Important: Before you make a judgement about Naruto please also read the second bonus chapter so you have full context and a full understand of Naruto's perspective. This chapter and the next chapter are supposed to be read together but I split them up because each chapter was so long. Anyway. Let's continue.
SURPRISE! I'm randomly posting a new chapter to this story. A bonus chapter. Let me explain.
I'm still continuing my sequel as you guys should know but the sequel is definitely not for everyone. This story, "Like Mother Like Son." Is a complete story. However I feel it appropriate to post this chapter as a bonus because it fits well with the themes of "Like Mother Like Son." This chapter is actually the 6th chapter of my sequel. Don't expect more bonus chapters but then again, don't be surprised if I post more. I'm only going to post potential bonus chapters if it fits with the themes of "Like Mother Like Son," like this one does. I know that plenty of Manga do that so I thought to myself, why not me!? Anyway, enjoy.
Also, just to point it out. In this bonus chapter any speech in Bold lettering is no longer just Kyuubi and Midnight's speech. I've changed it so Bold letter speech is any speech within the demonic link. Alright enjoy!
"Speech within the demonic link."
"Everyone else speech"
"Thought speech."
Bonus Chapter 1
On with the story
Panicked black eyes shifted about wildly. The man they belonged to sprang up from his lying position. He quickly rose to his feet and looked around in confusion and alarm. All he could see was white in every direction. He stood in an empty room.
"Where am I? What's going on!?" The man yelled while looking around frantically.
"Hello Haturo Mishiba. We have much to discuss." Someone called out, drawing the man's attention.
Hatura swiveled about to find the source of that voice. His eyes fell on the pretty face of what looked to be a blonde teenage girl. Beautiful purple eyes stared up at him.
"Who are you? What is this?" Haturo questioned with a distraught expression.
The stranger's head tilted to the side.
"You don't recognize me?"
Haturo shook his head silently.
"I don't. Please just tell me what's going on? Am...am I dead? The last thing I remember was...the house. The roof fell...I…" The man rambled.
The stranger grew a solemn smile.
"To answer your question. Yes, you are dead. My name is Naruto. You know me as Naruto Uzumaki, the demon child."
It took a few seconds for Naruto's words to sink in. The man's face shifted from a look of shock, then horror, to anger, then finally grief.
"Then this is hell." He stated bitterly.
Naruto smile became gentler.
"Not quite. Right now your body is laying underneath a ton of rubble. Your heart has stopped beating. You've been dead for several minutes now. Yet your brain is intact. Within that brain holds a hint of consciousness. Through my power I'm able to talk to you before your soul moves on. But only briefly." Naruto explained.
Haturo narrowed his eyes, his brow wrinkling.
He was a middle aged man. A civilian merchant. He had a wife and child. He adorned plain clothes and lived a simple life. Yet as Naruto spoke a bitter hate welled up inside him. He remembered the destruction Kyuubi wrought 14 years ago and like most villagers still considered Naruto and Kyuubi one in the same.
"There is nothing a demon has to say that I want to hear." Haturo spat out.
Naruto seemed unphased by the man's hateful words.
"Even if what I had to offer would allow you to see your family again?" Naruto questioned.
Haturo froze. Naruto gazed off to the side, drawing Haturo's gaze as well. An image appeared in the otherwise white room. A distraught woman was running with a crowd. A little girl held her hand. The woman had tears pouring down her face.
"Akani...Akari…" Haturo whispered while reaching desperately towards the image.
"You saved them. They are safe. Your sacrifice wasn't in vain." Naruto spoke up.
Haturo stared at the image of his family, the man focused on the older woman's face.
"What will they do without me? Akani doesn't work. How will she support our daughter?" Haturo was distraught.
"With you gone she'll have to rely on the village to help take care of them. Akani will find work. They won't live the life you dreamed but it will be a life." Naruto explained before making the image fade.
Haturo stared at the spot where the image was. He fell to his knees, his arms hanging limply at his side. He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
"No...no...no…" He rambled.
"That is why I am here. I wish to give you a second chance." Naruto spoke up, drawing the man's attention.
Haturo looked up to Naruto with teary eyes. Naruto maintained his regal posture, stepping forward to close the distance between them. He held a sympathetic gaze.
"The world is cruel. You are yet another victim of a harsh system. Another casualty of unending war. Your family will suffer without you. Even when you were by their side they suffered in countless ways. I seek to end this damnable cycle one person at a time. I hope to do that by having you join my family. As a part of my family I will protect you, provide for you, love you. You and your family will be safe and finally have someone looking out for you."
Naruto could see the conflicted look in the man's eyes. Then anger.
"A demonic trick. I can see through you. Hanging my family over my head as a bargaining chip. I see you for what you are demon!" Haturo yelled, rising to his feet to hover over Naruto.
Naruto was significantly shorter than the man, being only a teen. Even as a young teen Naruto was short for a boy. Naruto nodded in understanding.
"I have no intentions of misleading you. I merely showed you an image that you hold most dear so your decision can be an informed one. I am a demon as you say. My family, a demonic one. I have no intention of hiding that fact."
As Naruto said this he took a few steps back and began to shift into his full demonic form. His golden ears sprouted from atop his head. His whiskers became more prominent, his nails, which were painted white, grew longer. Naruto wore a white feminine kimono of his mother's making. There was a slit in the back near his tailbone that allowed his 5 golden tails to spring outward.
His five tails began to sway gently behind him. A shiver crept up Haturo's spine.
"I am a demon. My offer is for you to join me, become a part of my family. In doing so you will live again. You will be protected, safe, strong, virtually immortal. You daughter who suffers a life threatening illness will be cured of it upon converting. Your wife who worries constantly about money will be free of those worries as she is provided everything she needs. As a demon you will have the life you dreamed of."
Haturo was seething at this point. He charged forward and wrapped both his hands around Naruto's neck, picking the small boy up by the throat.
"Do you take me for a fool!?" The man roared.
Naruto did nothing to defend himself. His feet hovered several inches off the ground. He maintained his regal posture even as the man's nails dug into his skin.
"It is merely an offer. Simply say no and you'll pass on to rest."
Naruto had no problem speaking while Haturo attempted to strangle him. Naruto seemed completely oblivious to the man's assault. Naruto's skin was thick yet soft at the same time. Haturo growled in frustration before dropping the effeminate teen. Naruto landed on his bare feet without a sound.
"Get out of my sight." Haturo commanded, turning his back to Naruto.
"As you wish. Rest in peace Haturo. Before you go I offer one final thing. An expression of my gratitude for enduring my proposal."
"There is nothing…" Haturo began.
"A final moment to say goodbye to your wife and daughter."
Haturo froze, turning his head to the side to cast a disbelieving glance out the corner of his eye towards Naruto.
"It is your choice of course. You can simply pass on and leave the world now. Or I can bring them here to speak with you. You weren't able to tell them how much you loved them before the house collapsed. This may be your chance." Naruto explained.
The image of Haturo's family showed again. Haturo starred on in indecision.
"You have 1 minute before my jutsu ends. If your answer is no then you'll pass on. Either way, I wish you well Haturo." Naruto explained before fading from sight.
Haturo was fixated on his wife and daughter. He approached the image and reached a hand forward, attempting to caress the face of his wife. His fingers passed through the image. Haturo closed his eyes, the man's chest throbbing.
"Let me see them." Haturo whispered in desperation.
"Mommy where are we?" A tiny voice questioned in fear.
"I don't know Sweety. Stay close." Came another voice.
Haturo swiveled around to see his wife and daughter facing away.
"Akani?" Haturo spoke out.
The woman turned around and went wide eyed, her expression looked as if she'd seen a ghost.
"Haturo...it can't be. Who are you?" The woman questioned with suspicion.
"Daddy!" The girl squealed out excitedly.
"Akari stay close to Mommy." The woman instructed, tugging Akari close.
"But it's Daddy." The girl replied with a confused frown.
Akani watched Haturo warily. She stared into his eyes. She recognized those dark irises. Akani gasped, lifting one hand to cover his mouth.
"But...I saw you die." She spoke out in disbelief.
Haturo ambled over to her. He was silent as he engulfed his wife in an intimate embrace. The woman melted.
"I'm sorry." He said in a trembling voice.
"Hunny what's going on?" Akani's asked, clearly overwhelmed by the moment.
Naruto watched the family from afar. Given Haturo's injuries the man had about an hour left. Naruto could already see darkness slowly closing in on the otherwise white room that they all occupied. Naruto let the family share their goodbyes in private.
Later...
Haturo held his daughter in one arm, his other arm wrapped around the waist of his wife. They whispered softly into each other's ears. Akani looked past her husband's shoulder to see the light of the room fading, to be slowly replaced by darkness.
"Hunny." She whispered in alarm.
Haturo looked around him in distress.
"It is time Haturo Mishiba." Naruto voice resounded as he appeared.
The family all turned to face him. Akani gave Naruto a harsh look. Haturo's gaze was much softer. He looked desperate.
"What must I do?" Haturo questioned.
"You must forgive me."
Haturo went wide eyed. Naruto continued.
"I know the pain I've brought you. The friends and family members I killed all those years ago. Despite that, in order to live again, to join my family, you must forgive me. The transformation cannot work if your heart still hold hate."
"How can you expect him to forgive you for all you've done demon!?" Akani yelled out now.
The woman looked to be in her thirties. Old enough to remember Kyuubi's attack. She too had lost people close to her.
For sake of time and simplicity Naruto spoke as if he were a true incarnation of Kyuubi, taking responsibility for his mother's actions. Given that he was now Kyuubi's child he figured it would only cause more confusion to clarify that fact. So he spoke as if he were the demon which attacked Konoha all those years ago.
Haturo was conflicted. He could see the darkness creeping closer and closer.
"Can you bring them back as well? The lives you stole that day. My mother, my best friend." Haturo questioned.
"Haturo, why are we even listening to this?" Akani spoke through gritted teeth, scanning her husband's distraught face.
"Can you?" Haturo was resolute in his line of questioning.
Akani turned her gaze back to Naruto with a hint of hope. Naruto's solemn smile returned.
"I cannot."
Haturo gritted his teeth and hugged his family closer.
"Then I cannot forgive you."
Naruto nodded in understanding and acceptance. As Naruto displayed that subtle gesture Akani and Akari began to fade away.
"Daddy!" Akari's little voice cried out.
"I love you both very, very much. Never forget that."
"I love you too. That will never change." Akani's voice was barely a whisper as she disappeared.
Haturo was left alone now with Naruto. He lifted a hand to see his fingers fading away. Naruto watched him for a moment before erupting in blue flame.
"Thank you...for giving me the chance to be with my family one last time." Haturo's weak voice whispered out, it too was fading.
Naruto nodded before completely disappearing. Haturo faded soon after.
Naruto found himself in an abandoned building. He was surrounded by rubble and blood. There was a large hole in the ceiling. He was kneeling down, two fingers pressed against the forehead of a dead body. The corpse of Haturo. Haturo's lifeless form lay crushed underneath a pile of debris, his eyes wide in shock. A single tear trailed down the man's cheek.
Naruto removed his fingers from Haturo's forehead to instead place a gentle kiss against his cold skin.
"Go in peace Haturo Mishiba." Naruto whispered softly, rising to his feet and returning to his regal posture as he departed.
Naruto exited the building, walking calmly out into the streets and onto a battlefield.
Explosions and screams were heard in the distance. The city of Konoha was a warzone. Sand and Sound shinobi flooded the streets and rooftops, attacking anyone in sight. Leaf village shinobi battled and did their best to repel the invasion.
Off in the distance a giant toad materialized out of a cloud of smoke, crushing a few Sound shinobi beneath its weight. Atop its head was Jiraiya. He looked out on the destruction in frustration.
"Where is Sarutobi-Sensei?"
Naruto continued on, moving towards another lifeless body. This one was a sound village shinobi. He bent over to press two fingers against the shinobi's forehead. Barely a second later a sweet smile formed across Naruto's lips.
"Welcome to the family." Naruto whispered.
The lifeless body erupted in flame, transporting far away. As Naruto stood up a voice called out to him.
"Naruto Uzumaki. New orders. The enemy force is much stronger than we anticipated. We need you and your squad to reenforce the front gate." A shinobi riding a dog called out from atop a roof.
"My family and I will not be interfering in this conflict." Naruto stated bluntly.
The shinobi's eyes widened.
"What the hell do you mean!? Defying a direct order from your superior is treason!" The man shouted in rage.
Naruto stopped and looked up at the man with a gentle smile.
"I suppose I should tell Tsunade myself." The teen commented idly before disappearing from the shinobi's vision.
"What the hell do you mean you won't interfere!?" Tsunade barked out.
She was currently standing with her hands clasped together in concentration. She stood in the middle of a circle. Four other masked Ninja stood around her. They were helping her cast a protective Jutsu to guard as many citizens as possible. Tsunade's slugs swarmed the village, helping Tsunade protect the citizens while the other Leaf Village shinobi fought off the invasion.
"This is a conflict of your own making. I will not take sides." Naruto explained calmly.
"I'm asking you to save lives! No, ordering you to. You are still a Leaf Village shinobi!"
Tsunade was livid.
"Save lives? You have no idea what you ask."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed.
"My request couldn't be any simpler. When you agreed to become a Leaf Village shinobi you told us that you wouldn't spill blood in the name of Konoha. Given your history I understood and accepted that decision. Still, right now there is much you could do to protect innocent lives that does not involve spilling blood."
Tsunade paused for a moment to concentrate before breaking her meditation and walking forward. They stood above the Hokage monument overlooking the village. She walked next to Naruto.
"Even now I protect the village without spilling blood. As a medical nin, despite my strength, this is the best use of my power. The others are the ones who will draw blood."
Just as she said that Gamabunta appeared in the distance with it's sword drawn. That gigantic weapons came down atop a crowd of enemy shinobi. Jiraiya was rampaging about with his crew of summoned toads.
"You could stop all of this. Cast sleep jutsu at the very least. I know how strong you are. If you wanted you could disable every attacking shinobi just like that." Tsunade snapped her fingers.
Naruto nodded in agreement.
"You are correct. I could stop this invasion within a few moments."
"Then just do it." Tsunade ordered.
Naruto paused, his eyes wandering in contemplation.
"Did you know that Konoha has taken more innocent lives than any other village." Naruto questioned idly.
Tsunade froze, the woman balling her fists.
"That's a lie."
Naruto's demonic gaze shifted up to the woman. She was much taller than the teen.
"In the year that you have known my family, have you know us to lie?"
"What you are claiming is impossible. The Sound alone has wiped out dozens of villages." Tsunade pointed out.
"A fraction of the blood that Konoha has spilled in the name of it's own survival."
"That's fucking bullshit!"
Tsunade walked in front of Naruto and glared down at him. Her shadow engulfed his petite figure. She shook in fury, knowing that despite all her strength she could do nothing against the boy's power.
Naruto raised two fingers. Tsunade paused. She knew that gesture. She'd seen it several times in past conversations with him. Begrudgingly the woman closed her eyes. Naruto placed his fingers against her forehead.
"Since its inception Konoha has been arguably the strongest village. Your grandfather Hashirama was the strongest known shinobi to exist in recorded history. Other than the Sage of Six Paths and his children of course. In order to protect this village even the great Hashirama committed unspeakable acts."
Naruto began to show Tsunade a scene of the battles Hashirama participated in. The blood that was spilled. Not all of it were against enemy military.
Tsunade turned her gaze away.
"Any war will have unintended casualties. Unlike the Sound we do not intentionally target civilians."
Naruto stared at Tsunade.
"You can't be that naive." Naruto was genuinely surprised.
"At least he didn't." Tsunade corrected herself.
Naruto nodded.
"True. Hashirama never targeted innocent civilians. None the less more innocent civilians died under his regime than almost any other village combined in the time frame of his rule."
Tsunade was resolute.
"It was war. He did what he had to do to defend this village. If he didn't win then a village without our compassion would rule and many more would suffer."
Naruto smiled.
"Now you come to the heart of my dilemma."
Tsunade frowned, confusion evident on her brow. Naruto waved a hand, shifting the scene before them to the modern era.
"No matter which village holds the most power innocent civilians will die in droves. Whether it be the "unintentional" casualties of Konoha's actions or the intended actions of a village like the Sound, death is assured."
"You are comparing murder to manslaughter. Even you must admit murder is worse." Tsunade argued.
"If for every one person the Sound murders, Konoha destroys two lives in manslaughter, which would you say is worse?" Naruto questioned.
Tsunade paused to think. She knew this would be an important answer.
"It's not the same. With Konoha in power we will seek to create a world where we steadily reduce the amount of death needed. Not only that, those who survive will live a much better quality of life. Were a village like the Sound to achieve a power similar to ours they would cause much more suffering. That's why we need to be the strongest village. Even if we kill innocents in the process of defending ourselves, it's better than a village like the Sound holding the same power as we do now."
Naruto nodded, acknowledging Tsunade's reasoning. The visions ended and the two found themselves back at the top of the Hokage monument. Only a single second had passed.
"What if I told you that Konoha was actually the greater evil. That the continued prosperity of Konoha and status of Konoha as the strongest village would cause more suffering than any other village given similar status. What would you say to that?"
"I wouldn't believe it. I couldn't. Not from what I've seen." Tsunade retorted.
"But what if it were true? Would you then let Konoha fall in order to reduce the amount of suffering in the world?"
Tsunade gazed upon Naruto harshly.
"It's not a notion I am willing to even entertain."
Naruto nodded.
"I didn't think so."
Naruto walked in front of Tsunade now to gaze upon the warzone that was Konoha.
"I cannot say that Konoha will cause more suffering to the least deserving people going into the future. But I cannot say the opposite either. Konoha does so much evil, causes so much pain. Even your civilians have a hand in that evil. Take a merchant as an example. The taxes taken from him are used to fund military operations, buy and forge gear. Explosive tags forged using his tax dollars were used to break the dam which caused the great massacre of Amegakure all those years ago."
"You can't blame our citizens for the necessary actions of our shinobi!" Tsunade interrupted.
Naruto gazed back at her with sad eyes.
"Yet I do. They are all complicit cogs in the wheel. A man like Hatura Mishiba simply working hard to provide for his family causes a ripple of causation that leads to funding a training program which steeled the hand of Itachi in slaughtering the Uchiha."
"That's ridiculous! Haturo cannot be blamed in any degree for the massacre of the Uchiha, or Amegakure."
Naruto released a soft breath, returning his attention to the smoking village.
"I am not saying this his actions were wrong or bad. That is not the point. The point is that regardless of how you view the morality of human action, many actions cause a ripple of endless suffering. In order to stop it, that fact needs to be acknowledged. You can take responsibility for the negative consequences of your actions without viewing your actions as evil or wrong. If more humans did that then this world would be so much better. Sarutobi has done it. He's taken responsibility for many of his actions which has caused so much suffering. Including the training of Orochimaru. Even now he works to give back to a world who's suffering he is partly responsible for. That is one of many reasons why my mother adores him so. Despite his human limitations he saw the truth and was not afraid to accept the responsibility of what his actions had wrought."
"My sensei is in no way responsible for Orochimaru's choices. He did the best he could!" Tsunade screamed.
Naruto gained a saddened look.
"Your perspective is a major reason humans can never know peace. You are so far removed from the consequences of your actions. You only care about the first few ripples. I take into consideration the full history and effect of every action among every person who has ever lived within the past few thousand years. As my power grows I can see further and further back in time. The more I've seen the more I've come to realize the truth. With a few small exceptions, every human is responsible for this terrible world. Every human fuels the fire."
Tsunade was shaking in frustration.
"That's just...I can't...that's so stupid. You're just making an excuse for abandoning your people!" The woman shouted while pointing an accusatory finger at Naruto.
"Regardless of who you are now, this is where you were born. You were one of us. Are one of us. Even if it's just a small bit. There has still got to be some humanity left inside of you. A part of you that is good." Tsunade spoke softer now.
She dropped to one knee and placed a hand along Naruto's shoulder.
"Close your eyes and see their faces. The faces of scared people who want nothing but to live a good life, to be safe. Who would never hurt a fly. No rationalization makes letting them die ok. Especially when you have the power to stop it. Whether it be citizens of the Sound Village, The Sand, or Konoha. If you want to do good, be good, you have an obligation to protect them. It's as simple as that. In obsessing so much on the big picture you are ignoring the smaller picture right in front of you."
Tsunade lectured. Naruto watched the woman for a long while. He could see her conviction, her desire to do good, to simply protect those who cannot protect themselves.
"I admire your passion Tsunade. This is why I don't blame you too harshly. You did not choose your nature. You simply adapted to a cruel world. Which is why I am doing everything within my power to do the most good within this terrible system. It's unfortunate that you cannot see the benevolent in my actions, or lack of action."
Tsunade's grip on Naruto's shoulder tightened.
"What benevolence?" She hissed through gritted teeth.
Naruto was unfazed by her grip.
"I cannot take sides in this conflict because no matter who I save it will cause a ripple of consequences which will lead to immeasurable suffering. I wish it were as simple as you say. I wish I could just save lives like Haturo and rest easily knowing I've done good. But whether or not you realize it, saving him and those like him on this day would be like trying to quench thirst with seawater. Satisfying in the moment, yet damaging in the long term. Knowing what I know now, to act in such a way would be reckless, irresponsible. Especially when an alternative course of action would cause far less suffering."
Tsunade balled her fist.
"What action could possibly be more justified than saving the villagers right now? "
Naruto's expression became more tranquil.
"Removing them from the equation. I will offer those that die today a chance to join my family. Because they would have died anyway my taking them with me will minimize the consequences of their existence. Every person I turn into a demon will reduce the overall suffering within the world. Eventually there will be only demons and animals. Humanity will become an unfortunate memory. The pointless, unending suffering and cruelty of humans will be gone for all time to be replaced by the bliss and harmony of demon society. That is how I'll reduce suffering. That is how I'll douse the flame. By gradually removing those who would stoke it. I will remove humans from the equation entirely."
Tsunade rose to her feet and sent a hard punch crashing against the side of Naruto's face.
"You monster!" She screamed.
Naruto didn't budge an inch. The power of her punch left a crater in the ground beneath Naruto's feet. Her knuckles collided cleanly with his skin, even slightly molding the flesh. Naruto's skin was soft to the touch yet at the same time Tsunade felt like she was punching a mountain.
She winced from the pain, breaking a few bones in her hand. Tattoos spread across her body, healing her.
Naruto's gaze lingered on her before looking away.
"I respect you Tsunade. The only consolation I can give is that soon this will all be a distant memory. I will end this hell for us all."Naruto stated resolutely before stepping forward and falling off of the Hokage monument.
Tsunade dropped to her knees and punched at the ground, making the earth shake. She shook her head in frustration before clapping her hands together. Her focus returned to her work of protecting the villagers. What more could she do?
Naruto walked through Konoha once more. A few Sand shinobi sprinted past him. Naruto was shrouded in a jutsu that made him invisible to their eyes.
"She is so small-minded and selfish. She only cares about herself and her people. She seeks to judge us while not caring about just how much suffering her people cause every single day." Spoke the angry voice of Midnight from within the demonic link.
"I do not blame her My Love. Given her perspective she is doing everything she can. What more can you expect of a human? Were you in her shoes, were you capable of seeing so little, feeling so little, would you behave differently?" Naruto posed that question while kneeling down in front of another dead body.
"I have known humans who were capable of seeing beyond themselves. Hiru-kun did. My husband did. It is possible." Kyuubi interjected now. She was notably more calm than the younger demoness. Naruto nodded in agreement.
"Possible but extremely unlikely. Even more unlikely for Tsunade given her upbringing. She was thrust into a violent world where her survival and the survival of her people was contingent upon the blood of others. Most people are. The monks you encountered, the man you took as your husband, who looked past themselves and gained enlightenment, who provided for themselves and others, contributing very little to the suffering in the world, they were outliers. Only able to achieve that because of fortunate circumstances. The geography they occupied allowed them relative peace. All of them only achieved that based on the environment they grew up in, the people they were able to meet. A stroke of luck. To transcend one's own nature is a daunting task. I would no more expect Tsunade and her kind capable of overcoming their nature than I would expect you to sacrifice me for your own gain Mother. Even Sarutobi, despite having acknowledged his role in this quagmire, could not help but fan the flames as well. His choice made little difference because the well had already been tainted."
"I would still hold them accountable. There is so much they can do to minimize the suffering they cause yet they simply refuse. I would not have our family suffer while they struggle to improve. A process which has no end in sight. A process I doubt they'd even complete before engineering their own destruction and/or the destruction of our family." She explained.
"I agree Mother. Though I can't help pitying them as victims of circumstance. However you needn't worry. Despite them being victims I still consider them at least partially responsible for the consequences of their actions. I won't let their self pity or hate stop me from creating the new world. I can create the new world while at the same time acknowledging the tragedy inherent in it."
"You are too good for this world." Kyuubi whispered adoringly.
Naruto gave a gentle smile.
"I merely try my best." Naruto's fingers were inches away from touching the forehead of the corpse. The corpse was missing an arm and a leg. The appendages clearly blown off by an explosion.
"Hurry home Son. Those who appreciate your efforts miss you." Kyuubi cooed.
Naruto's smile widened.
"Will do Mother."
A panicked pair of eyes shifted about frantically. A woman rose to her feet, swiveling around to scan her environment. She was in a white room with no other distinguishing features. There was just an empty whiteness as far as the eye could see. A voice drew her attention. She swiveled around to lay eyes upon the demon king.
"Kumiko Yashabi, we have much to discuss."
That's the end of this Chapter. Please review~
Hope you guys enjoyed that. Again I don't know if there will be more bonus chapters but if there are I'm only going to post those which are consistent with the themes of this story. Well, tell me what you thought! Tootles!