I don't own Naruto or any of its characters.

Pairings: Naruto x Sakura and others

Info: This story follows after Sasuke left leaf to join Orochimaru. Naruto and gang manage to get him back and I'm taking it from there.

English is not my first language; please inform me if there are any mistakes I'll correct them.

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"What did you mean yesterday when you said we were going to have a family talk with Kyubi?" asked Naruto.

"All 3 of us are going to go inside of your subconscious and have a talk with Kyubi."

"Plus it will be good for Garaa too because if Shukaku knows that Kyubi is inside if you he wont dare to hurt others anymore as he fears Kyubi."

"Ok whatever you say but how are we going to do this?"

"OK both of you look into my eyes and clear your mind, I'll join our minds together with my sharingan and chakra. It will feel weird at first maybe even a bit uncomfortable but just bear with it. OK you guys ready."

Naruto and Garaa just nodded and looked into the crimson red eyes of Itachi's sharingan. Soon they felt light headed and they fell asleep. When they came to they found them self in a sort of an underground sewer/ warehouse kind of place. Naruto immediately recognized the place as the place he met Kyubi for the first time.

"So looks like the you guys are ready. Lets go, Naruto lead the way." Said Itachi.

Itachi was explaining what this place was to Garaa while Naruto was walking in front to the area Kyubi was sealed. Within a short while they felt a huge amount of chakra, the chakra was so powerful that it took Itachi a while to regain his composure and Garaa was shivering from the power. Naruto however looked normal, Itachi and Garaa understood that the reason Naruto looked normal was because he was the vessel for the Kyubi and naturally he would not be pressured by the Kitsune's power no matter how powerful it was.

Soon they reached the chamber where the most feared demon to ever roam the land was sealed. Itachi and Garaa expected something more when they entered the room but they were surprised to see just a huge gate with a small paper talisman with the word seal stuck on it.

"Oi kid I see you brought friends to see me this time. You keep surprising me Uzumaki Naruto most people would run away after just seeing me once but you keep coming back over and over to see me."

"Hey you stupid fox, just shut up and listen to us. We are not here to talk about what surprises you and what does not." Said Naruto

Itachi and Garaa meanwhile were just looking at Kyubi with their jaws on the floor. Both of them could not believe that such a creature was sealed inside of Naruto, and that Naruto was talking to it without any fear. Hell he was actually threatening it.

Itachi finally gathered his courage to approach the gate beside Naruto. But before he could speak the Kyubi said

"Hah so this is the feared prodigy of the Uchiha. Oi kid your name is Itachi right? What do you want? Tell me before I get bored and kick your sorry ass out of here."

"I'm here to ask you to lend Naruto your power not only when he asks for it, but I want you to give him your power continuously. I want you to act as his guardian. I also want you to teach him whatever you know."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. What foolishness, you expect me, one of the lords of the underworld to become a guardian of a mere mortal. Not to mention the loudest mortal in the known world? Who do you think you are?" laughed the Kyubi

"But you see your living in his body and this is the least you could do. Shouldn't you at least make his a fitting vessel for the great Kyubi no Kitsune? After all the villagers know that he is your vessel. The stronger he becomes the better it would reflect on you. And maybe someday if your good enough you might even be released to return to wherever it is you came from." Itachi pleaded

"You have a point..all this brat has been doing is embarrassing himself not to mention me. Ok I will help him to get stronger but my help does not come easily. If he wants my help he has to work for it. You Uchiha I want you to increase his physical strength before I can teach him anything." The Kyubi grunted

Itachi and Naruto just smiled to celebrate their victory. But before they could speak again the Kyubi asked.

"You both have already stated why you're here, what is the raccoon kid doing here? (I'm not really sure if Shukaku is a badger or a raccoon spirit, so I'll go with raccoon) I'm sure he is not here to sight see."

"Well we need you to put a leash on Shukaku, to make sure that he listens to Garaa and not the other way around. His seal will not last long and we need Shukaku to be tamed for peoples safety, but most importantly for Garaa peace of mind." Itachi explained

"Very well release his seal and stand aside I'll make sure that even if he wants to piss he'll ask for Garaa's permission."

Itachi nodded and proceeded to do a few hand seals before hitting Garaa on his forehead right one the kanji word imprinted on it. Garaa yelled in pain before a whirlpool of sand engulfed him. Before long Shukaku of the sand was standing in front of them with Garaa imbedded at the top of him.

"Hey you stupid sand rat. I hear you have been giving problems on the outside and to this kid. I'm going to tell you this once and once only. From now on the kid is in charge and not you. If you try and mess with him you will answer to me through my little protégé here." The Kyubi said while a cloud of chakra in the shape of a finger was pointing to Naruto.

"Hah the mighty Kyubi is now sealed in a mere boy. How the mighty have fallen. Do you actually think that I will listen to you while your stuck on the other side of that sealing gate. All I have to do right now is kill that little brat and you'll be gone." In an instant Shukaku was about to attack Naruto, Garaa was trying his best to stop Shukaku but it was not working. The Kitsune just smirked before a red sea of chakra started to engulf Shukaku stopping him dead in his tracks.

" You foolish rat. Do you actually think that I'll let you harm my vessel? I might be stuck in here but trust me my powers are anything but." Said the Kyubi while tightening his chakra around Shukaku.

All of a sudden Kyubi's chakra started to go inside of Garaa and Shukaku.

"Now you are both tied as one being. If you force your self on the kid you will feel such agony that you'll wish that your were never conceived from that god forsaken sand whore of a mother that you had. And the moment something is wrong my vessel here will know about it and then you know what will happen. Said Kyubi with a tone of voice so evil that Shukaku, Garaa, Naruto and Itachi felt that they wanted to crawl under a rock and hide for the rest of their lives.

Shukaku then just sulked and disappeared and left standing there was Garaa looking dazed.

"I guess it's time for us to take our leave from you Kyubi. Until the next time farewell." Itachi said while walking away. Garaa soon followed with Naruto before The Kyubi called out to him.

"Hey kid as a little gift when you get out of here concentrate and do this hand seals. There will be a surprise for you."

"Hand seals? What hand seals?" asked Naruto

"This ones." Said the Kyubi while sending a blast of chakra towards Naruto.

Naruto awoke with a start when images of hand seals flooded his mind. Itachi told Naruto to do what the Kyubi told him. Naruto obeyed and started to perform the seals.

Upon completion a poof was heard and a fox the size of the toad Jiraiya always sits on appeared.

"What how come I did not do a summoning jutsu how did this fox get here?"

"I think that that was a transportation and summoning jutsu combined." Said Itachi.

The fox then walked towards Naruto with a scroll in its mouth. It then set the scroll in front of Naruto before taking a bow and disappearing. Naruto opened the scroll and it was written in a language no one except Naruto understood. Naruto did not know how he knew this language but he translated the contents of the scroll anyway.

"The owner of this contract is the one chosen but the great lord of the foxes himself. The owner upon lining the contract with his blood will be able to call forth servants of the lord to serve him in any way he so chooses." The 3 of them understood that this was a type of summoning contract between foxes and humans. The only difference is the user has to be chosen by Kyubi himself before he is able to use this contract.

Itachi allowed Naruto to proceed with the signing of the contract. But something happened. The moment Naruto finished signing the contract , the contract burned and in its place hovered a red light. This light soon rushed towards Naruto before getting absorbed into Naruto's chest. Naruto did not fell anything at all but Itachi made him take off his jacket to check for injuries. All 3 of them were shocked as Naruto's chest was covered n a exotic tattoo. All of a sudden Naruto had a flash in his head. He then proceeded bite his finder and run a blood line down his tattoo. The moment it was finished he stuck out his hand and a bolt of light shot out summoning multiple foxes the size of the one that brought Naruto the scroll. They all came towards Naruto and started licking his face in a playful manner before turning to Garaa and Itachi and bowing their heads. Itachi and Garaa were very impressed with what they saw.

Itachi then told Naruto to unsummon them and try and summon a bigger one. Naruto did what Itachi said and summoned a huge fox the size of Gamabunta. The fox looked down at Naruto and said.

"My life is for you master, what are your commands?"

"Ahh umm nothing really, I just wanted to see if I could summon you that's all."

"Very well then master my name is IORI, if there is nothing important I shall take my leave of your presence." With that said the fox disappeared.

Naruto had a silly smile plastered on his face before he shouted "Wait till toad boss gets a load of this!" the moment he finished his sentence Naruto passed out falling flat on the ground.

Itachi and Garaa could not help but smile at Naruto's innocence. Naruto had passed out as a result of the Kyubi's chakra overflowing in him. His body could not handle it. Itachi made a small mental note to increase Naruto's training 3x tomorrow.