Fox Fusion

AN: First of all this story is based off of the Naruto anime and not the manga. For those of you waiting on my other story: sorry, but I go where my imagination takes me, so I may not get back to it for a while. Oh, and if like Naruto as an idiot, then do NOT read this. Anyway, on to the reason I wrote this. Naruto is your typical nice-guy, idiot, anime-protagonist. The fox, Kyuubi, is none of those, yet he resides within Naruto. What if, because of being shunned during his childhood, Naruto accepted a deal from Kyuubi? This is only my second story, and my first Naruto story, so I still may not be very good. This is also my first action story, so the action scenes may be kind of lame. For the first few chapters, at least.

Disclaimer: If I owned this series, Naruto would not be such an idiot. Also, all dialouge that is not original is taken from the Dubbed version. Thus all credit for those lines goes to the owners of that version.

Chapter 1: Enter! Kyuubi Naruto?

Naruto could not believe his luck! Not only could he still pass his ninja exam, there were other jutsu besides the shadow clone to learn. It was too bad that learning just one had made him this tired. Then he heard footsteps approach him.

Iruka-sensei leaned over him. "It's all over, hehehehe." Iruka said.

"Caught me already, not bad. You're quick, Sensei. I only had time to learn one technique." Naruto said, while scratching the back of his head. "Listen, Iruka-sensei. I'm gonna show you this amazing jutsu and you're gonna let me graduate and then everything will be okay. That's the way it works, right? Anyone who learns a jutsu from this scroll passes."

"Huh?" Iruka said in confusion, "Where'd you get that idea?"

"Mizuki-sensei told me about it. He told me where to find the scroll and this place..." Naruto trailed off at the look on Iruka's face. Iruka was clearly shocked about something.

Suddenly, Iruka yelled, "Look out!" and pushed Naruto off to the side. Naruto looked back to see Iruka get hit by a hail of kunai.

"I see you've found our little hide-away." Said Mizuki from a nearby tree.

"So that's how it is." Iruka said.

"Naruto, give me the scroll now!" Mizuki said.

"Wait a minute. What's going on here?" Naruto said as he looked from Mizuki to Iruka and back.

"Naruto, don't let Mizuki get the scroll!" Iruka shouted, "It contains forbidden jutsu that could put this village in great danger! Mizuki used you to get the scroll for himself, for his own power!"

"Naruto, Iruka's just trying to scare you, because he doesn't want you to have the scroll." Mizuki said.

"Stop lying, Mizuki." Iruka said, "Don't let him trick you, Naruto."

"Oh, I'll tell you who's really lying." Said Mizuki.

"No, Mizuki" Yelled Iruka.

"They've been lying to you your whole life, Naruto." Mizuki said, "Since the decree twelve years ago."

"What decree?" Naruto asked. "Everyone knows except you." Mizuki said, "Iruka's just trying to hide it from you even now. He'd do anything to shut me up."

"What is this decree? Why does everyone else know about it?" asked Naruto.

"Don't tell him! It's forbidden!" Iruka shouted at Mizuki.

"The decree is no one can tell you: the Nine-Tailed Fox is inside YOU!" Mizuki said, "The fox spirit that killed Iruka's parents and destroyed our village has taken over your body, YOU ARE THE NINE-TAILED FOX!"

Naruto was shocked. He knew he was different from other kids. He had no mother, no father, but he had never expected that had such a horrible monster inside himself.

"Stop it!" Yelled Iruka.

"They've all been sneaking around, hiding things from you your whole life. Didn't you think it was strange how they treated you? Like dirt, like they hated you for just being alive. That's right, you will never be excepted in this village. Even your beloved Sensei hates your guts!"

"Die, Naruto!" Mizuki yelled as he hurled a giant shuriken at him.

"Naruto, get down!" Iruka yelled as he jumped in the way of the shuriken.

"W-Why?" Naruto asked when he saw the shuriken lodged in Iruka's back.

"Because we're the same." Iruka said through the pain. "When I lost my parents no one seemed to care. They didn't have time for me, They just forgot I was there. My grades dropped. I became the class clown. I just wanted them to see me, and to know my name. My schoolwork wasn't good enough to get their attention. So I did crazy things, and then I had to pay for it. It was hard. I know that's how you feel, Naruto. You feel lonely and it hurts inside, and I could have been there for you more. I let you down, I'm sorry. No one should have to suffer that much. No one should be alone like that."

"Don't make me laugh!" Mizuki said, "Iruka always hated you. He was orphaned because the Nine-Tailed Fox killed his parents, and that beast is now inside you. He'd say anything to get the scroll from you."

"Naruto!" Iruka yelled.

Naruto ran. He wasn't sure what to believe. All he knew for sure was that he needed time to sort out his thoughts. So he ran. He ran as fast as he could. He was so upset that he didn't even pay attention where he was going... and he tripped on a root. This caused him to fall head first into a hollow at the base of a tree. He hit his head on a rock and passed out.

Drip drip drip. Naruto found himself in a dark, damp hallway. "HEHEHEHEHE." a deep, resonant voice in the distance was chuckling. Naruto found himself walking toward the voice. He could not help it, and he could not think of a reason NOT to find out who was there. At the end of the hallway was a room. In that room there was a barred gate held shut by a sealing tag. The laughter was coming from beyond the gate. The laughter stopped the moment he set foot in the room.

"WELL, WELL, WELL, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?" the voice said, "IT SEEMS YOU HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT MY EXISTANCE."

"Wh-Who are you?" Naruto asked hesitantly.

"I AM THE NINE-TAILED FOX, KYUUBI!" Kyuubi roared, "I WAS SEALED INSIDE YOU BY THE FOURTH HOKAGE." Kyuubi moved forward so that Naruto could see his face.

Naruto was terrified before him stood the Demon Fox. Naruto asked, "Wh-where are we? I was in the middle of the woods!"

"THIS IS THE VERY DEPTHS OF YOUR SOUL. I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED HERE FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS."

"If this is my soul then why am I here?"

"I'M GLAD THAT YOU ASKED!" said the Fox with a maliscious grin. "I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU A DEAL."

"A-A deal?" Naruto was nervous. What could the fox want? There was no way he was going to release him to wreak havoc on the world again.

"I REALIZED A LONG TIME AGO THAT YOU ARE NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD JUST RELEASE ME NO MATTER WHAT I OFFERED YOU." Kyuubi said calmly, "SO I OFFER YOU THIS DEAL INSTEAD. BREAK THE SEAL AND FUSE YOUR SOUL WITH MINE AND I SHALL OFFER YOU THREE THINGS IN EXCHANGE. ONE: I SHALL GIVE YOU THE POWER TO DEFEAT ALL OF YOUR FOES. TWO: YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SEAL BEING BROKEN AND ME BEING UNLEASHED UPON THE WORLD. THREE: I WILL ENSURE THAT YOU WILL BECOME HOKAGE!"

Naruto was completely stunned. Fuse with the Nine-Tailed Fox? Was that really possible? What if it was telling the truth though? He could protect the village from the fox while gaining the power to protect it from others. Plus he could become Hokage. Hokage! The fox could help him achieve his dream!

"Alright, but only on one condition." Naruto said.

"AND WHAT IS THAT?" asked Kyuubi.

"You must protect the Leaf Village for as long as you live."

"AS YOU WISH." said Kyuubi with a grin. "THEN THE DEAL IS MADE! BREAK THE SEAL AND IT WILL TAKE AFFECT. DO IT! DO IT!

Naruto reached up to break the seal, hesitating as he touched it. Was he sure about this? Once he broke the seal there would be no turning back. With this deal, though, he could protect the village and make his dream come true. With that thought, he ripped off the seal.

"You're a fool." Mizuki said to Iruka. "Why are you protecting that freak. He's the one who wiped out your family."

"I don't care what you say, you're not getting your hands on that scroll." said Iruka.

"As if you could stop me." said Mizuki, "Don't you get it? Naruto is just like me."

"How's that?"

"He want's the scroll for his own power and his own vengeance. That's how beasts are. He'll pour all his rage into the scroll and destroy everything."

"You're right." said Iruka, "That is how beasts are. But that's not how Naruto is. He's nothing like that. Naruto's one of a kind. Works hard, puts his whole heart into it. Sure he messes up sometimes and everyone jumps on him, but his suffering only makes him stronger. That's what separates him from being a beast. So your wrong he's nothing like the Nine-Tailed Fox. He's Uzumaki Naruto of the Village Hidden in the Leaves."

"Huh, you really believe that drivle? Iruka, I was gonna save you for later, but I've changed my mind. YOU'RE FINISHED!" Mizuki shouted as he charged Iruka with his other giant shuriken spinning in his hand.

Then, Naruto leaped from behind a tree to knee Mizuki in the face. This sent him flying over a dozen yards.

"Naruto!" Iruka gasped in surprise.

"Not bad, for a little punk." Mizuki said as he stood up.

"If you ever lay a hand on my Sensei, I will rip you to pieces!" Naruto said.

"Such big words. I can completely destroy you with a single move!" Mizuki challenged.

"That may have been true if I was still Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto said with a smirk.

"What!" Mizuki and Iruka said at the same time.

"I am no longer Uzumaki Naruto. I am now Kurama Naruto!" Naruto declared.

"Do you really think that changing your name will change how weak you are!" Mizuki said as he charged Naruto with a kunai in his hand. He lunged at Naruto's throat... only to have Naruto catch his wrist at the last second. It was then that he noticed that Naruto's eyes were now red with vertical slit pupils. Also, his canine teeth had grown longer, and his fingernails had grown into claws. Naruto's hair had also changed from its usual blond to a deeper orange. Mizuki tried to pull away, but found that he couldn't even budge.

Naruto pulled Mizuki close and whispered in his ear, "You would be right if the only thing to have changed was my name. You see, however, Kurama was the name of the Nine-Tailed Fox. He ceased to exist at the exact same time Uzumaki Naruto did. I am what is left."

Mizuki started trembling as it sunk in. Naruto tossed him away, and said, "How about I show you that jutsu I just learned Iruka-sensei?"

Iruka was dumbfounded. How could Naruto, not yet even a Genin, so easily overpower Mizuki, a seasoned Chunin? Also, what was this jutsu he had learned so quickly?

Naruto made a hand-sign and said, "Shadow-Clone Jutsu!"

Suddenly, hundreds of shadow-clones of Naruto appeared. They easily had Mizuki completely surrounded. Then the clones charged.

Six hours later, Naruto dismissed his clones and walked up to the battered and broken Mizuki. Naruto leaned down and picked him up by the neck. "Please... don't kill me..." Mizuki pleaded. "Don't worry. Uzumaki Naruto would never kill someone who could no longer fight back." Naruto said with a grin. Mizuki was relieved, until he realized exactly what the person, now calling himself Kurama Naruto, had said. As MIzuki's eyes widened in terror, Naruto crushed his neck.

"Naruto did... did you just kill him? And what happened to you?" Iruka asked in shock.

Naruto though to himself, The villagers of the Leaf are still terrified of the fox. If they find out Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Fox are now one, I would probably be killed, or at least thrown out of the village. I should probably keep it a secret for now.

"Iruka-sensei nothing happened to me." Naruto said as he turned around. His eyes, teeth, and fingernails were all back to normal, but his hair was still orange.

"But your hair is orange."

"Oh that, it's just been getting darker recently that's all."

"Why did you kill Mizuki, Naruto?"

"I only did that because he was trying to betray the village and he tried to kill you!" Said Naruto. Though he did leave out the fact that it was also revenge for trying to use him.

"You still shouldn't have, that's what we have a prison for, but I suppose you did protect the village." Iruka said. Secretly, he was relieved that Naruto had done it for other's sake, and not out of veangence.

"Anyway, are you ok, Iruka-sensei?"

"Yeah." Iruka said, "Naruto, come here a minute. I have something I want to give you."

Naruto went over and knelt in front of him. "Now close your eyes." said Iruka. Naruto did, and then he felt Iruka fiddling with his goggles.

After a moment, Naruto said, "Sensei, how much longer?"

"Ok, you can open your eyes now." The first thing Naruto noticed when he opened his eyes was that Iruka was no longer wearing his headband. Then Iruka said, "Congradulations! You graduate."

Naruto was shocked. Iruka had given naruto his headband. He thought killing Mizuki had made him lose any chance of becoming a real shinobi. It looks like Iruka will forgive me for anything if he thinks I'm still an idiot. Looks like I was right to pretend nothing happened to me.

"And to celebrate, I have a surprise." said Iruka. "We're going out for ramen tonight."

AN: Sorry there is so much from the episode, but this is my first Naruto story and I always have trouble with my openings. Future chapters will match the episodes less and less, although each arch will probably start about the same. If you are wondering, then yes, since I killed off Mizuki that entire arch later on will not occur. After all, it was just filler. I would appreciate feedback as I am still trying to find the balance between the Fox and Uzumaki Naruto. Reviews could easily sway my opinion one way or another... or another direction completely. I am also still deciding on how he will interact with the other Genin and Kakashi. Suggestions are very welcome.

Flames will be used to light Asuma's cigarettes! :)