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Chapter 19 The Truth
Away from the beach house Sakura was busy showing Sokka and Suki some ways to defend themselves against Sasuke however it was proving to be harder than it had been for her to train Zuko and Katara. This was mostly due to the fact that unlike Zuko and Katara the two in front of her now couldn't bend and while they were gifted with their hand held weapons she knew that Sasuke was better.
"Now remember when you're up against Sasuke your best hope is to find a way to escape." explained Sakura as she held a kunai in her hand "You two can't stand against Sasuke in a straight fight."
"Are you saying that because we aren't benders?" asked Sokka as Suki nodded her head "Because we can do anything a bender can."
"No it isn't that." explained Sakura "I told the same thing to Katara and Zuko. I don't even think that I could last long against Sasuke."
"So you want us to believe that Sasuke is that powerful and that Naruto is the only one who stands a chance against him?" asked Suki "You make it sound like Sasuke is the strongest warrior in your world."
Sakura took a breath as she thought about how to explain things to them without telling them about the Akatsuki and why they were after Naruto.
"Sasuke likely isn't the strongest ninja in the world. He has the snake summon contract, the Sharingan and the rage and hate to kill anyone in his path." explained Sakura "However he is probably among the top ten strongest of our generation and given time he could be the strongest. I personally think that only Naruto can stop him."
"Why Naruto?" asked Suki "Why him? What makes him the only one?"
"Does it have to do with that red energy that surrounded him earlier?" asked Sokka
Sakura lowered her head as she tried to think of a way to explain the reason without telling them of Naruto's secret however suddenly she felt a rush of energy pass her. She wasn't a sensory type ninja but she knew this feeling, this energy that filled the air also filled her worst nightmares. She had felt it multiple times during her time with Naruto but didn't know the source of they went to save Gaara. She turned her head and looked back toward the beach house only to see a wispy band of blood red chakra rising up from the beach house.
"Is that Zuko?" asked Suki as she looked at rising energy which looked a little bit like fire.
"Naruto." Said Sakura as she took off at full speed toward the house.
Meanwhile on the beach Toph and Aang were heading back to the beach house; the avatar had to help Toph get out of the training area. This was because they had to cross over a large patch of sand; the sand was so lose that Toph could hardly see with her feet like she normally did.
"I hate walking on sand." stated Toph her feet sank down into the wet sand. "I can barely see you and your what five feet in front of me."
"Well we are almost back on solid ground." said Aang as the air itself seamed to become dense and thick like it did a moment before a thunderstorm however instead of the air being thick with moister it was filled with the feeling of malice and evil.
"Do you feel that?" asked Toph
"Ya." said Aang as he looked toward the house only to see some swirling mass of red energy coming up from the house. "What is that?"
"You are asking the blind girl what something is?" asked Toph
"Sorry." said Aang as he grabbed Toph's hand before running toward the house "But we need to go."
Inside the courtyard the red chakra flying up into the air began to slow down before stopping.
"Naruto?" asked Fukasaku
"I am alright." said Naruto as he looked at his hands, the finger nails looked normal not sharpened like they normally were when the Kyuubi started taking over. He ran his tongue over his teeth feeling for the classic sharpened fangs which normal came up but again they weren't there.
"I am not taking over." Said the Kyuubi's voice in his mind "The only thing I am currently doing is keeping the chakra balanced something you should learn in time because once I am free of you I will not here to keep your chakra in balance."
"My chakra?" asked Naruto
"I told you only minutes ago that some of my chakra has leaked into you during the years forming a new chakra network inside your body." explained Kyuubi "This is your chakra not mine."
"How much chakra?" asked Naruto
"Between three and four tails worth of my strength." explained Kyuubi "Maybe more since your mother's special chakra weakened my chakra network you may have gotten more."
"Wait you know my mother?" asked Naruto
"Yes, I knew her she was my container before you." explained Kyuubi; he knew that Naruto had forgot all about becoming a demon sage or anything else. He just wanted to know about his mother and the family he should have had. "What happened to her, why did she abound me?"
"I am going to be honest with you since it seems like almost everyone is hiding it from you." said Kyuubi "Your mother didn't abounded you, she died in child birth."
"I see" said Naruto with a mixture of sadness and happiness. He now knew that his mother didn't leave him because he was a demon but also now knew that she had died and their was no hope of ever seeing her.
"What was her name?" asked Naruto
"Kushina Uzumaki." answered Kyuubi "One of the strongest kunoichi ever to serve in the leaf ninja core despite the fact that she was from whirlpool country."
"And my dad? Did you know him?" asked Naruto
"Yes, of course I did." said Kyuubi "I was sealed within her since she was a kid. I was there when they got married in secret so that Iwagakure wouldn't go after her in the war."
"Why?" asked Naruto
"Let's just say your dad was a stronger ninja then even your mother and you look a lot like him." explained Kyuubi "Now you better pay attention your future mate is yelling at you."
"What?" asked Naruto as he looked up to see Sakura standing a few yards away from him.
"Naruto!" yelled Sakura as he turned his gaze to her, Sakura held her breath as she looked into those deep red silted eyes.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan it's me, not the Kyuubi." said Naruto
"Then why do you have his chakra around you?" asked Sakura
"Well he says it is actually mine since apparently the seal that the 4th Hokage designed apparently created another chakra system within me." said Naruto
"How do you know that?" asked Sakura
"The Kyuubi told me." answered Naruto as Sakura glared at him
"And you trust him?" asked Sakura "He is the Kyuubi."
"I know it sounds strange but I do trust him when it comes to this." explained Naruto as the demon chakra disappeared and his eyes returned to their natural shade of blue "He will be free once we finish this mission so why lie."
"It's the Kyuubi." answered Sakura
"I know" said Naruto as he looked to see the others running toward them
"How do you want to explain this?" asked Sakura as the group came closer
"What was that?" asked Sokka as he looked toward Naruto.
"It's part of my training." explained Naruto as he put one of his hands behind his head "Don't worry about it."
"If you don't want us to worry then what is the Kyuubi?" asked a voice as Naruto and Sakura turned to see Katara standing there. "You were saying something about trusting him."
"It's nothing." said Sakura
"It's alright Sakura-chan." said Naruto "We can't hid it from them forever."
"Naruto-kun." said Sakura as Naruto smiled before taking off his shirt. Then before everyone dark lines appeared on his stomach in the form of a seal.
"I am a Jinchuriki." explained Naruto as everyone blinked "I had the nine tailed demon fox also known as the Kyuubi sealed within me since the day I was born."
"I remember stories about the Kyuubi." stated Aang as everyone looked at him "The air monks used to tell stories about the powerful spirits that roamed the world. The Kyuubi was one of the most powerful and among the most ruthless. He commands an army of demon foxes."
"Tell us something we don't know." said Sakura "The Kyuubi attacked out village 16 years ago and destroyed over half of it before the 4th Hokage Minato Namikaze was able to stop him by sealing him inside Naruto-kun."
"Well there are several stories about the Kyuubi being tender and caring toward those who he felt were his friends and most of all to his mate the love of his life." explained Aang
"You have a wife?" asked Naruto
"Yes, she is ruling in my place and when I am free of you I will go back to my vixen." stated Kyuubi
"So you have a demon sealed within you?" asked Suki
"Yes but don't worry we have a deal with him and avatar Roku." explained Naruto "On our way back home we see some spirit called the painted lady and she removes the Kyuubi from within me and in return the Kyuubi never returns to our world."
"And that red chi was the demons?" asked Zuko
"Yes, he is offering to teach me how to be a demon sage since it seems like I won't be able to do the normal way because I now have demon chakra within me." added Naruto
"Sounds like this Kyuubi makes you all powerful why would you want to get rid of that?" asked Sokka "It's seems like a blessing."
"It's a curse not a blessing." Stated Naruto "I am seen as a demon to most within my own village and for the longest time I had no friends. That isn't even counting the Akatsuki."
"The Akatsuki?" asked Zuko
"It's a group of nine S ranked ninjas who want to get all nine demons and use them for some unknown reason." explained Naruto "They already are behind for countless deaths including my sensei."
"So these Akatsuki are stronger then you?" asked Toph
"We have killed two of the nine members and we know of two other members being killed both by Sasuke." explained Sakura "One of those was Sasuke's own brother, the one who massacred his entire clan in a single night. The akatsuki is the strongest ninjas in the world and their leader has the Rinnegan."
"Rinnegan?" asked Aang
"It is said that the Rinnegan is the most powerful blood line ability every." stated Fukasaku "It was the original sage of the six paths who stopped the ten tailed demon and formed the ninja tailed beasts including the Kyuubi. The wielder of the Rinnegan has mastery level of all five basic forms of natural chakra. Water, Wind, Earth, Fire, Water and Lightening he controls them all."
"So it's your version of the Avatar but he can control lightening as well?" asked Zuko
"No much stronger and far more deadlier." stated Fukasaku "He can also control demons."
"Well this is a development." stated Suki as she took a breath "I wasn't going to say anything until later but I think after this we all need a little break."
"What are you talking about?" asked Katara as Suki pulled out a small scroll from her pack.
"I found this by the road this morning." explained Suki as she showed an ad
"The Boy in the Iceberg?" asked Naruto as he looked at the image of the avatar gang.
"It's a play about us?" asked Sokka
"It seems and it shows tonight." said Suki
"It would be nice to have a night when we can act like normal people." said Katara
"You could do with a night off as well Naruto." explained Fukasuku "To let your body rest."
"It would be nice." said Sakura
"Alright." said Naruto
"Yes a date with Naruto-kun." said Inner Sakura with a grin
Meanwhile on the other side of the island three fire nation airships had landed on the small airship port located on the military base.
"Princess Azula it's an honor to have you on our island again." Said the local commander
"We need all the ships refueled and resupplied." ordered Azula as she walked down the gangplank followed by Sasuke, Ty Lee and Mai. "We will leave by noon tomorrow."
"It will be done by then." said the commander
"So what do you want to do hit the beach or go to some party with cute guys." stated Ty Lee
"Maybe the beach but no parties we have to be on base as soon as possible." stated Azula
"If I may." said the base commander "If you are looking for something to do this evening my sister is a member of the Ember Island Players and they are hosting a play about the avatar and the chase."
"That sounds interesting." said Ty Lee as Azula looked at Sasuke for a moment.
"We have nothing better to do." stated Sasuke
"Very well." stated Azula before turning to the commander "Make the arrangements."