I walk between the trees, a hood over my head to hide my face, a face I despise looking back at. Looking into my deep blue eyes, I see only a monster looking out.

Since I was born I have carried with me a secret no onr knows about. Those who did, the ones who placed it in me, died some time ago. Even if I wanted to tell anyone, though I don't know why I would, they would become lifeless not long after hearing the truth. A truth I wish had been murdered long ago.

You know if I was dead, you would be, too.

The voice, the dreaded voice. I fall to my knees, holding my head. I wish so badly it would go away.

It is my powers that have kept you alive these fifteen years.

I shake my head, and pull my dark brown hair as I had many times before.

The voice grows silent, and I wait for a few moments before standing back up, breathing a small sigh of relief. It's over, for now.

I continue on the barren path, coming from nowhere and heading nowhere. I have never had a home, for each village I visit eventually treats me as an outcast, or someone grows suspicious of me. Once, the beast had taken control of me, and I had destroyed everyone. I shudder, trying to repress the memory of the horrified faces, the pooling blood.

Night begins to overtake the day, so I set up camp and look out over the desert I was coming up on. Soon, I would be surrounded by purely sand and sky, nothing else.

I fall asleep, and the night passes with no dreams, as usual. I never have dreams, though I figure this fact is only luck, for if I did have dreams they would surely be nightmares.

I wake to the sound of people travelling through trees. Immediately, I jump into a defensive position, kunai in hand.

"Over here," said a voice in the distance.

They were heading towards me. I face their directing, but the demon could hear others.

"Towards the boarder, come on"

Behind me. I growl, and slowly begin to turn in a circle.

The two groups reach me at the same time. From the trees emerge shinobi of the lead, a blonde-haired boy, pink-haired girl, a boy whose apparel covered most of his face, and another who has a ninja hound with him. In the distance I could hear the sound of shadow clones disappearing.

The group from the sand consists of a boy with red hair and a gourd on his back. Though young, his appearance reminds me of the rumors of the new Kazekage. What the hell did I do to bring the Kazekage from his village? With him stands a girl with blonde hair and teal eyes, and farther back I presume is the often talked about puppeteer of the sand, both siblings of the red head.

"Does she belong with you?" The red head from the sand asks the leaf shinobi, not paying attention to me.

"No. We thought she was one of yours." The pink haired girl answers.

I scowl. They are seriously going to act as if I'm not right here?

"Well, we must figure out where she is from." The red head states. He turns to me, his greenish eyes reflecting the light.

"Who are you?" He asks me.

"Kyuuen Iriama." I reply, no emotion in my voice.

"Where are you from?"

"Everywhere. Nowhere. I don't know exactly."

He considers this for a moment. He is young, not too much older than myself. His siblings stand in a way that says they would rather be somewhere else, but they held a slightly defensive stance, as if they would harm anyone who attempts to hurt their little brother.

It's a shinobi from the Leaf who answers.

"If you do not mind, we can take the girl back to our village. The Hokage would probably like to see her. Perhaps she could be given a place to stay." It is the pink haired girl who spoke.

"Fine. But I will visit in a weeks time to see what the final decision is."

The sand shinobi leave, and for a moment I stare after them. Then my attention is brought back to the Leaf shinobi.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage!" The blonde haired boy says. He has startling blue eyes, but in them I can see fear and pain, masked by the optimistic, boisterous attitude.

"My name is Sakura Haruno," says the pink haired girl. She hads green eyes, but not nearly as complex as the eyes of the Kazekage.

"Shino Aburame," spoke the one with the coat that covers most of his face.

"Kiba Inuzuka, and this is Akamaru" the one with the dog says, accompanied with a bark.

I nod, not really caring much.

Kill them. It shall be easy.

No... I can't kill them... there is no reason to.

The demon replies with a low growl, but becomes silent.

"Let's get back to the village," Sakura says as she jumps into the trees. Though I don't know why, I feel like throwing my kunai at her.

The others follow her, but the blonde boy stays with me. I glance at him, them jump up to the nearest branch. Soon he was traveling beside me as we head to the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

"So, Kyuuen, where are you from?"

I look over at him. Was he mot listening to the conversation that had taken place not long ago?

"Nowhere." I reply shortly. He seems dissatisfied by my answer,but becomes quiet.

I can't help myself from continuously looking at the one known as Naruto. I can't quite explain it, but he seems to be exuding a strange force, similar to mine. I noticed this with the red headed sand shinobi as well.

We soon arrive at the village. The two shinobi who guard the entrance look at me with curiousity, but as they realize I am with the group of ninja from the village, they say nothing.

Though I felt it would have been easier and faster to jump from rooftop to rooftop to reach the Hokage's room, the pink haired girl decides it is better to walk.

A while later, we enter the room. In a chair behind a desk sits the Hokage, someone who has a reputation for being a horrible and excessive gambler: Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade, while we were on patrol we came across her." Sakura said, vaguely motioning towards me.

"Hmm... Where did she come from?" she questions.

"She didn't really come from anywhere. When asked, her answer wasa 'everywhere and nowhere'."

Oh joy. I seem to have become invisible again. I've been doing that alot lately, it seems.

"Does she seem dangerous?"

"Not that I have observed."

The Hokage turns her gaze to me.

"You may stay here for the time being. Naruto, why don't you show, um, whats your name? Around the village."

"Kyuuen," I say, but am quickly pulled out of the room by the blonde. He seems in a rush to get somewhere.

"I'm starving!" He exclaims as we sit down at a ramen stand.

He orders himself a few bowls, and when I reply I don't care what I eat he orders me a bowl of what he was having. I eat it, not even bothering to ask what it is. I haven't eaten in days.

Just as I finish my first bowl, Naruto has a stack next to him. When he notices I am finished, he stands and takes out a wallet in the shape of a frog. He then pays the man who had served us.

"Um, thanks for the food." I say. He smiles.

"Of course! You can't arrive in the Leaf Village without eating at Ichiraku's!"

I smile, not quite sure what to say. I haven't been around people for awhile, much less people like him.

We walk through the village. HE talks most of the time, because whenever he asks me a question, I mutter something uncomprehendable and he just continues talking.

The sky begins to darken, and we stop infront of a vacant house.

"Here is where you can stay," he says with a smile.

"Thanks. And, uh, thanks for showing me around."

He nods, then runs off as he calls back, "See you tomorrow!"

I watch as he goes, then enter the house. But I'm not alone. I never am.

You should have killed him. You had many opportunities.

I hold my head as I sit on the bed.

Destroy this village like you destroyed the other. It will do nothing but eventually cause you pain.

"No!" I accidently scream aloud. I pull my long hair, and lay down.

I haven't been in a village for a long time. But the last time... would probably lurk in my nightmares if I was able to have any.