I Am Horde

By Intimidator1323

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Gears of War

Just a random idea I came up with, hope you all like it.

Prologue: The Fall

Naruto Uzumaki was having a bad day.

Normally this wasn't a problem for the blonde Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, pretty much every day since he was born was a bad day.

Today was different, though.

Today was, undoubtedly, the worst day of Naruto Uzumaki's life.

Why? The simple fact that nearly everyone he knew and loved stabbed him in the back.

And for what?

Doing his job?

Completing his mission?

Fulfilling his duty?

It seems an explanation is in order.

You see Naruto Uzumaki was once a Konoha Shinobi who only wanted the acknowledgement of every one in his village, who hated him because he contained the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the massive nine tailed fox that nearly annihilated Konohagakure twelve years ago.

Being the container of the monster that nearly destroyed the village and killed so many people was all the excuse the villagers needed to see him as the beast incarnate and to make Naruto's life a living hell.

Naruto has been beaten, starved, stabbed, burned alive, drowned, and, once, even buried alive almost as long as he could walk.

But he survived all of those attempts on his life. Not just because of the Kyuubi giving him advanced healing abilities, but because he is a survivor.

Always has been and always had to be.

But even he wasn't sure if he could survive this; having his hopes and dreams crushed in front of him.

All he ever wanted was to be accepted. He just wanted everyone to acknowledge him as a person instead of a monster.

Was that too much to ask?

His goofy attitude and his knack for pranks were a result of this desire. He even dared to dream of being Hokage, the leader of Konoha, just to gain acceptance.

All that dream did was make him a laughing stock.

He was able to take it though; none of it could break him.

After three attempts, Naruto finally graduated from the Shinobi Academy and became a fully fledged ninja. He had terrible teammates and an even worse sensei, but he had friends, and he was a very accomplished shinobi in his own way.

Life was good…until one of his teammates screwed it up.

His teammate, Sasuke Uchiha, had deserted Konoha to join up with one of it's most hated enemies, Orochimaru, in order to gain the power he needed to kill his older brother and avenge his clan.

Naruto had considered Sasuke to be one of his best friends, which made the whole situation worse when his "friend" tried to kill him.

It was the hardest fight of Naruto's life, but he won and dragged his teammate's unconscious form back to Konoha, hoping to be seen as a hero for rescuing Sasuke from Orochimaru's greedy grasp.

That didn't happen.

What did happen, however, was him getting beaten into unconsciousness by a mob of civilians for harming "Uchiha-sama" and waking up in a prison cell the next day with the shinobi guarding his cell claiming he was going to be put on trial for the attempted murder of Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto tried to explain it was all in self-defense, but it fell on deaf ears, everyone had already decided he was guilty, even his "friends".

Oh yes, the people he cared for most had turned their backs against him.

Those who he called friends and family and those who he had sworn he would give his life.

It seemed he would soon follow through with that promise…against his will.

All of the betrayals had hurt him deeply, but there were four people at the forefront of his mind that hurt the most.

Kakashi Hatake, his sensei, whom he had admired a respected, told Naruto that he hated him and blamed him for the death of his sensei, the Yondaime Hokage, and told him he was worse than trash for attacking one of his comrades.

Sakura Haruno, his teammate, his crush, the girl he would give life itself for, had beat him relentlessly and screamed at him for hurting Sasuke, her "true love". Naruto had tried to explain that it wasn't his fault, that he had no choice, that Sasuke had tried to kill him, but she refused to believe that he wasn't at fault, told him she would never love a monster like him, and told him she wished Sasuke had killed him.

Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, and Tsunade, the Godaime Hokage. He thought the world of them, despite their quirks, and thought of them as surrogate parents. But they hurt him the most. They revealed the truth about his parents. His mother was Kushina Uzumaki and his father was Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage, the man who cursed him with the Kyuubi!

They also revealed that the Sandaime Hokage, who he saw as a grandfather, allowed his abuse as a child and arrived to save him from each attack in order to make him loyal to Konoha.

Finally, they told him that they were his godparents and had abandoned him to the mercy of the villagers.

Each betrayal felt like it would kill him, but he endured, his survival instinct and his newborn hatred of his "friends" kept him focused.

He knew he had to leave the village. He didn't know what his sentence would be but he knew he had to escape before judgment was passed.

Naruto had been locked into his home and was kept under house arrest for the next two weeks, with a squad of Anbu guarding his home and watching his every move, for any sign of attempted escape.

This would not stop him.

He had outwitted these so-called "Elite Shinobi" countless times as a child; he had little trouble escaping from them this time.

He left a Shadow Clone in his apartment to fool the guards and henged into a bird and flew towards the Hokage Tower and overheard what Tsunade had planned for him: they were going to wipe his mind and reprogram him to be mindless weapon that lived only to serve Konoha!

And so he ran; and that is where we find him now, running for his life.

As he ran, he could not help but think about the few who had stuck by him in the end.

Iruka Umino; his teacher and the closest thing he ever had to a father. Iruka's parents were killed during the Kyuubi attack, but, despite having every reason to do so, did not blame Naruto for their deaths and had watched out for the blonde. He once nearly died saving him from a former academy instructor named Mizuki.

Teuchi and Ayame Ichiraku; the father-daughter pair that owned his favorite place to eat, Ichiraku Ramen. As a child, Naruto had to steal food or fish leftovers out of trashcans in order to survive, because the villagers were more than happy to let him starve to death. The Ichiraku's changed that and Naruto was able to eat without stealing or fearing he was going to throw up whatever random moldy "food" he would find in dumpsters after he ate it. They called him their best customer and allowed him to eat at a severely reduced price, sometimes even for free.

The Konohamaru Corps.; Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon. Konohamaru was the Sandaime Hokage's grandson and admired Naruto and declared himself his rival for the title of Hokage, a dream they once shared. Konohamaru's friends, Moegi and Udon, his admiration of Naruto. The three of them even took to wearing goggles like those Naruto once wore before becoming a genin. He saw the trio as younger siblings and enjoyed playing ninja with them when he could.

Each of them tried to visit Naruto during his house arrest but were denied entry every single time.

God forbid anyone cared about his desire to see them.

Before Naruto escaped the village, one last person would reveal that they were on his side and cared about him.

Hinata Hyuuga.

This surprised the hell out of him.

They had attended the academy together, but rarely spoke to one another before the Chuunin exam finals. He had always thought of her as a nice but shy and weird girl that blushed a lot and stuttered and fainted around him because she was afraid of him.

In reality it was quite the opposite; she loved him!

She had seen him escaping and went to say goodbye. She surprised him by speaking to him without stuttering or fainting.

She did blush a bit, though.

When she revealed her love for him, Naruto was shocked out of his mind. She loved him? How? Why?

She was the heiress of one of the most influential clans in Fire Country and he was an orphaned pariah.

It made no sense!

When Naruto asked her why, Hinata explained that he had been her inspiration and made her feel like she wasn't as weak and useless her can claimed her to be.

As if Naruto wasn't already surprised, Hinata took things further and kissed him passionately. She told him she didn't want him to leave but knew he had to and told him she would always love him.

Coming to the realization that someone actually loved him caused Naruto to burst into tears. He embraced Hinata and thanked her profusely for letting him know.

He needed to leave soon and told Hinata he would do everything in his power to return to her and asked her if she wanted to go out on a date with him when he did.

Hinata blushed deeply and said that she would love to.

And with that, he was off.

As Naruto ran through the vast forest outside of Konoha, leaping from tree to tree, he vowed he would one day return to his precious people.

He also vowed to make Konoha suffer for this betrayal.

Suddenly Naruto's enhanced senses alerted him to their presence; Konoha Shinobi, four of them, they were chasing him and they were gaining.

Fast.

'Shit', he swore mentally, 'I thought I had more time.'

He had been trying to cross Fire Countries borders, where Konoha had no jurisdiction, but it looked like they would catch him before he did.

Naruto then heard something behind him and barely dodged a volley of kunai and shuriken thrown at him.

"The Kyuubi belongs to Konoha!", he heard one of his pursuers shout, "You didn't think we'd let you leave did you?!"

More weapons were thrown at him and, soon, jutsu began to join the volleys, each barely missing him. He needed to find cover fast.

Then he saw it; a cave built into a rock formation straight ahead of him.

'Almost there', he thought, as he felt a kunai graze his left cheek, 'come on!'

He then dove into the cave just before a volley found it's mark.

'YES!' Naruto internally cheered as he landed.

His celebration turned out to be premature, however.

Just as Naruto dove inside the cave, one of the Konoha Shinobi pulled out a kunai with an explosive tag.

"Let's see you dodge this!" he shouted as he threw the kunai.

Naruto heard the shout and saw the kunai land not far from him, fuse lit.

"Oh shit!" he swore as he scrambled to his feet and ran further into the cave.

A full second later, the explosive tag detonated.

The blast sent Naruto flying forward.

Then things got worse: the cave started to shake and rubble began to fall from the sealing.

Outside the cave the squad chasing Naruto saw the entire cave collapse on itself, burying (what they thought was) the Kyuubi in a ton of solid stone.

"We were supposed to bring him in alive!" one of the ninja said to his squadmate after the dust had settled.

"No, we were supposed bring him back or otherwise ensure that he wouldn't defect to another village" the shinobi who threw the explosive explained before gesturing at the collapsed cave, "Mission accomplished, he's dead!"

"Shouldn't we search the rubble and make sure?" another asked.

"You wanna dig through that? Be my guest. I'm going with my assumption: no one could have survived that, and if he did, his bones would be dust and he'd suffocate to death soon enough."

The others agreed with this logic.

"Come on, let's go, we can be back home by tomorrow if we hurry!"

And with that, they left; not realizing what they had set into motion.

Inside the Cave during the Collapse:

Naruto Uzumaki landed on his front, knocked over by the force of the blast.

He felt the cave shake and tried to get up. He heard a loud groan and looked up just in time to see the ceiling start to fall.

'No! It can't end like this!' he shouted to himself; he couldn't die now! Not before fulfilling his promise!

It turned out he wouldn't.

Suddenly he felt the cave floor start to crack.

"Oh Shiiiit!" he shouted just before the ground collapsed underneath him just before the ceiling came crashing down.

Naruto found himself sliding down a spiraling tunnel screaming the whole way.

After several minutes, slide ended and he hit solid ground rolling a bit before stopping.

Groaning in pain, Naruto rolled over on his back.

'Could this day get any worse?' he asked himself.

He suddenly saw several figures looking down on him from all sides.

They were pointing strange contraptions at him. Naruto wasn't the smartest guy around, but even he knew that these were weapons of some kind.

It was too dark to make out their faces, but if the dark yellow, predatory eyes he saw and the growls he was hearing were any indication, they clearly weren't human.

Naruto then found himself being lifted up by his throat and brought to eye level with one of these…things.

Naruto tried to pry the hand off but he was too tired and it was too strong.

And it felt…scaly?

The arms owner brought Naruto face to face with it's, well, face.

The creature opened it's mouth, revealing it's razor sharp teeth…and spoke!

"Groundwalker", it said in a deep and menacing tone.

'I guess so' Naruto thought, not expecting his mental, not to mention rhetorical, question to be answered.

It has begun.

Hi everyone! Intimidator1323 here to say: I'M BACK!

I know it's a new story, but I'm lacking inspiration for the previous two. Don't get wrong, There has been progress, but I couldn't wait to get the story out of my head! I had to wait until Gears of War: Judgment before I could start this story.

I'll explain why later.

Anyway, I will update this story as soon as I can.

And who knows? Maybe inspiration will come to me for my other stories as well.

Also, sorry the prologue is so short and not well detailed, I wanted to get this out of the way and get the story started.

Hopefully it'll do.

Until next time, read and review…or I'll find you.