Chapter Three: Pissed of Hokage and The Kyuubi

"Uh, old man," Naruto said sheepishly, "The Orphanage kicked me out a year ago…"

What happened next, almost made Naruto soil himself. The KI (Killing Intent) released by the Sandaime was almost enough to kill him right there in the spot. You could hear gasping and thumps from outside the door, the nurses and medics falling over from the KI. Naruto, often used to KI, wasn't as effected, but it was still intoxicating. His hands grasping his throat, gasping for air. After a minute of the exposure, the Sandaime stopped. Multiple ANBU arrived to find what was causing such KI.

"Hokage-sama, what is the situation!" yelled the tiger masked ANBU.

Slowly finding his voice, the Sandaime replied, "Nothing… Nothing, go back to your posts." With a chorus of 'hai's,' the ANBU disappeared. "Sorry about that Naruto, I'm going to have a 'talk' with the owner of the orphanage." Sarutobi then sighed, "Naruto, I'm getting you your own apartment. I would be more then happy to give you the inheritance from your father, but with the enemies he has gained from the Third Shinobi War, that would not be wise." He paused to look at Naruto's reaction, which consisted of a slight grumble, then ended with a nod. "Along with the apartment, I will be giving you a monthly salary of 25,000 ryo, which should be able to pay for your expenses for each month."

Naruto lightened up, but that disappeared. "Old Man, all the stores that I go to, always charge inflated prices, and they still give me inferior products." Naruto explained.

Sarutobi just sighed. 'What reason did this kid deserve this fate.' thought the professor, as his face softened into a sad, but understanding posture. Sarutobi thought very hard for the next minute, as Naruto was waiting patiently for his reaction. "Naruto…" he paused, "…Every month, I will go with you to these stores that overprice you, and 'teach' them a lesson," he said with more of a grin, which was mirrored by the blond.

Naruto was on the verge of tears, nobody has ever treated him like this, the only ones remotely close enough was the owner of Ichiraku's Ramen, Teuchi, and his daughrer, Ayame. Naruto ran up to the man he viewed as a grandfather, but wincing every time he applied force to his left leg. He wrapped his arms around the mans legs, crying into his thigh. The Sandaime just chuckled heartily. "Thank you… Thank you… Thank you…" he mumbled into the robe.

After a minute of the embrace, they slowly parted. Sarutobi ruffled his hair affectionately, chuckling as he pouted. "Naruto, it's time for you to go to bed, tomorrow is a new start to your life, I promise that.

After the Sandaime left, Naruto jumped up onto the bed, pulled the blanket (If you can call it that) over his body, and leaned back on the mattress. He drifted off into sleep, replaying the events of that day.

*Naruto's Mindscape*

Drip… Drip… Drip…

Naruto found himself inside, what looked like a sewer. 'What is this place, it looks like Konoha's sewer.' thought Naruto. 'I just fell asleep, so this must be a dream…' he pondered over the idea. He decided to explore, following the many pipes which illuminated a sky blue. Deciding to find the source of the flow, he decided to follow the opposite of the flow. Observing the many different pathways, it was almost like a road system. After what seemed like fifteen minutes, he came across an enormous clearing, with a large double doored gate decorated in the middle. Darkness reigned in that area opposite of his position. Fifty feet above the floor, was a piece of paper, that had "seal" on it. Naruto sweat dropped, an enormous door, staying closed entirely by that piece of paper?

Naruto, the curiosity getting the better of him, slowly approached the large cage. He felt something dark inside the cage. 'This is only a dream… this is only a dream…' trying to reassure himself that this was merely an illusion. When he was five feet away from the cage, he heard a large, dark and demonic voice. He froze in fear.

"Come closer kit…"

Jutsu/Technique list:

KI (Killing Intent): The simple process of exuding pure killing intent, along with combining chakra to increase the effectiveness. More experienced shinobi can even temporarily paralyze enemies.