Chapter 2

Naruko woke up in the morning with a large tongue licking her face.

"Hey stop it!", she giggled.

The face that was licking her was a half awake giant fox. Naruko tried to push his head away but he was just too strong for her 5 year old body. She was now getting a little annoyed as this went on for 2 minutes.

"Can you stop now?", she said kindly.

The giant fox kept licking her.

"All right then. Time to use my mom's approach on things that annoy her.".

She then raised her small fist in the air. With enormous strength that can only be unlocked with anger and inherited by her mother, she brought it down under the fox's nearly closed right eye.

"GET THE HECK OFF ME!".

"OW!", the fox yelled in pain. He sat upright on his butt and tried rubbing the pain away. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!", he yelled in his usual dark menacing voice.

"FOR GETTING MY ENTIRE FACE IN YOUR SLOBBER!".

Kurama was amazed on how she talked to him. It wasn't in fear or in disgust;unlike most humans he met in the past. It was just like two people mad at each other.

"Don't you know who I am human?", he asked.

"Of course I know what you are. You're a giant fox with 9 tails.

Kurama was starting to get annoyed. "I said who! Not what!".

"Ooooooooh ok. You're ummm a fox?", she said innocently.

"No human. I'm the most powerful of the tailed beast. I am the great nine tailed fox!". He brought down his head down so he can show off his sharp teeth.

Naruko wasn't afraid. Instead, she was confused. "Why are you showing off your teeth?".

Kurama was a little embarrassed and pulled his head back. "Umm… to scare you?".

She tilted her small head. "Why?".

"Alright listen. I'm the nine tailed fox. Ok?".

Naruko felt a little sad when he said that. "What? You don't have a name or something? I know! How about Mr. Fluffykins! Because you're so fluffy!".

Kurama turned his head away, folded his arms, and blushed at the compliment. "For your information, I do have a name. It's Kurama. And speaking of names, what's yours human?".

She held out her small human hand. "Hi Kurama! My name is Naruko Uzumaki.".

Kurama shook her hand with his demon fox hand. "Nice to meet you Naruko. And by the way, what are you doing here alone in the forest?".

"I'm not alone! I have a big strong fox to protect me!".

He blushed again at this compliment.

"Anyways, I came from a village not far from here. My stupid big brother Naruto dared me to go into the forest alone because I didn't want him calling me scaredy cat. But what really swayed me was that cool toy that Naruto told me he has! He promised to give it to me after breakfast when I come back home!".

Then her face fell when she said breakfast.

"OH NO! I'M LATE FOR BREAKFAST. MY MOM IS SOOOOOO GOING TO KILL ME!".

"I'm sure your mother wouldn't kill her own child.", he said to reassure her.

"IT WAS A FIGURE OF SPEECH YOU MORON!". She then grasped her blonde hair with her hands. "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!".

Kurama had enough of this. He laid down on all fours and said, "Get on Naruko. I'll get you to your village. Just point the way.".

She got up on his head and tried her best to hug it. "Thank you so much Kurama. I promise to come back here with my new toy so you can see it.".

Kurama smiled. "I'll be sure to be here Naruko.

And with that, Kurama rushed off with Naruko hanging onto his ears.

(3 minutes later)

Naruko had a nice conversation with Kurama on the way. Sadly, it all ended when the village's giant doors came into view. They weren't very close because Kurama was still afraid of the humans except for Naruko.

Naruko got off of him and said, "Thanks again Kurama.".

"No problem.". And with that, he sped off into the forest.

'All right,', Naruko thought, 'let's go!'.

Naruko ran past the guards that asked for identifications. She ran past her favorite noodle shop. She ran past many of Naruto's friends that said hi until she finally found her house.

Hesitantly, she opened the door. What she saw was her father Minato and her brother Naruto sitting across from each other on a red table. Her mother Kushina had her back to her as she was cooking breakfast.

Naruto and Minato were the first to notice her. They started pointing to her mother with scared faces on them. They mouthed the word 'run 'but Naruko didn't get it.

Then the door behind her closed.

Slowly, Kushina's head turned with a dark expression on her face. "Where have you been dear daughter?", she said with a wicked grin.

"Listen mom,", she said desperately, "I can explain where I've been.".

She slowly walked towards her daughter with a wooden ladle in her hand. "I don't care where you've been Naruko. All I care is that you're late for breakfast.". Kushina was finally towering over her daughter with that insane look on her face.

"Um… I love you mommy dearest-", Naruko started then WHACK! A wooden ladle strike came from Kushina and hit her on the head.

"GET. YOUR. BUTT. ON. THE. TABLE. NOW!".

(After a long uncomfortable breakfast later)

"So where's that toy you promised me?", she asked her brother.

Naruto got a little worried. "It's um… at um… wait here.", he said as he rushed into his room.

In truth, Naruto never believed his sister would do it. He never really had the cool toy he promised her. He only said that to tease her.

"I've got to find something.", he told himself.

Then his eyes fell upon 4 chopsticks, some ink, and an empty Pocky Box.

'Perfect.', he thought.

(Scene change)

Naruko was near the door to her brother's room.

'I wonder what's taking him so long?', she thought to herself.

Then out came her brother with something in his hand. It was a rectangular Pocky Box with chopsticks for arms and legs. It had oval eyes going sideways and writing on the body that said, "Volcan 300". It's teeth were rectangular.

"Um… what is that?", she said pointing to the so called toy.

"That my dear sister, is the Volcan 300.". He held it in front of his sister's face. "He's a super robot that fires 300 turbo flex missiles with a body made of indestructible carboardium and fully articulated chop stick limbs!".

Naruko's blue eyes sparkled with excitement. "How old is he?".

Naruto smiled. "5 minutes".

"THAT'S THE COOLEST TOY THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! KURAMA IS GOING TO LOVE IT!".

Before he could ask who Kurama is, Naruko grabbed it from his hand and ran off.

(Scene change 20 minutes later)

Naruko finally made it to the spot where she met Kurama. However, he was nowhere to be found.

"Aw come one. You promised you'd wait for me.", she said to nobody.

That's when Kurama came up behind her. He had his arms raised like some monster from a classic movie. He expected her to scream but instead, when she saw him behind her, she tried her best to hug his huge body.

"Hi Naruko.", he said blushing.

She let go of the hug and said to him, "I'm so glad you came Kurama! Look at the toy that my brother gave me!". She held out the toy to him.

Kurama was confused. "What is this?".

Naruko smiled. "It's the Volcan 300! He's a super robot that fires 300 turbo flex missiles with a body made of indestructible carboardium and fully articulated chop stick limbs! It's the ultimate toy!".

Kurama chuckled. He really liked this human.

"Will you play with me and Volcan 300 Kurama?". She gave him her best puppy dog face.

Kurama couldn't resist that face. "Sure.".

And so they played.

A/N: Review if you watch Zatch Bell. :D