A/N I'd just like to state that I will never post a chapter 1000 words (not including A/N).
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, there are owned by kishimoto-san
Summary: One fateful night in Konohagakure, the Yondaime Hokage chose his village over his only son; only time will tell if he made the right choice. Feral!Naruto, Pairings to be voted on.
Key: Normal, "Speech" 'Thoughts' "Demon Speech" 'Demon Thoughts'
Chapter 2
The Choices of Others
5 Years Later
Uzumaki Naruto was not having a good day, first of all the he had been kicked out of the orphanage. AGAIN. The manager had told him in no uncertain circumstances, should he come back, it would be the last thing he ever did. That just wouldn't do for the young Uzumaki, there was still heaps of things he wanted to do like…eat. His stomach growled in agreement. It had been over two days since he last ate, having been locked in his room when one of the kids said he'd hid him. It always happened, someone would blame him for something he didn't do, and then a grownup would reward him or her for reporting about the 'menace', he would get punished and everyone was happy.
'Everyone but me.' He pouted. Second of all, it was raining, not some mere sun shower, he was rather fond of those, no it was downright pouring, His clothes where soaked and clinging, he was drenched to the bone himself, and did he mention he was hungry?
'What I'd give for some ramen, sweet delicious succulent ramen the way steams…if only the old man opened shop a little earlier, I can't exactly steal any since I don't even know how to make ramen, nah I wouldn't do that to ojisan anyway' He lost track of time as he wandered across town, his mind wandering with him.
'…If I remember, that place had some…rice? Yeah they had these huge piles of that rice stuff, you can eat rice…I think'. He turned sharply and started making his way to a certain point in the marketplace; a small restaurant that was owned by a young couple, both of which lost relatives in the Kyuubi attack 5 years ago.
He soon found the shop he was looking for, it wasn't hard to spot. The bright blue sign overhead was a dead giveaway for anyone. Even for a five year old.
'If I just walk in and ask for food they'll only hit me and throw me out, how can I get in then?' He looked out from his position in the shadows and surveyed the premises, after a few moments of looking he noticed the ventilation shaft, and right beneath the shaft was several crates.
'Perfect, I just have to climb those things, then go in the hole and I'm inside, I'm so smart'. Quickly checking for witnesses the ravenous young boy dashed for the pile. He failed to notice the pair of Chuunin watching him from the rooftops. The taller one nodded to his partner and they both vanished. Below, the one and only holder for Kyuubi was making steady progress towards his goal, having climbed two of the six crates to breakfast.
'Almost there, just…a few more to go and…NO!' There was a loud thump is he hit the ground, his hand having slipped on the flat wood. He mumbled a few choice words under his breath before making a second attempt.'He's stubborn, I'll give the brat that much' One of the soon-to-be assailants stifled a laugh.
Within a few more minutes the scourge of Konoha had reached his prize. He had to resist the urge to cry out with glee as he slid down the chute. There was another thump as he hit the ground for the second time that day.
"I just know someone somewhere is laughing at this," He mumbled under his breath. He glanced around, taking in his surroundings in the growing dawn light. He was in a dim storehouse surrounded by sacks.
"Score!" He cheered, before quickly clamping his hand over his mouth. He quickly moved over to one of the sack and tried to pry it open. When that failed to work he tried kicking, punching and shaking his fist at the bag. When those failed to bear results he grew frustrated and bit into the sack, tearing at it with his teeth. There was a loud ripping noise as the old fabric gave way and rice spilled out onto the floor.
'At last! Breakfast!' He whooped in his head. He reached down and picked up a handful of the life-giving grain…
"Well what have we here?" I voice behind him said, panicking he tried to leave the way he came, only to find himself unable to climb up the smooth chute.
"I think I'd call it 'breaking and entering,'" A second voice said. Naruto turned slowly, afraid to face the owners of the voice.
"Oh, not just that, look over there, that's vandalism and theft too, those are serious offences"
"Y'know, I'd say that where responsible to ensure he gets punished for this" The shorter one said, an evil gleam in his eye. Naruto scrabbled into a corner, trying to make himself as small as possible.
"I'd say your right, and from what I've heard it a repeat offence"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, this demon here's been terrorising the village since he came here, from picking fights all the way up to attempted genocide" The taller ones eyes widened with shock surprise.
"No! Really? We'd best ensure he never troubles anyone again then". They both turned and made their way towards to cowering child. His eyes widened in fear as they approached.
"Please…don't hurt me, I swear I'll never do anything bad again, please, just leave me alone, please? WOULD SOMBODY PLEASE HELP ME!" His cries where cut short when the short one hit him across the head. He fell to the ground whimpering. The sound of footsteps could be heard, within moments a young man was standing in the doorway.
"What's going on down her? Why are you in my house?" He demanded angrily.
"Oh, don't worry sir, we just caught the demon brat trying to steal from you" The young mans face twisted from anger to sadistic glee.
"Just make sure he gets everything he deserves"
"Oh we will" The short one laughed as they carried the boy out from the house.
10 minutes later
The tall one wiped the blood off his hands as he dropped the beaten and bruised boy to the ground. The short one grinned inanely as he raised a kunai, preparing to deliver the final blow; he quickly brought it down when…
"Oi, stop!" The tall one cried, the short one flinched before scowling at him.
"Why not, its more than he deserves anyway, or are you having second thoughts?"
"He, hell no. But who knows what will happen if we kill it? What if that frees it restores it powers?" The short one paled considerably, before regaining his composure again.
"But what if it doesn't? What if it dies and stays dead? We'll be heroes!"
"Are you willing to take that risk?" The short one frowned before grinning again.
"I got an idea"
"Oh yeah? What?"
"I'd be surprised if he survived with these injuries, after all…pretty hard to defend yourself when both your arms and legs are broken"
"Yeah…"
"So what say we take him out and leave him to die somewhere, except not her, in case the seal breaks, instead, we dump him in some other country so if he survives he's their problem not ours"
"My friend you are a genius, but we'd have to leave soon, before it wakes up"
"Also, we best not be seen, I hear the Hogake's been tricked by this thing and he might punish us at first, at least, until the demon's spell wears off"
"Right, where should we dump him?"
"Why not Kusa, it' next to fire country so we can just say where patrolling the border, and it's closer to Iwa than Konoha, so it'll probably go there and kill a bunch of them too, it can be our payback for the war"
"That's brilliant, I like the way you think" The tall one said finally, before grabbing the limp boy and flinging him over his shoulder, vanishing with his partner.
Japanese:
Ojisan-old man
Chuunin- journeyman ninja
Kusa-grass (country)
Iwa-Rock (country)
Hokage- fire shadow
A/N well, things are steady moving forward. Also, for the record, the pairings won't take place until after timeskip, until then Naruto won't even see Konoha.
Pairings
NaruHina 4
NaruAnko 3
NaruTen 2
NaruKur 1
Also some guy threatened me with bodily fluids if I make it NaruxHina, so you might argue she's tied with Anko. On a side note, I'm adding Inuzuka Hana (Kiba's Sister) to the options. You have until chapter 6 (7 if your lucky/ undecided) before pairings get finalised.
For the record the following are not available
Tsunade(too old)
Ayame(unable to fulfil the role I've got planned I.E civilian)
Fem-Haku (not worth working into)
Fem-Kyuubi(I have plans for kyuubi that make paring with Naruto impossible)
You
Tayuya (enemy)
Kin (she was an extra, who cares about her?)
Rin (She's gone! Get over it)
And NO YAOI OR YURI, nothing personal just not in this fic