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Chapter 40 - A Talk With...Myself?

It has been a couple of days since the Akatsuki's attempt in taking Gaara and Yugito. Naruto recovered from the physical strain put on his body, the mental strain was still there, but Naruto ignored the often occurring image of stabbing his friend in the heart.

How could Naruto talk about that when he was currently discussing the deal he made with the Raikage, even more specifically, how to master the Tailed Beast Chakra Form all Jinchuurikis could do.

"So...I just have to do it a lot?" Naruto repeated a simple answer of what he heard from B.

"It's not that simple, you have to control your emotions don't let them burst like a pimple." B tried to rhyme, but it didn't sound as good as he thought it would.

"Ok then, so first I need to draw some of The Nine Tails Chakra." Naruto did this and then continued. "I need to circulate it around my body but need to stay in control of any negative emotion that comes along." Naruto was going to continue but was interrupted by the fox within him.

"I don't think you should do this. Your mind hasn't fully recovered from what happened in that Jutsu, you won't even tell anyone about it. Can't you just wait?" Kurama asked a rare hint of concern in his voice.

"I'll be fine, now just give me some chakra." Naruto said almost annoyed, as that wasn't the first time Kurama has asked this.

Kurama did as he asked with an angry face, immediately Naruto felt the hate that Kurama possessed, it hit him like a train, he had a pained look on his face but was fine on the outside for a while. However, his mind was different.

In his mind, Naruto was in a dark area, it wasn't like Kuramas seal. No, it was dry, and Kurama was nowhere to be seen. Looking around Naruto could see a dim red light slowly become visible, getting brighter by the second. A clap was heard and turning around Naruto could see, himself.

"Look at you. Pathetic, you think you can resist me?" The other Naruto said except he had red eyes, and the more he talked the brighter the red in the background got.

"What the hell, are you supposed to be the evil version of me?" Asked Naruto as he looked into the other version's eyes. The 'evil' Naruto laughed and started to walk in a circle around Naruto.

"I guess, well not really. I'm only evil if you think I am, who cares what others think." The 'evil' Naruto circled the normal Naruto like a hungry shark.

"I can agree with that," Naruto said putting his hands behind his head before leaning his head on them.

"Please, I'm you, idiot, I know you. All you care is about what others perceive you as maybe not a random person you might find on the street, but if Gaara were to know what I...you were truly like you'd never forgive yourself." The 'evil' Naruto chuckled.

Naruto grinded his teeth a little as he frowned. "Yeah, so what if I'm a bit crazy, they are my friends." Naruto responded.

"Oh, then why are you here talking to me? Why try to gain control over the power given to you huh. Because after what was presented at the Jounin exams, your unstable mind being unleashed, you know you could end up hurting them, everyone you care about." The 'evil' Naruto finished.

"Well I say to hell with that, why hold yourself back, you have been pushed around and mistreated for year's and you didn't have the strength to fight back, now you do. I am that strength." The 'evil' Naruto said as he stopped circling Naruto and began to walk closer.

"Just let go, unleash the power of that broken head, don't be as pathetic as your parents said you were." The 'evil' Naruto grabbed Naruto's head. The dim red light began to grow brighter as Naruto was being held by the 'evil' version of himself.

"No, you are everything that's wrong with me, why would I let you go out of control." Naruto said starting to resist the 'evil' version of himself. "If you are me, then you know what it's like to be feared and hated, why would you want that?" Naruto said as he pushed his evil self away.

"You will not be me, and I will not let you represent me physically or mentally." Naruto said as the red light started to fade. The 'evil' Naruto just laughed as he started to fade, but his voice didn't stop.

"You may be able to suppress me now, but it only takes one thing to, one feather to break your weak weak tower of a mind. As long as I, the angry version of you, the 'evil' version exists, you are that version, because I am you." The 'evil' Naruto laughed as he faded.

"I will surprise you forever if I have to, you will not be me, and I am not you." Naruto said as his mind returned to black. He then opened his eyes to see a red bully chakra surround him, and one tail float behind him.

"Good job, I knew you could do it because you're no slob." B rhymed but Naruto ignored his mediocre rhymes and chuckled.

"Kid, you ok? I wasn't able to talk to you for a minute. Anything unusual happen?" Kurama asked.

"No, told you I could do it." Naruto said as he made his tail into a hand then proceeded to throw small boulders around with it. Kurama chuckled.

"I guess you did." Kurama regained composure over himself, he did not like the fact he was doing what he did, but for Naruto, the kid he, even a ruthless, murdering, raging fox could sympathize with him, as they both had similar circumstances.

He had watch Naruto grow, he even taught him some things over the years, but he didn't know why he felt such a deep connection with him, he was kuramas only friend. Kurama almost gagged at the thought.

"I hate you Naruto!" Kurama yelled within Naruto. Naruto grew an angry face.

"Shut the hell up you trash panda!" Naruto yelled.

"Now listen, when you using a Tailed Beasts power you shouldn't just oppress the anger, but destroy it within." B said.

"Did that even rhyme?" Naruto questioned as continued to admire the chakra cloak surrounding him. "So, how long will it take me to get to nine of them?" Naruto asked.

"That depends Nine Tails, you can ask him or open the seal and subdue him if all else fails." B rapped.

"Ok, I'm done for today, bye B." Naruto said but jumped away before B could continue. Naruto was a little far out from the Hidden Cloud but quickly arrived due to the cloak giving him a power boost.

"Is it me or am I way faster than when I used this in the exam?" Naruto asked Kurama jumping onto a roof.

"You're faster, in the exam, I gave you a specific amount of chakra that you quickly burnt through due to your rant, but now I can keep supplying you with it, I'll try to watch how much I give you so I don't overdue it." Kurama explained.

"All right, where's Gaara at, I wanna fight him." Naruto said jumping from the roof landing on another before taking off in a sprint before jumping as high as he could, he jumped fifty meters and landed on a relatively talk building looking around before recognizing a familiar face.

"Today's a nice day, I should surprise Naruto with something, I know he'll easily get that training down, but what should I get him?" Gaara wandered down the street looking for something his friend would like, that was until a red flash appeared and the next thing you know, a kick was thrown.

Gaara reacted quick enough and blocked it, but was pushed back due to the power behind it. When looking at his attacker it was...of course, Naruto. "To think I was gonna get you a present for you succeeding in the training." Gaara said with a frown.

"You can still get me one, but later. On my way over here I was stopped by the pervert." Naruto explained.

"Oh? What did he want?" Gaara asked?

-Few Second Ago-

Naruto saw a familiar face, and it was way too close. Across the roof was an old man with white hair, he was pretty tall, but most know for being a high pervert, Jiraiya.

"Oh, Ero-Sensei. Haven't seen you in a while." Naruto waved at him. Jiraiya shook his head and sighed.

"Damn disrespectful blondes, I'm here to tell you, since you managed to get your one tail form under control, we will be leaving for The Hidden Leaf, Tsunade has requested me back and you also promised to have a conversation with her." Jiraiya said as he started at the village around him.

"Oh, is it about the other day?" Naruto asked.

"Yea, it seems the Akatsuki are getting bolder, it seems whatever big plan they have is going to start now, and we need to be more ready." Jiraiya said before he began to walk off. "Tell Gaara, we leave tomorrow." Jiraiya jumped away when he finished.

-Present-

"Hmm, ok then. I'm guessing he's already told The Raikage so umm gonna go pack. You do whatever I guess, and I'm not getting you that present now." Gaara finished and walked away. Naruto grew a frown as he disabled his one-tailed state when he noticed the strange looks he was getting.

"Man, I really liked this place." Naruto noticed the woman walking around as well, and that made him said, he had to leave all of them without spending time with them. He became sluggish and dragged his feet as he prepared to leave.

"And it's gonna be a long trip dammit!" Naruto yelled in the middle of the street.