Wolf Child

Chapter One: Runt

Naruto had been running for quite some time. His small legs hurt and his heart was pounding to the point it felt as if it was about to burst out of his chest.

Earlier some villagers had attacked him and although he had managed to get away he just couldn't seem to stop running. He was afraid that if he stopped they would find him and hurt him.

His face was littered with bruises and his hair was blotched with blood. His knees were scraped and there was dried blood running down his legs. He was heaving running in the dark forest not caring where he was going as long as it was away.

He tripped over a tree root and laid there in the dirt. His whole body ached and the adrenaline that had kept him going was finally leaving his system. His muscles ached and felt as they were being torn apart.

He tried to get up but his arms were so weak and wobbly that he just collapsed once more. By now he was feeling the stinging of his cuts and pulsing on his bruises.

He laid there taking a deep breath and realizing he wasn't in the village anymore. From the ground, he started to look around and realized he didn't even know where he was. He's often played in the forest but never this deep in it.

He couldn't help but feel scared, was he ever going to find his way home? Tears swelled in his eyes as he held back a sob. That's when he heard something in the trees.

His blood ran cold as he heard low growling. He tried to get up but couldn't manage.

He heard a low growling and he looked around desperately trying to find where it was coming from.

That's when something heavy tackled him down. The second he opened his eyes he regretted it. A large wolf glaring down at him with striking yellow eyes.

He let out a cry, this was it the big scary wolf was going to eat him.

The wolf instantly stopped growling and cocked its head to the side.

Naruto couldn't stop crying now his body trembled as he sobbed. The wolf slowly backed away and sat in front of him observing him.

Naruto felt the weight off his chest and opened his eyes once more. The wolf had white, grey, and black fur and was sitting in front of him.

He sat up and stared at the wolf but his tears kept pouring down his face. The wolf laid down and got on its back, it wagged it's tail and tried to act playfully.

Naruto sniffled and wiped his tears before smiling slightly. The wolf sat up and nudged Naruto' s hand. Naruto was confused but pet the wolf.

"Pup are you lost?" He heard a voice in his head say. Narutos eyes widen what was going on.

"I asked if you were lost, a pup like you should be in your den with your kaa-san at this time of night." The wolf spoke telepathically again. Naruto opened his mouth.

"I-I don't have a kaa-san." He stuttered being that was all he understood from the question.

The wolf sat up, Naruto noticed the size of the wolf. It was about four feet tall and had big paws.

"You're hurt. Come pup, I'll be your kaa-san." The wolf spoke and picked him up from his shirt and placed him on her back.

Naruto was taken back but didn't say anything. He just nuzzled his face in the soft warm fur and dozed to sleep.

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When Naruto woke up he was in a room. He sat up and noticed all of his wounds had been bandaged. He was on top of a bed made of animal furs.

"You're awake." He quickly turned and noticed a tall curvy woman. Her hair was different shades of white, grey and black her eyes a golden yellow her skin a dark sunkissed tan.

"Pup you were hurt what happened to you?" She asked as she carried a plate of herb and meat soup. "Who are you?" He asked scared from not knowing where he was.

She smiled softly as she sat on the bed and lifted the spoon. "Yesterday you said you didn't have a kaa-san so I told you I'd be your new kaa-san." She smiled as she spoon-fed him before he could reply.

Naruto s eyes widen at the warm homemade soup and quickly ate it. "But the one who said that was a wolf." He stated in disbelief, wolves didn't speak.

"You mean last night? That was me." She smiled as two wolf ears popped up and he gasped. "Wow miss so you're a wolf?" He asked and She smiled and nodded.

"Yes, but I know ninjutsu so I can henge into a human to blend in." She smiled as she fed him another spoonful.

"Where are we?" He asked looking around noticing the window. "We are near the village of konoha. I live in this human house because it's a good shelter. " she smiled as she kept feeding him.

"I'm from the village, the old man gave me an apartment there." He stated.

"From the village? Then why were you so injured?" She asked confused she had learned ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu from that village and sometimes did missions to earn some money but children were well taken care of there.

"They don't like me. I don't know why." He sniffled as he looked down at his hands. She cocked her head. ' so humans have the concept of disliking the runt of the group as well'

"Shh don't worry about it pup. You don't have to concern yourself with everyone's opinions. If you do you'll never be happy." She stated ruffling his head. "Now pup tell me more about you." She said as she gave him another spoonful of food.

Naruto looked up at her a small smile on his face. "My name is Naruto, what I like is-" he stopped in mid-sentence and thought about what he was going to say.

"So Naruto what do you like?" She asked. He thought for another moment before he spoke up. "I like the old man from ichiraku ramen a-and his daughter."He smiled happily with finding what he liked from the village.

"Well done pup, my name is Kiro. But you can call me whatever you like. And this can be your bedroom you can do whatever you see fit in here." She smiled softly at him.

"Really?! Thank you.... kaa-san." He smiled as he looked around.

"You don't have to thank me, as your kaa-san it's my job to get you everything you need." She smiled and Naruto's eyes widen.

Yeah, he knew the old man took care of him but this was different. "Thank you kaa-san." He mumbled out tears slipping down the side of his face.

The woman giggled and licked his cheek her tongue was a rough texture and warm. "Don't cry pup. Now rest up, you're about five or six springs old, you should learn how to hunt and play in the woods." She smiled as she shifted into her wolf form.

Naruto smiled as he wiped his cheek and giggled. If his mother was a wolf, did that make him one too?

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Naruto is gonna be so cuteeeeee I can't wait to start this fanfic please tell me what you think.

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