Naruto stood in a plain field, tall grass and no one around for miles and miles. Naruto grinned like a maniac, he couldn't feel better, he felt like he could take the entire world on in a fight and win. His eyes glowed Rinnegan and his body radiated a powerful golden aura. Naruto looked to his left. Naruto then moved at such an incredible speed one could mistake him for a blinding blur of lightning, he moved as fast as his father, but then SMACK! He ran right into a rock.
"Owww." Naruto said while his body slipped off the hard surface of the rock about 1 mile from where he was before, he had the power to travel at lightning speeds, but he never did think it would be easy. Naruto holds his hand to his bruise. "Well, hehehe, I didn't think it would be easy. I got to train harder!" Naruto looked around himself, multiple target rocks were around him, it was a perfect training field. "Aww man, if only I asked the nine-tails how to use all this before I released him."
"Yes, you were never that smart."
"Huh? Nine-tails?" Naruto looked behind him and behind him on the ground stood a fox no bigger than half his size. It was small with only one tail. "Nine-tails is that you?"
"NO FREAKING HELL IT'S ME!" The fox said angrily. Even with its size the fox was scary.
Naruto had a sweat run down his head. "Okay...can you help me master my new powers?" Naruto asked.
"Well...if you accept another deal." The fox said suggestively.
Naruto sighed. "Okay, what deal is it this time?" Naruto sighed again seeing how the fox was crafty.
"It's nothing much, first off take a look at this." The fox's animal body glows red and then it begins to shape-shift. The fox's 4 paws turned into 2 arms and legs as the fox transformed it rose to Naruto's height.
"Woah? Kyuubi?" Naruto says in shock.
Before Naruto knew it in front of him was a bright red haired girl about Naruto's height, with fox eyes, red and black clothing decorated with orange details. "What do you think?" The fox or girl, Kurama said with voice changed to more of a young girl's voice.
"AHH!" Naruto almost fell backwards. "What the heck are you?! Kyuubi is that still you?!"
"Why are you surprised, well then I guess I'll explain." Kurama began to explain. "Okay, you see all tailed beasts can take the forms of humans to blend in with the population. This form is rather alike to your mother Kushina, the red hair at the least."
"Okay? But if you can take any form why not a guy? I mean you are a boy right?" Naruto asked.
"Hehe, well technically I have no gender. You never knew that. Anyways, one thing is that tailed beasts can only take on forms of humans close to that of their jinchuuriki or previous jinchuuriki, I'm assuming you don't want a clone of yourself around so I'll settle with this."
"Okay, but why exactly is that?"
"How am I supposed to know? I didn't create these rules."
"Okay, so you're a human now. Why though?" Naruto asked referring to the deal from before.
"Ahh yes, I wish to travel with you. Won't that be fun? I will teach you everything there is to know about your powers." Kurama said back.
"Umm, okay? But what do you gain from it?" Naruto asked thinking the kyuubi had a plan.
"Simple, living alone is just too bothersome for me. I've grown attached to your adventurous lifestyle. Since we are no longer 1 being. I can then assist you in your battles."
"But I thought your powers were drained?" Naruto said back.
"Actually, I did lie to you about that part. I am low on power yes, but since you let me keep my last tail. I can still fight beyond normal ninja skills. Also within the next few years I can regain some more power, maybe 3 tails?"
"Wait, I thought you said it would take decades to restore your power."
"Oh yeah, I said that to just convince you to agree with me. It will really take one year per tail."
"YOU TRICKED ME! I though tailed beasts couldn't lie?!"
"I lied about that too." Kurama said smiling.
"URGH! Fine you can travel with me, I do owe my powers to you anyways."
"Good. I knew you would say that in the first place. We have been one person for years now."
"Ya know. You're kinda cute..." Naruto said drooling.
Kurama slaps Naruto in the face hard. "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!"
"Oh yeah, by the way, if you are going to travel with me. You're my friend from...from..."
"I've got it covered. I am Kurama Uzumaki. One of the other last descendants of the Uzumaki clan from the hidden whirlpool village. You and I met on this very spot when I saw you running from the leaf."
"Wow, that was very well thought out!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I plan ahead, something you might want to take notes on."
"...really?" Naruto deadpanned.
"Nevertheless. Shall we get to work?"
"Yes. But one thing, where did you get that name from? I mean Kurama's an awesome alias!"
"It's not an alias, it's my actual name. No one knows it so I can still use it in public and no one will identify me as the nine-tailed fox."
"Huh. I just realized. 13 years and I never got your name."
"...what to do with you..." Kurama muttered.
"That reminds me, what is happening in the leaf village now?" Naruto asked.
"Beats me. Maybe they're celebrating you leaving the village?"
"That's cold..." That hurt more than the rock to the face.
Meanwhile back in the village...
Tsunade slammed her fist on the desk. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN NARUTO JUST RAN OFF?!" She said angrily to Jiraiya once Jiraiya had told her what exactly had happened.
"That's what happened. Naruto just ran off into the forests, I would have gone after him, but I lost him in the crowd and didn't see which way he went. The kid's got some speed."
"I don't care about his speed, find him! Send Anbu to find him!" Tsunade ordered. Danzo whom was also in the room kept to his own thoughts, 'The kyuubi jinchuuriki is gone. That will do horrors to our village. The villagers must be happy, but losing our jinchuuriki is a major black eye to us. If another country chooses to attack us with their jinchuuriki we'd be defenseless.' Danzo turned to the Anbu behind him.
"Send out a report, Naruto Uzumaki is an S-class wanted criminal. He is to be captured and brought back on sight, but not, I repeat NOT killed. His bounty is 30 million ryo."
"Yes Lord Danzo Sir!" The Anbu then ran off to do as Danzo said.
"Danzo what the hell was that? You can't brand Naruto an S-rank criminal?!" Tsunade said in shock.
"Naruto ran away from the village, which makes him a criminal and missing-nin. You know as well as I that this is the best way to retrieve him."
"What do you think Naruto is?! An actual S-ranked criminal?! Bounty hunters could want to kill him!"
"There will be no reward for a dead corpse. That is all." Danzo said.
"UGH!" Tsunade sat back down and angrily slammed her fist. Danzo always took things too far.
Hospital Room, Konoha Hospital
Sasuke was resting in a hospital bed, he had already taken major damage and now he was resting so that he could recover. Restrains had been put on him so that he couldn't run again. His mouth was hooked to an oxygen machine as another machine monitored his heart rate.
"Ugh...ugh..."
"Sasuke? Sasuke!" Sasuke opened his eyes to see Sakura standing above him. "Sakura?"
"Sasuke, you're okay!" Sakura hugged him tight.
"Okay, okay. Where am I?"
"The Konoha hospital. You were in bad shape when Naruto brought you back."
'So...the dobe beat me? I'll kill him someday, but not now. I need to focus on getting more power. But first to get out of here.' Sasuke turned to Sakura. "Sakura ... You ... were ... always there for me. I'm sorry ... I didn't notice."
"Oh Sasuke!" Sakura said gleefully.
"I ... was ... only ... trying ... to come back, I changed my mind at the valley of the end, but this curse mark made me go wild. And Naruto ... he attacked me ... thinking I was a demon ..."
"Sasuke, you're not a demon. I'll kill Naruto if you want!"
"I want ... to go see Naruto now ... to tell him something I realized ... That he's the true demon."
"Yeah, you tell him that!" Sakura cheered.
"Please ... release me."
Sakura followed almost immediately and undid Sasuke's restraints. Sasuke activated his Sharingan and nailed Sakura's head with a quick punch knocking her out. "Now if only what I said was true." Sasuke's curse mark glowed and engulfed him again.
"Now then, where was I? Oh yes. Orochimaru..." Sasuke jumps out the window.
Back with Naruto and Kurama
Kurama had just finished explaining the extents of Naruto's newly gained powers.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. I want to see my parents!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Go ahead. I'll go with you. I'd want to see my previous host."
Naruto made a few hand signs then hit the ground like he was doing a summoning jutsu. Smoke filled the fields and turned into a simply golden background. Nothing around, but that. From the clouds like they were above heaven 2 spirits arose from the clouds. 2 large figures of smoke appeared and they began to warp and take shapes. Colors emerged from the gray smoke forming the colors of Naruto's parents.
There stood Minato Namikaze, the 4th hokage and Konoha's yellow flash who was able to defeat an army of thousands alone and a master of seals.
And Kushina Uzumaki, the former jinchuuriki of the nine-tails, the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero of the leaf.
Minato was first to speak noticing Naruto in front of him. "N-Naruto, is that you? Does this mean that, you're..."
"It couldn't be..." Kushina said sadly.
"NO! No, no. Mom, dad, I'm not dead! I'm communicating with the 2 of you with one of my techniques!"
"Oh, that's a relief." Minato sighed. "So, how what technique is this exactly is this?"
"My own, I think I'll call it the Death Beyond Jutsu!" Naruto exclaimed.
"You've got a knack for naming jutsu, I'll give you that."
"So you've created a jutsu that can speak to the dead? Well done Naruto!" Minato said proudly.
"You're even more impressive than I thought ya know." Kushina adds on.
"Like mother like son, ya know..."
"So, who exactly is this Naruto?" Minato asks referring to Kurama.
"Let's see if you can guess. Here's a hint, I'm the one who led to the death of both of you."
"YOU'RE THE NINE-TAILS?!" Minato yelled. Minato instantly took a battle stance, even though they were in a spirit world and no spirit could hurt another.
"Naruto get away from that thing!" Kushina said concerned.
"Calm down."
"I AM CALM!" Minato replied.
Naruto stood in front of Kurama with his arms out like a human shield. "What? Naruto what are you doing?" Minato asked surprised Naruto would try to shield the nine-tails.
"Mom, dad, calm down. This is Kurama, yes its the nine-tails, but I swear. The nine-tails is not evil. In fact its the reason I'm talking to you."
"THAT THING KILLED US, DESTROYED MOST OF THE VILLAGE AND KILLED HUNDREDS! IT'S FAR FROM NOT EVIL!"
"Yes. That's true, but it's not the full story."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"When I attacked the village, I was under the control of another person who knew Kushina was having a baby and used that opportunity to free me and use me. You think that tailed beasts are evil in the first place. We are mere beasts, not actual demons."
"Who was it that controlled you?" Minato asked.
"You're not going to like it. Obito Uchiha."
Since I've got almost no time left today, I'll end the chapter here. Read, review, follow, favorite, it makes me more motivated to write! Also I made some changes to chapter 1 to fit things more. Also it's nearing the end of the school year where I have work so don't expect a fast chapter. Though I might write more if I get more reviews, follows and favorites. See ya next time.
