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What I thought was a lie,
Turned into the truth.
Like a beast in disguise,
As it pounced in my youth.

It was the monster under my bed,
Hiding in the shadows
Something I knew didn't exist,
But searched, and froze.

Those monsters are real,
I now know.
I see myself grow into one,
"I'm late for work! Must go!"

-noelicoan

"It was absolute horror. A massive fox started thrashing around, destroying homes, houses, the Hokage stones as well. It killed all the anbu who tried to kill it, but when the Hokage and Lady Kushina arrived, it took them, and disappeared with a warning, telling us that if we tried to go after it, he would kill everyone, and what we don't understand, is that he swore on your name, Naruto." Shikamaru explained with difficulty, the villagers looking glum and defeated.

"That may be because he was like a father to me." The citizens yelled in outrage, but the seasons made a barrier between he and them, protecting Natsuki's clone from popping.

"What do you mean Naruto?"

"Sixteen years ago, there was a similar event to this. My mother, Kushina was a Jinchuuriki, and was the past jailor of the nine-tailed fox demon. She was pregnant with me, and when I was born, her seal weakened. Taking advantage of her state, a villain controlled the fox beast to kill many. That night, some of your family may have died." Naruto addressed the villagers.

"So the Kyuubi was controlled the last time?"

"Yes." Murmurs broke out.

"How do you know!?" Temari asked desperately. Both her parents died a year ago, and she was nowhere near forgiving the beast.

"Because the manipulator tried to kidnap me once after I became a teenager. Anyway, that's not what I'm talking about. What I was getting to was that when the beast broke out, the Third Hokage sealed it in me, using his own life as a price. The ninjas then, who were previously fighting the beast, decided to hide me from my parents. They were driven by hate and anguish of losing their loved ones, and I barely survived until I was ten. My father and mother found me by accident and took me in as their son. Then, when our entrance exams began, I failed three times."

Kiba sniggered, but shut up immediately when he felt the overwhelming killing intent (KI=Haki) from some unknown source, which made him want to crawl into a cave and hide. "My parents began to neglect me, and the villagers began to torture me. I finally got into the school, but I couldn't catch up with work because of my daily beatings. Then, when I was twelve, I met the beast by accident. He was kind and friendly. It was my first time to receive a hug..."

The rookie ten glared at the villagers, and they cowered in fear. The seasons doing the same except for Natsuki, who leaned back, taking a trip down memory lane.

"He was the father, friend, family that I never had. So when I became fifteen, and my parents found a solution to their 'problem' called me, I was teleported to these guys, and Kurama was set free." The rest of the village realised, what they had done was absolutely unforgivable, and they all began to worry what they would get in return.

"Well, at least he found us! Right!?" Haruki exclaimed, brightening the mood by a notch.

"Yeah. Also, I had been wondering, but is there no leader anymore?"

"Our advisors are still around, and if you want to meet them, we can show the way..." Sakura whispered, thinking back on the days when she used to push Naruto aside for being annoying.

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