All credit to The Poarter for the original idea for this fic, but as per the disclaimer on my profile… I CLAIM THIS IDEA IN THE NAME OF THE DEAK GOD CTHULU (still no fuckin idea how to pronounce that), MAY HIS MAJESTY LIFE ON NOW AND FOR ETERNITY.

Alright go that out of my system, let's start the story.

In response to reviews, yes Naruto will be calling on a variety of Blacklight based creatures, though it may just be for shits and giggles, not necessarily for an actual need for an army. There may be a few Evolved introduced, but I'm looking towards rather just creating one or two OC Prototypes, and maybe a few from characters from cannon as well. Captain Emo may finally have a use.

As for pairings, nothing is set in stone; I am going to be avoiding details about who it is that means so much to Naruto for as long as I can. Most likely there will be a poll later on to decide it. I will just put this up there now that I may kill Sakura. In this story Naruto is completely gray. Ending a few Konoha nins is not going to cost him a moments sleep. AND DAT BITCH NEEDS TO DIE (at least in one story, so I can pass happily one day). Also I will not be doing any incest in the story. It just doesn't fit with everything else.

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

"Demon/ Blacklight Carrier Talking"

'Demon/ Blacklight Carrier Thinking'

"Jutsu"

Previously

He heard chuckling and turned around to see two individuals mostly clad in black. He turned to the one making the sound and waited.

Alex Mercer cracked a smile for the first time I almost 2000 years and turned to his compatriot.

"What do you think Heller, is this kid ready to make a deal with the devil?"

Now

"…umm, who are you?" questioned Naruto with a confused look on his face.

Alex glanced up at Heller, "This is gonna be a bitch to explain isn't it."

"Hmph, damn straight" came Heller's reply, with a slight grin on his face.

"Okay kid, I'll explain this as best I can." began Alex, "My name is Alex Mercer, this here is James Heller. We are individuals who lived and died…"

"Repeatedly," interjected Heller.

"Repeatedly," agreed Alex, "… a very long time ago. Now this would seem like something very common to most given human history. But then again most are pathetic fucking wastes of space that deserve nothing more than swift death," he continues with a slightly sadistic look on his face.

"Okay, let me explain what's going on before Captain Genocide here goes off on a rant about why humans don't deserve to exist," said Heller, while glaring at Alex.

Alex gave Heller a deadpanned look, "They made weapons capable of wiping out humanity a dozen times over and then made me. The fuckers have always had a death wish, and I'm only too glad to acquiesce."

Ignoring Alex, Heller continued, "So basically humans made some pretty insane shit over the years. One of their most grotesque creations was a virus known as Blacklight. Blacklight was made to be adaptive, to evolve, to consume and above all else to be nigh on un-killable. It was created with the intention of producing super soldiers the likes of which the world had never seen. However there was one problem with the whole concept… it worked."

Alex then continued on, "The Blacklight virus was developed by a company called Gentek, where I worked once upon a god-forsaken time. I was a scientist, back then with… morals and a conscience and shit like that," he continued with a shiver, "Eventually I figured out exactly what they were trying to do. So I stole a sample and tried to take it to the authorities. I was killed for my efforts. They hunted me down and shot me through the heart. But in the process, the virus was released. The first thing the virus did was consume my body and rebuild it into a fucking walking weapon of mass destruction. The second thing it did was release a series of horrifying monstrosities on the city I was in. Through a series of mis-adventures I managed to stop the virus and put down the people responsible for it. I tried to settle down but came across some things that just… put shit in perspective. I lost all faith in mankind. But Blacklight made me so much more, so I thought I could remake humanity into something more, something that deserved to survive. So I caused a second outbreak, started converting humans and made my biggest cock-up yet, Heller."

At this Heller stepped back in, "He made me a prototype and I killed him, consuming him in the process. Initially that wasn't too big a deal, I just did my thing and lived my life. Tried to move on from all the insane shit I had to do. But our combined viruses gained their own sentience and overpowered me. Turned me into a monster," Heller looked up with remorse painted on his face, "I ended up destroying more than Mercer ever could have imagined. In less than 9 months the continental United States fell to my rampage. Humanity countered. Drove back the parasites I left in my wake and hunted the monstrosity I had become across the world. But that's when shit got bad."

"Wait, that was the good part!?" Naruto exclaimed, "How the hell can things get worse, you just said you wiped out the… wait what the hell is the continental United States?"

"An area at the center of North America with a population of a couple hundred million… well at least it used to be," provided Alex.

"… well fuck, that's way bigger than the Elemental Countries," responded Naruto with an expression somewhere between disbelief and indifference. "So let me get this straight, you guys are actually ancient viruses that caused mass genocide, leading to something that is WORSE than the annihilation of millions."

"Yup"

"And you also claim that people have or had weapons that could wipe out the world several times over."

"Yeah, pretty much."

"And all this despite no actual evidence to support these claims, and there being no recorded history anywhere about any of this."

"That's the gist of it"

"… I'm calling bullshit on this whole situation"

"You're pretty vulgar for a kid, you know," stated Heller.

Naruto turned towards him and replied in a low, even but menacing tone, "If old enough to be neglected by my family, old enough to be hated and hunted by an entire village, old enough to be a target for beatings and assaults that would horrify the most seasoned of soldiers. I think I'm old enough to speak impolitely," he finished with a threatening edge to his words.

"…and point to random kid," said Alex interrupting the silence that followed Naruto's words.

"Naruto… the names Naruto."

"No surname?" Questioned Heller.

"Not one that I would voluntarily use, not anymore."

"Okay as enlightening as this whole sessions has been, what with Heller and his tale of woe and genocide and Naruto and his 'oh so dramatic' family problems, I think we need to find out where in the hell we are," stated Alex before receiving glares from his companions that would make angels cringe.

The three of them looked around taking in their surroundings properly for the first time. They were surrounded by a gloom that prevented seeing anything in their immediate surroundings. It was not so heavy that it completely blocked sight, but it did make it impossible to see more than 20 meters in any direction.

Eventually they just chose a direction and walked forward, trying to figure out where they were. As they progressed they noticed a gradual change in surroundings. Haze gave way to warn, rounded walls. The ground, which had previously been even and featureless, grew muddy and walking became more difficult gradually. Eventually they found themselves in a network of sewers.

"Well hell is a shithole… literally. Somehow I'm not surprised at all," Naruto said cynically.

"Geez… ain't you a cheery old barrel of monkeys," Alex remarked sarcastically.

"When there's something worth smiling about, jackass let me know."

"Quiet you two… there's something up ahead," said Heller testily.

They advanced forward silently and eventually came to a large cage with a large seal on it. Soon after this they began to hear the footsteps of something heavy approaching. Alex and Heller glanced at each other and then immediately shifting their bodies, with Alex's arms turning to giant blades and Heller's to huge sledgehammer-like fists, both of which alarmed Naruto.

'Out of the frying pan and into the bloody fire… wait what does that even mean? And where did that come from I'm sure I've never heard that saying before?' came the puzzled thought to the young boy.

However his thoughts were cut short as the thundering steps grew closer. Soon their source was revealed to be a massive 40 foot fox. He began to speak and the room shook as his power resounded through it.

"So my jailer finally comes to visit me, foolish ningen tremble before the might that is the Kyuubi no Kitsu…" at this he notice Alex and Heller standing there with puzzled looks on their faces. "Who the fuck are you two?"

At this everyone sweatdropped a little noticing how easily the fox got side tracked from his rant.

"Uh… we're… new around here. Any idea where we are?" asked Heller, slightly embarrassed.

"In the brat's mindscape. Though in all honesty I wonder how we're here. I'm pretty sure he died a few minutes ago. Generally there isn't much left of a mind after that," replied Kyuubi

Alex and Heller stare at Naruto questioningly. "So let me get this straight. This is the kid's mind," asked Alex.

"Yup"

"This sewer"

"Yeah"

At this Alex bursts out laughing while everyone stares at him like he's a lunatic. He pauses after a short while, "Conclusive proof that the kid is a shit-for-brains," says Alex simply.

Heller then proceeded to slap Alex over the back of his head. Without changing his hands back from the giant fists.

"Okay so the kid died. How'd that happen?" Questioned Heller, as Alex rubbed the back of his head and gave him an evil glare.

The Kyuubi looked at Naruto with a meaningful look. "May I?" he inquired.

"Might as well… you're actually pretty polite. I honestly didn't expect that," remarked Naruto.

"Kit. I hate humans. They are a filthy, pathetic and spiteful race. Believe me if I could wipe them off the map 95% of the world's population would be gone. But I respect you. You have my sympathies for all the shit you've gone through," replied Kyuubi.

He then proceeded to display the details of Naruto's life this far. The beatings abuse, neglect, hatred and suffering that characterized the boy's every waking moment. By the end of it they two Prototypes looked ready to wipe Konoha off the map.

"I've lead massacres on the grandest of scales, killed innocents, set plagues and blights upon civilizations and committed unspeakable horrors. But this is too much. These fuckers have gone too far. They need to die." Stated Alex simply with a look so hard it made stone look about as sturdy as jello.

"No matter what we do humans always make monsters. This is fucking pathetic. Let's go do something violent," agreed Heller.

A silence followed which no one seemed willing to break.

"No," said Naruto, shocking all those present.

"No, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN NO? After all the shit these people have pulled on you, you just want them do get of free and clear?!" Demanded Alex with an incredulous look on his face.

"No, you misunderstand. I want them to suffer. They will suffer… but I just want to be free of them. I just want to get away from this place. I want to grow strong on my own. To become unchallengeable by anyone who dwells in this Kami-forsaken hellhole. I just want to live a life that's worth living. That's all I ever wanted." Said Naruto as tears began to gather in his eyes.

Alex and Heller exchanged a look as they saw the child had reached his breaking point. Heller walked up to him knelt down and held him as he cried, years of repressed sorrow flowing out as the floodgates opened hanging on to the man in front of him as if his life depended on it. Heller silently swore to exact a fate worse than death upon all who wronged this child.

"No matter what I do they don't care. Not my parents. Not my godparents. Not the villagers. Not anyone. I just want to live… can't I have that?" Whimpered Naruto as he looked up from Heller's tear stained shoulder.

The silence in the room was deafening.

"Kit, you've earned the right to that and so much more for what you've endured. You want to grow strong. I swear it on my name as the ninth Bijuu that I will help you grow strong. Everything that has befallen you is a result of my presence. I despise humans. I doubt anything will ever change that. And I have no respect for any of them. Then again you aren't a normal human by any standard. And I owe you a debt. I will repay it no matter the cost." Kyuubi said as his tails danced behind him.

"The same goes for me," said Alex, "Despite helping people being far outside my nature, you are my and Heller's legacy. I refuse to allow you to be weak."

"Your legacy," sniffled Naruto as he began to regain his composure.

"Yeah," said Alex with a slight grin, "thinking about it what we know so far, the fact that you were killed, Heller's and my presence in your mind and that fact that we're still here, I've come to a conclusion. You are a Prototype."

"A what?... How is that possible?" asked Naruto, his sorrows long since stowed away in the depths of his mind.

"Well, prototypes can shrug off mutilation, dismemberment and blood loss life its nothing ad still keep going for more. Despite the regenerative factor we saw you had, ya kinda should be dead. So the only logical conclusion is that you have become one of us. You must have come in contact with some strain of the virus." Explained Alex as Naruto looked on in shock.

"Okay, as nice as this little session has been I think we need to work on finding a way out of here and working out what we're going to do next. We need a plan. Obviously the kid isn't safe in this village, so we need to get out of here." Remarked Heller as his inner soldier came to the front.

"Agreed" said Kyuubi, who then turned to face Naruto, "Kit if you remove a corner of the seal you see up there I should be able to communicate with you when you're not in the mindscape. The same should go for these two," he said as he gestured to Heller and Alex. "Do that and I'll send you out so we can take stock of the situation."

Naruto remained silent for a moment with his head hung low before he began to speak, "I'll do it, I'll trust you three since there's really nothing else I can do. But listen and listen well," he began as he raised his head and looked at the three veteran killers with so much malice they actually took a step back. "I've be betrayed, abandoned and forgotten by everyone. I've been fucked seven ways to Sunday every day of my goddamn life. I have only ever let one person in before because I knew I could trust her beyond anyone I've ever known. I'm going to put that same trust in you three. If you betray me, I don't care what the cost is or how much I have to sacrifice. I will drag you to the Gates of Hell and batter down the doors just so I can throw you into its flaming pits myself."

He then tore off a corner of the seal and with that he departed the mindscape and began to awake.

Kyuubi began to chuckle to himself. "You know I really pity these pathetic fucking ningens. They always accused the boy of being a demon, a monster. They have no idea that they just created one worse than any fucking bijuu to ever walk upon this world. Before this is over they will know suffering."