Humans are idiots.
Even if I hadn't thought that before, these idiots aren't doing themselves any favors now. Did they really think that emotionally abusing a child would stop him from lashing out with emotion-based powers?
Idiots.
I can somewhat excuse ignorance. If they do not understand the source of my powers or the fine intricacies of fuuinjutsu, then they are only reacting the best way they know how. But isn't it a common belief in this village that I am a monster of pure hatred and rage? In that case, why would they think hatred would do anything other than invigorate me? Why would it not occur to at least some of them would think that they are only feeding me or encouraging this so-called "demon child" to learn how to harness it?
Even more stupid is to think that I am actually possessing this child. Ha! If I were possessing him, and behaved as they expected, then their precious Lord Fourth was an idiot for sealing me in a vessel capable of movement and chakra control. If he truly wanted to completely block me off from the world, a rock would have been a much more suitable vessel. How does one possess that which is not alive? If this child were truly possessed, I would have forcibly dragged him out of this village. Perhaps not to kill him and escape, but to give him a chance to live his own life without this farce. I value my own freedom greatly, but I am immortal. This child will be lucky to live a century, and the world will not die in that time. I can wait, and he has done nothing to me of his own accord.
Is it not ironic, that the supposed "monster" will treat a child better than his fellow "empathetic" and "morally developed" humans?
I suppose that grief follows no logic but its own.
Still, I see no reason for this child to be left alone. His seal is deteriorating, if slowly. I will wear away at it until we can communicate, then hold it together just enough to keep from killing him. He will need support to weather the difficult life ahead of him.
I am not the best support, but it would be better than nothing. There is no reason for a child who has done nothing to me to suffer, so I will minimize his suffering until he does something to deserve it.
It will take some time before I can reach out, but time is irrelevant.
I can wait.
A/N - I've got this idea for a way bigger fic, but it's gonna take a lot of time to plan stuff out and I really want to explore different facets of specific characters. I'm thinking of doing a series of short one-shots from the perspective of specific characters. Kurama's easily one of my favorites, so I thought I'd start with my version of him. A bit different from canon, but I really like the idea of Kurama having a more constructive relationship with kid Naruto