Darkness.

There is nothing but darkness here.

Wait... Where is 'here'?

A young boy with spiky blond hair looked around his surroundings. However, no matter how much he looked, he didn't recongize this place.

The young boy was Naruto Uzumaki, a resident of Konoha. Though said resident was now thoroughly confused.

"W-What is going on?" The boy asked as he looked around.

A cold feeling came from his feet, forcing Naruto to look down and see that there was water up to his ankles. He then took a look around and saw that he was surrounded by firm walls with pipes on the ceiling.

"Water? Then there's this closed space, pipes... Hey, was I thrown into a sewer or something?" Naruto yelled as he looked around in a panic.

Truth be told, Naruto just couldn't remember anything before waking up. He was walking back home and enjoying some snacks, his mood good. Next... Well, he was here.

Seeing that he woke up in a sewer, then does that mean that the villagers had grown tired of him and threw him out?

Panic, sadness, helplesness overwhelmed Naruto as he felt tears well up in his eyes.

"Why? Why me? What did I ever do to them?"Naruto then used his right hand to wipe the tears. Sadness slowly turned into anger as he ground his teeth.

"Fine! Who cares about that stupid village?" Naruto then picked a random direction and marched straight ahead.

"Even if they beg me to, I will never forgive them!" Naruto mumbled all the way as he quickly walked around the endless corridors, yet never seeing any exit.

Eventually, he found himself standing before a massive iron gate. This gate was formed out of massive iron bars that felt comically huge. In the middle of the gate there was a small paper with 'Seal' written on it.

"What the hell? What's the point of this gate if I can easily go through the gaps?" Naruto scratched his head.

He then looked at the deep darkness beyond the gate. There was nothing but darkness, yet Naruto felt an instinctual fear, all of his senses telling him to keep far away from that place.

As Naruto looked around more, he noticed that this place felt strangely familiar. He had never been here before, yet it felt like this place was very important to him.

Naruto's two blue eyes then fell on the piece of paper on the gates. This paper was very small, in comparison to the gates, yet it gave off a feeling as if it was the only thing keeping these gates closed.

Curiosity getting the best of him, Naruto carefully walked closer to the gate.

"What darkness! I am a big man already, there is no way I am afraid of the dark!" Naruto tried to convince himself as he inched closer.

Once he was only a few steps away from the gate, an ill feeling overcame him. He felt as if he was being watched by a vicious monster that wanted to devour him.

Bam!

A set of claws slammed against the iron gates. The vicious attack made the iron gates tremble slightly, but didn't cause any damage to them. The only damage done was that Naruto was sitting on his ass, trembling.

Two red eyes with slits in them opened up in the darkness, followed by two rows of massive razor-sharp teeth. The teeth were massive, making it look as if this monster could devour a building in a single bite.

The eyes glared at Naruto, giving off a bloodthirsty and vicious feeling. The feeling of dread welled up inside Naruto, making him unable to release a yell.

"So the warden graces me with his presence. Should I feel honoured?" A sarcastic, deep voice came from behind the gates.

Naruto didn't answer as he was still paralyzed from fear.

"Grrrr! That damn Yondaime... I vow that once I get out of here, I will rip your precious legacy to shreds!" The monster roared as it slammed its claws against the gates again.

As he watched the raging beast, Naruto's little mind came to the realization that these iron gates were firmly locking the beast on the other side. The beast was terrifying, but as long as it stayed on the other side, it couldn't harm Naruto.

Understanding this, Naruto's fear subsided somewhat as he slowly stood up, observing the massive beast. As his eyes got used to the darkness more, he saw that the beast was a massive nine tailed fox.

"The nine tailed fox? But... But... Wasn't it killed by the Yondaime? How come its here?" Naruto stammered as he observed the fox.

This was Kyuubi, the beast who wrought havoc in Konoha 6 years ago. Countless people believed that Minato Namikaze had killed it. And yet, here it was.

Furthermore, he was in here with it.

"Does that mean the villagers decided to feed me to the fox?"A dreadful thought formed inside Naruto's head.

Kyuubi, hearing Naruto mention it, grinned. "Me? Killed? BWAHAHAHA! As if a puny Yondaime could kill the likes of me. Even after sacrificing his life, the only thing he could do was lock me behind these gates."

Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts by the booming voice of the massive fox. His tiny mind processed all the information, but he had difficulty comprehending it.

The nine tailed demon was alive. The Yondaime was killed. His 'Grandpa', the current Hokage, hid everything behind a bunch of lies. And now he was thrown into this monster's prison.

Hateful!

Everything he was told were nothing but a bunch of lies! The hero he worshipped was nothing but a liar! The Hokage he so fondly called 'Grandpa' was also nothing but a liar! Everyone in the village were liars! They all hated him and even wanted to feed him to the demon!

The Kyuubi was satisfied as he watched negative emotions dance on the the boy's face. The fox released a deep chuckle, "So, what is that you are here for, brat?"

Naruto looked up with a complex look on his face. "What do you mean? Where is 'here'?"

Kyuubi's red eyes widened. Just that one sentence was enough for him to comprehend Naruto's situation, and he couldn't help but release a long, mocking laughter.

Hearing the laughter, more anger welled up inside Naruto.

"What is so funny, you stupid fox?" Naruto yelled.

Kyuubi looked down at him, its expression a smilling, mocking one. "Brat, do you still not understand? The Yondaime gave his life to put me behind these gates. However, just where on earth could a beast like me be sealed and undiscovered for so long?"

Naruto froze as he thought about this question.

The Kyuub's one massive tail moved as it pointed at Naruto. "This place is inside of you!"

The Kyuubi's smile then widened. "Lift up your shirt!" It commanded.

Naruto was angry, but his need to find out what the fox said surpassed his anger. He quickly lifted up his shirt and looked down. Naruto's curiosity turned into shock when he saw some weird, black writing on his own stomach.

The Kyuubi chuckled as he explained, "Do you see that? It is a special type of ninja art that you humans like to use to subdue beasts like me. You were chosen as a sacrifice by the Yondaime, cursed to carry me around inside of you until the seal weakens and I break out!" Towards the ending, Kyuubi was roaring and smashed his tails against the gates.

Naruto's two blue eyes were wide as he looked at the swirling writing on his stomach. Something then flashed in his mind and he slowly looked up. Naruto's gaze travelled up towards the middle of the two iron gates.

Finally he found it, a piece of paper glued on the gates. Naruto squinted his eyes and took a closer look at it. There was some writing on the paper... The very same writing was present on his stomach.

His little mind went into overdrive as realisation hit him.

The fox was sealed inside of him...

That would explain why all the villagers hated and feared him.

That would explain why everyone avoided him.

That would explain why everyone called him a demon.

All together, they form one conclusion: he was cursed to carry the fox, which is why everyone hated him.

The Kyuubi watched with glee as the light in the boy's eyes faded. His two blue eyes looked like two sparkling gems before. Now they were like a blue ocean that held great horrors beneath the surface.

Kyuubi crossed his front paws on the ground and placed its head on top of them. "Look at you, a child cursed to carry around a monster inside of him, feared and hated by all. Even us demons are not capable of such things."

Naruto's two small fists clenched into balls.

Hate!

Naruto was nothing but a 6 year old, so he didn't have a lot of experience. And yet, Naruto could now say that he truly loathed someone from the bottom of his heart.

A crafty glint shone in the Kyuubi's eyes. "Don't be sad, brat. I'm sure that those people only did it to protect you. After all, we can both see how you are dealing with having to carry me around inside of you."

"To protect me?!" Naruto yelled.

How can they call this protection? Beating him, mocking him, hating him, avoiding him, this was their so-called 'protection'? None of them couldn't stay by his side and help him? None of them cheered for him, for he was the one locking up this beast?

Naruto's teeth smashed against each other as his nails dug into his palms.

Overcome by intense emotion, Naruto suddenly remembered. He remembered how he got here.

He was walking home, enjoying some snacks, when he saw a figure appear before him. The figure wore the same uniform as the guys who protected him, so Naruto ignored him.

Naruto simply continued on his way, paying no attention to the figure. However, the figure's two red eyes locked onto him and he attacked Naruto. Next he knew, he was here.

Chuckle.

A dark, helpless chuckle escaped Naruto's mouth.

So even the people who protected him were now trying to kill him?

Kyuubi was enjoying the show as he watched hate well up inside Naruto. He was wondering how could he fan the flames a bit more, making Naruto weaken the seal. However, before anything could happen, the entire place started shaking.

Cracks started forming on the walls, water started smashing and swirling all around. Kyuubi and Naruto looked around in panic, wondering what was happening.

"AAAAHHH!" Suddenly, Naruto screamed in pain as he grabbed his eyes and fell to his knees.

Kyuubi watched in confusion, but then his eyes widened once he felt something.

"No... NO!" It roared as its tails started smashing at the gates, "I will not have it! I refuse to be bound by this cursed power again!"

SPLASH

A massive chunk fell out of the wall, smashing into the ground. The place behind the wall was nothing but an endless darkness. Suddenly, an eye opened in the darkness.

It was a red eye with three tomoe swirling inside.

"Sharingan... I will not be bound again!" Kyuubi roared as he felt the cursed power of the sharingan envelop the area.

Cracks formed on the ceiling and a new pipe appeared with the power of the sharingan coursing through it.

Kyuubi looked at Naruto and saw blood dribble from between his fingers. The boy was yelling and kicking as he fought against the pain.

Time passed and the shaking had finally subsided. Naruto was on the ground, heavily panting from the exhaustion. He slowly moved his fingers aside, revealing a pair of sharingan glaring at Kyuubi.

"Sharingan!" Kyuubi released a low growl, as if he was facing his most hated enemy.

Suddenly, Naruto fell into a coughing fit as he grabbed his throat and fell to the ground, passing out.