Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…
Author's Note: Long time no see…
Chapter 3
The young man kept running, through another forest across a huge lake, up a mountain range and down into a swamp.
Jumping from rock to rock the young man sighed
'They should call it hidden from all village. I forgot where it is and I live there, DAMN!' Running around he finally found a familiar seal drawn on the ground.
"Finally," yelled the young man. Shifting Naruto to his other arm, he plundered his jacket pocket for a knife.
This was no ordinary knife, the blade was slightly bent and the handle was frayed at the edges. All in all it was a cruddy looking piece of equipment. That is until the right hand seals are made. The young man did some one handed seals and soon a blood red glow was wrapping around the cruddy knife transforming it into a beautiful dagger. The blade was polished to perfection and had red flames engraved on the blade's side. It had a red piece of cloth wrapped around it. Just below the blade there was a red flaming bird carved out of some strange red metal. Placing the knife on his palm he proceeded to cut his palm letting the blood drop on the ground seal below.
'Man I hate this part! Some of us don't heal so damn fast!'
Shifting the child again he reached out for his hand repeating the deed, letting the boy's blood hit the same seal. Instead of being absorbed into the seal, the blood began to trace around the seal making the ground glow crimson. Suddenly nine red flaming tails encircled the child spreading to envelope the surprised young man.
'O.K, that's never happened before,' thought the young man as he stared wide eyed at the child remembering one incident of this happening. 'This only happens to the leaders. Damn kid how strong are you!'
He was startled out of his thoughts when they saw a red portal showing the village's docking area. Suddenly red flames engulfed both of them.
'What the f…!'
The town's people/demons looked on in fear/curiosity as the whole dock was engulfed in red flames. As they dispersed they caught glimpse of a familiar young man and the sleeping child. They watched as the flames circled the small child and disappeared. For an instant the child's shadow was transformed into a nine tailed fox, but it also vanished without a trace.
"D'Jon what have I said about flashy entrances!" shouted one of the crowd.
"Loretta!"
"Damn straight! You better have a good explanation why you're late!"
"I was at Konoha and…"
"KONOHA! What yo doing over there for?"
"Never mind that! I kinda got in a fight with some ninjas and…"
"You know that's not allowed! Now get yo punk ass down here so I can beat the shit out of you!"
"Loretta would you…"
"Who's the kid?"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you! I got in a fight because of im. Some villagers were beating him to death and I interfered. I think he's a demon from the way them villagers hated him.
"So he is a demon?"
"Do I look like a freakin scientist! I don't know!"
"Don't you talk back at me young man!"
"Young! Man I'm older than yo ass fo two years!"
"So! You act like yo five! Someone has got to watch over you! Now come here before I drag yo ass by yo ear!"
"Fine I'm coming," muttered D'Jon dejectedly as he maneuvered through the crowd to his sister. The crowd had minimized the minute the two had started, being used to this kind of thing, though they still stared at the small boy in wonder. Walking on, D'Jon and Loretta passed by a humongous lake toward the Elders. They walked up to a seal on a white pillar, taking a minute to complete all fifty hand seals D'Jon sighed.
"Took you long enough," he muttered.
"Just cause you can do them in thirty seconds, doesn't mean everybody else can!" Loretta answered.
A rumbling noise was heard as the pillar sank into the ground revealing a marble stair case. They argued all the way down the stairs and well into the crystal cave. The walls were clear crystallized quartz, showing the blue waters of the lake. They were under the lake, and as they moved on deeper into the cave, the water would grow darker until there was hardly any light to go by. D'Jon smiled, no matter how many times he'd seen this, he could never get tired of it. Raising his hand palm up, he began to concentrate until in his hand there glowed a candle like flame floating above his hand. Loretta followed her brother's example but her flame was an icy blue color. She could control any type of fire even black but she could never control regular fire. Her brother could only control regular fire, but he made up for that by being able to produce fire without having to touch anything and for long distances as well. She was an expert at producing poison, ice, lightning, even death fire but she had to be close to the person or thing to set it or them on fire. As they walked on down the tunnel an enormous black shadow swam by them making them shiver. For safety reasons, a huge demon shark was put here to guard the entrance of the elders' council. Swimming by again its red eye fell on the strange child in the man's arms. It did not recognize it therefore it must be bad, so it set up to attack when the child began to stir awake. Opening one eye, the child proceeded to glare sleepily not even aware of the humongous shark. As the shark began to attack, the little boy's eye flashed red in warning stopping the shark in mid attack. Closing its eyes again, the child went back to sleep. D'Jon and Loretta stared in confusion as the shark demon stopped in mid attack and then swiftly swam away as fast as it could.
"Strange, he's never done this before," pondered Loretta as the shark literally zoomed away as fast as it could and being a demon that's pretty fast.
"Man what is that shark on! Look it even left a trail of smoke…in the water!"
"You and yo weed! Come on we're almost there."
Loretta and D'Jon reached the bottom of the tunnel and came to stop by the large doors which had a picture of all the great demon lords residing past this door. As Loretta and D'Jon began to push the heavy doors, a ray of red charka hit the doors opening them and engraving a nine tailed fox to the door. The Elders who were always in a meeting looked up startled by the huge bang they heard. No one could open those doors unless they were given permission or had themselves engraved into them. They were surprised to find only D'Jon and his sister Loretta standing at the entrance way shocked. They were both looking at something that was snuggled in D'Jon's arms. It almost looked like a child but there were no children in this village. Everyone was fifth teen or older. They made it this way because they didn't want anyone to be pressured to join them. At fifth teen people were conscious of their choice to join them. They didn't want any runaways; it was too dangerous for the village, for the world to learn what they teach. There were too many people, villages, and organizations bent on ruling the world. They didn't want to contribute to this, and that was why no one but other demon villages knew they existed. Actually most demon villages had the same policy. A gigantic wolf with five tails stood from its blue pillow and made its way toward the entrance after making sure there was no danger imminent. D'Jon shifted restlessly as the wolf approached him, and then began to sniff him.
"Yo I swear I've been off weed fo years," said D'Jon.
The wolf stared at him in amusement. A gigantic redbird with four wings screeched in some mock of a laugh. A huge lion stood from its leisurely pose to glare at the bird in annoyance its two tails swishing lazily behind it. In a corner a green snake uncoils to reveal seven heads. Each head then lifts off the ground to reveal fourteen pairs of red beady eyes glaring angrily at the two trespassers. Finally an enormous dragon awakes, its eight spiny tails uncurling to reveal the dragons head. D'Jon and Loretta are paralyzed with fear. They have never seen their leaders in their demon forms. The dragon seeing this begins to glow a soft white. The other elders follow up by their respective charka colors. In minutes the five elders were in their half human forms. A beautiful red haired lady and an enchanting green haired lady were standing in front, next to the green haired lady stood a blue haired and golden haired man. A tall silver haired man walked up to the front of the group, his icy blue eyes glinting in the cave's light, a six sided gold star was imprinted on his forehead. D'Jon and Loretta began to shift from side to side. This was their leader, the one who had saved all of them from Konoha's oppression.
"D'Jon, Loretta, what brings you here to our domain in such a rush as to disturb us from our naps?" questioned the silver haired man.
"Um Um Um …I…We…," started D'Jon until he was slapped in the head by Loretta.
"What mister scardy pants here is trying to say, is that he broke yo rule, got in a fight with some Kono nins just for this,"
"HEY!" yelled D'Jon when Loretta tried to pry the still sleeping child from his arms.
"Your gonna wake him!"
"Just shut yo trap and hand over the kid!"
The demons looked on puzzled until a small cry caught their attention. Walking up to the quarreling siblings, the blue haired man took the wrapped crying bundle and uncovered it. What he found left in shock and he almost dropped the crying bundle. Disappearing and appearing in front of the blue haired man, the green haired female caught the bundle, inches from the ground and cuddled it in her arms glaring at the blue haired man.
"Luther! You almost dropped him!"
"Dropped who Pricilla?" asked the red haired lady.
Pricilla unwrapped the bundle to reveal a blonde head. Unwrapping the rest of the bundle, revealed a young boy of about three years of age. Blood marred his ripped clothes and blonde hair. Two big watery blue eyes stared at them. What shocked them was the three whisker marks scratched on his cheeks. The red haired woman walked backwards startling the blonde haired man.
"So what is it," he asked.
"Kyubi," whispered the red haired lady.
"What? Can you repeat that?"
"Kyubi"
"What!"
"KYUBI! DAMN IT KYUBI!"
As she said it, a red glow enveloped the child. Pricilla seeing this drops the boy. Floating down gently to the ground the boy begins to open his eyes revealing silted blood red eyes.
"That's my name don't wear it out Phoenix," came a familiar voice. Turning to face the child, the blonde haired man gasped as nine charka tails fanned the room.
"Kyubi is it really you?" asked the silver haired man.
"In a matter of speaking yes. I've possessed this boy for a bit but at any time the seal could bind me back. I was sealed by the Fourth Hokage of Konohagkure."
"We can take you out of the seal Kyubi. We have found a way to extract your soul and remake your body," the red haired woman said.
"Not yet Phoenix, if you take me out now you'll kill the boy and possibly kill me."
"What can we do to help you then," asked the silver haired man.
"You can make sure the kid survives. I want you all to train the boy."
"Why him Kyubi?"
"He's my vessel, the stronger he is the safer I am; also he needs to be strong enough to survive my exposure. I'm sure that when I have been taken out, that he'll be at least half demon. Besides that I owe this child's parents a favor."
"What kind of favor and who are this child's parents Kyubi?"
"Well I don't know his mother, but his father is the one who sealed me inside the boy as for the favor, it's for me to know only."
"You mean this kid's father is the Fourth!" said a surprised Phoenix.
"Yes I am."
Suddenly the red chakra began to be absorbed back into the boy.
"Well that's my cue. I have to leave now, see you in two years," Kyubi said just as the boys eyes flashed back to blue.
"Wait Kyubi!" started the blue haired man, but it was too late as he took in the pair of frightened blue eyes staring back at him. The demons stared back at him. Not one to back out of a staring contest, Naruto stared back.
Pricilla looked in amusement as this child stared back at them defiantly. She took in her companions' quizzical stare before the blonde haired man spoke.
"So what are we going to do?"
"Didn't you listen to Kyubi Arnold!" reprimanded Phoenix.
"UH"
"Don't answer that," sighed Pricilla as she shook her head in embarrassment.
As the three demons continued their squabbling, the silver haired man walked up to the child. The boy was still staring at the demons but it was now a more subtle glare. Walking up to the child, he noticed the still healing wounds. Turning to D'Jon he asked "What exactly happened to him D'Jon?"
D'Jon was about to answer when the child spoke.
"Who are you? Where's the old man Hokage. Where am I? Where are the angry villagers?"
The silver haired man chuckled softly. He liked this kid already. He was startled when the child spoke up as he looked to be only a toddler and toddlers didn't talk coherently just babbles. He looked up at D'Jon who was also shocked. His companions were still fighting. He sighed and decided that talking to the child was better than seeing Arnold being pulverized by three angry demons, two of which were female. He saw this over and over day after day century after century. Seriously they were embarrassing to look upon even JoJo had more sense than them and that was saying something. Shaking his head he decided to answer the boy's questions.
"I am Noir and you're not in Konoha anymore."
"I'm not? Where the hell am I then and what's up with them," answered the child pointing to his still squabbling companions.
"I can't tell you yet where you are and those are the IDIOTS of my village. Don't pay them any attention."
The child laughed at this and turned to snicker at the fighting posse to his far right.
"They're funny," giggled the child.
"Yes in a moronic sort of way it is," chuckled Noir. He studied the now almost healed bruises and cuts on the child. Pointing to them he asked: "How did you get these?"
"Oh those I got from an old man the others were from Konoha's daily mobs. I don't understand why they always hated me. I tried to apologize for whatever I did but that just made them angrier. It's been happening since I turned two. I try to hide but they always find me."
"Well I can answer your question but can you tell me your name child."
"Uzumaki Naruto at least that's what the old man calls me."
"UZUMAKI!" yelled Noir surprised, making the four squabbling demons gasp. Naruto looked around sheepishly.
"Um is my name really that bad?" asked the child.
Shaking his bemusement, Noir smiled at the little boy.
"No it's actually very good," he answered.
"REALLY!"
"Yes Naruto it is. Your mother was from a very powerful clan.
"I had a mother?"
"Yes you did and a father, why do you ask such a question?"
"Well the villagers are always saying I'm a monster and never had a mother or father. They say I was born from evil and that I'm a demon."
"That's terrible!" screamed an enraged Phoenix. Arthur, Luther and Pricilla just nodded in agreement. Noir looked at poor child.
"Well, he said "You did have parents and great ones too. You're father was the Fourth and your mother was from the oldest clan and only clan from the West."
"WOW! So why do the villagers say I don't have a momma or papa, asked the perplexed child to Noir.
Noir sighed 'how do explain to a three year old child that he carries the most powerful demon inside him. Well there's no time like the present,' thought Noir.
"Naruto, do you know the story of the nine tailed fox," he asked. Naruto looked down sadly and shook his head no.
"I was never aloud to be told bedtime stories since I'm a filthy demon," he answered.
"Well the nine tails was the most powerful demon and was actually Konoha's demon guardian. She was walking home from her hunt when she smelled blood. Rushing toward her burrow she was heart broken to see her mate and kittling dead. She let her rage take over and began to search for the killer of her family. It led her to Konohagakure, the ninja village she was to protect. Without warning, she charged and began to massacre the village in her rage. That's when your father came up with a way to seal the Kyubi. See a demon of Kyubi's strength can not be killed so instead your father sealed Kyubi in a new born child." Naruto gulped he knew where this was going.
"I'm that child aren't I," Naruto asked silently with dread.
"Yes Naruto you are. Your father could not just seal it in any child. The baby would've died or worse the Kyubi would escape and finish off the village. He had to seal it in you for the sake of Konohagakure and you. Your mother died helping your father seal her into you. They wanted you to be seen as a hero but peoples prejudice and fear made that impossible after all they are only human even if they were ninjas. Too many people died that night and naturally they turned their sadness, anger and malice toward an external force."
"EH!"
"They blamed you for their losses," simplified Noir.
"Do you understand Naruto?"
"I guess," muttered the very confused child, after all who wouldn't be after being told of your parents and of a powerful demon sealed in your navel, all in one night?
Naruto yawned as he watched the fumbling idiots next to him fighting. Noir chuckled at the sight.
"Well Naruto I think it's past your bedtime."
"But I…"
"There will be plenty of time to talk seeing as I will be letting you stay."
"REALLY!" yelled an exited Naruto.
"REALLY!" followed the rest.
"Yes really, D'Jon and Loretta," called Noir.
The two teens stopped squabbling with the others and walked over to Noir.
"Yeah!" they asked.
"Little Naruto here is tired, show him to your home."
"WHY?" asked D'Jon.
"Because he said so idiot!" screeched Loretta as she bent down to pick the near asleep child into her arms. That was the last thing Naruto saw as he fell into a deep sleep for the rest of the night.
'Tomorrow will be an interesting day,' thought Noir as Loretta, and D'Jon made their way toward their home.