Chapter 2: Explanations

Naruto: Commentary time!

Dragon: Wha... Why... What the hell are you doing here!

Naruto: uhhhh... nothing.

Dragon: you were starting the commentary without me, weren't you!

Sakura: Naruto is it working? Is that dragon dude here yet?

Dragon: Yes I am!

Sasuke: CRAP!

Dragon: Yes, crap for you!

Sakura: This is not going to end well.

Dragon: What were you planning to do.

Sasuke: Well, we wanted to do the commentary!

Dragon: But, you do do the commentary.

Sasuke: Oh yeah...

Naruto: Why didn't you think about that?

Dragon: I wouldn't have woken up if Naruto hadn't yelled something about a commentary.

Sakura/Sasuke: NARUTO!

Naruto: CRAP!

Dragon: You know we're running out of space. and... Now we're out!

Sakura was wondering about that guy in her memory. He seemed so... familiar, but so... distant. Sakura went out for a walk. She was heading towards the ramen shop. She told everyone she just wanted ramen, but she really wanted to see Naruto. She saw him eating there. She came and sat down next to him. He didn't even notice her sitting there. "Naruto...?"

"What do you want Sakura?"

"I just wanted to tell you that... uhhh."

"Uhhhh what?"

"We have a mission tomorrow you big fat IDIOT!"

As she aid that Naruto stopped looking so cold ad his face turned to sadness. Then he quickly reached up and moved his headband up to the front of his head. He started to walk off with his back facing Sakura. But then he turned to Sakura and said, "I have to go now... see you later... I guess." Sakura was wondering why he said this. He didn't turn around he just kept walking backwards. As soon as she was out of sight Naruto bolted into a run. 'GOD! Why does this happen? I have to learn to control it or I may just hurt someone...'

Sakura was worried. She started walking to Naruto's apartment. She wanted to know what was wrong with him. When she got there The door was locked, she was about to knock when she heard something from inside. She couldn't hear all of what he said because he was crying alot, but she did hear, "Stupid me... Emotions... In the way... Stupid day... All my fault... Never stopped... Oh why me..." Sakura thought he was done because she couldn't hear what he said next. Then she heard one last word, "...Sakura." Sakura was stunned that Naruto would say her name. Then she summed up her courage and knocked on the door. She heard someone tripping over things and rushing to the door. Then the door creaked open,

"Yes?"

"I think we need to talk." For a minute there was silence then...

"I don't want to talk."

"Naruto, I think it would make you feel better. Besides, I think there are some things that you need to tell me." The door opened All the way and Naruto was standing there. Naruto let her in. He never stopped facing her till he sat down. He invited her to sit next to him. Sakura sat down.

"You're right. You probably don't know why the villagers shun me do you?"

"No, I don't. And that's probably why I was mean to you. All the adults did it. And they were supposed to know what the right thing to do was."

"It's okay Sakura. But I think I should tell you the real reason why. The Third Hokage supposedly defeated Kyuubi or The Nine-Tailed Fox. But the truth is he couldn't actually defeat Kyuubi. He could only seal the demon inside of something... or someone."

"Do you mean..."

"Yes, the Third Hokage sealed Kyuubi inside of his newborn son. All the villagers shun me because they think that I really am The Nine-Tailed Fox, or that he's controlling me. They despise and on the day of my birthday the day of the festival, it's worse. I never leave my apartment on that day. All the beating and torture from that day. It's impossible to imagine all of my pain."

"Naruto, I'm so sorry... I never knew..."

"You weren't supposed to Sakura. A decree was made that no one was to speak of it. And 3 years ago, something happened. It was a dreary day..."

'The day that I told him that i couldn't like him or love him! What happened that day?'

'Well, it couldn't have had anything to do with what you told him. He was sad and you didn't see him for a while and... Who Am I Kidding! It probably had everything to do with what you said!'

"Naruto... This doesn't have anything to do with what I said does it?"

"I wish it had nothing to do with what you said but, It has almost everything to do with what you said, but before I tell you i want to show you what it caused."

Naruto took off his headband. Sakura was stunned. She just sat there staring at his head. Poking out of his hair in plain view were fox ears. Black fox ears. Sakura thought that thy were kind of cute.

"How did this happen Naruto?"

"After you... you... rejected me I came here. I began to cry. I felt like part of my soul and chakra had been destroyed. Kyuubi noticed this. He felt like he could gainpower over part of me. He started to transfer his soul and chakra into me. But, he didn't send any demon chakra or spirit, instead he sent," Before Naruto could finish Sakura whispered, "Fox."

"Exactly. His fox spirit and chakra made my ears become fox ears, the ones you see right now. I can usually keep them laid flat against my head so no one sees them, but when I get really angry or depressed, I can't control them easily. They just sorta stick up outta my hair. But, if it's really bad then even worse things happen. Like, I grow claws, and a tail. It's never gotten worse than claws, tail, and ears. I just don't know why this had to happen to ME. Maybe I really am just some sort of freakish demon."

"Naruto! Don't say that! You're not just some worthless demon! Everyone may say that you are but you're not! You're a kind loving person! Just because you have the fox demon inside of you doesn't make you the fox demon. You may even have fox characteristics, but you

re still not a fox!"

"Thanks Sakura, I needed that. I just think... I need some time to think this over." After that Sakura reluctantly got up and left. Naruto just sat there.

The Next Day

Sakura was sitting on a bench in Konoha Park. She didn't notice the chuunin sitting in the tree near her. She was just talking to her self.

"Naruto is nice and all, but," It was at this unfortunate moment the chuunin who happened to be Naruto woke up, "Naruto can be such a pain in the ass! He never shuts up. I just wish that he would just leave me alone! If he only he would only talk to me on missions! That annoying idiot!" Sakura paused for a minute. Al of a sudden Naruto's ears popped up over his hair, He grew claws and a fox tail, and his teeth became fangs. He dropped something he had just written. Sakura then continued her talking, "I may think that he's annoying, but I really do love him." Sakura then noticed a piece of paper on the ground. She picked up and read it, She realized Naruto had written it. It said,

"I thought that I had found someone who actually cared about me. But I guess I was wrong, like always."

That night Sakura thought over what she said, she realized Naruto only heard the horrible things she said about him. That night Sakura cried for the one she loved. She knew it would hard to make Naruto realize that she loved him she decided she would start tomorrow.

At Naruto's Apartment

Naruto was packing his things. He had decided that if he wasn't liked here by anyone then he would leave... tonight.