Chapter 1

'I'm thirsty,' Naruto thought as he made his way to the Hyuuga residence by his favorite shortcut, the back alleys. He hadn't really fed for some time now. Well, he had, but he let them go without killing them. Without absorbing their very soul, it didn't feel as satisfying.

But he couldn't kill anyone right now. He had been careless and left a trail. So the whole village was looking for a murderer. And why was he heading to the Hyuuga residence? To be kept an eye on, of course. To be monitored twenty-four seven. Who could be better to do that job than the most powerful clan of Konohagakure, the Hyuuga clan?

But even though it wouldn't feel as satisfying, he still had to drink something. He couldn't know for sure how long it would be before he was able to feed again while locked up in the Hyuuga residence. So, quiet and agile as a cat, he climbed a wall to a roof. From there, he started hunting for prey, the way he had been doing for the past ten years of his sixteen-year-old life. It didn't matter that it was dark, his eyes were made for the dark. Perfect! A girl was saying goodbye to her friends and heading off alone.

He made his way there jumping from rooftop to rooftop, quiet as a ghost. Or, well, a vampire. He quietly stalked her until she walked towards the perfect place for Naruto to feed, while texting on her phone. A dark and lonely alley, in between two houses, neither of them had windows. With a smirk, Naruto jumped off the roof and landed silently in front of her, cutting her path.

"Whoa! You startled me," said the girl after giving a startled jump.

"Don't scream," ordered Naruto, his eyes now red and his teeth elongating until becoming sharp fangs. When Naruto's eyes turned red, he could bend and twist the mind to his will, so the girl had no choice but to comply as he got close to her.

Her eyes were wide as he pushed her hair away from her neck while holding her still with his other hand. She tried with all her might to run and scream but no voice would come out of her throat and he was holding her with an iron grip. Slowly he leaned into her neck and sank his sharp teeth into her flesh, expertly hitting a main artery. She thrashed around a bit but as he kept drinking she lost all her energy. Naruto couldn't stop. He drank and drank until she was empty.

'Ah, I killed her…' he thought. He didn't mean to, but the taste was so wonderfully intoxicating… It didn't matter anymore, what was done was done. 'Hah… this reminds me of that first time ten years ago… I swear it was in this exact same alley too…'

*Flashback*

It's cold' Naruto thought absentmindedly. It was cold, but he didn't want to go home. Not to that empty apartment again. Why? It just wasn't fair. All other kids were picked up by their parents or siblings or grandparents or someone after school. Why couldn't he? All other kids were cooked a warm supper and tucked into bed. Why couldn't he? All other kids got to at least play with someone, talk with someone, just be with someone… so why couldn't he?

And what was the adults' problem anyway? Why did they look at him like he was some kind of disease or germ? Disgusted. Filled with hatred. All their eyes said "we don't want you here, pest." Why did they have to tell every single other kid to stay away from him? What did he ever do to them?

Naruto jumped out of the swing. Staying there wasn't helping at all. Sometimes… no, all the time, he wished he could leave. Just leave. No one would miss him, no one would even notice. But as a six-year-old, he obviously couldn't survive on his own in a foreign land. He couldn't expect charity from anyone. People were vicious, selfish and monstrous creatures after all.

He sighed as he continued walking aimlessly on the path facing the lake. Everything was eerily quiet as he made his way into town. It was very late, and no matter where he went, he would always feel that pain in his chest. So he decided to go home, at least he would be warm and could eat some instant ramen. There wasn't a soul out on the streets. That was unusual. There were usually at least some drunk people walking around at this hour. That's when he felt someone following him. A rock hit him in the back of the head.

"Ouch! Who—" he cut off when he saw the mob coming toward him as he turned around. His blue eyes widened in terror and when another rock hit him in the shoulder, he started to run. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. 'Faster, faster' he kept telling himself. But it wasn't fast enough. Someone caught up to him and yanked the hood of the orange vest he was wearing, making him lose his balance and fall on his butt. He then realized he had run into an alley between two houses. There were no windows on either wall; no one would see what was happening. No one would care, anyways.

He turned around and saw the mob. Five or six people; he didn't recognize a single one. They were probably teenagers or maybe just older kids but from Naruto's point of view, they were huge, grown men. 'Vicious villagers,' Naruto thought. Their eyes even seemed to glow red with malice. One of them was still holding his hood. He tried with all his might to yank himself free but the man pulled down hard, choking Naruto and finally making him lay on his back. There was no way out of this.

"Please," he pleaded, tears pooling in his eyes "I didn't do anything, please."

But they didn't care. He instinctively raised his little arms to protect his face when he saw a big boot coming at him. He cried out as the boot connected with his ribs. And all hell broke loose.

He cried and screamed at the top of his lungs but this had no effect whatsoever. They kicked him around as if he were a rubber ball. One of them grabbed him by the hair and dragged him in zigzag motion until he got tired and smashed his little head on the ground. Another one grabbed him by the shirt and yanked so abruptly that he ended up ripping it. Taking opportunity of this, one that was calmly smoking a cigarette used his chest as an ash tray, making him cry out in agony and tears stream down his face.

'It hurts… it hurts so much,' Naruto thought. He was sobbing loudly, and he managed to curl himself into a ball and roll to the side while holding his head with his arms before they started again. 'Why? Why me? Why the hell does it have to be me?!' he thought angrily. He had never felt so angry in his life before. He was so full of hatred and rage. He wanted to kill them, kill them all. They deserved to die!

'Yes, they deserve to die, don't they, kid?'he suddenly heard a very deep, almost roaring voice.

'Huh? Who…?' he thought before being sent to a weird place. The place had been flooded ankle-deep with water and it looked like a sort of cave. He walked around a little and finally stumbled into a jail of some sort. There sat what he thought was the center of his rage. A demon! It had to be, with those snake-like yellow eyes and sharp-toothed smile. The aura he emitted was terrifying. You could see it! You could see red energy emanating from inside the cage. Naruto was scared out of his mind.

"Who-Who are you? Where am I?" he managed to ask.

"We are in your subconscious, I live here," the demon responded.

"A-Are you a demon?" He stuttered.

"Yes, I am the kyuubi. The nine-tailed demon fox. I have been awakened."

"Awakened?"

"You have power, kid, a power you are not even aware of. Me."

"Power?" he asked with hopeful eyes "I can have power?"

"Yes, the power to kill all of those who've wronged you. The power to defend yourself; to be strong enough to be, live, and do whatever you want. You just have to let yourself go…" the demon said as red chakra began to slide between the bars of the jail, enveloping Naruto.

"Wha—? What's going on?" Naruto began to panic.

"Just let go. Let go of your humanity, your emotions. Do not reject this power. Accept it, welcome it. Then you will be strong. You will be powerful."

Hypnotized by the demon's words, Naruto slowly, hesitantly, let go of what made him human.

Throb. Throb.

Naruto's body burst out with bubbling red chakra. His eyes became a glowing, hungry red, his blond hair bristly, and his teeth sharper and elongated. The mob was scared out of their minds. The kid they had called a demon all their lives without really knowing the reason why actually was one. And they were in mortal danger.

Naruto smirked. They were scared of him. He could feel it, their fear of death. It made him feel so strong and powerful. The people that were beating the hell out of him a few seconds ago were at the brink of begging for their miserable lives. Well, too bad. No amount of begging would save them now.

With a roar, he leapt quicker than it was humanly possible. Smiling with pleasure, he took every one of them down. They then lay unconscious at his feet.

'You did it, kid'the demon said inside his body. Naruto was proud of himself. 'However, it is not over.'

"Huh? What do you mean, not over?"

'In order to obtain more power, you need the life sources of your victims. You need blood.'

"What?!" he exclaimed, shocked. "What do you mean, blood?!"

'I mean exactly what I say. You need to drink it, your victim's blood. Or else you won't be able to keep on using that power.'

"Wait, so I'm a vampire now?!"

'If you want to call it that. Though, you are not dead. You still have all human needs. The only difference is that you gain incredible power in exchange for blood. You can see perfectly in the dark, you can move at an impossible speed and as quiet as a cat, you have complete control of your body so you can transform it as you please, you heal quicker, you can even control people's minds, erase and manipulate their memories, bend their will to suit yours!'

Naruto let all that sink in. He wasn't dead, then. That was a relief. He didn't have to sleep in a coffin, or not be able to eat ramen ever again. Being a vampire sounded awesome that way.

"Wait, I won't burn in the sun, right?"

'The only way you can die is if someone pierces through your heart. The most the sun would do is bother your eyes.'

"Pierce my heart? With a wooden stake?"

'A human could easily die if he is stabbed through the heart with a sharp wooden stake. You are not the exception. It could be a sword, knife, bullet, or a piece of iron or copper or gold, it doesn't matter what. You are not immortal, kid. If anything pierces through your heart, you die. If it pierces anywhere else, however, it will immediately heal and you will not die.'

"And all I have to do is drink their blood?" the idea still disgusted him, however amazing being a vampire may seem.

'Do not worry about the taste, when I was awaked, your body changed. Your tongue changed.'

Naruto noticed a puddle nearby, and he looked at his reflection in the water. He couldn't believe that was him. His eyes were red, his hair all bristly, and his teeth sharp. He had claws instead of nails too, he never noticed. He stuck out a pink tongue and stared at it. Nothing seemed to be different, though.

'Not physically, I mean your taste changed. Blood will seem like the sweetest elixir you could ever dream of.

Naruto gulped.

'Your eyes changed, not just color, you can change the color back once you've drunk the blood. They are now enhanced, adapted perfectly for the dark.

'Your muscles changed, they are now more suitable for quiet, quick movement. Your ears changed, you can now pick up sounds from very far away if you concentrate. Your nose changed, it can pick up smells—mostly the smell of blood—in an even larger range than your ears can pick up sounds.'

What did he have to lose? So what if it was disgusting? He would gain power. He gulped. He grabbed the closest person lying at his feet by the hair, he tilted their head and, like he had seen in horror movies, sank his now elongated, sharp teeth into the flesh, expecting to be disgusted. Instead though, he was greeted with the most wonderful taste in the world.

At first, he thought it tasted like grape juice, only much, much more sweet. But as he kept drinking, he realized it was nothing like grape juice. It was simply delicious. There was no taste in the world that could even resemble this taste. Intoxicating. Simply wonderful.

Naruto couldn't stop. The blood stopped flowing and he bit again and again until he found an artery. He drank the person dry and the next and the next until they were all dead. 'More. I want more…' Naruto thought. That sweet, sweet taste that couldn't ever be forgotten, he wanted more of it. He felt so refreshed and glad to be alive when he drank; he wanted to keep feeling that way.

'That's enough for now, kid. You need to get rid of these bodies.' The demon said.

"What? Why?"

'Even though they won't ever suspect you, in particular, they could still investigate and search for a psycho murderer, you don't want that because when they are looking for a killer, things will get on maximum security and it will be harder to get prey, you understand?'

It was unusually quiet that night, not a soul out on the streets, so Naruto was able to drag the bodies into the lake going on back alleys without anyone noticing. He wondered why it was so easy to carry such big bodies so easily but then remembered the demon said now that he was a vampire, he was strong and fast.

"Hey, this sounds too good to be true. Is there a downside? There has to be," Naruto asked the demon.

'Well, yes. The downside is that even though now you only want more blood, as you grow you will begin to need blood. If you don't drink at least once a day, you'll feel like you are suffocating. And of course you will have to restrain yourself. You can't drink the entire village, even though you will want to.'

"That's it? I can cross running water? What about garlic? And mirrors?"

'I'm telling you, you are not a vampire!'

"What am I then?!"

'You are a Jinchuuriki.'

This is my first time ever writing fan-fiction. Please let me know if it is any good and what I could change to make it better. This time I just basically explained how he became a vampire and what it implies but there will be lots of NaruHina later on, I promise ;D. Thank you :D