The White Fox
By Os Kitsune
Chapter 1, Escape
Rated M for Tayuya's laungauge, violence, and a possible future lemon
Disclaimer- I ain't asian so obviously I don't own Naruto... Unfortunately T.T
Legend:
'...Human or Lesser Summon Thinking/Small A/N...'
'...Demon or Summon Boss Thinking...'
"...Human or Lesser Summon Talking..."
"...Demon or Summon Boss Talking..."
"...SHOUTING/TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING/CASTING THE SAME JUTSU..."
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It was late, when Sarutobi heard a tapping at his door. Knowing who it was, he told them to enter.
"Hello Tsukihana,"(1)
He looked upon the young Uchiha women of twenty. She was an oddity among her clansmen, instead of the normal dark hair and eyes, she sported beautiful long white hair tied back in a braid. Her eyes were an enchanting and mesmerizing cerulean.
"Hello, Hokage Sama"
It was then that Sarutobi noticed the small boy of no more than five years of age that clutched to her kimono shyly. He had the same hair color as Tsukihana, except it was spiky, and almost looked like fur, his eyes were a deep lavender, he also noticed the three whisker mark scars on each side of his face and the small fox tail that sprouted from the boy's back. Reminding him almost of another young boy of his age.
"Ironic that they could be so similar, yet their fathers had been mortal enemies..."
"And from what I've been told, this young man must be Kitsune!"(2)
At this the young boy clutched more tightly at his mother's robes, getting an amused chuckle out of the old man.
"I see he takes after his father then" chuckled the old man kindly
Even though she said nothing, Sarutobi couldn't help but notice that at the mention of the child's father, that a sad look crossed her face. "I'm sorry" receiving a sad smile from her,
"It is alright, Hokage Sama, even though I miss him, It had to be done" she said, her voice devoid of emotion. As if sensing his mother's distress, the child snuggled even tighter into his mother's kimono. Sarutobi decide to change the subject back to the matter at hand.
"Are you sure you that you want to do this?"
She put a hand on the boy's head reassuringly, her eyes hardening.
"I have seen how the villagers treat the Uzamaki child, and he only contains the Kyuubi within him. I cannot even imagine what they would do to his child," she said, tears filling her eyes, the strength draining out of her," If they ever discovered his heritage, he would be killed!" she cried.
Sarutobi nodded, understanding. The only thing that protected Naruto was the fact that he was under his protection, and the child was still subjected to the merciless torment of the villagers. If they found out that the child of the demon they hated was among them, Sarutobi wouldn't be able to protect him. " I could not condemn my son to that horrible fate" she sobbed, tears splashing the carpet of the office. Kitsune looked up at his mother, an expression of worry on his face. He could not understand what had upset her so, and he hugged her legs tighter still. The woman explained further,
"It's only my knowledge of genjutsu that's protected him so far, I've had to hide the tail and whisker marks, but the sharingan is powerful, and they grow more suspicious every day!"
Sarutobi looked grim, he could hear the anguish in her voice.
"No matter where we send the boy, he'll just be used as a weapon or killed, and will never be truly be accepted or loved" Sarutobi thought sadly
"I may be able to help the boy, Sarutobi Sensei..." chuckled a voice from the shadows
"How long have you been there, Orochimaru?"
"Long enough to hear about this poor boys' plight. Such a pity too, to not only be the son of the kyuubi, but to have such a powerful kekkei genkai as the sharingan as well, yet he would still be prosecuted and hunted down like some beast, simply for something he has no control over."
The woman flinched visibly, he had hit the nail on the head, and it hurt. Suddenly, a huge and sinister chakra filled the room, everyone looked at the boy, whose features had become more fox like, and eyes had become a deep crimson. Kitsune did not know who this man was, but he had upset his mother, she didn't like him, so by extension, he didn't like him either.
"KITSUNE, STOP!" she said hugging him closely. His eyes returned to their lavender color, and the chakra dispersed.
"Splendid, so he has the same chakra as his father after all" thought Orchimaru, grinning
Clearing his throat, Orochimaru spoke to Tsukihana and Sarutobi,
"It just so happens that I have formed my own ninja village in the land of rice, I could take the boy there, he would be safe and happy, and accepted for who he is."
Before either them had a chance to answer, the sound of glass shattering echoed throughout the silent building.
"The demon's whore and brat are in there!"
Suddenly, the door to his office flew open, revealing several heavily clad ninja, katanas drawn, all of them bearing the paper fan symbol of the Uchiha clan.
" What is the meaning of this!" shouted Sarutobi, knowing full well that they were after the child and his mother
Fugaku Uchiha, stepped out of the group,
"Forgive us lord hokage, but the demon child must be slain, I will not have this monster harming either Sasuke or Itachi!" he spat in Kitsurui's direction, who cringed in fear, gripping his mother, tears in both their eyes.
"How long have you known, Fugaku.." she murmured
"Your genjutsu skills are not what they used to be, you demon's whore!" he hissed, raising his katana.
"I noticed the tail today and figured out why we never knew of the boy's father!"
Sarutobi blocked the blow
"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND FUGAKU? RAISING YOUR SWORD AGAINST YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD, YOUR DESPICABLE!!" roared the Hokage, making of few of the ninja flinch
"My,my,my. Looks like you have little choice but to give me the boy" chuckled Orochimaru
Tsukihana looked at the Sannin with tears in her eyes.
"Keep him safe... Please, protect him" she sobbed
A rare look of compassion flashed across the Sannin's face for a moment, before he responded quitely
"I will", his voice lacking it's usually sinsiter tone. As she handed the boy off to him, a pain pierced her chest, and looked down to see the blade of a katana sticking out through her. The last words she said before the life left her were simple, maternal and true.
"I love you, my little fox".
And with that she was no more. Sarutobi hadn't felt this helpless since the day his beloved apprentice had left the village. As he watched the woman fall, he vowed to protect the child at all cost.
"OROCHIMARU, GET THE CHILD OUT OF HERE NOW! I'LL HOLD THEM OFF AS LONG AS I CAN!"
The snake nodded, and jumped out the window. The boy couldn't beleive it, he refused to believe it, his mother had been killed right in front of him, and the man who had done it... had been his uncle Fugaku. Tears streamed down Kitsune's face as he screamed, until his throat was raw, and then he was silent. The Sannin held the boy tightly, hoping to get out of the village before he had the whole damn Military Police force chasing him. He had just reached the gate when he was tackled from behind. Orochimaru dropped the boy on the ground gently before turning to face his assailant, and smirked.
"Hinote Uchiha, The fire jutsu master of the Uchiha clan, I'm honored." Orcochimaru said sarcastically
"Give me the beast Orochimaru, and I may let you live" Cockily spat Hinote
The Sannin raised an eyebrow
"And you'll let me live? Child, I dont think you understand who your up against."
Orchimaru laughed. He had noticed the tick in Hinote's eye at being called a child. Just as Hinote was about to attack, Orochimaru felt the chakra once again. He looked over to the boy to see something that made him smile inside. The child had a look of pure rage on his face, even more disturbing were the eyes, instead of their normal lavender or even the demonic red, the irises were red, with one black tomoe in each eye, there was no mistake, the boy had activated his sharingan.
"At such a young age, doing so is nothing short of miraculous." Thought the Sannin. The child charged Hinote at a suprising speed,screaming for blood, but was pierced through the stomach by his uncle's katana. Orochimaru swore, not only had more of those blasted Uchiha shown up, but the five year old child had been turned into a fox kabob! They were all sneering at the boy and stomping him, stabbing him with kunai, and cutting him with their katanas. By some miracle he was still alive, but barely. Kitsutane couldn't understand, he was in so much pain, with every slash it got worse, his wounds would heal immediately every time. The people trying to kill him were his family, his clansmen.
"Why? Why are you doing this?" The child sobbed
"You little baka, we never loved you"
Kitsune gasped when he saw who had spoken. It was the man who he looked up to like a father, his cousin Shisui.
"You little monster, you actually thought that we cared for you? Nobody could ever love a demon like you except for your whore mother, hell, even your father abandoned you."
Shisui sneered
"It's time we put you out of your misery, demon"
Kitsune was shocked, his clan trying to kill them, the only people he cared about hated him. They said that he was a monster, a demon. Shisui raised his katana to deliver the final blow, Kitsune closed his eyes, hoping that he would see his mother soon, but before his cousin struck, Shisui was paralyzed by the massive killing intent he felt. He looked over to Orochimaru,who had a look of pure fury in his eyes.
"You Uchiha bastards sicken me! You kill the boy's mother, and then try to kill him! Just because he is something that he can't control!"
"He looked up to you as a father Shisui, and yet you would kill him? Disgusting!" He said as he bit his thumb and wiped the blood on the tatoo on his arm.
The giant snake looked down at him
"Why have you summoned me Orochimaru?"
"Manda, I need you to distract them while we escape!"
"Your using me as a distraction? For this I will require 300 human sacrifices, and if you ever summon me for something as trivial as this again, I'll devour you myself!"
Orochimaru nodded grimly. He body filckered in between the child's assailants and grabbed him,
"Have fun", Orochimaru chuckled at Shisui before fleeing
As Orochimaru fled the village, he looked down at the boy, he was covered in blood, and most of his major wounds were still bleeding, but the boy had a strong will to live. He had his eyes closed tight, and was shaking. Behind him the sounds of battle raged as the Uchiha clan attacked the massive snake. Orochimaru looked down at the boy, and smiled maniacly at his prize.
AN- And that's the end of the chapter, this is my first fanfic, so review tell me what you think. Chapter 2 should be up in a few days
(1)Moon flower
(2) Fox