"SHIT!!!"

Naruto dove for his shirt, which again was bad because Sakura had not finished healing his leg. As soon as he put weight on it he cried out in pain and fell to the floor. Sakura rushed forward to help him but Kakashi held her back.

"Wha…"

"Look"

She looked back at Naruto; the wounds on his body were healing themselves. Soon there was no trace that he had even been hurt. He stood up shakily, the seal still showed on his stomach. Only Sasuke seemed to notice that the seal glowed red when he was healing himself.

"What does that seal mean Naruto" his voice was low and dangerous

Naruto was shaking a little but he ignored Sasuke. He grabbed his shirt and put it on, he was about to grab his pants when Sasuke stepped in front of him.

"What Does It Mean Naruto" his voice was a little louder and he emphasized every word

Naruto's shaking was more pronounced now. But he still ignored Sasuke. He put his pants on. He looked around for the first time and gasped at the state of his apartment. He didn't have time to look closer because Sasuke slammed him into the wall.

"NARUTO! What. Does. It. Mean.!?" He growled out, his sharingan activated

If anyone had doubted it before they obviously didn't now. Naruto was shaking with fear. He looked at Kakashi, his eyes pleading for help. Kakashi stepped forward and pulled Sasuke off him. Naruto fell to the floor still shaking.

"You're scaring him Sasuke"

"Feh" Sasuke dis-activated his sharingan and sat down next to Naruto

"Spill Naruto, why were those guys chasing you" Naruto looked at Kakashi for help, but he just shook his head.

"Sorry Naruto, but I think it's time you told them"

Naruto looked down, his shaking had returned slightly

"But first…"

Naruto looked up hopefully

"Don't misunderstand, you still have to tell them. But first I have something for you"

Naruto looked confused, so did Sasuke and Sakura. Kakashi looked at them

"Don't tell me you guys don't know" they shook their heads "Some friends you are" he cleared his throat and reached behind his back

"Happy Birthday Naruto" he said as he pulled a brightly wrapped gift out from behind his back. Sakura and Sasuke's faces now showed understanding and a little guilt, but Naruto's was still confused.

"Why are you giving me something?"

Kakashi looked at him like he was crazy

"Because it's your birthday"

"So?"

"Come on dobe, haven't you ever gotten a birthday present before?" it was meant as a joke

Naruto's face showed many emotions, first understanding, then joy, then sadness. He

looked down, Sasuke's smirk disappeared

"You have gotten a birthday present before right?"

Naruto's head sunk lower, Sakura burst into tears, this was just too sad. Kakashi was

shocked too, he hadn't known about this.

"Well I feel honored to b able to give you your first present" Kakashi stated as he handed the present to Naruto.

Sasuke and Sakura felt horrible. On their birthdays Naruto had given each of them a present, and they hadn't even know today was his birthday. A happy yell startled them out of their thoughts; they looked over to see Naruto holding a little kitsune. He had tears in his eyes as he set the fox down and tackled Kakashi to the ground yelling thank-you at the to of his lungs. When he finally let go he picked up the fox and buried his head in it's fur, his shoulders were shaking. It took awhile for them to realize he was crying. Sakura walked over to him and sat down. He stiffened when she sat down. She hugged him

"Happy birthday Naruto"

Naruto nodded, not trusting himself to speak without crying. He looked up when a key fell in his lap. Sasuke was standing next to him.

"It's a spare key to my house, you can stay there while your apartments being repaired"

Naurto looked down at the key and then back up at Sasuke

"Thnaks" was all he could manage to say

"Feh... happy birthday"

He couldn't help it; he started crying again. This was the first time anyone had shown him any amount of kindness on his birthday. Sakura rubbed his back comfortingly. The little fox nuzzled his cheek and whined. Naruto's head jerked toward the fox, he looked confused. The fox whined again, now he was shocked.

"What's wrong Naruto?" Kakashi questioned

"I, I know what she's saying. I can understand it"

"Well you shouldn't be surprised, it's in you nature"

"What's that mean?" Sakura asked

Kakashi stopped, Naruto looked down. He took a deep breath

"You really want to know?" he asked in a small voice

"Yes"

Naruto took another deep breath and stood up. He took his shirt off and the seal reappeared.

"You have to touch it," he pointed to the mark on his stomach. Sasuke and Sakura stepped forward and each put a finger on his stomach. Naruto closed his eyes, but before he started he said softly

"Just don't hate me"

Before they could respond he opened his eyes, they were glowing bright blue. Sasuke and Sakura fell into a trance as soon as they saw them.

Kakashi sighed sadly

'I hope they accept you Naruto'