Prologue

Silent tears soaked the ground beneath the young Jinchuuriki while he swung lightly on the lonesome swing in the playground. The sun was lowering in the horizon at the time and all the other kids had left with their parents… All day long they had played around him, but not one went up to ask him to play with them, not one had even acknowledged him. The parents gave him cold glares as they passed and their children thought he was weird for being alone… It was all just another day of pain...

Naruto wiped his eyes furiously, trying to stop the treacherous tears that stubbornly flowed down his cheeks and dripped off his chin. He gulped down the large bales that rose in his throat. "What's wrong with me? Why do they all hate me? What have I done wrong?" He whispered quietly to himself while his eyes burned.

Why do you cry, child?An inhuman voice had managed to break through Naruto's sobs. Why do you care of what those idiotic villagers think?

Naruto looked around, his eyes wide as he scanned the area. "W-Who's there?" He stuttered, his voice cracked and it sounded so raw. "W-What do you want with me? Have you come to throw things at me too?" He sounded so broken then… so alone.

No, kit, I will not do nor can I do such things to you. I am Kyuubi no Youko, otherwise known as the Nine-tailed Fox.That voice surrounded him again, it seemed as though it invaded his thoughts.

"T-the Nine-tailed Fox? B-but it died 10 years ago." Naruto had nearly shouted in fear as he jumped off his lonely swing and was looking around himself. He didn't know where the voice came from and it scared him till no end.

A pair of glassy pale lavender eyes stared at the shrieking boy with great sadness. She could hear her heart thumping in her temples and her hands were sweating. She swallowed down large bales to keep her tears down. Never had Hinata Hyuuga seen such fear and never would have thought she would from the outgoing blonde that was now searching franticly around him screaming.

Although… She could understand why…

Everyone ignored him. The adults would whisper furiously when he walked by or would settle for a cold glare. Children stayed away from him due to the adults actions and didn't dare approach him. But Hinata admired him. She admired him for being as strong as he is, for never giving up. She envied the strength he has and the confidence he always carried around with him…

She wouldn't have been able to withstand everyone's hatred, she would have run away.

Oh, how Hinata wished she could step out and hug him. To offer him a toy and play with him, but there she was... hiding behind a tree and watching the drip off the small boy's chin. The truth was that she feared he would push her away and order her to leave her alone. That alone was enough for her own confidence to deflate.

But… then again… A small part of her mind was shrieking at her to grow a back bone and approach him, comfort him. It was what she desired.

But when she did, however, try to gather her strength and courage – it would instantly deflate and she allowed her fear to gulp her in.

Oh how she regretted not swallowing down her fear in her later years…

Don't be afraid, kit. I will do you no harm. I am in your mind, no need to shout. It spoke again, the voice sounded so calm… so assuring.

"M-my mind?" Naruto shrieked as he clutched his head. "Get out! Get out! Get out! Leave me alone!" He screamed as his knees buckled and crashed on the ground. A new wave of tears leaked from his eyes as he sobbed. "Let me be…"

I am now part of you. The fourth Hokage sealed me into your body when you were an infant.

"No… NO! The Fourth wouldn't have done such a thing? And if he had… why was it me! Why must it be me!" He now threw his head back, his hands clutching tightly onto his skull as the tears continued to flow in an endless flood. "Why is it always me!"

Calm down, child! I will explain everything, but first I need your trust.

"Get out of my head!" Naruto howled at the sky as his body trashed around. "Leave me alone! Stop lying to me!"

There was then a long silent pause and all that could be heard was the soft breeze rattling the swing and Naruto's childish angry screams and sobs.

Naruto stopped screaming after some time and a while later he let his head drop while his hands balled into fist on the ground, grabbing the sand and squeezing it tightly in his grasp. He allowed the tears to fall, but he stopped sobbing. "Please… stop lying…" His voice had been cracked and broken after screaming so long.

Have you finished crying?

Naruto sniffed and gulped.

"I still don't believe you." He whispered, he's knuckles turned white with the strength he bared in them while the sand pinched his palms. "I don't believe you…" He repeated quieter than the first as his silent tears rolled. "The fourth Hokage would've never done that to anyone… and if he did why was it me?" His voice broke in the ending. "Why does it always have to be me?"

Kit, if you stop crying, go home and listen; I'll tell you all I know.I swear to you, I am not lying to you.

Naruto's nose scrunched up in frustration as he slowly stood, his fists loosened up and the sand poured from between his hands. "Fine… You win." He growled as he ran home.

Hinata's gaze followed Naruto as he disappeared in the shadows.

She hade a strange urge to follow him, but then wildly shook her head, eyes tightly shut and then turned around. She ran from the scene and all the way home. Not once did she stop to reconsider…

Another one of her regrets…

Naruto sat on his bed. He was starring at the floor beneath him and watched as his toes curled. He had to resist the urge to throw his body into the shower in a desperate attempt to wash away the voice. "I'm here… now start talking, fox." His voice held venom and a glint of red passed through his electrifying blue eyes.

I will start from the very beginning… Before my… shameful raid on this village I was meant to sleep and only be awakened to assist the Land Of Fire if ever a ninja world-war were to occur. I am one of the very few tailed beasts who are willing to… help… man-kind.

"But at the academy they speak of you as a heartless demon… Why do you seem so… kind now?" Naruto asked shyly. He scratched his head in confusion as he moved his body and lay down, not frightened of Kyuubi any longer. "Why did you attack the village in the first place?"

I was put to sleep many generations before the raid. I was not meant to be awakened, but someone did. I never did see person's face but they're name was drilled into my mind… Madara Uchiha was his name.

"Uchiha? I recognize that name." Naruto stated as he scratched his shaggy sun-kissed blonde head. Suddenly a picture of a raven haired boy flashed through his mind and he sulked. "Oh right, Sasuke Uchiha" His voice held venom. "The boy who survived." he rolled his eyes.

Yes, an ancestor. It was he who had awoken me and I hadn't notice how much the world had changed. I thought I was attacking a village in another land, but I was wrong and The Fourth Hokage sealed me within your body. Today is the anniversary of the sealing and so the seal has weakened. I may only be able to speak to you today.

"So it's been ten years exactly." It wasn't a question, it was a statement and he realized that it was his birthday. "I was a new born." He whispered. "I wasn't even a day old... Do you k now what happened to my parents?" Naruto demanded louder as he glared at the ceiling in determination.

Yes, but there's something you must know before I tell you...

"Then tell me, I can take it." Naruto said in determination. "As long as I know the truth." He whispered as an after thought. His bangs casted shadows over his eyes as his face dropped. A silent tear ran down his face. "That's all I ever wanted… the truth."

I know, Kit, I know… Your mother was named Kushina Uzumaki; a strong and brave kunoichi. You have a remarkable resemblance to her. She never thought twice before running into battle and was as impatient as an ox.

Naruto felt his mouth curl into a small and proud grin.

She died shortly after giving birth… Naruto's grin fell as his eyes glazed over with tears. Don't blame yourself! She was greatly weakened from fighting a strong shinobi from the village hidden in the sound. They invaded the village and she wasn't at her full strength because of her pregnancy. When she was giving birth she didn't have the proper strength and died because of it.

Naruto's eyes were still hidden in the shadows that were casted by his bangs and he did not allow another tear to fall. He knew it wasn't his fault, but it didn't ease the pain any less. "What about my… father?" He had whispered.

Your father… was a great man. You look like him and have his free spirit.

"Tell me more. I want to know his name; I want to know what happened to him!" Naruto's hands clutched his sheets as his angered tears threatened to fall. "I want to know, tell me!"

Alright, Kit, but remember… you asked for it… Your father's name was Minato Namikaze… he was the one who sealed me within you… He was the fourth Hokage…

Naruto lost his breath as he released his tears and sat up. His knuckles were turning white while they clutched his sheets and his eyes were shielded with the shadows casted by his bangs. "My father was the fourth Hokage." He snarled as he gritted his teeth. "My father did this to me." One of his hands released the sheets and clutched his burning stomach, not really understanding why. "How do you know all this?" Naruto asked as he wiped away the tears.

A sealing jutsu such as this one is used at a cost. It takes the life of who uses it, but there was one little detail no one knew of. The victim and the user see the bringer of death, but the victim could see more… the victim sees the user's life. I know all about Minato… He loved you and Kushina very much. His last thought was for you to become a hero, the one who saved Konohagakure… He would have been outraged if he were to see how they treat you now.

"Then why was it me? His own… s-son." Narutos's voice cracked as a sob escaped his lips.

He had to seal me into someone he trusted… someone he knew would be strong enough to hold me…

"H-he thought I was strong?" Kyuubi felt relieved and from within his cage his lips curled into a smirk.

Of course, child. Now sleep, you've had a long day.

"W-wait… Will I ever talk to you again?" Naruto whispered as he laid back down, his eyes fluttering while he yawned.

Yes, Kit. Today was the only day that I was able contact you, but you can open a path in your mind for my voice to get through and for me to see through your eyes…

Naruto nodded a smile on his lips as he let his consciousness slip from his grasp and fell into the land of dreams. "Good Night, Kyuubi."

Sleep well, Kit.