Woooooooow......I got a lot of praise in that one. Special thanks to all of my reviewers, I love you guys!

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Naruto froze completely. The growing crowd was now shouting for the 'demon' to leave the village and never show its face again, or even to kill him. Memories bambarded him as fast and swift as the stones thrown by the angry villagers did. Memories of when he was little. Memories of when he had to fend for himself. One particular memory caught his mind, hurtling him to back when he was just a toddler.

Naruto had barely managed to escape the market man in the Village. Holding his prize in front of him, he smiled. He wouldn't go hungry today.

The fox happily trotted over to his favorite place, a large oak tree along the outskirts of a playground. Plopping down on the ground in front of the tree, he took a bite out of the bread. It was very good and freshly baked. Smiling happily, the four and a half year old savored the treat, he didn't know when he would be lucky enough to eat again.

It was sort of like a ritual for him. He would attempt to get breakfast and then head for this park. Usually no one was there this early in the morning and that suited the boy just fine, then he could get his favorite swing!

Finishing off the bread, Naruto noticed that there were actually people there, to his surprise. It must be later than he thought it was....Oh well, he could always play in the sand box.

Naruto unknowingly scampered over to the pile of sand. Happily, Naruto reached for a shovel and pail, he was going to dig the biggest hole ever! Smiling to himself, he began to dig a hole, dumping the extra sand in the small sky blue bucket sitting next to him.

A young boy, about the same age as Naruto, noticed the blonde boy digging the hole. The navy-haired boy (XD who saw that coming????) made his way over to the fox-like young child. Halting, he bent over and kneeled down in the sand.

"What'chya doin'?" the newcomer asked.

Naruto only just noticed the boy and smiled up at him, "I'm going to make the biggest hole in the world! Wanna help?"

The boy nodded and grabbed a nearby shovel, beginning to scoop.

"My name's Naruto! What's yours?"

".....Sasuke"

"Nice to meet you! I don't get to meet many people, nobody is ever really around...."

Sasuke nodded and continued to dig.

Neither of the boys noticed that the park had begun to empty out, the mothers of the children shooeing them away and out of the park. Both boys continued to dig, making impressive progress for two very young children. The hole was about one foot deep now.

A woman approached, calling to Sasuke.

"Time to go home, Sasuke. It is very late....." the woman, obviously Sasuke's mother, explained (I did look it up but they never told me when Sasuke's parents died....So I am assuming they are still alive for now).

Naruto was very perseptive for a four and a half year old and took note that it was barely late morning. This made him somewhat confused and hurt. It was as if not one person in this village could stand to be around him. He watched as Sasuke rose, brushing dust off his pants, waving to Naruto, and walking off with his mom.

The fox reincarnated looked around the park, just taking notice that he was the only living soul within it. The empty swings swang back and forth through the wind. Sand whirled around in a small tornado in the petite sand box he sat in. Naruto sadly stared into the whole he had been making, no longer feeling like digging one.

Tears started to prick at the ends of his eyes, for the first time he felt lonely, like he was alone in the world.

The time when he realised that not one person in the entire village cared whether he lived or died.

Crying a note that sended much like a yelp, the fox bolted. He didn't know where he was going. The exit to the forest had been cut off to him (kinda stupid of those people, neh?) and he had took off in the only direction open to him. Naruto's mind locked onto the one location where he could get away...his home. It was the only place in which he could safely reside without the villagers following him.

Nobody bothered the fox as he sped by, probably because it took them a couple of seconds to realise what it was and by the time they had regained their senses, the five-tailed fox was gone. Many people were unhappy and agitated, but otherwise didn't follow.

Panting with his pink tongue lolling out the side of his mouth, Naruto paused to sniff the air. In his panicked state, he had forgotten which way his home was. He spotted the familiar door only a few yards down the road. Taking off again in a whirl of dust, the fox shoved the door open, dissapearing into the house.

Sasuke felt his hand wrenched away from his hold on the fox as Naruto bolted. Rocks followed the ninja's path along with the jeering. His stinging hand throbbed slightly as he continued to stare in complete and utter amazement as the villagers didn't stop their rant until Naruto had dissapeared around a bend. Nothing could have prepared him for that.

Especially Naruto's eyes.

Those red orbs had glazed over with a panicked, crazed, and terrified look. The fox's entire body had gone rigid. No longer did the former blonde give off that cheery feeling. The feeling that could almost get him to smile. Naruto was always happy and energetic and not once had Sasuke ever seen the boy so scared.

Sasuke was left standing there with a look of disgust on his face as he looked at the villagers.

In a deadly quiet voice, he spoke up.

"What has he done to you?" by now the village had gotten quiet as they turned to acknowledge Team 7.

This left the entirety of the village deathly silent. You could have heard a pin drop. Every single one of the villagers thought of this question, not one coming up with a decent answer. However, this didn't mean they didn't have one.

One voice cried out from amongst the crowd.

"He has got that accursed fox inside him! That thing slaughtered thousands! What's not to stop him from doing so again?!"

Sasuke's deadly glare caught the man's gaze and the villager immedietly shut up.

"That is one thing you do not understand. Naruto is not the Kyuubi. Naruto is not a blood thirsty demon fox out to destroy the village. The fact is, none of you ever thought to ever take the time to learn if that was his plans."

Sakura, who had otherwise been silent, felt a bit guilty for her behavior towards the blonde haired ninja. The Naruto she knew hadn't changed, just his physical features. Now she felt like she had thrown stones also.

Kakashi walked forward a few steps, expertly leashing his anger.

"It is probably best if we find Naruto," the Jounin suggested.

Sasuke could only nod, trotting off in the direction in which Naruto had dissapeared. Sakura and Kakashi followed mere paces behind him. The crowd parted, still in complete silence. None spoke as the three ninjas ran after their terrified teammate. Cautiously, almost in shame, the mass of people slowly went back to their daily rituals.

Behind one of the poles holding the gate, a cloaked man smiled while watching the navy-haired boy defend his Ninetails teammate, his Sharingan eyes glinting with malice. Snickering to himself, he turned away into the concealing forest.

This would be fun.

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XD Another glimpse at the enemy! WOO! Yoko, I have a bone to pick with you. I TOLD you already, very nicely, that I would make this yaoi whether you liked it or not. This is fanfiction and I may write what I wish, and most of my reviewers requested yaoi. For someone who hasn't wrote a single fanficiton cannot and should not walk around telling other writers how to write THEIR story. Another thing, please do not be arrogant to me and strut around my reviews as if you wrote my fanfic and push me around. I don't care who you are, you aren't going to tell me how to write my fanfic. Flame me all you want, I don't care. I love to yell at people who tick me off. ^-^

Thanx to all my other wonderful reviewers!