(Bell's Point Of View)
We were walking back to the Waterfall of Truth, Naru and Killer Bee were rapping up a storm while I stayed in front of everyone, enjoying the sights of the forest.
Once we arrived, Naru looked at Killer Bee for advice for which he spoke, "Go to the Waterfall of Truth. You'll pass with flying colors now."
Naru nodded and he walked up to the patch of grass in the middle of the pond and sat down then started to meditate.
After a few minutes, Naru stood up and we all watched him, waiting for him to tell us if he was able to defeat his dark half for which he just looked back at us and smiled.
I smiled back at him as Killer Bee spoke, "It's too soon to celebrate, fool, ya fool. From this moment, I'll be your instructor... Ya better prepare yourself or else you'll suffer death n' torture. Come with me, Naruto!"
Captain Yamato raised his hand and asked if he could come along too for which Killer Bee said yes and told me to come along as well for which I did.
We walked under the waterfall to see that it was like a temple from the inside which shocked all three of us.
Captain Yamato looked at the headless statue's, "These ruins seem to be quite old. They must have archeological importance, they should be restored."
Killer Bee shook his head, "No! Those stone statues were carved without heads to begin with... There's a reason for it."
As we walked, Naru grabbed my hand for which I looked up at him. He smiled down at me for which I smiled back and we kept walking until Naru looked up at Killer Bee.
"How am I supposed to fight the Nine Tails here? What's more, how am I supposed to face him?" Captain Yamato looked serious at Killer Bee, "I hope you're not going to do anything excessive!"
Killer Bee looked back at Captain Yamato, "Do you think it's something that can be controlled without doing something excessive? Fool, ya fool. Since long ago, this has been a sacred place where those selected as Jinchuriki have come to undergo the Purification Ceremony. It's set up here so you can talk to your Tailed Beast in a special way... It's right inside this building... You hear what I say? Only the chosen ones can enter... To be selected... Go and stick your head into the statue's mouth... Like a good man, respected. If there isn't any darkness in your heart, the door will open... Fully extended.
Howeverâ ¦ If there's even a little darkness in your heart, the gate will not part... Do you consent? And the statue will bite off your head and tear you apart... Are you content? All the headless statues you saw on your way here... are past Jinchuriki who weren't... sincere! I'm your true self. The real you."
Captain Yamato shook his head, "This is too risky... Naruto, use a Shadow Clone." Killer Bee made an X sign with his arms, "This is a sacred place, fool, ya fool. Generations of Hidden Cloud ancestors guard and protect this place. Tricks like that won't work!"
Naru looked at the mouth and spoke, "Captain Yamato... I came here to learn how to control the Nine Tails' power! This is important to me. I can't run away! I'm going to believe in myself!"
I softly said Naru's name for which he smiled down at me and said that everything was going to be alright then let go of my hand.
He walked towards the head and sticked his head into its mouth then a few seconds later, started to scream which made my eyes widen as Captain Yamato pulled Naru out and I saw that he was headless.
I just stared as Naru brought his head out of his jacket smiling, "Just kidding! There's just a switch in there. It's a habit. I couldn't help myself."
I felt steam come out of my head as Naru then looked at me while I have dull eyes and is bending over. He ran over to me and asked if I was okay, frantically waving his arms up and down.
Shaking my head, I put a hand on his shoulder and told him to never do that again which he quickly agreed to.
Walking inside the weird room, Killer Bee spoke, "Go inside, close your eyes and focus... Just like at the waterfall... Then you'll meet your Tailed Beast."
Naru tilt his head on one side, which I thought was cute as he spoke, "Before when I was training, I was able to meet the Nine Tails in my mind."
Killer Bee shook his head, "Any Jinchuriki can do that. But this is a little different, okay? Listen to me very carefully. I'll give you an explanation. Naruto, what kind of Sealing Jutsu was used on your Nine Tails? Please answer my question."
Naru looked stumped so I answered, saying that it was a Tetragram Seal for which he looked impressed.
"A Tetragram Seal, huh... That's impressive... It's even more solid than my Steel Shell Seal... Do you have the key?"
Naru thought for a little bit then nodded so Killer Bee shut the door and said for him to begin.
I watched at Naru and Killer Bee sat on the ground and bumped fists then Naru closed his eyes and started to meditate.
They were there for a while until Killer Bee brought his hand down and so did Naru for which Killer Bee stood up.
I was intently watching Naru and what really shocked me was when the Nine Tails cloak surrounded him for which I gasped and Captain Yamato did his wood style jutsu to try and stop it.
I know that he wouldn't be able to because Naru lost his necklace in the fight with Pain which made me close my eyes as Naru went half into four tail's mode.
I then opened my eyes and walked over to Naru and knelled in front of him and spoke, "Naru... I know that you probably can't hear me... But if you can... I want you to remember the song I used to sing to you when you were little... Do you remember it... Let me refresh your memory...
"Little child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger
There is no danger
I am here tonight
Little child
Be not afraid
Though thunder explodes
And lightning flash
Illuminates your tearstained face
I am here tonight
And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning
Little child
Be not afraid
The storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And its candlelight beams
Still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight
Little child
Be not afraid
The wind makes creatures of our trees
And the branches to hands
They're not real, understand
And I am here tonight
And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forest and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning
For you know, once even I
Was a little child
And I was afraid
But a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears
Trade sweet sleep the fears
And to give a kiss goodnight
Well, now I am grown
And these years have shown
Rain's a part of how life goes
But it's dark and it's late
So I'll hold you and wait
'til your frightened eyes do close
And I hope that you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning
Everything's fine in the morning
The rain will be gone in the morning
But I'll still be here in the morning"
Suddenly, the Nine Tails cloak disappeared which made me smile as I spoke, "I knew that you could hear me... Naru..." I stood back up and Killer Bee put a hand on my shoulder telling me that I was a good kid in a rapping sort of way.
I smiled as I looked back at Naru to see that he has activated Sage Mode which made me bring my fist up, rooting for Naru to win.
A few minutes later, his Sage Mode disappeared and Naru opened his eyes then raised his arms into the air saying, "All right!" which made us all look at him.
Captain Yamato asked if it went well for which Naru said that a lot of things happened. Killer Bee knelled down and fist bumped him then spoke, "I see! I get it! Understood! Your expression now is looking good! What about the Nine Tails? Did you get it under control? That's real good news... Especially when you used it, in that situation, yo! Whoa, Naruto! Don't tell me that by that, you mean..."
Naru nodded, "up! That's right, ya know!" Captain Yamato started to freak out, "How am I supposed to understand?! This is all on purpose! You're talking like that on purpose! That much I know!"
I giggled as I knelled down next to Naru, asking if he was okay for which he nodded then smiled at me, "I heard you sing, Bell... Thank you... It helped a lot!"
I blushed then looked down embarrassed as he looked up at Captain Yamato and stood up while speaking, "Relax, Captain Yamato... I have the Nine Tails' Chakra safe in a separate place inside me. So that I'm not using it all the time."
Naru then tapped into the Nine Tails Chakra which made him look all yellow with black lines over him while the ties of his headband stood straight up.
He spoke, "This is how it is when I use the Nine Tails' chakra..."
I stared in amazement as Captain Yamato spoke, "Amazingâ ¦ It's overflowing with life energy. I can't believe my Wood Style is affected by it."
Naru's eyes then widen as he spoke, "What? You really think you're hidden?" This made me confused as I asked if he sensed someone else in the room.
He then pointed at the sword on Killer Bee's back, "That's it! That thing!" We then heard a voice that we did not recognize, "It seems that you can sense hatred and feelings of evil. The limitations of Sensory-Types don't apply. Is that the power of a Jinchuriki who has mastery over the Nine Tails?"
Then, a shark like man that we reconized was from the Akatsuki came out of the sword which made us all go into fighting position.
Killer Bee pointed at the shark man, "You're the shark guy of the Akatsuki! How!? I thought we chopped his head off a ways back!"
The man just smiled, " I simply switched out while we battled inside the bubble of water... However... With my body merged to Samehada, I can detect chakra through my skin... You cut off my clone's head."
Killer Bee shook his head, "Clones disappear when they're struck! The corpse remained post-mortem no question... And if someone else had transformed into you, Cee would have sensed it."
The man shook his head, "So it's a perplexing consternation. It was a special kind of clone. A Parasitic Clone that I can manipulate remotely. Anyway, enough about this subject. Now then, two Jinchuriki, an Anbu member, and a Wood Style user... I am in a serious predicament."
Killer Bee looked shocked, "What? How did you know the way to open the door to this room?!" The shark man shook his head again, "That's a silly question. I came here to spy."
Naru then looked like he teleported then tried to kick the man from the side for which he missed, but it looked like a teleportation like the Fourth Hokage... I smiled thinking, "Like father like son..."
When Naru's kick missed, his foot got stuck in the wall which made me sigh as Killer Bee went after the Akatsuki shark while Captain Yamato and I helped Naru get unstuck.
Once we got his foot out of the wall, we ran from the room and outside of the temple to see that Gai-sensei was fighting off the Akatsuki member and was able to bring him down for which Captain Yamato tied him down.
Naru smiled at Gai-sensei, " I got to hand it to Bushier Brow Sensei for bringing this guy down! You're capable despite your thick looks, Bushier Brows... But that blue sweat of yours, packs some pows."
Captain Yamato walked up to the Akatsuki member, "If this goes well, I'll be able to extract Intel about Akatsuki and its plans, as well as the identity of its leader. I'm not as good as Inoichi, but I'll give it a try... Here I go."
Captain Yamato was standing there, getting info out of the man until he bit off his own tongue to get out of Captain Yamato's Jutsu.
Captain Yamato grunted, "I needed to get in there! I was using my Wood Style to suppress his chakra, but he still has so much power left. He just doesn't know when to give up. Capture him alive! We'll never have another chance like this! I want to extract more Intel from him!"
Suddenly,he broke out of his wood prison and put him self into a water prison and I see that the Akatsuki member did a summoning Jutsu of sharks which attacked him from inside the water prison, killing him.
The water prison exploded and his blood was scattered all on the floor which made all of our eyes widen, surprised that he would commit suicide.
Then, the sharks from his summoning took hold of us and put us into water prisons while holding us down.
After a few minutes, the sharks let go and the water prison was unlocked for which we all took deep breathe's from holding our air for so long.
Naru ran over to me, asking if I was alright for which I nodded as I looked over at the place where the shark man committed suicide.
I looked down as Naru took hold of my hand for which we smiled at each other then headed back to the hotel.
I hope that everything was going to be okay...
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The episode's used in this chapter were Naruto Shippuden Season 12 Episode's 3 - 9!
The song used in this chapter was "Lullaby For A Stormy Night" by Vienna Tang!
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