Awakening of a New Bloodline CH 1

A young boy was currently on his bed under the throes of heat-induced agony as his entire body is racked with fever. His spiky blonde hair is matted with sweat as he tossed and turned as if suffering from a nightmare.

The young boy's name was Uzumaki Naruto.

Many would ask why such a kid is alone on his bed without anyone to care for him while he was sick. The answer is simple – Naruto is an orphan and is considered as the village pariah.

Naruto grew up in Konoha alone with only a few of its people showing him kindness and love. A major part of the population treat him like a pariah with the rest are just indifferent to his existence.

He grew up not knowing his parents and all he got from the leader of the village, which he affectionately calls 'jiji', that they both died the night of the Kyuubi attack, the night he was born into this world almost 8 years ago.

After he was tossed out of the orphanage at the age of 5, the Sandaime Hokage bequeathed him the use of a run-down apartment at the western edge of the village with a weekly allowance for food and supplies. He grew up alone since then with only the Sandaime visiting him from time to time during his free time.

Forced to grow up on his own, Naruto showed a maturity that shouldn't exist in an almost 8-year old boy. He should be playing around with the other kids of the village without a care in the world. But the animosity of the villagers was passed down to their children, thus young Naruto grew up shunned and alone – with only himself as company.

Unknown to Naruto, he was the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the nine-tailed demon fox, that attacked Konoha on the day he was born.

But despite everything that happened to him – the hateful glares, the harsh words, the ridicules, and the occasional beating on his birthdays – he still retained his child-like innocence that he happily shows to those that he love, dropping his mask of indifference and coldness that he usually wears in front of the rest of Konoha.

While the child was tossing and turning in his sleep, deep inside his mind, another presence woke up from its deep slumber by the sudden sickness that racked the body of his container.