness. Whenever he heard Naruto speak, his heart felt like it was being crushed, however as the leader of the village he had to stand firm with his decisions. Even with this one.

"Thank you Kizuna-san, I'm pleased that you feel the same way, however you must understand that things are being set in motion and I, no we need Naruto-kun to be ready. The Yondaime wished for him to be hero, now I don't know, but I will not waste his legacy like this," Sarutobi answered. Kizuna slowly nodded before they stood back to their feet.

"I understand Hokage-sama. I shall do my duty," Kizuna answered prompting Sarutobi to hold out his hand. "Your mask Kizuna-san, you won't be needing it for awhile. I trust you to understand that being his handler is sufficiently an S-rank mission. No harm should come to him or others while you are in his care. You will watch him, take him to the academy. If he does anything...strange then restrain him and take him home. For now you will be named Tsubaki, jonin of Konohagakure," Sarutobi said. Kizuna quickly nodded taking the name Tsubaki before removing their mask and placing it in the Hokage's hand.

For the first part, Kizuna was female. She had dark eyes and long black hair which she wore braided down her back with jaw length bangs framed on each side of her face. Tsubaki placed watched the Hokage discard her mask before preparing the standard green chunin flak jacket and Konoha headband. "I will give you the time to get changed," Sarutobi said quickly leaving and closing the door. Tsubaki looked down at her new uniform and sighed longingly. She could tell that this was going to be an awkward chapter in her life.

When Sarutobi returned he knew instantly that something was wrong. Naruto was on his back laughing maniacally while the Anbu seemed stiffened in place. The male Anbu seemed to have actually frozen from a sight that no doubt he shouldn't have seen and the female Anbu wasn't doing much better. Both stood dead in their tracks while Naruto snickered impishly. "Naruto-kun, it's time to go," Sarutobi said and Naruto slowly stopped laughing. Kushina, who had been laughing as well, stopped and frowned. She leaned up and cleared her throat. It was actually starting to get sore from all the laughing.

"Sore? Maybe sour? Sour grapes? Grapefruit? Fruit punch? Sore punch, dattebane!" Kushina stated excitedly. Naruto snickered, but he decided not to laugh this once. There would be plenty of time for that after this. Well, maybe if. If this handler bored them then they could just as easily play with them as well.

"Okay Jiji!" Naruto said getting to his feet. The doors unlocked. Now nothing separated the Hokage from Naruto as the two looked at each other. Hiruzen stared into the wide, broken eyes that were once a bright shade of blue. Hiruzen, Naruto and the two stiffened Anbu walked the halls of the Ward. Climbing up the countless stairs out of the hole where the blond was just a few minutes ago buried in, the group of four heard the sounds of people laughing, groaning or screaming at nothing. Sarutobi and the Anbu chose to ignore it, but Naruto laughed at them all. Kushina suddenly decided she wanted to do handstands and quickly did just that. Her hair splashed in the water while she stood on her hands, the blood rushing into her head. "What kind of word is 'dattebane'? Datte is dates and bane is banana! Dates that taste like bananas! I want a date!" Kushina exclaimed slightly laughing at her own joke.

Finally after the minutes rolled by unceremoniously, the group of four came out to the front of the Ward where Naruto took notice of the people looking at him strangely. The blond only smiled widely before sticking out his tongue to them all. "Naruto-kun, behave," Sarutobi said and Naruto slipped his tongue back inside his mouth. Naruto smiled slightly before his eyes focused upon the woman, Tsubaki, formerly known as Kizuna, sitting with her hands on her lap quietly.

The four made their way to her and then Sarutobi spoke. "Naruto-kun, this will be your handler. Her name is Tsuaki and she will shadow you. Please behave as best you can. Tsubaki will protect you if anyone tries to harm you, okay?" Sarutobi asked. Naruto's smile suddenly flew downward while Kushina proceeded to do the same.

"No, she won't protect you. I will protect you sochi. You will never be hurt again as long as I am around. I love you sochi," Kushina said smoothly. Naruto's wide smile lessened until it came to a semi-normal one. "You too Kaa-chan. I will protect you too. I promise!" Naruto spoke mentally before he noticed Tsubaki stand to her feet.

"Naruto-kun, we have found an apartment for you to live in. Tsubaki-san will live right next door to you. Go to her for anything that you need. However, if you wish to go out then you must tell her and wait for her so she can go with you. Tsubaki will pick up your books, materials, and any other supplies that you need. After this, then you will be instated into the Academy tomorrow morning. I know this will be a strange adjustment, but do the best that you can," Sarutobi said and Naruto grinned widely. The blonde's red-haired mother matched the grin.

"Oh we'll be on our best behavior dattebane," Kushina replied. Naruto merely kept the Anbu, Tsubaki and Hiruzen, in suspense with his smile, but they all took it as acknowledgement of the Hokage's orders. Seeing her opportunity, Tsubaki made her way, slowly, towards Naruto. She hoped that the smile on her face was disarming, but then again she didn't know what to expect. "It's good to meet you Naruto-kun. Let's have a productive relationship," she said smiling. Naruto smiled widely, but it was entirely for a different reason. "You smell funny. You smell like Anbu-chan who just appeared those moments ago," Naruto said. Tsubaki's smile never left her face, but the curves of her mouth twitched in reponse. Hiruzen narrowed his eyes behind Naruto's form while the two Anbu to his side stiffened.

"Hai, that would be me Naruto-kun. I trust that you will not tell anyone this information correct?" Tsubaki asked. If she had planned for no secrets to be between the two of them then she would first have to make the commitment to such a thing herself. As mentally unstable as he was, Tsubaki hoped that he would more find it funny and discard it, never to bring it up again.

Naruto nodded his agreement before he followed Tsubaki out of the facility. Hiruzen and his anbu watched them leave. The Sandaime hoped for Konoha's sake that this was just what the blond needed to get back on his feet. He could only hope that this didn't come back to bite them.

-With Naruto and Tsubaki-

Tsubaki kept a close eye on the handlee right next to her. The stares of people the day after October the tenth were easily recognizable. Strange how all the time he had been underground in a cell people still recognized him by his blond hair and his whisker marks. Well given the fact that no other blonde in the village had hair anywhere as blond as his nor his whisker marks made that a much more defining characteristic than Tsubaki thought Naruto needed. She saw him grinning widely. Not in the least bit unnerved by anyone and their whispering. His body was shivering unnaturally. "Spider, spider, on the wall, how much blood can you eat before you fall?" Naruto suddenly asked. Tsubaki frowned quickly at the mentioning of his words. Forget getting the supplies first! Tsubaki had to get him out of the street.

"Naruto-kun, we're almost there. Stay calm," Tsubaki said as quietly as she could prompting Naruto to continue as he trudge his feet. Inside the seal, Kushina chuckled at the reactions that she saw. "Spider, spider, on the wall, the flies you see are the ones that will fall," Kushina thought to herself. She then snickered to herself, her body quickly shivering in a hidden excitement to match her son's. The smirk across Kushina's face fell slowly.

The smirk on Naruto's face fell slowly. He could feel the eyes of everyone on his person. Their eyes judging him, condemning him, accusing him. Tsubaki narrowed her eyes once she noticed that Naruto stopped walking. Tsubaki quickly stopped as well. "Fire. Lots and lots of fire. Burn, let it burn. Burn it all to the ground. He won't make it. T-The white masks. Groups of tens and twenties," Naruto whispered. Inside the mindscape, Kushina wasn't faring any better. Kushina shivered uncontrollably. Too many people. There were too many people. So much blood. Too much blood! Kushina's grin returned.

"Protect my son from all harm. Protect my son from all harm, dattebane. I will protect my son," Kushina thought to herself. The ex-Anbu stiffened slightly. Naruto's eyes stared wide at his feet. His finger flexed irregularly, they clenched, unclenched, and then clenched again. Naruto shivered uncontrollably. None of the civilians noticed it, but Tsubaki could feel the chakra slowly pouring off Naruto's body. The civlians continued to murmur in blissful ignorance. No one noticed the four chains slowly beginning to protrude from his backside. "Shit!" Tsubaki thought to herself. Quickly deciding that the safety of the people outweighed her own safety, she flew into Naruto's personal space, quickly swept him off his feet, and then proceeded to dash across the rooftops. The civilians watched her disappear in a burst of speed until there was nothing left to see.

Tsubaki forcefully pushed down her want to clench her teeth from her mistake. "Okay. It's still okay. I can still control this. Naruto-kun is not able to be around crowds of people for a certain amount of time. I must remember that," Tsubaki thought to herself. Naruto chuckled swiftly, the stares were gone. The malice was gone as well. There was nothing except the wind in his hair and the sun on his face. Tsubaki watched as the chains disappeared. She breathed a sigh of relief. Inside, Kushina fell to her knees and huffed, the sweat dropped from her face slowly. In a short time, Kushina picked herself up off the floor and leaned against the wall. A sound started off small, but then it started to grow, Kushina's laughter at the events that just transpired.

Naruto could hear Kushina's laughter and didn't relent in laughing with her. He kicked hi feet in Tsubaki's arms getting the woman to glance at him. He seemed to be back to normal, or at least what was supposed to be normal for him, well he was tame at least. For Tsubaki, that's all that mattered at the moment.

-Complex-

Tsubaki quickly dropped down to a large apartment complex. Despite its size however, there was only a handful of people living there. All of them shinobi and all of them with the single mission, help Tsubaki in handling Naruto Uzumaki. A good thing about this area was that it wasn't as populated as a lot of other places. There shouldn't be anything else like that to happen here. And yet...Tsubaki was reluctant to even let Naruto's feet touch the ground. She didn't know why at all. "We're here Naruto-kun," Tsubaki said. Naruto didn't give any indication that he heard her words as he just continued to snicker to himself. Who could understand the insane?

Tsubaki pushed open the doors and looked towards the landlord of the apartment. Coming to the counter, the landlord looked up and steeled his eyes. Tsubaki did the same slowly nodding her head. The landlord nodded back and took a look at the young man in her arms, he wasn't shivering nearly as much as before, but the plastered grin on his face told them both all they needed to know. "Did you encounter any troubles?" he asked. Tsubaki frowned and took the chance to blink before sighing.

"Somewhat. He's alright for the most part. I made the error of thinking he could keep himself together enough to get to the complex. I was wrong. He's not capable of dealing with large crowds of people," Tsubaki answered. The man nodded and sighed as well. "It's to be expected I guess. Well take him to his room. While you get his supplies, we will keep him safe and keep an eye on him," he said standing to his feet. His eyes held a stern expression, he had a firm jaw-line and tight body. His clothes hugged his body in a strange way, but it wasn't top of his head consisted of brown hair spread over his face. He bore the standard Anbu tattoo on his right arm.

"Well he's stable now. Thank you," Tsubaki answered. The landlord quickly nodded before handing her the keys. Tsubaki quickly walked up the stairs and turned to Naruto's apartment. Skillfully, she placed the keys in the door and opened it without dropping him. The place was clean, Tsubaki could see and it had the essentials. A refrigerator, stove, table and a few chairs, a small bed with clean sheets, a closet, and separate room for the bathroom and shower, and a Tv. Nothing else, well except the windows and a few plants on the window sill, but nothing more. Slowly Tsubaki placed Naruto on his feet. Naruto landed on the ground and smiled. He walked into the room with Tsubaki right behind him. She quickly looked left and then right before closing, and firmly locking, the door. Tsubaki stood next to Naruto as the young blond surveyed his new surroundings.

"Naruto-kun," Naruto slowly turned around and glanced towards his handler. Tsuabki took an unconscious step back from him because of the large grin on his face. Tsubaki could honestly say that she wished that smile would just go up in smoke and fire. His eyes just seemed so happy and free to the point where Tsubaki, with all her Anbu experience, knew that it was a lie. The eyes of the broken, that's what she was looking at. Shaking her head, Tsubaki snorted. She couldn't afford to get attached to him. This was just a simple mission, nothing more. Once it was over then so was her connection to him as well. She was supposed to make sure he stayed loyal to Konoha and use his jinchuuriki abilities for the good of the village. She was not going to get attached. Especially not to an mentally unstable boy. However, Tsubaki couldn't help pity him. Only ten and experiencing even more things than she probably did. Tsubaki didn't hold a grudge to the young boy in front of her, if only because she had lost nothing when the Kyuubi attacked. She didn't have a lover, the rest of her family had already passed already, she most certainly didn't have any children. She wouldn't say she was better for it, but maybe it was because she didn't lose anything that she couldn't place hatred to the boy. Not like it was his fault regardless of those facts.

Shaking her head, Tsubaki quickly rummaged through her pockets and pulled out a small bottle. "It's time to take your medication," Tsubaki said. She watched Naruto's eyes somewhat darken while the smile on his face stretched even further to a point that it should have been painful. "Why, Anbu-chan?" Naruto asked innocently. Tsubaki decided to answer while she opened the bottle.

"Your doctors prescribed it. Do not worry," Tsubaki said. She proceeded to pour out one pill and extended her hand towards Naruto. Naruto looked at the offering hand dreamily. Crush it, crush the arm and watch the blood pour from Anbu-chan's arm while she writhed in pain. It would be fun. Just like the people did to him. They did so many fun things with him. Naruto wanted to thank them all for spending so much time with him. How could he not return the favor? Suddenly Naruto's eyes lost focus of Tsubaki. He heard the words that Kushina spoke to him as she was using her son's eyes to view the pill as well.

"Kaa-chan wants to know if the pill will hurt us. She said if it will then we'd rather make the pain go away. Far, far away Anbu-chan," Naruto said happily. Tsubaki frowned and blinked her eyes. There was that 'Kaa-chan' thing again. Was this some personality that manifested itself to help him protect himself? Was this maybe what that other Yamanaka Anbu had discovered before he was deemed incompetent to continue his line of duties? If it was then, it wasn't real. Tsubaki would just have to play along. However she doubted that a simple lie would get through her handlee so she told the truth.

"Naruto-kun, you tell your 'Kaa-chan' that this will not hurt either of you. It will settle your mind, help you focus, and drain your chakra so you'll have no way of hurting people, or yourself," Tsubaki said keeping her thoughts to herself. Naruto looked from her to the pill. He seemed to be debating with himself for awhile before he quickly snapped the pill and swallowed it. Tsuabki had a small smile on her face with a firm nod.

"Good, now you stay here Naruto-kun and I will be back with your supplies. I will then make dinner. I will see you later," Tsubaki said before walking out of the door. She quickly hopped to the rooftop and jumped off at a great speed. Naruto watched her go from the window, his lasting eyes over her form. "Kill her sochi," Kushina said with a large grin feeling the chakra in her body forcefully leaving her body. This woman was not to be trusted. She tried to hurt them. Kushina would not let anyone hurt her son. Naruto snickered before he laughed as he clutched his sides.

"No, actually I have a better idea dattebane," Kushina thought. She lowly snickered and then laughed falling to her knees with sheer excitement. No, she wouldn't kill her. She would do worse. Oh so much worse.

-Nighttime-

Tsubaki sighed as she laid her stuff in her room. She had just gotten back from making Naruto's dinner. Seems like the drug was working. Naruto wasn't laughing all the time. He was calm, watching Tv with a somewhat normal expression on his face while Tsubaki washed his dishes. However she couldn't help feeling unnerved those times that she could have sworn that she saw Naruto looking at her from the corner of his eyes. Tsubaki relayed her instructions to him which Naruto nodded obediently towards them all. They would head to the Academy tomorrow.

Tsubaki sighed as she turned out the light to her bedroom. Today really was a tiring day. Hopefully tomorrow would be a lot better. Well Tsubaki was sure that she wouldn't have to worry much. Placing her head on a pillow, Tsubaki allowed sleep to take her. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

It was the dead of midnight, the moon high in the sky. In her apartment complex, Tsubaki's chest rose and fell signifying her rest. She looked so peaceful. In the dark a figure stood next to her bed. His grin plastered on his face, his dark blue eyes illuminating the dark. Slowly his hand reached for Tsubaki's neck. It would be so easy, well maybe not considering that this was an Anbu. But how much sweeter would the blood be when he watched it drop to the floor. Right now, he couldn't care less that his chakra was almost gone. He had more than enough.

"You hurt Kaa-chan. No one hurts Kaa-chan, dattebayo," Naruto said, his fingers curling at the mere thought. It would be so easy, so...so easy. "No Sochi. This won't take long," Kushina replied. Naruto reluctantly stopped before he moved his body into the shadows with a small nod.

"Hai Kaa-chan," Naruto said performing a handsign. It was too dark to see what it looked like. Tsubaki flinched when she felt an flux of chakra. She quickly went to reach for her sword, but she noticed it was gone. No sooner did she realize it did she feel a sharp tip right on the bridge between her nose. Tsubaki didn't move. "Spider on the wall, spider on the wall, what can you do when the fly has been caught by the ball?" the dark, somewhat twisted, feminine voice asked. Tsubaki felt a bead of sweat go down the side of her face.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Tsubaki asked slowly. The woman came out of her drawl and turned her violet eyes to look Tsubaki in the eyes. Tsubaki gasped. These eyes were broken, they were broken to the point of being locked in Konoha's Mental Facility and never seeing the light of day again, just as broken as...

Tsubaki gasped when the woman's hand appeared over her mouth silencing her. "Shh shh, don't speak. We don't want to wake him up. He's so peaceful and cute when he sleeps," she said snickering. She took Tsubaki's sword and trailed it down the bridge of her victim's nose slowly drawing small amounts of blood.

"You lied to him. You lied to us. Liar, Liar, you will burn in hell's fire," she said quickly laughing at her own joke. Tsubaki balled her fists while the woman looked down. "Kaa-chan will protect her baby. From all threats, internal and external," she said. Tsubaki widened her eyes in realization. Naruto's Kaa-chan was real?! There was no alternate personality. Just someone as insane as he was, and...out in the open. Tsubaki stayed silent.

"Nod if you understand that, dattebane," she said in a sudden serious tone. Tsubaki blinked before quickly nodding only realizing that her sword continued to cut her skin since the woman didn't move it. The woman's face quickly turned into a wide smile. "Good. Hurt him again and I will stop by for another visit. Next time we can play a game. Ja ne," And just like that, she was gone in a swirl of wind. Tsubaki's sword bashed into the ground with a large sound. Quickly Tsubaki rolled over and turned on the lights. She took her sword into her hands. Pulsing her chakra for her target, she snarled when she didn't receive anything to go off of. The woman was utterly gone. Tsubaki bashed open her door to the outside and then unlocked Naruto's door. She busted inside and made her way to his room. She widened her eyes when she noticed Naruto sleeping silently.

"I should probably inform Hokage-sama about this. Someone is targeting Naruto. Okay, once I take him to the Academy then I will report to Hokage-sama," Tsubaki thought to herself. She quickly took notice of her sleep attire and blushed. She quickly left Naruto's room and apartment before going back into her own. Tsubaki sighed and leaned her head back into her bed. It was official. Worst day, ever.

-Next Morning-

Tsubaki helped dress Naruto. She was happy that he was cooperating just like last night. Tsubaki shivered when she thought of last night. A small bandage wrapped around her nose covering her scar from last night. Naruto had asked about it, in somewhat of a teasing way, but Tsubaki just told him not to worry about it. She didn't need him riled up so early.

Quickly placing his books in his backpack, Tsubaki nodded while Naruto finished his breakfast. He smiled as he happily kicked his feet. Sometimes, Tsubaki wondered what it was like to be insane. To be so broken and yet so free that you could no longer comprehend the darkness of humanity for you suffered too much of it. Tsubaki shook her head before taking Naruto's hand and led him out of the apartment.

Tsubaki and Naruto quickly walked through the streets. Tsubaki took a glance to him. Naruto was still smiling widely though not brightly. Tsubaki didn't know what was going on through his head. "Now Naruto-kun, what did we talk about?" Tsubaki asked slightly unnerved when Naruto turned to her. That smile always reminded her of last night. She couldn't help, but be worried. Somewhere, out there, someone was watching her and Naruto. Someone strong enough to restrain her, and someone mentally unstable.

"No fights with anyone, listen to my instructors, and if people crowd around me then I am to quickly walk, or run away and go back to the academy room until an instructor is present," Naruto recalled. Tsubaki quickly nodded in approval of his words as the two noticed the Academy approach. "Very good. Please behave," Tsubaki replied. Naruto's body shivered in excitement. His snickers drew attention to them, but Tsubaki was happy Naruto seemed to be disregarding people...this once.

Tsubaki sighed in remembrance of the Academy. The place where children were taught to serve in Konoha and possess the 'Will of Fire' that made the village stand tall. Maybe this was what Naruto needed, but Tsubaki couldn't watch him today. She had to go to the Hokage Mansion and report last night. Naruto's safety was a top-priority.

Tsubaki opened the door allowing Naruto to pass through them. The woman at the front desk quickly glanced to the two before her eyes narrowed at the young blond. Naruto turned to her and smiled widely. His eyes seemed to be roaming over her body. Naruto felt his heart pump a little faster. Kushina snickered to herself. Tsubaki and the receptionist watched Naruto slowly lick his lips. Cursing, Tsubaki quickly moved herself between Naruto and the receptionist's eyes. "I'll ask you to keep your eyes to yourself Chunin. I am his handler and if I find any accounts of abuse then I will take it as aggression to me. Do remember that," Tsubaki said sternly. The receptionist cuaght her glare before slowly backing down.

"H-Hai, forgive me," she said and Tsubaki quickly nodded. As she walked off, she turned around to see Naruto staring at the receptionist. Tsubaki narrowed her eyes as did the woman behind the desk before Naruto jumped the countered and stared into her eyes. "You smell good, receptionist-chan. You smell very, very good," Naruto complimented strangely. The receptionist frowned quickly while Naruto's smile widened. Tsubaki cursed.

"Flattery will get you nowhere child. Now get out of my sight before I get angry," she said angrily. Tsubaki noticed that those words only seemed to get Naruto more stimulated as he looked at the receptionist with an interested look. It was like he was urging her to get angry so that he could fulfill his desire. What that desire was, Tsubaki didn't know and she was not about to find out.

"Naruto, come on," Tsubaki ordered softly. Naruto took a curious glance to her before turning back to the Chunin female receptionist. He then jumped off the counter and proceeded to catch up with his handler leaving the Chunin to her own devices. She watched the blond leave through the halls before snarling to herself.

Naruto and Tsubaki didn't have to walk very far before they came to the classroom. Tsubaki couldn't help, but feel dread and anxiety. They were about to let a mentally unstable boy inside a classroom filled with children. It was easy for adults to see that children were inconsiderate, mean, disrespectful, and all-around not the best thing for those with problems to be around, especially young adults, what with hormones raging like they did. "Okay Naruto-kun, just relax and...take your medication," Tsubaki said holding out the pill. Naruto quickly frowned as did Kushina.

"It's going to make me tired again," Naruto complained. Tsubaki nodded, she'd rather not have a repeat performance of last time. "Yes Naruto-kun, you will feel tired because it will take away a most of your immense chakra for a time, but it will also keep you calm and focused. I'm sorry I did not tell you that last night. Will you take it?" Tsubaki asked. Naruto glanced to her before swiftly taking the pill and swallowing it. Tsubaki smiled while Naruto's eyes slowly dropped down.

"Are you ready Naruto-kun?" Tsubaki asked. Naruto, despite himself, clenched and unclenched his fingers. He could smell it. His Kaa-chan could smell it. So much blood on the other side of the door. So much fun to be had. These years would be good to him and his mother. Kushina, in comparison, smirked to herself. "Have fun sochi. Be happy. Feel at ease. I will protect you dattebane. From anyone," Kushina thought to herself. That was all she ever needed or wanted. Her son's happiness. A world without pain for them both. It would start now.

Tsubaki swiftly opened the door. Naruto unconsciously licked his lips. This might be a good day after all.

KG: Sorry if I made it seem that Naruto smiles too much. I just find it very creepy and unnerving if you smile for a long period of time to anyone normal. Plus the innocent look combined with his madness seemed to be right at the time.

KG: And what is better than pairing a broken man with a broken woman, or mentally unstable woman? You'll be surprised. That being said, there are only two girls I know who potentially fit that catergory. Kushina is not one of them. Got those out already.

KG: Well I had fun with this one. Don't know if I pulled that off well or not. Well whatever, it is what it is. In the words of Shikamaru, whatever happens happens.

Naruto: Oh KG, where are you? Please play with me!

KG: (Shit!) (SHIT!) Shhh gotta sign out and hide.

Naruto: KG! I can smell you! You smell good! Very good!

KG: Okay this is not good. Stay Breezy, protect what's important to you, review, and if you have the balls to come over here, SEND ME CREAM SODA!

Naruto: Found you!

KG: Fuck! Damn my yelling.

Naruto: Spider, spider, on the wall, what will you do to keep the ball?

KG: NO!