I am Naruto. Most people know me as "demon" or "evil child", but they don't know the real me.
I live with my grandpa. He was like my best friend. My parents were killed in a horrible car accident when I was a baby, and my grandpa, Jiraiya, and grandma, Tsunade, raised me through to adulthood. Jiraiya spent all the time with me that he could, and told me stories of his life in Japan that were just riveting. I felt a chill run down my spine every time he told me about the time he was lost out in the woods of Konoha and he could see foxes getting closer and closer to him. There was one in particular that caught his eye, a great big fox that appeared before him with nine tails. He called it Kyuubi, but as soon as it came, it was gone, and he was left alone in the forest once again. It was such a distant and fascinating world from my life in America. Wow!
Then one day he told me a different story. He was very sick and spoke in a breathy, labored voice. He had about 3 months to live, and he wanted to take me to Konoha in Japan to see the foxes in the wild before he died. We flew over to Japan and within about 4 hours of landing, we were walking through the remote terrain of the Japanese interior. Dusk came on and no sooner did we see the moon rising we caught the first sight of a red fox with 9 tales. "Do you believe in magic," The fox said. Then it vanished into thin air. It was a spiritual experience for the both of us.
When grandpa died, I had to make the funeral arrangements. Among my decisions was to bury him with something that reminded me of our experiences in Japan. After much searching, I chose the "Deluxe Limited Addition Kyuubi Doll" ,in which there were only 3 left in the world, to bury with him. I stuffed it in his coffin snugly under his arm. The ceremony was beautiful, and he was laid to eternal rest with the doll. OR SO I THOUGHT!!1!
During the eulogy, a sound could be heard from the closed coffin. At first I thought it was my imagination, but then I clearly heard it again - a knocking sound from WITHIN THE COFFIN! My grandma and I sprang from the front row and opened the coffin, to the great surprise of the attendees. What I saw, I could not believe. Grandpa looked years younger, healthier, and the color had returned to his skin. My life changed forever when I saw him actually open his eyes, and give me a wry smile, through the coroner's thickly-applied makeup. I can't begin to tell you all the things that have happened since then. but it was clear that a true miracle had occurred, facilitated by the "Deluxe Limited Addition Kyuubi Doll"
"Do you believe in Magic?"