My Demon Tenant Can't Be This Cute!

My Demon Tenant Has Time to Reflect!

He did not agree with Tsunade at all.

Not at all. Not one bit.

What she had said back in the restaurant had really pissed him off. Like, how could she say those kinds of things right after the Hokage, his grandpa and her old instructor died defending Konoha? She had just been offered the most reputable, most powerful and most noble position in all of Konoha and she just had to decline it in the most disrespectful way!

Ugh! How could she say those things?!

He still remembered how angry he got when he heard her say those things. It was really one of those rare moments when he actually let his anger get the better of him.

What he did next, even he would admit was stupid.

Challenging one of the three most powerful ninja in the world and actually expecting to win. Regret was not a word strong enough to describe the pain he felt after that. Though he guessed it was not all in vain.

She had given him a chance.

Complete the Rasengan and she would become Hokage. If he lost, he would lose all the money that Jiraiya gave him off that white-suited moron.

It was a lot of money. Much more than what he had saved up.

Perhaps maybe..

No!

He would perfect the Rasengan and if he could not, he would drag her ass all the way into the Hokage Tower even if it killed him. Most likely it would have, but maybe he could convince Kyuumi to lend him some power to do it.

Having tails must have been useful.

"Mhm, having tails are useful," said Kyuumi with a nod as she casually checked her nails, "But no. I won't lend you my power to do something that stupid."

"But there's no way I'm gonna be able to complete the Rasengan in three days! I was blowing steam out of my ass!" replied Naruto as he leant forward in his seat.

Kyuumi rolled her eyes, "Hmph, maybe this will teach you that you don't always get what you want, even if you really want it."

"But.." began Naruto as he pouted before he tightened his jaw, "Fine.. I don't need your help."

There was a moment of silence.

"Eh?"

"You won't help me, so I'll help myself. Wake me up," replied Naruto as he crossed his arms.

She felt an eye twitch, "What?"

"You heard me," stated Naruto in response as he let out a sigh, "It'll just be like back to normal. I've gotten this far without your help."

"Normal? But-"

"Look, I am thankful for all the help you've given me so far, but I'll never be able to stick to my morals if I keep relying on you to get stronger," replied Naruto, his lips curving downward into a frown.

"Well then.." she snarled, exposing her fangs, "Fine!"

"Go do your own damned thing! Just don't come crawling back to me when you fail!"

"Okay," replied Naruto with a solemn nod as he stood up and walked over to her.

"Damned stupid brat," remarked Kyuumi with a low growl as she waved her hand, prompting Naruto to fade away.

Her cage was silent once again now that the annoying monkey was no longer there to pester her.

She sat there quietly for a few moments before she let out a quiet sniffle.

Gritting her teeth, she slowly raised her legs and pressed her knees to her chest before wrapping her arms around them. Looking over at the empty throne in front of her, she furrowed her brow and let out a snarl.

"Damned stupid brat.." she let out lowly.

"Stupid brat."

She let out another sniffle.

"Stupid.. Stupid.. Stupid.."

Her tails wrapped themselves gently around her.

"I'm stupid.."

Why did she feel like this? Why did she feel so empty? She hated this feeling. It was not the emptiness she felt when she was first caged inside of the seal. No, back then, she was never really empty. It was impossible to feel empty if you had nothing inside of you to begin with.

That damned monkey. That stupid, repulsive, monkey. That blonde knuckleheaded moron. Damn it, she refused to say his name! It was a disgusting name, fit only for a disgusting species!

But she wanted to say it.

She, despite every part of her not wanting to, liked saying his name.

For every flaw that he had, for every stupid thing that he had ever said or done, he was just.. He was just..

Perfect? No. Far from it.

He was just Naruto..

She needed a new category for him. He was unlike any monkey she had ever met before. He did not fear her to the point where she felt unwelcomed. He did not hate her, or try to abuse her power. He was only monkey that had ever actually asked for permission for anything from her.

What was that word he used to call his kind again?

Humans..?

Yes, that was it.

He was a human. The first of his kind in her eyes. All the rest were just dirty monkeys.

Perhaps deep down, she had just the tiniest bit of respect for the boy. Though it could have been misplaced as she never really had much experience with humans. Being as large as she was outside of the seal, they always looked like ants to her.

Now that she was looking at one from close-up, her previous opinions have all become messy.

There was also that fuzzy feeling in her chest that was constantly stirred whenever Naruto said anything good to or about her. It was almost, dare she say warm?

She shook her head to clear her thoughts. Ugh, she hated being alone. If anything was going to eventually kill her, it would be her brain overloading with thoughts and exploding.

She needed to rant. She wanted to rant and for Naruto to hear her rant. She needed to get all these stupid thoughts out of her head!

But how could she!? Her pride would never let her! God, she hated the idea of Naruto, but she also loved it!

Ugh, even if she had till the end of the world to think about all this, she seriously doubted she would ever come up with an answer.

Times like this, she wished she was like Shukaku. Stupid. Then she would not have thoughts like these troubling her all the time.

She sighed quietly to herself as she leaned back in her throne.

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She liked Naruto.

Even she was not delusional enough to not know her own opinions on things.

She would never admit that to him though.

Or would she?

She blushed. No way! Not in a million years! The Nine-Tailed Fox condescending herself to the levels of a monkey!?

Maybe.