Naruto only got as far as the gate before being hit hard enough so he fell to the ground.
"Stay still," the ANBU member commanded, picking up Naruto, who struggled for freedom.
"Let me go!" he cried, before he felt himself forced to say, "Bitch!"
The ANBU member made no sign that he had heard, and took him to Tsunade, who was still standing on the sidewalk surrounded by onlookers. "How should we do it?" he asked. Naruto had no idea what he was talking about.
"I need to think about that…" Tsunade murmured wearily. "Just lock him up for now."
"Let me go, freak!" Naruto growled as he was carried away to the Konoha jail, with Sakura calling;
"You deserve it! Demon!"
Naruto stopped struggling, his eyes wide as he heard the villagers chant: "Demon! Demon!"
Damn you, dumb fox! You're going to get me killed! Us killed, might I add!
Kill the one carrying you and escape.
I'm not killing any more! At least I'm not letting you kill!
Fine, brat.
Naruto didn't bother to resist being chained up and locked in a cell. Deep inside he felt that maybe he did deserve it, for being so stupid and letting the Kyuubi nearly kill Sakura.
Demon. It's as if that's their only vocabulary word, Naruto thought angrily. He sighed. It isn't fair.
Naruto leaned against the wall. He shivered. So what happens now? Are they going to… He gulped. Kill me?
Naruto couldn't help but cringe with both anger and fear.
How could he? Sakura asked herself sadly. If only I hadn't been so hard on him, the poor thing. She paused, before thinking, Of course he didn't try! That idiot just didn't like having such a tough rival! However she tried to convince herself that she was right, she knew that deep down, Naruto had tried his hardest.
And calling him a demon. How cruel could she be? It's all my fault! They've locked him up all because I provoked him to do that! What now?
"Sakura?" a voice called softly. Tsunade.
"Come in," Sakura replied, as she was sitting in bed at the hospital.
"Listen," Tsunade said as she came in. "You don't have to worry about Naruto anymore, okay?" It was meant to reassure Sakura, but Tsunade's voice quivered as she spoke, and tears dropped to the floor.
"Wh-what happened to him?" Sakura asked, taken aback by Tsunade's crying. She was the Hokage! And she was crying! For that to happen, it must be really bad.
"He's going to be…" Tsunade whimpered, before she closed the door and sobbed. "Naruto is going to be killed!
Sakura gasped. "No! It's all my fault! I provoked him!" she cried. "Tell the council that! Tell them! Please!"
"It's no use! They've been looking for an excuse to legally kill Naruto ever since he got the seal!" Tsunade sobbed.
"Seal?"
"Haven't you ever wondered why everyone calls Naruto a demon?" Tsunade asked Sakura quietly.
"No. It's because he's so annoying, is it not?"
"No. The Fourth Hokage never killed the Kyuubi."
"I don't get it. What happened to the Kyuubi, and what does that have to do with Naruto?" Sakura asked, confused and sad at the same time.
"Well…" Tsunade carefully told Sakura the whole story. "So ever since the Fourth Hokage sealed the demon in Naruto, everyone has been thinking he's possessed. As it is, no matter who they are, Jinchuuriki are all treated like trash. Do you know anyone else that is hated and hates back?"
"Gaara!" Sakura realized.
"Right," Tsunade said in a whisper. "A Jinchuuriki can be the son of a Kage, and it makes no difference. They could be a Kage. Kazekage, Hokage, it doesn't matter."
"And Naruto didn't have a say in it?"
"No, he didn't. He wasn't even a day old at the time."
"That's awful!" Sakura cried. "His life was decided for him!"
"And worst of all, he doesn't even know who his parents are. He was so sad he's never asked, though me and Jiraiya are the only ones who know." Tsunadeclosed her eyes in shame. "I should have told him. Naruto… Knowing him, he would be so proud to know he was the Fourth Hokage's son."
Naruto gazed at the ceiling. Now what?
Kill.
No! Shut up!
Kill.
Shut up, I tell you!
Kill!
No. I don't trust you.
Who cares? If I destroy the village, you wouldn't mind, would you? You said so yourself a little while ago. Even told Tsunade.
Naruto didn't reply until a few seconds later. Not yet. When they're about to kill me, I'll catch them off guard. That's when they least expect it.
Good plan. Who dies first?
Wait! You need to promise me the owner of the Ramen store, Iruka-sensei, and Tsunade stay alive. WITHOUT INJURIES! If you have to, stun them, knock them out, but don't draw blood.
Fine, was the reply after a long silence.
Kill Mizuki first. Then kill everyone I didn't list that stands in your way.
Right. So when do they try to kill you, kid?
Not sure. But I'll know.
I hope it's soon. I'm getting the urge to kill, after spending so much time not being able to use my power.
I'm not releasing the seal, only loosening it.
Who cares? So long as I get to kill. The slight disappointment was obvious.
Just wanted to give you a heads-up.
"So how do we kill him?" a Council member asked later that day.
"Any way! As long as it's humane! Something fast! The poor kid should get a break on his deathbed, at least!" Tsunade barked, her sadness turning into anger.
"So I suppose we can't cut off his limbs and let him bleed to death?"
"NO!"
"What about drowning him?"
"NO!"
"Can we burn him?"
"I SAID NO!"
"Than at least let us cut his head off."
After a moments pause, Tsunade replied, "Fine."
"When can we do it?"
"Umm…" Should I put it off as long as I possibly can or get it over with?
"How about tomorrow?"
Sighing, Tsunade nodded. Slowly and painfully. "Yes. Tomorrow it is."
"Okay," the Council Member confirmed as he happily stepped out of the room.
"Oh, Naruto!" Tsunade sobbed, laying her head on the desk. "Please escape!"
A/N Yay! My longest chapter! Hopefully there will be more like this. And in case you were wondering, yes I would like some advice if you're willing. The next chapter has Hinata in it!