Chapter 3: Inner Beasts
There never came a day where Naruto thought he would have a friend someday. But series of events in his childhood days makes him think otherwise. Apparently everyone think he's really weird and not part of the human race. Part of that is true when that fateful night happened. He noticed this when he saw the first soul apart from his Bachan and grandpa Jiraiya during his trip with them to the shopping mall. The woman saw him and flinched. Those eyes weren't of hatred, but neither of pity. It was utter disgust. Eyes that bore into the one's humanity and saw only the flaw that is. With a huff she turned and walked away haughty and prestigious like. Naruto was puzzled after that encounter so he didn't strayed far from his grandparents. The other time he went with his grandparents in a shopping mall trip Naruto atleast got to meet a kid his own age. He attempted to make friends but was cut short by an intimidating parent. "He is beneath us, come!", the woman said with such hatefull eyes that burned Naruto he sobbed. "You want me to knock her out?", Tsunade cracked her knuckles but Jiraiya shook his head. "He needs to learn a bit of reality. Don't worry he'll be ok"
This happened for several times till Naruto grew tired of the stares he gets from them and tears he'd shed. Naruto learned to be selfishly alone. He watched them from a distance and hoped that he could play with them. But it would never happen anytime sooner. 'Why would you even want to play with them? They're idiots', a voice rang deep and clear. Naruto turned and looked where that voice could be. '[Laughter] stop, this is too much', the voice ringing clearer in his head. "Where are you?", this puzzled Naruto more because after checking the aisle he's in no one is near enough to sound that loud. 'In your head', the voice said. Naturally people would be thinking that they're going crazy once the thought has been given but to Naruto, it seemed 'normal' instead. He welcomed the thing in his solace. "Are you just my imagination?", Naruto queried curiously. 'No! Fuck no, im real as much as you are.', if he could see this being Naruto was sure it would be offendedly huffing. "I'm sorry, but how?", a couple of children giggled when they heard Naruto talking to himself. Adults clucked away at how pitiful Naruto is, talking all to himself. Naruto ignored these nuisances as petty evils and continued his chat with his new friend.
"I mean, I'm me. Here in the real world. What does that make you?", puzzled yet intuition told Naruto theres more than what the being is letting on. 'I'm also 'you'. We are one and one is all.', the being explained still Naruto couldn't quite get the idea of him and this thing being one. 'And you don't have to talk to me as if im there beside you. We can still talk inside your head.', the being added in one breath before another group of idiots passed by. 'Geeesh I hate humans, so stupid', the being snickered as the teens walked in the adjacent isle. "But I'm human, do you hate me too?", head down and fists clenched tightly. Naruto feels he shouldn't have lived if this was what it would be painful. 'No, not that I don't have much choice but because I chose you to be my ward.', the being said mysteriously. "But -", Naruto tried to argue. He wanted this being to hate him also. 'No buts. Someday I will, but not now kit'. Naruto went back to his waiting grandparents who seemed worried enough for having lost sight of the 15 year old.
"Do you have a name?", Naruto asked the being inside him. 'Of course I have one, dimwit.', Naruto was waiting for it but all he could hear was Bachan nagging Jiraiya's head off coz of the booze he took. "Well?", Naruto asked again.
'Kyuubi, that's my name...', then silence. Naruto smiled his first true smile. It was not a stupid grin he always show but nonetheless, this smile was the closest it can get to a real one. "I like it. My name is Naruto. Nice meeting you".
A/N:
ahaha, this one is a bit short. BUT! atleast you could piece the picture together a bit :D right right? [sugar sugar foooood] :3