Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [2]

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When Tsukiko came around, she saw that she was in a strange place – the only light in there was a blue hue and beneath her was a pool of water that came up to her ankle. Tsukiko looked up and was shocked to see a large beast, the same from outside, chained up to a large rock by Demonic Statue Chains that kept it restrained from any and all movements.

The Four-Tails had red fur and green skin, appearing to resemble a monkey although his body was built like a gorilla. His eyes were yellow and it had spike along the length of its tails. His face had elongated fangs as well as two long horns that curved up like a crown.

Next to her, Naruto jumped up as well, holding onto his head as he looked around, noticing Tsukiko which relieved him until he, too, saw the beast in front of them.

"What the –?!" Naruto exclaimed, panicked.

"Now you want to take my power, too?" asked the Four-Tails as he glared down at the pair of teens. "Coming all the way in here... you obnoxious brats!"

"A-Are you..." Naruto asked. "The Four Tails?!"

"Don't call me 'Four Tails'!" shouted the beast angrily. "I have a proper name!"

"What is your name?" Tsukiko asked, curious.

"I am the handsome Monkey King of Suirendo!" responded the Four-Tails. "The King of Sage Monkeys, bestowed with the priestly title 'Son' from the Sage of Six Paths! The Great Monkey Equal of Heaven, Son Goku!"

"Huh?" Naruto replied. "Uh... which one's your name?"

"It's Son Goku!" Son Goku shouted. "You humans are all stupid! You can't even get a name straight! You are all lesser than apes. I don't want to give my power to likes of such..."

"So, where are we?" Naruto inquired suddenly, looking around. "It sorta looks like Nine-Tails' place... is Usajii in the same place as this, Tsukiko-Chan?"

"Did you hear me, kid?!" Son Goku shouted, looking rather enraged. "I told you both my name! Don't you dare ignore me! You're so rude! Both of you!"

"We're sorry about that," Tsukiko replied quickly before bumping elbows with Naruto. "Right?"

"Huh?" Naruto said before realising he had gotten distracted. "Oh... s-sorry as well,"

"You two are... pretty genuine for humans," Son Goku said, his voice lighter now. "It's the first time I've heard someone apologise to a Tailed Beast. I guess you two didn't come to steal my power, eh? You both have one inside you each too... that's how you got in... Okuninushi and Kurama have trained their Jinchuriki well,"

"Kurama?" Naruto asked, confused at the new name. "Who's Kurama?"

"How can you be the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki and not even know his real name?!" Son Goku shouted, back to being upset with them. "That's why humans disgust me!"

"Huh?!" Naruto exclaimed, shocked. "The Nine-Tails has a name too?!" But then he looked pretty happy to know this information. "I see, his name's Kurama!"

"You humans only see us as sources of power," Son Goku said. "You don't even care if we have names, or care to know them. You imprison and deny us of our existence,"

"I can't say that we humans are not like that," Tsukiko replied carefully. "I can't say that when you're strung up like this by a human as well... but we do understand your desire to be known by your names and not by your classification. Naruto... just never quite got to talk to Kurama as candidly like I did with Usajii – I mean to say, Okuninushi, or like we are talking to you right now,"

"I think I understand a little about how you feel," Naruto spoke up suddenly, lost in his thoughts. "I used to misbehave a lot. I just wanted to be scolded,"