"Normal speech"

'Normal thoughts'

"Demon/Summon speech"

'Demon/Summon thoughts'

Jutsu Name

flashback/memory

~locations and transitions~

Disclaimer I don't own Naruto

Chapter 5: Punishment from three sides

It had been some hours since the group that attacked Naruto had been captured and put into the Anbu headquarters prison cells which to the people outside only looks like a common storage warehouse located at the west side of the village.

Inoichi was walking past several observation windows with some things going through his head 'I won't have a lot of time to do this but for this, I won't need it, just do it and return before Kakashi can return from his report'

~Flashback~

After everyone was dropped off at the Anbu Prison Inoichi and Kakashi had arrived at the address that was given to them by the Hokage, that was located in one of the forests just outside the village "well this is the place so we should head inside" Kakashi said as he and Inoichi walked through the door of a small cottage with trees as a sort of barrier at the back of it.

As they entered they noticed several seals around the cottage and in the main room and saw Naruto sleeping on a coffee table with a small note next to him. Walking up to him and picking up the note, Inoichi read the note out loud "the both of you are to guard Naruto until I arrive in a few hours, Inu you are to check on the genjutsu and make sure that it remains after you are sure that it is still stable you are to report to me to discuss some things and Inoichi you are to remain with Naruto".

After hearing this, Kakashi looked at Naruto and pulled off his mask, revealing his dull-looking right eye while his other eye was covered by his Hitai-ate, which was slanted in order to cover it. He pulled up his Hitai-ate and examined Naruto "It seems that the genjutsu is still strong and will still remain. I will be going to the Hokage to report that we have apprehended everyone and they are sent to the Anbu Prison. Ibiki and Anko are set to go through them." After Kakashi said that he placed his Anbu mask back on and shunshined away.

Seeing that this might be the only chance he could get he made his move. Waiting for a few minutes, he walked to Naruto and picked him up 'time to get the request over and done with'. And with that, he placed the sleeping fox into his jackets inner pocket and shunshined to the prison building.

~Flashback end~

Inoichi kept walking through the halls until he saw Anko Mitarashi who was looking through an observation window of one of the interrogation rooms. Noticing a scowl on the woman's face he stopped next to her and looked into the room "So how many have you gone through?"

Not looking away from what was going on in the room she answered the man "This would be my fourth one and after another few more … 'sessions' with this one, I will move on to the next one and then come back to this one after thirty minutes." she gripped her jacket sleeve hard as she thought about how many of the citizens were found guilty for encouraging the behavior of the genin. True they were basically glorified mercenaries and that at one point they would have to kill in a mission but for genin to be so keen on killing one of their own just sickened her. It was the behavior of a bandit rather than a proud shinobi.

Inoichi would have felt bad for this citizen but after what they did, he held no sympathy. Looking into the room he said one more thing before heading to his destination "Give him a few more for the kid."

Hearing this Anko felt her anger rise even more and couldn't help but punch the window and was silently thankful for the window being too tough to break. Her breathing became heavy as she spoke with much anger "They should be glad they get to live to see it were up to me I would have them killed. They manipulated their own kids in taking their so-called 'revenge' on someone that didn't do anything wrong!" taking a deep breath and pressing her hand on a certain spot on her neck she continued softly "…..neither of us asked for our curses...or their hatred…."

Inoichi frowned at this when he heard it but he knew he had something that needed to be done so he left the woman to her own devices. He felt a bit of shifting in his jacket and thought to himself 'She's right, you didn't deserve this at all' he thought as he left.

Anko continued to watch one of the citizens they apprehended being eaten slowly by one of her larger snake summons as he was screaming for his life. However, it went unheard since the room was soundproof.

After a few minutes of walking, Inoichi saw his destination in front of him at the end of the hall.

The Chunin found himself chained to the wall, covered in snake slime, and bleeding from several lacerations all over his body and unable to see since the room only had a small lightbulb in the center of the room as well as his blurry vision. Hearing the door open, he lifted his head and saw the man that put him in there, and with what little strength he had he glared at the man "YOU!…. How dare you put me in here on those false charges!"

Inoichi glared back and said nothing. All he did was grab a chair, that was barely visible in the corner of the room, and brought it in front of the man just out of reach as the Chunin began to flail wildly trying to get at the Yamanaka. Sitting down in front of the man, he got tired of the yelling so he gently reached into his jacket and pulled out Naruto and set him on his lap sleeping away.

When the Chunin saw the fox he paused for a second and then went even crazier than before and began to ramble "SO IT FINALLY SHOWS ITS TRUE FACE. AND WHY IS THAT DEMON ALLOWED TO ROAM AROUND THE VILLAGE NOW THAT IT HAS SHOWED ITSE ...GAH!" he was silenced when Inoichi grabbed hard on his head with one of his hands.

Placing his other hand gently on Naruto's head he spoke quietly with venom in his voice "This is a request that I agree on, so I hope that after this meeting, I never see you alive again ….Ninja Art: Mind transference!"

~inside Naruto's mind~

The Chunin found himself in a run-down sewer-like area (you know the one) and was confused as he looked down and realized that he was healed. "How the hell did I get here? Did that Demon lover knock me out and toss me in here thinking I wouldn't find the way out? What an idiot, there is always a way out." Walking in a random direction he headed deeper through the tunnels.

He then found himself in a very large room and stood in the center of the room "Great a dead end, now I have to backtrack and choose another route." Turning around he was about to go back the way he came but stopped when he heard some loud growling behind him. Turning towards the pitch-black side of the room he felt a massive amount of KI directed at him and got a vision where he saw himself being torn to pieces and then another vision with his limbs being ripped from his body but still conscious. Tears running down his face he couldn't tear his sight from the darkness where the growling was coming from. Then he saw them: the eyes opening and glaring straight down at him, he stopped breathing for three seconds staring at the eyes. When he regained the ability to breathe he started to wheeze and fell back on his butt, never taking his sight off the eyes as they started to rise, never stopping its glare at the man.

Warning heavy injury ahead - though it's kind of mild really

The eyes started to slowly come closer to him and out of the shadows and he started to see what it was. First, a clawed hand came out of the shadows slamming into the ground. Second, a snout with razor-sharp teeth, the size of his whole body, that the man knew could shred him to tiny bloody chunks. Third came the long fox ears that did not seem that of a normal fox. Finally came the body that which completed the visage what the man now knew for sure was the nine-tailed fox. In fear and panic, the man began to crawl away towards where he came from as fast as he could. He kept tripping and stumbling as he moved, not able to get to his feet and before he could make it far, a metal gate was thrown in front of him, blocking the exit. In a small whimpering voice, he begged with a nonstop stream of tears flowing down his face as well as trying to get through the bars of the cage door blocking his path "No, nonononononono, please kami, save me. Let me out, let me out, let me out, I wanna go home, I won't do anything bad please let me-AAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!" He whimpered out before Kurama bit on his leg hard enough to cause bleeding but soft enough not to sever it.

Kurama dragged the man back to the center of the room and let him go.

The Chunin grabbed his leg as he saw the massive holes that the beast's teeth left. It took him a second to remember where he was and he lifted his head in time to see a stream of fire coming towards him. Once the flames hit him, he screamed while he felt his skin being incinerated off him. He could feel his muscles melt into a sludge, his blood boiled rapidly inside his veins that were burst with boils from the heat. His organs blistered rapidly before breaking apart, he felt his lungs that were now deprived of oxygen crumble away, his heart had shriveled up before popping. Even his bones were not spared as they were becoming ash with the rest of what was happening to him. The entire thing felt like years were passing when it was seconds but the pain was excruciating

After it was done, the Chunin's eyes shot open to see that he was still in the center of the room. Looking down he saw that was still alive with no injury. "I'm alive! Haha, it was nothing but a genjutsu. I bet that stupid demon lover put me in it. When I get back at him he will….huh?". He stopped his rant when the world began to spin before he felt his head hit something. Moving his eyes he saw that there was a headless body going limp. 'What the…'. He realized that he could speak and that his neck was in pain but as he tried to move, he realized that he couldn't feel anything but pain. His head felt like someone pierced it with a burning kunai but he couldn't scream. In fact, no sound was coming out of his mouth. He then felt something on both sides of his head and was moving into the air. His eyes widened when he saw the Kyuubi staring at him with rage in its eyes.

Kurama held the man's head between his index finger and thumb. He felt contempt at the Ningen's head before he squished it.

The Chunin's eyes shot open to see he was sitting in the center of the room again. In a panic, he got up on his feet and looked around and looked up to see the Kyuubi looking down at him. He screamed and tried to run away but then felt something grab his arm. Turning his head he saw that the Kyuubi had grabbed his left arm in its fingers. When he felt himself being lifted he tried punching the furred fingers with everything he had but to no avail. He felt the fingers shifting a bit on his arm but didn't know what it was doing. He got his answer when the fingers shifted a bit more and snapped the bone in the arm "AAAARRRRRGGHHHH". He flailed at the fingers even harder trying to get the now broken arm out of the demons grasp. His flailing stopped when he felt his right leg being grabbed in the same manner as his arm "No let me go you no go de AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!" His leg was now broken in the same manner as his arm. He could still feel the grasp on both his arm and leg and didn't know why it didn't let him go yet. His body started to move to a horizontal position "grrrr what a-are you d-doing?" He asked in a soft horse voice. He got his answer when he felt his arm and leg being softly tugged in opposite directions. "No nonono NO please don't!" He began to cry in fear as he felt the Kyuubi tug again, and again and again, each one stronger than the last. After six tugs or so, it became a slow pull and he knew what was coming up next "Don't do it ...Kami please ...don't let this happ….GAARRRGHH" he felt both his broken arm and leg being ripped off his body with blood splattering on his face and then felt a rush of air as he fell from a few stories. He felt the impact of the floor and his eyes shot open again to find himself in a sitting position in the center of the room once more

The Chunin didn't even take the time to see around him, he just got to his feet and ran with all his might to where he thought the exit might be. After a few steps, he collapsed onto the ground face-first as he felt immense pain from his legs. He would have looked back if it wasn't for the pair of legs that were cut from above the knee hit the ground in front of him. The blood from the legs created a puddle that his face was now in. He knew the legs belonged to him. For a reason, even he didn't know he slowly reached out to them but a brief sight of something white passing by and the arms he reached out with was severed from below the elbow "MMMMRRRRRRRMM!" He stifled his scream but had more tears coming down his face as he brought the now stump to his chest as he used his only remaining limb to hold it close to felt his body being forced to lay on his back and he saw a couple of white pointed objects heading towards him and then he felt massive amounts of burning pain in his eye sockets. He would have tried to move his remaining hand to his eyes but he then felt his remaining arm quickly separated from his body. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" All he could do was flail his stumps around as his arms, legs, and eyes were gone. His flailing sprayed his blood everywhere as his body was in the center of a large puddle of blood that reflected the Kyuubi looking down at him.

The Chunin was entirely shocked to be able to see again but this time he didn't run, he curled into a ball, face down and prayed that it would stop. He didn't get his wish as he felt something stab straight through his back, severing his spine, and through his arms cutting them off.

Again awake he looked towards the Kyuubi with a mad look in his eyes "I will not let you keep doing this to me!" He screamed with his eyes glaring, one eye still with normal coloring but one was opened wider, bloodshot and the usual white sclera was now a reddish pink. Jumping into the air towards the Kyuubi, he pulled out a kunai from his weapons pouch but he never made it to his target as the Kyuubi swung his hand in a fan-like motion and the wind from the swipe blew him further into the air. Before he made his harsh decent he felt the Kyuubi bite down on his torso. He spat out tons of blood from his mouth before he gave wheezing screams

Lifting the still screaming Chunin in his mouth, Kurama flicked his head hard to the left and threw the Chunin towards the wall. He watched as the man impact the wall hard before falling down like a ragdoll. Kurama spat out the blood in his mouth and moved towards the Chunin.

Laying on his side he could feel that both of his arms, ribs, and both legs were broken. Bleeding excessively, he had internal injuries and a punctured lung, which cause difficulty breathing. He couldn't think straight anymore but he could hear the footsteps of the Demon fox walking close to him. Turning his eyes he saw it standing above him and heard it speak

"You don't get the chance to die or even pass out until I say you can!"

gasping for air he let out a silent whimpering "W-w-wha…?".

Looking at the bleeding Ningen, Kurama hardened his glared and flipped him on his back with his claw before stabbing said claw into his stomach

"Ar *gurgle* gh"

"How does it feel? Did you enjoy the pain you put my kit through?!" Twisting his claw he continued "You get to feel his pain! But unlike my kit, you won't die. Your mind however won't." And with a growl he finished "So I will be punishing you until I'm satisfied, then…...you have my permission to die" and with another twist of his claw he began

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Warning end marker

~Real world~

Inoichi was glad he didn't see whatever it was the Kyuubi did because after a few minutes the man began to convulse and bleed from the eyes, nose, and mouth. See no other reaction happen he ended the Jutsu, letting the man's head fall limp and got up as he gently put Naruto in his jacket inner packet and made sure he was as comfortable as possible. He began to walk out of the room leaving the now broken man to hang by his chains until his execution.

Walking out of the building he had one final thought before he shunshined back to the hideout 'I fulfilled your request Kyuubi'

~Unknown location~

Hiruzen had finished what he needed with Kakashi. Afterward, put the final touches to his plan in secret and was all ready for what he was going to do next. He left in a shushin and arrived at the hideout.

~Hideout~

Once he arrived he saw that Kakashi was staring out the window on high alert and Inoichi sitting on a chair with Naruto sleeping on his lap. "I see you both have completed your missions."

They both turned to the Hokage and bowed as best they could "Hokage-sama, are you here to move with this plan of yours?".

Walking to Inoichi he picked up the sleeping Naruto and began to walk towards the door "Yes, I have finished up everything and you two are now free to go back to your usual duties".

Hearing this both ninja had to know what it was the Hokage wanted to do with the boy "Sir, what are you going to do with Naruto?" Kakashi asked

Turning to the ninja Hiruzen answered, "I'm going to return him to his original state" and with that finally said he Shunshined away.

~Back in Unknown location~

Hiruzen now stood in a large room holding his hands in the ram sign with Naruto laying in an intricate seal array in front of him. Focusing his chakra into the seal array he began. The seal began to glow as it shrank and crawled onto Naruto's body until it covered his body. For 24 minutes they stayed still until the seal finally finished and in a bright light that caused Hiruzen to close his eyes, Naruto appeared in his original Eight-year-old body, but with no clothes on and a new seal on his lower back that disappeared. Hiruzen opened his eyes to see this, walked up to the boy, pulled off his Hokage robes, wrapped the boy up, and with a tired sigh, he walked out.

~Naruto's apartment that night~

After Hiruzen met with Kakashi who was shocked to see Naruto back to normal, they went back to Naruto's apartment, dressed the boy and laid him in his bed

"So, now what do we do Hokage-Sama?"

With the tired sigh, Hiruzen answered "We keep going as if nothing happened, but I want you to begin an investigation on the people that have access to my office, find the ones that sent you on that mission and you are to terminate them, no exceptions!" He said in a stern voice

"Hai Hokage-Sama!"

Turning to leave Hiruzen gives his last order for the day "release him from the Genjutsu and begin your mission"

Doing as he was told he released the genjutsu and left the boy to his sleep.

With a jolt, Naruto woke up and looked around through sleepy squinted eyes but seeing nothing plopped onto his pillow and went back to sleep with a few mumbles "hmmm…..Rama…..Rama….ramen…..mmmm". He continued with some drool coming out of his mouth and within a few seconds, he began to slowly purr in his sleep.

~Alternate ending~ (not used because it would change too much of how the story would have gone)

After Hiruzen met with Kakashi who was shocked to see Naruto back to normal, they went back to Naruto's apartment, dressed the boy, and laid him in his bed "So, now what do we do Hokage-Sama?". With the tired sigh Hiruzen answered "We keep going as if nothing happened but you, Tenzo and Neko will be rotating in protection detail for Naruto and you will report to me before every switch and it will only be you 3 that have this job, no one else will take this duty so if any other shinobi or Anbu comes to you saying they will be taking over you are to terminate them immediately for I will not have given such an order." he said in a stern voice "Hai Hokage-Sama!"

Turning to leave Hiruzen gives his last order for the day "release him from the Genjutsu and begin your mission but do so from a distance"

Obeying his Hokage he released the Genjutsu and leaped out the window to begin his mission from the same roof he was on much earlier in the day

End of chapter

Now the reason I changed the ending was that it seemed much too logical and I feel like Naruto should still go through some trouble with the villagers so he has more of a reason for his actions later on and it would make him a bit more humble as I believe that for certain people a hard life can make them better people. Also, I want Naruto to still be somewhat happy go lucky for as long as possible

For the Torture scene, I just let it come out as it came to my head and I wanted to add that little movie quote in it

The next chapter will be more lighthearted I hope. Look forward to it

update notice 11/15: reformated and fixed some of the dialogue

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