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I hope I'll be able to write more often!

Chapter 2

'Humph. It seems our target is targeting a sculpture that was recently brought into the museum.'

"I see… and a large one at that. I can't help but wonder about his strength as well as how he'll be sneaking it out of the museum. His wings shouldn't be of much help but I wonder. The reason a bird flies is because it's so light in weight do to its hallow bones."

It would be a strange sight to see had anyone been around to witness the spectacle. They would have believed their eyes were playing tricks on them or that they had too much to drink.

Still, it was amusing…

The sight that greets us now is that of a small fox, sitting on its hind legs, reading the newspaper. The golden-yellow furred creature had a look of utmost concentration, as much of the look that was possible for an animal, which would scan the current article it was reading before giving a quick lick to its paw before turning the page to continue reading.

'So what you're saying is, as long as he doesn't carry too much he should be able to fly, huh? That shouldn't be much of an option for him considering the size and medium of the thing. It must weight a ton.'

"You'd be making a lot of sense for once ('Hey!')but things aren't all that easy. Keep in mind that there are other forces at work in this world and we'll need to find someone we can trust so we can learn more on how to control it."

'Yeah, yeah. But let's get something to eat first. I'm starved!'

With that being said, Naruto henged to a human and left for town. He had unwillingly stolen some food and money the other day after feeling weak. Although he had the urge to cause some trouble around town and steel more, he pushed it down and only stole enough to survive after Kyuubi explained to him that foxes were natural trouble-makers.

Now that he was a fox these types of feelings and urges would come to him constantly. Soon enough he would be acting out on them without a though. Naruto wasn't really happy to hear this but nothing could be done about it for now. He'd have to fix this later.

Heading into a reasonably sized café, Naruto entered and sat down. He ordered breakfast and began to eat while thinking about what might be happening in Kanoha. It was lucky for him that the next group of customers, kindly seated to the table next to his, was a group of girls his age talking loudly about the Phantom Thief's next heist. They must have come early for breakfast together before leaving for school.

"I can't believe Dark is going for that huge statue!"

"He must work out a lot, yet he doesn't need huge bulging muscles to lift it. I can't wait to see him in action tomorrow!"

"I know! They said he'd be going after in around 8:00pm right? Let's meet at my house at 7:30 so we can watch together!"

"Okay," they cheered simultaneously.

Okay, he's heard enough. Turning to them, he put on a kind smile.

"Excuse me, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. You see, I'm a bit new to the area and was wondering why exactly does the Phantom Thief steels the art. Not to say that you should know but I am a bit curious as to why he doesn't steal everything instead of all the priceless artworks?"

"Hmm… That's a good question. I'm sorry but I don't know. The police would probably have more ideas on that."

"Yeah. Dark doesn't seem like the kind of person who would steel to sell."

"Well, thanks anyway. One more question if I may; will viewers be aloud? And if so, how far away must we stand?"

"Oh, people are always allowed to watch. You just have to make sure to stay out of the police's way. If they allow us to get close, they'll just block off the area they need so civilians don't get to close."

"Thank you. You've helped me out a lot. Perhaps I'll see you there. Good-bye."

"Bye!"

Naruto walked around town a little longer before heading to the museum. Once opened, he entered looking at all the different pieces before going to the statue expected to be stolen. There was already a large crowd of people there taking their last pictures before it was stolen and never seen on the face of the Earth ever again.

"Kid, do you sense it? This one has a strange power pulsing through it albeit weak. This must be why that brat is stealing certain pieces of art."

'Alright Kyuubi. Now that we know what we're dealing with let's scout the forest. That Dark guy is gonna have a lot more the police to deal with when he comes tomorrow night.'

"Humph. You'd better show him who the real thieves are kid. Foxes were thieves (and tricksters) long before humans so are naturally better. Don't disappoint our kind."

'Don't you mean your kind?'

"You're a fox now. It's our kind now, kit

In the woods

Late into the night, Naruto was trained all he could by Kyuubi in order to seal whatever he stole into a scroll. Although challenging, he didn't have enough time between sleeping, preparing, and practicing since he had to keep his chakra reserves uup.

He'd gone to other towns after visiting the museum in to pick out an unrecognizable wardrobe so he could be his own thief. Deciding to make Kyuubi proud, that's the name he would call himself. He'd show this town what a real thief was like.

Also, since Dark seemed to show off his power—that being his wings—he decided that he'd show a bit of Kyuubi, since he was going as him anyways. Kyuubi though, didn't know about this. He decided to keep it a secret until his opening night. He couldn't wait for his (and Kyuubi's) time to shine at the museum!

At the museum

"Are you ready?" Do you have the scroll?"

'Check.'

"Chakra?

'Ready'

"Target?"

'Sighted'

"Security?"

'Memorized'

"Looks like your rea- Hold up! Have you thought of your new face? You can't go out looking like yourself! Make yourself older, different hair color as well as style, and maybe eye color and skin tone."

'Don't worry about it, I thought about this earlier.'

Behind bars, Kyuubi was purring in content but also growling in excitement. He couldn't wait for the kid to steal the statue. It had been a long time since he had had such fun and while since he had been so excited. This wasn't petty thievery like taking a wallet or some food. This was beauty and power rolled up to make something priceless.

Without warning, Kyuubi felt his chakra being drawn out of him. Calming down, Kyuubi got closer to the bars and called out to the kit.

"Oi, Naruto. What is the meaning of this?"

'Easy, rather than using a henge, I've decided to go more natural in my appearance. After all, I wouldn't want to disappoint you now, would I?'

"Smart ass."

Kyuubi watched on as Naruto's hair changed from sun-kissed blond to a bloody red, smoothing out a little and growing more on the sides (A/N: like Yuki from Fruits Basket except spikier). From his head, deep orange fox ears popped out of his changing locks, the same colored tail sprouted from his behind, his skin turned paler, and his eyes took on a red hue. Plus he looked eighteen.

Kyuubi could do nothing but gape at this. He felt honored that not only the kit would take on his human appearance, but to leave his mark in this unfamiliar world. Now if only he could get the blond to do so in their own world…

'All right Kyuu-chan, let's go!'

With that Naruto bounded off the roof he was crouched on and ran toward one of the museum's air ducts. Easily getting in, Kyuubi helped by changing his skeletal structure a bit and changing his feet and hands into paws. This allowed more flexibility and kept fingerprints from being discovered.

He had less then ten minutes to retrieve the statue before the thief was supposedly supposed to steal it. Moving quickly, Naruto found an opening to a room next to that of the protected statue. There were guards at every corner and in the middle of every hallway and room. Doing a quick buushin, he ordered it henge and distract the gaurds. In seconds, over three quarters of the guards went to check it out while the remainder of them still stood guard.

Seeing no need to take more precautions than necessary, Naruto slammed through easily and used his ninja skills to hit them on the side of their neck, knocking them out easily. He grabbed the statue just as the rest of the guards returned and smashed through a window.

At that moment, Dark had just arrived at the scene taking things in. Naruto jumped onto the roof of the museum where he sealed the statue into the scroll and changed into a nine-tailed fox the size of a large horse with the scroll in its mouth. Its fiery fur glowed in the moonlight as its eyes glowed crimson.

The gathered crowd gasped in shock. Before them was a frighteningly beautiful creature the likes of which they had never seen. The television crew was soaking this up as newspaper reporters snapped pictures and tried to get interviews with the police gawking at the scene.

The large fox jumped, slamming onto a police vehicle and changed back to a human--pausing to let his audience take pictures--before leaping off and disappearing.

Satoshi couldn't believe what had just taken place. Some new theif had come out of nowhere and taken the object they where protecting from their very eyes. Tey were neither expecting him or prepared for him but that hardly mattered. They were a police force that was trained to be prepared for anything and everything.

This didn't bother him too much but it still concerned him. His father would probably have something to say about this, plus, he would have to compete with the new theif as well as Dark. But why would this character be after the statue? He would have to research.

Dark was curious, amused, and a little pissed off. He too wanted to know why this kid was stealing his target but it was probably to make money off of it. He was going to go after him but couldn't sense him. He had already searched the area but no trace of him was found. He didn't think much of it though, he thought it was flattering that someone wanted to be like him but he'd have to teach that kid a lesson.

He was the only theif in this town.

Chapter 2 End
This didn't take too long. I have to start looking into my options for college and I have to share the computer with others so I can't update all the time.

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