Different Chapter Two: Beginning of the End, a naruto fanfic

Chapter 2: Beginning of the End...really cliché title.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

A/N: Thank you all for your wonderful reviews! It raised my sprits knowing that people actually liked this fic!!! Jumps for joy Anyway, I don't really plan on having any parings for now, but maybe if I get enough e-mails and reviews that want parings, and then I might add some. BTW, I can't really type looooooong chapters. The most I could do is about 3000 words. I only read the manga so this is gonna go manga style.

Big thanks to: Narutofreak22, HikaruOfArrow, AngelMidori, Ryoka26, blazer6, Night-Owl123, and Sprit Kyuubi. This chapter is dedicated to you guys (and gals).

blazer6: I'm not really sure if I want to have Sasuke bashing at the moment.

Sprit Kyubi: Errrrrr.....AU? The only definition I could find was Alternate Dimension. So if that's what you mean, then no. I'm not gonna go really far off the Naruto plot.

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"What is your name?" Asked the man after they finished eating. "N-naruto...Uzumaki Naruto." The boy answered. The man raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Wha-what's your name?" The man was silent for a moment, as if struggling whether or not to give answer. Finally, he came to a decision and said, "Itachi...Uchiha Itachi."

"Naruto," Said the man who is now known as Itachi. "Do you want to go back to your village?" "N-no, t-the people there are b-big meanies and they t-tried t-to k-k-kill me. I never wanna go back there again." The man smirked for some unknown reason. "Good, then I will allow you to come with me."

"B-but where are we going to go?" "I have...friends...that would be very interested in meeting you, so I'm going to take you to them."

The next day, they set off into the forest forsaking the road for some odd reason. Naruto, even though he was still frightened by Itachi, followed closely to the man in fear of meeting more who wanted to hurt him. They traveled for several weeks in a strange pattern.

Sometimes they even doubled back on themselves.

When the Naruto inquired why, the reply was always "Hunter- Nins." Naruto had no clue what in the world were hunter-nins. Three weeks of traveling left Naruto covered with dirt and bug bites. They stopped at a small non-Shinobi village in the Wind country.

They entered a dingy unimportant looking bar, there they met a blue skinned man, or at least Naruto thought he was a man.

"Wha' took ya so long? I've been waiting here fer weeks fer ya."

"I've found the Fox."

"Wha-what? You found the Fox? Where is it?"

"Right here." Itachi said pointing at Naruto. Naruto on the other hand, had no clue whatsoever they were talking about.

What 'fox' were they talking about? Of course it couldn't be him, he wasn't a fox! But then why was Itachi pointing right at him?

Blue Skinned man smiled, making him look a shark that had cornered its prey.

"Can you get it outta 'im?"

"That's what I'm going to try now."

Itachi picked up Naruto and suddenly leapt out of the bar at an inhuman speed. The peoples were just blurs and colors to Naruto. Itachi stopped at a secluded clearing far from the village, Blue Skinned was right behind him.

"Naruto, look into my eyes." Naruto obeyed and the next thing he knew was that he was falling.

When Naruto stopped falling, he noticed that he was in a long dark chilling hallway filled with doors and water. He slowly stood up and almost had a heart attack when felt a hand on his shoulder.

"AHHHHHH-mmph" The hand covered Naruto's mouth before he could scream anymore.

"Be quite!" Hissed Itachi's voice. The hand removed itself from Naruto's mouth. Itachi brushed past Naruto and led Naruto to an open door. When they entered, they found themselves at a large gate.

"WHO DARES INTRUDE INTO THE LAIR OF THE KYUBI?" A voice thundered out of nowhere.

"Just I, Itachi, and your vessel, O' Great One." Even Itachi seemed a bit frightened

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

"To try and remove the seal that has kept you imprisoned for so long!" Called out Itachi.

"HAHAHA!!! YOU PUNY MORTAL DARES TRY SOMETHING THAT EVEN THE GREATEST OF THE DEMONS CANNOT DO? YOU HAVE GUTS!"

Itachi took the compliment silently and slowly and cautiously approached the gate. When he reached it, Itachi raised his arm toward a piece of paper stuck on the gate.

The second Itachi's hand touched the piece of paper, there was an ear splitting KABOOM that rang throughout the room. Itachi grunted in pain and surprise before being thrown backwards and landing on the floor.

"HAHA!!! THE FOURTH WAS REALLY QUITE CLEVER. HE OVERLAPPED THE SEAL WITH ANOTHER. TO KEEP ANYONE FROM TRYING TO REMOVE IT!"

Outwardly, Itachi was calm, but inside, he was fuming.

"Is there anyway to remove this seal?"

"IF THERE WAS, I'D HAVE DONE IT LONG AGO!"

Itachi cursed. How were they supposed to get the kitsune's powers now? Meanwhile, Naruto was just huddling in the corner, trying to remain invisible.

Itachi's eyes landed on him. Of course! If they couldn't use the kitsune's powers, than Naruto could use it for them!

"O' Powerful Kitsune! Will you at least give your host your powers?"

"NOW WHY SHOULD I DO THAT?"

"To protect him of course! If your host was to be attacked in it's current vulnerable state, it would surely perish! That would not be a majestic end for the amazing Kyubi."

"HMMMM! YOU ARE CORRECT HUMAN. VERY WELL, HE CAN USE MY POWERS, BUT ON ONE CONDITION...HE MUST ALLOW ME TO MERGE WITH HIM! MY BODY GROWS CRAMPED IN THIS SMALL CAGE. IF I WERE TO MERGE WITH HIM, WE WOULD STILL BE SEPARATE ENTITIES, BUT HE WOULD HAVE MY POWERS AND SKILLS." Kyubi did not mention that it also allowed him to take over Naruto's body easier.

"Hurry up...say yes already." Whispered Itachi. Naruto was too frightened to breath, let alone speak. Finally, after several minutes of waiting, a barely audible "Y-y-y-yes." Came out.

"GOOD!" All of a sudden, crimson tendrils snaked out of the gate, heading straight for Naruto. Naruto was frightened beyond words.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! ITACHI!!!! HELP ME!!!!! I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!!!" Backing against the wall of hoping to put more distance between him and the red tendrils. Then...the tendrils touched Naruto. What Naruto experienced was overflowing power. His body went into convulsions, not being able to cope with the enormous power. Soon, he blacked out.

When Naruto awoke, he was staring at a white ceiling. He felt different. He felt like himself...but... it was a different 'himself'. Or maybe it was just because he felt sick. He heard footsteps outside of the room and a creak as a door opened.

"Are you healed yet?" Came Blue Skinned voice.

A croak was all he managed to say, but that was all he needed to say.

"Haha, I guess not."

"How long was I out?"

"Nearly a month now. Itachi woke up a week ago, I dunno what happened when he used his 'magic' eye on ya, but it sure seemed like it hurt." Naruto groaned, and then retched all over his bed.

"I don't feel so good." He managed to say which was really quite unnecessary before he fainted again.

This time, when woke, he didn't feel so horrible anymore. He got up and was about to exit the room when he caught sight of himself in a steel mirror bolted on the wall. At first, he thought there was someone else in the room. His dry cracked lips made one syllable.

"Oh" The figure in the mirror was different from what he used to look like. Though different was a major understatement. He was a few inches taller, with dirty blonde hair. His face whisker scars were gone.

But the most prominent thing was his pupil. His pupils have turned from baby sky blue, to red, dark red, crimson red, blood red. A dark line went vertically down the pupils. It made him look like something from a nightmare. However, not everything was so bad. He felt powerful. Like he could tear apart limb without breaking a sweat.

Whoa, wait a second, tearing apart a limb? Where'd that come from? Suddenly, the door was flung opened and Itachi entered, breaking his train of thought. Carefully, Itachi examined Naruto and smirked. Naruto would serve his organization well.

"Care to explain why we are doing this again?" Two figures stood on top of a small hill, watching a hustling bustling village go about its daily work. Both were wearing the same cloth, a dark cape with red clouds and a straw hat.

"The higher echelons believe that Orchimaru is going to attack the Leaf during the Chunnin Exam. You are to stop him, and if possible, destroy him." Replied the taller one.

"Yea...but why am I going now? Why can't I wait until it starts and then attend the Chunnin Exam? Why do I have to go two years before it even begins?" Pouted the shorter one.

"You are also to gather information about the Leaf. You are going two years earlier to gain their trust."

"And just how do you expect me to kill a S-class criminal?"

"There will be some Akatsuki members around the perimeter to assist you."

The shorter one couldn't seem to find any more problems to complain about so he started sulking.

"Before you go, I have one favor to ask."

"What now?"

"Take...good care of my little brother for me." The shorter one was surprised.

"...Alright."

And that's the end! R&R people. I'm also gonna need a beta so anyone care to volunteer? School is starting, but in the beginning of school, I can still update about once per week. Feel free to comment on mistakes I made. BTW, I could use some good laid out ideas!! Also, I'm not even sure if I should continue this fic or not. I can start a good story, but once I get to the middle, it gets harder for me to write and I suffer writer's block so that's why I prefer one-shots.