The Fox Spirit and The God of Yin

Ch.5 The Red Haired Lady

Naruto and the pale man entered the room. He squinted his eyes at the sudden bright light. Bit by bit his vision became clear and what he saw left him speechless.

There was a big throne at the top with a stairway leading to it. The throne was made of gold and had red silk cushions. The man who sat on the throne had long brown hair and a golden crown. The man wore red robes with golden embroidery. He had such a kind expression on his face. It comforted Naruto. The blonde had assumed that this man was an emperor of some sort.

On each side the were two rows of seats each were filled with people, except one chair. It was on the left, next to a man with blonde hair like himself. He stared intensely at the empty seat till the chair came to a halt.

The blonde glanced up at the pale man. He seemed fine but then Naruto caught a glance at the mans hands. They were trembling. He was definitely nervous, scared even. All though Naruto hasn't spent that much time with the pale man, he could tell this trial meant a lot to him. The blonde felt bad, but he doesn't know how to help him. He doesn't even now what this trail is about!

How could the boy help him?

The crowned man nodded to a white haired man standing top of the stairs.

"The emergency trail will begin now!" He spoke in a loud tone. As soon as he finished the pale man bowed down.

"It is a honor to be in your presence, my liege." The emperor nodded for him to raise up.

"I am Orochimaru, the White Snake Spirit."

'Orochimaru? So that's his name.' The blonde thought.

"State the reason you have called on for the heavenly court?" The emperor interrogated. The many people that were sitting on the side were very intrigued for what this snake had to tell them.

"You have my deepest apologies for my sudden request, but I have something special to present."Orochimaru smirked as he glanced over to Naruto, but before the pale man could speak. A man popped up from his seat.

"Hurry up already we don't have all day! Some of us have work to do!" He yelled over.

This man had brown hair, red markings on each side of his cheek and I am sure he has fangs. That or he just has some really sharp canines.

No one really seemed surprised at his behavior. They acted it didn't even happen. Then another man that also had markings on his face. The only difference was that they were purple instead of read. Any way he crossed his arms and spoke.

"Hey, Dog boy! Sit down! You're making a scene for no reason!" He yelled back. This infuriated the so called 'Dog Boy'.

"WHO YOU CALLING DOG BOY!!! HUH?!? And besides what do you care? You didn't even bother to show up in person! You let your little puppets do the work while you relax!" A twitch grew on the other mans face.

"There MY puppets!! I can do whatever I want with them! What does this h-."

"How troublesome."

Another man sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. He wore green clothes and looked ridiculously tired. The two men fighting turned around and glared at him.

"WHAT YOU DID SAY PINEAPPLE HEAD?!" They said in unison. The man sighed again and rose up.

"How troublesome indeed, but I have to agree with Pinocchio over here. Kiba your making an unnecessary scene. So please, both of you, shut up." He said in a decisive tone. Naruto was sure he was saying this to shut them up, but that irritated them more. They would say some smart remark back at him but the emperor had enough.