Sorry I'm late. I have a real excuse this time, too. One word: exams. Enough said.
I present to you the Ultimate Flashback Chapter of Doom. Many of you had guess that Naruto will be regaining some of his memories of his life as Kyuubi and you were right.
Also, for those who were wondering why Naruto didn't go what I like to call "Nine tailed and Fuzzy" I would just like to say that I have a reason for my madness. At least when it comes to this.
There will be a couple nicknames mentioned in this chapter (Lets just say that Naruto's way of nicknaming people is passed down from Kyuubi). As for who they are, if you're confused I'll tell you at the end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Proof: Does Sakura have any actual talent other than chakra control in the beginning of the series. No.
Legend
Talking
Demon talking/God talking/Huge animal talking
Technique/Jutsu
Thoughts/Flashbacks
Chapter 10
It was a picture – no a family photo. A whacked up one, too. Nine different animals in a line and a purple skinned monster with an insane smile on it's face floating behind them. Tankuni, Neko, Kame, Hachuu, Inu, Itachi, Mujina, Hebi, Kitsune. Ichibi, Nibi, Sanbi, Yonbi, Gobi, Rokubi, Shichibi, Hachibi, Kyuubi. He was drawn to the large tankuni, who had received his nickname because the mutated sandcastle couldn't hold his drink. The Neko had the purple skinned monster's hand on it's shoulder and the Hebi and the Kitsune were glaring at each other.
Well, the reason was obvious. He loathed the one he had nicknamed Yamata after what she did to his younger brother. And he would defend the tankuni to the end of the world like any true sibling would do.
And as for the monster behind them, he hated it. He hated the rotting purple skin on it's face. He hated it's white hair and the dagger that it carried in his mouth. He hated that thing behind him; the thing that had no right to say it was their father.
"Father will be cross if he figures out you skipped training to watch the humans again, Kyuubi."
He turned, spotting his sandy brother, and motioned for him to sit down next to him.
"I don't care. He's not our father anyways. He only created us because the Kamis told him to."
The young tankuni took a seat next to him; arms crossed, and muttered his agreement.
"Besides, we were created as guardian spirits for the humans, right? So it's only natural to want to know what their like!"
"Hn."
"You know, for the pervert that you are, you have no social skills, little bro."
"I am not a pervert."
"Fine! You're a closet pervert! "
He let out a small chuckle. Sometimes it was like the two of them had switched roles: the tankuni as the oldest and him the younger. He almost cracked up at the thought.
He had saved the Ichibi from the Hachibi's wrath about a year ago, after the youngest of the nine bijuu had said something about her being a "flat chested old hag." (Whatever the hell that meant…) The kitsune had received harsh blows from the eight tails of the Hebi, but after that the Tankuni had stuck to him like glue. The two of them were inseparable: the Ichibi keeping him in line and in return the eldest of the nine bijuu protected him from harm (and occasionally himself and his drinking habits.)
Silence enveloped them for a moment. The kitsune stared into what was called the viewing pool, watching a young human female hold her baby in a field. A small smile appeared on his face.
"What do you think it would be like to be human?"
He did not realize he had said that out loud until his brother answered.
"Interesting."
"How so?"
There was silence again. The kitsune thought that the tankuni was not going to answer. Then the Ichibi said something that he would never forget:
"We would have names…"
"Your brothers and sisters are disappearing in the human realm, Kyuubi no Kitsune," the god Izanagi gave him his orders; "It is your task to find out what has happened to them. Your duty as the Guardian Spirit of Hi no Kuni comes second."
His heart clenched in his furry chest. They were gone, all but him. His little brother had gone missing not long ago. He hoped he could find the Ichibi and keep the promise to the tankuni that he made nine hundred years ago.
After all, Kyuubi no Kitsune did not break his promises. If he was a human ninja, that would have been his nindo.
"Hello," the stranger asked, "What's your name?"
"I don't have one," he answered, flashing a toothy grin, "But my idiot 'father' gave me the title of Kyuubi. Do you have a name?"
The man smiled and his hair moved out of the way, revealing two Sharingan eyes.
"Yes, I do. I'm Uchiha Madara." (AN: There people, I fixed it. Stop complaining about it please. One comment about it is fine. Two is pushing it. But anymore just pisses me off. Sorry, I had to get that out.)
"Cool eyes, Madara-chan!" the kitsune laughed, "Hey, mind if I hang out with you for I while. You're the first human I've ever met for I'm curious! My brother said he met a pretty human female before when he got run over by something called a fruit cart and I was so jealous because-"
"Alright, sure."
"Yah!"
"You talk a lot for a bijuu."
"You talk to little for a human."
"How would you know?"
"I watched over the human world when I was younger."
"You were a stalker?"
"NO! That's Houkou's job!"
"Just checking…"
"Ano, Madara-chan," he asked, "Do you know anything about the other bijuu? Like where they are and stuff?"
A smirk appeared on his red-eyed friend's face, "Oh, yes. I do know where they are.
"A man named Senji Hashirama, though like you generally goes by his title, the Shodai Hokage, has several in his possession. Seven of them, under lock and key."
Seven. That was one less than what the bijuu was hoping for. Of course, knowing the Sanbi, he had probably just gotten lost on the way to his station.
"So this Hashirama person," the kitsune asked, "Where is he?"
"In Konohagakure. Do you know where that is?"
"Yep!"
"Do you have a plan? You can't just walk in there and ask for him to return them."
"What's wrong with that plan? It's not like I want to leave a bad impression on him."
Madara's smile turned into a scowl, "You're not going to attack Konoha to get your family back?"
"I'm the protector of Hi no Kuni!" the kitsune yelled, "Why would I attack my people?!"
"I see," the Uchiha's eyes bled red and for the first time, the kitsune was scared, "Then I have no choice…"
All he remembered after that was anger.
Nine billowing tails fanned out from behind him. He was the Kyuubi, one of the great demons known as the Bijuu by the flesh-walkers. With one flick of his tail, he brought mountains to the ground, with another, raised tsunami's in the lakes near by.
He leaped over the platoon of silver-eyed male and females towards the village it so hoped to destroy, to be quickly met be a group of red-eyed fighters. Not wanting to look into their eyes, he crushed them with a massive paw. The red-eyes of his opponents would frighten him no more.
Lunging towards a trio of humans, the Kyuubi was quickly stopped by a flash of yellow light. A man, with hair as bright as the orb that illuminated the sky everyday, stood before him. No fear reeked from this mortal's pores.
"This one is a worthy opponent," he thought.
Just then, the Great Flash, as the Kyuubi had dubbed him, smashed a sphere of blue energy into his mussel. Howling in pain, he stumbled back into the forest behind. A flash to his right told him the man had moved again and was standing atop a gigantic toad.
"Gamabunta," Kyuubi yelled, "I see the scar remains on your eye from the last battle we had!"
If the Boss Toad was intimidated, he did not show it. Instead, the Great Flash, after pulling out a small vile of blood, began to make hand signs (a foolish human invention to channel chakra).
"Kyuubi no Kitsune, your reign of terror ends now! Izanagi no Giri!"
With a flash of light, the haze of the Sharingan lifted from his eyes for the first time in over fifty years.
"Little brother," Kyuubi thought, "I'm so sorry…"
Twelve years later, a boy named Uzumaki Naruto woke up from a dream, his heart pounding in his chest.
The smell of food washed over him, but instead of making him feel hungry, it made him feel sick. The blonde stumbling into the bathroom, ignoring the shouts of joy ("Gatou's dead!") and a couple of regret ("I still haven't gotten paid yet, Kakashi…") and looked at himself in the mirror. His hands were on either side of the sink with his back arched over in an attempt to hid his shaking.
He did not mean to attack Konoha! It was not fault! It was Madara, the same man who took away Sasuke's family that had controlled him. Naruto pushed himself away from the sink, trying not to kick the wall in anger.
"I TRUSTED HIM!" Naruto yelled in his mind, "HE WAS MY FRIEND AND HE BETRAYED ME!"
And what about his brother, the Ichibi? He still had a promise to keep; he had sworn it to the tankuni in blood (though how exactly he had done so was still beyond him).
After all, Uzumaki Naruto, the human form of Kyuubi no Kitsune, did not break his promises. That was his nindo.
And then it hit him, as if someone had dropped a fifty pound weight on his head. His hands shook, not with fear or anger, but with happiness and joy. A single tear rolled down his cheek.
"I have a name."
Glossary:
Ichibi: The one-tailed tankuni (racoon dog) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned, but if you don't know it already I really feel sorry for you right about now. It's Shukaku.
Nibi: The two-tailed neko (cat) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned yet, but it's Nekomata
Sanbi: The three-tailed kame (turtle) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned yet, but it's Isonade
Yonbi: The four-tailed hachuu (lizard) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned yet, but it's Sokou
Gobi: The five-tailed inu (dog), hence the stalker joke. Kyuubi's nickname: Houkou
Rokubi: The six-tailed itachi (weasel) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned yet, but it's Raijuu
Shichibi: The seven-tailed mujina (badger) Kyuubi's nickname: It's not mentioned yet, but it's Kaku
Hachibi: The eight-tailed hebi (snake) Kyuubi's nickname: Yamata
Kyuubi: The nine-tailed kitsune (fox) Doesn't have a nickname, as it is Kyuubi that is handing them out
That's over. Anyways, I made Kyuubi a good dude so it you have a problem with that stop reading now. If you flame me for something I've warned you about I will report you.
Sorry if I sound really pissed off at the moment but the exams have sucked all of my usual happiness out of me. I'm cranky, so sue me.
No preview today people.
Later,
Whitefox