Uzumaki Naruto was running for his life. It was seven years ago today that Kyuubi had been defeated. It was also Naruto's seventh birthday, which meant that today, more than any other day in the year, he had tride to stay hidden. The villagers had found his new apartment however. He was just beginning to think that one of the Chuunin that was ordered to help may have had something to do with it when he spotted a small cave. He didn't even stop to think. All he did was run in and crouch down to hide.

After crawling through the cave, he came to a small spring. There was a large hole in the roof of the cave, so the whole thing was bathed in the moonlight. When he looked at the water, he slowly traced the whisker like scars on his cheeks. "Is this why they hate me?", he asked sadly. Expecting no answer, Naruto jumped at the sound of a voice, "It is."

"It's no use looking boy, I'm in your head." The voice was somewhat comforting, so Naruto continued to listen. "My name is Kyuubi. I am the demon that attacked your village." "But...why?" "No reason, I simply attacked. I don't need to be provoked to want to kill. But, I suppose I underestimated the Hokage."

Naruto was horrified by this reasoning.

"But why? Why would you kill innocent people? There's no point in that! And why are you even here? You're dead!"

This set of the fox's temper.

"How dare you! Believibng for even a moment that any Bijuu, let alone me, could be slain by an insolent human! Your father couldn't even seal me on his own! He had to summon that damned Shinigami to his aid!"

Naruto was stunned; if the Hokage had defeated Kyuubi, and Kyuubi said that Narutos father had sealed him, then the Hokage was Narutos father?

"Wait! Fox! Are you saying that the Hokage was my father?"

Kyuubi had to pause a moment. Hadn't Sarutobi told him? Or was that why he was hiding? If he didn't know, then the villagers probably didn't either.

"Well, if they hadn't told you, then you must be a demon in their eyes. Tell me, Naruto, how would you like to prove them right?"

Naruto was horrified. "What? Why? They're bad enough now!"

Kyuubi almost had to laugh at how naive the boy was

"Boy, if you became a demon like me, you could kill the people that have wronged you. Destroy them, and their village. Get your revenge for what they've done to you."

Naruto was stunned. The thought of finally repaying them for his hellhole of a life was like a gift from heaven. Or, with a demon making the offer, a gift from hell.

He was so happy he could barely speak, so he simply nodded his head, a smile on his face.

And so began the end of Konoha.