Hey guys! This is kinda my first story (I abandoned the other ones) but I definitely won't abandon this one. Actually, besides the awful fairy tail one, I'm planning to continue them later. Anyway, this story is (as of today) around 21k words over on Archive. I'm over there (and on Wattpad) as LifeIsMeaningless. On tumblr as LifeIsMeaningless13. Also, please no flames! I'm already depressed as it is and telling me that what I do is complete shit isn't helping...Also also, vote in the comments who you want on team seven.

Sakura

Hinata

Shikamaru

Naruto shivered, curling her thin blanket around her. Burrowing deeper into her stiff mattress, she whimpered quietly to herself.

It was a cold winter night. Cold enough that water would freeze if it was set outside. Even if it was only for a moment.

It was times like these that Naruto wished she had a family. In her three year old mind, having a family meant that all of her problems would be solved.

She would have a real home. One with food preferably. Maybe even a heating system. Most importantly though, she would be loved.

Naruto had always fantasized about what it would be like to have a family. She loved her ji-chan of course, but it's not like he could ever replace a real parent.

Naruto sighed, it's not like she could do anything about it anyway. No one wanted her when she lived at the orphanage, why would it be different now.

Still shaking with cold, Naruto drifted off to sleep.

LINE SKIP FUCKERS LINE SKIP

'Ne child?' A voice growled, " Why is it that you've finally decided to visit me!'

Surprised, Naruto's blue eyes snapped open, only to widen in shock at the monster before her, 'Who are you?' Naruto called to the creature.

'Me?' The beast chuckled, ' I'm what you humans call the Kyuubi no Yoko, the nine tailed fox.'

Once again, Naruto gasped, 'B-but you're dead!' The child argued.

'I am quite sure that I am not." The Kyuubi responded, 'I was sealed inside you when you were born." It responded.

'Hold on child," It said, "Let me take my human form.' The Kyuubi knew that it mustn't scare the child, for if it did, it will never gain her trust.

Suddenly, the large fox disappeared in a puff of chakra smoke, only to reappear as a young women with fox ears and a tail. She had long auburn hair and was dressed in a flowing red kimono.

'You're a girl?' The child asked incredulously.

'Indeed I am.' Confirmed the fox, 'I hear your pleas kit. I've decided that I shall care for you like you are one of my own. I will cradle you in my

arms as you sleep and teach you how to survive in the dangerous world of the shinobi. I promise that I am much more knowledgeable than your ignorant academy teachers.'

Desperate for any type of affection, the two year old girl fell into the woman's open arms. For the first time in a long, long time, Naruto felt truly happy. Smiling to herself, she fell asleep once again. She finally had a mother to love her.

TIME SKIP THIS TIME

Three months later, Naruto was starting to grow. Thanks to Kyuu-chan's lessons, her grades had improved, especially since the academy teachers couldn't sabotage her anymore. Most days, she was genuinely happy.

Today was NOT one of those days.

Today was Naruto's birthday, her least favorite day of the year.

It was when the villagers became the most vicious. She understood why of course, so she didn't blame them. She just wished that one day, they would be able to tell the difference between a sealing scroll and what's been sealed.

Locking herself in her room, Naruto began her preparations for the day to come.

She had set mostly harmless traps around her small apartment. They were only meant to restrain the villagers who would inevitably try to harm her, not to injure anyone.

She also made sure that she would be able to contact the Hokage at any time, since she knew that even genin would be able to avoid any of her traps and get to her. Her line to the Hokage was purely for emergencies though, not to be used unless she was in immediate danger. She didn't want to pester the man.

Settling down, schoolwork in hand, Naruto began to waste her birthday away.

TWO HOURS LATER

Naruto's ears perked up, alerting her of her intruder. Setting her book down, she hid.

The Kyuubi had advised her to avoid direct confrontation at all cost, knowing that she wouldn't be able to handle a ninja if any skill level, she was barley four years old for Kami's sake.

Naruto felt herself stiffen as the approaching footsteps began to grow louder. She recognized the way that the man walked. He was a shinobi, just as she predicted.

By the sound of it, he was experienced as well. Around high chunin to low jonin. This was not looking good.

Condensing herself into an even smaller ball, Naruto tried to erase her chakra signature, a skill that she had not yet mastered.

She then realized that the shinobi had entered her room without her noticing. Holding her breath, Naruto prayed that he would give up finding her and go away. Alas, Kami spared her no thought.

Suddenly, the man turned to face her hiding space, not that Naruto could tell of course.

Completely oblivious to the fact that the man already knew where she was, Naruto sucked in a quiet breath.

Grinning, the ninja in her room silently crept toward the young girl. He couldn't wait to make the small demon suffer. With surprising speed, he snatched the girl up into his arms and flickered off of the scene.
Extremely alarmed, Naruto let out a small squeak into her kidnappers shirt before being knocked out cold.

'Kit!' Called the Kyuubi

Groggily, Naruto sat up, 'What happened?' Asked the young girl.
'You were kidnapped!' Growled the women, obviously annoyed with the child in front of her.

Successfully awakened, Naruto began to spout questions, 'Do you know who they were? Where did they take me? How do I escape?'

'Calm down!' The Kyuubi chided Naruto, 'We need to think logically. Based off their footsteps, it's definitely a man. He seems to be around low jounin skill wise. He was also pretty tall, judging from the short glance I got when he picked you up.'

Naruto nodded in agreement, trying to asses the situation as carefully as possible. Well, as careful as you can when you've just turned four.
'What should I do?' She asked Kyuu-chan.

'To be honest kit,' the Kyuubi said, 'I'm not entirely sure.'

Well that's not good, Naruto thought, If a thousand year old chakra monster doesn't know what to do, then I'm really fucked.

Oh well. She'd just have to wing it.

TIME SKIP YEEEEEEET

Naruto decided that winging it was a really bad idea. There were three more men now, four in total.

She gulped, there was no way she was getting out of this by herself.
Struggling against the ropes that bound her, she tried once more to think of some sort of plan. She came up with nothing.

Letting her body go slack, she began to feel the real anxiety and panic seep into her bones. Naruto began to dread what was to come.

TIMESKIP YEEEEEET

Two weeks. It had been two weeks since she had been kidnapped and she had yet to figure a way out of here.

Although she was four, Naruto still refused to cry, even in these types of situations.

Naruto shuddered, recalling the last two week's events.

When she first arrived, Naruto had been careless. She had assumed that they would let her go the next day after beating her. That's what they always did. This time though, it had been different.

She had been chained down. Stripped and beaten. And then, even though little Naruto hadn't understood what was happening, they raped her. HER, a THREE YEAR OLD.

At first, Naruto had simply stayed still, staring at them as they removed their belts and stepped out of their pants.

She had been shocked at the sight of the long things dangling between their legs. Shocked enough that she did exactly what she was told.

She thought that, maybe if she did what she was told, they would let her go.

She had been very wrong.

The more willingly she submitted, the more stuff that they wanted her to do. It was sickening to the three year old.

Looking back on it, she wished that she had done something, anything at all. Because it hurt so MUCH. She just wanted to beat those bastards to a pulp, but someone else had already taken care of that.

It had been two whole weeks, although Naruto had stopped counting. All she wanted to do was go home and hug her Ji-chan. That was it.

Kyuu-chan had been smile to throughout all of Naruto's kidnapping. When she had entered her mindscape, she found the Kyuubi in her fox form. She was radiating warm energy, the same energy Naruto could feel pulsing through her veins. The one that stitched her back together when she was hurt and the one that comforted her when she felt alone.

'She's healing me.' She had thought, smiling for the first time in two weeks.

Still, no amount of comforting chakra could get her out of the mess she was in.

Without warning, she was swooped up into a bone crushing hug. She looked up at the persons face, only to be confronted with a mask with a dog on it.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked, her eyes wide with an animalistic panic and her voice hoarse from disuse and screaming.

Wincing slightly at the small girls question, the man responded, "Call me Inu-senpai."

Naruto eyes the masked figure with suspicion. His arms around her weren't threatening she decided, they were meant to protect her.

Nodding in agreement, Naruto asked for the names of the people surrounding her.

"I'm Hebi-senpai." Said a women with spiky purple hair who was wearing a snake seemed confident, but not arrogant. Like she was very much entitled to her self-assurance.

"My names Itachi-senpai." A youngish looking boy said in complete monotone. He was wearing a mask with a weasel on it.

"Neko-senpai!" Called a cheery girl with red hair and a cat mask.

Finally, Inu-senpai spoke again, "Where are those bastards Naru-chan?"

Naruto blinked at the unfamiliar nickname, but decided to go with it.
"Ummm" Naruto stumbled, unsure of herself, "I think that the four of them went that way." She finally decided.

Handing her off to Neko-senpai, Inu-senpai, Itachi-senpai, and Hebi-senpai all sped off in the direction that she had pointed.

KAKASHI'S POINT OF VIEW

He was going to tare those assholes to shreds. He couldn't wait to see them dying on the floor in front of him.

He honestly couldn't believe what they had done to Naru-chan, his SENSEI'S daughter.

When they had found her, clothes torn, wrists tied, he had wanted to scream in fury. He held it in, afraid of scaring the poor child in front of had already looked so frantic.

But now, she wasn't here, which meant that he could go all out on the bastards that had done this to her.

Continuing on his search, Kakashi sped up. He wanted to find those disgusting creatures as soon as possible. He really couldn't wait to get his hands on them.

There was one thing that worried him though. It was the child's eyes. From the time he had spent observing her, he knew that she was a very cheerful girl. However, when he had looked into Naru-chan's blue eyes, they were glossed over. Like she had desensitized herself to everything around her.

Kakashi decided right then and there that he would never see he eyes like that again. He would make sure that Naru-chan never went through anything like this ever again, even if that meant being assigned to Naruto's personal Anbu guard.

ITS NOT KAKASHI ANY MORE (now it's Naruto's)

Naruto stiffened in Neko-senpai's arms. She had felt someone's presence. Neko-senpai must've felt it too because she had tensed as well.

Neko-senpai placed the four year old on the ground and got into a defensive stance, determined to protect the girl.

Without Neko-senpai realizing it, the intruding shinobi had already stolen the girl right from under her nose. Panicking, Neko-senpai called for Inu-senpai.

NARUTO AGAIN

'I'm so fucking done with life.' The three year old thought, exasperated.

'Kyuu-chan?' The girl called into her mind space.

'Yes?' The Kyuubi responded. She sounded exhausted.

'Do you think that I could borrow a bit if your power? This ninja seems to only be low to mid chunin.'

The Kyuubi mulled it over in her head, estimating how much chakra she would be able to give the blonde before her system overloaded. Finally, the Kyuubi agreed.

'Thank you!' Naruto replied with forced cheerfulness.

The Kyuubi noted that there was something hollow in the way she spoke, almost haunting really. Pushing the thought aside, she focused on pushing small amounts of her demonic chakra into the young girls network.

Naruto stiffened slightly when the foreign chakra first registered, but she quickly relaxed once she realized what it was. Naruto smiled a feral smile as the red chakra polluted her own. She felt like an animal, ready to rip any foe to pieces using only her claws.

After that thought entered her mind, Naruto's corrupted brain decided to do exactly that. She pounced on the young man who was still holding her by the waist. In around two minutes, the boy's body was clawed and bleeding. Dead. He was dead. She, a small little girl, had just killed a seventeen year old man.

Surprisingly, Naruto felt nothing. No remorse or guilt, only pure satisfaction. After what they had done to her innocent being, you couldn't really blame her.

After all, she REALLY just wanted to go home.

After tearing the boy apart, Naruto encountered a problem. She had absolutely no idea where she was. She decided to just sit and wait for Neko-senpai or someone else to find her. Preferably someone on her side, but she wasn't all that picky.

Realizing she was completely exhausted, both from the strange presence of Kyuu-chan's chakra to the fight with the shinobi, Naruto really needed some rest.

Deciding that now would be the perfect time to catch up on some Zs, Naruto promptly fell asleep.

SLIGHT TIME SKIP! IDK

Thirty minutes later, Naruto was awoken by the sound of approaching footsteps. Opening her groggy eyes, she looked around. She was still in the same place, she noted. That was definitely good.

She smiled when she realized that the footsteps she had heard belonged to Inu-senpai, he had come to rescue her!

Smiling under his mask, Kakashi picked Naru-chan up into his arms. He grumbled a little to himself at how light she was. He definitely needed to talk to the Hokage about her eating habits. Oh well, that was for another time.

Kakashi's eyes widened as he spotted the bloody corpse on the floor. To be fair, he had done almost the same thing to the other shinobi, opting instead to slowly fry them alive with his chidori, he was alarmed to see that a three a year old could do the same. This DEFINITELY required a meeting with the Hokage. Deciding to ignore the body, Kakashi walked out of the room with Naruto in his arms.

LINE SKIP AGAIN

When they reached outside, Naruto had to squint and turn her face into Inu-senpai's shirt in order to avoid the sun. It has been two weeks since she had been exposed to natural light and she didn't want to be blinded.

"Ji-chan." Naruto muttered quietly into Kakashi's shirt.

"Not yet. In a little while, okay?" Said Kakashi softly. He started moving towards the hospital instead.

TIME SKIP

"It seems like the Kyuubi has healed all of the girls, internal damage as well as any life threatening injuries." Kakashi nodded, glad that the demon inside Naruto could finally be helpful, "The bruising on her body won't take too long to heal, maybe a couple minutes with Mai-chan." The way she said it was clearly a dismissal, but Inu didn't budge.

"I'm not leaving." He said crossing her arms.

The doctor sighed, like she was expecting to say that, "I promise that Mai has no ill intent words Naruto."

"I don't care. I'm not leaving." His voice was edged with a warning.

"Very well, I'll call her in. After that, I'm sure Inochi will be here to examine her phycological damage.

"Fine."

"Right." She said back.

Five minutes later, a smiling woman with a round face and choppy brown hair entered the room. She greeted Inu before kindly before gently waking Naruto.

At the unwarranted touch, the blonde's eyes shot open and she scrambled away from the woman's touch and into the corner.

Sympathy filled Mai's eyes, "It's alright dear, I'm not here to hurt you, I'm just going to deal with those nasty bruises of yours. Is it alright if I touch you?" Naruto swallowed, then nodded slowly, "Good. My name is Mai. I need you to hold still for a moment, okay Naruto?"

"Alright." Her voice was still dry. Mai handed her the water cup seated on the table beside her cot, "Thank you."

"Of course darling."

TIME SKIP

"Is there anywhere else that hurts Naruto?"

"N-no, you got everything."

"Oh good!" Said Mai, clasping her hands together, "I'm all done and-oh! There he is. Mister Inochi is here to make sure your mind is okay. It won't hurt at all, I promise."

"Okay, he can come in."

Moments later, a tall man with long blonde hair and light blue eyes was standing in the middle of her already crowded hospital room. He set the clipboard he was holding at the foot of her bed.

"Hello Naruto, my name's Inochi. A pleasure to meet you." He stuck ou5 his hand and Naruto shook it politely.

"I'm going to place my hands on your head and look through your memories, please don't panic."

"Got it."

He reached forward slowly, and Naruto passed out.

TIME SKIP

She awoke to the sound of muted conversation.

"The demon seems to have forced the memories away. I doubt she could remember all of the details if she tried."

'They're talking about me.' Thought Naruto blearily.

"Is that good or bad?" That was Inu talking. The other voice must've been Inochi.

"Well, in some cases, it protects her from the traumatic experience, so that's good. However, if the seal breaks and everything comes rushing back, I don't know how she'll react."

They both must've noticed that she was awake because Inu says, "Hiya Naru-chan, feeling okay?"

"Mmm hmm." She mumbled back.

"We're gonna go and see the Hokage if you're up to it. Do you still wanna go see him?"

"Yes please!" Said Naruto eagerly.

"Alright then," Naruto could hear the smile in Inu's voice, "Lets go." He effortlessly hoisted the petite girl onto his back and made his way to the Hokage tower, Naruto in his arms.

After around five minutes if walking, Inu-senpai had finally made it into the tower and to the reception desk. Without even consulting the secretary seated at the desk, Kakashi slipped right into the Hokage's main office.

Sarutobi turned, about to scold the man for entering his office unannounced. Upon realizing who it was, however, the man broke into a large grin, holding his hands out in order to welcome the pair.

"Naruto!" The third Hokage cried in relief, "I'm so glad you're safe!" He was then promptly shushed by an annoyed Kakashi. Only then did the man realize that his precious granddaughter was asleep.

Frantically quieting his voice, Sarutobi took the sleeping girl into his arms and began to cradle her. Moments later, Naruto began to awaken. Finding herself in the Hokage's arms, Naruto grinned, "Ji-chan!" She cried happily, hugging him awkwardly from her position in Inu's arms.

"Naruto!" He said with a chuckle, glad that the girl was just as cheerful as ever, "I'm so happy to see you!"

Naruto nodded enthusiastically, before gesturing towards Kakashi, "This is my new best friend, Inu-senpai!" Naruto said, "Do you know him?"
She asked childishly.

"Actually Naru-chan," Kakashi said, "I work for your grandpa. I'm part of his personal work force." He said proudly, eager to impress his sensei's daughter.

'Naru-chan?' The Hokage thought to himself, 'That's new.'

"That's sooooooo coooool!" Naruto said, obviously very interested, "Can I be a part of your personal squad-thingy one day?" She asked, turning to her Ji-chan.

"When you're old enough." The Hokage assured, "Although I doubt I'll be Hokage by then."

Naruto tilted her head, confused, "What do you mean Ji-chan?" She asked.

"Well," Sarutobi started reluctantly.

Abruptly, Kakashi stepped in, "By the time you're as strong as me, Ji-chan will already be retired. Someone new will lead the village, so you can help them instead!"

Naruto nodded thoughtfully in response before coming up with an idea, "Or I can just get strong really fast! Then I'll become the Hokage!" She said, puffing out her chest like Kakashi had done earlier.

That was where Naruto's dream finally bloomed. From that day on, she vowed to become the strongest, smartest, and prettiest shinobi there ever was.