Ch 1

Note basics of this Fanfic: Pairings are unknown, and the pairing with Naruto will be, no parings at all besides the little flings here and there, it will be adventure based, delving maybe only a little into the main canon but not so much if probably not at all actually. There will be OCs and a lot of them along with a lot of crossovers that will be made into the Naruto adventure series. I will also try to use non main characters, or mostly canon characters that get over looked.

"Naruto!"

The name echoed throughout the giant two story manor, the wooden walls vibrated from the great voice as a man stood out near the railing from his inner home. The giant house was unique to the rest of the manors in the village, there were rooms like a normal home, and all was located around the hallways and building walls but, there was a giant section from the middle of the manor that ranged from a giant square. This section contained a garden and a pond which forced the manor to be constructed around it, forming what seemed like a fortress wall guarding this inner sanctum.

On the second floor, there were railings to ensure safety, but it was for the common folk who did enter, although if it was a ninja, most safety measurements weren't necessary.

The man's hand reached back and pushed away his long bright blonde hair. His face was annoyed before he sighed out as the cool air from the morning still meant it was pretty early.

"That lazy son of mine," he mumbled to himself as he pushed himself away from the railing and continued on with his search.

When the light started to glow on the horizon, the mysterious man had to stop and stare at the scenery before he thought back to his son, 'Years and years of training, and still, he shows no progress,' his eyes became dull as he took the time to stare out into the courtyard, watching as the rays of light soon touched the little pond and the tree around the area as he was beginning to feel the morning breeze that fluttered towards him that it made his cape flap before him.

Ever since the death of his wife, he was forced to raise his son alone. Often times, he had to assign a sort of sitter to watch the child because of his work. Most of the cases, he didn't come home at times just so he could check if everything was running smoothly in the village but he should have known it might not have had a good effect on the boy.

A sigh escaped his throat once more, 'Kushina, I don't know if I am raising him properly,' he thought saddened as he spotted a figure in the center of the courtyard. It was his son Naruto, sitting under the shade of the tree. He watched his son as his eyes grew sad. The boy was reading a scroll it seems, studying hard at his age so young.

'Ten years old and still,' the Hokage had shaken that thought away before taking the path that led to the courtyard, even though the option to jump over the rail was still available to him.

Through the years, he watched in darkness as his son grew up, often the quiet boy just locking himself in his room, reading his books or scrolls. It confused him though, with all the boy had read, why was his academy grades so low? It was a mystery to him but what worried him the most was the boy's social behavior. Naruto didn't socialize, he would rather read a book or stay quiet to himself, rather than talk to other kids his age.

As he stepped onto the grass of the courtyard and his footsteps where a couple steps away from his son, there was still one thought that brought a smile to his face, 'he still has a friend though, sometimes as quiet as him if not timid actually,' he thought of the young Hyuuga girl, 'she too lost her mother.'

He stopped in front of his son, watching as the scroll the boy was reading was placed on top of the boy's face. There was a low snooze electing to be the only sound that came from the boy as the Hokage couldn't stop the twitch of his eye before realizing the boy was sleeping.

"Na-ru-to," his voice was slightly aggravated as he was set on awaking the child…

Naruto felt the scroll on top of him suddenly fall off as his eyes slowly opened. A yawn escaped his throat as he stared up before finding the scolding look on his father's face.

"Eh," the boy twitched in surprise, suddenly wide awake before standing up to attention as he faced his father.

"Hurry and change, you will be late for the academy Naruto," the Hokage skipped the scolding; it was already no use as the boy nodded.

"Alright Minato," Naruto relaxed his shoulder before walking away; ignoring the pained look on his father's face, "best not to disappoint them," he stared back before finally leaving.

The Hokage stood there with his hands falling to his side as his eyes seemingly grew tired. 'Not once had he called me father,' he thought sadly, staring up into the tree. It might have been his fault, the way most people had expected a lot from the Hokage's son and the way he had been hiring tutors for the boy. 'Maybe taking advice from Hiashi wasn't a good idea,' he sighed before he sensed a presence.

A ninja who was wearing a mask covering his face appeared by his side as he spoke, "My Lord, you are needed at your office."

Minato stared at the ninja curiously…

…Scene Change…

A blonde boy was seen walking through the quiet early mornings of the village. The street was calm and peaceful, only a few stood outside their homes or shops, sweeping or going about the start of their day. The boy's attitude seemed slacked as he made no attempts to greet back the villagers who greeted him, is was as if he was lost in his own little world, something that most people if asked would agree on.

'A seal is able to create an alternate space for weapons or items, a sort of new dimension' Naruto remembered his readings and tried to recall his studies as he repeated it in his head, taking out the important info, 'time in the seals are different, depending on what kind is written, the symbols for time, and the symbols for world each have different ways of being written,' he pondered for a moment, his hands in his pocket seemed to be playing with something, "so, what exactly is the limit of space? Is it the symbol or the chakra?" he whispered to himself before spotting the Academy in the distance.

He sighed before heading towards the place, "two more years then I'll be out," he said while thinking back to his past.

Years and years of studying did not go without waste. Ninja techniques, chakra concentration, and what not, he knew more than he let on. It started long ago that he decided to keep his talents hidden, especially with so many people who had high expectations of him, he just quit trying to impress others and instead, he rather concentrated on growing stronger without anyone knowing. Still, in his heart, there was a dream he wanted to fulfill, what he really wanted to do was to venture out of this place, travel the continent, see new sites and just be a modern day explorer.

He had studied a lot in the Namikaze manor, the galore of books, scrolls, and even a few techniques hidden behind blood seals. He had taken notes, stored them inside the seals he had created in his body and read upon them daily hoping for the day he was free from this place.

Still, it was not as if he hated the place. He loved it here, he was born in this village it's just the stories he heard from his godfather Jiraiya, the travels and adventures, it had filled him with so much curiosity for the outside world. His father though, he knew how much it hurt him calling him by just his first name but the way he grew up, it was awkward enough being around him, they just never really showed emotions, it felt as if he was someone that had to be looked after, never truly like a son even though he cared deeply for him.

He sighed again before arriving in front of the door to his classroom, "another boring day…"

…Scene Change…

Minato arrived at his office through the large doors before meeting the informer ninja who was waiting for him. He instructed him to proceed while he still kept the pace to his chair.

The ninja bowed before speaking, "my Lord, the forest near the outskirts of the village are slowly dying, I've already sent several men to find the source of the problem but," the ninja seemed stumped, "we cannot locate the source."

"Aren't there any chakra residue around the area?" Minato questioned because he had personally checked the area himself before "If there is, tell me why it is hard to trace that to its source?"

"Sir," the ninja's voice was apologetic, "this chakra, its different from the normal ones we've encounter."

"How so?" Minato asked curiously.

"This is chakra is tainted with demonic essence, tracking it down is impossible due to the sheer power from our scans," Minato looked alarmed at this as the ninja spoke gravely, "we would normally try to find the source but with the chakra actually destroying our scanners, it is almost impossible unless we get a hold on stronger equipment, plus, even this demonic chakra is giving most of our seasoned veterans headaches just being around it too much."

The Hokage pondered, wondering what he would do about this problem. He knew this problem had been going on now for several years, they just didn't notice it until the beginning of this year when it started to affect the vegetation around the area.

"Then we must find better equipment," Minato ordered, "I don't care how much it costs, keeping checking; we need to solve this problem at once. The local village farmers will have a hard time if this continues on and if the ninjas are getting a headache, try special suits in that area or try switching out ninjas every hour. If worse comes to worse, treat it as if it was poison."

"Yes my Lord," the ninja bowed low, taking in his orders, "at once," he disappeared as Minato sighed and reclined on his chair.

He couldn't rest long before another ninja appeared into his room; it seemed he had urgent business, especially since this ninja was the one he had given a special mission, "Sir, I have finished the investigation."

Minato stood up, his mouth speaking, "well, whose orders was it to sabotage a fellow village's supplies?"

"Sir, it was one of the elder councilors my Lord," Minato appeared shocked at the info before his eyes hardened.

"Which one and why did these anbus obey this order?"

"Sir, as we speak, captain Hatake is capturing these rogue anbus and the councilor at the moment. It seems this councilor had his own army of anbus under his control and with the documents we've managed to obtain," the ninja handed them to Minato who quickly opened them and started skimming through it; "it seems he had been operating under your radar sir."

Minato narrowed his eyes, because within the documents were pictures, maps, and lists of names from other ninjas within his own village that had the elder Danzou's name attached to it. He slammed the documents on the table, "abducting children from the orphanages, training his own army," Minato stared at the ninja, "bring him to me, he will answer for his crimes. Get me Danzou now!"

"Yes my Lord," the ninja bowed, disappearing to fulfill the orders as Minato leaned back on his reclining chair that clearly had seen better days.

After tonight, there was going to be stacks of reports from several ninjas, along with other paperwork that he was already dreading, he knew he had a lot of work tonight. With that in mind, soberly, he reached the intercom on his desk, waiting for the beep until he heard a feminine voice from the other side speak out.

"Yes Lord Hokage, how may I assist you?"

"Yes," Minato placed his Hokage robe away before digging to his work, "can you please inform those in my manor that I will not be home for supper, and could you order me the usual, thanks," he clicked the speaker off as a sad look crossed his face. 'Another day in the office,' he thought depressed.

...Scene change…

The tapping of the chalkboard, the voice of Iruka sensei, the lectures, the 'oh' so boring lectures as Naruto twitched an eye, staring down at his note book filled with symbols.

As the class subject concentrated on one topic, Naruto thought of another as he continued to write on his notebook, 'if we store an item inside a seal, wipe the symbol thus destroying the connection, a similar seal could be created to recover the lost one,' he drew the pictures of two identical symbols before he sensed someone glancing at him from his right side.

He glanced to his right, catching the curiously peeking eyes of a Hyuuga girl who blushed at being caught before she had turned to face the board.

Naruto almost laughed there and then but decided against it, else he would get in trouble for disrupting class or what not by the teacher.

"So then, one of the laws of a ninja is…" Iruka turned to the class, his eyes landing on a blonde haired boy, "Naruto?"

"I don't know," the boy answered right away, not even sparing Iruka a glance as the class laughed.

Iruka sighed, placing his book down to his side, "come on Naruto, you should know one at least," he sensed the boy was hiding something as Naruto peered up, un too interested before shaking his head.

Iruka sighed, "See me after class," he turned around facing the board as he heard a sigh escaped the boy's throat.

It was many gruesome hours later that Naruto had to go through until class finally ended.

Now he stood half heartedly, hearing one of Iruka's lectures as he faced another direction.

"I've seen you read books, scrolls," Iruka walked back and forth speaking, "I know you are a lot smarter than this Naruto, I even confiscated on of your little doodles that were actually seals!," he stopped and faced the boy, staring down at the uncaring look, "tell me, what's bothering you, why do you never apply yourself in class?"

Naruto stared up at his sensei, the guy was kind hearted man and he respected that, but there was no problem really, he was just bored. Naruto shrugged as Iruka had to look down at him sadly before speaking, "ok then Naruto, and just know I'll always be here if you need anything."

Naruto nodded, "so I can leave?"

Iruka sat back on his chair, "yes you can," Naruto started heading out but stopped as Iruka spoke again, "Naruto, take care of yourself, not because you are the son of the Hokage but so you can become a strong ninja of the Leaf."

It was hard to reply to something like that as Naruto briefly nodded in thanks before finally exiting.

The sun kissed blonde haired boy walked out of the academy, hands in his pocket and a not too serious face. He spotted the Hyuuga girl again, leaning against the wall, waiting for him as she soon glanced up, flushing as she spotted him before heading his way.

"You know Naruto," she spoke in that quiet voice while falling in step as Naruto smiled at how soft her voice sounded, "he wouldn't pick on you if you answered a few questions," she glanced up at him as Naruto shrugged in response.

"One question leads to another, Hinata" Naruto placed a hand up in a stopping motion, "I'd rather stop it when it starts," he placed his hand back into his pocket and they continued walking on.

Hinata grew sad at that comment, she worried over Naruto's attitude, he just didn't try hard at anything, even in the martial art classes, Naruto ended up in the lowest rankings, she didn't know if he wasn't trying or if he was just weak. She shook her head from that thought; she guessed he was just distracted, "Naruto," she stared down, a question in her mind as Naruto stared down curiously at her, "is it because we are to be…"

Naruto placed a hand on her mouth, shushing her and from the contact, it made the girl turn red as Naruto stared ahead before taking out a paper filled with symbols, "listen, I told you before that I don't hate it or like it," he handed the paper to a confused Hinata as Naruto said, "we're still too young, I like you and all but," Naruto shook his head before directing Hinata to concentrate her chakra onto the paper.

Hinata knew that was a sensitive topic, it seemed that her father and Naruto's own decided on an arrange marriage between the two of them, whatever the reason, they didn't know but there was no getting out of it as they both seemed forced into this whole relationship, even though they were still just kids. They just received the news months ago.

They stopped walking for a moment as she concentrated on her chakra, sent a little of it pulsing out into the paper before watching in amazement as several seals glowed blue on the surface of the paper before the paper itself suddenly flew out of her hand and puffed into a small burst of smoke. It floated slowly in the air and landed softly onto her hand.

"N-Naruto," she blushed, staring at the paper lily that now lay at the palm of her hands, "how did you do this?" she admired the texture of it, different from how a hand would craft the origami but still just as good, if not better.

Naruto shrugged as they approached the Hyuuga mansion, "just something I picked up," he gave her a low smile before the Hyuuga guards spotted them.

They both departed from each other, Naruto waving a good bye to the girl who had waved as well maybe a bit too enthusiastically for him.

While traveling home, he made his way to a little space hidden from the crowd as he briefly sensed around him, noticing no one was around before he lifted his hands up in a seal, "this is way better," he concentrated before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

It took a few more leaps with the body flicker technique, and several poof of smoke before he appeared inside the center of his manor which would be the courtyard. Calmly, he walked inside his home. One of the servants that worked there spotted him before calling out to he boy.

"Young master,"

Naruto stopped at the voice before nodding to the servant who continued to speak.

"I'm sorry to inform you but your father will not be coming home tonight, there are urgent matters he must attend to in the Hokige office, would you like us to prepare your supper soon?"

It wasn't a surprise that his father would be out, late at the office. It has happened many times before in the past that Naruto wasn't so bothered by it, besides, he was the Hokage, it was expected of the man.

"It's ok, I'll eat elsewhere tonight"

"As you wish young Namikaze," the servant bowed as Naruto sighed and decided to go where he always went to at times like this.

He travelled quickly using the body flicker until finally arriving at a clearing that spot that was filled with dummies and targets. He sat on the grass before lifting up his hand. A seal glowed on his palm before a kunai suddenly appeared in the air, he caught it. Lazily, he watched one of the dummy targets in front of him before tossing the kunai towards it. With a thud, the kunai hit the target; a bull's-eye on the dummy's face as Naruto sighed and proceeded to lay back to stare up at the orange skies.

The stubby little grass around the area made swish noise, as if someone was stepping on them. Naruto heard and before he knew it, his smirk just started to appear on his face once the footsteps had gotten louder as if someone was approaching him.

The footsteps stopped a few inches from Naruto as he heard a feminine sigh escape of whoever's throat that was.

"And you come here again," she said, her voice wasn't really surprised, more like mediocre, used to it.

Naruto glanced up, spotting her brown hair buns and Chinese outfit as she moved towards the target, pulling out the kunai he had tossed earlier.

"So, your father not coming home tonight?" she questioned before tossing the kunai towards Naruto's body.

The boy closed his eyes as the kunai landed inches away from his cheek before he sat up and took the weapon off of the ground.

"Nah," Naruto grinned as he played with the kunai for a bit, twirling it around his finger, "I just wanted to see your pretty face," he chuckled as he saw a scowl and a feint blush land on her cheeks before she turned away.

"Grow up Naruto," she spoke in irritation before taking out a scroll and then proceeded on summoning a batch of kunai.

Naruto stood up and leaned against the trees, "Sorry Tenny" he watched as she twitched an eye, staring back at him dangerously.

"It's Tenten," she said aggravated before placing her hands on her hips and facing the boy, "you come here every time there's a problem; it's become annoyingly hard for me to train with you around."

Naruto shrugged, Tenten watched in surprise as the kunai he was holding suddenly disappeared in a burst of smoke as the boy walked towards her.

"I dun no, for some reason I feel trapped in this place," he jumped on a log, balancing himself for a bit as Tenten calmly sat down on top of one of the stumps around the area. In the past, she had met the boy here practicing his accuracy with the throwing knives. It impressed her the way he had thrown it, that, she thought it would be alright to train with the boy. It was slow but reluctantly, she did call the boy a friend and a little part of her cared for him.

Every time Naruto had spare time, he would come here, especially if he had a problem or if his father didn't come home…it was sad really.

"Why Naruto?" Tenten asked while resting her head on the palm of her hands in which the elbows leaned on top of her legs, "you're the son of the Hokage, and you have a lot more freedom than most of us."

"Yeah," Naruto jumped up, landing in a spot near Tenten before replying, "that's true, so I guess I'm not entitled to have any problems," his voice sounded a bit bitter in the end as Tenten sighed.

"Come on Naruto," Tenten glancing down at the boy who sat next to her, leaning his back on the stump she sat on, "what's the matter with you?"

Naruto peered up at her before lifting one hand up and staring at it for a moment, "I'm engaged."

Tenten fell from her stump, a shocking expression on her face as she stood up, staring at the boy in surprise, "WHAT!"

Naruto rubbed at his ear, "it's this arranged marriage my father and the Hyuuga leader planned from the beginning of last year, we've only been informed a few months back."

Tenten schooled herself, sitting back on the stump, "wow, is that why you're so down?"

He stared up again, his face distracted as he replied, "I don't hate the girl in fact, I can possibly see myself falling for a person like her," he smiled softly, "she's kind, soft spoken, pretty cute, and well…"

Tenten watched Naruto's cheeks suddenly had a red tint to them, "And she has really soft skin."

"You pervert," she muttered while gently smacking the boy's head.

"So then, what's the problem?" Tenten asked again as Naruto sighed before turning back to her.

"We're both forced into this, we haven't even lived yet, never really known if we truly would be together at the end," Naruto seemed stressed as he said it, "to be forced like this, I hate it really."

"Oh, so you just hate this whole arrange marriage?"

Naruto shook his head, "before that, there were all these expectations of me," he said annoyed, "I grew tired of it, I just want to get out of here, explore you know?"

Tenten nodded, a lot of people wanted to do that, "you only have two more years until you graduate, just wait."

The boy scoffed at that, "two more years and then I'll be assigned my squad, more people who will still look after me," Naruto stood up, his eyes staring longingly at the distance, "no, I want to go out there and explore, unguided by anyone."

"Well the only way you'll do that is if you're a missing ninja," Tenten stared at him curiously, "is that what you want?"

Naruto sighed, dejected from his dream, "no," he kicked at a rock before placing his hands in his pocket, "anyways, I wonder if Hinata wishes she could see other people."

"Hinata?" Tenten questioned before asking, "Is that the name of the girl you have to wed?"

Naruto smiled, "yup, Lady Hyuuga Hinata," he sighed, "my future wife," he said it not too excited as Tenten shook her head. She scooted next to the boy who noticed her approach while she also gave him a comforting smile.

Naruto paused for a moment, watching as the sun was quickly setting and night was approaching, "I guess I am being selfish," Tenten watched him in surprise as Naruto smiled sadly at her, "I was already chosen a wife even when we both might have ended up with someone else in the end."

"Really, someone else?" Tenten asked curiously as Naruto nodded, placing his hand out and counting.

"There is this pretty pink haired girl in class that I don't mind getting to know, heck I wouldn't mind getting to know her blonde haired friend as well," Tenten rolled her eyes at the boy. He sound just like some one going through puberty she supposed before suddenly she found Naruto staring at her, his finger scratching his nose, "I even thought about asking you out a few times…"

"W-what?" Tenten grew red, that was an unexpected answer. She was shocked as she watched Naruto sigh defeated before facing away from her.

She scolded her emotions before coughing onto her hand, "well that is sweet of you but how would you know I would agree to it, I am older than you."

Naruto shrugged, "that's the fun part of asking people out," he glanced at her, and his eyes seemed to sparkle, "you'll never know."

She felt herself blush again as Naruto started walking off again, "I'll see you around Tenten," she watched as he moved away before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

It still surprised her that he was able to do a technique like that, she knew Naruto was stronger than he was letting on before she sighed and stared back at the target, who knew, she might have said yes if he ever had asked her out…

He arrived at a small retreat in the back of the Hyuuga manor. A luscious place filled with a few tall trees, a grassy field, and a koi pond in the center with a bridge nearby. If there was one thing he had to complement the Hyuuga on, it was the scenery of the area.

His foots crept quietly through the grass as he heard a small dripping splash come from the pond. Slowly, he hid behind a tree before sticking his head out, watching as a small petite figure sat on the side of the pond, her hands throwing bread crumbs onto the surface while watching as the fishes swam up to the surface just to catch the food.

He smiled, watching her continue for a moment before a frown adorned her face. Her eyes seemed sad as Naruto wondered what was wrong, she started speaking.

"This is silly, I should be happy to be engaged to Naruto, shouldn't I," she laid on the grass, her eyes still staring at the pond as Naruto suddenly leaned against the tree, listening in.

"I just wonder if maybe," she seemed hesitant as she spoke, "just maybe he could show some emotions, or be as strong as a few other classmates," she paused before shaking her head, "no, I'm being too selfish, Naruto is a kind person," she blushed as she took out that paper flower he had given her, "and sweet too," she stood up, brushing away the dirt from her kimono, "I had better tell Kiba that I am engaged so he would stop his approaches," she said with firm resolve as she headed out of the area, walking up the bridge and entering her manor.

Naruto sighed as he stared up at the tree while his body still leaned against the tree, it was no secret that mutt boy had a crush on Hinata, often times he would see a jealous glare thrown his way when Hinata had made him lunch or done something nice for him.

Naruto decided he wouldn't get his free meal from the Hyuuga manor and decided to just go back to his studies in a secluded spot outside the village, away from eyes and a few enquiring people. He moved, disappearing into the darkness.

…Elsewhere…

"I will be free," it spoke in a deep voice that meant every word as its body thrashed against the chains that held it. The seals glowed, stinging its body before the giant creature fell to the floor.

"And to think," a small blue fire orb of light suddenly appeared in front of it, dangling back and forth as if dancing while the bluish red flames sparkled in the air, "I have to depend on someone to free me," the orb of fire shot off, leaving the cave as the creature narrowed its eyes and waited patiently.

…Outskirts of Leaf Village…

Naruto peered closely at the scroll he had copied from his father's secret stash. He began taking notes, trying to understand the details of his father's most famous techniques. He had finally figured out the seals to his father's blood warded room with years of practice, but it wasn't as hard as he thought it would be. Mostly just blood seals he had to go through in which he assumed his father wasn't too concerned that he would be able to find a way inside.

That was part of the perks of hiding your talents Naruto guessed as he continued to write down notes, reading how this technique actually uses the whole dimensional space to travel. A user actually teleports, using these shifts in the dimensional spaces to travel through and land in a targeted area, just like a summoning technique. His father was a genius for figuring out a way of doing this without becoming stuck or losing a body part.

Naruto lifted up his right arm, watching as several seals appeared on his forearm heading down his arm before he slid a finger across them one at a time before stopping on a certain seal, he released as a cloud of smoke appeared and a scroll landed.

Naruto took the scroll, opening it up as well, briefly glancing at a certain line before turning back to the notes to his father's famous technique. There were some things that he didn't understand but in time, he would master it.

He lifted the scrolls up, sealing them back into the proper places in his body before he stared ahead into the dark forest, "so, let's do that technique shall we?" he asked himself before placing his hand forward and concentrating on his chakra.

Energy gathered, swirling in his hand as Naruto continued to concentrate.

'First step,' he watched as it swirled in place, an orb shape formed as Naruto nodded, 'complete.'

'Second step,' the technique started to wobble momentarily as Naruto started forcing the shape to stabilize. It continued to wobble as Naruto started to sweat; he placed his other hand on his arm, trying hard to keep the energy from the attack inside. 'Come on,' he was sweating now as the glow from the attack started to increase, a bad sign as he pushed harder, compressing, compressing. It stopped with the light suddenly fading back to the center as Naruto let out a breath of relief. His chakra suddenly spiked as the light grew bright again as Naruto swore before the technique backfired, exploding in his face and sending him flying towards a tree. His body slammed back as he let out several coughs, trying to regain his breath.

"I guess," he coughed again, picking himself back up, "I need to work on it more," he grinned before wondering what was next on his list.

"Alright," he formed a crossed shaped seal, "let's try…" he stopped as he spotted a light coming from the forest. His stance changed, turning to normal as he curiously watched as the little light flickered, moving around in a manner that most lamps usually weren't carried.

"What is…" it suddenly appeared, popping out of the forest as if it sensed he was there while Naruto had to observe strangely at the little ball of fire. It didn't seem to be harmful, even though Naruto hadn't seen something like this before, although, he though he read a blue ball of fire from somewhere before.

"Well hello?" he greeted as the fire hopped up and down before encircling around him, he had to chuckle, "you're an interesting fellow."

It stopped moving before flying back into the forest. It stopped near the edges, as if waiting for him.

"You want me to follow you?" he asked.

The light flew up and down, as if answering with a yes before Naruto nodded. He didn't know where it would take him, or what he would find, but he grew excited as he followed the fire into the forest.

He watched the bluish flame sparkled in their journey, a smile on his face as it bopped up and down, lighting the path. "So I take it you can't talk?" he asked as it moved left to right, like shaking a head.

His eyes stared up at the trees that seemed to have lost their leaves, a curious look on his face as he continued observing. The trees in the area appeared to have withered and the ground he stepped on, it felt dry and arid, he looked up at the ball of fire that lit the path ahead, he realized then that this place was dead.

'I have never been this far down the forest,' he thought as he continued to follow the light while examining the dead forest, 'why is everything withering away?'

He saved his questions to himself as he walked further down the path, wondering where he was going. Several minutes later, he spotted a cave opening ahead, he saw a seal on the cave entrance that appeared to have withered away just like the surroundings.

The fire glowed as it entered the cave while Naruto curiously placed his hand on the faded seal, "how long was this placed up?" he asked, spotting the old brownish color on the paper seal before deciding to enter the dark cave.

His steps echoed off as Naruto spotted the stalagmites and stalactites that permeated the area, giving this place off as a mouth of a demon beast. He spotted ahead; a light glowed off into the heart of the cave as Naruto felt warmth coming from the light.

He watched as the ball of light suddenly zoomed by him, quickly shooting off towards the light. Naruto was taken back as he reached out, "hey, wait up," he spoke before chasing after it.

He ran towards the light, spotting the clearing as he wondered what he would find at the end. Naruto ran across, stopping as he stood in front of the opening as his feet skidded to a halt. His blue eyes widened as he spotted a creature that he had only read in stories.

Tied up by chains as seals covered the entire area, it was a giant fox like demon, and it appeared either dead or asleep.

The nostrils suddenly flared, taking in the air around it as the eyes opened slightly, widening as if adjusting before turning back into slits as it narrowed onto the young boy.

"Finally," its deep voice spoke as the chains around it rustled on the floor, "someone has come."

Naruto fell back, his mouth opened wide as he stared at the giant demon, "w-who are you?"

The red demon eyes only stared at the boy as a low chuckle had been released…

…Scene Change…

In the Leaf village, Danzou stood inside his prison, a scowl on his lips as he stared out before chuckling, 'by the time they see the files, it would be too late, the Hyuuga girl and the legendary golden flash's son will be gone,' he smirked inside his prison cell…

Several ninjas stood outside the village walls, their faces hidden by their masks as they readily made their way up the walls, already the plan was in motion.

…Naruto…

"You boy," the demon tried to stand, only to fall to the floor as the seals glowed and the chains brought him down once more, "release me now," the creature demanded as the blonde boy seemed to have figured out what was going on.

Naruto overcame his brief shock before standing up, observing the seals placed on the chains as he walked up to one, "what are you?"

The creature struggled again as Naruto figured the seals would hold it down…it did, he watched the creature fall back, "little worm," it barked out as it struggled again, "oh how I would like to kill you."

Naruto glared back before turning back to the seal, "I recognize these seals, it's a variation on the types priests or priestess used to combat or seal away demons," Naruto rubbed at his chin as he stared back at the large fox demon, "why should I free you if you're just going to kill me?"

A low growl escaped the demon as it replied, "fine, I give you my word I will not kill you."

"Your word?" Naruto questioned non-believingly "How should I know if your word could be trusted?"

"You little," the creature calmed down, closing its eyes before speaking, "I will tell you a little secret about us kitsunes, if we break our word, we will endure suffering, and pain is something I do not wish to live with, now release me."

Naruto shook his head, "no."

"What!" The creature barked out as Naruto could feel a soul pulse of dark chakra come from the fox.

"I cannot have you destroying my village either," Naruto started walking away, "the way I see it, whoever placed this on you deemed you to be a threat, I should make sure the seals stay strong."

As Naruto was turning away, the demon's ears sagged as his eyes looked down, "I was attacked and bounded here," Naruto stopped before glancing back at the demon who appeared to be in great turmoil, "I am a kitsune that follows its own path, others won't help me, but I am still bound by my kin's laws."

Naruto stared at it curiously before taking a seat, he asked, "what kind of kitsune are you?"

The creature seemed more settled as it answered, "out of the celestial kins that follow Inari and the void kitsunes who follow the laws established by the ten tailed Lady, I am a wild kitsune or a Wind kitsune," it stared down at the boy whose body wasn't even matching the size of its head, "I cannot ask for help but I can tell you this," its face moved closer to the boy, "release me and you will earn my trust and loyalty," its red eyes stared into the boy's blue ones, "with my word, I will form a bond with you, now release me."

Naruto hesitantly stood up, staring at the creature before turning to the seal, "so you swear upon it, everything you say?"

The creature nodded as Naruto held a breath and wondered if he was doing the right thing, "ok," he formed several seals before sucking in his breath as the giant kitsune watched, its eyes hopeful, "dragon fire technique," Naruto blew out a stream of fire towards the seals…

…Scene change…

"The boy," the ninja whispered harshly to the others as they appeared in the room, "he's not here."

There was a squirming noise under one of the ninja's arms as a young Hyuuga heiress was seen, bounded and held as prisoner.

"Never mind," the leader out of the three turned outside "we need to leave; it is a matter of time before…"

They heard noises coming from outside as the ninjas nodded to each other before exiting the manor…

…Scene Change…

The Hokage heard the noises from outside as he stared out his window, "What's going on?" he said as suddenly several ninjas entered his office, he stared at them.

"Sir," one of them spoke, "we've already started searching but the Hyuuga daughter has been kidnapped."

Minato widened his eyes, "what, did you manage to trace their chakra?"

He nodded, "I am sorry sir but," he looked away ashamed, "the last trace we found was them heading towards your manor," Minato stood back, his heart stopped momentarily as the ninja stared up at him, "Naruto is also missing."

The Hokage clenched his fists before yelling out, "I want all ninjas to search for the kidnappers, don't lose sight of them do you understand, now go, go!"

They disappeared as Minato closed his eyes, if he caught up to these ninjas, he would make them pay. He disappeared in a golden flash.

…Scene Change…

Naruto awoke to the sound of a stream nearby. His hand grabbed his head as he wondered if he had been sleep walking again. He sat up, staring around at the dead leaves around him and the river that splashed with such a current that seemed so strong.

"Was that a dream?" he asked himself before he heard a giggle come from the dark forest in front of him.

He stood up, his arms out, preparing to attack if needed as from the darkness, something unexpected walked out.

It was a face of beauty as her exotic eyes entrapped Naruto. She swayed her way towards the boy as her lips smiled delicately. Her hair was blood red which matched her slit eyes and luscious lips while her dark kimono depicted of flowers and leaves.

"I see you like what you see?" her laugh was smooth and addicting as Naruto shook his head.

"Who are you?" he questioned, watching as she raised a brow.

"Do you not remember earlier?" her voice was enthralling as Naruto found himself snapping out of it before widening his eyes.

"Wait a minute," he stood there, slack jawed, and spoke "you're a girl?"

The creature laughed again, "neither," she suddenly appeared behind the boy, startling him as she placed her head down his shoulder. He flinched, moving away as she laughed again, "I am a demon, nothing more. Most of my kind prefer the role of a seductress, most people fall for it, weak minded men, or," it changed its appearance, changing into a male opposite of the beauty he just saw.

His voice became dark and crisped, "my powers have dimmed somewhat but, it will be restored in a few days."

Naruto preferred this look better; it didn't distract him as the creature suddenly stared at him, "so what now?" Naruto questioned as the creature seemingly sighed before replying.

"Now I guess I have to keep my word," his eyes glowed as they met Naruto's own, mesmerizing him as Naruto's eyes turned into slits and he felt a brief pain pass through him.

"Done," the creature stopped as Naruto fell to his knees, he felt a burning pain in his body as he stared up at the demon.

"W-what was that?" he questioned as the demon chuckled.

"Call upon me when you need help, otherwise," the demon waved off, "I'll be in my realm."

"Wait," Naruto saw the demon create some sort of portal before stopping and staring back at the boy.

"What is your name?"

The creature raised a brow before speaking, "you have not earned the right to know my real name," before Naruto could object, the demon spoke, "just call me as I am, a nine tailed demon fox or for short, Kyuubi," it turned back to the portal, disappearing as Naruto nodded, a bit excited at his new alliance.

The boy soon stood up with his body already adapting to the prickle of pain he felt. He soon decided to call it a night and head home, things were getting exciting for him, he wondered what this bargain would do for him in the future.

There was movement up ahead the river as Naruto heard low yelling. He looked up, spotting several ninjas who suddenly stopped to a halt in front of him, staring in disbelief at the boy as Naruto wondered who these people were.

He heard a muffled gasped before spotting Hinata bounded and being carried by one of the ninjas.

"Enemy ninjas," he spoke as his body tensed and his stance grew hostile.

"And to think we found the boy on our escape," the one who seemed in charge chuckled before signaling one of his men forward, "hurry up and take that brat."

"Alright," the big one stepped up, cracking his knuckles, "come here," he moved forward as Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"Release," he spoke as the ninjas sensed a chakra spike and the boy disappeared in front of his eyes.

"What, where," they stared in shock at the speed as the boy appeared in front of the large ninja, his arms reaching back before slamming forward. The blow knocked the ninja back as Naruto flipped forward, jumped on the large man's head, kicked off, and landed next to the ninja who held Hinata.

"Why you," the captor of the girl lifted one arm up, striking towards the boy.

Naruto shifted, dodging the strike, planting his fist deeply inside the enemy's guts, watching as the ninja coughed out while he grabbed Hinata and blurred out, appearing several steps away from them before freeing the teary eyed girl.

"Naruto, how?" she asked, shocked at the way he moved as Naruto shook his head, staring as the enemy ninjas were collecting themselves.

"Weaklings the lot of you," the one in charge spoke in irritation before stepping forward, "both of you, move at once to get them back."

The big one didn't respond as they both turned back to him, "did you hear me!"

Once the large one turned to face them, his eyes were wide with the rest of them. Somehow, the boy had planted a sort of seal that stuck the man's mouth together. It was recognized to be an exploding note while Naruto who watched only uttered one word to activate it.

"Boom"

The note exploded as Naruto shielded Hinata, using his body for cover as chunks of the earth flew past them and when the ringing of the explosion stopped in their ears did they finally rise from their position.

Hinata looked at the scene, her face inches from Naruto's who stared back, she blushed, her mouth quivering as her body shook, "N-Naruto, I'm s-scared," Naruto held her tighter as they both stood up, he tried to comfort her, "w-why is my whole body shaking?"

"It's alright Hinata," Naruto spoke softly before his eyes narrowed, he pushed the girl away as a tentacle suddenly appeared, wrapping around Naruto as Hinata gasped at what arose from the scene.

It was the leader; his skin was dark as tentacles replaced his arms. He stared at the boy in irritation, "to think I would have to use the curse seal now at all times," Naruto was suddenly slammed to the floor, he coughed out in pain as Hinata tried to go to his aide.

"No Hinata," Naruto stared up at her, one eye opened as he pained from the tightness he felt around his chest, "go, run!" he was slammed again, this time; a rock collided with his forehead as blood seeped out from the wound, "Hinata," he yelled out with both his eyes closed, "Go!"

Hinata watched the scene, her eyes tearing as she turned around, closing her eyes as tears fell down her cheek, "please hold on Naruto, I'll get help."

She started running off, quickly as she could as the enemy ninja smirked, "I don't think so," he shot his other tentacle arm towards the girl as Naruto could only call upon his ally.

"Kyuubi!" he yelled out before he felt a pulse flow inside him. Time stopped as he observed the tentacles around the ninja freeze at several angles. His body felt a rush of energy.

Kyuubi whispered into his mind, 'I will lend you my power mortal, I'm just surprised it was so soon…' it chuckled as time suddenly returned to place.

"You're mine," the tentacle moved forward, inches away from the running girl. Naruto roared out, ripping away from the tentacle hand that held him.

"AHH!" the ninja yelled, retracting his arm and holding on to the blood that poured out, "my arm!"

He glared back at the child before spotting the feral look on his face as blood dripped from its clawed hands. The boy had changed completely, as if it was possessed or transformed into another being.

"A demon," the enemy ninja gasped before narrowing his eyes as his arm glowed, changing back to a human shape, "let's see who's stronger brat."

No sooner had the ninja finished his words, the child had disappeared. He suddenly found himself coughing up spurts of blood from his mouth, without realizing where it came from. Then, he glanced below him, the child was there, or at least, the clawed hand of the child that stuck out through his stomach with the child at the back. His eyes soon lost his vision as things became darker to see.

"W-what," Naruto took his arm out of the body as the demonic feeling inside him had disappeared. The body fell to the floor as Naruto started to shake while staring at his blood soaked hand. It was his first kill, every feel, touch, and sensation of it. He couldn't describe it as he felt the tears starting to form in his eyes.

The body turned to its full normal human shape as Naruto watched on, and crept closer to it.

"D-demon," the ninja gasped out and struggle for a moment as Naruto watched the ninja's hand touch his chest, "die."

Naruto didn't expect it when suddenly; there was a huge explosion that rocked the area…

Hinata turned back, she stopped on her run, "NARUTO!" she thought the worst as several ninjas appeared, taking hold of the girl.

"No, let go," she struggled as the ninja released, one speaking.

"Miss Hyuuga please calm down, it's us," Hinata stared up, spotting the Hyuuga guards from the manor before she felt relieved. She turned back to the explosion, "Please, go help Naruto," she pleaded as the guards nodded, one taking her back as the others moved to the scene….

Naruto felt numb as he felt himself drifting in something wet, he couldn't feel his body that moved in the currents or the loss of blood leaking out from his wounds. All he knew was tiredness, he wanted to sleep, as if he had used up all his energy, so, he let the river carry him away as it also rocked his body to sleep as he dreamed of many things…