Naruto glances about warily as he walks down a sewer like corridor. Suddenly a large gate appears before him. Glaring at the demon god sealed beyond the gate, Naruto fearlessly approaches.

Kyubi lunges forward, only to be thrown back by the seal. Growling, he scowls at Naruto from his prison. "I still wish to kill you."

"You'd only be killing yourself."

The nine-tailed fox demon snorts, "You've grown, kit."

Naruto smiles and rubs the back of his head, "Two years and a lot of training will do that… but why am I here? Last time was the first I actively used your chakra."

"I called you here."

"Ehh…?" Naruto crosses his arms, "I'm not letting you out if that's what your asking."

"Baka. I could not become free of you now even if the seal was broken."

"Nani?"

"The seal is designed to absorb my power. Slowly it is merging me with my prison." He glares at Naruto. "The stronger you become, the more you are able to handle my chakra, the more we merge."

Surprised, Naruto stammers, "How do we stop it?"

"You can't, it began the moment I was sealed. Recently you have grown drastically. Already all of your senses have been heightened beyond normal ningen capacity. Your scent has even been slightly altered. The only upside for me is now I am able to observe all that you can."

"Hey, this is my body! What gives you the right to eavesdrop in my life? And don't you dare think of trying to take over!"

Kyubi chuckles, his long tongue licking his teeth. "Tempting. But for now the seal prevents me from attacking you or escaping… though I do have a proposition for you."

Naruto pouts, "Hmph, what could you possibly offer me?"

The nine-tails grins, knowingly, "Training." he answers simply, "there is a lot that I could teach you, kit."

"Honto?" Naruto stops and glares at Kyubi suspiciously. "Why should I trust you? I'm not the same dead last I used to be."

Narrowing his eyes, Kyubi growls, "You are going to be protecting my kit. I will personally train you to ensure that your incompetence doesn't get you both killed."

"Ehh…? Your kit? But you've been trapped inside me for the past 15 years."

"And I believed he was killed 15 years ago. Us demons age slower than you ningens, which has probably attributed to your current height… Runt."

"Hey! Why you…" Naruto rolls up his sleeves and prepares to recklessly attack.

Kyubi chuckles, knowing exactly what buttons to push, "You know what, kit? If you put as much zeal into my training as you show me now, not only will you become stronger but it will only help you obtain your dream."

Naruto blinks, "You'll help me train to become Hokage? But don't you want to destroy the Hidden Leaf?"

"I still hunger for my revenge, but there are more important matters at hand now." The demon god smiles sadistically, "Let's not waste any time, your training begins now!"

A young man curled into a fetal position as the morning sun started to peak over the horizon. Groaning, he coughed up blood as he struggled to regain his breath and calm his racing heart.

He lay there, dazed for several minutes. Finally, Naruto managed to sit up with much difficulty. Gazing across the dying embers of a campfire, his eyes slowly focus on a small sleeping creature. Naruto carefully picked the two tailed fox kit, mindful of his newly bandaged injuries. The kit whimpered slightly in it's sleep and curled back up into Naruto's lap.

Naruto ran his hand through the little fox's fur, grinning wearily. "You've got one over protective father, kit. And I thought Jiraiya-sensei was brutal."

Staring off into the distance, Naruto absentmindedly wipes a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth. "I guess you're family now, kit; my little brother. You're gonna need a name… hmm… How 'bout Yohabi , Uzumaki Yohabi?"