Nozomi here! I would like to make a disclaimer that I do not own Naruto.
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"This character is currently talking."
This character is currently thinking to his/her self.
This is Kurama talking. (aka. Kyuubi)
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I decided that the setting should take place after the Fourth Shinobi War before Naruto the Last.
Summary: By tricking the 6th Hokage (Kakashi-sensei), Naruto manages to sneak away with the Fuin no Sho (again), and escapes towards the woods. Determined to expand his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto looks through the scroll. By failing the forbidden jutsu, Naruto is turned into a fox with nine tails. Confused, Naruto tries to go home but is picked by Hinata thinking that it is just a normal fox.
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"Damn it!" Naruto choked as he pant heavily. "Why can't I do it right?!"
"…Naruto…you're wasting your chakra on useless things again." Kurama said.
Teme! Unlike you, I'm trying hard to become stronger! Naruto thought in frustration.
"…"
Heh…that's what I thought. Naruto scratched the back of his head with his right hand and sighed.
"Yosh! One more time before I get caught by that Kaka bastard!" Naruto laughed.
"Naruto you idiot! Stop!"
Before Naruto could stop, he had already finished with the last hand seal.
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"Hm? Hinata, did you hear that?" Kiba asked confused.
"What's wrong Kiba-kun?" Hinata replied softly.
"Nevermind." Kiba said looking down at the ground.
Was it just my imagination? I'm pretty sure I heard something strange not far from here. Oh well.
Hinata and Kiba walked side by side towards Ramen Ichiraku with Akamaru tailing behind them.
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"Oi! Naruto…damn it wake up already." Kurama said in an irritated tone.
Naruto slowly opens his blue exhausted eyes.
"What happened?"
"Heh. You talking all high and mighty just a moment ago, now look at what you've done."
"What are you talking about...Kurama?"
Naruto sits up and with his right paw, he scratches the back of his large soft ears.
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"Kuramaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Calm down. It wasn't me."
"L-look at me! I-I have p-paws and…"
Naruto hesitantly looks behind him and sees nine fluffy orange tails with yellow tips at the top of each individual tail. Naruto suddenly hears rustling coming from a nearby bush.
"Narutooooo! I know you're here!" a man yelled bluntly.
Shit. It's probably Kakashi-sensei. I have to get out here!
Panicking, Naruto leaps up to a tree and disappears leaving the Fuin no Sho behind hoping the 6th Hokage will find it.
Naruto quickly sprints out of the woods with his paws patting the ground. Home! I have to go home before anyone sees me!
Leaping from roof to roof, Naruto finally finds his apartment. Attempting to open his apartment door, Naruto balances himself on his two hind legs and struggles to get a good grip to turn the door knob. His left leg trips over one of his tails and Naruto falls face flat on the floor.
"Tch. I can't even open my own door." Naruto sighed.
"What am I doing with my life…"
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Future Hokage!" Naruto exclaimed trying to lighten the mood.
Grwll…
"Hm. I'm kinda hungry. I could really go for some ramen right about now." Naruto said as he rubbed his fluffy white belly.
Suddenly, a window a couple yards away from where Naruto was sitting flies open and a middle-aged woman pokes her head out looking directly at Naruto.
"What's all that nois- eek! Shoo! Shoo!" the woman yelled. Opening her door, she stomps out making the floor from where Naruto was sitting vibrate. Carrying a broom with both her hands, she smacks the fox's head attempting to drive the fox away from her apartment. Not wanting to hurt the middle-aged woman, the fox slides past her stubby legs and runs away in the darkness.
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"Sorry Hinata! It looks like it's going to rain and I don't want Akamaru to get wet." Kiba said in sympathy. "He stinks when he's wet!" Kiba laughs patting Akamaru on the head.
"Don't worry, Kiba-kun." Hinata said looking down. "I'll be fine." Hinata looks up and meets Kiba's sharp dark eyes. She smiles slightly as Kiba sighs and walks away from the ramen shop with Akamaru. Hinata sits back down in her seat and looks at her half-eaten ramen bowl.
"U-um, can I have to-go please?" "Why sure thing, little lady!" Teuchi says in a buff loud voice. Hinata looks to her left.
"Ah!" Hinata squeals. "Shino-kun…I-I didn't see you there. How long have you been here?" Hinata smiles.
"Since you and Kiba got here." Shino says plainly.
"Ah. Is that so?" Hinata sighs.
"Sorry Shino-kun. I didn't notice you were here all this time."
"…No one ever notices." Shino sticks his hands in his pockets and slowly walks away.
"S-shino-kun! Wait!" Hinata exclaims, but Shino paid her no mind.
Hm. Poor Shino-kun. Maybe I should've paid more attention to my surroundings. Hinata thought to herself.
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"Thank you for the ramen!" Hinata bows and then with her ramen, she exits the shop walking towards Ino's flower shop.
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Hinata brings her left hand out in front of her and looked up with her pale lavender eyes.
Rain? Kiba-kun was right. I should go home now.
She rummages through her bag and pulls out an umbrella while putting her left over ramen back in the bag.
The rain is coming pretty hard. Is there going to be a thunder storm?
Hinata quickly turns back when she sees a rather large looking fox in front of Ramen Ichiraku.
Her eyes wide at seeing drenched orange fox with nine tails dipped in yellow.
A-A kitsune? Why is it by itself in the rain? It must be cold and hungry.
Hinata walks up to the fox and bends her knees so she is about the fox's height. With her umbrella in her right hand, she hovers it to block the rain from the fox.
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Naruto looks up and sees Hinata's soft gaze looking at him. Hinata? What is she doing here?
"U-um, are you hungry?" Hinata softly says, slowly scooting closer to him. She hesitantly lifts her left hand and slowly starts petting Naruto's head not wanting to scare the fox away.
"Oh no! Y-you're injured!" Hinata begins to touch the scratch mark on Naruto's head.
I'm injured?... Oh! It must be from that broom-lady from befor-
Hinata abruptly drops her umbrella behind her and picks Naruto up to her chest.
Wha?! Hinata! W-what are you doing? Naruto struggles to escape from her grasp but she only tightens her grip more.
"I-it's okay! I'm not going to hurt you. But we need to take care of that injury before it gets infected!"
Quickly, she runs towards the Hyuga compound making patting noises as she runs off in the rain.
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Well this is the end of Chapter 1! If you would like more please let me know! This is also my first ever fanfiction so please bear with me. If you don't like the way I write or if would to make some pointers feel free to do so! As a writer, I would like as many critism as I can get so that I may improve for upcoming chapters! Also let me know if the characters become OOC. We wouldn't want that. X_x See you in Chapter 2! – Nozo-chan 3