Hey guys, FeralKyuubi here with the beginning of a new story. I intend for this to be a story instead of a oneshot since i've had this idea for months now. Well, i don't have much else to say so let's dive right in
Human speech: "blah blah blah"
Human thoughts: " blah blah blah"
Demon speech: "blah blah blah"
Demon thoughts: "blah blah blah"
It was a peaceful night in konoha. Ninja were on their nightly patrols and civilians were sleeping with ease. All was well in the dead of night. Until a short scream rang out.
A young boy shot out of an alleyway and fell to the ground. He picked himself up and looked behind him with terror in his eyes. A group of villagers, some being ninja while most were just civilians, came out of the alley with anger in their eyes. To the young boy, they looked to be pure hatred given form. One of the ninja in the group threw a kunai at the boy which grazed his arm.
"There's the demon, kill him!" he shouted, the rest of the group voicing their agreement. Naruto was stunned by their words. "What are they talking about? I'm not a demon!" he thought, too enveloped by fear to speak.
Another ninja from the large group threw a shuriken that sunk into his left arm. The pain caused him to cry out and become aware enough to start running. The young boys attackers were quick to chase after him. Luckily, they were very intoxicated. So much so that even the ninja were seen tripping over themselves as they ran.
The boy currently running for his life was Naruto Uzumaki, Jinchuuriki of the kyuubi no yoko and village pariah. The reasons for this were known to all but Naruto himself on account of informing him meaning instant execution for the offender, a law made by the sandaime forbidding it being responsible for this. Therefore, Naruto was currently being hunted now for reasons he did not know.
"I have to get away and find someone to help me!" Naruto thought desperately. He ran as fast as his seven year old legs could carry him. He ran through alleyways and ducked behind trashcans but they always seemed to know where he was. "What am i gonna do?!"
As he ran, he saw the village gates. He thought about his life in the village to this day and realized that every day was painful. Occasionally there would be fun times, such as eating ramen and talking to Ayame and Teuchi or hanging out with old man hokage. The more he thought about it though the more he didn't care about the fun times.
With a new determination, he ran towards the gates. He decided to leave the village and start a new life out in the open world. He would meet new people and go on awesome adventures. He might even find somewhere to train so he could be a ninja.
What he didn't know was that this was the villagers plan the entire time. They had recently discussed the pros and cons of letting Naruto become a ninja or running him out of the village. Letting him become a ninja would get him out of the village on long missions and he would use the kyuubi's power for them (the irony did not escape them), but they feared the prospect of him using his training and power to destroy them. Running him out of the village got rid of him for good and all they had to fear was a slap on the wrist because of the hokage's nice demeanor.
With the overwhelming difference in flaws of each plan, they decided to get rid of the demon. Ninja who were apart of this had gathered any drunks they could from various bars. They led them to Naruto's apartment and dragged him outside. One of the ninja made sure he had a chance to run as they weren't trying to kill him. From there all they had to do was drive him towards the gates, where he would leave and die a horrible death in the woods fitting for a demon.
As Naruto neared the gates, he gave one last look behind him. He saw the angry mob but behind that, he saw the hokage monument. "Goodbye...jiji." He whispered with tearful eyes while looking at the sandaimes stone face. He wiped his tears and looked back towards the gates. He composed himself and regained his determination as he took his first step out of the village.
The group stopped at the gates and watched as he ran further down the road. They cheered about finally being rid of the demon and were making plans to celebrate when an anbu with gravity defying white hair appeared and knocked them all out. "They mentioned a demon being gone...they couldn't mean-?!" After this thought, he rushed to the hokage mansion.
The hokage was currently sleeping on the couch in his office. A combination of dealing with a mountain of paperwork, and fatigue from dealing with aforementioned paperwork, reinforced his decision on sleeping at the workplace. Times like this were what made his seemingly useless purchase of a couch all the more worth it. He was enjoying his dream of relaxing on a beach with none of the dreaded paperwork when his butler ran to him and shouted "Hokage-sama, Naruto is gone!"
Despite Sarutobi's old age and fatigue from being hokage twice, hearing that sentence was enough to wake him immediately. Once he gathered his bearings, he sat at his desk and addressed the anbu. "I want a full and extremely detailed report Inu, what happened to Naruto?" He spoke with a tone that did nothing to hide his rage at the news. Awaking to the news that a villager left at night was already worrying, finding out it was the son of his predecessor who was practically his grandson made him distraught and furious.
Inu stood stock still as he prepared to give his report. If one were to look closely though, they would see that he was shaking ever so slightly from the amount of killer intent in the room. "Hai, hokage-sama." Inu spoke with slight nervousness. No one would blame him considering that he was experiencing the full killing intent of an S Class Shinobi.
"I was resting in my apartment after some training, and everything was fine until I heard a commotion coming from outside, so I went to investigate it." Inu started the beginning of his report. "I heard them mention something about finally getting rid of a demon and dispatched of them before they could wake the rest of the village." The next part of his report was the hardest. "Knowing that Naruto is referred to as a demon, I assumed they had ran him out of the village considering that my apartment is next to the gates." Inu swallowed a lump in his throat and continued. "There was a blood trail leading from the gates, I followed it to see if i could find anything and took note of the fact that there was a lot to follow."
The ki in the room skyrocketed as Sarutobi sat in silence, He thought about what actions he could take, such as sending an anbu squad after Naruto. That thought process was quickly shot down considering that there were anbu on patrol that would not have missed an event such as this. He made a mental note to send some to Ibiki so he could have some fun.
After thinking some more, he noticed that Inu was breathing heavily and clutching his chest. He realized how much ki he was radiating and took a moment to calm himself. As Inu's breathing became steadier, Sarutobi's grief rose. He didn't want to acknowledge the worst case scenario. Even if it was a highly probable outcome.
Considering how much blood was reported to be lost, it was hard to deny that Naruto would die within the next hour. A seven year old could only lose so much blood before it would become fatal. Even if he had enough to live, he would still likely pass out and be picked apart by scavenging animals. It was a tragic thing to imagine, but decades of war and bloodshed had forced him to accept the cold reality of things.
He turned his chair to look out of the window. "Leave me for tonight Inu, I wish to be with my thoughts." Even if it was not heard, he was certain that Inu had exited the office, leaving him to his own devices. His thoughts were centered around the bright bundle of joy that had been his grandson. As he looked out at the village, he couldn't keep the scowl from his features. A village he had sworn to protect to until his last breathe had forced a young boy to his death for crimes he was wrongfully convicted of.
"I'm so sorry...Minato...Kushina." He spoke in a hollow tone. " I told the villagers of your sacrifice and final wish in hopes that they would understand." His voice slowly rising in anger. "Instead, they spat on your actions as if you meant nothing to them!" He shouted. "I can only hope that he will receive the love he deserves but never got with you both." Those were his last words before he lost himself in anguish and sorrow.
Elsewhere, Naruto was running down the dirt road before breaking off into the forest at its side out of fear of being followed. Once he found a tree with sturdy base and ample leaves, he sat down and caught his breath. "I...hah... finally got...away." he spoke through ragged breaths. After he finally caught his breath, he cried more than he ever had. The shock and grief from losing his home and only family had settled in his mind.
"Ayame-nee...Teuchi-jiji...Hokage-jiji...why, WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?!" he shouted in rage and sorrow. As his fatigue caught up with him, and though the tears didn't stop, he laid down in an attempt to get some rest and plan for tomorrow. Sleep started to claim him and as his eyes drifted shut he heard a deep voice in his mind. "So the damn humans finally did it, turned on their own kind."
Naruto opened his eyes to find himself in a sewer. He was submerged up to his knees in water and in front of him were giant iron bars with a paper that held strange symbols in it's center. He stepped closer and looked through the bars. A massive red eye stared back at him, "Hello kit, we have a lot to discuss and plan for your future"
Well, that's the first chapter. Poor Naruto being forced out into the wild. Maybe the kyuubi will be nice enough to help him? Please review and tell me what can be done better
