disclaimer : I don;t own Naruto (sob)

Chapter 1

In the forest outside of kohona

Naruto opened his eyes and got out of the hospital bed and left the hospital amidst the glares of the villagers. He did as kyuubi had told him and packed all his stuff and quickly walked to the gate taking one last look at the village the running into the forest.

Naruto ran into the forest as deep within it's confines as he could travel without a map or a guide. He ran as fast as his small legs could carry him deeper and deeper away from those who wished his death. He finally stopped at a clearing next to a small river bank. He drank deeply of the pure spring waters watching his surroundings carefully for those that might come after him even with the hokage's permission. Once he was sure that he was alone he found a small cave off the inlet of the river, it was small enough that no adult could get in the opening but when he scooted farther within he found that the cave was actually a large natural cavern that animals might use for winter hibernation or hidding from bigger preditters after them.

Once he had explored the cave sufficently he made a pallet out of the dry grass he found in the farthest corner of the cave. He curled up into a tight ball the only part you could see of him above his rattyblanket was a streak of blond hair with a small tinge of red. He fell into a reluctant but well needed rest away from those that would hurt him.

Naruto's mindscape

"welcome back kit are you within the forest like i told you?"

Naruto nodded his head leaning his back against the wall facing the cage as he listened to the hipnotic voice of the fox demon.

"Oi..kit..kit you listening..kit...if you don't anser me ill fry your small ass"

Naruto snapped out of his light daze he turned to look a kyuubi then shook his head as if to clear it "I'm sorry kyuubi-sama i'm feeling a little weird."

Kyuubi nodded " Thats what i've been explaining to you kit my youki is affecting you negatively after this last attack and if we don't do something soon it will destroy us both."

Naruto's eyes widen to almost the size of a shuriken his whisker marks standing out as his tan skin paled slightly. His blue eyes stared at kyuubi portraying a sense of innocence that should have died in him a long time ago. Kyuubi growled in the back of his throat making naruto jump from the anamalistic sound. He grabbed the cage and stared at naruto his eyes narrowing.

"kit if i can save us will you trust me even if it hurts?"

Naruto bobed his head."Hai kyuubi-sama"

Kyuubi looked at the child with sadness "This will hurt immensly but you must stand it for i cannot take the pain that this will cause, can you stand this process knowing it will hurt worse than anything you've experienced in all your life."

Naruto nodded he was no stranger to pain he slowly moved to the bars of the cage within reach of kyuubi as he transformed into a blood red giant fox with nine tails.

Kyuubi smirked in his fox form knowing that any other would be threatened by just that but not this brave if foolish kit "Then prepare for the worst pain of your life"

After saying this he sent three of his tails past the bar and wrapped him up. the pain had begun and pusheed naruto out of his mind.

Reality

"AAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAHAAHAHAHAHHA" Naruto screamed as the pain engulfed him. It felt like his body was destroying itself and remaking itself at the same time. Bones snapped desolved and grew ,his insides changed burned and then regrew to make him stronger faster and smarter, this happened all around his body and he screamed through the whole process. In naruto's mind kyuubi smiled and watched as naruto was remade to his infinet joy and advantage but it would be years before he got to have "fun" with the kit.

The pain went on for hours until he finally passed out dreaming of nothing but pain. In konoha the villagers huddled together as they heard the blood curdling screams of the demon child. It sounded as if was being tortured again and again without stop. When it was finally over they sighed in releif and checked to make sure their families were safe

Time skip next day

Naruto awoke to a throbbing headache. Everything sounded to loud as if he were next to each sound. When he opened his eyes he saw everything in better focus noting the patterns on the cavern walls. He streched stiff and sore all over.

"hey kit can ya hear me?"

Naruto startled looked around to see who had spoken when he found no one relaxing again.

"Hey in here kit not out there."

Naruto listened to the voice and then remembered what happened yesterday "K-kyuubi-sama wha..what happened to me?"

naruto heard chuckling "Go out and look in the river kit then i'll explain all you want to know"

Naruto looked confused for a moment the went to obey the great demon. He crawled out of the cave and made his way to the river. When he knelt down by th river's edge to see his reflextion his eyes grew wide with surprise. Atop his head was a set of golden fox ears with the tips an orange red colour. On his face his three whisker marks on each cheek had becom longer and more refined than before. He also lost some of his baby fat he looked like a pretty girl with his golden hair with streaks of red and honey blond trailing along the river bank flowing around him. Another thing that surprised him was that he had nine golden and red-orange tails. His eyes were the most distracting they were now a deep slitted crulean blue.

He reached up to see if they were real then when he felt their soft and silky texture they twitched as he slowly released them and grabbed one of his tails noticing that they were incredibuly sensitive as with his first touch he felt it all the way down to his toes making him shiver in excitment and pleasure at the pressure.

From inside his cage Kyuubi laugh to see how fascinated the kit was with his new apperance. He chuckled to himself and then spoke " Kit how do you like your new form?"

Naruto shook his head " It doesn't matter but how will i hide this from the villagers when i go back they will surely try to kill me now" He tugged on his fox ear in contemplation "Kyuubi -sama can you teach me to disguise myself first so i can get supplies?"

Kyuubi nodded and said the i'll teach you starting now so you are well prepared when the time comes to return to that..PLACE...alright kit this is what you have to do."

Naruto listened avidly as kyuubi explained to him tree walking. He was a fast learner so he had it done within the next two days. It was plain to see that he was a genius he could learn hand signs quickly and once he had the sequence he was able to memorize them. Kyuubi quickly came to the realization that Naruto was a genius and not afraid of hard work he used this to his advantage and within three weeks the kit could do four suiton jutsu, five kanto jutsu, three doton jutsu, five demonic jutsu and six diffrent genjutsu including henge technique.

Naruto experimited with his henge jutsu making himself appear in all different forms from animals to humans and combinations as well. He was finally ready to go into the near bye town called Hirosima. He henged himself into a teenage girl with dark blue hair and brown eyes wearing a pair of tight fitting jeans that hugged "her" hips, a blue tube top with an orange symbol on back made of a cresent moon surrounded by nine fox tails it looked like a flower , fingerless black gloves and combat boots the henge was layered with five of the same images on top so that the image would be harder to see through than a regular henge.

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One hour later in Hiroshima

The first shop he visited was called "Clothes by Cosone". When he entered the shop the patrons that were already there turned to stare at him. He spoke to kyuubi feeling uncomfortable beneath their intense scrutiny. "Kyuubi-sama why are they staring at me." "Thats easy kit you look like a beautiful young woman it isn't so peculiar if you think on it." "Okay but what should i buy first with the money ojji-san gave me." "Its best to get clothes that will last for a while till i teach you more skills and you can take on jobs." "Hai kyuubi-sama"

She"he" walked up to the nearest store attendant who had just finished making a purchase to a shinobi woman wearing a hitai for sand. The attendant a middle aged woman with a redish brown hair color and sparkling green eyes twinkling out of her aged face turned to nartuo "How may i help you young lady?"

Naruto spoke with a soft voice and asked for clothes for children. The woman looked surprised "do you have a child already your no more than a child yourself."

Naruto blushed and stammered " T-There for my little brother."

The woman nodded "my names Cosone and this is my shop so if ya ever need to buy clothes from domestic to shinobi outfits i have them all."

Naruto nodded as she led him to a section of clothes for boys. He picked out five shirts three pairs of shorts and a pair of pants as well as shinobi sandles in blue to match the outfits he had chosen. Once he finished paying for them he bid her a fairwell with the promise to come back if in need of more clothing.

Next he went to a small shop that sold weapons called "Black Dagger". The shop was about as small as a one floor house. When he first entered the building he had to blink multiple times to even be able to see within the dimm light that was in the shop. When his eyes adjusted to the light he got a better look around the room. It was large and spacious the were rows of weapons on tables made of black mahogany wood the blades when you looked carefully were each made with different symbols that looked as if they moved in the light. Naruto stepped closer to a row of blades and saw two that called out to him one a katana with the design of a crimson fox wrapped around the hilt red gems placed as eyes the creature looked very majestic and dangerous. The second blade was a longer zambato with the design of a silver dragon in flight wrapped arond the hilt with storm grey eyes watching all those as they passed. Both blades seemed to shimmer with repressed power as if in stasis waiting for the one to claim them.

Naruto reached out to grab the blaid but was stopped as he heard a deep voice ask "May I help you miss."

Naruto turned to see a tall man behind a counter near the back of the store just emerging from behind a dark curtain. The man was easily 6'6 with dark skin a brown like that of an birch tree his hair a fiery red held in a ponytail near the top of his head like sammuris of old he had on a basic shinobi outfit except no hitai saying that he was not a ninja of any village. The man observed naruto with grey eyes he took a step from behind the counter torwards the young woman.

"Can I help you my names shintaro minata and i'm the owner of this establishment." Naruto looked from the man to the blades he had been reaching to. "How much are thes blades." His voice was as soft as a breeze filled with longing and barely leashed desire.

Shintaro looked at the blades that the young woman was reaching for. His eyes widened as he saw the blades that she pointed to. They were two of his finest blades that he had ever made both made to enhance chakra and more. They were also the two blades he had yet to sell as his works were known to choose their weilder. He turned back to his customer and asked "can you drop the jutsus and tell me who you are?"

Both Naruto and his occupant's eyes lifted in surprise but when kyuubi gave naruto the go ahead he dispelled his female disguise showing his human form to the shop owner.He stood a 4'5 a small child with hair as golden as the sun eyes as blue and clear as crystals three whisker marks adorned each cheek he wore a pair of black shorts with an blue shirt and orange uzumaki symbol on it. He stared up at shintaro and said in a quiet voice " My name is Naruto Uzumaki its nice to meet you Shintaro-sama." he bowed as he said this offering respect to the older man.Shintaro's eyebrows rose into his hairline clearly surprised that the owner of his best blades was a child.

Silence filled the store as Naruto waited to see if he would be thrown out as he had by every shop owner in konoha that he had visited for blades or food scraps even clothing. He was surprised to hear shintaro chuckling then full out belly laughing. When he looked at the older man's face there were tears coming out of his eyes from laughing so hard.

Naruto just stood there until he was finished. "Whew sorry naruto-kun but its just to funny" "Whats funny shintaor-sama?" He tilted his head to the side making him appears as an angel with the lights highlighting his hair like a halo. "Well its obvious that you are more than you apperar or else you would not have chosen those swords."

Shintaro stepped forward and kneeled in front of naruto getting as close to his height as possible for one so large. He looked him in the eye and naruto met his wordless challenge raising his eyes to his not once blinking. After a while shintaro nodded as if he had made a decision. He stood and moved to the curtain looking back at naruto "stay there and don't move." He moved into the darkness leaving a very nervouse naruto behind.

Naruto watched as Shintaro walk behind the curtain. He focused inward making his voice echo inside his mind as he asked " Kyuubi-san what should i do he seems trust worthy?

Kyuubi nodded "I think so as well, we should wait to see what happens but if he makes a threatining move run for it kit"

Naruto nodded as he heard shintaro enter the room once more. He carried two sheaths both looked like they would fit a dagger and not a longer sword. Naruto thought that the man would sell him kunai instead of the zanbato and katana he wanted but waited as shintaro spoke. "Here kid you will need these if those blades have truely chosen you."

He held out the two sheaths one with a fox the other a dragon matching the blades perfectly. He looked confused looking from the blades to the small sheaths. Shintaro smiled " Pick up the blades and imagine them as daggers."

When naruto did as he was told the blades shrunk in his hands to the size for the sheaths he looked on in surprise but then quicky put the blades away " Um..Shintaro-san what are these blades?"

Shintaro smiled knowingly at the young child. "They are yours Naruto." He held up a hand to forstall the questions forming in naruto's mind "no I wont tell you how they work till your older. Now i advise you to leave as its getting dark and your parents are probably worried abou.." He stopped speaking as he saw naruto's face fall.

"whats the matter kid" "I have no one waiting for me and no family or home." He looked up at grey eyes his blue eyes sparkling in greif and remembered pain. Shintaro scratched at his neck as he heard the pain in the youths voice as if it was real to even him. "Oh shit...do you wanna stay with me for dinner then."

Naruto looked curious as he heard shintaro's request before nodding his eyes sparkling with innocence and hope. "yes please."

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