163. Yang Kurama

"Yo… Naruto!"

Izuna pats Naruto's shoulder as he appears in front of the academy.

"Who… who is there?" Naruto jumps back as Izuna suddenly appears in front of him.

"Oh!… it is Izuna Nii-san. Dattebyo."

Naruto scratches his head.

"Naruto… Come with me. We will meet with Tsunade."

"Yeah… Tsunade baa-san… I want to meet with her. I haven't seen her in a while." Naruto jumps excitedly.

"Ok… then let's go. I will train you in a new jutsu while we are at it."

"New Jutsu…. Dattebyo!"

Izuna grabs Naruto and flickers towards his house.

"Get your things ready. We will depart shortly."

Naruto enters his house and prepares his luggage. Izuna stares at the house as he watches the lonely figure of Naruto.

"Just wait a little longer… Naruto. You will meet your parents soon."

After waiting for around fifteen minutes,

Naruto walks out of the house with a small bag tied around his back.

Izuna shakes his head and gives a scroll to Naruto.

"Naruto… use this instead. Try to put your stuff in this storage scroll."

"But… but Nii-san… I have never done it before." Naruto takes the scroll and looks at it curiously.

"Hmm… ok then watch me perform the hand signs."

Izuna makes some hand signs.

"Enclosing technique"

He seals the luggage into the scroll.

"Ok try it now."

"Yes… Nii-san."

Naruto takes the scroll and slowly makes the hand signs.

'Hmm… Naruto is technically the prince of the Uzumaki clan. So… he must have a high affinity for Fuinjutsu… but no one taught him any sealing technique in the Original, not even Jiraiya bothered to teach him any Fuinjutsu techniques. Let me see, if Naruto has any talent for Fuinjutsu."

Haah…

Naruto completes the hand signs and slams his palm on the scroll.

Whoosh…

He releases some chakra from his palm, but nothing happens.

'As expected… his chakra control is terrible because of the interference of the Nine-tails. Maybe it is time for him to meet with the Nine-tails. Nine-tails will give him a huge power boost and he could catch up with Sasuke. Sasuke has already mastered his Sharingan to three tomoes with the training of Itachi and Sasuke.'

"I failed… Nii-san." Naruto dejectedly hangs his head.

"Don't worry… Naruto. I will teach you"

Izuna signals him to come closer. Izuna activates his Sharingan and places his hand on Naruto's forehead.

Whoosh…

Izuna and Naruto appear inside an underground complex with many pipes running along with the ceiling and hallways. The area is flooded with a shallow layer of water.

"Wow…"

Naruto opens his eyes and curiously looks around.

"Wow… where are we Nii-san. This place is so weird?" Naruto walks towards a pipe and kicks it.

Ouch…

He clutches his stomach and winces in pain.

"Why is it hurting my stomach?"

Izuna chuckles and points towards Naruto's stomach.

"Check for yourself."

Naruto slowly stares at his stomach and notices a hole in it.

"Wha… what is this? Nii-san… I am dying, Nii-san… there is a hole in my stomach. I haven't even become the Hokage Nii-san." Naruto freaks out and hugs Izuna's arm.

Haha…

Izuna laughs for a while before he pats Naruto's head.

"Calm down, Naruto. Nothing is going to happen to you."

Izuna calms him down.

Roarr…

A roar interrupts them.

"Hmm… Naruto let's go and check that out."

Both of them walk deeper into the complex.

'I will let Naruto face off against Nine-tails. I just can't miss that first encounter.'

Whoosh…

Izuna turns invisible as he follows Naruto.

"Hey, Nii-san… what do you think is inside this place?"

Naruto questions Izuna as he walks deeper.

Roarr…

Another roar interrupts his thoughts.

Naruto dashes in the roar's direction, and an enormous cage appears in his vision.

Roar…

He notices the huge fox prisoned inside the cage.

"It's huge."

Naruto's eyes widen as he notices the size of the Nine-tails.

"Kid… come closer."

The Nine-tails growls at him.

"Huh!"

He walks towards the giant cage.

Swish…

Nine-tails swipes his claw at Naruto.

Whoosh…

Naruto performs a backflip and avoids the attack.

"Hey… what was that? Do you want to fight> Then I will beat you up?"

Naruto makes a shadow clone.

"Rasengan."

He makes a Rasengan and throws it towards the Nine-tails.

Swish…

Nine-tails flicks the Rasengan with his claw.

"Kid… you have guts to attack me like that."

Whoosh…

Red chakra seeps out from the prison and engulfs Naruto.

Aah…

The chakra chokes Naruto.

Argh…

"Nii-san… help me." Naruto struggles to breathe as he asks for help.

Swish…

Izuna swipes his hand and disperses the chakra.

"Wha… what?" Nine-tails eyes widen in surprise as it stares at Izuna with disbelief.

Inside the Sin Grimoire…

The Yin half of Kurama slowly opens his eyes and stares at his Yang Half.

"Well… he can't sense my presence. But I want to see him getting his ass kicked by Izuna."

"…"

Minato and Kushina silently stare at the Yin Half of Kurama.

"He is a part of you… you know." Kushina asks him.

"He is… but I suffered a beating from Izuna and I want him to feel my suffering."

"…"

Minato shakes his head and curiously looks at their interaction.

"Kushina… both of us sealed our chakra inside the seal. But I guess our worries were unfounded with Izuna around."

"Yes, Izuna-kun is such a good brother."

Kushina nods her head.

"You are… how come you are here?" Nine-tails growls at Izuna as he questions him.

Izuna reveals his Sharingan to Nine-tails as he walks inside the cage.

"Those eyes… they are the same as Madara Uchiha."

Nine-tails recognize the Choku tomoe pattern of Izuna's Sharingan.

"Nine-tails… or should I say Kurama. You have some guts for trying to lure Naruto near the cage and attack him in front of me."

Bam…

Izuna clutches his fist and punches the Nine-tails.

Woosh…

Nine-tails fly through the cage and hits the other end.

"Behave…"

Bam…

He punches the Nine-tails again.

Growl…

Nine-tails growls again and charges up a tailed beast bomb.

Bam…

Izuna teleports on top of Nine-tails and punches it again.

Bam…

Growl….

"You bastard." Nine-tails growls at him as Izuna presses him down.

"How do you know my name?" Kurama questions him as it is pressed against the floor.

Whoosh…

Izuna flickers out of the prison as he talks with Naruto.

"Nii-san… is that the Nine-tails? What is it doing here? Where are we exactly?"

He bombards Izuna with a flurry of questions.

"Calm down, Naruto. I will answer all of your questions."

Izuna calms him down.

"First of all, we are inside your Mindscape."

"Eh! Mindscape… what… what is that?" Naruto scratches his head in confusion.

Sigh…

Izuna sighs and explains to him.

"Naruto… A mindscape is a subconscious plane that can be accessed by a person if the person is a jinchuruki or if he is a sage.

In your case Naruto… you are a jinchuruki… or to be exact… the Nine-tails is sealed inside your body."

Izuna reveals the information to him.

'I think it is about time to tell Naruto about some facts, so it will prepare him in the future.'

"Nine-tails? So that's why the villagers called me the Demon Fox." It dawns on Naruto as he stares at the prison.

"So… the Nine-tails is living inside my body?" Naruto turns to Izuna.

"Well kind of," Izuna nods his head.

Naruto walks towards the prison and kicks the gate.

"Hey you… I am letting you live inside my body. You owe me some rent." Naruto points at Nine-tails.

"…"

Izuna and Nine-tails silently stare at Naruto's stupid remark.

"Well… he is kind of correct. So, nine-tails, why don't you pay him some rent."

Humph…

Nine-tails snorts at Izuna and passes some of its chakras to Naruto.

"Brat… take this and get away from my sight."

Whoosh…

The chakra cloaks Naruto's body as he closes his eyes.

Huh…

Naruto opens his eyes and looks at himself in the real world. There is an orange chakra cloak around his body with one-tail.

"Somehow… I feel quite strong."

Whoosh…

Naruto flickers towards a boulder and punches it.

Bam…

The boulder shatters into countless fragments.

"Strong… I am feeling powerful." He turns to Izuna and yells.

"Hey Nii-san… fight me. I think I can beat you now."

"…"

Izuna silently nods his head.

"Go on and try it."

Whoosh…

Naruto disappears and reappears in front of Izuna.

'Slow… he is very slow.'

Izuna yawns lazily.

Bam…

He karate chops Naruto on the ground.

Whoosh…

The chakra cloak disperses and Naruto clutches his head.

"Aww… that hurts Nii-san."

"Naruto… remember this. This power is not your own… it is a power you borrowed from the Nine-tails. If you want to use it properly, then you would have to train your body first.

Your body can only bear the burden of One-tails… anymore, and you will suffer serious injuries. Also, don't use this power recklessly. Use it only when you are in a life and death situation." Izuna warns him.

"Yes, Nii-san… I will keep that in mind."

"Good." Izuna nods his head.

'I want Naruto to figure out his Ninja way on his own. If I interfered too much with his growth, then he won't be the same Naruto he would be in the future.

He would have to settle things with the Nine-tails on his own.'

"Ok, Naruto… let's get going."

Izuna claps his hands to get Naruto's attention.

"Time to go."

Both of them walk outside the village.