Ch. 2

"HAHAHAHA!"

Naruko stared up at the now visible nine tailed fox with a dumbfounded look on her face. It was huge! And orange! Which was pretty awesome but that's not the point! The fricken nine tails was right in front of her! Towering over her and laughing its head off.

"Oi!" The girl cried out, pointing up to it. The fox stopped laughing and looked down at his host with a raised brow." I though the fourth hokage killed you?" She asked before a look of realization dawned on her.

Kyubi grinned." Figured it out did you brat?" He asked.

"Oh my god! I'm dead!" Naruko cried out and the tailed beast nearly facepalmed." How the heck did I die?" Naruko asked the fox with a look of horror on her face.

"Stop your crying!" The fox snapped out and Naruko yelped a bit." You're not dead idiot."

A tick mark appeared on the blonds forehead." Oi! Who are you calling an idiot, you dumb fox!" She replied.

"I'm calling you an idiot, you idiot!"

"I'm not an idiot! You are!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

"Am not!"

"Are too-wait!"

"Haha! You fell for that you idiot!" Naruto laughed as she pointed up at the fuming fox.

"Why you-!" The fox closed his eyes and took a deep breath.' This brat is gonna be the death of me.' He thought to himself. He looked down at the girl and saw her sticking her tongue out at him and he suddenly felt his left eye begin to twitch.

"As I was saying-" he glared down at Naruko, his narrowed eyes telling her to keep her mouth shut." You're not dead, you're just knocked out." He told the girl.

"Hmm." Naruko rubbed her chin." Then how come I'm here? And where is here anyways?" She asked curiously.

The fox grumbled as he laid back down and rested his head on his from paws." Yada yada the fourth and me fought yada yada he sealed me into your stupid gut right after you were born and then he died." The fox told her half heartedly with a roll of his eyes.

Naruko blinked at that. At first she was gonna deny it but the more she thought about that the more everything began to make sense. The looks she'd get from the villagers, the way the adults would pull their kids away from her... the way the hokage always brushed her off.. a frown made its way onto her face and she looked down at her feet, idly messing with the hem of her white shirt.

"You know.." she began, her voice quivering and her eyes filling with unshed tears." You kinda suck at dropping bombs.." she told the fox as a few tears escaped her eyes.

The fox stared at the girl who was now standing in front of his cage crying. This went on for a few more minutes without any sign of stopping so the fox let out an annoyed sigh.

"Stop crying jeez." He called out." You hairless apes are ugly criers." He told her.

Naruko looked up at him with wet cheeks." Is that supposed to make me feel better you dummy?" She used her sleeves to wipe her eyes." Cause it didn't and you'd suck at being a therapist ya know!" She added with a sniffle.

"I could care less about that! Your crying was just annoying me!" The fox stated with a huff.

"Jerk."

"Brat!"

"Dummy!"

"Halfbreed!"

"Why you-!" The fox pushed himself back up onto his hind legs and let out a growl, his eyes burning daggers into the young girl." Enough of this pointless banter!" He roared out and Naruko just stood there silently, looking up at him." I am the nine tailed fox! Strongest of the nine tailed beast and I will not sit here arguing with a dumb human child!" He leaned down, bringing his face closer to the gates between them." You are my jailer and I will crush you beneath my paws! After that I will be free from this damned seal and then I'll raze your disgusting village to the ground!" He finished his long menacing speech with a loud growl.

Naruko was silent for a moment as she continued to look up at him, periodically blinking. Finally after a few moments she.. let out a giggle. The fox blinked in confusion as the child continued giggling.

"Haha! You said paws!" She snorted." Silly fox, your don't have paws you got hands, see!" She pointed at his front hands.

The kyubi stood stunned. His eyes full of disbelief as he stared down at her.

Naruko finally stopped laughing. She let out a content sigh before she sat down in the water below her. She looked up at the fox and smiled at him.

"You sound like you have a lot of anger." She told him." But don't worry!" She add quickly." Dr. uzumaki is here to help!"

"Oh god, no." The fox muttered.

Naruko pouted." Oh come on!" She begged." Come on, tell my what's wrong! Oh maybe we can be friends!" She added.

"Friends?" The fox spat." Why on earth would I, the great nine tailed fox, wanna be friends with a lowly human brat?" He asked in annoyance.

" hmm." She thought about hat for a moment." Well, you've been all alone in here for like, ever. Don't you get lonely?" She asked curiously.

"I most certainly do not get lonely." The fox replied defensively.

Naruko looked down into the water and began to pick at her blue sandals." I get lonely a bunch." She admitted quietly, just loud enough for the fox to hear her." I don't really have any friends and the hokage always brushes me off." She told him." And the adults keep their kids away from me so I'm always alone." She let out a sigh." Sometimes I think it'd be best if I wasn't around, you know?" She looked up at him with wide, curious blue eyes.

"Hmm. Indeed my life would be a lot better if you were currently not alive." The fox stated with a sure nod and narukos shoulders sagged.

"Hey!" She complained." It's not like I told the fourth hokage to put you here!" She told him.

The nine tails grunted." While that may be true, that doesn't mean I like you anymore then I like the rest of your kind."

"My kind?"

"Humans."

"Oh."

The kyubi snorted." As far as I'm concerned your entire race needs to be taken out." He added.

Naruko deadpanned." You're kind of a jerk huh?" She asked.

The fox clicked his tongue." Try looking at things from my perspective." He asked her." For the last hundred years I've been sealed away inside person after person, used as a weapon to defend your disgusting village." He let out a gruff laugh." It's been ages since I've last seen the sun." He added.

Naruko gave him a sad look." I know it won't mean much but I'm sorry you've had to suffer like this. It's not fair."

The fox snorted at that." Nothing in this world is fair." He told her firmly.

Naruko nodded at that before she stood up with a sigh." I feel like I've been here forever." She stretched her arms." How do I get out of here?" She asked the fox curiously.

The fox huffed in annoyance. This human was gonna be the death of him. He could feel it.

Narukos eyes slowly opened and the first thing that greeted her was.. a stick.

"Ow!" She yelped before she quickly sat up.

"AH!" A high pitched yell assaulted the blonds ears.

The blond looked over her shoulder, glaring at whoever the hell it was that had been poking her witch a stick!

It was a girl that seemed to be around her age. Her shoulder length hair was a bubblegum pink and she wore a yellow t-shirt and a light pink skirt that went down to her knees. Her skin was a little lighter then narukos own and her eyes were a bright green color.

The unknown girl was holding a stick in one hand and covering her heart with the other, a look of fear was etched into her face.

"Z-zombie!" The pinkette cried out, waving the stick out in front of her in hopes of batting away the blond.

"Oi!" Naruko cried out as she stood up, careful to stay out of the girls range." Oi! Stop it! I'm not a zombie!" She called out.

The pinkette was breathing heavy as she slowly stopped swinging her stick. She pointed it at Naruko, more precisely, she pointed it at the huge bloody mark on the girls forehead.

"B-but your head!" She pointed out." You we're just lying on the ground bleeding from your forehead!" She told the blond.

"Eh?" Naruko tilted her head with a look of confusion written on her face. She reached her hand up and touched her forehead before bringing it down to her eyes." Ew!" She scrunched her nose up in disgust as she looked at the blood that had gathered on her fingers. Her head wasn't cut anymore, it was just a bit tender.

She then looked back to the girl in front of her and pouted." I wasn't dead, I just hit my head." She then frowned." And thanks for all the help by the way! Poking me with a stick, what the heck?" Naruko muttered as she used her sleeve to wipe the semi fresh blood from her forehead.

The pinkette blushed in embarrassment." S-sorry." She muttered out as she finally lowered her stick. "Me and my friend ino found you just lying here in the middle of the woods covered in blood, so she went to go get her mom while I stayed here.." the girl explained quickly. "I-I'm Sakura by the way, Sakura haruno." She introduced herself in a somewhat awkward tone.

Naruko blinked and tilted her head." Well I'm Naruko uzumaki." The blond replied." I'd say it was nice to meet you but I'm sure we'll never talk again.. so bye!" Naruko spun around and quickly ran off, leaving a dumbfounded Sakura behind.

"Eh?" The pink haired girl muttered to herself as she watched Naruko vanish into the forest.

"Sakura!" Said girl spun around to see ino enter the small clearing, dragging her mom behind her by the hand. The blond girl looked around the clearing for the dead girl her and Sakura found but she didn't see it." Hey where did the dead girl go?" Ino asked curiously.

"O-oh!" Sakura started." She um.. she wasn't dead she was just knocked out." The pinkette told them." She ran off into the woods, that way!" She pointed towards the direction Naruko had run off towards.

"Oh dear." Inos mom spoke up." If she was bleeding from the head like you said ino then I'm afraid she might have a concussion." The older woman stated." We need to find her." She then looked at Sakura." Sakura honey, did you happen to get the girls name?"

Sakura nodded her head." Y-yeah she said her name was Naruko uzumaki." The pinkette answered softly.

"I see." The older women muttered before she let out a sigh." Well it would be useless to chase after her now, the suns almost down." The women looked down at ino and rubbed the top of her daughters head." I'll have your father inform hokage-Sama about Naruko, okay?"

"Okay!" Ino replied cheerfully.

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As the sun set over the leaf village, the full moon rose, baring its light down upon the village. The streets were empty and the shops had long sense closed down for the day, their workers heading home to see their families.

Over at the uchia district, all was silent. The only thing that was out of place was a single weasel masked Anbu, standing atop a street light with his tanto drawn...