I do not own Naruto. This is my first fanfiction so go easy on me please?

LALALA... Hidan Speaking

LALALA... People Thinking


Have you ever watched the moon all night? If you haven't, you should try it sometime. It's not as hard as it sounds. The moon is always changing; every night it's just a little different than it was the night before. Even if you watch it every night for the rest of your life, it would never have the same shape, color, size or mood twice. Watching it slowly make its way across the sky can be very soothing. After a while, you start to let go of all your worries and your mind becomes clear. Blank. Tabula rasa. That's when the answers that were already hiding in the far corners of your mind can finally come out. Some people call it a divine revelation. I think I like jiji's way of saying it better : "having an aha moment."

I miss nights like this. They were how you would say peaceful.

My name... Is Naruto Uzumaki, and im 12 years old. Im the outcast of my village. I'm the one who people look down at. I am considered the village pariah. Always found alone and never wanted. Always spat upon, whispers of hatred follow where ever I go. Never may I find peace in this pathetic excuse of a so-called life.

When I was born my village came under attack by a cult who worships Jashin. A deity who revels in pain and chaos and who grants his worshipers immortality.

The leader of my village at the time could not defeat the priest of the cult. The Casualties from the battle were on a steady rise. Add on the pressure of the village council. He snapped. In order to stop the priest of the cult. He needed a sacrifice to seal the priests soul into, and what better place to look for sacrifices then a orphanage? If only those bastards attacked a few days earlier, before my "loving" mother gave me up. Guess that was fates way of saying a massive fuck you. For I was the unlucky one the leader of our village took from the orphanage. He sacrificed himself for the village and sealed the priests soul into me with some crazy ass voodoo shit.

After that was all well and done the 3rd hokage (the leader before the one that sacrificed himself) stated some shit and made a law and blah blah blah "you can't tell anyone that this child has the priest of the cult's soul sealed into him." Or something like that. And made it punishable by death if you broke it. Course that didn't work and what a shocker when I figured out that he didn't have any of those bastards executed for breaking the law. For the first 8 years of my life all I can remember is Pain and loneliness.

My earliest memory's of my childhood was when I was 6 years old, at the time I was a naive little gaki who thought the world was full of rainbows and lollipops. I believed what ever I was told. If the matron of the orphanage said drinking the bleach from the bathroom would make me grow up big and strong. I did it. If the stranger at the park told me to follow him into the back alleyway I did it. I ignored all the glares the villagers and shinobi alike sent me. Thinking that was how everybody look at each other.

The villagers saw fit to use me, trick me for their petty hatred and satisfaction. The only problem was, I grew up. Those bastards took it too far when... They...DESTROYED MY STUFFED FOX! No seriously I loved that thing. Course I was only like 6 years old. But who does that to a 6 year old? I mean seriously? Who Destroys a young child's favorite toy in the world?

So basically, I was sick of the treatment I received from the villagers. The constant threats being made on my life. I was sick of this hellhole. The Hokage would always look the other way for the civilians. Telling me that it was not right to show favoritism and the council would use that against him to replace him as a leader.

But I never could hate him. The Hokage anyway, he's my jiji, we may not be related by blood but we might as well be. He taught me how to read and write, How to make my own homemade ramen. He loved me, and he saved me from myself. I trusted him. He promised me everything would be all right.

When I turned 8, He broke that promise.


Flashback:

Monster!" said a random child, "freak" screamed another.

They started circling me like a wounded animal, pelting me with rocks and whatever other objects they could find. It got worse as more children started joining in. Thinking it was a game, "Pelt the Freak". The voice in the back of my head kept getting louder, as the group got closer.

"Kill Them! Kill Them all! Sacrifice them to the only true god, Bathe in their blood!"

The voice just kept getting louder. Demanding blood. I was begging for the pain to go away. I tried to go to my happy place. But the fucking kids wouldn't stop. They just wouldn't stop. The voice wouldn't go away, repeating itself. Getting louder as the kids got closer. Then it all went red.

I blacked out. When I came too, I heard my jiji speaking. I was fucking terrified and confused as a 6 year could get.

"oh my Kami! Naruto what have you done?" spoke the the 3rd Hokage

"Sir they're over 7 dead. Judging by his appearance, that child over there was the cause of this." said the dog masked ANBU.

The 3rd Hokage slowly walked over to Naruto's blood soaked form, and embraces the child in a tight hug.

"Oh Naruto I have failed you in every way. I should of knew it was a horrible idea to put you in the orphanage. I was hoping you would get to have a normal childhood. How could I be so blind?" whispered the elder Hokage quietly to himself. tears streaking down his face.

"jiji is that you? Why am so I cold? jiji why won't you talk to me?" Asked Naruto while looking up at his "jiji".

The young blood soaked child looked into the eyes of his jiji and saw a great wavering sadness. Within seconds the Elder Hokage Steeled his nerves.

"Dog-San take him to a jail cell and make sure he's in chains, he is to be trialed and sentenced for 7 counts of of 1rst degree murder." The Hokage said in a assertive voice. Holding out Naruto to be taken.

The ANBU operative took Naruto from him and responded with a crisp. "yes sir."

"JIJI! Where am I going? im scared jiji. Where are they taking me?" Screamed Naruto with tears in his eyes.

"Its the best for the future of the village Naruto-kun, I hope you will grow up and mature enough to understand that." whispered the Hokage to himself.


Flashback end:

4 years later, I sit in my cell staring out the window at the moon. For I am alone except from the occasional visits from jiji. I usually just Listen to what the voice in my head is ranting on about.

"...for you will not lose your light if you worship Jashin. For he is the only true god, He will not abandon you for he loves all his children."

"he abandoned you. You dare preach to me of a god who loves his children. He left you for dead!" Screamed Naruto.

Outside the cell the ANBU are wondering if 4 years of isolation had made the young prisoner go batshit crazy.

"DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK OF JASHIN THAT WAY YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT, IF I COULD GET OUT I WOULD SNAP YOUR FUCKING NECK!"

"YOU KNOW WHAT? You can't get out, and you will never get out. When I die your soul will be sent hell! You hear that! HELL! Their is no Jashin!"

"Oh you piece of shit I can't wait to strangle you, and watch the life leave your eyes."

(The Door Slams open)

ANBU agent appears in the door way.

"Prisoner you have a visitor, Stand at attention!"


Outside Naruto's Cell:

As he's being escorted out of his cell, He see's his jiji.

"jiji? Is that you?" Whispered Naruto, squinting.

"Naruto-kun it's been awhile, how are you?" Asked the elderly Hokage with a wide smile on his face.

"I've been good jiji, for being in a creepy ass dark cell. Listening to the voice in my head, but besides that I've been really good! The meals are good but not as good as ramen." Responded Naruto.

"Naruto-kun I have a deal for you, to get out of this prison cell." Stated the Elder Hokage, getting strait down to business.

"Really Jiji!?" Screeched Naruto jumping up and down with his usual enthusiasm he had when he was younger.

Amused expression placing itself on his face, Never noticing how much he loved Naruto's happy go lucky personality

"yes young Naruto, last council meeting most of the council members have voted for you to be freed if you go under the apprenticeship of my old rival Danzo. Naruto before you begin to get excited let me remind you Danzo is a cruel man and does not tolerate mistakes or emotions. That's why I convinced the council to let you decide if you want to train under him or stay imprisoned."

"Course I want to train under this Danzo guy! Does this mean I still can become hokage?" said Naruto with wide eyes and his trademark foxy grin.

"Naruto! Do not take this decision lightly, were you listening to me when I said he's a cruel man! Do you not understand that I will not be able to see you again if you train under Danzo. You will be trained to take on suicide missions. You will never be able to rest! You will be forced to kill. Do you understand that Naruto? You will not be serving this village in the light. You will be serving the village in the shadows and dieing in the shadows." Exclaimed the old man.

The mood taking a complete 360 in the room.

"so... Will I be able to become the Hokage?" A nearly crying Naruto asked.

"No. When you die serving under him, your name will not be put on the monument and you will be forgotten over time. But it's for the greater good of the village."

"The greater good of the village? THE GREATER GOOD OF THE VILLAGE!?" Screamed Naruto

"WHAT HAS THIS VILLAGE DONE FOR ME JIJI? Why must I serve a village who despises me? Jiji I don't understand, I just don't understand? What makes me so special. I killed the other children at the orphanage jiji! I hear voices in my head! I black out and wake up covered in cuts so deep I can see my bones. What's wrong with me jiji?"

"Oh Naruto-kun" the Hokage gets on his knee's to be eye level with Naruto.

"you must understand Naruto, you were born with a special gift the 4th Hokage bestowed onto you my child.

Evaluting Naruto's reaction, He continues.

"You have the soul of a Jashin priest sealed into you. "

"What! Is that why I hear voices in my head?" whispered Naruto

"yes my child, that's the priest speaking to you. "

"A priest? Is that why im so special? Because I have a priest sealed in me?"

"Honestly Naruto-kun, yes. That's why you are even getting a deal to train under Danzo and not being executed or worse. Naruto-Kun you will need to decide on what to do with yourself. Will you train under Danzo? or stay imprisoned?"

After a long period of time of thinking, (13.4 seconds) our young protagonist has chosen his fate and what his future holds is unknown as of now.

"Jiji I have made my decision, I want to stay imprisoned."

Rising to his feet the 3rd Hokage Asks, " Are you sure Naruto-kun, their is no changing your mind about this."

"yes jiji. im sure, I killed those children. I deserve to be imprisoned." responded Naruto as he's being dragged back into his cell by ANBU.

"Root-San he's decided, no changing his mind. Go report to your master." spoke the Hokage as he walks out the door, without looking back.

A figure in the shadows disappears.


Naruto's Cell:

Sitting in the corner of his cell, looking blankly out the window in his cell, Naruto is in lost his thoughts.

"A priest sealed in me? Priests are suppose to be good right? Maybe I should start listening to him. Maybe I even can earn forgiveness from this Jashin person the priests been going on about."

Naruto hears a deep rumbling sound in his head, sounds almost like laughter?

"You little fucker Jashin is always looking for more followers. Jashin-sama always forgives his children for their ignorance."

"Priest! How do I earn the forgiveness of this Jashin person?"

"I don't think I should say kid, Over thirty minutes ago you were doubting Jashin-sama. What's with the sudden change in mind?"

"Well... before I didn't know that you were a priest. And from what I remember, my jiji said that priest's are trustworthy people."

"Damn right Im trust worthy! Alright gaki as long as you follow my every order, I guess I can forgive you for your stupidity."

"Yes Priest! I will follow your every command. Tell me what I need to do!"

Denounce Kami! My child! Praise Jashin for he is the only true god. Follow in his ways of chaos and destruction. Revel in the blood of your enemy's and innocents alike. Jashin will never abandon you!"

Naruto stands up from his corner and begins to repeat what the priest tells him to say outloud...

"My Lord please forgive me for my sins, I mean to follow well, If im not doing a good job in following your wishes please tell me, I wish to fix any sins I have made And damn those who are against you, for my faith is strong, I will take your revenge against those who have done wrong, my lord I am your puppet, use me as you wish. I am your servant, here to serve you even in the time of bliss and rapture for the cult!"

"I will be here waiting for your command my lord. damn the heathens who denied your love and lets pave them a path to damnation forever they will serve you. Oh mighty god of pain and death! My lord please bless us followers who do our best to obey. We will gladly serve you, for always from day to day my lord I am your puppet, use me as you wish. I am your servant, here to serve you even in the time of bliss. I am your follower, trying to follow well, for those who go against you, they can all go to hell. Praise the lord jashin and all hail the almighty god upon his throne!"

"All hail jashin the one and only god and bless thy cult! Believe it!"

"Now my child bite your hand, prove to Jashin that your worthy of being his follower!"

Naruto Bites deeply into his hand and watches as the blood that flows outs begins to turn black.

"Does this means Jashin has forgiven me?"

"Fuck no, you don't just say some god damn magical words and all of sudden Jashin accepts you. No you need to release me."

Crinkling his face. "Release you? Wouldn't that kill me?

"Yes, if we were going to do it the stupid ass way. No, we need to get to the sanctuary in the land of lighting or the sanctuary in tea country."

"What! But but... How will I get to either of those places? Im only 12 and been locked up for awhile. How would I even know how to get to either of those place's even if some how I got out of this cell? Not that I want to leave this cell. I deserve to stay imprisoned!"

"For what? Doing Jashin's bidding? Isn't their some law in this fucking village that say's you can't be locked up for following what your Religion commands you to do?"

" I fucking murdered people! How does that relate to Jashism?"

"Are you stupid? What part don't you understand about Reveling in the blood of your enemy's and innocents alike? You were just upholding your part as a loyal follower of Jashin."

"But but... I wasn't a Jashinist when I killed those children? Fuck I didn't even know who Jashin-sama was until like 20 minutes ago?"

"phshh maybe not in the mind you weren't a Jashinist. But in the Body and soul you were."

"But that doesn't even make sense..."

"Just shut the fuck up! My child we need to meet face to face."

Looking wildly around with wide eyes, flailing his arms like a lunatic. Naruto starts to hyperventilate and panic.

"Meet? Where are you? I don't see you anywhere Priest-sama! Are you ghost!?" Screeched Naruto

"Oh gaki. You poor poor stupid child. NO IM NOT A FUCKING GHOST YOU IDIOT! In order to meet face to face you need to calm the fuck down and meditate!"

After Naruto starts to calm down by taking deep breaths. His face of panic melts into Confusion, Grinning, he starts to rub the back of his head and asks:

"Meditate? How do I do that?"

(Sighing) "You stupid ass Gaki, listen to me. Sit down and close your fucking eyes."

"Now what?"

"Focus on finding your inner yin..."

"My inner darkness? That doesn't sound very priest like."

"Gaki."

"hmm?"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LISTEN TO ME! I SWEAR TO JASHIN I WILL SNAP YOUR PUNY NECK! NOW SHUT UP AND FOCUS!"

"eep! Sorry sorry!"

As Naruto try's to find his inner yin, hours pass by until he feels like he's being pulled into his inner self, He starts to feel all of his years of pent up stress, anger, sadness, and oddly enough pain? Suddenly he's not in his cell anymore but a sewer...that's Filled with ramen broth? In the middle of the sewer theirs a 6x6 Ft blood red cage.

" took you long enough you little fucker to get here."

"Priest is that you? Where are you?" responded naruto looking violently around. Twisting his neck at a weird angle

" Are you stupid? im fucking right infront of you. And cut that shit out, or you will fuck up your neck if you flail around to much."

"Really?" Said Naruto staring at a man with slicked back grey hair, brown eyes and... Is naked?

"What do you mean "really", you little fucker?"

" I don't know priest. I thought you would be a little less... generic looking." replied a faintly embarrassed Naruto.

"What? COME INTO THE CAGE AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW FUCKING "GENERIC" I AM GAKI!"

"no no no... Sorry priest I didn't mean to offend you." Responded Naruto as he puts a hand behind his head with a goofy smile plastered on his face.

"Priest was their a reason to why I came down here?"

"Gaki... Just shut the fuck up. The reason I needed you to come down here is because I need to tell you the rites Jashin made for his followers. Now make yourself comfortable, this is going take awhile. After this we will need to figure a way to get to one of the sanctuaries I mentioned earlier"

Naruto walks up to the cage and sits down right infront of the priest with a calculating look in his eye's.


Council Room:

"Has the cursed child chosen his fate?" Spoke the 3rd Hokages old teammate, Homura Mitokado .

Sighing the 3rd Hokage looks towards his old teammate. "Yes the child has chosen his fate and he wishes to remain imprisoned."

"What! He shouldn't have a choice. He has the ability to be one of Konoha's greatest weapons. I demand you hand him over to my custody so I can train him." said the heavily Bandaged war mongerer Danzo.

"Danzo! We spoken of this last council meeting. Most of the council members agreed to give him a choice, and I have given him that choice. If he's decided to waste his talent rotting in prison. So shall it be."

Danzo glaring at the 3rd hokage replied in a monotone voice. "You are getting too old for your age to think properly Hiruzen, have you even decided your successor for when you step down as the hokage?"

"Danzo we are not here to speak of my successor. We gathered here to discuss Naruto's Choice and the security risks the chunnin exams are going to pose in a few months. If your not going to contribute to the conversation Danzo-san. The door is over there." Hiruzen Said pointing to the door on the other side of the room.


To be Continued?

(Edited 9-13-14)