Back at the Hokage Tower the sensei's were arriving with the three villagers on their shoulder. As soon as Hiashi and Tsunade felt their presence they turned to see them appear.
" Who are there men?" Hiashi asked surprised at the villager being brought in
" They are the man that kidnapped your Musume, though from what we heard they thought they were rescuing her." Asuma explained
" Rescuing?" Tsunade asked angrily clenching her fists at the unconscious men's actions
" Hai, apparently they thought Naruto had used kitsune magic on her and had made her his slave." Kurenai said scoffing at her words
It was then that Hiashi broke out laughing at the men reasoning. It was Hiashi's laughter that caused the three to awake from passing out. The sensei's placed a binding jutsu on them and stood them in front of the Hokage. When they saw whom they were in front of they grew white.
" You have a good reason to be scared." Tsunade said angrily
" Demo, Hokage-sama we were just…" one man started but was interrupted by Hiashi
" Kidnapping my Musume." Hiashi said seriously
" Iie, we rescued her from the bakemono." Another man said
He was then sent though the wall by one of Tsunade's punches, " OTOUTO IS NO BAKEMONO!"
" Hai, the only bakemono I see here are you two and you now severely injured friend there." Hiashi said looking at the unconscious man in the wall
" Demo, he…" the first man spoke trying to explain their actions
" My Musume is taking care of him as a mission by the Hokage-sama. She was never kidnapped by him." Hiashi told them
" Then why is he living out in the middle of Konoha Forest? In an unknown house on top of that?" the last man asked
" That house was left to him by his Otouto and since you three so kindly trashed his apartment I decided to let him know about his family and live there finally. That place is so far out only a ninja has enough strength to get out there without being tired out from the trip." Tsunade said
" It has a family?" the man asked shocked
Tsunade grew annoyed at how they were referring to Naruto, " Hai, Naruto had a family, but they both died during the Kyuubi attack."
" Then who?" the other asked confused
" For now that's still S-class info, but when I do tell you all, which I assure you will be sometime soon, you'll regret how you've treated him." Tsunade said glaring at the men
" Asuma, Kurenai, get them out of my sight. Have Ibiki have a little talk with them. Gai, get the other and take him to the hospital tell Shizune to heal him and have Anbu guard on him till he's can be taken to Ibiki too." Tsunade said turning her back on the villagers
The sensei's nodded and grabbed one man and disappeared in a cloud of smoke again.
" Well that was interesting." Hiashi said
" Indeed, Do you wish to come?" Tsunade said grabbing her green jacket
Hiashi nodded as the two left her office and headed towards the Konoha Forest.
In Naruto's room the boy was in a deep sleep as he opened his eyes he noticed one thing he was staring at a burning Konoha.
" No this again." Naruto heard someone groan in annoyance
He looked to his side and was a grizzly sized Kyuubi beside of him.
" Really kit must you drag me into this same nightmare every time you have it?" Kyuubi questioned tired of being here again
" But I just got here." Naruto told the fox confused
As they looked out onto Konoha what was left standing was on fire with the other half of the village a giant crater. Naruto was wide eyed at the devastation that and happening to his precious village. A tear ran down his eye at the sight. Kyuubi looked up at the boy.
" Kit why are we back here again?" Kyuubi asked annoyed
Naruto now noticed the fox and was shocked he was here, " Kyuubi I…he's coming." Naruto said worried
" He? He's who? You have been hiding something for me haven't you?" Kyuubi asked shocked narrowing his eyes at Naruto
Naruto frowned, " The one that's been causing me problems recently. The reason my emotions are all messed up."
" Then why am I back here?" Kyuubi asked now confused
" Because we are now connected." Another voices said
It was then a figure in a tattered black hooded cloak jumped in front of the two. He stood there not moving for a while.
" Why do you still torment me?" Naruto asked the figure angrily
" Because I only show you what will happen." The figure said as smirk lacing in his voice
" What will happen? Who did this?" Kyuubi asked confused at who this other figure was
The first time he had been in this place it was already burnt to the ground and Naruto was in the middle crying. He had comforted the boy, and that was also when he had first see this figure, but he disappeared before he could get close to see who or what it was.
This is the person from before the one that reminded me of the Hebi. Kyuubi thought
The figure pulled down the hood of the cloak and revealed itself to the two. Kyuubi was shocked at what he saw. The figure looked like Naruto, but even more animalistic. He had two fox ears' coming out of his head. His hair looked like it was soaked in blood with a little bit of the original golden yellow showing though. The face of the figure was elongated to have him look like he now had a muzzle, but it was still all skin. He eyes were redder then Kyuubi's eyes. As Kyuubi looked down he saw the figures legs were like his and he could have sworn he saw something swaying behind him, almost like a tail.
" I did what you see before you." The figure said smirking motioning behind to the burning village
" Who are you?" Kyuubi asked angrily
The figure pointed at Naruto, " Him."
Kyuubi looked at the boy who lowered his head.
Kyuubi shook his head not believing the figure, " Kit could never do this."
" Quiet right, but you could say I am what would had been created if the baka Hebi had performed the jutsu correctly. Thought I must hand it to the Uchiha boy if he hadn't of killed that Hebi I would have and then headed strait for Konoha. I call myself Syoukinai." The figure said smirking
Kyuubi looked at him with a look of you've got to be kidding me, but the figure didn't blink.
" So what, you like an evil version of kit?" Kyuubi asked
The figure snorted at this insult, " Not likely, I'm a completely different entity. Much more powerful then either of you."
" Kit would never do this to Konoha." Kyuubi told Syoukinai angrily
" Your are right he wouldn't, but I'm slowly gaining control and soon he won't be able to stop me and when I do finally get free no one will be left alive in this god forsaken village. Unlike here." Syoukinai said smirking
" What do you mean unlike here?" Kyuubi asked
" I was able to create this world from his nightmares, but I can't make humans in it for the pleasure of killing. He won't let me." Syoukinai said looking at Naruto angrily
So Kit still has control over him. Kyuubi thought
" Well I'm off to destroy more of this worthless village. More practice for me before I come out to play." With that the figure disappeared.
Back in the house Tsunade and Hiashi had just arrived. The three in the kitchen looked up as they heard the door opened.
" Jiraiya?" Tsunade questioned loudly trying to figure out where they were
" In the kitchen." Jiraiya answered back
As the two headed to the kitchen they saw Hinata was serving then tea.
" Hokage-sama, Otousan would you like some?" Hinata asked smiling at the visitors
The two smiled at her and nodded. Hinata moved to the cabinet to grab two more teacups. She came back with the cup and sat them in front of where the two new people were and poured the tea. Tsunade looked at her and smiled. After she finished pouring her father tea he stopped her by placing his hand on hers.
Hinata looked up at him confused, " I'm glad you're alright Musume." Hiashi said smiling
Hinata smiled back at him even her eyes smiled, " Hai, Naruto-kun saved me again."
" Where is he Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked concerned
" In his room sleeping apparently the stuff he did in his Kyuubi form take a toll on him and almost drained him of their chakra from what Sakura was able to gather." Kakashi answered
Naruto and Kyuubi were now back Kyuubi's room with him looking at the boy that stood in front of him with his head down.
" So this is what you didn't tell me before?" Kyuubi asked angrily
Naruto sighed, " I didn't see who did it before. This is only the second time I've met him face to face. He has something to do with the jutsu the Hebi did that's all I knew. He keeps on getting stronger each day and I don't know what to do." continuing to look at the floor
Kyuubi looked at the boy sadly, Oh kit.
Kyuubi reached two of his tails out and wrapped them around Naruto and pulled the boy to him. Naruto looked up at the fox-like version of him tears streaming down his face.
" Kyuubi I'm afraid. One day I won't be strong enough and I'll let him win and he'll destroy my home and family. I don't know what to do." Naruto said holding onto the tails as if they were a support line
Kyuubi sighed at the boy's predicament, " You must tell them Kit."
Naruto shook his head, " I can't they'll throw me out."
" Now Kit after all you have been through. With me I don't know how many times trying to take control of you to destroy the village. Have they given up on you?" Kyuubi questioned
" I..Iie." Naruto said sniffling suddenly his face contorted into pain.
" Kit? KIT!" Kyuubi said seeing the boy in pain as his screams started echoing in the room as Kyuubi watched shocked at the boy changed more to resemble Syoukinai
Naruto had tears streaming down his face from the pain, " Can't…let her…see..me." Naruto voice cracked out between his screams of pain.
The group was still talking about what happened when a scream and surge of enormous chakra ripped through the house. The group moved as fast as they could up the stairs to get to Naruto's room. As they were about to open the door they heard Naruto.
" HINATA-CHAN STAY OUT!" Naruto screamed pain lacing his voice
" Naruto-kun!" Hinata said worried at the sound of his voice from behind the door
" Don't come in Hinata-chan, STAY AWAY!" Naruto said fearfully as another screamed echoed from the room
" Gaki we're coming in." Jiraiya said sternly
" IIE!" Naruto said but another scream ripped though the house again
" Gomen Gaki, but you can't do anything to stop us." Jiraiya said as he opened the door
Tsunade looked over at Hinata who was standing there crying again, " Hinata stay here for now."
Hinata nodded and stayed by the door as the adults entered and shut the door behind them. Naruto was covered in red chakra that was swirling violently around him.
" KIT YOU HAVE TO FIGHT HIM!" Kyuubi shouted
" I'm trying." Naruto said through clenched teeth and tear soaked eyes
" Trying to what Otouto?' Tsunade asked
" Fighting him off." Naruto said
" Who?" Jiraiya asked confused
" Tell them kit!" Kyuubi said
" Syoukinai." Naruto said
" Who the hell is Syoukinai ?" Jiraiya asked now confused
" He's the one that's causing me to transform further. He's what the jutsu was suppose to make me." Naruto said pain filling his voice
Soon the chakra stopped and Naruto was breathing heavily in his bed. He looked over at them and saw their shocked expression.
" Nani?" Naruto asked
He noticed his voice sounded more ruff and he got out of bed the first thing he noticed was his legs and feet were now Kyuubi's, just like Syoukinai had been.
" IIE!" he screamed as he got back into bed pulling the sheet on top of him and curling up into a tight ball.
" Otouto come out." Tsunade said softly trying to comfort the boy
She moved over to the edge of the bed and sat down.
" IIE!" Naruto shouted a quiet sob could be heard from under the sheets
Tsunade touched his shoulder to have him turn to look at her, but his violently shrugged it off. Tsunade looked at the other worried about what to do now. It was then that the door squeaked open as Hinata peeked into the room tears still coming out of her eyes as she looked worried at the people now looking at her. Tsunade motioned for her to be quiet, but to come in. She nodded coming in and moved beside Tsunade who was still sitting on Naruto's bed.
" Gaki come on and come out of there." Jiraiya said hoping he'd come out
" Iie, I'm turning into a bakemono. And soon I will be one that will hurt everyone I care about. Just leave me alone." Naruto said sadly moving further away from where he felt Tsunade was sitting on the bed
The adults all looked at each other and then Hinata, " All right Otouto we're leaving." Tsunade said and the adults walked out of the room
Hinata stood there silent tears still coming out of here eyes as Naruto stayed curled up under the sheets. It was then she heard it he too was crying.
" It's always the same I'm always alone." Naruto said sadly under his sheets
Hinata heard this and was surprised at his statement. Before she knew what she was doing she had moved to the other side of his bed to get closer to him. He was so upset he didn't notice the new weight to his bed or the removing of the sheet that were coving his changed body. Hinata looked down at him sadly seeing his face buried in his paws again as his body shaking from his crying. She touched him and feeling someone near he moved and embraced them crying on their shoulder. Hinata wrapped her arms around him and rubbed his back trying to comfort him. He started to calm down a little and noticed the scent of the person holding him.
Iie, it's Hinata-chan. She's seen what's happened. Naruto thought horrified at the revelation
" Kit she's not running, she's trying to help, tell her." Kyuubi said
But Naruto was still reluctant to tell her what was happening to him. He finally spoke after a number minutes of silence, "Arigatou."
" For what?" Hinata asked
" For staying, for not leaving me alone." Naruto said still wrapped up hugging her
" Naruto-kun the only reason the others left you alone is they thought I could help you better than they could." Hinata explained hoping he'd understand
" WHY WOULD THEY THINK THAT? THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE NEAR KONOHA'S BAKEMONO." Naruto asked anger coming from him
Hinata looked at him shocked by his outburst. Naruto saw and smelt her fear and realized what he had done and was able to calm himself down.
He growled at what he had done and then sighed calming himself down again, " Still, thank you for staying. Especially now that this had happened." Naruto motioned to his body as he spoke this.
Hinata looked at him and noticed fully what had happened. His feet were now like his hand and looked like Kyuubi's paws. He looked even more feral than before and his eyes had a tint of red starting around the irises now and his hair had streaks of red in it too. After a couple minutes of neither one saying anything Naruto finally broke the silence.
" Hinata-chan are you sure?" Naruto asked looking at her questioningly
" I'm not leaving you alone! I just wish you tell me what's going on." Hinata said sadly
Naruto looked away from her, " I…Gomen Hinata-chan I…"
Hinata looked at him and hugged him again; " It's alright Naruto-kun you don't have to tell me now. Just when you're ready, I'll be willing to listen."
Naruto looked up at her shocked by her words. He smiled at her and wrapped his arms around his neck to hug her back and cry happily for not pressing the matter.
A couple of days had passed and Tsunade decided that it was time Naruto and Kyuubi come in to explain to them what he had been talking about when the surge of chakra had changed him again.
As Naruto and Hinata came into the office Tsunade nodded as the guards, who shut the door. Shizune was standing behind Tsunade. Naruto had just taken his mask off and looked at Tsunade worried knowing what she wanted to talk about. His eyes shifted over to Hinata fear in them.
Tsunade saw this, He must not have told her yet.
" Shizune." Tsunade said and Shizune moved over to her, " Take Hinata and see were she is in her medical-jutsu training and help her."
Shizune nodded and walked over to Hinata. Hinata looked over at Naruto, who smiled at her.
" I'll be alright Hinata-chan you go and get stronger." Naruto said encouraging her
Hinata smiled at him, nodded and left the room with Shizune.
" Alright Otouto." Tsunade said as the boy looked over at her, " Since Hinata's now gone will you please explained about what you said two days ago?"
The group of adult, who were there the day they had seen him transform further were all looking at him wondering what was going on.
Naruto signed, I guess there's no way out of this huh Kyuubi?
" Not unless you can major league Bull Shit your way out of this one." Kyuubi said trying to be funnyNaruto growled, " Baka Kitsune."
The group looked at him questioning his words.
" Naruto are you talking to Kyuubi?" Hiashi asked
Naruto looked at him and nodded, " Yeah he's being an ass."
" Am not." Kyuubi said
" Hai, you are you baka kitsune. You're always an ass to me." Naruto retorted
" Humph." Kyuubi responded and shut off his link with Naruto
" Finally some piece and quiet." Naruto said relieved he wasn't hearing Kyuubi anymore
" What do you mean Naruto?" Kakashi questioned
" Meaning I annoyed the kitsune enough to leave me alone for a little bit." Naruto said snickering
" Otouto enough messing with Kyuubi. This is serious! I want you to tell us what's going on." Tsunade said sternly
This stopped Naruto's snickering and looked up at the group worry now in his eyes.
" Naruto, we will listen and not judge. Remember we're trying to help you return to normal." Hiashi said seeing the look in the boy eyes
Naruto signed, " Alright I guess it all started right after we arrived back home. That was the first night I met him."
" Who?" Kakashi asked
" Syoukinai." Naruto said
" Who is this Syoukinai?" Jiraiya asked still confused over who this person/ thing was
" First let me explain what happed the first night I got back…" Naruto said as he explained his first nightmare he had and how Kyuubi had come and the hooded figure that was in front of him disappeared
" Ok so the figure was this Syoukinai?" Tsunade asked trying to figure out what she was being told
" Right." Naruto said
" So what does he have to do with anything?" Kakashi asked
" I'm getting to that I was good for a number of weeks, but soon I had another nightmare. This time it was longer and Kyuubi never came." Naruto spoke still afraid of what he had seen
" What happened in this one?" Hiashi asked seeing the boy's distress
" As I arrived Konoha was as it is now. All in one piece, but as I watched something started attacking it and causing the buildings to crumble to the ground. It was then I began to panic about everyone getting hurt or if they were ok, so I started to run to the areas still intact to see if people were alright. As I got to these areas though there was no one there. I grew worried at this thinking all were dead, but the figure appeared again." Naruto said
" Did he tell you anything this time?" Tsunade asked
" Hai, he said that I was worrying over nothing. That I wouldn't allow my friend to get hurt even in a nightmare, so no one was here. I asked him who he was and he told me his name was Syoukinai. I asked him why he was in here and he explained to me he was the creation of what the jutsu from the Hebi was suppose to do, but since he messed it up he was trapped in my nightmare." Naruto explained
" So this is a good thing." Jiraiya said smiling
" Iie, it isn't." Naruto said upset growling
All the adults looked at him, " Look at me Ero-sennin what happened the other day is BECAUSE OF HIM! He's getting stronger day by day and if I can't remove this messed us jutsu…"
Naruto stopped and looked at the floor. Tsunade got up from her desk and went to the boy she engulfed him in a hug because of him worry. Suddenly Naruto grew angry that they were pitting him.
" GET AWAY FROM ME!" Naruto yelled at her
He pushed Tsunade off of him and fled though the opened window. The group looked at her and then where Naruto had exited.
" Let him go he needs to cool down from what's happening to him. I'm sure that was an effect of what this Syoukinai is trying to do to him." Tsunade said upset at what had just happened
" Hokage-sama is there a way to undo the jutsu?" Hiashi asked worried now for not only Hinata, but also Naruto's safety
" Hai." Tsunade and Jiraiya said together
" Well then why not do it?" Kakashi asked surprised at his new information
" Because we can't." Jiraiya said
" Huh?" Kakashi asked confused now
" Kakashi the only one that can undo that jutsu is Naruto and I don't know if he'll ever figure out." Tsunade said looking at Hiashi
Hiashi looked at her and saw the meaning in her eyes, " So that's what it is?"
Tsunade nodded and went to go sit back down at her desk.
" That's what? What does Naruto have to do?" Kakashi asked confused looking between Tsunade and Hiashi
" I'm not telling you sukebei. It's bad enough the super sukebei knows." Tsunade said annoyed
" Oh come on you can tell him…" Jiraiya was interrupted as Tsunade punching him in the face sent him out the building
" SHIZUNE!" Tsunade shouted
In a few minutes Shizune and Hinata walked in. Hinata looked around confused as to where Naruto went.
" He left via window Hinata." Tsunade said seeing her confusing
She then grew worried why he'd leave that was, "Musume he got a little upset and needed some air. I'm sure he'll be at his house when you arrive." Hiashi told her
She nodded, " How is she progressing Shizune?" Tsunade asked
" She's up to par with Sakura, Tsunade-sama. If she keeps this up she'll be one of out top medical-nin." Shizune said smiling at the now embarrassed girl
" Good, Hinata I want you to continue your training and whatever new jutsu Shizune showed you today." Tsunade said
Hinata nodded and bowed leaving the group to go after Naruto.
" Just like her Okaasan, eh Hiashi?" Tsunade said
" Hai." Hiashi said as he also left the office to go back to the compound and think about everything he'd learned
" Tsunade-sama where is Jiraiya?" Shizune asked
Tsunade thumbed behind her where a large portion of the wall was missing, " Tsunade-sama again?"
" Just go get him and take him to the hospital. I think I'm just going to give him a permanent room there." Tsunade said
Shizune nodded at her words and left with Kakashi to get the highly injured Toad Sannin. As soon as they all were gone Tsunade placed her face in her hand as a single tear ran down her exposed face.
" What are we going to do." Tsunade spoke sadly
Syoukinai – shortened version of Syouki de nai (insane)