Newest story by the one, the only, Hail the Wolves! Okay so, INFO ON THE STORY!!
Summary: Naruto runs out of Konohagakure and gets lost. When found by a mysterious pair, his entire world is changed when he is trained into who he was meant to be.
Blonde, sun-kissed hair could be seen running through the streets, dodging through alleyways in attempt to escape the small crowd that was chasing him. The group seemed to be carrying two things in their hands; everyone had a bottle of some kind and then the other contained some sort of a weapon.
Racing through streets lined with garbage cans, passing streets that the small eight year old knew all too well. Streets that a child should not really know.
Startled ocean blue eyes darted back and forth, looking for an opening in his surroundings. Right, left, then right again. No matter how many times he turned, Naruto couldn't shake the crowd behind him.
Normally, people were too frightened to even approach the young boy. But once in awhile, a group of drunks would get the idea in their heads to kill the demon child. The group seemed to expand as Naruto grew older, as though they thought that more people should come along to make sure the demon child died.
Naruto was so confused. He had just come home from the Academy, happy that he finally was on his path to becoming a ninja. On the path to earn the respect of everyone in the village. Then a person had started to stalk him. Then, another had joined him. Soon, quite a few people were behind him. Naruto had begun to run, and the group followed, yelling things like "demon" and "bastard child" after him.
Naruto was thrust back into the present by more yells that seemed to be getting closer. He wound through more and more streets, narrowly avoiding ambushes from more drunks who had decided to wait around corners for him.
He turned onto the main road of Konoha, pounding down the street with his head down, not noticing where he was going. It was dark, and being so short, went unnoticed by anyone somehow, even though the group was still searching for him. He was approaching the main gate, but with his head down, he didn't notice. His stature keeping him below the desk of the lazy graveyard shift Chuunin gatekeepers, he ran straight out of the gate, unaware of how this small act would change his life forever.
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The young boy was tired, that was sure. What would you expect when you are eight years old, had just been chased by a drunken horde, and had kept running straight out of the village out of fear of getting caught and beaten?
But now there was a different problem and a lot more difficult to deal with. He was lost in the woods, not sure where to go or where to turn. Naruto was scared, not sure if he was ever going to be able to get back home. And he was getting tired, and instinct told him that it would be a good idea to just find shelter for the night and then go looking for home later. Yes, that would have to suffice for now.
Naruto looked around for anywhere protected, whether it turned out to be a large hollow in a tree or a cave. It turned out to be the former. Naruto peeked around the unusually large tree, making sure nothing was near by. He crawled inside, moving dead leaves and other assorted things to make room for him. He turned around in a circle and lay down. Maybe it would all turn out to be a very disturbing dream. Yes, that was it. A dream.
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Two creatures prowled the woods near Konoha, their objective unknown. It was an odd pair indeed. One, and overly large wolf, who grey shaggy coat spoke directly of his heritage as a Grey Wolf. The other was a fox, his coat tinted copper with a white breast and a white tip on his tail. The wolf had his head up, looking at the surrounding area; the fox had his nose to the ground in the action of tracking a scent.
Suddenly the fox's ears perked up, and his nose left the ground. "Ookami-san, there is something interesting around here. Something I haven't smelled before, yet it smells familiar. Shall we check it out?"
The wolf's chocolate eyes were inquisitive, wondering what the next move would be. "Yes, I think that would be a good move Kitsune-san. I have a feeling this will be something we do not want to pass off," The wolf drew in the air threw his nose, quickly picking up the scent that the fox had pointed out. He was intrigued by this. It smelled like human, but… different. Like it was somehow tainted. The human part smelled fine, even pure. That was something rare these days. But the tainted part reeked of darkness. But Kitsune-san was drawn to it, drawn to the tainted part. Well, it only smelled tainted to him, so maybe it was different for him. But still they needed to check it out. Master would want them to.
The pair followed their noses to the source of the scent. What they shocked them. They saw a small boy, resting in the hollow of a rotting out tree, covered in cuts and bruises. The two looked at each other and the wolf said,
"Master will want to hear about this."
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So this is my next story. It's a little vague here I know, but don't worry; I know what I'm doing. So, I hope you enjoy!