Itachi: I can't believe it.
Naruto: I would say believe it but I'd rather shoot myself in the face.
Cloud: …Ow, much?
Scar: It's over, it's finally over…
Alucard: It's like waking from a long dream…
Kyuubi: Or a really bad chick flick…
Sephiroth: But I liked Love Actually…
Vincent: Rodrigo Santoro shirtless would make any movie good.
…Even a New York Minute?
Kyuubi: You shut your mouth and you shut it now, missy! Jared Padalecki was brilliant!
…Gilmore Girls?
Kyuubi: Touché.
Scar: …You can always bring up Devour or Smallville, Kyuubi.
Hey, Jensen Ackles still rocked it and he made up for it in Supernatural!
Kyuubi: Ditto for Jared!
And if you say another word I won't be able to stop myself from doing horrible, terrible, unspeakable things to you and your corpse.
Scar: …Very well.
Vincent: …Midnight-sama does not own Naruto and this piece of fiction contains what you would expect it to have and hints at a possible future foursome and KyuuNaru.
Kyuubi: …Kinky.
It's been fun and I look forward to doing more so without further ado, the final chapter of Let Me See Your Madness…
Blah is Kyuubi speaking.
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My son, my son. My beautiful, darling child. Son of your father in gentleness, courage, kindness, and strength but mine when you howl and rage as the earth trembles at your fury. You are his as you are mine. You wear his face but I fill in all the holes and cracks though I can't heal all the scars. I mend flesh and bone but the scars on your heart are even beyond my power. Don't worry, baby. A little more time and Daddy will show them a true demon…
To say that Naruto was on edge these days would be an understatement. He snapped at everyone, he snarled at everything, and had not been seen in the sun for the past two weeks. Itachi was blissfully aware of the state of his… companion until it was brought to his attention… by one angry Hyuuga.
"What did you do," the pearl-eyed girl hissed. He was on a mission in Snow and she still managed to track him down. Bundled up and protected from the weather, she stood across from him with a look in her eyes Itachi was sure he invented.
He quickly found shelter from the sudden yet violent storm and she was right behind as silent as death. "I have done nothing to Uzumaki," he flatly said. "Bullshit." Itachi raised an eyebrow and Hinata let out a long, tired sigh. "…You really don't know, do you," she quietly asked. Itachi remained silent and impassive though he felt the sour taste of worry rise in the back of his throat. "The Seal is weakening," Hinata bluntly said. Well, shit.
Konoha…
They're just growing pains. Breathe, young one, breathe…deep and even, like you're falling in a dream…
If Naruto's voice wasn't already gone and his throat wasn't raw from screaming, he would've laughed. His insides were slowly, painfully being liquefied and Kyuubi no Kitsune was comforting him. When did this become his life?
His stomach gave another gut twisting wrench and the seal glowed then flickered as Naruto's body screamed in pain and protest. "Just let me die, you bastard," he rasped through dry, cracked, split lips. "Why can't you just let me die? And don't give that crap about dying with me," Naruto choked out with a bitter grin. "The Fourth died to seal you into me yet you still live. If you can survive that then I should be no problem."
You will live…
The demon paused and the silence felt so… wrong.
You will live. You will live to fight and kill and love then die…but not today.
After three weeks of talking to no on but the Fox, there was an unspoken peace between them, a wordless truce. And at some moments, a sign of affection. You know you're dying if a demon is nice enough to purr you to sleep and though you haven't gotten out of your apartment for only god knows how long, there's still fresh food in the fridge and the milk hasn't turned blue yet.
"Why are you being so-" And it's like he's being cut open and sewn back together and his body arches in agony as blood fills his mouth and he lets out a sound no human should be capable of making while the seal flickers like a dying light then just disappears.
Naruto's too tired, too weak to keep his eyes open but suddenly there's a man standing over him with red eyes and he's not afraid. He's gently, so gently picked up and tucked into a bed her forgot he had. His forehead is kissed and nothing hurts anymore and all his feels is loveminerestsafenotleaving in a jumble of soft caresses and a hand holding his. He falls asleep without protest… and Kyuubi no Kitsune stands. For now, he will attend to the child, frail, feverish, human, and then… and then those fools better pray to their god because it's going to take divine intervention to save them.
It's Really Quite Simple
It's because I said so
And that's all you need to know
Just nod your head and smile
It may take a while
But I am kind and just
I just need your trust
So believe in me
And then you'll see
I know what's best for you
Despite all the things you want to do
And all the things that will never be done
I will be the one
To bear your scars
And all the things that would mar
Your innocence
Did you really think that it was a coincidence
That we were able to meet
It's a great feat
To deceive Fate
Just to shield the one you love to hate
But in due time
As seamless as this rhyme
Vengeance will be mine because the Lord takes too long
And your symphony of screams will be the world's most beautiful song.
He gives her a week to evacuate the village. Not because of mercy or the fear of innocent victims caught in the crossfire but because of the two people that loved this insignificant place. One died to imprison him and the other lies sleeping peacefully in his arms.
Kyuubi smiled softly and brushed back a strand of golden hair from Naruto's forehead as his eyes opened. "So much like your father," the demon whispered in awe. The boy blinked then wiggled out of his arms to stand on his own. "And I will love you as I loved him," Kyuubi promised.
Naruto's head pounded with each breath he took and memories flashed across his eyes in dizzying glimmers and splashes of color and pain but he knew one thing. "Then try to kill me," he flatly said as the memory of water, heat, and eyes the color of blood exploded across his vision. "Thanks but I think loneliness is a better option," Naruto dryly said. "Besides, no one even likes me…"
"Humans are stupid creatures," Kyuubi soothingly said as he placed his hands on Naruto's shoulders. "Your father still loved them despite their many weaknesses, he even died for them," he quietly said. "But you…" The demon gently traced Naruto's collarbone with a clawed finger then tilted his head up. "You will not make the same mistake. You are your father's son but you are also mine."
Naruto's eyes glowed as his face flushed and his lips parted. "But what if I fail," he whispered as he looked into eyes that saw his greatness and promised him the world laid out at his feet. Kyuubi leaned forward and smirked when Naruto's heartbeat quickened. "I will make you invincible," he softly said against lips that begged to be kissed and nibbled.
With the boy at his side both Uchihas would soon come claiming ownership over something that was already branded with his mark. The demon purred and lovingly crooned prophecies of war and victory as the boy trembled with want and need.
In the end, they would all be his. It would take time, they were young. They would probably fight him to the end then give in but they were also stubborn. Kyuubi waited this long, a little more time would be nothing. All he wanted was revenge but this would be a nice bonus and he wasn't complaining.
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Kyuubi: Bravo, bravo!
Naruto: …You're just saying that because you win.
Kyuubi: There are no winners… only people that don't lose. And by people I mean me.
Itachi: It's sad but I wish I got more camera time.
Alucard: I just can't help but wonder what she'll do next…
Scar: And may god have mercy on all our souls when she figures that out.
I'm not that bad…
Vincent: …You've got to be kidding me.
What?
Vincent: If you don't know then I'm not going to tell you.
Sephiroth: Well, she's not that bad…
Ha!
Sephiroth: On a good day.
…Oi.
Cloud: With a proper amount of sleep and proper food intake.
It's not my fault I find good Wincest at midnight! Besides, who really needs eight hours of sleep? Sleep is overrated. I can sleep when I'm (insert cliché here)!
Scar: …What the hell was that?
…I don't know but I think I'm going to go take a nap.
Cloud: Oi…
Itachi: Loyal readers, reviewers, and lurkers, Midnight-sama and The Official Bishounen Squad would just like to say thank you for every word of encouragement, all your kind death threats, and mindless yet endearing babble. It's only because of you that the madness was able to continue and only because of you that the madness will still continue.
The End