Sorry it took so long to update! I own nothing 'cept the Ocs and this plot.
This is the last chappie in this story, so be sure to read Shadow Of the Future after wards.
Chapter 10
The next morning, Shadow woke up, tied to a metal table, with very thick ropes, and gagged with a dirty gym sock. Raising an eyebrow, he glanced around and snorted when he saw Ibiki standing over to one side. Using his tongue to get the sock out of his mouth, the black fox made a face at the after taste that it left behind. Ibiki smirked and walked casually over to him.
"How many times have we gone over this Shadow?" the black clad jonin asked.
"Uhh... ten?"
"Twenty." Ibiki corrected. Shadow nodded and grinned, trying to look innocent, and failing miserably. "What did Kyuubi do this time?" this launched Shadow into an explanation—aka rant—of his and Kyuubi's actions, but mainly his. "So you tried to castrate him over that?"
"Yup! Now can you untie me? I need to be somewhere." Shadow growled. Ibiki rolled his eyes and undid the intricate knots that held the fox down. As soon as the last one was undone, Shadow blurred out of sight and a girly screech split the air outside the building followed by a long rant coming from the black fox containing a large amount of profanity that made the mothers in the village cover their children's ears.
Now, if you're thinking that this will follow with a huge amount of drama and action, you are sorely mistaken. There is no reason for that to happen, for Shadow has no enemies left to fight, and no affairs to manage seeing as he is no longer leader of the Kitsune Clan, and every thing is peaceful in Konoha, so I apologize in advance for those of you that were expecting a lot of action, adventure, etc. Back to the story...
When Shadow returned home, Kyuubi was covered in bruises, scrapes, cuts, gashes, and other various injuries. The black fox seemed satisfied with his handy work and was wearing a huge grin on his face. Kyuubi meanwhile moaned in agony and staggered to his room, barely dodging a rock that was thrown at him by Shadow.
Naruto came into the room and sighed when he saw the trail of dust with a little blood in it following Kyuubi and guessed that Shadow had finally gotten a hold of him. 'About time.' he thought. He had been wondering when this would happen, but he had made Shadow agree that he would clean up after himself if he made a mess of the village... again.
Last time, it had almost been worse than when Kyuubi attacked under a genjutsu 23 years ago and had taken forever to fix. The only difference was that no one died or was seriously injured.
"Clean this up." the blond said.
"Hey, I didn't do that. Kyuubi's the one trailing dust and blood, not me. And nothing was broken or bashed other than the dumb ass either, so no work for me." Shadow retorted, a stubborn look on his furred face. Naruto stuck his tongue out at the fox's logic and Shadow copied his actions, grinning and trotting into the kitchen.
Naruto could hear him riffling through the fridge before he was almost made deaf by a fan girlish scream from outside. Then, Sasuke and Itachi shot through the half open door, a fanclub almost following them, but they slammed the door shut first, locking it.
The blond sighed. 'If this becomes their shelter from the Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha fanclubs, there will be nothing left of this complex when the girls get done with it.' he thought skeptically.
"Too close." Sasuke muttered.
"Tell me again why you always come here?" Naruto asked.
"Its the only place where the owner won't throw us out for trespassing or breaking an entry. Besides, you know all the best places to hide in here considering that you're the target of everyone else's rage constantly."
Naruto twitched at this and was about to say something, but was interrupted by a screech from outside followed by a roar that made the windows shake and what sounded like a stampede. The door was kicked in and a black dragon with a red belly trotted in before shrinking back into Shadow.
"You owe me." the fox said, glaring at the Uchiha brothers. They blinked at Shadow's strange display and the fox sighed. "I already explained the properties of the Kitsunegan, and I won't do it again." he growled, his left eye developing a twitch.
Sasuke and Itachi took this as a huge sign that they should beat it or get beaten into the ground, so they amscrayed out of there as fast as they could. Shadow snorted and looked at the clock, his eye brows widening when he saw that it read 10:30 at night. It didn't seem like that, and he hadn't expected the fanclubs to be out at this time of night, but the world is full of surprises isn't it.
He Naruto good night and scrambled onto the couch, falling into a deep sleep. Naruto meanwhile grinned and looked out the window, remembering all the adventures that he had shared with the fox, and wondering what the future might hold... for him, and for Shadow. Naruto's grin turned to a scowl when he remembered a line from an ancient script he had found in the Kitsune Clan library.
A dog may be stupid enough to return to its home and owner, but a fox has a free spirit and only returns home when he or she is attached to someone. A kitsune however, is a loner, never staying in one place or with one person for long. If a kitsune goes soft and sides with a human, he or she is to be outcast, no matter his or her rank.
-The Book of Ages
Shadow, had changed all that, and had broken all the rules. He planned to stay with his friends and family for as long as time allowed, and would never abandon those in need. Naruto could tell that the fox didn't like staying in one place for too long, but the black kitusne's loyalty always out weighed his instincts. The blond could tell that he would be Shadow's friend for a long time to come.
Yahoo!! I'm finally finished. Sorry if it wasn't what you expected... and on another note... I JUST WAISTED YOUR TIME!!! HAHAHAHAAA!!!!Cough, cough... any way. Please rate and review. Ja!