Authors Note: This is a rather long chapter, and, since I'm writing this while tired, it may not be up to my perfect (hah) standards. Bear with me. Another note…I know, my paragraph divisions suck, just increase the font size or something, I'll work on it.
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Naruto smirked as the two hapless Chuunin closed in on him from both sides. He figured that now was a good a time as any to showcase his true power. Not that I need it…but it will be fun to see the looks on their faces… Naruto quickly dodged the incoming attacks and retreated to a nearby rooftop, staring at his two former teachers with malice and premeditation.
"So, you want to finish the job? Not like that, you can't. Come at me. I will make you feel desperation and hopelessness, the same that I felt all those years ago!" The Chuunin simply furrowed their brows and charged at Naruto again with almost reckless abandon. Multiple kunai flew at Naruto, which he dodged as though time was moving at a snail's pace. Two massive shuriken flew through the air towards Naruto…and instead of dodging them, he simply allowed massive amounts of Chakra to flow through his tattoos towards the incoming projectiles, melting them almost instantly. Exploding tags, smoke bombs, exploding scrolls…they threw everything they had at Naruto, and in the end, with the two Chuunin panting in a clearing, Naruto simply stood there with a look of satisfaction on his face. He had waited for this for a long time, and he could stand to draw it out a little. It would be fun.
"Is that all? You did all that, and you don't have anything to show for it? Iruka-sensei, I could have sworn you were a better ninja than that." Naruto chuckled slightly. "Once again, I'm mistaken. I suppose I thought that it would be a more challenging fight against you two…but then again, Orochimaru always DID say that I was entirely too hopeful." Naruto began walking slowly towards his former teachers, but stopped about halfway there, as a malicious grin slowly spread over his face. What the hell…I'll do it. After all, these two deserve to see me like that… "Iruka, Mizuki…you should feel honored. You're about to see what all that training has allowed me to become. I suppose it would be redundant to say that it will be the LAST thing you see…but, nevertheless, prepare yourselves."
Iruka and Mizuki gritted their teeth and said nothing to Naruto, as Naruto slowly began to enter a transitive state…it was the beginning of a Jutsu that Orochimaru-sensei had taught him, a Jutsu that he could never have learned if he had stayed in Konoha. Naruto smiled inwardly, and allowed his mind to float free of its limitations…and he suddenly found himself in a very familiar setting, in front of a set of metallic bars, with a sealing note preventing the gates from opening. He knew what to do next.
"Kitsune! I've come to grant you your temporary freedom! I will allow you to control my body for a short while, under my guidance, provided that you follow my every command! If you don't comply-"Naruto was suddenly cut off with a loud and reverberating laugh from beyond the bars. He braced himself for the onslaught of the demon fox's wrath, but it never came. Brat, I will honor my word, assuming you honor yours. For a chance to come out, even for a small while…I will give my word that I will follow your instructions. But don't get cocky with me, child. Naruto smiled…the fox was desperate for the chance to kill again, and it was working to his advantage. "As you wish, Kyuubi. You know what to do." With that, Naruto emerged from his trance to find that only a few seconds had passed since he entered his state. Perfect.
Naruto slowly took off his attire, and revealed the full network of tattoos on his body. They stretched along his arms and legs in a double helix, and congregated on his torso in a fashion that looked as though they were embracing him. The continuous tattoo began to pulse with chakra, and glowed with a red malice emanating from it as though a faucet had been turned on. Naruto thought back on the time he had been imbued with these tattoos…
"Naruto, I have something special I want to give you. Follow me." Naruto quickly stopped his training and turned to follow Orochimaru through the various corridors of his main base. Naruto wondered to himself what exactly his sensei planned to give him…he had never given him anything before, save for a new outfit, and various drugs to increase his size, and overall power. Whatever it was, it probably served Orochimaru's interests first…he wasn't one to be benevolent. Naruto came into a large hall with a table in the middle and Kabuto standing to one side of it. It was dark, damp, and it reeked of blood. Naruto had gotten used to the smell of blood, but the stench was so overpowering that it almost made him throw up. Almost. "Naruto, position yourself on that table. Kabuto will be the one giving you your…gift. Naruto hesitated for a moment, but thought better of angering his sensei, and proceeded to climb on the table. Kabuto neatly removed his vest and shirt, as well as his training sweatpants, which left him mostly naked on a metal table. He wondered just what it was that-…his thoughts were quickly interrupted by a searing pain along the length of his body, and he looked down at his body to see something snaking its way across his body. With every prehensile movement of the…whatever it was, he felt a sharp pain everywhere in his body, and he quickly had to bite his lip to keep from yelping out in agony. His body burned, his skin felt as though it were being punctured by thousands of needles…and just as soon as it began, it was over. Naruto lay there for a moment, breathing in rasps, sweat dripping from his body. He looked at his body, only to see that whatever it was…it was gone. He looked up at the now smiling Orochimaru, as though waiting for an explanation. He didn't have to wait long. "Naruto, I just gave you one of my most prized cursed seals." Orochimaru looked pleased with himself, and motioned for Naruto to walk with him back to the infirmary. As they walked, Orochimaru began his explanation. "This seal I gave you was designed specifically to channel the massive amounts of Demonic chakra you have sealed inside of you throughout your entire body. When activated, it will look like you have tattoos arcing across your entire body, as one single entity. It will allow you, with proper training, to become an avatar of Kyuubi, and it will also allow you to use the Kyuubi chakra at will, whenever you want, assuming that you feed this seal your own natural chakra to help it grow. I will be helping you train in doing just that." Naruto looked at his body again, and began to flow chakra through it, noticing that when he did, the tattoos became visible. Naruto smiled. He felt stronger already.
Naruto smiled at the now terrified Chuunin standing in front of him. He gathered what self control he had left and turned it inward, but not before leaving his former teachers with some parting words. "This will be the last time I speak to you…but know that the rage and malice you feel is not from the Kyuubi…it is from ME!"
The ground began to shake and crumble away from Naruto with such force as to cause entire 5 story buildings to simply collapse on their foundation. What little moisture there was in the air immediately turned to steam, as the air surrounding Naruto began to burn with a ferocious heat. The two Chuunin that were previously holding their ground in front of Naruto, quickly fled at a breakneck pace to anywhere that was AWAY from where Naruto…the demon, was. From a distance, Iruka and Mizuki stared on with fascinated horror, and battles all around the village came to a halt as the form of a blood red fox began to take shape in the middle of the town. The villagers of Konoha knew that shape all too well. It was the demon. It was Naruto. It was Kyuubi. Any hope of victory vanished from the minds of those who defended Konoha. It was over, even if they weren't dead yet…they would be. It was only a matter of time.
Naruto watched from a vantage point somewhere in his mind as Kyuubi funneled his massive amounts of Chakra into Naruto, and Naruto saw his body transform and transfigure to become a perfect avatar of Kyuubi. He laughed inside his own mind, a sinister, echoing laugh that even made the Kyuubi shudder slightly. It was time. "Kyuubi…do your worst." As if I would do any differently? Quiet, child. Witness what true evil can accomplish. Kyuubi was the one that laughed this time, and with a final surge of chakra, the transformation was complete. Naruto grinned, and simply waited for the carnage to begin. This was his finest hour.
