(Konohagakure - Five Years After Kyuubi Attack)

Naruto Uzumaki was born under the most extraordinary of circumstances. On the night of his birth, the village of Konoha was attacked by the fearsome Nine-Tailed Fox, an event that forever changed his life. The village's hero, the Fourth Hokage, sacrificed himself to seal the beast within Naruto, hoping the boy would be seen as a hero. However, this noble sacrifice did not translate into the acceptance Naruto deserved. Instead, he grew up as an outcast, shunned by the very people he was meant to protect.

From a very young age, Naruto experienced the harsh reality of being ostracized. The villagers' disdain was palpable; they avoided him, whispered behind his back, and looked at him with a mix of fear and hatred. Orphaned and alone, Naruto longed for the warmth of family and friends, but what he received was cold indifference and cruel neglect. Despite this, he never gave up on his dream of becoming the Hokage, the leader of the village, in hopes that it would earn him the acknowledgment and respect he craved.

Despite the animosity he faced, Naruto's life had a few bright spots. He found solace in the friendship of a few kind souls who looked past the stigma of the Nine-Tails and saw him for who he truly was and those people can be counted upon his tiny fingers, first was third hokage and his dubbed jiji, second was father and daughter duo at the ramen stand which naruto loves a lot, third was Uchiha Mikoto who visited him in the orphanage and brought him books, clothes and food and told him stories about ninja, last one was anbu with codename weasel who protected him from lot of attacks in previous months.

One unique ability that set Naruto apart, even as a young child, was his photographic memory. Unbeknownst to many, Naruto could remember everything he saw with perfect clarity. This ability, coupled with his innate determination, made him a formidable ninja in the making. He went through every book mikoto brought for him and remembered each and everything from them.

Despite the hatred he faced, Naruto had always harbored suspicions about his parentage. He couldn't help but notice the uncanny similarities between himself and the Fourth Hokage from what he read in the books as well as deduced from stories which his aunt mikoto said to him. The village's greatest hero had always been a mysterious figure to him, most common similarities he found were his striking blue eyes, so reminiscent of the Fourth's, yet Naruto's hair was a vivid red, unlike the Hokage's famous blond locks but spiky like yondaimes. He kept those suspicions to himself as he could get in trouble.

And one such evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across Konoha, Naruto found himself running for his life. A mob of villagers and shinobi had gathered, their faces twisted with anger and hatred.

"There he is! Get the demon!" someone shouted, and the crowd surged forward.

"Today we will finish what yondaime started demon-fox" yelled another.

Naruto wondered what did he ever do to deserve such treatment and harsh life.

"Stop please, what did I ever do to any of you?" asked Naruto, running as fast as he could, his legs starting to giveaway.

"Oh please you know very well what you did. You killed my brother and my father" shouted one of villagers as he threw an empty bottle.

"We will finish what the yondaime started and kill the demon" another the villager said as the other support him.

Naruto's heart pounded in his chest as he sprinted through the narrow streets but his legs were started to give up, his small frame darting around corners and slipping through gaps in the crowd. Stones and shuriken whizzed past him, some grazing his skin and leaving painful cuts.

Naruto's breaths came in ragged gasps as he pushed his exhausted body to keep moving. But no matter how fast he ran, the mob seemed to close in on him. Desperation clawed at him as he stumbled, his legs feeling like lead. A sharp pain exploded in his side as a particularly large rock struck him, and he fell to the ground, the world around him spinning.

As Naruto's vision blurred, he heard the hateful jeers of the mob growing louder. Just as darkness began to overtake him, he whispered a single plea, "Please, someone help me..." His consciousness slipped away, and he fell into a deep, dark abyss.

(Inside Naruto's Mindscape)

When Naruto awoke, he found himself in a strange place. He was standing in a vast, dimly lit room with towering walls made of iron bars. The air was thick with a palpable, menacing energy. He looked around in confusion, trying to make sense of his surroundings.

A deep, rumbling voice echoed through the chamber, sending chills down his spine."So, you've finally come, little one," the voice growled.

Naruto's eyes widened as he saw a massive pair of red eyes glaring at him from behind the bars. The Nine-Tailed Fox, Kyuubi, loomed large and terrifying, its immense form barely contained by the cage.

Despite the fear coursing through him, Naruto stood his ground, his eyes meeting the beast's."W-where am I?" Naruto stammered, trying to keep his voice steady.

"You are inside your own mind," the Kyuubi replied, its voice a mixture of amusement and malice. "I am the Nine-Tailed Fox, sealed within you by the Fourth Hokage. And now, you are here." as kyuubi introduced himself

Naruto's fear was momentarily overshadowed by his curiosity and determination. "Why did they do this to me? Why do they hate me so much?" he demanded, his young voice trembling with emotion.

The Kyuubi's eyes narrowed, and it let out a low, rumbling chuckle and replied "Because you are my vessel, boy. They see me when they look at you. But you are not me, Naruto Uzumaki."

"So they harm me thinking they are harming you?" asked naruto innocently

"Indeed my boy, your intelligence is quite high for your age and don't worry I am already healing you as you are now on your way back to your hokage with that weasel anbu." said kyuubi

"Thank you for healing me" said naruto

"Think nothing of it boy after all if you die, I will die as well" said kyuubi with a slight growl

"Still Thank you and I hope you don't mind if I rest here" asked naruto and sat cross-legged in front of the cage receiving a raised eyebrow from kyuubi as naruto is relaxing in front of him.

"Aren't you afraid of me boy?" asked kyuubi as he wanted to clear his confusion.

"hm! I don't know" replied naruto

"do you know who I am and stil doesn't fear me?" asked kyuubi while glared at naruto who looked back dead in his eyes and his reply caught kyuubi off-guard as he was shocked.

"Because you are misunderstood." was naruto's reply

The shock which was clearly visible on kyuubi's is now quickly replaced by anger. "What did you just say? choose your next words carefully brat" kyuubi growled out in anger.

Naruto wasted no time in answering, "In all the books I have read, they described you as a being of pure hatred. But that is only a one sided understanding, isn't it?", he asked with a sad smile.

Before Kyuubi could answer, Naruto continued, "Humans fear what they can't understand. The foremost aspect of your personality that they have seen is hatred, which, while a big part of you, conceals the being underneath that can feel emotions just like us. Isn't that right Kyuubi?"

Kyuubi was astounded at the amount of understanding his host showed towards him is already surpassing what his previous host did. Perhaps he could….

"What do you want?" asked kyuubi as he narrowed his eyes in anticipation of what will be the next words naruto will speak.

Naruto looked at him with his azure blues, reminding Kyuubi of another similar pair that looked at him fearlessly before sealing him.

"If you wouldn't mind", a hesitant smile appeared on Naruto's face as he asked, "Would you be my friend?"

Kyuubi was truly stupefied at the request. For the first time, in centuries of his existence, someone had asked if they could be his friend, hell even his previous host did not asked for his friendship even though they had an understanding. Naruto saw that the Kyuubi was surprised and for the Kyuubi, if Naruto's request was not surprising enough, he was totally blown away by what Naruto did next.

Naruto got up from his spot and walked, into the cage. He walked up close and offered a fist towards him, inviting the fox for fust bump he introduced himself.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and it's nice to meet you"

Kyuubi had abandoned all signs of remaining composed and was openly gaping at Naruto. But he composed himself quickly and gave a sincere smile to Naruto.

"My name is kurama and it's nice to meet you too, Naruto" said kyuubi and put his fist on naruto's tiny fist.

As soon as both fist connected, the cage keeping kyuubi at bay disappeared and a bright light engulfed the area forcing both kyuubi and naruto to close their eyes.

When the light down, kurama and naruto heard a voice from behind.

"I always believed that my son has what it takes to befried the nine tails but I never expected this to happen this early" said a male voice which naruto didn't recognized at all.

"Off-course he's my son dattebane" said a female voice which naruto thought he heard somewhere but where he didn't know.

"Go meet your parents naruto" said kurama as he took his position behind naruto and put his mouth on his paws and made himself comfortable.

"Hello son..."

(A/N)

- There you have it guys, first chapter of my very first fanfiction of naruto which I recently finished watching and I fell in love with it.

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