Control
By naruto939
Chapter 5: Ambushed
Last chapter:
Kyuubi lost his memory…
Kyuubi sat in Tsunade's office with his team, and Hinata.
"So, how are we supposed to bring Naruto's memory back?" asked Sakura.
"I don't know yet, Sakura," replied Tsunade. She looked to Hinata and said, "Hinata, I'm sending team 7 somewhere, and I think you're our best bet for getting his memory back."
"Wh-what do you m-mean?" asked Hinata.
"You're the first one who found him, and he was able to remember what his name was when he saw you… and… it's the only we have right now."
Kyuubi cocked his head.
He knew that he wasn't really Naruto, he was Kyuubi. But… something inside him told him to stay under the name Naruto, or he could get hurt.
"Would you go with team 7?" asked Tsunade.
Hinata hesitated a bit, then nodded.
"Okay," said Tsunade, "You'll be headed to wave country again. You'll be staying there with Tazuna for a month. I'm sure they'll remember you. Hopefully, Naruto's memory will be in better condition when you return."
"Tazuna?" said Kyuubi. The name sounded kind of familiar…
"Maybe Naruto will remember more when he meets back up with Inari," said Sakura.
Naruto cursed under his breath as he paced back an forth in his cage.
"What did I do wrong!?" he cried, "It failed!"
He kicked the bars, and then sat down, for he knew it was hopeless.
Team 7, along with Hinata left the village at noon. After a walk, they were on the bridge that they had helped Tazuna finish. They noticed some people talking.
"So, this is the great Naruto bridge."
"Why was it named so?"
"Huh? Oh, not too long ago, when Gato was still alive, a group of Leaf ninja came into the land of the waves and defeated Gato's forces. The bridge was named after one of them who helped inspire everyone."
"So, we've been here before?" Kyuubi asked Kakashi.
"Yes," he replied.
"Who's the group of ninja's who came into this place and saved it from Gato?"
Kakashi looked down at Kyuubi and smiled, saying "We are. The bridge was named after you."
"Th-that's amazing N-naruto… you got a b-bridge named aft-ter you," said Hinata.
Kyuubi grinned his fox grin and they stepped into town. Then, Kyuubi bumped into a kid on the street.
"Hey, watch it!" said the kid, looking up at Kyuubi.
Kyuubi was about to speak, but the kid cried.
"Naruto! Big brother! You're back!"
"Huh?" said Kyuubi, "Who are you?"
Inari took a step back. "Wh-what!? What do you mean?"
"I don't know who you are. Why did you call me big brother?"
"What? You're joking right?"
"I really don't know you."
Inari looked hurt. He gazed up at Kakshi and said, "What's going on?"
"Naruto hit his head and lost his memory yesterday, so he doesn't remember you."
"He'll get it back right?"
"We hope so."
Inari lead them back to his house, where Tsunami greeted them.
"Ah! Hello, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and…"
"Hi-Hinata Hyu-uga," said Hinata.
"Father!" Tsunami yelled, "Kakashi's here!"
A minute later, Tazuna came into the room and smiled warmly.
"Well, hello! I'm glad you're all here!"
He began to greet them all individually, but when he got to Kyuubi, he noticed that his energy was gone.
"Hey, what happened to you kid?" he said, "You look like you lost your memory or something!" he said.
"Naruto has lost his memory," said Sakura.
"Oh," said Tazuna quietly, "And you're hoping he'll remember if you're in a place that should bring back memories."
Sakura nodded, and Kyuubi just looked around, confusedly.
The month seemed to go by pretty quickly, and Kyuubi bonded with Hinata more and more every day. His memory was gradually coming back as well. Now, he remembered who Naruto was, and that he was the nine tailed fox. But he couldn't really remember taking over Naruto's body or anything up until he lost his memory. His perverse senses hadn't returned either. On the last day they stopped by Zabuza's grave with Tazuna and co.
"This sword…" said Kyuubi, pointing at the sword at the grave.
"It was Zabuza Momochi's," said Kakashi.
"Za-Zabuza? … And…. Haku!"
"He remembered something on his own!" cried Sakura, hugging Hinata.
"Good, Naruto," said Kakashi, "Now you'll probably start remembering more."
So, they bid farewell to the people of wave country, saying they'd be back, and next time, Naruto would have his memory. They were about to where team 7 had defeated the demon brothers Gouzu and Meizu a while ago when…
"Hey! I heard something!" cried Kyuubi, his fox's sense of hearing flaring up.
"Don't be silly, Naruto!" said Sakura, "But at least you're sense of joking is coming back."
Sakura was surprised when Naruto growled at her.
"No!" he cried, "I know I heard something! Up in that tree!"
He whipped out a kunai and threw it into a tree where he had heard the sound. There was a thud, and a second later, a figure fell from the tree.
"I told you!" cried Kyuubi, but he was interrupted as a group of ninja leapt at them.
"You killed our brothers!" screamed one of them.
"We'll avenge Meizu and Gouzu!" bellowed another.
"On your guard!" yelled Kakashi, leaping forward and cracking an enemy in the skull.
Kyuubi hit one with a rasengan (Kakashi had re-taught him it during the month), and Hinata noticed something… his charka was red, and unusual, like when she had used Byuakugan to check up on him when he knocked himself out.
Soon, more and more ninja came and soon they were surrounded by a small army.
"Th-there's so m-many!" said Hinata.
"Kill them!" one cried, leaping at Hinata, and cutting her arm. But before he could do anything else, Kyuubi came in behind him and cracked his skull with a punch.
"N-naruto! Y-you-" started Hinata, but she couldn't finish.
There were 3 tails of charka behing Kyuubi's, his whiskers and grown bigger, he had grown claws, and his eyes shone a more sinister red.
"YOU DON'T TOUCH MY MATE EVER AGAIN!" he bellowed leaping at them, ready for bloodshed.
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3 tailed Kyuubi/Naruto is different than normal 3 tailed Naruto… Kyuubi has more control of it and such. He's in a kind of subconscious mind but since it's the kyuubi controlling his mind, he wouldn't hurt Hinata.
Also… should the incident with Ino in chapter 2 play a part in future chapters?
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