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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Spellcasting"

"Monster or Demon Speaking"

'Monster or Demon thinking'

"Monster or Demon Spellcasting"

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"Guah!" a certain white-haired teen yelled as he was sent spiraling backwards and a certain blonde-haired sword princess stood her leg outstretched with a concerned gaze set in her eyes. Walking over to the downed teen she dropped to her knees and gently raised Bell's head and placed it on her lap. According to Riveria this was how a lot of men liked to nap.

It didn't take long for him to rouse and once he saw exactly where he was laying his eyes shot wide as he reeled upwards with a surprised yelp. As Ais leaned back to avoid a head strike she stood with Bell as they once again clashed.

Again, another strike and he fell.

And again.

And again.

Though something caught Ais's eye. Even though their clashes always ended with her victory she could see something. He was reading her movements more closely, he was adjusting. She could see it he was growing reading patterns and moving differently to match her. This was strange, learning her movements maybe, but being able to adjust so quickly? Learning how to read patterns and strategize for them? They had only started training yesterday and she could see his growth catching on techniques that should've taken days to understand.

She struck him again and once again he fell though it took longer this time for her to land a solid blow. Once again she took his head and placed it upon her lap, she looked down at his face then she felt something. She recognized the feeling but couldn't quite place it. A feeling that was like a warm fire but in her chest.

It wasn't long before he woke up again saw her leaning over him and he shot up.

"I-I'm sorry!" he said and quickly scooted away while bowing his head. "I passed out again." For a moment they just sat there before Ais decided to voice her curiosities.

"Can I ask you something?" she started, and Bell looked up and nodded. "How are you able to grow so strong so fast?" she asked and Bell was honestly surprised and confused at the inquiry.

"I-I'm not strong…" his answer was met with a emotionless gaze though he could tell she didn't believe him. "I… its… it's just that there are people I want to catch up with… especially this one person, and a place I want to reach, no matter what." He said an image of Naruto briefly flashing behind Ais.

"At least, that's what I think." He answered and his answer got a slightly surprised look from Ais as she looked up into the sky. Remembering her own reasons for wanting to get stronger.

"I see. I understand it's the same for me." They sat there in silence letting the sounds of the wind and the chirping of birds. The sounds were actually quite calming, a little too calming as it would seem when Ais let out a little yawn.

"Let's practice afternoon naps." She said in full seriousness.

"Huh?"

"In the dungeon, you will need to be able to fall asleep anywhere, at any time. Especially on long expeditions." She explained once again in full seriousness.

"Um… by any chance… are you sleepy?" Bell asked while smiling ever so slightly.

"It's part of your training." She said causing bell to laugh nervously.

"Alright." With that Ais promptly shifted her position and laid down with Bell hesitantly following her example. He lay there for a moment before looking over at Ais and he noticed the gentle rise and fall of her chest and he slow breaths. His eyes widened realizing that she had already fallen asleep.

"So Fast! Is this the power of a first ranked adventurer!" he idly wondered allowed and suddenly light began to shine in his face as he squinted.

'This is it Bell! A real man always goes after a woman in her sleep! KISS HER!' a sudden orb appeared shouting at the young adventurer. This orb was a purplish color and had what Bell could only assume was a moustache and beard, facial hair he was familiar with.

"G-Grandpa!?" he asked bewildered as this spirit simply laughed boisterously.

'Don't you see! It would be the high of impropriety for you to do nothing! That girl is waiting for you to be a man and do something!' The spirit cried as it floated behind Bell and bumped his head causing him to lean forward in a direct line towards Ais's lips.

'No Bell!' Goddess Hestia! 'I didn't raise you to be the kind of boy who goes after women in their sleep!' the spirit who had Hestia's voice yelled as she pushed against him. 'I'll never let you kiss her! Now you get away!'

'This is a man's battle now butt out!' the grandfather spirit yelled as the two began to spin around Bell's head before disappearing. After that Bell found himself leaning over Ais with not a sound to be heard. The birds faded into the background the wind seemed to gently caress the two of them. The sound of his own heart beat echoed louder and louder in his ears as Bell leaned forward.

Slowly inch by inch his chest felt tingly his whole body feeling like it was experiencing regular shocks of electricity running through it. This was wrong, oh so very wrong. He should stop himself, so why was he still moving closer!

"wait…" Ais mumbled and that was enough to shock Bell out of his stupor as he screeched and reeled backwards. He waited a moment before he realized that she was just mumbling in her sleep though he felt relieved. Scratching his head, he just sighed as he laid back down but probably wouldn't be able to sleep.

XxxxWITHNARUTOxxxX

"Yes, this is a much better spot for this." Naruto said as he carefully moved the mirror that had previously been in his room and hung it at the top of the stairs in-between the two hallways. Last night had been hectic thanks to Kurama and Ino both deciding to share his bed which was not big enough for all three of them.

"I still don't buy it; it looks the same as it always has." Kiba said staring at the mirror. Granted he did have a point the mirror itself didn't look much different. The only thing that was notably different were the strange symbols and runes etched into the side of the mirror.

"So how do we… work it?" Ino asked looking at the mirror and Kando smiled.

"Just walk into it."

"How the hell are you able to smile?" Ryuzetsu wondered looking at the Carbuncle.

"Just walk into it? just like that?" Naruto asked and Tachiel nodded from his shoulder affirming his question. Naruto stood there until Kiba came in front of him examining the mirror.

"I still don't believe you." he said and Naruto grinned as he raised his foot.

"Well seeing is believing right?" he asked Kiba looked but confused just in time to see Naruto's incoming foot as he kicked Kiba into the mirror and much to every ones surprise he went straight through and the mirror rippled like liquid as Kiba fell through it.

"Huh, it does work." Choji said putting his hand through before getting tugged on and when he backed away he pulled Kiba back through.

"K-Kiba are y-you okay?" Hinata asked as the dog man looked up before retching very close to Hinata's feet.

"Ugh! On the carpet Kiba!" Ino said disgust clear in her voice as the group backed away from it and Kiba looked up in horror at Hinata seeing as she began to look sick.

"Right well it works!" Naruto said as Tachiel made the bile vanish and he approached the mirror. However, someone called him before he could try it out.

"Naruto!" said Reynard turned to see Sasuke standing at the entrance.

"Teme! You okay?" he asked as he vaulted over the railing to the lower floor.

"First of all, you owe me a drink! Second, yes I'm fine." Sasuke said while walking forward and the two met with a fist bump.

"What did you find?"

"I'm not quite sure myself, I was hoping that maybe we have some information from the guild? About those crystals?" he asked.

"No luck the guild hasn't seen anything like it before." Shikamaru said as he approached the pair and Sasuke looked up seeing the rest of the group standing around a mirror.

"What's going on up there?" He asked and Naruto shrugged.

"Tachiel got a portal working that leads to Archive city." He told him and Sasuke stared at the mirror for a moment.

"You think the Carbuncles can answer our questions?" he asked and Naruto nodded.

"I was actually hoping to get an answer from Fürhen when the portal was done. I forgot to ask him last time due to… reasons." He said with a slight blush as Ino came up behind him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Hi, I'm reasons." She said with a smirk as Sasuke shook his head and Kurama rook his other side.

"He could've forgot thanks to me! You never know!" Sasuke looked between the two before rolling his eyes.

"Really? I'm over here risking my life and your over here officializing your harem!" he growled and Naruto laughed nervously.

"right, well, moving on. Tachiel tell me do you recognize this?" he asked as Sasuke held up the phial holding up the red monster crystal. Seeing the crystal Tachiel suddenly began to hiss and growl very aggressively as the hair on her haunches stood on end. Red energy crackled around her form as her blue crystal glowed with her agitation.

"Corruption." She said lowly her voice royal and beautiful but marred by her disgust and anger. Kando had joined the group and also began to act very agitated as he saw the crystal.

"Were did you get this?" he asked and Naruto looked at him.

"The monster I fought in Ryuzetsu home village, and the one that invaded Orario a few days ago." He explained as Sasuke squatted down to Kando's level.

"What did she mean by corruption?" he asked as Kando never took his eyes off the crystal.

"You should go to Archive city, Fürhen will explain all." He said and Naruto found it oddly disturbing hearing him talk so… seriously. It was putting both him and Ryuzetsu on edge.

Not needing anymore discussion the group all lined up and entered the portal one by one and as they passed through it their minds were bombarded. At first it was darkness like floating through a black lake. Then they found themselves in a stream of multi-colored light and as they flew through it and different images of different locations flashed around them. Then finally the group found themselves falling in a heap at the foot of another mirror and Ino, Ryuzetsu and Naruto was greeted with the familiar sight of the tall shelves and towers of books and the many Carbuncles that lived there.

"How nice to see you again young master." Fürhen said as he appeared in front of the group "and you brought more friends, splendid." He said and with a wave of his tail a group of Carbuncles came to assist the Familia.

"Fürhen nice to see you again. We have some questions though." Naruto said getting up and helping Ino and Kurama to stand.

"Right, I know."

"You know?" Naruto asked as Fürhen nodded.

"When Tachiel saw the crystal she immediately contacted me through our shared telepathy. Follow me young master, the fact that you have found this corruption in today's world is ill news." He said walking to the podium.

"Who is this guys again?" Choji asked as the group followed the Carbuncle. It was Ino who answered.

"His name is Fürhen he's the leader of this city."

"Wait this is the city you guys were talking about? I was expecting tall buildings maybe a tower or two. This is just a library."

"This is just the main hall, the city itself is built into the stone itself with many rooms and complexes, including markets and gathering hubs. Since its been lost we have been the only residents of the city." Fürhen answered Kiba's question. Finally the Carbuncle reached the podium as he leapt onto it and opened the index.

"Titanus sanguinis, Bull toad, three by three cage." Fürhen ordered and his voice once again took on its more mystical sound. As he listed off the items they appeared in front of him floating a toad trying to leap while floating and a iron bar cage tat was three feet by three feet. And the last item was a phial of dark red, practically black liquid.

"I thought that could only summon books?" Ryuzetsu asked and Kando shook his head.

"No, it can summon anything we have collected." He answered quickly as Fürhen jumped to the middle table and put the toad into the cage and closing it while setting it down.

"That crystal you found is what we refer to as corruption." He explained holding up the phial with his telekinetic abilities. "During the time of the great war with the Titans there were times that creatures off all manor and even the mortal races would come into direct contact with this substance." He said swirling around the liquid.

"Titans blood, once infected the victim will mutate into a horrid monster of terrible bloodlust and power." Ryuzetsu shivered as images of her villages massacre came to mind and even Ino shivered at the thought of what that centipede monster could've done if they hadn't stopped it in time.

"There has never been a being to have ever come into contact with Titans blood and come out of it unscathed they all lose their minds and even their very souls. It was one of the many reason that the Titans were so fearsome they could literally take their enemies and turn them into monsters." He explained as the phial uncorked itself and he poured it on the Bull toad.

The reaction was immediate there was a hiss and the Toad began to convulse and let out a screech that no toad should ever make. Its already bumpy and warty body began to split and bubble as it began to grow its skin stitching itself back together as it ripped apart. From its head two rugged black horns began to sprout from just above its eyes.

As it opened its mouth its bottom jaw split open as its tongue fell from its mouth and rows of needle like teeth began to grow. Its tongue then changed from its pinkish color and became a sickening black. The end of its tongue splitting and revealing a barb poking from its tip. This whole transformation took maybe a minute as the toad sat there for a moment.

The group stood there for a moment horrified at what they saw. The transformation had been grotesque and for Naruto it was especially heinous. The entire time he gripped his shirt right where his heart would be and as the toad mutated, he felt a sick connection with the thing and some part of him could feel the crystal growing in its heart.

It was here Shikamaru decided to get closer to observe and like a bolt of lightning the Toad struck out leaping to the side of the cage and its tongue lashed out barb poised for striking as Choji grabbed him and quickly pulled him back as Fürhen placed the creature's cage in a bubble of light.

"As you can see from the moment that the corruption is complete the bloodlust sets in and the being loses all sense of what they were." Naruto couldn't help but stare at the creature and for a moment it stopped its wild thrashing and stared at Naruto. For a moment it was silent as the group and the carbuncle looked between the two confused. That was until Naruto's chest began to glow in pulses with his heart and the Toad's body did the same.

This lasted for a few seconds before the toad lowered his head and bowed to Naruto. Fürhen's eyes went wide as did the rest of the group as they stared at Naruto.

"What did you do?" Sakura asked as Naruto blinked as if he had just had a bucket of cold water splashed in his face. Fürhen looked at Naruto then at the group as he quickly teleported the toad away and approached the group.

"Why don't all of you take some time to explore our archive's. Young master, we must talk." With that the Carbuncles including Kando lead the group away.

"Wait we're staying with him." Ino said as she and Kurama wiggled their way out of the group. Fürhen looked at Naruto who nodded.

"Very well. Come." He said heading to the back of the main hall where the elevators were located. The group stood in silence no one really feeling comfortable breaking it as the elevator just plummeted down deeper into the city.

Soon enough the elevator came to a stop and the group came upon a rather long hall way the Fürhen began to lead them down the hall way and when they came upon the end they were presented with a door that held a circular gem in the middle and Fürhen's own gem began to glow as the gem in the door flashed and the door itself slid open. Leading the group through they came upon a large circular room. In the center of the room was a lone pedestal with nothing on top of it. The pedestal itself looked rather simple except for the lines and intricate carving along its sides.

"Young master please place your hand upon this pedestal." Fürhen requested as Naruto lifted his hand and followed the request of the Carbuncle. "Now you going to feel a slight sting please bear with it." he said as Naruto did fell a slight sting like a needle poke his palm. Soon the lines on the pedestal began to glow red as more lines seemed to appear on the floor growing from the pedestal and flowing towards the walls. Once it reached the walls the room when dark save for the red glow.

Suddenly an image of an enormous fox with nine sweeping tails appeared before them, it was easy to see that the fox was at least half as tall as the great tower of Babel and completely dwarfed the entire group. It had red crimson fur with black marking and crackling red and black energy around its body. Its eyes were Crimson in color with black slit pupils and black sclera and black fur surrounding its eyes and going up its ears.

"Just as I thought." Fürhen said as he looked upon the beast and looked back at Naruto. "Young master when you first came here you told Ino of the beast you held, and I could sense it. I had my suspicions but after seeing how the corrupted creature reacted in the Hall and this." He said gesturing to the monster behind him. "There can be no doubt."

"Doubt of what, what just happened?" Kurama asked as she felt a nagging feeling like she should know the beast in front of her, it was familiar somehow.

"This room holds the blood records of all the Titans that the Uzumaki's have ever faced in the Great war. This beast is known as one of the Nine Cataclysm's, the nine tailed fox of obliteration, Kyushi." He said as Naruto heard a mental cough in his mind.

'fox?'

'You know my name now, so you can drop the fox.'

'Why didn't you tell me?'

'I have my reasons that your puny little mortal mind could never possibly understand!' If the situation was any different and Naruto hadn't known this being for years, he might have bought that.

'You forgot, didn't you?'

'Shut up! It just never came up!'

"Are you sure he is the lord of Obliteration?" Naruto asked and Fürhen nodded pretty definitively.

"Very much so, out of all the Nine cataclysms he was the strongest and the most feared, though he changed." He said and Naruto looked at the Carbuncle a bit confused.

"How so?" Fürhen looked up with full seriousness said something that Naruto probably should've seen coming.

"He fell in love." This got Ino's attention as she looked up at the Fox's projection then back to the Carbuncle.

"With who, or rather how? From what you told us last time the Titans were creatures who only cared about destruction?"

'I Resent That!'

"Indeed, that is what we thought at first too and nearly all of them were. However, Kyushi was wounded when he was ambushed by six gods and Goddesses and two battalions of the Uzumaki's forces. Now he could usually handle that but the Deities had prepared a special poison that only afflicted Titans which caused them to weaken considerably. A mixture of Hydra Blood and Hydra Venom as well as Manticore venom and all mixed together with the Titan blood. This mixture was there go to weapon for combating titans as it would ensure a level playing field."

'Dishonorable is what it was!'

'He can't hear you.'

'I don't care!'

"However, even weakened he was still more than a match for this force as he sent four of the six gods back to heaven to recover and more than three quarters of the two battalions combined forced went to join them." As Fürhen told this part Kurama's eyes suddenly widened as it finally clicked in her mind.

"That's it! I remember now!"

"What? What are you talking about?" Ino asked as Kurama pointed at the fox.

"I was in that battle along with my little sister, Inari. We felt that since he was a fox titan it was only fitting that Fox goddesses take him out." She said and Naruto could practically feel the animosity welling up inside him from Kyushi.

'Tell her I'll take her on anytime anywhere!'

'Yeah… no.'

'Aw! C'mon!'

"If I may?" Fürhen asked as Kurama nodded.

"Right sorry!"

"As I was saying, after the Battle Kyushi escaped but the poison was still fresh in his system and he collapsed from his wounds." The image of the fox suddenly shifted to one of him laying on his side with cuts and scorch marks all along his fur.

"In this weakened state he knew that he couldn't leave himself out in the open, so he shifted his form to look like the mortals." The image of the fox morphed into that of a wounded man with red hair and a red tail perfectly resembling a Reynard.

"This is when two mortal women found him, they took him in and began to nurse him back to health. These women were kind to him but he felt nothing but apathy towards them. They were mortals he held no love for them or even cared about them for that matter. However slowly but surely these mortals began to work their way into his heart." The image shifted showing the Reynard man bandaged and in a humble little hut with two amazoness women.

"This poison humbled him for months and for months he lived amongst the mortals he had once loathed, and he learned many new things."

"Joy." An image showed Kyushi being bombarded by children trying to play with him.

"Trust." This time it showed him being saved from falling in a river by one of the Amazonesses.

"and love." The image shifted showing Kyushi and the two amazoness women who saved him dancing in front of a fire.

"Then came the ultimate trial, he revealed to his lovers the truth of his existence, what he truly was." The image shifted showing Kyushi kneeling in front of the two women as they backed away from him.

"They presented him with fear, and he ran and experienced the harder emotions of mortal life. Pain, sorrow and anguish. He could not return to his kinsman not as he was and he couldn't stay with the ones he loved so he chose death he flung himself off a cliff and in this mortal form it would mean certain death. He would have succeeded two, had the two women who he loved not to come to save him. They showed him that they would love him no matter how monstrous he would become since they knew the real him and what was in his heart and that was all that mattered to them."

'Yeah, plus a few solid punches to the head helped to knock some sense into me.'

'Kyushi, isn't this…?'

'The same story I told you when you were freaking out over your own lovers? Yup'

"After this Kyushi switched sides and pledged his alliance to the mortal races and the gods and goddesses. This was the true turning point since as the leader the other Nine cataclysms followed his example and stood behind him in battle. But even with the nine now fighting with them they were still severely outnumbered. You know what happened next young master." Fürhen said as the projections faded, and Naruto nodded. His ancestors sacrificed themselves to seal and banish the Titans from the world.

"What happened to the Nine?" Ino asked as Fürhen sighed.

"From what we know they were sealed up when the spell was cast. There wasn't enough time to alter it to exclude the Nine, so they were sealed as well. But it looks like someone found one and placed it inside Naruto." Fürhen said as Kurama couldn't help the uneasy feeling forming in her stomach.

"But why did that toad bow to him?"

"That's actually quite simple, since Naruto holds a Titan inside of him, he is viewed as one himself, so any of the corrupted creatures will view him as an alpha and will obey his commands." This confused Naruto.

"but the creatures I fought tried to kill me!" Fürhen took a moment to ponder.

"Yes, this is odd, no matter how powerful the Creature is they will always respond to a Titans presence without question. Bring me those crystals and I will begin some experiments and tests to see if there any irregularities to be found." Naruto nodded and was heading to leave but was stopped by Ino.

"Could we have a moment Fürhen?" Ino asked and the Carbuncle nodded and teleported himself out.

"Ino?" Kurama asked as Ino grabbed Naruto's shoulders. Naruto didn't move though he was confused not knowing exactly what Ino was doing.

"The blood of a Titan corrupts anything it touches, turning the victim into a wild beast." She said while Kurama and Naruto exchanged confused glances.

"Right…"

"Then why didn't Kurama?" she asked and both Naruto and Kurama eyes widened. Neither had told Ino or any of their Familia about there blood transfusion. "It wasn't that hard to figure out. Hestia required a blood transfusion as well, but the only one that was around to give blood to Kurama was Naruto, since he wouldn't let anyone else do it probably. And we just learned what Titan blood can do to a mortal and normal creature. So why is Kurama not mutating?" she asked turning to the goddess who really had no clue herself.

"Well, I think I became corrupted in some sense." She said as she stood a bit straighter and looked at Ino before closing her eyes. When she opened them again Ino couldn't help but gasp. Kurama's eyes had become completely black but her irises were the same crimson except for the fact that what seemed like veins of red were bleeding out of them into the black.

"I'm not sure how this is possible, after what we just heard I should be nothing but a beast or even worse. Does… well does Kyushi have any answers?" Kurama asked as Naruto looked at the pair before closing his eyes. It took a moment before he found himself in the familiar black void.

"do you have an answer?" he asked looking up at the gargantuan fox though unlike the projection this version was just a form of black and red energy.

"Yes, it seems our union has something to do with this."

"What do you mean?"

"Normally, my blood would react the same as any other titan's. However, we have to take into consideration that it is not purely my blood anymore. When my soul was infused into you and we became one you yourself took on the aspects of a titan. Your blood is something I've never seen before, though I was able to come to some conclusions on my own."

"How did you do that?"

"I am literally a being of immeasurable power and magic; I think being able to conduct a few experiments in your mindscape is the least my abilities can accomplish. It was through these experiments that I learned of your bloods healing properties."

"That's why you told me to give it to Ryuu back then, you knew it would heal her."

"and I also knew how it would change her, every person that shares your blood is now what I would call a Demi-Titan. Half mortal Half Titan."

"What does that mean for them in the long run?" Naruto asked concerned about unknown side effects that might come from this. The last thing he wanted was for Ryuu or Kurama to turn into monsters someday.

"I don't know, I can't tell you exactly what will happen but I can tell you that based on what I've seen that you loves will not mutate in any degree like the monsters you have fought." Naruto nodded though he did blush a bit when Kurama referred to the women as his loves.

"Hey about… well about your past…"

"Think nothing of it, I have lived a good life and now I exist in here. I have no regrets." With that Naruto opened his eyes knowing that not much time in the real world when he saw Kurama and Ino were in the exact same position as when he went into his mind.

"He says that based on what we know right now that we can assume that while my blood may be very similar to a titan's it's not exactly the same. So, there will be some similarities and some differences. One of those difference is not mutating into a giant monster as it would seem." He explained. Kurama nodded her eyes returning to normal and this was when Ino came right in front of him.

"Do it to me." Naruto's and Kurama's eyes went as wide as dinner plates at Ino's request.

"That's not funny." Naruto said and Ino's expression remained unwavering. "Do you know what you're asking for!?"

"Yes."

"I don't think you do!"

"Ino, why we still don't know how this all works its an unnecessary risk." Kurama said trying to placate the girl who shook her head.

"I accept the risks."

"I don't. Kurama's life was in danger that's the only reason I did this to her, Ryuu was the same it was to save their lives."

"Oh, so you did this with Ryuu as well?" Ino asked her serious expression morphing slightly into one of anger.

"It was a life and death situation it was to save her life!" he argued and Kurama looked between the two with concern.

"Ino, just explain." She tried but Ino just shook her head and turned walking down the hall.

"Ino!" Naruto called and Kurama placed a hand against his chest stopping him.

"Let me." She said and reluctantly Naruto nodded as the goddess followed Ino down the Hall and to the elevator. She didn't actually say anything she just stood there next to Ino who for her part was trying her damnedest not to look at the goddess.

"What do you want?" Ino asked as they approached the top.

"Me? Nothing." Kurama asked nonchalantly. They continued for a few more minutes before they reached the top and as Ino exited Kurama followed her. The Familia was a bit scattered and Ino, wanting to be alone right now went around everyone. She came upon one of the carbuncles and approached it.

"Where is the training room?" Ino asked and the carbuncle looked up at her.

"Oh, I can take you there if you would like."

"Yes please." The carbuncle nodded and jumped onto her shoulder and transported both of them to the training room. it was a large arena like setting and in the center was a dummy target and racks of weapons were lined up against one of the walls. The floor itself was simple dirt.

Before she could even walk forward there was a flash behind her and when she looked she saw Kurama with her own Carbuncle.

"Your following me."

"Yes."

"well stop!""

"Oh, come now no need to get testy." Kurama said as Ino huffed and approached the target. She was already dressed in her normal adventuring attire, so she just began to wail on the dummy with unarmed strikes. And every time her eye caught Kurama in the background she grew annoyed seeing that knowing glint in her eye. She continued like this for a few minutes until it got to a point that her annoyance peaked.

"What are you still doing here?" she finally asked with a final kick to the dummy.

"We both know why I'm here. But why are you here?" Ino didn't answer just returned to punching the dummy.

"You know this question won't go away." Kurama said and Ino grunted as she delivered one last haymaker snapping the dummies head clean off.

"I know…"

"Then talk to me. What's going on with you why do you have this sudden urge to become like me?" she asked.

"When I was ten, and Kiba kept on making fun of my flower arrangements, who was the first to come to my defense?" Kurama didn't even have to think for her answer.

"Naruto."

"when I was fourteen and me and Naruto got cornered by that manticore, who fought it off?"

"Naruto."

"When my eighteenth birthday came around and everyone was on missions who alone cancelled all their plans and forfeited all the rewards to their missions just to spend the day with me?"

"Naruto." Kurama answered and Ino nodded with a smile.

"For years he has always been in front of me protecting me. Making sacrifices for me, doing the impossible for me, and finally after all these years we have finally got together he is mine."

"Ahem." Kurama cleared her throat.

"Fine ours, but still we are together, and I don't want to be behind him anymore. I fight along side him sometimes sure, but when there's a real threat I can't support him alone I always need a group and when a powerful enemy comes along I have to abandon him because I know I will just get in his way." Flashes of their time in Ryuzetsu's village came to mind and even the centipede monster where she didn't really contribute as much as she wanted to.

"I want to be able to stand beside him, to know that if we fight side by side against a serious foe, I won't be holding him back. That I will be the one he can depend and count on in any situation." Ino leaned against the arena wall and slid down so she could sit. "Is that so wrong?" she asked as Kurama joined her.

"No, of course not. But you have to understand what you're asking."

"I don't see the problem we already know it will work for you and apparently for Ryuu."

"It's not that it won't work it's what happens when it works that he doesn't want you to endure."

"What does that mean." She asked and Kurama sighed.

"The initial transformation is painful Ino. Extremely. When I began to change it felt like some one had turned my blood to acid and set my body on fire. I could feel every muscle and bone in my body tear and shatter only to fix themselves and do it all over again. My head felt like it would explode as well as my heart. That is what he wants to protect you from, he didn't want that to happen to me, but my life was on the line. The same with Ryuu I'm sure, Naruto would never willingly subjugate someone he loves to that kind of pain even if it means to empower them." Kurama explained and Ino had to admit she didn't imagine the experience to be quite as harrowing as Kurama had described.

The duo sat there for a moment before Ino rose to her feet.

"I don't care." She claimed as she turned to face the goddess. "I love Naruto! No matter what, no matter how many girls fall in love with him I know I will be above them all! Yes, even you!" she claimed as Kurama huffed.

"I loved Naruto since the beginning, he has a heart as big as the ocean made of gold and soul with enough love and passion to satisfy a hundred women!" she claimed as Kurama stood nodding in agreement with her statement.

"I want, no, I need this. Every part of my being is screaming at me to do this. He told me I am his light and light does not waver, so neither will I!" she said confidently and Kurama smiled at Ino before taking a deep breath.

"Very well, I see that you're not going to let this go. Let's talk to Naruto." Kurama said as the two women had their carbuncles return them to the main hall. Upon entering they saw that the rest of their Familia had returned, they were probably in the training arena a lot longer than they thought. Naruto though was sitting in the middle table a book in front of him.

"Naruto?" Kurama called and said Reynard looked up from his book and stood.

"Well?" he asked and Kurama smiled.

"I still want you to do it." Ino said walked forward as Naruto shook his head.

"and I still say that you don't know…"

"I do know. I know what happens I know about the pain that comes with." Naruto looked at Kurama who shrugged.

"Kurama explained it all to me, vividly. And I still want to do this." She said approaching him as Ino tiredly ran his hands through his hair flattening his ears.

"Ino I don't want to hurt you." it was at this point Ino forcefully spun Naruto around and pushed him against the table.

"Nothing you could ever do can truly hurt me, this is nothing but pain and to me you are worth all the pain in the world." She said closing the distance between them and pressed her lips against his. All of her emotions, her intent, her desire. She put them all into this kiss in hopes that Naruto would understand. She snaked her arms around his neck and pressed her body fully against him.

Kurama for her part pouted, even though this was a serious moment of raging emotions, she still felt a little envious. After a few more seconds Ino leaned back and they just stared at each other sapphire blue meeting teal. No need for words, all her intention had been received from her kiss and her gaze.

"Alright." He said as a small smile appeared on her face. Kurama smiled as well as the trio heading back to the Den they had some preparing to do.

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During the setting sun a lone solitary hooded figure stood at the edge of the coastline cliffs. Bellow him the ocean churned and roared as it smashed relentlessly against the cliff side. Seagulls calling above him as they rode the air currents drifting from the ocean with its salty scent. But the figure wasn't here for the sights or the sounds. No, he was here for a much different reason. His hood was then caught in the wind and it went flinging back releasing long strands of black hair and a pale face as the figure was revealed to be Orochimaru.

With his sickening yellow eyes, he stared out at the see and in his hand he held his wicked book. He could feel a slight hum radiating off it as voices began to bombard his mind. Their sounds like whispering wisps of wind gently caressing his thoughts. In a rare sense of unity all of them uttered the same phrase.

'Free him, for he has awakened, let loose theone who is the wrath of the sea, unleash OCEANUS!'

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Cut! That's a wrap everyone take five! Here its ladies and Gents the next chapter of Naruto's journey and I'm finally feeling like I'm getting the hang of the romance aspects though if not let me know and I will try my best to fix it. I am worried about Kyubii's name I was searching and researching so many different names but none of them fit so I decided to go with a Japanese mash up. Kyu = Nine while Shi = Death or Deaths from what I know so I put that together in a name so KYUSHI = Nine deaths. Do you get it (Wink)? Any way that is all I truly hoped you liked it if you spot any errors or something that annoyed you let me know and I will see what I can do about that.

This has been your Average, Ordinary, Everyday Fallen Angel!