(I do not own naruto.)

Demons. Devils. Undead. Monsters. Abominations. Cursed ones… all of which are names shared by those that humanity has come to fear. All of which are the horrible, horrific titles given to those who were damned for their choices, some even damned for a choice that wasn't even theirs. Like medusa, the gorgon, cursed because of the lustful desires of one of the very gods she was to worship. Or perhaps Arachne, the mother of spiders who was 'saved' from death, by the same arrogant goddess who envied her abilities. Oh yes… these so called monsters, are mere victims. Turned cold and evil by the actions of those worshiped and idolized… so what would happen, if an angel were to be cursed. If one that was to save the world, was to be seen as and slandered as a demon.

What if a boy, no more than a child with a heavy burden… was changed, into a devil.

(12 YEARS AFTER KYUUBI)

"hey naruto, I want these orders done as soon as possible, come on now!". The boy sighed as he stood at the hot stove which he had come to know as his home away from home. Naruto, that was all he knew as his name… he WAS, at one time, called Uzumaki… but that bastard had taken even that from him. Wincing as he, once again, was lashed out at by the spitting oil in the pan before him, naruto just sighed as he shouted back to his employer. "OLD MAN! THE WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME MORE OIL, I'M RUNNING DRY HERE!". Now one who knows naruto's story might ask, why was the boy in some kitchen when he should be in the academy? Well… that was thanks to none other than the third hokage. "old, fucking useless bastard…". Shaking his head, he moved the meat on the pan in front of him to the plate next to it, passing it through to the bar through a plastic curtain to hide his appearance. But back to why he was like this…

Years ago, when the boy was but a child, he had been traveling home with a bag full of instant ramen and some ninja tools. The next day was to be his first at the academy, and needless to say, he was excited. Greatly so. People would have been able to see the blond bouncing from wall to wall if they spent more than a disdainful glance towards him. But the villagers did not agree with this… no. what they did agree with, was making sure the demon brat couldn't make it to the academy in the first place. Oh they tried, they almost succeeded too. But one of them didn't see what was in the boy's bag, and paid for it with a kunai through the eye. As the other villagers ran from the scene, the hokage and his anbu arrived. Forced by the council to keep the demon in check, the hokage acted. And what did he do exactly?

Well… he took away naruto's dream. Thinking back to the day his life ended and this pitiful existence began, naruto sighed as his hand grazed the seals that has been burnt into his skin. A horrific tribal marking of scars and black seals, from the five elements to even a couple of new ones made just for him. "…I should be graduating today… learning jutsu, defending my village… but you had to take it away. You had to take that away didn't you jiji…". Since that day, chakra had been but a thing of the past for poor naruto. His hands engraved with seals meant to prevent the channelling of chakra, permanent seals. His dream of being a ninja, hokage, respected, stolen by the man he loved as a grandfather. Oh he understood why, he understood perfectly. "naruto, you're slipping again… calm.". the boy sighed, nodding as he listened to his best friend and only partner.

Kurama. The nine tailed fox. After passing out from the pain of having his chakra permanently sealed away, the fox had dragged him from the waking world and into the seal. There, they spoke, shouted a little, cried a little, even laughed a little. The fox, angered beyond compare due to the fact he had no way to manipulate the child anymore, actually gave naruto a small chance at content acceptation. Then friendship. Then best friendship. Now they were pretty much brothers, only having each other to talk to since a single bit of chakra being channelled for any jutsu would cause unimaginable pain for naruto and kurama both. "sorry kura… just thinking of that day..". the fox just nodded, sending the equivalent of a small hug through the link they shared. Turning at the sound of someone walking into the shop, he frowned as he recognised the group of new arrivals, each with a shiny new headband on their precious heads. "HEY! CAN WE GET SOME MISO RAMEN?". The blond just sighed as he walked out to the front, nodding to the owner of the little stand he was working in.

"hey, it's the freak! What's up no-name, come to serve your betters?". The blond just glared at the boy that spoke, kiba if he remembered. He and his girlfriend hinata always came here, and it seemed they brought the entirety of the clan heirs with them this time, judging by the snickering children with him. "…hello kiba… hinata… others… can I get you any drinks while you wait…?". The blond's droning, dead voice spoke, quieting the snickering in seconds. If there was one thing the blond was grateful for, it was that the amount of time spent around smoke for the meats had deepened his voice to quiet intimidating levels. Turning to the one with their hand up, he nodded while getting out his notepad. "yes um, could we all get some sake? Low percentage if possible, to celebrate". He nodded again, jotting it down as the girl put her hand down. Ino yamanaka if he remembered, someone quite respectful to him due to his knowledge In spices and herbs for cooking.

"plus she thinks you're cute" "kurama, do I need to bring the kittens back. No? good.". walking back to the kitchen, he sighed as he let his mind trace back to his memories for the thousandth time. Over the years, he had studied under numerous cooks across the village of Konoha, becoming quite the infamous cook due to a strangely photographic sense of taste. Eventually returning to the simple ichiraku stand in order to work with people he could actually stand. "kid, seriously what's up with all the reminiscing today? Its starting to freak me out". "sorry kurama. I'll try to keep it to a minimum… just wondering why I couldn't be out there with them. Why fate decided I had to be stuck here… I'd give anything to have that life you know?". Shaking off the silence from the fox after that, he just grabbed the sake from the cabinet and took it out to the group.

"aaaand the freak is back. What's wrong naru, blinded by these?". As the mutt reflected the light off his headband into naruto's eyes, the blond just placed the drink on the counter and sighed again. "kiba, do you want me to kick you out again…. By force?". Once again, the laughing stopped as he spoke, this time their eyes turned to the inuzuka as he began to growl. "try it… I'll kill you, fucking fox". Only a jounin would be able to pick up the sudden twitch in naruto's iris, but it was there. Meanwhile inside, his anger was growing fast, and it was not calming down any time soon. "HOW DOES HE FUCKING KNOW, ARE THEY TELLING GENNIN THIS SHIT NOW!?". The blond was ripped from his thoughts by a scream, followed by a white flash of pain as the blade of a kunai entered his shoulder, having flown at him from the outstretched hand of the mutt. Falling back as he held his bleeding shoulder, kiba just smirked as he walked over to the injured cook and gripped his hair, slamming his face into the ground.

"you're nothing but a fucking freak… mizuki-sensei told us all about you kyuubi-brat. Ever since the third sealed away your chakra, word of what you really are spread across Konoha. Or, was… now you're just a slave, wearing that collar on your hands for all to see. You're powerless… fucking… powerless". Ignoring the sickening crack coming from naruto's nose as the dog-boy slammed his head into the ground once more, kiba just turned and walked back to the table and the disapproving looks towards him. Not that he really cared. For naruto however… "NARUTO. DON'T. IT'S NOT TIME YET, IF YOU REVEAL YOURSELF NOW, THE VILLAGE'LL COME DOWN ON YOU LIKE FLIES ON SHIT". It took all the blond had not to attack kiba, wisps of a strange energy coming from his fists as blood dripped past the nails. The seals glowed lightly, causing him to hide his hands as the kyuubi's chakra set to healing his nose. "…fine. Lets just get tonight over with… I'm tired".

Other than that, the night went on without any really noticeable incidents. A few arguments here, a few wrong orders here, even a few of the new gennin came over to apologise for kiba's actions. It made him smirk to find out that hinata had broken up with him on the spot for that, the bluenette having stormed out of the restaurant after leaving a nasty handprint on his cheek. As of now, the blond was taking a calm walk home from his workplace, paycheck in hand with a calm smile. This was the part of the day he truly enjoyed, empty streets with a cold breeze, the moon illuminating the streets as he walked through them, taking in the smells of the meals that families were sitting down to eat. "they're having duck, that family is having stir fry…. Eggs? Huh, guess someone likes eggs that much. I owe ayame that 20 ryo..". as he walked however, he missed the rather quickly approaching presence from behind, too focused on the aroma around him.

"TSUGA" letting a scream of pain come from his lips as the storm of claws and punches drilled into his back, the blond fell into the ground with the shouts of kurama being forced to the back of his mind as he felt his heart beating in his ears, a sharp ringing filling them as he felt his mind go white with pain. As he rose his head to try and observe the attacker, his eyes narrowed to the sight of twin red markings on the cheeks of an asshole inuzuka. "…how'd ya do it huh? That hyuuga slut left me, how'd you get her to do it.". spitting blood onto the boy's shoe, Naruto smirked before the same foot impacted his jaw, knocking out his teeth. "…fucking fox. It's time someone put you down like the rabid beast you are, and I'm happy to do it". The blond, aware of the trouble he was in, turned to try and get away from the threat of the boy before him, only to be stopped as he felt it. The edge of a kunai against the underside of his chin, his hair being held tightly to keep him from getting away.

"w-why…w..what did i.. to you…". The blond tried to cough out, his lungs slowly filling with blood from the boy's technique. His answer came in the form of a harsh laugh, one that didn't come the boy behind him. "why, you simply stood in the way of being a ninja… kiba here failed on the written exam you see, so I gave him a choice… retake it. Or end the fox brat and be promoted straight to rookie of the year.". his blue eyes, filled with anger and hatred, snapped to the man in the shadows, none other than the academy teacher mizuki. Before he could even speak, he felt the cold steal of the blade bite into his neck, his world going black before he even realised what was going on… kiba inuzuka, finally away from the judgemental view of the blond he hunted, dropped the severed head in his hand before emptying the contents of his stomach onto the road, watching as the body fell to the ground with nothing to hold the blood back… mizuki on the other hand, just laughed. Laughed and cackled as he looked at the corpse, killed without a second thought due to mental manipulation of a precious student.

He laughed… as he watched the fox brat die.

(UNKNOWN LOCATION)

"….W..where am I?". the blond watched in horror as the world around him began to fade, what was a world of pain and cold turning into nothing but black. Around him lay what seemed to be water, stained crimson with blood… "k-kurama? Come on man where are you!? KURAMA!". As he listened to his cries echo out across the darkness, Naruto let true fear come to his eyes as the last moments of his life flashed before him. "i-I'm dead…i..i cant be dead! NO! OH KAMI PLEASE!" he broke off into a sprint, hoping, begging to find an exit to the place he was in, the light following him as he kept running. The water, clear, was stained red wherever his feet touched, a mist coming from his body as it hit the water. Eventually, when he felt as if he could run no longer, he just let his legs give way. His body hit the water, half of his face submerged in the crimson depths. "….why….. why did I have to die…. Who decided it was me who had to die…. What did I ever do….". "why, you were born my dear demon". Springing up from the water, his face still half covered in blood, Naruto looked around in fear for whatever gave off the voice.

The voice however, which he could now tell was female, just giggled and spoke once more. "up here my little darling". Looking up, his blue eyes shot wide to see what he could consider to be the most beautifully horrifying sight of his life. A woman, beautiful as could be with the most clear of skin, like porcelain marked with endless grey markings across her skin. From her back stood twin wings, a horrible leathery red like that of a bat's, a bladed tail swinging between her legs along with a… "YOU'RE A DUDE!?". The woman just laughed, shaking her head as she landed before him with a smile that could only be described as both seductive and sadistic. "no my dear… I'm both genders, I need to be able to tempt both man and woman now don't I? now Naruto-koi, you may call me… yami".

Blue eyes shot wide, their owner falling back into the sea of blood below him as he gazed at the woman before him. "t-the ruler of makai…". "awe~ the little demon recognises me~ oh and he's so cute, sister you will regret giving him up~". The demon queen smiled as she stepped towards the shaking boy, taking him by the cheek before lifting him to his feet with only a finger on his chin. "g..giving me up?". "yep~ my sister, kami, decided you were a worthy sacrifice for the world and changed your fate~ you were supposed to be a ninja today but instead, she decided you were too much of a threat to her kingdom and had you killed instead… so I took your soul for my own, can't let such potential go to waste can we~". Naruto's head was spinning with so much information, fear and confusion along with anger rearing their ugly heads. But then something occurred to him, something he should have noticed. "….why did you call me demon". He was shocked to see yami smirk, the woman grabbing him by the hair and forcing him to look into the crimson reflection below him… something he truly wished he hadn't.

Naruto was truly dead. He wasn't human. Not even a jinchuriki, hell he was more demon than demon fox now. His skin was grey, nearly black and marked with red cracks, like liquid fire was trying to force itself through the skin, wisping off of him like smoke. While surprised he hadn't noticed it by now, he was terrified to see how the same liquid fire was flowing down his eyes like molten rock. "crying fire. The mark of a pure soul, abandoned by kami… it's such a shame. You could have been so much more Naruto-kun… but you're mine now. And mine you shall remain until you fulfil my mission for you…". Out of pure rage, the blond swung for the demoness and even smirked as he felt his hand hit her flesh… only to hear her laugh. "now now, you haven't even heard my mission for you. And you know deep down you can't deny it~". Naruto, looking up at her with his flowing eyes just nodded shakily, understanding that he was pretty much fucked now. Feeling himself be lifted to his feet once more, Naruto let his body go limp as the demoness smiled down at him. "…what is it you want with me… why me… i… I just want answers…".

"well… I don't have any. To be honest Naruto, you and I should have never met but since you're asking so politely… kami manipulated it so that those men attacked you all those years ago. She made it so that you couldn't become a ninja. She made it so kiba inuzuka could kill you and now, I'm making it so we can right those wrongs… my sister has become arrogant in her age and power, even going against fate. You should have been the hero that saved this world… I will make you into the villain that will make it strong enough to survive. If you accept my gift to you, I will make it so you can go back… to hunt the sinners, corrupt the pure… and fucking enjoy the life stolen from you, one sweaty experience at a time…". Not missing the innuendo, naruto's cheeks exploded into a blush as he nodded. He was being given a second chance, who could give that up?.

"I accept… my queen" yami just giggled as she stroked the boy's cheeks, his whisker marks growing darker as she licked her lips. "good boy… now… lets do something about that lil body". Planting her lips into his, yami smirked as she flooded the boy's spiritual body with youkai. The cracks across his skin sealed themselves shut, the surface of his skin healing as it returned to the same tanned pink that he had possessed in life. But the changes didn't stop there, his eyes seemed to flash through a thousand colours before finally settling on a molten gold, the pupil split into three slits across the iris. Finally, he screamed in silent pain as he felt his body burn up, his chakra coils being burnt out of existence before yami pulled away, letting the boy fall to his knees in pain. "w-what did you do to me!?". "a gift… chakra is no longer accessible to you since you died, even the nine tails is now back in my realm where he belongs. So I've replaced it with youkai. While elemental jutsu is no longer available to you, their… darker siblings are. Shadow style, hellfire style, posion style and my personal favourite, blood style are all yours now Naruto kun~ and as for your eyes, consider them a new doujutsu just for you. I call them the eyes of beliar. Its up to you to see what they can do Naruto-kun~".

The blond just nodded, unsure of how to reply before he felt something strange. "ah, it seems that we won't be able to speak any longer Naruto-koi… your body finished healing, its time to go back. before you do, know that a few months has passed since your death… you have been pretty much forgotten about, so a simple disguise should be enough to hide yourself. I would recommend that you enter the chuunin exams that are to happen in the near future as a ronin, after that… its all up to you. Go on Naruto-kun, show me I wasn't wrong to choose you as my agent of fate.". before he could reply, the blond just felt his world explode in pain, the world going white for him as the last thing he saw was something that he would never forget.

"…did she just mouth the word 'love'?"

(ok. So this was to be something new… I always see stories where it's the kyuubi that makes Naruto evil, or kami turning Naruto into a being of evil. But the thing is, I recently watched a playthrough of the new God of War, and I wanted to approach this from a side where kami, god, whatever was just an arrogant being with too much power. I have no idea how this is going to go down, because I'm just winging this at the moment. Please review fairly, I just want to make this work)