Hello all, this is my first story, and im only doing it because of friends incessant nagging. Also, I don't really care if you flame me, but constructive criticism will be appreciated. So ya, enjoy.

The Art of Killing Intent

It was a cold night in Konoha. Cloud-covered stars and the lack of a moon made for a dark night, for which Naruto was grateful for, seeing as it would help him sneak back to his ratty apartment undetected. He was close, about three blocks away when he heard a shout.

"I FOUND HIM! THE DEMON BRAT IS OVER HERE!"

'Shit!' Naruto cursed and immediately bolted. Trying to get home as fast as possible before a mob could catch him. He could already feel the KI of the pursuing civilians, weak though it may be, in a large number it added up. Then, a noticeably stronger KI was added to the mix, signifying a ninja joining in the pursuit.

'Dammit!' He knew his odds had decreased a lot now.

He was close now, almost home when three ninja appeared in front of him, blocking his way. With the mob at his back and the ninja at his front, there was no where he could go.

Naruto glared at the ninja with hatred in his eyes, knowing what would come next.

"Ha! We have you now filthy Demon!"

"Let's see you try to get away stupid demon brat!"

"Now you're going to pay for killing my daughter!"

The crowd approached and Naruto knew fighting back would just make it worse. Curling into a ball all he could do was wait for the bastards to start. The crowd circles around him, kicking and punching, stabbing and screaming.

Katon: Yaketa kūki!(1)

The mob backs off, away from the super-heated air spewed from the lungs of the murderous ninja. His skin starts to bubble and it takes all he has not to scream. His body is writhing on the ground uncontrollably. An agonized shriek escapes his four year old body and the mob of civilians cheer.

"You're finally going to die now you damn demon!"

Someone in a frenzy braves the searing air and runs up to his small body and lands a kick to the back of his head. His body slumps and stops moving. His screams cut off immediately, and his skin continues to burn. The sound of the mob gets farther and farther away, along with the pain, and the last thing he notices before everything goes black is the KI.

Naruto drifts awake, and notices the absence of pain, his eyes shoot open and he looks around.

'I wonder why they didn't kill me? Troublesome bastards just dropped me off in some god-forsaken sewer'

He would soon find out how right he was on the last part.

He started walking in the only direction he could, it seemed like he was walking for hours when he hit a dead end. Sighing, he turned around only to see a massive room with a huge cage in it. Startled he slowly approached the cage; all he could see was darkness behind its behemoth bars.

A massive voice boomed out "SEEMS YOU FINALLY FOUND ME STUPID CHILD, TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE YOUR OWN PITIFULL MINDSCAPE."

"You are the Kyuubi aren't you? It only made sense after all. With the fact he was born on the day the Kyuubi attacked and everyone calling him demon, it seemed almost obvious now.

"THAT WAS QUICK LITTLE HUMAN, PERHAPS YOU AREN'T AS STUPID AS THOSE OTHER VILLAGERS"

"Damn right I'm not! Don't ever compare me to them!" He hated them with every fiber in his being. He hated all of Konoha.

The demon fox was startled, the boy was releasing KI without meaning to, that wouldn't be surprising, even civilians can do that, what was surprising was the magnitude of it. Still that was nothing to the fox.

"CALM YOURSELF KIT. I HAVE DECIDED TO TEACH YOU. YOU WILL BE MY INSTRUMENT OF HATE, AND I CAN'T HAVE YOU CONTINUING TO BE SO WEAK, IT'S EMBARRASSING TO ME, THE GREATEST OF ALL DEMONS."

"As long as it means I will grow strong enough to one day crush Konoha and all that live within I will gladly learn whatever you have to teach, Kyuubi. What will you be teaching me, if I may ask?"

"I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO BE A NINJA AND I WILL ALSO GRANT YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF SOMETHING FORGOTTEN, WIPED OUT FOR THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS. SOMETHING YOU SEEM TO HAVE AN INANE TALENT FOR. SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME GROW TO MY CURRENT MAGNIFICENT STRENGTH, SOMETHING TAKEN FOR GRANTED, THAT EVEN THE KAGES ARE AMATEURS AT. THE LOST ART OF KILLING INTENT."

Naruto bowed, dreaming of the day he crushed Konoha with the demons teachings.

"Thank you, Kyuubi-sensei."

1) translate to Burnt air.

I know it was a short chapter but the story will be quite epic in length and i plan to update frequently. let me know how it was

peace out