Nightmare Child

My new goal is too reach +270 reviews on chapter 10. HELP ME PEOPLE!!

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Fuu blinked at the question. He had spoken in such an informal tone, that not even Jin had spoken to her in. For some reason, the strangers kind blue eyes gave off a radiant wave of trust which made her feel… Good.

"Fuu." She answered, quietly, in her normal, emotionless tone.

The stranger raised an eyebrow, a frown appearing on his face. "You sound kinda scary." He suddenly leant forwards, and touches the sides of her lips with two lightly tanned fingers, each peppered slightly in soot. At the sudden physical contact, Fuu squeaked, a sudden rush of blood flowing directly to her face. He was gently pushing up the corners of her lips, so a smile replaced the emotionless mask.

He quickly retracted his fingers, much to her disappointment, but a grin had replaced the frown on his face. "You look much better without that scary-face!"

The girl cast an eye over to her mirror on the desk beside the door and looked at herself for a moment. She saw the small smile which caused all of her features to suddenly bloom, accompanied by a slight tinge of soot on the corners of her lips.

"I'm Naruto by the way." The stranger said, with a small chuckle. "Naruto Uzumaki!" he folded his arms and studied the girl, who blushed again at being surveyed. "Um, this may be an odd question, but is there an orb-thingie in this place?"

Fuu cocked her head, evidentially confused.

Naruto drew a circle in the air with his index finger. "You know, orb, bout this high, meant to be blue, ring any bells?"

The green haired girl thought for a moment, then nodded. "There was one in father's vault in the dungeons, but I may be mistaken."

Naruto nodded. "Dungeons? Got it!" he suddenly grinned. "Just wait till that Idiot-sensei finds out I find the thing first! That'll show him for pushing Naruto Uzumaki down a chimney!"

The Nanabi jinchuriki's face fell instantly. "You are… Leaving?" all hope of having the friend she'd dream for vanished instantly, and the intense heat in her heart was doused to be replaced by one emotion. Rage.

Naruto looked back at her shaking figure, obviously surprised. "Leaving? Who said anything about that?" but his words fell on deaf ears.

"Everyone leaves me. My mother. My friends. Everyone hates me." She clutched her forehead. "I only exist to be alone." Her arm suddenly lashed out in a blur of movement, grabbing Naruto's arm, her nails digging into his flesh through the bandages. "No more." She stared up at him, longingly, her eyes now a rusty brown. "You are mine."

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Utakata suddenly froze as a malevolent chakra filled the air, clouding his senses and causing his head to throb. "What is this…?" he muttered, evidentially surprised.

"So you feel it too, huh?" came a silky voice from a higher rooftop. Utakata's gaze fell upon a familiar man wearing a cap with ebony bangs covering one eye. It was the cap-wearing twin from the day he met Naruto. The man was leaning against a chimney, his arms folded, a claymore type blade resting beside him. "This chakra belongs to the speciality of the Nanabi no Kabutomushi. The perfect nightmare."

The brunette's eye widened. "The Nanabi? The jinchuriki is here?"

"Gen Remake had a brief liaison with his personal maid, and a child was born, named Fuu. When the girl was around six months the Nanabi attacked Taki." He cast his eye at Utakata. "Gen is Taki's top seal master. The creature was sealed inside his daughter. But not only that, his child was the perfect host from the creature. A natural talent at Genjutsu."

"How do you know this…?" snapped Utakata. His sources had not informed him of a child, let alone a jinchuriki!

The man shrugged. "I have my sources. But enough of the Seven-tails." In an instant, the claymore was in his hands, the tip pointing directly at Utakata. "You see, the Nanabi has a nasty habit of obliterating the mind of those it hates. And you just cast your pupil into its clutches. A pupil…" his bangs blew aside in the wind, revealing his blind eye. "… Who I happen to hate."

Utakata gasped. "Naruto-" he was about to spin round when the man appeared in front of him, landing a punch to his gut, causing him to double over.

"And this malevolent chakra…" he licked his lips. "Just proves my theory. That boy is bug food. And I didn't even need to dirty my hands."

"Who… The hell… Are you…?" grunted Utakata with a glare.

The cap-wearing twin sneered. "Ranpu Naresu." He stepped back and gripped the claymore tightly in one hand. "Slave of the Uzumaki."

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Naruto's eyes snapped open. The ceiling had disappeared. Hell, the sky had disappeared! What had replaced it was a constant mosaic of dark colours, such as blue, purple and green, all brightening then vanishing in a grotesque tangle.

He groaned, and then sat up. The entire of world seemed to have faded into a mass of those three colours upon no end. Naruto was all alone. "Oi! Is there anyone there?!"

His voice echoed around the endless void, before fading out of existence. For what seemed like forever, nothing happened, but then the colours began to disappear, being replaced with what seemed like a normal room. Of course, it wasn't. It resembled Fuu's room perfect, but with a few minor differences. There was no door, the chimney had vanished, and the bookcases, which had been previously empty before, were filled with toys. Dolls of every shape and size lined the shelves, each one staring at Naruto with red piggy eyes, their sharp teeth contorted in a hideous grin.

And of course, Fuu sat there. She was sitting cross-legged on her mattress, her back visible to Naruto. But she seemed different. For one thing, her hair was a rich royal blue, and her voice seemed much lighter, almost angelic. "He'll stay…" she whispered. There was a ripping sound then a small giggle. "He'll go…" another ripping sound.

"Fuu?" the blond whispered. Though he'd only met her for five minutes, the girl undoubtedly seemed different, whether it was her gleeful tone of voice or her appearance.

The ripping sound stopped, and the girl turned around, smiling happily, her copper eyes filled with joy. "You came…"

"He came! He came!" sang the fanged dolls which lined the shelves.

Before Naruto knew what was happened, the girl had flung herself upon him, knocking him to the ground while she hugged his waist. "I'm so glad…" she whispered. "You didn't forget about me." The girl drew back a little to look into his astonished eyes. "Let's play!"

"Play! Play!" the dolls chorused, their sadistic smirks widening ever so slightly.

Before Naruto knew what was happening he was lead to a table which seemed to materialise in mid air, where he was pushed into a seat while the giggling Fuu sat opposite, smiling sweetly.

Naruto was utterly perplexed. Not only had the girl gone through some serious style changes, but her whole aura seemed to have changed. And the way she was smiling at him was a bit unnerving…

"Where are we?" he asked suddenly.

Fuu blinked in mild surprise. A teapot materialised in her hand, along with a cup. "We're in my world, Naruto-kun…" she rolled his name in her tongue then giggled whilst pouring the tea. "A world where there is no rage or sadness. Just me and my friends!"

The dolls on the shelves began to cackle. "We live for the mistress!"

"This is just beyond creepy…" screamed Naruto's mind. "Not to seem rude…" he said, cautiously. "But why did you bring me here?"

The girl's smile faltered for a split-second. "Because if you'd stayed in the outside world you'd have left. But when you are here, we can play together forever. You me and my friends."

Suddenly Naruto felt something dig into his legs and forearms. Four dolls had drifted over to him, floating in mid-air, and had clamped onto his limbs with their sharp jaws. "Forever." A clown-shaped doll cackled. "You'll never leave the mistresses side!"

The blond tried to push chakra to his arms, in order to smash the demented-toys, but his arms had seemed to freeze. The table in front of him began to dissolve, and Fuu walked towards him. "You'll be my friend. You'll never leave." Her eyes had lost all warmth, and her grin had faded. He watched in shock as her skin began to turn hard and blue like her hair, covering her skin in bone-like blue armour. "You are mine."

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"Impossible!" snapped Utakata. "Naruto has no family! He told me himself that he was an orphan!"

Ranpu smirked. "I'll bet he did. The kid is blissfully unaware of his heritage." His smirk became stony. "Which gives me reason to hate him even more." He held the claymore out in one hand and began to spin it around. "My name is Ranpu Naresu. Or Light Nameless. Born into a family destined to serve the Uzumaki. And that kid is the last of his clan."

Utakata's eye narrowed. "What happened to this 'clan'?"

Ranpu sneered. "They picked a fight with some bad people. People who shouldn't have been messed with. But-" he groped his sightless eye. "I remain a prisoner. The blood-seals of the Uzumaki remain as long as one lives." He laughed. "And as luck would have it, this eye will soon be blessed with sight. The pain will be gone." The cap-wearing man pointed the large blade at Utakata. "And I will have my name back."

The brunette glared daggers at the half-blind teen. "And you've decided to murder Naruto because of this…? Very amusing. However…" a blue mist-like chakra began to surround him, slowly fanning out to form six-chakra tails. "I will not let you kill my student."

"Oho…" whispered Ranpu. "A jinchuriki. And a powerful one at that." He sneered. "You must be that rogue kiri-ninja whose master tried to murder him! Ha! A misfit teaching a mini-misfit! Fine, I'll play your game, Utakata of the Mist!"

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"This… Is a genjutsu…?" muttered Naruto, the realisation flooding into his head. Utakata had taught him about the infamous illusions, and how only the most skilled users could master the complex ones.

'Fuu' grinned toothily. She was stroking his cheeks tenderly while he was suspended in the air by the creepy-doll's. "Correct, Naruto-kun. This is my Genjustu. The Perfect Nightmare. My utopia." She stepped back and held her arms out wide. "In this world, anything I want comes into existence. And anything I hate withers and dies."

"Stop being so stupid!" spat Naruto. "Life's not meant to be perfect! That's what makes it life! We can't have everything we want!"

The girl's eye narrowed. "Don't shun my world, Naruto-kun."

"This isn't a world, Fuu! This is a dream! This doesn't exist! Sooner or later, you'll have to go back into reality, and the longer you stay here, the more going back to the real world will hurt."

"SHUT UP!" screamed Fuu. The doll's released Naruto and suddenly the dark colours from before surrounded him. "THIS IS MY WORLD!" cried Fuu. Her hair suddenly returned to normal, along with her skin and eyes. "Don't call it a dream! Don't…!" The girl suddenly slumped to the ground, moaning like a wounded puppy. "I… Don't want to be alone anymore…" she looked up at him longingly. "Please don't leave me. Please."

And then it happened. Naruto showed his unusual mature side and knelt down beside the weeping girl, drying her eyes with his hands. "I won't be able to stay. But… If you want a friend." He stood up, and held out his hand. "I'll happily be your friend."

The green hared girl stared, in shock for a few brief seconds, then held out her hand and grasped his. And the illusion world melted away, revealing Fuu's real room.

"You'll… Be my friend?"

Naruto grinned. "Of course! I never go back on my word."

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Ranpu winced suddenly as the malevolent chakra from earlier suddenly vanished in a flash. This sudden halt gave the chakra-cloak Utakata a suitable opening. "Awaton:" all six tails rushed towards the momentarily stunned Ranpu. "Awashinso!" (Bubble Release: Bubble-Divine Spear)

All the tails suddenly impaled Ranpu in his joints, two in each arm and one in each leg. As if this were enough, the tails suddenly transformed into a spiky barbed shape, digging into his flesh causing him to scream in agony. This move had completely immobilized him.

Utakata slowly walked towards him, holding him up by the tails. The claymore had dropped to the ground, no forgotten. "Now…" Utakata pointed his pipe towards the teen. "Time to protect my student."

"Impossible!" he saw the pipe suddenly zoom closer to his face. "I don't want to die!!"

Then he vanished. Utakata's eye widened. The man had been pried from his tails by an unseen accomplice, and the claymore had been recovered as well. Slowly, the chakra cloak began to vanish, and Utakata stood normally atop the blood-draped roof-top. "I must remind myself to train Naruto's speed…" he muttered, casually, before continuing on his way to recover his target.

Meanwhile, in the lower forest, a hooded teen was dashing over the trees, a claymore strapped to his back and a weak-Ranpu under his arm. "You are so foolish Nii-san…" muttered the teen's savoir, tenderly. "Fighting the bubble-man would have resulted in your death. You really are hopeless without me…"

The two were silent for a moment, only the sound of the late night wind accompanying them. "I really hate him…" Ranpu suddenly said. "He's not the same as the others in the clan. Just like Kushina-sama… So I hate him."

Yami grinned. "I know, Nii-san. I know…"

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The orange blur was swerving through the twisty corridors, Fuu being dragged along by one hand behind him broadcasting directions to the speeding boy.

"Left. Right. Right. Down." The instructions came from her mouth, almost mechanically, but an affectionate edge was held in her voice which had not been present before.

Naruto would flash a grin back at the girl every now and then, often accompanied by, "Thanks!" or, "You're a life saver!"

Before long, the duo had arrived at what appeared to be a dungeon, the small rooms locked and bolted, the doors barely more than a decoration. "The lord keeps this room for show, but the vault is hidden down here. Though I am unaware where."

Naruto nodded, and then walked up to a door. His fist was suddenly blazing with chakra, and the door was blown down with a single strike of his fist. He peeked inside the now open room, and sighed in disappointment. "Nope." Fuu gawked at the oblivious blond; hadn't he realised he'd taken out a concrete wall with one punch?!

"Brother…" Fuu winced, suddenly grabbing her head as an aged voice whispered in her ear.

"Oi, you coming?!" called Naruto as he continued down the corridor after demolishing two more walls. Fuu didn't answer but followed nevertheless, scratching her head. The Nanabi had never spoken directly to her before; only having taken position of her to speak to those outside of her, such as Gen, Hisa and Jin. So why was it talking to her now?

"Hey, I've been thinking…" muttered Naruto. "Isn't it odd no one has turned up yet? I mean, I've just blown three walls, and you activated a Genjutsu, so why hasn't anyone come?"

The green haired girl looked at the floor. "They have retreated to the Eastern wing. If anyone senses my powers they run directly to the opposite wing. They are likely to still be there."

The Kyuubi jinchuriki glanced back at her, concerned, before continuing on his trail of destruction. After three more rooms, Naruto finally struck an area which was better kept than any of the other rooms; the wall surrounding the door had been polished to such an extent the concrete had developed a slight sheen. Slowly, he held the door handle, his hand still coated in chakra, then in one quick motion he ripped the door from its hinges in a swift and silent tear. "Utakata's defence is much stronger than this…" he thought as he walked into the shining room, followed by a timid Fuu.

Pedestals lined the wall, trophies of every shape and size casting off their own rays of light in every colour of the rainbow. And at the edge of the room, sitting nicely atop a pedestal, was a dark blue orb with two zigzag lines running parallel to each other at its base. "And there's my target…" whispered Naruto with a grin. "Naru: One, Idiot-teacher: Nil."

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Sorry for the delay, I've had an English exam and have a maths coming up soon. Ah; my pitiful life! Anyhow, I should probably clear something up- Naruto does not yet know of the Kyuubi. Neither does Utakata. I'll try and reveal it soon, but be prepared for some serious tragedy at the hands of the Red Clouds…

If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them! STILL IN DIRE NEED OF BETA.

Jutsu: Perfect Nightmare

Rank- S-class

Description- Sends victim to illusionary world where the users dreams are made reality. Anything which happens in this world happens in real life- You die in the nightmare, you die for real.

Status- Nanabi's trademark technique