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XxX Chapter 9 XxX
Naruto walked the through the path where few people loitered around. It was understandable that few people were out and about because it was very early in the morning, the sun was at the horizon.
He greeted people and they greeted him with a smile and a polite 'Good Morning'.
He did this frequently; wake up early and walk around the village. He had now been here for about three years and he felt content. It was such an easy life style to maintain.
Though in order to satiate his thirst for blood he had to hunt away from the village because he didn't want to hunt anywhere near this place. They'd get suspicious, the villagers that is.
In fact he had started to prey on animals in the more dense part of the woods. Animal blood wasn't as succulent as human blood but it would do.
He wasn't after all a raving mad blood thirsty vampire. No he liked to think himself to be a more refined and cunning vampire. Yes, he liked to be seen as such.
After the first year of being constantly watched by his fledglings they had suddenly vanished, not a trace left behind. Though, their bond had not been severed Naruto felt oddly disconnected from them because they didn't feel the same. Maybe these three years away had weakened their link.
Yes, maybe being far apart for too long made this happen.
And strangely enough he didn't feel at a loss, did this make him a bad person?
He didn't feel at a loss because he had Sai. Over these short years he and Sai had bonded in a way that Naruto had never thought would be possible, especially after the death of two of his fledglings. Sai was the closest thing that Naruto had that he could call his best friend, even closer than he had been to Madara and Arashi.
The realization made him feel guilty and he left the village for a week, only to return as if nothing had happened.
During that week away he had contemplated what Sai meant to him and if he should turn him into his fledging. He even thought of going back home.
But there was something about Sai that wasn't normal, something almost supernatural about him, a certain quality that drew him closer to Sai. And there was a small part of him that turned a blind eye to all these things. Sai smelled like a human. He was not a vampire, not a werewolf, not a shape shifter and definitely not a witch.
Sai was only a mere human.
A mere human that had gotten past his defenses and had the power to make him bend to his will because he was his best friend.
Naruto didn't like to think of this though because he didn't like people having power over him, even if they themselves didn't know it.
No, it was a weakness that he was sure would be his downfall. Sai was his weakness and surely Sai would be the reason for his downfall.
An unfavorable thought indeed.
Regardless of this he continued to live in this village. He felt free, but wasn't he already free before. Had all those years, prior to his stay here, been his confinement. Had they been a cage?
Did Sai set him free, or had he given him the illusion of freedom?
Naruto didn't know and he really didn't want to find out because it made him think, think about things he shouldn't even contemplate about.
He continued his walk, passing through the last houses that bordered the village. And once he was in the more denser part of the woods he began to run.
Run, run because he loved to run. He jumped and twirled going faster and faster. He slid his eyes shut letting the morning breeze take him.
He could feel the leaves brush over him and he started laughing.
It was strange, he knew it but he couldn't stop.
Again and again he felt dizzy and he loved it.
With his eyes shut and lips closed he called out one name.
'Kyuubi!!'
Surely Kyuubi would have heard it, wherever he was Naruto was sure that he heard it.
And now it was time to wait.
Wait for Kyuubi to come to him, after two years he had called him.
Naruto's lips tugged up into a half smile.
Yes, soon Kyuubi would come.
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In another part of the world Kyuubi straightened up so fast his chair clattered to the floor.
"What's wrong" Tsunade called out.
Kyuubi stared at her in confusion.
"You didn't hear it"
"Hear what?" Jiraiya questioned.
"Naruto, he called me just now…. Naruto called my name" Kyuubi said rushed.
"But we didn't hear anything" Tsunade her voice filled with doubt.
"He called me, I wasn't imagining it Tsunade I heard him" Kyuubi said irritated as he stormed out of the manor.
He wasn't imagining Naruto's voice calling to him, no Naruto had meant to call only him. Did that mean that he didn't want Tsunade or Jiraiya there?
He wasn't sure and he didn't much care. If they wanted to tag along, fine. It didn't matter because after two years of feeling disconnected and abandoned, he felt relieved because Naruto had called him.
Not Tsunade, not Jiraiya but him.
So with that in mind he flitted away, unseen to those who could be skulking around.
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Naruto wondered how long Kyuubi would take to get here. A few hours at most, it all depended on whether or not Kyuubi would rush and act carelessly.
He was waiting, patiently. His eyes were shut and he was concentrating on Kyuubi's presence. And found nothing.
Naruto fell to the ground and landed in a hunched forward in a crouch. He had been hanging upside down from a twenty foot tree.
Naruto was on the defensive.
He could smell something, getting closer circling around him. He smelled a werewolf.
And Naruto growled. Maybe it was his primitive instincts kicking in but Naruto got on all fours, back arched, ready to attack.
It seemed his little friend was accepting his challenge, and roared.
There was a shuffle near the bushes and a giant black monstrosity emerged. Bigger than a bear and much, much stronger than an ox. It was on all fours, it's thick fur standing up, it's powerful jaw opened to reveal sharp rows of teeth.
A possible scare tactic.
But Naruto wasn't scared, he had dealt with werewolves in the past, when they had tried to co-exist long ago.
Obviously, it hadn't worked out. In fact it seemed to have gotten worse after their attempt at peace.
Would they ever learn to co-exist, Naruto wondered.
A piercing roar brought him back to what was at hand.
This werewolf was charging at him, straight forward and he was fast really fast.
Naruto dodged him and jumped over him.
It growled and drew it's clawed paw at him, it tore at his shirt letting blood seep through.
Naruto glared and ran forward, puncturing the wolf with his sharp finger nails, it howled in pain.
Oh, now it pissed.
It jumped, knocking Naruto down, it's full weight on him, leaving him trapped.
With a howl it opened it's enormous jaw and sunk his jaws into Naruto's left shoulder.
Naruto gave a pain filled growl.
It wasn't letting go, and as Naruto tried to shake it off him, it's hold seemed to tightened.
Blood was flowing freely and Naruto felt anger course through his veins. So without a thought Naruto leaned forward and sunk his fangs on the furry patch of neck.
The werewolves grip loosened in surprise and that was all Naruto needed to push him off.
Naruto wiped his mouth in disgust, he hated the smell of werewolves, especially the taste of their blood.
Naruto stood on steady feet and his opponent readied itself. Both looked each other in the eye and ran forward with incredible speed.
Just as they were about to class the werewolf was pushed to the side.
Naruto turned and saw that someone had interfered and not just anybody. Kyuubi had interfered.
The werewolf was pushed against the bark of an old tree, Kyuubi's hand had punctured a hole through it's chest.
Slowly it started to transform until only a unclothed male stood there in place of that giant black werewolf.
Kyuubi still didn't let him go.
"Where am I, what happened?" the male asked truthfully unsure.
And it hit Naruto. This was strange, why didn't this werewolf know what had transpired only moments ago. Did he truly not know, from where he stood he looked at it straight in the eyes.
No, this was not the same person…werewolf.
"Kyuubi, let him go"
Kyuubi did not and continued to glare at the werewolf, a look of disgust crossing onto his face.
Naruto walked forward placing a hand on Kyuubi's shoulder.
"Kyuubi, let him go" and this time Naruto's grip tightened, painfully so.
Reluctantly Kyuubi let go.
The werewolf left, shooting Naruto a perplexed look and Kyuubi one full of hate.
Naruto's bleeding had stopped, his wounds had started to heal.
"This is why I didn't want to leave you alone" Kyuubi said his voice filled with frustration.
"I could have handled it by myself, and you know it" Naruto said derisively.
"Why did you call me" Kyuubi said, changing the subject.
"I just wanted to see you" Naruto said stepping forward the space between them only inches apart.
There was a rustling in the bushes and both Tsunade and Jiraiya were in the clearing.
"And them" Naruto added.
Tsunade hesitantly stepped forward and when Naruto opened his arms wide she ran to him and hugged him.
He continued hugging Tsunade as he spoke.
"I'll go back, I'll go back home but I'll be bringing along a friend"
Tsunade stiffened but Naruto didn't acknowledge it, instead he continued to have his arms wrapped around her.
"Are you talking about Sai?" Kyuubi questioned.
"Yes, who else would I be talking about" Naruto said almost mockingly.
"That's dangerous, we can't have a human in out home…what if he tells others of us because surely we can't keep it a secret from him forever" Jiraiya said sternly.
"Ah, but whoever said I'd keep him a human" Naruto said with a smirk.
"Naruto, you can't be serious" Kyuubi said with a hint of despair.
"Oh, but I am. You see Sai is very important to me and I need him" Naruto said with a strange smile.
Kyuubi felt hurt, again he was going to be replaced by another just like when Naruto got the notion of making more fledglings.
Just when he thought he was being accepted, he was going to be cast aside…again.
Maybe it was pure impulse or maybe it had to do with knowing that he'd soon be tossed aside but Kyuubi didn't know why he yelled at Naruto he just knew that he deeply regretted it soon afterwards.
"Naruto turning him won't solve anything, are you using him as a replacement is that it because believe me he won't change the fact that Arashi and Madara died!"
Kyuubi felt his head whip to the side. Naruto had slapped him.
His eyes they were furious his fangs protruding from his gums into a threatening snarl.
"You know nothing" Naruto bit out his voice hard.
Naruto felt cold seep through him, how dare Kyuubi say that. He felt the need to take out his frustrations because Sai was by no means a replacement.
"Leave this place and never come back" Naruto snarled looking at all three of his fledglings, he was telling not just Kyuubi this but all of them as well.
And he had really was going to return, but if this was how they were going to be then so be it, he'd remain apart from them and stay with Sai
He didn't wait for them to get out of his sight, instead he left without a glance. He was late and Sai would question him. He had been gone for half the day and it was getting closer to the evening, the sky was now a pinkish orange hue.
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Kyuubi stood frozen. He had pushed Naruto away, made him truly leave them behind.
With a deep sigh he went to rest against the bark of the tree, where he had pinned the werewolf only a few minutes ago. He stood up a look of disgust marring his features, it still smelled like that damned werewolf.
"What do we do, now" Tsunade questioned a looking lost and grief stricken.
Yes, Tsunade was the one most dependant of Naruto, well the one who truly showed it…unlike himself.
Kyuubi chuckled a humorous laugh "I don't know"
And truly he didn't because before they would always seek guidance from Naruto even when he was away they knew he'd return but now he wanted nothing from them, not anymore and all because he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
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As Naruto neared the gates of the village he felt something within him stop, his heart beating erratically.
What was this feeling?
He hurried. Did something happen, was Sai in trouble. These thoughts plagued his mind as he neared the village and stopped, walking quickly past the people who were in his way.
He ignored the polite greetings and the enthusiastic bellows from the children down the road.
He reached for his spare key and unlocked the front door.
The sight that greeted him made him freeze, the blood draining from his face and his heart stopped in his ribcage.
The walls were splattered with blood, Sai lay unmoving and near him stood a man.
"What did you do?" Naruto asked in disbelief
A chuckle erupted from the mans chest, the sound bouncing off the walls.
"What did you do!!" Naruto yelled running forward.
The man dodged him, throwing Naruto against the bloodied wall.
The man bent low whispering into Naruto's ear.
"You know, I challenged you before about three years ago but you ignored me"
He grabbed Naruto by the collar and flung him to the floor where he kicked at his sides mercilessly, with inhumane strength.
Naruto coughed and grunted in pain.
"Nobody ignores me!" He yelled with white fangs glistening.
And then realization dawned on Naruto, this was the vampire he had disregarded when he had been running away from Kyuubi.
He didn't have to dwell on the matter as a foot was implanted over his neck, pressure was added and if he didn't move he was sure something would break.
"I didn't think it would be easy to find you, but I did. I watched you all this time waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike and then I noticed that this human.." here he pointed at Sai's dead corpse "..was important to you" he smiled malevolently.
Naruto's throat burned and he glared at the vampire.
This seemed to please it, instead of anger it.
"You know he kept calling your name the whole time, for you to help him…you should have seen the look in his face before he died" His voice grew with delight at the memory and Naruto felt something within him snap.
His eyes were closed and he started shaking.
The other vampire let out a smile thinking that Naruto was fearing for his own life, he was wrong.
Naruto stopped shaking and his eyes opened, a bloody red crimson.
He grabbed the other vampires leg, his nails digging into the muscle and he twisted it with all his might.
The vampire gave a howl of pain.
And then he saw Naruto's eyes and stepped back as Naruto drew nearer.
Something told him that he was in danger.
"Yo-youu're the.."
"So you want to play?" Naruto asked his voice much more menacing his eyes following his every movement.
"You're t-hhe.." It repeated like a broken record his face drawn up in fear.
And Naruto attacked.
His nails were now like claws and much sharper.
He sliced and his fangs pierced the other's neck, ripping off the skin and spitting it out. He felt his vision blurring.
He continued relentlessly stabbing and dismembering the other vampire, it's screams had long since faded away as he drained him of almost all his blood. Slowly it was dying because blood wasn't circulating through his body. He wanted it to be slow and painful and finally as he clawed at his chest he ripped out it's heart, moments later it turned to ash.
He felt drained and he crawled closer to Sai.
"I'm, I'm s-sorry" he whispered his voice faltering.
His fingers trembled as he reached forward and clutched Sai's cold hand.
Was this how his own hand felt? Cold as death.
"I'm s-sorry" he whispered brokenly.
Blood tears started to trickle down. He had lost him, and again it was his fault.
Sai, had been his last chance…his last hope.
The door slowly opened, Naruto's tired eyes looked at the entrance sharply.
And he knew who it was, Sai's befuddled mother came into view. She took in the gruesome scene, Sai's unmoving body and Naruto drenched in blood.
She stepped back her mouth drawn up in surprise and then she ran screaming at the top of her lungs "My son is dead, my son is dead!!" there was a glee in her voice.
A crowd started to from near the front door. Their voices were hushed and there were many whispers but even though they tried their best to keep their voices low Naruto could hear them clearly.
"I can't believe it"
"So tragic"
"Murdered, how awful"
"What should we do"
"Killed by his friend"
Naruto shut his eyes, that last one pained him. He clenched his eyes and he could hear their thoughts.
'Finally we are rid of the devil'
'A fitting end for a demon'
'A festival, for the evil that has tainted out village is gone'
'Naruto is a true hero, slaying that devil'
He could hear all their thoughts, not a jumble of sounds but each and every thought, and his head hurt.
He could hear children laughing and dancing in a circle "The demons dead, off with it's head"
Over and over they repeated this verse.
And he couldn't stop trembling as he continued to listen.
'A witch!, he was a witch!'
'The dead, he could see the dead!!'
He didn't want to hear, he didn't want to listen…he wanted it to stop.
And then he felt a pressure. Their evil thoughts made him feel a sudden rage take over him.
These thoughts kept whispering to him, of the things they had planned to do to Sai, their joy. Again he felt a pressure and he clutched his head.
They were happy, they were happy!!
He was shaking.
He dug his nails into his head, tugging at his hair.
This furious rage was consuming him, and he couldn't stop it….he couldn't control it.
This pressure…
It was suffocating him.
Stop it. I have to stop myself, I'm losing control someone please stop me!
Naruto let out blood curdling scream, his hand firmly holding Sai's own.
His eyes glowed ominously. Everything looked red, everything was blurry in his eyes. He couldn't control his body or this rage that was coursing through his veins. No, he didn't know what to do.
And he stopped shaking.
A blinding light and a scream.
'Was that his scream?'
And he knew that he couldn't, would not, stop.
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Somewhere in a dark alley a group of huddled cloaked figures looked up. Their pale faces and blood stained fingers frozen.
Blood shot eyes wide, a blurry image had suddenly appeared in their crazed minds. Soon they would hunt.
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In a laboratory a loud hiss of pain could be heard and yellow eyes glowed. Soon and he would strike.
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In a cave a pair of glowing eyes could be seen. A cruel smile forming on it's lips. It was time to set his plans in motion.
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In a meeting room three vampires were on the floor emitting loud cries of pain as they clutched their ears. The rest in the room went to their aid.
"What's wrong?"
"He's back….he's alive" one gasped as the pain had not receded.
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Kyuubi and the others felt a tremendous pain, what was that. He had felt a pressure and then an earsplitting pain.
What was it?
He looked and saw that Tsunade and Jiraiya were both experiencing this pain.
He headed in the direction in which Naruto had gone to.
'Naruto, please be alright' Kyuubi desperately hoped.
They raced forward as fast as they could but when they were about a mile away they were all flung back by an invisible force that took their breath away.
"We have to hurry" Tsunade exclaimed a hint of pain at the edges of her voice.
Kyuubi didn't know why but something told him that Naruto was the cause of this.
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Naruto focused his eyes. His mind was spinning and his body felt as heavy as lead.
And as he felt something on top of him he looked and saw that it was Sai, and the harsh reality hit with such force that Naruto felt himself reeling.
He had hoped that this was another one of his nightmares, he had hoped that this wasn't real….and he had truly hoped that this wasn't his fault.
He felt so numb.
But, it was and it made him feel so tired and so sick of life.
It seemed that he only brought death and misery to those around him, and he was tired of it. He was tired of being the one left alive, he was sick and tired of being the cause of it all.
And he felt like dying, dying and never coming back.
His hand tightened around Sai.
He needed to leave, get away.
Wait, why was it so quiet?
He looked around and only saw dirt. He sat up and saw dirt. He looked all around him and everything was gone. The houses, the people and even the trees all that was left was a crater and he was in the center of it. What happened?
He clutched his head, why couldn't he remember?
The sun was setting and he was alone, he hated being alone.
"Hey, Sai wake up" Naruto whispered hoarsely.
Silence was all that greeted him.
"Sai, please wake up" Naruto whispered his face buried into Sai's shoulder.
Sai was dead.
He didn't want to admit it, Sai was gone and nothing would bring him back. It had finally settled into Naruto's mind, he wasn't in shock anymore and the thought of being alone again frightened Naruto because the one person who had truly understood him was dead and gone.
"Hey Sai, look a sunset…remember you like sunsets" Naruto whispered voice filled with desperation as he looked into Sai's glazed over eyes.
Naruto rocked back and forth.
"Sai wake up, it isn't funny anymore!" Naruto yelled shaking Sai violently.
No response.
And it drove Naruto mad.
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Tsunade was worried, what was going on? As they got closer they could see that many trees had been cleared and as they left the foliage of the woods they saw a colossal crater in place of where the village had been.
As they stepped at the edges of the crater they could distinctly see Naruto at the center of it all.
He sat very still, the only indication of movement coming from his right hand, which was gently petting another's head.
'Was that, no it couldn't be…was that Sai?' Tsunade wondered.
They jumped swiftly landing only a few feet from Naruto. She immediately noticed that his eyes were glazed over and that he was drenched in blood.
The smell of vampire blood invaded her nose, it wasn't Naruto's but another's. And she could smell the strong stench of death.
No, he was dead. Tsunade realized and she instantly felt a stab at her heart as she gazed at Naruto.
Again, he had been a witness to the death of a friend.
And now he was truly lost to them.
She glanced at her companions and saw Jiraiya's gaze solemn and Kyuubi's gaze so full of intensity that she looked away.
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Kyuubi took a step forward his hand firmly on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto stayed completely still his eyes cast off.
Kyuubi shook his shoulder "Naruto, we have to go"
He grabbed Sai's arm, trying to take Sai's body off Naruto but he wasn't prepared for Naruto's eyes to shift red.
"Don't touch him!!" Naruto snarled his fangs glistening.
It seemed that all three were closing in around Naruto. Like a wounded wild animal cornered.
There was so much power in Naruto's voice, yet there was a mix of insanity a hint at the edges of Naruto's voice that alerted all three that he was not well.
That he had finally cracked.
What they had assumed before was now reality.
His elongated nails dug into Sai's corpse, puncturing the dead flesh. It seemed that Naruto had not noticed that he was further mutilating Sai's body.
Naruto was shouting at them to leave, there was no recognition in his blood red eyes. And then Naruto spoke in a different tongue, one none of them recognized. It was the language of old, Naruto's native tongue.
Tsunade moved stealthily forward, hitting Naruto's pressure points, knocking him out. His body now limp and unmoving.
"We have to take him to our old hideaway" Tsunade said firmly as he lifted both Naruto and Sai. It seemed he had yet to let go of Sai, even in his incapacitated state. Just the same as when Arashi had died.
They would go to where they had inhabited during the year where they had been watching Naruto from afar, two years ago.
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Naruto felt completely drained as he opened his eyes. His eye lids felt so heavy.
With much will power Naruto stood up, leaning against the….bed?
He looked around and then he noticed that he was in an unfamiliar place.
Where was he?
And then he stiffened, where was Sai?
He looked around frantically and was ready to tear this place apart when he saw Sai's unmoving form on the bed, wearing new clothes and wounds mended.
He sat at the foot of the bed, unsure of what to do now. What could he do, he was ready to give up on the world. And it wasn't like he'd be missing much, not many would even remember him, he was sure of this.
So without hesitation he extended his nails and let them dig into his skin.
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Kyuubi gave another sigh, what were they going to do.
Jiraiya placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder "You shouldn't stress yourself, everything will work out"
Kyuubi relaxed a bit. Maybe Jiraiya was right, maybe he was just overanalyzing the situation too much. Things would be alright, right?
A shriek alerted them. It was Tsunade, she had gone to see how Naruto was doing.
They both flew up the old stairs. The sight that greeted them both was nauseating.
Both of Naruto's arms were bleeding, they had been clawed at and his chest was bleeding. He was struggling against Tsunade.
But as soon as he flung her aside he placed his hands over his chest and started to dig, to claw.
Was he--
Was he doing what he thought he was doing?
A look of horror was on Kyuubi's face. Naruto was trying to dig through his chest and reach his heart.
He had to be wrong, Naruto wasn't planning on ripping his heart from his chest. That would be suicide.
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He kept digging, he kept clawing at his arms, letting the blood flow but he knew that he would not die of blood loss. No, he had to destroy the source. His heart.
Because the only thing that was human in him was his heart. The only good he had for it was that it kept him alive. Because all the heart did was pump blood through his body, and he needed blood to live.
It was unfortunate that as he started the gruesome act that Tsunade walked in and let a horrified shriek.
He had to act quick.
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Closer and closer, he was reaching it and he felt like laughing but he didn't.
Finally he would rest, sleep an endless slumber for eternity.
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Kyuubi tackled Naruto, he had to stop him before it was too late.
Naruto snarled at him and he felt a pang of sadness as he watched Naruto's mad eyes. They were red as red as the blood flowing from his body.
He was pushing against him, and Kyuubi tightened his hold, Naruto was stronger.
He pushed Naruto against the floor, it was hard to keep Naruto from moving.
"Get out, go back home" He ordered.
He grit his teeth, he had to hold Naruto down.
"GET OUT!" Kyuubi shouted at Tsunade and Jiraiya.
And they left, their eyes never leaving their masters red crazed eyes or the golden ones that held such strain.
Naruto was still kicking and screaming, trying to get away.
He held him down, regardless. But, it was becoming harder for him to keep his hold. Naruto would soon overpower him.
Naruto finally was free of Kyuubi's hold, he was now shouting in his native tongue, in a tongue that Kyuubi could not understand.
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"Let me die!"
"Let me perish!"
"Stop keeping me tied down!!" Naruto shouted his voice was strained but he kept shouting at Kyuubi for his selfishness as well as his own.
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Kyuubi watched Naruto's chest, he could see some of the muscle, it was healing very slowly.
But not fast enough as Naruto continued to reach his heart.
Again he attacked, he needed to stop Naruto.
He found an opening and caught Naruto in a vice like grip. He dragged him down the flight of stairs holding both arms. He went down into the basement and from there he went down into another flight of stairs.
He tied Naruto's legs and he put bounded Naruto hands together. Now Naruto was in a panic, now more aggressive and Kyuubi could see that he was trying to rip off his binds.
So hastily he threw Naruto in the sarcophagus that was in the center of the room.
He shut the lid securely and had his eyes clenched shut as Naruto started to scream, and even with the binds he was clawing at the metal lid.
"It's for your own good" Kyuubi whispered.
He was holding the lid tightly, Naruto was still trying to get out, still trying to push the heavy lid open.
"It's for your own good" Kyuubi whispered again, almost as if to reassure himself that what he was doing was right.
Naruto had to stay alive, even if he had to force him to live.
The screaming and howling did not decrease in volume but seemed to get louder, the echo of it deterring Kyuubi's resolve.
But, then the scream, shouts and the clawing stopped.
He could barely hear Naruto's heart beat and he feared the worst until he heard Naruto's broken voice.
The voice of a broken child.
"Take care of Sai"
And Naruto slept, a sleep that would last for a hundred and twenty three years.
Tbc…
AN: Well I feel the need to explain the time in which some things occurred, they might help a bit since I will reference to certain times later in the next chapters. So I'll start from the beginning.
763: Kyuubi sired on the year
1863: Time chapter two takes place
1864: Naruto first meets Sai (9 years old) in Europe
1874: After Madara and Arashi are dead Naruto meets Sai (who is now 19)
1877: Sai dies (at age 22)
Arashi and Madara are (were) over 800 years old. Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru are about 500-ish years old. Kyuubi is about a thousand years of age. Naruto is obviously wayyy older than Kyuubi but remember Naruto isn't the oldest vampire alive.