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Okay, if you didn't see the announcement on the last chapter, you need to know that I mentioned about not updating regularly. Please keep that in mind. Also, I've been playing some good video games too. You know, the basics. Saints Row: The Third, Dante's Inferno, Dead space, Bayonetta, Skyrim, etc...
I own nothing! Only my organs. My wonderful, soft, squishy... organs... ripping to shreds. Sigh, the screams of pain all around me...
ACK! What am I saying? Ignore that!
"I'm going ahead! See if I can weaken him." Naruto called back, Akyo and Sakura behind him. "When you get the chance, bind him." With that, he disappeared in multiple flashes of red, heading straight for Shishi.
It was almost funny, really. He was small, innocent, and very ignorant. He loved his father as well. Who wouldn't when he was the only thing left? Just the two amigos, against the world. You would have thought nothing would have the power to waver that love. Except that something did. Brutally. He didn't remember the details, nor did he want, but he knew that he was no longer the same. The chain was permanently on his body, never coming off no matter what he did. And sometimes he would fall into darkness. Not the shadows that he knew instinctively would keep him safe. This was pure, evil, darkness. It tried to eat him, make him sleep. To disappear. He sometimes saw memories that weren't his own, then he would awaken, alone. Surrounded by energy that wasn't his that never lingered for long.
Now? Now he was the carrier of something he loathes. And he would gladly carry out his existence to forget. All he wants is to make happy memories, and bury the old ones down deep. So deep, not even the eldest of demons could ever say they witnessed them. The answer? Make it disappear. All of it. Including the ones that were part of those memories.
A black and silver blur slammed into the rampant Shishi, Kitsune piercing his neck and pinning him to the ground. By this time, he couldn't even be called a shadow-fox. He was a writhing mass of darkness, snarling and clawing to get away from its captor.
"UZUMAKI! What the hell do you think you're doing? Get off me!" he shouted, the wound on his neck seemingly making no difference to him. Again his body mutated more, arms appearing to grab the blade in an attempt to pull it out. Said hands were soon pinned down by chains appearing from the shadows around the two, making the struggling more painful.
"Shishi, you're not thinking clearly." Naruto growled out, straining to keep him down. "What's wrong?" Shishi just glared at him, an eye appearing directly at the center of his forehead.
"I said, get OFF of me!" with a roar, the chains broke and Shishi punched Naruto straight in the stomach with a giant fist, the blond managing to straighten himself in midair while clutching his chest. Getting up again, Shishi again ran with all his might, nearing his destination.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" growled Naruto, again disappearing in a flash to flash in front of Shishi, once more stabbing the blade into the demon. This time, Shishi's entire face disappeared in a mass of darkness, as it tried to eat the blade. Pulling the blade out, Naruto quickly slashed while jumping back, watching as Shishi roared into the sky as an eye appeared on the elder demon's chest. Eyes narrowing, the young Namikaze summoned his abyssal youki, the familiar eyes and mouths appearing around him in a chorus of laughter and roars.
Lunging forward, Shishi's left arm became a giant hammer while his left became a mutant canine's head that snarled and snapped, ready to devour anything. Naruto parried the hammer, but the head came a bit too close to ripping his head off. "Stay out of this, Uzumaki! I don't need you here!" shouted the demon, his eyes glazed and his voice beginning to change. It wasn't just the voice of the cheerful and slightly crazy demon he knew. This other voice was almost... ancient.
Without even waiting, Naruto rushed forward and stabbed Shishi again, this time pulling the blade upwards to use the spikes and rip apart bits of Shishi. He didn't seem to notice though, as he continued to either smash the ground or chomp the air in attempts to kill the young Uzumaki. It didn't take long before Shishi finally bit into Naruto, resulting in the shadow-demon to grin more coldly than ever seen. The grin didn't last long though, once Naruto disappeared in a poof of smoke. He felt the pain of a blade piercing his back, but this time the blade passed through the chains on his chest. He looked down, not at the blade, but at the chains that were beginning to disappear into his chest. And once they were gone, there came only darkness.
Naruto wasn't exactly sure what happened. One second, Shishi was staring at his chest with a confused look. Then he went limp, his body relaxing. At first he thought maybe Shishi was unconscious, something he never thought possible. Then he realized something else. Shishi seemed to change. Not physically, but the air around him was not the same. Where once Shishi was a storm, unpredictable and unstoppable, this was something completely different. There was control, power, and experience. And then came a realization. It wasn't a thought, for deep in his soul he knew it to be true. This being in front of him wasn't Shishi anymore.
The head turned around, looking at Naruto with half-lidded eyes. The eye on the forehead was also looking at him coldly, calculating. Now that he was closer, he could clearly see the eye. A silver eye with ripples spreading across the iris. "Naruto... Uzumaki." murmured the man before the hanyou, another thing that changed. Again, it was still Shishi's voice, but the one speaking was a completely different person. Older. "Would you please leave me be."
Whether or not it was his voice, Naruto had the sudden urge to obey, to leave this demon alone and never see him again. He squashed that thought and grit his teeth, gripping the sword's handle tightly. "I don't know what the hell happened, but I know you're not Shishi." he growled out, his eyes narrowing as he felt the eyes and mouths around him also stare at the demon. Somehow, even the abyss knew that this one being was something to be wary of.
With a quick jerk, Shishi removed himself from the blade. Or at least, he removed the tip of the blade from the rest of it. Naruto's eyes widened a bit when he saw his zanbatou snapped like a twig. The demon looked down at the blade with all three eyes. Ripping the peace of blade from his chest, he looked at it closely for a moment before mumbling to himself. "An interesting metal." He looked at Naruto, all three eyes showing nothing but indifference. "You sure are an interesting boy, Naruto. The only problem is you're lack of control over the abyss."
Naruto's eyes narrowed, his face twisting into a snarl. "What the hell do you know about my youki?"
"I know that all you're doing is guiding it. The fact that it laughs and screams for murder is proof that its desire is not the same as yours. While the void was once a creator, now it does nothing more than devour all in its path." his face suddenly became amused. "Even you. It will soon consume you as well, unless you learn to control it completely. Then again..." There was an explosion on Shishi's back, and suddenly his entire body distorted to leave his head untouched. All around him, mouths and golden eyes appeared, all of them calm, watching Naruto. Unlike his, which floated around him like a smoke, this one was simply wrapped around Shishi like a tattered cloak. "Even I have trouble with it. So you have very little hope in controlling it. I studied it for centuries, and I can't control it any more than you because it's not naturally mine. You have the potential to control it, I have the knowledge on how to do it. Now then..."
Suddenly, there was pain. Naruto looked to his left to see a golden eye staring at him while a mouth bit into his shoulder. With a grunt, Naruto slashed with what was left of his sword and lept away, the abyss around him attacking the single eye and mouth with vigor. It wasn't long before Naruto had noticed that Shishi was gone again. Cursing, he continued to chase after Shishi.
The young demon sighed as he looked down at the spot he was on. This was boring. His job was simple. Let the shadow fox through, but distract the others that followed. Okay, easy enou-
His entire body was almost instantly swallowed by the black blur the passed. All that was left was a small cloud of red youki, then it disappeared into nothingness.
Shishi ran, his form returning to being relatively normal.
'Naruto Uzumaki. He may be an annoyance later on. No matter, he will be of great entertainment in the near future.' he thought, his cold smile never changing as he looked upwards toward the sky. 'Soon. A millennium of waiting will soon bear the desired results. Now to find my belongings and get this show underway. This body is beginning to annoy me.' With that thought, he stopped and sent youki into his claws. With a quick movement, his hand ripped into the air in front of him and began to distort like a an old film. Ripping open the space in front of him, it showed a grand show of black and red colors as screams and shouts escaped from the hole. Looking over his shoulder, he mumbled, "That boy's going to be a pain soon. But it won't be any fun if he's not involved. No point in having a war without a challenge." With that, he stepped into the void and let it close behind him, his chuckle echoing into the darkness as the 'wound' in reality closed, leaving no trail of it ever existing.
He grit his teeth as he stopped right where Shishi's youki disappeared. 'Damn it! Can't trace him past here!' he thought, pacing back and forth on the tree branch where the youki abruptly ended. As if that wasn't weird enough, he noticed that no living animal was within a mile-wide. He frowned when he felt the nature chakra in front of it. Or lack of any to be precise. It was like someone split the chakra apart. With a growl he realized the Uchiha's scent was weakening. And judging by the amount of clouds darkening the sky, it would rain soon. With another growl he flared his youki, signaling his position. Almost instantly, a shadow came out of the ground and Sakura along with Akyo came out.
"This is where Shishi's youki trail ends. We can't follow him from here." he stated, frowning and turning to Akyo. "I need you to go back to your home and look for him there. Be sure to be back in less than twenty-four hours. Understood?"
Nodding in understanding, Akyo disappeared into the shadows and her youki soon disappeared, leaving nothing but residue.
"You think she'll be okay?" asked Sakura, a bit worried. Shishi was a very powerful demon, one who rarely ever did anything rational. He was chaotic really, and loved to make sure everyone knew it.
"I'm sure she'll be fine. It's Shishi who is different." he murmured, showing her Kitsune's broken blade. "He was acting completely different, and he broke my zanbatou like it was a twig. He was acting a hell of a lot calmer than I've ever seen him, I'm sure Akyo can find something out about what's happening to him." He turned to his original destination grimly. "For now, let's get to the Uchiha."
With a burst of speed, the two Konoha nin were rushing through the forest once again, a foreboding feeling washing over them as they neared the Uchiha's scent
Meanwhile, in the demon realm, a certain red-haired demon was walking down a hall illuminated by torches while passing a few pictures of other demons, each wearing a strange crown with nine prongs that wrapped around their head like a small sun. Her own picture was at the end, showing her in a red battle kimono and black skirt while a katana was strapped to her hip. Her face showed a bit of calm, with a hint of kindness.
She sighed while looking at the one before her. It showed a man a bit older than her, same red hair in spikes while a long thin ponytail reached his mid-back and same red eyes, but he had a much more serious look that was lined with slight confidence, something that Hikari herself rarely ever showed. 'Kurama-onii-sama...' she thought sadly, looking at the man that was supposed to be the current Kyuubi. Though he didn't particularly like humans, he always left them alone. Only when he was summoned did he become enraged that the humans would have the gal to summon a being of his caliber. However, he was almost completely the opposite when it came to demons. He still had a bit of arrogance, but he was kind enough to listen to those below him while always thinking about what was best for the fox demons, and the demon realm in general. Hikari closed her eyes, letting her mind wander to the days when they were still young.
"Onii-sama!" cried a out a little Hikari, her tail wagging happily as she ran to a teen that read a large book almost as big as she was when standing in one hand while the other had a ball of black flame hovering above it. She looked to be about six while the young man was around sixteen. Turning his head while letting the flame disappear, he put the book down and gave her a bored but still attentive look.
"What is it this time imouto." he asked, a bit exasperated. Seriously, she could always just bother one of the house maids instead of him. Hell, she could just play on her own.
"Look what I found!" she said, showing him a slightly rusty looking knife. It was immediately plucked from her hands by the older demon, a stern look on his face as he held it close to him.
"Please be careful, I don't want you accidentally harming yourself." he said, his eyes inspecting the knife closely. It was then he realized that this knife was made with metal. Nothing fancy that is usually found in the demon realm, just metal. Human metal. He suddenly reeled on the little demon, who visibly flinched under her brother's glare "You went to the human world, didn't you." he demanded, his body tensing as he gripped the knife and bent the blade until it was nothing but a ball. The wooden handle was nothing but a pile of splinters between them.
"U-uhm..." Hikari seemed to somehow shrink further as her ears bent back and her tail stopped wagging, laying as low as possible. For a second, it almost looked like she was about to cry. Then she gathered what little courage she had and tried to glare at her brother, barely letting a pout grace her little face. "Y-you wouldn't w-want to come w-with me, so I-I went alone!" she said, stomping her foot for emphasis. Kurama continued to glare for a second longer, Hikari's glare withering until she began to sniff and tears collected at the edges of her eyes. Exhaling through his nose he let his seven tails and ears show, two of his tails moving the splinters to the side while he reached out his arm, beckoning her to come closer. She quickly shuffled close and let his arm wrap around her as he picked her up and placed her on his lap, his face now showing more concern than anger.
"Please tell me next time you're bored. I can get one of the servants to look into getting you out, maybe go to a few villages near here. But going to the human world is dangerous. It's not a good idea to go there." he said, rubbing her back softly as she leaned into his chest, a small smile gracing her little face. "I don't want you going back there."
The smile vanished as her head left his chest, her glare returning as she quickly looked up at him. "No! I want to go back. I like it there!" she said, crossing her arms stubbornly.
He looked at her for a moment before sighing. "You're impossible, you know that?" he grumbled, a small glare on his face.
"And you're a meanie!"
He simply rolled his eyes and gently lifted her off the ground, returning to the book next to him. "Just don't go to the human world alone again."
"Then will you go with me tomorrow?" she asked hopefully, making her cutest puppy-dog eyes and pout while wagging her tail back and forth.
"I'll think about it." he said dismissively, not even turning around. He knew damn well that if he looked at her, he would submit. And goddammit, a Kyuubi-in-training never submits to anyone! Especially their little sister.
A bit unhappy that she didn't get her desired answer, she left her brother's room and went off for the maid's company. She always told the nicest stories about her time in the human world.
She was shaken out of her reminiscing when she saw the space beside her rip open to show a panting Akyo, her instincts telling her something just happened. "Shishi! Shishi is missing! Do you know if he came back to the demon realm?" she asked while looking around. With a frown, Hikari shook her head.
"No I haven't sensed his youki when he opens a portal here, so I doubt he's here.
With a gulp, Akyo wrapped her arms around her. 'Where are you, Shishi...'
"This place hasn't changed a bit." mumbled the being that was still in the form of Shishi, looking around at the extravagant room that was decorated with a few red drapes over the windows. The entire place was made of stone, with a single bed at the center surrounded by four pillars, all four reaching the ceiling as what looked like faces of the damned wrapped around the base of each. "Home sweet home, eh?"
"I am glad that you are comfortable, king." murmured the vulture-like demon, his smile as cold and uncaring as ever.
"Thank you, Usomaru-kun." (Probably means 'Lie'. -maru can go with all sorts of boy names though.) With that, the demon left the room and the 'king' let himself flop on the bed lazily. '(Sigh) These are going to be quite eventful years. I'm going to have to call up a few old friends, get my army back, and if that isn't enough, I can feel that that Madara boy is still alive. Such an annoying boy.' he thought, his two 'normal' eyes closed while the one on his forehead was lazily open. 'Annoying, but much better than having absolutely nothing to do.' With that thought, he smirked as he looked to the left of the bed. A single, giant and greatly detailed portrait showed the grand ten-tailed demon wolf rampaging over a crumbling earth, the elements swirling around him in a show of pure destruction.
Spikes of ice jutted from the earth while the earth was split open below the giant creature, giant spheres of fire fell from the sky as if it were bleeding, and the rain fell while tornadoes rampaged over the lands, lightning striking what little forest that wasn't already destroyed and causing fire. Ashes and sand swirled around it. Finally, right on the wolf's head, there was eye identical to the one on the king's head. The only difference was that the eye on the painting had nine tomoes, three on each ring, on them.
'Soon. Everything will soon be the way it was supposed to be.' he thought, a small cackle escaping his lips, which soon turned into a chuckle, then into a horrible laughter. The lesser demons in the halls cringed in fear at the man's evil laugh, darkness seeming to grow stronger as the torches in the halls offered meager light, and refused all forms of warmth.
Short? Yes. Probably
Sorry guys, but like I said, it's a rather crazy life I'm in. Anyway, I guess It'll be much tougher to update, so please go easy on my ass!
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Maybe I should have phrased that differently...
Bah! Whatever! Anyway, hope you enjoyed, please review. Flames will be used to cook your family and real reviews will be taken into consideration.