Hey you guys, Datte-chan here
Hey you guys, Datte-chan here. Fate has intervened so that you could get this chapter. In other words, the Power knocked out the internet (but not the cable and phone for some reason) and since there was nothing on T.V., I thought I would just go ahead with the chapter. (Despite my fears of storms x.X) So here you go.
Naruto isn't mine!
What is mine is a shirt that has Brian (the dog from family guy) in a banana suit that says "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" its only the most awesome shirt... EVER!
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"Would this be a bad time to ask what's going on?" Shikamaru asked. His hands fell to his side, the shadow attached to Kiba forcing him to do the same.
Sasuke took a gasping breath, and it hurt to breathe. He slowly sat up, glaring in Kiba's direction. "He tried to kill me." He said, his voice raspy. Shikamaru's eyebrows rose slightly, if any. Sasuke didn't know whether Shikamaru was trying to hide his surprise… or if it seemed like he wasn't surprised at all.
Kiba barked out a laugh "Oh really? I was merely training with you. A surprise attack, to see if Naruto was right about how powerful you were."
Sasuke grew angry. "You must be fucking kidding me Inuzuka." Shakily, the boy rose to his feet. "You, Shino, and Neji attacked me, and were planning to kill me."
Shikamaru stood there silently, his face unreadable as he gazed at the two boys.
Kiba didn't struggle against the Justsu that was held by Shikamaru, although he did start to get a little antsy from staying still too long, But that was normal for Kiba… that was normal for almost anyone here. "You think too highly of yourself Uchiha. It was a genjutsu. I'm not sure what you saw, because my training isn't totally up to date, but I placed you under a genjutsu before I arrived, so I could have a better chance, ya know?"
"Lying. He's lying." Sasuke said, half believing that Shikamaru would believe Kiba over him. Sasuke watched in part horror as the shadow receded from Kiba, and went back to his owner, but was pleasantly surprised to hear Shikamaru say "I think that you, who claim to be Kiba is lying."
Kiba spun on them. "Are you kidding me? I defeat the great Uchiha, and all of a sudden, I'm an imposter? That's bull!"
"Even though it helped me see what was wrong, even if a little bit, I wouldn't have believed anything you said." Shikamaru said firmly.
"And why the hell not?" Kiba asked, angrily.
A whimper and a weak growl came from beside Shikamaru, which got everyone's attention. There stood Akamaru, barking at his so called master.
"I'm not sure what told me something was up." Shikamaru said, as if the dog wasn't there. "It could have been the 'bizarre genjutsu' Sasuke had been under, or maybe it's the fact that Akamaru has being acting weird and actually led me to you, or it may have been the fact that I saw you about to kill Sasuke. Take your pick."
Sasuke smirked slightly. "Who are you, why are you here, and Where is Kiba? The real Kiba?"
Kiba slowly drew a Kunai. " Alright, I may have been caught, but I'm only one, right?. And surly Kiba's life means more to you all than my life means for my master-" In another bizarre turn of events, Kiba put the kunai up to his neck, a joyous look in his eyes. "-Right?!"
The air was tight with tension, No one daring to move. Kiba continued to hold the sharp object up to his neck. "If I go, Kiba goes with me. My master wont mind the sacrifice." Kiba grinned, looking happier and happier with each moment that ticked by slowly. "What's wrong boys? Come and get me, I dare you."
There was sudden movement, in which both Sasuke and Kiba saw Shikamaru's shadow racing for Kiba, only to have Kiba back up a couple of feet. "Did you think that would work on me again? You're not that smart Nara. If you doubted me, you shouldn't of released me."
Shikamaru groaned, then looked bored. "The only reason I didn't keep my shadow on you is because it would have wasted chakra. Besides, I wasn't trying to catch you, I was trying to move me into the right spot."
Kiba pointed at his kunai at Shikamaru "I don't know what your planning Nara, but whatever it is-" Kiba's eyes widen before two abnormally large hands sandwiched the Inuzuka, causing the boy to fall unconscious fairly quickly. The Large hands turned back to normal size before Choji appeared cracking his knuckles. "I got him."
"Yea" Shikamaru said, sighing. "You might have killed him too."
"Ah, that was too hard wasn't it?"
Sasuke stared at them blinking, then down at the dog, who was licking Kiba's face, worried. He was snapped out of his daze when he noticed Shikamaru has asked him something.
"So Neji, Shino and Kiba attacked you?"
Sasuke Nodded at this, and Choji's eyes widened slightly. "Why were they attacking you?"
"I think…" Sasuke said, hesitantly at first. "I think they were keeping me from something… from a Kurotsume."
"A Black Fang?"
Sasuke shook his head. "Not a thing. A person."
"So Neji, Shino, and Kiba attacked you to protect this 'Kurotsume' person. And it's at the Team 7 training grounds?" Choji asked.
"…Crap." Sasuke said sharply. "I don't know who Kurotsume is, but I do know that Naruto might still be at the training grounds. He may be in danger."
"Alright then." Shikamaru said quietly. "Sasuke, you go check the training grounds for Naruto, and I'll check the ramen stand. Choji, you make sure Kiba and Akamaru get to the hospital safely, then get to the Hokage's. We have to tell her what might be going on."
Sasuke nodded, and took off for the training grounds. Shikamaru and Choji nodded at each other soon before Shikamaru took off too.
"Ok Akamaru, lets get your friend off to the hospi-" Choji blinked a couple of times "What are you doing?" He asked the dog, currently busy pulling at something on Kiba's neck. The odd shaped jewel necklace came off with a simple snap. Choji didn't really get a good look at the mysterious necklace, because moments later, Akamaru bit clear though it.
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"How does he stand to live in a place like this?" Kurotsume asked, choosing to stay close to the door should something that shouldn't be alive suddenly move.
There is no need to really describe Naruto's place, it was dirty was usual, with clothes and empty packets of ramen and other food spread along the floor in piles. While Kurotsume had never seen such a mess, it was a paradise… for roaches.
Kyuubi shrugged, normal movements becoming easier for him. "My kit has dealt with harsh treatments because of me. This is his haven. He just doesn't clean that often."
"And you are ok with this?"
"I couldn't care less."
Kurotsume chose her steps carefully as she made her way over to the table that lie in the middle of the room. It was cleaner than most other things in the apartment. She took a seat and cleared her throat, trying to defend some of her pride she has just lost, feeling the Kyuubi's eyes on her. "About the plan…"
"Yes…" Said the Kyuubi, preferring to lean on a wall. "What about the plan?"
"Well, with each of my followers that posses the ninja you see around you, I get more power also. The first three you know as Kiba, Neji, and Shino were tests. I was planning to get more power until I could finally posses the Hokage…"
"But now that you've found me, it's changed?"
"Changed? Why yes it has changed. The main difference is that we don't have to wait for me to try and get some of my other followers in here before I go for the Hokage. If together, we can weaken her enough so that I could posses her or at least we can hold her hostage. Then we're that much closer to getting you unsealed."
"We don't have to wait? Are we heading in tonight?"
"No, we can't. I managed this all today, and it takes up more chakra than it seems. I need rest."
"So which night are we going in?"
Kurotsume seemed a bit surprised "Why the Night, if I may ask?"
"We're taking her by surprise, correct?" Kyuubi asked, a bit annoyed if anything.
"Why yes, but if you clean up your act, we could simply ask to see the Hokage privately. We don't have to unnecessarily sneaking around."
"Clean up my act?" Kyuubi asked, making Naruto's eyebrows rise "Do you realize you just made your 3 ninjas enemies to this village by attacking the Uchiha?"
Kurotsume looked hurt, but only for a moment. Then she looked distant. "I understand my carelessness. I was only talking about your appearance, Kyuubi-san." She stood and walked to him, hesitating before gingerly placing her hands on his face. Red eyes looked down at her, wondering what she could possibly be doing. She then stepped back, her smile returning "Although red eyes looks better on the boy, you couldn't possibly leave this place looking that way." She grabbed a mirror and held it up to show the demon what she did. He now looked just like Naruto, minus the expression. His eyes were a bit different too. Instead of being the bright sky blue, his eyes were a bit dark, and looked almost purple if you looked close enough.
Suddenly, the mirror dropped from Kurotsume's hand, shattering on the floor. She took a ragged gasp, then another, grabbing at her chest as she fell to her knees. She shakily looked up at Kyuubi, who's gaze stared down at her, almost like he was unimpressed. He made no movement or no facial expressions to show he was surprised, worried, or was going to help her, he only gave her a long stare.
After a few moments, gripping the counter, she rose to her feet. "Sorry." She managed to get out. "The one you know as Kiba…" She grabbed at the Necklace similar to Kiba's that hung around her neck, containing the real Naruto and Hinata. "He's been discovered, and is no longer possessed, damn it."
"So it works both ways… They give you power, but should something happen to them to the point where they can no longer posses the person you chose for them, you feel pain too." Kyuubi said, his voice flat.
Still using the counter for support, Kurotsume nodded. "I… am going back to the Hyuuga residence. I will see you in the morning, and we'll go over basically what we need to do."
With a nonchalant nod, Kyuubi saw Kurotsume once again protect her pride by walking out the door, trying not to seem like an injured pup, but he could tell what had happened had just scarred her in someway. He paced around Naruto's apartment, not in the mood for sleep. He had counted up to 23 laps around the room before he got distracted by the offer made to him not too long ago. After so many years, he would be free…-
Knock Knock Knock, there was someone at the door. Frowning, Naruto opened the door to see Shikamaru standing there, hands on his hips
"Hey Nara!" Kyuubi said with much enthusiasm "What brings you by?"
"Well I was looking for you. We were actually. You seen anything weird today? Someone named Kurotsume?"
The Kyuubi raised an eyebrow. How much did those idiots say around the Uchiha? "No, no one by that name, why?"
"We'll there's something wrong. Someone attacked Sasuke on his way to the team 7 training grounds, claiming to protect some Kurotsume person, but when we checked it out, there was only a shredded shirt, and I wanted to make sure you were ok."
"Yea, I messed up my shirt during training, so I came home to get a new one, and ended up just staying here for the day. You told the Hokage yet?"
"I'm… I'm trying to." Shikamaru said. He looked worried. "I think that Neji and Shino attacked Choji today while he was trying to get Kiba to the hospital. Sasuke was attacked again before he reached town, and now neither of them can talk to say what they've seen; they're both unconscious. I know I'm next, so I need you to tell the Hokage that a 'Kurotsume' is somewhere in the village, and to keep a close eye on Hinata."
"Hinata? Why her?"
"Well, her teammates and her cousin are going around attacking people, but I just spoke to her and she seemed normal. She may be a next target, either her or Lee looking at the patterns."
Kyuubi grinned "Yea, I'll be sure to tell the old hag, just don't get yourself killed."
Shikamaru laughed dryly "I'll try not to. Goodnight Naruto."
"Night."
Shikamaru left, hands in his pockets, scared out of his mind.
Naruto stood on the balcony where the entrance to his apartment (and others) lies. After he was sure that Shikamaru is gone, he said something in a bored tone "I know you're there."
Shino (Who was standing under the balcony) now stood on the balcony, his form eclipsing the moonlight. "Kurotsume-sama told me to keep watch and find out what information Nara had."
"The only real reason she told you to come is that should something happen, you would take the fall, not I or her."
"Maybe" Shino said "Your point?"
"You don't care?"
"No Kyuubi, I don't. Kurotsume-sama gave me a second chance at life, this is the least I could do."
"and if you die, just as 'Kiba' did?"
"I would have been glad to serve under her. Do you know what I am? What I, 'Neji' and 'Kiba' are? We are lost souls, murdered and chained to this earth. She gathered us together, made us a part or something big, and if we die, we would die with a purpose, and be allowed release. You almost ruined that."
"Oh I did?" Kyuubi asked innocently.
"You wouldn't help her, all those years ago. She had to leave us, leave our tortured souls to lie there and rot for eternity. Luckily she came back. She came back to give you a chance at life, demon. You should be happy."
Kyuubi laughed at the boy's boldness. "She cares for tortured souls? How hospitable of her. You've got it all wrong Aburame, she is a despicable being, and you may find that out when you die. I am no one to talk, but she's not the faithful leader you've come to love. She, just like her master, preys on weak, and manipulates the strong to work out in her favor. Did she even give you a name, Aburame?"
Shino avoided the question. "Kurotsume-sama has no master."
Kyuubi grinned. "Be gone Aburame, you have no use here."
"Kurotsume is doing this for the good of everyone, and I came and will follow her completely."
"Be gone Aburame" Kyuubi said again, a growl rising in his throat. Shino glared at him, but Kyuubi could smell the fear.
"I will stand by her side, doing what she deems fit, even if it involves someone like you."
Kyuubi made Naruto's voice as deep and menacing as he could "Once again I say be gone. I would hate to have to explain to the boy's father how his body was found in the local dump, mangled. That would be a most unfortunate death, wouldn't it?"
A small gasp left Shino's mouth, barely hearable to those not expecting it. Shino glared at him, where as a simple grin lit up Naruto's face. With a scowl, Shino disappeared off into the night.
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Epic, no?
Before, there was no conversation between Shino and The Kyuubi, I just felt like adding it.
All though the story, I would sometimes use Naruto's name for Kyuubi and Hinata for Kurotsume, and this chapter, I tried not to, but I really didn't like it, because when you used the body's name, even though it's someone else controlling it, it makes the situation more real. These things are coming out of Naruto's mouth, but if I keep on saying "Kyuubi" instead of "Naruto" I just get the mental image of the big fox talking, and not the mental image of Naruto being frightening. So realize that from now on, I will be calling the Kyuubi both "Kyuubi" and "Naruto" and the same with Kurotsume and Hinata. Don't worry though, You'll know when the real Hinata and Naruto are speaking! Thanks for reading! And as an added bonus, what I'll start doing is replying to every single review this chapter, because of it's popularly, which I owe to all of you. XD thanks!