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Prologue:BK201 Born Part 1

Blue eyes were widened to considerable proportions, the black pupils miniscule in a young boy's eyes. A small hand covered his mouth, and part of the whisker marks that marred his face. The boy went by the name of 'Naruto Uzumaki'. Ten years prior, when he had been birthed, the Kyuubi No Kitsune had attacked his village. To save it, the Demonic Beast had been sealed inside of him by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, a man whom Naruto himself bared a close resemblance to. Though most villagers would pass it off as a trick played by the 'Demon controlling the boy's body'.

Within the boy's hands were a document, a yellow folder, really, with the picture of five individuals inside. Minato Namikaze, labeled 'Dead'. Kushina, Nitara, and Arashi Namikaze, all labeled 'Asylumed In Kirigakure as of October 10th', the document itself being that of ten years of age. And finally, himself, Naruto-Uzumaki-Namikaze labeled 'Asylum in Konohagakure, Demon Container'.

"I'm sorry Naruto." Blue eyes darted over his shoulder to the Single eye of one, Kakashi Hatake. The man had been one of Minato Namikaze's students, had even had a 'Father, Son' relationship with him, so to say. It had been a deep, personal, wound when Minato sacrificed himself to seal the Demon after it had been ripped from its previous container, Naruto's Mother. However, he had understood that Naruto and the Demon were two seperate beings, forced to coexist inside of one body. Kushina should have understood this. She didn't.

Even though she had been the previous Container, and Mito Uzumaki before her, neither had recieved whisker marks on their cheeks after their sealing. Kushina had deemed that Naruto had been too weak to be the container and had been taken over by the being. And, after Kakashi had ended her shot at an assassination attempt, had left the village to Kirigakure, her two year old son, Arashi, and Naruto's twin, Nitara, in tow. Kakashi, afterwards, had done everything he could for Naruto, had tried to protect him, had tried to take him in. Yet, he had been stopped at every corner. At every turn, the Council was always one step ahead. They had, somehow, even vetoed the chances if Naruto attending the Ninja Academy.

So, in the end, Kakashi had but one chance to make everything right. One chance to make the child see the truth. The folder of the Namikaze's. Their information had been dwindled and brought down over the years, ending in the folder, which was set to be destroyed, Naruto to never know his heritage, or that his psychotic mother and, in turn, siblings were trying to murder him. And he took the chance before the folder was destroyed, stealing it right out from underneath the Village's nose. It would be back in time for its destruction before the Third Hokage even knew that anyone had ever touched it. "It was the only way I knew to give you the truth. It's rough, but, it's reality. Your father died sealing the Kyuubi into you, and your mother took your siblings, left you, and is bent on your death. There's nothing you can do about that. There's nothing you can do about be banished from Academy Grounds. But You can change the future."

"How?"

"That's for you to decide." Kakashi responded as quickly as the question was asked. "Just know that I'm right here beside you. Whatever choices you make, I'm okay with them. Your father would have been and so I'll be there for you just as he should have been." With quite swiftness, Kakashi plucked the folder from the blond haired child's hands. "I'll be returning this now, before the Hokage suspects anything. Just remember this, Naruto. Whatever you do, I'll accept that. But for everything you do, there will be consequences. Some of them, you can out run. Others... Are unavoidable." With that, the silver haired Shinobi was gone out of the apartment window, leaving the blond alone with himself, and his new revelations.

'Change the future? How do I change the future when this place doesn't give me a chance. It's not like I can be like that Sasuke kid, running around, flaunting a clan. Nobody would accept me as a member of the Namikaze clan. My own mother wouldn't even accept me. So how do you change who you are? How to change what you do?'

"Perhaps I can help you with that question, mortal."

Naruto's eyes widened as he glanced from side to side. There was nobody around him, which could mean only one thing, that his ten year old mind could come up with, anyways. "Kyuubi?" The child questioned, aloud.

"You don't have to talk out loud, moron. I heard your thoughts once, what makes you think I can't now?" The beast questioned, its voice coming out in a growling monotone.

'I'm sorry, it seems we haven't met. My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I just learned that I have a gigantic demon sealed inside me, and have never had contact with him before. And you are?'

"Your death. I have a proposal. If you actually want things to change. It would be the only way, for someone like you that is."

'Sorry, I don't make deals with things I can't see.' The blond haired child shot back, just before his eyes dulled, his pupils seemingly disappearing as his body slid to the ground.

The pupils returned to his eyes, yet he was no longer in his small, run down, apartment. He was in a sewer, staring down his gigantic demon behind bars, held together by, seemingly, small pieces of paper. "Is this more convenient for you, mortal?" The demon snarled as Naruto stumbled backwards.

"Sorry, never talked to a giant demon fox before. Don't you have a human form or something!?"

"What do you think I am? No I don't own a mortal form, I own this form. I am not man, nor woman, just a being of chakra. Now, do you wish for change, or do you wish to stay as you are?"

"I don't think you would've drug me in here if you didn't know the answer to that, Demon."

"Indeed. Then sit back and listen. Long ago, before your precious Rikudou Senin ever even existed, Demons, Gods, Angels, and Devils, all alike, made deals with humans. Contracts, if you wish. We gave them powers and abilities, their emotions seemingly vanishing, but it always came at a price. Everyone had a payment they had to do after using their powers. They could delay it, but it was unavoidable. Putting stones in order, creasing paper, singing, some were very small payments. Others, cutting yourself, breaking your own fingers, some had it pretty rough.

Eventually, when the Rikudou Senin came along, everything downspiraled. Bloodlines started being born from our, Contractors, I believe is what we called them then. They still pay prices, mind you, but not everyone. For example, Why exactly is there a Main and Side branch of the Hyuuga clan? And the Uchiha's. They put it off long enough, yet how ever many years go by, there is always that one that comes off of his hinges. Point in motion, that Itachi fellow. The Kaguya clan, were plagued by deseases. Albeit, some did manage to rid their clan of payment, be it through one person's personal working, or through many.

People no longer needed contracts with us. And those that did thought that they could rise above us, and were killed. We faded. So, we Bijuu attacked the Earth. Gods fell from Power, and few still remain. Devils and Demons returned to the Underworld. All because no one needed to become a Contractor, any longer."

"What does that have to do with me?" Naruto questioned, his upper lip curling in anger. "It's a nice story and all, but how does this work towards changing me?"

"Simple, really. When this occured, no one needed a Contract. You do. You need a Contract to change who you are, what you can do. You will never become a Ninja, you will never be accepted as one. You won't become a Samurai. Samurai get slaughtered so much in these times. No, you can't, nor will, do either of these things. You need a third option. You need my offer."

"And the price?"

"Excuse me, Mortal?"

"You said there was always a price. What would be mine?"

"If you accepted this Contract? You would have to release me. You could delay as long as you wanted, tearing piece by piece of this seal off, or you could destroy the seal immediately after the deal. Just realize, while you still owe me payment, you will have no emotions. And even when your payment is fulfilled, they won't be the same as they once were."

"I understand. How do I accept?"

"Simple. You just agree to it, and I bestow you your ability, and your payment."

"Then, I agree. I agree to this contract, and my price." Naruto spoke.

"Excellent. I'll be returning you to the outside world now. May you use your powers wisely, Uzumaki."

"No." Naruto glaced over his shoulder, a bright light beginning to devour him. No emotion came from his lips. And his eyes, now a much deeper blue, were half closed, also reflecting no emotion. "I have no last name, for I've never had a family. I am simply, Naruto."

"Very rational. You're a contractor already, it seems." The light flashed brightly, and the blond headed child was gone, in more ways than one.

Naruto's eyes slowly began to open, ringing piercing his ears as he began to come to. "-Ruto! Naruto!" Kakashi came into view, his single eye seemingly terrified. "Naruto, what happened? Are you okay?"

"I'm perfectly fine, Kakashi-San." Naruto spoke, his voice, once again, emotionless. "I became a contractor." Kakashi's eyebrow came down in confusion.

"I don't understand."

"You don't have to, right now. It's a long story, too long and winded after what has happened tonight. I must, however, ask you something, Kakashi." The san was seemingly dropped for a reason.

"Anything, Naruto. I told you I'd always be right here beside you."

"Legally, you may not train me in Nin, nor Gen-Jutsu. As a shinobi of the Leaf, you have been banned from teaching me Jutsu. However, every civiliain has the right to take up Tai, and Ken- Jutsu. The council can not banish even myself from that. Could you help me in these fields?" Kakashi's eye crinckled, seemingly into a 'u' shape.

"Naruto, not only will I help you, I know a few others that will be more than willing to help you, as well."

"Then my new path has begun." Naruto spoke as he stood to his feet, dusting himself off. "And on this path, my contract will be my guiding light."

End of Prologue Part 1