A Demon's Freedom
Prologue- The fated meeting
"Tou-San! Kaa-San! Look I did it!" a young 8 year old girl exclaimed joyfully as she gazed back a few meters to her left, where she stood a few seconds ago. This girl was Namikaze Natsuki, the only daughter of Konohagakure's fourth Hokage and his wife. She had long red hair that was held sideways in the front by a hairclip and that reached the middle of her back. She had big amethyst eyes that shone gleefully. All in all, she was a carbon copy of her mother at her age.
" Congratulations dear, I must admit that knowing the Kawarimi no Jutsuat your age is very impressive" a blond haired man told her a he ruffled the girl's hair, feeling quite proud of her. This man was Namikaze Minato, the fourth Hokage of the village hidden in the leaves. Presently, he wore his usual attire of blue Shinobi pants and a light blue long-sleeved shirt (minus his white trench coat). He smiled at his daughter, a smile which made many women swoon, not that they would get very far thanks to Minato's wife.
Said wife, Uzumaki Kushina, stood beside him as she also congratulated their daughter. She was a beautiful woman that had long silky red hair that reached the small of her back and loving gray eyes. She had a perfect body with D-cup sized breasts and curves in all the right places.
Yes, the Namikaze family was loved and worshipped by the population of Konoha and was even said to be the 'perfect' family.
However, those that believed this missed an important factor in the equation of this so called 'perfect family'.
In a small, dark room in the back of the Namikaze compound, a small figure was sending death glares at the door a few feet away from him. This boy, whose spiky blond hair and azure eyes were hidden by the darkness was none other than Namikaze Naruto, the 'phantom' son of the fourth Hokage.
'Phantom' son referred to the fact that his existence was but a myth to the population of Konoha. This situation came to be because Naruto was the container of the Soul of none other than the Kyuubi no Yoko.
When the Kyuubi suddenly attacked the village 8 years ago, the third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen sacrificed his life to the Shinigami to seal the Kyuubi's soul and Chakra into his successor's newborn twins.
Natsuki had inherited the Kyuubi's Chakra and was acclaimed as a hero throughout the village and was loved unconditionally by her parents. She was also trained at a very early age because she needed to control all the power gifted to her at birth.
Naruto, however, was a whole different story. He had been used to imprison the Kyuubi's soul, which meant he was the direct representation to the villagers' grief and pain. Merely 3 hours after the sealing, the villagers had already called for his death. The fourth, not wanting anything to disturb his family, faked his son's death and framed a random Chunin that just happened to pass by. This trick worked only partly because even though he was declared dead, some people claimed to have seen him, hence the 'phantom'.
During the past eight years of his life, Naruto was kept inside the compound every single day. At the beginning, his parent's only wanted to keep this situation temporary and make him a new identity as a cousin or something. But, as time went by, they found more use of getting him to stay inside the compound and act as a servant, chore boy etc. they found it less trouble this way. The Namikaze head and his wife even somehow managed to fail to notice his existence when they didn't need him.
Left to himself as soon as he could properly function (About 3 years old), he had to fend for himself. Getting food was fairly easy since the compound had a nearly infinite food source, which meant that the boy was healthy. Getting clothes was impossible for him because the compound was locked from both the inside and the outside. If it was an extra measure if a thief entered or if it was for keeping him imprisoned, that he didn't know.
So, stuck inside the house, he had to 'borrow' some clothes from his father and fix them so they could fit. He was currently wearing Shinobi pants that were cut at the knees and that was kept around his waist by a long beige rope. His upper body was covered by a white t-shirt a few sizes too big.
In his early years, Naruto did not mind the treatment and actually enjoyed doing everything he could to help his family and make his beloved sister happy. But, as time went by and the thankful looks and appreciation for his efforts became scarce (Read: Inexistent), he started to hate it.
He hated that his parents were neglecting him in favor of his sister. He hated that his sister made it even worse by continuously blaming things on him and belittling him. He hated that he was imprisoned by his own flesh and blood for no reason whatsoever. In fact, all his hatred was centered on his 'family'.
His sole desire in this lonely place was to escape, to roam free throughout the elemental nations and to become the greatest, strongest Shinobi that the world had ever seen.
Without his parents knowing, the young boy had already started his plan. Every time his family left the compound to go train, work, eat out etc. he would sneak in his father's surprisingly unprotected personal library (he supposed it was because his father got somewhat overconfident in his Fuuinjutsu skills) and learn the few things he could practice in his small bedroom. He practiced there partly because he didn't want to get caught and partly because there was an infuriating seal on all his father's scrolls that made it so that they couldn't be read outside his study.
Despite that troublesome setback, he was somewhat proud of his accomplishments; even if he didn't have anybody his age to measure up to (he wasn't able to watch his sister training).
The skills he mastered over the years included the Tree climbing exercise, or in his case, wall climbing; the Henge no Jutsu, the Kawarimi and the Shadow clone Jutsu. The last technique was the one he was the most proud of because he read that a normal Jounin could only make about 2 or 3 Clones while he could make 5.
He knew that he was far from having the skills needed to be able to escape the compound and the village. No, his intelligent mind that developed after long hours of reading everything he could on the Shinobi world told him that he needed to be stronger. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that for some reason, his father wouldn't allow him to get away so easily.
To him, the getting stronger part was practically covered thanks to his quick discovery of the shadow clones' ability to transfer accumulated knowledge to the original, so all he had to do personally was to practice the techniques and practice his chakra control.
The thing that would cause a major problem to his plan was that he had no way of removing the seal keeping him locked inside. He was missing one single component and it was slowly but surely getting on his nerves. He hated it, but it was getting pretty clear that he would be staying in this position for a long, long time. He could only curse and hope for a miracle to happen.
And as he continued glaring at the door of his small, dark bedroom, a certain powerless entity inside his head grinned and pulled the boy unconscious and towards the deepest part of his mind.
XxxxBreakxxxX
Naruto opened his dull azure eyes to the ceiling of a dim-lighted sewer. He brought a hand to his head and groaned as he got to his feet.
"Huhhh... Where am I?" he asked himself as he gazed around him confused. Just a moment ago he sat in his room thinking of ways to make his infuriating sister suffer without anyone knowing, and here he was, in a strange, smelly sewer.
"Kit, come over here, it is time we finally meet face to face..."a deep voice filled with malice startled him out of his thoughts. He sharply turned his head, but no one stood in proximity. He glanced back at the dark tunnels ahead, seeing it fork into various branches.
"Go forward Kit, follow the pipe that glows orange."the voice answered his unspoken question.
Still skeptical and not trusting the voice at all, he decided to humor it, probably because he had no idea where to go.
The glowing pipe led him in what seemed to be an endless maze before arriving in a very large room. The most obvious feature of this room was the giant cage like door that stood in the center. The other side was engulfed by darkness.
Naruto walked forward and stopped a few meters from the giant doors and noticed something he had previously missed, the doors were kept locked by a single sheet of paper that had 'FUUIN' written on it.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked rather bluntly with a voice that betrayed none of his growing fear. This place was rather creepy and very silent.
Seconds later, a giant pair of blood red eyes snapped open, which caused him to take a step back.
"So this is my jailor" the now revealed Kyuubi said as malicious grin formed in the darkness. "Rather disappointing..."
"B-but K-kyuubi, how are you here!You're supposed to be sealed in my fucking sister!"the blond child asked/yelled in confusion and disbelief.
The fox's grin seemed to get larger. "Oh you didn't know... well surprise!"
Before Naruto could form any kind of reply, the fox elaborated. "As to how I am here, you will have to thank that damnable old man for that. On that night 8 years ago, he somehow managed to separate me from my Chakra, and seal me and it into twin babies, you and your 'fucking' sister.
Naruto promptly fell on his butt, stunned. Not even ten seconds passed before his mind rebooted and gained a tick mark on his forehead as well as an angry expression. He was willing to bet anything that he was the only person in the entire village that was not aware of this very important fact.
'Fucking father, treating me like some servant and not telling me things that concern me... I'll make him suffer, Kukuku...' Naruto thought darkly as he stood back up, his hair shadowing his eyes.
He trained his dull eyes at the fox and asked: "Now, since we are done with the introductions, will you tell me why the hell you brought me in a fucking sewer?"
"HAHAHAHA! You certainly are right to the point are you kit... Fine I'll tell you, I have a deal to offer".
Now that peeked the blonde's interest. "What kind of deal are talking about, fox?"
The Kyuubi continued to smirk maliciously as he answered, "I can help you with your little escaping problem, I have a way to destroy the locking seal".
Naruto merely lifted an eyebrow at that. "But what can you do? Right now you're just a Chakra-less, overgrown fur-ball. I don't see how your sorry ass could help me" he said partially interested and partially mocking.
*Roar*The Kyuubi lashed out through the bars with its right paw which caused Naruto to jump back with his mouth and eyes wide open. 'Holy shit that was close' he thought in alarm.
Kyuubi glared at the definitely smaller being and snarled " Shut up you puny human! I am the mighty Kyuubi! The strongest of the Bijuu! Even without Chakra I could destroy mountains with a flick of my tail and cause tsunamis that will ravage th-"
"All right I get it, I'm supposed to hail you day and night and cower in your presence" the blond interrupted Kyuubi's rant sarcastically, clearly having heard enough. "But could you get to the point, how exactly can you help me destroy that fucking seal?"
The fox's glare faltered briefly to look away. Naruto could have sworn that he saw the beast blush under its fur, but that's not possible right?
"Back when I was being sealed into you by the Shiki Fuuin, I managed to lock away a minimal amount of Chakra. Don't ask me how I managed
It because I have no idea, usually nothing bypasses the Shinigami."
The embarrassment long gone, the beast adopted a smug smile. "My Chakra has corrosive properties when mixed with a human's Chakra, so the small amount I have left will be more than enough to destroy a simple locking seal".
Naruto, who had a growing smirk during the fox's explanation, awarded it with one of the few compliments that he had ever given. "Ingenious! This is exactly what I needed to escape this hellhole! You truly are cunning... But tell me, where exactly did you seal the remnants of your power?"
The Kyuubi looked amused; this child could barely contain his excitement. "The Glowing orange pipe that led you here, it's actually one of your chakra pathways that I sealed my Chakra in. Since you were a baby and hadn't developed your pathways yet, using one of them and separating it from the rest seemed like the best hiding spot".
Naruto calmed down a little; he knew it was time to ask."What do you want in return? I know someone like you wouldn't help me for free".
"The best." The fox said while looking intently at the boy. "You will become the best and show the world that even without its chakra, THAT THE KYUUBI IS STILL THE STRONGEST AND WILL REMAIN THE STRONGEST FOREVER!"
The blonde boy hummed in understanding while he smirked. His eyes sparked with unbreakable will and determination. "I promise, I will become the strongest Shinobi to ever walk the land, and this Naruto never breaks a promise!" he declared boldly as he pointed at his chest with his thumb.
His only answer was another smirk, though this one seemed somewhat grateful. The two remained silent a few minutes, content to just stare at the other, until Naruto realized a not-so pleasant thing and broke the silence.
"Wait a second, if the pipes are my chakra pathways, then that means that we're inside me." Naruto deadpanned, disgusted.
The beast snickered darkly. "Took you long enough..." Not giving a chance for the boy to lament about his 'dirty' mind, he quickly added. "Before I forget, it might be a good idea for you to have a trump card to get out of the village. The gates are guarded and ANBU patrol the perimeters frequently if I remember correctly".
'A trump card...' Naruto thought," what should I use? Father's signature moves require too much space to practice and are hidden somewhere in his office, I can't obtain a weapon in my position, I don't have chakra paper to see what my affinity is..." His right eye was now twitching madly, clearly irritated by the lack of options.
A few seconds later, he was broken out of his musings by the Kyuubi's deep voice. "I have an idea, but you may not like it very much". The fox had a mischievous gleam in his eyes, something that made Naruto definitely uneasy.
" And what would that be?" he inquired carefully.
"You need to steal back some of my chakra from your 'fucking' sister and I see only one way of doing that, by the mouth. I'm sorry kit".The fox didn't sound sorry at all.
Naruto's face contorted into horror. Even if his sister was quite the pretty girl, to him, she was a devil in child's clothing. A big fat slimy monster in costume. He would rather kiss a dog than have his lips touch his sister's. He gulped, looking pale, "I-if this is what it takes for me to continue my dream, t-then I don't have a choice, I will k-k-kiss her".
Suddenly, something tugged at his mind, he was waking up.
Taking deep breaths, Naruto stood strait and gave the fox a small smile. "Well I guess this is it for now Kyu-".
"My name is Kurama".
The boy merely lifted an eyebrow. "Well Kurama, I guess this is the beginning of a wonderful partnership".
The boy then shimmered and vanished from his mindscape, leaving the giant fox to ponder on their new alliance.