Juubiko

A/N: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto.

The story is of mediocre quality. Enjoy anyways.


Venison

[Juuko PoV]

The Journey to the foot of the plateau was a relaxing one. Birds were singing, flowers were blooming. On days like these I find myself enjoying the sensation nature has to offer while strolling through the lush-green forest. It's been around three months since I ended up in the Naruto-verse. To this day I refuse to think that I died and got reincarnated as a Juubi. Since I can't recall my own death in my old life…Probably I'm just deluding myself at this point. It's a bitter pill to swallow. From using a big bang simulation to launch me on to this planet to pulling of a Doflamingo on a scumbag daimyo, I find my new life isn't short on actions.

As for ruling a city, I used the parasite's wealth to fund the betterment of the city and the Pot village (didn't forgot about them). Thus, my reputation with the population has skyrocketed. Nouragi claimed that I'm a saint comparison to his old boss. I'm flattered, yet I done it all for my own ends. Despite that, I can't claim that a few people had grown on me… Just a bit / /.

"Hey, you young girl!..." a thuggish voice ended my good mood. Turning around, I saw several fur coats wearing bandits. From what I can sense from their chakra, their intentions seem to be Lustful? If this is an anime, I would gain a tic mark at their audacity. I blurred out what they were saying and let my killing intent press on their feeble coils. The scene was like a shinigami projecting their reiyatsu on weaker opponents from bleach. I learned, a Bijuu's killing intent was no joke. These average humans slumped to the ground like puppets whose strings are cut. Looking at the downed bodies, I throw them one by one into my kamui space as snacks for later. At my current strength, I have regained three of my tails from the amount of chakra I in took during my time in this chakra rich environment. If the tail ranking of the Bijuu is anything to go by, then my chakra capacity is comparable to the three-tailed turtle Isobu. Continuing on my quest to seek out the nearest senjutsu-animal. I could feel its presence shrouded in the midst of a nature-chakra saturated mist. To the naked eye of humans, this mist is as good as invisible. Traversing through the dense chakra saturated environment, I saw an odd-looking stone in the shape of a grown man. Reminds me of the petrified humans from the anime "doctor stone". There are sprouts and branches growing out of the rifts and crannies of the stone human. Its body is saturated with nature-chakra to the point where the cells turned into stone and earthly minerals. Even if I would have tried, I wouldn't be able to save him. If I had to take an educated guess, then this person had stumbled into this place with abnormal senjutsu-chakra density and its body has soaked in too much nature chakra and die. Since I am a juubi, an entity that absorbs chakra on a planetary scale at my prime. This invasive chakra in the atmosphere is more like a treat then an a petrifying mist. I walked on, in the direction where is sensed the senjutsu-beast before I entered its domain.

"Curies, thou are not same to the leeching tree in the east." A towering stag stood in the middle of a clearing that wasn't there a moment ago. Its fur was amber brown with elegant white tribal markings emphasizing its muscular stature. Its horns are literally a pair of branches with leaf's and flowers adorning them. 'O DEER' I thought to myself…

"I am Arashika. What Business thy seek, in audience with I?" The three-meter-tall deer looked to be apprehensive. I took a courtiers bow out of respect. "Greetings Arashika- dono, you may refer to me as Juuko. This one wish to establish an alliance with your kind." I answer truthfully. "Hoo~, what thou plan to gain from such an arraignment?" There was a calculating intelligent behind its words. "Name your prize, and we shall see." It's not like I have to fulfil whatever condition this deer wants from me. If it's being unreasonable, then there is nothing stopping me from simply leaving and find another one instead. "A favour." The deer said after a moment of pause. "You need to be more specific. What kind of 'favour' are we speaking of?" I questioned Arashika. The deer then turned its head towards the massive plateau behind it. "There is an anomaly buried deep within the core of this uplifted land. Its nature is akin to that of yours yet different in nature." Outwardly I had my poker face on, yet internally I was panicking. 'Is there now a third Juubi? How come I didn't notice anything? Does that mean there are more Otsutsukis on this planet? ...' my mind raced through several possibilities in a span of seconds. I always knew that I will one day face the Otsutsuki race. Using sheer willpower, I was able to calm myself and reduce the existential crisis I was going through. "Is there more information regarding this 'anomaly'?" I needed to be sure on what I'm possibly dealing with is not a another Juubi with a pair of Otsutsukis guarding it. "For generations this anomaly has been buried with in the earth. It is the source that uplifted the land to the clouds." Arashika replied as a matter of fact. "We wish for you to investigate it and destroy it if possible." Arashika stated. "We?" I asked. "Yes, my kins refuse to come near this Anomaly, do to it plaguing the dreams of my kind with unfathomable nightmares. Those that are exposed to the nightmares long enough are filled with grief and rage, they become corrupted in mind and spirit." Arashika's voice became less confident than before. I inwardly sighed. I kind of pitied the stag. This sounded more like mass effect then anything kishimoto would have come up with. Just to be sure that I'm not in a crossover universe between Naruto and Mass effect. "Are there any other symptoms that your kins are showing? Like weakening or exhaustion." I asked. This made the deer raise a brow. "No, not to my knowledge. Those plagued with nightmares will at worst throw a tantrum for a few days then calm down afterwards." Yet I can't be curtained just yet. "How does this anomaly compare to the 'leeching tree in the far east?" I asked with anticipation. If what I'm dealing with is another Juubi, then this senjutsu-beast will naturally recognize the similarities. Arashika frowned for a moment, then responded thoughtfully. "They are different. The tree feasts on the lifeforce around it, while the presence of the anomaly is much more dormant and from the nightmares it spreads, it's much more sentience than the mindless tree." It was my turn to raise an eyebrow. From what I knew from the series, senjutsu did allow some sort of sensory ability. "You, are a mush between the two." Arashika stated. "With both 'reason' and the power to feast on life, you are ideal to face the anomaly." He continued. Translation: This venison wants me to track down and eat a potential underground Cthulhu. 'Is this deer taking me for the very hungry caterpillar from the children's books?' that was my thought. Nevertheless, I don't have many stakes if I help him out. In worst case, I can portal myself out of "Cthulhu's layer" if the need arises. "If that's the case then I woulden't mind to accept your request…" I left an unspoken 'BUT' hanging in the air. Lucky Arashika isn't as dense as his appearance suggests. "Isn't an alliance what thou seek? What else do thy wish from this transaction?" Arashika looked a little puzzled and had an eyebrow twitching.

"Senjutsu." I answered with one word. The stag looked visibly taken a back. "I wish for the knowledge of said art."

"A hard task to ask, thee's body is one who feast on the will of the earth. The art of guiding it will be far from thy's reach." Arashika said. "Yet, it is not impossible. Return with news of the Anomaly or it's destruction, and I shall impart thou of the secrets of our kinds senjutsu." Arashika then left while its silhouette blended into the background.