Ch. 1
A/N: What if before Kakashi retrieved Naruto from the Valley of the End, something else got to him first? An ancient being that had nothing to do then to toy with a young man's life. A being that unbeknownst to him would reshape the world and bring forth events that would bring about countless death and suffering.
Naruto had never felt pain like he was feeling right now. His vision turned red as Sasuke stood over him triumphantly with his hand going through his chest, shredding the heart. Blood seeped out of Naruto's mouth and he writhed in agony trying to free himself from Sasuke's grip. Blood covered Sasuke's arm as he boasted, "You were always a dobe, Naruto. You were an idiot to come and find me, now you'll die like one," he ripped his hand from his chest causing the blonde to gasp sharply in pain as he crumpled to the floor.
Naruto opened his mouth to try and say something but no words would form as he lay bleeding out. He felt the Kyuubi try desperately to heal his wounds, but somewhere deep inside himself, he knew there was no return from this kind of injury. Sasuke smirked and said, "Maybe this outcome could've been different. Just know that our bond is severed," he spat as he walked away from Naruto. Naruto looked up weakly at Sasuke's retreating form and try to call his name, but again no words would form.
'Damn it… damn it… I can't die like this… not like this,' Naruto thought desperately as he tried to get up but no avail. He felt his strength leaving his body rapidly, and the Kyuubi's voice was ever fading. 'Sakura… I'm sorry but I guess I couldn't fulfill my promise after all,' Naruto thought as darkness started to fill his vision.
He eyes barely widened as a sinister voice drawled, "Well what do we have here… a forgotten child… so much… blood," the last word was said with such intensity that it sent shivers down Naruto's spine. Naruto tried to look up but found that he couldn't as the voice continued," It looks like you're in deep shit kid, I wonder if you're ready to die yet… you do know you're dying right?"
Naruto didn't move as the voice said, "I can save you boy… but you have to know the risk, but first," the figure dropped down to Naruto and squeezed drops of blood down Naruto's mouth. Naruto at first felt disgusted tasting the metallic taste in his mouth, but the taste quickly shifted to something different. Naruto suddenly felt energized as he craved for more of the blood.
The figure chuckled darkly and said, "There we go; now I don't have to worry about you dying on me… not yet anyway." Naruto looked up weakly and almost gasped. The figure had a hood over his face shadowing most of his features, but it couldn't hide the blood red eyes that seemed to glow with an unholy fire. Naruto saw the figure smile toothily revealing fangs.
Naruto gasped out, "What the hell are you?"
The figure answered lightly, "I am a being that's bored to put it simply, and I believe I just found my entertainment."
Naruto looked at him quizzically and asked, "What the hell are you talking about entertainment?"
The figure smiled revealing his fangs once again and stated, "Well believe it or not boy, but I have lived for a very long time, and if you've lived as long as I have you find yourself bored easily. Entertainment doesn't come all the time, and when it does I have to take it by the horns, or so I believe that's the way it goes." The figure stared at Naruto with a hunger in his eyes that scared the crap out of the blond. He was pleading inwardly for this being to leave him be, or anybody to find them and help him.
The figure chuckled darkly and said, "You're right to fear me boy, because I could drink you right now." His sharpened nails trailed the vein in Naruto's neck and cut into it a little allowing some blood to flow from his neck. "But I won't… believe it or not I'm here to help you. As you know you're dying, I've only delayed for a little while longer. You probably have a couple more minutes. But I could heal you, and you will be strong enough to get some payback from that little youngling who just tried to kill you."
Naruto thought about it for a little and said cautiously, "What's the catch?"
The figure grinned and said, "The catch is that the boy you've been will be gone forever. Although changes won't be that severe, there will be changes nonetheless." The figure was lying, of course he was the changes would be incredibly severe, but this kid was on the brink of death, and in his experiences, people close to death wouldn't be entirely irrational."
Naruto didn't know what to think of this offer. What were the changes and he thought about his promise to Sakura, and his promise to become Hokage. He knew he couldn't become Hokage and prove everyone wrong if he was dead. Naruto stared at the figure and said, "What will happen to me? What are these changes that you were talking about?"
The figure stared at Naruto's neck as if distracted before staring at him, "Sorry I blacked out for a minute, and I'm just… hungry. But to answer your question, you will become immensely powerful, enhanced senses, strength, speed, and you will be able to heal faster than humans. Your chakra will disappear because you will have no need for it. You will gain powers over shadows, darkness, and when you evolve you will gain the ability to morph into a great beast, although I wouldn't advise you use it, because you will be a little murderous." Naruto widened his eyes as the figure continued, "The only thing is that you will be unable to consume regular food."
Naruto widened his eyes and thought, 'No more ramen. What kind of deal is this?'
The figure continued, "The food you will need is… everywhere actually. You will find the discovery of what it is more satisfying than me telling you… you'll find out." Naruto sensed a small amount of malice when he said that and it caused him to fear what the food actually was.
The figure looked at his wrist and tsked, "Well that's it for your minutes, better give me an answer now." As if on cue, Naruto felt immeasurable pain once again and cried out in pain as blood seeped from his wounds once again. Naruto going through this pain decided then and there. He nodded frantically as the figure said mockingly, "So what's your answer? Is that a yes…? I can't tell."
Naruto nodded once again and the figure chuckled maliciously and said, "I guess I should take that as a yes… ok well you asked for it. I can't wait to see what you do after this." He then leaned over Naruto's neck and ripped into his neck.
Naruto screamed in pain as the figure sunk his fangs into his neck. Naruto tried desperately to get the man off him; he pounded against his back weakly as he drifted into unconsciousness.
XxX
Kakashi wordlessly ran to the scene where Naruto and Sasuke had fought. He had expected Naruto and Sasuke to be fighting but he found none of them. He looked through the scene and Pakkun said, "This is where both of their scents end. I can smell another's scent but it's different. I smell death and decay around this scent." Pakkun shuddered as Kakashi knelt down to where a puddle of blood which was quickly being washed away by the rain. Pakkun sniffed the blood and said, "It's Naruto's."
Kakashi sighed heavily and looked up in the sky and thought, 'The second time I've failed someone. First Obito, now two of my students.' Pakkun looked to Kakashi and asked, "Do you want to continue the search?"
Kakashi shook his head and answered, "The scent stops here, there's nothing else that we can do." Pakkun nodded and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Kakashi turned back and a lone tear mixed with the rain dripping down his face as he returned home.
XxX
Naruto woke up with a terrible feeling in his stomach. He got up quickly and felt around his chest. His chest was completely fine almost as if nothing had happened. He looked around to see he was in a room. A girl walked in nonchalantly and widened her eyes in surprise, "Oh my god, wow you're up." Naruto turned to her and noticed that she was very pretty. She wore a simple kimono, and her angular face went perfectly with her straight black long hair. She had a slender frame, and you could see her bust which seemed to be generous in size. Naruto looked from her chest and looked at her neck and felt that terrible feeling in his stomach.
"Ugh… where am I?" Naruto asked quizzically, but the girl soon ran out. She came back with a large man who Naruto guessed was her father.
"You looked near death when we found you, son. You were a couple of feet away from our house, and my daughter brought you in," the man said and Naruto nodded in gratitude.
Naruto looked at his body and asked, "Are we in the Land of Fire?"
The man scratched his head and answered, "Right by the border."
Naruto nodded and noticed his nails which were sharpened considerably. He licked around his mouth and felt two fangs. He thought, 'What the hell did that guy do to me?"
The man asked, "Are you a Leaf shinobi?" Naruto shook his head 'yes' and the man handed him his headband. "I thought you should have this back."
Naruto took it and his eyes landed on the man's arms, his veins were popping out and Naruto heard the blood flowing from the veins. The terrible feeling in his stomach grew stronger and he clutched his stomach in pain.
The man and his daughter looked worried as he asked, "What's wrong?" Naruto groaned in pain and unbeknownst to him his eyes changed from a sky blue to an eerie yellow.
He growled, "So hungry…" his fangs elongated further. The man walked out in search of food, and the daughter got closer to Naruto.
As soon as she sat down next to him, Naruto grabbed her by her neck and swiftly snapped her neck. He pounced on her and sunk his teeth into her neck, happily sucking the blood from her body. The terrible feeling soon left his stomach, and sheer pleasure ran through his body. The taste was unlike anything he had ever tasted. Her heart had already stopped but he didn't even register that he had killed her. All he cared about was sating his hunger.
"What the fuck is going on… oh my god, Amiko?!" her father yelled frantically as Naruto turned his sights towards the man. The man backed away fearfully as Naruto walked towards him slowly. Naruto had anger etched on his face as he thought, 'How dare this… mortal interrupt my dinner. He will pay with his life,' Naruto grinned at the thought as he backed the man into a wall.
"So hungry…" Naruto drawled as he pounced.
XxX
Naruto had finished draining the man dry and he licked his lips free of the blood. His instincts slowly died down and he came back to his senses. He found himself in a room with two dead bodies, and suddenly a voice rang through the room. "Well you did better than I thought you would. I thought you would've hesitated to kill them, but no restraint at all. Impressive."
Naruto looked around the room and saw the familiar figure standing by the door. The man removed his hood revealing aristocratic features, his black hair flowing to his shoulders, and his eyes still the unholy red. He smiled toothily and asked, "So how was your first time?"
Naruto looked at him with fury as he screamed, "I've killed them. Whatever you did to me, I killed them because of it."
The figure didn't seem to care as he stated, "I told you would be hungry, I just didn't tell you that your hunger would necessarily benefit your fellow man," he chuckled darkly and Naruto charged him. The figure easily back-handed Naruto, sending him flying to the other end of the room. "Please boy, you're the student and I'm the master. You still have much to learn if you want to at least scratch me."
Naruto quickly recovered and he got down on all fours, his eyes shifting to yellow and he growled while his fangs elongated.
The man simply smirked and he said, "Then I guess it's time for a lesson," his eyes holding a malice in them as Naruto charged once again. Naruto swiped at him, and the man lazily caught his arm with one hand. With blinding speed, he drove his other hand into Naruto's stomach.
Naruto spat out blood as he managed to use his other hand to claw the man's face deeply. The man didn't even flinch as he threw Naruto away. The man touched his wound which quickly closed not leaving a scar. He chuckled and said, "Wow you actually managed to scratch me. Impressive for a little fledgling like you." Naruto charged him once again, and tried to hit the man with a Rasengan, but no chakra flowed to his hand. Naruto looked at his hand quizzically, and the man took the opportunity to drive his fist into Naruto's healed stomach. Naruto keeled over and dropped to his knees.
"I would suggest you stop, you might get me excited enough to actually try and kill you… and trust me I will succeed," the man commented as he picked Naruto up by his hair. Naruto tried to release himself from the grip, but the man wasn't budging. He punched Naruto in his gut a final time and dropped him. Naruto wheezed heavily holding his stomach over in pain.
"Are you done?" the man asked amused as Naruto got up once again.
Naruto looked down his hair shadowing his face as he asked fearfully, "What am I?"
"You're now a part of an ancient species that has been around for centuries. You're now a legend. You're a vampire," the man explained causing the young vampire's eyes to widen.
"A vampire… as in a vampire that drinks blood?" Naruto asked and the man rolled his eyes and growled.
"Ok… first things first… don't ask stupid questions like that again," the man asked as he rubbed his temple in irritation. Naruto shut his mouth about to ask another question and decided to just let the man talk.
The man explained further, "There hasn't been a new vampire in over 300 years, you should count yourself lucky boy," this caused Naruto to flare up in anger. Why would being this… thing be lucky, he killed two innocent people?
"There is no innocence in this world; the only thing that flows through this world is death, destruction, and anger. These people were only casualties nothing more nothing less," the man stated which sent waves of anger through Naruto. How can one man be this… cold so heartless? People were not only casualties, they were more than that.
Naruto widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Wait a minute did you just read my mind?" The man smirked mischievously and remained silent.
Naruto couldn't believe this was happening and asked, "So can I go back to my village?"
The man shook his head immediately and answered, "Humans wouldn't understand what you are, and humans tend to fear what they don't understand, but I'm pretty sure you yourself know that."
Naruto couldn't help but nod bitterly remembering his childhood. He then remembered the source of his misery and asked, "What about the… demon fox?"
The man looked quizzically at Naruto and asked, "What about it?"
Naruto looked confused and said, "Well… is he still there?"
The man thought about it for a second and answered, "It should be still there… hmm I don't know actually, I've never done this to a jinchurikki before."
Naruto lifted up his shirt and disappointment etched on his face still seeing the seal on his stomach. "Damn it… well will I still be able to use his chakra?"
The man thought about it and remained silent for a while. Naruto looked at him expectantly and the man stated, "I don't believe so, but hey you never know. As I said before I've never done this to a jinchurikki before."
Naruto didn't know what to do at this point and said, "But maybe they'll understand. People have become my friends even with my terrible childhood."
The man simply scoffed and responded, "Well you know what, I'll let you go. You are able to do whatever you want." He walked over to Naruto and pointed his finger to the door. "Go and greet your 'friends'," the man sneered.
Naruto looked at the man cautiously and walked past him and walked past the two dead bodies. He nearly threw up when he looked at their crumpled form and thought painfully, 'I'm so sorry.'
He walked out leaving the man with the two dead bodies. He turned to the two corpses and smiled evilly, "He will understand soon, but while that is going on... what will I do with you?" suddenly the girl woke up with a gasp and her black eyes shifted to an eerie yellow. The man said maliciously, "Welcome back to the land of the living."
XxX
Kakashi had returned to the Hidden Leaf Village and he had broken the news to the Fifth Hokage. Tsunade hadn't taken the news very well, and she told Kakashi and Shizune to leave her alone for a while.
Kakashi had also broken the news to Sakura and she broke down instantly. She had lost both of her teammates in the same day and she just didn't know how to cope.
She would soon tell the Rookie 9 the news and they didn't take it well either. Hinata took it the worst. She had taken refuge in her room, and refused to come out. Many of her friends had visited her to try and comfort her, but she refused to come out of her room.
Meanwhile night had fallen in the Hidden Leaf, and Naruto was looking at the village and had a sense of nostalgia. He was glad to be back, he was hoping that his friends missed him, and the elder vampire was wrong.
Thinking of Sakura and Kakashi-sensei, and the memories together made him feel… hungry. Naruto shook his head and thought desperately, 'Please no. no, no, no, no! Not this again please!' His eyes shifted to yellow once again as he growled fiercely. "So… hungry," he growled as he disappeared into darkness.
XxX
Hinata had spent the whole day crying trying to make sense of the fact that Naruto was gone. The only person to have ever given her strength was gone. She remembered how during the Chunin Exams, he gave her the strength to go on during her fight with Neji. She remembered during her first years of the Academy how he saved her from bullies.
They saw how even though she was a Hyuuga; her demeanor was unlike any other Hyuuga. She wasn't proud or arrogant, but shy and reclusive. The bullies saw this and took advantage. They were messing with her one day, and that's when Naruto showed up.
He tried desperately to stop them but they still beat him up. After the bullies got bored, they left both of them alone, Naruto still trying to get up. Hinata had asked shyly, "A… are you okay?"
Naruto grinned painfully and said, "Yea I'm alright, that was… nothing," he smiled but he cringed as he held his stomach.
Naruto got up but said, "Are you alright though?"
"Ye… yes I'm alright," Hinata answered which made Naruto smile. He waved goodbye and left her there.
After that day, Hinata inspired to be more like Naruto. Strong and saying what was on his mind.
Hinata was torn from her reminiscing as a voice said, "H… Hinata?"
Hinata turned to see Naruto staring at her with his sky blue eyes. Hinata couldn't believe her eyes as she asked cautiously, "N… Naruto is… is that really you?"
Naruto smiled and said, "The one and only," he cringed painfully and asked, "Hinata… I never noticed but your eyes are beautiful."
Hinata blushed crimson as she tried so very hard not to faint. Naruto walked closer and hugged her while saying, "I've never noticed how you were the only one who actually cared for me."
Hinata hugged him back while thinking, 'Is this actually happening?'
Naruto smiled evilly and he opened his eyes to reveal yellow eyes, "The only one to care for me…" he sunk his fangs into Hinata's neck drawing blood.
Hinata gasped painfully as she asked weakly, "N… Naruto what are you?" she slumped as Naruto continued to drink her dry.
He dropped her body as he said maliciously, "Virgin blood… the best I've had so far," his eyes shifted back to sky blue as he looked at Hinata's crumpled form. "H… Hinata, what the hell have I done?"
A sinister voice said, "You've done what all vampires do… feed." Naruto turned to see the man once again and anger filled him once again.
"I've killed her because of what you turned me into," Naruto said angrily.
The man scoffed and replied, "I warned you to not go back to your village, but you didn't listen to me. Your stubbornness is the only reason why she's dead." Naruto looked down in defeat and realized that he was right.
Naruto looked to the man and asked, "So what now?"
The man simply said, "I train you to control your urges, right now you're a child that feeds when he wants to. I will change that."
Naruto nodded in defeat and asked, "So what do I call you?"
The man grinned maliciously and answered, "You may call me, Alucard."
A/N: This is the beginning of Reborn. Fav, and review this story. Tell me what you like and what you don't like. I've realized that not a lot of Hinata fans are going to like this, or NaruHina fans for that matter. But I figured she's a nice first significant victim to turning Naruto into what he will be.