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Chapter 1

In the Hidden Leaf Village a Festival was taking place. Many travelers had come to show and sell their goods, and tell stories of their travels. Everyone in the village was at the festival, even the Leader of the village, Lady Hokage Tsunade. She was there to help if there was any trouble and to make the people feel better with all the outsiders in their village. However our story is not about Tsunade.

Under a large tree many cages hug from its branches. A man was walking under them putting many different furs on tables. The man was a hunter who caught rare animals and demons. The demons he caught he sold as slaves or pets. Most of the animals he caught were for the furs, but others he would sell as pets along with the demons.

In one of the cages was a young demon boy around the age of four. He was a very rare fox and to top it off the boy had nine tails instead of just one! You think with such a big catch that the man would make sure the boy stayed in good health right? Wrong! The boy was given little food to eat just like the rest of the demons and animals the man had caged. The demon and animals were only given enough food and water so they wouldn't die on him.

The boy was in the far back of his cage with all his tails wrapped around him so he looked like a big ball of orange fur. He didn't like being locked up in his cage, it made feel trapped and it being too small even for him didn't help. He hadn't been able sleep well because his stomach hurt to hurt too much. His ankle still hurt from when he got caught in a bear trap. He would have healed it by now but didn't have enough energy to do it.

"Hello there, see anything you like?" The hunter asked someone who must come over to them.

The boy couldn't see through all of his fur, so he couldn't see who or how many people the hunter was talking too. Not that he really cared anyway.

"We're looking for something for my younger brother." A calm deep voice said.

"Oh, and what made you want to look here?" The hunter asked the voice.

"I heard that you sold demons and rare animals. I don't want something just anyone else has for my brother." It answered and the young demon could hear a smile in the unknown man's voice. "Go look around and see if you like any of them."

The boy could hear the sound of grass crunching under someone's feet as they walked. He used the sound to know where the new unknown person was going around under the cages in till it finally stopped under his cage. A sweet smell reached the boy's nose which made his stomach growl. Moving two of his tails, he looks down to where the smell was coming from. With his head no longer hidden the person under his cage could now see some of his face. The demon boy had bright yellow hair that was spiky and stuck up everywhere. He had small orange fox ears that sat on top of his head. Three whisker marks were on both of his cheeks and had sun kissed skin. His eyes were a bright blue that matched the sky above them if not bluer.

Those eyes looked down and met eyes as black as the night. The new eyes belonged to a boy around his age if not a year older. His skin was pale and smooth with raven black hair that sat on top of his head. He had bangs that fell down the sides of his face and stuck up in the back. It reminded the demon of a duck butt, which made him giggle a little. The smell came back to him and the demon started to look to see where it was coming from. His search brought him to something in the boys hands.

The boy was holding a small white bag of steam buns that he could tell by the smell that they were freshly made. The demon's mouth started to water at the yummy smell. His stomach growled again but louder this time so that even the boy below him could hear it.

"Are you hungry?" The raven haired boy asked him.

The demon nodded, looking from the boy to the food in his hands.

"Do you want one?" He asked as he reached into the bag.

"I wouldn't do that little boy. That one likes to bite and scratch the hand that feeds it." The hunter said, showing the boy his arm.

Hearing the man's voice the demon quietly wrapped his two tails around him again to hide himself. A low growl could be heard from the orange ball.

"It seems that he just doesn't like you." The other voice from before said. "Sasuke, do you want to share your food with him?" It asked the boy, the demon now know to be called Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes never left the orange ball as he nodded his head. His older brother smiled and picked him up so he could be closer to the cage. Sasuke put his hand into the cage holding one of the steam buns in his hand.

The demon, hearing something enter his cage, moved one tail so he could see what it was. What he saw was Sasuke's small hand holding out some food. The demons eyes widened as it slowly reached a hand out from the safety of his tails. He held his hand out to take the food, when both Sasuke and his older brother gasped as they saw how skinny the demons hand and arm was. The demon quietly grabbed the food into the safety of his ball of tails. Even though he was very hungry the demon boy ate it slowly to savor the warm sweet treat. Soon a small purr started too rumbled in his chest.

"Well I never seen him do that before. He never purred before either," The hunter walked over to the cage and shook it a little. "Hey fox, what are you playing at?"

The purring stopped and was repasted with an angry growl as a hand shot out from the orange ball, scratching the hunter. The man hissed in pain and back away from the cage. Three deep scratches were on the back of his hand.

"You little piece of shit!" The hunter growled out through the pain.

"It's your own fault. Brother told you that he didn't like you." Sasuke finally said, giving the hunter a look that said, 'Are you really that stupid or something?'

"Shut it kid! No one asked you!" The man spat at the boy.

A much deeper growl come from the ball making everyone turn to look back over at it. The demon boy had moved has tails again so that only his eyes could be seen. They were glaring at the hunter with nothing but the promise of death in them.

"Itachi, I want this one." Sasuke said not taking his eyes off the demon how was still glaring at the hunter.

"Are you sure?" Itachi asked his little brother.

Sasuke nodded as he stuck his hand back into the cage, stretching his hand out to touch the orange fur. As soon as his fingers touched the fur, the demons eyes quickly moved to the boy. The fur felt soft under his touch and soon the purring started to slowly come back. Sasuke smiled at the demon as the purring got louder and the demons eyes started to close.

"Come out please, I'm going to take you home with me." Sasuke said giving the demon one of his rare smiles.

Some of the tails started to move away showing the top half of the demon. "Home," The demon boy said. His voice was small and scared.

"That's right, you're going to come home and live with me and my family."

The rest of the tails moved to reveal the rest of the demon boy. He was just as skinny as his arm and they could now see that he was wearing dirty, ripped clothes and he had a banged ankle.

"What your name? I'm Sasuke Uchiha and this is my big brother Itachi."

"He doesn't have a name. He just a stupid demon that I caught and what makes you think I'm going to sell him to you?" The hunter smirked.

"Oh really? Then maybe the Lady Hokage would like to hear how you been treating your 'things'. I hear she very fond of children and I don't think she would be happy with what I have to say." Itachi said giving the man a fake smile.

"And would someone like the Hokage give a damn about what a person like you has to say?" The man countered.

"I think she would care what the Captain of the Anbu had to say."

The man paled as he rushed to cut down the boy's cage and open it. Itachi put Sasuke down, who rushed over to the opening of the cage.

"Smart man but, I'm still going to take you to the Lady Hokage." Itachi told the hunter. The fake smile was still on his face. "Sasuke, do you think you could walk home by yourself?"

Sasuke was kneeling on the ground in front of the cage holding his hand out to the boy inside it. "Ok brother. I'll tell mother and father what happen if they ask." He said without looking away from the demon boy.

Itachi nodded even though Sasuke couldn't see it and walked away to find the Hokage with the hunter in hand.

"You still haven't told me your name yet." Sasuke gave the boy a kind smile to show him that he meant no harm.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. I'm the last of the bloodline of the Nine-tails fox Kurama." The demon boy, Naruto, said as he took Sasuke's hand slowly.

"Well Naruto, it's nice to meet you. Now let's go home." Sasuke gently pulled Naruto out of his cage.

Naruto nodded as a smile started to grow on his face. Sasuke helped Naruto walk because of his ankle and gave him the rest of his food as they walked to Sasuke's and Naruto's new home. Both had smiles on their face as they walked through the Village together.

A/N: Yes! My first Naruto story is finally born! Oh I feel so happy right now. Some of you might hate me for what I did to our lovely Naru but he ok now and since Sasuke was nicer when he was a kid he smiled more. This will follow the normal storyline only, other than that is mostly AU. This also an M-preg just a heads up though, that won't happen for a long while. There will also be bashing.

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