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Chapter 1:
Eight years after the Village of Konoha lost their Yondaime Hokage, after the Kyuubi attacked; they were starting to regain some of their semblance. Reconstruction had finally come to a close as the destroyed buildings were rebuilt. The burnt forest was growing back green and lush. The only thing yet to begin healing was the hearts and minds of the villagers.
The villagers directed all their rage and hatred at one individual.
Naruto Uzumaki was sitting on the swing set at the local playground alone and miserable. His usually bright cerulean eyes were clouded with bitter rejection. He had just attempted to play with a pink haired girl in the sandbox. She looked lonely too, so he thought he was doing a good thing. Besides, he thought the red ribbon in her hair was pretty. But, then the girl's mother came over screaming. She pulled the girl away and shouted things like "Monster" and "Demon" at him. Hearing her mother screaming caused the pink haired girl to tear up, which, of course, Naruto was blamed for as well.
Why do people call me a monster? He thought sadly. Why can't I play with them? Maybe my parents did something to make everyone hate me. He continued to swing back and forth alone. He dipped his head so his blond hair fell in front of his always got depressed when he thought about his non-existent parents.
"Hey!" Naruto looked up. And gripped the swing chains harder. "Hey, what are you doing here demon?" An angry mother was standing in front of him glaring daggers. She had her child tucked behind her legs.
Again with the demon! He knew better than to answer, last time he answered someone he had to go to the hospital.
"Are you here to eat the children!" The woman began to shriek, drawing the attention from surrounding people.
What the-? Naruto looked at the woman confused. How did she get from asking what he was doing to eating their children? "Why would I eat kids?"
"Because you are a demon!"
Naruto was now sure that the woman was crazy. He slowly got off the swing set and began to back away. But, the crazy lady had other plans. She began to scream for help and before Naruto knew it he was running down an alley trying to escape the angry mob trailing him. The mob was made up of the normal villagers, a few retired ninja, and drunks. Shards of glass and shuriken were thrown his way. He managed to dodge most of them, but a few hit their mark true.
Why me? Why do they always chase me? I haven't done anything! He continued to run and stagger down the deserted streets of the clan district. He made sharp turns, squeezed through tight alleys, and tried to ditch them whenever he could.
"Stop demon brat!" The shouts grew louder.
"Leave me alone!" Naruto turned down what he thought was another street. Unfortunately, luck was not on his side . He came face to face with a brick wall.
"We have you now!" The mob closed in on the eight-year-old boy. "Prepare to die demon brat." They began to kick and beat the boy until he bleed. A few picked up rocks and threw them at Naruto's unprotected head. The boy bit his lip as blood ran down his face trying not to scream. He learned a few beatings ago that if he screamed it got worse. He fell in and out of consciousness often. Pretty soon he was gasping for air and sitting in a small puddle of his own blood.
The crowed momentarily stopped. Naruto opened his eyes carefully to see what had halted their assault, not that he wasn't grateful for it. He could barely make out a figure making its way through the parted crowd. A Konoha hiate glinted from a bandana on his head and Naruto thought he was safe. Until he saw the kunai in the ninja's hand.
Out of strength and exhausted the blond only managed to make a gargling sound. He coughed up a little bit of blood on the ninja's shoes. The man bent down and looked into Naruto's half-lidded eyes. The ninja looked slightly familiar. He had long silver hair and crazy, beady eyes. A sinister smirk made his features tighten and look menacing. The boy would never forget that face- that is if he lived.
The ninja held the kunai over Naruto's barely beating heart. "This is for my friends you filthy demon. I hope you rot in hell." He plunged the weapon deep into Naruto's chest cavity. Naruto sputtered and retched as the pain quickly spread through his body. The last thing he heard was the crowd cheering wildly. And then his world went black.
"Wake up." A voice echoed. "Wake up!" In the distance Naruto stirred. "Brat, wake up!" The voice growled low and angrily. Slowly, Naruto opened his eyes. His head was pounding. "Finally, now sit up." Not questioning the commanding voice Naruto sat up. He clutched at his chest in pain.
"I must be dead. This must be heaven." He looked around hoping to see fluffy clouds and angels with harps. Instead all he saw was darkness punctured every once in a while by a dim red glow. "Where am I?" Naruto asked though pained gasps.
"Your mind brat."
"Am I dead?" He looked around for where the voice came from. Deciding to find out for himself he staggered down the hallway in front of him. His feet sloshed through the muck on the floor and the walls were so slimy they did little to keep him up right.
"No."
"How am I not dead? I was stabbed." He turned the corner, getting closer to the voice.
"As if I would let you die. You may be a filthy human, but I need you to survive. I will not have my container dying at the hands of some second rate chunin academy teacher!"
"Container?" Naruto rounded his third corner and stopped in his tracks. Before him was a massive cage. Giant chains ran through the iron bars and seals ran along the hinges. But, the intense security wasn't the thing that made his blood freeze, it was the giant nine-tailed fox that terrified the young boy.
Nine red tails, taller than the Hokage Tower, swayed menacingly behind the giant fox. Its eyes stared at Naruto with a deep hatred."So you finally found me." The monster snarled and gnashed his sharpened teeth.
"W-who are you?" Naruto stuttered out.
"I am the most powerful demon in existence! I am the king of demons, the devourer of men; I am the nine tailed fox demon, KYUUBI!"
Another shortish chapter! Things will get better and more exciting i promise! Please Review I always like good reviews they make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
