Chapter 14: It Speaks

It's been exactly 7 months since Naruto and Hinata started training with Jiraiya, and needless to say, they have both gotten immensely more powerful since then. Naruto is now 3 times as strong as he was before, and Hinata is right there behind him. The two of them had gotten so strong now that the vests they had previously worn were no longer a challenge for them. Naruto could now wear two of those vests and hold Hinata on his shoulders and still manage to sprint at an incredible speed, and Hinata had gotten so strong she can now wear Naruto's vests and still manage to keep up with him.

Jiraiya was very proud of the two them. They had come so far in such a short time, that it was almost unbelievable. If things continued like this for a few more years, Jiraiya had no doubt that Naruto would be strong enough to take reign as the Hokage, and he was more than sure that Hinata would be able to stack up to even the most elite fighters in her clan without breaking a sweat.

Although, now that Naruto and Hinata were both physically stronger. It was now time to focus on the Nine-Tails inside of Naruto. Jiraiya was nervous about dealing with the Nine-Tails again, since last time he had gotten kicked into a concrete wall, and that was only a fraction of what the Nine-Tails was truly capable of. If he was going to teach Naruto how to control the Nine-Tails, he was going to need Hinata's help, big time.

"Hinata, come here for a moment please." Jiraiya said to the girl, who was currently watching Naruto train a little bit more. Hinata was broken from her trance of watching the now very fit Naruto, and walked over to Jiraiya.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama?" Hinata asked.

"Today is the day that we start training Naruto how to control the Nine-Tails." Jiraiya said with a serious tone.

Hinata's heart dropped into her stomach. "Oh no, I was really hoping we wouldn't actually have to do this. Seeing Naruto go berserk always scares me so much." Hinata said to herself in fear, that maybe one day Naruto will go berserk and she won't be able to stop him. Although, she also knew that this would have to happen, so that way his chances of going ballistic would hopefully disappear completely.

"O-Okay, so what do we do?" Hinata asked in a nervous tone.

Jiraiya smiled at the now more mature, and beautiful Hinata. "Hey, Naruto! Come here for a moment." Jiraiya yelled from across the field they were standing in. Naruto heard Jiraiya call for him, and quickly made his way over to Jiraiya and Hinata.

"Watch this Hinata." Jiraiya said before Naruto made it to them.

"Yeah? What's up Pervy-Sage?" Naruto asked once he made his way too them.

"Naruto, I know I'm asking a lot here, but I'm going to need you to empty your Chakra reserve as quickly as you can." Jiraiya said, confusing both of the Genin.

"Why Pervy-Sage?" Naruto asked.

Jiraiya sighed, "It's time we work on the Nine-Tails, and if you deplete all of your normal Chakra, then try to do another Jutsu then all that will be left for you to use will be the Nine-Tails Chakra." Jiraiya explained, which, his explanation did make sense but there was one problem.

"Jiraiya-sama, I thought it was dangerous to deplete your Chakra completely, cant that actually kill you?" Hinata asked in a worried tone, as she looked over at Naruto.

Jiraiya nodded. "For a normal person, yes, it is dangerous for you to completely drain your Chakra, but Naruto has the Nine-Tails, which should act as another source of Chakra for him. So in theory, if you deplete one, then you will have to use the other." Jiraiya explained, even though this wasn't making either of them feel any better.

"And what if the Nine-Tails doesn't let me use his Chakra?" Naruto asked, not liking where this situation was going.

"Well, worst case scenario is, you die." Jiraiya said very bluntly. Which made both of the Genin's faces turn very pale and gave them a sick feeling to their stomachs. Jiraiya saw this and felt kind of bad for saying that.

"But, if you die, then so does the Nine-Tails, so in a way, he has no choice but to give you some Chakra." Jiraiya said nervously, which did actually seem to calm the Genin down a bit.

After a moment of thinking, Naruto nodded his head and took a few steps back before throwing his hands into a very familiar hand sign and shouting a few select words.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto screamed, just before the entire training field filled with smoke and thousands of Naruto's scattered the battlefield. Neither Hinata nor Jiraiya had ever seen this many clones in one place before. It shocked both of them as they knew it was incredibly hard to make shadow clones and it took a lot of Chakra to make a mass number of them, but this many was unbelievable.

Hinata looked around completely baffled by how many clones Naruto had made. "Naruto, how did you make this many clones?" Hinata asked in a dumbfounded expression.

Naruto didn't know what to say, he never really thought about how he made so many, to him, it just came naturally once he actually mastered the Jutsu. So Naruto didn't know how to answer her other than to just look at her and shrug his shoulders.

Jiraiya was the most impressed out of the two of them. Jiraiya had heard what Naruto did when he beat Mizuki with shadow clones, but he had no idea Naruto was capable of making this many! Naruto had literally just made his own army, in seconds!

"N-Naruto, this is incredible! Have you even tapped into the Nine-Tails Chakra yet?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto wasn't sure if he had or not, but he didn't feel any different so he just shook his head.

"Incredible. If this boy does really learn to control the Nine-Tails power, I don't see how anyone would be able to stop him. Even I would have trouble against this many clones all at once, and just to think this number could double, no, triple, if he had complete access to the Nine-Tails." Jiraiya said to himself in amazement.

"Is this all that you could spawn for right now?" Jiraiya asked nervously, hoping that it was.

Naruto nodded his head with half a smile drawn across his face. Jiraiya smiled back but quickly his facial expression got very serious.

"Okay Naruto, I'm going to need you to spawn a few more clones for me, but in order to do that you first have to tap into the Nine-Tails chakra, so be sure to focus and try not to lose control." Jiraiya explained before taking a few steps back, and gesturing for Hinata do the same.

Naruto stood in the middle of the field with his hands placed in his iconic hand sign, and for a few moments, nothing happened. It was so quiet on the field you could hear the blades of grass rubbing together in the wind.

*BOOM*

A huge blast of energy flooded the area, which was quickly followed by a red beam of light that shot deep into the blue sky. The shadow clones that had been previously spawned all got pushed far away before dispersing in a cloud of smoke due to the immensely high wind speeds that were being pushed from Naruto's direction.

Hinata's heart sank into her stomach as if it were made of lead. She had seen this kind of power before and she was well aware of what it meant. Naruto was going to turn back into that thing. That inhuman like killing machine, and needless to say, Hinata was very afraid now. She quickly looked over to Jiraiya who, just like her, was currently fighting to stay standing due to the high wind speeds pushing back at the two of them.

"What do we do?!" Hinata screamed with a lot of fear and worry in her voice.

"Just stay there! It's not too late for Naruto to take control, he can still do this! Just have faith in him!" Jiraiya yelled back at the frightened girl. Hinata turned back and continued to watch as Naruto slowly turned into the Nine-Tails. It wasn't long before Naruto started screaming from the increasing pain of the violent chakra swirling around him.

After just moments it was very obvious that Naruto was losing this fight. Naruto's screams quickly turned into blood-curdling shrieks, which were followed by a third tail sprouting out from Naruto's back. At this point, Hinata was getting very scared. She did not want to be in this situation when, or if, Naruto develops his fourth tail because she wasn't sure if Jiraiya would be able to handle something that powerful.

But, just as Hinata finished her thought, Naruto sprouted his fourth tail. Naruto's screams now sounded inhuman. He was no longer standing upright, but instead, he stood on all four of his appendages, much like a wild animal. His skin vaporized off of his body, leaving a red and black static like chakra taking its place.

Hinata once again looked over to Jiraiya, this time almost pleading him to do something before something really bad happens. Jiraiya looked back at the frightened girl and opened his mouth to say something.

"Hina-"

*Smash*

Jiraiya was cut off by the Nine-Tails firmly placing his fist into his chest, sending him flying far across the training field. Jiraiya was hit with so much force that his body carved a trench into the earth like a deep scar.

Hinata stood looking at what used to be Naruto, who was now standing in the same place Jiraiya used to be. The whole attack happened so fast that Hinata didn't even see what happened. All she heard was a loud crash and the sound of Jiraiya's body carving through the ground for what seemed like miles.

Her eyes were filled with fear as she looked at the beast in front of her. She could feel tears start to form in her eyes as she was so afraid she could no longer control her emotions. She didn't know what to do now. She was frozen. She wanted to help Naruto but she was too afraid to move. By this time she noticed that the Nine-Tails was walking towards her in a very menacing fashion.

She was certain she was going to die. There was no way she could calm him down like she did before if she couldn't move! All she could manage to do was close her eyes and wait for her impending doom.

"Hi-na-ta." The beast said, making Hinata's eyes fly open from surprise and confusion.

"Did-Did it just say my name?" Hinata asked herself.

"Y-Yes?" Hinata asked back without much thought.

"Do you- truly- love- us?" The Nine-Tails asked in a very heavy and thick voice.

Hinata was really freaked out now. What did it mean by 'us'? Was it talking about him, and Naruto? Hinata found it very strange, but she couldn't say she didn't love 'them' because that would mean she would have to say she doesn't love Naruto, but that was not true. So she just answered as truthfully as she possibly could.

"Yes, I-I do, more than anything in this world." Hinata said. Just after she said this she witnessed something unbelievable. Teardrops fell from each eye of the beast leaving two blue streaks trailing down its face, instead of red like before.

"Very well. Then- from now on- I will help- to protect you, and- I will- do the same- for Naruto and make- sure he- stays around to- take good care- of you." The Nine-Tails said in his deep raspy voice. Hinata was stunned. Did the Nine-Tails, a.k.a the most powerful, and 'evil' being on this planet, just say he was going to protect her, and Naruto?

"T-Thank you, Nine-Tails. It means a lot to the both of us, I'm sure." Hinata said while holding her hands together in front of her chest.

"Call me,- Kurama." The beast said just before all of his chakra turned from red to blue, and slowly changed back into Naruto. After just a few moments Kurama was gone, leaving Naruto unconscious on the ground in front of the baffled girl.

"Kurama? I-Is that the Nine-Tails' real name? I didn't think he had a name. Who gave it to him?!" Hinata asked herself in a slight panic, as the events that just unfolded were still trying to sit right in her head.

Not long after this Jiraiya found his way back to the two Genin. Unfortunately, he was slightly injured, with a good bit of blood pouring out of his chest. Thankfully though, the metal chainmail he wears under his clothes helped block some of that blow. He was injured, but he would survive. Hinata was noticed Jiraiya limping back towards them, holding his chest with a bloodstained hand and immediately ran to his aid.

"Jiraiya-sama, are you okay?" Hinata asked frantically.

"Y-Yes, I'll be fine, I've survived worse." Jiraiya said before looking over at Naruto, who was still laying on the ground snoring.

"I see you handled him well." Jiraiya added.

"So what happened?" He asked.

"I-I really don't know. T-The Nine-Tails s-spoke to me." Hinata said, realizing just how ridiculous it sounded once it came out of her mouth.

"It spoke to you? What did it say?" Jiraiya asked with a very intriguing tone in his voice.

"I-It said it was going to help Naruto protect me, and that he was going to do the same for Naruto as well." Hinata replied.

Jiraiya was confused. "So what do you think that mean?" He asked.

Hinata shrugged her shoulder. "Jiraiya-sama, have you ever heard of Kurama?" She asked in a curious tone.

"Kurama, yeah, I think I read a scroll that referred to the Nine-Tails by the name once. Why? Did he tell you to call him that?" Jiraiya asked.

Hinata nodded and looked down at Naruto before she squatted down and picked him up off the ground. Thankfully, due to her training, she was able to lift him pretty easily. After she picked him up she looked at his sleeping face for a few moments.

"Something tells me, that you're about to get a whole lot stronger Naruto-kun, but I won't be far behind. I promise." Hinata said to herself as she started walking back to their cabin located to the side of the training field, followed by Jiraiya. Thankfully there was a lot of medical supplies in the cabin that he could patch himself up with.

"I think tomorrow is going to be an interesting day for Naruto." Jiraiya said to himself before he and Hinata walked into the home.

Hinata laid Naruto down on the bed in their room and laid there with him. For a few moments.

"I love you so much Naruto-kun." She whispered before laying her head on the pillow and slowly allowing herself to fall asleep.

Chapter 14: End

Well, well, well, LONG time no see. How long's it been? A year!? Jeez, yeah, sorry about that. I just got caught up in life and kind of forgot about this story for a while, but hey, I'm back now, and hopefully, you enjoy my returning chapter. It has taken me a week to write, even though it's really simple and quite lackluster…

Spelling mistakes happen all the time, I skimmed this chapter and got rid of a few, if you find more, don't mind them.

Anyway, I don't know when the next chapter will come, because I haven't started writing it yet, sooooooooo, see ya in another year!

Jk… maybe.