Chapter #1: Naruto Uzumaki
A boy, about 5-years-old. Born October 10, 1997. A boy believed to be a curse. Shunned by his home. The villagers glared at him, giving him hateful eyes, the constant rocks thrown at him, the scars and bruises covered his body like the clothes on his back. Homeless, an orphan on the streets the the orphanage wouldn't take in, children pointed at him as their parents pulled them away. A boy said to be born a curse.
A tiny, skittish, child, with wide eyes so large and frightful, always running, hiding from the people in fear of getting stoned to death. Afraid of their hateful eyes. His clothes and body, torn. Covered in scars, cuts, bruises, scratches, dirt, mud, sand, grass, grass stains. Dark sandy tan skin, large bright baby blue eyes as wide as the full moon, and dark dirty blond hair, spiky and unruly. 3 whisker scars across each side of his bruised cheeks. Black kapris covered in mud and grass stains, a brownish-grey shirt with holes all through rested itself on the boys' upper body, sleeves covering his hands handing down to his shins.
Walking slowly on a bright summer day, sweat dripping from his forehead, people instantly noticing him and quickly shuffling away until they were practically half-running to get away from him. The child walking slowly his legs too weak to carry his weight which was under 30 pounds. Crash! "Huh!" The boy jumped startled as the cart of apples fell over, watching them intensely at one shiny red apple that rolled towards his tiny feet. Slowly, with a sore lower back, he leaned over, and lifted the apple with his hands which he couldn't pick up all the way. His arms too weak, the apple too heavy.
"Hey! You little thief give that back!" A large burly man screamed at him from behind his cart picking up his apple. His wife coming out from around the corner.
"OH my goodness!" She gasped dropping her basket of laundry, "honey! Don't let him take that apple! Get 'im!" She shrieked, her husband instantly removed himself from the cart walking towards the "cursed child", with every step he took, the ground shook beneath him.
"Huh...!" He gasped slowly tilting his head up to look up at the large man. It was now that the boy began to ride, his legs straining and flopping about, the man easily chasing him down, if only the large crowd of people wasn't in his way, he pushed anyone who got in his way, one man went flying crashing into a woman's cart, she gave a scream and pushed him off.
"Huff! Huff!" The boy breathed heavily is tunny chest puffing in and out as he was quickly running out of breath, he tried to run faster only to find himself running slower, taking random turns around long dirt roads and fences when he tripped over his toe and collapsed to the ground his chest hitting the apple, immediatly curling himself into a ball a second before the man kicked him like a ball, clutching onto the apple as he smashed into the fence wall and onto the dirty ground, tears filling his eyes, blood dripping out the corner of his mouth.
"I got ya now you little runt!" The man smirked devilishly as he walked towards the child, "it's about time. I don't understand how you're still living. Frankly, I don't understand why anyone hasn't killed you yet. You don't do anything be feed off of people's fear!" He growled his face pulled into a scowl. The cursed child shook his head rapidly, attempting to use is arms and feet to push himself against the fence wall, his body still lying limp on the ground, his right hand clutching the apple close to his sore chest. "heh, heh, heh. Just watching you trying to survive is pissing me off... it's so pathetic!... But that's alright," he said suddenly lifting his head up, "this all ends here." Bright blue eyes widening only to darken, the cursed boys' head slumped to the ground, his long mangled hair covering his face, his tears sliding off his cheeks and onto the ground.
With each suspenseful step that man took near him his heart lurched up his throat demanding escape out his mouth. "Hey!" Came a childish voice. The large man turned around to see a tiny kid with white jean shorts, a black T-shirt with a large collar around it, black hair tickled his chin, bangs slanted center curving inwards towards his deep, dark, blue eyes, the rest of his hair spiked out in a duck tail form. "You don't belong here." The child simply said calmly.
The man laughed his massive shoulders with each sound that came out his mouth, "oh yeah? Who said!?"
Tap, tap. "Me." Came a deeper voice belonging to a much taller man that stood behind the child.
"Huh! Fugaku Uchiha-sama! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize this was your territory!" The man apologized quickly getting on his feet to bow.
"Why yes, my clan and I just bought this land yesterday. It's part of the Uchiha district now, which is where you are not allowed to enter, correct Goku?." Fugaku Uchiha confirmed.
"Y-yes sir! It's just that, this... this... monster stole something from me!" Goku complained.
"Monster? He's a kid like me!" The child chimed with a smile only to have his father look at him with a frown and a slight shake of the head.
"Well... that 'monster' as you like to day, is obviously starving and malnourished, you have over a million apples Goku, I'm pretty sure you can spare one." Fugaku declared, Goku grumbled but nodded relentlessly standing up, bowing, and leaving the Uchiha district. "Sasuke, stay away from that child." He commanded. Sasuke frowned, he was annoyed that his father had caught him sneaking up to the kid.
"But why!? He's a kid like me!" Sasuke repeated.
"As much as you'd like to think so... not quite." Fugaku replied to his sign turning around beginning to walk away, "come on Sasuke, let's go-SASUKE!" He yelled, his eyes nearly bulging out of his head, his hand hanging in the empty air, stunned as his son disobeyed him and is now sitting beside the cursed child. Fugaku narrowed his eyebrows. "Sasuke!"
"My name's Sasuke! What's yours!?" Sasuke asked him excitedly only to find that the boy couldn't talk. "You can't say anything at all? Not even your name?" He pressed on.
"Uzu... maki..." he whispered.
"Wha-?"
"Uz-ugh!" The child coughed roughly, so much dust and dirt in his dry throat. "Uzumaki," he barely managed to choke out. "Last name is Uzumaki."
"Oh? You don't have a first name?" Sasuke asked to receive a shake of the head as his answer. "Daddy this kid doesn't have a first name, but! His last name is Uzumaki!" Fugaku's son smiled his eyes sparkling. Fugaku gasped.
"Uzumaki!?" fugaku rushed towards the boys and easily lifted the kid off the ground who dropped his apple, Sasuke stared down at it for a moment before happily picking it up and carrying it for the boy as he followed his father who carried the child to his house. "Honey!"
"Oh hi Fugaku!" His wife Mikoto chimed coming out from around the corner cheerfully before giving a gasp and dropping her tray of tea on the floor. "F-Fugaku th-that's-!"
"Uzumaki. His last name is Uzumaki." Her husband cut her off and her eyes widened stunned tears coming to them.
"Are you... are you sure?" She asked only to receive a nod from both her husband and son who was both confused and excited.
~SasuNaru: The Bet of Times~
Searching through the 4'th Hokage's will for the 100'th time Fugaku and Mikoto find themselves stunned. Mikoto was Kushina's best friend growing up and in Kushina and Minato's will it is stated that Fugaku and Mikoto are the God-Parents of their only child who they had not yet named for they died after his birth but did decide on giving him Kushina's last name Uzumaki to make it easier for his relatives to find him. But Mikoto being Kushina's best friend and the God-Mother of their child, if anything were to happen to Minato and Kushina, she takes full custody of their son.
But their son went missing and no one could find him. Then came this fox like child an "Anima" (Anima means: the inner personality that takes a physical form on the body which also affects the personality and certain character traits). Which due to the fox ears, tail, and characteristics people were afraid of him and gave him the name "cursed child" and started the abuse, which caused the child to then hide his fox ears and tails within the muscles of his body, human ears replacing the fox ones.
But no one knew that this was the son of the 4'th Hokage! Discussing the situation over together Fugaku and Mikoto finally came out of their bedroom to see Sasuke tickling Uzumaki the fox Anima. "But how did he become an Anima?" Fugaku asked Mikoto as they watched the two play, "aren't people supposed to be Anima's when they face some sort of traumatizing event which causes the human psyche to release that inner personality on the outside of the body?"
"Yes," Mikoto confirmed, "which wouldn't surprise me, I mean, this boy's been mentally, physically, and emotionally traumatized for the last 5-years of his life. But it seems as though he was..."
"Born this way."
"Yes... which in a way, does make since. After all, Kushina was an Anima." Mikoto added. "But, it's still so unusual to see Anima DNA passed down, that normally doesn't happen. I hear it happens once every 100 or so years."
"But is this really their kid?" Fugaku asked, "I mean, the kid's been missing since he was born!"
"Yes, but he told Sasuke that he didn't have a first name, only a last name which is Uzumaki. Minato and Kushina didn't decide on a first name and died before they could. But both agreed to give him the last name Uzumaki so his relatives could find him easier if something were to have happened. This boy doesn't know about that, obviously. So there's no way he could lie about that. It'd be literally impossible! I mean, he doesn't even know who his parents are to top it all off! There's no way this could be a lie or a coincadence! And as Kushina's best friend and his God-Mother, it's my duty to take custody of him!" Mikoto decided giving herself a nod while heading back towards the bedroom to grab her purse and a couple other things.
"Want me to go with you?" Fugaku asked while walking down the hall to Itachi's room.
"Yes please!" She answered, "Sasuke!" He paused to look up at his mother, "you watch him for me please? Mommy has to go do something important. Will you please help him take a bath?"
"Ok!" Sasuke nodded helping his new friend stand up and walk to the bathroom.
"I just need you to watch them make sure nothing bad happens or anything of course," Fugaku told Itachi who nodded and walked with his father to the bathroom, "also, just make sure they don't tear the house upside. Sasuke, like you, is pretty mature for his age but I don't know anything about this kid. But due to his damaged body, I doubt he'll be able to do any damage let alone anything at all. After he gets a bath, clean the tub, and uh... make that kid some food." Fugaku added giving his older son a tap on the shoulder, "I can see his ribs and it's freaking me out." Itachi chuckled a little at his fathers' face while nodding.
"Ok dad." Itachi said. Itachi, being 5-years older than his little brother who was 5, is 10-years-old and is top of is class. Itachi walked towards the sink and began to make lunch while his parents left.
~SasuNaru: The Best of Times~
"Finally!" Sasuke giggled impressed with himself after got the tub filled with warm water. "Ok! Come here!" He commanded cheerfully giving a giggle while easily lifting his new friend off the toilet lid and plopping his butt onto the floor so he could remove him of his clothes, the bathroom door wide open for Itachi to walk into it. "Sorry!" Sasuke said carelessly not even turning around to face his older brother.
"At least close the door, no one wants to see his naked body. Or walk into the door." Itachi grumbled closing it calmly before returning to the kitchen.
"There we go! Now~~ into the tub!" Sasuke chimed once again picking his friend up.
"Aaaahhh!" Crash! Bump! Itachi dropped the glass plate and rushed to the bathroom to find the dirty child wailing like a baby while laying on top of his brother.
"What's the matter Uzumaki!?" Sasuke asked worried.
"What the heck happened in here!?" Itachi asked.
"I don't know! I went to put him in the tub, he screamed, pushed me to the floor, and now he's crying! I swear I didn't do anything wrong!" Sasuke explained honestly. Itachi nodded. "Come on Uzumaki-chan, my mom really wants you to get clean before she comes home!"
"Chan?" Itachi cocked his head to the side, his arms folding while he leaned up against the door, "chan is for girls. He's a boy."
"Yeah, but he looks like a girl!" He looked at his crying friend who couldn't lift himself up off the floor, he turned his head back to his brother, "he acts like one too..."
"Huh... whatever, I have to get back to the food before it burns. Get him clean before Mum gets home. And it appears that he's afraid of the water, you might have to get in with him." Clank. The door closed shut.
"With him!? But I already took a tub this morning! And I take my tubbies alone!" Sasuke complained pinching his eyes shut his tiny fists balled waving in the air.
"Mmmm..." Uzumaki grumbled. Sasuke sighed.
"I don't really have a choice do I? Huh... ok!" He hesitantly agreed removing his clothes and carrying Uzumaki to the tub with him who clutched onto Sasuke for dear life. "Hey, easy! You're not gonna drown I promise!" He pouted, "you really need a first name. I don't really like calling you 'Uzumaki' all the time. It matches you perfectly as a last name! But for a first name it sounds like poo!" He grumbled as began to wash his friend off of all the dirt. "Hmmm... how about..." he thought long and hard while he struggled to wash all the dirt and grime off the child.
After a good 2 hours Sasuke finally managed to get his friend successfully clean. Giving him clean clothes, Sasuke found that his friend was not only skinny, but also very tiny. Sasuke's shirt fit him like a dress, the sleeves hind down to his knees, the actual shirt hovering just above his toes. Sasuke laughed, his eyes shut tight before opening them again to take a good look at his friend. His eyes widened dumbfounded.
Light tan creamy skin, large baby blue eyes, long, thick, black eyelashes, bright golden blond hair that rested smoothly by his neck lightly brushing his shoulders, long bangs covered his thin eyebrows, a round doll face, and plush pale pink lips. Sasuke's eyes widened in complete shock at the difference. "Nii-San! Nii-San!" He screamed keeping his eyes locked onto Uzumaki's, his head slightly leaning left towards the door.
"What is it?" Itachi asked frustrated, "I cooked lunch 2 hours ago while you guys were still bathing and now it's cold! So, please, Sasuke! Tell me what it is you want now!?" He complained, eyes pinched shut with frustration.
"Nii-San, look." Sasuke smiled, his hands on Uzumaki's shoulders to help him keep his balance so he wouldn't fall over. Itachi opened his eyes, curiosity getting the best of him.
His jaw dropped... "you think he looked like a girl before!?"
"You guys! We're home!" Their mother greeted as she came in through the door, Fugaku not far behind.
"Mum... I'm usually not one to get excited, but you seriously need to look at this." Itachi said not turning his gaze from Uzumaki.
"Huh? What is it honey?" She asked entering the bathroom with Fugaku. Itachi pointed. "Oh my!" She gasped with a smile.
"It took forever to wash him!" Sasuke complained with a frown before adding a laugh.
"This... this is a boy? Are you sure?" Fugaku questioned, "I think we should check." Everyone but Uzumaki laughed.
"Mum! Mum!" Sasuke chimed picking up Uzumaki and chasing her down the hall.
"What, what!?" She giggled.
"I wanna name him Naruto!" Sasuke said sitting down at the coffee table, Uzumaki sitting on his lap, his eyes wide gazing deep into Sasuke's eyes.
"Naruto?" Itachi questioned, "that means fishcake, no way! We're not naming him Naruto." He argued calmly chewing on his food.
"And your name means weasel!" Sasuke bickered back his eyes flaring with a fiery determination! "He has a fishcake face! Look!" Sasuke was nearly yelling his excitement far too great, as he practically shoved Uzumaki towards his mother and father who took a good look at the round baby doll face.
"Oh wow... it does match! Really well too!" Mikoto laughed, "alright then! Naruto it is! I shall write that on his birth certificate and the other forms tonight and then turn them all in tomorrow."
Sasuke gasped, "is he gonna live with us!?" He asked excited and amazed, his grip tightening on Uzumaki's dress like shirt.
His mother laughed hard his father giving a small smile, "yes honey! I guess you could consider him your little brother! You were born in June, he's an October baby! He's only a few months younger than you! I'm sure you guys will have lots of fun together!"
Itachi grumbled, "ok, he can be our brother. But you're not the only one that gets to play with him Sasuke-ototo."
Sasuke grumbled and scowled at his brother sticking his tongue out. "Sasuke, don't do that at the table." Fugaku scolded.
"You both can play with him." Mikoto said.
Sasuke sighed, "fine... but he stays in my room!" He turned to Naruto, "would you like that Naruto?" His face seemed to say it all. For the first time in Naruto's life, he smiled. A large, bright smile, his pearly white teeth showing, his baby blue eyes glittering with light, twinkling. Sasuke blushed lightly and dropped his chop stick.
"What's the matter sweetie?" Mikoto asked. Itachi and Fugaku stared at them.
"Wow..." was all Sasuke could say.
Fugaku shook his head and face palmed his forehead, 'great... my son's gonna be gay.' He though irritated.