A World Full of Pain, A Heart Full of Love

His Beginning: Part 7

'Kit, What are you doing!?'

Naruto reaches the top and rips the sticker off. A blinding, white light shines where the seal was supposed to be.

When Kurama came to, he was in a luscious garden. The garden was quite large, with thick, verdant grass. There were flowers of every color. The rarest flower in the world, the Middlemist Red Flower, was growing in abundance in the middle of the garden. Beyond the garden, there was a spacious plane, with enormous trees growing on the edges of the place.

Kurama got up and began to explore the magical place he had awakened to. He walked to the center of the garden where the Middlemist was located. He put his moist nose to one of the petals of the flower. He took a long inhale of the flower's scent. It smelled sweet and rich, and it relaxed him. 

Kurama kept walking until he got out of the garden. He found a large cave that was behind a couple of trees. The fox walked to the mouth of the cave. He looked up and saw the most beautiful sight. The cave was humongous; Kurama could barely see the other walls. There was an opening at the top of the cave that let rays of sunshine light into the mysterious place. 

Since caves were usually dark places, one would expect there to be little vegetation. However, this enclosure was full of life. It had a large pond that was surrounded by trees, bushes, and small, delicate flowers. Above the pond was a roaring waterfall. Kurama saw a comfortable spot that was not too far from the waterfall. It had just enough light to be relaxing. There was a grove of trees that surrounded this spot, and the ground was padded with soft leaves and small twigs.

Kurama walked over to his new-found spot. He twirled in a circle a few times, then laid in the 'fuzzy doughnut' position. He was so relaxed, staring at the pond that was only a few feet away from him. 

'It's so beautiful....co calming....so blue....' Kurama thought.

Blue....and ...

Icy....and...

Piercing...just like his eyes...

'NARUTO,' Kurama shouted at the top of his lungs. 

Where was his kit? Would he be okay? How did he get in this place? 

His heart started to beat painfully. He was the only one that cared, the only one that listened. He couldn't lose his kit. 

He remembered what had happened before he blacked out. He ran out of the cave and back into the open field. 

What Kurama saw next made him stop in his tracks...

And then he cried.