Warsage: Here's more!

Tobi Fan 321: I try to find all of the mistakes before I update, just seems like I don't catch a few. I'm still trying to decide if I want to reveal the pairing now, or reveal it when it starts. What would you prefer?

Fuinjutsu Sage: the first kill will be shown and it will not be like in some stories where Naruto kills someone because he knows he has to, it will hopefully be different and believable.

El Frijolero: Glad you laughed! It's good this story can make people laugh.

Fighting Joe: They should bring back the MA rating. What's the point of even having the rating if you can't use it? Like I said, they should just bring back the MA rating and have some kind of warning pop up when you click on a story saying 'you must be 18 years or older to view this content' or something like that. Maybe even put age restrictions and you have to put your birthday on your account and if you are not old enough, you can't read it. Just like on Youtube, you can't watch certain videos unless you are 18 or older. Or instead of just deleting the stories, they should warn the author that their story is going to be removed and give them a chance to edit them down to fit the rating. I mean they don't enforce the rule for ten years and then out of the blue they start deleting stories and accounts. Complete bullshit.

The chapter is finally here. Something is wrong with my monitor and it has been making it hard to write as the damn thing won't turn on. Sometimes it will, and other times it won't. So I apologize for making you awesome readers wait.

On with the story!

-Year One: Chapter X: Hearts Desire-

Heavy rain fell from the dark sky, making the dirt trails wet and muddy. The forest was practically empty besides the animals that wandered around the area and a wagon being pulled by two horses. Three figures sat on the bench while only one controlled the horses. The smallest figure, who was five, looked up into the night sky curiously, his blue eyes hidden behind a black hood, he didn't wear a cloak, didn't like them much. It was just a simple black jacket that was zipped-up all they way, hiding his orange t-shirt. He looked down at his toes which were numb from the cold rain. His black shinobi sandals didn't really do much to keep his feet warm; neither did his black shinobi pants. It confused him as to why the clothing shinobi wore never seemed to keep the wearer warm, it seemed they preferred free movement. A loud clash of thunder echoed across the night sky causing the five year-old to grab onto his sensei's arm. The five year-old looked at his sensei and grinned sheepishly.

The Raven-haired teenager looked down at his student and felt a small smile tug at his mouth, "It's just thunder, Naruto. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Naruto ignored the water that was soaking his jacket and looked at the two horses that seemed to not mind the heavy rainfall, "Itachi, where are we going again?"

Itachi looked down at Naruto, "We are heading towards a small village that is around thirty miles from Konoha. My mission is to protect this cargo as it is transporting some important equipment. You are here to continue your training." Itachi looked forward once he saw Naruto nod. He brought Naruto with him on this mission for a reason, and the reason was something that he didn't really want to do, but it had to be done. Itachi looked at Naruto again and watched the five year-old swing his dangling feet back and forth, completely unaware of the life changing decision he was going to make.

Naruto looked ahead of the trail and saw a couple of buildings with light shining out of their windows. When they entered the small village he saw a bunch of people walking around with umbrellas and hats. People were walking in and out of buildings that were made out of dark pieces of wood. Shops and family homes were not separated and were sometimes built on top of each other, causing them to look like a sloppily made Hotel.

They stopped in front of a small shop called Experimental Goodies. Itachi got off the wagon and looked at Naruto, "Watch the wagon, okay?" He went followed his client into the small when he saw Naruto nod his small head. Itachi looked around the shop and noticed all the weapons and armor hanging on the walls.

"Do you think it's wise to leave the little kid out there to watch the wagon?" The client asked while handing the shop owner a clip board.

Itachi barely nodded his head and looked around the shop with little interest, "Naruto can handle himself, and the worst threat is a group of bandits, unless there is something in the wagon that would interest a shinobi?"

The Client shook his head, "No, no, nothing is in the wagon that would spark an interest. I just saw him jump and grab onto your arm when the thunder struck is all."

Itachi nodded and folded his arms, "He's just a bit jumpy. He'll be just fine by the time we go back outside."

Naruto looked at a man who had a cigarette in his mouth and wrinkled his nose in distaste when the smell came over to him, "That's going to kill you one day. I once saw a villager fall over because of a heart attack once; well I think it was, anyway, she died."

The man laughed and pulled the cigarette out of his mouth and scraped it against the wall, "Yeah I know, kid. Addictions are hard to quit, especially nicotine."

Naruto watched as the man flicked the cigarette into the street, "I have an addiction too, you know. I know how hard they are to quit, but I don't want to quit mine because my addiction is totally worth it!"

The man walked over to the wagon and leaned against it, "Oh yeah? What are you addicted to?"

Naruto grinned and reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out a package of Pocky. "Sugar and from what my sensei tells me, sodium! I can down this stuff like it's know ones business; this is like my tenth pack of Pocky! This pack is my desert as I had around three bowls of Ramen for dinner! Though I have been feeling a bit depressed lately because I am almost out and I'm trying to save the last four pieces, which is a challenge."

The man grinned at Naruto holding in a laugh, "I'm surprised you're not hopping up and down with all the sugar it seems you have consumed."

"That was a long time ago! I haven't had any for a bit; well I have nibbled on the top portion." Naruto looked up and the entrance of the store when he heard the door open and Itachi and his client walk out of the shop.

"Anyway, my friend ended up resorting to giving oral sex on people to help support his heroin addiction. His boyfriend was a cocaine addict and most likely got him addicted, I don't know who else could have introduced him to the drug, unless it was a prescription from a doctor, but I highly doubt that." The Client said as he followed Itachi out of the shop.

Naruto looked at the client before looking back at the smoker who wasn't there anymore. His attention turned to Itachi who climbed onto the cart, followed by the client. "Are we heading back to the village, sensei?"

Itachi nodded and scanned the area, "Yes we are."

Naruto leaned over the edge of the cart and watched the muddy road pass right by the wagon. They had been traveling for about an hour and he felt like he was going to die of boredom. The only sound that could be heard throughout the forest was the wheels rolling through the mud and the voice of the client who was talking about his ex-wife, who was a whore apparently. He didn't even know what a whore was. It seemed like an insult, sounded a bit like the word 'horse,' maybe it was another name for a female horse, just like doe and deer. Naruto lost his train of thought when he saw a crow flying through the chilly air above them.

"Then she has to add her stupid fucking opinion about our sex lives, saying I was a major disappointment in bed and that every orgasm she had was faked. I didn't feel like getting one-upped and said that her vagina smelled like dead fish, do you know how awful the smell of dead fish is? It's really bad, especially when you don't like fish, or any kind of seafood for that matter. Do you like waffles? I did until I saw the color of her downstairs, it was fucking blue." The clients face distorted into disgust, trying to forget that awful night.

Itachi glared at the client, trying to keep his disgust unseen, "Don't talk unless it's about the task at hand. We have a five year-old sitting right next to us, most likely listening to your rambling! Naruto doesn't need to hear your garbage and I don't want to listen to it." His voice came out a bit more cold than he tried for, but that didn't matter. As long as his client got the message and stopped talking. Naruto didn't need to hear what the man was talking about. It was very inappropriate and unprofessional. The client was a lot older than him-self and he even knew at his young age that what this man was talking was disgusting.

Naruto quickly looked into the forest when he heard something hit against a one of the trees. He leaned away from the edge and nudged Itachi with his elbow, "I think someone's following us, sensei…"

Itachi already had his Sharingan activated and had the client stop the wagon, "Naruto, get off of the wagon and get ready."

Naruto nodded and quickly got off of the wagon and started to look around, focusing on his surroundings. A twig snapped causing Naruto to quickly pull out a kunai and throw it in the direction he heard the snap. A scream of pain echoed into the night sky, causing him to stare into the direction he heard the scream come from. He was tapped on the shoulder and flicked his gaze up at Itachi who motioned for him to follow. Naruto followed closely behind Itachi, close enough to where he could grab onto his sensei just in case someone jumped from behind a tree and attacked them. He was a bit scared as it was dark and raining, he couldn't really see anything except his sensei. Naruto bumped into the back of Itachi when he stop abruptly, causing him to walk backwards and catch his balance. Naruto walked up to Itachi and looked around him and saw an outline of a figure lying on the ground, holding his leg shaking.

Itachi looked down at Naruto and his blue eyes staring at the man on the wet ground. Itachi slowly walked up to the man and sat down beside him and one of the things he noticed was the kunai Naruto threw lodged into the man's thigh. He hit the guy on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious and rolled him over onto his back. Itachi looked up at Naruto motioned for him to come over and watched as Naruto slowly walked over to him. He saw Naruto's eyes looked over the unconscious man lying on the ground before he gave him his full attention. Itachi looked down at the man and sighed, it was now or never. "Naruto, tell me what you notice about this man."

Naruto nodded and looked over the man lying on the ground. He had brown hair that went down to his neck with a giant scar that sliced through his lip. The man had a green bandana that hung from his neck, matching the man's dark green shirt and pants. What really caught Naruto's attention was the man's age, he didn't look older than twenty, despite the man's rough looking skin. Naruto looked at Itachi who was sitting down next to the man. "I notice that he doesn't look older than twenty, he's younger than I thought he would be…"

Itachi nodded; satisfied with the answer he received. "What do you think he was doing in the forest this late at night?"

Naruto thought for a minute about the question, there were plenty of reasons why this man could be in the forest, some of them were innocent reasons while others were not so innocent. He knew what the reason was but he found himself becoming confused as to why any of these things mattered. "He could be walking home and started to explore the forest… Or he was trying to steal something from your client's wagon and was trying to be silent and invisible…Think this man has a family, sensei?"

Itachi nodded and grabbed the handle of the kunai that was stabbed into the man's leg and yanked it out. "I bet he does have a family, he probably has a wife and maybe even a kid. I also know that he wanted something from the wagon. But another question is why?"

Naruto looked at Itachi in confusion, not knowing where this was going. "Maybe he was having trouble with money and something that was worth a lot of money was in the wagon… Maybe he is having a hard time coming up with the money he needs."

Itachi nodded, again satisfied with Naruto answer. "Yes, that could be the case. He could be having trouble gathering up the money to support his family and he became desperate and tried to steal from someone he probably thought was easy prey. He might not even be a regular thief and this could have been his first attempt at a robbery. Though there is the other possibility that he is a regular thief and steals from people regularly and he just happened to fall victim to your kunai." Itachi looked at Naruto, hesitant in bringing up the choice he has decided to give his student. "What do you suppose we should do with him?"

Naruto looked at the man before looking at Itachi, "What should we do…?" Naruto looked at the vulnerable man lying on the ground, becoming a bit more frightened when the night started to become colder, "If he has a family…I think we should help him."

Itachi shook his head, "No."

Naruto's eyes widened and he snapped his gaze to his sensei, "What do you mean no? If this man has a family we need to help him."

Itachi shook his head; it was starting to become a lot harder to pull through on his decision, "No Naruto. You're going to kill to him."

Naruto felt his throat become dry and his eyes widened more, an uneasy feeling starting to form in his gut, "K-k-kill him?"

Itachi nodded, this was becoming really hard, "Yes, Naruto. Kill him." Itachi held forward the kunai that Naruto threw at the man, waiting patiently for Naruto grab it.

Naruto squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head while pushing Itachi's hand away, he was starting to feel sick and the kunai wasn't even in his hand yet, "No! I don't want to kill him! He didn't do anything to deserve it!"

Itachi sighed and pulled Naruto closer to him. He placed the kunai into Naruto's palm and spoke with a calming voice, "Naruto. This man probably wouldn't have thought twice about killing you to get what he needed. I'm not saying you have to kill everyone who gets in your way; you need to know what it feels like to end a life. Yes, you did kill someone at the river a year ago, but you were under the influence of the Kyuubi's chakra and you were trying to save yourself. It was either his life or yours and you made the right choice and chose yours, someone who was willing to kill a four year-old deserved what he got. This is part of the life you accepted when you agreed to my offer of helping you become a Shinobi."

Naruto wrapped his small fingers around the handle of the kunai and knelt beside the unconscious man. Naruto listened to the man's shallow breathing and felt his hand start to shake. He put the kunai against the man's throat, the kunai scrapping the skin because of his hand that was shaking rather uncontrollably. Naruto looked into Itachi's sympathetic eyes before looking back at the man. Naruto added pressure to the blade and sliced the man's throat. Naruto's blue eyes locked with the man's brown eyes which shot open in shock and panic. Naruto ignored the blood that was seeping onto his hand and just stared at the man who started to squirm and twitch before becoming motionless. Naruto looked away from the now dead man and felt tears start to well up in his eyes. He leaned over the man and emptied the contents of his stomach.

Itachi watched Naruto wipe his eyes after he was done puking, "Naruto–" Itachi stopped talking when he felt Naruto crawl into his lap and rest his head against his chest, he felt his shirt start to become wet and heard Naruto crying silently. Itachi wrapped his arms around Naruto pulling the young boy into an embrace. He could feel Naruto shaking against him, his breathing becoming heavier. Itachi sat there silently waiting for Naruto to calm down. Itachi let go of Naruto with both hands and started to do a quick session of hand-signs. His right hand started to glow a light blue color and he placed his hand on the back of Naruto's head. He felt Naruto start to relax against him and his breathing started to become lighter and even out. He stood up onto his feet, picking up the unconscious five year-old at the same time.

-End of Flashback-

Naruto looked at the giant cage that was in front of him, the cold ankle deep water causing his feet to become somewhat num. He looked at the Golden Snitch that was hovering next to him at head level. It was a Christmas gift from Pansy and it had his name engraved on it, "If it can follow me into my mind, it can follow me to my grave…" He muttered. Naruto looked up at the Kyuubi curiously, "What do you want?"

The Kyuubi looked at the golden ball flying next to Naruto's head, "I wanted to tell you that the merging process of your two personalities will take longer than I thought."

Naruto nodded and watched the snitch fly into the Kyuubi's cage, "Oh, should I be worried about that?"

The Kyuubi started to sway it tails around, getting ready to smash the golden ball against the wall, "You will be switching between them more often than usual, but once it's finished you won't, I don't know how you'll behave when it's all over."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the Kyuubi's cage trying to see where his Snitch went, "Are you hoping for something will come from it?"

The Kyuubi watched as Naruto looked at the golden ball that was flying right above his ear, "Yes, I hope you'll become more eager to kill and take out anyone who stands in your way."

"Our way," Naruto corrected, walking into the Kyuubi's cage, "You go wherever I go." Naruto looked up at the Snitch hovering above the Kyuubi's ear, "If you think about it, we're kind of like a team." Naruto grabbed onto the Kyuubi's fur and started to slowly climb up the giant fox, being careful not to pull on the fur, "I fight and kill, and you heal and lend me your chakra." Naruto stood on top of the Kyuubi's head and snatched the Snitch out of the air; he put it into his pant pocket and instantly felt something hit him, causing him to slam against the wall.

The Kyuubi watched as Naruto stood up and rubbed his back, "Don't you ever stand on my head again."

Naruto made sure the snitch was still in his pocket and gave the Kyuubi an irritated glare, "Asshole, you could have just asked me to get off. No need to hit me with one of your enormous tails."

The Kyuubi eyed Naruto who was now standing directly in front of him, still inside of his cage, "Demons do not ask, we demand and force. Maybe you should start listening to what I say."

"I'm not a demon," Naruto said darkly, "Nor will I ever be."

The Kyuubi looked at Naruto who was glowering, "Do you think a normal human would kill like you do? You're certainly not an Angel. Do you think a normal human would make two teenagers watch their lovers be killed right in front of them because of a problem that you started? Do you think a normal human would castrate a man and leave him to suffer? Do you think a normal human would think of me as a teammate? Do you think a normal human would bury someone alive? You didn't even have the decency to put the man in a coffin."

Naruto stared at the Kyuubi with an unreadable expression. He didn't know how to answer any of the Kyuubi's questions. "The two teenagers deserved what they got. So did the bandit leader, he raped an eight year-old girl and then killed her, he deserved to suffer!"

The Kyuubi gave Naruto a smirk, "Of course you think the teenagers deserved what they got, but do you really think the professors or even your friends think that the two humans deserved what they got? Someone might actually agree with what you did to that pathetic leader, but do you think anybody would think that someone deserved to be buried alive? I noticed you didn't defend that action. Is it because you know that almost nobody would agree with what you did? Is that why you haven't told anybody about what you did?

Naruto clenched his fists which were starting to shake. He felt his anger starting rise and felt the build of the Kyuubi's chakra, "I admit that man didn't deserve to be buried alive! He probably didn't even deserve to be killed! I'm not a demon and I sure as hell not going to become one! Yes my actions have been immoral, but it doesn't matter! I have been getting better at controlling my anger and you're not helping at all, I've made some mistakes that I'm not proud of, I'm human just like everyone else!" Naruto knew he didn't answer any of the questions as they were most likely rhetorical. The fucking fox was just rubbing it in that he was different from everyone here at Hogwarts and in Konoha. Without another word, he left his mindscape.

-E-

Hermione sat down in front of Naruto who sleeping with his head down at one of the desks in the school library. Christmas was over and all students that were visiting with their families had to return to school, which was a slight bummer in her opinion. Hermione placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder and started shake him, "Naruto." She waited for a response and shook him again when she didn't get a response, this time a bit rougher, "Naruto!"

Naruto looked up at Hermione, still a bit pissed, "What do you need?"

"Sorry for waking you, actually, I take that back. I'm not sorry as you could be using that time you spent asleep studying," Hermione folded her arms, not proud of the way he was wasting his time.

"You're probably right," Naruto conceded, "What is so important?"

Hermione stood up from the table and grabbed Naruto's arm, trying to pull him out of his seat, "Parkinson and her friends and making fun of a Hufflepuff and I want you to make them stop!"

Naruto resisted Hermione's pulling and pulled his arm from her grip, "Why do I have to make them stop? I personally don't care that they're making fun of a Hufflepuff…"

Hermione glared at Naruto and folded her arms, "It's because you can make them stop, and they won't exactly listen to anyone that isn't in their house. Also, you should care!"

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and rested his head back on the table, "Well I don't, and I can't make them do anything."

Hermione grabbed Naruto by his jumper and started to pull him out of his seat again, "Please! If not to help her, then do it to help me feel better about the situation!"

Naruto let himself be pulled out of the chair and followed Hermione out of the library, "That was really cheap," he muttered.

-E-

Pansy watched as the Hufflepuff ran out of the hallway, she turned and looked at Millicent and gave her a satisfied grin, "That worked out well."

Daphne looked in the direction the girl with a bit of disappointment, "It's not as fun with a Hufflepuff. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw at least put up some sort of fight."

Pansy looked down the hall and pulled out her wand, "I don't think the Hufflepuff realizes that the door she is running towards is locked."

Millicent looked down the hall and nodded, "Yeah, I think she found out. I can here her footsteps coming back."

Pansy watched as the girl came running towards them, her eyes wide. She probably expected them to have left, which was a bad expectation on her part. Pansy quickly raised her wand and aimed it right at the Hufflepuff who was about to run right past them, "Petrificus Totalus!" The brunette fell over and hit the ground hard, bound in a position of a soldier, "I'm a better aim than I thought!" She aimed her wand down at the Hufflepuff that was on the floor and thought for a moment, she smirked and aimed her wand at the brunettes face, "Furnunculus!"

Daphne grinned when the Hufflepuff became covered in painful pimples. The day, in her opinion, was going great so far. She wished that their victim was a Gryffindor, would have been more fun as they probably would have tried to defend themselves somewhat. "Those pimples are going to be painful…great idea, Pansy!"

Hermione walked quickly into the hallway and saw the Hufflepuff on the ground covered in pimples, "Leave her alone!" She yelled angrily, "What did she do to you?" She looked at Naruto for support and saw that he was looking at the girl on the ground in boredom, though she could see the amusement dancing around in his eyes.

Naruto looked at Hermione and saw the glare she was giving the three Slytherins, "Pansy, put your wand away and leave the poor girl alone." He waited for Pansy to comply before looking at Millicent, "Millicent, grab Daphne and leave. You don't want to be caught standing here." He watched as Millicent grabbed Daphne by her arm and pulling her out of the hallway, Daphne glaring at Hermione the entire time.

Hermione watched as the two girls left and smiled at Naruto, "Thank you, Naruto." She pulled out her wand undid the bind on the Hufflepuff and bent down to help her off the ground. She pulled the girl onto her feet and looked at Naruto and saw he was about to say something and she quickly cut him off, "No Naruto. I told you about four times, I am not going to break that big of a rule! I'm going to wait until third-year and you should to!"

Pansy watched as Hermione walked off with the Hufflepuff following closely behind, most likely heading towards the infirmary to get the pimples removed. She looked at Naruto curiously, "What did she mean by waiting until third-year?"

Naruto turned his head away from the exit of the hallway and grinned at Pansy, "I heard a bunch of fourth-years talking about the Hogsmeade visit coming up tomorrow and when I asked them about it they said that you have to be in third-year to go. But I've never really cared for rules and I'm not going to start! I asked them what kinds of stuff Hogsmeade had and they told me about the sweet shop called Honeydukes! They also told me about a pub called The Three Broomsticks, and Zonko's Joke Shop! I decided that I'm going to explore that place tomorrow and buy a fuck-load of candy and some prank supplies from Zonko's! Want to come with me?"

Pansy nodded eagerly and started to rock back and forth on the balls of her feet, "Yes! What do you want me to do?"

"Gather all of the money you have and empty your bag. We're not going to leave that place empty handed. I will take care of everything else, like the route we're going to take and other things." Naruto looked excitedly out of the window and then looked back at Pansy, "Meet me in the common room tomorrow when everyone starts leaving, it's just going to be me and you. The more people we have the easier we'll get caught. I'm going to go start planning things out! See you tomorrow, Pansy!"

Pansy watched Naruto run off and quickly left to go and get her bag emptied for tomorrow and get all of her money rounded up. Tomorrow was going to be an adventure and she couldn't wait! All of the things they were going to buy and see, plus they were going to visit Hogsmeade before any other first-years! Though this probably wasn't the best idea in the world, but it surely wouldn't disappoint if they managed to get in and out of the shops without being seen by a professor.

-E-

Naruto ran into the changing room the Gryffindor Quidditch Team was in and looked around for Fred and George, the two who would most likely help him. Naruto looked down a row of lockers and saw the twins sitting on one of the benches going through one of their bags. He quickly walked over to them and stood in front of them, "Do you two know how to get to Hogsmeade other than the direction the teachers and professors take?"

Fred and George looked at each other and nodded, "Of course we do, little Slytherin." Fred zipped up his bag and looked at Naruto, "Information comes at a price my friend." George nodded, "Especially when it comes to secret passage ways and the sort."

"Okay, what do you want then?" Naruto figured something like this would happen, as long as they didn't ask for money, everything would be just fine.

George tossed Naruto a small bag that was red and had strings that were pulled to close the small bag, "Fred and I are almost out of prank supplies. So we need you to grab some things from Zonko's while you are having fun evading professors. We have a list we'll give you, so don't worry about memorizing a whole bunch of stuff."

Fred nodded and grinned, "Professor McGonagall has been watching me and Fred very closely. She doesn't like pranks much, all the havoc they cause."

"That's where you come in," George said with a mischievous smile, "We want you to prank her. Think you can do that?"

Naruto's eyes lit up and he quickly accepted, "That's a deal!"

Harry stood by the exit of the changing room patiently waiting for Naruto. He had overheard Naruto say his parents were dead the day he punched Ron and it showed that Naruto and him did have something in common and made him wonder what other similarities they had. When he found the Mirror of Erised and heard Dumbledore's explanation on what the mirror did, which shows what the person most desires and he saw his parents. He got curious and wondered what Naruto would see. Would he see his parents as well, or would it be completely different? He was brought out of his thoughts when saw Naruto walk out with a small red bag and a piece of paper. Harry cleared his throat, which caught the blonde's attention, "Naruto…are you busy?"

Naruto put the paper inside of the bag and stuffed the bag into his pant pocket and shook his negative, "No I'm not. Why?"

Harry motioned for Naruto to follow him and tried to explain, "I found this mirror that was supposed to be moved today, I want to show you it before it gets moved later tonight. I'll explain what it does when we get there."

Naruto followed Harry up to the castle, not exactly understanding why Harry wanted to show him some mirror.

-E-

Pansy sat on her bed counting all the money she had on her, it wasn't much, yet it wasn't little. Just enough to fill her entire bag full of different kinds of sweets. She grabbed her small purple silk sack and pushed all of her money into it and pulled on the strings to close it. She crawled to the end of bed to open her trunk and threw her money inside of it, she slammed it shut and leaned backwards and let her head hit the pillow. She wanted chocolate, lots and lots of Chocolate. It didn't matter what kind of chocolate it was, it could be dark, or milk chocolate, or even white chocolate; she wasn't picky. It had been a couple of hours since she agreed to go to Hogsmeade and it was dark outside. She pulled her blanket over her, not caring to change into her pajamas. She closed her eyes and hoped she would fall asleep so the next came faster. It always seemed like time sped up when you were sleeping and right now it was what she wanted.

-E-

Naruto stood in front of the mirror Harry showed him; supposedly it showed you your deepest desire. He stared at the mirror in confusion, it was showing a bunch of buildings that were set ablaze and some had bloodstains on them, dead bodies littered the street, bathing in their own blood. His eyes widened when he saw a building he recognized as the Hokage Tower collapse upon itself and saw a body impaled into one of the building walls of Konoha and instantly recognized the person as Itachi Uchiha, he closed his eyes and reopened them, hoping the image being shown in the mirror would change, and to his disappointment it stayed the same. He stared at the image, trying to think of all the reasons this would be his deepest desire, Konoha being destroyed and Itachi being killed was something he never wished for. He thought back to what the Kyuubi had said about how he stored away all of his hate and realization dawned on him. He quickly stepped away from the mirror and looked at Harry, "Your turn." He didn't want to look at the image anymore, not at what it was showing him.

Harry walked in front of the mirror and saw his mom and dad appear, "I see my parents when I look into the mirror. I see me extended family as well." Harry continued to look at his parents, who were smiling and waving at him. He looked at Naruto and then looked back at the mirror, "What did you see?"

Naruto looked at the mirror once more, "Let me look again, so I can give you a good explanation." He waited for Harry to move and quickly stood in front of the mirror and this time he didn't see his village being destroyed or Itachi being killed, he saw a woman with long bright red hair with strands that framed both sides of her face; she had fair skin, blue eyes, and was smiling and waving at him. His breath got caught in his throat and he barely held back a sob when he figured out who she was. He glanced at Harry and then looked back at the mirror and saw his mom rest her hand on his shoulder. He walked over to the mirror and brushed his fingers over the glass, looking painfully at his mother's reflection. The mirror was nothing good, but evil. It was showing him what he desperately wanted, but couldn't have. It was showing him what he had missed out on. He looked at his reflection and at his mother's hand which was resting on his shoulder. He couldn't feel the pressure of her hand and it made him feel empty. It made him want to cry knowing that he wouldn't be able to know what it felt like to be loved by your own parent, to have them tell you that they were worried about you, for her to hug him, tell him how proud she is, to support him and cheer him on, to protect him and give a shoulder to cry on, but most of all he wouldn't hear her tell him how much she loves him. The one emotion nobody cared to show him. No one has ever told him that they loved him, not one single person.

Naruto wiped at his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt, he hasn't cried since his first kill at five years-old and he wasn't going to start now. Naruto stepped away from the mirror and answered Harry's earlier question without even glancing at him, "I see my mom…she has bright red hair and blue eyes…" He could hear his voice start to break and stopped talking.

Harry stared into the mirror and frowned, "It hurts, doesn't it? To see what you want, but realize its not there for the taking." He looked at Naruto and saw a small nod, "I live with my aunt and uncle, you know. They don't care for me at all, even though they pretend they do when guests come over. I'm guessing it's because they don't want Social Services called, even if they were called it would end being my fault somehow."

Naruto looked at Harry his anger starting to rise, he didn't know why he was getting mad so easily, maybe it had something to do with seeing his dead mom and his emotions being all over the place, "What do they do to you?"

Harry rubbed his arm and didn't take his eyes away from the mirror, "They gave me food, but only enough so I wouldn't starve, but not enough so I was full. They never hit me; they left that abuse to their son, Dudley. I have to make their meals and I'm always the last to eat, I clean the entire house, pull weeds from the garden without gloves, get Dudley's hand-me-downs that are to big for me. They call me names like freak, moron, wimp, anorak, and other names close to those. I sleep in a cupboard as well; actually they gave me Dudley's second bedroom before I came to Hogwarts."

Naruto looked at Harry with an unreadable expression, "I have a feeling you're not telling me everything… I don't know if you know this about me, but I'm an orphan, I can relate to you. I know what it's like to be abused, starved, and called names. Random people on the street would beat the crap out of me for no apparent reason, I was kicked out of the orphanage and had to live on the streets for a couple of years. When I tried to buy something with money the shopkeepers always refused me service and I had to start stealing the things I needed, and to be honest I have become really good at stealing things. Some of the insults I have been called are demon, bastard, monster, demon-brat, freak, weirdo, a waste of space, and so on. I eventually got my own apartment which is very small and I got my own salary so I didn't have to steal anymore, though the shopkeepers always make me pay double to triple the original price."

Harry looked at Naruto and smiled a bit, "We have a lot more in common than I thought," he said quietly, "Both our parents are dead, we've both been abused and neglected, though we do have good things in common. Like are moms having the same hair color, red. Even though both our parents were wizards and witches, we found out Hogwarts exists by receiving our letters. We both have Slytherin qualities, the Sorting Hat wanted to put me in that house, but it didn't because I asked it not to. We both have a certain disregard for the rules; some of them are rather stupid. We both play Quidditch and play the same position. We both stand up for our friends as well, while you do it a bit more violently than I do."

Naruto couldn't help but give Harry a half-smile in amusement, "It doesn't seem like people get the message when you're nice to them." Naruto dropped his smile and gave Harry a quizzical look, "Why didn't you want to be in Slytherin?"

Harry looked at his cloak which was black on the outside and red on the inside, "Because Ron told me about how Gryffindor was the best house to be in, and then I heard about all the Dark Wizards who had been in that house. Ron was also my first friend and told me about how he was mostly likely going to be put in Gryffindor."

"Even though I met you before him," Naruto muttered, he looked at Harry at and saw a small grin forming on his face, "Not all Slytherins are bad you know, yes, most of them are dicks, but not all. Shame you're not in Slytherin, we could have been great friends, causing trouble, and most likely getting our way. Though it's probably best you were in Gryffindor, I mean think of how people would have reacted if you were placed in Slytherin, they would be scared shitless, the one who vanquished Voldemort gets placed in the same house as the enemy."

Harry glanced at Naruto and laughed a bit, "I always wondered what it would be like to put fear into someone."

"It feels good sometimes. But it also depends on why people fear you. Do they fear you because you're powerful, or because of something that is completely out of your control. Why would you want people to fear you anyway, Harry?" Naruto asked quietly.

"Because if I was feared by people, they would think twice about wanting to hit or insult me, they would be too scared of what I might do to them. I don't want to be feared for the wrong reasons, only for the right. It would be a relief if I was treated better at my relatives place, no more getting hit, burnt food or simply no food, just have it be a normal place for me." Harry said bitterly.

Naruto let a small sly smile creep onto his face, "I could help with that, giving you better living conditions I mean."

Harry raised a confused eyebrow at the blonde standing next to him, "How?"

Naruto looked at Harry and grinned, "That's for me to know and you to find out."

Dumbledore walked into the classroom that held the Mirror of Erised followed by Snape and saw Harry and Naruto standing in front it, "I thought I told you not to come look for the mirror again, Harry."

Harry span around quickly while Naruto lazily and slowly turned himself around to face the two Professors. Harry looked at Dumbledore apologetically, "Sorry sir… I just wanted to show Naruto this mirror… Naruto is an orphan and since I could see my parents, I figure maybe he could too…"

Snape looked at Naruto with annoyance, "What are you doing here, Mr. Uzumaki?"

Naruto looked at Snape like he was an idiot, "Isn't it obvious? I was looking at the Mirror of Erised."

Snape's annoyance level rising, he kept it well hidden, "Go to bed, Mr. Uzumaki."

Naruto nodded and lazily waved good-bye to Harry, "See you whenever I see you again."

Harry looked at Naruto and slowly nodded, "Yeah…am I in trouble?"

Dumbledore pulled out his wand and walked over the mirror followed by Snape, "I suggest going to bed, Harry. I will say this once more; do not go looking for this mirror."

-E-

Naruto walked through the secret passage with Pansy trailing right behind him. The twins told him about the one eyed crone's hump that was outside of an empty classroom. It was a pain in the ass to find as the school is full of empty classrooms and the two ginger bastards didn't exactly specify which classroom it was. But he wasn't going to think about how much time he wasted looking for the stupid one eyed statue, right now he was going think about what he was going to buy. He wasn't going to buy candy or any of that typical bullshit. No, he was going to buy magical candy, the kind of candy that could burn a hole through your tongue, because that was a normal wizard treat to buy and only wizard and witches bought harmful candy for some strange ass reason. Magical candy was different from plain candy. Plain candy was simply plain while magical has the power to make you vomit or grin in delight. Not you only does it make you vomit, it can let find you find out what vomit tastes like, and for some reason it's normal.

Naruto came upon a set of worn stone steps which rose out of sight above him. He and Pansy had been walking for what seemed like an hour and it was only the thought of being able to rub it in Draco's face that he went to Hogsmeade, with Pansy of course.

"Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous!" Pansy practically yelled, "This Hogsmeade place better be worth it, we have been walking for about an hour!"

Naruto ignored Pansy's whining and started to climb up the steps. After about two hundred or so steps he started to get annoyed, he didn't know why, but he wasn't enjoying this little trip yet. He was about to turn around when he felt his head hit something hard, he rubbed the top of his head and looked up and saw a trap door right above him. He listened for any kind of voice and when he didn't hear anything he pushed the door open and set it against the ground quietly making sure it didn't make anyone noise. Naruto looked around the room he was in and noticed it looked a lot like a basement. He looked down at Pansy and grinned, "Are you ready to go and get some amazing goodies?"

-END-

End of Chapter 10! What did you all think of it?

Sorry for the wait and lateness. My monitor has been acting lame as the screen goes black when I turn it on. So don't expect weekly updates anymore until I find a new way to write my chapters. Though I am creative (I hope) and will come up with a way. It won't take too long, that's for sure.

This will be the last flashback for awhile. This one was important as it showed more than Naruto's first kill. Care to take a guess at what it was?

Also, I have the pairing almost decided. So do you want me to tell you all the pairings when I make my decision or do you want to wait for them to unfold themselves?

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