The Merciless Fox Child

Chapter 4: Removing the Mask

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Chapter Four:

Removing the Mask

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"SENSEI!"

'Ah… My poor, poor ears…"

"Heh, Kit."

'Mm…? What, Kyuu?'

"Remember when I enhanced your senses?"

'How could I not? I had a headache for a week—at least! I saw some things, I seriously regret seeing, and I smelt some things, I wish I never had. And-'

"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT! Just go into flashback mode…"

Flashback:

Naruto was jumping from rooftop to rooftop, giggling all the way.

"Err… Kit? You alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fi—RUN!"

"W-wha-?"

Naruto began running faster as about a thousand Narutos came into view. All headed diredctly for him. Directly for Naruto. Narutos.

"THIS game again?"

"Yes, THIS game. It's good for building up cha-"

Naruto was suddenly tackled by about one thousand Narutos.

"Ugh… But NOT when their chasing you, and you've been running for seven and a half hours while they've been taking turns and breaks to rest. I wouldn't be surprised if there were actually four thousand clones…"

"…"

"…Naruto."

"…"

Kyuubi sighed. "You made four thousand clones didn't you?"

Naruto nodded.

Kyuubi sighed again. "Well, don't blame me when-"

POOOF.

Kyuubi sighed—AGAIN. "When they all disperse and their combined exghastion makes you way too tired to travel on the roofs. You're lucky you don't die from chakra drain."

"Well, I'll just walk."

Naruto walking though the village, soon realized that this wasn't such a good idea. He was SURE he could hear footsteps behind him—but he wasn't exactly sure. His hearing simply wasn't good enough.

"Hey, Kit."

'What?'

"Go home."

'Wha-?'

"NOW…"

'O-kaayy…'

Naruto quickly dove into an alley, and before anyone could come after him—he shunshined to his apartment. There, he collapsed unceremoniously, onto his butt, panting heavily.

"I…am…so…TIRED!"

QUICK AUTHOR'S NOTE:

IF YOU NOTICED, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLASHBACK, NARUTO WAS TALKING TO THE KYUUBI OUTLOUD. LATER, IN THE STREETS, HE WAS TALKING TO KYUU MENTALLY AGAIN, LIKE HE USUALLY DOES. NOW, HE'S TALKING ALOUD AGAIN. THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE HE TRIES TO ONLY TO KYUU-SAMA OUTLOUD WHEN HE'S ALONE, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS HE/I DO, THE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IF A VILLAGER/TRAVELLER/SHINOBI/KUNOICHI/CLASSMATE/CHILD HEARD HIM.