Minato woke up before his wife and son the next morning. Looking at the opening in the tent, he could see that the sun was only just starting to rise. He lie back down, hoping to get a bit more sleep. But for all the tired he felt, that went away when he saw Naruto. Naruto had beads of sweat on his forehead and he was gasping for air. He was spasming and flailing around, grasping at his stomach over and over again. "Naruto." Minato spoke, hoping to wake up his son. Naruto didn't hear him. "Naruto." Minato called a bit louder. Almost all, save for maybe two or three other people, were still asleep and he didn't want to wake them. Naruto still didn't hear him. Minato had just about enough of this. He stood up and put a hand on Naruto's shoulder to shake him awake. "Naruto." He called a third time.

Naruto's eyes shot open. His breathing was on the verge on hyperventilation as his eyes darted around the room, trying to get his bearings. Minato noted that Naruto's eyes were the Kyuubi's once more, not only that but Naruto had the sharp teeth and flared whiskers as well. The few people who were awake was watching the scene unfold before them. "You're awake, Naruto." Minato assured. Naruto glanced up at him, trying to figure out who this person was. His mind was foggy as was his eyesight. But when his father's face finally came into focus, Naruto began to calm down. His breathing began to even out and his features, for the most part, returned to normal. His eyes however remained the same.

"Dad?"

"Were you having that dream again?" Minato asked. Naruto nodded. "Get your shoes on."

"Why?" Naruto asked, though he was doing what he was told.

"We're going somewhere." His father answered. Minato all but grabbed Naruto's wrist as he walked out of the tent. A few more people had woken up and they watched as the two left.

Naruto wouldn't say it out loud, but his father was hurting his wrist. He tried to subtly worm his way out of the grasp but to no avail. Naruto resorted to wondering if he had done something wrong. He couldn't control the dream he kept having and his father should know that. So why was he treating him like some criminal? He couldn't help what was happening to him. "Let me go." Naruto growled.

His father spared him only a glance. "When your eyes are blue again, I'll let you go."

"I haven't done anything wrong!"

Minato stopped walking. His features softened as he turned to face his son. "I know you haven't. But the seal is breaking and the Kyuubi is slowly leaking out, and it's messing with your head. If I let you go you might run and I can't risk that right now."

"Where are you taking me?" Naruto calmed down a bit.

"Someplace safe." Minato assured. Naruto nodded. That was all he needed as they started walking again. Minato took Naruto out of the front gates of Konoha and out. They walked half an hour through the woods, Minato looking around attentively. Finally, they stopped.

The two stood in front of a tree no different than the rest. "Why are we standing in front of a tree?" Naruto asked in an unimpressed voice.

Minato put his fingers together and, "Release." The tree turned into a trapped door.

"What is this?" Naruto asked, surprised by the door that suddenly appeared in the ground.

"It's a secret place I built many years ago. You're going to stay here until we catch whoever's behind this."

Naruto stared at it. The square, metal door in the ground that led away from civilization. Naruto's teeth clenched. His hands balled into fists. This was a cage. This was going to keep him locked away. This wasn't for his own protection, this was for everyone else's. They were scared of him. His father was scared of him. He bet his mother was scared of him too. "No."

Minato glanced at him. "Hmm?"

Naruto clenched his fists tighter. "No. I'm not going to be locked in some cage like an animal."

Naruto was letting the hate that was leaking out slowly take over, that much Minato can tell. He didn't even know if Naruto realized he was doing it. What he did know was that his child inherited his mother's stubbornness, that and the anger to top it all off, getting Naruto into the bunker wasn't going to be an easy task. Minato didn't want to lock Naruto away either, he thought of a compromise that could suffice. He turned to face Naruto.

"As you know very well, you're being targeted. We don't know how, but they're making the seal on your stomach progressively break." Minato paused to let that sink in. "Because of that, the Kyuubi's hate is starting to leak out too and it's slowly taking over your mind. You yourself have told Kakashi that you've been feeling angrier and more agitated lately for no reason, well that's the reason. Usually the hate leaks out because you're angry but now you're angry because it's leaking out. If you can control that anger, you'll be allowed to remain in the village but you only get one chance."

Naruto thought long and hard about what his father had told him. Control his anger. Naruto closed his eyes and tried to let go of the overwhelming agitation he was feeling at the moment. He tried to let go of the negative thoughts he was having. When Naruto opened his eyes he was much more relaxed. His eyes remained that of the Kyuubi's but Minato figured it was because of the leaking seal and there was nothing they could do about that. "Have you calmed down?"

Naruto's fists clenched one last time before relaxing altogether. "Yes."

Minato made a hand seal and the door turned into a tree once more. Genjutsu probably. Naruto noted. "Then let's head back to the village."

When the two had gotten back, they got properly dressed and ready for the day. It was a free day to do whatever and though Naruto walked alone to get breakfast, he knew he was being tailed. Still gotta keep the monster on a leash, huh? Naruto shook his head, don't think like that.

When Naruto entered the food hall, he saw Sakura at the table. She was always one for being up early, Naruto remembered. "Sakura-Chan." He waved at her.

She looked up. She saw his eyes. She thought best not to comment on it. "Naruto. What are you doing up so early?"

Naruto shrugged as he sat down across from her. "Fell asleep early last night."

"Right."

"So, are you doing anything today?" Asked Naruto, making friendly conversation.

Sakura narrowed her eyes. "You're not asking me on another date are you?"

"No, no nothing like that… Unless Sakura-Chan wants it to be." Naruto smirked.

Sakura raised her fist threateningly. "Do you want to find out?"

Naruto waved his hands sheepishly. "No, that's okay. Sakura-Chan, why do you have to be so mean?"

Sakura shook her head in humor and lowered her fist. "I was just going to take it easy today but since most of the village is still destroyed, there's really not that much to do."

Naruto nodded his head in agreement. "I thought about just going to train for a while, seeing as not even Ichiraku's Ramen is open, ya know. I was thinking about having some alone time but that proves impossible with this one tailing me." He pointed at the exact hiding spot Kakashi was in. "You might as well come out Kakashi."

Sakura looked around, wondering what Naruto was talking about that is, until Kakashi appeared out of nowhere. "Yo."

"How did you?" Sakura began to ask.

"Someone's breaking the seal and it's doing more than just changing my eyes." Naruto informed with a smile.

This was and wasn't news to Sakura, but then a thought occurred to her. "If the Kyuubi's leaking out, how are you not furious all the time?"

Naruto's eye twitched. "I am. But if I don't learn to control it, I have to be sent away."

Sakura nodded, noticing the eye twitch. "Well, Kakashi Sensei, why don't you take a break? I'll take Naruto off your hands for a while."

Kakashi thought about this. "Fine but if something happens-"

"Yeah, yeah." Sakura waved off, knowing well what he was going to say. Kakashi shrugged and disappeared. Sakura turned her attention back to Naruto. "Why don't we go to the training grounds, see who would win in a battle?" Sakura joked. Despite her having much more brute strength, she knew Naruto was much more powerful than her.

"Sounds like a plan. But just so you know, if we do fight, I won't hold back." Naruto joked back. The two got up and left the tent, walking to the largest training field. When they arrived, they saw the rest of their friends there.

"What took so long?" Kiba called as if Naruto and Sakura were expected.

"You were expecting us?" Sakura asked once they got a bit closer.

"There's nothing else to do. All of us met here by coincidence too. We expected you to show up at some point." Choji said.

"Seems reasonable." Commented Naruto. Once Sakura and Naruto got close enough to the rest of the group, they took notice of Naruto's eyes. None of them knew if they should comment on it. Kiba spoke up.

"Angry about something, Naruto?" He asked curiously. Naruto seemed in a good enough mood to him.

"Oh, this?" Naruto pointed to his eyes. "Yes. Everything at the moment. But there's nothing I can do about it and if I don't keep my anger in check I'll be taken out of the village." He added no further explanation. On the inside, the stares they were giving him made him want to rip their throats out and he was basically convinced Kiba was trying to provoke him to make him angrier. Naruto closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then looked at them with a forced smile that he tried his best make to look genuine.

"Right." Shikamaru said, only to break the silence.

"Naruto-Kun, I'm glad you're here, I've been hoping to have a battle with you." Lee pronounced.

"You won't win." Naruto's reply was instantaneous, barely giving Lee enough time to finish his last word.

"Well that's a bit conceited, don't you think?" Ino said more than asked, crossing her arms.

Naruto's jaw clenched. "It's not conceited. I can only use Sennin Mode because the seal is extremely weak and if I use any chakra it'll be even weaker. None of you stand a chance against Sennin Mode."

They didn't know that the seal was breaking until just now when Naruto told them. "Why is it weak?" Neji asked.

"Because someone's sabotaging me you idiot!" Naruto snapped.

"Naruto." Sakura warned.

"Sorry." Naruto mumbled, looking off to the side.

Neji was taken aback by the way Naruto spoke to him. This definitely was not the Naruto they knew and he knew all of them had to be careful. Lee knocked him out of his thoughts. "It doesn't matter. I know I'd probably lose to you in a regular battle as well. I just want the chance to battle you." He stated passionately.

"Your funeral." Naruto remarked, plopping on the ground, putting his hands together and closing his eyes. They watched as he gathered natural energy. They did not like the way he was acting toward them but they knew it was only because the Kyuubi's hatred was affecting his mind and there was nothing he nor they could do about it.

The orange appeared around Naruto's eyes and he opened them. What was peculiar was that not only did he have the frog pupils, the kyuubi's eyes had stayed so it was an almost abomination of a crossover. He stood up, "Ready."

The others backed away as Lee and Naruto got into position. As both got into stance, Naruto heard a voice in the back of his mind say, "Kill him." Naruto smirked, that's all the convincing he needed.

"Konoha senpuu!" Lee yelled.

It all happened very fast. Naruto made six kage bushin. One grabbed Lee's leg and slammed him to the ground. Three more joined in and held him down. As that happened the remaining two helped Naruto make a Rasen Shuriken. "That's Naruto's most powerful attack!" Choji exclaimed.

"If Lee gets hit with that, he'll die!" Ino yelled. Panic rose in everyone. Shouts and calls from everyone were telling Naruto to stop. He didn't hear them. The Rasen Shuriken got bigger as it charged up, everyone was panicking. Naruto was about to throw it, until…

"Kagemane no jutsu, success." Shikamaru had a hold on Naruto's shadow. Naruto growled in anger as he tried to resist, it almost worked, had Shikamaru not acted fast it would have broken. Shikamaru turned and had Naruto throw the Rasen Shuriken into the empty woods. Only when the attack had hit something and blew up that area, did Naruto snap out of his trance. The clones disappeared as well as Sennin mode. "Have you calmed down, Naruto?" Shikamaru let go when Naruto let out a weak, yes.

Naruto turned to face the rest of the group. His face was horrified, exhausted and guilty all at the same time. "I'm sorry." He said weakly. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry…" Like a broken record, it was all he could say. Sakura stepped forward, if only to comfort him but Naruto took two steps back. "Stay away! I don't want to hurt you." His mind was so far away and all they could do was watch in pity. "I'm sorry…" He started to repeat again. Naruto had his head down and he was covering his ears. His eyes looked traumatized. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry…"