Chapter 8

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I am sorry I took long to update, but it is hard for me to find some time to type up the chapters, so please be patient with me. I have gotten some more great reviews, but I would like to ask the people who are only reading my story, to leave a review once in awhile. Thanks to everyone else who did. I am sorry to everyone who were confused about the first part in the last chapter. When Naruto goes into the store, the hokage is with him, he just goes unnoticed because the store owner is too busy glaring at Naruto. When the hokage does appear, he was in the store, but he was on the other side. It's like when you go shopping with a friend, you go down one aisle and they go down another, but you are still in the same store. I hope I explained it well enough. Also the summoning scroll will be explained later on in the story when things make more sense. Please enjoy the story and don't forget to review, Thank you.

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The sun was now gone and replaced by a crescent moon that illuminated the dark skies. The hokage and Naruto finally reached the residence of one Uchiha Sasuke, deep in the Uchiha district. The third knocked on the sliding door and listened to the footsteps on the other side. The door slid open to reveal the black haired boy.

"Good evening, Sasuke."

"Come in, Iruka is waiting inside." Sasuke looked over to the young blonde boy next to the hokage. "Hey Naruto, what's with the new wardrobe?" Sasuke said as he examined the black and red jacket on Naruto's back.

"I thought I could use a new look, don't you think?"

"Whatever" Sasuke led them down the hallway to a living room where Iruka sat patiently on the chair. After greeting each other, everyone took a seat around the room. The room was quite cozy as the shadows from the fireplace danced along the walls. Sasuke picked up a small log that sat in the corner and walked over to the fireplace. He threw the wood into the flame and the embers jumped up from the sudden contact. The room was silent except for the cracking bark as the wood slowly burned. The hokage looked over to Iruka and then back to Sasuke.

"I guess that Iruka has already explained everything to you"

"Yea, he did" Sasuke watched the flames flicker as the wood cracked.

"Iruka, I want you to train these boys as much as possible so they can be two of Konoha's finest shinobi." The hokage looked over to Naruto's direction. "Naruto, I expect you to train hard and to try your best in the academy, you too, Sasuke." They both nodded in agreement. "So I'll just leave you three to settle in. It's getting late and I need to return to my office." Sarutobi looked back to Naruto. "Naruto, you should get some rest, you had a long day today. I will stop by tomorrow to see how everyone is doing. Good night." After saying their goodbyes, Naruto looked over to Sasuke and Iruka did the same. Sasuke sighed when he noticed they were both staring at him.

"I'll take you to your rooms." They stood up and followed Sasuke down the hallway. They stopped at the first door and Sasuke slid open the door. Inside was a large bedroom with a king sized bed, a large dresser, and a small bookshelf along the right wall. "Alright, this will be your room Iruka. Make yourself comfortable."

"Thank you, Sasuke. I will see you two in the morning to start your training, Good night" Iruka entered the room and slid the door closed. Sasuke continued down the hall way with Naruto trailing behind him. They stopped once again and Sasuke slid open the door. The room was like Iruka's except smaller.

"You can stay in here. I already put your clothes over there." He pointed to the corner of the room to a group of bags with his newly purchased clothes inside. Sasuke turned out of the door and headed down the hallway disappearing into the shadows. Naruto closed the door and walked over to the bed. He took off his jacket and placed it on the dresser and slipped under the covers of the bed. He stared up at the ceiling as he replayed that day's events in his head. The hokage was right, he did have a long day. He woke up this morning in a hospital bed after being attacked by the traitor, Mizuki. His apartment was destroyed in the rain along with all of his belongings. He bought some new clothes. He had to press is hand in blood on a strange scroll and learned that his sensei is some type of all powerful being. He has to stay at Sasuke's house for a couple of days. And to top it all off, the most powerful demon in existence is sealed inside him. The more he thought about the kyuubi, he thought about how all of the villagers hated him, how he was attacked constantly, how he was shunned by almost everyone in the village and it was because of something he had no control over. He was not the demon so why does he have to be treated like one. Naruto grew angrier by the second and all of his anger was directed towards the monster sealed inside him. It's because of that stupid fox my life is like this. It is all his fault. If I ever see that damn fox, I'm going to kick his ass. After some more violent threats, the small boy finally fell asleep.

The low growling sound reached Naruto's ears and rang inside his head causing him to open his eyes. Fear struck him when realizing that his surrounding were different from when he went to sleep. He was now standing in what looked like a sewer without the sewer water or smell.

"Where am I? What is going on? Naruto began to panic but was startled when the growling grew louder into a beastly roar and the sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the abandoned hallways. Naruto's heart was racing and telling him to turn around but his body was acting on it's own and made it's way down the sewer catacombs. The hallway came to an end with a flash of light causing Naruto to shield his eyes. Once the light dissipated, Naruto reopened his eyes to see he was in the middle of a large room. The ceiling must have been over a hundred feet high and iron bars lined the wall across from Naruto. A tag was placed on the cage door with the kanji for seal written on it to keep whatever inside locked up. The roars and metal clashing sounds were replaced with a deep, hallow laughter that sent a chill up Naruto's spine. His eyes widened in fear when a pair of red slitted eyes appeared behind the cage bars. The eyes looked down on Naruto and the laughter came to a stop.

"Child, come closer." The deep voice was hypnotizing and Naruto couldn't help but obey. Naruto stepped closer to the cage, suddenly a great pair of claws protruded out from between the bars that could of decapitated Naruto with a single sweep. Naruto fell to the floor, screaming in fear. The sound of the claws hitting the metal echoed throughout the room along with the chilling sound of laughter. He tried to back away as fast as he could but he was being pulled back. He looked at his foot to see a blood colored tail coming out of the bars and wrapping around his leg and pulling him closer to the cage. Naruto felt tears run down his face as he tried to claw the floor beneath him. He was suddenly lifted off the ground and dangling in midair by his foot. The tail twisted around to face the boy back at the cage.

"What happened to all that talk about kicking my ass? Are you afraid of me boy?" The voice began to laugh again but now the monster's sharp fangs were visible and blood thirsty. Naruto now realized the identity of the beast in front of him.

"Y-You're the demon sealed inside me, the kyuubi. But how?"

"You are in your own mind because I brought you here. I wanted to see the weak human who dares to challenge me. What's the matter boy, too afraid?" Naruto could feel the grip on his leg tighten and the blood rush to his head. "Curse that Yondaime hokage for sealing me inside a weak coward like you. When I am free from this damn prison, I will enjoy eating you!" The fox began to laugh again and his tail released Naruto's leg. Naruto fell to the floor hard and managed to slowly get up again. he watched as the kyuubi continued laughing which only angered Naruto. He clenched his hands into fists and stared down at the ground. He spoke in a soft tone that the fox stopped laughing to hear what he was saying. Naruto lifted his head and began to yell at the demon.

"I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AND I WILL BECOME STRONG!" Naruto's eyes were fierce with determination. " I am not afraid." he said once again in a low tone. The kyuubi looked at the boy to search for any signs of fear, but to his surprised there were none. To say the least, the fox was impressed with the eight-year old's sudden change in attitude and determination.

"I will say this kid, you do have guts. But guts is not going to make you stronger, and if you die, I'll die."

" Is that because you are attached to me by the seal?"

"Well, looks like you are smarter than you look, but yes. This seal was created by that damn man you call yondaime to cage me in your weak human body. Unfortunately for him, my power is too great to be killed."

"If your power is really that strong than lend me your power when I need it."

"Why would I give demonic power to an undeserving brat like you?!"

"Like you said before, if I die, you die. As long as you are in my body than lend me your power as rent." The kyuubi began to laugh.

"Very well." Red spiraling chakra slipped out from underneath the bars and circled around Naruto. The chakra grip got tighter and the power was unbearable. Naruto winced and cried out in pain. He heard the deep laughter of the kyuubi before it stopped to speak again. "We will see each other again soon." Naruto eyes opened and he shot up on the bed. He was covered in sweat and his golden mane fell over his face. His body looked fine but it felt different somehow. His heart was racing at an unbelievable rate and he could feel his new found power coursing through his veins. He got up from his bed and walked over to the mirror. His eyes were no longer the friendly blue eyes he was familiar with. His eyes were now red with black slits in the center, giving him a fierce look. His whisker marks on each cheek were long and dark and his teeth were sharp to a point. What the hell did that fox do to me? Could this be just a dream? Naruto closed his eyes for a moment, he could feel his heart rate slowly decreasing. When the beating was slow and steady, he reopened his eyes. He eyes met the familiar blue eyes once again and his whiskers and teeth returned to normal as well. He sighed in relief and walked over to the door. He slid it open quietly to avoid waking the others, and walked into the halls and into the living room.

The fire died out a long time ago and the room was now cold. He walked over to the mantle of the fireplace and picked up a lone picture frame and brought it up to his face. It was a picture of Sasuke and three other people who Naruto guessed was his family. Sasuke was sitting in the middle and was actually smiling. A man and women stood behind him who must have been his parents. His mother looked beautiful in a black dress and had a smile on her face. His father had a serious look on his face and was wearing a uniform with the words konoha police sown onto the sleeve. The third person, who was standing next to Sasuke, had his face torn out from the picture. Naruto guessed that the third person must have been Sasuke's older brother. Naruto couldn't blame Sasuke for tearing the picture, after all his brother did kill his entire family. After placing the picture back, Naruto walked over to the window which was slightly opened. The cool wind ran through his golden locks. The sky was dark and the moon and stars shined bright. It was absolutely beautiful. In one quick leap, Naruto jumped out of the window and climbed up onto the roof to clear his head.

His heart was pounding as he ran for his life through the abandoned streets. Tears streamed down his face as he screamed.

"Don't kill me. I don't want to die." Images of his family appeared in his head, each one of them dead. His mother and father were gone along with his entire village. He turned the corner only to see him standing in front of him. The boy came to a complete stop as he panted for air. "Please…don't kill me Itachi."

"You are not even worth killing, Sasuke." The tall figure turned to leave before speaking again. "If you want to kill me, despise me, hate me, and live in an unsightly way... Run, and cling to life, and then some day, when you have the same eyes as I do, come before me." He began to walk away. "You are also capable of unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan. But,…in order to do so, you must kill…your best friend."

"NOOO!" Sasuke's eyes shut open and his body jumped out of his bed. His breathing was heavy and beads of sweat rolled down his face. Another bad dream? Sasuke sighed and laid his head back onto the pillow. They seemed to come more frequently almost to the point where he would have these dreams every night. It was always the same thing over and over again. It was bad enough that he had to live through the massacre, but now he had to dream about it too.

The sound of footsteps interrupted Sasuke's thoughts. He listened to them carefully. Wait a second, there is nothing above my room. That means someone is on the roof. Sasuke quickly got out of bed and rushed over to the window. Sasuke leapt out of the window and climbed up the roof. Once at the top, Sasuke could see a dark figure sitting on the roof. He quickly crouched down to avoid being seen by the stranger.

Naruto sat on the roof looking up at the sky. For some reason, he felt different. He wasn't sure what the kyuubi did to him, but he felt like he was looking at the world in a different view. His eyesight was stronger and clear. Everything was clear even in the dark. Everything he looked at was more detailed than before and that wasn't all. His hearing was stronger, in fact he could hear someone move about in the house below him. He listened attentively as the person moved closer to him. Once the person was a couple feet behind him, Naruto decided to call him out.

"Oi Sasuke! You can come out now." Naruto didn't even bother to turn around to face him. Sasuke was a bit startled when Naruto detected him so easily. How did he know it was me?

"Why are you up here so late?"

"I couldn't sleep. What about you?"

"I couldn't sleep either." Sasuke took a seat next to Naruto and looked up at the dark sky. After a couple of minutes, Naruto decided to break the silence.

"Sasuke?"

"What?" Neither one of them turned to look at the other.

"What was your mother like?" Sasuke was taken back by the unexpected question. He turned to look at Naruto who never took his eyes off the night sky. Why would he ask something like that? It's not like him to be so serious. Sasuke looked back at the sky before speaking.

"She was the nicest person I knew. She would care for me when I was sick or injured. She would make me put bandages on the smallest cuts I had, but it was always because she was worried about me. She was a very important person to me." It was quiet for a moment until Naruto spoke again.

"Do you think all mothers are like that?"

"Most of them are, I guess. What is with these sudden questions?" Naruto sighed before finally turning to look at Sasuke.

"I was wondering…if I ever had a mother like yours." Sasuke did not know what to say after all he knew how it was like to have a family, even though it was for a short time. But for Naruto, he was alone and envious of the children who did have a family to care for them. "It is nothing you need to worry about. I'm sorry I ever brought it up."

"It's okay." Everything was quite once again, but suddenly Naruto stood up. He started to sniff the air around him.

"Sasuke, do you smell that?!" Sasuke was confused so he decided to sniff around as well.

"I don't smell anything"

"I smell smoke… something is burning!" Sasuke tried desperately to smell the smoke but failed once again. I don't smell anything. Is he going crazy or something? Suddenly, Naruto pointed to the far end of the village.

"Look over there!" Sasuke turned his head to see a building on fire on the other side of the village. How did he smell the smoke all the way from here?

"Hurry! We need to wake Iruka-sensei and warn the old man! Naruto and Sasuke jumped off the roof and ran inside the house. They busted into Iruka's room and tried to shake him awake.

"Iruka-sensei! Wake up!" Iruka only groaned and turned to his side.

"Five more minutes" Naruto was getting frustrated.

"We don't have five minutes! The village is on fire!" Iruka suddenly shot out of bed.

"WHAT!!" Naruto started pulling Iruka out of the bed.

"Come on! We need to tell the old man!" All three of them ran out of the house and headed for the Hokage tower. They could now see the fire growing in size as it lit up the night sky. They ran passed the confused guards and busted into the third hokage's bedroom.

"Hokage-sama, A building has caught on fire!" The Hokage instantly woke up. Putting on his robes, the hokage took control of the situation.

"Iruka, alert all chuunin and jounin shinobi immediately. We need to put out the fire before it spreads!" Iruka ran out of the room to gather any ninja he could find.

"Naruto! Sasuke! Come with me!" They all left the tower and headed to the direction of the burning building. Naruto had an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. When they finally arrived, a group of shinobi along with Iruka were all at the scene. Some began to perform suiton techniques to put out the fire. Naruto and Sasuke stood on the side lines watching the men douse the fire. Naruto stood in shock. This… This is my apartment building. As the fire died, Sasuke moved closer to the building. Isn't this were Naruto lived? Slowly making his way around the building, Sasuke saw something that caught his attention. On the side wall, words were burnt into the wood. What the hell is this?! Sasuke began to wipe the ashes of the wall to read the writing. Once the words were clear, Sasuke stood back to read the message. Die Demon! Why did someone write this on Naruto's apartment building? At that moment, the hokage walked up next to Sasuke to see the discovered message.

"Oh my!" Sasuke saw the look of worry on the hokage's face.

"Why would someone write this?" The hokage didn't respond. He was startled at the fact that this was an attempted murder on Naruto's life. If Naruto wasn't living with Sasuke for the time being, they would of succeeded. The hokage and Sasuke did not realize that the building was beginning to collapse right above them. The men were too busy with the fire to realize the danger the hokage and Sasuke were in at the moment. Iruka appeared next to a jounin who held a man over his shoulder.

"Is everyone out of the building?"

"Yes, this man was the only one living in the building at the moment." the jounin replied. Iruka turned to look at Naruto who was still in shock. Poor kid, who would do such a thing? Wait a second! Where's Sasuke? Iruka turned to see the hokage and Sasuke standing next to the building. The wall above them was about to collapse on top of them.

"HOKAGE-SAMA!! LOOK OUT!" It was too late. By the time the hokage realized the danger they were in, the wall was coming down on them. The hokage quickly grabbed Sasuke and tried to shield him from the downpour of debris. They both waited for the pain, but it didn't come. At the last moment, Naruto appeared beside them and with great speed and strength, he grabbed the hokage and Sasuke and jumped out of the way. The wreckage hit the floor hard, breaking into hundreds of little pieces. The hokage, along with everyone who witnessed the scene, were absolutely stunned by Naruto's sudden act of bravery. Sasuke slowly got up to see that he was still alive. How did he do that? He moved so fast that I didn't even see him! Everyone was thinking the same thing as Sasuke. Naruto was completely stumped as well. One moment, he was watching the building come down on top of Sasuke and the Hokage and the next, he pushed them out of the way. His body seemed to move on it's own when his mind could not process the information. He suddenly felt a huge strain on his body and collapsed onto the floor. Everyone rushed to his side. The hokage placed two fingers on his neck to check his pulse.

"He is fine. He just needs some rest. Iruka take him back to Sasuke's house, I will be there soon. I want to speak to him when he wakes up." The hokage looked at Sasuke who was staring down at Naruto. " Are you alright, Sasuke?"

"Yea, I'm fine"

"Good, I want you to help Iruka and return to your house. Watch over Naruto for me."

"H-Hai" Iruka walked up to Naruto and picked him up into his arms. Iruka looked at Naruto with amazement. That was incredible! You were able to save them when chuunin and jounin level shinobi couldn't…when I couldn't. You are truly amazing, Naruto. Iruka began to walk away with Sasuke behind him. The third stood there for a moment, watching Iruka retreat back to Sasuke's house with Naruto in his arms. It was only for a moment, but I thought I sensed the kyuubi's chakra. Did Naruto tap into it's power to save us?

"Hokage-sama, are you alright?" A chuunin ran up to the old man.

"Yes, I'm fine. I want this place cleared up before the sun rises."

"Hai, Hokage-sama" The chuunin disappeared in a puff of smoke to return to the other men. The Hokage stood silent for a moment as he surveyed the scene. Unknown to him and the other shinobi, a cloaked figure was watching the entire scene from the top of a tree a few yards away. He had suppressed his chakra to conceal his presence. Interesting! That speed was incredible for a mere eight-year old to accomplish. Danzo-sama will be quite pleased with this information. With that, the man disappeared into the wind.

End of Chapter Eight

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