Authors Note: This chapter covers more details about Naruto and his powers and the limits.
Italics: Thoughts/flashbacks.
Italics Bold: Demon
Bold: Demon/Scene change
Bold Italics: Flashback Scene change.
Dream of Shadows
'Blackness everywhere... Where am I? All I remember is my name right now... It's so cold...so dark...wait something is changing.'
The room changed to that of a sewer with black walls and a giant cage with black bars. It was then that the boy remembered who he was and where he is. "That's right my name is Naruto Uzumaki...damn my head hurts. HEY FOX WAKE UP!"
The Kyuubi woke and looked at Naruto with a grin. "So you being here means the seal that bastard put on us has broken. I guess it overloaded with a third chakra source." Said the Kyuubi with obvious joy at not having been sealed away from Naruto sense it got boring being alone.
"So what did that bastard do to me?" Naruto asked with interest.
"Well he put a seal on you and it changes people. It makes them alot more violent and slaves to him but you won't be affected by it unless you use it because of me. You won't be controlled at all though so that's a plus. Also you can use all three of our chakras but only a very small bit in a ratio of 2:8 so you don't destroy your chakra system." The Kyuubi explained having looked into it as best as he could.
To say Naruto was shocked was like saying Jiraiya is a pervert. Right but a huge understatement. "But that means if I use the new chakra I can not use any shadows and only gain slight speed and strength upgrades." Naruto seemed a bit pissed at this rip off.
Kyuubi chuckled in response "That is true but I upgraded the seal to allow you access to the second form which is as strong as one tail of my chakra so it works out for us."
Naruto eyes widdened and was curious as hell as to what the new form was. He then started to recall something that the Kyuubi told him once years ago.
Flashback
Naruto stood before the Kyuubi and looked bored. He was atleast 10 now. "YO FOX! What the hell is it? I was so close to getting a new shadow skill to work and its hard with only 6 of those shadow hands." The Kyuubi smirked at his now quiet powerful host.
"How would you like to have access to 12 shadow hands?" The Kyuubi smirked at the look on Naruto's face. It was a comical cross between joy, excitment, shock, anger, and the look of some kid in a candy store. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU COULD DO THAT?!" Shouted Naruto.
The Kyuubi sighed. "Because it comes with a price. You can't go past 6 shadow hands normally unless you weaken the seal, but as a result you could die if I dont get the right ratio of my chakra to yours as the shadows put stress on your body. The ratio has to be 1:8 of my chakra to yours." Naruto was shocked but looked determined and said two words that changed him forever. "Do it."
Flashback End
"So Kyuubi. You said 2:8 so I take it that my body can handle more then 1:8 now?"
The Kyuubi looked a bit surprised Naruto remembered that whole thing, what with the screaming in pain thing and all, to remember the words was amazing. "You can handle only a bit more. The ratio isn't to your chakra it's to the curse mark's chakra. If that ratio isn't done your chakra system will destroy itself and your die the most painful death ever thought of so you gotta trust me when you need my power."
Naruto nodded. "Anything else?"
The Kyuubi smirked. "Well the thing is that when you wake up your get to use this new toy, but I am keeping you asleep as you may not like what it will do to you."
Naruto had another flashback to another time.
Flashback
Naruto was 11 now and was walking through the village. He noticed that there was a child running around with there friends and couldn't help but smile. Soon the parents ame though and after saying not to go anywhere near him walked off. This made Naruto pissed and he accidently drew on a small bit of Kyuubi's power but gaiend control before anyone noticed. He was sick of being alone.
Later that Night
Naruto awoke to find him before the Kyuubi and yelled "What now fox?"
The Kyuubi looked at Naruto with an evil smile. "How would you like a deal?"
Naruto looked a bit skeptical and asked "What type of deal?"
The Kyuubi red eyes gleamed with malice "How about I make it so those things called emotions are not as strong so you won't draw on more of my power and kill yourself or get busted?"
Naruto was shocked at this and had to ask "What are the side affects?"
The Kyuubi grinned knowing Naruto would go this way no matter what. "Well your be cold to alot of people and your personality will change completly. Your emotional control will be huge and I will gain control of them so only ones that can help you will be there, but you will always have a small bit of each under your command. All you have to do is weaken the seal a tiny bit more."
Naruto nodded and placed his hand on the paper and it glowed weakening the seal a bit more and he smiled saying two words "Do it."
End Flashback
Naruto smiled and looked at the Kyuubi. "You know Kyuubi I said alot to you in the past, but I think it is time we make another deal and that is for you to wake me up and let me test this mark without your help."
The Kyuubi looked a bit sad at not having his power used. "You know you can't use shadows even in the initial state so are you sure?"
'It is funny' Naruto thought. 'I'm about to say those two words again that changed my life so much...' Naruto looked up and said those two words "Do it"