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Naruto Uzumaki was sleeping, as usual, awaiting to hear what team he will be placed with. He sits at the back of the class, recently he'd felt more than ever alone. He wasn't sure why, but his dreams had been haunted with visions of a strange orange fox that towered over him. Perhaps it was the legendary demon Nine-tails.
He waited, bored, until he heard his name called. "Team seven, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Sasuke Uchiha. To be protected and supervised by Hatake Kakashi."
The pink haired girl squealed and looked immediately to where Sasuke sat. Naruto sighed, wishing Sakura would notice him. Normally he would feel the need to yell out to Sakura, gain her attention. But now...
Hokage knew of Naruto's troubles. Ever since Iruka-sensei passed due to the unfortunate incident with Mizuki, Naruto had hidden inside himself. It wasn't bad yet. But the Hokage was still worried for the outcast.
Naruto joined his team as they padded over to where their new sensei stood.
Hmm. Sakura seems the only one excited about this. Asuma mentioned what happened to Naruto. And Sasuke... Kakashi greeted his team and told them to meet him in two days at eight in the morning outside the academy. He then proceeded to disappear in a cloud of smoke.
Sasuke was pestered by Sakura until he finally gave in and agreed to walk her home. Naruto on the other hand, observed this, before leaving the academy and heading home. Once he got back he changed and stood in his room.
Naruto found himself staring at a picture of himself and his old mentor and only friend. Iruka-sensei. You were the only one who ever believed in me, who talked to me and treated me as an equal. You never cast me aside or ran from me out of disgust. I miss you Iruka-Sensei.
The golden haired boy hardly noticed when his tears began to fall. Unsure of what to do he paced around his room until he couldn't stand anymore. He then proceeded to sit down and tuck in his knees. Rocking back and forth, wishing for darkness. Wishing for everyone- everything - to leave him alone.
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When the great Kyubi noticed the boys figure slump through his perspective of the kit's life, he tested his chakra. This was his chance, his chance to take over, and finally get his revenge on Konoha. The great demon stood on his hind legs and gathered his chakra to his paws. He then pressed against the bars that sealed him.
The seal remained strong, but there was no resistance in the bars. Curious, Kyubi channeled more chakra into his palms and slammed them against the bars.
There was a shudder, which caused tremors to shoot through the greats body, and the bars tipped forward one-by-one and fell. Victorious, Kyubi squeezed himself through the bars, only to find the owner of the body standing below him.
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Naruto was unsure of what was going on. Normally when he fell asleep he would either be haunted by nightmares or wake up. But he found himself, almost, walking. Or moving on some kind of transportation. He eventually found himself knee deep in water, the corridor reminding him of a sewer.
Ew, Naruto thought. This doesn't seem like a dream, normally I can't control my movements. I need to find a way out of here. Naruto most certainly did not to want to be stuck here forever.
He slogged through the deep water until he came upon a room. There seemed to be a large figure in the darkness, pressing against bars with glowing... paws? Naruto crept into the room out of curiosity.
About half way through the room, the figure reered back and slammed it's paws against the bars. They tipped before falling, nearly crushing Naruto. The figure squeezed through the gap and Naruto suddenly began to worry. It was clear this thing had incredible power.
As it padded into the light, Naruto froze. There in front of him was the demon who haunted his dreams. nine-tails.
The fox noticed him, a sneer plastered on his face. For a few moments, neither of them moved, unsure of what to do. But after a few moments the legendary Kyubi let out a loud cackle. He does not have to fear for this boy.
"Hello Kit."
Naruto's jaw drops. "Uh- Hello. Are you Nine-tails?"
Kyubi snarled. He disliked being referred to as 'nine-tails'. "Idiot. You idiot boy. Call me by my name kit."
"YOU HAVE A NAME?" Naruto jumped into the air, surprised.
Kyubi growled, fur bristling. "I am Kyubi, legendary nine-tails." The demons patience was wearing thin.
Naruto scratched his head. "Well. Kyubi. Do you know where we are?"
The fox smirked, trying to hide his true emotion. Sympathy. Yes, he felt awful for the boy. Kyubi never thought he would pity such an idiotic creature. But after watching him for most of the boy's life, the demon found it hard not to worry for the boy's emotional state. But it did not matter, clearly the boy's shaky state allowed Kyubi to escape. Nearly.
"Kit, you are in your mind, where I am held prisoner. I was sealed within you around when you were one years old by the fourth. Because of Iruka's death your emotional state went into chaos, allowing me an opportunity to escape. When you fell unconscious your body was weakened and now I am to escape. Due to your unbalanced emotional state."
Naruto did not listen to the rest of Kyubi's words after he was reminded of Iruka-sensei's death. He did not notice when the fox walked past him. He only recovered when a rush of chakra filled the air.
The nine-tails was unable to escape his prison, possibly because of the seal still being in effect. But none the less Kyubi saw another opportunity. It was clear he could now communicate with the boy, perhaps remain here and hope to persuade him to remove the seal.
Or, he could possess the boy's body, hopefully for long enough to remove the seal himself.
Kyubi began expelling his chakra, overcoming Naruto's own with his. He hoped it would not take too much effort. The kit appeared behind him, entering the room slowly. "Kyubi. What are you doing?"
"Taking control of your body kit."
Naruto frowned. He did not want to lose control of his body, but what could he do? Besides, what did it matter anyway. It was nice here, with just himself and Kyubi. Maybe they could be friends.
The boy watched as Kyubi released more of his energy before slumping over and falling to the ground. The fox leaked a continuous stream of chakra that encompassed the entire room and was leeching towards others.
Let's hope Kyubi doesn't kill anyone. Naruto thought finally.
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