AN: nothing important to say at the moment so go enjoy the story
DISCLAIMER: Don't own Naruto just a fan making a story
"Demon talking"
'Demon thinking'
"Human talking"
'Human thinking'
Jutsu being used
CHAPTER: 2 Soon to Be Eight
It would take a good pair of eyes to notice the five figures could be seen rushing through the forest on the outskirts of Konoha. They traveled swiftly, and their forms were nothing but indiscernible blurs as they passed through the trees. Reaching the base of a mountain, the five paused at a dark cave that appeared to be hidden in the underbrush.
The largest shadow moved first, disappearing into the walls of the cave whilst the other four, miniscule in comparison to their large leader, followed with more cautious steps. Wide eyes blinked momentarily before adjusting to the folds of darkness.
"Mistress, Mistress, my Lady, are you here?" came a weird off tone voice like a child mixed with something.
"S-shut up Jax. D-do you want to get us k-killed" whimpered another, higher-pitched voice to the supposed Jax.
"The mistress will be displeased if you wake her up epically you Fin" growled a third voice said in a deep baritone.
"Jax, Fin, Shin you all best mind yourselves. Else wise, the mistress will rip your head from your shoulders," sang a female cheerfully, "I hope she does. What fun that would be!"Two of the other shadow shivered at her tone. They could practically feel her demonic, bloodthirsty grin, and she was clearly enjoying herself at the prospect of their demise.
The huge figure suddenly stop walking causing his four followers to crash into his leg making them all fall down breaking into an argument. The fighting stopped immediately as the leader growled loudly.
"If you four don't shut up I'll kill you all myself" the biggest one growled as his glowing red eyes looked at the four idiot's giving them a death stare. The female grinned wickedly at the prospect of a fight, swishing her tail excitedly. Shin shrugged indifferently, clearly unfazed by their leader's threat. Jax recovered quickly, accustomed to being yelled as he existed in a perpetual state of getting into trouble. Unlike his brash twin, Fin shook uncontrollably. As the runt of the litter, he was constantly being bullied and lost his courage quickly.
"She's not here. She hasn't been here in several years." the biggest one said as he started to sniff around and the other four doing copying his motions.
The group spread out, chasing different scents. After a few moments, Jax perked up, "I've got it! Oh boy do I got it! I found her scent, but it sure smells all kinds of different!"
The large male approached the bouncing Jax, and put his face to the ground. 'Strange,' he thought, 'Had I not known better, I would say it is almost…human. 'That jello-for-brains kit was right; It's her sent.'
"Come on we've got to find her" the leader said running out of the cave with a whirlwind of speed making the other four loose there balance before quickly rushing after their leader.
'Jeez, Fu's no fun,' thought Jax.
'Finally some real action,' beamed Lela.
Shin rolled his eyes, 'Here we go again.'
'I hope she's okay,' thought Fin nervously.
When they emerged from the cave, the sunlight revealed their true nature. The group's leader, Fu, held his head high as the sunlight shined off his snow-white fur. His blood red eyes narrowed impatiently as he waited for his four companions, swishing his four tails impatiently.
The first to appear was Jax flipping and doing impressive mid-air acrobats. He was wearing a lopsided grin and an oddly shaped jester's cap which seemed to be just a bit too big for his head. At first glance, he appeared to be just an ordinary fox, but upon closer inspection, it became apparent that this was no 'fox' wearing a peculiar hat. His fur was as dark as Fu's was light, and his eyes gleamed with an unusual purple hue, he also had two tails which were midnight blue at the tip.
Moving behind Jax was his twin, Fin, who appeared to be Jax's complete opposite. His midnight-blue fur was stained with streaks of forest-green while black eyes reflected no light, not even that of the rising sun he also had two tails like his twin.
Not to be last, Lela bounded out and attempted to jump over Fin, but Jax's acrobatics prevented her from doing so. She growled lightly yet not overly aggressively and wagged her tail expectantly. Her pale blue eyes stood out in stark contrast to her silky chocolate coat. The tips of her three tails which were smudged charcoal black in a way which emphasized her femininity as if to compensate for her violent demeanor.
Bringing up the rear was the emotionless Shin appearing rather dashing in his sleek grey coat. He trotted lightly towards the center of the group and gazed at his leader expectantly his one tail wagging from side to side.
"Now," said their leader, gazing in the direction of Konoha, "We find our Mistress."
I've got to be dreaming,' Naruto thought closing his eyes and reopening them to see a giant, golden fox sitting behind a row of glowing prison bars 'There's no way this could really be happening.' Suddenly, the Kyuubi began laughing manically in a way which sounded more like angry half-barks than the expression of joy, but the crease in those sly lips indicated a smile.
"You really are the most foolish mortal I have ever encountered. I haven't laughed this hard since Jax got beat up by Lela and that was nearly a century ago." the Kyuubi spoke through her guttural laughter, her voice growing louder with every laugh.
"Wha-how? Who?" Naruto struggled to form the sentences to his confusion. He tried to hide his fear, but even he could feel the power rolling off the strange fox in waves while her bloodlust was nearly suffocating.
Abruptly, she stopped laughing and began to study him with her ruby eyes. "Seven years…Seven long years since I was trapped in this forsaken cage" She whispered looking around here dark cell.
"S-seven years" Naruto was able to get out trying to calm down as best he could.
"Yes, you're seven now, and soon you will be eight." the Kyuubi spoke giving him a softer look, but still keeping her bloodthirsty aura around the boy. "Then I'll have been prisoner for yet another year."
Realization dawned on him and Naruto's eyes widened in shock, "You're, You're the Kyuubi!" Suddenly everything made sense, the villagers, the beatings, the hate. His head was buzzing with all the unanswered questions he had suddenly fitting together like the pieces of a puzzle.
"My," said the Kyuubi tauntingly, "aren't we the smart one?"
Naruto's cheek's burned at the insult, but he chose to let it slide. "So why is the most powerful of demons in a sewer" Naruto asked watching the Kyuubi yawn.
She shrugged, "It's your mind."
"What does that make me then? Your jailor?"
The golden demon smiled, "Yes, but also much more." She stood and began to pace across the line of bars that separated them, "You are neither a demon…nor a human, but merely a bratty Halfling. The humans, your father, put me here. Now you are rejected by your own man-flesh, and yet you are too mortal, my darling flesh prison, to ever come to the realm of demons and devils. You have nowhere and no one to belong to. You are a container and a killer. That seal of your father consumes my life force and makes it your own so as to extend your foolish existence, but know this meat-bag; my immortality will grant you nothing but a longer natural life. Should you make friends, as I unreasonably expect you to, you will live to watch them age and die. Should you fall in love, you will have to watch your lover perish in your arms whilst you remain young, aging ever so slowly."
Naruto seemed to slowly take in everything the Kyuubi said. He bowed his head as tears brimmed his eyes.
"However," the Kyuubi sang slowly, watching Naruto closely, "there may be another way," Naruto's head shot up, "another path, which will free you from such a dreary disposition.""H-how?" Naruto trembled, his voice cracking. The Kyuubi came as close as she could to the glowing barrier of her cell, her dark red eyes focused intently on the boy bellow her.
"Release me," she breathed, "then, we shall both be free."
Naruto sat in stunned silence, his mind racing furiously. The Kyuubi towered over him waiting impatiently.
"N-n-no," Naruto stuttered standing up. "No," he said more confidently."
"No?" She cocked her head to the side.
"I know what you did to the village, and I know why my dad sealed you inside of me."
The Kyuubi growled, her hair standing on end, "You know NOTHING!"This time Naruto didn't flinch, but began to back up slowly, never taking his eyes off the furious golden fox attempting to force her prison bars down.
Suddenly she stopped moving and began to laugh in the direction of Naruto's retreat.
"You can't keep me in here little boy," she purred, "My servants will be looking for me, and eventually I'll find a way to break this seal and wreak havoc on the world once more."
Her chilling laughter followed Naruto all the way back down the tunnel full of pipes, and he could still hear her in the back of his mind when he awoke with a start and a sharp cry in foreign surroundings.
Sorry if its a bit short.
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