Hey, how's it going!? It's Chapter 2 time. Some of you may notice the title is different as originally intended, but you'll find out it suits the chapter better. This takes place about two weeks after Ch. 1. This episode is rated for violence. Cue the heavy metal music!

CHAPTER 2: WRATHCHILD

'He's advancing! Don't let him get away!' A loud shout rang in Naruto's ears. Hidden Leaf Village Jonin were surrounding him, ready to attack. They stood perfectly still, waiting for him to make his move. Naruto felt as if something inside of him that has been bottled up for two long had been let out. Something unlike anything he had ever felt before. Something so powerful, it was starting to take control over him. A thirst for blood.

He felt that his senses had become sharper. He could smell the blood in the air, and the fear of the surrounding ninja. His eyes had turned a bloodshot red. They could see everything around him very clearly. His fingernails had grown into long, sharp claws. They were dripping with fresh blood, probably someone else's. His teeth had grown in length and sharpness, especially his canines, like the fangs of a wild beast. His heart was beating strongly and his breathing was racing. He could hear a voice inside his head. A dark, sinister voice.

'Kill them. Kill them all,' said the voice. 'You know you want to. Make them pay for what they've done to us!' It was a force so mysterious yet so familiar to Naruto. Many thoughts were rushing through his mind. He was afraid of this power. This power was seductive, yet it could feel that it was corrupting him, turning him into something he wasn't. He was transforming into a monster. But what scared him the most…he liked it.

In the blink of an eye, Naruto dashed toward the surrounding ninja at an unbelievable speed. He felt his claws shredding through the flesh of a Jonin in front of him. His death was quick, yet painful. Other Jonin immediately jumped toward him with Kunais ready for throwing. Naruto heard them coming. He quickly turned around and drove his claws into their chests right before they made contact. It was too late for them to react. Naruto's hands were soaked with the blood of his victims.

'Yes. Very good,' the voice inside of him said. Now the Jonin were coming at him in greater numbers. Some were running as fast as they could towards him. Others were setting up a barrier jutsu around the area to lock him in. 'Are you really going to let them do that to you?'

Naruto raised his hands to his chest to make a hand sign.

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Naruto was surrounded by a puff of white smoke. Many of his clones came out of it, each targeting a different ninja. Screams of pain filled the air as the clones executed the lives of these warriors in a matter of seconds. Nothing would stop his terrible rampage.

Then, there was silence. It was almost a little awkward. How could it be that all of a sudden nobody was trying to attack him? Could it be that he had killed everyone in the village? Impossible! He looked around. All that remained from the Hidden Leaf Village was a pile of rubble. In the night sky, fire was burning brightly. All but a few buildings had been leveled. The faces on Hokage Mountain had been obliterated. This truly was the end of the once great Konoha.

Naruto walked around looking for surviving victims, but among the shattered houses and shops, all that were left were corpses. Many familiar faces were among the dead. Kiba, Shikamaru, Ino, Neji, Iruka, Lee…all dead. No one, not even the Hyuga clan, with their powerful Byakugan, had seen such destruction coming. 'We've done it,' said the evil voice inside Naruto's head. 'After all these years, we've made them regret what they…' A loud crash was heard several feet behind him. A fist had punched out of the ruble. A ninja rose from the rubble slowly, yet weakily. He was struggling to breathe. Naruto recognized him. He would always cover his face with a mask. He had long, messy, pointed platinum hair dropping on his face. His headband would drop to the side covering his eye. This time though, his headband was missing. Naruto could see both his eyes. His normal eye and his red and black Sharingan eye. Barely alive, Kakashi Hatake was going to fight till the end to bring evil being in front of him down, even if it meant killing his old disciple.

'Well, well, well,' said Naruto in a mocking tone. His voice was distorted and deep. 'If it isn't the famous Copy Ninja.' Kakashi didn't answer. He just lowered both his hands in front of him and made a hand sign Naruto found very familiar. The sound of a thousand birds chirping rang in his ears. In Kakashi's palms, chakra started to violently pour out of them, forming thunderbolts. It was Kakashi's most well-known Jutsu, the famed thunder blade, Chidori.

'Oh, please.' The voice laughed at Kakashi's attempt at taking him down. This time, Naruto felt that his body was moving on its own. He no longer had any control of himself anymore. The evil soul inside of him was now in command. Naruto raised his arm in front of him with his palm facing upward. A small ball of red chakra was formed in the center of it, slowly growing larger until it fitted his entire palm.

'How dare you use the Fourth Hokage's Jutsu with your vile chakra!' Shouted Kakashi as he sprung into action and rushed as fast as he could towards the possessed ninja. His chidori was glowing intensely, cutting through the debris in his way. He wasn't going to stop. He was going to bring the demon down, even if it meant killing a fellow ninja. Naruto just smiled evilly and stood there with the Rasengan spinning wildly in his right hand. He dropped his arms, leaving him fully open for an attack. Even if he raised his hand to attack, it would be too late to react at the speed Kakashi was going at. Just a few feet away from him, the Jonin leaped forward ready to strike. The chidori on his right hand was heading straight for Naruto's chest. He didn't move. Kakashi couldn't shake the feeling he was trying to bluff him. He was ready to dodge if he used the Rasengan at the last minute. He was wrong. The demon ninja didn't use the Jutsu he had ready. Instead, he raised his left hand and held Kakashi's right hand by the wrist. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Normally the chidori could cut through human tissues, but in Naruto's case, he was holding onto the thunder blade as if it was nothing. With a quick flick, he twisted Kakashi's wrist and broke it. He screamed in pain as the Chidori slowly withered away. He was right were Naruto wanted him. He raised his right hand and pressed the Rasengan against Kakashi's heart. He was thrown back violently, screaming. He crashed into the remains of a nearby apartment building. The crash caused what was left of it to fall over him.

'That seems appropriate for a grave.' Said the possessed Naruto, 'Copy THAT…puny human.'

The ground started to tremble. In the distance, a loud crashing sound was heard. It was the sound of trees being crushed. An enormous silhouette rose from the treetops far away. It was a powerful presence Naruto knew already. He chucked evilly as the giant drew closer and closer. In a split second, the silhouette leaped high into the air and landed several feet away from Naruto. The earth quacked at the massive weight of the creature. It was the mighty Gamabunta, the chief toad. As always, he held a smoking pipe in his mouth and by his side was a sheathed katana.

The expression on his face was grumpier and meaner than usual. He looked down towards the ninja with rage burning in his eyes. On top of his head, standing, was the Toad Sage himself, one of the three legendary Sannin, and a good friend of Naruto. But this time, his usual boasting, goofy, confident expression was completely erased from his face. He was ready to bring down the monster, even if it meant killing Naruto too.

'What?' said Naruto, 'You want to die too?'

'Leave Naruto alone!' shouted Jiraiya, 'You truly are the lowest of the low. Killing an entire civilization someone else's body!

'Don't worry. You'll be joining them shortly.'

'Don't you know who I am?' asked Jiraiya, 'I was the Fourth Hokage's trainer. It's because you that he' gone. I'll make you pay for what you've done to him and everyone else!'

He made several rapid hand signs while Garabunta took a deep breath. From his mouth, a large stream of oil pored out. Jiraiya took his hand to his mouth and blew on it. A fireball blew out, sinking into the oil coming out of the Chief Toad's mouth. The oil raining down on Naruto turned into a storm of fire that surrounded him completely. Jiraiya could see he didn't move at all as he was lost in the sea of flames. When Garabunta's oil ran out, he and the Sannin stared at the fire at his feet. There was no sign of life.

'Could it be this is over?' Garabunta asked.

'No,' said Jiraiya,' this was a bit too easy. It feels like...'

He was interrupted as the fire below him started to spread uncontrollably and rose from the ground below. It formed a large sphere floating in the air. It slowly rose to Jiraiya's eye level. His jaw was dropping as the heat on his face intensified. He had never seen anything like this.

'Watch out!' screamed Garabunta. A large stream of fire spurted out of the ball and impacted Jiraiya with enough force to send him flying off the Chief Toad's back. He hit the ground and just stayed there, burning motionless, lifeless.

'JIRAIYA!' screamed Garabunta at the sight of his dead comrade. His attention was quickly focused again on the ball of fire, which seemed to start taking a shape. A long extension sprouted from the front, like the snout of a wild beast, full of long, cruel fangs. Two white spots among the burning yellow and red seemed to represent the eyes of a monster. A body and legs sprouted as well. Each leg ended with a paw with sharp, fiery claws coming out of them.

Nine tails sprang from the back of the figure, each of them waving wildly in the wind, spreading large embers all around, causing the woods nearby to burn rapidly. Garabunta's mouth opened wide in fear. His pipe hit the ground with a loud thud. He was paralyzed at the ferocious beast before him. The creature growled and sprang at the toad, showering him in flames. He screamed as the fire burned him deep. He jumped wildly in the air trying to shake the demon off, but it was no use. He sank his long claws into his legs. The toad moaned in pain and collapsed into the fallen buildings. The demon opened wide and bit Garabunta right in the neck. He felt the fiery, sharp fangs cutting deep into his throat. There was nothing he could do as life slowly started to abandon him. With his last bit of strength, he tried to get up, but his body failed him. He gave up as his head crashed on the floor, dead.

The fiery monster backed off and circled his victim. Slowly, the fire started to extinguish and the monster vanished. Naruto was back to a human demon form. He cackled loudly as he watched over Jiraiya's burning corpse and Gamabunta, the powerful Chief Toad, defeated for good.

'You weren't even worth killing.' Said Naruto as he walked away from them, 'You really disappoint me.'

The only sound that could be heard now was the crackling of the fire on the treetops. There was something very pleasing in that silence. Not a voice or scream was now heard. Naruto realized this, but he still was unsatisfied. He knew that among the ruins there was someone in hiding, someone he hadn't killed. Someone who he hated for everything he went through because of that person. He sniffed around and readied his ears, searching the area for any sign of life. After several minutes of circling the piles of debris, he stopped. He grunted in frustration as he started his search again. He was about to quit again when he heard a faint shout. It came from behind him, in the distance. Naruto recognized that shout. It could only belong to one person. He slowly walked towards the wreckage were that person lay buried. A large, evil smile was drawn on his face, showing his large white canines. Nothing was going to stop him. As he drew closer though, he caught another familiar presence behind him, and it was coming in on him fast. He turned around to find out if that person was who he thought it was, but before he could turn around, a kunai was driven right through his heart. Naruto looked down to the wound. It was nothing to him.

He turned around to face who was foolish enough to try to kill him in that state. It was the Fifth Hokage in the flesh, Tsunade.

Blood was dripping from her face and she was panting with effort. Her eyes were fixed on him. Naruto had never seen her that angry. Her eyes looked like they were about to be set on fire and she was growling fiercely. That wasn't enough to intimidate the monster inside Naruto.

'I should have known you wouldn't-', before he could finish, Tsunade's rock hard fist slammed right into his left cheek. Her other fist followed as she brutally tried to bring him down with her own two hands. Strong blows that could level an entire building came at the ninja with tremendous speed and strength.

'I BELIEVED IN YOU!' shouted the legendary Sannin as she continued delivering punches, 'I TRUSTED YOU! I BELIEVED YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HOKAGE! NOW THEY'RE ALL DEAD! BECAUSE OF YOU!' She was ready to deliver a knockout. She paused shortly to build up strength, and then aimed right at Naruto's head. Her fist was just a few inches away when it was stopped by his hand. For him it was like catching a feather, fluttering in the wind. Tsunade gasped and stared in disbelief at how easy it was for him to block her mighty punch. The ninja chuckled as he reached for Tsunade's neck with his free hand. She choked as she was lifted off the ground. She tried to loosen his grip on her, but it was useless. Her power was nothing compared to the fury of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Naruto screamed with rage as he slammed her body right into the ground.

'Did you really think you could overpower me? How pathetic.' Said the demon ninja. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her again. 'Just you wait until the world hears about my return.' Tsunade spat at is face. He didn't even flinch. I can see the headlines already…' Tsunade's death was quick and painless.With a twist of his wrist, effortlessly, broke her neck. 'NO…SURVIVORS!' He dropped her lifeless corpse to the ground. Even dead, the expresión on Tsunade was very natural. 'Pretty ironic thing about doctors…', said the demon ninja laughing, 'you can save the lives of others, but you cant save your own.'

He continued walking toward the person stuck in the rubble. It was a young woman. She tried to crawl away as she saw Naruto coming. He knew her very well.

Her short pink was covering her wide forehead. One of her arms was broken and her face was covered in blood and dirt. The always cheerful Sakura Haruno lay down miserable and desperate struggling for her life. She tried to set her leg free, but the rubble was too heavy. Her strength had abandoned her. She was crying. She knew she was going to die. She felt the shinobi's hand grapple her neck and lift her up in air with great ease. She looked right at him, right into his red eyes, swirling with hatred. The expression of satisfaction on Naruto's face was gone. A frown and a severe look were now occupying its place.

'Na-Naruto…' said Sakura weakily. Her voice was breaking. Tears were sliding down her cheeks. 'Please…stop'

Naruto reached for the kunai Tsunade stabbed him with. It was still lodged in his chest. He pulled it out as if he didn't feel a thing.

'I'm sorry.' She said sobbing.

'Where is your precious Sasuke now?' answered Naruto as he spun the kunai in his index finger on his free hand. He stopped and held it with a strong grip. He lifted it until it met with Sakura's chest. She closed her eyes. With a loud scream, he went for the kill. She was as good as dead…

………………………………………………………

Naruto's eyes opened. He screamed as he rose from the bed. He could feel drops of sweat dotting his face. He was catching his breath as he looked around. He wasn't in his apartment. It was an unknown room. The walls and the floor were a pearly white. A pulled back curtain was beside his bed. A fan was slowly rotating on the ceiling. On the wall in front of him was a clock. It read 4 A.M. He looked down towards himself. He was dressed in a mint green robe. His headband was gone, making his long, blonde spikes fall over, covering his forehead. He assumed he was probably in a hospital.

There was a window on the wall to his right. He jumped out bed nearly breathless and pulled back on the covers. All he could distinguish in the darkness was a few lit lamps on the streets. The silhouettes of buildings were distinguishable. The faces of the Hokages were intact. It was all so peaceful in the quiet little village hidden in the Leaves. He sighed with relief. 'Just a dream.'

He looked back towards the room. Now that there was more light in the room, Naruto noticed there were dozens of flowerpots scattered around the room. There were so many, it looked more like a flower shop. He looked around the room until he found the light switch. He was briefly blinded by how it was so bright all of a sudden. His room looked like a rainbow had crashed into his. So many colors and so much variety.

'Never thought they liked me this much,' said Naruto. He grabbed the tiny card attached to the vase closest to his bed. The vase had velvet tulips. On the card it was written:

'Hang in there. You can do it. If you make it, try not to do something like that on your own again.'

The rest of the card was written in a different handwriting:

'These are compliments of the house. The best I got this month. Enjoy!

Signed,

Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi

'Nice to see you care.' Said Naruto with some satisfaction.

Another vase was beside it. This one had a big variety of wildflowers. The card attached to it said:

What you did wasrisky, yet amazing! Nothing is more impressive than your guts. Hope to see you back on your feet soon.

Signed:

Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Tenten,

'Hmmm, didn't see THIS coming,' said Naruto surprised.

The vase on the other side had huge yellow and purple sunflowers.

Way to go! We didn't even think you'd make it out alive. You better be out of the hospital soon! You gotta tell us every bit of what happened!

Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga,

The next set of flowers were blue blossoms Naruto had never seen in his life.

'No words can describe what has happened. We don't know if we should be proud or if we should be worried. There could be something seriously wrong with you... We need to talk with you as soon as you're awake.

Kakashi Hatake, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Iruka Umino

Naruto was a bit confused about what they were talking about.

The biggest vase was full of red and white roses. There were so many, Naruto got dizzy trying to count them. The card was written in an elegant, smooth handwriting:

Dear Naruto:

I hope you start to feel better anytime soon. I can't wait to see you again.

Signed:

Hinata Hyuga

'I must've really gotten to her. Can't say I blame her.'

He just smiled as he put the card down.

'Thanks, everybody.'

Beside that vase, there was a smaller one. This one had a handful of pink cherry blossoms. The vase had no note, but Naruto had an idea of who those flowers were from.

'Sorry, Sakura,' he said as he opened the bathroom door and threw the flowers in the garbage can.

'You gotta try harder.'

As he walked out the door, the blue eyed ninja noticed something in the air. Something he didn't notice before because of the smell of the flowers. It was him. He grimaced as he took a sniff of himself.

'Uhhhh…how long was I out?!'

Naruto took of his clothes and turned the hot water in the shower on. He noticed he had a few bandages beneath the robe.

'What's the point? Any wound is probably gone already.'

He took them off one by one to find nothing. Any wound that was beneath was long gone. The biggest one was a large patch over his stomach. He gently took it off to reveal the famous Dead Demon Consuming Seal, the seal of the Fourth Hokage. The only thing keeping the unimaginable horror of the Nine-Tails away from the world. It was a burden he's been carrying since the day he was born. A pretty tough burden to carry when you have lived such a short life. Naruto looked at it in the mirror in almost as in a deep meditation. There was something different about the seal that didn't seem right. Almost as if a part of it was missing, or had changed. What could be wrong with it?

'Nah, must be my imagination,' Said Naruto reassuring as he stepped into the warm water of the shower.

It felt so good to get clean once again after such a long time. He felt a little stupid as he played with the water and shook his head, throwing drops of water everywhere.

He quickly took a more serious tone as he bowed his head down, feeling the water fall against it. He was thinking about his dream. What did it mean? Could something like that really happen? Could the monster inside him become strong enough to overpower the seal and control him? Would he really bring complete destruction to the village? What if it did happen? What would others do? Would he really forget about the people he cares about and annihilate them? So many questions with very few answers.

When he was done showering, he looked around for some clean clothes. He didn't find none. The only piece of clothing he found was a bathrobe and some clean trunks. It wasn't as if he had an option. He went to the sink and turned the faucet to cold. The cool water on his face felt so refreshing. He grabbed a nearby towel and dried up. With his free hand, he wiped off the steam on the mirror. When he saw his eyes had become red and that his teeth had turned into fangs, he screamed in horror and jumped back. Was it really him what he saw there? He nervously approached the mirror panting softly. He was relieved to find nothing but his former self. From his blue sky eyes to his whisker like birthmarks, it was all Naruto. He sighed as he dropped his head down towards the sink, holding himself up with his hands.

'That's a relief.' He said more relaxed.

'Naruto…' he could hear a voice inside his head. It was a voice he had heard before. It was dark, sinister, and distorted. Naruto's hands started shaking as he felt cold sweat dropping from his head. His breathing was troubled and his heart was uneasy. He slowly raced his head upwards until his eyes met with those of the evil Nine-Tailed fox demon. Those horrible red eyes, those fangs like swords, and that bloodthirsty grin on his face. Naruto's was speechless as the monster in the mirror looked back at him.

His jaw was wide open, he was breathing very abruptly, and he couldn't stop shaking. He backed off quickly in fear. Was he going crazy? Was this another dream? He didn't know. All he knew was that this was very real.

'What's the matter, boy?' said the demon, 'Are you afraid? Shinobis aren't supposed to show fear.'

'You!' shouted Naruto, 'But how…?'

'Don't act like you don't know!' answered the demon, 'You perfectly know what happened.'

'What are you talking about?'

'It was right before you fell into that coma. Would you like me to refresh your memory?'

The ninja growled in anger at his evil reflection. Apparently, he didn't want to remember what happened before he fell unconscious.

'What? Too soon?'

'What happened back there was none of your business!' He was starting to get angrier.

'You mean what happened with that girl? Don't tell me you still like her after what she did to you.'

He didn't answer. His angry frown turned into a more natural expression as he hung his head in sadness.

'Typical human.'

'How long have I've been in that coma?'

'A month,' The ninja tried not to freak out.

'What!? Why?'

'You have to admit that after an experience like that even a powerful demon trapped inside a human's body can start to feel wakened and worn out. Of course, it was very dangerous to waste so much of my chakra in such a short time.

Naruto reflected on what he was saying. He was right. That day, he had never felt so angry, so full of rage, so full of the feeling to set his inner demons free. He felt a chill climb up his spine by just remembering it.

'What do you want?'

'Are you just stupid, boy? I want to be free!' he eyes of the demon widened as he spoke.

Naruto chuckled confidently 'Fat chance.'

'Is it?'

'What does that mean?'

'When you looked at the seal just now, didn't you notice something seemed wrong about it?'

A look of shock appeared in Naruto's eyes. He rapidly took off the bathrobe and observed the seal once again. It was just as he had feared.

'That's right,' said the fox demon with an evil smile, 'Ever since that fight, the dreaded seal holding me in place has begun to weaken at an even faster rate. It's so fast, not even the mighty Sannin can help stop it. In just a few months, I'll be free once again…AND TURN THIS VILLAGE INTO RUBLE!'

Naruto listened in disbelief at every word he was saying. Could he be right? Could it be that not even Jiraiya, with his knowledge on controlling the seal, could stop it from happening? Could it be Tsunade might not have the right resources to keep the demon in control?

'Everything you've ever known will cease to exist!'

He just stood there, quiet, staring at the floor. Once again, his mind was flowing with many thoughts at once. Images of himself killing innocent victims, his friends, his mentors, everything he hold dear to, it could all go away. He saw himself, standing among the dead corpses of other ninja with the village burning behind him. His eyes were that of a monster. His hands and clothes were splattered in blood. That was him, and he was scary. Wouldn't he be strong enough to subdue the demon's power? As far as he knew, it was only up to him to hold him back for as long as he could.

Anger was back in his eyes. He glared fiercely at the reflection in the mirror.

'No. I won't let that happen. I will NEVER let that happen!' He said, raising his voice as he spoke. The monster only laughed softly at his remark.

'Ahhh, the tenacity of this village's ninja. It will all be in vain.'

Naruto reached down and put on the bathrobe once again.

'Don't look so angry,' said the demon fox almost as if trying to comfort him, 'It's not as if you won't be getting any benefits out of this.'

'What kind of benefit could I possibly get out of this?!'

'I know everything you know. Everything down to the last bit of detail. I probably know more than you do since I am an ancient demon. In fact, I could be a better ninja than you are.'

'Get to the point!'

'Fine. I've seen how the people of this village have treated you. Instead of treating you like a hero for carrying such a heavy burden like me, as the Fourth Hokage had instructed, they hated you for it, even if it was something completely out of your control. I guess that's just the fate some people carry.

'THE POINT!'The blonde ninja was getting impatient.

'Very well. The point is that I can help you get your revenge. We can make them regret the way they treated you. Together, we could destroy them all!

'What makes you think I'll agree to such a stupid idea?''

'Simple. I'll just wait until the seal reaches a certain point at which I can take control of your body. I will manipulate your every action, and together, nothing will stop us from destroying everything in our path!'He explained his plan slowly and with a lot of emphasis.

'And you're going to help me why?'

'Quite frankly, I like you, boy. You carry an amazing strength and stamina. I'm surprised you haven't let yourself go to this power, seeing you can activate it at anytime your life is in danger. Besides, if I completely brake through the seal, you will die.'

'I thought you said you knew everything about me.' Naruto said as if challenging the demon.

'I don't need revenge and I don't need someone to fight for me. The people of this village are learning to respect me for the great ninja I am. I used to think that revenge was the solution, but I was wrong. Now I have friends. They are the closest I've ever had to a real family. At first they treated me just like you said, but I never gave up. I kept pushing myself so I could really get to them. All those years of loneliness and struggling have been worth it. I wouldn't change them for anything in the world! Just you wait! One day, I'll be the greatest ninja this village has ever known, and I'LL BE LORD HOKAGE! They are all the strength and support I'll ever need!

'Great Ninja? Friends? Surely you're not talking about Uchiha or that Sakura? They have betrayed you! It's naïve to think that that you can change their minds by merely wishing it so. And by the way, the only reason you're still alive after so many dangerous missions is because of ME! It was MY energy who saved you and your worthless comrades!'

'That's not true, and don't you dare call them that! You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!' Naruto's hands were pushing down on the bathroom sink.

'If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be standing here at all!'

'That's not true!'

'The only reason the Fourth Hokage would ever think of sealing away a demon of great power on a mere mortal is because that mortal is a puny, worthless, little human scum!'

'SHUT UP!' He slammed his fist into the mirror. Shards of broken glass were sent flying everywhere. A few pieces cut his face. He was breathing hardly and burning up with anger. There was no way he was going to let him insult him or the village. His fist was bleeding. Blood was dripping into the sink. He pulled it back to take out the bits of glass on his knuckles. The demon was still there, staring at him, through the shattered mirror. Naruto only stared back furiously as he tended to his hand.

The door to his room opened. A nurse had walked in. She gasped in surprised at the scene going on in the bathroom.

'N-Naruto! Are you OK?' asked the nurse in worry.

Naruto looked back at her. He tried to act natural, as if nothing had happened and he was perfectly fine. He looked back at the mirror. The demon was gone. He looked at his hand. The wounds were healing up quickly.

'Everything's fine.'

'Ohh, all right.' said the nurse.

After that, there was a short, awkward, silence. The nurse didn't know what to say and Naruto was waiting for her to say something.

'I…better bring Lady Tsunade,' she finally said.

'No,' Naruto answered aggressively,' just bring a broom and a few bandages. What happened in here stays in here, OK?'

'But, Naruto-'

'Please.' His tone was really severe. The nurse felt a slight chill crawl up her spine as she looked into the ninja's eyes, so feral and cold.

'After we're done cleaning up, tell Grandma Tsunade I woke up, understood?'

The nurse only nodded and walked out quickly. Naruto resumed cleaning his mess. He looked up at the mirror once more. There he was again, the evil monster that resided in him, still staring at him like a wild beat haunting its prey.

'This is not over yet.' He said, menacingly.

Sunlight started shining through the bedroom window.

There you have it! What do you think? If you felt confused, don't worry. The answers to all questions will come later in Ch.3. The name is still pending.

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