Author's Note

5 year old Naruto, was running from a mob of angry villagers. For what felt like the fifteenth time that week. As he rounded a corner into an alleyway, he came upon a dead end. As he turned around to make a break for it, he saw the mob close in and cut him off. As the mob drew closer, Naruto closed his little eyes, and prepared for the worst. But when he didn't feel any pain, or hear any of the usual insults, he opened his eyes to figure out why. Only to find that he wasn't in Konoha anymore, or at least he didn't think so. He wasn't sure if Konoha had a sewer system, cause that's where he currently was. His confusion came to an abrupt end, when he heard a deep, booming voice call out to him from behind. "So we finally meet child." Turning toward the voice, Naruto is taken aback by what he finds. A giant orange fox, with nine tails trapped inside of a large cage. "W-who are you?" Naruto timidly asks the large, intimidating figure. The fox studied young Naruto for a few tense moments, all the while his nine tails swished lazily behind him. "I have been called many things." He boomed out in a bored manner. "Demon.. Bijuu.. Fox..Traitor...Tool." His tails flexing behind him as if counting along with him. "But you....you can call me....friend."