DISCLAIMER: This story is my own, but if any ideas or contents belong to a published group or label, I do NOT own it. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and Hamtaro belongs to Ritsuko Kawai. I would not be writing this if I owned them. .

Warnings: It's rated T for a reason

Legend:

"yo" speaking

"Foolish Mortal" Demon talking/spells

"Kai" Inserts, flashbacks, scene changes, etc.

Ham-Ham the Wandering Black Hamster

Book 1: Journeys

Arc: Journeys in the New World, Chapter 1: The New World/A Purpose

EDITED

Shortly after Ham-Ham was exiled, he returned to the only shelter he knew besides his village. Frustrated with how his life was turning out, Ham-Ham paced the cave back and forth, only to find it empty each time he turned around.

"Why cave, why must you trick me?" in anger of the basil he ate and the mysterious Shadow that he had encountered inside the cave.

Ham-Ham slowly became more depressed and the growing darkness of his thoughts was only paralleled by the monstrous shadows in the cave. Unable to get away from the loneliness, even as he made his way out of the cave, Ham-Ham withdrew some rope from his knapsack and looped it around one of the many large branches laden with the fruits that had started this mess. Ham-Ham was going to hang himself. However, this was not the end of this tale as you might expect but this is just the beginning of a legend.

Just as Ham-Ham began to feel the dig of the rope into his skin, a blur shot out of the forest like a bullet and hit him. Looking at his assailant, startled, he was even more surprised to see that it was his grandfather.

"Boy what in Lord Ham's name is you trying to do?" his grandfather said in the raspy voice that Ham-Ham recognized from his childhood.

Now, most everyone would probably pity the unlucky Ham-Ham for having lost everything in a matter of seconds, but not his grandfather. His grandfather had once been a very prideful hamster that had seen more of the world than he could ever share.

"Suicide, I've lost everything," blurted Ham-Ham, hoping to be consoled or even pitied.

Yet, with a wisdom that only comes from long hours of time spent pondering, Ham-Ham only heard, "Listen and learn from this old man, boy. Our village is only a small part of the world, small enough some would say it's not even worth mentioning. I once traveled from place to place around the world, seeing things that you could never imagine. If you say you have nothing left to live for then maybe you might want to go back to that rope, but listen to me -explore the world. You have nothing to lose, so take a chance. Take the curiosity that put you into the mad situation and someday, mark my words, you will do things that no one could ever conceive and maybe even find a place of your own to call home," replied the grandfather with a wistful twinkle in his eye. (Imagine Dumbledore's eye twinkle except more joyful and without the Greater Good crap)

Though his grandfather had done nothing to remedy his situation, his speech was enough to ignite the curiosity that had burdened him so. Enough to give Ham-Ham hope keep on living.

"Grandfather, how will I travel the world, this forest is surrounded by mountains?"

"The answer to that is simple my boy. The cave will lead out into the New World. The only reason that the cave is forbidden is because of the malicious evils that appeared long ago in the land. My boy, if you wish to travel to the New World take my old traveling cloak and stick and be off." replied the grandfather with a grin.

And with that, his grandfather was off, as fast as he had come, back to where ever he had come from.

"Thank you grandfather, I will make you proud," shouted Ham-Ham into the forest.

Ham-Ham checked his knapsack to see what supplies he would have to make due with. Having only basic survival kit, a medical kit, some tools, and a canteen, he gathered some berries and water from the area around the cave that he had feasted on just awhile before.

With everything gathered Ham-Ham had everything, he walked into the cave, into the darkest shadow in the far corner that he had somehow failed to notice, and just like that, his old life in the isolated village with pleasant meadows and quiet streams was gone. He had begun a new life. He had begun his journey into the New World.

AN: Probably the shorted chapter I will ever write...

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