Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own all new characters and the Village.
Uzumaki of the Demon Village
Naruto glared at the two men before him; Mizuki and Iruka. Mizuki had just told him the secret that everyone in Konoha knew, except him. He was the Demon fox? How? Why?
Naruto hated them for this, why did they keep that from him? Naruto stood there, staring wide eyed at Mizuki, who chuckled evilly.
"Just give me the scroll, Demon Fox."
"No! Leave him!" Iruka cried, desperate. Naruto looked at Mizuki first, and then at Iruka. Suddenly, Naruto threw the scroll from him and ran. He wanted to get away from here, as soon as possible.
"NARUTO!" He heard Iruka scream behind him. Naruto ignored the cry and ran on. He had to get out of here, not just the area, but the village as well. He ran in the direction of the village gates, hoping that the two senseis wouldn't follow him.
The gate was still open when Naruto approached it and he ran out. At first, he stuck to the path, but then thought better of it and jumped into the trees.
All night he ran as fast as he could, to get away from the village that hated him so much, the village that refused to recognise him. Naruto stopped, tired. He was hungry as well. He had retreated a long way from Konoha, but there was still the threat that they would search for him, and he refused to go back to that Village.
Just then, Naruto could smell the tantalising smell of food. He jumped down from the tree and peered through the bushes onto an empty camp. There was a small tent and a fire, with a bubbling pot beside it. Naruto stared at it for a long time, deciding whether to sneak in and steal food to eat.
Suddenly, there was a hand on his shoulder. He yelped and turned around sharply. Before him stood a tall 6ft man with untamed black hair. He had narrow, purple, slanted eyes and elegant nose and mouth. His ears were slightly pointed, making him look elfish. He wore an armoured plate on his chest with shoulder plating on his right shoulder. On his lower arms, he wore some layered plates, leaving his long thin fingers bare. His muscled stomach was left bare and he wore tight leather trousers with knee high boots with shin guards on them. He wore a purple sash around his middle that was tied on the left side if his hip and hung loosely down his left thigh. He was also very thin, almost on the verge of emaciation. What Naruto noticed, was his forehead protector. It represented a slited eye with thick eyelashes. He also had a small silver badge on his sash with the same symbol. The man looked down at Naruto, an eyebrow raised.
"Thinking of stealing my breakfast, boy?"
Naruto shook his head violently and said,
"No, I'll go steal someone else's."
The man looked at Naruto and asked,
"Where are you from?"
"Konoha, but I ran away."
"Really? Why?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
The man knelt in front of him, looking closely at Naruto face, and with one long finger and a frown, traced one of Naruto's whisker marks. The man stood up again and then asked,
"What's your name?"
"Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto was not prepared for the man's reaction. The man stared at him, his mouth slightly open.
"Uzumaki?" the man asked, as if amazed by Naruto's name. Naruto nodded, startled. What was so great about his name?
The man shook his head and held out a hand,
"My names Morfran Kenjiro. Would you like to have breakfast with me?"
Naruto grabbed the man's hand and nodded, his stomach grumbling loudly. The man chuckled and Naruto followed him into the camp.
The man sat by the fire and looked into the bubbling pot as Naruto sat on the opposite side of the fire,
"Seems to be ready." He noted.
He pulled out two bowls and filled them up with the meat stew, handing one to Naruto. Naruto eagerly took the bowl and started to eat heartily. Kenjiro ate his much slower and with much more dignity then Naruto. When Naruto had finished his bowl, he placed it in front of him and hung his head, dropping off to sleep.
"Where are you going now, Naruto?" Kenjiro asked.
Naruto shrugged,
"I don't know. I want to be a Ninja, but Konoha won't let me."
Kenjiro was silent for a while and then asked,
"Why do you want to be a Ninja?"
"So that people will recognise me for whom I am."
Kenjiro fell silent and Naruto then felt himself falling asleep.
Kenjiro stared at the boy who had just fallen asleep, still sitting up, before falling slowly onto his side. Kenjiro then silently packed up his camp, and when he was done, he stood over the Uzumaki boy, Naruto. He couldn't leave the boy here; there were Konoha Ninja in the vicinity, obviously looking for him. Kenjiro looked at the boys whisker marks again and then said quietly,
"Well, Kyubi no Yoko. I never thought to find you in an Uzumaki. This does surprise me"
Kenjiro then gently picked Naruto up, deciding to take the boy to his native village, the hidden village of the Demon, knowing the boy would get what he so craved for in that village. He would talk to the Akkikage, the leader of the Demon village, and tell him that he wanted Naruto to become a ninja. He would make an excellent Ninja, Kenjiro thought as he carried the boy down the road.
Iruka stared out the window of his house. Soon after Naruto had left the scroll, Mizuki had picked it up, saying he was off with the scroll. Unfortunately for him, other shinobi in the vicinity heard this and stopped him. Iruka then went to look for Naruto, but couldn't find any traces. He then resigned and went to the Hakage, explaining what happened and Naruto's disappearance. The Hakage was worried and sent out search parties, and Iruka went to go as well.
Iruka went out of the city and raced along, and somehow finding himself separated from his comrades. He swore, and then, through then gap in the trees, he saw a tall thin man carrying something. Iruka came closer and realised that the man, A Demon Ninja to judge by his Forehead protector, was carrying an unconscious Naruto. Iruka narrowed his eyes and jumped in front of the man, and demanded,
"Give Naruto back!"
The man cocked his head down at Iruka, an eyebrow raised.
"Why?"
"He is to be taken back to his village, Konoha."
The man chuckled and looked at the sleeping Naruto,
"He doesn't want to go back. What will he go back to?"
Iruka stood there, lost for words.
"He's hated by his village, what's the point in staying there?"
Iruka stared helplessly at the man. The man glanced again at Naruto and said,
"I know that Kyubi is sealed within him. That is why he cannot go back to Konoha. Instead, I shall take him to the Demon village, where he can get what he wants. Don't try and stop me, I will kill you if you do."
Iruka took out a Kunai and said,
"Please don't take him."
"Why, what is he to you?"
"He is a student that I care for and I want him to become an excellent Konoha Shinobi. Please give him back."
"I will tell him that you care for him, but for now, he shall remain with me."
He then walked on past Iruka. Iruka stared at the man, wanting to take Naruto from this stranger. The man looked over his shoulder,
"Don't worry, he is safe with me. I will not let any harm come to him, that is a promise. I'm sure he will return to Konoha someday, but for now, he will become a Demon Ninja, like me."
And with that, the man disappeared.
Iruka blinked, and then shouted,
"Naruto!"
"What's the matter?" Asked one of his comrades behind him.
"A Demon ninja has Naruto."
"A Demon Ninja?" Came a frightened voice from behind him. Iruka nodded. To be honest with himself, he was surprised he could face the man. The man was a Chaldea, to judge by the badge he wore on his sash. Chaldea's were much feared as they were the most dangerous and unpredictable ninjas in the world, and they knew it, so they would press their authority every chance they could, even in other villages.
Iruka shook his head and said,
"We should go back; we won't be able to get him back now."
The others nodded and they returned to Konoha. Iruka immediately went to the Hakage tower to report their failure. He knocked on the office door and heard the reply to come in. He walked in and saw that the Hakage was sat, talking to a silver-haired Shinobi, by the name of Hatake Kakashi. Iruka nodded at Kakashi and turned to the Hakage.
"I'm sorry, we were too late."
"What do you mean, 'too late'?"
Iruka took a deep breath and said,
"A Demon Ninja has him. He said that he will make Naruto into a ninja of the Demon village. And he said that if we tried to get him back, he would kill us, which I'm sure he will, since he's a Chaldea."
The Hakage and Kakashi stared at Iruka. Kakashi sighed and said,
"There's no hope now, we can't get him back. The guy sounded like he was serious."
Iruka nodded and replied,
"That's not all; he knows that Naruto has Kyubi sealed inside him."
The Hakage grunted and said,
"I'm not surprised. I heard that Chaldea are able to find Demons anywhere, no matter how well their hidden. The reason, I have no idea."
"So, what are we going to do?"
Kakashi sighed again and lazily looked out of the window and said,
"Nothing for now. All we can do is wait."
Naruto slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and saw that he was inside a small tent, with a light blanket over him. He sat up and peered out. It was sunrise. He crawled out and looked about and spotted Kenjiro sat beside the fire, staring thoughtfully into the forest.
Naruto stood up and yawned, wondering where he was, for he knew that they were nowhere near Konoha.
Kenjiro looked around at him and said,
"I was wondering how long you were going to sleep for. You slept all day and though the night. You must be hungry."
Naruto nodded as Kenjiro waved a hand at the dried meat beside him. Naruto went to him, picked up the meat and began to eat. He looked around and asked,
"Where are we?"
Kenjiro glanced at him and said,
"A long way from Konoha."
Naruto stared at the man. He shrugged and said,
"I think you have potential. I'm taking you to the Hidden Village of the Demon."
"Really?" Naruto asked, curious. Kenjiro nodded and pointed at Naruto's whisker marks.
"Judging by those whisker marks on your face, you are the host to Kyubi."
Naruto stiffened and glared at the man, ready to bolt. Kenjiro waved a hand in reassurance.
"Don't worry. The villagers think that Demon hosts are something like gods. I mean, they think that the host has all the abilities of that demon and Demon villagers worship demons."
Naruto blinked and stared at Kenjiro, stunned. The man chuckled and said,
"I take it that you were not very well liked in Konoha."
Naruto shook his head and said,
"I only just found out about it, I mean, they kept the secret from me for 12 years. I hate Konoha. I never want to go back."
Kenjiro nodded, as if in understanding.
"The village is just a few days walk from here, do you want to come? You can become a genin at the Demon village."
"Really?! Are you serious?" Naruto asked, staring at the man in shock. The man chuckled and said,
"Eat up; we have a long way to go."
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