Okay, this is my first try at writing a Naruto fanfiction. This may sound like a strange cross-over, but I put a lot of thought into it (kind of) and hope for it to become epic in length. Hope. Anyway, please leave a review with constructive criticism so that I may improve my skill.
It takes place right after chapter 350
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the author or owner of Naruto or Shadow of the Colossus. This is a work of fandom and I am in no way profiting from it.
"Italic"- thoughts
"Quotations" – normal speech
The Shadow of Kyuubi
Chapter 1
It was a warm September day asNaruto slowly walked through Konoha in a contemplative mood.
"Sasuke killed Orochimaru, so he's obviously gotten all the power he needs, right? But why wouldn't he come back to Konoha?"
He sped up his pace, becoming more frustrated with each passing step.
"The idiot is probably going to go find Itachi next and continue to ignore us."
His speed increased even more.
"He left us all for power! He abandoned everyone just so he could kill his stupid brother! Once I find him I'm gonna- Oof!" exclaimed Naruto as he walked right into a solid surface and fell to the cold ground.
He lifted his sore head to see what had stopped his mental ranting. It was a tall, jet black slab of stone, the memorial of the Yondaime Hokage. Looking around, he realized that he had unconsciously walked to the Konoha graveyard.
He stood up and slowly ran his fingers over the cool, smooth surface of the stone. Engraved on it was a description of the Yondaime and the deeds he had done for the village. His heart sank as he scanned the part telling of the Yondaime's heroic sacrifice made in order to defeat the Kyuubi.
"Looks like I was the one that got the short end of the stick, eh, Yondaime?" sighed Naruto.
He had a small, sad smile on his face as he remembered all the times he had come to it before he knew about the Kyuubi being sealed within him. He would always say how much he wanted to be just like the Yondaime so that the village would respect him.
However, his brow furrowed as he saw something just below the Kyuubi passage. It was a small spiral seal, exactly like the one on his stomach! But what would that same seal be doing on the Yondaime's memorial? Naruto scrutinized it as he carefully rubbed his fingers over it.
A dull tingling sensation was felt in his fingertips. Then, before he could react, he was grabbed by a strong pulling force. It was as if the memorial was trying to suck him in! He desperately planted his feet, but it was no use! There was a cloud of smoke that engulfed him and when it cleared, all that was left was thin air.
When Naruto awoke, he was no longer in the solemn graveyard, but instead he was in a small room. It was barren and aged, the dirty white paint flaking off the walls. Afternoon sunlight poured through a solitary window which Naruto went to.
"Well, I'm still in the village, but nowhere near the graveyard. I must have somehow activated that seal, yet I thought you had to put chakra into a seal to activate it? It must have been some kind of teleportation seal or something."
Looking around the room, he realized that it wasn't completely empty. There was a small, wooden chest sitting in one of the lonely corners. His curiosity getting the best of him, he walked over to investigate it. He checked the outside of it to make sure there weren't any traps before moving it to the center of the room.
After sitting down in front of it, he took a deep breath and undid the brass latch that kept it closed.
The inside of the chest was lined with purple silk and had a pillow with the matching fabric sitting in the bottom. Resting upon this pillow was a regular-sized scroll with a blank, white outside. It was kept raveled by a red wax seal which looked exactly like the one on the memorial.
"This is getting too weird for me. Why is that seal on both the memorial and the scroll? Well, only one way to find out."
The blonde cautiously broke the seal and instantly felt the same pulling sensation that he had experienced at the memorial. A cloud of smoke engulfed him once more and he vanished from the desolate room.
Naruto opened his eyes and was not surprised to find that he was lying in the graveyard.
"My day just keeps on getting better."
He slowly picked his stiff body off the ground, meanwhile examining the outside of the scroll.
"Maybe I should tell Ero-sennin about it; he knows a lot about seals. I think I'll tell him after I see what's inside of it first."
Making his decision, Naruto quickly ran to his apartment.
The rustling of paper could be heard in his apartment while he unraveled the scroll. Inside of it were rows upon rows of kanji used for seal making, all written in black ink. About half way through the scroll, he came upon the familiar spiral seal that had plagued his day.
"Might as well try it, I didn't go through all of that for nothing."
Naruto placed his hand on the seal and pushed chakra into. It began to glow and…
Poof!
He waved his arms furiously to clear the smoke and was happy to find that he was still in his apartment. But what was new was that there was now a sword lying on top of the scroll's seal.
The young shinobi's eyes were full of awe and interest as he picked up the marvelous, yet plain weapon. It was a straight short sword, only about two and a half feet in total length. The hilt was dull steel wrapped in black leather. The sheath was also wrapped in black leather. After admiring the outside, he drew the blade. The flat of the blade was wide and a dull black. The blade's edge was a bright steel and razor sharp.
"I wonder if this is like Asuma's knives?"
He pushed a small amount of chakra into the sword, nothing happened. He pushed more and it began to glow a faint blue. He pushed even more and grew brighter. Finally, he pushed as much chakra as he could into it. A grinned spread across his face as it shone a brilliant blue, but his joy was cut short as he was hit by a massive headache. He dropped the sword to the ground as head clutched his throbbing head. His pain soon ended as he passed out.
"Ow, seals just don't like me," complained Naruto as he opened eyes and stood up, "Huh, how did I get here?"
The leaky sewer that was his mindscape greeted the confused teenager. What was odd was that he only appeared here when he focused and sent himself here or when he lost control of himself. Remembering this brought back painful memories of an injured teammate.
Whipping his head around, the furious ninja spotted the gate that the Kyuubi was imprisoned behind.
"You!" shouted Naruto as he pointed an accusing finger, "You bastard! You took control of my body! And you hurt Sakura-chan!"
There was no reply.
"Hey! Are you even listening to me you no good, son of a-"
"Do you even know why you're here, human?" deadpanned a deep voice from behind the gate.
"Um…"
"It is no mere coincidence that you were sent here after pushing your chakra into that sword."
"What? How do know about the sword?"
"I know because that sword is the key to unlocking my full power."
"How's that? You're in me and it's out there! How in the world could it unlock your power?"
"All of my power is not seal within you."
"What?!"
"When you were a newborn, your body was not strong enough to contain all of my power. Your body could only handle four 'tails' worth of my chakra."
"But my body was damaged when I used four 'tails' to fight Orochimaru! Wouldn't that mean that my body was too weak to handle four 'tails'?"
"Listen, four 'tails' is the highest amount of my power that your body has ever been exposed to. When you tried to expend it all at once it overloaded your body."
"That doesn't explain how you took control of me!"
"That amount of chakra was too much for your body and mind to handle. I had to take over in order to keep you from having a complete mental breakdown."
There was a tense silence. Naruto was remembering the burn Sakura had received because that.
"So," asked Naruto, "Why do I need more of your power if my body can't even handle the power it already has."
"The more of it your body has, the more it will be able to expend at one time. So, if you have seven 'tails' total, then you can expend six 'tails' without over loading."
"What happens if I get all nine 'tails'?"
"I don't know."
"How is the sword the 'key'?"
"The rest of my power was somehow sealed within multiple entities. I do not know where they may be, though. That is where the sword comes into importance: it is the means by which to find the entities."
"How do I know you're not lying about all of this?"
A pause.
"I cannot answer that question, only you can."
A heavy sigh came from Naruto.
"If you are able to get all of my power, it will be enough to bring Sasuke back."
The room became tense.
"So, how do I get this sword to work?"
Chapter End
I know it's short, but they should be longer in the future. There will also be action, probably a lot, in the future. Please leave constructive criticism for I am an aspiring writer and wish to improve my skill. Expect an update within a week (hopefully).