Chapter 2
Naruto awoke to find himself in a sewer. He looked around before walking down the long tunnel to find a large orange and black demon fox snarling at his presence.
"Good you're here." The mighty fox boomed.
"W-w-who are y-you?" Naruto sheepishly asked as he visibly shook with fear.
The Kyuubi chuckled darkly at the sight of a human trembling in fear before him. "Ever wondered what those red characters are on your belly kit?"
Naruto assumed that the demon could be of no harm towards him the air of confidence grew around him. "Now that you mention it…I would like to know why they are there."
"They are the signs of a sealed demon within you, Kit." The fox grinned.
Naruto gave this piece of information a thought. "So you are the demon sealed inside me?" Naruto slowly said as he sat down on the flooded floor, barely noticing that the water on the floor wasn't getting his pants wet.
"Very clever kit. Yes, I am the 9-tailed Kyuubi, the strongest tails of them all." The fox grinned at the fact.
"…Are there other people like me?" Naruto asked quietly.
"You mean other jinchuuriki's kit? Yes, there is other jinchuuriki's out there in the shinobi world."
"Well…can you talk to me whenever I'm out of your sealed cage thing?" Naruto asked innocently.
"Of course kit. Ever heard that out-of-the blue voice in your head kit?"
"Hmm…I think so, yeah."
"That's my voice."
"Oh…Well since I'm here for the meantime why don't we get to know each other fox?" Naruto asked curiously slightly afraid that the fox will refuse.
"DON'T CALL ME FOX! Call me Kyuubi!" Kyuubi boomed as the torches on the wall shook a little.
"Sorry, sorry." Naruto gave a sheepish grin and held up his hands in surrender.
"Thanks, it gets on my nerves for humans to call me a fox because I am a demon-fox. Not just a plain fox." Kyuubi sighed as he hung his head.
Naruto noticed the fox's change in mood and he walked over to the cage. Naruto leaned up against the cage and reached outward and stroked the Kyuubi's head softly.
The Kyuubi looked up at Naruto, careful not to move his head. Kyuubi purred softly as Naruto scratched Kyuubi behind one of his giant, long ears.
"Eh?" Kyuubi blinked.
"You seem the more of a misunderstood demon…The type that everybody looks at the wrong way because you are huge and monstrous in size."
"…Thanks kit…" Kyuubi sighed. "I'm glad you look underneath the underneath."
Naruto stopped scratching Kyuubi for a moment and looked up at the fox with big cerulean eyes. "Say Kyuubi, do you want to be friends?"
Kyuubi was shocked. He never really had a friend before. 'But there's a first for everything.' "Sure kit. I would love to be friends with you."
"I will be the best'est friend you would and ever will have! Believe it!" Naruto yelled as he out stretched his hands to pet Kyuubi again.
Kyuubi softly butted his head against the gate and Naruto gave the Kyuubi's head a huge hug.
After a few minutes Naruto innocently asked, "Hey Kyuubi?"
"Yeah kit?" Kyuubi mumbled.
"What's your favorite color?" Naruto asked while he stroked the fur above Kyuubi's left eye.
Kyuubi sighed knowing this was going to be a long night.
(((((The Next Morning)))))
Minato rushed through the streets of Konoha with Naruto sprawled across his back. Naruto's breaths became slightly sharper and shorter and Minato ran faster and showed the villagers why he was called Konoha's Yellow Flash.
In a record time Minato reached the hospital gasping for breath. "Naruto…won't…wake up…please…help…" He gasped between pants.
Nurses rushed to help Minato and Naruto as Minato fell to one-knee. Nurses softly but swiftly carried Naruto through the hospital hallways with Minato staggering behind.
When Minato almost caught up to Naruto he was stopped by a swirl of leaves and an ANBU rushed over to Minato's side.
"Sensei, what happened to Naruto?" Kakashi asked silently praying to Kami.
"He won't wake up Kakashi…His breathing was sharp and shallow when I arrived at the hospital."Minato quickly said and ran over to Naruto's sleeping side.
Naruto's whiskers grew darker then faded over and over again.
Kakashi gently laid a hand on Minato's shoulder. "Do you think he's interacting with the Kyuubi?"
"It's a possibility…I just hope that the fox-" Naruto then snarled loudly and menacingly in his sleep and his fangs and claws grew.
Minato fell against the wall and buried his face in his heads as he slid down the wall. He started to silently weep. "Kakashi?" Minato mumbled between sobs.
"Yeah sensei?" Kakashi bent down to look at Minato. He noted that Minato was crying.
"What kind of father am I if I can't even save my own son from the claws of Kyuubi?" With that said Naruto sighed happily and relaxed his position.
Minato looked at his son which the nurses were strolling down the hallway and turning into a room.
"What do you think this means sensei?" Kakashi choked out, even Kakashi was having trouble keeping back tears. He had grown a soft spot for the 'Future Hokage'
Minato slowly stood up and started to walk towards Naruto's room. "Even I don't know that Kakashi?"
((((( In Kyuubi's Cage Cell Thing )))))
"Well kit it seems you are needed in the real world." Kyuubi said sadly. He had actually enjoyed Naruto's presence….he felt more…happy.
"What?" Naruto asked looking down from the ceiling.
"Kit, isn't your genin exams today?"
"Oh yeah…that's right." Naruto sighed inwardly.
"If you want me to, I can help you with training and your exams kit." Kyuubi said hesitantly.
"Really? That's great!" Naruto ran up to Kyuubi and hugged his large head. "I would love that Kyuubi! You are the best demon a kid could ever have!" Naruto laughed.
"And you're the best jinchuuriki a demon could ever demand for!" Kyuubi laughed.
The joke made Naruto laugh even harder but he soon recovered. "Do you really mean you would help me with my training and guide me through exams?"
"Of course kit!" Kyuubi said.
"Well…I must be heading back." Naruto started to walk back down the corridor but soon stopped. "Uh…Kyuubi? How do I get back home?"
Kyuubi boomed with laughter at Naruto. "Here I'll send you home but it may hurt a little bit though and I'm sorry for the pain that may come."
"Alright." Naruto readied himself. "HIT ME!"
"Alllrrriiiggghhhttt….." Kyuubi said sarcastically as he sent a wave of chakra rolling towards Naruto.
Kyuubi frowned when he heard Naruto's yells of pain.
(((((Back In Reality)))))
Naruto twitched his hand as he shifted in his hospital bed.
"Ow Kyuubi did you have to hit me that hard?" Naruto groaned as he rubbed his head where a large headache flared.
Naruto had barely anytime to register where he was before he was enveloped in a huge bear-hug by Minato.
"Dad…Can't'…Breathe…" Naruto gasped out.
Minato gave one last squeeze and let go of Naruto. "Son, I was so worried about you."
"No need to worry dad. I was in good paws."
Kyuubi burst out laughing which in cause made Naruto laugh. Their two voices merged together to sound a Kyuubi-Naruto laugh.
Minato's eyes widened at the sound along with Kakashi. Minato grasped Naruto by the arms. "Who was that?"
Naruto's eyes widened in shock and pain.
"NARUTO!" Kyuubi yelled trough Naruto's body.
Minato gasped at the voice and Naruto's head hung limp.
Naruto's head suddenly snapped back up and glared at the Yondaime with black slitted eyes with pure blood red iris "Don't ever hurt my Kit ever…AGAIN!" s. Kyuubi yelled through Naruto's body.
Minato widened his eyes at how Kyuubi said "My Kit". He fell backwards at the wave of killing intent that was sent his way. Naruto shuddered a few times, "Father please, Kyuubi is my best friend and he doesn't like to see me get hurt."
"THAT MAN IS YOUR FATHER?!" The Kyuubi roared.
"YES KYUUBI NOW PLEASE. I'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL!" Naruto yelled not bothering to yell in his mind.
Naruto heard Kyuubi "hmph" before growling about how "the world is corrupt nowadays."
Naruto sighed thankfully before looking at his father who was leaning against the wall, staring at Naruto in disbelief.
"W-was that the Kyuubi, Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
Naruto nodded rather sheepishly.
'Are you scared to talk about me kit?' Kyuubi asked innocently.
'No, I'm just scared that they'll think differently because I'm best friends with the best demon ever…'
'I'm speechless Kit. That's the best thing anybody's ever said to me.'
'It's nothing really.' Naruto grinned outwardly.
"Naruto?" Minato suddenly asked.
Naruto stopped grinning and looked at Minato.
"What did you and the fox talk about?" Minato asked but as soon as that was said Naruto's whisker marks grew darker and more defined.
'Fox.' Kyuubi hissed.
"Please don't call Kyuubi fox. He hates that name." Naruto pleaded.
Minato blinked, "Alright, what did you and…Kyuubi talk about?"
Naruto tilted his head in thought, "Lots of things."
Kakashi spoke up, "Like what?"
'Should I tell them?' Naruto asked in his mind.
'Hmm…no but I'll tell you what to say kit.'
'Is it gunna be nice?'
'It depends on how they take it as. But after awhile tell them it was a joke alright?'
'Alright...'
Back in July I mentally murdered myself for writing this but Im pretty much over it now...working on Chapter 11. Trust me...the style of writing gets better with every chapter I PROMISE!
~AOFT, Firewolfpup