Naruto
The Darker Temptations
*Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto*
What was one to do when the entire world seemed to be against you, where any form of help, even if it was given for selfish reasons, would be welcomed gladly?
In the grand city of Konoha, there was one such individual. Who looked upon the world as though it constantly had its back turned toward him. The individual in question? One Uzumaki Naruto, the jinchuriki of the terrible Kyuubi no Kitsune, supposed ruler of Hell itself, and village pariah. Now, to many, he was the Kyuubi incarnate, even the revered 'God of Shinobi', Sarutobi Hiruzen, third Hokage of Konoha, who's only care for the boy was to turn him into a weapon loyal only to Konoha and able to crush their foes easily, like that of a fly under thumb, thought of him as a demon.
Mobs of villagers and shinobi alike would hunt the boy down frequently, even more so during the month of the Kyuubi attack all those years ago, and hurt him in the most heinous of ways. He would then awake in the hospital, made unconscious from the pain he would experience, where he would meet the kind facade the Hokage put in front of him, when unbeknownst to Naruto, it was the Hokage whom arranged the mobs and the beatings. He even paid them when the deed was done, all in a hope that Naruto would soon build up so much trust for the 'kindly' old man that he would do whatever he wished.
It was on one such night, when the mob was the biggest yet, and the beatings the most terrible, that Naruto discovered the truth about himself, and would make a decision that would give him great power...at a terrible cost.
It started as always, the mob would build around him, then they would make a gap in their group to allow him to run, a sick game of cat and mouse in their minds. After one or two minutes, they chased after him, with them being adults and him being six years of age, it did not take them long until they closed in on him and let the beating commence.
Punches, kicks, stabs, slashes, if one were to think of any physical harm, then it most certainly was inflicted upon Naruto through his short life. It became routine, and each time he noticed that the pain was always less noticeable, as if his body had adapted to the physical torture. However, that didn't mean his body wouldn't give in, and just like routine, a certain bad slash that went from the top-right of his torso, to the bottom-left of his stomach, caused him to become unconscious, falling deep into the black unknown.
But, today routine would be broken. For today, instead of waking up in the Hospital, Naruto found himself submerged in water. Frantically swimming to the surface, he suddenly realised that breathing was not a concern. Just to prove he wasn't going senile, he sucked in the water, expecting to suddenly drown from the influx of water, but instead found that he had actually breathed in the water like air. With this new development in his mind he began to traverse the strange river that he found himself in.
He soon found the floor rising and eventually waded himself out of the water. Looking back to the river, he found that it seemed to go on forever, never stopping, into the deep blackness beyond. Deciding that the best course of action would be to continue where the land went, Naruto walked on.
He eventually started walking through tunnels, never straying from a path that he seemed to know, regardless of how many forks he came across, he just simply knew where to go. He soon found himself at a dead end. But that couldn't be, his instinct had led him here! Surely there was something for him here.
Just as he was about to turn and walk back, a light filled the room. It was like that of a dungeon and in front of him was a cage, so large that the ceiling was nowhere in sight, so much so that the same blackness from the river was obscuring his vision at a certain height.
He inspected the cage's poles and found them to be badly rusted with age, though when looking further up, where the lock usually would be, he found a simple slip of paper, with complex writing all over it and kanji that Naruto made out as 'seal'.
It was then that the eyes appeared. Eyes he would soon come to know all too soon. A rumbling was heard, that was so loud the cage and surrounding walls shuck from the ferocity of it, however, they both stood firm. The eyes then peered down to Naruto taking in his appearance; his scrawny, malnourished body and unflinching eyes, devoid of life.
"So" a dark voice sounded, again, shaking the cage and walls with the volume. "My vessel has shown himself...
AN: Just a short introductory chapter for my first story. So review and give idea's/suggestions on improvements and such ^^