My life is over…

Yamihebi took a deep breath; he didn't know what to do about his life. Yes, he had told Kazumi of his feelings, of his heritage… Sitting on a chair in the guest house, Yamihebi just had his head bent forward, his eyes filled with sadness and guilt. He couldn't keep doing this to her… he couldn't keep this lie anymore. Closing his eyes, he whispered "I can't because I love her…"

Inhaling deeply, the young man pushed himself up from his seat and grabbed his blindfold. Mostly out of habit and tied it around his eyes before making his way to the front door. The young man couldn't help but wonder how Kazumi would react if she knew the truth… would she still care about him? Love him? Or treat him like the monster that he really was?

Suddenly, he froze… the doorbell rang. Eyes widening, Yamihebi gulped… did Kazumi sense that he was nervous or worried about something? Damn it, maybe he should just ignore it for now and pretend that nothing is wrong. This wasn't going to be easy, that was for sure. Gulping, Yamihebi walked forward toward the door when the bell rang once again through the house.

Slowly, and carefully, he reached out for the doorknob; a little nervous and scared out of his mind that Kazumi had found out the truth and was going to slap him across the face. Damn it, he didn't want to lose her, he already knew what losing his dad did to his mother and she's one crazy ass bitch.

Finally, his hand reached the doorknob; it was the moment of truth. 'Damn why did this have to be so hard to do?!' thought Yamihebi with a grimace before he opened the door only to stare in shock at who was standing there, for it wasn't Kazumi… "Uzumaki-san?" That's right; standing in front of him was Naruto Uzumaki, the man that owned the company and also Kazumi's father. This was a surprise that was for sure…

"Yamihebi… I'd like to have… a chat with you." Naruto said in a strangely calm tone of voice. This just couldn't be good. Why would he want to talk to him in the first place? Dear god did he know about his mother's plan or was it something else? No, it had to be his mother's plan; why else would he talk to him when he pretty much had him banished to the guest house?

Though, what he also did know was that he couldn't refuse this man… after all, if he had been powerful enough to kill his father then he would be powerful enough to kill him as well.

Slowly, Yamihebi nodded his head before walking out of the house and locked up the place. Not wanting anyone to break in though he had just been happy that he had his phone with him so no one would look at the messages that he had on his phone. 'I should delete them later just in case…' thought the young man with a deep sigh. Looking up at Naruto, he saw that he was wearing a simple muscle shirt and some blue jeans and black sneakers with red laces. Must be his casual wear when he wasn't working.

"I want to talk to you about your father…" Naruto calmly said, causing the teen to stare at him with wide eyes.

There was no way that his man would talk about his father! Naruto killed Orochimaru in cold blood and now he was going to talk about his father as if he knew him?! Narrowing his eyes, Yamihebi said "I know already. My father was a great man and you killed him."

"That's what your mother thinks, and what she wanted you to think as well."

Yamihebi just stared for a moment. What did he mean by that? It was the truth wasn't it, that his father had been killed in cold blood? Rubbing his temple, the young man looked up and saw Naruto walking away, he hadn't thought of waiting for him at all. Shaking his head, Yamihebi ran up to Naruto as he asked "what do you mean by that?"

Naruto smiled a little sadly before he turned away and kept on walking with the teen. Yamihebi couldn't help but wonder what the older man was trying, or going to say, though he had a feeling that it was going to be something that would change his views of the blonde man.

"Just follow me alright? We'll have a long chat and maybe… it is time that you learned the truth about your father, the real truth and not the lies that your mother filled your head with." Naruto calmly said which had just caused the teen to stare at him with wide eyes. Was there really more to his father's sad tale that his mother hadn't told him or did she really want to turn him into a heartless killing machine?

"So, you gonna talk now Uzumaki-san?" asked Yamihebi, thinking that for now he should give Naruto respect. That it was not just so he wouldn't piss off the man, but also so he wouldn't upset Kazumi if her father told her never to see him again for not having any kind of respect. Damn, this was all so confusing and new to him.

Naruto had brought Yamihebi to a park outside of the city. The young teen remembered this place; he used to bring his little sister and brother to this place when they were younger. It was the only escape the children had from their crazy ass mother and now… well, he guess they were sorta like bitter sweet memories… It almost made his heart ache at the thought of this place.

"Where would you like me to start Yamihebi…?" asked Naruto sitting down and as he leaned a little forward in his seat. His arms hanging over his knees as if he was in deep thought. Was he trying to think on how to tell this tale even without Yamihebi picking where he should even start?

"I guess from the beginning…" whispered Yamihebi as he took a deep breath. Might as well as prepare himself for the tale that was going to reveal what really happened to his father…

Naruto looked at the teen for a brief moment before he turned away. Looking down, he started to begin his tale… "Your father Orochimaru was one of the three founders of the company. He, and my father, and my father-in-law had made arrangements. My father would be the CEO of the company, Orochimaru would handle the new signed on singers then of course my father-in-law was to keep the computers up and running."

"So… what about my father? Wasn't he the owner of the company if he was one of the founders?"

"No, even though he was a founder, my father, Minato, and Hirashi did not fully trust Orochimaru. They had a strange vibe when they were with him." Naruto calmly explained as he held his hands together and had his lips pressed against his knuckles as if he was in deep thought. Taking a deep breath, he kept going. "My father knew that something was up with Orochimaru, so he told me and Hinata time and again to avoid him at all costs. When I would pass your father, I sensed that something was wrong with him… I always had… this dark feeling from him."

"Dark feeling?"

"Yes, at first I thought it was nothing and well… Orochimaru knew of how I would act and he had sent me into the abandoned building… I had brought Hinata with me and… I never found out who the person was but I had a feeling that he had been sent by someone to kill me." Closing his eyes, Naruto lifted his hand and his index finger traced the scar that ran its way down his right eye, over his nose and ending at his left cheek. Just thinking about it caused him to wince in pain. "I received this scar in the process…"

"How were you so sure that my father hired that person?"

"Just keep listening and you'll find out." Naruto calmly said. "Now, this may surprise you Yamihebi but… well, when I was ten, it was my birthday and your father told me to wait outside for my present from him… I was attacked and my dad saved me. I ran, he fought and… and he died." Rubbing his face, the blonde haired man added "I came back and Orochimaru told me to run… I felt nothing but guilt over my father's death for ten years."

"You… blamed yourself for your dad's death?" Yamihebi said in shock, sure he knew that Minato had been shot years ago, and that Naruto had been missing for ten years but… to run away because he felt nothing but guilt… that was amazing that was for sure.

Naruto leaned back in his seat as he said "I only thought that, because if I hadn't waited outside, then I wouldn't have been attacked, and my father wouldn't have been killed. But, when I came back… I found out the truth of my father's death."

"You did?"

Nodding, Naruto whispered "I managed to get to the floor that Orochimaru was on with my mother; he was trying to get her to marry him and forget about my father. My mom refused time and again and Orochimaru would have killed her if I hadn't interfered. I fought, and was held down… and that was when Orochimaru told me… that he killed my father."

Yamihebi stared at Naruto with wide eyes. No, that can't be right… his mom said that his dad was an innocent man and… now he was hearing that his dad killed someone? That can't be true! Shaking his head, he said "but… that…"

"It's true… I went through the facts, how else would Orochimaru know about my father's death when no one else did? Why would he have brought me outside for a present that could fit inside a building? Yamihebi, I know you don't want to believe it but Orochimaru killed my father…"

"And you killed him!"

"No… Orochimaru ended himself."

"What?"

Naruto kept his gaze at the sky, as if it was interesting to him for some reason. What was he going to say that would change his mind about what he has been told about his father. "I was fighting your father, but Hinata had saved me from myself… the holes I made in the roof… well, Orochimaru charged and tried to kill us both…" Turning his gaze to Yamihebi, he calmly said "your father tripped in the hole and fell over the building. I had nothing to do with his death; he was the end of his own downfall when I had spared his life."

Yamihebi felt like he had been slapped in the face. His father… was his own downfall? But how? Shaking his head, Yamihebi stared at Naruto as he asked "did… did that really happen?"

"Yes it did… Orochimaru had been consumed by his own anger, hatred and his darkness. I learned that darkness can be both an evil thing, and a good thing. Sometimes, darkness creates a path of good, and sometimes it can be a path of destruction. In Orochimaru's case… his darkness had consumed him, blinded him… and he had killed himself by his own darkness."

Yamihebi just stared at Naruto after he heard his words. His father was killed by his own darkness? Frowning, he looked down as he allowed the words to go through his mind. Though, Naruto pushed himself up and started to walk away toward the forest that surrounded the park. It made Yamihebi look up before running after Naruto. What could this man be planning now or did he just want to walk through the trees? Most of all, why did he feel like something was wrong?

Looking up at Naruto, Yamihebi calmly asked "where are we going?" he didn't know if he would even get an answer, but it didn't hurt though right? Shaking his head, the young man thought that maybe Naruto only wanted to share that tale with him because he had been told time and again that Naruto had killed his father when really, his father was his own downfall.

"Orochimaru may have been an evil man… but even he didn't deserve death, no matter how much I wanted to kill him. To avenge my father, but if I had done that then well… I'd be no better than he was. Maybe, just maybe if Orochimaru had found someone in his life that could have brought him out of the darkness maybe he could have changed but… then again, maybe he had been in that darkness for far too long." Turning to Yamihebi, he whispered "and you Yamihebi, you are still young and are conflicted between light and darkness. Do what your heart tells you to do."

All the black haired teen could do was stare at him in shock and surprise. Was Naruto telling him that… he had earned his trust? He wanted to smile a great big smile on his face but then… he remembered something that brought horror to his expression. He had earned Naruto's trust! Oh shit… Turning to stand in front of Naruto, he calmly said "Naruto, we have to get out of here and fast. Don't ask questions alright?!" Okay, he didn't really say it calmly, but at the moment he was starting to panic, his mother had said that she would show when he had not only had Naruto alone, but gained his trust… and his mother had some kind of super power of knowing when her plans fall together or fail.

"What's wrong?" asked Naruto, only for Yamihebi to shove him to the ground just as kunai's hit and embedded themselves in the trunk of the tree, just behind where Naruto stood. "What the hell?!" shouted the blonde man before rising to his feet once more.

"Well, well, well… it took my son a while but he had managed to not only bring you out here where no one can hear you scream, but had earned your trust." Said Yuki as she came out of the trees, and with her were maybe fifty of her warriors or lackey's. Yamihebi just glared at his mother before he looked like he was ready to fight.

Looking at Naruto, he just stared at the blonde haired man with a hint of fear. For Naruto was now staring at Yamihebi with a glare that made Yamihebi fear for his life. His gaze was so angry, filled with so much rage that it could easily burn holes through not only his body but his very soul. "You betrayed me." Growled out Naruto, his eyes narrowing into slits, proving that he was just as angry as he looked, maybe more so.

"No wait! I didn't want this Naruto I swear! I was a part of it yes but-"

"So you did plan this the whole time?!" Shouted Naruto before he had been tackled by Yuki. Yamihebi would have grabbed his mother but before he could even get close, his mother's lackeys had grabbed him and held him back. Yuki laughed like a crazy ass bitch before she pressed her hands against Naruto's throat, hoping to choke him.

"Mom stop it!" shouted Yamihebi as he tried to break free. Damn it, if Naruto died here then Kazumi would never forgive him. He had to think of something, how was he going to break free of these goons? Biting his lower lip, Yamihebi knew that it was risky but he… he may have to give up a piece of his humanity to do this but it was the only thing he could do for the time being since these guys were full demons, while he was nothing but a half-demon.

Yamihebi took a deep breath and started to unlock his demonic blood. He knew the risks, if he unleashed the demonic blood; he would never look like a human again. There was a fifty-fifty chance of him being able to return to normal but… there is also the risk of never being able to look human ever again. 'For Kazumi… I'd take that risk!' thought Yamihebi before started to focus. Starting to bring out the demonic blood that he had kept locked up most of his life.

Damn it, why did this have to burn so damn much?! Gritting his teeth, the young man tried to get the pain to stop. But he knew that this was the only way to save Naruto and not to have Kazumi angry with him. He wanted to scream out in pain, he wanted to pass out. Anything, anything rather than have to go through this pain but damn it… this was the choice that he would have to make sure that this transformation would continue or he'd lose everything. This time, it would be his choice, and not his mother's.

Yamihebi felt his ears stretching, his nails and claws growing. Hell, he even felt like he got a little taller from the transformation. Soon, he started to feel his ears stretching, the same with his tail bone. He barley heard his mother's goons speaking as they stared at the teen transforming.

"Boss something's up with your kid!" shouted one of the goons.

"Just keep him busy, I've almost killed Naruto!" shouted Yuki

Head shooting up, Yamihebi slammed his arms down and head a 'thud' from when they hit their heads against each other. Yamihebi growled before he charged at his mother and tackled her to the ground. Growling, Yamihebi slammed his mother's back against the ground as he said "that's enough!" Yuki kicked her son off of her and pinned him to the ground, not noticing that Naruto had managed to get away.

"You brat! You dare defy me after everything that I've done for you? You'll get the stare now boy… you'll feel so much pain that you'll wish you were dead!"

She reached for his blindfold and ripped it off. Though, what she hadn't expected was for his eyes to glow a bright gold colour, and she soon started to feel the pain shooting through her body instead of the other way around. Yamihebi just smirked as he said "what's the matter mother? Don't like getting a taste of your own medicine? Ah yes, you didn't know that I finally learned to control my power, oh and I'm done being your tool for your twisted life. I learned the truth and I won't let you hurt or use me and my brother and sister again!"

"You don't know what you're talking about." Yuki bit out from pain. Noticing the changes in her son, growling, she said "you've changed Yamihebi… I thought you would grow up and be like your father."

"Oh yeah you mean a killer! I will never be like him, or you!" With that, he shoved her off of him and pushed himself up. Yamihebi knew that his body was different; though he didn't know what changes had been done to him. Sniffing the air, he smelled that Naruto left a while ago though he also smelled the demons coming toward him. Turning quickly, he glared, allowing his Pain Sight to take its hold on them." Follow me, and I'll intensify this stare to cripple you." As soon as the demons fell to the ground, he made a break for it.

As he ran, Yamihebi saw the steel slide as he ran through the park only to stare with wide eyes. Turning away, he knew that he would change but… that much? Looking back, he saw that he looked just like the demonic version of himself from his dream. Black wolf ears atop of his head, a black wolf tail that he could keep hidden in his jacket. What he also noticed, were his eyes and his face… The whites of his eyes were red, his irises remained a bright gold though his pupils… they were slits. Then, there was his face, it was those curved triangles that his other self had.

They stared at his hairline from the top of his head and the sides of his cheeks and made their way to his eyes before circling around them. Closing his eyes, he felt his fangs and his claws easily. 'I'm a monster,' thought Yamihebi before he ran as fast as his body would allow.

Yamihebi made his way to the guest house. All he needed was a change of clothes, maybe a hat or something. He needed to make sure he could hide his face, his ears and his tail. Shaking his head, he changed as quickly as he could into a long sleeved coat that still touched the ground. Soon, he grabbed some gloves to cover his hands; he grabbed a hat to hide his ears and of course a blindfold that could hide some of the markings on his face, while his bangs covered the rest.

This should be easy enough right?

Shaking his head, he grabbed his guitar wanting to see Kazumi. Walking toward the door, he couldn't help but wonder if Kazumi would… would still care about him if he was like this. "What am I thinking, Kazumi loves me…" He said before opening the door, only to find a glaring Naruto. "Naruto… are you alright? I mean… well alright from being strangled…"

"Oh yeah, I'm fine traitor…" growled out Naruto as he crossed his arms. Hearing the tone of his voice, Yamihebi couldn't help but wince. He tried to say he was sorry, but Naruto held up his hand, not wanting to hear it. "I trusted you… and I won't do it again. I want you out right now."

"Can I see Kazumi one last time?"

"No, you will never see her ever let along one last time." Growled Naruto before he shoved Yamihebi out the door and onto the grass. Narrowing his eyes, Yamihebi looked up at Naruto though… he knew that this was going to happen at some point. Taking a deep breath, he pushed himself up and looked up. He saw Kazumi staring at him with sad eyes before he looked away.

"Naruto… just know that… I am very sorry. I never wanted to do this, I had no choice and I had tried to save you…" He whispered before walking away. Though as he walked, tears started to stream down his face at the idea of never seeing the one he loves ever again. With each step he took, Yamihebi could feel a piece of his heart breaking.