Chapter One
The Incarnation Of Rage
By Armaegedeon Lucifeus Epic Length
His eyes narrowed, blade at the ready, his grip tight at the sudden interruption of his training session. Uzumaki Naruto peered over the various tree limbs and treetops at the sound of rustling and the strange fear that was suddenly etched into his surroundings.
The setting sun punctuated by the still shadows painted upon the boulders and the already darkened mystifying presence of the forest about him.
Deep within, another consciousness was startled awake; deep glowing red eyes that spoke of horrors capable only by human hand, horrors a devil could not wish to compete with intensified with the sudden unfamiliar feeling of mortal danger. Multitudes of muscles tightened and tensed, the creature ready to pounce, yet, it was unable even in all its might able to affect anything outside its realm, its imprisonment.
Out of the seemingly increasing darkness, a taint like no other, walked; no, blurred a shinobi that reeked of power, power only a kage should possess.
Uzumaki Naruto, a young adolescent who has never known any definition even close to love, froze. Above his brows sweat already beginning to form from the terrifying presence this man exuded.
Looking upon the pathetic sight of the weak genin, the shinobi felt something he had scarcely ever imagined to feel again. Emotion, dramatically so, he felt it. It radiated off the boy within his shadow, through every strand of grass it encased, every grain of upturned dirt.
This was not a simply emotion by a long shot. The emotion; one the shinobi had long since slain, 'sadness' radiated from the boy, sparking the emotions within him. Pity, pity so great he would wish to jab his own kunai in his very own heart to forsake the mission that he had been sent upon. Then he saw his objective in another light.
Perhaps, the boy would be happier faded from the sphere whereupon humans thread. He would be doing this pitiful existence a great favor by ending his existence. The nameless shinobi never felt so much sadness from a single entity in his moderate lifetime. And so he decided; the kunai flew with a feeble force behind it, though nonetheless, sailed through the still air straight to the target.
The boy, Uzumaki Naruto stood no more, as red liquid seeped out of the wound inflicted directly on the nerve center located in his chest, through his plain dusty white shirt merging with the engraved red spiral in the center finally seeping into the Earth as the sun disappeared from sight. And the shinobi took his leave, without as much as a glance behind him.
The air parted for the massive tentacle like tails that suddenly began whipping around in the confined space. The tails oozed power but at the moment were no more helpful than a fifty year old male appendage on a plate. Silted scarlet eyes whipped around the massive cell leaving crimson trails behind. Before the empowered entity laid an infinitesimal creature, face down in foot deep water, covered in light blonde fur, blood intermingling with the flooded corridor.
Silted Scarlet eyes which spoke of anger so infinite and sacred softened to a never before spoke of hue as the massive entity stared helplessly towards the only consciousness it has ever shared a bond with.
Naruto awoke; never had his heart emitted such numbness as it did now. His body following his hearts example. The adolescent had to strain in order to allow himself movement. He was supposed to be dead. Moments ago within his visage was a kunai hurtling directly at him; even as poor a shinobi as he himself may be, the boy comprehended what was to be a fatal blow.
He stood after much exertion unaware of the entity staring down at him. How this was possible, the being knew not. Every conscious creature in existence knew when they were in its presence, its aura a promise of death, misery and rage none could mistake or match. Naruto opened his eyes; they burned, and it was truly dark, pitch dark. To his disbelief everything got even darker by the second, as if the earlier taint of the forest was following him through death.
Nothing could be seen, the only thing keeping the darkness at bay was the faint twin red glow literally flowing from behind him, getting increasing brighter and more profound; spreading through the contents of the corridor. Something suddenly etched its way to Uzumakis numb heart, how not known, for his numb soul was in fact numb.
Fear of unbound limitations crawled and bound its way into and around his heart and soul. The boy's arms drooped, his legs becoming quite like rubber. Without his own consent, the vessel spun around ever so slowly, a wisp of crimson light flowing by his eyes; upon his full turn, everything went dark. The taint lay so thick nothing was visible.
The fear within the still considered child faded away with vigor. Without sound, emotion, or anything of the sort to tell him so but instinct, the boy arched his visage up into the darkness.
The creature was at a lost, it knew not what to do. With the faintest of touches, the most miniscule of force, the being before it would crumble, whatever crimson life-force left within added to the hue of its scarlet eyes. The entity could sense the child's uneasiness, even with its abilities; the information came forth at a level of speed it never before encountered.
No pity came forth from the creature. Even had it been capable, it would not come. The entity, weary of what effects its physical form would have upon the consciousness before itself, opened, albeit excruciating slowly its malicious eyes, still softened from its current thought pattern; flooding and killing the darkness that had encompassed the room and the boys soul.
Uzumaki Naruto stood still, not trusting himself to breath, and thankful that his body needed such effort to move, he himself not trusting his feet to walk lest he fall and not have the strength to keep himself from drowning. Partially physical red substance flooded the area and bathed him in warmth instantly receding whatever numbness was previously present.
Uzumaki Naruto stared into the deepest crimson he had ever seen, his visage focused upon a single crimson eye for the other was not visible, testament to the massive size of the entity before him. The boy was at a loss for words. His mind talking on a panicked state.
Staring into the wide eyes of the innocent before itself; "Cease your staring child, surely your mind can comprehend what lays before you" "This is no nightmare you'll soon awaken from" Stated the entity, in a dual voice that spoke of power enough to crush and devour worlds and rage enough to do so.
Uzumaki Naruto took a second to register what he just heard, and elicited a small but audible gasp, the second sound to grace these corridors in a long while.
"You know what stands before you, doust thou not child?" Spoke the creature in front of Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto searched his mind for a thought, anything thought. "What am I to do?" "What the hell is that!?" "It couldn't…b.e…" "Not..Possible" The child finally catching on the entity before him was waiting for an answer, stuttered out; "You…Are you, the one the villagers call…th…the Ky..The Great Kyuubi no Kitsune?"
'Hmm, how should I approach this…?'
"Child..no..Kittling. Time is Irrelevant; Individuality is irrelevant; Emotion is irrelevant!"Boomed The Great Kyuubi no Kitsune.
"Yet now I cannot find myself speaking truthfully now as I would throughout the eons I have had sentient life. I stress this of you Kittling. 'ALL WILL BE EXPLAINED' Now however is the time for actions and not words!
Your life on that sphere bright with sentient beings is almost over, however, your period of time can be extended Kittling, but I need for you to trust me!"
"What do you mean…?" Stuttered out one Uzumaki Naruto.
"I mean child, you are dying!" "I can reverse the effect but I need your help! If you die, I die as well! I cannot allow this, neither your death nor mine!"
"I'm…dying? I see... I was right, it wasn't a dream. What am I doing here? Why are you here? What do you mean!?"
"Quiet child! Kittling please! We must do this quickly or we will both die! Now listen to my instructions! Take that weapon, the one you call kunai out of your chest.
Smear it in as much of your blood as possible and cast it at the kanji! The one for seal, engraved upon the gates!" "If you do this, you will weaken the seal and that will allow me to lean you my Chakra and heal your mortal wounds. There is no alternative Kittling! I swear to you upon my honor, all will be explained!
Now however is not the time!"
While all the while pulling the kunai out of his now no longer numbed chest the child spoke;
"Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me? No one's ever helped me!"Is he even helping me? Asked and pondered Naruto who now had the kunai in hand and bleeding quite well upon it from his chest.
"I told you Kit! I must, it is the only way to ensure 'both' our lives" Spoke the Massive Fox.' And also I owe you Kit for endowing me with these emotions the mortals so cherish'
And with that, the young boy no older that 14 cast the scarlet covered weapon at the kanji, sufficiently defiling what power the seal had remaining.