Dusk Till Dawn

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Dark light shrouded the figure and the onlooker tilted its head to accommodate to the odd glow that the figure seemed to bask in, almost as if it belonged solely in this light. The light itself reminded him of the light he saw inside of the seal when he was called upon by the Kyuubi; a dingy, matted yellow colour that seemed to invade every pore in his body.

A colossal eye whirled in its socket and the bloodshot orb glared in the direction of Naruto, seeing straight through him and into his soul. The iris was stained a dirty brown and the orb continued to flicker around until it appeared to be satisfied with the surroundings, focusing finally once again on Naruto.

"You contain too much power for this to be a mere coincidental meeting... tell me, why have you sought for my attention?"

Naruto startled at the booming voice and he twisted his body around slightly in the gloom, making sure that the question had been directed to him. When he was satisfied that he was the only one there, Naruto shook his head gently,

"I was not the one to seek you."

A huge head accompanied the eye as the beast's eye whirled madly and Naruto heard a snort escape its nostrils.

"You believe lying to me will do you any good? I will teach you to lie to the greatest of the Bi-"

"Calm yourself."

Both Naruto and the unknown figure turned to the voice that greeted them. Naruto had already known who it was, yet needed the visual proof to confirm what his mind suggested. The mark on his arm tingled as the Kyuubi no Kitsune seated his huge self beside the Jinchuuriki and, out of sheer instinct, Naruto rested a palm on the forearm of the fox.

"Kyuubi-sama..."

The fox inclined his head and red met watery black.

"It was you who called us here? And would this be... Namikaze Minato's son? Naruto was it? The Kyuubi was most adamant, at first, that we lend him the power to break free of the seal. I was already sealed, much like the Ichibi and the Nibi... the rest ignored out summons. Aside from the Gobi... the foolish elephant seemed quite happy to help you back then, if not for his own seal, but I suppose that was mainly due to the fact that he isn't a predator unlike the Nibi... and you defeated him centuries ago when he was a young calf..."

The fox shook his fur and peered into the mouldy light.

"Where is Bumblebee? Does he know it is rude to withhold his image at a Council?"

A low grunt escaped the other Bijuu's throat as he strained to hold his protests back.

"Kyuubi-sama, my Jinchuuriki bears the name of Killerbee and it would be in your best interests to not disregard the title as easily as if he were a mere human. He contains my power too, unless your brain has been fiddled with."

The fox clicked his claws against the floor and hummed his response, sliding down a little so that his head rested closer to Naruto's. It was unnerving to be so close to the 'demon' fox and yet Naruto merely felt calmed by the presence of the Kyuubi, even going so far as to rest a hand in the thick fur of his cheek, massaging gently.

"Regardless, I allowed Naruto to show here unannounced and have not even revealed why he is here."

The Bijuu in front of them - Naruto was still unsure of the animal species the power was contained to - widened its eyes and a hoof clicked on the ground.

"Do you not communicate with your Jinchuuriki? Are you so proud that you do not seek an alliance with the one who can wield your power, Kyuubi?"

Naruto's eyes flashed as the anger of the Kyuubi flowed through him, the seal in this blank space acting like a connection between them. Before the fox had time to construct a reply, Naruto had begun speaking,