A/N: The last chapter was rather short I know, however, believe it or not, it was longer than I though it would be, oh well -

Chapter 2 - Meeting the Fox

It has been 2 years since Naruto found out there was a Demon inside of him, he had spent the entire time since finding out, in secret, attempting to summon that power again, and today was no different, however he couldn't overdue it today, since tomorrow was his first day at the academy.

He had tried everything from tiring himself, to going into dangerous situation in hopes of it rising, however all had failed and today, he was trying to go deep into his mind in search of the power.

'Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate.' He continued to repeat to himself, to no avail. He sighed 'It's getting late, I should just head home for now.' He thought as he put on his shoes that he had taken of to get comfortable.

Upon getting home Naruto jumped straight into bed and fell asleep straight away... thinking of ramen.

Mindscape-

Naruto awoke to find himself in a fairly dark place, looking to his sides he saw to huge walls, and turning around he saw yet another wall, the only way forward was, well forwards.

He continued to walk forward until he noticed something strange, there was water everywhere, how he didn't notice till now he would never know, however he decided to ignore it and continue onward, this continued for a few minutes before be began hearing a low growl coming from where he was headed stopping him dead in his tracks.

'What the hell is that?' He thought as he looked down to his feet and noticed the water was beginning to turn red, like... blood. '*Gulp* I'd better keep going if I wanna get out of here.' He thought as he continued forwards. As he went the growling would get louder and louder, until it was right infront of his face, looking up he saw huge gold bars with a piece of paper that had the word 'Seal' written on it.

"H-hello?" Naruto asked however he took a step back when the growling got louder.

"Why is there a brat before me?" Came a voice from behind the bars causing Naruto to narrow his eyes.

"Hey! Who do you think you're calling brat?!" Naruto yelled with newly found courage, causing the voice to laugh.

"Hmph, well I guess someone has some courage, however, talk to me like that again and I'll have to kill you. Understand, brat?" Came the voice again making Naruto lose most of his courage.

"W-Where am I, who are you?" Naruto asked taking a few more steps back.

"I am the one you have been seeking for two long years." The voice said making Naruto's eyes widen.

"Yo-you mean.. you're the, Nine-Tails." Naruto said taking a few steps back, but suddenly remembering why he was searching for him. "Hey Fox! I want access to your power!" Naruto yelled making the Nine-Tails laugh slightly.

"And why would you want that?" The Nine-Tails asked as light flashed on to show the fox in all it's glory.

"I want your power, to protect those precious to me!" Naruto replied making the fox laugh even more.

"And tell me, who exactly would those precious to you be?" The Nine-Tails asked as he made eye contact with Naruto.

"The old man, and the people who run Ichiraku Ramen!" Naruto said feeling a little uncertain.

"Hmm, you call those who work at a store precious, they only allow you in because they're desperate for business, and the 'Old Man' is the Hokage of the village if anyone is protecting someone he will be saving you." The fox said causing Naruto to flinch. "Don't lie to me, why is it you really want my power?"

"I suppose, it's for.. I don't know why I want it, I just know I do." Naruto said causing the Nine-Tails to smirk.

"You'll find out soon enough, but let me ask you something. Do you honestly think that you only used my power two years ago?" The fox said with a slight smirk.

"What do you mean, the old man said I used your power what else would I have used?" Naruto asked, clearly confused.

"Why don't I tell you about it." The fox smirked. "You see, you have a unique Kekkei Genkai." The Nine-Tails said as he looked over Naruto, and seeing confusion in his eyes sighed. "A Kekkei Genkai is a trait passed down through generations, normally through blood, however it seems you have obtained it another way."

"So, what is this, 'Kekkei Genkai' then?" Naruto asked, still rather confused.

"It is, the Júryokuton, or I suppose the people alive now would call it, Gravity Style." The Nine-Tails explained.

"Júryokuton? so what does it do?" Naruto asked, still slightly confused.

"I'm not to sure, all I know is that it originates from, the Rinnegan." The Nine-Tails said confusing Naruto even more.

"So, what is, the Rinnegan?" Naruto asked.

"I'll tell you about it later, for now, you should wake up, it's morning." The Nine-Tails said as he roared creating a shock wave which sent Naruto out of his mind, and back into reality.

*Konoha*

Naruto awoke to the sun shining in his eyes, he sat up and rubbed his eyes, then looked out the window. 'Morning already?'

'I wasn't lying.' Came a voice from seemingly everywhere causing Naruto to jump and look around frantically.

"What was that?" Naruto thought out loud, very confused.

'You can't have forgotten already.' Came the voice again, causing Naruto's eyes to widen.

"Nine-Tails?" Naruto asked.

'Well I can't say you're a complete idiot, and also you can just think it for me to hear.' The Nine-Tails said.

'Right, sure, but how can you talk to me, Nine-Tails?' Naruto thought/asked the Nine-Tails.

'I'll explain that later aswell, and call me Kyuubi, I hate the way humans speak now.' The Nine-Tai- Kyuubi said with a snarl.

'Right, sure well I'd better get dressed, huh Kyuubi?' Naruto thought as he got up to get dressed, he got dressed, ate, and left, not brushing his teeth or showering..

On his way to the academy, the Kyuubi decided to pick up the conversation again.

'Listen kid, I like you, only a little, but it's better than most humans get in a lifetime. I've decided to help you out with training that Júryokuton of yours, and I'll let you use some of my chakra, don't think of this as any kind of friendship or anything, however I have a feeling that I'll have to stay with you for a long time, so I should at-least make sure my host isn't weak.' The Kyuubi said with a grunt.

'Thanks, I guess, but, what did you mean when you when you said, how humans speak now?' Naruto asked, it had obviously been bugging him for awhile.

'Well, a long time ago, people spoke another language, the time when I was born, however as time passed, they began to speak another, as I've lived long enough I learned the language, however I still use my original language, and you should to, it'll still work with Jutsu and it'll throw your opponents off, even if only for an instant, however that instant could decide the match.' The Kyuubi explained as Naruto reached the academy. "We will begin training tomorrow.' The Kyuubi said as his voice faded away.

Naruto reached the academy soon after, upon entering his assigned room, he sat up the back, his new Sensei entered moments later, silenced the class and stood infront of everyone.

"Good morning everyone, my name is Iruka Umino, now why doesn't everyone introduce themselves."

A/N Júryokuton - Made it up, kinda. I based it off of Pein's Deva Path, and the fact that Menma used Jutsu similar to it, I decided that was Menma's affinity, meaning it's Naruto's in this fic. No he will not rely only on the Júryokuton, he will use other kinds of Jutsu, maybe only wind, however I will look it up, to see if any Shinobi can use any affinity.

The Kyuubi speaks Japanese yes, however he won't go using it all the time, since only other Bijuu will use it most likely, meaning it will throw enemies off if Naruto decides to use it.