• Dark Dawn •

Ep 16 - Color

(Arc 2 - Chunin Exams - pt 2)

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Forest surrounding Konoha

In a small clearing stood Naruto, standing still with his eyes closed.

A fox tail and cat ears suddenly materialize in a soundless explosion that came from Naruto's head and around the back of his waist. -(imagine a smoke of light exploding around the areas where the ears and tail materialized. You can see through the smoke of light and his fox ears and tail glow softly.)-

He then held his hands together above one another as he swirled chakra around in between his open palms, creating a small fox. Once he managed to make the creature as solid as he could, before releasing his light-like fox features. Naruto delicately holds the new little fox that now rested in his hands.

Naruto kneeled on one leg as he puts down the chakra fox which rested on his hands. In the moonlight, the fox appeared to emit a soft glow, lighting its surroundings. Once it was placed on the ground, the fox gave him a thoughtful look. Naruto softly returned the look as he gave it a little sack to carry.

Naruto gently patted its head. "Please, take this to the Akatsuki. It's very important to me." Naruto whispered to the fox. It sat up straight, listening intently. Naruto slowly got up from the ground. "Well I should be going too."

The fox held his gaze for a second before running off into the dark forest.

Kit.

You don't have to tell me. I already knew. Let him see. I trust him. He'll come out.

Your choice then. Kurama mentally sighed.

Just as Naruto said he would, a person emerged from one of the trees behind him.

Sasuke walked into the small clearing, where only the smallest amount of moonlight reaching his face, making him look somewhat eerie.

Naruto smirked as he turned his head slightly to face the new guest. "What made you come out here tonight, Sasuke?"

The corners of Sasuke's lips curled up as he closed his eyes and let out a small 'hn' and slightly angled his face to the ground. "Intuition, I guess. Something felt off at home so I headed here, to feel your chakra signature."

Naruto exhaled and put his hands on his pockets and raised his head. His eyes landed on the moon. "So, how much did you see?"

Sasuke sighed. "Well everything. I see that there's a lot I don't know about you yet."

Naruto stared at the moon with a blank visage before he started to laugh softly. "Yeah, that's right. But I don't know much about you either, do I?" Naruto smiled, facing Sauske. "Being one of the Karaki, we probably shouldn't keep much from each other, should we."

This time, it was Sasuke's turn to snicker. "Yeah, I suppose so" he finished with an exaggerated breath. He looked back up at Naruto. "So are you going to explain what that light was all about? And that little fox business."

Naruto gave a light smile as he shrugged, hands still in his pockets. "Well, I'll tell you; after the Chunin exams are over."

Sasuke gave Naruto an annoyed look, scrunching his eyebrows together. "Well then, you should get some rest. The second phase of the exams are tomorrow after all." He said finally. "I'll head home now."

Sasuke leaped and shushined out of sight, back within the boundaries of Konoha Village.

Naruto scrunched up his shoulders and took one of his hand out his pocket and scratched the back of his head, annoyed. "Now to send a message to the 6-Tails...ugh...so annoying."