College life really drains you out...
Hi guys. I know this has been many months since I last posted a story here. I've finally managed to get a break in between and I've decided to post something new that I had been working on before but I had to stop for awhile because of college and a bit of writer's block. I am still making progress on the story but it will be a very slow progress.

As you suspect from the title, I am making a crossover between Mortal Kombat X and Naruto with my OC in it. This is my first ever crossover so please leave any comments in the review sections. Criticisms are appreciated but please do not leave any hateful comments.

So without further ado, let the story begin! Hope you enjoy this first chapter.

"Human=Thinking/Thoughts"

"Demon/Demonic voice=Talking"

It was October 10, five years after the Kyubi's attack. The citizens of Konoha were all celebrating the defeat of the Kyubi, a deed done by the late Fourth Hokage. It was a joyous day for the people of Konoha all except one.

In the forests outside of Konoha, a five year old boy was sitting against a tree stump, crying his eyes out. He had spiky blond hair and sky blue eyes. He looked just like any other child his age except for the three lines on both of his cheeks resembling a fox's whiskers. He was wearing a dirty white shirt with an orange whirlpool symbol on it, dirty blue shorts and old blue ninja sandals. He also had numerous dark bruises and cuts all over his arms and legs.

"Why? Why do they hate me? I-I didn't do anything wrong." thought the boy sadly. Suddenly he heard shouts and screams heading straight in his direction and with each passing second, the cries were getting louder and louder.

Hearing the cries full of bloodlust, rage and hatred, the frightened young boy jumped to his feet and bolted deeper into the forest. The boy ran and ran until he could no longer run. Tired and scared, the boy tripped over a rock and fell onto the hard ground with a yelp.

The boy tried to get up once more unsteadily but was knocked back onto the ground hard. "AH!" he cried out in pain. He turned his head back slightly to see a large looming figure wearing a headband with the symbol of Konoha around his head over him smiling evilly at him and realized that he was caught.

"Hey guys. Look what we have here. Looks like we found our little fox demon." said the man. The boy shook fearfully from the malice lacing the man's voice. Another man wearing the same headband but this time around his upper arm walked next to the man who was holding him down with his foot and looked at the little boy with such hatred that it made the boy flinch.

"Now, we will finally get the chance to avenge the Fourth Hokage. Tonight, we will finally kill the Kyubi!" yelled the man. The boy heard the cries of glee and bloodlust and realized that this night will be his final last night. "P-Please don't k-kill me! W-What did I do t-to all of y-you?" sobbed out the boy.

"You killed my wife and son!"

"You killed my family!"

"You killed my daughter!" "

You killed my mother you demon!"

One by one, the crowd shouted out the boy's so-called crimes for it was never he who had committed these crimes but the Kyubi who was sealed into him by the Fourth Hokage. Unfortunately, the boy never knew of the beast within him and the people only saw him as the demon itself, not its container.

"B-But I don't k-know who they are." said the boy. "Shut up demon! Now you die!" The ninja holding the boy down with his foot took out his kunai and held it high above his head ready to plunge the blade into the terrified boy.

Just as he was about to plunge the kunai down, a chained kunai appeared out of nowhere and stabbed the man through his head before his head was ripped clean off his body when the chained kunai was pulled back with such ferocity.

A flash of fiery flames appeared before the second ninja and before he could defend himself, the assailant slashed the man in two with his ninjato. The now frightened crowd watched the bloody scene unable to look away.

Before them stood a man wearing a hood over his head and a yellow sleeveless vest with many straps and buckles, opened at his chest in a V formation, dark blue pants and black boots. He also had belts around his waist. He was clearly wearing armor underneath his shirt. There was one ninjato sheathed on his back while he held the other ninjato in his right hand which was now covered in blood. The crowd couldn't see his features except for his eyes because of the yellow mask covering his lower face.

Seeing the white pupil less eyes made the crowd take a step back. His eyes, unlike the Hyuga clan members, seemed to stare right into their souls and promised death.

"What do you think you are doing to this boy!? Answer me now!" roared the stranger. The stranger helped the boy up to his feet but still kept his eyes on the crowd in front of him like a hawk. The bruised and scared boy quickly hid behind the man, gripping the stranger's pants as he peeked fearfully at the crowd.

One of the more defiant ninjas stepped forward and told the stranger of their intentions, "We are going to kill the Kyubi and avenge our Fourth Hokage. That thing isn't a boy, it's the Kyubi so stand aside now demon lover or we will kill you too!" The crowd, hearing the ninja's proclaim, had newfound courage and threatened the stranger to get out of the way or he too will be killed.

The stranger looked down to the frightened young boy. "He isn't a demon. No demon would be frightened like this. He is a boy terrified for his life." the stranger thought sadly. "Child, I want you to close your eyes and ears. Don't open them until I tell you to." he said. The boy nodded and closed his eyes and covered his ears with his hands. Looking back at the crowd, the stranger felt a white-hot rage and would not let these people live for their disgusting actions.

"You want a demon. I'LL GIVE YOU ONE!" roared the stranger. Ripping off his hood and mask, the stranger's flesh seemingly disappeared leaving him with a burning skull for a head. With a roar, the stranger breathed fiery hot flames at the terrified crowd, reducing all of them to ashes.

With the crowd now dead, the stranger willed flesh to form over his skull. Within seconds, flesh, skin and hair covered his skeletal head revealing a man's face. He had stern features, brown eyes, short black hair and a black beard.

Looking down to the trembling boy behind him, the man's face softened. He kneeled down to the boy's face and gently took his hands away from his ears and told him to open his eyes. The boy blinked his eyes open slowly, seeing his savior for the first time. "W-Who are you?" asked the boy hesitantly.

"My name is Hanzo Hasashi. What is your name child?"

The slightly frightened boy told Hanzo his name, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki." Hanzo checked the boy's injuries and was glad that the boy didn't sustain serious injuries.

"Naruto, where are your parents? And why are those people chasing you?" asked Hanzo.

The boy looked down to his feet sadly, "I don't have any parents. And those people chasing me wanted to hurt me because of something that they say I did but I never did. They said I killed their families and the Fourth Hokage on this day five years ago but I was just a baby. I-I don't understand why they would say such awful things about me." sobbed out Naruto.

Hanzo looked at the boy sadly. "This poor child. He should have parents caring for him not out in the streets running for his life." he thought.

Hanzo had never expected to see such a sight. He had been sent to this new realm by Sonya to talk with the leader of Konohagakure, the Third Hokage Sarutobi hoping that they could gain new allies. He had come during a great festival and as he was walking through the streets he found out that the festival was a celebration of the defeat of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon Kyubi by the Fourth Hokage who had sacrificed himself to defeat it.

What he never expected was seeing a crowd of drunken ninjas and civilians running off into the forest with swords, pitchforks and kunais. Suspicious of what he saw, Hanzo silently followed the crowd and had come upon Naruto almost being killed by one of Konoha's ninjas.

"Naruto, would you like to come with me? I could give you a new home and a family." said Hanzo.

"A home… and a family…?" Tears started to roll down Naruto's cheeks and he hugged Hanzo tightly. "YES YES! I would like to come with you Mister!" cried Naruto. Hanzo gave Naruto a gentle smile as the little boy cried out his pent-up emotions.

Once Naruto calmed down, Hanzo told him that he would need to speak with the Third Hokage about this first and his original objective of gaining new allies. Naruto nodded, "Hokage-jiji is really nice. He wouldn't mind helping you. And he always tries to protect me from the bad people."

Hanzo heard the respect and love for the Third Hokage in young Naruto's voice and was relieved that the leader of Konoha was a good and reasonable man.

"Hopefully he'll let me take Naruto into my custody where he could be properly trained and be given a new family. Hikari had told me that she always wanted a sibling for quite sometime now." he thought.

Hanzo stood up from his kneeling position only for Naruto to quickly grab his large callous hand and hold it tightly. "C-Can I please hold your hand Mister?" asked Naruto quietly. Hanzo gave Naruto a small smile, "You may. Come, we should head to the Hokage's office."

Naruto nodded and the duo soon made their way through the forests heading straight for the Hokage's office in the center of the village.