Chapter 47 – Meeting with the Kyūbi I
"Talk"
'Think'
"Bijū Talk"
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Uzu no Kuni
"Yo! You've got snacks?" asked a small yellow toad with orange markings.
"YESSSS! Finally" screamed Naruto in delight.
"Awwww….you're so cute" said Noriko as came up to it "I don't have snacks but if you can wait, we are about to have dinner, maybe you can join us"
"Okay. I'm Gamatatsu, what's yours?"
"My name is Noriko. That-" pointing to Naruto who was still jumping "is Naruto. He's the one who summoned you. What do you like for dinner?"
"Slugs or insects would be nice" said Gamatatsu.
"Really?" asked Noriko in surprise "Well, we don't have that but I can search for it. Come" she walked off, talking to Gamatatsu who sat on her hair.
Tenzō looked at Noriko walking off before asking with a grin "Naruto? Where's your summoning animal?"
"The-" Naruto was about to point when he saw an empty spot "Ack! Where is it? It was there! I saw it! I did not dream, did I? Did I?" he asked hysterically. Tenzō and Jiraiya laughed while Kakashi just sighed.
That night, Noriko was deep in thought while lying down to sleep.
'I'm still weak. I can't even hit a jōnin. What if we were attack by the nukenin? Could we even escape? I can't drag Tenzō in this. It's not his fight. No! If push comes to shove, I will not allow him to die on us. Wonder if that time arrives, will the Kyūbi helps?'
The next thing she realized, she was in a sewer, 'I'm dreaming? What a weird place. Why sewer?' she thought while walking around until she reach what appears to be a large cage.
'Cage? For what? Oh…' her thought trailed off at the sight of a pair of red eyes a few metres above her. She stared at them and continued to stare at them and still staring at them-
"Had enough?" asked a deep voice which jolted Noriko.
"Oh sorry, never saw a big pair of red eyes so high-" she trailed off. For the first time, she noticed what she was seeing; an orange fox that was bigger than the Hokage Mountain with many tails moving around "You are the Kyūbi!" she cried excitedly.
"Well, aren't you a smart one" said the Kyūbi in a mocking tone.
"No…no…I've never seen one…so…you are the Kyūbi that attacked Konoha?"
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"Are you siblings with Nibi, Sanbi and Hachibi? Is there also Ichibi? Yonbi? Gobi? Rokubi? Nanabi? Or even Jūbi?"
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"Wait! No! I forgot my manners. My name Noriko, what's yours?"
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"Do you have a name?"
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"Or Kyūbi is your name?"
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"If you do, may I know your name?"
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"If you don't have one, would you like one?"
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"You are awfully quiet" complained Noriko.
"That's because you talk too much" said Rajah who appeared and turned to the Kyūbi "Hello old friend" he greeted with sadness.
"Rajah, you knew him?" asked Noriko.
"Yeah, that's all I can say. If you want to know more, you have to ask him yourself" answered Rajah.
"I did! But he's not answering back!" said Noriko.
Rajah stared at the Kyūbi and turned to Noriko "In that case, why don't you brush my hair?"
Noriko grumbled but obliged. Once done, she was a bit calmer and turned to the Kyūbi "You want to be brushed to?"
"…"
"Oh come on! Are you ever going to talk to me?" asked Noriko.
"I think I'm going to have a headache"
"Oh I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you better?" asked Noriko.
"Yeah, you can shut up"
Noriko was about to retort when she thought better. She turned to Rajah and asked telepathically 'What am I doing here?'
'The moment you used his chakra, it opened your link with him. Besides, I thought you want to be friend with him?' replied Rajah.
'But he doesn't looks like he wants to be friend with me' said Noriko.
Rajah just shrugged.
Noriko sighed. Whenever Rajah did not answer, that means she has to find out herself.
One of the things she learnt from Rajah is that every summoning animal has a name. She has asked the Kyūbi that. Rajah accepted her because she showed kindness to him. Kindness- oh!
Noriko stand in front of the Kyūbi and bowed a bit while saying "Kyūbi-san, I'm sorry that I used your chakra by force".
Then she stood up straight and looked at the Kyūbi directly "But I will not hesitant to use it again if me or my friends in danger. For that, I need to learn how to use your chakra, because I am weak. So, may I use your chakra?"
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"Very well" said the Kyūbi
Noriko grinned and hugged Rajah. She turned to the Kyūbi and asked with a grin "You want to join?"
End Chapter 47
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