Chapter 3: Misuki
(A/N This chapter has reference to child rape. You have been warned)
Xx- Dream –xX
"C'mon Daddy!" Naruto laughed racing up the mountain.
"Naruto! Slow down or you will hurt yourself", Iruka admonished the snickering child. It was Naruto's first birthday with him and they were going up the Hokage monument to have a picnic.
'Nothing can ruin this day. It's perfect'
An evil cackling replaced Naruto's giggles and as Iruka looked back up his cute child was missing, in his place was a fifty foot tall fox glaring menacingly at him.
"Kyuubi?! Where is Naruto?" Iruka looked around for the bubbly blonde only to see his beloved village in ruin.
The kyuubi launched at him, teeth bared and ... SLAM!
Xx- End dream –xX
"No!" Iruka shot up in his bed in a cold sweat. He looked around, stupidly checking under his bed and in his bathroom to ensure the menacing fox had not followed him out of his imagination.
'Naruto'
His head shot up and he bolted out of his bedroom towards the guest... no Naruto's room. He went into a blind panic when he discovered the bed empty, and made.
He ran into the sitting room and was about to run out his front door, clad only in boxers when a glimpse of paper caught his eye. A note was sitting on the table with Naruto's childish handwriting on it.
Dear Ruka-sensai
Sarry I had to go so arly but I had wurk.
See you later.
Naruto.
(A.N. The spelling mistakes were intentional, picture a little child writing a letter.)
'Work? Kami I've only had him one day and I've already lost him'.
Iruka raced into his room and got dressed in record time; as he felt it would not do to go searching for Naruto in his skivvies.
Xx- With Naruto –xX
"I'm here Misuki-sensei".
Misuki grinned as the blonde haired boy timidly stood at the classroom door.
"Naruto. How nice to see you today. I heard you got a nice surprise yesterday", Misuki smirked as Naruto nodded.
"Iruka-sensei adopted me".
"Oh that's nice", Misuki said whilst walking to the door of his classroom," Well I have a surprise for you too".
Naruto felt his stomach fall as Misuki yelled," Come in boys!"
Xx- With Iruka –xX
Iruka followed Naruto's chakra signature and was surprised it took him back to the academy.
Ha, ironic, I fight Naruto to come to the academy most days and he actually turns up on the day of no school.
A cry startled Iruka's thoughts as he ran towards the hurt creature. The creature whose cry he recognised all too well. Naruto.
Iruka burst through the door and saw the three children he had given detention to, beating Naruto. Naruto was curled into a defensive ball and from here he could see Naruto's wrist bent a strange way and his nose bleeding. Boiling rage flew through Iruka.
"What do you think you are doing?!"
The boys jumped back from Naruto, surprised by the interruption.
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto yelled from his position on the floor.
Iruka pushed past the boys and picked Naruto off the ground. He began inspecting Naruto for injuries. He noted that both his arm and leg appeared to be broken and by the way Naruto was breathing he suspected several ribs were broken also.
There were also numerous bruises covering Naruto's body, some from the recent beating but some much older. Out of the corner of his eye Iruka noticed the boys attempting to edge out of the classroom.
"Where do you think you're going? Do you think this sort of behaviour is acceptable?!"
The children looked at each other, nudging each other so one would answer eventually the biggest one said, and "Well my dad says he's a demon who deserves it".
Iruka bared his teeth at the comment. "Yeah and it was Misuki-sensei who suggested it".
"Misuki?"
The boys nodded. "Go home boys, but do not think you have gotten away with this!" The boys all but ran out the room and Iruka set Naruto down.
"Naruto? Are you alright?"
Naruto showed his foxy grin, "Oh I'm fine Iruka-sensei; I've had way worse beatings than this".
Iruka cringed at the upbeat way he said that. Then he remembered, "Naruto, why did you come here?"
"For my work sensei".
"What work?" What work could a five year old really do?
"I please people".
Oh God please no. "Please people how?"
"Misuki-sensei, said people pay a lot of money to fuck a demon".
Bile rose in Iruka's throat. Oh God, Misuki you will pay for this. Naruto didn't understand Iruka's reaction.
"Iruka-sensei what's wrong?"
"Naruto, what Misuki did... it's not right; those people hurt you, didn't they?" Naruto nodded, "Well they shouldn't have. Naruto they raped you, that's very bad", Iruka felt his heart break as he had to tell a child that being raped was bad.
A voice outside the door interrupted them.
"Well boys how did you enjoy your...Iruka?" Misuki was shocked into silence and stared horror struck by the teacher's presence. "What...er, what are you doing here?"
"How could you do this? How could anyone do that to a child?" Naruto shrunk into the corner clutching his necklace.
"What has that demon told you? You know they are lies. The demon is trying to trick you, to turn you against your friends".
"Naruto isn't the demon here, it's you!"
Misuki looked for an escape but Iruka blocked the exit. The fear and shock turned to fury and Misuki whipped around. "You beast you see what you've done?!"
Naruto flinched as Misuki lunged at him. But the blow never came.
"Oji-san!"
"It's ok Naruto. Anbu!" At once four masked men appeared. "Take him away for interrogation!"
"How did you-", Iruka started but Hiruzen indicated to Naruto, or more precisely Naruto's neck. "When he started to hold it I heard everything and came at once".
"Iruka-sensei? Does this mean I'm not working anymore?"
Iruka swallowed the lump in his throat, "No Naruto you don't work anymore", instead of looking relieved at the news Naruto started to sob.
The Hokage bent down to Naruto's level, "Naruto what's the matter?"
"If I don't work I can't raise any money, and if I don't have money then I can't pay Iruka-sensei back and he'll get rid of me", Naruto sobbed into the Hokage's robes.
Iruka embraced Naruto, "Naruto I want you to listen to me. You don't owe me any money, I want to take care of you, which means I buy your food and clothes and put a roof over your head, because I want to. You don't owe me anything".
"Speaking of which we should go shopping. But first I think we need a stop at the hospital. Ok?"
Naruto nodded and stood up and limped to the door, "Why sensei are you sick?"
"No Naruto but you're hurt", Naruto looked confused, "So?"
"Naruto we're going to the hospital so they will make you feel better. Speaking of which you shouldn't be walking on that ankle". Iruka walked over to Naruto and picked him up, ignoring Naruto's flinch.
"Wait just a moment", they turned to the Hokage, "In case you have anymore trouble take one of my Anbu with you".
Iruka nodded in consent.
"Kakashi!" he ordered.
Long overdue I know I'm sorry. Please review.
