First Transformation

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or his world, and I do not own First Transformation. Kishimoto-sama and his publishers/distributors own/have rights to Naruto, and the authors and songwriters for "Jekyll and Hyde" own/have rights to First Transformation.

AN: Once again, I wrote this in the first act of the play that I'm Assistant Stage Manager for. Third Showing, this time. Yeah, I really do have that much free time during the show. No, I'm really not shirking any of my duties.

--Begin--

I must be wise,
I must try to analyze
Each change in me,
Everything I see -
How will it be?
Will I see the world
Through different eyes?

"Naruto! Come here!" I should have known something big--and probably very bad--was about to happen when Ero-sennin called me "Naruto" instead of "gaki." But no, I was only halfway into those three years with him, and I was still very naïve. "We're here in these mountains to train you in accessing Kyuubi. We need to see how much power you can call up safely." Being the fool I was, I agreed. I wanted so badly to get the power to bring Sasuke back. Ero-sennin sent me into Kyuubi's "antechamber."


Like a warning light,
Glimmering in red,
Like crimson bloodshed,
Shimmering in red,
Beautiful and strange,
See the colors change
Before my eyes!
See how they dance
And they sparkle,
Like diamonds at night -
Leading out of the darkness
And into the light!

Kyuubi stood there behind those bars, glowing red… crimson, like blood. I demanded his chakra--as much as I could take. He laughed, and now I know why. It's not chakra the beast has, but youki, which is far more unstable outside of a demon's body. Tendrils of that blood-red youki began to wrap around me. I dropped back into the real world and watched as I started to glow red… like the Kyuubi.

(spoken normally)
Three fifty-eight a.m. It is done. I have injected 5 centiliters of the newly fused formula.
A slight feeling of euphoria. Light-headedness. No noticeable behavioral differences.
(end spoken)

Now the die is cast!
Nothing left to do...
Time along can prove
My theories true...
Show the world...

Dear God! What is this?

'More,' I thought, and I got my wish as a chakra tail grew out behind me. I started to giggle… I was becoming giddy from the power. 'More,' I thought again, and another tail came out. 'More,' I ordered, and a third tail emerged. I was a little more than slightly unbalanced mentally by this time… I had to fight a bit to keep control, but this power… so much power… I'd show them what true power was…. "More," I whispered, this time verbally, and once again I grew a tail. My last coherent thought was that I was more powerful than anyone….


Something is happening -
I can't explain -
Something inside me -
A breathtaking pain -
Devours and consumes me -
And drives me insane!

The pain was incredible. I could feel my body breaking. I could see the blood as it poured out of my body. The youki burned, which I later learned was normal, since Kyuubi is a fire demon.


Suddenly -
Uncontrolled -
Something is
Taking hold!

Suddenly -
Agony -
Filling me!
Killing me!
Suddenly -
Out of breath!
What is this?
Is this death?

Suddenly -
Look at me! -
Can it be?
Who is this
Creature
That I see?

Then I felt the oddest thing it is possible to feel. It seemed like something (the Kyuubi) was digging claws into the back of my mind, controlling me. The bloodlust I felt was immeasurable. That's when the chakra aura surrounding me seemed to solidify. My blood coating became fur… the last thing I remember is looking into some reflective surface and seeing a fox of blood staring back. Then everything went blank.

Free!

--End--

"Jekyll and Hyde" is an excellent musical, though it doesn't have quite the same plot as the Robert Louis Stevenson book. First Transformation is just what it seems: Jekyll's first change to Hyde in the musical. I plan on writing one for Alive soon as the second part for this.

For those who don't know: gaki means brat. Youki is the energy of a youkai demon (in Naruto's world the only true demons are the bijuu, and they're all youkai-esque, if not really youkai), and is not quite the same as chakra. I'm not going into how they differ.