Ch2

Naruto looked around only to see the sight that he has always seen when looking around. Glares, hatred, fear and Naruto understands he truly does but that does not make it hurt any less. They see the kyuubi, the evil and terrifying demon who took the lives of friends and family. They see him as the being who killed their neighbor, mother, father, sibling, or children.

Naruto knew this, yet with every whisper, look, yell, rock thrown and beating he wished they didn't hate him; didn't fear him. It was all he could remember yet it never got any easier or better, not only got worse.

With every year and every birthday, he knew that there would be a day when he would be killed by the very village his father protected, and oh did that hurt, the thing his father loved more than him would be the thing that killed him. He understands why is father did it, sealing a demon into his own child but just like with every punch or kick the knowing does not make it hurt any less.

FlashBack

Naruto had found out about his father at the age of 5 when he had fainted from the pain of yet another yearly beating on his birthday. He had woken up to find himself in a sewer with tall red pillars that seemed to make some type of gate or prison. Then he had heard it, a growl that had set all of the hairs on his tiny body standing straight up in fear.

Naruto had looked up only to see that beyond the red pillars was two red eyes that were big enough to easily be the same size as the house he lives in. Then Naruto had heard the voice that sounded like the very definition of terrifying.

"Human, what are you doing here" The fear inducing voice had asked.

"I don't know" Naruto had answered in quiet whisper used to the feeling of fear.

"Where is here?" Naruto asked knowing that just like all the other times he asked a question he would be yelled at, belittled or ignored but still asking. After all, maybe this time will be different, dubious voice or no, maybe just maybe.

Almost as if reading his thoughts something flickered over those Candy Red eyes, something as if it was pity. Naruto knew that look of pity as not everyone hated him even if the majority did and while close it was not quite that same as if they were…sympathetic.

With that the little candle flame of hope became just a little bigger after all those eyes were red and big and scary but behind that they had looked like his when he had looked in the mirror. They were sad, and betrayed, and confused, they were just older and hard while his own were softer with more innocence.

"We are in your mind" The voice answered still deep and intimidating but without the hatred as if seeing the something that Naruto had seen, the look of loneliness.

Naruto was shocked, His mind! His mind was a sewer and empty and cold what did that say about him?

"My mind, if this is my mind than why are you here? Why am I here I thought you could only do that if you meditate?" Naruto asked this time more hopeful (The voice had answered, Naruto thought with joy.) but not truly expecting an answer.

Yet he was wrong, the voice once again answered and that made Naruto so happy.

"You came here when you fainted and you have the ability to do so because I am here. The reason I am in your mind is because I was sealed here the day you were born." The voice answered but this time with a bitter tone.

This made Naruto even more confused, why was he sealed in him, who sealed in him, why was he sealed, who was he, why did having the owner of the voice in his mind give him the ability?

….To Be Continued…