Disclaimer: Naruto is from Japan, not America…even if I did own him, I'd have no idea what he was saying…sad, huh?

Chap. 7: Kyuubi-sensei

(Naruto's P.O.V)

Unfortunately, Sakura was scheduled to work after lunch, so I had to train alone this afternoon.

Well, not really 'alone'…

"Kit, you want to train with me today, or by yourself?"

"Hmm…I think I'll spar with you today." I replied to Kyuubi.

Kyuubi chuckled to himself, "Okay, that's what I like to hear. So, how much power shall we use?"

"One tail each…well, one for me to use from you, and you use the other one. Sound good?" I answered.

"Good, let's get started then, shall we?" said the demon fox. I sat down on the grass, and I closed my eyes to enter my mind.

I reappeared in front of the cage that housed my demon resident. I walked through the bars of the cage, and felt a rush of power surge through my coils. Kyuubi was standing before me, chakra flaring. He had activated two of his gates, one which I was currently using. One tail equaled the power of one gate.

We made this sparring session a weekly thing. Kyuubi and I would fight each other using our chakra (well, I did borrow some from him most of the time).

My whisker marks darkened, and my teeth became pointed. I felt my nails sharpen, and I felt a feral growl escape my throat.

"Ready, Kit?" asked the Kyuubi, who assumed a crouching stance.

"…bring it…" I replied.

Kyuubi wasted no time, and slashed one of his giant claws at me, which I back flipped to avoid. I side-stepped to avoid an onslaught of tails, but got slammed into a chamber wall…dodging all of them was tough.

I pushed off the wall and slammed my whole body into Kyuubi's skull. The demon fox lost his balance a few seconds, but quickly recovered.

I suddenly felt a rush of chakra build up from my fox opponent, "Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!" and the next thing I knew, a blast of fire escaped the mouth of the demon fox.

I ran up a wall and back flipped into the air. I performed the proper seals, and about fifty clones appeared in thin air. We quickly rushed down to Kyuubi, while another half ran under the fox's belly and kicked him into the air.

"Naruto Uzumaki Barrage!!!" we all yelled in unison, and finished with an axe kick to Kyuubi's face. He hit the ground with a deafening thud, and groaned in pain.

"That was good…however," Kyuubi's eye's glowed, "I can make clones too."

Kyuubi was interesting in the fact that, well, he didn't create hand seals. He was just able to conjure up the jutsu, but he said there was a limitation to doing this. So far, I have yet to see him reach a limit with the ability, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!!"

My clones and I were now surrounded by about a dozen nine-tailed demon foxes…real foxes, not illusions.

"I think were done for…" whispered a clone.

"Yeah right, he just gave us more targets to use."

"Yeah, we've still got him outnumbered!"

One of the Kyuubi clones laughed, "You do realize that I'm capable of beating all of you just by myself, right?"

"You wish!" we retorted, "Let's finish this!"

I started gathering chakra and molding it with the help of another clone. We combined all of our chakra into a solid, spiraling blue sphere, at least three times the size of a normal Rasengan.

"You know that technique is reckless to use, Kit. You do, after all, know the completed version now." I heard one of the Kyuubi's say with a smirk.

"Well, considering the situation," I spoke as we aimed at the Kyuubi clones around us, "This is as good as any time to be reckless. Odama Rasengan!!!"

I pushed the ball of chakra into the air, and my clones and I followed its trajectory. We quickly kicked it back to the ground, and watched as an explosion engulfed the surrounding area. When the dust cleared, I noticed two of Kyuubi's clones were missing.

I dispelled my shadow clones, and Kyuubi followed suit as well. We continued our early fight with one on one attacking.

After an hour…well, I believe it was an hour, I was tired. However, seeing the great Kyuubi panting made me grin with a hint of pride.

"Kyuubi, are you…getting tired?"

"For your information, Kit, I'm restricting myself to using only one gateway for myself, and the other one is being used by you. So, technically I have every right to be a bit winded right now." Kyuubi snapped, but I couldn't help but see a small grin on his face, "Kit, you've gotten much stronger from when we first started this ritual of ours…you've come along way."

I rubbed the back of my head. A compliment from the great nine-tailed fox was rare…very rare.

"Say, Kit…you want to learn how to use five of my gateways?" the demon fox asked me suddenly.

"Wait, is that physically possible for me? Can I really use that much power without going crazy and, well, not die?" I asked, shocked by his suggestion.

I had asked Kyuubi once why exactly I couldn't withstand using four gateways. He explained the reason as this, "You're a human; I'm a demon. Too much of my chakra at once is like filling a balloon with methane gas, and then placing it in a room full of candles."

Mind you, we were not on the friendliest of terms back when I first used it…so when he took control it was intentional when he hurt someone who was my friend. However, part of the reason was due to the fact that so much chakra being used by me caused me and him to kind of go…berserk. We were sharing the same body in a sense, so if I was affected by something that involved chakra, so was he…most of the time.

Since then, the only real downside of the four-tailed form was the whole burning and rapid healing cycle that I went through…apparently that could be my death one of these days according to Sakura. Such rapid killing and regenerating of cells could end up killing me. That's kind of scary if you ask me.

I looked at Kyuubi and he nodded, "I understand the concern you have, but I've been monitoring your chakra coils along with my own. I think I found a way to use five tails and avoid the damage."

I smiled, "Well, what are we waiting for then? Let's do this!"

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(1 hour later)

(Kyuubi's P.O.V)

I looked down at the blonde shinobi…he was sleeping after collapsing from exhaustion.

"You're powerful, Kit…even without my power. I'm…proud of you…" I sat down and watched him, "Heh, you've softened me up, damn you."

Naruto rolled over in his sleep, muttering something about Hokage.

In all the centuries I've been alive, I never thought I'd become part of an infant child's chakra…I still remember when he and I first met face to face; I tried to devour him.

Now the thought of killing Naruto seemed…idiotic…impossible for me to try and do. He trusted me as well. He was now completely vulnerable to my power as he slept only a few feet away from my jaws, yet he chose to rest in my cage.

Trust…

I put my tail over him to keep him from getting any colder in this damp cage. I found it funny how we understood each other so well. I believe it was after I explained why he went rampant in his four-tailed form that he finally was able to give his trust to me. Now whenever I loaned him chakra, he merely asked for it, and stopped calling it 'payment for renting his body'. I had managed to recently nullify the effects of the savage behavior in the four-tailed form…at least for a couple of minutes. We still eventually had trouble distinguishing between friend and foe after a while, but it was an improvement for before. The damage still persisted.

There was a time when I didn't care who I attacked until these past couple of years. Now, I actually had 'precious people'; namely Sakura, her family, Naruto's friends, and so on…

"Just you wait, Kit, once we perfect the five-tailed form, then we'll be one step closer to making you the Hokage…and being able to take out Akatsuki…" I said with a smirk. It wasn't that wonderful to think about though…well the last part at least. If I didn't help Naruto with the organization of rogue ninja, then we'd both end up receiving a bad deal; Naruto would die, and I'd be imprisoned in an even worse way.

I decided to avoid such thoughts for now, and went to sleep.

Two hours passed and I heard two voices calling for Naruto. The blonde was still sleeping, so I nudged him awake. He woke up and yawned.

"What?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Choji and Shikamaru are trying to wake you up." I replied.

"Oh, well I guess I'll see you later then." He grinned, and disappeared as he returned to his conscious state.

I lied down on the ground again and yawned, "I haven't felt this drained since I removed that toxin from the boy a couple years ago."

I cracked my neck and closed my eyes. I could only wonder what the next eighteen years would be like with the kid.

End of chap.7- Woohoo! A story with Kyuubi's P.O.V! How cool, eh? Well, there you go, Naruto's gotten stronger, and now he's training with Kyuubi to learn a new power…oh, the excitement is too much for you, isn't it…ahem, anyway, please R&R, and I'll update soon!