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You know what a fox is? A dog. And you
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know who does dogs? The Enzuka clan. All
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right. Well, maybe that's an
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oversimplification. Technically, foxes
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aren't even dogs. They're in a different
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family, but the families are close.
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Essentially, I want to consider a world
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where Naruto is adopted by the Inazuka
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clan. The Inazuka are all hotblooded and
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wild like a pack of dogs. But just like
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dogs, they do form a pack, and that pack
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is their clan. packs can be tightly
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bound with strangers often not being
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included or welcomed, especially when
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resources are scarce. But that being
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said, the Inazuka clan are doing well
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and are in a resourcerich environment.
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So why wouldn't they be willing to take
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in an outsider? That's what I want to
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look at today. What if Naruto were an
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Inazuka? Please turn your gaze toward
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the moon as I reflect my sharing upon it
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Naruto's birth was complicated. I'm sure
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by now everyone knows the story about
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how Naruto was orphaned at birth. Well,
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that's where his list of life issues
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began, including loneliness. But let's
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imagine in this world that Hirozen had a
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different reaction. Realizing how
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detrimental it would be for Naruto to be
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alone. And so instead of simply letting
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the boy suffer by himself, he placed him
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into a family to help take care of him.
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That family being the Inuzuka clan.
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Particularly, Hien asked Sume, an old
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friend of his, if she could take care of
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him. At first, as Sume looked the child
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over, she didn't know if she could, even
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if she wanted to. Here is I already have
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a fresh cub of my own. It's a lot to ask
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me to take care of a second right now. I
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know, he said. But you've already
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successfully raised one daughter. A
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daughter who was already made chunin. I
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know you have what it takes. So why
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don't you uh throw a bone to an old dog
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and take this request? He said with a
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smile, trying to speak her language.
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Sume was unamused. Hi looked down with a
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sigh. All right, fine. I understand. If
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you don't think you're strong enough to
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take care of another child, I
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understand. I can just look through my
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book and find someone else. It's not a
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big deal, he said, brushing her off.
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This offended Sume, just as Hisin hoped
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and thought it would. Now listen here. I
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never said I wasn't strong enough to do
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this, she shouted at the Hokag. It's
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just that this is an inconvenient time
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for me. His didn't look up from his
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book. I totally understand. It's too
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inconvenient for you. I will now be
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certain to check in with you before
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every mission I send you, whether it's
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convenient enough for you to serve your
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village. Sum's face displayed shock and
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then rage. Fine. You want me to raise
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the child like an Inazuka, I'll raise it
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like one, and when he's as mean and as
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rabid as I am, you'll have nobody to
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blame but yourself. Herein looked over
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his book. I will be watching you and the
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moment I see you putting Naruto in
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danger or neglecting him, I'll be taking
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him back from you and I'll have to
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evaluate the rights you have to your own
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children. Be sober about this, Sume, if
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you plan to do it. Swallow your pride
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and anger and raise the child well. You
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think I'll abuse the boy? That's an
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offense to me, she said. I know you're
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spiteful sometimes. The moment though
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you take that spitefulness too far and
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endanger Naruto, there will be
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consequences. For your sake, as well as
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his and your own family, control
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yourself, he said. Sum let out a sigh to
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calm down. You still know how to play
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alpha, she said with a smile, showing
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her approval. Hirozen returned the smile
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to her ever so slightly as to show it
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was his intent all along. So where is
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the runt anyway? She asked. Hi led her
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to the child still being cared for in
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the hospital. The moment she saw him,
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her eyes widened with surprise. Blonde
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hair, a natural-born rebel, she said,
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just like his father, I suppose. It had
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not yet been directly stated just who
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Naruto was, but Sume was already putting
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the pieces together. Wait, you're
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telling me this kid is the fourth
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Hokag's child? She asked Hisen. Hi
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nodded. The late Minato Namakazi, the
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yellow flash of the leaf. He fathered
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this child and now it's orphaned without
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him. Suddenly, Sume's whole demeanor
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changed. Lord Third, this is too much
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responsibility. Why would you choose
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someone like me to parent a child as
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important as this? Here is looked to
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her. This child is just like any other
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child and should be treated as such. He
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said, I chose you because I know that
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Naruto's life will be hard. He needs a
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strong mother who can help him stand and
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discipline him when he needs it. I could
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not think of a woman more fierce than my
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Buicko, but she is no longer with us.
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I'm sorry about that, Sume said. His
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continued, so in lie of the passing of
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my beautiful wife, Bwako, I must choose
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the next fiercest woman, and that would
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have to be you. You have the demeanor of
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a pack leader. An alpha, Hisin said. And
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considering what's living inside of
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Naruto, he might need such a thing.
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What's living inside of him? Sum asked.
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Hi looked to her and told her everything
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about Kusha, about the ninetailes attack
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and about how Minoto had to stop the
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attack on the leaf. So the little runts
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got the ninetailes in him, Sume said,
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shaking her head. That's cruel, but a
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fox is a dog kind of. It should be
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tameable all the same. I'll teach the
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boy, she said. The fox and him will take
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orders from him, not the other way
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around. Hi smiled. I was hoping that you
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would say that. If anyone is capable of
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helping him tame that Ninetailes, it's
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you," he said. Sume now finally
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understood the importance of her mission
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and why she was chosen. Submitting to
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Hirozen's will, she took the child home
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with her and raised it beside her own
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cub, Ka. And on occasions when she
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wasn't working herself, Hana would help.
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She loved having two baby brothers
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instead of one. She felt so spoiled by
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the cuteness. But you know, babies, they
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don't stay babies forever. They
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eventually grow, and when they do, they
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become young kids. At a certain age, as
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per the clan's general rule, they would
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offer Ka a dog, and he would choose the
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one he felt the most connection with,
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that being a puppy that he named
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Akamaru. Naruto wanted a dog, too. But
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Sume held him back from it. "Why can't I
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have a puppy, Mom?" he asked her. Sume
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knelt down next to him, her eyes stern
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yet caring, and she spoke. "The reason
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why you haven't got to choose a dog your
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own yet is because you already have
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one." Sume began to explain. When you
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were an infant, your true mother, a
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wonderful woman named Kusha Usuzamaki
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was the Ninetailes Gingeri. But during
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your birth, due to complications, none
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of which were your fault. She died and
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the Ninetailes escaped her. Your father,
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out of love for you, and the village,
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would raise you, give his life to seal
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the Ninetales inside of you. I was
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chosen by the Hokag to be your surrogate
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mother." This news was shocking to
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Naruto. Honestly, Naruto wasn't as rough
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as the Inuka clan. He wasn't
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particularly rough and even by
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comparison, a little weak. So, this news
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hit him like a train. He seemed startled
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to think that a monster people were so
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scared of was living inside of him. But
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what made it worse was that he came to
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realize that the woman he called mom
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wasn't even really his mom and was just
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a woman chosen to be his chaperone.
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Startled by all this new information, he
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raced off into the woods. Sume stood as
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if she were planning to follow but
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stopped. Hana appeared next to Sume as
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Ka holding his new puppy watched from
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the distance. "What happened?" Hana
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asked. "It's Naruto." "I finally told
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him the truth." "You did what?" she
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asked with confusion. "Look, it was his
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right to know," Sum shouted. "I never
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said it wasn't Mom," Hana said with a
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roll of her eyes. "But like he's just a
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boy, and you just hit him with the
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you're adopted thing on top of the
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you're cursed and probably the reason
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your family's dead thing. It's too much.
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He's not like us." Well, if you know so
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much about it, then you go fix it. I'm
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tired of it, she said, walking away.
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Hana then called for her triplet,
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Ninkan, the Himaru brothers. Ichi, Ni,
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son, I need you to help me track down
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Naruto, she said. You guys have the
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keenest noses in the clan. I know you
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can do it. And so, the three dogs began
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to look for Naruto. Naruto sat in a
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tree. In his hands, he held a little
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plush dog. It was a little white
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wolfhound plush that Naruto had taken to
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calling Shiramaru. Naruto secretly had
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hoped that one day Shiramaru might
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become real, that he might have his own
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wolfhound like his mother. But now he
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came to realize the truth. His mother
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wasn't his mother. His pack wasn't his
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pack. He was a fox cub among wolves. He
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hugged that little plush tightly as
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tears spilled silently from his eyes.
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"Shimaru," he said with terror tinging
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his voice. "That's a nice tree you
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picked there," a voice called from
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below. Naruto looked down to see Hana
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and her three puffers waiting by her
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side. He remained silent. "Mind if I
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come up?" she asked. Naruto again didn't
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answer, but even if he had, it probably
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wouldn't have stopped Hana. Climbing up
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with grace, she landed on the branch in
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front of Naruto. As she sat there, she
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just stared at him. "I love that plush,"
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she said. "May I see him?" she asked.
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Naruto handed it to her. She looked it
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over with a smile. "Do you know where
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this little plush came from?" she asked.
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Naruto shook his head. It's a
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handme-down. It came from me, she said.
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When you first showed up in the clan, we
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all knew you were an outsider, but I
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wanted you to feel welcome, she said.
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So, I gave you my favorite plush to make
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sure you felt more at home. Looking it
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over, she asked. So, what do you call
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it? Shirimaru, he said. Hano looked up
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with surprise. Kuramaru, Haimaru, and
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Shiramaru. You named it in our family
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convention. That's sweet, she said.
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Shirimaru. It's a better name than I
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gave him. What did you call him? Naruto
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asked. Craig. Naruto smiled. His name is
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Craig Shiramaru. Hana laughed. Listen, I
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know mom comes off hard sometimes, but
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that's just how she shows her love. She
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believed you deserve to know the truth.
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She didn't think about how that might
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affect you. That's what my job is.
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Within every pack, every dog has a job.
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There's the alpha who leads, the beta
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who advises the alpha and maintains
10:29
order in the pack on the alpha's behalf,
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like an arbitrator of sorts and a judge.
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Then there's a delta who stands watch
10:36
over the territory and helps tend to the
10:37
wounded or sick wolves. And then there's
10:39
the omega who sits and learns from all
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the other wolves. Mom's an alpha and
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you're a beta. Naruto said only
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sometimes. Hana said, I'm only the beta
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in this personal family dynamic because
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our dad left. He was supposed to be
10:53
beta. Now someone needs to fill that
10:55
role. My original position and the place
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where I feel I belong is the delta slot.
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The delta is humble and careful. It
11:02
watches the territory and protects the
11:04
others no matter what. And when one of
11:06
the little wolfies is hurt or sick or
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sad, it's the delta who comes to make
11:11
them feel better, she said. She reached
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out and placed the palm of her hand
11:14
against his cheek. I'm a proud Delta
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because that means I can use my
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God-given gifts to help others and to
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protect those I love. But I'm not a
11:23
member of the pack. I'm an outsider,
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like you said. I'm not even a wolf. I'm
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a fox. I killed my own parents and now I
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don't have any. Hana shook her head.
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"There's so much for you to learn about
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wolfpacks, Naruto," she said. "Packs of
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wolves are not fixed. They have a
11:37
tendency to stick to genetics, but this
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is by no means a law within their
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society. There's no limit or rule to who
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can or can't join the pack. The only
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thing that wolves concern themselves
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with over such things is if they can
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feed them or not. And we can definitely
11:51
feed you, Naruto. Listen, she said, I
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study animals, including their health
11:56
and natures. Dogs are loyal and
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honorable creatures. It isn't often seen
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in nature, but it can happen. I've
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studied it in the classes I take. They
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wanted to test the relationship building
12:06
between them. They took a wolf mother
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and placed it in a room with an orphaned
12:10
fox cub. They expected the mother to eat
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the fox because oftent times they're
12:14
considered prey. But something
12:16
astounding happened. The wolf mother
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nursed the fox cub as if it were one of
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her own. A special bond formed between
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the fox and the wolf, and it was
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accepted into her pack. There's
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something to be known about dogs,
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Naruto. I don't judge family based on
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blood, but upon love. You and I may not
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be related, but do you truly think I'm
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not your sister? Would a non-sister
12:36
person be here with you right now? And
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what about Ka? You shared a crib
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together, share a room, still share
12:43
toys, and spend every day together. Is
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he not your brother? And what about mom?
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She's rough. Yeah, but she brings you
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food, gives you shelter, toys, and she
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was the one to pick you up and kiss your
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knees when you scrape them. Doesn't this
12:55
make her your mother? Naruto nodded.
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Yeah. Hana smiled. Then what's there to
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be afraid of? She asked. I'm afraid I'll
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become a monster and kill them. Hana
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pulled her brother into a hug. The demon
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fox in you is just that, a fox. But even
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though it's a part of the family vulpe,
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while wolves are a part of the family
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canis, despite them being in different
13:15
families, they're still cousins due to
13:17
the both of them being in the family
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candidate. And because of that, I
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believe the ninetailes can be tamed. But
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you have to be strong enough for it. You
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have to put aside your fear and instead
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put on a brave face. The fox will only
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take your orders if you prove yourself
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to be the alpha. I want to control it. I
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don't want it to be a danger to my
13:35
family, Naruto said. Hana smiled. Then
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we'll train you to get ready for it.
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Then when the time is right, mom will
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alter the seal to allow you to challenge
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the fox. What if I fail? You won't, Hana
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said. But what if I do? You won't,
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Naruto. You won't fail. This didn't seem
13:51
to help him any. Hana leaned forward and
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kissed his cheek. "Even if you somehow
13:56
do fail, I will never stop loving you,
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little brother," she said. Naruto
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offered a short smile. He then sat
14:02
forward and hugged her back. The branch
14:04
snapped. Despite everything, Ka would
14:07
let Naruto play with Akamaru, even so
14:09
far as letting Naruto sleep with the
14:11
puppy. Ka felt bad because Naruto didn't
14:14
have a dog. But Sume had told Ka not to
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worry about Naruto because soon he would
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have a dog of his own and that Ka should
14:21
focus more on training his own. For
14:23
quite some time they trained. Naruto
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began to study ceiling jutsu as Sume had
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told him that this jutsu type was his
14:29
mother and original clan's natural
14:31
abilities. Naruto poured into it hopes
14:34
of finding the answers to his problem.
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And through this he managed to create a
14:38
ceiling technique of his own that he
14:39
called Inazuka style great leash jutsu.
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Upon the completion of this, Sume
14:44
believed that Naruto was ready. And so
14:47
together, they entered Naruto's
14:49
subconscious where they found the
14:50
Ninetailes. Naruto was amazed by how
14:53
large it was. Sume could sense an evil
14:56
aura coming from the beast. And so she
14:58
began to think it wasn't a good idea,
15:00
but Naruto wanted to try anyway. And so
15:03
when the beast was set free for Naruto,
15:05
it launched into battle against him.
15:07
Naruto began to use his technique to try
15:09
and calm the Ninetailes down. But
15:11
instead of subduing the beast, it
15:13
instead just left Naruto connected to it
15:16
and being slung around by the leash he
15:18
had formed. It was never about if a dog
15:20
was on a leash or not, but whether its
15:22
master was strong enough to hold it. It
15:24
was more common to find dogs leading
15:26
their masters than the other way around,
15:28
and Naruto was learning that the hard
15:30
way. Seeing the danger to Naruto's life,
15:32
Sume jumped in and caught Naruto,
15:34
severing the leash as she did, taking
15:36
him to safety, the beast slowly began to
15:38
approach them. Sume spoke. Listen,
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Naruto, I don't think this is a battle
15:43
you can win. I I need to, he said. If I
15:46
don't have a dog of my own, then I'm not
15:48
an Inazuka. We'll get you a dog, Naruto.
15:50
Just stop this nonsense, she shouted.
15:52
No, I can't just have any dog. I need
15:55
this one. My mom died to give him to me,
15:57
and if I don't have him, then then Sume
16:01
understood. Looking back at the
16:02
Ninetales, she spoke. I have a
16:04
compromise. She told Naruto the plan.
16:06
Naruto nodded, and together they began
16:08
to set the plan in motion. Before the
16:10
Ninetales reached them, Naruto would try
16:12
another leash, drawing a laugh from the
16:15
Ninetailes. Do you really think that'll
16:17
work on me the second time if it failed
16:19
the first? But instead of latching onto
16:21
Kurama's neck again, it latched onto his
16:23
clawed finger like a ring. Kurama was
16:26
confused for a moment before laughing
16:28
hysterically. This is too much. You're
16:30
too weak to even grab anything less than
16:32
my finger. As he laughed though, Sume
16:35
grabbed the chain and fueled it with her
16:36
own chakra, causing the chain to
16:38
tighten, drawing the Ninetales
16:40
attention. A moment later, the chain
16:42
severed the finger, causing it to drop
16:44
to the ground. The Ninetailes roared and
16:46
charged them. Sume grabbed Naruto and
16:49
closed his seal, causing the Ninetailes
16:51
to be pulled back into the cage, the
16:52
finger left out. The Ninetailes cursed
16:55
them as it was once more sealed away.
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They approached the finger as it began
16:58
to boil into a massive chakra. Sume
17:01
looked to Naruto. Hold your hand out and
17:04
think about what you want it to be," she
17:06
said. Naruto did as he was asked. His
17:08
hand touched the bubbling chakra and he
17:10
echoed his desires to have a companion
17:12
to love and care for. And a moment
17:14
later, the chakra took on a form. It
17:17
formed into a miniature ninetailes. But
17:19
instead of seeming enraged like the
17:21
full-tailed beast, the creature seemed
17:24
scared. Its ears lowered, slowly backing
17:26
away from them with the most pitiful
17:28
look on its face. "Why is it acting like
17:30
that?" Sum wondered. Naruto knelt down.
17:33
It's scared because deep down I think
17:35
the Ninetailes is scared of humans. Sume
17:38
looked toward the beast, its crimson
17:40
eyes staring, filled with vitriel.
17:42
Doesn't seem scared to me. Naruto knelt
17:45
down toward the miniature beast. He
17:47
offered it a smile and a hand. The beast
17:50
sniffed his hand. Naruto gently and
17:52
kindly reached out. The beast seemed to
17:55
quiver from fear, but upon the touch of
17:57
his hand to its head, it seemed to calm
17:59
down. You don't have to be afraid. I
18:01
won't hurt you, he said. But you will,
18:03
it said, pushing away from him. Humans
18:05
always hurt me, he said. Naruto was
18:08
confused. What do you mean? The beast
18:10
spoke. The humans, they took me from my
18:12
home, used me to hurt each other, and
18:14
when the battles ended, they blamed me.
18:16
They locked me away. They never let me
18:18
go. Naruto sat there and looked at the
18:20
beast before turning to the ninetailed
18:22
demon fox from which it spawned to see
18:24
its gaze softened upon the beast. You've
18:27
always felt like this," Naruto said. The
18:30
set of eyes turned away and disappeared
18:32
into the darkness. Naruto looked at the
18:34
little fox and drew closer to it.
18:36
"You've been through a lot, haven't you?
18:38
The fox was crying at this point. I
18:40
never wanted to be this way. I never
18:42
wanted to be a monster. I just I wanted
18:45
to be happy. Why are humans so mean? I
18:48
didn't do anything to them. They started
18:50
this and they kept mistreating me, too.
18:52
When am I going to be free?" Naruto
18:54
hugged it. I'm sorry, he said. Sum
18:58
watched from a distance. It seemed
19:00
nobody had ever heard these words
19:01
before. Not from this beast. Looking
19:04
toward the cage, she sensed anger and
19:06
hatred. But now that she looked at the
19:08
small fox, all she sensed was fear. This
19:11
little fox was afraid, scared of
19:13
humanity. And maybe the reason it was
19:15
scared was also the reason the fox was
19:17
mean. Sume looked away. Naruto hugged
19:20
it. It's okay, Ninetailes. I love you. I
19:23
won't hurt you, he said. Kurama. The fox
19:26
said, "My name it's Kurama." Naruto pat
19:29
his head. It's a pleasure to meet you,
19:30
Kurama. My name is Naruto. From that
19:32
point on, Naruto trained with Kurama,
19:34
taking him outside of his body to
19:36
function in a way similar to Akamaru.
19:38
Naruto and Kurama began to grow stronger
19:41
together. In some ways, Ka was jealous.
19:44
Yours can talk. That's so cool. But Hana
19:46
would catch Ka on that. Akamaru can
19:49
talk, too. He just speaks another
19:50
language. But I don't speak that
19:52
language, Ka said. Hana smiled. Then
19:55
it's up to you to learn it. And so Ka
19:57
and Akamaru trained hard as well. Naruto
19:59
spent much of his time trying to win
20:01
Kurama over on an emotional level,
20:03
hoping that he could get the little fox
20:05
to trust him. This was easier said than
20:07
done, as the moment Kurama began to
20:09
trust Naruto, he would relapse,
20:12
remembering everything the humans did to
20:14
him and who Naruto was descended from.
20:16
But Naruto was patient with the fox. One
20:19
day, Naruto took Kurama out into the
20:21
forest. Kurama," he said. The fox looked
20:24
back at Naruto. Naruto then spoke.
20:26
"People have mistreated you all your
20:28
life. You've been betrayed, locked away,
20:30
and for that purpose, you can't trust
20:32
anyone." Naruto knelt down. "I can't
20:35
force you to trust me, Kurama. But if
20:37
you want to go, I can let you go," he
20:39
said. Kurama cocked its head at Naruto.
20:41
Naruto then spoke. "Inside of me is the
20:44
rest of you. I can give the rest of your
20:46
power back to you. If I do so, I will
20:49
die, but you'll be free. All I ask is
20:51
that you do not destroy Konoha. You
20:54
would really let me go, Kurama asked.
20:56
Naruto nodded. If that's what you want,
20:59
you'll die though, Kurama said. Naruto
21:02
nodded. But you will be free and you
21:04
deserve to be. At first, Kurama didn't
21:06
believe it. But slowly, Naruto began to
21:08
transfer the chakra of the Ninetailes
21:10
over to it until it was everything. He
21:13
then fell back, laid there, weakened,
21:15
closing in on death. Kurama ran over to
21:18
him and immediately began to put the
21:19
chakra back in. No, I don't want to
21:22
leave you. Take it back, he said. He
21:24
funneled the chakra back into Naruto to
21:26
heal him, hoping that he would recover.
21:28
And a moment later, Naruto did. Why
21:31
would you do that? Because I want you to
21:33
be happy, Kurama. Naruto said, "I'm
21:35
already happy," Kurama said. "You're not
21:37
like the others. You're kind and loving
21:39
and nice." He said, "I don't want you to
21:42
go away. The rest of the village will
21:43
try and take me back anyway. I'd rather
21:46
be with someone who loves me than
21:47
someone who doesn't. Naruto pat his
21:49
head, if that's how you feel. So, for a
21:52
time, they just sort of laid there and
21:54
took a nap with each other. Kurama
21:55
covering Naruto to keep him warm after
21:57
his body went into shock. Eventually,
21:59
they would head home. From there, their
22:01
relationship would turn around. The two
22:03
of them would continue their training
22:05
together, becoming proficient partners.
22:07
It would be then that Ka would approach
22:09
Naruto. "I see you and Kurama have
22:11
gotten stronger," he said. You've been
22:13
training hard, but so have Akamaru and
22:15
I. Care to spar with us and see who the
22:17
stronger one is? Naruto looked at Kurama
22:19
to see what he thought. The fox gave a
22:21
nod. Naruto smiled. Fine, we can spar if
22:24
you want. And so the two boys and their
22:26
nin got into a ready stance. Let's set
22:29
some rules first, Ka said. The first one
22:31
to say uncle loses. The first person to
22:33
draw blood wins. The battle continues
22:36
until one of those two things happen or
22:38
until some other injury deemed
22:40
equivalent to drawing blood occurs.
22:42
Sound fair?" Ka asked. Naruto nodded.
22:44
"Then let the battle begin." The two
22:46
boys ran at each other, striking, their
22:48
fists clashing and pushing off the
22:50
other. Ka had an obvious advantage over
22:52
Naruto, and Kurama could see it. Running
22:54
toward Naruto, Kurama transformed into a
22:56
clone of Naruto and kicked Ka away.
22:59
Akamaru ran up to Kurama and tried to
23:01
bite his arm, but only managed to latch
23:02
onto the sleeve of his jacket. Kurama
23:04
slung Akamaru toward Kba, who caught the
23:07
per. I think we need to get a bit more
23:08
serious, Akamaru, Ka said. Akamaru let
23:11
off an affirmative arf before
23:13
transforming into a clone of Ka 2,
23:16
calling Ka to fall to the ground.
23:18
Akamaru, you got to warn me next time
23:20
you do something like that. Akamaru
23:22
growled sorrowfully as if to apologize.
23:24
Ka stood as Akamaru came to his side.
23:27
Both of them entered an identical
23:28
defensive position. They've really been
23:30
working on their synchronization, Naruto
23:32
said. Sorry, Naruto. Our synchronization
23:35
isn't as good because I wouldn't train
23:36
as hard as I should have. Kurama said,
23:38
"There's no need to apologize. We're
23:40
growing at a different pace because we
23:42
had a different starting point, but
23:43
we're both fairly strong together.
23:45
Naruto said, "We've been training
23:47
together, so let's show them how strong
23:49
we've really gotten together." The two
23:50
of them began to strike against Ka and
23:52
Akamaru. Neither Naruto nor Kurama's
23:55
strikes were connecting because Ka and
23:56
Akamaru had been training their Taiutsu
23:58
skills so much. But this wasn't the end.
24:01
The one thing they had learned was a
24:03
trick that Hana had taught them. It's
24:05
hard to sync up with your Ninken
24:06
sometimes. Whether it's because they're
24:08
in a mood or because you aren't as
24:10
skilled, but it's still possible to
24:11
create synchronicity through a command.
24:13
And when you do, it weaponizes your dual
24:16
efforts into something far greater than
24:18
either of you could be separately.
24:19
Hana's technique was the only thing that
24:21
could come to Naruto's mind right now.
24:23
And so he made the decision that this is
24:26
what they should do. He looked to
24:27
Kurama. Kurama, he called out, catching
24:30
the fox's attention. Fang, passing Fang,
24:32
he said. Kurama nodded. The two began to
24:35
run toward KBA and Akamaru. The two then
24:37
began to spin like a corkscrew, moving
24:40
toward Ka and Akamaru at breakneck
24:42
speeds, preparing to strike them both.
24:44
Ka saw it coming and panicked. As the
24:47
technique clashed with them, there was a
24:48
great explosion of dust into the air.
24:51
Naruto and Kurama pulled back, knowing
24:53
they had struck their targets. But from
24:55
that dust, something big rose. It was
24:58
KBA and Akamaru's human beast
25:00
combination transformation double-headed
25:03
wolf. It drew closer to them, ready to
25:05
end the battle with a fang wolf fang.
25:08
This was the end. They would lose. That
25:10
was until Kurama's nose sniffed. He then
25:13
looked down and pointed. Naruto, look
25:16
there. Naruto followed Kurama's finger
25:18
to show a spot on the Cberus' leg where
25:20
their attack had collided. Naruto got up
25:23
and ran over laughing. Look at this, Ka.
25:25
You lost. You lost. KBA looked down at
25:28
the leg of his and Akamaru's combined
25:30
form. "Dang it, you got lucky. If it had
25:33
only been a moment later, you would have
25:34
lost," Ka said, transforming back into
25:36
himself. "Hey man, it was your rules,
25:39
not ours," Naruto said. Ka sighed.
25:41
"True, still though, even if the way you
25:44
won was cheesy, you do have good
25:45
technique and good teamwork with Kodama.
25:47
Keep it up," Kippa said. Turning around,
25:49
he began to leave. "Where are you
25:51
going?" Naruto asked. "To see what's for
25:53
dinner." Kipa disappeared into the home.
25:56
Naruto looked at Kurama. You okay? Yeah,
25:59
just surprised. We almost messed up,
26:01
Kurama said. Naruto shook his head. No,
26:04
I think we did fine, he said. Sure, we
26:06
can always work on our synchronization,
26:07
but I think we did pretty well. You
26:09
really think so? Kurama asked. Naruto
26:12
nodded. It was true that they had to
26:13
work on their synchronization a bit, but
26:15
that was no big deal. After all, they
26:17
had all the time in the world to do it.
26:19
The two made their way toward the house
26:21
as well. Let's get something to eat.
26:25
And that's where I'm going to call it.
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My favorite scene, I think, was where
26:38
Hana was comforting Naruto. I had to
26:40
learn a lot about how wolf packs worked
26:42
to make this story what it was. So, I
26:44
thought it would be perfect to let her
26:45
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