I truly hate humans. I truly hate them. They're sneaky, conniving, hateful, unforgiving, deceitful, and most of all, they're violent. Humans attack my kind, trap them and torture them. Humans trapped me in a child. And then they blame that child for my "wrong" doings. I don't know why, but being with this child for so long, twelve years I believe, has made me come to a realization, I hate humans more than anything. There is however one human I don't hate; I just don't like his foolishness. He takes beatings, names, glares that could pierce the soul, and mistreatment. Yet he still smiles and picks himself up. His own people, his own race, turned against him, and yet he strives to make them accept him. Why? Why would he want their acceptance? They treat him like dirt, no, worse than dirt, and he still wants them to like him. He has helped me realize two things. One, I hate humans more then I hate my brothers and sisters who try to claim my territory. Two, I've lived too long. I would now like nothing more than to finally die. But I can't break the demon chaos rule. When one demon dies, another must take its place. But who will replace me? I would have to find someone to take my power, so I can finally rest. It's something I've pondered ever since the boy's sixth birthday, when his people beat him to the point of death if not for my healing. But I've found my answer, my replacement. Someone who understands the evil and depravity of humans, someone who has a never give up motto. I've chosen, Naruto Uzumaki…
Naruto found himself in a dark, wet place. Suddenly, memories of what happened returned to him. He had been on a mission in Wave country. He had found Sasuke beaten by Haku, and just when he was going to attack Haku, said ninja put a senbon in his wind pipe.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You are in your mindscape, Naruto-San." A demonic voice answered.
Naruto turned his head to the voice. He jumped when he saw he was next to a giant cage, two red eyes staring at him. When he caught his breath, Naruto looked back to the red eyes. It was then that he saw something strange about the eyes. They looked…sad.
"Who are you?" asked the blond.
The eyes looked at him carefully, trying to figure out how to tell him what it had to say. "You should know by now whom I am, Naruto-San."
Naruto took a few steps back, tripping on his feet. "K-K-Kyuubi?!" he shouted.
The demon fox sighed and stepped closer to the cage, showing his form. "In the flesh."
Naruto crawled back a few feet again. "W-why am I h-here?" he asked, his back against the wall.
"I don't know how to tell you this, so I'll just say it. Naruto, I want to take over my position."
Naruto quirked an eyebrow at the mighty beast. "Position?"
"As the Kyuubi no Kitsune."
"WHAT!?" Naruto yelled, wondering if the fox was healthy in the head.
Kyuubi sighed again. "You are acting the way I thought you would. Naruto, you need to calm down."
"How do you expect me to calm down whe-" Naruto was cut off when the Kyuubi sent him a death glare.
The glare softened and the Kyuubi spoke again. "Naruto… I have lived far too long, longer then I can remember. My existence before you were born was meaningless. All feared me, all hated me, and all wanted me dead. I was fine; in fact, I loved the hate and fear. But, as time went on, I realized I was alone, completely…alone. I hate it, I hate the loneliness, and it tortures me. Then I was sealed in you, and my existence was less then meaningless. I was doomed to heal a snotty brat for the last few years of my life. But…" the mighty fox sighed again. "I've come to realize that my existence had one meaning, to protect my host. But, I can't take it anymore; it drives me to insanity to stay here. I have to leave, but I can't go back out there, back to the loneliness. You were my only reason to exist and it saddened me that I could not tell you so. Maybe then… maybe I could have helped you more."
The Jinchuurikishakily stood, keeping eye contact with the demon. "B-but what does this h-have to do with me being a d-d…"
"Demon?" the fox asked, to which the blond nodded. "There is a universal law in this world; it is called the 'Demon Chaos law'. There are to be nine demons to this world. When one dies, another must take its place. I have chosen you to take my place."
Naruto walked forward a few steps, still wary of the fox. "Why me?" he asked.
"Because, you are the one to have taught me two important things that I would never have realized had I not been sealed in you."
"I-I did?"
The Kyuubi chuckled. "You taught me that humans are the worst scum on this god forsaken planet, and that I have far outlived my stay on the plane of the living."
The blond looked at the demon quizzically. "How did I do that?"
"Through your eyes I have seen many things." the Kyuubi growled angrily. "The beatings, the names, the tears, so many things. Humans are unforgiving, selfish creatures, that don't deserve to drink the putrid water beneath my feet."
"But how does that make me eligible?"
"Do you hate the humans?" the fox asked from nowhere.
"W-what? I m-mean no, not really."
"Not really?"
"Well, I don't hate them; I just don't like all of them."
"And who do you 'not like'"
Naruto faced the black abyss that was the ceiling, contemplating the demons' question. "I don't like Mizuke…"
"Ahh, the Chunin who told you about me."
"You know?" Naruto asked.
The mighty demon nodded. "I have always been watching, and protecting. How do you think you were able to survive those beatings?"
The young Jinchuuriki shuddered at the memory of the pain the villagers put him through. "You don't seem to bad, red."
The Kyuubi cocked its head. "Red?"
Naruto scratched the back of his head nervously. "Well… I thought you're nicer then the stories and I didn't wanna call you Kyuubi all the time." Naruto chuckled.
'Red' chuckled, baring its large teeth. "Very well, I won't be around long enough to tare you for it."
Naruto looked at the fox quizzically. "What do you mean 'won't be around'?"
Kyuubi sighed, his glowing eyes dimming slightly. "Naruto-san, I've told you, I can't stand this existence any longer."
"So… what will happen to me if you're gone?" Naruto asked nervously.
"You will gain all that I have, with limitations."
"Limitations?"
"Surly you don't expect all my power to be handed to you on a silver platter. You will get your tails with blood, sweat, and tears; just as I did.I will give you one tail to start with, just as the previous Kyuubi did to me."
"Wait; there's been more than one Kyuubi?"
"Over the centuries there have been at least… five Kyuubis. Until now that is. You will be the sixth."
"But I haven't even accepted!" Naruto protested.
The great fox growled angrily. "Listen, and listen well, child." Naruto stiffened and nodded. "You will take this power, you will take my place as the Kitsune no Kyuubi, and you will train to surpass me as I did my predecessor."
"But-" the demon sent the young blond a death glare, quieting the teen.
"Would you rather I give it to someone who would use it for worse things?"
"No… but I don't think… why do you want me?"
"Have you not been listening child, I respect you, I never respect anyone, but your stronger than any man I've fought, maybe not in body, but in sprit. Now do you accept?"
"I… I guess."
"You cannot guess, you must be absolutely sure this is what you want, I have no trouble giving my power to someone else, but I'd prefer you."
Naruto sat to think, this all was too sudden. Until know, he never met the fox, he just knew it was there. But now that he met the thing, it wants him to become a demon? He would become the thing all the villagers hated, what they believed him to be. How would he gain their respect if he became a demon?
"You can do so by proving them that you're their ally, not their enemy."
Naruto jumped when he heard the fox's voice interrupt his thoughts. "Y-you heard me?"
"This is the realm where the seal and your mindset meet. All thoughts, actions and words are heard here."
"Then how come I can't hear your mind?" asked the blond.
"The seal keeps me in here, but it also keeps the link between us thin. I am able to hear your thoughts, because I am on the seal's side of this realm, you are in the mindset of the realm. I can hear your thoughts because they echo in the mindset, you just don't hear them."
The teen scratched his head in confusion. "Yeah… I think I understand…kinda."
The demon let out a heavy sigh. 'Little liar.' "Just go with me being physique, ok?"
Naruto snapped his head up happily. "So I'll be able to read minds!" he chirped.
"So you've decided to take my place?" asked the demon, not wanting to get into another explanation with the clueless teen.
Naruto thought for another few seconds before nodding. "If I don't, someone else will and they could be evil. So, yeah, I'll be the new Kyuubi!" 'That sounded a lot weirder then it did in my head.' Thought the blond.
The mighty fox smiled, not a smile that promised pain or suffering, nor one that showed satisfaction in doing something, it was a genuine happy, relieved smile. "Thank you." It said in an abnormally calm tone. "Thank you, Naruto-san. I've wanted this for years. I… I can finally rest, after centuries of destruction and pain, I can finally rest…"
Naruto couldn't help but smile at the fox. The demon in front of him was nothing like the textbooks described. "So… how will I get my other… tails?"
The Kyuubi looked down to the teen, his smile not leaving his face. "This is how you will be able to learn from."
Just then, a small bookshelf appeared next to Naruto. The blond jumped with a shout as the wooden item appeared. "Don't scare me like that baka-Red!" he yelled.
The Kitsune laughed loudly at the blond's reaction. "Calm down, these books are essentially what you need. The red ones are my journals, the purple ones are jutsu, and the black ones are on demon mannerisms and sociality."
"Can I ask you a question?" Naruto asked. The fox nodded. "How did you make the bookshelf appear if you're on the seal side, why do I need to read your diaries, what are manasims and socialtis?"
The demon fox sighed. "That was more than one question." The blond just stared at the Kyuubi in response. "Very well," the fox sighed. "But TRY to listen this time. Over the years I've been able to influence your mindset to a degree. I was only able to bring up small things like a stool or a light. I did this by tapping into your imagination, and using items from it to conjor them. This near death experience you had has allowed our minds to become closer, allowing me to bring up larger items from MY mind. It will remain here as long as you live, just meditate to come here and choose a book to read. For the next question, I'd like to start off with saying that their NOT diaries! Their journals. Now, you need to read them because they tell of my life as both a human, and a demon. They mean a lot to me and I'd appreciate it if you kept them. Now to answer your last and… more stupidly pronounced question, you need to learn how to act like a proper demon. You can't go around acting like an idiot all the time. You need to know how to act in front of whom. As a mighty demon, you may be asked to go to gatherings with other demons. This is to maintain your image as a powerful demon. Understand?"
Naruto nodded, he understood the gist of what the fox was saying. "So… how do I… you know… get my first tail?"
Kyuubi smiled again. "Kill me." it said happily.
"What?!" yelled the blond.
"Kill me in here, simple." The fox repeated.
"I can't kill you, you're too nice!"
The demon took on a serious look as he glared at Naruto. "I only appear nice to you, but if there was anyone else here, I'd tare them to shreds for even daring to enter the same breathing space as me. I am anything but nice, now you must kill me."
"But-"
"Remove the seal!" Ordered the Kyuubi.
Naruto jumped at the harshness in the fox's tone. "W-why?"
"If you don't, I can promise you that you'll regret ever being born."
Naruto gulped and nodded, walking over to the steel cage. He looked at the slip of paper before sliding his index finger under it, and pinching it with his thumb. He inhaled a big breath, hoping for the best. The paper came off like it wasn't even stuck there in the first place. Naruto let the seal fall to the floor as it began to set fire.
Suddenly, one of the steel bars disappeared, causing Naruto to jump. "What's happening?!" he shouted.
"You're dumber than I thought." Said the Kyuubi. "The seal is forcing one of us out. You'll die and I'll be free, unless you kill me before my body crushes you." Just as the fox said this, a katana appeared in Naruto's hands.
"Y-you tricked me!"
"That doesn't matter now," the demon said as three more bars vanished. "If you don't want me to be released and slaughter your friends, then you'll need to kill me."
Five bars left the realm, leaving one steel pole to separate the two. "But I've never killed before!"
"Then I guess you're going to die. Too bad, you could have protected the village. With the only human I respect dead, I'll just have to destroy Konoha."
The final bar left, causing the water on the floor to reach the ceiling, yet the two did not drown. The large fox was pushed towards Naruto as invisible walls closed the two in. "I…"
"Come on! Kill me!"
"But I…"
"KILL ME!"
Sheith!
The room went quiet; the rising bubbles froze in place as a red liquid dripped on the floor. Naruto opened his eyes, seeing the katana lodged in the Kyuubi's heart. He looked to the fox, noting the smile on its face. He stared into the demon's red eyes, seeing them stop their glowing. "K-Kyuubi?"
The fox's smile widened, showing his blood covered fangs. "Thank you…" it said in a weak voice. "Thank you so much, Naruto-kun."
"I-I didn't mean t-"
"You did, and you were right to." Kyuubi interrupted. "I want you to remember something for me… I use to be a human, but I can only remember my name from back then. My name was… Kobaru Sutueshi. You're the only person who knows this, don't forget it."
With his last words spoken, the mighty demon fox, the Kitsune no Kyuubi died. He disappeared in a whirl of red smoke.
Naruto dropped the Katana and fell to his knees. He felt so… empty. When he learned of the Kyuubi's existence, he always thought as it as having someone with you all the time, even if you didn't like the person. But he got to know the fox, he got to like it. But now it was gone, he was alone. Completely alone.
The strange place around him began to disappear as he was losing consciousness. He had no idea what awaited him the next morning…