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Chapter 5

I was finally out of the village that abused me for the last four years of my life. I'm away from all the people in the village that hurt me which was almost everyone. I was away from all the people that called me demon. I never thought that I was a demon. I knew that I never hurt anyone.

"Well, kid I have hurt people," I heard a voice in my head say. I could feel myself beginning to shake. Why was I all of a sudden hearing a voice in my head?

"W-Who are y-you," I stuttered to the voice.

"I am Kyuubi, the nine-tailed fox," the voice said.

"What? What are you…who are you?" I asked. I was still shaking scared of what the answer was going to be. I didn't even know if I could handle the truth.

"I am the one who attacked your village five years ago. When you were an infant your father sealed me inside of your tiny body. I have been contained for some time now. You're father died while concealing me. You are lucky to be alive, kid," he said. He sounded like he was evil. My eyes started to tear up. Is this the reason that everyone hated me?

"Is that why I am being called Demon by everyone in that village?" I asked starting to get angry.

"The village is afraid that I will escape from your body one day. The main reason they are afraid of you. Even your mother was afraid of you after that seal was placed on you," he said. I could feel the tears falling this time. My own mother was afraid of me. That was why she left me alone. She didn't want to have anything to do with me. It was all because the nine-tailed fox is in my body.

"That's why no one likes me…all because of you!" I shouted. Kyuubi didn't react he stayed silent.

He didn't say anything while I was walking further into the forest. It seemed as if he was a part of my mind now. I believe he can now here all of the thoughts that were floating around in my head. He can see every dream that I experience. I wasn't going to be able to get used to this, but I guess I had to share my body with him and my mind…

"I didn't know that I had a spirit inside of me," I said aloud to myself, but Kyuubi heard what I said and decided to respond to it.

"That was because it was forbidden to tell you that I was inside of you," he said. I wasn't able to understand why that was. Shouldn't I have known that? It's not like I had a choice whether or not this spirit was supposed to be inside of me.

"Don't take this hard, kid. I know that you're father wanted you to be called a hero instead of a demon. People will never think of you as a hero though. They think of you as a beast that devours humans, but that is not you. You are a good child. I can't shape you into what I am. You are too pure in thinking," Kyuubi said.

"I never thought this would be the reason that I have been rejected by everyone," I said with sadness in my tone. I was angry, depressed, and confused about everything.

"I know that and you wouldn't have known unless I came into your mind after you left that village. I can always take over your body now that you are out of the village. I won't do that unless you need me," Kyuubi said.

"Why would you do that for me?" I asked.

"If you die then I die and I don't want to die. I don't think you would want to die anyways. I will protect you as if you were my own son," he said.

"Thank you so much!" I said and imagined a smile so he could see it.

"There is no need to thank me," he said.

"Do you know my name, Kyuubi," I asked him. I wondered if someone had ever known my name. I don't think they ever did because all they would call me was devil or demon. I didn't want to be called that ever, but now I understand why that is.

"Yes, your name is Naruto. I always knew what your name was," Kyuubi said. I was happy that someone finally knew what my name was. I don't think anyone in the village knew my name besides the old man. After the conversation was over Kyuubi left me to be alone with my own thoughts.

I wasn't paying attention and I ran into someone. I had expected to be punched in the face, but that didn't happen. The person that I ran into had red hair, bags under his eyes, and his eyes were blue. He looked as if he never slept. The look in his eyes was the same thing that I can see in my own loneliness and sadness. I could tell that something terrible happened to him before he came out into the forest like I did. He also looked as if he was the same age as I. He was shaking, but I didn't know why.

"Hi, my name is Naruto and what is your name," I asked him.

"My name is Gaara and I am from the sand village," he said still shaking. I felt bad for him I think he was nervous to be around me. It might have been because of what happened right before this.

"I am from the leaf village," I said.

"Why are you out here?" he asked me. He looked curious.

"I have been abused by my village since I was little. I couldn't take it anymore. I don't know what little kid could stand something like that. I hated the torment that I received every day. I did have only one person that would call me by my name. I felt so worthless in that village. Why are you out here, Gaara," I asked him.

"Well I had only one person that had ever loved me, my uncle, but that turned out to be a lie. He betrayed me by trying to kill me because my father wants me dead. I don't understand why a father would want their own child to perish. No one would be my friend or play with me. Not even my siblings would play with me. Everyone always left me to play by myself. I left because I wanted to find someone that would accept me for me and be my friend," Gaara said. I felt as if we were the same except for the fact that he wasn't abused. He was just lonely like I was. I bet he felt worthless as well.

"I am really sorry for what happened to you. Do you want to be my friend?" I asked him with a friendly smile on my face. Gaara looked shocked at the offer.

"Of course I would!" He exclaimed. He looked happy and he had a friend in me.

"Naruto, I have a question for you," he said.

"Yes, you can ask me whatever you like," I responded.

"Were you in the forest last night?" he asked me.

"Yes, I was searching for my mommy since she left me. I couldn't find her so I gave up. I had a dream that I was talking to some guy and he told me my mother died. My father died when I was born. I really wanted my mother around so she could teach me what love is," I said.

"My mother died giving birth to me…" Gaara said sadly. He started to cry and I didn't know what to do. I tried to comfort him as much as I could, but I knew that it was useless. I felt Kyuubi staring at Gaara from my head.

"He looks familiar," Kyuubi said.

"What," I asked.

"Gaara might have a demon in him as well," Kyuubi said. My eyes widened with shock. So Gaara was like me.

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