Welcome to the world of Internal pain, where you will experience the life of Naruto Uzamaki. Something is breaking down his body. He doesn't know what, but Kyuubi does.

A/N This is my first fiction. Please review to help me improve the story and improve you satisfaction. Flames are welcome but try not to but them. ;. Thanks!

All characters are about the age of 17-20 besides the jounin, ANBU, etc.

THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HER INITIALS ARE K.S.T. I SHOULDN'T TELL HER FULL NAME FOR SAFETY REASONS. I THANK HER FOR LIFTING ME IN HARD TIMES, COMFORTED ME WHEN THINGS WERE DOWN, AND STAYED WITH ME WHEN I WAS HAPPY. ARIGATO GOZAIMASU

A blonde haired shinobi lay on a soft bed of grass on a small hill, eyes glazed with thoughts and feelings. His orange jacket was tucked under his head like a pillow, his black T-shirt standing out. Naruto Uzamaki.

The clouds were pure white, and slowly moving, while his eyes unconsciously followed them.

Beside him lay a girl with light purple hair and eyes, her head resting on Naruto's chest, breathing as though she was sleeping. She wore a light beige jacket and dark blue cotton pants. His girlfriend; Hinata Hyuuga.

"Naruto?" asked his girlfriend. "Hm?" was the response. "I have to go now." "Kay." They walked slowly down the dusty dirt path, to the Hyuuga mansion.

When the couple arrived at the mansion, Naruto gave Hinata a brief kiss on her forehead, and murmured a goodbye.

Hinata flopped onto her soft, king-size mattress and thought, 'Naruto is acting strange today. He isn't talking much, much less pay attention to anything in particular...I'll just ask him if anything's wrong tomorrow...' "What's wrong Hinata?" asked a voice quite familiar to the older Hyuuga girl.

Of course. It was the younger Hyuuga girl, Hanabi. Her light purple Byakugan eyes were the same as hers, but her hair was straight and black, just like her fathers. The older shook her head, "Nothing." "Something's wrong, I know when something is," said Hanabi. "I'm your lil' sis' remember?" "...There is, but I don't know what..."

Naruto held 6 shuriken in is hand and threw them in an X pattern, 4 hitting the exact target on the tree, and the other 2 missing by an inch or so. Hinata stood behind a tree watching Naruto practice, hidden from view. Naruto collected his 6 shuriken and sat down, leaning against a tree, facing away from Hinata.

"Did you want something, Hinata?" asked Naruto, feeling Hinata a few metres away. She blushed and came out from her hiding spot, sitting beside Naruto, leaning her head against his head. "No," she replied.

"Tell me if something's wrong, 'kay?"

The chuunin sat down at Ichiraku Ramen, eating, well, ramen. He sipped the soft noodles and finished the soup. Putting the bowl down, he payed, mumbled a thanks, and walked down the road back to his apartment.

On his way, he bumped into Kiba, with an Akamaru almost half Kiba's height. "Hey, you wanna go to the park?" asked Kiba, petting Akamaru absent-mindedly. "Mm," said Naruto, and went along.

Naruto threw the ball high in the air, maybe 20 – 25 feet. Akamaru jumped. 25 feet. "Wow," said a gaping Naruto. Kiba laughed. "We've been training a lot, so don't be surprised.

Nearby in the trees, a boy took out a few kunai and shuriken, prepared to throw them, and not for practice.

4 kunai and 2 shuriken whizzed out from the trees, straight at the kitsune body. The blonde took out a kunai, and 3 shuriken. He threw the 3, clinking against 2 shuriken and a kunai.

Strangely, they all had bells on them. He dodged the rest, but 1 thin, small senbon caught him square on the shoulder, blood dripping down his arm.

He put his index fingers and middle finger in a familiar cross and shouted, "Kage bunshin no jutsu!"

Kyuubimaster: Cliffhanger! Sorry, just had to do that. Well, that's the first chapter of my first story! Yatta! Please review since it's my first story so I'll know how to improve it. If you're lazy, just write, I liked it, or, I didn't like it. All Japanese translations are after author's note.

Japanese Translation

Kitsune: Fox

Kage bunshin no jutsu: Shadow clone jutsu