บท 3: Befriending a Monster

When my eyes open again I found myself looking up at an unknown ceiling. Testing it out it seems I can move my body. Looking at my hands I get sit up seeing other kids in beds around me. 'Is this an orphanage' Suddenly my mind is flooded with memories again. It appears that I am two years old and yes I am in an orphanage in a place called Konoha. My body has been on autopilot so I am treated like an outcast due to me not talking or interacting with others plus this body is often bullied for not being from Konoha.

I push my small body down from the bed and head to the bathroom. I look into the mirror and what I see is a small boy. Blood red hair, dark rings around the eyes, eyes the that are silver like ice. Is this really how I look? Well not that it matters what I look like as a child.

{Ding! Congratulations on your rebirth. As it may have been explained to you by the Gods Janist here is your bonus!} He feels a certain heat enter and flow through his body it felt like molten rock burning inside his blood stream making his fist clench on the sink. Luckily it only lasted a few seconds {You have received The Metal Kekkei Genkai and Mujun Bloodline}

(A/N: Mujun means Contradiction in Japanese, least that is what Google tells me)

My small body is drenched in sweat as I look up into the mirror. "What is a Kekkei Genkai and what does Mujun Bloodline mean?" he asked the voice {Kekkai Genkai is a special DNA type that allows for strange and wonderful Jutsu. The Mujun bloodline is a gift from Janist and it will help with the fusion of elements and jutsu. Anyway I wish you luck.} "Hey wait that doesn't help me!" of course the voice doesn't respond again. Leaving me to only sigh in front of the mirror.

I look back at my reflection while pondering over what I was told "JanIst told me this is a world of ninja so I should probably make the best of their gifts to me." He smiles a little "Marix?" He hears a voice coming from the doorway and looks over seeing another boy. Yellow hair, blue eyes, and whisker like lines on his face. His memories tell him this boy is named Naruto? 'Wait why does that sound familiar... Naruto Naruto... shit I can't think of it' Marix smiles "Naruto" though it was only him speaking to the other Naruto seemed shocked "Y-you can talk?!" Oh that's right. This body never spoke before.

"Yes?" What he didn't know was Naruto was also shocked about how Marix could smile. He always had the same expression on his face no matter what. Eating, sleeping, even when bullied his expression stayed the same. "Ah it is good you can smile." Naruto seems to beam. Naruto likes Marix because he can feel sympathy for him. Marix, like himself, is also bullied and called a monster. Marix walks up to Naruto "Naruto... Thank you for helping me all the time even when it get's you bullied more" He hugs Naruto causing the boy to be shocked once more. Naruto merely rubs his nose "Y-yea it's no problem" he was embarrassed but he liked the hug as it was his first hug ever.

"Naruto let's be friends" From his memories he saw the loneliness of this boy. How he is mistreated and ostracized even by the other orphans. Even the Caretaker doesn't care about him but neither does the caretaker care about Marix either. He saw many children like Naruto in his past life and he always wanted to help them because they reminded him of his own childhood.

"... Okay" Naruto hugged him back while giggling like a fool. Tears streamed down the boys eyes. He smiled and patted the boys back. Unlike himself Naruto really was only a child. Naruto seemed to cry for a few minutes before letting go "S-sorry" he says to which Marix only pats his head "It's ok Naruto."

"What are you two monsters doing in the bathroom so late?" A voice is heard from the doorway. The two look over and see another kid about 4 or 5 years old. This was one of the two who always bullies them and due to the caretaker always looking the other way he is relentless. "Maybe you two are finally teaming up to summon more monsters and demons but I won't let you" Seems the boy has something wrong with his head or maybe he is just justifying himself. The boy rushes up aiming to punch Naruto. My body moves on it's own and I step infront of the blonde boy who is my first friend in this world. Taking the hit directly I fall back onto naruto but I didn't feel pain "OOOW!" The bully screams waking up the others as he holds his now bloody fist

When the other kids rush over they see the bully holding his fist with bloody knuckles then look up to see me standing back up with the help of Naruto. On my face was a grey surface like a mask. In the kids eyes it looked very much like a demons and they began to scream as well alerting the caretaker who rushes in to see what is going on. When she sees me she can't help but follow along and scream demon alerting the people outside.