Chapter 2

We find a 6-year old Namikaze Naruto sitting in an alleyway, with his knees curled up to his chest and his arms wrapped around his knees with a forlorn expression on his face and sadness visible in his deep black eyes. He had been kicked out of the orphanage about 6 hours ago. However, that was not the reason for his sadness. In fact, that was a blessing to him, because he heard the matrons and caretakers in the orphanage plotting against his health and well-being. No, he was upset because it seemed like no one cared. No one had adopted him in his short years of life, and no one had ever come to see him, except to spit on him and delight in his misfortune.

He was brought from his musings by two distinct sounds. The first sound was the rumbling of his stomach, indicating that he had not eaten. This wasn't new, to him, since the "caretakers" took care to make sure that he wasn't fed often. The second sound was one unfamiliar, and not too far away from him. He moved to find the source of the sound, and there were two scrolls sitting in the mouth of the alleyway. He opened the first, smaller scroll and it was a detailed explanation on how to unlock his chakra. He decided to set it aside, and then opened the second scroll. To his surprise, it had only the kanji for 'food' written in the middle. He didn't know how to operate the scroll, so he picked the first scroll back up in hopes of instruction. Unrolling the scroll further, he saw instructions on how to channel chakra into the scroll, in order to summon the contents of said scroll. Putting Ni and Ni (two and two) together, he figured that if he unlocked his chakra, he could channel it into the scroll and produce food from it.

He decided that unlocking chakra was most beneficial for him, and he proceeded to follow the instructions of the scroll. He sat in the lotus position, hands on knees, closed his eyes, and began to meditate. About 4 minutes into his meditation, he entered his mindscape.

(In his mindscape)

He reopened his eyes and saw a well-lit sewer. Thin pipes with blue liquid leaking out ran alongside larger pipes with a red fluid pouring out. The two pipes seemed to run on forever, side by side. He began to walk, following the pipes as they stretched on and on. Finally, the pipes ran into a large room. The room was at least fifty feet high, and about midway through the room there sat massive iron bars. Naruto observed that there was a small slip of paper with the kanji for 'seal' written on it. He tilted his head slightly and observed the rest of the room. Suddenlt, out of the blackness a white orb appeared. The orb was soon revealed to be an eyeball, with a red iris and slitted pupil. Then, a great voice rumbled.

"Ah, greetings, young kit."

"Um hello. Who are you, and why are you inside my head?"

"Actually kit, this is your stomach. But I am the great Kyuubi no Yoko. And as for why I am here? Because the Yondaime Hokage sealed me here."

"No, no he didn't. Everyone said he killed you."

"If he did, then why do they call you 'demon'?" Naruto paused to consider this. He then face palmed. Of course! It made perfect sense.

"I've seen how they treat you kit, and honestly, both demons and foxes have more honor than those villages. Demons and foxes take care of the young, at least. Now, also in accordance to how they treat you, I can teach you to defend yourself. This teaching and training can also aid you in becoming a ninja, if you should so choose to be one. So what do you say? Would you like to be trained by me?"

"YES of course! But uh, on one condition."

"Hm?"

"You tell me your name. Something gives me the feeling that "Kyuubi" isn't it."

"Hah, right you are kit. Very well, my moniker is Kurama."

"Moniker?"

Kurama sweatdropped. "Moniker means name kit."

"Ahhhh." Naruto also sweatdropped. "Thanks, Kurama-sensei."

"No problem kit. Well, in terms of unlocking your chakra, I've done that for you, during our conversation. Now exit your mindscape, I believe there is a group outside trying to harm you."

(Outside world)

Naruto's eyes snapped open and he saw a mob gathering. His hearing followed soon after and cries of "Kill the demon!" and, "Finish the Yondaime's job!" reached his ears. A few chunin and jonin gathered at the front of the crowd and collectively threw six kunai at him. They came at Naruto, and seemed to slow down. Then he realized, they were slowing down! 'I-I can see them!' Naruto thought. He grabbed two kunai, and deflected two more, before throwing his two kunai at the last two, deflecting them also. He then attempted to climb the wall, and did so, but not before two shuriken impacted his thigh, and another in his shoulder. He fell over the wall and ran, escaping the mob, he never noticed the sharp pain behind his eyes, nor the transformation they had undergone.

His eyes formed a red ring around the deep black iris, which expanded until it hit the pupil. Then, his pupil seemed to split in two, before a small dot shot out, and reached halfway between the edge of the iris and the pupil. Finally, the pupil grew a small tail, and formed one tomoe, and a small, near-solid ring formed around the pupil and hitting the tomoe. A few buildings away from the six year old, Uchiha Itachi observed the child in satisfaction. He witnessed the formation of the boys' brand new, one tomoed Sharingan eye.