Abandon
Naruto ran blindly into the night. He had no idea where he was going. Nor did he want to. For once he wanted to not have to think. Things where rushing upon him way to fast at once. For a moment he fancied the idea of attacking Orochimaru all on his own. However he quickly shut this idea down. He knew he was just torn up inside. Torn over the idea that he had allowed the beast who had slaughtered his family talk him into this. He had forgotten that he housed a demon inside of him. A demon who was a mass murder. He slowed down slightly as he flattened his ears. Maybe those villagers had been right. Maybe he was a monster.
As his thoughts began to wonder down a dark road the sound of the voice of the one responsible for all of this spoke. "You ungrateful little brat. How dare you be upset. Your no longer a puny insignificant human. Besides this was inevitable. A soul can only be housed in a body for so long before it merges. However we just sped up the process. Sped it up so it would actually amount to something."
Naruto narrowed his eyes as he spoke. "Shut up I don't want to hear it from you."
The fox's growl flooded his head before he spoke, "Maybe I have been to lax with you. Don't forget your soul is no longer the only soul who has control over this body." As if to influence his point he flooded the mind of the boy turned kit with bloodlust.
The kit stopped in his tracks as he lowered his head to the ground.
"STOP IT!" the fox grumbled as he closed the lid on the bloodlust.
"You should learn to control it now before it consumes you. You won't have me here forever to block it out. It's a fact of demon life to always have bloodlust."
Naruto scrunched his face, "I will never allow it to get to that point."
The fox roared with laughter. "Really now? And who was it that was devouring humans just a mere few hours ago?"
Naruto roared in response. "That was you!"
The fox's voice suddenly turned cold as he spoke. "Do not lie to yourself. Deep down inside a part of you wanted to feel the blood of those fools run through your mouth. You were hungry. Having my blood run through your veins is becoming a task to hard for you to handle."
"Its not!"
"Remember this boy I was.. No I am the king of all demons. How do you think me who was once nothing but a mere highborn demon could become such a ruler. Someone who had the ability to make gods tremble and become categorized as a natural disaster. It was because of one thing and that thing was control."
"What does it really matter you'll always."
A sigh was heard, "No I won't be. There is a cost to everything. Its becoming harder and harder to keep a grip on myself. Its taking a lot of energy to reconstruct your charka coils and reconfigure your very genes. Eventually you will be in control for the most part. And I'll fall into a deep sleep. A sleep I will not awake from often."
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"Because I do not wish to awake to find you near dead. Oh and one more thing make sure you don't stray to far away from you village. I still have a bit of prey left over there."
Naruto yelled in protest, "You son of a bitch!"
The fix chuckled as his voice faded from his conscious. "Son of a vixen you mean."
Naruto shook his head as the fox faded from his mind. Naruto frowned once he looked at nis surroundings. He had no idea how far he ran in such a short space of time. He had somehow made it into the wind country. Walking through the shifting sands he looked up at rising sun. He wondered how far he could go in one day. As he walked the pain became more and more apparent. This time a tinge of bloodlust rose up in him and he knew it had nothing to do with his tenant.
Trotting along he came upon a lone desert deer. Licking his lips he pounced. The beast was down before it had the chance. Naruto gripped its troat with his teeth. He clamped down on it and looked at the look of fear in its eyes. It almost made him let it go. But he needed to eat and he had to admit it was better to take it out on a deer in oppose to a human. After a while he licked the bones clean. All of what was left of the creature he had killed. Yawing he in content in lay in the shifting sands. The pain had almost left.
His nose told him a human settlement wasn't far off. For a moment he considered weather or not he should enter the town. He wasn't to sure of himself and even from here he could sense the presence of ninja. That and he knew his friend Garra would not appreciate having to be called in by the wind lord over bloodshed. Their village had much to worry about. Thinking about walking around it Naruto came upon a discarded black cloak. Looking at it he sighed. He needed some human contact.
Naruto collapsed to the ground as he willed his body to transform. He wasn't used to the feeling of organs and limbs sliding around or the feeling of his skin stretching this way and that. Once it was over the boy lay in the sand. It was amazing that somehow his cloths managed to poof into existence while his protector always stayed. He had to ask the fox about that sometime. Gettng up he realized his clothing had gotten to short. By a good five inches.
Frowning he rolled his pants up and his sleeves and unzipped his jacket. He had to admit the color choice of his clothing was starting to make him a bit uncomfortable. He wanted to blend in more. Shaking his head he gathered up the cloak and wrapped it around his body. He could tell without looking that the person he saw in the mirror was the person he was now.
As he walked towards town he realized he was moving more differently. He also noticed the odd stares that came his way. He chose to ignore them because they were of little importance to him. After a while he came upon a bar. He had an odd craving for rice wine at the moment.
Upon entering the place his noise was instantly filled with the pungent scent of blood sweat alcohol and sex. This drew him to the conclusion that he had walked into a town crawling with defunct ninja's and mercenaries. As he walked around he was given looks of challenge and even a few looks of jealously. He had nearly approached the bar when a woman grabbed onto his arm. He looked down and was greeted by a dark eyed brunette with nice assets. She looked into his haunting blue eyes before she drew a smile.
"So boy…. looking for a little fun?" She said in a sensual voice.
Before Naruto could speak he felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning his head slowly he was greeted by a muddy eyed brute.
The brute looked down at him in rage. "Whacha doin touchin my woman?"
Naruto simply shrugged both the man and woman off of him. His eyes glittering in a playful manner. He rose a thin eyebrow up in response, "Is that how it is? If I remember correctly it was she who grabbed me." In the back of his mind Naruto wondered how he had suddenly been able to talk so eloquently.
The man growled.
Naruto spoke as he sat down upon a bar stool his back to the man. "No worries I have… How do I say this.. Finer tastes in my women."
The woman huffed indignantly while the man once again reached for his shoulder. Instead this time he was greeted by a hand upon his wrist.
"I would keep your hands to yourself." Then without warning Naruto twisted the brut's elbow causing it to snap. The man yelled and a few other idiots got the idea in their heads to attack him. Naruto simply turned to look at them. He gave them a look that sent shivers up their spines and to add to it he allowed a small amount of his energy to snake out. Like a snake indeed it slithered to the people in the crowd and wrapped its energy about them. Naruto's nose wrinkled in distaste as the smell of urine and excrement filled the air.
"Get out of my sight." He pushed the man away and watched as he and his goons scrambled out. A few others looked at him with raised eyebrows and a few looks of challenge. Naruto suddenly felt his eyes curve into a familiar kitsune smile as he looked at them.
"Oh come now can't we all just get along and get plastered." At this the crowd roared in laughter as they turned back to their tidings. Naruto turned to the slightly nervous barkeep.
" A cup of Saki please." The man nodded in earnest as he prepared his drink.
Naruto had drank before now. Traveling with the toad hermit often put him in those negative situations most parents would scream about. Yet it had taught him a lot about how being ninja and more importantly a traveler. Speaking of him he frowned he would have to talk to him when he had gotten back. The hermit had been the one to teach his father. Bringing the drink to his lips Naruto thought back to how he was going tell granny what he had done. He knew she would be non to pleased with him. As he thought of this he sub consciously fingered the gem he had about his neck.
Once he was done with his drink and paid the bark keeper. Naruto got up and walked into the sunlight. All around him he could see poverty and misery. He saw beggers of all ages and sizes as walked though the streets. Before he realized it was sunset. As he walked through the night he could hear the screams of terror in the streets. Had he been three years younger he would have made a rush for each and everyone. But He knew that it as not something he could do. Sometimes he had to let things go.
Yet when the scream of a young girl caught his ears he had to act. Rushing through the streets he came upon a horrid scene. He felt his fangs lengthen as he walked forward. He could see the young girl being shoved to the ground by a foul smelling man. Naruto could see her struggling and screaming as the man ran his hands in her cloths ready to disrobe her. Her mother he presumed lay dead not to far away. Her cloths were missing and pure agony was upon her face.
As he approached he felt his eyes flood with red. "Get off of her."
The man looked up at him while he still attempted to commit the brutal act. "Wait your turn.."
Before he could finish the man was slammed against the wall. Naruto tightened his grip around the man's throat as he shoved him into the wall.
"AH AH SORRY MAN I WAS JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN." Naruto growled as he slammed him into the wall again.
"Fun you say? Well how about I show you what I think is fun." Before the man could reply Naruto began his dance. Blood splattered every which way as the boy tore into the man. His screams became the loudest of the night while Naruto purposely missed every major artery and organ. The man fell to the ground where Naruto dragged him before the girl. She sat against a wall in fear her soft green eyes wide with fright.
"Say sorry." The man said it softly.
Naruto piled pain onto him again. "Say it louder."
"SORRY! OH GOD I DON'T WANT TO DIE.!"
Naruto sneered down at the filth in his hands. "Close your eyes ." The girl closed her eyes.
Blood filled the night air and all was silent. Before the girl could open her eyes she felt a jacket being wrapped around her. She opened her eyes in silent fear as Naruto picked her up. The girl shook as she looked into those dark pools of blood red eyes and how his fangs seemed to glitter. It reminded her of the oni her mother… Looking at the woman tears began to stream out even more. She couldn't help but sob in fear and shame. Yet the oni did nothing to her instead he held her close as he carried her away. Once they where a few feet away flames rose up in the alley and burned everything away.
Naruto wondered what to do with the sobbing girl. His nose told him a lot of things about her. He could tell her age was around nine and that she was malnourished. He wanted to kill something else. He could not think in words the emotions welling up inside him at the thought of what almost occurred.
In the back of his mind he heard the fox speaking in a sleeping voice. "Brat. Kill her."
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "What this girl just fucking saw her mom get rapped and murder by that god dammed psycho and you want me to fucking kill her? That fucking bastard attempting something on such a small child!"
The fox sighed, "Foolish child! It would be better to end her suffering then drag her around. She will never be human because of what was done to her. At such an age…"
Naruto shook his head . "Well that's just dandy because guess what I'm not fucking human anymore this girl stays."
The fox let loose one more breath of irritation before he faded away. Looking down at the girl he could see how dull and lifeless she was. As he walked through the streets he looked for hospitals. However all he found where places where battle worn people went. He sighed he would have to do what Sakura had showed him. Placing the limp girl to the ground he placed his hand on her forehead. Careful to use his human charka he searched around her. He found besides her being sick and hungry she was fine. He could see a few bruises here and there and a couple of slices but nothing she wouldn't live through. Walking to a rusted bench he placed her down. She looked at him with silent fear.
He looked in a nearby window and realized he still looked stormy. Relaxing he reverted back to a more human appearance. He took in the girl before him. Skinny and pale with long brown hair and green eyes she looked part of a innocent. Kneeling to her height he spoke.
"Where is your family?" The girl simply looked down at his question.
He knew the answer standing up he ran his hand through his hair. What was he going to do. He could not, would not leave the girl in this shitty town. He wasn't even sure if he could bring her with him to Konoha.
The girl spoke her voice soft and fearful, "Oni-san can I stay with you?" Naruto turned his head in her direction.
Smiling to himself he pat her on the head. "Whats your name?"
The girl spoke again. "Song oni-san." Naruto knelt down and picked her up as he walked out of the town.
"No need to call me oni-san. I'm just Naruto." The girl was fading as she spoke.
"But oni-san is better." Naruto smiled as they faded from the city.