Chapter 3 :)!

Hurrah for speedy update! Seriously I didn't think I would get to update this until much later. But then I sat down and started writing and just didn't stop haha. And at least it didn't take as long as last time to update. As promised it is longer than chapters 1 and 2.

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Sasha Naruto: I understand. I've actually seen Narutopedia make mistakes before(though to be fair they usually are pretty fast at correcting them). But I mainly use it for jutsus, places, names, and all kinds of practical things(you know like what kind of rare flowers exist if I want a character to get something sweet, etc.) I don't think they do too bad on personality, but I don't rely on it for that :). I rely on the manga! But thank you! I will write many chapters haha. This will probably be a longish story.

Nami152: HI! YAY it makes me happy to hear you say that :D! I personally believe the KyuuNaru couple in general doesn't get enough love so I'm hoping to fix that. Thank you so much for your kind words! You will see Kyuubi attempt to convince Naruto in this chapter and the title will come into play at some point haha. But not this early ;P. Thank you so much!

Now to the rest, please enjoy!


It was pure luck that Kyuubi didn't have to go that far. Or perhaps it was the result of all the destruction that cleared a pathway to the nearest cave. Kyuubi didn't care either way.

Once inside he gently as he could set Naruto down. Not out of any affection, but because it would be easier to convince Naruto to help him if he wasn't whining about being injured. And at the very least knowing that Kyuubi was 'gentle' with him should make him trust the fox a bit more. If it fails though, a knock to the noggin should knock out Naruto's common sense and make him easy to persuade.

Kyuubi dropped the top half of Deva Pain behind a rock and licked the blood off of his fingers. He could always enjoy the taste of blood. Combine that with the smell of cooked human and Kyuubi was getting really hungry. Alas, with Naruto still asleep he couldn't go anywhere. He didn't want to risk leaving and having Naruto wake up believing he was alone and wander off. No Kyuubi needed to stay until everything was sorted out.

While waiting for Naruto to get up, the fox decided to try and get used to his body. Although he wanted to be fully confident that Naruto would hand him his power and sever the connection between their lives, he knew his vessel wasn't the most rational human he's ever met. Kyuubi knew better than anyone how emotions cloud his vessel's judgment. There was very little doubt in his mind that Naruto would keep hold of his power just to spite him; especially given what happened in his mind just before he had been partially released. Kyuubi had to be fully prepared to be in this form for a while.

He first tried experimenting with what he could do with his chakra. Being an all-powerful being made of the stuff, Kyuubi didn't have much need for jutsu. Simply knowing how to unleash blasts of pure, concentrated chakra was enough for him. Luckily, that appeared to be working for him. He gathered chakra at his fingertips and palm, gathered it in the back of his throat, and even gathered it to his ears. Once he was satisfied with that, he experimented more with what changes to his body the chakra could do.

His nails and teeth were only slightly sharper than the average human's unfortunately, but with a tiny bit of chakra he could make them sharper and lengthen. His ears looked like pointy human ears but chakra made them look exactly like his fox form's ears and he could hear as well as he could in that form as well. The only part of him that the chakra couldn't replicate was his tail. If he pooled chakra at the base of his back where the tail was supposed to go, he only got the chakra tail that Naruto received when he entered the one-tail state.

After experimenting with his chakra, Kyuubi decided to test the physical aspects. He first tried walking on all fours again, but that was incredibly uncomfortable and he kept accidentally stepping on and pulling his hair. Speaking of which, Kyuubi eyed the long, red locks in disgust. The color matched his fur perfectly; he even had side bangs that were black. But a majority of it was long and red.

Just like Kushina's hair.

Just like Mito's hair when she let it down.

The reminder of his previous jinchuuriki, both of whom he hated with a passion, made his stomach curl in a painful way. If nothing else, he needed to find a way to rid himself of this long hair fast. He was about to lengthen his claws and just cleave off the hair himself, and he didn't care about how it would look, when he heard Naruto groan.

He immediately looked to see Naruto fidgeting about, trying to sit up. Once he accomplished that he rubbed his head looking incredibly groggy and then suddenly lurched forward as if he was about to throw up. Luckily for Kyuubi's sensitive nose Naruto only dry heaved for a bit. Kyuubi used the extra time to add a little chakra to his voice. It was easy to make deals when your voice sounds 'daunting' and if this body was an almost exact copy of Naruto's then he really needed help with his voice. When Naruto finally got a hold of himself, Kyuubi spoke.

"If you are done feeling weak now I'd like to talk to you." It wasn't his original voice. But the smooth, deeper sound would do just fine.

Naruto yelped loudly in surprise and fell back. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped when he saw Kyuubi.

"Who-Who the hell are you?" He asked in a scratchy voice. Kyuubi's expression melted into a glare.

"Now that's insulting. You would've recognize anyone of your friends easily in another form, but when it comes to the powerful being that has been there all of your life, you can't tell who he is. Then again you never visit anyway, so what reason could I have to believe you'd recognize me?"

Kyuubi was pleasantly surprised to see recognition appear in Naruto's eyes. It was a bit enlightening to see that even without Kyuubi's mind inside of him to recognize things he couldn't, Naruto was actually sharper than most thought. The fox smirked when Naruto glared at him and shakily stood up on his two legs.

"You," Naruto's voice was filled with pure disgust which surprised Kyuubi. The blond didn't even speak of Pain's name with such vitriol. Perhaps it stemmed from the fact that Naruto believed Kyuubi was a hateful being that willingly and excitedly brought destruction while that Pain guy kept talking of peace albeit in a mentally unstable manner. Or maybe it could be because of what happened before he got out.

Kyuubi waited for the angry tirade but was puzzled when Naruto stiffened and started scratching his back. His confusion didn't last long as Naruto immediately pulled out a…slug? Kyuubi's eyes widened. He had forgotten all about that thing.

"Katsuyaa?" Naruto asked holding the shaking and obviously terrified slug summon.

"N-Naruto who is thatWhat's going onShould I send for help?Becuase that can't be who I think it isIt just can't!" The slug asked quickly. To Kyuubi it looked like Naruto needed a few seconds to understand what the slug said. When he did his mouth set into a firm line and he looked at Kyuubi with a grim expression. Just to be a tease, Kyuubi grinned back and waved, inwardly laughing Naruto's face showed an expression of hatred.

Naruto shook his head and turned to Katsuyaa.

"Katsuyaa I need you to calm down and listen to me alright?" He said calmly. The shivering slug nodded.

"Please Naruto you must tell me who that is!"

"First you have to tell me if you told anyone about what has been happening."

Katsuyaa shook her head. "No not yet. The last thing I told them about was all I could see was a bright red, but you were alright. When the man over there had his chakra release, everyone was in danger due to the burning air. I'm helping them get to safety as we speak."

"What? You endangered my friends?" Naruto growled at Kyuubi. The fox merely shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't about to defend himself to Naruto. Why should he point out that the brat knew a large amount of Kyuubi's chakra would cause the air to burn? That he was the one who told his friends to stay away in the first place and they obviously didn't listen therefore making it their own fault they were put in danger? Kyuubi cared very little about Naruto's opinion. So it didn't matter at all that once again the brat was blaming him for human faults.

Naruto, still growling, turned back to Katsuyaa.

"Are they hurt?"

"No they're fine. Sakura is with us and she and I have managed to keep everyone healed."

Naruto sighed in relief. "Good."

"Now tell me Naruto who is that man? What should I do!"

"Katsuyaa," Naruto started. "Look I know you're probably going to object but I can't tell you who that is."

"What?"

"And I want you to keep the fact that he is here a secret."

"Naruto that's-"

"Think about it Katsuyaa! We can't let people know. Not this soon. The panic and chaos would be too great and…" Naruto trailed off and only Kyuubi could understand what he was thinking. He knew Naruto was thinking about how as he was Kyuubi's jinchuuriki, he was entrusted with the duty to keep him locked up. Now that he failed that task who knows what the villagers will think of him? They might even forget the role he had in fighting Pain and only focus on the fact that he brought Konoha's worst disaster back to them. He knew that's what Naruto truly feared right now. To Kyuubi, Naruto was such a baby about people's opinions of him.

But Kyuubi couldn't stop this plan. He too had his reasons for keeping this new development a secret. The main one being that if Konoha found out that he was released and he only had about a tail of his power within him, no doubt they'll gather up their greatest fuinjutsu users to seal him up once more. And without his other eight-tails, as much as it pained him to admit it, Kyuubi didn't believe he'd stand much of a chance against them.

"Look just trust me okay?" Naruto continued. "I'll handle this. I'll make sure everything will be okay and no more people will be hurt. Okay?"

"But…" Katsuyaa took a moment to reply before finally sighing and saying, "Alright Naruto. I trust you."

"Good. Now what I need you to do is go back and be with the others. They'll need your help more than I do."

Katsuyaa looked unsure until Naruto said, "Please Katsuyaa. I need to talk to this…guy alone,"

When Naruto said 'guy' he glared sharply at Kyuubi from the corner of his eye. Kyuubi only stared blankly in return. This anger that Naruto was showing him was cute but it was nothing spectacular. He had seen much stronger anger when he looked in his reflection.

"Be careful Naruto," the slug warned. Naruto nodded.

"I will." And with that Katsuyaa disappeared.

"You really trust her not to tell?"

Naruto ignored Kyuubi's question. Instead he glared at him like he had murdered his parents.

"You bastard! How the hell did you get out of your cage!" He demanded. Kyuubi chuckled and stood up slowly.

"Your precious, little father-son team was cute but you'd be surprise how strong the longing for freedom is. When you've been trapped behind bars for the past 16 years or so and your chance to become free is right there then you-"

"If this is you trying to get some sort of pity from me it's not going to work!"

Now Kyuubi was angry. The absolute last thing he wanted was pity from anyone. His vessel was just like a typical human; so self-centered and judgmental. He glowered harshly at Naruto, taking joy in the fact that he made the blond flinch.

"I honestly wonder how long you would've survived without me with that mouth of yours. I was simply explaining to you that seeing you and your father trying to redo the seal right in front of me combined with the 16 years I've spent longing for my freedom made my will strong enough to override the feeble, little seal and get my mind and part of my powers out. Your pity is neither needed nor wanted," Kyuubi spat that last sentence out, as if he were revolted Naruto would even consider Kyuubi cared in the least bit. It gave him endless pleasure to see Naruto hesitate when he was called out on his rashness. Funny how he even cares about how a guy he hates sees him. In Kyuubi's opinion, Naruto relied too much on the opinion of others. It made him so weak.

Naturally, when Naruto got his mind back together in order to answer, Kyuubi didn't get an apology.

"Well regardless, you're gonna have to get back inside of me. It's too dangerous to have you walking around! You'll kill innocent people!"

Of course. Naruto hated Kyuubi with a passion but now that he finally has a chance to get rid of him, he doesn't want to take it. Humans were so incredibly selfish, Kyuubi thought in detestation.

"I actually want to talk to you about that. You see, I have no intention whatsoever to go back into that dreaded seal. However you still have some things that belong to me. Namely eight of my tails. I ask that you give those things back to me and I will leave without a problem."There. Kyuubi even made his offer in a polite manner. But watch how Naruto will still reject him and make it look like he's a bad guy.

"Are you insane? You think I'm dumb or something? I will NEVER give you the power to do what you did to Konoha again! I would never forgive myself if I let you go and kill innocent people!"

See? Kyuubi knew his vessel all too well. Ah well, that's why he had back-up plans.

"You talk as if I'm guaranteed to kill every second. However since I've been out I've only taken one life," Kyuubi walked up to his trump card behind the rock and picked it up by its hair.

"I believe this man doesn't count as 'innocent' since he has been causing you trouble right?" Kyuubi held the body up in front of Naruto.

"WHAT THE FUCK?" Naruto fell back on his body and scrambled away. Kyuubi managed to hold back his laughs but a smile tugged at the corner of his lips. It was funny how Naruto entered the ninja profession and had this kind of reaction to a mutilated body. Then again, it was his first time seeing a body in such a state. Every human freaks out during their 'first time' of anything. It's what made them human. And it's what contributed to the separation between Kyuubi and their kind. Kyuubi never freaked out over anything.

"What the fuck Kyuubi?" Naruto repeated when he got control over his voice again.

"This man caused this village a lot of trouble didn't he? The damage is almost to the scale of my attack. Well when I was released I did you and this village a favor and killed him. So now, you owe me," he said. And out of pure callousness, he threw the body to Naruto and inwardly cackled at how his vessel scrambled away from the body and eyed it in a mixture of weariness and terror. He then shakily stood up once more.

"I-"

"You owe me. I saved your village and now you owe me my power back."

Naruto took a few deep breaths before staring at Kyuubi. "I-I'm not a samurai!"

"What?"

"Samurai are those who are big about honor. Although I do care about honor and repaying my debts, I…I'm a ninja and ninja are deceitful!" Naruto shouted pointing at the stunned, but not too surprised Kyuubi. He figured it wouldn't be as easy as it looked getting his power back. Although he couldn't say he wasn't disappointed his plan didn't work in the way he had hoped.

"You manipulated me in my darkest hour for the sake of your freedom. Your anger takes over my mind and makes me destroy things and hurt people I care about. You can't be trusted! How do I know you're going to 'leave without a problem' when I give you what you want huh? I'd rather keep people safe than be sorry. So I'm not giving you anything!"

Now Kyuubi was furious. How dare this little child hold hostage what rightfully belonged to him with such a weak excuse.

"You despicable little fool! You don't even WANT my power! I spent centuries of my life, more years than you could even IMAGINE, to build up all that chakra and I will NOT let some arrogant, self-righteous, know-it-all punk get between me and it! Now you WILL give me back my tails or face my wrath," Kyuubi threatened. Naruto crossed his arms.

"You threatening me isn't going to make me give you your stuff back," he mocked. Kyuubi longed to reach out and tear his throat. Or no even better, Kyuubi longed to reach out and tear his fingers out. Then tear off his hand. Then his arm. Then he'd do the same with his other limb. Then he'd tear of his toes, then his feet, then his leg, then his thigh. And then he'd do the same with the other. And then when Naruto was a limbless, quivering mess of pain, Kyuubi would look him in the eye and laugh as he stabbed his arm into his stomach where the seal would be. He wanted to make Naruto suffer.

He was considering leaving Naruto alone after he got his tails and life back. Not out of any affection or thanks to the blond, but because he cared more about going out to enjoy his new freedom than revenge. And it would've been nice to see how freaked out the kid would get not knowing where he was. Naruto would stay up all night waiting for Kyuubi to come back and finish him off. He would feel guilty over letting a monster escape and the guilt would affect his daily life. He would be so psychologically messed up for letting Konoha's greatest enemy go, an enemy that he also happened to hate himself, that he won't forget it for any moment of his life.

It would always be at the back of his mind, whispering to him and reminding him what a failure of a jinchuuriki he was. Kyuubi wanted that to happen. He was planning on coming back at a later date anyway to finally finish Naruto off.

But his mind was changed now. The moment he got his power and life back he would end Naruto then and there for good.

"What's gonna happen anyway? If you don't get your power back? Is a mountain going to be destroyed? Or a tsunami going to be raised?" Naruto asked tauntingly, as if he was teasing Kyuubi over the fact that he didn't have the strength to do those things anymore.

If he was going to be that way then so be it.

Kyuubi turned around and started walking out of the cave.

"I'm going to kill your friends."

That got a reaction from Naruto.

"What? No you can't!"

"Watch me."

"I won't let-" And Kyuubi could feel Naruto try to enter the frog mode and at the same time draw a bit of his own chakra when he interrupted him.

"You didn't even have to strength to defeat that pathetic human," he said pointing to the Pain body. "While I took care of him in less than a minute. You can't touch me. The only way you'd stand a chance at stopping me is if you use my power. And I know you won't do something as demeaning and dangerous as that," he mocked.

Naruto gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. Kyuubi could tell he was shaking with anger, but he wasn't intimidated in the least bit.

"Tch," Kyuubi snorted. "You may have my power under your thumb but you don't have what it takes to control me," he said walking away. He didn't see Naruto bow his head. Nor did he see Naruto reach into his weapons pouch and grab his kunai.

"You're right," Naruto said. Kyuubi kept walking, as if he didn't even hear Naruto. Of course he was right. He was the Kyuubi, when was he ever wrong? Especially in regards to Naruto?

But then he felt something that made his blood freeze.

Kyuubi whipped around and he paled when he saw Naruto smirking a crazy smirk at him. Right at his neck was his sharpened kunai along with a thin sheet of blood starting to pool out of a shallow cut. Kyuubi glowered.

"What. The hell. Are you doing?" Kyuubi whispered dangerously. Naruto never lost that smirk.

"I don't have what it takes to control you yet," he slightly pressed the kunai to his neck harder making the Kyuubi flinch towards him. "But I can make you stop."

"YOU FOOL!" Kyuubi growled. "Take that thing away from your neck! Are you crazy?"

"Hm?" Naruto taunted. He teased Kyuubi by slowly shaking his kunai back and forth towards his neck. Kyuubi growled fiercely. Naruto didn't know that their lives were still connected. If he died, Kyuubi still died. He didn't want to tell him that for this very reason and yet the blond imbecile still relied on it! Naruto was playing a dangerous game here. But two can play it that way.

"You wouldn't dare. You have things to live for Naruto! Don't-" Kyuubi took a step forward only to pause as Naruto clearly pressed the kunai even harder. This time, he wasn't smiling. A chilling glare had settled on his face.

"Don't underestimate me."

The meaning was clear to Kyuubi. He shouldn't underestimate what Naruto was willing to do to keep him away from his friends. Kyuubi sneered at Naruto, cursing the blond boy and his own luck at being attached to him. He was literally trembling with anger.

"What's it going to be Kyuubi? You gonna listen? Or spend more years than I can imagine getting all of that strength back?" Naruto jeered. "Better hurry."

Kyuubi didn't need to be told that twice. He could see Naruto's skin turn pale and his breath start to slow down with all of the blood coming out of his throat. He could feel his body start to tire out and the edges of his vision start to darken. As long as he had that kunai there in the wound, Kyuubi's chakra couldn't automatically heal him. And he knew Naruto. He knew the blond boy would have no qualms about standing there until they both died.

Kyuubi cursed the boy to hell and back.

His shoulders slumped and he let out a sigh of resignation.

"Good boy," Naruto said pulling the kunai away from his neck. Kyuubi felt his chakra rapidly heal the wound. He could feel Naruto's smug smirk and he felt the irresistible urge to wipe it off of his face. Brutally.

"Make no mistake boy. I WILL get you back for this," Kyuubi threatened with a dark look on his face.

Anyone else would've went running for the hill or to their house to write their will. But Naruto met Kyuubi's look with a dark look of his own. They both stood there in complete silence. The hatred, killer intent, and tension in the cave were thick enough that had anyone else been in there they would've found it hard to breathe.

Finally it was Naruto who broke the silence. Because Kyuubi couldn't think of anything to say that would help him in the least bit.

"I don't know any sealing techniques. And I'm not going to tell anyone about this."

"Of course. Don't want anyone knowing you're a failure do you? It's bad enough that the last memory your father will have of the living world is seeing his fuck-up of a son messing things up as usual."

"SHUT UP!" Naruto screamed and Kyuubi was annoyed to see Naruto's eyes flash red. Naruto calmed down and continued speaking with a glare on his face.

"So here's what we're going to do. You are going to stay out of the public's eye. No one can know you're here and no one can know who you are. Meanwhile I'm going to be doing some research and see how to put you back inside of me. There will be no whining, no complaining, no mischief or dangerous intentions at ALL coming from you. And if so much as TRIP someone and I find out I'll kill myself so fast you won't even realize it happened! Got it?"

Kyuubi didn't show Naruto he understood. He merely crossed his arms and looked at Naruto blankly, his eyes communicating all of what he thought about Naruto and his so-called demands.

Kyuubi did 'get it'. He gets it now that his vessel was much more tyrannical than he had once believed. He thought this kind of treatment was reserved only for the snake Orochimaru, but it appears he underestimated the sheer loathing Naruto held for him.

An understandable mistake on his part. After all the real Naruto was always angry at everyone but him. He liked that Naruto so much better. It was a real shame this Naruto was using that delicious anger against him.

Naruto apparently got tired of waiting and finally spoke again.

"Okay now we're going to head back into Konoha. Here," he took off his jacket and pants, leaving him in nothing but his boxers, shoes, forehead protector, and shirt, and gave them to Kyuubi. Though he made sure to keep his weapons pouch with him. "Wear these, follow me closely, and don't say anything. I'll take you to my apartment if it's still around first and I'll figure out what to do next once we get there."

Kyuubi silently took the clothes and took his sweet time putting them on. It was a good thing he hadn't gotten used to using this body yet. Moving at a slow speed would be sure to piss his vessel off. And he knew, or at least he HOPED he knew, Naruto wouldn't kill himself over Kyuubi moving too slowly. That would be done.

Once he was done Naruto nodded and started walking out of the cave.

"Now let's go. And don't lag too far behind."

Bossy, bossy, bossy. Humans were all the same, Kyuubi thought as he followed Naruto.


So Naruto is a jerk here I know but there's a point to that. I'll explain.

I think a good story is a story that has development. Character development, relationship development, plot development, etc. One thing about the Naruto manga that kind of irked me a little was that I didn't really understand how Naruto went from:(SPOILERS AHOY! scroll down to the 'end spoilers' tag if you want to skip them)

"Kyuubi's power is dangerous and I can't use it or I'll hurt people."

to:

"I'm sorry Kyuubi."

and then to:

"I get you're lonely Kyuubi but we'll talk later lol."

I mean he jumped from point A to point C and skipped most of point B! Now I know there was this quick address of that when he admits to the four tails that he was jealous of Bee and Gyuuki's relationship and he wanted his relationship with Kurama to be that way, but I don't get it because we never see Naruto show this. He doesn't go to visit Kyuubi or anything! And when he finally does he brushes Kyuubi off! And then in order to get Kyuubi's respect it took saving another tailed beast...

Don't get me wrong! I LOVE how Naruto and Kyuubi are friends now and I thought the chapters leading up to their big team up were AWESOME(I was squealing for every page!)

But I dunno it just made me a little sad to see Kyuubi thinking back to all of the times Naruto was 'nice' to him and he could only think of two things(one of which, Naruto wasn't even speaking to him and it was really kind of out of nowhere. Seriously he had been complaining all his the throughout the manga about being a demon vessel and then suddenly it isn't all bad? When did this change happen?)that happened within the same week or day or something.

So basically what I'm saying is I was okay with Kyuubi's development from hating Naruto to liking him(even though it similarly came pretty quick at least we got foreshadowing of it in previous chapters). But I was NOT satisfied with how Naruto came around. I can't pinpoint the exact time he changed his mind about Kyuubi and that sucks :/. And I wish he could've shown this 'jealousy' and that he wanted his relationship with Kyuubi personally to change.

Cuz as much as I hate to say it(as much as I reeeeeeeally hate to say it since Naruto is(i meant is. He still is my favorite character hah:P)my favorite character), I thought Naruto was kind of a jerk in 538 ._.

(End SPOILERS)

So if you skipped all that, the main reason I made Naruto that way is because I want to develop his relationship with Kyuubi in a believable way. I want to show how he goes from believing what Jiraiya, Kakashi, Yamato, Iruka, and everyone else has said about him, to eventually caring for him as an individual. I want to show when does his mind change, how does his mind change, why does his mind change, etc. And I will try to show the stages(simple respect, acquaintances, friendship, love, you get it).

And it will be vice versa for Kyuubi. Clearly he is not going to fawn over Naruto just because he knows him better. Instead his feelings and stuff will have to grow and change with Naruto's. And again I want to make it believable.

Basically their relationship will grow like October 10th, only they have legitimate reasons to hate each other and unlike in that story Naruto has no obligation to be nice to Kyuubi haha.

BUT do note this will NOT be just a 'romance' story. Since this takes place in the ninjaverse, Naruto AND Kyuubi will have to grow and develop in canon/other ways not relating to each other(for example Kyuubi will have to learn that all humans are different from one another, how to treat his fellow tailed beasts, etc.). By this point you already know things have changed what with Nagato surviving and this WILL impact the rest of the story making it an alternate universe to canon. But canon stuff will still stay.

There will still be the Uchiha problem(Sasuke, Madara, Tobi, etc.), the Kabuto problem, the peace problem, etc.. I will try to resolve all of those as well.

So yeah this will be a big one. It kind of has to be lol. So I will very much appreciate it if people could be patient with this story? It will require a lot of planning and keeping up with the manga. Thank you!

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Hope you enjoyed this! And please let me know what you think!