Me no own Naruto.
"Speech"
/Thoughts/
Story!
A small golden haired, whiskered and blue eyed Naruto gave out a sigh. He had reason to, he was alone his friends had just been brought home by their parents so now he just sat down on a swing all by himself. "...river... head to... river... cleanse... rage... return home... please... river..." a young woman's voice said like a whisper in his ear. He perked up and listened at the first syllable then started jogging to a nearby river and he looked into the water and gasped. In the reflection behind his own a blonde girl with fox ears sticking out the top of her head dressed in a miko outfit she glanced at the water and he glanced behind himself and saw nothing. He looked into the water again and the girl leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Cleanse... into the river... please." She said her voice fading in and out and he thought for a second before jumping into the water. "Rub... stomach... it to work." She said again and he rubbed his stomach and the water around him glowed.
He backed out of the river nervously. "No it's a good thing please go back in!" the girl said and he looked behind him and saw her, she was a beautiful young woman who was maybe pushing sixteen with a blond foxtail that had a black tip to match the ears on top of her head. She was kneeling and bowed to him. "Please go back in I beg of you! Before the spirit of Rage consumes me!" She pleaded and he jumped back into the river and rubbed his stomach again, watching in awe as the water glowed brighter and brighter as she solidified fully. "Thank you!" She exclaimed excitedly pulling him out of the water and hugging him.
"H-Hey! Who are you!?" Naruto asked and she giggled.
"Oh that's right you have no way of knowing!" She said still giggling a little. "My name is Kia, I'm one of the kitsune mikos that keeps the Kyuubi's soul sleeping. Problem is five years ago the day you were born a man with evil eyes who reeked of death snuck into the shrine and damaged the Kyuubi idol waking it up and it possessed me and forced me to take it's form and go on a rampage. Thankfully I was able to get away from the shrine first and you were able to set me free." She explained smiling brightly then her face fell. "But on to serious matters, you have to come with me now. The Soul of Rage, otherwise known as the Kyuubi no Kitsune is sealed within you and unless me and my family help it's likely that the seal will eventually start to weaken, and besides I think they'll really like you." Kia said standing up while still holding him.
"So where are you taking me?" Naruto asked and Kia smiled.
"Well first since you seem to be willing can you get on my back I can move faster as a fox so it'll be easier for both of us. And where we're going is my family's home, the shrine to put the Kyuubi back into its slumber and take a good look on the seal on you to improve what we have already." Kia explained and Naruto swung onto her back as she transformed into a large blond fox roughly the size of a tiger.
"Wow! That's amazing!" Naruto exclaimed and Kia giggled again.
"Hang on!" She said and when she felt Naruto get a good solid handful of her shoulder fur she took off in a blur with Naruto shouting for joy at the incredible speeds they were going. A few short minutes later and they were at the base of the steps to the forest mountain temple. Kia then transformed back into her original state and started walking up the steps. "Oh it feels so good being home! I missed the smell of this old forest."
"It feels... safe here." Naruto noted looking around and Kia smiled at him.
"Doesn't it? The whole mountain is blessed, it's a fox's paradise full of rabbits and all sorts of places to run around and explore. Fruit trees aplenty crisp clear springs and rivers, there's even a hotspring that everyone uses instead of a normal bath. Oh I can't wait to hit that steamy mineral water." Kia said with envy as she cracked her neck with a bit of a groan. After about ten minutes of appreciating the forest at sunset as they walked up the stairs.
The shrine entrance was impressive with multiple fox guardian statues and well maintained arches all of them giving the area a dynamic feel to it. The courtyard was being swept by another kitsune miko who hadn't noticed them yet. The Shrine itself was small and plain something you'd find anywhere else in the world. But the home behind it was a large oriental style mansion with a blue shingled roof and more then a few sakura trees in front.
"Kia? KIA it is you!!" the other miko shouted in excitement and Naruto wisely dropped off her back at this point and took a step backwards, he noticed that she looked identical to Kia but it only made sense seeing as they were family. A bare fraction of a second later the doors to the mansion opened and five other kitsunes came rushing out to greet her. "So who's the kid?" The one that greeted Kia earlier asked.
"This Mia is Naruto, the current prison of the Kyuubi no Kitsune." Kia said and they all stared at him. "I was also thinking that we could take him in. I've watched his life when I was trapped with the Kyuubi and he's got no family to go back to and the orphanage matron won't miss him."
"Well he is a cute one with those whiskers and the whole blond hair blue eye look will certainly help him blend in, but first I say we get the Kyuubi back in its statue and then get this kid into a bath. When was the last time you were given one?" An older kitsune in a dark green kimono asked gently.
"Um mom? He hasn't been bathed in a week aside from the cleansing that let me escape the seal myself. The matron at the orphanage really won't miss him." Kia said emphasizing her earlier point.
"Oh, um... well let's get the monster back in its resting place first." She said gently then she sniffed. "Then get him into the springs he really needs a bath." She said as she kindly took his hand and they all slowly walked to the shrine.
Authors Note.
So? Original enough for ya? Bet you didn't expect this.
