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Chapter 2: Helping A Water Demon
Naruto never thought of himself to be very bloodthirsty ninja. He much preferred to knock out his enemies than having to resort to killing. However as Naruto continued to run through another hallway he couldn't keep the smile off his face.
He felt great; he was able to rip through any Oto ninja in his path like toilet paper and still didn't feel tired. If the blond would have looked more closely he would have seen the cloak of chakra surrounding him flicker and dim.
"Careful kit, my chakra won't last much longer I'd suggest you find a way out of here before it is completely gone," advised the Kyuubi.
Mentally scolding himself for his moment of overconfidence Naruto took a moment to look for any room that may lead to an exit.
That was easier said than done since every hallway and door the blond passed looked exactly the same as the last. Quickly losing his patients with this enormous maze Naruto was about to yell in frustration until the Kyuubi spoke up.
"Wait, I'm feeling a strong presence on your left," the Kyuubi said.
"Who is it, Orochimaru?" questioned Naruto not wanting to face the Snake Sannin again.
"No, while Orochimaru feels of madness and greed whoever this is feels of anger and extreme boredom" stated the Kyuubi greatly confused by the last emotion.
Realizing listening to the Kyuubi hadn't backfired on him yet Naruto took the next hallway to his left hoping to find whoever the fox was sensing.
Running across an extremely dark corridor Naruto found himself in another one of Orochimaru's research labs. This one had lots of tanks filled with clear water connected to pipes throughout the room.
"This is the place kit; my chakra is just about gone so you're going to have to get us out of here on your own" said the fox feeling his chakra and mental link between his container slowly fade away.
'Don't worry I'll find a way to get us out of here. Oh, and Kyuubi…. Thank you,' thought the blond sincerely grateful for the fox helping in his escape.
Kyuubi took a moment to take in his jinchuriki's complement. His other containers had never thanked him for anything. They were more than happy with leaving him alone in the seal, forcing him to wait for them to die and then be sealed once again. His first container Mito Uzumaki even had the nerve to justify sealing him by saying how his hate was too dangerous.
'What right did she have to decide?' thought the Kyuubi angrily.
He may have had no qualms about destroying any village that attacked him or got in his way put were humans that much better? The amount of people the Kyuubi has slayed paled in comparison to the number of humans killed during any of the Shinobi World Wars.
So it was okay for humans to kill humans put when a bijuu did it, it was wrong?
Taking a moment to compare the massive fox was able to see how much of an improvement the blond idiot was to his other containers. He may have been an annoying and disrespectful brat during their first meeting but from his memories he realized that was just his personality. The one of a boy who had to raise himself; always alone, screaming for attention and acknowledgment. This boy's past brought the fox bad memories; he reminded him too much of himself.
Snapping himself out of his thoughts the Kyuubi replied. "Just try not to get us captured again or killed boy," and with that the mental link between them broke.
Ignoring the slight insult of the Kyuubi's statement Naruto continued to explore the aquarium-like lab. Passing a particularly large tank Naruto's search was stopped when he heard a voice.
"What a surprise, Orochimaru sent one of his lackeys this time" said the new voice, clearly irritated.
Trying to find the source of the voice Naruto found himself starring into the large tank of water where a face was looking back at him; it was extremely distorted due to the water put he could tell it was a person.
"Who are you calling a lackey!" snarled Naruto disgusted that someone would believe he'd be low enough to ever serve Orochimaru.
"Why you of course, what else due I call someone who willingly serves that snake?" questioned the person in the tank clearly amused at the blonde's frustration.
"YEA RIGHT I'D SOONER DIE THAN WORK FOR OROCHIMARU!" Naruto argued back.
Surprised by the anger in the blonde's statement the mysterious person decided to voice his confusion.
"Wait if you don't work for Orochimaru what are you doing here anyway?"
Not seeing the harm in answering the question Naruto explained how he ended up being captured by Orochimaru, experimented on, and him escaping his cell.
"Damn, that sucks!" the voice said bluntly.
"Okay I answered your question now answer mine, what are you doing in that tank?" said Naruto.
"Orochimaru keeps me in here so that I can't escape, that snake bastard kept droning on about how my clan bloodline was unique and needed to be tested," the voice said with barely contained rage.
Naruto shook his head sympathetic to the stranger's situation until an idea formed in his head.
"Hey how about we make a deal." Naruto suggested. "I'll get you out of that tank and in return we work together to get out of this hellhole."
The voice took a minute to respond, obviously weighing the pros and cons of trusting the blonde, until he replied.
"Fine I'll join you, just get me outta here."
Using one of the spare kunai he acquired from a dead Oto ninja Naruto threw it at the tank, shattering the glass keeping the water contained.
As the water completely emptied out of the tank a male's form rose out of it. He was about Naruto's age if not a little older (12-13 yrs old). He had a lean build, was of average height, with straight white hair with a light-blue tint, and had purple eyes. His most noticeable trait had to be his teeth which were sharp and shark-like.
"I thought I'd never get out of there; thanks….. What's your name again?" asked the young man wanting to know the name of his unexpected rescuer.
Decided to make a good first impression Naruto stuck out his hand, "My name is Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki nice to meet you….."
"Suigetsu Hozuki," said the now named Suigetsu taking Naruto's outstretched hand and shaking it.
CHAPTER 2 END
Next chapter…. Naruto and Suigetsu Escape the Eastern Hideout.
I'm starting a poll on which Sword of the Mist Naruto will get. I have a rough idea of which one but I could use a second opinion. (Samehada & Hiramekarei aren't an option)
Also should Naruto get chakra chains? Yes or No
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