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Writing Terms

"talking"

'thoughts'

"Kyuubi"

Chapter 2 Forest of Fears

Naruto was now leaving Konoha knowing he wouldn't be back for a long time. He took a trail that had originally been made for ninja that were leaving the village for missions. It was very early in the morning, so no one was traveling on that road. Naruto was scared because he didn't know what was outside the village walls. He had never left the village before. This was all new to him.

'I wonder if anyone in the village will notice that I'm gone.' thought Naruto.

Hours later in the Academy

'Hm. Where is Naruto? It's not like him to be this late.' thought one of the instructors in the Academy.

The instructor questioned some of the children asking if they saw Naruto on their way to the Academy.

'He must be sick or something. Today's going to be a good day without that demon brat.' thought the instructor.



At the end of the trail

"Well, I guess the road ends here." said Naruto.

Naruto was staring into a thick forest. He was scared to find out what was inside the forest. He knew that he would have to get through the forest to continue his journey. After a few moments of hesitating he finally gathered his courage and entered the thick, dark forest.

'Man, it's really dark here. How can ninjas travel through this darkness?' thought Naruto.

The forest had absolutely no light. Hardly anything could be seen. On top of that, there was a lot of mist in the forest, making it even harder to see anything. Occasionally, Naruto would hit his head on a branch or trip on a rock.

'How the heck am I ever going to get out of here?' thought Naruto.

Suddenly, a noise of a large animal was heard from a distance. Naruto thought it was just his imagination. Then, he heard the noise again.

'What was that noise? This is scary. I need to find a way out, and quick!' thought Naruto.

He suddenly felt the ground shaking and fell to the floor. Then, all the trees were knocked down and Naruto saw a giant snake heading straight towards him.

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!!" screamed Naruto.

Naruto was frantically ran away, hoping that the snake didn't see him. Unfortunately, the snake was chasing him. At that moment, Naruto completely blacked out.

Deep in Naruto's mind

Naruto awoke and found himself in a corridor.

'Hm. I wonder where this leads.' thought Naruto.

Naruto walked through the corridor and made it to the end. At the end was a huge gate that had a paper seal on it to keep it closed.

"Hm. So you're the vessel I'm living in huh? Pathetic! You're only a small child." said the anonymous figure.

"W-who are you?" said Naruto in an alarmed tone.

"My name is Kyuubi, also known as the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit. Go away you little gaki." said Kyuubi



"I'm Naruto Uzamaki. So you're the reason that people keep taunting me. Why are you here?" said Naruto.

"I'm here because I'm trapped by that seal. If you can remove…" Naruto immediately cut in.

"Don't even try that with me! I'm not an idiot. If I let you go what will happen to me?" said Naruto.

"You'd die." Kyuubi replied.

"What will happen to you?" asked Naruto.

"I honestly don't know. I think my power will overpower your body and I'd be released." answered Kyuubi.

"Do you think you can help me?" asked Naruto.

"What do you mean gaki?" asked Kyuubi.

"I'm going to be eaten by a snake. If I get eaten while you're in my body, you'd die too, right? said Naruto.

"I guess so. I'm only doing this because I don't want to die. I'm going to give you some of my power. Get ready." said Kyuubi.

Naruto was soon surrounded by a certain red chakra.

In the forest

Naruto's body suddenly changed. He had whiskers, claws, and terrifying red eyes. The giant snake was lowering itself so it could eat its food. Naruto quickly jumped out of the way. He jumped on top of the snake. He took out his katana. He released some of Kyuubi's chakra into the katana. He plunged the katana's blade into the head of the giant snake causing a quick and silent death.

'Wow. I'm really strong now. Kyuubi's chakra saved my life. Thanks a lot.' thought Naruto.

Since most of the forest was cleared, it was easy for him to find a way out of the forest. Now that he was out of the forest, he was able to continue his journey away from Konoha.