Inspired by Renegade by Upon a Pale Horse - Though there are a few distinctions, Uchiha Clan Massacre does not happen, Shisui is alive, Sasuke is not emo

AN: I'm going to skip the Kyuubi battle, you have all heard it. Basically, Minato and Kushina die, Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed within him.

Kyuubi speaking, "Foolish Human,"

Kyuubi thinking, 'Foolish Human,'

Human speaking, "Damn that hurt,"

Human thinking, 'Damn that hurt,'

Northwestern

Within Konoha's council room, the Shinobi Council and Civilian Council along with the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, discuss the fate of Konoha's jinchuriki. "I believe the demon should be murdered while we still have the chance!" screeched Mebuki Haruno, making many of the Shinobis and the Hokage wince, clutching their ears. After her proclamation, many other civilians shouted with her, demanding the death of the demon.

"Enough!" Hiruzen roared, leaking killing intent. "Naruto shall not be harmed,' he added. "In fact, he will live in the Northwestern region of Konoha," At this, the civilians and shinobi alike gasped, the shinobi because that area was horrible, Naruto would probably only live till four. On the other hand, the civilians gasped because they were delighted, the demon would not live a long life, he would live within the same cesspool of trash and violence as the other undesirables the village had to offer. His life would be cut short by crime or a beating due to his jinchuriki status.

"But Hokage-Sama, don't you believe that is a bit harsh?" Shikaku Nara, head of the Nara clan and member of the Shinobi Council inquired. "Sadly, these are the only things we can do to appease both the Shinobi Council and the Civilian Council, seeing as you want him alive, but the civilians want him dead," he said, with his head dropping low. While the debate was going on, Danzo, a member of the Hokage's Advisor council smirked, in no time, Naruto would fall into his hands. Naruto would be raised in a horrible environment as the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, he would be the perfect emotionless killer for him to mold into Konoha's ultimate weapon. "Are there any disagreements to be settled?" Hiruzen inquired to the Advisors, Civilians, and Shinobi. "No," the three councils said in unison. "Then I hereby announce this meeting over," Hiruzen said as he and everyone else walked out of the Council Chambers.

TIME SKIP- 4 years

"Huff, huff," Naruto panted as he sprinted away from the mob that chased him, he was only five years old, he had no idea what was going, he didn't do anything to deserve this treatment. As he ran, he shouted back to his aggressors, "What did I do to you?! Leave me alone!" When he shouted those words, the sound of running feet became louder and the mob began accelerating their speed, "What did you do?! You terrorized this village, you vile beast! You are a demon!" a civilian shouted back at him. Sadly for young Naruto, the Northwestern part of the village had many different dead ends, and this was one of them. "Damn it!" Naruto cursed under his breath.

"Well, well, well, it seems the demon has nowhere to run," a villager taunted the boy, incurring laughter from the others. Poor Naruto had been chased from the main part of the village to the Northwestern part, his home, all because he wanted some food, something that was a rare and valuable commodity in the Northwestern part of town. "Man I've been waiting for this," another villager cackled sadistically as he pulled out a long, sharp knife from his back pocket. Naruto shivered uncontrollably as the man approached him slowly, relishing the look of fear plastered onto Naruto's face. As the man kept walking towards him, other civilians also approached him, with their own weapons brandished. *SQUELCH* The sound of a dangerous, sharp knife coming into contact with flesh was made as Naruto screamed. "Don't scream demon! We are just returning the favor, you were the one who caused all the mayhem within the village years ago," he said. "What are you talking about?! I did nothing to deserve this!" Naruto shouted out shakily as his eyes watered and he choked up. "Don't play dumb, demon! You know what you did," another villager said before assaulting him. "Ahhhh!" Naruto screamed as his shirt was yanked off, revealing horrible, bleeding scars inflicted by the sharp objects.

"Shut up demon! No one cares about you anyway, keep your mouth shut, this is what you deserve!" many villagers said in unison as they continued to beat, torture, and break Naruto's spirit. After hours of cruel torture from the villagers, Naruto was on the floor in an alley, bleeding out with horrible gashes on his chest, a punctured lung, a slit throat, and numerous large cuts riddling his body. As he danced between the realm of death and life, he finally passed out in the alley. "Hm... It seems the boy is somehow still alive, even without my help. Impressive." A deep, scratchy reverberated throughout Naruto's mindscape. 'Uhhh... What happened,' Naruto thought groggily. Finally, he wakes up and comes face to face with the source of his problems, the Kyuubi. Behind large steel bars that created a cage, a large, orange-furred fox with large, blood-red eyes, and sharp, white teeth grinned in the depths of the dark. "Welcome, jailer, to my humble abode," the creature spoke in a gutturally, deep voice. "Who are you?!" Naruto spoke, frightened. "Wow, I thought you were wiser than that, you fool. I am the great Kyuubi no Kitsune."

Kyuubi spoke in a demeaning fashion. "Hey! Don't discredit my smartness!" Naruto shouted back at the creature, clearly offended. "Using big words and then using "smartness," what an idiot." Kyuubi mocked. "But anyway, there is no time for games! You are close to death! I need you to sign a contract, right here, right now." Kyuubi informed seriously. "Alright right then, what does this contract entail?" Naruto was not gullible, he was the farthest thing from it, he had lived in the most violent part of town for years. "Rip off a piece of this seal," Kyuubi pointed to the tag on the cage, "after that, you will begin to feel very strong, not strong enough to recover immediately, but enough to stand in real life, you will also notice some changes. One is that your sense of smell has improved exponentially, and another is that your teeth will transform into infinitely better fangs," he said, grinning to show off his fangs.

"Fine, I'll do it, only because I have to," Naruto said sourly. 'Good, hehe,' Kyuubi laughed mischievously as Naruto approached the cage and seal, tearing a piece of the seal off. After the tear, Naruto felt some energy returning to him. Also, his nose felt really weird as if he could smell from a mile away. He also jolted in pain as his newly-grown fangs cut into his gums, creating a minor cut that would heal in a short time. Before he could utter a word about his change, the Kyuubi's powerful voice stopped him. "Until then jailer."

Before he knew it, he was kicked out of his OWN conciseness and in a hospital bed. "Why the hell am I in a hospital bed?" Naruto inquired to seemingly no one. "Mind your language young man." An old, but kind voice warned Naruto. He turned to his right and saw an old man dressed in a white and red robe, wearing a hat that was also red and white. Alongside him was a man with silver, gravity-defying hair and an animal mask paired with a set of grey armor and a tanto on his back. "Who the hell are you?!" Naruto shouted at the man coldly. He never wanted to meet new people, growing up on the street had turned him paranoid and angry at everyone. "Naruto, we aren't here to harm you," Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, stated calmly with a placid smile on his face.

So far, the ANBU, Inu, on the right of the Hokage had yet to do anything. But inside, he was horrified to see his sensei's son in such a state, mentally and physically. 'Naruto, what have they done to you to make you like this,' he thought somberly. "That's what they all say, old man, what do you really want?" Naruto inquired suspiciously. Sighing sadly at Naruto's behavior, the old man introduced himself, "Hello Naruto, my name is Hiruzen Sarutobi, I belong to the Sarutobi Clan and I am the leader of this village, the Hokage."

At this, Naruto's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, this only amplified his suspicions, 'What could the Hokage have to do with me, a common street urchin,' He thought bitterly. "Naruto, I'm sorry for your treatment, I really am, but we need the details of the contract you signed with the Kyuubi in order to assist you," Hiruzen stated. "How do you know of the contract?!"

Naruto said somewhat angrily. "Firstly, you have fangs, not teeth, something only animals related to foxes and the Kyuubi has, so that was a sign, and you were mumbling about a contract with the Kyuubi in your sleep," Hiruzen stated in a matter-a-fact manner and was slightly amused. 'Damn,' Naruto cursed himself as he could hear the echo of a guttural laugh, that was probably the fox. "Just cause you know of the contract doesn't mean I have to tell you anything," Naruto said defiantly. Hiruzen and Inu were starting to get frustrated, they were trying to soften him up so he could fess up, and they would help him. But because of his defiance, the plan was not going smoothly, so they kept trying. "Naruto, I can assure you that I will not harm you in any way," Hiruzen said in a soothing, calm voice. At this, Naruto's deep blue eyes widened, showing vulnerability briefly, something that Inu and the Hokage caught. "Fine, I'll tell you," Naruto stated, and anything and everything about the contract was spilled to them both. "Thank you, Naruto." Hiruzen said, "Inu, stay with Naruto and watch over him," Inu nodded and Hiruzen walked out of the hospital room.

TIME SKIP - 2 Months

Over the span of 2 months, Kakashi, who had remained under the disguise of Inu, looked over Naruto. During these months, Naruto was asleep in a coma. Nurses would enter his room and leave nonstop for this period of time, this was very serious. Even though Naruto was now at the point where he was unable to die to his injuries, if he was left there, with his wounds untreated, they could either be infected, or he could bleed out.

Fortunately, today was Naruto's last day until discharge, and Kakashi (Inu) was almost shaking in excitement, his sensei's son was finally okay! The day finally came, with Inu sleeping in a chair near Naruto's bed and Naruto still slumbering. It was 7:30 AM. Inu tumbled out of his chair in surprise when the door slammed open and a nurse eagerly shouted, "Naruto can be discharged! Discharged!" Kakashi quickly regained his bearings, after all, he was a shinobi. Grabbing the sleeping Naruto, Inu shook him till he woke up. "That's bad for the patient, Inu-san!" the nurse shouted, "Hehe, sorry ma'am," Inu apologized sheepishly. Sighing, the nurse left the room, happy to have the troublesome man out of her hospital room and her hair. "Ahhh! What the fuck?!" Naruto exclaimed, surprised, who had dared to wake him?!

"Oh, just you. Why did you wake me up?! It's only been like 5 hours since I got here," Naruto said dryly. Chuckling, Inu pointed at the calendar near Naruto's bed, flipped a few pages back, and showed him the red circle, marking October 8th, it was now December 8th. Dumbfounded, Naruto had no choice but to stare at the calendar in shock. "What the hell?! I've been out for two whole months?!" Inu just looked at him, removed his mask, revealing a face mask, and eye smiled.

"Hop on," Inu commanded as he bent down, back out, in front of the hospital door, ready to leave to his apartment. "No," Naruto responded curtly, unlike a 5-year-old, but then again, what other 5-year-olds have been through what he had been through? "Why not?" Inu asked in almost a whining tone of voice. "Cause I don't want to!" Naruto shouted.

"Just get on," Inu spoke before grabbing the boy, hugging his arms to his chest, and leaving the room. "What are you- Ah! Wahooo!" Naruto shouted as he was lifted off into the air and Inu jumped from rooftop to rooftop. "Hahahha!" Naruto laughed hysterically as Inu smiled behind his mask, this was the first time Naruto has ever displayed an emotion normal for 5-year-olds. Meanwhile, down below in the village, villagers and shinobi alike wondered why the demon brat was laughing so loud. Back to Inu and Naruto, they were almost to Inu's apartment and we're touching down.

"Why'd you stop?!" Naruto shouted angrily, that was the most entertaining thing Naruto had ever been a part of. "We're home, that's why," Inu spoke with a chuckle. "Now even though you have been discharged, you should get some rest, it's almost nighttime as well," Inu advised. "Oh, and by the way, my name is Kakashi," was the last thing young Naruto heard as he drowsed off into the realm of sleep.

NEXT MORNING- 8:30 AM

Naruto awoke to the sound of sizzling bacon, the scent was delicious, it was almost like heaven. Due to his animalistic nature, bacon was even better to him than it was to a regular person, so when Kakashi told him he couldn't have any, he went on a rampage, tossing his blanket off, ready to cause mayhem. Before he could do any more, he heard a *FLASH* and looked towards Kakashi, he was holding a camera, why though? That's when he looked down and saw the most horrifying thing he had ever seen. Pajamas. They were sky blue with baby koalas on them. Kakashi collapsed to the ground, holding his ribs as he cackled. Meanwhile, Naruto was not having a good time. "What is this?! Wh-Wha," Naruto sputtered indignantly as he gazed at his horrendous pajamas.

"You look so cute!" Kakashi squealed as he continued laughing. "Stop laughing!" Naruto shouted, embarrassed and angered. Well, as angered as a 5-year-old could be. He really wasn't threatening in the least bit. *FLASH* Another picture had been taken of Naruto, this time with his embarrassed and angry blush on his face. Howling in laughter, Kakashi was literally tearing up, this behavior was very odd from the man.

But things like this could make even the most stoic ninja crack up. "Not even funny anymore," Naruto said with a bored expression on his face. After regaining his bearings, Kakashi looked at Naruto, chuckling one more time he finally stopped. "Alright Naruto, today I'm going to be leaving on a mission today, and of course, I was joking, you can have some bacon for breakfast. Also, have this." Kakashi dug into his pockets and pulled out 10,000 Yen and handed it to Naruto, "Use this to buy clothes, food, anything you want, I'll be gone for a week." As he stared at the pile of cash in his palm, Naruto could not fathom the amount of money he was carrying. "How do you have so much money, Kakashi?" Kakashi just eye smiled and said, "Us ANBU are rewarded handsomely for the dangerous missions we take." At that, Kakashi ruffled Naruto's hair and walked out of the door, with Naruto looking at Kakashi's back the whole time.

Northeast Konoha- Main Street

After getting dressed in what he deemed appropriate clothing and eating his breakfast, Naruto set out to buy some clothing. Apparently, this was the nice side of town, a whole 180 from his side. Immediately after he left Kakashi's apartment, he was greeted with chatting, vibrant people, beautiful shops, and just a wealthy area. As he walked down the street, however, he was greeted with glares. There, right across the street, resided a shop with the title, 'Tenshi's Fashion Shop' Naruto's face lit up, he was looking for clothes and he knew where to find them.

When he entered, the shop owner was too busy chatting with customers to notice Naruto's presence. This was an advantage though as now, Naruto could sneak into the store with no problems and them have to deal with prejudice when purchasing the items. He only had to deal with one instance of prejudice instead of two. On the racks, there were many different items but the one item that caught his eye the most was the black and white rain jacket with this little swoosh on the right side, Naruto noticed it said 'Nike' on top of the swoosh, pretty neat.

He found some skinny jeans with rips in them and black shoes that were called 'Air Forces' they also had the same swoosh on them so he just inferred that they were created by this 'Nike' company as well. With the three items in his possession, he walked up to the clerk. Immediately, the clerk recognized his face and become incredibly angry, his eyes burned with a fire so potent it could burn down whole forests. "Get out, demon! Get out and never come back!" the clerk shouted. Everywhere within the store, customers hurried to the store's entrance to leave, they did not want to be in the presence of the demon child. "Well fuck you too!" Naruto shouted back with just as much rage, flipping him off.

"That's why your business is going to go to hell! No more customers!" Naruto shouted once again with a taunting grin on his face. "You little shit! Come back here!" The Clerk lost his cool and jumped over the counter. As soon as the action occurred, the clerk was confused, where was the brat? He was gone. There was no way the little shit had evaded him that quick, and that was true, he didn't even see the door open, there was no way he was gone. But alas, due to his stupidity, the clerk ran out the door intent on catching the little thief. "Hah!" A laugh erupted within the store. under the clerk's counter, Naruto hid with the clothes right next to him. "What a dumbass," he snickered.

Clothing Room

Naruto looked at the mirror, he looked awesome! He saw the older kids in his neighborhood wearing this and couldn't figure out how to get it. It seemed Kakashi was a lifesaver! The colors worked perfectly, the white and black thin jacket was awesome, combined with the black skinny jeans, and the black 'Air Forces.' The colors blended so well.

Also, the rips were really cool on the jeans! Well, now there was only one thing left, a damn haircut! He looked like an absolute monkey! He definitely had enough money for one too, even if he purchased the apparel that was currently on him right now, he would have more than enough money to get a haircut. 'Wait, on second thought, probably not, even if the faggot let me shop I would be grossly overpriced, thank god I didn't have to pay,' he thought.

Street/Barbershop- 9:00 AM

Walking out of the Clothing Room and Fashion Shop altogether he entered the shop next to the 'Tenchi's Fashion Shop,' it was called 'Hair Twist,' luckily, it was a barbershop! Awesome! He looked at the walls of the shop and saw that a normal boy's haircut was 10 Yen. Naruto walked in and saw that business was terrible, there was literally no one in there but the barber. He looked depressed. As the door opened, a jingle went off, the barber lifted his head to meet Naruto's. "Demon, what are you doing here?!" the man asked.

"Look you fag, I already am pissed from my last encounter with the clerk of the last store, I really don't want to hurt you," Naruto stated in a deadly tone. "Also, you have literally no customers, if you even think of overpricing my haircut, which is 10 Yen, I will leave, and that will be the final nail in the coffin for this shithole of a Barbery," he added. With no argument, the man gestured that a chair was open for him to sit on, while Naruto approached the seat, the man was thinking, 'I really have no one coming to my shop, the little shit is right, I can't do anything, or it's bye-bye for my business. Damn it, I should've just stayed in school!' Naruto finally made it to the seat and pointed at the picture of hairstyle 22, it showed hair that was drooping down over the forehead and long over the ears. (AN: Just look up L's hair from Deathnote)

After about 10 minutes, Naruto left the shop with his haircut. Of course, he gave the man his well-earned money, 10 Yen.

Street

Naruto was walking down the street, unrecognizable, the only thing that made him stand out was his sun-kissed blond hair. That was the only thing that helped people identify him as the demon and not a regular person. As usual, the glares returned but to that he paid no mind. He kept walking, intent on making it back to Kakashi's apartment when he heard a shout of anger, "Get him!" Naruto's heart stopped, it was the voice of the clerk who attempted to chase after him.

'No, no, no,' Naruto repeated again and again. 'This was not how it was supposed to go, damn it!' Naruto sprinted off into another part of the area, his heart thumping. It was still in the Northeast part, so still wealthy. As he continued to run, he heard what seemed like a taunt followed by a cry of help. It was in an alley that was remarkably clean. He turned and what he saw made his face go red with anger, there were kids beating up a girl! She had short black hair with clear almost pink pupils, he had seen those people walking around.

She was a Hyuuga! What was she doing getting bullied by some kids? "Heh, you think you're better than us, you pupilless freak!" one fat kid insulted. "N-No," the girl whispered, afraid. "You do! You are a Hyuuga and you think you're better than us cause we're civilians!" another boy spoke he was the skinniest of the trio of boys. "I-I don't!" the girl repeated, this time she was actually getting mad. "What's wrong, you mad? Are you gonna cry? Cry to the Hyuuga elders?! Awe... that's too bad!" another boy spoke, he was medium-sized with brown hair. They were all about 8 years old, 3 years older than the girl and Naruto. After watching the scene for a bit, Naruto was pissed. It wasn't for the sake of the girl that he was going to do this, it was that these lame-ass kids were faking being tough in such a rich neighborhood, they probably had parents too.

Before the skinny kid could even open his mouth, he was elbowed, hard, in the mouth, breaking a couple of teeth. Immediately the skinny kid was on the floor groaning, the other kids who had been taunted the girl turned around in shock and anger, who had dared to hit their friend?!

They got their answer when a kid in an admittedly cool getup showed up. "HAHAHA!" the two kids both howled as they looked at the kid, he had to be 5! He was so short compared to them, so scrawny! "Hey, you little twerp! You knocked out Daisuke, you'll pay for that dearly, demon," the fat kid spat the last word out like it was poison. After the word demon was said, Naruto pounced, he was so angry, so very angry. It seemed that the idiotic civilians had had worthless sperm cells of their own to pass on their hatred.

"Fuck you, fatass!" Naruto growled as pummeled him into the ground with a swift combo of two kicks and a punch to the gut. With the fatass downed, there was only one kid left, the medium-sized kid. "Damn it, even Isuke got beat! Who the hell is this kid!?" Yusui said. "None of your business," Naruto replied smoothly as he sped to the kid's side and delivered an amazingly fast punch, it was packed with force! "AHH!" Yusui screamed in pain. As he clutched his slide, Naruto kneed him in the mouth, causing him to lose a lot of teeth. With that, Yusui dropped to the ground, unconscious.

"You okay?" Naruto question the girl with pale pupils, "Y-yeah, th-thanks for s-av-aing me," the girl replied. "What's your name?" Naruto inquired. "Hi-nata, Hin-ata Hy-uuga," the girl said softly with a blush. "What's yours?" Naruto looked surprised but obliged, "Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki. Well, I guess I'll see you later Hinata," Naruto said and continued walking away. He chuckled to himself as he heard the loser clerk and his mob running down the street, completely passing the ally he was currently in. After he left, another Hyuuga, a grown man had walked up to Hinata. "Ko-san!" Hinata yelled as she ran up to him, she told him all about the bullies and how they ended up on the ground, and of course, she disclosed his name. After Hinata uttered that name, Ko's face scrunched up in disgust but Hinata didn't see it. Ko and Hinata left to the Hyuuga compound, Ko with a bruised ego and docked pay, and Hinata with a new crush.

Word Count: 4,471

AN: This is my first chapter, I really hoped you enjoyed it! I know it has a lot and I mean a lot of inspiration from Renegade but the story is dead, it hasn't been touched since like 2011 so I think I should be able to sneak some in here. Anyway, there are going to be a lot of twists so stay tuned!