Her day began like it always did, Hyuuga Hinata awoke to the sound of birds chirping, filtering through the thin screen paper, that lead out onto the porch in the garden. After her encounter with Hanabi, the Anbu, and her father, she had been moved into a private house that was supposed to belong to the leader of the Hyuuga council. It resided just off of the Hyuuga main garden, and was far enough away that the other Hyuuga did not need to worry about upsetting her. The servants that did carry out tasks for her, found life to be incredibly easy, and most never wanted to return to serving the rest of the Hyuuga, finding it to be much harder to not work for her.

Last night she had requested one of the older servants to visit her this morning. Hinata was hoping that she might have some information that could help her track Naruto. It had been early in the morning when the Anbu member had arrived telling her of his escape. At that moment she had wondered just why he had waited until he did to escape. He had been imprisoned for nearly 4 days, not only that, he had waited to talk to her, of all people.

'Why? Why did you do it Naruto? Tsunade wasn't going to punish you.' She didn't even notice when the tears begun to fall from her face. 'That was most likely my last chance to see him, and I didn't tell him. Why? I am strong enough to defeat an Anbu squad. I am strong enough to beat father. So why can I not be strong enough to tell him that I love him?' She was interrupted from her mental monolog when she heard some one tapping at the door. Moving quickly to the door, she was suprised by who was on the other side. It was her grandmother, Hyuuga Miaka.

"Grandmother, what are you doing here?"

"I heard from the servants that you were seeking information from the older generation, so I decided to stop by and give you what you seek." Miaka noticed the tear streaked face of her granddaughter, and she felt her heart strings being pulled. The look in her eyes told of great despair, and they had lost the fire that had been burning in them for many years now. Looking at her, she could tell that she no longer looked at an incredible warrior, but a shattered soul with a broken heart.

Hinata's reply was soft, just above a whisper, "Come in than." Her voice held none of the force that it usually did. Now it sounded more like when she first became a genin those many years ago. Turing, Miaka asked, "What was it that you wanted to know?"

Hinata and Miaka moved across the room to the garden patio, and there they sat. "I wanted to know about Naruto."

"You know more about him than I do. After all, you watched him for many years, and I have never met the boy."

"No, that is not what I mean. I saw the way that most of the villagers looked him, almost as if he was some evil creature, and I want to know why."

"Unfortunately, I cannot tell you. That is a rule that was put in place by the third hokage just after the four died."

"I am begging you. Naruto was captured, and now he has escaped. He has shown strength that no human could possess, and I need to know just what he is before I try to hunt him down, if I don't know, than I could be putting people in danger."

"If that is the case, I must ask you some questions before I answer yours. Do you love Naruto?"

Hinata answered without hesitation, "Yes."

"Would you love him no matter what he was?"

Again, there was no hesitation, "Yes."

"Would you hold his dreams above your own, even if it meant hurting yourself?"

Again, she answered without hesitation, "Yes, I would do anything for him."

"I can tell that you are sincere in your words granddaughter. Very well than, this is the story of Uzumaki Naruto, listen to every word, because I will not repeat any of it ever again."

"It so many years ago, konoha was flourishing under the third hokage's rein and it was a time of peace. One day, a villager wandered into the village. He was heavily injured, and although doctors tried, they could not save his life. While he lay dying, he told the nurse his story. He was from a small village just inside the boarder of the fire county. They were guardian kitsune and they had guarded the village against attack for generations. 3 days before, a powerful group of Shinobi had attacked and broken through the illusions they had placed as a defense and had massacred the village. Only he and his son had escaped. He had carried his son for 4 days to konoha, while wounded.

"He had carried a 4 year old boy for four days, with a broken knee cap, two shattered ribs, multiple cracked vertebras, and one broken rib that had punctured one of his lungs. By the time he got here, he was already dead. His last request before he died was for us to train his son as a shinobi. We granted that request and enrolled his son in the shinobi academy. He was taken in, and few knew that he was a kitsune. He was a genius by his own right, and grew stronger and stronger. His speed was second to none, and he was a master with seals and genjutsu. What made him stand apart from everyone was his blond hair and blue eyes. When he was assigned to a genin team, he trained under Jiraiya, and was promoted to the level of jounin within two years. He trained Kakashi, and took him in when his father died. He had managed to kept his secrete from all but a few.

"Yume had been watching him since his genin days, like you watched Naruto. After she him how she felt, he admitted how much he cared for her. Within less than a month, they were married. Not wanting to burden his children with the same secrete that he was burdened with, he created a technique to separate his demon body and essence from himself. He used it and captured his demonic self within a specially made ceremonial jar. He was still a demon, and still had fox demon blood, but now he had no demonic form. Within a few months, Yume was with child, and they were as happy as they could possibly be. The boy had now become the fourth hokage and everyone could not be prouder. However, that snake Orochimaru was furious about not becoming the fourth hokage, and although none of us knew it at the time, he stole the demonic essence and released it while on one of his missions.

"The essence took physical form, and begun to devastate everything in its path."

Hinata's voice was soft when she asked her question. "It was the Kyuubi, wasn't it?" "Yes, it was."

"How could such a devastating thing come from the fourth?"
"The essence was pure demonic, and without the good in the fourth to balance it out, it was pure evil. The fourth had constructed a seal that he had never intended to be used. It was the only way to defeat the Kyuubi."

"Why?"

"Because the Kyuubi had no true physical from, you have heard of the Kyuchiyose – Edotensei have you not?"

"Yes, I have."

"Orochimaru used that and nine living foxes to summon the Kyuubi into existence, and give it a physical body. Konoha sent out some of our best power hitters to destroy it. But we learned too late that it could not be killed. The demon continued toward konoha, and it also took possession of one of the assassins sent to kill it. When he returned, he attacked Yume, and then turned his blade back on himself. She was lucky, Tsunade had returned for a short visit. She was able to keep her alive, but, she if she went through with the sugary, it would most likely kill her child. So, she declined. She said that it would be an unforgivable sin to kill the child that they had waited so long for. Finally, the night of the Kyuubi's attack came.

"It's chakra lit up the sky like burning red sun. The ground shook with a force only gods could create. The villagers were evacuated into the safe chambers in the mountain. Yume had gone into labor, and the fourth was by her side. The longer it lasted, the weaker she got, until she gave birth to their one and only son. Immediately, Tsunade began an operation to save Yume, but it was too late. The damage was too severe, and she died just an hour after her son's birth. The last thing she saw before she left this world was her son and the man she loved."

Hinata could hear the sorrow in her grandmother's voice as she spoke, and she could feel the beginnings of tears forming in her eyes. Within minuets, she could feel them flowing down her face and falling down onto her clasped hands. But she still wondered, 'why is she telling me this, what could this possible have to do with Naruto?'

"Grandmother, what does this have to do with Naruto?"

"Just a few moments more, and you will understand, now, where was I? Oh yes, the fourth had been receiving information from the other shinobi about the Kyuubi's progress. With every shinobi that it struck down, it took that shinobi's power and made it it's own. He realized that he only had one choice, and that was to use the seal that he had developed. But, he couldn't absorb the essence back into himself, it would only make the Kyuubi stronger, and prevent the seal from killing it's body. So he made a decision. He summoned Gamabunta and the frog boss took him to the front lines. There he used the seal, but he did not attach it to himself, he attacked it to his son. As his soul was taken from this world, he whispered this to his teacher Jiraiya, "Please take care of my son, sensei. He is all that I have left in this world, and I want him to grow up to be a strong shinobi of konoha. He is a hero, who must bare the burden of something that should not have to be bared by anyone. So please, look after him, and when he is old enough, teach him. And I want you to give him this scroll. You will know when the time is right. Know my son's name sensei, his name is Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto. And he is so named for the first protector in my family, the one who took us from the forests and caves and brought us to protect a small village of innocent farmers. Fore he was the greatest kitsune in my family's line." With that he gave the scroll to Jiraiya and then the fourth passed on from of this world."

Hinata was shocked to say the least. That was when she noticed the scroll that her grandmother was holding. It was sealed with the seal of the fourth hokage. "Grandmother, is that the scroll?"

"Yes it is. Many feared that it would never be opened. We were even surprised when it was given to him on his seventh birthday and he could not open it. But I think that it was not truly meant for him. I think it was meant for you Hinata." With that, she handed the scroll to her Granddaughter. Hinata was surprised when the seal suddenly burst into flames. But not normal flames, no, these were blue flames, cool to the touch. The seal was gone within moments, and the flame disappeared with it. Carefully, Hinata opened the scroll and read what it said.

Hello, I don't know who you are, but

You are the one who has fallen in love with my son.

You are willing to sacrifice much for him,

Other wise, you would not be reading this.

You will need to gather your strength

For the task that is before you is not for the weak

If you are reading this, than my son has entered his seijuku or

Mature period of his life, humans call it puberty

With the essence of a demon sealed in his body,

He will transform, and become a kitsune like I am

There are four main stages to the life of kitsune

There is the kodomojidai, or childhood period

This is from just after birth to about when the child turns six

From there you enter into the Itazura or mischievous period

During this time, we become more of a nuisance

We become more partial to trickery and pranks

This will last from when he is seven to when he turns 13

At the age of 14 is when he will enter the seijuku period

This is one of the most dangerous periods of our life

While in this period, his body will begin to mature,

And his primal instincts will begin to kick in

He will seek out one that he cares about, and that cares about him

Any gifts should be taken with caution

They may be vessels through which he will

Try to manipulate you, or even transform you

And although this is not an evil act, I understand

That you might not want to be changed

After this stage he will enter the otona or adult stage

Inorder to do this, he must be brought back to a sane state of mind

Right now, he is like two people

The darker more cruel side,

And his kind side,

The cruel side is much more dominant,

So in order to help him, you must suppress it

That is the only way to save my son

But, if he is too far gone,

Than the only one who can help him

Is another kitsune

Please, guide my son out of this darkness,

And back into the light,

Sincerely

The fourth hokage of konoha

Hinata was in shock. She had not been expecting to find out that Naruto was a demon. But now everything made sense. The cold stares, the whispers, the hatred, the happiness at his disappearance, everything. It was at that moment that she made a vow to her self. 'I will help Naruto, no matter what the cost to my self.' She pulled out the fang he had given her and stared at it. 'In my opinion he has most likely been in this state for years. And that is defiantly too late for human hands to help. But, if I am transformed, than I can help him, but I must be careful of manipulation.' Suddenly she gained her inner strength again and this she said out loud, "What ever the cost to my self, I will save Naruto. Of this, I vow."