Author's Note: I do not own Naruto nor do I claim to. This story is based off a dream I had after a Naruto-beng (is that how you spell that????) one night ; Due to this fact I'm not sure where it fits into the Naruto timeline… The main focus of this story is Naruto's connections to the Kyubi and Sasuke. I'm not exactly sure where this story is going right now but I'm pretty sure it'll end up a shonen-ai…..maybe even yaoi…. Also, this is my first Naruto story so if any characters are OOC please forgive me….

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Tomorrow. Just a few more hours. Seventeen. To think, it had been seventeen years since the Kyubi attacked the village and he was born. Seventeen. It didn't sound so old but it was one more year, and he planned to enjoy seventeen even more than sixteen. He promised himself he would become stronger. This year he would train harder. This year would be the best yet.

Smiling to himself, he laid down and let sleep wash over him as his dreams were filled with friends and good times.

Tomorrow. It would all start tomorrow.

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So far, this had been the single greatest day of his life. Everything just seemed to be going perfect. At the ramen stand this morning, the old man had given him two free bowls!! If that wasn't great Naruto didn't know what was!!!

He trained after that until 2:00 by himself. Everything seemed to be easier today. As he made his way home, he thought he saw a cat or something, but he wasn't sure. Humming softly to himself, Naruto daydreamed of lunch as he walked down the street.

"Naruto!" Iruka called out snapping him out of the clouds.

"Hey, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto shouted happily, running over to him.

"Have you eaten lunch yet?" He asked and smiled when Naruto shook his head. "Good! I'll treat than!……Since it's your birthday and all…"

Naruto beamed at him and Iruka couldn't help but laugh. "What?! Did you think I would forget your birthday?!?!"

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Spending almost the entire afternoon with Iruka, Naruto finally made it home a little after dark. Just as he was thinking things couldn't get any better, he turned on the lights and nearly jumped out of his skin as people sprang out from everywhere shouting "Happy Birthday" at him. His small apartment had been decorated and all his friends was there smiling.

Naruto stood there a minute before shaking his head, thinking he was seeing things, only to realize they were real.

"Wh-what are you guys doing here….?" Naruto asked quietly.

"You really are an idiot." Sasuke smirked.

"We're throwing you a birthday party, Naruto. Even you ought to be able to figure that out…" Shikamaru said.

"…But…but …" Naruto tried to make since of things. "…I've never had a party before… You guys aren't joking…are you?…"

"What?!"

"Is this some kind of joke? 'Cause if it is, it's not funny at all…." Naruto said in a deadly soft voice.

"Naruto!" Sakura screamed. "How can you accuse us of that?!?! We're your friends!! Though maybe we shouldn't have if this is the thanks we get!!!"

"…Really?!….Do you…mean it…?" Naruto asked half-fearful of the answer.

At the look in his eyes, Sasuke stepped forward and firmly squeezed his shoulder. "We mean it, Naruto."

A series of emotions played over Naruto's face ranging from disbelief to ecstatic.

"WOW!!!" Naruto shouted hugging a surprised Sasuke tightly. "My first birthday party!!! This has been the best day of my life!!!!"

He then proceeded to hug everyone in the room.

Time sped by and at nearly 11:00, everyone was still having a good time. Naruto had received lots of presents and had merely stared at the pile in astonished before having to be forced to open them. Now they were all talking and laughing about some of the stupid things he had done. Naruto stood a little away from everyone else, watching happily.

Just as he was going to join them, a fire seared through his stomach. Howling a blood-curdling scream he fell to the floor, one arm clutching his stomach. Everyone jumped and ran over to him.

"Naruto! What's wrong?!" Sasuke yelled running to him and bending down to help him.

"Stay back!!!!" Naruto snarled as he looked up with blood crimson eyes.

Howling again with pain, he dug into the floor and ripped a chunk out of it then crushed it in is hand. His nails seemed to have grown it the matter of seconds and his teeth looked to be canines.

"Naruto!!" Sasuke screamed reaching out to him.

"Sasuke.." Naruto whispered through the pain. "Please……get the Hokage…the Kyubi……"

"The Kyubi….?" Sasuke asked confused.

As Naruto was screaming more agonizingly then before, Sasuke turned to see Rock Lee already running out the door.

"Lee's getting her, Naruto. It'll be okay.." Sasuke told him.

Naruto flung himself on his back growling and clawing at his jacket, ripping it to shreds. Arching his back and throwing his head against the floor, he tore his shirt off to reveal a red glowing seal. He growled again, but this time more animalistic, and began scratching his stomach and chest.

"Naruto!! Stop!!!!" Sasuke yelled jumping on him and trying to restrain him.

"SASUKE!!!!" Naruto roared trying to break free.

The door flung open and Tsunade ran in.

"Naruto!!" She cried running to him and Sasuke.

"Tsunade-san!!!" Naruto whimpered between screams. "Help me! Please!! It burns!!! The Kyubi!!! Please!"

Turning to Sasuke, she asked, "How long has this been going on?!?!"

"About seven to ten minutes." He answered urgently.

Suddenly, Naruto flung both of them across the room as he screamed.

"Kyubi!!!!!" A red aura surrounded him. "Please!!!! Stop!!!! You're killing me!!!! KYUBI!!!! DON'T KILL ME!!!!!!"

With one last scream he collapsed. Tsunade quickly crawled over to him.

"Naruto! Are you okay?" She asked as she checked his vitals.

"Kyubi…" Naruto tried to speak.

"I know.." She stroked his face gently.

"Kyubi……stopped…..why did he stop…?…" Naruto said as he struggled to catch his breath.

"I don't know Naruto. When you yelled 'Don't kill me' he just stopped…" She answered cradling him against her. "Oh, Naruto… You scared me. I thought I had lost you. You can't leave me… You're the only reason I'm here… What would I do without you… You promised you would become a better Hokage than me, my grandfather, and all the rest… even greater than your father…."

"My… father…" Naruto echoed.

No one knew what to think. No one knew what was going on. They all stood silently, watching the scene before them unfold.

"Yes, your father. The Fourth. The great Hokage the Fourth was your father…. That's why the Kyubi was sealed inside you." She said softly.

"Hokage…." Sasuke said in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh…." She gasped. "I forgot you were there…"

"Tsunade-san…" Naruto groaned. "Please don't squeeze so hard…"

"Oh, Naruto! I'm sorry!! I told them! I'm so sorry!!!" She cried.

"It's okay… They have the right to know…" He assured her before passing out.

"What's going on?!" Sasuke almost yelled.

"I'll tell you…but please…don't hate Naruto…actually you should all thank him… If it wasn't for him and his father our whole village would be destroyed…. Everyone of you owe your life and the lives of your family to him…" Tsunade said with an almost sad look.

"What?!"

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A/N: So that's the first chapter… Sorry if it's short but they'll get longer as I go. I'll have Chapters 2 soon and I'm not quite done writing Chapter 3. Now is where thing get interesting! This first chapter was solely for the purpose of them finding out about the Kyubi. Chapter 2 goes into his and Sasuke's relationship (no shonen-ai yet) and Itachi makes a tiny appearance. Itachi fans, I'll try to get Ch. 3 up for you!!! hehehe Sorry to any Kisame fans but you won't like the end of Ch. 3.

Please review if you like or not because if no one likes it I'm not wasting my time posting the rest. Flames are accepted since they'll help me to improve the story and my writing, but please don't be harsh about it. Be critical to the story not rude. Thanks for reading!!! -Alicia