Disclaimer: Of course everyone knows the owner of Naruto is not me, but to be on the safe side, I don't own anything that is related to Naruto other than my made up characters.

Summary: Ever since Naruto was a child he was haunted by the fact that no one accepted his existence. Day in and day out he was cursed upon by the adults, and the children that were suppose to be his friends never even talked to him. Instead of trying to act cheerful and be the happy go lucky child he should have been he brakes down from it all. Later a stranger comes and offers Naruto a place in the world. The story starts when he comes back and the past will be revealed. Can Hinata save him from the sorrows he had suffered, or will Naruto give into the darkness.

AN: Yo everyone this is my first story I wrote. Since I'm new and all to writing stories I would really like it if the people who read it would review my stories. I mean even if you stop half way cause my story sucks go down and flame me for being such a horrible writer. I mean I would seriously love to see some comments be it good or bad. I really want to be a writer that makes a good story for everyone, so please help me accomplish that by reviewing. Thanks in advance. -Beast

The Demons we Must Face

Prologue

Naruto had just awoken from his sleep, and had gotten out of his bed like any other day. And like any other day he awoke to loneliness. No was alone in his house because he had no one to share it with. He was an orphan for all he knew. No visited him, and no one cared about how his day was going, or if he even came out of his house for that matter. That had been his story for the first 8 years of his life.

He walked around his small apartment. The walls were all plain for he didn't have the money to buy anything, and its not like the store owners would let him buy anything anyway. He walked down to his bathroom, and all along the way the floor boards had creaked. He wouldn't have minded them, but whenever he hears them creak hes reminded about how the only time they creak are when they are walked upon. He also knows that hes the only one that has ever walked on them. He slowly brushed his teeth, and combed his hair. He ate some instant ramen. That was his favorite food since the only people who never persecuted him was the man at Ichiraku's ramen store; and Iruka sensei who had always treated him to ramen.

After getting ready he slowly walked out of the door. The fresh air and the morning sun made him feel a little better. He walked down the main street, and ignored all the cold and vicious stares he got from the grown ups. To him this was as normal as any other day. He never knew why the villagers had hated him so much, but he always thought as long as he remained quiet, and didn't cause trouble they would accept him. For he had never wanted people to hate him; he just wanted to be accepted.

He soon arrived at the academy. This was one of the only places where he could get away from the stares and the ridicule. Unfortunately for him he had come a little too early. All the parents were dropping off their kids. So instead of walking past them he had to sit on that lone swing.

"Hey isn't that boy the demon child?" one mother asked. "Yes it is hes a curse to this whole village," said another one with deep hatred. "I can't believe that they would let that thing wander on its own like that," said the third one with malice in her voice.

When Naruto heard those words he felt such pain in his heart. Every time someone said something cruel to him like that; his mask would just chip away slowly. Leaving nothing ,but his sad and lonely self. The parents left and when they did he took that chance to enter the academy.

Naruto had very few friends inside. He had Shikamaru, Kiba, and Chouji. They weren't the best set of friends, but they were ones who would at least talk to him. He would eat with them, play small games with them, and even get in trouble with them. That was the part he loved most. No matter how bad the situation they would never give up on each other. All things said and done though Naruto still felt a void in his heart.

School had ended and he slowly walked home. On his way home he decided to stop by Ichiraku's ramen. They had the best ramen in all of Fire country. He entered the small stand and sat on an empty stool. "Well if it isn't our best and youngest customer? What are we going to have today? Ayame hurry up and take the boys order!" the old man said with a big smile.

Ayame came up to him and asked," What are you going to have today Naruto-kun, but I want you to remember having ramen everyday is unhealthy," she told him gently. "Ayame what are you telling my best customer?!" her dad yelled. "Well the boy can't just come here every time he gets hungry now can he?" Ayame argued.

"I reckon your right," the old man said agreeably. "Today lets have some miso ramen," Naruto said politely. Ayame smiled at him ruffling his hair and went back to her father to give him the order. He finished making his ramen quickly. He was going to put the money on the table, but Ayame had informed him that the gentleman in the black cloak had paid for him. Since he would take anything he could get for free he left it at that and proceeded home.

When he had gotten home he saw something that he thought would never happen. His apartment was on fire. The whole building was slowly being burnt to a crisp. Naruto would try to stop it, but he didn't know any water based jutsus. In fact he knew only a hand full of them at best.

To Naruto it seemed that his very soul was ripped out then. He knew that he was never welcome to anyplace that was public, but that was home. That was the one place where all people should be welcomed. A person's home was equal to that of a sanctuary, and when that disappears then there is only so much more to take. Naruto sat down quietly next to another building; crying his eyes out.

As he cried he noticed that someone was rubbing his hair, as to console him. Naruto's eyes were a bit blurry, but after he wiped the tears away he saw the same man at the ramen shop. Naruto then took a closer look at him. The man was tall, had long white hair that fell to his shoulders, he had piercing blue eyes, and his face seemed like a priest's. He also wore a black hat (if you need a mental picture its one of those back in the day hats. The ones detectives from the black and white films wore.), a big black drench coat, black boots, black pants, and a white buttoned up shirt.

As Naruto was sniffling,"who are you mister?" The man replied,"you can call me Priest. I am going to take you away from here, and teach you how to be a splendid ninja." Naruto in a little worry asked,"will I ever come back?" Priest said in a gentle tone as he kneeled down,"of course you are coming back this is your home." Naruto agreed to follow him, and they soon started to depart.

What the two didn't know was that they were being watched. Hinata was around the corner. She had a crush on Naruto since the day they met. She admired the side that tried so hard. She wished that she had even a portion of his courage. When she heard this though tears began to well up in her eyes. Before she could cry though she knew she had to stop them. She ran into the Hyuuga complex, and straight into her father's study.

Hiashi saw the tears in her sweet young daughters eyes. He hurried over there and held her trying to calm her down. "Hinata what is wrong?" Hiashi asked with great concern. Hinata tried her best to say it as she cried,"N-N-N-arut-to is g-g-g-oing to to le-ea-ve the v-v-vill-age." As soon as Hiashi heard this he immediately sent out some of his clan members to find him at once. He on the other hand had rushed to the Hokage's tower.

Hiashi had slammed through the Hokage's door. "Lord Hokage-sama, the demon boy Naruto he has been," Hiashi was quickly interrupted. "Yes I know already and its too late. I had just received a letter here telling me that a man named Priest has taken Naruto into custody. It also says he'll be back when Naruto is ready to take the chunin exams.

Chapter 1: Return of the Demon

4 years later

In the deep forests of Konoha there stood 4 people. They all were in dark clothing, but one, and wore dark cloaks. Naruto sighed as he said," I know I said I had wanted to come back before, but I think I have changed my mind." Priest looked at the boy and encouragingly said," Now, now my boy it was a promise that I would take you back on this day. And also aren't you the one who was most excited to come back?" "One can only be so excited for those malicious stares to return."

It didn't matter what Naruto said now though because Priest had started to move forward. Naruto gave out another sigh, although he was still somewhat happy, just remembering his old memories got him riled up. They soon gathered at the gate. The four of them just stood there as they waited for the guards to open the doors. The two chunins that guarded the doors came up behind them.

"What business do you have a here?" said a chunin with a ponytail and scar across his nose. "Well if it isn't Iruka-sensei?" said Naruto in surprise. Iruka was surprised at how much Naruto had changed in those 4 years. He had grown taller, not as tall as him of course but still. Iruka looked at Naruto gave him a warm smile, but it had changed in a flash. His face had became fowl, and he suddenly threw kunai. He looked back to see who Naruto threw his kunai at, and it was the other guardsman.

"I do not appreciate fowl talk about myself or any of my friends," Naruto said with a bloodthirsty aura. 'Was this really the Naruto I used to know?' Iruka thought to himself. Fortunately for the chunin Naruto didn't plan on killing him. "Now if you excuse us Iruka-sensei, we have a meeting with Gramps," he said as he turned back and gave him a big smile. Iruka thought that, that was the old Naruto. He had wondered what had happen to him though.

Naruto and company were walking through the town as he stared at all the people who were looking at him. None of them had remembered him. That fact itself was a blessing and a curse. He liked that they didn't give him cold stares; however, to forget his existence was something that hurt deep. No matter though because he cut his feelings to the people who hated him long ago.

He entered the Hokage's office, and greeted the old man with a gentle smile. He no longer carried a mask of happiness. Now he showed his emotions quite well, and no one could say anything about it. "Heya Gramps!" he screamed while waving. "Ahh Naruto its been such a long time, how are you?" he asked. "I am doing well Gramps," Naruto replied. The third was happy to have seen Naruto. He had grown so much in his absence. He no longer looked like the sorrowful boy he once was. He now was as bright as the sun, although the bigger the light shone the more the shadows devoured. He had wondered how dark Naruto's non friendly self had become.

"As promised I have brought the boy back," Priest said as he bowed and took his off.

"There would have been no need to keep it if you hadn't taken him in the first place," the third replied. Naruto tried to interject, but Priest stopped him. "I felt that it was my duty to take him away from such a hostile environment; simply think of me as you would child protective services. At any rate I would like to submit all three of my students for this test."

"And who would these students be other than Naruto over there", the third asked. "This one to the left is called Kaito Kazero," said Priest. The third looked at the boy. He had the same silver hairstyle as Kakashi, but his headband sealed both his eyes. He had a silver vest over his body, and the chains came out like sleeves attaching themselves to his wristbands. He also had black pants with more chains surrounding the belt area. The third thought of these boys as very well mannered, and he thought they were also the quiet types.

"The next boy is called Dusk Librum," Priest said in his usually indifferent voice. This boy had red hair which was all spiked towards the back. He wore a long sleeved shirt. The body was black in color with crimson swirls and so were his sleeves. His pants were black with nothing more on it. The third thought he was a very troublesome boy since there was a bloodthirsty aura coming off of him.

To his most surprise was how Naruto had changed. His face no longer held the smile it was once renown for. His eyes were sharp and unforgiving. In fact the only thing that was the same in his face were the whiskers. He no longer had the spiky hair like his father, no his hair was let down. The third couldn't help but realize the symbolism his hair held. Also he no longer wore that orange jumpsuit he favored. He now wore mostly white. His undershirt was pure white, as his jean jacket had been mostly white with blue swirls running along it. It was similar to Dusk's shirt. His pants were now white as well with nothing on them, but pouches as to keep his ninja wear in it. This fact had saddened the third somewhat because the boy who was once so energetic had lost his spark. He wasn't completely saddened though as he could see that small flame in his eyes. He knew that Naruto was just waiting to come out again; he was only waiting for the right person to set him free though.

Although he didn't like this sort of exception he let them attend the exam though, fore he wanted Naruto and hoped that Naruto would become Hokage. As soon as they were dismissed Naruto had gotten suddenly jittery. With a big annoyed sigh Dusk asked, "what is it now you fool? In second thought I already know what it is." Kaito, Dusk, and Priest realized why Naruto had been so on edge since they were dismissed quickly. They all had saw the ramen stand up ahead. No matter how old Naruto is he would always bend backwards for some good ramen. All three of them sweat dropped when they saw him charge at full speed for the stand.

Naruto exclaimed with much excitement, "Ayame-neechan! Ji-chan! I'm back so give me some good ramen. I want 5 bowls of every ramen you guys sell!" When Ayame and the old man had seen who said that they knew who it was instantly. Although his looks had change his whiskers and appetite had still remained the same as ever. Ayame had flung over the counter to give him a great, warm welcome back hug, and then she had hit him in the head. With tears watering in her eyes she muttered, "where were you? We were so worried that you'd never come back." Naruto had smiled a sad smile at those words. He knew Ayame and the old man would at least miss him. They were one of the only people who ever acknowledged him in the first place.

As Ayame's father had started on the order he had been given, Ayame and Naruto were catching up. She had asked where he was, what he was doing, and if they were dangerous or not. To most people it was probably the same for anyone going outside the village gates, but to Naruto it had meant the world. As he was in the middle of the sentence his companions had taken a seat on the stools beside him. Ayame gave a warm smile and asked, "Naruto are these the friend's you had been talking about?"

"Yeah they are Ayame-neechan. The one with the red hair is Dusk, the one with silver hair is Kaito, and finally our sensei is Priest-sensei," he replied happily. Priest took Ayame's hand and gave it a small kiss. As he did Ayame blushed, but he had found a kunai in between his legs; barely missing his dangles. As he looked towards Naruto, Naruto had sent a glare full of hatred. It was pretty much a touch-my-nee-chan-again-and-you'll-regret-it kind of looks. Priest smiled at Ayame letting go of her hand, and sat quietly. Although he was far stronger than Naruto, he had no idea what Naruto would do in pure anger.

Naruto was soon brought a bowl; as was everyone else for that matter. Naruto had been demolishing his bowls with a pace only ravenous people could comprehend. Soon Naruto and company had finished all the bowls Naruto had ordered. The old man was burnt out by the high demand for ramen, but the pay he got from Naruto made it worth it. Not only that though he was also happy to see that Naruto was safe. No matter what anyone said Naruto was a good boy at heart, and was also his best customer.

Now that they finished they all left for the apartment that was given to them by the Hokage. It was late at night and they had to get well adjusted soon fore the chunin exams were only a week away. When they had gotten there it was in the same location as the old one. They entered into the apartment; Naruto realized it had been the same one as his old one. The decorations and the placement of everything. He was somber about that thought though since it brought back bad memories. He just realized though the floors were creaking more than they usually were. Because he had made family with these people and he was no longer alone.

AN: Yo sorry if the first chapter had no fighting scenes. You gotta remember this is the exposition of my story, so give me a little breathing room. Anyway if you read this far PLEASE REVIEW MY STORY! -Beast