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"Tailed Beast"

Chapter 6

The Tailed Beasts

"You're the Nine-Tailed Fox?" asked Yasuko.

"Yes. I'm sorry for not telling you." said Naruto.

"Ok." said Yasuko.

"Ok? You're not mad?" asked Naruto.

"No. Why should I be?" asked Yasuko.

"I thought you'd be scared of me or something like that…" said Naruto.

"Can you control the Fox?" asked Yasuko.

"Sort of. I can talk to him and ask for chakra." said Naruto.

"Ok. Then there's nothing to worry about." said Yasuko.

'How can she be so calm about this?' thought Naruto.

"Are we going?" asked Yasuko.

"Huh…oh, yeah. Let's go." said Naruto.

Naruto and Yasuko had already left the perimeter of Iwagakure. They've been walking since dawn. It was afternoon when they reached a large field. They set up for lunch. They made a fire to cook the ramen that Naruto bought. Yasuko bought dumplings for herself because she was getting sick of eating ramen every day. Once they were done eating, they picked up their things and left.

"So, where are we going next?" asked Yasuko.

"Let me check." said Naruto.

Naruto checked the map to see what village they were closest to.

"We're here, and the nearest village is…" said Naruto.

"Well?" asked Yasuko.

"The nearest village is on Crescent Moon Island." said Naruto.

"Isn't that a restricted area?" asked Yasuko.

"Yeah, I don't understand it either. Why would they put a village on a restricted island?" said Naruto.

"So, are we going there?" asked Yasuko.

"Yep." replied Naruto.

Both headed toward the coast line of the Earth Country to see if a boat was going to Crescent Moon Island. All of the sailors laughed when they heard Naruto and Yasuko ask about a boat to the island.

"What are we going to do now?" asked Naruto.

"Buy a canoe I guess." said Yasuko.

"I don't have enough yen to buy a canoe." said Naruto.

"Ok. Wait a sec." said Yasuko.

Yasuko went away for a couple of minutes. Suddenly, Naruto heard a loud crash. He noticed Yasuko dragging a tree towards the beach.

'Kyuubi, remind me not to get on her bad side.' said Naruto to Kyuubi through his thoughts.

"I've never seen a girl with that kind of strength since the First Hokage's granddaughter." said Kyuubi.

"Alright! Let's make a canoe!"yelled Yasuko.

Naruto stared while she carved a canoe out of the tree she took down. She also made two paddles out of the remaining scraps of wood.

"She scares me." said Kyuubi.

'Me too.' thought Naruto.

"Well, are we going?" said Yasuko.

"Huh…oh, yeah." said Naruto

"Are you ok?" asked Yasuko.

"Yeah, let's just go." said Naruto.

Naruto and Yasuko pushed the canoe into the water. They both jumped in and immediately began paddling. The water was murky and had the smell of sulfur. The waves were calm until they were halfway to the Crescent Moon Island. They stated hearing strange sounds coming from the water. It wasn't anything having to do with the weather because the sky was completely clear. Something was coming. They just didn't know what.

Suddenly, the waves got bigger as they got closer to the island. Whirlpools started appearing out of nowhere. Then, a monster came out of the water. It looked like a giant turtle.

'Kyuubi, what is that thing?!' yelled Naruto to Kyuubi.

"That's Sanbi the Three-Tailed Beast. He's not very smart, but he's strong, so be careful. I'll lend you some of my power." said Kyuubi.

Naruto changed into the fox-like form he gains after the red chakraentered his body.

"Yasuko, be careful, alright." said Naruto.

"Got it." said Yasuko.

Naruto ran on top of the water towards Sanbi. He jumped on top of his arm and ran until he reached Sanbi's face. Naruto tried to scratch Sanbi's face, but missed. Sanbi shook Naruto of his body. Naruto fell into the water.

"Naruto" yelled Yasuko.

She ran toward Naruto and tried to catch him. By the time she had gotten to where Naruto was, Naruto was already in the water. Yasuko immediately stopped her flow of chakra so she could dive into the water and save Naruto. The water felt like ice as she dived into the water. Naruto was about to pass out, but Yasuko was able to pull him out of the water before he did. Naruto gasped for air and managed to utter a couple of words.

"Thank you." said Naruto before he started gasping for air once more.

As soon as he gained his balance, Naruto rocketed toward Sanbi's face once again. He was able to land a swift punch on Sanbi's cheek. Due to the power of the red chakra, the punch became very powerful. It was so powerful that the blow to the cheek caused Sanbi to become unbalanced.

"Nice shot Naruto!" exclaimed Yasuko.

By this time Yasuko had already thought of a plan that might stun the ponderous creature long enough for them to get away. While Naruto continued to fight Sanbi, Yasuko was tying many paper bombs to a very long wire.

"Naruto, get on the canoe!" commanded Yasuko.

Naruto quickly jumped off the left shoulder of the giant turtle.

"What's going on?" asked Naruto.

"I'll be right back." said Yasuko.

She jumped off the canoe and headed toward Sanbi. She ran up his right arm, trying to reach Sanbi's head. She wrapped the string full of paper bombs around the neck of the turtle. She quickly jumped off Sanbi and landed on the canoe.

"Let's go, now!" demanded Yasuko in a shaky tone.

Since Naruto still had some red chakra left, he decided to use it to paddle the canoe. As soon as his hand touched the water, Naruto let out some chakra. The chakra was used like a propeller, causing the canoe to move quickly. When they were at a safe distance away from Sanbi, Yasuko preformed a hand sign.

"Bye-Bye." said Yasuko.

With those words, the paper bombs created an enormous explosion that could be seen from the beach that Naruto and Yasuko left from. Many of the sailors that saw this couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Naruto.

"Let's try to reach Crescent Moon Island before anything else happens." said Yasuko.

"How does she think of these things? These traps that she sets, where does she learn them?" questioned Kyuubi.

'I don't know.' said Naruto, telepathically speaking to Kyuubi.

It had been a while since they had left from the beach. Darkness had crept up the eastern sky. A beautiful sunset could be seen in the west. They had seen the beaches of the Crescent Moon Island while the orange tint of the sun almost completely faded away.

"Finally! We're here!" happily declared Yasuko.

"Ok. Now let's try to find the village. It should be in the middle of…" slurred Naruto.

Naruto passed out on the soft sand of the beach.

"Oh no! Naruto, are you ok?" exclaimed Yasuko in a concerned tone.

She reached over to touch his head. Naruto's forehead felt like a fierce fire to her cold hands.

'His head is really hot. That polluted water must've gotten him sick.' thought Yasuko.

Yasuko moved Naruto to a place where he would be safe. She had heard someone talking about the great supply of medical herbs that could be found on the island. She decided to look for some Raulvolfia Serpentina and Feverfew herbs to lower his blood-pressure and to take his headache away. As she was walking, a voice boomed in her thoughts.

"I say we ditch the kid. He's only holding you back." said the mysterious voice.

'Shut up Nibi! He's my friend!' yelled Yasuko telepathically.

"If he's your friend, then why haven't you told him that you carry the Two-Tailed Cat spirit?" inquired Nibi.

'I'm not ready to tell him. I will tell him eventually.' said Yasuko telepathically.

After a half-hour of searching for herbs, she heard a rustle in a bush nearby. She ignored it and went back to picking herbs. Suddenly, a man came out of the bush and grabbed Yasuko around the neck.

"Give me your money, or else!" said the man.

Yasuko was able to wiggle her way out of the man's grip. He tried to grab her once more, but Yasuko punched him in the face before he could grab her around the neck. He covered his face with his hands.

'Nibi, give me some power.' said Yasuko telepathically.

A metallic-blue chakra had surrounded her body. The power was so great, that the ground where she stood was shaking. The chakra-formed claw scratched the man on the arm. She sent short bursts of chakra flying toward him. The power of Nibi was extremely overwhelming. All the man could see was a metallic-blue blur a few meters away from him. Soon after, the man had fainted from a blow to the head. The glaring white eyes were the last things he saw.