Chapter 1

Sarutobi had been the Hokage for a long time now, and in his years he'd seen and known some things that he still couldn't forget to this day. However it was the Kyubi attack on the village twelve years ago that took the cake; the day he learned that they weren't alone in the galaxy. That night Minato had defeated the beast and sealed it inside a new vessel, a newborn baby boy. Sarutobi had been the first one on the scene and he hadn't been fooled in the slightest; in fact he'd been disgusted by what the young Hokage had done. Even to this day it stayed with him, and though things would've gotten worse without his intervention; the event of that night still haunted him.

Flashback

'I'm way too old for this shit!' the former Hokage silently exclaimed as he sprinted to the site where Minato had taken the Kyubi. In the distance he saw the blonde Hokage on the ground, but as he got closer his eyes widened in shock. There Kushina was holding something in her arms with a kunai very close to it, but on the ground was a sight that shocked him beyond belief. A bloodied woman was on the ground glaring at Kushina and reaching for the now crying bundle that was in the red head's arms. 'No, it can't be; Minato wouldn't do such a thing.' The former Hokage silently hoped, but this hope was shattered in an instant.

"Give me back my baby!" the bloodied woman cried out in a pained voice. Sarutobi looked to Kushina confused as all hell, but when the baby began to cry out, he knew that his assumption was correct; that's what saddened him.

"Kushina!" he exclaimed grabbing the woman's attention "Put the child down." His hands were raised in a peaceful manner as he stepped forward, but Kushina would have none of it as she quickly backed away.

"This thing needs to die damnit!" Kushina exclaimed as tears streamed down her eyes "The Kyubi is inside of it, and it isn't even human!" leaning the newborn forward she showed Sarutobi that the baby was indeed not human. "If I kill it now, then maybe just maybe the Kyubi will die for good this time." Her words shocked Sarutobi to the deepest depths of his soul. But the newborn's mother cried out, still reaching for her baby. "After I kill this abomination and save everyone form the threat of the Kyubi forever, you'll be next bitch!" her kunai rose in the air and immediately came down for the murderous blow. It was very lucky for the newborn that Sarutobi was fast enough to knock Kushina back. Grabbing the newborn with both hands and gently raising it into his arms, Sarutobi quickly jumped back and gave the bloodied woman her baby. "What the hell are you doing?!" she demanded getting up.

"I'm saving an innocent child from you!" the old Hokage angrily stated "Human or not you can't and don't have the right to kill a baby!" Kushina glared at Sarutobi, and if looks could kill then Sarutobi would be dead a hundred times over at this point. Seeing the state that Kushina was in, he couldn't take the risk of her killing the baby; human or not. "Leave Kushina, leave and don't come back until you've realized the foolishness of your atrocious actions!" the Uzumaki woman's expression turned to that of shock and sadness. Looking away from her, Sarutobi only heard the sound of her weeping and running away. Looking to the lifeless body of Minato, he sighed in shame. "How could you do such a thing?" he received no answer.

"T-thank you" the woman said with a slight smile as she held her baby close "You saved me and my little Naruto." she said. Looking at her now, Sarutobi could see why Kushina said that the baby wasn't human. The child's mother was pale grey color, she had pale yellow eyes that were slit, her dark pink hair wasn't odd considering the many different hair colors out there, but what stood out were the small black wings on her back and her pointed ears. "That woman wasn't lying, me and my child aren't human at all, but it's strange." She said.

"What's strange?" Sarutobi questioned.

"Humans were thought to have been extinct for thousands upon thousands of years; to find a planet full of them is quite an amazing sight." She stated "What's wrong?" she questioned upon seeing Sarutobi's shocked face.

"We were thought to be extinct; by whom?" he asked still shocked at the woman's words.

"The entire galaxy; especially after the human home world was destroyed." She stated causing Sarutobi to sit next to her with a rather flabbergasted expression. "On the bright side none of the more violent aliens can find you." she tried to joke only to grab her head in pain.

"Are you okay?" he questioned only to smack himself for asking such a stupid question, of course she wasn't okay she just gave birth and her baby was almost killed. The woman however simply chuckled much to Sarutobi's slight relief "What's your name anyway?" he questioned wanting to know more.

"Vendra Prog." She answered not knowing what would soon befall her and her child.

Flashback End

Only an hour later did Vendra fall into a coma from either childbirth or some form of stress, and Sarutobi was forced to cast a strong genjutsu over Vendra and her child. Granted he couldn't hide the fact that Naruto held the Kyubi inside of him effectively making the boy's life a living hell, he tried to help Naruto as much as he could, but angry civilians and shinobi were extremely hard to control. Vendra on the other hand was being taken care off in the most private part of, his clan's compound. There was no way in hell was he going to let her die; because if and when she wakes up, Naruto will need his mother. The boy was an emotional train wreck already. Over the twelve years of Naruto's life the boy wasn't just abused psychically by the villagers, but mentally as well. This was one of the reasons why Naruto often slept in the Sarutobi Clan Compound, and because they were one of the few families that liked the blonde. Skip to the present day where Naruto was back from the Wave mission, and got a bridge named after him. "An entire bridge?" Sarutobi questioned with a smirk causing the blonde to blush a bit.

"Yeah, apparently I made such a big impact of everyone's lives there that they wanted to honor me; thus they named the bridge after me." Naruto said with a smile.

"And in the report I got from Kakashi, it says that you tapped into the Kyubi's chakra." The old man stated causing Naruto to begin to panic "Don't worry about it for now, neither of your seals broke so its fine." he stated. "But I must wonder; why didn't you use your powers?" this single question caused a pained look to consume the blondes body. Mentally slapping himself, Sarutobi knew that he shouldn't have asked such a stupid question.

"I was scared." He said looking at the mirror to his left "What if I'd used it and my seal broke?" he questioned as a panicky expression took over "They would have seen it…what I really look like…my true form." His breath hitched and his body trembled "It's disgusting." Sarutobi sighed sadly upon hearing the blonde's words, and while this was to be expected time and time over again; eventually it would have to stop. The seals on Naruto's back were made with a very special and extremely rare chakra ink that was supposed to last for years under the harshest conditions, and the seals themselves kept up Naruto's human appearance.

"It isn't disgusting it's simply unique to you and you alone; your one in a billion Naruto be proud of that." Sarutobi said bringing a small yet fragile smile to the blonde's face. "Speaking of which, I have something for you before the chunnin exams start up." He said opening up his desk drawer "Your mom had it on her when I found her" he pulled out what was indeed an outfit "it was meant for you; a gift from a mother to her son." Looking down at the outfit Naruto allowed a tear to drip from his eye and a smile to envelop his lips.

"Could you step out of the room please, I-I'd like to change into It." the blonde requested only to find that the shades were closed along with the door, and Sarutobi was outside said door. From outside, Sarutobi could hear the blonde changing clothes and could only hope that this would help Naruto come to accept what he truly was. Even if he didn't know exactly what he was, but his true appearance was something that the blonde needed to accept. "I'm finished." With those words, Sarutobi slowly entered and upon fully coming in he saw that the outfit suited the blonde perfectly. The outfit was in actuality a one piece that slimy yet very comfortably enveloped Naruto's body. Its colors consisted solely of black with orange line highlights that spread out to the blonde's wrists and ankles. Yet all four came from the single circular symbol on Naruto's chest. A single wrench like symbol, and to some it may have seemed strange, but to Naruto it felt comforting in a way. "Despite her being comatose, mother still manages to show some form of affection." A small smile came to his face as he took a deep breath and exhaled. "Seal… release." This command alone allowed the appearance seal to come down and show Naruto's true form; the face that'd been hidden for thirteen years.

His body was now cat-like with orange fur and red stripes running down parts of his body; his tail stretched out as did his arms, but the whisker marks on his cheeks remained. On his back were a pair of small black wings much like his mother's own. Unknown to him he looked so much like his father. "One in a million Naruto, one in a million." The blonde couldn't help but blush a bit at the compliment, he wasn't used to getting such compliments. Looking in the mirror he couldn't help but feel some pride at how he looked; how he truly looked. After deciding to stay in the outfit, his appearance seals were brought back up and he headed home for the day. Now in the almost empty streets Naruto honestly felt good about himself, really good. "Oi! Naruto-chan!" a familiar voice called out much to his surprise, it was a voice that he hadn't heard in about two weeks. Turning around he saw a beautiful looking older woman running right at him; sadly she didn't stop, she proceeded to tackle Naruto in a bone crushing hug. Aki Higurashi was a very caring woman that was completely and utterly obsessed with Naruto and his wellbeing, she and her husband had been openly supporting Naruto since he and their daughter became friends when they were four. "Oh! It's been so long little blonde!" Aki exclaimed with happiness. 'Little Blonde' was a nickname that Aki had come up with for Naruto.

"Hey, Ms. Higurashi." Naruto greeted through strained breaths, she was indeed crushing him with affection.

"Please call me, Aki." She said allowing the boy to breath a bit. "And, we'd love it if you joined us for dinner, we've all missed you so much!" a smile enveloped her face as her brown eyes brightened in anticipation. Naruto found himself unable to say no to the woman, she was just too nice and innocent. Plus at least he'd be able to eat something other than ramen for once.

Higurashi Home

Chicken, rice, vegetables, and fried dumplings this was the best meal that Naruto had, had in weeks. Despite his polite posture and gestures during his meal, he found it hard to not down everything on his plate, it was all so good. it was kind of odd to think that this was the same family that his very first friend had come from, the same friend that he couldn't even talk with anymore because of their so called 'status'. Hideo Higurashi was a man of special virtues and morals, and that's what made him an excellent father and shop owner. Naruto admired the way the man was so good to almost everyone he knew and encountered. The sudden sound of the door opening caught Naruto attention as he knew who it was, and her being here so early was extremely unexpected. Just as Naruto was going to jump up and hide in a form of fear, Aki held him down by holding his shoulder, yeah she was very strong. "Mom, Dad, I'm home; so what smells so good-" her words were caught mid-sentence when her eyes went to Naruto who took another bite of his fried dumplings. Swallowing, he could only say the first thing that came to his mind.

"Hey TenTen." Naruto greeted awkwardly with a calm smile.

"Naruto… it's good to see you." Tenten replied sporting a rather confused smirk. This was what was called an awkward reunion between two best friends.

Chapter 1 End