TroublesomeFox21

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The Will Of Fire

Naruto stood there for what seemed like hours. Her newfound friend/ brother was silent. He had no idea what they should do now. He had no idea what he could do to help her in the first place and now this just made it worse. Not even an hour ago she was telling him that she was happy because she had the necessities in life. But now, she had none of that. The village just kicked her out of the orphanage.

Kurama was deep in thought. He would have to help her in any way that he could. Well, he was planning on doing that anyway but now he had to help sooner. Not that he minded, it was more like a jumpstart. Ok, so the first thing was that she was hungry. The orphanage took their 'valuable' bread as soon as they saw her, then proceeded to kick her out. So, she had absolutely no food and was extremely malnourished.

So, she would need food. Normally one would be fine outdoors for a while. But, her clothes were trashed. So she had no source of heat or warmth. So she would need clothes as well. In addition to this she would need a place to stay. Preferably somewhere more in solitude because of the villagers. And finally, she would need some type of protection. She would need to learn so, that left him to teach her.

So she pretty much was living and depending on her own now. Kyuubi smacked himself. That's exactly what she was doing before but now it was just official. So she had to find food and clothing for now. He would worry about that a little later. The sun was just setting and people were going home so that made this all a little bit easier. He only hoped that she would understand the seriousness in the situation.

'Kit, we need to get moving. We can't stay out here in your condition.' Kyuubi tried to help her along but she only stayed silent. 'Kyu, what did I ever do to them? I never hurt them, I barely even talked to them.' She answered instead. He sighed, 'I know. You didn't do anything wrong. But, you need to prove them wrong. Tell them you aren't the killer they think you are. Show them who you are.'

Naruto looked up. She knew what she would have to do now. She would have to get the stuff to survive somehow. She did it before but only when the situation called for it. She thought that the villagers were mad at her since she would steal. But then they would go back to calling her a demon. They never even brought up the little she would take, only that she killed their loved ones.

Her head snapped up. People weren't going to change. They weren't going to focus on the bigger things, only the past. So what did it matter what she did now? Their view wasn't going to change anytime soon. But, she didn't want to hurt anybody she knew that much. She would only do what was needed to survive. Heck, she may be upset with them for what they have done to her. But she understood to an extent. She understood better than others.

So she knew that if people weren't going to change their views of her. Then she would need to do it for them. No matter how long it would take.

Kurama paused his thinking when he felt the air shift in the cage. He heard what she was thinking and he was proud. Even if he would prefer to eat the whole village, Naru was what he would focus on now. Not that he could do anything other than that anyway, but still. So, if she still loved this village and somehow wanted to help them, then he would help her every step of the way. He sat down on the table that she made in her mindscape, adopting a thinking pose.

'Where should we go now Kurama? I know what you're thinking and I don't care. They already think I'm a monster so what would stealing change anything? I don't care what they think of me now, I tried so hard to prove them wrong but they just throw it all in my face. I'll help them even if they don't want it. Cause' I know that they need help to see the light. Even if that means that they get it from a monster.' She said with determination.

Kurama sighed, he knew that she was right. It wouldn't change anything, even since she stole before however little that would be. So now it would be how she survived. No harm done, especially since she wanted to help them so badly. So, she would take what she needed but help them in return. Good deal if you asked him especially since their all idiotic bastards.

'Ok, you need to get food and clothing first. Go to a store, since there all closing anyway. It shouldn't be too hard, your surprisingly quiet compared to your masked personality. Your naturally sneaky and clever as far as I can tell.' Guess you're a little fox, heh? He added silently.

She took a shaky breath and nodded, 'You learn to be quiet when nobody listens in the first place you know?'. She turned around and looked for any possible villagers. There weren't any around so she stayed near the buildings as she headed back to the market. It wasn't too long before she got there, and there wasn't any people.

'Kit be careful. There's some ninjas on the roofs doing parole I would guess. You need to time this right; you only get one chance.' He warned.

Naruto frowned and leaned further into the building. She tried to see but it was getting quite dark. Kurama nearly got blinded by the lightbulb that showed up over his head. Brilliant idea if he says so himself. 'Ok Naru, I can give you something that could help you see in the dark. It may hurt for a second though, ok?' He brought up.

Naruto was hesitant for a second but agreed. Not long after that she felt her eyes burning. She rubbed them but didn't do anything else, it wasn't as bad as what the villagers would do to her most of the time. She opened her eyes and had to cover her mouth from gasping. 'Kyu! This doesn't just help; you just gave me night vision!' She said happily. Kurama felt an odd sense of happiness that he made her happy. He didn't say anything but gave her a mental nudge to get on with it.

Naruto shook her head and looked around. Everything was easy to see now, almost like daylight but in the dark. It was weird but she really liked it. Looking around she saw that there were two guards but they weren't paying any attention. Were those cards? Naruto shook her head again and ran swiftly yet quietly into a shop called, Terashi Ninja Co. It was apparently a ninja store with clothing some weapons and a bit of food. Perfect.

Naruto knelt down in front of the door as her face twisted in slight anger. It was locked, how was she supposed to do this? Mentally Kurama was having fun hitting himself as he scolded himself for not realizing that it was going to be locked. Wasn't that a big rule for mortals? Always lock the doors and windows and all that other crap?

He sighed, 'You'll have to break in. Like break the glass.' She nearly lost her balance, 'W-what? No, that would make them have to pay for it. I'm stealing from them already. That's bad enough right?' She snapped. Kurama didn't want to deal with this. The ninja may not have paid attention when she ran but they could still do their job.

'Naru! We don't have time for this. You're nearly starving and your clothes are trashed. I know that you don't want to harm them. But, they hurt you! They'll be fine, just do it!' He snapped trying not to feel guilty that he yelled at her.

Naruto didn't let the yelling bother her, after all she was never talked to only yelled at. She didn't really care she knew that he was only looking after her and he wasn't actually upset. 'F-fine you win.' She grumbled in response. He smiled glad that she wasn't upset with him. She looked around tapping her fingers against her ripped shorts, thinking of a distraction.

She smirked when she saw a rock about the size of a cup. Perfect. She quietly stepped over to it as she kept an eye on the guards. She picked it and looked to where she could throw it. She sighed when she only saw one place where it would make enough sound. She tossed it in her hands, back and forth for a second until she decided to screw it. Whatever happens, happens.

She chucked the rock to the other side of the market, breaking a window. The ninja were up on their feet no later than that as they bolted over stepping over the glass and checked it out. About a minute later, when they found no sign of the culprit they went to turn in a report. Naruto shook her head at how dense they were. But, really it was a rock. Were these the kind of people protecting her home? She hoped not.

She ran back over to the shop and punched the glass to the door in paying no heed to her now bloody hand. Kurama flinched at her carelessness but let it go. Naruto crawled over the glass, flinching involuntarily when it dug in her legs, feet and arms. Standing up she dusted herself as she looked around.

She was in awe about the place. She usually didn't make it beyond the door before she got kicked out. There was just so much stuff. Her eyes lit up when she saw the food. Running over she greedily took some candy. Popping it into her mouth she melted. She never had it before, after all why should demons get something like that simple pleasure? Walking over to the clothes she smiled. There were so many to choose from.

She was about to get some before she realized that she wouldn't be able to do this very often without people getting suspicious. She thought about what to do. She couldn't carry a whole lot, but she needed quite a bit. Being in here set something off. People got to come in here for fun without any worry. She couldn't even walk in without being slapped across the face. For what, the Kyuubi?!

She pushed those thoughts out of her head and thought about her current predicament. She needed to carry stuff, but how? It needed to be able to hold a bunch of stuff since she had literally nothing right now. Meanwhile Kurama was having some interesting thoughts. Naruto was smart, he knew that. But why was she having such a hard time with this? She eventually sat down to think making the fox sweatdrop. 'Is this a joke?' He asked himself.

'Um, kit?' He asked getting her attention. She only sniffed to signal that she was listening. 'Have you ever thought about a… backpack?' He asked carefully.

Naruto blushed, gosh this was not one of her proudest moments. Kurama started to laugh sensing her distress. She glared at the shop wishing it was him, 'Shut up!' She snapped resulting him in only laughing harder.

She inhaled in annoyance and went to go get a backpack. She had to choose between getting two. One was a black normal one with a few pockets and the other was one that was nearly twenty times the other bags price. Naruto couldn't understand all of the words but it said something about it being great for ninjas. It had something called a seal that made it hold nearly three times the stuff that could initially fit inside. When she asked the biju about it he said something about Fuinjutsu. She was mesmerized by it.

So now that she had something to store everything that she needed, she looked around. She figured that it would be a while until she could go into another store with it being legal so she decided to enjoy it while it lasts. She wasn't paying any attention to the time because if there were any ninjas they would be looking at the one the others reported so she was fine.

She stopped at the food section and saw some kind of protein bar. She could tell that they were going to be crap based off of the cheap, brown packaging. But protein was important right? She didn't know but she figured that if there was a whole isle of them than they must be important. She grabbed two boxes that had two dozen in them and put it in her Fuin-bag. She looked at some of the other food and found some canned food and water bottles.

She then went over to the equipment area. She didn't know why she needed to but Kurama wouldn't stop pestering her about it. She was instantly glad that she did. Everything was so shiny! There were knifes, swords, wire, shurikan, and so much more. She ran over and immediately started to touch everything. She ignored Kuramas warnings pretty well. She didn't care right then; it was just so shiny!

She reluctantly left that area with a bunch of wire, kunai and shurikan thanks to the fox saying that it would help her. She made it to the clothes and was quiet. She glanced down at her own clothes and started to cry. This would be the first time she got clothes that even fit. She felt oddly tired. Tired of all of the crap, hunger and treatment that she received. She was five for crites sake.

She eventually stopped thinking for the moment and went emotionless. She just felt empty. She got about six pairs of clothes and three pairs of pajamas along with undergarments. The clothes were pretty durable, which made sense since it was a ninja store. They were plain black pants and a deep blue shirt that went to her elbows. The shirt went perfectly with her eyes. She got a plain black jacket that had a weird red swirl on the back that she'd seen around the village often.

Kurama made her get taping for her shins, saying that it would make it easier if she ever needed to run away so that she wouldn't trip over her own feet. They reluctantly made their way out of the store. Naruto stopped abruptly which surprised the fox, until he felt it too. It was like a pulse, whatever it was it was trying to get their attention. Once they got close enough Kurama was giddy.

She went around the clerks desk and followed the weird feeling in her gut. She moved all of the papers around the desk and opened the drawers. She was starting to get frustrated. She had a feeling, well it wasn't as much a feeling but more like a strong pull to something behind the desk. She couldn't find it!

She was starting to give up until she heard a creak. Looking down she wasn't surprised to find a rug. Her face twisted into confusion as she knelt down to the floor level. She knocked her knuckles and was surprised that a board was trying to pop out. She would have, but the rug prevented it. She eagerly flipped the rug over and punched the board out. Moving it to the side she looked down. The hole was about a foot wide and three feet long. She reached down to see if there was anything there. She knew there was.

Soon enough she felt what seemed to be fabric. It was rougher, probably wool. She reached further till her arms hurt. She eventually grasped whatever it was and bit back her victory. She pulled it out. Whatever it is was, was important since it was wrapped in a big, grey, wool blanket that could probably cover a king sized bed. She carefully unwound it and wasn't the only one to gasp.

Kurama couldn't believe it. How did these people have this? This has been missing for years. He was looking for it for as long as he could remember until people rediscovered the concept of jinchurraki. He and his siblings often went around in their human form since people tended to get scared of fifty story animals for some weird reason. So they had to protect themselves somehow right? Not like they could use most of their techniques without gathering attention since they weren't from any clan.

Inside were two blades. They were shorter than most swords. The hilt was only six inches long but the blade was about two feet. The hilt was a red but had sheer, black wrappings so it looked more like a blood color. The blades themselves were a weird platinum color, usually signifying that you could use chakra with it. Along the blade were kanji, and fuijustu in it. The only part that Naruto could read from it was Kyuubi no Kitsune. She was honestly surprised.

"Are these yours?" She asked breathlessly. They really were beautiful. Kurama had to stop from lashing out. Hundreds or years of searching and they were in this damn village the whole time?! He took a deep breath to calm himself. "Yes they are mine. I've been looking for them for years before I got sealed into Mito." He said more to himself.

Naruto heard it though, "Who's Mito?" She asked. Kurama sighed, he was happy that he finally found them. Even if he couldn't use them he was glad that she had them now. If he couldn't use them than she would be the next person he would want to have them in their possession.

"Mito was the first Hokages wife. She came here from Uzu when the village was first founded. I was sealed into her as some kind of peace treaty. Once she got old, her niece came from Uzu as well. Her name was Kushina, she was your mother. The swirl you see around the village was the symbol for Uzu." He said.

Naruto felt nothing but a strange anger. Not only was she the daughter of the fourth hokage but she was related to the first and second? God, this village. This cursed village was full of idiots. Naruto came out of her trance, "Wait, was? Isn't it still there?"

Kurama sighed sadly, he was getting really soft. "Sadly, no. It was destroyed in the second shinobi war from the combined forces of, Kumo, Kiri and Iwa. It's gone kit."

Naruto stayed quiet than laughed dryly. "Wow. This just sucks huh? I just can't catch a break can I?"

Kurama stayed silent. "Hey Kyu?" She asked as she continued to admire the twin swords. He grunted in acknowledgment. "What are they called?" He smirked, 'Their called the Akuma no Tarons.' She developed a similar smirk, "How fitting."

She looked up when she saw the sun rise from behind the Hokage monument. The glow seemed to shine on the different faces. Naruto slowly stood up as she tilted her head. She had a weird feeling, anger, sadness, desire? She didn't know what to call it. But, she just had a feeling when she looked at her newfound family relatives. Her family protected this village for a reason. Even if she understood the villages anger that didn't mean that she would protect them all. She only wanted to show them that she wasn't a monster. Right, that's what her plan was?

She didn't know it then, but at that moment she made a promise. She knew that she would show them the light. But at that moment, she just developed something so strong that it was rare in the village.

She just promised to protect her home like the other legends before her. She would find out why they protected the village. Then, she would do the same. There had to be something to this place.

Walking out her backpack was on her shoulders. She held tightly on to the swords. She seemed to have this strange glow to her at the moment.

Many would call it The Will Of Fire.

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Ok yay, I know I put it up yesterday but it was fun to write. I don't know when Ill update again but whatever. So sorry if this is confusing but it'll make sense later. A few things.

With Naruto's memory it isn't physical she can just remember the emotional and the details/ words that are being said. In addition, since there hasn't been much use for it in her life since most of it was abuse uptil now. But that's kinda how it works.

Akuma no Taron means demonic talon

I think that that's all. Remember to review.

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