Chapter 1: Kouhei the fox?
"Tadaima!" said a blonde boy aged 13. "Okairi, Naru." Reply a grown man around the age twenty who's seating on a couch. "Kouhei, what are you doing?" Naruto leaned right over Kouhei's shoulder to see what that look like a scroll. It was awkward at first, but he got use to Kouhei's human form after the first heart attack he got when he was six.
Flashback
"Kou… can I please rest? We've been studying like, forever!" a six year old Naruto complained behind mountains of books concerning seals, ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, history, kendo and the list go on and on.
"Actually Naru, it's only been… four hours." Kouhei replied as he picks some scrolls from the Hokage's library with his tail.
'He's killing me!!' "Are you sure Ojii-san let us use his library?"
"Why else would he leave you here?" Kouhei said blankly as he picks MORE books. He didn't notice Naruto's face fall.
"He promised that he will play with me…" Naruto said sadly.
Kouhei eyed Naruto. He might have taught the boy everything and anything and the boy absorbs it all like a sponge, but he's still a six year old kid that wanted a playmate.
"Fine… We'll stop for now, okay?" Kouhei sigh with defeat.
Naruto immediately lighten up. "Yay!! Arigatou Kouhei!!" Naruto shouted happily.
"Naru… how are you gonna meet Kyuubi-sama if you don't pay attention to your studies? You do remember that was the first reason why I'm here right?" Kouhei said sternly.
Naruto looked at Kouhei before he whispered softly. "Can't I just be a kid like everyone else?". Too bad Kouhei heard it.
Sigh. " Naru…" A bright light bathed the dull library. Naruto took a few step back thinking of his only friend safety.
"Kou!!" Naruto shouted anxiously for his friend.
Finally, the light faded away and the place that Kouhei once stand on all four was now occupied by a grown man age around mid twenty.
Naruto just stare at the person who was standing in front of him. He eyed the suspicious man from head to feet. The grown man had tan skin and short white snowy hair. The man's hair bangs was long and almost cover his golden eyes with slit as pupils. He was wearing a black loose shirt and a baggy black jean which seems too big for his size but still look good in it. For some odd reason… he feels like he knows him.
"Erm…Naru. I'm still new with human's sense of fashion so, I think I can still play with you in… these" The man said with the voice that he knew too well.
"KOUHEI??" Naruto shouted in disbelieve.
"Nani, Naru? Don't shout like that so sudde- NARU, WHAT'S WRONG??" Kouhei shouted suddenly after Naruto just fainted on the spot.
I knew I should have used the tunic! " OH, COME ON NARU!! I KNOW I LOOK BAD BUT THIS IS JUST INSULTING!!" Kouhei shouted as he tried to gently, ok, harshly shake the poor boy back to his senses.
End Flashback
Naruto could still feel his head throbbing from Kouhei's death wake-up call. "Nothing Naru." Kouhei's voice snapped Naruto backed to the present. At the corner of his eye, Naruto saw Kouhei was trying to hide the scroll he was reading a moment ago.
"So, how's school?" Kouhei quickly change the subject.
"The usual. Tomorrow we're having the exam." Naruto said as he pours two glasses of orange juice and brought it to the couch.
"Oh really? If I'm not mistaken, about two hours ago I can see the first and the fourth statue grew a beard and a moustache" Kouhei grinned widely.
Naruto brighten. "You saw it?!" he asked/yelled.
"Yup! I never knew you were an artist, Naru-chan!" Kouhei praised him as he drank the orange juice. "Kyuubi's the one who gave me the id-" before Naruto could finish his sentences, Kouhei spit his drink straight at his face.
"KOUHEI!! That's so gross!" Naruto quickly ran and grabbed two towels. He tossed one to Kouhei. "Gomen, gomen, Naru!" Kouhei apologize as he clean the remain juice around his mouth.
"Kyuubi only gave me the idea to messed with the monument! I only replaced the 'explosion tag' idea with paint! Sheesh, now I got to take a bath!" yelled Naruto as he makes his way to the bathroom.
Explosion tags? Kouhei thought as he imagined of the aftermath. Kyuubi-sama have some explaining to do later.
The Next Day…
"umm… Kou?" Naruto called for his white haired friend. "What?" Kouhei answered while he prepared breakfast. "You think… I can finally show what I can actually do?" Naruto asked hesitantly. Kouhei glanced at Naruto from his shoulder. Naruto sat at the table looking uncertain. Kouhei smiled. "If Kyuubi-sama said so, of course." Kouhei flipped the omelet he cooked.
Naruto smiled brightly.
Can I please, Kyuubi? Naruto pleaded in his mind.
Give me 50 reasons why I shouldn't let you… Kyuubi said.
"Yatta!! He let me!!" Naruto yelled on top of his lungs while jumping around the living room.
"Whoa, calm down Naru. Eat your breakfast first ok?" Kouhei said as he poured two glass of milk. "Hait!" Naruto answered and immediately devoured his omelet.
"By the way Naru. Any reason why you decided to ditch the jumpsuit?" Kouhei asked as he stared at the blonde's new wardrobe. The boy is now wearing a black shirt with a red and black jacket which seem bigger than his small slender body. He wore a brown khaki pants with belts encircle his waist. He even straightens his hair which falls down covering his eyes like Kouhei's. You get the picture right?
"Kyuubi said this morning I need to… 'drop' it." HELL YEAH!! THAT UCHIHA'S BRAT'S SMIRK WILL DEFINETLY FALL DEEP TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!! MWUAHAHAHA!! That's your purpose?
Bright white light shined behind Naruto. He turned around and saw Kouhei in his fox form.
"With Kyuubi-sama like that, its safer if I follow you, Naru." Kouhei said as he jumped onto Naruto's shoulder. Kyuubi-sama, does this 'Uchiha brat' really that bad? Kouhei asked the nine-tailed. You have no idea, Kou. When you meet him, I'm sure you're gonna sink you're teeth in his flesh and tear him INSIDE OUT!! Kouhei raised his eyebrow. I'll do even worse than that if it concern Naru-chan! He thought as Naruto makes his way to the academy.