A/N: I figured I'd post the first real chapter to give people a feel for this story as best as I can. Bear with me on this, there is more coming and if I do say so myself it is worth the wait. Given how most of my work has been recieved so far this should be a half decent story. Trust me :S

Naruto: The Mishap

Chapter 1

'The child with no name'. That's me. No mother or father to raise me, not even a name to identify myself. I had a last name though, not that it mattered. It carried no weight in this village. Karani, a name of nothingness. No one else had the same last name as me, but it did give something for people to address me by. I just wished I had a first name too. I didn't even have a voice to ask.

No parents, but I wasn't alone. My adoptive parents took good care of me. I had a clean bed to sleep in, decent food to eat. Things could be worse, I was thankful for what little I had.

Firstly I had Kakashi. He taught me everything he knew of sign language just so I could 'talk' in conversation. There were other things he taught me, but that one was the big one that I will always remember. He was my 'father'.

I had two 'mothers' though. I wasn't playing at favouritism, but Anko scared me slightly. She taught me quite a few things as well, but she was also the one who spent the most time with me. Kakashi and Kurenai had teams to accompany, Anko didn't. Kurenai tried to teach me ninja things at first, but my unique conditions made it impossible. She settled for teaching other things that were more useful to me, things like cooking for myself. She was the best cook out of all four of us.

Then there was Sarutobi. The third Hokage. Whilst being the leader of the village he also spent some time with me. After Kakashi went away for two weeks Sarutobi made it his task to accompany me more if I was going to be alone for any length of time. I haven't been left alone at all since.

As for myself, well. Like I already said, I'm a mute without a name. My chakra is lower than an infant, and my aging is completely fucked. Apart from that, all's fine. It's like asking someone how their doing at the end of the world. Apart from the impending destruction, everything is fine. One of those things you never ask.

Friends? Me? That's a joke right? I have none. How can I have friends when I am as messed up as I am? It's my tenth birthday tomorrow, yet I look five and act twenty. My mind hit puberty when I looked four. That was two years ago in case you're not following. There's an easy way to work this out. My body ages half a year for every year I live, while my mind ages two. So when I turn ten tomorrow my body will look five years old and my mind will be twenty years old. Messed up I know, I didn't ask for this.

That's why I don't go into my own details too much. They confuse me sometimes too.

So, tomorrow is my tenth birthday, a time children should be celebrating as they finally hit double figures. They ask for all kinds of things as presents as children do, yet my uniqueness leaves everyone who knows me at a loss for what to get me. I done want anything as a result. I never did. I got nothing as a gift for my first birthday, the same followed for every birthday since. I know people felt bad about not getting me anything but it made it easier, trust me.

I didn't even know what I wanted to do with my life. I know at ten years old there are other less important things to deal with, but with a twenty year old mind my future was my concern. I had no actual family, no last name of any recognition. My world consisted of the house I lived in, nothing more. I knew of nothing of what lay beyond these walls I live in. So much potential for a life, yet I knew nothing of it.

Konoha, or so I'm told it's called, has been where I could call home for my life so far. There was nothing here for me. I have been told of the walls that border this village, maybe there was something beyond them that suited me. I could leave to see what was there, try a chance at a life where my meaningless name wouldn't matter.

Another speculation. I have had that same thought for years now. Back to the present, Kakashi was talking to me.

"Hey, are you in there?" He lightly knocked my head like a door as I returned to the present.

I signed my response. (Sorry, had a moment of thought. You were saying?)

Kakashi sighed. "I thought I told you about doing that? It doesn't help."

(I know, sorry.)

"Anyway, Anko can't be here tomorrow for your birthday. She has an assignment that can't wait. She has tried to get it assigned to someone else, but there simply isn't anyone."

I shrugged. (It's fine. It's just another day for me.) I was already bored of this conversation and decided to change it. (How's that new Jutsu you're learning?)

Kakashi seemed confused. "I got it nailed now. I thought you knew I used it when I went to Wave with my team?"

My eyes widened slightly. (You never told me that.)

Kakashi's face registered regret, well what I could see of his face that wasn't hidden by his damned mask. "Sorry, I know how much you were interested in that. It's actually thanks to you that I got it as soon as I did."

(What's it called?)

"Lightning Blade. Just as simple as you suggested."

I gave him a slightly disgusted look. (No, I said to call it Lightning To The Face Bitch.)

"And that's why I didn't use that name. Even if it is as dramatic as that, it's not appropriate."

(So you have had that for around two years and haven't told me until now?)

"It appears so. Again I'm sorry. I'll keep you better informed if I start any other ones." He sent me a knowing wink, or was it a blink? I couldn't tell, his left Sharingan eye was covered. "You got any ideas?!

(None for the moment, I've only just realised you finished the first one. Give me a day or two.)

"Kakashi, dinner is ready." Kurenai's voice drifted our way. She was calling us both, but I didn't have a name to be called by. My adoptive parents didn't know what to call me, their attempts annoyed me so much that I told them to stop. I'd rather be unnamed than have one of those crappy ones they were coming up with.

We both went down to the kitchen where we ate, Anko wasn't there. She had her hands full recently with interrogations, I didn't know much else about that. Dinner consisted of a simple yet tasty stew, one of my favourite meals actually. But for Kurenai to make this now meant she had something else in mind for tomorrow night.

Kakashi and Kurenai spoke between themselves while they ate, I preferred to 'speak' after eating. I've been told off before about talking with my hands full. After I had finished, Kurenai shifted their conversation to include me.

"So, you been keeping Kakashi supplied with ideas for new Jutsu's?"

(Kakashi can explain that, but I will be putting more thought into it.)

She shifted her gaze to Kakashi. "Why didn't you tell him you had mastered that first one?"

"Long story short, I forgot. We already discussed it though." He had that look again.

I knocked on the table to gain attention. (Can you add fire to your Lightning Blade?)

"I don't know, possibly. But that could lead to a whole new elemental affinity... Wait a second. You're not suggesting what I think you are, are you?"

(If you can master adding fire to that Jutsu, you could effectively negate any form of defence you may encounter. Although your enemies will likely end up as a bloody mess in a fight.)

Kakashi cringed slightly. "Quite probably. I'll look into it later."

(If it's okay with you two, I would like an early bed tonight.) I stood from the table as I signed.

"Sure, Anko will be home late anyway. She will try to stay for when you wake but she said there is no guarantees."

(Tell her I say thanks anyway, for trying. See you in the morning.)

"Night." Kakashi and Kurenai both stated as I left the kitchen.

I entered my bedroom and allowed myself to have an early sleep. I needed new Jutsu ideas for Kakashi and I thought better while I slept.

Although, this time my sleep was very different. I normally slept without dreaming of anything, but now I seemed to be having an actual dream.

I was in a cave of some sorts, fairly sizable. I could hear water dripping from the ceiling as I went deeper within, a faint rumbling coming from the depths. All over there were cracks that ran deep, loose rocks falling from them and clattering on the ground. My dreams seemed to be as confusing as my life.

After possibly five minutes of walking I came to something that didn't seem to belong within a cave. Even with my limited knowledge I knew caves didn't have metal bars in them. The rumbling had gained a rhythm and came from behind the bars. Being a dream and naturally curious about things that weren't within my home I ventured forth, slipping between the bars. They obviously weren't designed to stop me from moving between them, so what was their purpose?

I had only taken about five steps from the bars when I stopped again. Right in front of me was what looked to be a giant wet nose from some animal. The breath that exhaled from it nearly pushed me over each time. Scanning my eyes back I could identify the muzzle the nose was part of, tracing it back to the canine looking head. I registered the nose taking two deep sniffs before the whole head lifted up, two large red eyes opening to stare right down at me.

Normally I would panic and run, but this was a dream. The worst thing that could happen was getting the crap scared out of me. I held my ground as the head studied me, I could see the crimson coloured fur now. As it rose up in uncovered some sort of light source behind it, allowing me to see this creature clearly. It was a super sized red fox. This alone wouldn't have been much of an issue, but the nine tails behind it made me realise this was the Kyuubi, possibly the same one that attacked Konoha ten years ago. Even though we were all told it was dead, this was a dream and anything could happen within it. We all knew of the Kyuubi, people don't just forget about that sort of thing when it attacks your home.

However, what happened next was nothing I could have ever predicted.

"Greetings mortal. I have waited ten years to finally converse with you, and now here we are. By now you will no doubt know me as the Kyuubi no Kitsune, by what name do you go by?"

By now I had come to a rather obvious and pointless conclusion. This was one hell of a weird dream.