Dex's POV;

From that day on Rufus and I played almost every day. Strangely he didn't care about being isolated from the rest. Some tried to pick on him, but I beat them down. It was good for testing some of my strength, even if it gained me more beatings at the night.

I'm now as strong as a grown man, but can't show it as of yet. They're watching me to heavily and would only increase my problems. I need to wait until I'm able to leave. Maybe after my fourth birthday. I'm not even able to read my Forbidden Jutsu Scrolls or the Book about Fuijnjutsu. There is constantly someone near me, I can feel their chakra. They might be spies from Danzo or even ANBU send by the Hokage, who may have the task to guard me, but won't do it.

I do know that I'm able to read every sign they have, which is the result of my [Language of Japan] skill. It also includes writing and reading if it's beyond 5. And on LV 10, which mine is, I'm basically a walking dictionary.

I can't thank my other skills enough, without [Calm Mind] and [Insensitivity to Pain] I would have long ago went to the Kyuubi to release the seal. I really shouldn't have chosen Very Hard as the setting difficulty for the childhood.

I'm sure I would have created a second personality like Naruto did in the original line. I mean it can't be possible to be like Naruto without. His Dark Naruto confirms it somewhat, he's too naïve to not have a split personality. His normal behaviour must've been incapable of feeling resentment.

Anyway, Rufus and I were currently out in the village and on our way to the playground.

“You know Naruto, I sometimes think about the adults, who think you're a demon and don't understand why”, Rufus suddenly said.

“I think I know why”, I said and he looked at me strangely.

“What do you mean?”, he asked slowly. I signed him to stay quiet until we reached the playground, where I led him to a vacant part.

“So?”, he asked as we were seated.

“You already know how they call me a demon, that's because they saw me with a wound”, I said and lied a little. They did see me with a wound, but they also inflicted it. But I can't tell him that, he is more mature than other children, but the things they've done would scar him.

“What do you mean?”, he asked and I showed him by scratching some of my skin. The wound instantly healed and he looked in awe.

“That's the reason?”, he asked stunned.

“I think so”, was my reply. He looked at me with a deadpan expression and then said; “They are stupid.”

I started to laugh and he did the same.

“Rufus, you know I know a cool trick”, I then said as we stopped our laughing fit.

“A trick?”, he asked a little excited.

“Yes, look, you take a leaf and put it on your forehead. You then try to use your Chakra to let it stick on it”, I said and showed him what I meant. I decided to train Rufus a little bit. Chakra always helps, it makes one healthier and fitter.

“Chakra? How does that feel like?”, he asked but didn't sound too confused.

“You have to feel for something in your body. It kinda feels like water or mud water”, I said and he closed his eyes in concentration.

It took him a few minutes but surprisingly enough, he was able to feel something. A few hours later and he managed to stick the leaf on his forehead for 10 seconds.

“That's so cool, how do you know about that?”, he then asked.

“I watched a group of students from the Ninja Academy. The teacher explained them the concept and how they should do it”, I lied but he believe the lie easily. Thanks for my acting skill. It's kinda a mix between two skills, ][Mimicking] and [Liar]. The first makes a movement believable, like one of these creepy mimes and the other makes your words more believable.

I still haven't figured out how the skills work, but I think it has something to do with god and his powers. He's probably bending the reality for them to work.

“We could train together and could become Ninja. And then we will become strong and no one will call you demon any longer”, he shouted in joy but instantly lost his control and the leaf fell down.

“Yeah, that would be cool”, I said silently and continued with my training. I was spinning my leaf under my shirt, so that no one sees what I do.

“Rufus, please don't tell anyone about that, I want to surprise them”, I then said and he grunted an agreement while concentrating.

We trained an hour or two more and then walked back. From then on we always trained the leaf exercise together, we also started to exercise physically.

It was almost my fourth birthday and we were walking back from our training. Rufus was winded, I not so much. I'm also training in the night and my body has way more energy than other people can ever dream of.

“Well well well, what do we have here? The demon has a friend”, suddenly said a man from behind us.

We turned around and saw three men, two of them wore Chunin clothes and the last one Jonin clothes.

“Rufus, you have to run”, I said urgently.

“I can't let you stay here alone”, he replied.

“Don't think about running, we know that you are his friend. We also know that you ignored the warnings from your caretakers”, said the Jonin, who heard us.

“Yeah, tough luck for you. You shouldn't have mingled with the demon”, said one of the Chunin.

“Now we have to punish you for it. And that's all because you are a friend of the demon”, said the other Chunin.

“Run Rufus! They are here because of me”, I ordered but he shook his head in denial.

“We're friends”, he just said and grabbed my hand before we both tried to run away.

It didn't work, I don't even know why we tried. I mean these are two Chunin and Jonin. They have more experience with muscle enhancement and more muscle mass to begin with. I did start with the same training that will give me Tsunade's strength, but as of know I only managed to burn my skin with the Chakra outbursts.

The Chunin quickly overtook us and pinned me down, before the second came and grabbed Rufus.

The Jonin then walked slowly up to us and drew a Kunai.

“You know demon, wouldn't it have been better to stay away from anyone? Wouldn't it have been good to ignore our village? But NO you must've come and kill our loved ones and destroy our homes. Now, now that you have something close to you we will show you how it feels to have them taken away”, he said in an evil tone.

“Sorry kiddo, but it's your fault”, he then said and quickly cut Rufus throat. His blood splashed in my face and it was the first time in my live, since I have [Calm Mind] that I lost control. And I really mean lost control.

The red Chakra from the Kyuubi seeped out of my Chakra points and I was shrouded in a red cloak.

Time slowed down and everything moved in crystal clear slow motion.

I saw the frightened look of the two Chunin, the stunned but still calm look of the Jonin but also the gushing wound and slowly dying eyes of Rufus.

The Chunin who grabbed me burned his hands on my Chakra cloak and had to let go, which brought me enough time to do a crouch jump that catapulted me to the face of the Jonin.

He was quick enough to evade me, but this brought the second Chunin in my line and I crashed into him.

I didn't think of my actions and just bit his nose off, while digging my hands, which formed into claws, into his throat. He died quickly as I reached his spine, which I broke.

The first Chunin began to scream and the Jonin drew a sword. While my [Calm Mind] regained the control about my rage. I still had my anger and in combination with it the Chakra cloak, but I could think again.

So I took a Tier 5 weapon out of my inventory and jumped at the Jonin, while throwing the sword at the panicking Chunin, who now was going through hand seals. He finished his signs and shot a fireball at me. But I anticipated a fire attack and used a fire elemental sword.

I could anticipate his attack because most Ninjas of the Fire Country have an fire affinity and as such firstly learn fire based Jutsu.

The fireball hit the sword and was absorbed, before it embedded itself into the Chunin's stomach, where it exploded in a pillar of flames. The sword is one of the strongest things you could make in my last live, so it wasn't too surprising that he was a black crisp before he hit the ground.

Five minutes only ashes will remain of him, but I had other problems at that moment.

The Jonin reacted quickly and kicked me mid flight. I did see his kick in slow motion, but my body wasn't fast enough to react. His kick was an axe kick and I crashed down on the ground, forming a small crater.

“So the demon shows it's true colours. Come and die, so that I'll be the hero who has managed to get rid of you”, he shouted crazily and pushed his sword down. I saw his sword coming down and I used all the strength I could muster to do a second crouch jump. I jumped directly at his midsection, my hands formed into a spear.

Again I wasn't fast enough to come out unscattered. His sword impaled my left leg. A grunt was the only acknowledgement I granted him, before I ripped through his soft stomach tissue. My whole hand and wrist was inside his stomach and I knew that I ripped at least three very important organs.

“Fuck! Your wretched demon!”, he shouted, grabbed my arm and ripped his sword out of my leg. He was already starting his next attack, this time aimed at my neck.

I couldn't jump back, as he had me in a firm grip. His sword came down and I frantically searched for a way of defence. As suddenly a red flame came out my body. The flame formed into a hand and grabbed the hand of the Jonin that had the sword in it, before crushing it into a pulp of blood and bone fragments.

His eyes went wide and he began to scream, but a second hand formed and clawed bony finger pierced his skull, before he could do anything else that his last scream.

The flames then vanished as suddenly as they came and I fell down, panting. This was fucking tiresome and my eyes began to hurt like hell.

However, that is something for a later time. Now I had to get Rufus, I still have health positions in my inventory, they will be able to heal him, as long as he isn't dead.

I rushed over to him, his body was already pale and his eyelids flickered up and down.

“Rufus, drink this, it'll help you!” I said urgently and pushed a vial of Tier 5 healing potion at his lips.

His eyes focused on me and he coughed, He tried to drink as I said, but he didn't manage to gulp it down, it always flew out of his mouth. I grabbed him and tried to use gravity for the potion to flow down, but he only started to cough more violently.

“It...it's okay Naruto... I know how death feels like... it's...not too bad... °cough° just...just promise me... to not... blame yourself.... It's... not your...fault....”, he said between his coughs and then smiled before he stopped breathing all together.

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Rufus POV:

Again I was reborn, this time into a world that was a little better in terms of technology. My parents were both loving and I had a great time in my early weeks.

But I think I'm cursed. I wasn't even two month old, before I learned in which world I was. I was in the world of Naruto and on top of that in Konoha exactly at the time of Kyuubi's release.

Oh I know the story and also know that it isn't Kurama's fault, at least not fully. But it didn't make it any better. I had to watch as the Bijuu destroyed the village and my home. My parent's weren't Ninja, at least they didn't show any signs of it while we fled to the bunker.

Well, as I said, I think I'm cursed, because a missed Ninjutsu destroyed a house next to us and I was buried under the rubble. My parents were with me under it and shielded me from the debris. My father died instantly but his dead body managed to hold the stones at bay.

My mother was better of, she only had a small head wound.

We stayed for a whole day inside the rubble and I got really thirsty. My mother must've known that and did something that could only be described at true love.

She cut some of her skin, enough to bleed, but not too much and forced me to drink her blood.

Blood has enough water to keep a human alive, at least for some time. It also gives the body some nutrients. She did this for three days and I had to watch as she grow more tired by the hour.

On the third day we were finally found. They were shocked to see survivors and quickly took us to the overcrowded hospital. My mother and I got on a transfusion bag with salt water. She didn't allow them to separate us. She only held me tightly and smiled down at me. She fell asleep the moment she hit the bed and I did the same.

But as the moment I woke up I knew that something was wrong.

Live kicked me again. She, my mother I only knew for a few month and already loved above anything else, was dead.

I overheard the nurses talking about her case of death, She was simply too weak, she used the last strength to hold me in her arms.

Her death hit me hard and I shut off from the world for a long time. I don't know exactly how long. But I later realized that I grew a lot and was living in the orphanage for a few month already.

I tried again, lived like my mother must've wanted me to do. I went out and played with the children. I did this until I was four. And a few weeks after the Kyuubi festival, a festival I never participated because I knew the real history, I found a child with bright blond hair and emotionless blue eyes. We was sitting alone in a corner of the playground.

I knew that this is Naruto and that he probably gets the fault for the Kyuubi attack. I just knew that I had to comfort him. He lost the same things I did. Even if he can't remember them. His parents also sacrificed themselves for him.

So I walked over to him, but was stopped by one of the children. He told me it isn't good to play with him. The caretakers said so.

I ignored him and walked over. Knowing that I'm going to loose my friends by doing so.

I asked him if he wanted to play. At first he tried to argue with me, that I'm going to be alone like him if I stay at his side. I ignored him and continued to suggest games.

He then sighed and went along. This one time turned into three, then four and then many more.

I learned that he's more intelligent than the anime shows. I also learned that I really was the only other person that cared about him. Maybe that is my destiny in this live? Giving Naruto a friend, so that he won't be as alone as he would be?

A few weeks later he saved me from some bullies who tried to hit me for staying with him. Our friendship only grew from that moment on, but he kinda stayed wary of me. He might think that I'm only waiting to betray him.

But one day I tried my luck and thought about the reason for his outcast live. I thought out loud and he surprisingly answered that he probably knows.

Does that mean that he already encountered Kurama? But that would be way too soon.

He then told me about his fast healing and that that probably is the reason for his live.

I knew that this is false, but couldn't bring it over me to tell him the truth.

He then taught me the leaf exercise. He said he overheard a Genin squad.

I tried it out and managed to control my chakra like he instructed. We then began to train together.

All things were good until life thought that I hadn't had enough. Three Ninja ambushed us and grabbed us before we could run.

Naruto did warn me to run, but what kind of friend would I be if I let him stay alone against three trained Ninja? Not a good one, so much is sure.

The leader came over to me and cut my throat up. I knew I will die, but I couldn't help to worry about Naruto. I looked at him and saw something that shouldn't have been there. His eyes, they had the Mangekyou-Sharingan. But those weren't like any I have seen. They had a black slit in the middle. Both ends of this slit had a sickle form. The sickle of the top end was pointed to the right, while the bottom was pointed to the left. A chain connected both sickles and a black dot was in the middle of the slit.

The next things happened so fast that I couldn't see them right. The blood that was flowing in my lung and stomach didn't help as well.

But Naruto sunk down next to me and demanded from me to drink something. His eyes were so full of pain and I know why he has the Mangekyou-Sharingan. He gives himself the fault for all this.

I couldn't drink whatever he tried to put in my mouth. It was blocked by all the blood. I knew I'm going to die, but there was one thing that I had to do before that.

I took all my strength and tried to explain him that it's not his fault that I'll die. That death isn't something bad. I already died twice, a third time won't be too bad.

I barely managed to tell him what I wanted to say. But I did and my last thought was about a hopefully better fourth live....

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Again, my [Calm Mind] wasn't able to cope with the effect and I screamed out in sorrow. The scream was Chakra enhanced and it destroyed the nearby windows.

I just stayed like that for a few seconds, before I had to move. It's already a wonder that no one has come. I need knew that my Sharingan is active, so I deactivated it and quickly grabbed the sword and put it back into my inventory. I only had enough time to put Rufus inside of it as well, before the Hokage and a small army of Ninja reached the scene.

“Naruto what happened?”, asked the Hokage warily.

I looked up at him but didn't respond instantly. He opened his mouth again but before he could say anything I spoke; “ They attacked me, called me demon and killed Rufus. They turned him to ashes before they attacked me. I don't know what happened after that”, I said quietly but he heard me and his eyes went wide.

“Dog!”, he shouted and Kakashi in ANBU armour stepped forward.

“Bring Naruto to the hospital!”, the Hokage then ordered and Kakashi grabbed me before he Shunshined to the Hospital, where they put me reluctantly inside a room.

I sat down on the bed and for the first time since Drull, Ilza and Lilia died cried.

I think I haven't noticed how attached I got to Rufus. Must've been because he was the only real caring person in my surroundings. All these abuse must've affected me more that I thought it would.

I just sat there and thought about what happened. The image of his bloody throat was clearly burned into my memory. Most likely thanks to my Sharingan. These eyes really are a curse....

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With the Hokage;

Sarutobi was not amused, no he was anything but amused. He thought that Naruto wasn't treated like other Jinchuriki. How wrong he was. Only because Naruto didn't look like he was mistreated didn't make it not possible. He ordered Cat to search through the orphanage and other trustworthy ANBU to look into the files of the two dead Ninja they found at the scene.

One of them, a Chunin, had his whole neck ripped open, down to the bone. He also lost his nose and it seems, if you can trust the marks, it was bitten off.

The other, a freaking Jonin, died by something that could have been Naruto's arm. His head was pierced and his one hand crushed. His stomach had also a large hole. The whole scene looked more like a bloodbath. He might have seen many things during the wars. But only a dozen or so were above that sight. Sadly only if it came down to the bloody part.

Sarutobi had to call for a council meeting. It's clear that someone spoke about Naruto's Jinchuriki status. The civilian side will surely demand his execution, like they do at least once a week. While Danzo will try to get him into his ROOT. Sarutobi might have disbanded ROOT, but he is not so old to not know that it still exists.

He only lets it stay because it often does good for the village.

“Hokage-Sama!”, came from behind him and ripped him out of his thoughts. He turned around and saw a slightly shaking Cat.

“Yes?”, he asked.

“I've searched the orphanage and found disturbing things”, said Cat with hate in her voice.

This is something unusual, Cat is normally a composed woman. She is a highly trained Ninja and most of the time in full control of her emotions.

“Speak!”, demanded Sarutobi, already fearing the report. Something that riles Cat so much up can't be good.

“I found signs of torture and evidence of organised and paid beatings against Naruto. They had built a special room for such events. He was at least twice a week beaten, and more often than not more than that. I also found documents about something called... Piñata day”, she said and spit the last part out of her mouth as if it disgusts her by merely using the words. Which probably was the case.

“I think I don't want to hear, but I have to”, said Sarutobi. He already felt like shit and angry beyond anything else. Angry at the caretakers at the orphanage for not doing their duty, but more than that angry at himself for not noticing this whole fucking mess.

“It's...”, she started but had to compose herself. She needed a few moments before she continued;” it's a special event on his birthday. They hung him up on a rope and beat him until he has not one unbroken bone left. They then cut him up, wherever they can and then gave Ninja the opportunity to proceed with his innards. The documents say that this happens since he was one year old”, she said and Sarutobi could hear slight sobs between her sentences.

Sarutobi fell down in his seat and felt that he was as pale as a cheat of paper. How could they do that to a child?

“Hokage-Sama, I request the rights to adopt Naruto”, she then said with resolution and he had to refocus on her.

“I'm sorry to say that, but that won't be possible”, he said with sorrow.

“WHY HOKAGE-SAMA?”, she shouted but noticed what she has done and continued in a quieter tone; “He can't stay there any longer. He needs someone that cares about him”.

“I know that he can't stay there and he won't. But he is currently a civilian and as such under the jurisdiction of the civilian council. And they forbid anyone from adopting him. The Nara, Hyuuga, Inuzuka and even Uchiha Clan already tried. They weren't allowed. I'm only able to push back their demands for his execution. I would have to announce his heritage if we want to make it possible for a Ninja to adopt him. But that would risk a new Great War”, Sarutobi explained tiredly. He could understand her outburst and didn't take it against her.

“But”, she tried to say but fell silent. She knew how powerful the civilian council is. It might not be able to directly influence the Ninja, but it can put a lot of pressure on them.

“Then please give me orders to watch over him”, she asked. This would at least guarantee that he won't get attacked again.

“Yes, you, Dog and Tenzou will watch over him. I hope you'll be able to keep him safe. But you won't be allowed to show yourself to him. This would be an influence from the Ninja towards a civilian and will give the council a reason to stop it. We can only watch and keep him safe from the shadows”, agreed Sarutobi and sighed tiredly, before he lit his pipe and inhaled the comforting smoke.

“Yes Hokage-Sama”, said Cat.

“You are then dismissed, keep watch over Naruto, he is in the hospital. Dog needs to be informed as well”, he then said and she left.

Sarutobi then called for a council meeting and got ready for the mess that will come.

The council came together and Sarutobi stood in front of his chair. Everyone looked at him, some noticed his expression. Most of these some were the Ninja council, the other was only Danzo

“What is going on Sarutobi?”, asked Danzo as Sarutobi didn't make any intentions to start.

“Some of you, or at least one of you, broke the S-Rank law about Naruto's Jinchuriki stat....”, Sarutobi began but was interrupted before he could finish that sentence.

“And? It's the Kyuubi, why shouldn't we warn our fellow villagers about this danger?”, asked a civilian council member.

“ANBU, bring this fool to Ibiki”, Sarutobi demanded and two ANBU led the protesting man out of the room.

“As I said, some of you, or at least one of you, broke the S-Rank law about Naruto's Jinchuriki status. This resulted in something horrible. Today we found Naruto with blood all over his body. I think he tapped into the Chakra of the Kyuubi....”, Sarutobi said but was again interrupted by the civilian council. This time they demanded his death.

“SILENCE!”, Sarutobi shouted and flooded the room with his killing intent. The room quiet down and he continued.

“We think that two Ninja attacked him and his friend. A Chunin and a Jonin were found at the scene. Both were dead and Naruto told us about his dead friend. He told me about the Ninja who attacked them both. They killed his friend and burned him to ashes. We did indeed found ash on the scene. I think the experience resulted in understandable anger and it's well known that an angered Jinchuriki tabs into the Chakra of its Bijuu. We are lucky that he got control over himself before anything more happened,” Sarutobi explained and the room was silent until Danzo began to speak.

“I think it's clear that he should be trained, he can't control the Kyuubi. I would be willing to train him personally”.

A few civilian councilmen agreed, but none of the Ninja council said anything.

“He won't be trained by you Danzo. We also found evidence of heavy abuse inside the orphanage”, Sarutobi said and many of the Ninja council went wide eyed. Hisashi may only have had twitched but even the overly stiff and formal Hyuuga had a reaction to that. Some civilian councilmen had slight smirks on their faces. All of the Ninja noticed that, but none could say something without evidence.

“What should we do?”, asked Shikaku. He had, unlike normally, a unlazy position and his eyes were fully open.

“Naruto will get an apartment for himself and someone will see that everything is alright. At least once a week. I'll do that myself”, Sarutobi said and ignored every protest from the civilian side. He then dismissed the council and went to the hospital. This night is too much for him.

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A third chapter on one weekend? I think I'm really liking this new start. I kinda understand why so many people start one story after another. It's really easy and a lot of fun to write the beginning of a story. It gets harder the further along one gets with the story.

Explanations. The remains were only two Ninja and the ashes because wind picked some of it up and left enough for a child, but not an adult.

The [Calm Mind] skill is not unbeatable, like any other skill he has.

I hope the Rufus part was better than his last one and I also hope that I wrote Dex's reaction believable.

Your Comments; Someone wrote the suggestion about a Warhammer 40k story. Sorry I do know that story and read the first 13 books and played the games. However, I'm not good enough with the lore about that universe and would only ruin it when I try. It would be enough for something like a quick visit, but not enough for a story.

More like something that VexMaster did in his "Galactic Imperium". A really good story by the way.