The following two anime/ games do not belong to me in any way, shape or form. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, and all characters and items and mentions of TF2 belong to Valve.

Dialogue:

"Normal Speech"

'Thought Speech'

"Demon Speech"

'Demon Thought'

'Flashback Thought'

"Flashback Speech'

MEET THE ORANGINEER: Chapter 2

Drip… drip…drip…

"Ughh…" Naruto thought as he slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he noticed as he awoke was that it was completely dark. The second was that he didn't appear to be in the forest anymore. The third being that his butt was incredibly soaked.

'Wait…soaked?' he looked down, finally noticing why he was so wet. He was sitting on the ground, or what appeared to be ground, where there was water up to his waist. As he took notice of all the water, he also noticed things about him that both shocked and saddened him. The shock was the fact that all his injuries had disappeared. The sadness was that he saw his right hand was still tied up in the remains of hit tattered shirt.

'No…it wasn't a dream…it actually happened…' he thought sadly as he checked the wrappings on it to make sure it was secure. After the beating minutes ago, he had actually run out of tears to cry. That with all the blood loss had taken a serious toll on his body. After seeing they were secure, Naruto quickly looked around him as one thought went into his mind: 'Where is everybody?'

He slowly stood up as to steady himself, holding onto his right arm as he got up all the way. He looked down to see the water was now half way up his shins. Lifting his head, he got a better look at what surrounded him. There were two walls on the left and right of him, about 50 feet away. Each one seemed rusted and crumbling, the rock holding up slowly cracking. Pipes, from big to small, lined said walls, filled with what appeared to be a strange blue and red energy. Although he was far away, he could feel the red energy seemed evil, almost bloodthirsty. The blue seemed more controlled, almost calming and peaceful like a healing aura. With the walls, water and pipes, it almost reminded Naruto of a his head from the walls, he saw that everything else seemed pitch black, the ceiling, the floor, even the corridor ahead of him. He turned his head behind him, seeing the exact same thing, both corridors almost endless in darkness.

"Where exactly am I?" Naruto asked himself as he seemed to stand still in the foreboding dark, wondering just where, or even when he was. However, before he could continue, his train of thought was interrupted when a large gust of wind, from one of the corridors blew right into him. As it hit him, he heard a large roar go with it, sending an array of smells to his nose. Gripping his nose as he tried to stand on his feet, the wind suddenly seemed to draw back into the corridor it came from, pulling him with it a few short feet before he fell on his face, water splashing him. Short pain shot through his stump as he landed on it, forgetting that his hand was gone. 'Son of a-!' Went through his mind as he shook his head, flipping water droplets in every direction. Gaining his bearings from falling down, he seemed to think for a second. 'Well, I have no idea where I am, and since that's where that wind came from, I might as well go there.' Standing up and cradling his crippled arm, he walked down the corridor that the gale came from.

As each step got him closer, the power of the wind got stronger, each wave making it harder for Naruto to stand. Seeing a light up ahead, he stepped forward more, light blinding has vision as he walked onto solid ground.

'Solid ground?' was his thought as Naruto slowly opened his eyes, them quickly snapping open as he saw what was before him. The water on the floor now had shrunk, it now only to the top of his toes, but that's not what shocked him. He was now in a large tan cement room, the walls and ceiling stretching high into the air, hundreds of feet high. Lights hung from the ceiling brightly, shining down onto everything. The corridor behind him had shrunken to the size of an average door way, the outside of it still filled with water and darkness. Ahead of him, was a giant gate, reaching up to the ceiling with giant steel bars 10 feet thick evenly spaced from each other. Behind the bars, was what made Naruto stiffen at. Behind the bars was what appeared to be an entire space of darkness. It seemed to echo an incredible evil that radiated things that no normal person could stand. Not even the light from the ceiling seemed to be able to penetrate it. As Naruto wondered what was in it, an even stronger gale went forth from the cage, sending Naruto crashing into the wall behind him. Sliding to the floor, Naruto's eyes were wide open. The continual winds beating at him as he had walked to the room had been in a slow pattern. And as he got closer, it got stronger. This wasn't wind. It was breathing. Which meant one thing: something was in there. But what next happened shocked him even more. The darkness spoke to him.

"Come…." It said in a deep guttural tone, almost sounding demonic in nature. Naruto at this moment was having a mental war in his brain. Once again, his brain was telling him to pack up and run like hell. However, just like before in the clearing, a little feeling told him to go to it, that he needed to go to it. So he did. As he stood up and walked towards the cage cautiously, the voice spoke again: "Closer…" He did so, until he was right in front of the cage. Looking into the cage, his instinct told him to step away immediately. Trusting it, he quickly leaped back, and was thankful too, as a giant red manifestation of a furry claw thrust out of the bars, trying to grab a hold of him. Naruto narrowed his eyes as the claw pulled itself back into the cage. He heard a dark chuckle which emanated from the cage, sending an unintentional shiver down his spine. His eyes widened slightly as what appeared in the cage shook off whatever seriousness he had on his face. Two eyes had appeared, their brightness contrasting the dark of the essence in the cage. The eyes were outlined in dark red, and they were slitted as they seemed to watch him. The actual eyes themselves were an eerie shade of red, the pupil in the center being black and slitted. Below the mouth then appeared a large row of teeth, about the size of three Hokage towers lined next to each other. It was formed into a malicious grin as this horrifying face looked down at Naruto.

"Well Well Well," the voice said in its tone once again, sounding slightly confused. "I didn't expect this…"

Naruto, now out of his shock, had a serious expression on his face. He raised an eyebrow at the…thing… before him as he listened to it. "What exactly we're you expecting?"

"Well, it said again, "I WAS expecting some shivering little kid ready to crap himself when I did that. But you…" Naruto listened to it, and he swore he heared even more confusion from it as he saw the grin from earlier disappear and the eyes nearrow slightly. "…You were able to expect it and didn't even seem scared about it. Why weren't you scared?" the voice said as it eyed the child before it.

Naruto sighed as he cradled his arm, looking into the eyes of the thing before him. "Listen, he said as he spoke in a brave voice, "I have been through a lot more stuff that was shocking and painful than this. I'm not surprised for some reason." The being's eye widened as he heard the child before it talk. This little child, no older than 5, had been through something more horrifying than that? That was shocking to say the least. What had happened to this boy?

"Hmm…, the thing pondered as it eyed Naruto, "What it's your name kid?

Naruto, a grin suddenly on his face, said in a loud voice, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki! The Future Hokage!", as he said this, the grin on his voice suddenly vanished, as if he seemed to remember something. "Or at least, I used to be…" The being, who noticed the depression in his voice, finally noticed the wrapped up stump on the end of his right arm.

A dark growl was suddenly heard, making Naruto look up. The eyes of the thing inside the cage were filled with multiple emotions as it looked at Naruto's arm. The primary ones were shock, anger, hate, but there also seemed to be hints of sadness and…concern? "What the hell happened to your arm kid?" The voice of the being snapped Naruto out of his daze as he looked up at the (worried?) eyes.

"Why are you asking?" Naruto asked as he eyed it suspiciously.

"Well I have to make sure my tenant isn't completely dead." The being said, its eyes till on Naruto.

"Woah, woah, woah." Naruto said as he looked at the thing that was speaking to him. "What do you mean by tenant?" Naruto was on guard now, because he didn't exactly know what the thing was going to say.

"Ahh…do you don't know…do you?" it said as it continued to look at the young Naruto. "Well then, I guess introductions are in order then…" as it said this, the darkness seemed to be fading away, starting to show a gigantic body. "I am the Lord of the Bijuu…" the darkness finally disappeared, showing a incredibly LARGE red furred fox sitting in the cage, with nine flowing tails swinging behind it. "But you and your people may know me as the Kyuubi no Kitsune."

Naruto, to say the least, was completely and utterly lost. Not only did he disappear into a cramped and watery sewer out of nowhere, but here he was, standing and talking with one of the most powerful beings in the world.

"WHAT!" Naruto yelled as he stared widely at the bijuu in front of him. "How are you here? You're supposed to be dead! That's what the village said when the Yondaime killed you 5 years ago!"

"SHUT UP!" the Kyuubi yelled loudly, effectively shutting up Naruto. It sighed as it looked at Naruto with heavy eyes. "Look kid, it said, "What they said is what they believe what happened."

Naruto blinked, confused by his statement. "W-what do you mean? Didn't you die?"

The Kyuubi sighed once more at it looked at Naruto. "In a sense, yes I am dead. However, my physical body is dead."

"Physical body?"

"Yes, physical body. You see, bijuu don't actually have real bodies. What people assume is that we're demons. They're far from right. We are actually just giant manifestations of chakra."

"Chakra? So you're just a giant person made of chakra?" The Kyuubi blinked, quickly shocked by the answer. 'He understood that? That's pretty impressive for a kid.'

"Yes. So you see, since we're just giant beings of chakra, we can't die. But most of the people thought I did die, however I did not, since you see me here now."

Naruto, who seemed to understand what was happening, was starting to get worried. "So what happened to you?"

Outwardly, the Kyuubi just sighed and looked at Naruto with sad eyes. Inwardly, his heart was dying at what he was about to say. 'Sorry kid, it thought, 'But you gotta know.'

"Well kid, the Kyuubi said, "what happened was since your Yondaime couldn't kill me, he had to seal me into something that was able to take my chakra without killing that thing. That thing was a newborn baby whose chakra coils hadn't developed yet. That baby…was you."

Time seemed to freeze for Naruto as he listened to the information the Kyuubi was giving. His heart seemed to shatter as the pieces slowly fit together. The angry stares he got, the overpriced and rotten food, the constant beatings, it all made sense now. The Kyuubi was sealed inside of him.

"M-me?" Naruto whimpered out as he looked down to the ground. The tears, after what seemed like hours before, were finally starting to come back as they threatened to fall out of his eyes.

"Yeah kid, you."Kyuubi said as he frowned, sadness taking over him as he watched this young child have his heart shattered into thousands of pieces. "When he sealed me inside of you, his soul was taken by the Shinigami because of the jutsu he used. He wanted you to be seen as the village hero, but the village was pissed. They were still grieving over the damage and family they had lost, and so they used you as their scapegoat. They thought and still do think your me."

Naruto didn't answer, his head still hanging down, tears slowly dripping onto the floor.

"If it does mean anything to you…I'm sorry." Naruto's head snapped up immediately, looking at the Kyuubi in shock.

"Sorry?" he asked, shock and tears still evident on his face. "Why are you sorry?" The Kyuubi, who seemed tired, lied down inside its cage, its tails wrapping around it'd body while its' head rested in its' paws.

"I've watched your life kid." It said as it looked at Naruto sadly. "I've seen your memories. All of them, so I've pretty much seen what a hell your life is. And it's my fault. If I hadn't attacked in the first place, I wouldn't be in you, and your life wouldn't suck."

A feeling of sadness entered Naruto's body as he watched the Kyuubi talk to him. 'He actually feels bad for me? Now I feel terrible.'

"Well…" Naruto said quickly, getting the Kyuubi's attention. "...I accept your apology." A small smile placed itself on his face as he told the Kyuubi what he thought. Its' eyes widened considerably, shocked at what Naruto said. There was silence for a moment, until it was broken with the Kyuubi's reply. "Wow…you actually forgive me? Even after all that's happened because of me?"

His reply was a small smile. "Sure!" Naruto yelled up to Kyuubi, the smile only getting bigger. The Kyuubi, sat there for a second, before a large smile made its' way onto his face…which was incredibly terrifying, since it was a smile made of giant fox saliva and sharp canines. Naruto unintentionally twitched back, making the Kyuubi's smile disappear. "What?" the Kyuubi asked, a small bit of curiosity in its voice. Naruto's hand made it behind his head, as his eyes averted the Kyuubi's gaze.

"Umm… do you think maybe, you could get smaller or something? That was pretty creepy." Naruto said his voice barely hearable.

"Oh…" The Kyuubi said, his voice quieting down for a moment, before, "Well why didn't you say so?" A sudden flash of red chakra filled the room, covering the Kyuubi and making Naruto close his eyes. After a minute, the flash ended, letting Naruto open his eyes. They bulged out of his head when he looked into the cage. In the Kyuubi's place was a tall man, about 6'4", with wild blood red hair flowing down his head to his back. He was wearing a dark red kimono with multiple foxes all over it and was bare foot. He had tan skin, and red slitted eyes. "This better kid?" Kyuubi asked as he looked at Naruto.

"Uh…yeah." Naruto said as he looked at the Kyuubi, his eyes still wide form the transformation.

"Now anyway kid," Kyuubi said as it walked up to the bars. "You still need to answer my question from earlier. What happened to your arm? I was asleep earlier, so I don't know what happened." A frown made its way onto Naruto's face as Kyuubi spoke each word.

"Oh…my arm…" Naruto had a sad look upon his face as he looked at the wrapped up stump on his right arm. "Well", Naruto said as he look at Kyuubi, sorrow in his eyes, "I was walking down the street…" and so he told him. The mob, the forest run, the beating, his hand, meeting the strange man in the clearing, and falling unconscious. He told Kyuubi everything that happened. As he finished his story, he suddenly felt the air tighten around him, making it hard for him to breathe. He looked at the Kyuubi, and saw a look of pure rage on his face, making him leak killing intent unintentionally.

"Those bastards, and they say I'm the monster," the Kyuubi growled, his KI slowly leaking away. As the last of it dissipated, Naruto started coughing, feeling the air re-enter his lungs. After gaining his sense once again, he looked at the Kyuubi again, seeing him have calmer demeanor. "Well kid," Kyuubi said as he motioned for Naruto to come closer. "Let me take a look at it. I'll see what damage has been done to it." Seeing no other choice, Naruto painfully took the wrappings off, showing the slightly bloody wrist where his hand used to be. "Hmm…" was the Kyuubi's answer as he looked over it. Then quickly, he wrapped his hand around the wound, his red chakra slowly covering it. After a moment, he released his hand, showing the top of the wound was now covered in his chakra. "There," he said as he pulled his arm back into the cage. "I put some of my healing effects into the wound, so it shouldn't bleed as much. It will also start to heal over, so that's good. I gotta say, your pretty lucky kid. That pink-haired banshee somehow made it a clean cut, so some of the muscles and nerves are still in somewhat functional order. There's also the fact that your chakra pathways are slightly damaged, but they can still work somewhat. As long as my charka is still flowing to it, it should heal up pretty soon."

Naruto, who was paying attention for once, nodded his head, understanding what Kyuubi was telling him. "Nice! Once this heals, I'll be in tip top shape again! Thanks Kyuubi!" Kyuubi's eyes widened slightly, shocked at the statement. "Oh, well…thanks kid. Never really been thanked for anything before…" He quickly shook his head, looking Naruto straight in the eye. "Now listen," he said in a serious voice. "You need to get some rest. When you wake up, we gotta figure out what we're gonna do."

"Alrigh—wait. We?" Naruto asked, confused slightly. "Yeah kid, we." Kyuubi said, showing off a new smile. It was less threatening, but showed off his canines. "Now that you know I'm here, and you seem okay for a shortie, we'll be working together now. Can't have you dying on me now, can you?" A small grin replaced his smile, showing something humorous. "Now you gotta go and get some sleep. When you wake up, you should be back outside."

Naruto gave his foxy grin, holding up a peace sign with his good hand. "Alright! Thanks again Kyuubi!" As the prison started to fade and the Kyuubi left his vision, he suddenly realized what the Kyuubi had said. "HEY! I AM NOT SHORT!" His only reply was a loud bark of laughter before the same darkness form before took him again.

Kyuubi laughed out loud as Naruto faded out of the mindscape, still chuckling from what he said. He then turned around in his cage, tired, and a bed appeared in the corner. He laid down in it, and as he slipped into sleep, he thought, 'Looks like things are about to get interesting.'

That's the new chapter! If Kyuubi seemed out of character, lolz to you. My story so he is working with Naruto now. Next chapter! Naruto awakes to meet the Engineer! Will it be good, or end up into an unwanted confrontation? Guess you'll have to find out!

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