Still new to this thing called love Chapter 1: this is a prolouge!, a naruto fanfic

Shukaku. Matatabi. Isobu. Son goku. kokuo. saiken. Chomei . Gyuki. Kurama.

Ichibi. Nibi. Sanbi. Yonbi. Gobi. Rokubi. Nanabi. Hachibi. Kyuubi.

The nine tailed beast, gathered together. I never thought that I would get to see them together like this ever again. The war was over. After long days of fighting, one enemy after the other, it finally ended. With my mother,Kaguya, sealed away and zetsu dealt with as well. perhaps the world could enjoy long lasting peace after the years of bloodshed it had went through.

My time here was dwindling, soon I would have to leave for the pure land however I still had matters to tend to.

Before the two successors of my power woke from their slumber after the fight. I moved over to where the nine tailed beast gathered, seemingly engaging in small talk. As they noticed my presence, the talking ceased as they focus their attention to me. How nostalgic, they reminded me of my time when I was still alive. Even if they were much much bigger now then back then.

'' it's nice to see that you all are doing well even after all this time '' I spoke out, a smile on my face.

'' my time left in this world is short, have you given any thoughts as to what you wish to do after all that has happened '' the question was a simple one and the answers all seem to fall into the ' I wish to return home' category. Looking towards kurama and gyuki,

'' what do you two wish for '' an uncertain expression seemed to form on kurama's face. After a short while, they replied that they wish to return back to their 'host'.

'' a little piece of each of your chakra Is already within naruto. In short, naruto is like a gathering place for you. If you want to discuss something, you can speak to each other through your chakra inside naruto. Kurama I'd like for you to stay inside naruto as the overseer of the gathering.'' his answer brought a chuckle to both me and the other tailed beasts. Just as kokuo said, still not upfront with it's feeling.

Walking towards kurama, kurama seemed to instinctively lower his head.

'' kurama,what do you think of uzumaki naruto? '' I asked him. The question seemed to have Caught kurama off guard from the expression on its face. Reeling back, he gave the question some thought.

'' he is ... He is a stubborn loud mouthed orange wearing genin brat of a shinobi that likes to shout about becoming hokage and yet he is also the person that I acknowledged as my partner and as my equal. '' The answer brought a laugh to my mouth. How very fitting for Naruto.

'' kurama, what would you do if you were given a chance to love? '' I spoke out.

'' a chance to love? Hahaha. I am hatred incarnate, I do not love. All I have is hate. A being like me could never love. '' Kurama said out loud however there was not even a shred of anger or hatred in its words instead it said it if it was nothing more than a mere joke.

'' even if i could love, who would love a being such as myself.'' Even with its head turned away, I could easily tell that Kurama was not being true to himself.

'' kurama, think about it for a while. I still have time even if it is slowly dwindling. I will wait for your response.'' With that I proceeded to head back to where team seven rested after the fight with mother.

A chance. To love. Hahahahaha. How funny. As if a being like me could love. I am hatred incarnate, the closest experience to love which i had was the care shown to me during the first few days after my creation. care shown to me by the old man.

what a foolish question to ask me. I am a beast that could raise tsunamis and flatten mountains with a single flick of tail which I had nine of. I am a being regarded as a living natural disaster. The embodiment of hatred. How would I a 'monster' larger than even the biggest of summoning animals have a chance to love. But even I know that the old man would never say something like that as a joke. He has a way to make it happen. Still, why would he give this chance to me and only me, when the other beasts could have appreciated more.

I looked around me, the eyes of my fellow tailed beasts were focused onto me.

''What do you want!''

My sudden outburst seemed to scare off the other tailed beast, most of them backing of slightly. Even if I had gotten more considerate to others, it did not mean that I would be over friendly to everybody.

'' what do you intend to do? '' Gyuki asked, looking straight into my eyes.

The tailed beasts looked over towards me once more, awaiting my answer.

'' why would I need a chance to love? It's unpleasant enough that I the strongest tailed beast has to be sealed back into a host, I do not need the burden of a emotion such as love as well.''

I expected them to look at me with anger or distaste, they always did that whenever I mention myself as the greatest tailed beast. So why. The looks of pity that were directed towards me. I hate this. I am not a pitiful creature, I do not want their pity.

'' Is this what you really want? Are you being true to yourself, Kurama? '' the tone used by son Goku angered me. I am not a child who would make reckless or poorly thought out decisions.

'' what about all of you, what you were all given a chance to love. What would do.'' why were they so persistent on this matter, asking me such a question. The sound of laughter brought me back. They were laughing at me again.

'' It's simple, even if we were given a chance to love there would be no one that we love or would love us back.'' that was correct, no one would ever love a tailed beast.'' Chomei spoke out in her usual overly energetic manner or was it in a happy go lucky way. I could never tell.

'' would it not be the same with me, the most feared among us all.''

'' Hahahahahaha. In the end the only thing you know is destruction. ''

''And what would you know, you one tailed rat. Tormenting your host into thinking your its mother.'' This was getting on my nerves, can they just see that I do not want such a chance. Why are they meddling in my affairs now when they barely cared many centuries ago.

Son goku's question to me still rang in my mind. true to myself. Am I really. Yes, that is what I believed. That a being such I has no need for love, I will never love, I will never be loved, all I have is hatred. All I know is hatred So why. Why is it that I am so drawn towards the idea of being able to love.

This feeling was unnerving.

Moving towards the old man with my answer mind. I would not go back on my decision. The old man turned around to face me, a serious expression on his face as he awaits my answer. Before giving him my answer, I wanted answers of my own.

'' why. '' there was no need to elaborate any further and the old man seemed to understand.

'' you can say that this is the selfish wish of a dying man. To try to correct my wrongs before I have to leave. The reason I gave you this chance because you deserve to have such a chance, much more than the other eight.''

'' no. I do not. All I did was destroy. I helped reinforce the idea of tailed beasts being monsters. I was the one to drive us apart. I did nothing to deserve such a chance. Even as the strongest one of us all, I did nothing but wait for someone to fix the problems.''

'' and yet here you are, admitting to yourself the mistakes you have made. So why not take this chance to fix everything? Naruto has befriended and saved you from hate. Now it's your turn to help him.''

Naruto. How can I help him. What does he not have that I can give to him. He has always been the one to help me, even when I did not deserve it.

I looked over to his sleeping form, he has essentially achieved everything he set out to do. With him saving the world he could easily become Hokage especially with the admiration from people around the world. He has become a beacon of hope for peace. A being of hatred and destruction could never be of help to him.

As I moved over towards the clearing where team seven was summoned to, I hoped that kurama would think about what I said carefully.

Both Sasuke and Naruto laid sprawled on the ground, both seemingly recuperating from the fight with mother. Kakashi approached me.

'' What do you plan to do now? With Kaguya being sealed away and once both sasuke and naruto wake the infinite tsukuyomi would be dispelled as well. ''

'' I will stay till both naruto and sasuke wakes to instruct them how to dispel the infinite tsukuyomi. After that I will finish any business I have and allow the past to resolve itself before heading towards the pure lands along with the other hokages. '' I looked over towards Hashirama and Madara as they exchanged their final words.

I turned around to face what I presume to be kurama as I heard the sound of footsteps that only a tailed beast could make.

'' why. ''

why indeed. Perhaps when I left this world originally, I trusted humans to treat the tailed beasts as creatures with a will just like their own. When I returned and I realised how the tailed beasts had suffered, I felt guilt. It could be phrased in many ways but this is just a selfish wish to alleviate the guilt that plagues my heart.

I watched as Kurama mulled over my comment. I really hoped that Kurama would take this chance, for both Naruto's and Kurama's sake.

'' Old man, how are you going to give me this chance to love even if I wanted it.''

Kurama stared at me intently, I was glad Kurama chose to give it a chance. Breathing in deeply, I felt chakra flow through me. It has been a long time since I used my chakra, it was a nostalgic feeling.

As I moved on towards the pure world, relief was all I felt. It was as if I found closure. I was glad that the world was in the hands of people like Naruto. When I first decided to spread Ninshu as a religion, I never expected it to turn into a deadly weapon like Ninjutsu. Chakra was meant to "connect" people's spiritual energies with one another. It would allow people to understand each other without communication and pray for one another's safety. It was not meant to be used as a tool for violence.

When I was alive, I was treated as a deity, the saviour of the world. Perhaps that was my greatest flaw. I never understood the people around and I could never get close to them. I tried to make a way for people to connect with each other when I myself could not. When I entrusted the legacy of Ninshu to Asura, I started a chain that would lead to the creation of Ninjutsu.

It was foolish of me to entrust something so large such as Ninshu to one person. However with Naruto, I am sure that the world will be able to move on towards a more peaceful era. Peace for not only the the world but for Naruto, sasuke and the tailed beasts.