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Summary: Naruto becomes stronger than he has ever thought possible, only because of the one choice he made when he was young: merging with the Kyuubi. One catch is one can't live without the other. One has to endure treacherous training, while the other one has to be allowed to leave its "home." You choose what pairings. (1st one is the main; I will involve the others. OR. What ever the majority is, I will do.)
Chapter 20
*Kakashi POV*
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I knew something was terribly wrong when Naruto moved his mouth in those two short words, and he stumbled forward. A loud maniacal laugh erupted from Naruto. "Finally." His voice was deeper, much deeper than usual, even deeper than Kurama's by a little bit.
"Kyuubi," hissed Sasuke, who backed up to where I was.
How did he know-?
Red eyes stared at us. "Naruto did want you to meet me, didn't he?" He almost purred out his question. "Perhaps, not in this exact situation." He laughed again, drawing in a breath. He sniffed once more. "There's fear, everywhere." A smirk tugged Naruto's face. It seemed too evil to belong on the boy's face.
I stepped forward, but stopped since the red eyes glared at me. "I see where Naruto gets his glares from." I stated, faking my amusement as I straightened my back.
Kyuubi tilted his head. "You don't want to hurt poor Naruto, do you?" His smirk widened as I glared at him. "You know, merging with my pathetic prison was extremely easy. No persuasion needed."
Merging? Wait... My visible eye widened. That has never been done, at least not with something inside you. In fact, it was known to be virtually impossible without seriously bad consequences (for an example, death of both of them within a few weeks). Naruto and Kyuubi must have merged when Naruto was younger, but when? I subconsciously removed a kunai from my pocket, watching the red chakra circle around Naruto's body.
Every once in a while the red would darken to black then fade back to red.
Kyuubi stuck up a finger and ticked it back and forth at me. "Uh-Uh, don't want to kill you yet." The smirk was a permanent addition to Naruto's face, which was darkened. I couldn't believe it. Kyuubi laughed, taking out Naruto's sword. "Where do you think you're going?" Suddenly, the sword darted past my ear, and I froze momentarily.
A scream echoed through the place. I turned stiffly and saw a civilian woman laying face first on the ground, red escaping through her chest and back. From where I stood, I could tell that the sword had pierced all the way through. She seemed to be pregnant, as well. I clenched my hand tight around the kunai. No one was going to try to stop this?
I knew it was pointless, but I couldn't shake off my anger. "Anger is a dangerous ally." I blinked at what Kyuubi said. It reminded me so much of Naruto. He had said that once, during one of our earlier training sessions. In fact, there were many similarities between Naruto and Kyuubi's actions. I wondered how I missed all the signs. Naruto had that animal way to him.
When he crouched, he landed on the balls of his feet and his fingertips. When he got angry, anyone could practically see his ears turn back and him hissing like a cat. I just thought that he was hanging around that Kiba kid too much. Also, his canines were abnormally sharp, but they weren't always like that. I remembered when I saw him a few years after being born, and his smile was normal, if not lonely.
I went to say something sarcastic to Kyuubi, but he wasn't looking at me. His eyes watched Sasuke, who stepped up to him, eyes swirling red. He said something that no one could hear, but Kyuubi. All of a sudden, Sasuke was bent forward over Kyuubi's knee. "Don't be to focused on getting killed now. Don't want Naruto to come to his senses." His smirk returned as he elbowed Sasuke backward, faster than I could even calculate.
I ran over to shield my student, but Kyuubi sighed. "This is not how you should treat your new Hokage." He glanced around. "As a matter of fact..." The sword appeared in his hand and disappeared the next. Then, something struck the ground. Screams filled the air as people leaped away from the body crumbled on the ground.
It was an Anbu member. Kyuubi grinned slightly. "Now, anyone else want to disrespect me?" No one moved except to shake their heads. "Good, and now," his eyes slid toward the siblings from the sand.
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*Sasuke POV*
I sat up after the hit, dazed. I saw Kakashi above me, staring off with his visible eye narrowed. I reached my feet as Kyuubi directed his attention to Gaara.
"You," Kyuubi smirked, pointing a lazy finger toward her. Something drastically changed within the next moment. His voice became more familiar. It was less deep than before. "You three leave."
I recognized it as Naruto.
Then, the voice flickered back to the deeper version. Kyuubi shook his head. "Leave before I change my mind." He obviously didn't want to show his strain on his control to the others.
As Gaara glared at Kyuubi, her siblings seemed to debate on what to do. Gaara decided for them. "Come." She left the circle of people with clearly a distressed brother and sister. At least, she could leave.
"You," I looked to see the next unfortunate soul, since the voice definitely belonged to Kyuubi again. I glanced up to see his sharpened nail in my face. "You will be one of my assistants."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Not ever, Kyuubi." I practically spat at him.
He tsked at me, disappearing to only appear in front of me. I tried to take a step back, but he grabbed hold of my neck, lifting me up into the air. "What was that?"
"I'd rather..." His grip tightened on my throat. "Rather die."
"As you wish," his voice purred. His grip tightened even more, enough to cause black spots to invade my vision. "Would you like to change your answer?" His voice seemed close, and when I forced one of my eyes open, I saw him speaking into my ear to make sure I heard him.
"G-Go t...to hell." I pushed through, only to gasp out. I'm an Uchiha; I can't be defeated by him. As I attempted to struggle, the pressure increased so I couldn't receive any air. I clenched my eyes closed in an effort not to scream out.
"Did you know, Naruto never cared about any of you? In fact, he is really enjoying this." I heard Kyuubi's distant voice. I felt my body get heavier. "He was too weak to do it himself, but this is what he wanted..." I think he said something more, but I was beyond comprehending it.
I almost let the darkness in until I heard Kakashi's voice. "Let him go Kyuubi; I'll be your assistant."
What was he doing? I felt air rush into my lungs as I slammed into the ground. I coughed as a hand went to help me up. I pushed it away.
"You both will," Kyuubi smirked. "Or I might just destroy the Ex-Hokage."
Kakashi stated. "Where is she?"
Kyuubi waved him off. "Can't dispose of her yet, not with Naruto screwing things up."
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A few weeks past with being a personal slave to Kyuubi and only Kakashi to help a bit. I basically threw the cup on the desk in front of Kyuubi. I was getting sick of this! Kyuubi laughed at me. "Not enjoying your job? Would you care to die, instead?"
I crossed my arms over my chest. No wonder why Naruto had a temper, especially with this creature inside him. "How about you give back Naruto, and we won't have to kill you." I stated.
"I thought you were smart." Kyuubi shrugged, raising from his chair and removing his feet from the desk. "Oh well." He approached me, and I didn't move.
I stood my ground, even when his glare settled on me. "Says the one that told everyone that you couldn't kill a select few just in case Naruto came to 'his senses.' Then told us he wanted us to die."
Kyuubi threw me against the wall. "Perhaps too smart." The cold metal rested against my neck from the sword.
I tilted it so he had enough room, staring him down. "Go ahead, see what happens."
Kyuubi glared back at me. "Insufferable brat." He whipped out his hand and struck my cheek, and with the other, he raised Naruto's sword.
I glanced at the blade. Ironic that I'd end by the dobe's sword when I promised that he never beat me. Technically, was that idiot finishing me off? I knew for certain that I wasn't fast enough to get away, and I wasn't going to beg Kyuubi for my life.
I closed my eyes, feeling like when I was younger. Helpless to my clan, as my brother murdered them all, and here I was not able to do anything for Konoha or the dobe teammate of Team Kakashi. I anticipated pain, but only coldness brushed against my neck. My eyes opened to reveal the blue ones staring back. Naruto? Then, the blue disappeared and the red covered it again.
Just when I thought Kyuubi was going to attack again, Kakashi arrived. I sprang into action and went to the other side of the desk. Kakashi didn't seem exactly happy with Kyuubi's actions, sending a murderous glare that could rival one of mine or perhaps Gaara's. Thinking of Gaara, Kakashi stated. "We have visitors from Suna."
Kyuubi smirk hit his face instantly. "That's great."
. . . .
Kyuubi came out the Tower before us, allowing Kakashi to glance over at me. I glared back, which caused a slight amused expression from the jonin. Only Kakashi could be amused in our current situation. For all we knew the visitors from Suna would perish by Kyuubi's hand (or Naruto's sword). Everyone had shown up since Kyuubi had called them to witness whatever what was going to go down.
I immediately became aware of the most definite bruise on my face and sighed, arms crossing slightly. Kakashi and I observed Gaara, who approached Kyuubi without her siblings. Kakashi looked like he was hiding a smirk for a strange reason. Then, I remembered Naruto had broken through at least once today, maybe Gaara can help him stay in control.
Kyuubi laughed an evil laugh as his red eyes located her. "About time you showed your face. I've been craving this." A shuriken flashed into his hand, and he fiddled it between his fingers. Naruto used to do that, my brain reminded me. Suddenly, the star-shaped weapon darted toward Gaara.
She made no move to protect herself. My eyes widened as the object flew, nearly upon her now, yet she still didn't move, neither did her sand rush up to shield her. "NO!" somebody roared- Kyuubi, no, Naruto.
When I looked over to Naruto, it was Kyuubi's eyes that flashed back onto his face.
(Next time: Naruto fights back and learns of what Kyuubi has done.)
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