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Now I present to you- Enter the Dark One: A Tale of Pain
"Speaking"
'Reading'
'Thinking'
"Biju, Summon, or Demon speaking"
'Biju, Summon, or Demon Thinking'
"Jutsu"
Transitional Location and Time
Chapter 6- The Fox's True Face
Konoha- Training Field 44: "The Forest of Death", 6:45 p.m.
'Why...why do things like this always happen to me?' Naruto thought as he lay pinned to a tree by several swords.
Itachi held another sword in his hand, its point trained on the child. He wasn't sure what was going on anymore. One minute he is here alone training, the next this person impersonating Naruto shows up and starts asking about his little brother and Ryatsu.
"I'll ask you one more time…Who are you?" he asked in a cold tone.
"I told you, Tachi-San. It's me", Uzumaki Naruto!"
"LIAR!", Itachi yelled, his obsidian eyes, turned blood red, three tomoe spinning around his pupils.
Naruto's face was covered in shadow as he lowered his face. A sad smile graced is tan face; of course it was a lie. The "Naruto" Itachi knew those years ago "died". Hell, He didn't even know why he kept holding on to that name, Seeing that it only brought painful memories to him.
"I'll ask you one…last time", Itachi said, slowly bring the point of his blade to Naruto's throat, "Who…Are…You…and why do you disguise yourself as Naruto.
"Itachi-San stop it!" Itachi froze as he recognized the voice.
"Nii-san, Don't do this!" Another familiar voice, his sword and tremble as tears started to well in his eyes.
The older Uchiha turned to see Sasuke, Ryatsu, and some girl next to his grey haired charge. He looked back at Naruto and realized his mistake. The sword fell from his hand and embedded itself into the ground, as he fell to his knees. His eyes returned to normal as his let his tears fall to the ground.
"Itachi-san, you need to stop beating yourself up for everything." Jenara spoke softly to Itachi.
"Umm…guys…could you get me down?"
"Sure" all three said as they removed the blades from Naruto's jumpsuit. He gave a sad smile to them, turning around and started to walk off.
"Naruto wait…"
"Yes? What do ya want, Ryatsu-San?"
"Why did you follow us?"
Naruto froze, a shocked look took over his face.
"How did you know?" he asked solemnly, shadows covering his face again.
"That's because I told them." Jenara replied before they could.
"How did you know then?"
"I couldn't help but notice the smell of foxes follow us all the way to this forest."
Naruto stood there in silence. The rest looked at him, never seeing their blonde friend so quiet in their life. He normally would never stop yelling about how he would become the Hokage and always pulled pranks. Yet now, for the first time they witnessed him silent.
"I guess it's time I let you all in on a secret." He finally managed.
Everyone looked at him with an odd look.
"What secret?" Ryastu asked.
"This"
Naruto closed his eyes as he started to change in front of them, his body seemed to ripple. His blonde hair grew a little longer and turned blood red except for the tips, which were still blonde. To black fox ears popped out from his hair. The whisker marks on his face became deeper, jagged even. His tan skin, turned pale as his body fat vanished, leaving him slightly emaciated. His orange jumpsuit, turned into a black version of itself. He opened his eyes, to reveal the same cerulean orbs, but a little red bleeding around the pupils.
"This is what I truly look like….", Naruto said in a sad tone as he put a skeletal hand through his hair.
No one said anything as they finally saw the true face of Naruto. Ryatsu looked at him and walked towards him.
"Naruto…"
"Please don't call me that anymore. Just call me Kitsu"
"Fine then, Kitsu, I have a feeling that we aren't that different." Ryatsu said as he patted Kitsu's shoulder.
"How so? Prove it?"
Ryatsu sighed as he removed his sunglasses, revealing his grey snake eyes to him. Kitsu eyes widened, as if he saw Ryatsu's entire life through those eyes. Ryatsu put his shades back on his face.
"Just call it intuition" he said with a sad smile.
Kitsu just shook his head and smiled.
"We should get out of here" Kitsu said as he replaced the illusion on himself.
Kitsu, now Naruto again headed off in the direction he entered. Sasuke looked at Ryatsu and grabbed his brother.
"Ja Ne, Ryatsu-San"
He and his brother headed towards the direction of their new friend, leaving Tenten and Ryatsu alone.
"Tenten-Chan. Can I ask you something?"
"Yes,Ryatsu-Kun?"
"What would you do if I said that Kitsu reminds me of myself?"
"I wouldn't care about it"
"Do you know about me?"
"Well…I know that you came here from the north, right?"
"I did…From the Land of Snow"
"It sounds beautiful there."
"It is, I guess bit it has a bloody history."
The two just stared at each other as Ryatsu started to head off. Tenten follow him, her mind now running a million miles now. So many questions she had now, but she would wait. She wrapped her arms around his right arm, and layed her head on his shoulder. He smiled and kissed her head.
Konoha- Ninja Academy, The Next Day
"Alright class today is the day you all have waited for, the Final Exam." Iruka said to his class.
Everyone perked up at this, all that have worked with lead to this, the test that you prove that they were ready to be shinobi.
"This test will be in three sections, a target practice portion, a Taijutsu portion, and finally a jutsu portion."
Ryatsu smiled at Sasuke, getting a smirk back. Kitsu looked up at the two mouthing out "Think ya can beat me?". The two gave a look saying bring it on. Tenten smiled at her boyfriend's antics when he was near his "brother".
"Alright, Let the exam…BEGIN!"
Our friends have seen the true face of Naruto, or should I say Kitsu. The exams begin next time. Find out what happens next time in Chapter 7- The Academy exam, Trial of the Shinobi. Till then
Ja Ne
Orochi-no-Tsukiyomi