The Origin of the Nine-tails Part 1

After Tails named the kit Naru-chan, he does what he promised before. He tells Naruto and his son why he attacked Konoha seven years earlier. But in order to truly explain what happened, he must begin before the attack and back when he became a demon Fox.

Flashback to 1,000 years ago…

It all began the day that he met her. His mate, who was a kit at the time herself. He was surprised to see such a beautiful vixen at such a young age. Too young to take as his mate.

So he bided his time, until she was the proper age. When she was old enough, he approached her. She wanted nothing to do with him at first. After all, she already had plenty of younger suitors vying for her affections. But she was young and inexperienced, and yet she was not swayed by their attempts. The one thing she looked for in a mate was loyalty to her and the ability to protect their kits at any cost.

The only one who fit this description was Kyuubi and she never once looked at him. She considered him too old for her to mess around with. Her mother and sire were gone, and unable to tell her that Kyuubi was the most loyal and protective out of all the foxes in the forest. But she would soon learn this the day that Kyuubi's main enemy attacked her when she was most vulnerable.

Shukaku wanted revenge for the many times that Kyuubi had beaten him. When he found out that his enemy was after a certain fox, he realized that he had finally found a way to get back. He would attack the fox when it least expected it, and get his revenge.

The fox was about to fall asleep for the night when she noticed something outside. It was Kyuubi; he looked as if he was watching her. This annoyed her to no end, and she was about to confront him when she noticed him.

A raccoon; but this raccoon was different, very different. It had evil eyes and it looked as though it didn't look as if it was there to chat. The vixen began to feel afraid of the creature. It was then that she noticed that Kyuubi was growling. He seemed to know this evil beast.

Kyuubi was furious at Shukaku for daring to harm one of his kin. He would pay for this outrage. Shukaku didn't care for foxes or his kin; he only cared for himself.

"Be gone foul raccoon! You have no business here!"

Shukaku cackled evilly. This would settle the score with his nemesis the fox.

"You have no business here either, foolish fox. She obviously wants no part from you!"

Kyuubi was mad; how dare this, this thing, say that to his face! He roared at his rival.

"That may or may not be true. It doesn't matter to me, but you shall not harm one of my kin!"

The vixen was startled; she never cared for him, yet he was protecting her. Why? Why was he protecting her when she didn't want him to begin with?

The answer; he cared for all foxes whether she loved him or not, he would protect her no matter the cost, even if it meant his very life.