Disclaimer: I never will own Naruto or anything else for that matter, so, no million dollar empire for me. :(

Key

"Talking"

Thinking

"Beast talkng"

Beast thinking

Beast's Lullaby

Four year old Naruto Uzumaki was currently running through the streets of Konoha.

As usual the villagers had formed a mob and were throwing various items, names, and insults his way.

"Demon!'

"You killed my brother!"

"Monster!"

"We should finish what the fourth started!"

The mob yelled things like this and other words four year olds weren't meant to hear.

He didn't know why they yelled these things at him and whenever he brought it up with old man third, he just replied,"You'll learn when your older and can handle the truth."

That was three weeks ago and now he knew was because when he was born he had the nine-tailed fox sealed in him.

He didn't hate the villagers for doing this to him everyday,no, he understood why they did it.

It was because people saw him as the prisoner and not the jailer.

After every beating he received, he would murmur,"I'm sorry."

Then, he retreat into his mind to visit Kyuubi and stay the night. Surprisingly the giant fox demon was a female and like a mom or older sister to him.

Back to the Action

This beating was the worst he had recieved, he had several dozen kunai in him, a braken arm and leg, shards of broken sake bottles in his skin and hair, and a broken nose.

After they left the bloody,beaten, child in the corner of a random alley, Naruto picked himself up and trudged the way to his crappy apartment.

After getting all of the glass off of him he collapsed into bed.

In mind

Naruto sobbed into the giant fox's warm,soft,fur.

"I'm sorry for this happening to you kit." the fox told the small,weeping, child.

"It's not your fault Kyuubi-neechan," he mumbled to her.

"Then let me sing you to sleep while you heal, is that ok?" Kyuubi asked.

"Ok" he sleepily replied while using one o the tails for a pillow, another for a blanket, and he cuddled with another one.

Hush little Kitling, Don't say a word.

Kyuubi's earthquake will shake the world,

But if Konoha doesn't fall,

Fire comes at Kyuubi's call.

And if Konoha doesn't burn,

Kyuubi will make the oceans churn,

But if Konoha doesn't drown,

Kyuubi's tornado will blow it down.

And if Konoha stays as it's been,

Kyuubi will start all over again…

Naruto hummed this over and over in his sleep.

In Naruto's apartment.

The Sandaime Hokage had just arrived in Naruto's room listening to Naruto hum in his sleep, in that innocent voice only a child could Naruto's next words chilled him to the bone.

Naruto sang softly in his sleep," Kyuubi will start all over again..."