Problem with the Seal

Warnings: None.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Panic. It's a rush of adrenaline -heightened and dulled awareness, a scramble of thoughts, and an inescapable desire to flee. I haven't felt anything close to this since the massacre of my clan. But, in this forest the only thing you could do was fight or die and if that snake found us again, we would be done for. Heh… The forest of death; I would have laughed at how well chosen the name was for this place if my heart wasn't in my throat right now.

Sakura clamped Naruto's mouth shut, desperate to muffle his screams. "What do we do?! He keeps moving around and screaming! I don't know what to do!"

"Try to keep him quiet until we're safe from that maniac!"

"I'm trying- ah!" I twisted around to face them. Sakura's hand was pulled back towards her and Naruto was curled over and cringing. "His skin is burning!"

My eyes scanned his chakra system, there was something racing through it, pooling at his abdomen –he's going to explode! "Get back!" I grabbed Sakura and pulled her away, using tree roots as cover. BOOM! Chakra that burned like fire filled the area; it made my eyes water and my throat burn. What was that? I held my breath; something came out of that explosion, I can feel it.

"FFFrrrreeeeeeddddoommmmm!" It cackled. I wanted to turn and take a glance to see, but my nerves wouldn't let me. I couldn't risk getting caught now. But then I felt a hot breath on my shoulder. "You know, you aren't really good at hiding." I pushed Sakura back, coughing as I gasped for air; my kunai in my hand as I got into a defensive stance.

"Wh-What do you want from us?" Shit. I couldn't even talk straight.

"Mm." He looked so bored and relaxed. "Nothing you could give me, but you guys should seriously calm down. You're going to attract others here."

"Others? Wait, who are you?" At the question the boy smiled and threw his hands to his hips.

"I'm the king." King?

"What do you mean 'king'? I asked who you were, not what."

"And if I refuse to answer?" I bit my lower lip. What would I do? I don't know how powerful he is, but that chakra he has tells me that we shouldn't make him mad. But, why hasn't he attacked us? Is he waiting for something? The boy smirked and threaded closer to us; he looked hostile now. "Poor kid can't do anything." He laughed and grabbed my face. I didn't even have time to react!

"S-Sasuke!" I shut my eyes.

"Get away from them!" I heard a crack and the hand gripping my face was ripped off. I opened my eyes; Naruto had sent the boy flying with a punch.

"Naruto!" He was furious.

"He didn't do anything to you guys did he?" He asked, panting. I shook my head; I've never seen him like this.

"What the hell was that for you dick!"

"I told you not to touch them!" He… Naruto knows that boy? How?

"You know him?" I asked.

"Yeah; that guy's a no good bastard."

"You're one to talk." He spit out.

"Am I? What have I ever done to you? 'Cause last time I checked, my parents are dead because of you!" That kid killed Naruto's parents?

"Well maybe if they weren't trying to seal me within an annoying piece of shit like you, things would've been different." Seal?

"An annoying piece of shit!?" The kid smirked, Naruto was riled up now.

"Yeah. A loud, obnoxious, piece of shit that thinks it's a ninja."

"Why you- urk!" Naruto bent over, throwing up a bit of blood. Shit! That chakra being concentrated in his stomach must've caused a lot of damage!

"Naruto, lay down!" I stated, helping him get down slowly. "Your chakra caused internal damage, you can't strain yourself." Great. Naruto's injured, there's a snake after us, and this kid is probably an enemy. What are we going to do now?

The kid shoved me away from Naruto. "Hey!" He ignored me and pressed his hand onto Naruto's stomach. "What are you doing? Didn't you hear me? He's injured!" I was going to pull him away from Naruto, but Sakura stopped me.

"I… I think he's healing him Sasuke. I mean, if he wasn't, don't you think Naruto would struggle?" I looked back at the kid's hand. There was a small amount of chakra surrounding it; Sakura was right. "Besides, it seems like Naruto knows this kid."

"Like I said, a piece of shit that thinks it's a ninja. Just look at you, all injured. What would you do without me?"

"Shut up." Naruto mumbled as he got up. "Why are you sticking around with me anyways. Aren't you free?"

"Only a portion of my power is free. The rest of it is stuck inside of that seal of yours; otherwise, I would've let you die."

"Gee thanks oh merciful majesty." Naruto rolled his eyes.

"So it seems the kyuubi managed to get out of its seal." Oh no. I turned around in fear. The snake was back. We have to leave now!

"Guys!" A flash of red passed my vision and BAM! The boy charged the snake without hesitation, throwing punches and fiery fists. Then the information hit me.

"That's the kyuubi?" I turned to Naruto and it clicked. "The kyuubi was sealed inside of you?" He said nothing, but his expression told me I was right. That explains that burst of energy during the mission to the wave country, how he healed so fast, and his limitless amount of chakra. And with that kid saying he was king…

"And when he said he was king did he mean king of demons?" I asked. Naruto nodded.

"Yeah, but he's a narcissistic bastard. He only thinks of himself."

"Get back here!" Kyuubi yelled as he tried to go after Orochimaru only to be pulled back by a chain made of light. "Urk! Dammit!" He chased away that guy so easily…

"Whoa." Naruto saw the chain of light. "Looks like you can't leave even if you wanted to."

"Shut it." Kyuubi moped.

"So you can't escape! Konoha is still safe!" I felt speech-less. This boy, that looked younger than Naruto, was the kyuubi and he just chased away the snake guy. "So Sasuke, what are we going to do now?"

"Oh, uh…" Shit. "We still need to get a heaven scroll, but there are only two days left. I don't know if we'll make it."

"Why don't we go to the center of the forest and wait at the building we're supposed to meet up at? When a team comes by, we can ambush them and take their scrolls." Sakura pitched in. I looked at her in surprise.

"That seems like a good plan. Let's do it." Naruto agreed.

Author's Note: Alright, so this is a re-write of the original story. A lot of big changes were made.

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