"Hey brats."
"Huh?" The little humans had no idea. They must've been asleep, seeing as they were all in pyjamas and half dazed.
"Hey," Asked the one with the stupidly long blonde hair, "Where are we?"
"You kno-"
"Is this a dream?" asked the green eyed redhead.
"No, it's-"
"Hey, isn't this the inside of the Kyuubi?"
"That's exac-"
"What are we doing here?"
"SHADDAP!!" There, that worked.
"Right, now that I have your attention, I'll answer any questions you may have."
"Where is Kurama-san?"
"Is this a dream?"
"What's going on?"
"Who're you?"
"How are you flying?"
"Why are we-"
"YOU BRATS!" They were seriously annoying… "Don't you know it's polite to ask for someone's name first?"
"Hey, what are you called!?" asked the spiky blonde.
"You didn't ask nicely, so I ain't saying."
"Ano…" the purple haired one raised her voice. "C-could you… please tell us your… name, please?"
"Nice Hinata-chan!" shouted the annoying blonde.
"Much better." I showed myself. "My name is Kitsune. I'll be your guide while you pilot the Kyuubi."
"So." Asked the evil eyed kid with the spiky black hair. "What are we doing here?"
"To the point, brat." Oh, I like those eyes. "Were here to pick the next pilot."
"How?" Asked the one with a dog.
I grinned. The seal on the floor glowed blood red and the chairs began spinning. "Hey, what's going on?"
"You see that Tomoe over there?" I told the brats, "The one with the three smaller ones coming out of it?"
"Y-yeah?"
The chairs began to slow down. "Whoever's chair ends up in that one… is the next lucky pilot."
Log… Armchair… Swivel seat… Swing… stop.
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"BELIEVE IT!!"
OH YEAH! I'm first! "Naruto Uzumaki! The great pilot! Believe it!"
"Good for you," Sasuke joked. "Dunce."
"YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS!!" I shouted.
"Just don't screw it up for the rest of us." Sakura-chan told me.
"That it?" Neji-kun asked Kitsune-san. "Can we go now?"
"Sure." The flying fox announced. "Just sit on your chair to leave."
"Thanks." Neji-kun grunted, bowing. Then Hinata-san screamed.
"What is it?" I asked her, but she's fainted.
"Naruto-kun…" Chouji said, pointing at my face.
"Huh?" I rubbed my cheeks. "There something on my face?"
"Here." A mirror appeared in front of me.
"What!?" I rubbed again. "What is this!?" There were scratch marks all over my face!
"That's the sign of the pilot." Kitsune laughed. "Once it's on, it won't go away until the other guy is dead."
Right then. "Well, let's get it off then!" Grin. "When's my fight?"
"It won't be for another day, dunce." Shikamaru replied, moving towards a cushion on the floor. "Later." He replied, kneeling on it with his fingers in a circle.
"Hey! Did Shikamaru-kun just teleport!?" smack. "Hey!"
Sasuke was the one to smack me on the back of the head. "How else did you think we'd get out of here, idiot?" He walked over to an armchair. "I'm outta here."
Soon, everybody was gone, leaving me alone.
Again…
"You'd best be off too, kit." Kitsune smiled evilly. "Big day tomorrow."
I gave it a huge grin. "Thanks!" I walked over to my swing. I liked that swing. It looked just like the one outside school. Sometimes, I'd sit on that swing at hometime and watch everyone else in my class get picked up by their mom's and dad's. Sometimes, I even pretend that one of them was mine… that they're waiting for me…
"Not got a home to go to, Kit?"
"AH!" Kitsune was in my face. "Whoa, don't do that!"
"Then get out of my sight."
"Okay, okay, I get it." I sat down on the swing and closed my eyes. Burr… that's cold… cold?
Eyes open. Hey, I'm outside of school. Great, now I gotta go home barefoot.
Still, that's not the first time this has happened. Kids are constantly stealing my shoes at school. Oh, I find them, eventually, but sometimes it's not for a day or two. At least this time I knew where they were.
"Hey, isn't that the demon child?"
"Shh… He'll hear you!"
"But didn't he…"
I tuned out the gossip it hurts, but I'm used to it.
My parents are dead. Apparently they died in the last gang war, where the mafia ganged up on the police force, fourteen years ago. Just after I was born. Apparently, some politician slept with a big gangster's wife, and got her pregnant. It was an absolute massacre.
Sasuke's family were all in the police. Well, I say were, but they were all killed about five years ago or something. It was supposed to be revenge from the massacre, so I can understand why he's so angry all the time. Still, my parents are dead too, so that doesn't give him an excuse to be so damn moody about it all the time. Shikamaru's dad runs the police now, so they still don't get along that well.
Shikamaru, now he's a good guy. He and Chouji play with me from time to time, Kiba too. Not often, but sometimes. I like them.
I like Sakura-chan too. In a different way, but I really like her.
Problem is, she hates me.
She likes Sasuke.
Of course, who doesn't like Sasuke? I mean, he's cool, handsome, strong, smart, and treats everyone like crap, what's not to like?
Oh, yeah. The fact that he's a jerk who treats everyone like crap. Especially me. So, I shovel it right back at him, since no-one else will.
Oh, yeah, this is my apartment block. The city pay my rent and give me an allowance each week from the police widows and orphans fund. Guess that makes me an orphan, since I sure as hell ain't a widow. At least, I don't think I am. No-one really explained to me what a widow actually is. I know what an orphan is though.
A kid everyone hates. Guess that's why there's a pot of money for them, since no-one else likes them enough to look after us. Hey, I left the orphanage when I was seven, and I've been on my own ever since. Being alone is better than being hated.
Slightly better. Of course, it's better than both of them to be laughed at, 'cos at least that's something.
Oh, more poop smeared on the door. Let's see… fek orf
Well, at least there are people in the world with worse spelling than me. I'll clean it up tomorrow morning, I need sleep.
I got school tomorrow.
"Hey, Uzumaki!" Mizuki-sensei called. "You're late!"
"Bleugh!" I stuck my tongue out and legged it. Heh, he'll never catch me!
"Gotcha!" Iruka-sensei grabbed me by my neck. "You ain't skipping that easy."
"Hey, lemme go!"
"Not a chance!" Iruka-sensei smiled. "Hey, what happened to your face?"
"Oh, it was cat." I lied.
"Pretty vicious cat if you ask me…" Iruka-sensei shook his head. I was good at lying. "Anyway, principal Sarutobi wants to speak with you."
"Uh oh…"
"WHADDYA MEAN I FAILED!?"
"I'm sorry Naruto," The old man sighed, "But with your grades like this, you're going to have to repeat the year…"
"Again..?" I'm not gonna cry. Not this time.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun." The old man told me sadly. "But unless your grades improve…"
Dammit… I was able to hide it from the rest of my class, since I'm so short, but… "No… no way…"
"I'll tutor him."
"Mizuki-sensei?" I thought he hated me…
"Are you sure?" Sarutobi-sensei asked. "It will be difficult."
"Don't worry sir." Mizuki-sensei smiled. "I'll make sure that he passes." He turned to look at me. "Come to my office after school, we'll begin the study lesson from there."
"T-thank you Sensei!"
"Hey, Naruto."
Huh? "Hey, Shikamaru!" I laughed. "What's up?"
"Not your scores, that's what."
"Hey, like yours are any better."
"Except I passed." Shikamaru replied. He was a dunce like me, but he always managed to scrape a pass grade. "At this rate, they're gonna hold you back."
"It's fine." I smiled. "Mizuki-sensei's agreed to tutor me!"
Shikamaru was surprised. "Seriously?"
I nodded. "Yep. He's really nice, isn't he?"
"Probably doesn't want it on his record that he let a student fail…" Shikamaru was really pessimistic like that. "So, how do you feel about tonight?"
"Tonight?" I asked.
"Twenty-four hours." Shikamaru told me. "You're gonna pilot the Kyuubi tonight, you scared?"
"Not a chance!" I grinned. "I'll kick that bad robot's butt! Believe it!" This was gonna be my chance to show everyone how awesome I am! Especially Sakura-chan… and that jerk, Sasuke!
"Good luck then." Shikamaru passed me a meat bun. "You're gonna need it."
"Hey, Shikamaru, your bun…"
"Keep it." He told me. "You never eat lunch, but you're gonna need your strength tonight."
Wow… he's really nice sometimes…
After school, Mizuki-sensei took me into his car then drove me into the city. "Hey, Mizuki-sensei? Where are we going?"
"I help out at a cram school in another part of town," He explained, "So we're going there for your study lesson."
"Okay then!" Man, this was so excited. "I'm gonna study real hard! Believe it!"
Mizuki-sensei smiled. "I do believe it, Naruto-kun." He focused on the road. "I do."
Sensei pulled up at some warehouse by the docks. "Hey, Sensei, is this the right place?"
"Sure it is." Mizuki smiled. "Just go right in."
"Okay…" This doesn't feel right… but I'll go with it for now. If I get into trouble, I can just run away again.
"Hey guys!" Sensei called behind me as I opened the door. "I brought the kid." He put a strong hand on my shoulder.
"You sure it's that bastard's kid?"
"Oh, I'm sure." Sensei replied. Sensei? "He's even got her maiden name. Uzumaki."
"Hey, lemme go!" I don't know where the hell I am, but I'm getting outta here!
"Get the kid."
CLICK. I stopped struggling when I saw the big guy point his gun at me. What the hell had I done now? "Get in." he ordered. I did what I was told. Gun's are scary…
"Do you know…" a scary voice asked me as the doors closed behind me, "Who I am, kid?"
I shook my head.
"Very well. My name is Pain." The guy was dressed in a black suit, covered in piercings, and had orange hair. "And this, is Akatsuki."
"Hey, what the hell am I doing here!?" I shouted, "I didn't do anything!?"
Pain laughed. "Oh, you did. Your very existence is enough for me to kill you."
What? What did I do wrong?
"Do you know…" Pain leaned forward to me, "Who your old man is?"
Eh? I shook my head.
"I thought not." Pain laughed. "Well, let me tell you. You ever heard of Minato Namikaze?"
Huh? "Yeah, isn't he that politician who died in that gang war? The one everyone liked?"
"Liked!?" Pain laughed, harder this time. "Kid, that sonuvabitch was as sick as they come."
Eh? "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because, kiddo." Pain glared at me. "That bastard raped my woman."
What?
"Th-that's insane!" I shouted, "N-now way he did something like that!"
"Oh, he did." A blue haired woman with a flower in her hair walked up to me. "Not only that, but he tried to kill her once she got pregnant."
"N-no way…"
Pain nodded. "It's true. He made some cover-up, saying I raped her and took her into 'protective custody'." He scowled. "Why do you think I had that sunovabitch killed? To save my woman!!" SMACK! Pain punched me down.
I'd been hit harder.
"Not only that, but then you killed her when you were born…" Pain slipped some brass knuckles onto his hands, "Then the bastards hid you, to stop me getting my revenge…" SMACK! "WELL WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, BITCH!? HUH!?"
Damn… that hurt…
"Hey leader, is he dead?"
Oh, is it over now? I forced my self up. "Hey, what the hell?"
"Can…" COUGH! Ah great, sputtering blood again. "C-can I go… now?" Damn… that rib had just healed too…
"You bastard…" Pain grunted. SMACK! He kicked me back down. "YOU THINK YOU CAN LEAVE!?"
"I… guess… not…"
Pain's face twitched. "This little brat's more trouble that he's worth…" He walked away. "Waste 'im."
"Wait, what!?"
"Got it leader!" CLICK!
Dammit… not like this…
"NOT LIKE THIS!!"
"Shut it kid!" I felt cold metal at the back of my neck.
"RRAGGGHH!" I twisted around and bit the guy's wrist. He screamed, so I bit harder. Harder. Tug, I spat the flesh into his face.
"Hey, Kidomaru!" someone shouted as I smashed the guy's face in. "GET THE HELL OFF HIM KID!!"
"RARG!" I grabbed the mobster's gun and shot him in the face.
"KIDO!!" I twisted around and pulled the trigger again. BLAM!
"He, He got Tatsuya!" Another one shouted, "Damn monster just killed Tatusya!"
"KILL IT!!"
I grabbed another gun and shot wildly, killing, killing, I just gotta survive… survive… live… that's it… that's all I need to do…
Click. Crap, no ammo? I threw the gun and grabbed some more off some corpses. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!!
When I came to my senses, I was covered in blood. They were dead. They were all dead. I couldn't see Pain, but Mizuki-sensei was covered in holes. That blue haired woman was dead too. There must've been at least thirty… maybe even fifty…
I really am a demon child.
"You ready to go, kit?"
Huh? Oh, I'm in the Kyuubi.
"NARUTO-KUN!!" Hinata-san screamed. "Wh-why are… are you.. c-covered in… in…"
"I'm fine," I smiled. "Really."
"No, you're not!" Sakura-chan grabbed me, "You need to get to the hospital, now!"
"R-really, I- I'm fine…" Wow… she really did care…
"No, you're not! You've BEEN SHOT!!"
Really? "Huh, so I have."
"You have two days to fight if you really can't do it right now."
"Nah, best get it over with." I walked-well, limped over to the swing then collapsed into it. "Let's get going!"
"Can't start until everyone sits down."
"Hurry up then!" I shouted, "I'm kinda bleeding to death!"
"Idiot…" Sasuke hissed as he walked past. Yeah, you wish you were this awesome.
"Here it comes."
The robot was a silver lion-man with wings. It had a huge diagonal scar across its face, and it was holding a sword with a gun for a handle. It had a black shield on its chest, full of holes, but six of them were glowing. I growled.
So did the Kyuubi. "Let's GOO!!!" I roared, and the Kyuubi pounced forward, Jaws ready to bite.
The other guy blocked with his sword, so I bit down on it and kicked with my back legs. It fell back, and I roared again, only this time, fire came out of the Kyuubi's mouth.
Become the beast…
Demon child…
Failure…
Dunce…
Bastard…
Monster…
"Naruto-kun! It's getting back up!"
I glared at the robot as black energy gathered in it's mouth. Then, it shot it as a beam.
"NARUTO!!"
Rrrr….. "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!?" I charged right into the darkness and, covered in flames, tackled the enemy.
Slash, Bite, Smash, Scratch, Maul, Gnaw, Burn, Maim, KILL!!
"There's the core!" Rock Lee shouted.
"RRARRGH!" I ignored him, just kept on slashing at the other guy.
"Naruto you DUMBASS!!" Sasuke shouted, "JUST KILL IT!!"
"RRRGH FINE!!" I stomped down on the core, hard. It crushed under my weight.
The other machine died.
"Well done Naruto!" Kiba shouted as the chairs came down.
"Yeah, nice going!"
"Didn't think you had it in ya!"
"Heheh…" I laughed. "Thanks guys…"
Rock Lee ran up to me shouting, "YOUUTHH!!!"
Then he punched me in the chest.
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"LEE YOU DUMBASS!!" shouted the one with gray eyes and long hair as the bond kid fell off his swing. "He needs to get to the hospital, not a friendly punching!!"
"Oh, Sorry Neji!" The one who just punched blondie saluted. "I'll rush him to the nearest medical facility immediately!" He then picked him up. "Huh?"
"What is it Lee?" asked the kid in a black hood. "You knock him out?"
"N-no…" The one called Lee looked up at them all, fear in his eyes. "H-he's dead!!"
Oh, the shock and horror on their little faces...
Hehehe… Now it really begins...
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Remember to vote for who should be the next pilot. Future chapters will be like this, though possibly not so violent.
And Kitsune is right. It's only just starting now.
Also, apologies for the language in this one, but it really, really needed it. I don't like swearing in my stories, but, well, it's Bokurano.