6 years prior
Naruto chuckled weakly as he slowly stood up and gazed over the unconscious form of Sasuke. He did it. He actually did it. He was able to keep his promise to Sakura. He successfully defeated Sasuke. Now the only thing what was left to do is bring him back to Konoha. Naruto slowly limped over to Sasuke and started to lean down to pick him up when Kakashi suddenly arrived.
Naruto stopped and smiled at his teacher "Kakashi I did it" he said "I defeated Sasuke now we can take him back to Konoha where he belongs" he continued while his smile grew wider. Kakashi glanced from the unconscious form of Sasuke to Naruto but instead of relief or joy for succeeding in stopping Sasuke his eyes only showed one emotion contempt.
Naruto winced back. The look in his eyes reminded Naruto of the looks the civillians constantly give him "sensei what" he started but was interrupted by Kakashi "don't you dare call me that you filthy demon"
Naruto couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't believe the words his sensei threw at him and neither the tone in how he threw the words at him. His voice was filled with pure malice. "Why couldn't you just die like you were supposed to do" "What do you mean" the young boy asked with trembled voice.
"What I mean you filth is that Lady Hokage ordered Sasuke to make it seems that he betrayed the village so that she must send a party after him to try and bring him back or do you really think that we would send Genins to hunt after missing nins. No you idiotic fool that is the jobs of our ANBU. Sasukes whole defection was designed for the sole purpose to not only get us finally rid from you but for Sasuke to gain the next stage of his sharingan. This plan is now thwarted and Sasuke is seriously harmed and it is entirely your fault. Believe me if Sasuke wont recover fully from your despicable action I will personally make the rest of your miserable life a LIVING NIGHTMARE"
Before Naruto was able to fully comprehend all the harsh words Kakashi ran forward and knocked him unconscious. The next time he woke up he was chained to a wall in a prison cell. The first person he saw was Tsunade herself and he was greeted with a powerful punch to his head and was told basically the same as Kakashi already told him. He was also told that in one weeks time he would be publicly executed and Sasuke was the person who would kill him.
Over the next week many visitors came shinobi and civilian alike. All of them mercilessly beat him up. On the night before the day his execution was settled he found himself in a sewer specifically in front of a very large gate. Behind that gate was an enormous fox.
"Kyuubi. So that means I am in my own mind somehow" Naruto said in a low voice "Right in one little brat. And I must say I am really surprised why you don't start screaming at me and blaming me not only for your hate filled life but for your execution too"
"Why should I. It is not your fault for how they treated me while it is true that you are in me it was their choice to treat me like dirt not yours. You are only the excuse they use to justify their actions" he replied with a shrug.
A minute of silence followed after his declaration both of them just looked into the eyes of the other. Kyuubi was the one who broke the silence "I expected many things. I expected to be screamed at I expected eyes filled with hate looking at me I expected to be attacked as foolish as it may be but not this"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you Kyuubi but if you really want it I think I can manage to carry out your expectations. With what should I start screaming? Looking hatefully? Or should I start to attack you? I can even do all three things together if it is your desire" he answered in a dry tone.
Kyuubi laughed loudly "No need for that. In fact I am glad that you didn't choose to do one of those things because this makes the next part so much easier" "What are you talking about?" Naruto asked confused.
Kyuubi sighed and for Naruto it was a really strange scene to see the gigantic fox sigh. "Look Naruto I am sorry if it weren't for me you would have a happy life. I already tried to help you escape be overpowering the seals which prevents you from using chakra but unfortunately the seals are far to strong to allow me to use enough chakra to make it happened. Which means the only thing I can do is ensure that you are a little more peaceful when we die"
"Wait a minute what do you mean with we? I mean I get it I will die in less then a day but wouldn't you be able to escape my body and just reform?" Naruto questioned "Under normal circumstances yes but the seal the fourth Hokage used to seal me away after I was ripped out from my former prison is designed that I will die with you"
"What do you mean with ripped out from your former prison" "You aren't my first prison not even my second. You are the third person I was sealed in. This is in fact one of the things I wanted to talk about along with the identity of your parents"
"You really knew my parents" Naruto asked hopefully "Indeed I know it is hard not to know your parents when your mother was my second prison where I was sealed for nearly twenty years" "Really please tell me about her" he begged.
Kyuubi smiled softly "I already said that I will tell you. Your mother was called Kushina Uzumaki and she was as deadly as she was beautiful and since nearly every men and even a few female lusted after your mother ever since she was fourteen I think you can guess how lucky your father was to win your mothers heart well at least most of the time because that women was scary especially after she was pregnant with you"
Naruto listened carefully to not miss a single detail from what he is told. "She had a slender feminine build with fair skin and violet eyes. She had the red hair which was common for every member of the Uzumakiclan" at that Naruto eyes widened "Yes Naruto I said Uzumakiclan but your clan was wiped out during the second war. A combined attack from Kiri Kumo and Iwa on Uzushiogakure the homeland of your clan leaving your mother and now you the only living member"
"Both your mother and your father loved you with all their heart. Kushina even forced your father to redo the room which was designed for you fourteen times until she was satisfied that everything was absolutely perfect for her little prince."
"They both loved you so much that they intercepted me killing you and dying in your place" "You wanted to kill me? Why?" Naruto asked. "Well I already told you somebody ripped me out of your mother. This man was somebody from that accursed Uchihaclan. Shortly after your birth that man ripped me out of your mothers seal because at that time it was at it's weakest. He did that despite every security measure that was put into place. Then he used his stupid sharingan to practically enslave me to attack the village just like that bastard Madara. Somehow his control over me was broken and after I regained all of my senses I saw that I was to be sealed away yet again this time in you. So can you really blame after being sealed for nearly a century and then being enslaved by that Uchiha scum for a short amount of time to kill of my soon to be prison so that I can be free"
"Well I guess you are right. If I were in your place I think I would have tried the exact same thing" answered Naruto. Kyuubi smiled at him for not holding that piece of information against him "So where have I left off. Yeah now I remember"
"During her pregnancy her swift mood swings were absolutely hilarious. I remember a specific situation in full detail because it was funny as hell. It was during the first month she did absolute everything to seduce your father to have sex with her. It took her a hour to convince him because he don't want to risk harming you somehow by mistake but he succumbed to your mother seduction. When he was about to start Kushinas mood swing kicked in and she became total furious at him for even thinking on sex while she was pregnant. He tried defending himself by stating that she seduced him in doing so but this was his downfall. She became even more furious than she already was for blaming her for his and I like to quote 'sex drive like a hormone-controlled teenager'. Kushina screamed at him for hours and after that she forced your father to sleep on the couch for five whole months. Your father who end the third war all by himself was reduced to a whimpering mass. I have never laughed louder in my entire life."
Kyuubi started to laugh loudly after retelling this story and Naruto joined too. Happy to be told about his parents and even more happy that his parents loved him above all else and tears of joy appeared in his eyes. His entire childhood he always though that his parents just didn't want him for some reason and the third Hokage only told him that they died protecting the village from the Kyuubi so that he won't feel bad that his parents don't wanted him. After he learned about the Kyuubi in him his doubt about the Thirds words only intensified because now he knew a reason why his parents don't want him and even hate him the Kyuubi inside him. This lingering doubt have never left him up until now.
To hear stories of his parents to hear that his parents loved him and even sacrificed their own lives to protect him makes him lose control over his emotions. He wasn't able to contain his tears anymore. His tears flooded down his cheeks and he started to cry.
The Kyuubi instantly stopped laughing and looked at Naruto in concern. He didn't understand why Naruto was suddenly crying until he heard Naruto whispering something with a weak trembling voice "My parents loved me. They really loved me"
Kyuubi smiled at Naruto finally understanding why he was crying "Of course they did" he said with a loud booming voice to gain Narutos attention. Naruto looked up with his tears smeared face to see the giant fox smiling at him.
Kyuubi wrapped one of his tails around the young boy to comfort him and with a soft voice no one would ever think the fox possessed he continued "Of course did they love you. They both loved you with their entire heart. Never ever think otherwise they both loved you so much so very very much"
Narutos tears continued to fall and he cuddled himself in the warm comforting tail of the fox. Kyuubi let him cuddle into his tail and gave him some time. After around ten minutes the fox continued with the same soft voice "During the entire pregnancy your mother bragged to everyone who would listen and even to the ones who don't that her little prince will be just as good looking as his father and just as ass kicking as his mother".
Naruto chuckled and continued to listen in peace with a small content smile on his face. "Your father despite being truly whipped by his wife was without a doubt the strongest shinobi in Konoha since the first Hokage. And I must know it since he was the one who kicked my furry ass back then" "Really? My dad was THAT strong. Who was he?" "Think about it. Who was the man who was able to defeat me and seal me away? It's not that hard if you think about it after all every boys role model is their own father and with you it is not different"
Naruto eyes widened to hilarious proportions "No way you kidding me. Or do you actually mean that the fourth Hokage is my father" "That is exactly what I mean. The fourth Hokage is your father."
Suddenly the entire room starts to shake and Naruto turns transparent. "What is happening" Naruto asked confused. Kyuubi sighed "It appears that we ran out of time somebody is outside waking you up. I wished we had more time there is so much more I intended to tell you about your parents"
"Before I go can you tell me your name your real one because Kyuubi couldn't be your real name right?" he asked "Kurama. My name is Kurama" the fox told him before Naruto fades from view and woke up.
When Naruto woke up he was confused. It was still dark outside so it couldn't be time for his execution but then he see a eight year old boy he hadn't see after he came back with Jiraiya to retrieve Tsunade to make her the fifth Hoakge.
The young boy who stood before him in the middle of the night was Konohamaru Sarutobi the grandson of the third Hokage. Narutos eyes hardened "What do you want here brat. Come here to mock me too. Come here to beat me up like all the other. Then go on show me what you can do"
Konohamaru looked at Naruto with sad eyes but didn't blame him for his words. "I didn't come here for either of those. I came here to help you" "You want what" "I want to help you because I look up to you and you didn't deserve what they did to you" "Why? Why don't you hate me. Why do you look up to me. WHY DON'T YOU DESPISE ME FOR THE KYUUBI AND FOR THAT WHAT I DID TO THAT FUCKING WHINY UCHIHABITCH" he screamed the last part.
"Be quiet otherwise someone will hear you" said Konohamaru "and the reason why I look up to you? It is rather simple you are the first person who ever saw me for me despite knowing who I was and who my grandfather was. Every person before you saw me only as the honorable grandson of the third Hokage well except my grandfather himself he saw me as me but since he is family he doesn't count."
You on the other hand didn't care about it I believe your exact words were 'I didn't care even if he was your grandmother' and then hit me on the head in front of my grandfather no less. But it is not the only reason why I look up to you. After my grandfather died protecting Konoha from Orochimaru you were there for me you consoled me and helped me to get over his death"
"Now that that is out of the way let me see if I can free you" Konohamaru said and tried to free Naruto from his shackles "Don't do it if you free me the guards will know" Naruto wasn't prepared for the boys reaction he snorted "There are no guards Naruto. I think they believe there is no way you can escape so they don't bothered to put guards here. Ah finally" he exclaimed after he got rid of the last shackle.
"Thank you" said Naruto and rubbed his sore ankles "Don't thank me yet we haven't you freed yet." Come my grandfather told me about a secret tunnel which leads outside the walls we can use to free you" "Wait a second I will leave a shadow clone behind" with that he summoned a shadow clone and shackled him.
After leaving the prison cells with no problems since there were no guards they sneaked all the way to the tunnel Konohamaru mentioned. They climbed down the tunnel. In the tunnel Naruto saw a small backpack. "In that backpack is food which will last for 2 days. Unfortunately it were the only things I was able to secretly put away for you. Oh yeah the food and that" told Konohamaru Naruto and gave him a small scroll.
"What is in that scroll" Naruto asked. Konohamaru smiled smugly "It is something what I was only able to steal a hour ago and it is something that Konoha doesn't deserve to have and since you already stole it once they will all believe you did it a second time. It is the forbidden scroll. Make good use out of it"
"Thank you Konohamaru. I will. How can I ever thank you for this" "Live your life and show Konoha how much they screwed up" "I will"
Naruto turned to leave but he never had the chance to do so because he was assaulted by a crying boy "I will miss you Naruto promise me to stay safe" "I promise I will and you promise me that you will become a strong and feared shinobi" "I promise" said Konohamaru.
Naruto gently pushed him away "We will see each other again and I promise you of that" "We better will or I will be plenty mad at you" Konohamaru answered.
"Good bye Konohamaru and thank you again for helping me escape" "Good bye Naruto take care of yourself" Naruto turned away and ran through the tunnel.
Silent tears flow down the young boys cheeks as he watched the person he admired most leave not only Konoha but him too. The only solace he had was the promise Naruto made. The promise that they will see other again. Coming from Naruto it meant they will see each other again no matter what because he always keeps his promises.
Konohamaru stood there for a hour before he turned away and sneaked back home before someone realise he isn't there. When he was at home he immediately went to bed. Before he fell asleep he repeated his promise silently to himself "I promise I will become a strong and feared shinobi and I further promise to never forgive those stupid bastards ever"