AN: so this is sort of a transition chapter to get to where the real story begins. If it totally blows I am sorry haha. Anyway I hope you like it.


The Kyuubi was regarded as a vicious and conniving demon. Those who regarded him as such were not far off. To think he had even managed to make a deal with the Yondaime Hokage, one of the most feared humans in the shinobi world, which resulted in him giving up his only child.

The Kyuubi had played all his cards just right. The only thing he was not expecting was that an age old enemy would return. But it had helped him get the child.

The child was the reincarnation of one of the greatest shinobi in the world and his creator. The Sage of Six Paths was like a god. He took down the Jubi and split him into nine parts. He created the art of the shinobi. He gave the world bloodline limits. He was amazing. And it was the Kyuubi's every intention to raise this child to be just as great if not more.

The only thing he had not accounted for was how difficult raising a child was. It had only been four months and the child was already driving the nine biju crazy. If it weren't for the fact that the child was so important to the biju they probably would have killed him by now.

The baby's scream echoed through the vast cavern of the Biju. Kurama plugged his ears and tried to find out what could have possibly gone wrong to make he baby cry in such a way. Matatabi sighed as she watched the scene before her. "Dammit Naruto what is wrong." He yelled back four of his tails swaying behind him.

The baby answered with more screams.

Kurama screamed back and lifted the child in the air holding it as far away from him as possible. "Matatabi please take it before I end up killing him!" she shook her head but took the child from him. She saw six tails now. She rocked the baby while Kurama fled the vicinity.

"You sure are a troublesome child aren't you little one." Matatabi purred. The baby calmed slightly. He hiccupped between sobs until he fell asleep in her arms. She chuckled. "You don't like your father that much do you? I don't blame you he can be a real stick in the mud sometimes. Especially with all that pride of his. Hmm, maybe having you will humble him some."

"Humble my ass," Shukaku's cruel voice sounded from behind her. One of her tails instantly materialized as the baby woke and stated crying again.

"I just got him to fall asleep you dumbass!"


The small blond baby crawled towards the red haired demon fox. He made constant babbling noises till he reached Kurama. The fox picked the baby up and looked down at him. Naruto looked up at him. The baby giggled and grabbed a lock of red hair and pulled. Kurama gritted his teeth and tried to disconnect the baby from his hair.

The baby continued to giggle and tug harder. "You little shit let go." The fox growled. The baby's giggles stopped at the sound his eyes watered and he began crying again. Kurama sighed. "Please Naru-chan let go of my hair." He asked softly.

The baby stopped crying and looked at the crimson eyed man. Kurama met his gaze and marveled at the intelligence in the child's azure eyes. The baby let go of his hair and cuddled close to his chest. He couldn't help it, but he smiled down at the baby.

He stood up with Naruto and made his way through the halls of the cave system. He eventually came to his own private chamber where the child's makeshift crib was. He placed the baby on the soft mattress and turned away. There was a small cry from the child. He peeked over his shoulder. The blue eyes stared at him pleadingly. "No Naru-chan you cannot come with me this time. I have business elsewise. But don't worry your mother will be here soon to watch after you." The baby's face scrunched up but no tears flowed down his flawless pink face.

Kurama sighed and walked back. He picked up the baby and held him to his chest. "fine," he mumbled. "You can come with me." Naruto made a satisfied sound and curled up in Kurama's arms.


"Why did you bring that thing Kurama?" Son grumbled when he saw the bundle in his brother's arms.

"When he is stronger than even the Old Man was and takes over the world he will still call me father. You on the other hand…" he let the sentence hang.

"Bullshit Kurama I bet he just looked at you and you couldn't bare the thought of leaving him there alone." Shukaku sneered. Of course he would hit the nail on the head.

Kurama snorted and ignored them. The others smiled. "You've gone soft brother," Isobu shyly declared before pulling his robes closer around him like a shell.

The Kyuubi glared at him. "I have not gone soft. And for insisting I have you can hold him throughout the ceremony Isobu." He handed the baby to the three tails. Isobu took him and stood still unsure of what to do.


Hours later the ceremony ended. It wasn't very special, just a few sacrifices and stuff. Isobu still had the baby in his arms. Apparently he had never even taken his eyes off the sleeping child. Kurama gave him an amused smirk before reaching for the baby. Only Matatabi beat him to it.

"He will be hungry when he wakes. Do you really want him screaming again?" Kurama sighed and allowed his feline sister to take the little blond crying monster. As he had dubbed Naruto in his mind.

"Just be careful with him," she rolled her eyes at him and walked away with the baby. Kurama turned to Isobu. "Thanks for holding him little brother." The shy three tails nodded and folded his cloths around himself again.


Naruto's first birthday

The nine Biju stood around the laughing child. He looked around himself excitedly babbling nonsense the whole time. Kurama smirked. The child was smart but very hyper. He must have received that gene from his mother. His intelligence was satisfying though. He had taught the child how to speak and the boy was learning other things as well.

The only thing that had annoyed the Kyuubi more than the baby's crying was his ability to walk and his damn curiosity. He had disappeared once for a whole damn day before any of the Biju had managed to find him. And of course it was Isobu who had found him too. So far Naruto had come to really enjoy Isobu's presence.

"Papa," the blond bundle of joy addressed Kurama. He kneeled down next to him.

"Yes little one?" the toddler just smiled sweetly and touched Kurama's face. The demon, despite being just that, smiled back and lifted the child into the air. "Naruto my son, you will become the strongest being this world will have the honor to grovel before. Not even THAT man will be able to defeat you." The baby giggled.


Five Years Old.

"Eat your rice and vegetables Naruto." Kurama chided the young boy. He sat by Naruto his head resting on one of his palms. "If you don't you wont become strong and powerful like me."

Naruto sighed heavily and stared eating the rice and greens. He cringed at how flavorless the food was. He finished quickly. "Can I go see Uncle Isobu now. he was going to show me a cool new water technique."

"Yes boy, but don't take to long we have important training to do today."

"Thank you Dad!"

The Kyuubi chuckled. Out of all of his siblings Isobu had become Naruto's favorite besides Matatabi. But to him she was a mother. The child had managed to bring his shy brother out of his 'shell'. He chuckled at the pun.


Six Years Old.

Naruto stared at the little red haired boy with green eyes and no eyebrows. He had been following Shukaku around for the past couple of days and looked completely lost. "Hi I'm Naruto, what's your name?"

"Gaara…"

"Where are you from?"

"Suna."

"Why are you here?"

The boy shrugged. "I just felt… compelled? to come here."

"So you followed Uncle Shukaku?"

"Yes."

Naruto smiled at him. "You're not the first to follow one of the Biju here. They come at different times saying the same thing. That they were compelled to come here. My dad calls them Jinchuriki. That they have some blood of the Biju they follow in them."

"Oh, do they continue to come even after the first time?"

"Yep! About once a month for some of them like this weird guy Bee. He has been my favorite so far. He raps a lot. Apparently he has been coming here since he was five." Naruto's smile was blinding.

"So I will see you again?" the boy asked shyly.

"Sure! I will wait for you. You should probably head home though; your family might be worried. My dad gets worried when I disappear to."

The boy nodded his head and smiled. "I can't wait to see you again! Can we be friends?"

Naruto put out his hand in a fist. "You bet ya! Just press you fist to mine and we will be friends. That's what Bee tells me anyway."

Gaara extended his fisted hand and pressed it to Naruto's. "Friends," he murmured before Shukaku came out of nowhere and picked him up off the ground. He was saying stuff like "Get you out of my hair" or other more colorful words.


Ten Years Old.

Naruto was fast and cunning like the fox that had raised him. He gave his Biju family a run for their money day in and day out. He set traps with his excellent sealing abilities that would catch the Biju off guard constantly. His 'father' was at his wits end. But that was to expect of an Uzumaki, the son of Kushina no less.

Naruto ran from Kokuo, the five tailed demon was fast, but Naruto had learned and trained to be faster. He pumped chakra into his legs to gain a burst of speed ad rounded a corner. He heard Kokuo hot on his heals. He found the small hole in the cavern wall that he used to hide from his Biju family at time. He slid down into it and stayed quiet. Kokuo ran right past him, he had to suppress a laugh. (AN: is Kokuo a male or female?)

Why was Kokuo chasing him? Simple, he had caught the Biju in one of his elaborate traps.


Sixteen years old.

Naruto lay resting on his back. Trees swayed softly above him. He was dressed in a red and orange Sage robe. It had markings that resembled the Sage of Sixth Paths symbols. His hair has tied back into a tight pony tail a feather sticking out of it. His features had changed over the years because his closeness to the Biju. His whisker marks were more prominent his blue eyes had a tint of red and their pupil resembled the Kyuubi's. His ears and fangs had also lengthened slightly and sharpened. He also had claws sharper than a samurai's sword.

A small fox lay on his chest. He was not the Kyuubi but was one of their followers. The wind blew softly and Naruto sighed contently. It was warm even in the shadows of the great trees of the Land of Fire. He didn't know it, but he was close to the village he had been born in. if his 'father' knew he was this close he was sure to get thrown to the ground.

He heard a rustle in the leaves and felt chakra signatures coming his way. He sat up straight the fox falling in the process. It looked at him in concerned till it caught onto the scent. Naruto grabbed his ringed staff, very similar to his previous life's staff and hid in the trees. He suppressed his chakra and waited to see who was coming his way.

Four figures steeped out into the open. They wore hitai-ates' on their heads the proud leaf etched on it. They all wore flack jackets, two Jonin and two Chunin. He knew from all the books and scrolls of history his father had made him read.

They had stopped where he had been laying moments before. The Jonin with the silver gravity defying hair bent down and observed the area. He was obviously the leader. "Someone was here just moments ago. I can smell him."

Shit, Naruto thought. He crouched down even more his slightly elongated ears flattening against his head resembling the fox he had become. He watched as the leader looked to his subordinates. The other Jonin had red hair that resembled the Kyuubi's a lot, but her eyes were blue… like his. She was younger than he was by about a year or two. She wore traditional shinobi clothing and was more modest and tomboyish than the pink haired Chunin. The other Chunin had black hair that resembled a ducks ass. Naruto smirked at that. Than he saw the clan symbol on the boys cloths. And Uchiha…

He slipped than his chakra seeping out from his surprise. The silver haired man looked towards him, his left eye covered by his hitai-ate. "Come out whoever you are, we don't want a fight."

Naruto cursed under his breath and complied. He walked out of the brush and revealed himself to the group before him. They stared in bewilderment. He smiled showing his fangs. The fox twisted it's tail around his leg.

"Who are you?" the Jonin leader asked his voice sharp and demanding.

"I am Naruto. Naruto of the Biju."


(AN: so how did you like it? It will get better as the story progresses. Naruto's childhood will be seen through memories of his and Kurama's throughout the story so don't be sad you didn't get to see it.