This takes place during the Fourth Shinobi War. Naruto is all by himself in this story, doing who knows what. In this moment he encounters a cloaked man who's trying to capture him. To do so he's holding an 8-year-old orphan/street kid hostage.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does though.
Naruto Uzumaki stood still, afraid that the little boy held hostage in front of him would be hurt.
"Hand yourself over Jinchuriki, or this brat won't be going home tonight. Or ever really." Said the cloaked man in front of him, holding a kunai against the throat of the boy. The small child eyes were filled with overwhelming fear, for he knew that the blond teen in front of him would never give himself up for street brat like him. He started to cry when the jinchuriki stepping forward.
"Let him go and I'll go with you, but please, let me speak to him first."
"Fine," the cloaked man said. "but you have only two minutes." The man let go of the street boy, and the boy then slowly walked to the blond who was beckoning him. He looked up at the tall teen and asked,
"Why did you help me? I'm just a kid from off the streets, and I have no worth. And not to mention our countries are enemies." The seventeen-year-old teen knelt down so that he could see the boy's eyes that were still letting tears come out.
"My name's Naruto. What's your name kid?"
"Why should you care?" he answered quite rudely, considering the fact that this stranger saved his life.
"Well, I kind of want to know the name of the person I'm giving my freedom for." Answered Naruto, not really caring that the boy was rude.
"Kekei, that's my name." he answered simply. Naruto took Kekei's hand and placed it over his heart own heart, covered by his orange coat. He then placed his hand over Kekei's heart.
"Well Kekei, I can feel your heart beating." Naruto said quietly. "Can you feel mine?" Kekei was taken by surprised with the question. What did this have to do with anything?
"Ya…" he answered, unsure of what he was getting at.
"We both have beating hearts, Kekei." Naruto then started to cry, and the silent drops fell down his face. He moved Kekei's hand to touch one of the salty tears, while moving his own hand to touch one of the boy's tears.
"We both feel sadness, pain, and happiness, don't we? We're both human, and we both live, ne?" Kekei's tears now came harder, and he looked at the man in front of him.
"And because of that Little One, I know you, I understand you, and I love you. I love like as if you were my little brother." Naruto then pulled Kekei into a hug with both boys' tears falling to the ground, not out of sadness, but happiness. He then whispered into his little brother's ear,
"It doesn't matter if we are enemy's, I still love you, even if you put a knife in my back. Live on little brother, achieve your dreams, and cure this world of its sadness and pain. That doesn't mean that you have to go into battle, all you have to do is reach out to those in need. After all, we are all human, and we're all family. I love you." With that Naruto pulled out of the embrace and stood up. He walked over to the cloaked man.
"I'm ready now." He said to the man. The man quickly pulled Naruto's hand together behind his back and bound them. Naruto looked back at Kekei, who was still standing a few meters away. He smiled at him before the man knocked him out and carried him away.
Kekei saw the man take the blond teen away. When they were out of sight, his tears came back fully, pouring down his face in a silent wave.
"I'll do my best to heal this world, for you." The little boy said. "I love you big brother."