This is the start of the Kurama/Naruto Kidnapping moment. Kurama/Naruto will have his own dungeon as well as three ghosts from his past. Sasuke (the one before Naruto was banished) will be one of those ghosts.
I do not own Naruto or Persona 4
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Chapter 8: To Track a Fox
*Dojima Residence, Early Morning*
Ryotaro was drinking his coffee while waiting for Kurama to get back from his date with Rise. Kurama had called the house saying that he may be a little later than normal, but he hasn't even showed up at all last night. Before Ryotaro got any more thoughts, his cell phone ran and he answered it. "Dojima here," said the detective. "Sir!" said the voice of his partner, Adachi, "Rise Kujikawa's been kidnapped!" Ryotaro feared the worst as a celebrity has now been kidnapped. "And also…" said Adachi with slight hesitation, "Kurama's gone missing as well."
Ryotaro's heart suddenly stopped after hearing that Naruto had vanished. Was his cover finally blown? Ryotaro thought as he was thinking about the people that Naruto told him about. The father's mind was racing a mile per minute as thoughts of Naruto being dragged away from him and Nanako were flooding his brain. "Dojima?" asked Adachi's voice with concern in his voice, "are you okay?" Ryotaro snapped out of his thoughts and said, "Get all units searching for Miss Kujikawa and Kurama, we need to find them."
*Amagi Inn*
The Konoha 11 and their senseis were gathered in the room discussing what they had seen on the television last night. "So that was the Midnight channel," said Kurenai as she mentioned the rumors of the phenomenon. "Is that girl really going to *gulp* bare all?" asked Tenten as she remember seeing a girl with maroon hair in a golden two piece bikini. "I don't know," said Asuma standing outside smoking, "but everyone saw what was after that." None of the Konoha-nin could forget what they saw…
Flash Back
After watching a girl announce that she was going to be stripping on live television, the Konoha ninja was surprised that the television seemed to have flickered from a strip club to a sewage plant. The scene continued to focus on the entrance until the sound of a child playfully roaring. Everyone was surprised to see who was making the sounds…Naruto.
But something wasn't right about this Naruto: yes, Naruto would be older now, possibly 15 or 16, but this Naruto was at the age of five. He was also wearing a tan white shirt with a red spiral on the back, green shorts, and he had a blue mask of someone laughing. The only thing that was off about the attire was that the shirt and shorts were torn and dirty while the mask was near flawless with cracks coming down from the corner of the eyes.
In his hand was a figurine about the size of an adult's hand in the form of a red fox with nine tails. Underneath the boy were other smaller figurines that looked disturbingly familiar. "Are those…us?" asked Kiba as he watched the young Naruto stomp on figurine that looked like Sasuke. Said Uchiha slightly paled at the sight and the thought of going through a death like that. Aside from breaking the figurines, it was all just innocent playing.
"Otouto," said another voice as the camera then moved to the source of said voice…Kurama. He was wearing the Yasogami High School uniform along with a mask with a crying, distraught face. "Otouto, it almost time," said Kurama, watching the boy gently place the fox figurine on a flat rock, "Why don't you play inside while I get everything ready."
After watching Naruto go into the sewage plant, Kurama then faced the camera. "You know," Kurama started as he let out a long sigh, "me and my little brother have been stuck here for so long. At first we saw it as a home away from home…a place where we can be safe. But then…" Everyone saw the hesitation in Kurama's voice. "This place became nothing but a prison," said Kurama as he continued his speech, "a prison of pain and despair. We have met a couple of people who were like us…alone…hated because of something out of our control, but their friendship had unfortunately hurt Otouto. We have loved…only for it to hurt us. We have been loved…we were afraid of hurting ourselves. We are truly alone."
"That is why I'm going to try to get us out of here…away from this pain," said Kurama as he turned to face the sewage plant, "I can take the pain…but Otouto can't. Soon…we will be free." In a melancholic manner, Kurama entered the plant as the Konoha-nin watched with chills down their spines…
End Flash Back
Shikamaru stepped out of the room in attempt to clear his mind while the others were planning on what to do when he saw a police officer approach him. "Excuse me," said the police officer as he brought out two photos, "but have you seen either of these teenagers in the pictures?" Shikamaru looked at the two pictures and saw that one of the pictures was a photo of Kurama and the other was a photo of the girl they had seen on the television. "We haven't seen the boy today," said Shikamaru studying the pictures, "but my friends and I just saw that girl on the television just last night." The officer looked at Shikamaru and said, "Impossible, both of these teenagers had vanished just last night."
As soon as the officer had left, Shikamaru went back into the room and told everyone about what he learned. "Impossible," said Shino, "I just saw them yesterday." Kurenai looked at the boy with curiosity. "Shino," said Kurenai, "you mean that somewhere between the time those two teenagers arrived at the tofu shop and midnight they just vanished?" The boy nodded and the shinobi were now wondering what to do in order to find Kurama as he would most likely be a connection to Naruto.
*Two Days Later*
Nanako was sitting on the swing set thinking of where her brother could be as he had never shown up from his date. She kicked her feet back and forth until a girl brown hair sat on the swing next to her. "Is something wrong?" asked the girl as she looked at Nanako. Nanako looked at the girl beside her and saw that the girl was a few years older than her. The girl was wearing a blue dress with a yin-yang symbol on the back and her eyes were a greyish white with no pupils.
"I'm Hanabi Hyuga," said the girl, "I'm here with my father, sister, and cousin. You see we've been looking for someone that my sister really cared for." Nanako looked to see a man in a blue suit with the same yin-yang symbol resting on one of the sleeves of the suit. "I'm Nanako Dojima and my brother's been missing for some time," said Nanako as she looked at Hanabi, "What's wrong with your eyes?" Hanabi chuckled and said, "Everyone in my family have eyes like these. It's in our genetics."
Ryotaro was walking through the flood plains when he saw Nanako at the swing set along with a girl that couldn't be no more than a few more years older than Nanako. He then saw a man in a blue suit with long black hair and pale eyes with no pupils. "Excuse me," said Ryotaro grabbing the man's attention, "I'm Ryotaro Dojima with the Inaba Police Force and I was wondering if you have seen this boy?" Ryotaro handed the man a photo of Kurama and the man looked over the photo. "I can't say that I have," said the man as returned the photo, "I'm Hiashi Hyuga and my daughters and their friends have been looking for a young boy as well." Ryotaro knew that this man had to be with the people looking for Naruto, but he never showed it and asked, "I've seen photos of this boy your friends have been looking for, but I've never heard of what he's like."
Hiashi sighed as he gathered his thoughts. "That boy has saved my family in ways that I'm not sure how I could ever repay him," said Hiashi as Ryotaro listened intently, "Before he graduated from the academy, Naruto Uzumaki was just a street urchin that everyone hated because of a forbidden secret. One day, Naruto saw my eldest daughter, Hinata, get bullied by some children and what does he do, he gets them to stop bullying Hinata by having them beat him instead. Ever since then, Hinata had a crush on the boy who saved her."
Ryotaro wasn't surprised that the bullies decided to beat Naruto in favoring of belittling a defenseless girl. "During a very important martial art event, Naruto was paired against my nephew, Neji," said Hiashi as he remembered the Chunin Exams, "My nephew had fallen into a dark path after my brother had died. He started to believe that everyone is controlled by fate the moment they are born. Everyone thought that Neji would win against Naruto hands down, but Naruto proved everyone, even Neji, wrong. As Neji was recovering, I handed my nephew a letter from his father and apologizing for not telling him the truth about his father. After that, I've been trying to change the ideals of the Hyuga Group to be rid of all of the Head and Branch family groupings. And it's all thanks to that boy."
Hiashi rose from his seat and called for his daughter. "It has been nice talking to you, Dojima-san," said Hiashi as Hanabi arrived next to him, "I wish you the best of luck in finding your son." Before Hiashi and Hanabi could leave, Ryotaro knew that Naruto need all the help he can get.
"Hiashi," called Ryotaro grabbing the attention of the Hyugas, "I would like for your friends to meet some people at the food court in Junes. Your youngest daughter can stay with mine for a while." Nanako walked over to her father, wondering what he was planning. "Nanako," said Ryotaro kneeling down to his daughter's level, "why don't you take your new friend to visit our home and play with her. Don't forget that you're not allowed in Kurama's room, alright. Your father and Hyuga-san have something important to take care of."
*Tatsuhime Shrine; A Few Days Later*
Yu and his friends had just got Rise into their group and were off to try and find clues on how to find Kurama when Ryotaro appear. "Dojima-san," said Yosuke as he and everyone else wasn't expecting to see him, "Dropping by to make a wish?" Ryotaro stood firm as he said, "I know that you all had a hand in the kidnapping case. Kurama told me everything and I know he's in that other world somewhere and we are going to find him." There was no point in arguing with the detective as Yu and his friends decided to take him to the Shadow World.
*Junes Food Court*
The Konoha 11 and their senseis were waiting at the food court after Hiashi told them about someone who could help them find Naruto. Ryotaro and the Investigation team soon arrived. "You guys," said Sasuke as he recognized the team, "what are you guys doing here." Before anyone could answer, Ryotaro said, "We're going to help you find Naruto, but we may need your help with finding Kurama."
The detective then explained everything about how Kurama would know someone who knew Naruto. Rise stood up from her chair and said, "I'm not sure about Naruto, but my boyfriend is in trouble and he needs our help." Everyone then obtained the resolve to find their lost friend.
"Well," said a blonde boy in fancy attire drawing everyone's attention, "I'm Teddie." The Investigation Team followed Teddie's example.
"Yu Narukami."
"Yosuke Hanamura."
"Chie Satonaka."
"Yukiko Amagi."
"Kanji Tatsumi."
"Rise Kujikawa."
"Ryotaro Dojima."
The Konoha ninja decided to introduce themselves in their team formations.
"Kakashi Hatake."
"Sakura."
"Sasuke Uchiha."
"Sai."
"Asuma Sarutobi."
"Shikamaru Nara."
"Choji Akamichi."
"Ino Yamanaka."
"Might Guy."
"Rock Lee."
"Neji Hyuga."
"Tenten Hirazi."
"Kurenai Yuhi."
"Hinata Hyuga."
"Shino Aburame."
"Kiba Inuzuka and this is Akamaru."
With the new Konoha Investigation Squad, everyone now set off to find and rescue Kurama.
*Shadow World; Entrance/Exit*
It had taken everyone a good while to get inside as they had to go in groups so no one would pay attention. "Okay," said Rise as she summoned her persona, Himiko, "I should be able to find Kurama without any problem; Naruto I'm not sure." Using the kiss she received from Kurama, Rise did in fact have no trouble finding Kurama and said, "I found Kurama, but…I'm getting a weird vibe."
"What do you mean Rise-chan?" asked Yosuke. "I don't know but…" said Rise with confusion, "there seems to be…others. I can't explain it, but Kurama isn't alone." Naruto must be with Kurama, Hinata thought before Kiba said, "Well lead the way."
I will end this chapter with one last note; the Konoha-nin will not be getting their own personas with the exception of Naruto, but I will allow them to use their jutsus (the Shadow World, as I call it, is weird like that). Before you ask, the ghosts that I mentioned earlier are really memories from Naruto's life from as a ninja, so Sasuke will not get a persona.
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