Chapter 1

prophecy: A prophecy is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a deity. Such messages typically involve inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of divine will concerning the prophet's social world and events to come;noun

It was October 10th. This particular day birthed the infamous fable of the 'Kyuubi no Yonko.' The unfortunate night when Minato Namikaze the Yondaime Hokage had slayed the dauntless beast. At least that is how it's informed to the public. False information lectured to future generates of the Hidden Leaf. But in the end that story can only be so true. Enter: Konoha's resident nine tails jinchūriki, Naruto Uzumaki, the pariah of the village who has to endure their unfathomable hate. One's will of fire can only burn so bright after all...this is his story.

000

'Again...chased on my birthday once again!'

"Don't let him escape! No surprise how nimble he is considering he's a demon." Bellowed one of the many villagers chasing the poor child. For Naruto, October 10th was his personal day of hell. Villagers and shinobi alike would play 'hunt the demon brat.' A sick game 'justified' by anger, despair, and vengeance common emotions bled by the majority of the Leaf's populace.

'My legs are getting tired and I can't bear this headache any longer.' Naruto was moving at speeds no average civilian man could possible keep up with but still very slow compared to genin standards. Even with his tunnel vision Naruto spotted a perfect escape. A fence too tall for a drunk civilian to quickly scale which separated the upcoming alleyway. With newly attained hope Naruto attempts to leap over the fence with ease.

"That vile creature is trying to jump the fence!" A villager in the crowd, who had a knack for pointing out the obvious, had wailed.

A burly villager too plastered to even stand on his feet had glanced at his sake bottle. An idea popped into thy head as an evil smile donned his bland features. With hasty decision making the man heaves the bottle. "For Hyakimaru!" With shocking precision, for a drunk civilian, the bottle smashed on the back of Naruto's head.

Black and white dots plagued Naruto's vision. The bleeding wound had been too much for his concentration. Because of that the poor child failed his escape attempt. Crashing face first as his descended onto the fence. For that created another gash on his forehead by headbutting the wooden fence.

Before losing his good vision the last thing Naruto saw clearly were the beautiful stars scattered throughout the dark sky. 'The nights on my birthday are truly beautiful, too bad I could never enjoy them…'

That thought was the last straw for the young jinchūriki. Tears started to slowly secret from his ocean blue eyes. A memory was brought to life as he reflected upon this situation.

'T-t-tou-san! i-I was running to fast and I t-t-tripped. Cried a civilian kid, he was playing tag on the playground but he got carried away and fell. That caused him to now have a bloody knee. "Come now, tears are a sign of weakness child. Don't let some pity injury keep you down." A civilian dad told his child with enthusiasm. The hurt child quickly cheered up and smiled at his dad agreeing to his words. Naruto saw the whole scene unfold while he sat on a bench in the background. Those words of encouragement strangely stuck with him and from then on he vowed to not cry.

But today he broke his vow, Naruto felt so weak that he couldn't even move to wipe the tears off. Everything sounded muffled as if his head was submerged in water. All in all the jinchūriki spirit had been officially broken.

"Is that thing crying? How dare that demon imitate emotions, does it real think we'll shed sympathy upon it? What about the hundreds of lives he took from us? Where is our justice!" A disgusting speech from a female civilian's had renewed life into the crowd. Boosting their malice and morale all in one go. With savagery intent they pounced upon their victim, stomps were dealt to his limbs, punches to his temple, some even tried to choke him.

"Wait!" The beating was put to a pause as an older chunin stalked through the bloodthirsty crowd. "I need a souvenir for our success tonight!" A disgusting smile came to life on the chunin's face as he bent down in front of Naruto. He revealed a kunai from his sleeves as he strikes at Naruto's left eye. It was obvious he was no medic nin as he brutally ripped out Naruto's eyeball.

Screams of agony escaped his lips as he quickly lost consciousness. The nameless chunin raised the optical organ in the sky, proud of his deed. A round of applause thundered through the alley as the civilians cheered on the chunin. The applause however came to sudden silence.

Raikiri!

Not a second passed by and the chunin's heart was punctured by a electrifying hand. The last thing he saw was an Anbu nin with gray gravity defying hair staring into his soul with a fully mature sharingan. He was wearing a dog face mask with his dōjutsu spinning furiously in his left eye. Feared filled the atmosphere as many civilians started to drop due to a d-rank genjutsu being placed on the majority. Only two managed to run away before shuriken were embedded into their lone Anbu looked into the sky as a rain dropped landed on his mask. Soon followed by another and another as it now had started to drizzle upon the streets of Konoha.

'Sensei forgive us for how hard we have failed you..'

Approaching Naruto he gently scooped the six year old into his arms. Years of shinobi experience dulled his emotions, as he started to shout out orders.

"Weasel take this dead traitor to Ibiki, I'll debrief the Hokage of the situation." Another operative with a ponytail, wearing a weasel masked appeared in front of the chunin, not a second later he was gone with the corpse.

'Sensei was your decision to make your son a jinchuriki really worth it?' The somber thought lingered only for a moment but was quickly struck down. 'I can only hope that he won't grow to hate this village.' With haste Dog made his way towards the Hokage's office carrying the wounded blonde.

000

Drips of water from a sewer pipeline had awoken Naruto. Looking around to study his new setting, the blonde had come to find out that he was now sitting inside a sewer filled with muddy brown water. The smell emitting from the water wasn't pleasant either but what really distracted him was the huge fox, caged behind massive pillars that were supposed to be bars. Standing up the child had steadily made his way over the beast; curious as to why it was here.

"Oi Fox where am I?" Naruto asked in an uncharacteristically dead tone. He was tired, too tired to continue on with his usual mask.

"Gaki do you know who I am? I am the great Kyuubi no- hmm you seem different..your usual mask of happiness is gone huh. Have they finally broke you?"

"You act like you know who I am, have we met before?" Impatience laced his words. A conversation with the kyuubi was the last of his worries at the moment.

"Of course I know who you are brat. As my jailer you really are a horrible host. I have been sealed inside you before you could even use your eyes boy!"

"Jailer... are you telling me you're inside of me!" Gripping his head the blonde had fallen to his knees. Making a small splash in the murky water, it seems that hysteria had finally latched upon him.

"Well if you want to put like that, yes I am inside of you. But to specific right now we're in your mindscape."

"No.. no I'm not a demon! I cant be.." The sewer water around him started to twist in a vortex creating a mini typhoon with Naruto crouched down in the fetal position, crying in the eye of the vortex.

"Oi ningen."

"They were all right." The fox could hear Naruto's voice crack as the typhoon started to gain more power. Each wave getting more wild and violent as the child fell deeper into hysteria.

"NARUTO!"

"I truly am a monster..a demon..akuma..akuma!" This time the waves had enough power to sweep Kurama off of his feet. Growing tired of the blonde's tantrum the fox had let out a mighty roar. The sound waves alone carried enough force to disperse the typhoon. Naruto snapped out of his hysteria as he covered his ears.

"Now listen here kit, I will NOT have my host bested by some mortals who are out for blood. Rise brat, the sight of weakness disgust me." Naruto slowly stood up as he wiped away his tears. Gathering his nerves together once again Naruto finally addressed the chakra beast.

"Why do you care anyways?" Two of Kyuubi's tails smashed against the cage as the fox snarled at the child.

"Foolish mortal we are one, if you die then so do I! I cant afford having a weak host so get it together." Naruto took a step back as he stared at his reflection in the water. His tears stopped flowing as it took him a minute to regain his bearings. After some time the child took notice of his surroundings once again.

"We're in a sewer, didn't you say we were in my mind?" The Kyuubi settled back down to lay on all fours.

"We are in your mind brat, does it really surprise you that you're in a sewer? At least you aren't imprisoned in this foul sewage." Kyuubi replied lazily. Naruto approached the rusting metal and traced his fingers along the cold bars.

"Well it does make sense for you to be in jail then. Many lives were lost when you destroyed over half of the village you know.. "

"You think I chose to wreak havoc upon your puny civilization out of my own volition human! No I was manipulated by none other than those cursed Uchiha's and their bastard eyes." Giant furry tails slammed against the pillars as the kitsune vexed.

"Wait so you were framed for something you didn't do?" Naruto's sense of justice was clear cut and now he knew what he had to do. "How could I free you?" The kyuubi raised an eyebrow intrigued on what his host was going to do.

"Simple just tear the seal off my cage. But beware your death will be imminent afterwards." when you succeed you will most likely die" The kyuubi suggested while using one of his tails to point to the paper seal. A wicked smirk was plastered on his face as he guided his warden.

Naruto stood up with determination shining in his blue eyes and went over to the seal resting his hand on the paper. "So what if I die it's not like anyone wants me here. Also you don't deserve a fate like this, nobody does."

After hearing those words Kyuubi had a moment to ponder on this boy's action. Memories of his previous hosts invaded his mind.

'Regrettably, I cannot let you run loose'

'Please stay quiet inside of me'

'I'm here to watch you.'

'Yet this human would effortlessly throw his life away just for my justice..' "What are your goals Naruto?" Naruto removed his hand from the seal and adopted a thinking pose.

"I want to become.." Thinking over the situation he is in, the thought of becoming Hokage just didn't sit right with him anymore. How could he lead a village that treats him like dirt, for now he'll put becoming hokage to the side. "I want to become stronger, I never want to be tortured like that again. I don't wanna feel that helpless ever again." With bold eyes Naruto proclaimed his new goal to the Kyuubi with confidence.

The Kyuubi smirked "You can't achieve that when you're dead huh? Instead of releasing me how about I help you achieve that goal. I can make you become the most strongest shinobi ever. With that said I think your time is up, your body is fully healed and healing your wounds can take a lot of energy ya know." Naruto started to fade out of his mindscape but a new thought dawned upon him.

"By the way what's your name?" There was a pregnant pause between the kitsune and jinchuuriki.

"My name is Kurama, Naruto. Keep our connection a secret by the way, if the ningens knew you were able to conversate with me it could spell trouble." With a huge grin plastered on his face Naruto faded out of his mindscape

"See you Kurama!" Naruto's enthusiastic voiced echoed throughout his mind. The fox noticed his room start to get a little bit brighter.

000

Hokage's Office

The famous Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat at the infamous kage desk that served kages before and will serve many afterwards. He was filling out paperwork at a leisurely pace, but don't let his calm demeanor fool you. Hiruzen's mind was plagued with concerns about Naruto's safety. He gave Naruto an apartment hoping that he would hide and be out of harm's way. Yes he knew about the evil intentions of the civilians and what they plan yearly on this fateful day; but he hoped that with each year passing by their anger and vengeance would also subside. But oh was he wrong, not even a minute later Dog appeared inside his office with a bloodied and heavily bruised Naruto. With two claps his personal anbu guards brang Naruto to the hospital.

"Report" Hiruzen calmly asked

"One chunin dead, 2 civilian also dead, 31 civilians in a genjutsu now under watch for the rest of the night. Naruto was found heavily bleeding with a missing left eye, chances are high that he has fractures on all limbs." Dog replied in his monotone. Hiruzen took a long drag of his tobacco pipe, each second easing his anger. The Sandaime rose from his chair and faced his window, he analyzed his view over the famed Village Hidden in the leaves. 'What would you think of this village now sensei? Forgive me, Minato for my failures.'

"Hokage-sama may you please listen to, my request." The gray haired anbu asked.

"Why of course Kakashi-kun what is troubling you?" the Hokages grandfatherly tone eased most of his ninjas. The now revealed Kakashi removed his mask revealing a 20 year old jounin with a sharingan implant in his left eye socket, his lower face covered by another mask.

"There needs to be a change, please let me move in with Naruto, The civilians came dangerously close to killing him tonight and he needs to be under my care." The Sandaime thought about the request. While this would stop Naruto from despising this village by lending him another bond. It would also be showing blatant favoritism to not only Kakashi but Naruto as well.

"Kakashi, Anbu operative's aren't really suited for pare-" Kakashi fell to his knees in front of his Hokage. "Hokage-sama please.. It hurts to see sensei's son treated like a beast. I refuse to sit by and watch a six year old get tortured anymore!" Kakashi's emotions were spewing out like a running faucet, Hiruzen could tell he firmly believed in his ramblings. Honestly he was quite surprised a prideful ninja such as Kakashi would show such devotion.

'Kakashi is an alright candidate.' "You will become Naruto's legal guardian and will be kicked out of the Anbu program to resume jounin level status with your fellow peers. I expect your Anbu gear on my desk by tomorrow am I understood?"

"Hai Hokage-sama" Kakashi replied, with a flick of the wrists the Hokage dismissed Kakashi.

'I'll visit Naruto in the morning, one could only imagine what the boy is going through right now..'

000

It was early in the morning on October 11th. Naruto awoke inside a hospital room once again. Thoughts of what had transpired last night replayed in his mind. He was very indecisive on his opinions. If he chose to enact revenge, the the civilians would end up correct in calling him a monster. He would rather avoid that outcome since he wouldn't want to disappoint Ji-chan. Speaking of witch, the Sandaime entered the room with worried expression upon his face. Slowly he sat down on an empty chair next to my hospital bed.

'Calm down Naruto. Just act normal don't let suspicions arise.'

"Naruto-kun is everything alright?" The Sandaime knew Naruto was ok physically, but he had to make sure the boy wasn't leaning to vengance.

"Ji-chan I'm alright these are just scratches!" pained laughter escaped Naruto's lips, soon enough Hiruzen joined him as they shared this somber moment. "Ji-chan, sorry for putting you through so much worry. I'm going to become the strongest shinobi ever so this can never happen again!" At the end of his speech Naruto pumped his fist to air. "And that's a promise!."

"That's a promise you must keep if you're ever to become Hokage one day."

"Ofcourse Ji-chan that hat is going to be mine without a doubt!" Naruto still wasn't sure about the Hokage position, but he had to perfect his act so the Sandaime wouldn't get suspicious.

The Hokage's hefty laughter filled the small room as he finally stood up from his chair. "Well Naruto-kun I'm glad to see you're in healthy spirits; but the busy job of the Hokage never ends so I'll have to make an early leave." The old kage walked over to exit before he paused and look at Naruto. "Oh and there might be a surprising waiting for you at home."

'Surprise?'

The Hokage silently closed the door as he left. A small breeze hit Naruto, causing him to look the right. The window was opened as wide as it could be. A small frown formed as he gazed upon the window.

'They make it this easy to escape on purpose. I guess I should be grateful since hospital rooms are the worst!' The mirror across from Naruto caught his attention. As he gazed upon his reflection he noticed a nasty vertical scar on located upon his left eye.

'I see you finally noticed.' The sudden input of Kurama's deep voice startled Naruto once again.

"I was gonna ask about this earlier, but since when could you talk to me outside of my mindscape?". Naruto said out loud.

'It's called a mental link, all jinchuriki's could form them with their bijuu. Whatever you think, I could hear.'

'Junchiriki's? You mean that there are others like me? Also why is there still a scar on my face, I thought you healed all of my wounds?'

'This scar will not vanish until you fully figure out your path. Let this be a reminder of the world you are living in..'

Naruto stared at his reflection for a little longer until he finally had enough of this hospital room. He jumped out of the window and ventured straight home.

000

Naruto arrived at his complex in the red light district. The red light district was located in one the more shadier parts of Konoha, but that didn't bother the six year old too much. He was grateful for having shelter over his head. But when he arrived at his door he noticed that most of his traps were deactivated. His traps weren't the most advance, but there weren't that basic either (in his opinion). The basic string line attached to stink bombs and such were enough to stop any non dedicated civilians. Naruto casually walked into his apartment expecting a wrapped gift but what he did find was something far worse.

Walking into his kitchen the blonde child found a grown man dressed in shinobi attire. Half of his face was covered by a mask, but a feature that stood out the most was his gray hair that was somehow defying gravity. But what really brought horror upon poor Naruto was the fact that he was eating his precious..ramen!

'Kit forget about the food and focus on one of the new abilities you obtained from me. Sense his intentions and emotions.'

The six year old started to focus on the emotions the man was emitting: happiness, curiosity, a bit of anger, but he was mostly relieved? Naruto's scared eye started to twitch as he pointed at the man.

"How dare you break into my house and eat my ramen!" Kakashi chose to respond with his signature eye smile. Unbothered by Naruto's words he continued eating the noodles through his mask? The jounin then stood up and bowed to greet himself.

"Ohayō Naruto, from now on starting today the Hokage has granted me permission to become your legal guardian. So from here on out we will be living together." Naruto quickly forgot about his ramen as he was now intrigued.

"Legal guardian? What's that?"

(Cue man of the world)

"Since I became your guardian we are now considered family in everything but blood." Naruto eyes widened as his chest started to tighten. His bright smile started to bloom to life as the thought of having a family member would surely cause immense joy for the child. Before Naruto could even utter a word a dark idea raced across his mind.

"Hold on this isn't like a mission from the Hokage or anything right?" Uncertainty shown in Naruto's eyes as he asked the question he desperately didn't want to believe.

Kakashi's eye smiled faded as he gazed upon Naruto 'He's very perceptive..good for a shinobi, concerning for a child. I'll need to squash any doubts if I want to form any bonds with Naruto.'

Kakashi squatted down to look Naruto evenly in his eyes. "Ma Ma that's nonsense, I actually requested to look after you." Not a second wasted Naruto rushed into Kakashi, the young jinchuriki couldn't hold back his tears as they started to freely flow. Many sleepless nights had Naruto lie awake desperately wishing for any sort of family member; now that his wish came true he couldn't hold back the rivers now streaming from his eyes.

Kakashi lifted his Hitai-ate to reveal the legendary sharingan. Looking around the room, Kakashi would engrave this moment into his memory forever.

"Is it okay if I call you Kakashi-nii?" Kakashi's hold on Naruto slightly tightened. that simple action reassured Naruto greatly.

"Hai otouto"

From within Naruto's mind Kurama looked upon the scene with a relieved expression. A smile would then slowly form upon the kitsune's face. For the first time in centuries, he truly felt glad for his host. 'I guess it's good to see the brat happy..'

New chapter tomorrow. Finally fixed chapter one I did not like the way it was written. I deleted chapter 2 and just simply combined them.