The little 4 year old blonde boy looked up with his bright blue eyes at the ninja that was tightly holding onto his wrist as they dragged him. Tears streaks could be seen on his whiskered cheeks from the fight to get away. The ninja looked back with an untrustworthy smile and said,"Don't worry,Naruto. This will all be worth it."

Naruto sniffled and looked around the hospital hallway,wondering what this person wanted from him. He was just playing at home when the ninja broke in. He was so terrified that he ran out the door and tried to make it to the ramen stand where the nice old man worked,but the ninja got him before he could make it around the corner of his house.

"W-where are we going? Are y-you gonna hurt me?"

The ninja only smiled and pushed open the double doors they had reached. Naruto gasped at the amount of people covered in blood that were in the room. The ninja pushed him towards a nurse and said,"I found him. Just have the wounded bite him." The nurse nodded and took Naruto further into the room as Naruto punched her hand. "L-let me go! I-i don't w-want people biting me!"

The nurse looked back at and raised her hand to slap him,"Flithy fox.",before the ninja grabbed her wrist. He made her let go as Naruto stepped back,shaking and on the verge of tears. The ninja kneeled down to his eye level and smiled. "These people are hurt and need your speical powers to heal them. It would mean a whole lot to them if you did."

Naruto shook his head slowly and backed into a wall,making the ninja sigh. He then got closer to Naruto and said,"But they would accept you,if you did. You wanna be accepted,right? And that power of yours would get you lots of attention."

Naruto gasped slightly then turned his head away. "They...People would notice me?" The ninja nodded. "And they'd see you as a big help."

Naruto looked up at the ninja and nodded before heading back to the nurse. She took him over to the first person and made him hold up his arm. "Bite down." The person did as they were told,biting down harder then Naruto excepted and made him whine a bit,and started sucking out his chakra. Once they finished,the nurse moved him to the next one and then the next,each making Naruto wince in pain from the bites.

As they were nearly finished,the nurse left Naruto with one of the wounded to check on something. Naruto whined again as they bit down and started sucking out his chakra. He swayed and brought his hand to his mouth. "I don't feel good..."

He let out a gasp when he felt someone yank his arm away and bite down. He whimpered and said,"L-let go!" Another person came from behind and bit down on his neck,making him let out a cry. Tears started streaming down his face. "Stop! It hurts!"

The nurse smiled as she watched and said to herself,"It's what you deserve,Nine Tails."

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Naruto whined as a women bit down on his neck and two men bit down on each arm. The nurse walked over and said,"Make sure to be here early tomorrow."

Naruto looked back at her and said,"But i'm starting the Ninja Academy tomorrow. And I need a lot of sleep from all the healing I did today."

The nurse scoffed. "And why would you do that? This is the only thing you're good at. What's the point of trying to be a ninja?" Naruto lowered his head after the woman moved. "Cause...Cause I wanna be Hokage...And being a ninja looks fun." The nurse laughed. "You? A Ninja? The very idea is ridiculous. You're lucky that the village even found a use for you."

Naruto bit his lip and held back his tears before he looked up at a man who had limped over. The man grabbed Naruto and bit down on his chest,making Naruto let out a scream,as the nurse smiled at Naruto's pain.

After a while,Naruto slipped his blue long sleeved shirt back on before throwing on his orange vest. "I'm going home." The nurse shooed him away with her hand as she said,"Remember to be here early. Not like you have anywhere else to be."

Naruto lowered his head and ran out of the room. He wiped the tears from his eyes and thought,"What does she know?"

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Iruka smiled as he finished up roll call. There was so many bright faces he was excited to start teaching. "Welcome to your first day of the Hidden Leaf's Ninja Academy. I'm your Sensei,Iruka Umino. I'm exicted to be teaching all of you."

The classes said,"It's nice to meet you,Iruka Sensei!" at the same time before the door bursted open. Everyone looked over to see Naruto,orange vest hanging off his shoulder over his blue shirt,and said,"I'm here!"

Iruka glared as he thought,"It's him,huh?" then cleared his throat before saying,"You're late for your first day,and you not even finished getting dressed." Naruto frowned and slipped his sleeve up before zipping up the vest. "I'm sorry,Sensei. I slept in longer than I thought because..." Iruka pointed at the empty desk in the back and said,"I don't wanna hear it. Just take your seat."

Naruto sadly nodded and walked up to his desk. A kid stuck his leg out and tripped him halfway up the stairs,making Naruto growl and shout,"What the hell,you asshole?!" Iruka shot a glare and said,"Silence and get to your seat!" "But he..." "Get to your seat!"

Sasuke watched him go up the stairs as he thought,"That's the kid Big Brother says is always getting dragged to the hospital." while Hinata watched him and thought,"Oh Naruto..."

Naruto lowered his head and walked up to his seat. He placed his arms on the desk then rested his chin on them.

As Iruka started his lesson,Naruto carefully moved his sleeve and bit down on his arm to heal the bleeding bite he got from being focused to heal some asshole on the way to the Academy. "Fat bastard acted like I was a steak or something."

Iruka caught sight of Naruto biting himself,though he didn't say anything about it,and thought,"What the hell is he doing?" He turned to the chalkboard and started writing down a math problem before the door bursted open again. A group of ninja walked in and one grabbed Naruto from his seat. Iruka slammed his book down and shouted,"What are you doing?!"

The leader turned to Iruka and said,"He's needed at the hospital. He won't be back,so send the work to his house." Iruka watched as Naruto squirmed to try and break free from the man's grip,actually feeling bad for him,and said,"You are not taking my student. Release him and leave."

The leader smirked as he said,"Hokage's orders." Naruto looked up at Iruka,hoping he'd still tell them no,but nearly broke into tears when Iruka said,"Fine. Take him." He started visable shaking,making Iruka frown,as Sasuke stood up. "Why does he have to go? Why can't he stay here?"

The leader looked over and said,"Well,Little Uchiha,that is a need to know basis for adults. He's helping people,i'll tell you that much." Sasuke glared and watched as the ninja dragged Naruto out of the room.

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Naruto,who had to be carried on a ninja's shoulders after nearly running away,kicked and punched while shouting,"I don't wanna! Let me go!"

The ninja set him down and backed away as the nurse walked over. She grabbed Naruto's wrist and said,"This is the only way get attention from the villagers. Why give that up?" Naruto shouted,"I get noticed by people just fine!"

The nurse scoffed,"You mean those stupid pranks. Those just make people hate you more." She tightened her grip and dragged Naruto in the room. "This way you're actually helping the village." Naruto punched her hand in a failed attempt to make her let go and gasped at the number of people in the room. "Some of our Anbu and Jounin went a big mission. It failed and a huge number of them are injuried."

Naruto started shaking as he looked around the room. They managed to squeeze three of the less severely injuried into one bed while the worst of them got packed into the back of the room. "I-i can't heal this many people!" The ninja ignored him and started stripping him down to his underwear as Naruto cried in protest. "I can't heal this many! Please don't make me!"

The nurse smiled and pushed him forward once he was stripped. "Here you go. And limit it to three people at a time on his arms."

Before Naruto had a chance to run,people who able to moved grabbed onto him and started biting wherever they could. They bit down on his arms and shoulders,two bit his neck,some managed get to his back and chest,two bit his stomach and sides,while the rest bit down on his legs. He screamed with each bit and cried out,"Stop! It hurts! Please!"

The nurse smiled at his pain and chuckled as he screamed when someone bit his cheek.

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A couple hours passed as Naruto was dragged to the next person. He was barely halfway done and he was completely exhausted,dark cirles had formed under his eyes and he was swaying with each step. He let a small whine as the person bit down. "Please...I can't...d-do this anymore..."

The nurse looked back and said,"You're going to finish your job."

She let the person finish and moved Naruto onto the next one. Just before they bit down,a sword swung down and spooked the person. The nurse gasped and let go of Naruto as the man with a weasel mask pointed his sword at her while Naruto started falling back. Iruka quickly ran behind him and caught him. "Naruto!"

He looked down at him and frowned as Naruto started breathing heavily. "He looks terrible..."

He glared up at the nurse and shouted,"What's wrong with you?! You could have killed him!" The nurse scoffed,"What do you care? So the fox is dead. Besides,this how he makes himself useful." Iruka held him close and said,"He may...He may have that inside him,but he's still a child! And I wonder how Lord Third would feel about finding out about this? You've been using him for years without his or Lord Hokage's permission."

The nurse bit her lip and turned her head as Naruto regained consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the Weasel Mask man then turned his head to see his teacher holding him. "S-sensei...?"

Weasel Mask picked up Naruto's clothes and told the nurse. "Use him again,and you will be reported." then walked out of the room,followed by Iruka carrying Naruto in his arms,while the nurse cursed under her breathe. "Damn that Itachi!"

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Naruto tiredly looked up at Iruka after he finished getting him dressed. "W-why did you h-help me?" Iruka gave him a small,sad smile and said,"You...You're a child and what they were doing is wrong. And it was wrong for me to treat you like I did. I'm sorry." He nodded weakly and said,"I never learned your name,Sensei..." Iruka smiled a bit bigger. "Iruka Umino."

Naruto smiled a bit then looked down at his stomach as it growled. Iruka chuckled,"Let's go get something to eat." "I can't move my legs yet."

Iruka frowned a bit and helped Naruto onto his back then left with hospital with Weasel Mask following behind him.

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"There's Ichiraku's!"

Naruto crawled down Iruka's back and ran over to the ramen stand. Well,his legs weren't ready to walk just yet,so he nearly tripped and swayed with each step.

Iruka smiled and thanked Itachi,who nodded and said,"Please make sure he's stays safe." "I will. Itachi nodded again and disappeared before Iruka walked to the stand.

Naruto caught himself on the counter and smiled. "Hey Old Man." Ichiraku looked over and asked,"They overworked you again,huh?" Naruto nodded and sat down on the stool. "There was a whole lot this time too." He smiled. "But at least I get ramen now. And I can pay for the whole bowl this time!"

He dug in his pocket for his money,but frowned when he just felt the bottom of his pocket. "But,I had it." He reached into his other pocket and then in the pockets on his vest. "I had money...I did..."

Ichiraku frowned and leaned over to say something,but was stopped when Iruka placed money on the counter. "I'll pay. And i'd like a bowl too." Naruto looked up at him in shock as Ichiraku nodded and took the money. "Sure thing. But,I wouldn't mind making him another free bowl." He turned around to cook as Iruka sat down and Naruto asked,"Why'd you do that?"

Iruka gave him a smile and said,"To help out my student."

Naruto lowered his head and gave a sad smile. "You know,people don't see me as a kid. They see like i'm plague or something." "I know."

Naruto clinched his fists a bit before he rolled up one of his sleeves,showing off the bites. "Or they just use me for this." Iruka looked down at the bites and asked,"How did you find out about that ability anyway?" Naruto stared at the bites as he said,"When I was really little,I was walking home with a scraped elbow and I ended up tripping on a tree root. When I landed,I ended up biting my arm. It hurt,but I realized my scrap wasn't hurting as bad and looked at it to see it was disappearing."

He looked away. "I don't know how the adults found out about it though..."

Iruka frowned and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder,making Naruto look up. "I promise they will never do that again. And if they try,I will make them regret it." Naruto's eyes widened. "You are a child. You should be able to act like one and enjoy it."

Tears rolled down Naruto's cheeks as he started shaking. Iruka pulled him into a hug and stroked his hair before Naruto awkwardly hugged back. He laid his head on his chest with a slight blush and sniffled before a small smile creeped on his face. "Thank you,Iruka Sensei."