Chapter 2.
"You know…I've never seen him look so scared." Yamato commented to Asuma as Kakashi left with Sakura, no doubt to make sure that she got a miniature lecture too.
"You could be right." Asuma laughed, getting out a cigarette.
"Ah, Ah, Ah!" Yamato tutted, taking the unlit cigarette out of Asuma's mouth and putting it in his pocket.
"Man…How troublesome." Asuma grunted with a shrug.
"S'what you think now, you'll be cursing after this shift is over." Yamato grinned at him as he made his way to the door after Kakashi.
"Somehow I think you're right there comrade…" Asuma sighed as Yamato disappeared out the door.
Iruka came up beside him having finished lecturing Naruto.
"Have fun there?" Asuma chuckled.
"Hmm…He can be very…troublesome…as you would say, when he wants to be. He shouldn't be for now though, I told him to sleep about it and to think long and hard about what's done." Iruka smiled slightly.
They both glanced at him as they sat down on the floor.
Naruto was now curled up on his in the middle of the cage, his shoulders rising and falling in an easy breathing pattern, the signal that he was asleep.
"You're quite the father figure to him you know. He looks up to you, even when you're telling him off for something or other." Asuma remarked to him.
"Huh? Oh…I…I guess I never really thought of it that way…" Iruka said slowly, a smile starting to creep across his face proudly.
"Ah well…It's gonna be a looonngg night." Asuma sighed as he tilted his head back and closed his eyes in the dim light.
"Yeah…" Iruka agreed, resting his back against a wall.
There was a silence for a few minutes.
"…Up for a couple of rounds of Shogi?" Asuma asked suddenly.
"…Sure, why not?" Iruka replied.
'That's some bonds you've got there kid. You've pretty gone and shattered all of them.'
'Shut up fur ball.'
'DON'T CALL ME FUR BALL.'
'I'll call you what I damn well like, fluffy.'
'You little…I should just take over your body RIGHT NOW.'
'Yeah sure. You do that, then Iruka Sensei will get Captain Yamato down here quicker than you can blink, he will have forced you back and will have fashioned a cane while he's at it on Iruka Sensei's request.'
'…Didn't think of it like that.'
'Yeah exactly. I won't be the only one getting hurt.'
'Yeah but-'
'Just let me sleep.'
'When do they change shifts?'
Naruto groaned mentally.
'I. Don't. Know. We'll wait until morning and find out to get a rough idea. Ok?'
'Hm. Fine.'
'Good.'
There was a silence.
'Do you think they'll feed us?'
'SHUT U-Oh my god. That's a good question…but I can't answer it.'
'What about if-'
'JUST LET ME FUCKING SLEEP YOU OVER GROWN MOSS BUSH!'
'…I'm not talking to you now.'
'GOOD.'
Naruto slept without any further hindrance.
The next morning, Naruto awoke with a groan.
"You're awake." Came a familiar voice.
Naruto's eyes snapped open and his head twisted around to look.
"Kakashi Sensei, Captain Yamato. You're back." He said blearily, rubbing his eyes to get the sleep out of them.
"Of course we are. Have you never heard of night shifts?" Yamato questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Shut up plant boy." Naruto muttered. His head hurt, and he blamed Kyuubi for the lack of his precious sleep.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?" Yamato yelled at him, his eyes bugging out of his head.
"LOOK HERE YOU UNDESIRABLE WEED, I HAVE A HEADACHE AND YOU SHOUTING WON'T MAKE IT ANY GOD DAMN BETTER!" Naruto yelled back irritably, flopping onto the back tiredly and pressing his face up against the bars.
"I will control you with fear if I have to." Yamato said, suddenly putting his face close to the bars, his scary face lit up…scarily.
Naruto froze in terror.
"Never m-mind then." Naruto mumbled.
"S'better." Yamato muttered in annoyance, rejoining Kakashi who was watching with amusement.
Silence reigned once again. But it couldn't last.
"Do I get breakfast?" Naruto suddenly asked.
"…I don't know. I should think so." Kakashi shrugged.
"Dude, I don't think he should. He called me 'weed'." Yamato huffed.
"At least you know your origins now." Naruto muttered quietly so that Yamato didn't even have a chance of hearing.
Kakashi did though, and he smirked.
That was when the door burst open to reveal Sakura.
"Naruto, I think breakfast is on it's way." She said happily, seeing that Naruto was in slightly better shape.
"Go make me a sandwich." Naruto said in boredom.
"…Excuse me?" Sakura asked incredulously.
"Get it the kitchen." Naruto said flatly.
"…"
The door slammed.
"…You are so lucky those bars are there boy." Yamato informed Naruto.
Naruto just grinned slightly.
Breakfast consisted of Ramen.
Iruka somehow managed to get five bowls of it down there, of which Naruto vigorously 'CHOW DOWN!'…ed.
Kakashi and Yamato stared at him as he ate.
"That is making me sick." Kakashi said, slightly grossed out.
"That's making me hungry." Yamato disagreed, staring at the steaming hot Ramen longingly.
"I think I've been put off of Ramen for life." Kakashi said bluntly.
"RAMEN IS THE FOOD OF THE GODS KAKA-SENSEI!" Naruto yelled from where he sat with his Ramen.
"…Odd child." Kakashi rolled his eyes.
A noodle hit him squarely between the eyes.
Yamato immediately started to laugh hysterically at the shock on Kakashi's face.
"Why you little-" Kakashi growled, peeling the noodle off of his forehead.
"I just wasted a perfectly good noodle on you, so don't go lecturing me on the importance of not wasting food. Ok Kakashi Sensei?" Naruto said, raising his eyebrow as he pointed his chopsticks at Kakashi warningly.
Yamato, by this time, was rolling on the floor hysterically.
The days after that started to fly by fairly quickly, with events such as Iruka throwing a Shogi piece at Naruto when he started to snore, much to Asuma's displeasure. Iruka had then promised to retrieve the Shogi piece later to appease him.
And Kakashi setting a Genjutsu on Naruto where the cage burst into flames, as punishment for calling him an 'old mangy white haired mutt who is so blind that it walks into every wall it can and gets porn read aloud to it to keep it happy'.
Yamato had also been hit over the head for laughing at it.
Naruto, however, was starting to get bored. And he wanted out.
'Hey, fox. You in there?'
'Hm. Where else am I going to be? Up your arse?'
'…No comment.'
'I agree. That's actually a pretty disturbing thought.'
'Never say it again. Agreed?'
'Agreed. Now what do you want?'
'You're a Kyuubi.'
'…Well done.'
'No, I mean…I did some rummaging around ages ago, when I wanted to find out more about you.'
'I remember, funnily enough. Iruka caught you.'
'Err…Yeah…Haha…Anyway. You were once part of a bigger creature. Right?'
'Yes.'
'So technically, you should be able to communicate with your…other selves.'
'…I've only tried it once.'
'Really?'
'Yes. With the Kyuubi One-Tails.'
'WITH GAARA?'
'Is that the name of his container?'
'Yes…Gaara's a friend of mine. He's Kazekage.'
'Haha. I'd like to see Shukaku get himself out of there NOW. He'd be…molested…by the sand ninja there now. Hahahaha.' The fox laughed hysterically, his laughter booming throughout Naruto's mind.
'What happened? Did you manage to get through to him?'
'The son of a bitch rejected me. Then again, he was trying to overpower his container, so it wasn't exactly the best time to call for a chat.'
'Ok…Well…I want you to try and communicate with the others. I don't know…How about with Killer Bee?'
'…Killer Who?'
'Killer Bee, you know, the Eight Tails? The giant octopus ox thingy?'
'Oh him…He's ok. I guess I could try.'
'Do it!'
'…'
'Please?'
'That's more like it, brat.'
'Fur ball.'
'Humph, why am I doing this?'
'Kakashi Sensei taught me teamwork. I don't see why we shouldn't get any…extra help.'
'…You know, you can be quite clever sometimes.'
'Thank you.'
'I think I finally may have rubbed off on you.'
'WHY YOU-'
'Shh! I'm concentrating. This isn't easy you know. It'll take me a few times until I can get the frequency right. And before you ask, YES you'll be able to hear our conversation. If we're lucky, you and this…Killer Bee…should be able to talk to each other.'
'Great. Now hurry. We don't have much time. The Akatsuki's plan. Remember?'
'I figured brat. Now shush.'
'Got it.'
There was a silence which stretched on for at least five to ten minutes. Naruto let his mind go blank.
Then, he suddenly felt a sharp crackling in the back of his mind, and it started to fill his brain.
It…hurt…But it wasn't exactly…painful. It was a good pain.
And as soon as it had started, it had stopped.
'WHAT DO YOU WANT.' Came a roar.
Naruto yelled and fell sideways onto the floor, almost making him and the Kyuubi lose concentration.
Kakashi and Yamato looked up from their conversation.
"Naruto? Are you ok?" Kakashi asked worriedly, making as if to stand up.
Wordlessly, Naruto shook his head and gave them a thumbs up.
"Hm…Alright." Kakashi nodded suspiciously.
Naruto mentally breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to where the two Kyuubi's were arguing.
'My brat here wants to talk to you guys. Now get your container into this conversation.'
'Why the hell should I let Bee into this?
'Because it's important!'
'You're right. He is a brat. Fine. Hold on a second.'
'Thank you.'
'Yo, Killer Bee is here on your request, don't waste ma time 'cuz that's what I detest. Yo!'
'Bee! You gotta help me…Bro…I've been caged underneath the Hokage building.'
'What? They betta have a reason why, 'cuz them other ninja be awfully sly.'
'I…kinda went on a solo mission to find the Akatsuki. BUT I got some REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!'
'You are a fool bro, ain't nobody told you so?'
'All the time.'
'What Bee is also forgetting to say is, what are the Akatsuki planning?'
'Word.'
'Putting it simply, world domination.'
'I'm not so surprised, but it's not that much of a big deal.'
'Ox, you fool. This time, it's a huge deal. They're after everyone.'
'What do you mean fuzz ball?'
Kyuubi growled at the name but continued, if not a little more icily.
'They've only ever attacked in two's. Right?'
'Right…Get to the point.'
'They are attacking as one. They're uniting together, and your place, land of lightening, is first on the list. No offence here, but you're going to be obliterated.'
There was a silence.
'Naruto…Is this true?'
'Unfortunately, yeah.'
'So what do you propose we do then?'
Naruto and Kyuubi suddenly knew, it hitting them both at the same time.
'We do the same.'
'We, all the Jinchuuriki, must unite.'
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