When the Sun Explodes

Chapter One - The Fall Before the Rise

At such a late hour most villages were quiet and had turned in for the night, in this one some had done the very same. Shut up their houses, turned out lights and put up seals to hide the horrid noises that they might have heard from the outside otherwise. Tonight was October 10th, the night of the Kyuubi Festival and birthday to the one the beast was sealed into, Naruto Uzumaki. Though he saved the village of Konahagakure those who lived there didn't see it as such, they saw the child as the monster who terrorized their village 4 years ago. One of the aforementioned horrid noises rang out through the night as the child being chased collapsed to the ground with a kunai lodged in his rib cage.

Stumbling back to his feet Naruto continued to run knowing if he stayed down too long the villagers would catch up. One wrong turn later and he's cornered in an old alley that smelled of garbage and feces, backed into the wall the cut off the alley from the freedom of the street behind it. Loud sobs erupted from his lungs as he was beat, stabbed, mauled and overall tormented by the villager. Harsh words being screamed at him, monster, demon, useless, worthless, better off dead. Being only 4 years of age he didn't full understand them all but he knew they weren't good.

Before he could recover from the villagers pulling away, they were ripping at his clothes, tearing the worn fabric till it was worse than the rags it originally was. He went still hoping if he'd stopped moving they would just leave, but he had no luck. A scream was ripped from his throat leaving it raw as the first man pushed his dick into the tiny boys body, tearing open the muscle so the slide was slick with blood and pre. Arms pinned above his head in a bruising grip as he was pushed into over and over till his voice was gone, once he stopped screaming from all the times he'd been entered from all the different guys, a pair of hands gripped his bangs and slammed his head into the pavement floor. Blood flowed from the back of his head, his ears, nose, lip, all his stab wounds and from his unwillingly abused hole.

The last thing he could register before his world turned black from blood loss was that though the villagers mouths were moving he couldn't hear any sound. As his vision went dark he realized not long after it was bright again as if it was the middle of the day, though where he was held no familiarity with him. He was laying in ankle deep water, yellowish concrete walls surrounding him. Forcing himself to sit up he realized he didn't feel the pain he felt before, a quick pass of the eyes over him and it was to be seen why, no physical injury plagued his body with it's existence. He was confused but for all he knew the villagers could still be around. Standing on wobbling legs he took off as fast as he could taking random turns and twists till he ran head first into someone. Tears forming instantly he started to back away his arms raised to protect his head.

"Hey there, no need to raise your arms. You're safe here"

Looking up at the man in front of him Naruto began to sob, he knew that face from the mountain in the village, before him was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Fat tears rolled down his cheeks as he stood before the great man.

"Hey hey, shh, what's wrong?"

Kneeling down to the child's level he sets a hand on his shoulder as Naruto brought his hands up using his fists to scrub at his eyes to get rid of the tears.

"I don't wanna be dead"

Pulling the child close Minato held him to his chest, sitting so the child could sit comfortably on his lap while he cried. Stroking his blonde locks he frowned softly, he didn't want to meet his son so young. Something terrible must have happened for him to enter his mindspace at this age, he barely looked old enough to understand what a mindspace was or even what he himself was.

"Now now, do you like animals?"

Receiving a nod he continues

"We have a great big fox here, would you like to see him? I'm sure he'd love to see you"

Nodding again Naruto looked up at him with soft round eyes, the innocence of a child just barely clinging to them. Standing he carried he child down a hallway to great golden gates, on the other side of them stood a large orange fox with nine-tails. Large amber eyes with slitted pupils watched as an old friend and rivals carried in the child who held them. He looked at the elder blonde for an answer who only gave a nod that he'd tell him later.

Naruto looked up at the great beast and reached out his hand, being moved closer he pet the fox demon's nose and giggled softly

"Foxy!"

"I'm glad you are amused child, I am Kurama the nine-tailed fox, you are my Jinchuriki"

"Jinchuri whaty?"

Chuckling Kurama nodded "Jinchuriki, it means you are my holder"

Nodding slowly in half understanding Naruto looked looked between the two.

"Did something happen to send you here?"

Gaining a sad look he looks down

"The villagers got mad again, and hurt me lots and lots. But this time they did something different at the end"

"Different? Can you tell me what it was Kit?"

"They put something in my butt, it was weird like a human stick"

Minato held his child close tears pricking his own eyes as he could only imagine what had happened to his child. Holding him close he stroked his hair.

"Why would they do this do they not know you're my son"

Naruto sat up and looked up at him tilting his head, eyes wide with surprise and glee

"I'm your son?"

"Not even you knew? I left you in care of the Lord Third, can you tell me your name child?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, Mr. Hokage"

"Uzumaki? But that isn't right, I loved Kushina yes but I knew she wasn't to last"

"Does that make you my daddy?"

Smiling sadly he nods, holding him even closer he sighed at the idiocy of the village. Knowing Sarutobi would have done what he asked if the council had not interrupted like he assumed. Holding his child close Minato wept silently.

Looking up Naruto sniffled softly and made weak grabby hands for Kurama. Stepping forward the fox curled around the two blondes. They'd work later to set up a better area than the small corner Minato claimed. For now they would comfort the hurting child, for while no physical pain could reach him here the trauma that he had endured had left many a nasty scar on his psychy.

So as they held him close, Naruto fell asleep. He felt at peace for the first time  in his lift so as sleep took him over he didn't fight it not knowing that when he awoke he'd be outside of his mindscape.

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Word Count - 1216

I'm working on rewriting some bits of this story as I continue to write on it

Hope you enjoy it and as always feedback is welcomed!!!