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Chapter 1. My own home! And awakening.
In a cage that looked like it was in a sewer, was heard a deep growl that was followed by a raging roar.
"I faintly remember fighting humans." Flow of red power flew out of the creature lying down behind the bars. "Hmm this seal is definitely not made by a human. I can feel the cold power flowing through it." Thought the creature exploring the prison. "So the seal is set to allow ever increasing amounts of my power to flow out based on the age of my prison.". While continuing to explore the seal the red flow of power suddenly stops. "What! Good thing that I did not forcibly break this seal it would have killed my host and me with it. How did a human figure out how to create a seal complex enough to tie my soul to a human?" After a while he figured out what he was able to do within the prison to affect things. " So it's possible to drag my hosts mind into his own mind-scape, to the edge of the seal, also it's possible to reach out and touch his senses being able to read his surface thoughts and to see through his senses. Can't do that do much though, as right now just the miniscule amount of strain it puts on his mind might be dangerous to him and I am most definitely not going to die!" Thought the demon after the five year forced nap.
Naruto was wandering the alleys between the buildings. Checking through trash behind the restaurants in the area trying to find if there's anything edible thrown out. Not finding anything, Naruto continues on, trying to find at least a warm spot for the evening as it was cold in the winter, and doing his best to avoid going out into the main streets with people in them as he always ended up running into someone that decided to hurt him.
At the same time in the Hokage`s office. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was again feeling angry and annoyed as it was now 3 months since Naruto had gone missing from the orphanage. Orphanage matron has firmly stated "It's not my fault that he doesn't listen instructions and constantly wanders off."
Naruto continues his wanderings looking through the trash when suddenly "You!" Turning around, Naruto sees really angry looking man "What the hell do you think you're doing wandering around my house!". Suddenly, the man freezes and looks closer then he proceeds to grab a knife from his belt. "How convenient you bringing yourself here for judgment! I lost my arm and my wife because of you. Finally I can get revenge." he then moves to slash at the now terrified child with the knife. Naruto blocks it with his arms as much as he can getting few deep cuts on his hand.
"I can feel complete terror filling my container." thinks kyuubi. Reaching out with his senses sees what is going on. "I will not be killed by some idiot with a knife" he then floods the filter in the seal that was constantly stealing a trickle of power with power far above what it was able to purify.
Naruto suddenly feels like he is on fire and manages to avoid the next two slashes from the man but gets kicked in the process. "He is moving slower, how?" Suddenly a woman with a white mask that has snake markings on it jumps down from the roof looking at the scene for a second and knocking the man unconscious.
The ANBU looks at Naruto "So that's the kyuubi kid, I need to get him into hospital soon before he bleeds to death and inform the Hokage that we found him. His eyes! They are red with slitted pupils! Better safe than sorry" The ANBU rapidly moves behind Naruto and knocks him unconscious as well with a quick hit to the back of the head. Few hand-signs and a puff of smoke later two more of the same ANBU stand in the alley. One grabs Naruto while the other grabs the armed man and the third one heads for the Hokage tower.
Few minutes later at the office "I was patrolling on the rooftops when I felt a surge in chakra, it was instantly recognizable as kyuubi`s but the amount was not as strong. I apprehended the attacking man and carried the kid to the hospital." came the report from the lady with a white mask.
Next day we find the Hokage talking to a doctor at the hospital "How is he? Is he healing?" Doctor responds "Even better, he is already healed. I've never seen a bloodline like his." at the sideline another doctor sneers at that statement but stays silent otherwise. "You did a full checkup on him?" asks the Hokage. "Yes and he is a remarkable young man it's amazing that he is even alive with the state he was in. There are several irregularities that I think are an indication of a bloodline, a very potent one at that"
"Hmm would you mind listing me what you found?" At the Hokage`s question doctor starts talking again. "He does not so much as heal as he actually regenerates, there is not even the faintest amount of scarring left from the cuts. Added to that his whole body's metabolism is running at a shocking pace. And his chakra reserves are absolutely massive. Also his is showing signs of long term malnutrition and starvation."
"How soon is he likely to be awake?" The doctor lets the Hokage know that possibly tomorrow as his body is catching up his long missed sleep.
"I need to plan how to make the best of this situation as I can't have the child dying before I'm able to escape from the seal and based on the state of his mind. He barley wants to stay alive at this point with everyone wanting to either hurt or simply ignore he exists." and so the fox demon proceeds with planning on how to make certain the child stays alive. "..hmm pretending to be nice and caring would probably get him to trust me giving me further influence and being able to directly direct his growth.". Power swirls through the cage as the giant demon shrinks down to a tiny human shaped figure with red hair. If you were to look at the face you would consider it a beautiful woman but the rest of the body lacks any gender indications. "Hmm a child is probably more likely to respond well to a kind female figure." The shape proceeds to change into a beautiful woman with some oddities like fox ears and a whole set of tails. "Now to make contact and convince him not to tell others of talking to me. Probably a mental link would be helpful as well"
Naruto wakes up and looks around, "I don't remember climbing into a sewer." and starts moving towards the direction he can see light from, eerie red glowing light but light nonetheless. He reaches a set of huge bars of a cage with the piece of paper with some weird letter like things written on it. As he gets closer he tries to see what is behind the bars but there's nothing, except a faint red glow. Reaching towards the bars he suddenly hears someone talking "Don't touch the bars they will hurt you if you do." Naruto looks around and sees no one despite hearing someone talk just a moment ago. "Who's there?" a moment later a pretty red haired woman walks out of the darkness on the other side of the bars. "If you carefully come here past the bars I can heal your hands.". Naruto thinks for a moment and walks inside the cage. The woman gently takes a hold of his hands and with a red glow around hers proceeds to heal the last remainders of the cuts. "See, all better.", Naruto just looks at his hands for a few moments and mumbles "Thanks.".
The woman then starts talking again "There is something serious I need to talk to you about.". Naruto looks at her curiously "I'm kind of special, it's hard to explain but if you tell others about me I can't help you anymore but if you don't i will be able to talk to you even if you are outside in the real world.". Naruto looks at her confused "What do you mean real world?" the girl chuckles, "We are inside of your mind at the moment, hidden deep away. I need you to promise you won't tell anyone about me or I will stop talking to you but if you promise I will always be there to talk to you", "You mean I won't be all alone anymore? Like a friend?" The girl looks at him for a few moments and then responds "Yes, like a friend. My name is Hikaru. But for now you need to wake up there are people who want to talk to you. Just remember, not even a hint to anyone else about me, it has to remain a super important secret.". Naruto nods stating "I promise but how do I wake up?" suddenly he sees a bright light blinking, he looks at the white ceiling then at the old man sitting next to his bed.
"Hey you look even older than before old man" Hokage proceeds to chuckle at that statement "You're the only one that would respond to waking in a hospital like that. But can you tell me why you ran away from the orphanage?" Naruto looks confused at that and asks "Run away? The orphanage lady threw me out telling me never to come back. And I didn't know where else to go.".Sarutobi Hiruzen proceeded to think for a few moments trying to figure out what to do with Naruto now seeing that putting him back into the orphanage was not possible", at the same time "Ask him to give you a place of your own to live.. I know you don't know how to cook or anything but I can help you with all of that. And you would be able to feel safe when asleep."
Naruto proceeds to ask for his own place after some convincing and strategic application of pleading and stating he watched people cook in orphanage and that he can figure it out.
Hokage promises to come back the next day and walks off.
On the way back to tower he tells the ANBU with him to organize a full-time watch on Naruto making sure of his safety and to get the orphanage matron to Ibiki for some questioning. Once at the tower he organizes the paperwork for an apartment for Naruto.
Next day Hokage calls an ANBU asking her to fetch Naruto for him. The ANBU with a snake icons on the mask runs off and is back soon with a really happy looking Naruto clinging to her back. "Hi old man this ANBU is soooo cool she carried me all the way here running on the roofs I've never moved so fast before." Naruto stops his fast paced chat for a moment. Hokage uses that to remind him of his manners to say thank you to the nice ANBU for carrying him. Naruto turns around "Thank you for carrying me here and helping me against that guy with the knife.", "How are you sure it was me?" Naruto looks at her for a moment with a look that clearly says "Are you stupid?" and proceeds to say "But you smell the same, different people don't smell the same.".
After a bit more chatting between the Hiruzen and Naruto the ANBU shows Naruto his new apartment which while nothing special is enough to make Naruto happy. He finally has his own place where people won't take his stuff.
Few days later Naruto wakes up from a nightmare about the knife attack. "shh.. just focus on being back at the cage" Naruto does as said and finds him in front of the giant cage again. After walking into the cages he finds himself in a hug from Hikaru after freezing up initially he starts crying. After a while he asks her "Why do they all hate me, I have not done anything to them." Hikaru just keeps hugging the crying child while trying to sooth him, "Don't cry, you have me now so you're not alone anymore." Naruto keeps crying for a bit more but feeling a lot happier now that someone actually cares enough about him to comfort him. After a bit more he falls back asleep. Feeling safe and loved. "Paying attention when he was watching that child get comforted by her mother was useful after all..."