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Chapter two:

When Kenjiro said 'A few days' He meant two weeks, with Naruto complaining all the way. Kenjiro, however, was oblivious to the young boy's complaints, but he would be glad to get back home. Soon, they saw the gates of the Hidden Village of the Demon, which had the village symbol engraved on the heavy gates. On each side of the closed gate, stood two tall, scary looking guards. They took one look at Kenjiro and immediately opened the gate, and bowed as he walked past.

Naruto, as Kenjiro could see, was confused by this. He chuckled and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder,

"I have a certain reputation around here. No-one wants to mess with me."

Naruto looked up, confused. Kenjiro winked at the boy and continued to walk towards the centre of the village. He saw Naruto looking around at everyone, who murmured their respects to Kenjiro while going about on their daily business of shopping and working. Every so often, he saw a Demon ninja, on the rooftops or in alleys, watching the villagers silently, always on the alert. They didn't pay any attention to Kenjiro, but looked at Naruto with interest. Kenjiro frowned at them and they went off, too scared of the man to get any closer.

"What was up with them?" Naruto asked Kenjiro, startling Kenjiro with his observation skills.

"We do not really welcome strangers. Don't worry, you're with me, so you are welcome." Kenjiro explained. Naruto nodded, though Kenjiro saw his unsure expression.

Kenjiro lead Naruto to the centre of the village, which held a large grey stone building with a heavy wooden door with the village symbol on it. Kenjiro knocked on the door three times and it opened slowly to reveal a dim long hallway. Kenjiro lead Naruto into the building, fully aware of the boy's nervousness. At the end of the hallway, was a single wooden door. The Akkikage had always liked his stone and wood, though Kenjiro had never really liked them, so he avoided the Akkikage office whenever he could. But, he was here on business, so he had to come in. He opened the door to reveal the winding stone staircase that lead to the office. He glanced at Naruto before starting the climb.

After what seemed to be an eternity, the staircase stopped to reveal yet another door. Kenjiro knocked and waited for a reply. He heard the reply to enter and he opened the door to revel the office. It was a medium sized round room, with a deep red carpet. The Akkikage was seated behind the large wooden desk, hidden by the shadows, in a large stone chair. Kenjiro looked behind him to make sure that Naruto had followed him in, and then approached the desk. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto looking about at the various wall hangings about the room. The Akkikage looked at Naruto, who now stood beside Kenjiro and asked,

"Why do you bring this boy here, Kenjiro?"

"This is Uzumaki Naruto. I am asking you to promote him to a Genin of the Demon Village."

The Akkikage was silent for a while and then said,

"I thought the Uzumaki clan was wiped out 12 years ago."

Kenjiro looked at Naruto and replied,

"He seems to be the only survivor. And not only that, but he is host of Kyubi no Yoko, so you would have accepted him anyway."

"Kyubi, eh? That comes as a surprise. Fine. He shall remain here and be a genin of the Demon Village. You have a full team already Kenjiro, so he'll be trained by Dakini Kameto. Understand?"

Kenjiro nodded and waved Naruto out of the room. When they exited, Naruto turned and asked,

"I'm glad that I'm a genin now, but where will I stay?"

Kenjiro scratched his chin, he hadn't thought of that. Then an idea hit him,

"I'm sure the Desdemona Clan will let you stay with them. They love looking after guests, and they will be honoured to look after a Demon host. In fact, they have one of their own. I'll introduce you to them, come."

Kenjiro lead Naruto down several housing streets until he came to a series of buildings surrounded by a wall. He led Naruto through the main entrance of the wall and went to go into one of the buildings, a typical traditional Japanese house with the sliding doors. He slid open the front door and walked in, without bothering to take his boots off. Kenjiro stood in the hallway, waiting for Naruto to remove his shoes. Just then, a door on Kenjiro's right slide open to reveal a woman, staring at Kenjiro. Naruto came to Kenjiro's side, staring at the woman. She was small, a little less than 5ft with brown hair tied in a bun with soft brown eyes. Her facial features were regular and pretty. She wore a simple gray dress, belted at the waist. She shifted her gaze to Naruto, who shifted slightly.

"Who's this Kenjiro?" She asked in a sweet voice.

Kenjiro put a hand on Naruto's shoulder and replied,

"This is Uzumaki Naruto. He is to be trained here as he is a Demon host and I wish for him to stay here in your capable hands."

The woman stared at Naruto her mouth slightly open, and then smiled warmly at him.

"Of course he can stay here. Would you like something to eat sweetheart?"

Naruto silently nodded and Kenjiro turned away.

"I shall leave you with Naomi, wife of the head of the Desdemona Clan. I shall pick you up tomorrow morning. I have things to tell you and to introduce you to your new team. For now, goodbye."

Naruto stared at Kenjiro's retreating back, and jumped slightly when Naomi put a hand on his shoulder. He looked at her smiling face and she said,

"I thought you were hungry. Come with me, I'll fix you something to eat and then I'll put you in one of the spare rooms."

She took his hand and led him through the large house and into a kitchen that was the size of Naruto's apartment and had all the cooking utilities that a cooking expert would drool over. She sat Naruto at the large table and said,

"I'll make you some Ramen, is that ok?"

Naruto nodded, pleased that they had ramen in this village. She smiled at him again and startled to bustle around the kitchen.

"Are your parents alive?" She asked as Naruto leaned his arms on the table.

"No. They died soon after I was born, or so I'm told. Konoha never told me anything about my family, which I'm really curious about because everyone here makes a big deal out of it."

Naomi snorted and said,

"Well, I'm not surprised. The Uzumaki Clan originated from the Demon village. I'm sure that Kenjiro will tell you everything tomorrow. Since you have a right to know your inheritance."

Naruto nodded as she placed a large bowl of Raman and chopsticks in front of him.

"Thank you!" He said and began to eat. It had been ages since he had ramen to eat, so it tasted really nice. Naomi made herself some herbal tea and sat opposite him. For a while, she drank her tea and Naruto ate his ramen. When he finished, he put the bowl down and exclaimed,

"That was really nice!"

Naomi chuckled and said,

"I'm glad you like it."

She then stood up, taking the bowl and placing it on the side.

"I'll deal with that later, but right now, I need to set up a room for you dear."

Then, just as Naruto was about to reply, a voice shouted,

"MOTHER!"

"In the kitchen, dear." Naomi shouted back. She went to Naruto and said,

"That's my daughter. She's a host as well."

Naruto was curious, he had never met another host before, and he wanted to see what this one was like.

Then, a girl, about 15 years of age, burst into the kitchen. She had curious golden eyes that showed that she was intelligent and she had arched eyebrows. Her lower face was hidden by a black mask. She had warm grey waist length hair tied at the neck and near the waist. She wore a dark green top that stopped at the throat, with the mask material attached to it. The green material was cut so that it revealed her stomach, which was covered by the black material, as were her arms and hands. Her legs were also covered with the same black material, and she wore traditional ninja sandals. Around her waist was her forehead protector, and the green material hung from the waist, on the front and the back of the legs, similar to the way Sakura wore hers, but this girl's was mid-shin length. On her right leg, was the traditional kunai pouch.

The girl looked around the kitchen and spotted him and Naomi. She raised a questioning eyebrow when she saw Naruto. Naomi put a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"This is Uzumaki Naruto, Kenjiro brought him here after he ran away from Konoha. He's a host, like you. Come over and say hi."

The girl slowly came over and inspected Naruto, then held her hand out,

"I'm Keiko. As you can guess, I'm part of the Desdemona clan. What Demon are you hosting?"

"Er, Kyubi no Yoko." Naruto replied as he took her hand, still feeling unsure about how casually people here talked about Demons. The girl nodded and said,

"I'm host to the Eight tailed Demon, Desdemona. A wolf actually, hence the golden eyes and the grey hair. I see you have whisker marks. Interesting."

Naruto nodded and she winked at him and then turned to Naomi,

"Mother, I just thought to warn you, father's in a bit of a mood."

"Why?"

"Dunno, but he shouted at little brother."

"Silly man. What are we going to do with him?"

"Don't ask me, I'm just the messenger."

Naomi sighed and then smiled at Naruto.

"Don't mind my husband, Hiraku. He won't get to you, not before he goes through me."

Keiko nodded, absently playing with a kunai. Naomi, just as absently, took it off her and placed it in the drawer, ignoring her daughters glare.

"Shall we go fix you a room, dear?" She asked Naruto. She didn't wait for a reply, but grabbed Naruto's arm and lead him out of the kitchen with Keiko following them. She led him down more corridors to the bedroom part of the house. Most of the doors were closed, but a few at the end of the long corridor. Naomi led to Naruto to the nearest one of these and pushed him lightly inside. It was not a big room, just big enough for the bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe and suitable space to move around freely. The bed was just the frame, with the mattress underneath it, wrapped in cloth to stop it from getting dirty. Naruto noticed that the room had a door that led out into a small garden with several Cherry trees and a small pond in it. It was rather nice, so much better then his apartment in Konoha. Naomi brushed past him to the bed frame. She knelt and dragged out the mattress, pulled off the cover and placed it on the bed.

"There. All I need to do is get the pillow and the covers. I'll be back in a few minutes."

She then hurriedly left the room.

Naruto stood staring out into the garden, thinking about what had happened these two weeks. He had left his native village, found a Demon ninja, been accepted into a new village and been accepted into a major Clans household. He hoped that things wouldn't get too weird.

"Did you bring anything with you?"

Naruto turned to see Keiko leaning against the door frame, looking out onto the garden.

"No. I left in rather a hurry."

"Why was that?"

"Because I was hated by everyone, and no-one would recognise me. All they saw was Kyubi, and that fox is something they would rather kill, then let live."

Keiko frowned.

"No host is ever treated like that here, in fact, their rather spoiled and respected. No-one fears Demons here, so you'll be just fine."

Naruto blinked and shrugged, hoping it would be true.

"Who gave you those horrible clothes?"

Naruto, caught off guard, looked down at his horrible orange jumpsuit and said,

"It was the only thing I can afford."

Keiko cocked her head as if considering. She then clicked her fingers and said,

"I know a shop in town that specialises in Nin clothes. The man there, I can't remember his name, has a very good sense in what people look good in. I'll take you there tomorrow."

"But I haven't much money!" Naruto protested. Keiko chuckled and said,

"No worries. You won't have to pay."

Naruto frowned, not too sure. He was about to say something when Naomi came in carrying bed sheets and a lamp. She quickly made the bed and put the lamp on the bedside table. She looked about, satisfied. She then looked outside at the sun and said,

"I'll start on supper. Keiko, be a dear and introduce Naruto to your father. I don't want him in the mood because we kept Naruto a secret. He would get upset if we had him to ourselves." She chuckled and patted Naruto on the head.

"Go with Keiko, and mind your manners, Hiraku's big on manners. See you at supper." And with that she walked out. Keiko stared at her mother's retreating back and then turned to Naruto.

"I suppose you want to get it over and done with?"

Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed his arm and led him through, yet more corridors.

This house was huge for a single family to live in, but then they were part of a clan and the other clan members stayed here as well. They must be powerful clan, to have such a reputation, well; Naruto assumed they did from Kenjiro.

Keiko stopped in front of a large door and knocked.

"Yes?" A low, but firm voice answered.

"It's me, Keiko; I have a guest for you to meet."

There was a long silence and then the voice answered,

"Fine, bring them in."

Keiko opened the door to reveal a large training room, the floor covered in soft mats. On the walls hung various, cruel looking weapons. At the sides if the rooms were various training apparatus, obviously designed for the clans special techniques. In the middle of the room, Sat a man of about forty, and a boy about nine years of age. They had turned round and were staring at the newcomers. Keiko led Naruto into the room, and stood before the two.

The man had short white hair, near to the scalp. He had Grey eyes and a large nose, with a medium sized mouth. He had a firm shaped chin and a short beard. He wore a simple white Kimono and sandals. The boy had his father's hair, but Naomi's eyes. His face was similar to Naomi's and he wore a kimono like his father, but his was grey, not white.

The man, obviously Hiraku looked at Naruto and asked Keiko,

"Who is this?"

"This is Uzumaki Naruto. He ran away from Konoha a couple of weeks ago and has come to this village to become a Ninja. He's a host, too."

Hiraku stared at Naruto and said,

"Well, Naruto-kun, I feel honoured to have you in my household."

"Thank you, Hiraku-sama." Naruto replied, remembering what Naomi said about formalities. Hiraku chuckled and said,

"I see you have manners. That's always good. Do you know much about Ninjutsu?"

"Not really, Konoha weren't that keen on teaching me."

Hiraku frowned, but then smiled at him.

"Don't worry; you'll catch up soon enough. This is Masaru, my son." He said, indicating the boy. The boy smiled at Naruto and said,

"Pleased to meet you, Naruto-oniichan."

"Pleased to meet you too, Masaru-kun."

"Sit down; we'll talk until suppers ready." Hiraku said, patting the mat beside him. Naruto complied and they spent the evening talking away, and Naruto felt for the first time that these people wanted to know Naruto, not the Demon inside him. He forgot Konoha and was happy to be here, with people that truly liked him.

Iruka stared out of the classroom window. He had assigned the teams of the new Genin, and had dismissed them. He was thinking about Naruto. He wanted to know if the boy was truly alright. He sighed; there was nothing he could do about it. He hoped that Naruto would return to Konoha, so that he could apologize to the boy and make it up to him. Iruka thought about it, he would buy him all the ramen he wanted. Naruto would like that. He then heard a knock on the door and turned around to see Hinata standing there, twiddling her fingers.

"Yes, Hinata?"

"Er, I-Is it true?"

"What is?"

"That Naruto-kun ran away. I heard some villagers talking about it, and I was w-wondering if it was true."

Iruka looked out the window again and said simply,

"Yes."

Silence.

"Thank you, Iruka Sensei." Hinata said extremely quietly and left Iruka to his own thoughts.

Hinata walked along, extremely sad that Naruto had run from the village. She knew that the villagers hated him, why, she didn't know. But did they push him far enough that he ran away? She walked past a couple of villagers and catching a bit of their conversation,

"I'm glad he's gone."

"Yea, now we don't have to worry about-"

Their conversation stopped when another person joined their group. Hinata sighed as she wanted to know why they hated Naruto so much.

She was consumed so much in her thoughts, that she almost walked into Kiba, one of her team mates, the other being Shino. They were with the others- Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Sasuke, Sakura and Akecheta Ryo. Ryo was part of a clan that specialised in the taijutsu arts. Ryo was a short, skinny, boy, though you could see the slight muscles under the simple T-shirt and Shorts he wore. He wore traditional ninja sandals, but he wore shin and lower arm guards. He wore his forehead protector on his head, keeping back the messy light brown hair. He had bright Hazel eyes that told people his mischievous nature. He had pretty features, which gave him almost as many fan girls as Sasuke. He was the kind of person to pull a prank whenever possible, and it was well known that he and Naruto had, "Prank wars" where they would try and outdo each other in their pranks, which Naruto won by painting on the Hokage monuments.

Kiba looked at her and asked,

"What's wrong?"

Hinata looked at the ground and said quietly,

"Naruto-kun ran away."

The group, minus Sasuke, gasped.

"How did you find out?" Ryo asked.

"I passed some people talking about it, so I went to Iruka-sensei and he said that it was true."

"Ah, man! Does that mean we can't have anymore prank wars? Dammit!"

"Why did he leave?" Ino asked. Hinata looked at her briefly and replied,

"I think it's the villagers. They hate him for some reason. Maybe they pushed to far, and he couldn't handle it."

There was silence in the group.

"I hope he comes back." Hinata said quietly, getting a silent assent from most of the group.

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