The Fox's Hollow Mask

DIsclamer- Don't own Naruto/Fable

'This is a tale of one who was born a human but made a demon but I suppose I'm getting ahead of my self. Perhaps you would like me to start this out like any other story book; I am born, I grew up and so on but I believe we should start with my birth into Darkness as I call it...yes we shall begin there. My Name is Naruto Uzumaki of the Blades clan and this is my reincarnation.'


On the distant island of Wave sat an unfinished bridge that carried the hopes of a village upon its completion. The man responsible for the construction of it had recently returned to the island with a unit of professional shinobi from the land of fire. A man with silver hair and one lone eye known as Kakashi Hataka the copycat ninja marched with his unit in close proximity. To his right was a dark haired boy named Sasuke Uchiha, a clan name that often inspired awe to those who could recognize it; he was the one of two survivors of a massacre that occurred some years ago which left his mark upon him; a mark that would reveal his destiny but that is for another time. To his left was a girl with flowing pink hair named Sakura Horuno, she was normal enough although she did not yet know the full extent of her potential as of yet but her time would come.

And lastly was the orange wearing boy trailing in the back, his hand dug in his pockets as he walked keeping his thoughts to himself, a thing he had become accustomed to as well as wearing a mask to hide his emotions and replaced them with a goofy happy go luck brat. His name was Naruto Uzumaki an orphan who had always been in the back ground of life, no body ever noticing he was there. He hated his life in every aspect of the word but was unable to relive himself of his burdens the giant fox within him kept the suicidal thoughts and actions in check. Ever since he could remember anyone over the age of twelve had hated him with a passion from the higher ups of the council down to the geto rats he lived with in the red light district. He glanced up from the ground to the back of those he followed thinking that this would be his only way in life was to follow. He hated life and everything in it.

As the team moved into a clearing an unsettling fog began to roll in Kakashi held up a fist for the unit to stop he listened to the noiseless environment his movements jerking towored the treeline

"Hit the Dirt!" The leader yelled to his team as the giant blade Kubikiribocho sliced through the wind at unparalleled speed toward the group. Sasuke tackled the client to the ground as kakashi ducked and rolled out of harm's way. Sakura stood there here ground, frozen in fear until an orange blur shoved her into out of harms way; A sicking slicing of flesh could be heard as she was sprayed with a crimson liquid that came from her savior.

Naruto stood hunched over, a perfect vertical slash ripped into his back which pored unprecedented amounts of blood onto the early morning dew covered grass. The giant blade logged itself into a nearby tree where a man appeared on-top of it out of the mist.

"Well now color me impressed, not many people can survive a cut from Kubikiribocho let alone be in one piece." The masked ninja commented crossing his arms and watching the boy stand on willpower alone. Dark clouds began to roll in from the western side of the island followed by crashing thunder that seemed to escalate at an alarming rate.

Naruto tried to control his breath the best he could but the blood that flowed from his abdomen and out the back of his throat wouldn't allow him any oxygen. He glanced coldly at the man with dead eyes and drew a Kunai blade from his holster and held it in a reverse grip.

"Oh a bastard after my own heart if ever I saw one you can call me Zabuza Monomichi." The man said watching the blond with amusement.

"I've got...to protect...my precious people...so if you...don't move...I'll kill you..." Naruto wheezed then coughed violently and fell to one knee.

Zabuza sneered at him and leaped forward tearing the blade out of the tree in a fluent motion and began to bring it down on him. Naruto willed himself to his feet and sluggishly rolled out of the way in time. Zabuza glared at the boy who collapsed once more and felt disgusted with himself about having missed his mark. He whirled his head round to see Kakashi running at him with two daggers of his own in each hand. Zabuza sneered bringing his sword to block the cyclopes attack who pushed against the weapon with enough strength to match his opponents. Before Kakashi could follow up, three senbon needles flew from a tree hanging over the nearby lake and ripped into his neck. Kakashi sharply grunted as he felt his body begin to stiffen with darkness covering his lone eye which he glanced at his downed student who managed to rise to his knees. 'Naruto...forgive me...' he though as his body crumpled to the ground out cold. The wind began to howl fiercely as the first sharp pellets of rain descended upon the field.

Zabuza grinned under his bandages and saw Naruto still breathing, still griping the blade as if holding out some hope of survival; a hope that he wanted to extinguish.

"You really don't believe that do you? All that 'Protecting people' its pathetic. Face it kid your like me, I can see it in your eyes; a demon but why bother hiding it? I suppose it doesn't matter now." Zabuza said bringing up his fingers to activate his mist jutsu then under its cover proceeded to slash nearly every inch of Naruto's body, not deep cut but just enough to get the reaction he wanted. After minutes of the torture, the mist faded away and in the middle was Naruto his clothes were shredded with blood and rain running off of him like a fountain. Zabuza chuckled as he walked in front of the blond, Kubikiriboch on his shoulder ready to end it. Across the field Sasuke desperately attempted to see in front of him as the mist blinded the remainder of the unit with the only confirmation that their team mate was alive was the blood curdling screams that echoed from the fog. Naruto laid on his belly motionless but still breathing his lone eye that wasn't buried in the mud looked on at the scene, his useless team and the demon of the mist pacing towered him with that wicked bladed mounted to end his life; Were these his final moments, had Death come for his toll. He could only speculate as he was pulled into his own demons domain.


Naruto's Mindscape

"You damn FOOL! What were you thinking throwing OUR lives away for the sake of one mortal!? You hate these damn insects as much as I do why I ask WHY did you do this? Now were as good as dead!" the kyuubi roared as his jailer stood in front of his cage, a blank expression on his face, the water had begun to churn and raise above its normal depth, the life force of both of them was ebbing away. Suddenly there was an intense pressure unlike anything he had felt before, it was a hellish cold that emanated from the now ice freezing water. A dark portal ripped across the air above Naruto's head with a single object splashing in front of him.

"Not necessarily" a demonic yet smooth voice said, for a moment the kyuubi stiffened as if he recognized it. Naruto glanced around from the fox to the portal which began to close.

"Down here" the voice beckoned sharply to him, the boy looked down into the water that was at his waist now seeing a shimmering object flouting in front of him. The blond slowly picked it up and held it to his face level.

Of all things it was a mask with a grizzly look to it, swirling dark patterns adorned its sides with the mouth piece held by stitching. The object brought a familiar yet distant felling; he immediately wanted to put it on for reasons denounced to him

"No...it cannot be..." The giant fox quivers as he backed away from the cage until his furred back hit the wall.

"KIT DON'T PUT IT ON, THROW IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN, GET AWAY FROM IT!" Kyuubi yelled desperately to his container as he saw the temptation in his eyes. The mask began to thumb with power If Naruto didn't know any better, he thought the mask smiled. Suddenly the object came to life and soared through the bares and latched onto Kyuubi's forehead the fox let out a roaring pain. "KIIIIIT RUUUUUN AHHHHHHHHH" the fox yelled as he began to lose stature, his tails receding into his body as his fur and muscles began to shed off the bone. The mask began to pull away but with a dark shaded form of a human tearing out of the foxes cranium. The nine tails slammed his head against the bars of his cell as the shadow being ripped his way out of his head as soon as he did a red explosion ripped from the cell, throwing Naruto across the sewer into the deep waters of the murk. The waters suddenly began to lower as he floated in the darkness till he found himself laying on his back. The blond manged to set himself up and gasped at the state of the kyuubi's cage which was shredded beyond recognition and inside was a massive fox skeleton with a figure who's back was turned to him. He saw his fiery red hair for a moment before the person pulled his crimson hood over and turned to revile the mask he saw not moments ago.

The man stared at him as if analyzing the genin then was upon him in a moment, the masked face inches from his own, his golden red eyes burning into Naruto's own azuls.

"Child of prophesy...at last we meet." He spoke in a deep demonic tone with an ascent he couldn't recognize.

"The angle of Death..." Naruto answer back with no fear then stood up with the man stepping back allowing him room.

"An intriguing guess but alas no I am not the Reaper and in fact he's a bit of an archenemy of mine. You may call me Jack of blades and we young Uzumaki are kin to one another weather you know it or not." the newly dubbed Jack of blades stated with warmth in his voice.

"Y...you mean you...were family?" Naruto asked almost scared to revive an answer that he longed all of his short life to hear. The figure nodded his head.

"Yes you know little of your family because they were wiped from existence many years ago. The Uzumaki clan came from my mating with a mortal woman centuries ago and I have seen your life at the hands of leaf village. I will not stand for this and nether will you; I offer you power all you have to do my young decedent it to take my hand." Jack offered his clawed gauntlet hand out. Naruto looked at it then back to his expressionless mask but he could feel the sincerity in his voice. He was offering him the opportunity to finally strike back at his oppression; to took it without hesitation. The pact sealed in blood.

Real world

"Still alive huh?" Zabuza commented watching the blond rise to his hands and knees.

"I'v had enough of all this. You can die with a clear mind knowing that it was the Demon of the Hidden Mist sent you to death." The man said raising his blade but stopped suddenly when Naruto started to speak.

"Your right….about me, I mean" Naruto started looking down into a puddle of his own reflection, the hue of his eyes began to shift from blue to gold with a black and red pattern covering the center pupil.

"That bit about wanting to 'protect my precious people' was just to keep the fox at bay every time I wanted to Slaughter the village, BUT WHO AM I KIDDING I WAS BORN TO KILL!" He roared and struck the ground with much more strength than he previously had.

"What are you saying?" Zabuza asked eyeing the metamorphoses that had began to take over the blond an uneasy felling in his gut came suddenly and feeling that he learned to repress lone ago.

"I'm saying…." Naruto said raising his head slowly "Jack is BACK" he roared out loud causing a shock wave to erupted from his person, a swirling of black and red charkra cycling around him and adorned on his face was the hollow mask.

Zabuza had been forced to leap back from the sudden outburst of energy but quickly recovered. "You've lost your mind...Time to end this!" he told himself then ran forward and impaled the Executioners blade deep into his chest. He expected him to wail in pain but he could already feel the flesh around the blade start to heal and the blond letting out a small chuckle then evolved into a full blown psychotic laughter.

"HAHAHAHA...pain...this is why I fight...this is my nature...my normal!." he continued to growl his demonic chakra seeping out and a tail forming from behind which slowly rose above Naruto's head it was reptilian with black scales and a bone barb tip on the end which lashed out a Zabuza; sticking his shoulder blade and sending him crashing into the tree he first appeared on. Naruto grunted and griped the handle of the sword with both hand then grunted as he tore it out in one motion sending a spray out across the air.

The mist dispersed forcefully after this action allowing the remainder of the Ninja to see; Kakashi had began to stir but found he couldn't move his legs.

"Sensei!" Sakura hollered as she and Sasuke made it to his side, sending the client on ahead on the road.

"We need to help Naruto he's to weak to handle that creep alone." Sakura said then noticed how both males completely ignored her as the watch the blond twirl the giant butchers blade with ease.

"I have to thank you for this wake up call to what I truly believe, to what I truly am." The masked ninja remarked pointing the blade at Zabuza who rose slowly to his feet studding the blond carefully; he had seriously underestimated him or simple pissed him off to new highest of power, he need to regroup but Naruto wouldn't give him the chance

(A/N: play Zabuza fight Music in 3..2…)

Before he could blink his opponent had vanished from sight and appeared inches in front of him dragging the blade from behind and sweeping it upward, giving him a nasty slash across the chest that sent him high into the air. He regained his footing in the air just as Naruto flew up at him, his sword at his side ready to slice him in half.

"FATHER!" A famine voice called with another masked person appearing in front of Zabuza; an Ice wall blocking the blow but shattering the blockade. The pair both landed on the nearby lake where on touch of the masked woman's feet froze over steadily.

"Haku I don't know what were up against but it ant worth what Gato's paying come on." The banged man said grunting and placed a hand over the wound on his chest. Haku looked back at him then up again and saw his attacker land a few yards from them. The woman Narrowed her eyes behind the mask, he had tried to hurt her father and to end his dream; he would pay.

"Damn it…..HAKU GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Zabuza shouted back to his daughter, who sprinted at Naruto with no fear and her opponent replied with equal enthusiasm. She launched her needles at her incoming target who swiped his blade upward to block the flying objects then spun around when they were in close proximity to sweep the blade in a 360 spin; she saluted above him and launched more needles, skewering his back ith them. He grunted in pain but paid it no heed and turned on his heal to pursue her but forgot Zabuza who launched a demon wind shuriken which manged to impale his back.

Blood leaped out from his fresh wound as the steel tip exited his chest. Naruto looked down at it then at Haku and in one fluent motion used his new tailed to tear in out and send it flying at her. The weapon passed over her head while she charged at him once more but he stood his ground not even trying into move. Haku formed a five foot ice sickle in her right hand and aimed it to pierce his heart, she would end this now. Haku realized too late that it was a trap when his tail pulled back reveling a black chakra string, the shuriken curved in the air and returned back and impaled the girl from behind which sent her hurdling at Naruto who swiped it upward at the key moment just as she sailed by him; bisecting the girl.

Her upper half crashed and dragged across the ice leaving a crimson trail and a deep puddle which began to circle her. Zabuza was by her side in a moment, laying her head in his lap and taking off her mask. she was still alive with a blank face; her breathing was hard and raspy with blood gurgling i the back of her throat.

"Haku...I...I'm so sorry...forgive me..." The demon of the mist began to weep. A small smile appeared on her face as the rain and wind sweep around them, her father acknowledged her; and she passed in her own peaceful way. However fate would prove cold on this day as he soul ripped from her body and found its way to Naruto's mask; her suffering had only just begun.

"I had no idea that souls could be this...esquesit." He commented then reared the blade over head and smashed the ice with it; shattering the floor that supported Zabuza and the corspe of his daughter.

He leaped back to the shore satisfied with his work then haulted and grined. Out of the water emerged an enraged Zabuza with his face now showing.

"I"LL KILL YOU!" he roared and decended down upone Naruto who swiped him aside with his tail causing him to crash sideways into a tree, he felt his ribs and sidpine shatter from then blow. He began to crawl but gave up the fruitless endever. In the lake he spied the two part of his daughter which turned the pool of water blood red. He looked up and saw Naruto standing over him; trading places where he had been not mintues ago.

"Demon of the hiden mist, I expected more than a brocken man and his bitch daughter but I do sincerly thank you. And as a way to show my graduated I'll allow you and your daughter to suffer side by side for all eternity!" Naruto yelled sinking the blade down into the middle of his back and twisting it three times for good measure then drug it upward and sliced his body up the middle. He brought the sword up to eye level and found the blade to his liking, he would keep it as a trophy.

"Naruto?" Kakashi asked weary approaching him now able to use his legs but too late to make any difference, He scanned from Zabuza's body to the hunter ninja with astonishment, he had just killed two A-ranked ninjas.

"I've see you've finaly decided to awaken Hatatake a bit late as always." he comminted not takeing his eyes off of his blood stained pize. The cyclopes stood uneasy and motioned for his other studants to stay back.

"Kyuubi...have you taken control?" he asked reaching griping his wrist in order to use his ultimate move. Naruto glanced at him and sheathed the blade across his back and faced him.

"Kyuubis gone Hatake. My eyes are finnaly open and vengance will be mine."


Re-written as of 9/13/14 with other chapters pending in order to increase view output so if your new welcome, if your returning enjoy, and if your a hater well bitches I'm back with a vengeance.

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