Disclaimer:IDO NOT OWN NARUTO!
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
"Jutsu/Tailed Beast Talk"
Pairing Warning: This will be Naruto x Mei. This pairing has always intrigued me and I have decided to make myfirst storythis pairing. This will only be Naruto and Mei, no harem.
Jutsu Warning: I have decided to have a Mist ninja capture the notes on Minato's Hiraishin Jutsu, and let Naruto learn it after a certain period of time. This capture will take place when Naruto is taken to the Mist.
Age: I am going to make Mei Naruto's age. I know this may effect the canon, but this story will not follow the canon at all. It will have some references, like maybe some of the same sort of mission, but it will be different all together.
Elemental Affinities: Naruto will have Wind, Fire, and Earth, Water letting him use the Jinton (Dust Release). I'm thinking if I should let him have Hyouton ( Ice Release ) also. You guys let me know in the review Please !
Mei will retain all of the bloodlines she has in canon, a.k.a. Futton (Boil Release), and Yoton (Corrosion Style).
In the Hidden Mist Village, an eight year old Naruto and Mei can be seen walking together towards the Kirigakure Ninja Academy. Since they were both eight years old, they were allowed to join the academy and take four years of school, allowing them to graduate at the age of twelve and become Kiri's newest Genin.
Mei was perfectly fine with this idea, and she kept a level head. The only thing that was running through her head now was what the teachers would be like and if they would be any good at their job. When she looked over to Naruto, she saw that his face held a look of calm, but she knew him better than anyone else besides Yagura. This face of his was just another one of his masks.
Naruto, even though he kept a straight face, was freaking out on the inside. 'What if others know about the Kyuubi I have inside of me? What if they try to kill me? Tou-chan did say that others would know of its sealing! If that does happen, I also don't want Mei to get involved in a problem that she shouldn't have to deal with.
Even with those thoughts, it was clear that Naruto looked forward to learning at the Academy. The thought of becoming a Genin overpower his worries and caused him to think about the positives. They were going to be Genin in four years! He could then start training in his affinities, and start using the Kyuubi'schakra. When they had arrived at the Academy, they had asked the person at the desk about which classroom they were supposed to go to. They quickly learned that it was B157.
When they had arrived in the classroom, it had appeared that there was no such thing as order in the school. The kids threw a bunch of paper all throughout the classroom, one unfortunate shinobi hopeful fell asleep and the other kids drew on him with a permanent marker, and Naruto could already see the social groups that were already starting to form. In Naruto's eyes, however, it was clear that the only friend he needed was Mei. Mei, however, wanted to join one of the groups, as one of the only friends she really had was Naruto.
Though before they could do anything, the teacher walked into the room. He saw that the kids were fooling around and probably hadn't noticed him yet. So he did the only sensible thing that any teacher would do. He shot a Suiton: Teppōo (Water Release, Archerfish) into the crowd of the kids. Needless to say, they all got soaked from the jet of water that had shot all throughout the room. "Ahem. Now that I have gotten all of your attention, allow me to introduce myself. I am Uzuma Shagama and I will be your teacher for the next four years. Although my assistant is not here today, his name is Kiragame Iyama. Please, take your seats."
When Uzuma had realized that the kids weren't doing what he told them to, he tried another tactic. He used the famous Big Head Jutsu and had continued to yell at the kids. "PERHAPS YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME! I SAID SIT DOWN!" This, of course, had the desired effect, and the kids sat down without so much as a peep. Uzuma smiled, knowing that the jutsu he had used had scarred the kids for life. Also, somewhere in Konoha, a certain Iruka Umino sneezed. 'When I find the man who took my Big Head Jutsu, there will be hell to pay.'
Uzuma then went on to teach about the history of the Mist. Seven Swordsmen, yada yada yada, Mizukage's, yada yada yada. To sum things up, Naruto really didn't care at all what Uzuma was 'teaching'. To Naruto, this 'teaching' was more like 'mentally breaking' someone. Sadly for Naruto, Uzuma noticed his lack of attention, and decided to try to ridicule Naruto in front of the class. "Naruto Hozuki. Since you seem to know everything that I am teaching, what summoning contract did the Nidaime Mizukage (Second Water Shadow) have?"
Naruto, being the Naruto we all know and love, continued to daydream about something totally irrelevant to the situation. Uzuma started to get a little red in the face. This no name Genin was ignoring him! He glared at Naruto with as much anger as possible. But again, Naruto ignored it.'Why that little snot! That's it, I didn't want to do this to a new student, or on the first day of school, but I have no choice.' Uzuma thought angrily. He took the eraser from the chalkboard he was writing on and threw it at Naruto's head. Unfortunately for Naruto, he got smacked right in the middle of his forehead by the eraser. Naruto jumped out of his seat, yelling about some Tobi guy and the Fourth Great Ninja War. Everyone looked at Naruto like he was crazy, while Naruto's face grew red from all of the attention.
"Now that you have joined us again Naruto, I will repeat the question one more time. What summoning contract did the Nidaime Mizukage possess?"
Naruto, having access to the Sandaime's personal library, knew the answer to this question immediately. Naruto stood up and mockingly bowed to the teacher when he answered. "The Nidaime possessed the Clam Contract, O great Uzuma-sama!"
Everyone in the class laughed. Even Mei couldn't suppress a chuckle at the young Hozuki's actions. Uzuma's face grew ever redder, but he knew that he couldn't really ridicule Naruto for answering the question, even if he answered it like he did. With that 'test' out of the way, Naruto quickly went back to daydreaming.
Uzuma sighed. He knew that he wouldn't be able to get Naruto's attention again. But it also seemed like Naruto knew about what he was teaching. With that final thought, Uzuma continued to teach the class, until he was forced to let them go at the end of the day.
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Outside of the School
Naruto casually walked out of the school building, yawning contently. He noticed that everyone was still laughing about his actions earlier today, and this caused him to blush. He didn't think they would still be talking about it. Some of them actually went up to Naruto and asked him to teach them. Naruto, thinking they were crazy, just walked away, causing the students to face-fault into the ground.
When he walked away, Naruto was thinking about what Uzuma did in class. 'Why did he throw that eraser at me? That really hurt. I am going to have to pay him back. Maybe some laxatives in his coffee will do it. Yeah! All I need to do is…'
Naruto started chuckling evilly. The other students around him started to sweat-drop and moved slowly away from him. Others swore they saw an aura start to consume Naruto. Naruto of course stayed ignorant to the fact that they were all watching him and continued to walk.
Mei watched Naruto walk towards his house. She blushed as she saw his well toned leg muscles ripple as he walked through his clothes. 'Bad Mei! What are you thinking? Naruto is just a friend, he's not even that good looking! Ugh, I need something to take my mind off of him for a couple hours.'
Sadly, Kami was not on her side this time as Naruto casually strolled up to Mei. Mei silently swore at Kami when she saw him walking towards her. Naruto, seeing the look in Mei's eyes, decided to think about what he was going to say before he said it. No need to get beaten to a pulp on the first day of school. Taking a deep breath, he went up to Mei. "Hey Mei, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to have dinner with me and tou-chan. I would really appreciate it and I'm sure that tou-chan wouldn't mind."
Mei looked at Naruto in shock. Was he asking her out? She finally decided that it wasn't what she thought because she knew that Naruto was as dense as a log. She then weighed her options. Knowing Naruto, he would probably head straight to the Ramen stand. She knew about his unhealthy obsession with ramen and knew that ramen was probably what she was getting if she chose to have dinner with him.
"Sure Naruto, I'll have dinner with you. But you had better swear that there won't be ANY ramen for dinner."
Naruto honestly looked like someone took a wooden spike and drove it through his heart. No ramen? Those words don't even go together! "Ok Mei…I promise. No ramen."
A chibi Mei jumped around in her head, flashing the peace sign. At the same time, a certain chibi Naruto was standing next to a grave that was labeled 'Ramen'. With that said, the both proceeded to the Mizukage's estate.
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Mizukage's Estate
Naruto, Mei, and Yagura all sat a table together, all happily munching on some fish that Yagura had presented to them. Naruto, still a little down about the whole 'no ramen' thing, had barely said a word to either of them. Mei, trying to relieve all of them of the awkward silence, decided to ask Yagura a question. "Mizukage-sama, I was wondering if I could see if I had any elemental affinities. Knowing that Naruto already knows his is kind of making me jealous."
Yagura smiled down at a young Mei. While it pleased him that she wanted to get a head start at being a ninja, he knew that he was showing a great deal of favoritism. Naruto, being his son, didn't really count as favoritism. Mei, however, was not in any way, realated to him. At this time, three thoughts were being…uh…thought…at the time.
'Oh I really do hope that Mizukage-sama will let me see my affinity!'
'Oh boy, another one. I was hoping that Mei wouldn't ask me. Now I have to think about what my answer will be. One of them will make Mei sad, and the other will make her happy. But there are consequences to either decision I can make…'
'It's ok Ramen-chan. Mei didn't mean it like that. I'll make sure to have some of you later, don't you worry! (sob sob sob)'
Yagura, making his decision, decided that it couldn't be TO bad. Also knowing that it would make Mei happy was also another factor that caused him to make his decision. "Sigh…ok Mei. But you can't tell anyone that I let you know about your affinity. You also cannot train in it until you graduate from the academy. Do I make myself clear?"
Mei nodded vigorously. She didn't really care about any of the conditions as long as she could learn her affinities. With a final sigh, Yagura took both of them outside to test Mei's affinities.
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Mei silently held the piece of affinity paper in her hand. This was the moment. The moment when she found out what kind of affinity she would have. Thousands of thoughts were buzzing throughout her head now. 'I wonder what affinity I have? What if it's a super cool bloodline limit! Or some crappy wind ability. The one I want is Suiton (Water Release). Please, oh please be Suiton!'
As Mei channeled her chakra into the paper, she was shocked at what she found. The card had three synchronized things happen to it. Part of the paper burned, part of it got soaked, and some of it turned to dust. Naturally, when Yagura saw this, he was again shocked. 'Wow. Just wow. First I get Naruto who can turn his affinities into the Jinton (Dust Release). Then, I get Mei, who can turn her affinities into theYōton (Corrosion Release), AND the Futton (Vapor Release). I have only heard of those releases from some random travelers that have gone through the village. But to see that she has the affinities needed…I have to make sure.'
Yagura looked up to Mei. He sighed, knowing that he would be contradicting his own conditions, but he had to make sure of both of his assumptions about Naruto and Mei. He didn't want to get his hopes up, but he also didn't want to know that if he never tried, he would never know.
"Ok both of you. I know what I said earlier, but ignore that. I have to make sure that what I am thinking is correct. Mei, I suspect you can mold your affinities into the Yōton and the Futton. Naruto, I suspect you can make yours into theJinton. Both of you, I need to tell you how to mold your elements separately so you can combine them later."
Mei and Naruto looked at each other. This was the moment they would get to test out their affinities! They both started running around the room yelling about their affinities. Yagura sighed and grabbed onto both of their shoulders, effectively stopping them. He then went on about how to properly mold each affinity.
"Ok. Mei and Naruto pay attention. While I don't know any Earth, Fire, or Wind jutsu, I do know how you can properly mold them. Since both of you have a Doton (Earth Release) affinity, this will go a little quicker. You have to imagine your chakra becoming hard like a rock. When either of you feel this, notify me immediately. Once you have notified me, I will tell Mei how to mold her Suiton affinity, while I tell Naruto how to mold his Futon ability."
Yagura then went on to explain some of the chakra exercises that they had to go through in order to be able to fully use their affinities. When he noticed that neither of them could do them correctly, he wasn't surprised. Not even Naruto should be able to do a chakra exercise of that caliber yet. He told both of them not to worry, and keep working on it until they succeeded in what they were trying to do.
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(Two weeks later)
School Building
"And that about wraps up the history of the Suiton. Anybody got any questions for me?"
When he looked around the room, all of the students were foaming at the mouth. Uzuma sweat-dropped when he saw this. While one of the reasons they were like this was because his 'amazing' lecture boring them to death, he decided to go with the fact that it was just to 'awesome' for them to take, thus causing their bodies to start reacting in the way they did. He then heard the recess bell ring. He looked over to the bell, then back to his 'adoring fans', only to realize that all that was left of them were dust clouds shaped like them.
'Heh, must have loved my lecture so much that they decided to go to recess as quick as they could so that they would have more time to listen to me. I just hope that I wont let this fame go to my head…'
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School Playground
Naruto had carried Mei outside because she was incapable of moving herself. "Breathe, damn it! Come on Mei, you can make it!"
Deciding that she wasn't breathing, he thought he should take matters into his own hands. He then started to lower his mouth to hers, about to do CPR. Unfortunately for him, Mei woke up to a sight of Naruto about to put his mouth on hers. Her face red from anger or embarrassment, Naruto couldn't tell. But what he could tell was that her arm muscles were starting to move. 'Huh, I wonder if she is just caught up in my natural good looks. But that doesn't explain why her arm is-'
Naruto's train of thought broke when he was sent flying by a fist. Mei waited until his screams of terror slowly faded as he got out of hearing range. She blushed furiously, recalling what Naruto was about to do. 'Just forget about it, Mei. I'm sure that it didn't mean anything. Take deep breaths.'
In another showing of Naruto's 'good' luck, he came flying back down and hit the ground mercilessly. When one looked closely, you could see Naruto's body actually sunk into the ground from the force he fell at. Naruto slowly rose from his position, silently cursing Mei for her actions. 'Damn it, Mei! What did you do that for? I was just trying to save your life! Ugh…girls…'
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(School Ended)
Local Ramen Stand
Ah, the Hidden Mist Village. So peaceful, so serene…so wet. Here we can see the local Ramen monster, I mean…Naruto…currently eating his snack. By snack, I mean about 5 bowls of ramen. The chef, not really caring about it because he was making ryo off of it, decided to move on to other customers.
A couple who were walking by looked over to Naruto. They looked over in disgust at his eating habits, something that didn't go unnoticed by Naruto. He slowly looked up from his meal, and turned his head slowly towards them. The couple started in fear at Naruto, seeing as his eyes had miniature flames in them.
"Do you have something against ramen? Please answer me, as there are no wrong answers."
The couple looked nervously at each other, and silently made their decision. They turned back to Naruto and fearfully nodded their heads at him. This caused him to jump up from his seat, and look at them angrily. "YOU WHAT!? GET OUT OF MY SIGHT, YOU FILTHY HUMAN BEINGS!"
The couple stared at Naruto for a couple more seconds, then ran faster than someone using the Jinton (Swift Release). (A.N.: So there is no confusion, Swift Release and Dust Release both use Jinton as their romanisation. I will tell you which one I mean, although you can usually expect it to mean Dust Release.)
Naruto, getting over his little fit of rage, turned back to his ramen. The other customers, including the chef, sweat-dropped at his actions. What he did next started to scare them. Naruto was talking to his ramen and rubbing the bowl. Not wanting to get caught up in that, they smartly ignored him and continued on with their dinner.
After Naruto paid for his dinner, he started to stroll home happily, that is, until the 'star student' of the academy Kazehana Uniko walked up to him. Naruto, who had to deal with him enough in school, tried to walk past him. Sadly for him, Kazehana decided to pursue him, until Naruto lost it and he asked, "What do you want, Kazehana-chan?"
Kazehana nearly lost it as his gender was challenged. People always challenged him about his gender, ever since his older brother had said that his 'rod' was as small as a senbon. His 'stick' wasn't small, it was just a late bloomer…right? Naruto thought that a good taunt would cause Kazehana to leave, but sadly, it didn't.
"Hey you loser, watch what you say to me! I am Kazehana Uniko! The greatest student in the academy! I could easily kick your sorry ass into next week if I wanted to!"
Naruto, being one to never back down from a challenge, decided to accept the hidden challenge. "You really think you can beat me, Kazehana? Fine, I accept your challenge. You. Me. School academy playground at recess. (A.N.: Please keep in mind they are 8-9. XD)
Kazehana agreed, and left, thinking that he would totally win against 'Narutard'. Naruto, absolutely hating Kazehana's guts, decided he would ask Yagura-jiij to at least teach him something that would just stop Kazehana in his tracks. Oh, when Mei found out about this little…agreement…she would be beyond pissed.
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Mizukage Estate
When one looked into the Estate, one would see Yagura sitting at his desk, reading a book from his extensive library. Everybody thought that it was a book of great knowledge that would no doubt make Yagura more powerful than before. But what they didn't know is that the book had some sort of Orange cover.
Yagura giggled ever so slightly at a passage in his book. Luckily, there had been no incidents today, so he left work a little earlier than he normally would. It was just him and his precious book. At least, that's what he thought.
Naruto busted through the door, breathing heavily. It was only the skills that made Yagura the Mizukage that allowed him to swiftly hide the book in his Kage robes. Yagura then calmly looks over to his grandson and asks, "Hello, Naruto. What do you need? I was in the middle of doing something important."
Naruto looks over to his father with a 'you got to be joking' look on his face. "Yea, sure whatever. Look, I finished that wind exercise you told me to do, so I need a Futon jutsu that will blow Kazehana away tomorrow."
While Naruto laughed at his pun, Yagura sweat-dropped. That pun had to have been the worst he had ever heard. "Why would you ever need a jutsu before you graduated, Naruto? You haven't gotten into a disagreement with young Kazehana, have you?"
Naruto stopped laughing to look up at Yagura. He had completely forgotten that Yagura would probably be mad at him for accepting a challenge. But what Yagura said next completely blew Naruto away. "Well if you have, of course I'll give you a jutsu! I HATE the Uniko family! They used to always pour milk on my head on the way to academy!"
Naruto face-faulted at his father's statement. He had never expected Yagura of all people to hold a grudge over something so stupid. 'Oh well, I suppose that he is going to give me a jutsu! This going to be AWESOME!'
"Of course, I will only be able to give you a scroll. I have no idea of how to use Futon jutsu, as I don't have a Futon affinity. Sorry about that Naruto."
Naruto shrugged. It didn't really matter to him, as he was still getting a jutsu. When Yagura handed him the scroll, he noticed that the jutsu written on it was Futon: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough). Naruto had stars in his eyes as he viewed over the technique. But Yagura had one more thing to say.
"Naruto. You have a choice. You can take this jutsu and learn it, but I won't give you anymore jutsu EVER. The other choice is you can deny this one, and ask for another at a different time."
Naruto stared at Yagura in shock. He had to choose? Ugh, why did life have to be so difficult? But in the end, Naruto chose the jutsu. Yagura then ushered him out of the room so he could get back to 'work'.
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School Yard, Noon
Naruto waited patiently for Kazehana to show up. Naruto had learned the Futon: Daitoppa(Wind Release: Great Breakthrough) to some extent. While it was nowhere as powerful as it should be, it could at least blow someone back a few feet. Naruto was confident that with his training and this jutsu he would win this 'epic' battle.
Kazehana strolled into the yard, and he had a smug look on his face. Unluckily for him, he had no idea that Naruto possessed a jutsu. "So Narutard, are you ready to give up? If you do, I won't have to beat the crap out of you in our little fight today."
Naruto just looked at Kazehana. "You're asking ME to give up, Kazehana-chan? You should know that I don't give up. Prepare to have your ass kicked."
Kazehana's face went red at that statement. He then charged Naruto running at his full speed.(A.N.: Sorry, one more thing to say. Kazehana is one year above Naruto. Sorry for any confusion.)
Naruto calmly dodged the attack, and then kicked Kazehana into the dirt. "Please stay down, Kazehana-chan. I don't want to have to hurt you."
Kazehana growled and threw Naruto off of him and into a tree. Naruto hit the tree with a lot of force. His back went right into a branch that was poking out of the tree, causing Naruto to groan in pain. Kazehana smirked, letting his arrogance take over. He then walked over to Naruto, completely unaware that Naruto was doing hand seals.
"Got anything else to say, Narutard? Or are you to scared to even talk? It's ok, if you bow and beg forgiveness I won't hurt you anymore."
Naruto smirked up at Kazehana. This action caused Kazehana to wonder why Naruto would possibly be smirking at him. Naruto looks Kazehana in the eyes and mutters, loud enough that only Kazehana would be able to hear him, "Yeah I do. Remember these words well, Kazehana-chan. Futon: Daitoppa! (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)!
Kazehana's mouth hung open, just before he got blown into the fence that surrounded the academy with a blast of wind. When Naruto looked over to Kazehana, he saw swirls in his eyes, while Kazehana was muttering something incoherent. Naruto smiled, and then back for class. Having the Kyuubi in him granted him HUGE chakra reserves, but even Naruto felt tired after using that jutsu. He was, after all, only eight!
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(End of School Day)
School Premises
Naruto walked as quietly and as swiftly as he could back home. He knew that if Mei caught him, he would be royally screwed. Just as he began to see the Mizukage Estate, he let a breath of joy escape his lips. He slowed down and walked up towards the estate. He made it about halfway there when a blur knocked him down.
"So you thought you could sneak away from me, eh Naruto? WELL YOU WERE WRONG!"
"NO MEI! IT ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK! KAZEHANA STARTED IT!"
"NO EXCUSES!"
(One massive beating later)
Naruto was laying face down on the street, with a triumphant Mei flashing the piece sign standing on him. Mei then looked down at Naruto, and calmly asked him, "Why did you fight Kazehana today, huh Naruto?"
Naruto, knowing that he was in deep shit, chose his words carefully. He didn't want to get severely beaten again. He took a deep breath, and looked at Mei. "He started it Mei. I just wanted to show him that I was able to beat his butt when I can. That way, there wouldn't be any more fights."
Mei looked at Naruto. While her face was calm, her thoughts were a whole other matter. 'Did Naruto actually come up with a decent excuse? And a good one, at that! Maybe things are starting to look up. Maybe Naruto is becoming smarter than I originally thought he was-'
Mei was cut off as she heard Naruto scream, "YOU HEAR THAT, KAZEHANA-CHAN! I COULD BEAT YOUR SORRY ASS ANYDAY!"
Mei sighed. It was fun while it lasted. She had no idea why she let her hopes get up about Naruto getting smarter. Naruto and smarter just don't go together. She helped Naruto off from the road and he dusted himself off. They both then went their separate ways, seeing as it was getting late.
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Naruto's Mindscape
Naruto woke up in his Mindscape. Luckily the Kyuubi had told him that he could alter his mindscape to look like whatever he wanted it to look like. At first, Naruto made it look like a giant inside version of the ramen restaurant. The Kyuubi then chose to beat the crap out of Naruto, stating that he would never be stuck in a ramen restaurant. It was bad enough he was trapped in Naruto, but to make his mindscape a ramen restaurant? No way in hell was Kyuubi going to let that happen.
Naruto then settled for making it look like the hill that overlooked the village. Both Naruto and the Kyuubi were content with this feature. Kyuubi tried the usual, 'let me out of here' trick, while Naruto, as always, refused.
'Worth trying, I guess.' The Kyuubi thought.
"Hey Kyuubi, I was wondering. If you are just a big body of chakra, how were you made?"
The Kyuubi sighed at this. He knew this question was coming. At least it wasn't how he got stuck in Naruto's gut. He took in a deep breath, knowing that this explanation was going to be a long one. "Well, it all started when the father of all ninja, also known as the Sage of Six Paths, became the jinchuriki for the Jubi, or the Ten Tails. But the Sage knew that when he died, the Jubi would be unleashed on the world again. So he sought a permanent solution. He used his Banbutsu Sōzō (Creation of All Things) jutsu in order to split the Ten Tails chakra into nine different beings. I am one of the nine, as you know. Once he divided the chakra, he named us as the One Tail, Two Tails, etc. He then sealed the body of the Jubi in the moon."
Naruto just looked straight ahead of him. The Kyuubi just sighed and asked, "You didn't get any of that, did you?"
Naruto looked at the Kyuubi, smiled, and said, "Nope!"
"Then let me make it simple for your puny mind. Ten Tails chakra split in nine pieces!(Insert sarcastic gasp here) I one of those nine! Do you understand now?"
"OH! I get it now. So what you are saying is that you are one of the nine pieces of the Jubi'schakra?"
"Well kind of, the Ichibi received the least amount of chakra, making it the weakest of the Bijuu. I received the most, making me the strongest of the Bijuu."
"Oh ok. So what was the Jubi again?"
The Kyuubi roared in anger. It was going to be a long night.
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