Summary: Behind hide his cheerful mask, Naruto has always been alone. When Kyuubi accidentally activates the wrong jutsu and Naruto is sent through space and time. Now the orphan has no-idea how to act around those who care, or even how to live normally. But, if the kyuubi can find a way to get him back, ill he go?

This is a short story, but may be extended if requested.

Note: they are in the forest of death, just after being attacked by Orochimaru. Instead of sealing Naruto's charka, he simply stabbed him, marked Sasuke and left.

P.S.: minor Sakura bashing here everyone, since she has yet to "wake up"

Naruto struggled to take a breath. Uselessly he grabbed at the kunai pierced into his chest. Sakura was cooing over 'her' Sasuke-kun and his 'nasty bruise' why he died.

'Moron' Naruto thought, 'It's easy to see that's a seal and a nasty one too…' he winced and thought mentally, 'Kyu, a little help?'

The fox looked up in Naruto's subconscious and felt for his state, still drossy from his nap. Realizing that a normal healing wouldn't cut it, he activated a mass healing Jutsu, thinking; 'if only my kit could live a better life…' outside, Naruto's vision suddenly blurred and he for next to the Kyuubi's cage. The stab wound on his chest had disappeared and Naruto found himself shrinking..

"Kyu!" Naruto shouted, fear evident in his voice. At this, the sleepy fox 's head shot up. Naruto had never been truly frightened in years, not since the demon fox and healed and comforted him a s a child.

Looking for his kit he found him, becoming smaller, 'no not smaller, the Kyuubi realized, Younger!'

"What's happening?" cried the now-six year old, who seemed to have stopped shedding years. As he did so, the air rippled and there was a bang . The last thing Naruto heard was, "Don't worry, I'll…"

--X—

"What do you mean he just vanished?" Kakashi almost screamed with frustration. Hi two students stood in front of him, struggling not to cower. Kakashi wasn't famous for nothing.

Kakashi wanted to pull his hair out. Sakura had known Naruto was stabbed, through the heart, and had been too obsessed over sasuke's 'bruise' to take care of him. Because they couldn't pass without Naruto, they had spent the entire week in the forest, until someone retrieved them.

Someone coughed politely and the scarecrow turned to see Gaara of the sand. Unknown to him, Naruto had spoken to Gaara prior to the exam, and the boy was starting to see sense, though he pretended not to. Being another demon vessel, Gaara had immediately seen through Naruto's cheerful act. Once he had been told Naruto's life story anyway.

"Yes Gaara-san?" Kakashi said, nodding to him.

Gaara looked him straight in the eye and said, "I know what happened to your student, Naruto Uzamaki."

--X—

There short and to the point