Prologue
It was a splendid night under the moonlight beam. The village
hidden in the leaves were celebrating the fourth anniversary of the
defeat of Kyuubi no Youko and mourn the death of yondaime Hokage.
While all the villagers were enjoying the festival, a little boy by
the age of four was hiding in his closet as he holds back his tears.
Outside, he heard many noises. He heard the sound of glasses and
windows broke, torn fabrics of his clothes and bed sheets and voices of
stranger. Many strangers.
"Where the hell is that brat?!" a man shouted.
"Maybe he ran off," answered another voice.
"At this time of the year? I doubt it! Hey! Somebody check the closet!"
At this, the boy stiffened. 'They're gonna hurt me again!' "Ojii-
san…where are you?" whispered the boy as tears started to
overflow his bright azure eyes. Suddenly, the closet door opened.
"Gotcha!". In a split second, the boy dashed out of the closet, dodged
all the scary-looking men and makes his way out of his apartment. He
intended to meet his Ojii-san at the Hokage Tower but after he
accidentally bumped an elder lady, she screamed and hit him with her
bag even after he apologizes repeatedly. In a moment, a mob started
to chase him.
The boy ran as fast as his little legs could bring him away from
the village. He didn't realize that he had entered the forest until he
stumbled and fell flat on his face. The boy stayed there as he cried.
"Why does everyone hate me? Why are they chasing me?" the small
child whispered. "Did I do something bad? If I did, I'm really, really
sorry!!" cried the boy. His elbows and knees had several cuts and
bruises while his face had some scratches from the impact of the fall.
"You didn't do anything wrong! Those idiots only see you as my
master, that's why they chased you!" The boy startled. 'Master?'
"Who's there? Do you know why everyone hates me?" the boy asked
searching for the owner of the voice. "Actually, they didn't hate you.
They hated what's in you." The voice explained.
Suddenly, something brushed his leg. The boy immediately
jumped. "Hey! Don't be scared okay?" The boy then looked at what
just brushed his leg. There stood a small white with red-tipped
coloured tail fox…hold on… a FOX?? "You SPOKE??" shouted the
golden haired boy. "What? Fox aren't supposed to talk?" the fox said.
"Animals aren't supposed to talk!!" yelled the flustered boy.
"Sheesh! What have those idiots's taught you?" the fox sighed.
"Listen! My master was sealed inside you. That's why you can hear
and talk with animals, okaaay?" The boy nodded. Then a question
popped inside his head. "Hey, who is your master?" the curious boy
asked. The fox looked at him liked it's the most stupidest thing in the
world. "What? No one told you?" asked the surprised fox. The boy just
shrugged. "No wonder you looked confuse. Look, if I told you, Could
you please stay calm?" the fox seem like… begging? The boy
immediately nodded.
"Okay, my master…that was sealed inside of you is…Kyuubi no Youko."
The boy just stared at the fox. Suddenly, tears started to form in his eyes.
"WAHHH!! Hold on!! You promised to stay calm!! OH, COME ON!! I'm not good at cheering humans up!!" yelled the panicked fox.
He stopped when he heard a laugh. The boy was laughing! The once panicked fox just gaped at the scene in front of him.
"What's so funny?" asked the totally confused fox. "Nothing… haha… I'm just… happy!" the boy said between laughter. The fox just
stared at him in disbelieve. The tan skin boy smiled. He walked towards the fox and picked him up.
"Arigatou. Now I know that people doesn't hate me, its only a misunderstanding" said the cheerful boy.
The fox rested in his arms. "When the time is right, I'll bring you to
Kyuubi-sama, ok?" The child stared at him blankly. "You're…staying with me?" he asked.
"Well, someone gotta keep an eye on you. Next thing you know,
you'll run all the way to Suna." The fox said sarcastically with a smiled.
"Suna?" The confused boy cocked his head to the side. "Nevermind…"Looks like I gotta train him too.
"My name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto! What's yours?" Naruto asked with a smiled.
"Kouhei."