Chapter 5

The Secondary Spirit

This is a kind of boring chapter. But it is worth the reading! A VERY important character makes an appearance, and her name means Kind Spirit. Anyways, enjoy!

Disclaimer: It's in the process of becoming mine...don't worry!
Naruto growled as he walked towards the Kyuubi's cage. "Okay you damn fox. Come here." He shouted, and the demon fox came forward. "Why won't you help me live?"

Kyuubi laughed. "Because I don't want to help you." He growled. "Why would I?"

Naruto walked closer to the Kyuubi. "Look, if I die, so will you." He pointed out, and the demon fox stopped laughing. "So, will you help?"

The Kyuubi glared at the blonde shinobi and sighed. "I don't have a choice, do I?" Slowly, the demon fox lay down and pushed some of his chakra out and surrounded Naruto. "Fine. Here."

Naruto smirked as the red chakra covered his body, and slowly walked away. The Kyuubi watched and seemed to be worried at something. Naruto froze still, and looked down at his body. "What the hell!" he shouted, and fell to his knees in front of the Kyuubi. "W-what are you doing?"

Growling, the demon fox glared at Naruto. "You have not woken up yet, have you Naruto?" he questioned, and Naruto shook his head no. "Kuso. If you do not wake up, you will not heal correctly!"

"Maybe now we can have a little chat…" Naruto suggested, and stared up at the demon within him. "One on one."

Sakura glanced up at the darkened sky. She had been up since dawn trying to figure out how to heal Naruto. Bags had now formed under her eyes, and Sakura was now struggling to stay awake. "How can I do this?" she muttered, and looked back into the books. "What am I missing?"

"What was that?" a voice asked from Sakura's window, making her fly out of her seat. "Sorry."

Sasuke stepped out from her window and plopped on the ground. He glanced at her books and noticed they were on healing chakra coils. "What are you doing here?" Sakura demanded, pointing a finger at the Uchiha.

"What's this all about?" Sasuke asked, flipping the pages. "Why are you looking over chakra coils?"

Sakura turned away from Sasuke as she felt some tears start to form. "I need to heal someone with chakra issues." She choked. "Or else they will die."

Sasuke walked over to the crying kunoichi, and stared down at her. "You mean Naruto-kun?" he asked, and Sakura nodded her head. The Uchiha stared at Sakura with his eyes wide. "So…he's dying?"

Sakura nodded her head, and turned around to Sasuke. "Please do not hate me for this…" she muttered, and clenched her gloved fists. "But LEAVE!" Hurrying, she punched Sasuke through her window and shut it tight. "Don't come back!"

Sasuke rubbed his head from the impact of the ground and turned away with a huff. "Damn women."

Sakura watched as Sasuke walked off, and sighed happily. "I can't have him around." She told herself. "He'll get in the way." Tired a little, she walked back over to her textbooks and started studying again. "Now then, I have to find my place again…"

Tsunade entered the hospital room, and walked over to Naruto's body. "So, the Kyuubi is refusing to help huh?" she asked, and glanced at the seal appeared on the jinchuuriki's body. One doctor came up and nodded his head. "You do know that as long as he is unconscious, the Kyuubi can't heal or help him anyways?"

The doctor stared at the Godaime. "H-he is basically doomed?" he echoed.

Tsunade laughed. "He is not doomed, Kyokomo-san." She answered him. "We just need to wake him up before it's too late."

Kyokomo looked over at the blonde shinobi on the hospital bed and sighed. "And how are we to do that?" he asked, doubtful. "We've been trying so hard to do that!"

The Godaime stared at Kyokomo blankly. "Kyokomo-san." She growled. "Do you wish to give up on Naruto?" Kyokomo shook his head. "Then get your damn head in those books, and start looking for an answer!"

Angry, Tsunade stormed out of the room. If anyone would work harder, it would be Sakura. So, she had decided to run off to her house, and ask her to help.

When she had arrived at the kunoichi's house, Tsunade tried to open the door, but found it to be locked. "Sakura-san!" she yelled through the door. "Open up!" The Godaime heard a click as the door opened.

"Yes, Tsunade-shisho?" Sakura answered drowsily.

Tsunade walked into Sakura's house and found a bunch of books scattered across the floor and desks. "I see that you heard then." she sighed, reading the title of one of books.

Sakura walked up to her master and sighed. "Sorry, Tsunade-sama. I didn't mean to eavesdrop." She said.

Tsunade laughed and placed a hand on the pink-haired kunoichi's shoulder. "I was coming over to ask you to do this anyways." She chuckled, and set down the book. "Don't mind, do you Sakura?" Sakura shook her head. "Good. Then this will be your mission for a while." Tsunade stated as she left the house.

Sakura closed the door and went back to studying. "I will find a cure," she told herself. "Naruto will not die."

The Kyuubi stared at Naruto with eyes wide. "I have to agree to that?" he stuttered, and shook his head. "Never!"

Naruto stared at the demon and hissed. "You better." He growled. "Or I will use that jutsu." The fox demon stopped complaining and nodded his head slowly.

"Fine." He growled. "It's a deal."

Naruto stared at the Kyuubi carefully. "Now then…" he sighed. "I've got to find a way to wake up. See you!"

Naruto's spirit left the dungeon inside his body, and floated across the streets of Konoha. Everyday he felt his spirit slowly peeling away from the world, and his hopes of seeing Sakura when he was alive again had begun to fade away. There was no other choice; he had to find a way to wake up.

"Are you the one called Uzumaki Naruto?" a soft girl voice called behind Naruto. "My name is Shikyo Atsuiiki."

In front of Naruto, was a beautiful girl with long, shiny blonde hair. She had chilling blue eyes. Surprisingly, she looked a lot like Naruto, but a girl. She wore a long white kimono with black flowers printed around the sleeves, with a large black flower with a blue core in the center of the dress.

Gently, she drifted over to the blonde shinobi, and smiled. "Are you trying to wake up?" she asked. "Then in that case, we should work together." Atsuiiki picked up her bangs to reveal a Konoha headband. "Right, Naruto?"

Naruto gasped, and pointed his finger at the other blonde. "Y-you are a Konoha shinobi?"

Atsuiiki laughed, and nodded her head. "I'm a Jounin." She giggled. "But I see you're only a Genin."

Naruto flashed a looked of anger at her last statement. "How can you tell?" he retorted. "I could be a Jounin for all you know."

Again, Atsuiiki laughed. "If you were a Jounin, I would know you." She pointed out. "And I can tell that you are a Genin from the looks you give, and the way your brain responds to things." Naruto stared at Atsuiiki. How did she know all that? "But, you have the talent of a Jounin. I surely can tell that."

"How did you know all that?" Naruto asked Atsuiiki, shocked by all that she can tell.

Atsuiiki closed her eyes and smiled happily. "You'll find out as time progresses, Naruto-kun." She giggled. "Now come on! You want to wake up, don't you?"

Naruto watched as the spirit ran off. Atsuiiki…A smile spread across his face. Kind Spirit…that's a nice name. Snapping out of his thoughts, he ran off to catch up to Atsuiiki.

See...kinda boring...but puts you on edge...please review! And tell me what you think of Atsuiiki, and her name!

Yamahato Yokimoko-san