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Chapter 3: Rebirth
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Naruto couldn't believe what the demon in front of him had told him, how could something like that be his, and even more so how could he have a power of that kind? He had no idea, he needed an explanation and he waited patiently for the fox to tell him.
- Well I think I should start at the beginning don't you think, when I was stripped of my power and it was put inside your sister I had already been completely sealed inside you, the problem came when my energy was taken from me your body could not withstand the procedure so you died a few minutes, I had no desire to die so I shared my vital essence with you in an effort to revive you I successfully achieved it only your features mixed with mine hence the marks on your cheeks and your slit pupils, after that I fell unconscious for I don't know how long when I woke up I realized that in my cell there was someone else for a moment I thought it was you but when I got closer I realized it wasn't, look this is what was next to me-
As soon as she moved she let the blonde see what was there and he couldn't help but be in disbelief at what was in front of him, it was some kind of animal, a very rare mix between a wolf with fox ears, the curious thing about it was that its body seemed completely covered by a strange white and smooth body armor almost like bone with slight protuberances along the spine and with a kind of sharp tip at the end of its long tail, its claws looked huge and dangerous, its long ears like a fox's ended with dark red marks like blood on the tips of them on its face its strange armor wrapped around its face revealing only the elongated fangs and with two black spots that surrounded the lower part of its eyes and ran down its cheeks almost like tears.
The strange creature seemed to be standing there, motionless. The most curious thing about its chilling appearance was that its yellow eyes had no pupils and seemed empty, as if there was no one behind them. It was like looking at a pair of lifeless crystals.
Naruto couldn't believe how that thing had come to be inside him and more intriguing was how it could help him in his fight. It didn't even seem to be alive.
-What is that? You know Kyubi-san- he asked somewhat scared to the redhead who looked at the strange being curiously
-I'm not sure Naruto-kun, I've never seen anything like that, well I've spent a lot of time sealed but in the time I was free I didn't get to see something like that, and the truth is I'm not sure what it is- she said, somewhat disappointed that the blond didn't know what it was, she hoped that Naruto had some idea even if it was from some ancient legend but he didn't know anything.
-I could tell you what it is- said a voice next to the blond, both of them turned quickly without believing what was in front of them.
In the leaf village, Kushina Namikaze walked through the streets accompanied by her little daughter they were anxiously going to the Ichiraku restaurant, it seemed that the addiction to ramen was some kind of distinctive trait of the red-haired woman's family. As soon as they arrived they noticed the owner of the place sad, old Teuchi seemed somewhat worried, even so, he attended to both women quickly to get lost again in his thoughts, both were carrying their 5th bowl of ramen when the brunette daughter of the man Ayame entered from the back room, he was a teenager of about 15 years old, what caught Kushina's attention were her red and swollen eyes, she had undoubtedly been crying.
-Daughter, you should continue resting- said the man worriedly while the Hokage's wife watched everything curiously, paying attention and concentrating chakra in her ears so as not to miss the conversation.
-No, Otosan, I can't sleep, and work would distract me. Do you think what they said was true? - she asked with a crystalline look in her eyes.
-I don't think so, daughter, you already know him, he must have hidden somewhere, you'll see when everything is calm, he'll come back, don't worry - she replied with a comforting smile on her face
- I also hope he's not dead, they were probably lying, I couldn't stand not seeing those strange and beautiful blue eyes again- she replied before getting to work.
Kushina paid attention, especially to the last part, surely they were talking about that demon, that they had killed him, it was fantastic, it seemed that someone had finally dared to do what he had wanted so many times, it was strange how when she considered him dead her heart hurt in a way she had never felt so much that she had to put a hand on her chest to calm the feeling.
-(What is this I feel?)- she thought to herself before eating again.
The Yondaime was furious, no one had been able to find the whereabouts of the little demon and it was necessary for his future plans, he had to find him, that was more than obvious, some hands surrounded his back while some soft (and small) breasts pressed against him.
-And when will we "meet" again, Hokagu-sama- said the woman behind her only to get the blond leader to turn around and kiss her lips hard before looking her in the eyes.
-Come to my office tonight so we can discuss your place on the council Sayako-san- he replied to which the green-eyed woman just smiled
- I will be on time, don't worry Minato-sama- and with a rhythmic walk she left the office, she was finally happy, after so much time the man had noticed her, she just had to be patient and wait, with time she would get everything she wanted - (in the end I will take your husband and your position Kushina, you will see, I will do it or I will stop calling myself Sayako Haruno)-.
Back with the blond and the fox, they couldn't believe what they were seeing in front of them or well what they could see, between the shadows of the blond's mind a motionless figure could be distinguished in front of them, as soon as they saw it the fox's chakra began to surround the silhouette illuminating it completely the blond was stunned while the fox felt strangely annoyed with the fixed gaze of her container.
In front of them was a beautiful woman the height of Kyubi, with long white hair and beautiful gray eyes, she wore a very dark purple kimono almost black plain with a print of what looked like rose petals of a fairly dark red that curiously was half open in a similar way to that of the fox only on the opposite side, that is to say, an opening ran down her left side and ended almost at mid-thigh, her figure was wonderful like that of the fox herself, with breasts also cup d perhaps a little smaller than those of the small redhead, wide waist, hips, and long legs, her pale skin looked very soft to the touch. Almost as if she were porcelain. The blond walked slowly towards her staring at her for some reason he did not feel nervous in the least, in fact, he felt excited, for his part a certain redhead was beginning to wish to be free from that prison ... to be able to crush that one who stole the attention of his puppy.
- Who are you? - the demon finally asked, annoyed, especially because she had been ignored for almost 5 minutes.
-Who am I? You don't know but I've been with Naruto-sama all his life and I must thank you for saving him and allowing me to meet him ahead of time - said Serena looking at the blond who for a moment felt intimidated by the way this woman referred to him.
-Who are you? Why do you call me Naruto-sama?- said the blond just to make the stranger smile while jealousy continued to flood the redhead
-You are my Naruto-sama since you are my master, I am the reflection of your heart, the shield with which you will protect your loved ones, the spear that will pierce the heart of your enemies, I am your blade, my lord, I am…- he could not finish his sentence, his body seemed to become invisible while a strange symbol shone on the ground.
-What did you say?- the blond asked confused when he heard nothing and saw her now motionless, staring into nothing before fixing her gaze on that strange thing inside the cage.
- I see, it's not time yet, we can only get to know each other but you're not ready for me yet... besides, this keeps trying to push us away, it doesn't matter, I'll wait patiently, I'll just tell you that you don't have to worry, that being locked in that cage is just an empty shell- she said seriously while staring fixedly at that creature.
The blond and the redhead fell silent at the mere mention of that creature, they looked at each other before turning back to where that sinister being remained motionless like a statue staring at nothing in particular, the blond turned red as a tomato and a stinging vein appeared on Kyuubi's forehead when that stranger hugged Naruto; the thin, soft arms were placed on the blond's shoulders around his neck while the prominent bust pressed against the nape of the lucky jinchuriki's neck.
- Don't worry Naruto-sama, I'll help you understand all this- she said with a sweet smile that the blond obviously didn't look at because he was paralyzed, emulating the being inside the cage.
-HEY, LET IT GO ALREADY!- a furious redhead shouted, seeming to bring the duo out of their trance. The blond boy looked at the ground as red as a traffic sign while the strange white-haired girl had a faint pink on her pale cheeks.
-Sorry Kyuubi-san, I was very excited and I moved by inertia but you don't have to be jealous, Naruto-sama's heart is very big and has a lot of space available- she answered serenely with that sweet smile on her face
- I'M NOT JEALOUS! - the jealous one shouted again... ahem, the annoying bitch said, attracting the gaze of the red-haired girl who, if possible, turned even redder while Kyuubi began to blush as well.
In the village of Konoha a pair of little girls were playing, they were the daughter of the Hokage and her best friend Hinata Hyuuga who suddenly stood still as a strange feeling invaded her - (because I feel like someone is copying me) - the Hyuuga heiress thought confusedly, shaking her head and going back to her games with her friend.
-Hey, do you know where that came from?- the blond asked the white-haired girl while pointing at the strange fox/wolf creature.
- Yes Naruto-sama, when you almost died during the sealing Kyuubi-san shared his energy with you to save you, what they don't know is that while he was saving your life his demonic power reacted with your young soul breaking it and giving rise to that being that is part of you- she answered, leaving everyone silent.
Kyuubi's face lost its color as she looked at that creature, she had created this, she had done something horrible in her eagerness to save herself, she had broken Naruto's soul, that was something horrible in her entire existence she had never heard of something like that, as far as she knew that had never happened and now she had caused this, she unconsciously fell to her knees as tears formed in her eyes.
-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that to you Naruto-kun- said the redhead with guilt in her voice and tears beginning to slide down her cheeks as she realized that she had caused immense damage to the blond, for all heaven she had broken his soul that had to be bad, to her surprise the blond entered the cage and hugged her in an attempt to comfort her.
-Don't cry please, I thank you for saving my life, you don't have to apologize, I'm the one who owes you a lot, don't be sad, Kyubi-chan, you'll look prettier if you don't cry- a faint blush appeared on the fox's face before the blond gave her a big smile and hugged her with much affection while the other entity watched attentively - (Kyubi-chan eh, I like the way this sounds and also the way it feels, I could get used to it)-
-(There is no doubt that Naruto-sama's heart is very noble, he will be someone very powerful I can already see it, and those who hurt him will regret it when he returns to do justice, and we will follow him right Kyuubi-san)- thought the white-haired girl with a sweet smile and touched by the scene before her.
After a few minutes of comforting the redhead, they finally separated, although a little blushed when their eyes met while their faces were so close. It was only a second, but they lost themselves in each other's gaze, which produced an even bigger smile on the stranger behind them.
-Thank you, you are very good to me. I would like to give you something but I have nothing. Wait, I have an idea. Close your eyes, yes.- They both looked at him curiously before closing their eyes. They were not sure how much time passed. The truth was that they could hear him come and go. He even cursed because some detail was missing. At the end, he told them and they opened their eyes, enchanted.
Around them there was no longer a sewer, they were in a small meadow with a river on one side and a forest on the other with mountains in the distance, a starry sky above them with a bright full moon bathing everything with its silver light, in the distance a beautiful house stood on the site, a fairly large residence, almost a traditional Japanese mansion, although strangely dark and somewhat sinister, both looked at it impressed and bewildered.
-If you two are going to live here, I don't want you to live in a sewer, that's why I thought of this: a large forest and meadow so you can walk around, and a big house so you can live comfortably, and a full moon, well, I've always liked it a lot- she said with a big smile while scratching the back of her neck with her hand, some old habits never die.
-Naruto-kun, how did you get me out of the cage? - the fox asked curiously, as far as she knew she could never get out of there.
-I couldn't get you out of the cage, I just changed its shape and size, now everything around you is the cage and the seal is still there, I couldn't remove it so I changed it to the collar you wear now - the redhead touched her neck feeling a collar that fit her perfectly without suffocating her with a red stone hanging in front with the seal carved into it.
- and since I didn't want to expose myself with that thing, I put it over there- and he pointed in the distance to a small, somewhat old temple where you could clearly see what was left of the cage on the ground and that creature still in that position.
The blond smiled as he looked at them happily, looking around, especially at Kyubi who had been locked up for too long. From one moment to the next, taken by surprise, the blond found himself wrapped in a double hug, being oppressed on both sides of his face by the attributes of his guests who shared him in a unique hug.
- thanks Naruto-kun / thanks Naruto-sama- they held him tightly and once they released him the blond fell to the ground unconscious and slightly blue due to lack of oxygen, but with a smile on his face and a slight trickle of blood coming out of his nose, the blond reacted quickly to find the two women smiling in front of him, suddenly that glow on the ground started again and the white-haired girl began to fade before the attentive gaze of the other two.
- It seems that it is time, as I am beginning to hate this, first, he keeps me incommunicado and now he doesn't let me be here for more than a short while without starting to bother me- she said annoyed while becoming a little more transparent every second.
-Wait, don't go, there are many things you haven't told me- the blond begged, to which the gray-eyed girl smiled weakly as she continued to disappear.
- Don't worry Naruto-sama, those seals are fading, soon their effect will fade and we will be able to talk without interruptions, we will see each other soon, please take good care of him until we return to see each other Kyuubi-san, I entrust him to you- he asked, directing his gaze to the red-haired fox.
- Don't worry, I'll take care of him, but you better go back because you still have a lot of things to explain to us, like the fact that we don't even know your name - said the kitsune smiling as she completely faded away.
-That was the strangest thing that ever happened to me Kyubi-chan- said the blond to which the redhead nodded.
- You better sleep Naruto-kun, you'll have a hard day tomorrow- the blond's expression became somewhat gloomy as he remembered his grandfather and faded into nothingness as Naruto had finally fallen asleep.
The afternoon passed quietly in the leaf village and in the office of the yondaime hokague the same blond was reviewing the annoying paperwork, he was beginning to think that Sarutobi had named him his successor just to get out of this task, it was a nuisance to deal with so much documentation plus the fact that his search was not giving results it was almost as if the little demon had swallowed him up by the earth, he still remembered what had happened a few days ago, the team he had assigned to the mission of recovery and murder of the slave traders near the border with the country of the wind had not returned in fact they were almost two days late so he sent a support team that returned with disturbing news; near the border they had found the whereabouts of the traffickers who had been eliminated according to the little they could find out they followed the trail to a part of the forest in the country of fire where they found the remains of the group it was a clearing in which hell seemed to have broken loose there were putrefied remains of the ninjas everywhere and traces of a great fight in which the anbu had clearly fallen the most disturbing thing was that it seemed they had only had one opponent, they searched the area finding the burnt remains of a cabin the only thing they could recover was an old shirt that when he saw it the yondaime immediately identified, it was the last garment that the little demon had been seen wearing.
Since that day doubts invaded him, what had happened perhaps the Kyubi had finally managed to change the body to its original form but how had he defeated the anbu perhaps he had found some way to recover his impossible power he had checked his daughter, the energy was still inside the seal but if that was not the case then what else it was he did not know but of one thing he could be sure something very bad had happened in that place and most likely the demon had been related.
Far from the country of fire to the north, far to the north in a little-traveled forest, you could see only a simple figure walking through the lonely place, he walked slowly covered by a light brown trench coat and a straw hat that barely let you see his face with peculiar marks on his cheeks, he walked calmly knowing that the path he began to walk took him further and further away from Konoha, he stopped for a moment feeling a small necklace under his shirt, it was simple a circular medal with the symbol of will engraved on it, he had found it in his old house before having to burn it down for safety, it had undoubtedly belonged to his "grandfather" and now he wore it proudly as a reminder of his family.
It was a rather boring trip if it weren't for the fact that he came across a rather strange scene, apparently, there had been a battle and a rather large one from what he could see, especially because of the enormous destruction, from among the rubble he heard someone's moans and as soon as he found him he took him out. If there was one thing he had learned from his grandfather it was that he should always help someone who was injured and needed help, old doctor habits said the now deceased Okko.
It was an older man with fairly long, slightly gray hair and a small mark under his right eye. He was quite beaten up so the blond could deduce that he was a Ninja. For the next few days, almost a month, the blond took care of him and healed him until he finally woke up. From among the blond's memories, the fox had seen this guy, noticing a peculiar symbol among his things, a symbol that she recognized almost immediately -( You have too much good luck Naruto-kun)- she thought while the blond took care of the man.
At first, the guy was suspicious of the blond, he even suggested that he was a spy looking for information, but he never asked him any questions. Finally, after about two months, Naruto told his story to the stranger, who after hearing the mention of Okko seemed to take the blond more seriously. Naruto was sleeping peacefully in his tent when suddenly it flew away and the blond received a strong blow to one of his legs.
-GAH! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU CRAZY OLD MAN, WHAT A WAY TO WAKE ME UP! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT HURT! - the blond shouted angrily while the man had a sinister smile on his face.
- I've already made a decision brat, look at this scar - said the subject pointing to a mark on his left shoulder that went down to his chest in a distance of almost 20 cm; Naruto only nodded at that.
-When I was younger I was ambushed by the Gatana shinobi of Kiri, I defended myself as best I could but in the end, one of them almost cut me with his sword, they left me lying there to bleed to death and it would have been that way if it weren't for a foolish traveling doctor named Okko Ishura, I promised him that I would repay him for that favor in some way and here I have the perfect way, one that would benefit both of us- Naruto could hardly believe it, this strange guy knew his grandfather.
-Feel lucky brat, I no longer have to return to my old village since I was betrayed and defeated by my own forces, instead, I will become your teacher, what do you say brat Ishura?- asked the man making Naruto look at him with doubt
-Why do you call me brat Ishura?- the blue-eyed boy asked the guy who only smiled more and more
- Okko Ishura was your grandfather, wasn't he? Then out of respect for him, you will take his surname from now on- said the man more as an order than a question.
In Naruto's mind images of how he had been living comfortably and happily with the old Ninja filled his mind, it was thanks to him that he managed to have at least a few years of happy childhood, it was thanks to him that he had known the love of a family... if it was right from this day on a new Naruto was born, today he was born.
Naruto Ishura.
-Okay, I accept, I will be your student kichigai sensei (insane teacher)- the blond answered smiling while his new teacher smiled wickedly.
-Well then you will be my first and only student, get ready because hell is about to begin, and believe me you will come to love it or I will stop calling myself Hanzo of the salamander- and without further ado, the now-called Hanzo launched himself into the attack against the blond who only dodged the cuts from his new teacher's weapon.
-(I'm going to be the best in the world ojisan, you'll see... well, if this madman doesn't kill me first)- the blond thought, somewhat scared. And so began the training of Naruto Ishura, the first and only student of Hanzo of the Salamander.
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