Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto.

This is my first shot at a Naruto FanFic, so go easy on me. I love reading FanFiction so I would like to know how good I do in my own. Enjoy!


The sun began to descend from the horizon it's lasting light illuminating four distinctive faces on the side of a huge mountainside that watched over a certain village. It was a beautiful village with thousands of villagers that lived out their lives without a care in the world, but it wasn't a normal village. This village was a hidden village more specifically known as the hidden leaf village that homed not only the villagers but ninja as well.

In this village lives a young boy who has lived a hard life since birth and is given nothing but hate and death threats, that's all about to change...


Far off in the distance was one Naruto Uzumaki running from a mob of villagers, who carried sticks, pans, rocks, anything that could do harm to the young boy. Naruto took every turn and shortcut that could put some distance from him and the angry mob.

"Why are you guys chasing me all I did was try to buy something to eat!?" yelled naruto over his shoulder at the villagers. But that only seemed to make them even more angry since they began to yell profanities at him. "Don't lie Demon brat you were planning on robbing us"

This only served to confuse naruto 'Rob them? Why would I do that, I mean sure they never give me anything when I try to buy stuff off of them but still...' as this thought passed naruto's mind he realized he was heading toward a dead end. 'Damn. I guess its time to stop playing around and give these guys the slip'

Naruto stopped and turned to face the mob who had evil grins on their faces. Naruto only smirked at them in return. "Well guys its been fun and all but I really have to go Cya"

With that the villagers were left dumbfounded staring at a puff of smoke where naruto disappeared.


Naruto reappeared in his small apartment and instantly fell on his knees gasping and panting. 'Damn the shunshin took a lot out of me. Guess it wasn't smart using it right after a days worth of training'

'You don't say.' said an ominous voice which naruto could only hear from the inside of his head. 'Come on Kurama-sensei you know it was the only way out' naruto began to say as he drifted into his mindscape.

His mindscape could be described as many things but the best word to describe it would be 'Depressing'. It was dark and narrow since it resembled the inside of a sewer. If you were to keep walking down this sewer you would come across a large cage with a unique seal and that is where we find naruto.

Naruto was face to face with what was inside the cage and to most it was a terrifying sight. Staring back at naruto were two large red eyes with slit pupils that belonged to a enormous fox that had nine tails. He had a toothy grin that showed off his large canines and began to chuckle.

'Naruto I always have to tell you that your not invincible your just a six year old. You should know your limits no matter how strong you think you are.' lectured the huge fox to his small guest who was currently pouting. "Yeah, well it seemed like a good idea since I still had some chakra left and even you have to admit it was either that or another beating, kurama-sensei"

Kurama could only sigh at naruto's logical retort and began to speak up 'Yeah I know, but never mind that you should get some rest for tomorrow's training because its going to be hell for you' said kurama who began to laugh manically which caused a shiver to go down naruto's spine as he began to leave his mindscape, returning to his room. He got dressed in his night clothes with a night cap that looked like a frog.

He looked at himself in the mirror noticing his changes since he began to communicate with kurama. He was noticeably taller, his hair was growing longer, more specifically his bangs. Everything else was partially the same, But to him it was a big difference to eight months back...


*Eight months ago"

Naruto sat on a deserted training ground holding his growling belly. He would have been at his favorite ramen stand, ichiraku, But on this day that would be too dangerous. He dreaded this day more than any other it was October 10th or to be more specific his birthday.

Most people would celebrate their birthday with a party inviting friends and family, but he didn't have any of that. He couldn't even buy a small cake for himself because of the villagers.

On any other day they would only glare at him and tell him off, but today wasn't only his birthday it was also the day the festival for the defeat of the nine-tailed fox was held. During the festival the villagers would hold a 'Fox hunt' and would scour the village for him until they found him. He never understood why they try to hunt him down, but once they did it was brutal. Naruto would be pounded by fists, rocks, sometimes even kunai from ninja who despised him.

He would be left in a bloody pulp in pain and despair sometimes he couldn't even get himself home and would sleep where he laid. The next morning he would wake up without a scratch on him he wondered why that was, but he never questioned it.

Not wanting to suffer one of those beatings again naruto chose to spend his birthday in hiding. It was getting dark and naruto knew he might not last any longer without food. He knew it was risky, but it was either that or starve to death(not really), so he headed toward the village taking every alley he could find and sticking to the shadows.

He approached ichiraku with caution and when the coast was clear he rushed into the ramen stand where he was greeted by a friendly face. "Hey naruto, how's my best customer doing on this fine evening."

Naruto looked up at Teuchi, the owner of the stand, and spoke in a rushed but low voice. "Sorry old man can't stay long, could you give me five bowls of miso ramen to go." Teuchi stared at naruto for awhile wondering why the boy seemed to be in such a hurry, but he quickly got to work on the ramen and put in to a metal container. He placed it onto the counter. "Well here you go, i'll put this on you tab like the rest"

Naruto took the container and gave the old man a sheepish smile. "Thanks old man say hi to Ayame-nee for me" With that he took off running to his home desperately hoping not to be seen by anyone.

When he made it to his apartment he found it vandalized with graffiti spelling out 'DIE DEMON'. He chose to ignore it for some other time. As he entered his apartment he got a cold chill that seemed to hit his skin like a bucket of cold ice. Brushing it off as nothing he placed his ramen on a small wooden table in the center of the room and began to fill his empty belly. "Mm ichiraku ramen is the best"

"Yeah well you better enjoy it because its going to be your final meal"

Startled by the voice naruto turned around and came face to face with what seemed to be a chunin and he wasn't alone. Out of the shadows came villagers and ninja alike. Naruto couldn't help but wonder how they got into his home and how he didn't notice them.

Without a second thought naruto ran toward the window only to be caught at the elbow. He was placed on the table he was enjoying his meal on not too long ago and was strapped to it by the wrist and ankles. All his attempts to loosen his restraints were useless and all he could do was watch as the crowd that filled up his room began to beat him senseless. He could feel every attack one by one, first came the fists then the clubs and it got worst after that once the chunin took out their kunai and shuriken. He felt the cold metal dive into his warm flesh. His blood began to seep onto the table then onto the floor.

Through his screams of agony he could hear the snickers and chuckles from his torturers. "I wonder how long you'll last if we open you up" the chunin spoke with such ecstasy it was frightening. Naruto couldn't ponder on the thought because of the excruciating pain from his mid region. The tears began to fall as he was literally being torn inside out. The light was slowly fading from naruto's vision as more blood gushed out from his insides and as his world blacked out only one thought went through his mind.'Am I going to die.'


All he could feel at the moment was the numbness of his own body, which made it almost impossible to move. He found it strange how quiet everything had gotten. The only sounds he could make out was the splashing of water drops and his own breathing. As his eyes opened he could finally see where he was, which seemed to be a sort of labyrinth.'Am I dead? What is this place?'

When he could finally move he began to walk down a corridor where he could of sworn he heard breathing other than his own. The breathing got louder as he reached the end of the hall. After taking a right he could finally make out something in the darkness.'Bars? Am I in some sort of prison?'

Naruto finally made a stop in front of the large prison-like cell only to be greeted by large red eyes and sharp teeth.'So you have finally come to me naruto.' The deep and ominous voice seemed to get closer to the bars with the creature itself. When it came to a stop naruto could make out what the creature was and what he saw surprised him to no end. He tried to find his voice but found it difficult to speak and when he did speak it came out more like a stammer "Y-you're the... the-"

'Yes that's right, I'm the nine-tailed fox' spoke the proclaimed fox with a huge grin, amused by naruto's reaction.

Naruto struggled to find the right words as he stared at the large fox in bewilderment. So many questions were crossing his mind the current one being, why was the beast that attacked his village six years ago in a place like this. Caught up with his thoughts he finally realized the fox was waiting for him to speak. Not knowing what else to say he chose to just ask what was on his mind since he got here. "What is this place? Am I dead? And what are you doing here?"

'Well since you're asking so many questions I'll just answer all of them at once' He seemed to have cleared his throat before continuing 'To start off this place is your subconscious and you are not dead as for myself being here you could thank that accursed Forth Hokage for that' as he spoke of the forth his voice sounded like it had a bitter taste in it and fueled with anger. Naruto chose not to question it for now but he did ask about the first answer he received. "You said this was my subconscious, what did you mean by that?"

'Simple kit this is all inside of your mind' he said like it was the simplest thing to understand, but naruto found it anything but simple. "Inside of my mind? How is that possible? I was in my apartment getting beat to death not too long ago"

'Yes you were, but your not dead and you being here is my doing'

"Then why did you bring me here" naurto asked confused but a little happy knowing he was still alive. He was confused on why and how the fox had brought him here.

'Well if you must know I brought you here to heal you after the extreme butchering you received from those worthless mortals' His response only seemed to confuse naruto even more than before. "How are you able to heal me?"

'Since I'm sealed within you I can push some of my chakra into your chakra network allowing you to have a sort of healing factor' This intrigued naruto but what really caught his attention was the information of the fox being sealed within him and he couldn't help but ask what he meant. "You said you're sealed within me but how?"

'If you were listening to what I said earlier,I said your previous Hokage was the reason I'm here since he was the one who sealed me inside of you when you were nothing but a newborn.' Naruto soaked up all of this new information. The feeling of betrayal fresh in his mind. He realized that this must be the reason why the village hates him so much and that reason being the fox that was sealed within him. He couldn't believe it was his hero, The Forth, who seal it inside of him. Naruto began to wonder why he was never told.

'Does the Old Man know about this?' wondered naruto, referring to the third hokage who he thought of as a grandfather. The nine-tails just sat there watching the boy deal with his conflicted emotions. Not wanting to watch anymore he asked his own question. 'Tell me boy, why do you not fight?'

Naruto was pulled out of his thoughts at the question and answered with on of his own. "What do you mean"

'What I mean is why do you let those peasants attack you and never fight back?' he was getting agitated with naruto's cluelessness.

"Well I want to be a shinobi, but my taijutsu isn't great, I don't know any ninjutsu, and my genjutsu is hopeless" naruto told the fox with a tone the fox could only describe as pathetic. After taking in what naruto had told him he came to a decision.'Very well.'

"Huh?"

'Kit do you want to be strong?'

"yes" the answer was almost automatic, naruto didn't even need to think about. He might not trust the fox completely, but if he could become strong through him then there was no harm in trying.

'Then I shall train you to the best of my abilities' with that simple declaration naruto was jumping around with a stupid grin on his face. The nine-tails just watched him as if he was fool and in his eyes he was.'Stop that and get serious my training won't be a walk in the park, its going to be hell on earth so prepare yourself and from now on you'll refer to me as kurama-sensei.'

"Kurama?"

'Yes you fool that's my name. Now get out of here I've finished healing all your wounds'

"Hai kurama-sensei see you later" With that he disappeared leaving kurama to his thoughts.

'Something about that boy makes me... uneasy.'


*The present*

When naruto returned to the real world after that he found his apartment vacant with the smell of blood fresh in the air and his wounds healed completely without any scars. He cleaned up without question and just fell asleep.

The months after that were hard with training. Naruto could remember all the crazy work-outs kurama had planned out for him, even though he didn't like doing them, he had to admit they gave great results.

As he lay in his bed ready for sleep he thought about how far he has come in such short time. Kurama said his chakra reserves were at least jounin level and they would keep growing.

He found kurama to be an excellent teacher who pushed him past his limits. The old fox even turned out to be good company, naruto fond himself bonding with his prisoner.

He hasn't told anyone of his new found knowledge not even The third. Even kurama said it would be best if they didn't know just yet. He would also try his best to hide his skills until he made it into the academy where he would be going in a few months. Naruto decided to graduate in his first year so he could continue his training and gain some field experience.

"Yeah soon they'll all know my name"


So what do you think?

I have a ton of ideas for other chapters and I hope I can write them down to the best of my abilities.

See you later. :)