Hatred Runs Thicker Than Blood

Key: "Yo" talking

'Yo' thinking

"Yo" Kyuubi talking in fox form (this will also be used for a secret later)

'Yo' Kyuubi thinking in fox form ""

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Chapter 1: One Wrong Move Leads to Truth and Hatred

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Naruto Uzumaki a boy of only 12 years old was mature beyond his years. His usual immature pranking self was just a façade he put up so the villagers would attack him less. It worked but only slightly, now they attack him every day except for one per month. He never knew why but they would always yell things like "demon" and "monster". He assumed it was related to his whisker marks.

Naruto was a rather small boy for his age standing at only 4'5. But that is what happens when you have to deal with severe malnutrition. He had a somewhat handsome face (when it was set in a serious expression) with three whisker marks on either side of his face. His skin was tan from being outside often and his hands were calloused from extreme manual labor and hard work. His hair was a sun kissed blond and his eyes were a deep sapphire blue that seemed to pierce straight through to your soul, and then judge you on the most primal level.

Naruto sat on a swing outside the shinobi academy in a depressed mood. He had just failed the graduation exam…for the third time. It was always because of the one jutsu that he could never do it. His Henge was perfect, and his Kawarimi was flawless, but the one jutsu he could never even perform. The Bunshin jutsu was for some reason too far out of his grasp. If the academy didn't put a maximum limit of ten he could pass easily, but he could only make a minimum of 3000 Bunshin. Anything less than that and they would turn out deformed and sickly.

"Look at that little demon. Can you imagine if it became a shinobi? I mean it is the…" started one civilian.

"Shh, you know we can't talk about that" said her friend hurriedly.

Naruto just sighed and shook his head. He was about to get up and trudge home when he felt a familiar presence behind him.

"Don't be too hard on Iruka, he just wants you to be ready" said Mizuki Tao the assistant instructor to Iruka.

"Yeah but I really wanted to pass this time. I trained forever and I still can't get that damn Bunshin" he said sadly.

"Well, if you really want to pass there is another way" said Mizuki innocently.

"What? How" asked Naruto.

"All you have to do is sneak into the hokage tower and steal a replica of the forbidden scroll of sealing. There will be several jutsu in the scroll, all you have to do is learn one and then show it to a teacher who will come to see the results. Only you me the hokage and the teacher involved will know this is going on. This will be a black ops mission and if anybody finds you, you will be treated as an enemy. Are you clear on your objectives Uzumaki" said Mizuki in a commanding tone.

"Hai sensei, give me the rendezvous point and I will commence operation" said Naruto with a snappy salute.

"Here is a map now hup to it" said Mizuki.

"Hai" replied Naruto as he leapt away to prepare. He never noticed Mizuki change from a smile to a sneer.

'Soon you will be dead and my master will have all the power in Konoha' thought Mizuki as he leapt away to prepare for his own mission.

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(Several hours later by an old shack)

"Hmm let's see what the first jutsu is. Tajuu Kagebunshin huh? What's the description? Creates a solid body that is able to assist the user in battle. The chakra of the user is divided evenly amongst the clones, they are capable of everything you are but will dissipate after only one hit. An added bonus anything the Kagebunshin learned in its 'lifetime' will automatically return to the original making it a great reconnaissance tool. Sounds to me like it's well worth the effort" said Naruto to himself as he began practicing. It took him only 15 minutes to learn the jutsu and then another ten minutes to master it without hand signs. Once he got the concept down it was childs' play to do something like that. He did the exact same thing with Kawarimi and Henge when he was younger, but still used the signs for appearance sake.

"Ok what's the next jutsu? Huh? Turning a bokken into a deadly weapon? All one needs for this technique is a bokken and wind elemental manipulation. If a bokken is not handy there is one sealed in the scroll…" Naruto decided to stop reading there and unseal the bokken so he could get to work. Once he had it he continued reading only to stop cold at the next line.

"However it was the Yondaimes' personal bokken and only one of his descendants may unseal it" the second he finished he blacked out and found himself in a sewer.

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He walked for what seemed like hours only to come across a massive room. The ceiling was so high all he could see was darkness. On the other end of the room was a massive cage with a single offuda with the kanji for 'seal' on it.

"Hello little one. I'm glad to finally meet you face to face" said a gruff yet still effeminate voice.

"Who are you" asked Naruto. The voice came into the light and revealed itself to be the Kyuubi.

"It pains me to say this little one, but I am the root of all your problems" said Kyuubi sadly.

"Why are you here and where is here for that matter" he asked curiously.

"I am here because this is where your yondaime sealed me, and here is…your soul" Kyuubi replied looking away at the last part.

"So that bastard of a father of mine sealed the most hated enemy of Konoha away…inside me" said Naruto his anger and killing intent skyrocketing through the roof. It reached a point that not even Kyuubi could believe possible.

"DAMN YOU FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he finally yelled tears streaming down his face as he fell to his knees and began pounding his knuckles into the ground.

"Naruto I now that I am the cause…" began Kyuubi.

"No don't even try to pin the blame on yourself. You don't act in anyway like what history says you would, so that means it wasn't under your own volition that you attacked. The blame rests with that bastard and the yondaime" said Naruto as he stood.

"Hmm you seem much wiser than many think you are. Why is that" asked Kyuubi curiously.

"When you're forced to grow up at age three or die you become wise fast. You start looking at everything differently and from every angle" said Naruto.

'Hmm maybe he can handle it' "Naruto I have a little gift for you. With it you shall become a true bringer of justice. To complete it all you need is to call the name Entei, and your steed will appear. Call it my way of saying thank you for being so understanding to the plight of this young vixen" said Kyuubi as a bolt of fire shot out and impaled him in the chest. However it didn't burn him, it just seemed to phase through until it rested right where his heart would be.

"Wait you mean you're a…" he started only to be ejected from his soul.

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(Back in the clearing)

Naruto was just coming to when Iruka landed right in front of him with a pissed off look on his face.

"Do you have any idea how much trouble you are in" said Iruka.

"I guess Mizuki lied. He told me about a secret graduation test but from the look on your face I can tell it never really existed" said Naruto dejectedly. He was tired of his idiot mask, he was tired of being a scapegoat, but worst of all he was tired of being lonely. All he wanted was someone he could love and that could love him in return.

"Naruto…" started Iruka only for his eyes to widen as the sound of moving air hit his ears. He knew from years of experience that kunai were flying straight at them. Without a thought for his own safety he shoved Naruto out of the way taking seven kunai to the chest and getting pinned to the cabin wall.

"Iruka sensei" said Naruto in concern.

"Good job Naruto now hand me the scroll and you pass" said Mizuki who was perched on top of a branch with two oversized shuriken on his back.

"An act of betrayal" Naruto asked making Mizuki fall from the tree in astonishment, and Iruka nod his head.

"Oh Naruto, do you want to know why the village hates you" asked Mizuki in a kind voice.

"I'm listening" said Naruto in feigned ignorance.

"No Mizuki don't. You know it's forbidden" yelled Iruka as he ripped out one of the kunai.

"You see that Iruka would do anything to keep me from telling you" said Mizuki a maniacal smirk on his face.

"Tell me what" said Naruto losing his patience.

"That the Kyuubi which caused all the destruction in the village years ago is sealed inside you. You are the Kyuubi" he yelled.

"Old news, let's move on" said Naruto sweeping his arms from one side to the other in a 'please go ahead of me' gesture.

"What how do you know of him" asked both men in surprise.

"Just after I picked this up I blacked out and wound up more or less in front of her cage. And believe me she is definitely not a guy. No man has that effeminate of a voice or that kind of a nature" said Naruto.

"So what did she tell you" asked Iruka curiously.

"Mostly how sorry she was for her presence causing me so much pain. But she did leave me a gift, and said something about Entei…" before he could continue an indescribable pain coursed through his body. He howled into the night sky as his flesh began to peel off revealing flame. When the entire process was complete his cloths and appearance had completely changed. Now every visible part of his body was flaming bone and his head was nothing but a flaming skull. He now wore a leather jacket with three long vicious spikes on each shoulder, and leather pants. Around his chest was a metal chain wrapped twice. Out of nowhere they all heard a whinny from a horse, when suddenly a demonic looking skeleton horse burst into the clearing. It walked straight to Naruto looked him in the eye and bowed its' head in submission to its' new master.

"Wh-wh-wh-what the hell is g-g-g-g-going on" stammered Mizuki in fear.

"Your penance" was all Naruto said before he whipped the chain from his chest setting it aflame. Before anybody could react he whirled it toward Mizuki. It wrapped around his neck searing his flesh and causing him to scream in raw agony. Naruto jerked the chain towards him dragging Mizuki along for the ride.

"What are you going to do to him" asked Iruka hoping his favorite student (not that he would ever say it aloud (he hates favoritism as much as the hokage)) wouldn't have to deal with his first kill before even making genin.

"Look into my eyes…your soul is stained with the blood of the innocent…feel their pain…repent" he said ignoring Iruka as Mizuki started screaming in agony as images started flashing through his mind of every person he ever hurt. Only this time whenever they got hurt he felt the pain. He dropped Mizuki who curled up into the fetal position and entered into a catatonic state.

"Naruto what did you do to him" asked Iruka in shock.

"Do not call me that when I'm in this form. When I'm like this I am…Soul Rider. All I did to Mizuki was show him his punishment in hell. He will be going there soon enough…innocent" he said pointing to a seemingly random direction in the forest. To the astonishment of Iruka though Hinata Hyuuga came walking out from the exact same direction he was pointing at.

"H-h-how long have y-y-you known" she stuttered blushing furiously.

"Since the moment you started following me right after Mizuki said about the other way to graduate" said Naruto reverting back to his normal form. As he did he noticed that his cloths stayed the same and the chain wrapped around his chest automatically.

"Firstly, what the hell was that" asked Iruka.

"I guess my new Kekkei Genkai courtesy of Kyuubi" said Naruto nonchalantly. Iruka paled at the thought of Hinata knowing but then remembered that she had probably heard it from Mizuki considering how long Naruto said she was there.

"Oh and secondly come here" he said with a secretive smile on his face. Before Naruto could ask what he was doing he said,

"Congratulations Naruto you pass". He removed his own headband and put it on Narutos forehead.

"Thank you sensei" he said quietly.

"Naruto do you think you can help me so we can go see the hokage" asked Iruka with a sheepish grin on his face.

"Sure" said Naruto as he carefully removed the kunai and then effortlessly hoisted Iruka onto his shoulder.

"Hinata you come too, the hokage will want a word about what you heard Mizuki say" said Iruka.

"H-h-hai" she said rushing to catch up. Neither of them noticed that Naruto had picked up a seemingly random bokken, with a swirl on the hilt.

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(Hokage tower 30 minutes later)

Naruto kicked the door to the hokages office open without a word and unceremoniously dropped Iruka onto a chair.

"Oomph, you could be a little gentler" complained Iruka.

"You'll live" he said in an emotionless voice.

"Naruto, I'm not going to beat around the bush. This power you received from the Kyuubi is not a good thing. It seems to be changing you and not for the better. I don't want you using it" said Sarutobi sternly.

"…No… was all Naruto said. Everybody in the room grew wide eyed at his response.

"Why" asked the hokage giving Iruka a look that said to keep quiet.

"Because my attitude change is not because of the power. This is the real me old man. I'm tired of that damned idiot mask. I grew sick of it when I failed that damn jutsu, but the straw that broke the camels back was Kyuubi" said Naruto.

"(sigh) Fine then, but let me ask you one last question before you go" said Sarutobi.

"What" asked Naruto.

"What do you think of the yondaime" he asked without hesitation. The second he said that title Naruto tensed up.

"You want to know what I think of the yondaime (receives a nod). THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF HIM" he yelled smashing the bokken that was still in his hand on the hokages desk shattering both into splinters.

"THAT BASTARD SEALED THE KYUUBI INTO MY STOMACH AND CONDEMNED ME TO HELL ON EARTH SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN I HATE HIM WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING" he finished panting.

"But he was your father" said Sarutobi without thinking still in shock from hearing Naruto say that. He realized he mistake when he heard Iruka and Hinata gasp in shock.

"That bastard is no father of mine. As far as I'm concerned I am just the forsaken orphan he chose to seal a creature that never deserved it into" said Naruto angrily.

"But…" started Sarutobi only to be cut off.

"Now since you don't seem to know who my father is, maybe you know where my mother is" said Naruto with venom. Sarutobis' shoulders just slumped as he answered.

"She is in Uzu no kuni. After the sealing she claimed you were no son of hers and left the village for good" said Sarutobi knowing it would break the young boys' heart.

"So I truly am an unloved orphan…" he began only to be cut off…by Hinata.

"But I love you" she said as she tackle glomped him.

"Wha" was all he could say as Hinata began crying into his chest.

"I don't care about the Kyuubi, I don't care if you were abandoned, I don't care if you were condemned to hell, and I don't care if I'll suffer the same fate for loving you, I'll love you just the same. You are my strength, my courage, my everything. I will suffer any punishment from the village and my clan if only to be with you" she said clutching onto him as if he were her only hold on reality.

"Why didn't you come forward sooner" he asked smiling slightly and holding her gently.

"I was afraid of you rejecting me. I knew you liked Sakura and the fear of your rejection was too much to bear. So I just shied away and kicked myself for my cowardice" she replied nuzzling her head into Narutos neck.

"Hinata my crush on Sakura was all a mask. I chose her because I knew no matter how much I begged and pleaded she would never say yes. Any other girl would have eventually broke down and said yes, and then they would face the wrath of the villagers" said Naruto solemnly.

"What would they do" she asked curious as to what her fate will most likely be.

"They would beat and then rape whoever was with me until she died. Then they would rip her body to shreds and desecrate whatever was left. If you want to know the truth though you were the first girl I ever crushed on, and then you were my first love. You want to know a secret (she nods her head) (leans in and whispers) I still do love you, and I always will" he said. Hinatas' eyes widened and she took one look into his piercing blue eyes before she latched her lips to his in a heated yet chaste kiss. Naruto returned the affection even though he knew she was in danger just from being around him. But he made a vow to himself right then and there, he vowed he would protect her with everything he was, with every fiber of his being. He loved her too much to give anything less.

"Naruto I really hate to break up this touching moment but I need a name for your new clan and the Kekkei Genkai that goes with it" said Sarutobi.

"My clan will be called the Kishu and our Kekkei Genkai will be called the Hiseirei" said Naruto with a smirk.

'Hmm the 'Rider' clan and the 'Fire Spirit' I like it' thought Sarutobi as he wrote it down.

"Come back tomorrow so we can inform the council of a new clan in Konoha" said Sarutobi as Naruto got up with Hinata to leave.

"I will old man you can count on it" said Naruto as he bent over and scooped Hinata up bridal style to carry her home.

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Ah young love, oh I'm terribly sorry. thymistacles here just finishing up the first chapter to my first challenge response. This little challenge was issued by one of the greatest authors of our time, drakohalo117. His stories are pure genius and he has inspired and assisted me with numerous ideas for my fics. He is an author worthy of our respect and recognition, and this is my tribute to him, review or flame it's your choice, ja ne.