A few weeks have passed since Kurama talked to Kyuubi, he was still enraged at him though. 'Nobody threatens my little bro! NO ONE!' Kurama thought to himself as he began to work on his chakra control again. He'd learnt alot of thing over the past weeks, the most interesting one was certainly his most unique ability he'd learnt yet.

This took up much chakra so he could only use it for like a minute, but, he'd remembered the first time he did that and it wasn't pleasant...

FLASHBACK STARTS...

It had been about a week since they'd arrived here...and a week since he'd had a talk with the Kyuubi, he was still very angry with it for threatening his twin...one who respected him enough to call him the eldest, and as the eldest he had to do everything he could to make sure that his bro stays safe.

Kurama was practicing his chakra control while Naruto was working on something that concerned a water balloon and rotation. He then heard a familiar chuckle from within the depths of his mind, he then felt his blood ran cold, it wasn't an irregular feeling as he always felt like that when he was fighting a serious battle.

'Kyuubi! What the hell are you doing! CUT...IT...OUT!'

But then he felt his blood run freezing cold, all he could feel was cold and numbness. 'You insolent brat! I'm gonna have to punish you for talking like that' chuckled the demon fox. Then he felt it, pain, burning and freezing all at the same time.

Kurama tried hard not to scream or shout, so he settled for heavy breathing and whimpers. "The fox's done something to me! Gotta...tell...sensei" Kurama moaned as he propped himself up and limped towards where Naruto and Jiraiya were.

He then made his move and called out to them "SENSEI!". The sage and Naruto turned and their eyes widened, "stay back kiddo" jiraiya ordered. Kurama noticed the sudden caution and spoke out "Master...I...i think the fox did something to me, I'm not sure what but all i feel now is...", that was it he couldn't take it anymore "PAIN!" he shouted as he fell to his knees.

"KURAMA-NII!" Naruto shouted as he wanted to run but jiraiya stopped him, "Naruto..." stated the sage with extreme seriousness in his voice. "I want you to stay here and work on that technique i showed you...not the one with the balloons and rotation...the other one". "Naruto opened his mouth to speak but Jiraiya shut him down quick "That's an order Naruto...". He gulped and ran off to work on that technique.

'Oh kami no! If it gets more serious i'm either going to have to seal him or put him down...for good' thought the sage as he moved closer. He knelt down next to Kurama and asked "Hey kiddo? You...ok?"

"No..." Kurama whimpered as he started to cry "It hurts! It really hurts! it feels like i'm burning but at the same time I'm getting frost bitten everywhere! I'm numb and can't feel a thing!"

jiraiya then recognized what this was and sighed in relief "Why don't you take a look in the mirror kiddo and here eat this, it'll ease the pain by A LOT". Kurama quickly snatched the black pill in his masters hand and swallowed it. He sighed in relief as waves of calm flooded his body and he could think properly again.

"Kurama?"

"Yes master? Thanks for that by the way" Kurama said as he rose to his feet. "Now...I'll follow you, just go to my tent and look in the mirror ok?"

"Sure" Kurama smiled. He went in the tent and faced the mirror and nearly screamed, if it wasn't for Jiraiya saying it wasn't permanent. "Wha?!...Why do i look like THIS?!" Kurama exclaimed in pure shock. He then looked at his hands and his suspicion was confirmed, it was no trick.

Kurama looked in the mirror again, his cloths were still on and so was his headband. But his appearance changed drastically, he didn't have skin or hair, he had fur and nine tails as well as fox ears...he looked liked the shadow clone of the Kyuubi, except he was able to stand normally and talk normally too.

His thoughts screamed at the nine tails in his mindscape 'CHANGE...ME...BACK...NOW!'. 'Why?! I look good for a fox/human' Kyuubi teased. 'Please' Kurama asked as he took a blow to his pride.

'Ok since you asked nicely, oh and by the way, should you ever need this power again...without the pain of course...I'll bestow it upon you. Consider this...my gift" Kyuubi smirked.

Back to reality...

Kurama opened his eyes again and he was still in his 'fox form' as it's now known. But a micro second later, the form melts away kind of like the curse mark and Kurama sees his normal, human self in the mirror again. Seeing as how it deactivates Kurama now dubs it 'The curse mark Fox mode'.

"Well?" Jiraiya said questioningly.

"Sensei..."

"Yeah kiddo?"

"Since you're teaching Naruto those Jutsus' could you teach me how to master my 'Fox mode?' ". The Sannin was a little shocked at first but he agreed wholeheartedly.

FLASHBACK END

Kurama sighed and got up. But just as he did, he was tackled back to the ground by a hyperactive knucklehead. "Naru..." Kurama chuckled as he rolled his eyes in amusement. There was just no way that Naruto could make him angry...it was impossible.

"Sorry Kurama, I'm abit rusty with that technique" Naruto laughed. Kurama hugged Naruto and said "Don't worry you'll get it...besides...I've still got a way to go before i can use my Fox mode in the exam"

"Say Kurama?"

"Yeah Kit?"

"I wonder how Sasuke's doing?"