Edited: 10/27/18

Okay! This chapter has a LOT of Japanese names and such. Most of them are explained in the actual story, but if you want to know them better, you can either PM me, review, or just look it up yourselves. If you can guess what each liquid in the pipes signifies, then I applaud you. Have fun reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.

Thinking/Time Skips

Jutsu/Point of View

Demons/Summons Talking

"Normal Talking"

When Naru woke up, she was surprised to see that one, she wasn't drowning anymore and two, she was neither in heaven nor hell, but in a sewer. Though for all she knew heaven or hell could be in a sewer. She was starting to feel rather confused the more she thought so she shook her head and decided to explore. She looked around the dark place as her attention went to the colorful pipes on the walls. Well, the pipes were all transparent, but there were a bunch of colorful liquids in each one. One had red, another had blue, the one next to that one had yellow, the one before the red one had green. And finally, before that one, was an orange one. Naruto tilted her head in confusion but was fascinated by the strange liquids. The place was starting to seem less and less like the afterlife, but at the same time, she genuinely did not know where she was.

Then, Naru felt her gut tell her to go to her right. Turning in that direction, Naru squinted her azure eyes to see if there was anything there. Not being able to see anything, Naru allowed her child-like curiosity to take her in that direction. When Naru reached her destination, she gaped at the giant cage-like structure in front of her as she stepped a little closer to see what was inside.

However, she flinched and tripped backward as a giant orange paw came slamming down, barely missing her tiny body. Naru whimpered slightly as she backed away from the cage. She froze up when she saw who's paw it was that almost killed her. Crimson slitted eyes seemed to pulse in hatred, nine slender orange tails whipping behind the fox's large form. His paw was not like an actual fox paw and more closely resembled human hands. His claws were as large as they were sharp and Naru could practically imagine villagers and shinobi being skewered in his rage. Naru's eyes widened in shock as she looked at the supposedly dead demon fox. What was it doing here?

She tensed up when she heard it's mocking laughter, pearly white canines gleaming in the dimly lit sewer. The lithe girl gulped as she stepped back even further. "Well, well! Look who we have here! My little jailer!"

The now confused girl tilted her head at the humongous fox as she asked, "What do you mean jailer?"

The fox answered, "Hmph! It seems as though they had neglected to inform you of your situation! You're my jailer! My container! You're "precious hero" sealed me into you. You know, the one you humans call the Yondaime Hokage..."

Naru started to tear up as she inquired, "W-what do you mean? The Yondaime sealed you into me? But he killed you! That's what everyone says!" Well, that's what everyone who talks to me says anyway... Naru thought bitterly.

Kurama sneered, "Ha! As if some puny human could kill me! I am the Great Kyuubi! I can cause tsunamis and destroy mountains with a flick of my tail! The only thing that could "kill" me is a godly being! Even then, I would be reformed after a while. After all, I'm immortal! So tell me, girl. Is your hero a god?" Naru's lips trembled as she saw the truth in the fox's words.

She saw the fox sneer at her fearful expression as it answered it's own question, "Of course not! He may be a god amongst humans, but he is but a mouse compared to the true ones!" The fox watched the girl as she broke down crying a river of tears. Naru was feeling a wave of emotions. Betrayal, sadness, fear, but most of all, rage. She hated the Yondaime, for sealing this monster into her, and she hated this demon, that made the Yondaime do what he did. After all, the Yondaime was...well, the Yondaime! He must have done it for a reason! But why me? Naruto thought pathetically, Why did the Yondaime make me the container?

She heard the Kyuubi snort as it answered her mental question, "Hmph! You are his child. Why else? Although the fact that you are my previous jailer's kin may have some connection..." Naru froze. My dad is the Yondaime? I'm related to the previous jailer? Who was the previous jailer? If the Yondaime was my dad, why would he do such a thing?! Wait! How is the Kyuubi answering my questions?

The fox in question barked out a laugh as it answered mockingly in a show of its immense knowledge and power, "Yes, your father is the Yondaime. And yes, you are related to the previous container as she is your mother. Reason? How should I know what you pathetic humans think? And I can hear your thoughts."

Naru blinked before narrowing her eyes, "Why are you being so helpful? Aren't you a demon?"

The fox answered, "I'll tell you if you rip the paper right there." Naru looked up at the large cage before a tag came in sight. She shrugged, seeing no harm before she stood in front of it. She tilted her head as she tried to reach the tag. Her eyebrow twitched in irritation as she was too short to reach the paper. The Kyuubi rolled its eyes before patiently waiting for its freedom, although Naru had no idea what she was doing. Her eyes widened when the water around her lifted her up to the tag. She grabbed onto the tag and was about to rip it off when a hand stopped her.

She looked at the person with wide eyes as she gasped in wonder, "Yondaime..." He was looking at her in surprise as the Kyuubi's eyes suddenly narrowed in anger.

"YONDAIME!" The fox bellowed, paw ready to skewer before the two were suddenly teleported to a different place.

Now, they were no longer in the sewers, nor was the nine tailed fox anywhere in sight. She was still gaping at her supposed father as he stood there with a smile. It was now with him standing in front of her that she understood their relation. Other than hair color and jaw shape, they were practically identical with the same aquamarine eyes. "Naruto. It seems you are we-" Minato choked on his words as Naru punched him in the stomach, though it was primarily due to shock than anything else.

Minato looked at his daughter as she started crying, "Why?! Why did you seal the monster into me?!"

The blond looked at his daughter gently before embracing the shaking girl. "I'm sorry. But you were the only one who I could trust the burden with."

The little girl still cried as she looked at him angrily through tears, "It's your fault that no one talks to me! They all hate me! I can't even make a single friend because of you!"

Minato blinked before narrowing his eyes, "What do you mean? They should be treating you as a hero, not the village pariah!" Naruto told him of her life so far as the angry father trembled. It was not to say that he didn't think it would happen, but he was truly disappointed in how his people handled the information and his daughter.

Minato embraced her tighter as he apologized once again, "I'm sorry, Naruto."

Naru felt her anger drain from her as she rubbed her tears away. "Okay. I forgive you. But only if you tell me about you and mom." Naru couldn't pass up the opportunity for some long due family bonding time and simply couldn't find it in her to stay mad at her father for that long after sensing his sincerity. Minato, on the other hand, sighed in relief. He knew that some of the damage was already done, but he too wanted to spend some time with his beloved daughter. Feeling her crimson locks Minato smiled fondly in memory of Kushina before he proceeded to tell Naru all about his and Kushina's life.

Meanwhile...

Back in the sewers, the Kyuubi was still shaking in rage after it saw the man that sealed it into his container appear right in front of it, only to disappear with its escape route aka its jinchuuriki. It was so close to freedom until that man stepped in. Kurama growled in irritation. No doubt the Yondaime would tell it's jailer about the consequences of peeling the seal off, which means it couldn't use the same method. It could, however, befriend the girl and manipulate her into releasing it, but the ancient being had a feeling that she was going to find out that she would die should that happen. And the fox knew that she would not give her life for its freedom. After all, she is human... Kurama supposed that it could also wait until she has her own kids, but that would be a while from now, if ever. In addition, the masked man that controlled it on the day of Naruto's birth would no doubt take the opportunity to finish what he had started. And it would simply be a repeat of mind control and being sealed.

Suddenly, there was a flash of red as a pure white fox appeared. Kurama narrowed its eyes before recognizing the smaller fox. What is one of Inari-Sama's messengers doing here? Ever since his transformation from one of Inari's foxes to a bijuu, the god had rarely contacted the now powerful chakra entity. This could, of course, be attributed to the fact that Kurama was no longer a true fox, but the messenger's presence may suggest otherwise. The smaller fox started talking, "Inari-Sama has requested you help the girl he has blessed."

Kurama growled annoyedly before acknowledging the request, *cough* order *cough* from the God of Foxes. "And who is the blessed one?"

The white fox seemed to smile almost mockingly as it replied playfully before disappearing in another red flash, "Your jailer of course."

After the smaller fox left, Kurama just lied there, pondering about the order it just received. Regardless of the "is Kurama a fox" debate, Kurama still knew better than to go against a deity, lest he truly loses his freedom forever. I can't escape for a while... And I would hate for my jailer to be weak... After all, she is MY jailer. She must be the strongest. Otherwise, she wouldn't be worthy of my power. And Inari-Sama never said that I had to like or respect her, just to help her.

However, I don't know what powers a person receives when blessed by Inari-Sama. After all, he has never blessed anyone before. Let's see... Those blessed by Emma-O have elemental affinities for fire, water, and wind and can create ice. They can also judge how good or bad a person is. Those blessed by Hachiman have a strong affinity for weaponry. Those blessed by Raijin have a strong elemental affinity for lightning and those blessed by Fujin have a strong elemental affinity for wind. And for some strange reason, those blessed by the two always end up dueling and become rivals.

Emma-O is the god of the underworld and is said to judge the male spirits...which is probably why he only blesses males... Hachiman is the god of war... Raijin is the god of thunder and lightning while Fujin is the god of the wind. The two also constantly challenge each other. Inari-Sama is the god of foxes, agriculture, tea, sake, rice and a few other things that I can't remember. But that doesn't help tell me what power the girl will get!

Hm... We, Kitsune, are natural pranksters and can also shapeshift, so maybe she got the power to shapeshift? She should already have enhanced sight, hearing, and smell because of my influence... Maybe she got a stronger affinity for fire? Kitsunebi is sort of like fire... Actually, her mother had the elemental affinity for both water and wind, so she probably inherited those two... maybe... Grr... This is so frustrating! Kitsune are naturals at genjutsu, but she has too much chakra for that... Sigh. Okay, agriculture. ...Agriculture? Maybe she can use Mokuton? Or she has a natural green thumb? But what does growing plants have to do with being a ninja?! Hm... Poison! Maybe she has a talent for making poison! Or she's immune to all poisons? Whatever! Next is... Tea... That probably has a connection to poison. Does she have an affinity for herbalism? Ugh! This is getting nowhere! Sake... Does she have high alcohol tolerance? Rice... Does she have a talent for cooking? Sigh, half of these aren't even useful!

Hm... I wonder what she gains from being my jailer. Besides the enhanced senses, probably the affinity for fire, and accelerated healing. Well, even more, accelerated healing. From her Uzumaki lineage, she gets longevity and accelerated healing. She might unlock the chakra chains since that woman had them... She might also have an affinity for Fuuinjutsu, though... Interesting... Hm? Kurama looked at the glimmering thing on the floor. A sword? It looks like a wakizashi... The giant fox leaned a little closer to see a scroll. A summoning scroll?

Then, Kurama saw a familiar face come back. "Brat! Come closer! I won't kill you. Just come closer and listen. I promise. And we, Kitsune, take promises very seriously." Naruto looked at the Kyuubi distrustfully but came closer and immediately spotted the scroll and sword.

The redhead looked at the fox with confusion on her face as Kurama said, "One of the zenko came by and left that here. Good news is that you are blessed by Inari-Sama. What that entails, I have no idea. This is the first time he did this." Naruto nodded slightly unsure of the sudden personality change from the fox. Kurama sighed before shrinking into a human-like form. The human Kurama had short red hair with red fox ears on top. He was wearing a black and white yukata although nine red tails were still visible. He still retained the same eyes as his fox form and his canines protruded out of his mouth. He was fairly tall and had a lean stature.

Naruto gaped at his new form as Kurama rolled his eyes. "I'm a Kitsune. ...Well, I used to be... Anyways, shapeshifting is as easy as breathing! Now come inside here with the sword and scroll. And I'm not going to hurt you. If I did, Inari-Sama would probably seal me away forever or something." Naruto still had a look of doubt before she entered Kurama's side of the cage. Kurama took the sword from her hands as he examined the sword.

It was definitely a wakizashi, and it had six seals in total. One that made it lighter, therefore, easier to wield, well, depending on your perspective. Another made it harder. Three were poison seals that, if activated, secretes a poison. One was a paralyzing poison, another was a non-lethal, but extremely painful, and the third was for quick deaths. The last one was a chakra memorization seal so that the wielder can call the sword back to them when they wanted to. All in all, it was a very good sword. It seemed to be made of chakra conducting metal, which made it even better! In terms of outward appearance, the metal was blood red and the hilt was white with the swords name inscribed in the hilt with red. Other than that, there wasn't anything special about it. Its name read, "Dokukiba Kogitsune-maru." Kurama smirked when he saw the name. Kogitsune-maru was made by Inari and some zenko. The Dokukiba part was probably from the poison seals Inari added later on. Kurama passed the sword back to Naruto before taking the scroll from her. It read, "Kitsune Summoning Scroll." Kurama blinked as he tried to remember who the boss summon was. What was her name? Shirohana? Shirokiba? Shirokumo? Shirotsume? Shiroyuki? Or was it just Shiro? Probably Shirohana.

Then, Kurama told Naruto his agenda, "I will train you in the ways of the Kitsune in your mindscape. But first, that sword is very valuable, so when you wake up, put some chakra into it so that it recognizes your chakra signature. After that, sign that summoning scroll. When you do that, summon a fox and have it take the scroll back to Mt. Fushimi. That way there is no risk of it being stolen. Afterward, go to the library and grab some books on herbs, poison, foxes, Kitsune, Inari-Sama, and other mythology books. Finally, go home and there I'll give you further instructions. Got it?"

Naruto nodded before asking the one question that lingered in her mind, "Why are you helping me?"

Kurama sighed in annoyance and said, "I was ordered to by Inari-Sama. His orders are absolute. After all, I'm a fox. Well, a mass of chakra in the form of a fox, but I was originally a fox."

Naruto nodded in acceptance and blinked. "How do I get out of here?" Kurama facepalmed before telling her to imagine leaving her mindscape. Naruto shrugged before she faded away.

For those who don't know Japanese, I'll put out the definition down here, but please know that it may not be 100% accurate so if you spot any mistakes, down here or in the story, please comment on my story or PM me. Also, I will also cite any source down here if I use outside information.

Sama- It's hard to explain but you put it at the end of a name which means you respect them a lot unless you say it sarcastically, then you're just mocking them.

Ex-Sandaime-sama, Uchiha-sama

Kitsune-Fox(It also refers to mythological foxes)

Zenko-Inari's foxes.

Inari-As you can probably tell, Inari is the God of Foxes, Rice, Agriculture, Tea, and Sake. In actuality, he can be male, female or androgynous. His shrines are mostly red and his messenger foxes are pure white. Kurama is just an exception because he used to be a zenko, but now he's just a chakra entity.

Kogitsune-maru-A sword that was forged with the help of Inari and his zenko. It means "Small Fox"

Dokukiba-It means "Poison Fang"

Shiro-White

Shirohana-White Flower

Shirokiba-White Fang

Shirokumo-White Cloud

Shirotsume-White Claw

Shiroyuki-White Snow

Again, I cited Wikipedia for a bulk of the information.

Question: Why do they all have the word "Shiro"?

Answer: That's because when Kitsune get their ninth tail, they turn white or gold. So yes, the boss summon is a white nine tailed fox. And yes, Kurama is again an exception. However, the boss will actually be a fox. Not a chakra entity like Kurama.

Question: Really? The Kyuubi transformed into a human? He hates humans! This so inaccurate...

Answer: There is a limit to what a colossal fox with mock hands can do to train Naru versus what a human form could do to train Naru. So it's purely out of convenience.

Question: Why is Kurama training Naruto when "help" can mean protect her, or befriend her?

Answer: Because Kurama has a more militaristic mindset, by saying "help" he would see it as "help her learn to protect herself" or "help her become more useful."

Fun Fact 4: After ramen, Naru's favorite foods are kitsune udon and inarizushi

Fun Fact 5: Naru secretly believes that Kurama is actually a fox and rabbit hybrid

Fun Fact 6: After Naru told Minato about her life so far, after getting over his disappointment of the villagers, he promptly scolded her about eating ramen all the time.