Naruto was lying on the ground as the mob walked away. Blood flowed freely from his nose and mouth. Just lying there, not wanting to do anything. Forget going home, there is no one there to comfort me. The "stomp, stomp" of boots announced that someone was walking towards him. The only response 8 year old Naruto gave was to curl up tighter, fearing the kick he thought was coming.
"Damn……….. Well, I can't just leave him here." A male voice stated
The only response was a groan. Naruto, both his eyes swollen shut, felt himself being picked up. After that, he passed out.
Later that night, Sarutobi was sitting in his office, doing his paper work. Two sharp "cracks" came from out side the door. Those sounds were followed by two bodies crumpling to the floor. A booted foot smashed in the door. A man, about 20 years old, walked in to the Hokage's office. Wearing a red trench coat with lightning symbols on it, he walked to the front of the desk. Two more ANBU poofed in next to him, on either side. Before the smoke had cleared, the man's hands crossed, his right hand to his left hip and vice versa. Drawing his weapons, they looked like knives bent to the shape of a gun, the blade pointed forward instead of up.
The blade's split down the length, rings popping out of the two halves to form the coils of a coil gun. (AN: If you don't know what a coil gun is, look it up on Wikipedia.) Two more cracks sounded and the two ANBU fell to the floor. Sarutobi could still hear their heartbeats. "And who are you, my impolite young sir?"
"I guess you don't pay attention to your bingo book, do you, Hokage."
"You are not in it."
"Oh, but I am. Just not in the shinobi section. I'm an S-rank criminal listed in the civilian section. This is apparently beneath the notice of the almighty shinobi." His voice was dripping with sarcasm.
"Then why have you walked into the lion's den?"
"Are you kidding? I can leave anytime I want to. I only tried to use the door out of politeness. And I only wrecked it cause those idiot ANBU would not let me in." At this he ran his fingers through his brown hair in embarrassment.
"Then, why are you here?" The Hokage would hear him out. For now.
"Cause I'm taking that blond haired kid. Or rather, have taken. Past tense. My conscience wont let me sit by and watch mobs beat on children. And before you say anything in your defense, I know that if you tried to help him any more than you have, it probably would start a civil war in this village. So I don't blame you for not doing more. However, I can't sit by and let this go on."
"Ok….. And you will return him?"
"When he can defend himself, yes."
"Do you know why he is hated?"
"No. I don't care."
"He is the container for the Kyubi no Yoko."
"So." And with a shrug and a flash of white light, he was gone.
Sarutobi reached inside his desk for the bingo book. Flipping to the civilian section, he looked for the male.
Rai Arashi. Age: Unknown. Skills: Unknown. Combat style: Prefers ranged combat using explosives and other devices. Home village: Unknown. Well, that was a lot of help.
Naruto woke up to a brightly lit room. A comfortable bed and furnished room surrounded him. He got out of bed and walked to the door. After listening at the door for a moment, he opened it and entered the hall. Picking a random direction, he walked down the hall until he saw a door on the right with a light coming from the inside. Not having anywhere else to go, he opened the door and entered.
Rai was sitting there, his coat off, his eyes closed. The room had no furniture to speak of, only a fireplace in the back. "Where am I?" Naruto asked
"My home." Came the simple answer
"Why am I here?"
"Because, for the moment, we need each other. Or, more precisely, you need some one to care and I need a companion. 20 years is a long time to be alone."
"And you don't hate me?"
"I made a choice, a long time ago, to never hate any one because of something they had no choice in."
"Why are you just sitting there?"
"I'm not. Come and sit with me and I will show you."
Deciding that he could trust this man for the moment, Naruto came and sat down next to Rai. "What is your name?" Rai asked
"Uzamaki Naruto."
"When you are able to handle your self, do you want to return to your village?"
Silence reigned as Naruto though about it.
"Don't answer now. Take some time to think."
And with that, a friend ship was born.
(AN: This should be fun. It should be noted that the only reason Rai took out the ANBU so easily was that they knew nothing about him. They expected a ninja attack and he does not use Chakra. So they were taken out easily, not knowing what to expect. I can assure you, it will not happen again. Next time, he will have to work. And how will the training affect Naruto?)