Secrets

XXXVIII

-Hokage

"Naruto where are we going?!" "Out of the village! Shukaku is taking over which means I'll have to bring Kurama out!"
"Fighting?! Fuck yes!" Kurama cheered.
"Kurama?! The nine tails?!"

Sasuke stopped Naruto, making him spin into him.

"You can do that?" "It's just transferring chakra like we do to stand on water. You need to trust me Sasuke, Gaara could kill both of us right now."

Sasuke grabbed Narutos hand tightly.
Sasuke had seen a lot of things but actually seeing two jinchurikis fight.., well almost no one has seen that.
He was scared Naruto would loose and get extremely hurt, maybe even killed. He couldn't loose Naruto like that. If he lost Naruto.. he wouldn't be able to go back to his job knowing he failed to protect Naruto -his mission-, and two, fail to protect his only lover.

Naruto pulled Sasuke closer, connecting their lips with his henge down. Sasuke grabbed his arm.

"It's alright, Kurama is the strongest of the tailed beasts.. I'll be just fine." "You can't promise that." "And I'm not, I'm reassuring you." "That doesn't help." "It'll have to. Just please don't attack him, if you attack him it'll only make the process faster." "And you?" "I have a plan Sasuke, don't worry."
Sasuke clenched Narutos hand and kissed him.
"Just don't die." "Me? Die? I couldn't let someone else deal with Kurama."
"Can we just get to fighting? It's nice seeing you care for each other but I've been in your mind for waaayyy to long."
Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Trying to have a moment with the damn fox is impossible."
Sasuke chuckled.

Naruto felt the wave of KI and turned around to clash legs with Gaara. Naruto flipped and ax kicked him into the ground.

"Go, I'm right behind you."

Sasuke clenched his fists and nodded.
He hated leaving Naruto but right now wasn't the time to argue. It wasn't like Orochimaru who they could escape from for a few minutes or try to make out a plan as he waited with a sadistic smirk.
This was a wild jinchuriki who couldn't make out blood from human life. Naruto knew that feeling but also knew how to control it, he was their best shot at stabilizing Gaara.

A red coat consumed Naruto as he lowered with his hands and feet on the branch. His eyes circled a crimson red with his pupils turning into black slits. Thick whiskers grew on his cheeks as his claws dug into the bark.

"We're fighting! I'm fighting! Yes!" Kurama ranted as Shukaku grew over Gaara, covering him in bash and black patterned sand. One tail grew from the back as three were now on Naruto.

Both stared each other down as Gaara/Shukaku watched nine tails finally grow with two large fox ears.
They attacked each other at once, sending a large blast of air outward. Trees tore apart as Sasuke was sent flying by the impact.

Both growled as they circled the small clearing. Gaara charged after Naruto on all fours, going to bite him but Naruto smacked him into a mile row of trees.

"Oh yeah! Uh-huh Kurama 1! Shukaku 0!"

Gaara/Shukaku growled. He could hear as Kurama ranted. Naruto and Kurama watched as Shukaku grew. Kurama appeared beside Naruto, his tails wagging excitedly.
He released more chakra, sending large quantities of demonic KI as he grew. Naruto jumped onto his back, nine tails still waving behind him with the coat and get-up still on.

"So the Fox decides to show himself." Shukaku let out a high pitched laugh.
"At least I'm not causing problem." Kurama barked back.
Shukaku growled. "At least I know how to take over my jailer!"
"If I remember correctly I beat you at that 16 years ago."
"So you could be controlled by an Uchiha!"
"An Uchiha is my jailer."
"Thanks Kurama."
"Face it Shukaku, I'll always be better." Kurama deeply chuckled in a mocking way.
"Why you! You stupid fox!"

They charged at one another, clashing paws, trying to flip one onto their back. Naruto backed up on Kuramas long fur and ran on all fours.
He jumped, clenching a fist and sending it right into Gaaras cheek. He fell onto his feet just in front of Gaara... but his eyes didn't completely opening.
Naruto growled. He tried to jump again but Shukakus make-shift fur was already sucking in his feet. He clenched his fists and grabbed Gaaras shirt. Without any other choice, Naruto sent his forehead right into Gaaras.

Blood fell from Gaaras forehead from Narutos protector as he kept a hold of Gaaras shirt, ready to clash heads with him again if needed.
Gaara growled, his eyes slowing opening to look at Naruto.

"You! You disrupted my jutsu!" He screeched.
"And I'll do it again." Naruto growled.

Clashing their foreheads once more. Gaaras head flew back, his eyes rolling back and the sand, that was up to Narutos knees, becoming hard.
Kurama smirked and pushed him back.

"I hate you! You and your jailer you fox!"
"Save it for the meeting Gyūki will call for later."

Naruto jumped back onto Kuramas head as Shukakus body fell apart. Gaara already in his arms, knocked out and peaceful looking for once.
Kuramas tails suddenly drooped.

"I have to go back now don't I?"
"To prepare for that lecture, yes."
Kurama groaned. "You have to let me out more, this is bullshit." "You can come out yourself lazy fox." "You're almost as mean as Shukaku." "Am not. I am sooo much better." "And I'm king of the rock." "You've watched that movie too many times." "I have."

Kurama slowly became smaller as they talked and Naruto jumped down. His red coat was sucked into the jinchuriki seal on his stomach with Kurama. Though three whiskers were still carved into his face as his eyes were a little more purple than his natural color.
Naruto laid Gaara down and grabbed his paint. A seal was attached to the container. Naruto popped the lid off and dipped his brush in.

As he re-wrote Gaaras seal, it turned red and lit up before burning into his forehead.

"There, you shouldn't have anymore problems now."