Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Demonic Bonds ❯ Renew ( Chapter 8 )

'...': Speech

"...": Thought

Kyuubi or Deity

Handseals

...: Narrator

Anewbyss: Wow... I'm sensing a little tension here...

Naruto: A little?! She nearly killed ME!!

Noel:..........

Anewbyss: Um... Noel chan, you ok?......

Noel:........

Anewbyss: This is scary... Um.. I don't own Naruto......

Noel ran towards the one person she could talk to, the one she confided in. She didn't even notice as she dashed past her one true friend Sylene, seeing her friend in tears, Sylene shunshinned in front of her and caught her in a tight embrace.

'Ellie chan, what's wrong?' Sylene asked sincerely for her Hanyou friend.

'Lene chan.. I-I... I fucked up! I got mad and beat the kit like a drum, I-I've failed him! He was sent to me for training me for protection and what do I do? I beat him instead of telling him how I wanted to help!' Noel said in a mad rush as she wept into her friends shoulder, Sylene only accepted it as she comforted her friend. Sylene shunshinned to her house as she sat Noel down to calm herself.

'I'll make some tea to help calm you down and then you can fill me in..' Sylene said as she went into the kitchen, Noel didn't know what to do. She felt at an all time low, how could she just beat the kid? He had a point, so far her methods weren't showing results and she could've explained it to him. Those were the thoughts running through her mind at that moment, so why did she snap? Why did she behave in such a fashion? Soon Sylene came back with the tea as she handed Noel a cup. The herbel tea seemed to mellow her out as the warm liquid numbed her body with delight, now came the hard part...

'Well... Talk.' Sylene stated as Noel sighed......

Meanwhile at the manor....

Thanks to Merei, Naruto was healing very nicely, you add that to Kyuubi's healing factor and Naruto was up and about in just a few hours. But what wasn't healed was his pride. She mopped the floor with him and was probably laughing her tails off about it. Why did she look down on him? Why was she pulling this bull shit? Was it to get back at her father? What happened between them anyway? These questions ran through his mind as he made his way out the Dojo, only to be stop by Leon.

'And where are you going?' Leon asked.

'You heard that fox bitch.. I'm going to train by myself..' Naruto said defeated and broken. In his hands were some jutsu scrolls he found, he didn't need her, he didn't need anybody.

'Not without someone to watch you.. You don't even know what's in those scrolls. The danger you'll put yourself in without the proper training. Leon stated setting Naruto off.

'TRAINING?! Who's gotten any training from that bitch?! Ever since I met her she's done nothing but abuse me! Giving me hope, saying she'll train me, this is just justified beatings!!' Naruto yelled, now Leon was ticked. How dumb and thick headed could he be?

'I don't know if you're just immature or stupid. Did you expect the results to show after ONE DAY!? One day and you're ready to quit!? NO! You want results, you work for em!' Leon stated as he took a stance, blocking Naruto's path. Leon really didn;t want to do this, he was hoping the boy would just take the hint, but alas..

'You wanna get in my way too!? Then fine! Take her side!' Naruto stated as he throw down the scrolls ready to fight.

'I'm not on EITHER of your sides! Both of you are at fault, but for you to just walk out hands fill of scrolls not only you're not ready for, but aren't yours!? Now we have a problem!' Leon stated, Hinata looked at this with disdain. It was bad enough seeing Noel fight Naruto, now Leon? Naruto rushed Leon as his hands went through the handseals for the only jutsu he knew.

'Gummi Bunshin no jutsu!' Naruto roared as 4 gummi bunshin came into exisitence, even though Naruto throw up 12 gum wads. Leon looked at this in disappointment as he ran through his own handseals.

Dragon, Boar, Monkey, Reverse Dragon! 'Katon: Pheonix spark jutsu!' Leon roared as he deeply inhaled then let out a fireball that took the form of an miniature pheonix in flight. It scorched all the clones as the melted like candle wax. Leon was insulted now, I mean really? His own jutsu? Like he wouldn't know its weaknesses.

'Really kit baka? My own jutsu? Plus what was that? You only made 4 out of 12, your chakra control, which Teach was trying to help you with, is terrible. As for turning you into a Hanyou, that was necessary, if not the demonic chakra would be eating you alive!' Leon said

'Shut up defending that Fox! She hates me and doesn't want to see me succeed!' Naruto said as he crossed his fingers and made 5 Kage bunshin of himself. The clones madly rushed Leon and unleashed a fury of punches and kicks that Leon easily side stepped and blocked. One Naruto tried to throw a awful punch that Leon countered by tossing him into the wall as he left this world with a poof, another tried a sneak attack from behind as Leon side stepped and chopped it in the neck as it too went poof. Deciding there was strength in numbers, the remaining bunshin rushed leon at once, but Leon blocked a fist aiming for him and with a stab like jab to the neck, one bunshin was gone, then he turned on his heel and elbowed another as it went poof, and using the momentum gained from the elbow, Leon performed a spin kick and sent the last clone away. Naruto was no where to be found, but Leon wasn't worried, he went tothe center of the room and meditated.

"Going soft kid? You haven't used a single jutsu." Dyi-Edge stated as Leon just shrugged him off, damn deity could be annoying at times.. Soon Naruto came from the ceiling, attempting to pounce on the boy, once Naruto was sure he'd hit him, Leon disappeared.

'W-Where'd he--' but Naruto's question was answered as Leon appeared next to him.

'You know those weights Teach had you walk in? It's a special type of training to increase agility and strength as well as endurance. See kit, this is what hard work looks like.' Leon stated as he Naruto was hit with the realization of the situation. The difference in their power was too great, and at this rate, it would only grow.

'You see kit, you were acting like a spoiled brat that throws a tantrum when he doesn't get his way. Power isn't something that is given or falls on your lap. It has to be earned, or at least TRUE power is earned..' Leon stated as he moved out the way, he did all he could do. Naruto thought about all this.. He thought about all that happened between him and Noel.. Naruto left for the forest, not taking the scrolls as he knew what he had to do. Hinata wanted to help him, to comfort him, but couldn't move as she watched him leave. Naruto tried the tree walking jutsu once more and yet again added too much chakra to it as he was thrown off, he tried again and again as he continued to fail, but he didn't give up. He would make sure Leon never looked at him with such disappointment again....

Back with Sylene and Noel....

'I see... looks like you did fuck up.' Sylene stated as Noel could only sigh.

'It'll be fine, Leon is there and his quite the sensei when need be.' Sylene comforted her friend.

'But... What if he thinks I only want him back because I was asked to by Dontei kun?' Noel asked.

'Then show him he's not just another mission.. Show him you really care, that you don't want the same thing that happened to you, be repeated on him.' Sylene said.

'Besides, this is the time you talked to him. To all of them, tell them your story, kids tend to listen if they feel they have a connection with adults.' Sylene stated as Noel agreed with a giggle.

'Why aren't you teaching them oh great Koden sama?' Noel joked as Sylene shrugged. Feeling better, Noel hugged her friend and left for the Dojo. On her way to the Dojo, Noel noticed Naruto's scent was leading away from the Dojo, she began to panic. "Is he leaving? Did he take what I said seriously?!" she thought in a panic as she rushed towards Naruto.

Meanwhile, with Naruto....

Naruto was proud, exhausted yes, but proud nonetheless. After multiple screw ups and destorying a coulpe trees, he finally learned how to walk all the way to the top of the tree. "If Leon baka could see me now... I'll show him that Uzumaki Naruto doesn't take hand outs! I'm going to get stronger... And beat him!" Naruto thought as he smiled to himself, he had a new goal, a new mission. He would get Leon's respect and the only way was to beat it into him. Naruto dusted himself off as he was about to go back to the manor, until in a flash a pair of arms wrapped around him in a deep embrace; it was Noel and she was in tears.

'Please kit, don't go... Don't leave I'm SORRY!' she begged through her tears holding on to him, begging forbidding him to leave. This boy, this kit reminded her of herself in so many ways. She couldn't lose any of her kits, they were hers to love and care for. Naruto was taken aback, he was sure Noel was furious with him, hated him and yet here she was in tears begging him not to go.

'I'm sorry Kit kun.... I know, I should've handled that better, it's just... I... I don't want history to repeat itself..' Noe said as she felt the boy embrace her back, it took her breath away. "He forgives me?" she thought as she embraced him even deeper.

'I'm sorry too Teacher... I shouldn't have questioned you. You were only trying to help and I let my life in Konoha, my fear twist my thoughts and thought you were trying to hold me back.... What do you mean history repeats itself?' Naruto asked, Noel cursed herself. There was no getting out of it now..

'Kit, let me tell you a story. It's about a fox and her hardships.....

Flashback...

A beautiful woman could be seen in her manor's hospital ward, she was a inhabitant of the Village Hidden in the Ash. She was in labor,about to bring into this a beautiful new life. With one last push and scream, a little girl was born and with her birth a terrible secret was discovered. Her mother allowed a Kitsune to mate her, as her child was a Kitsune Hanyou, the villages' shinobi were alerted as the child was well taken care of and cleaned by the woman's best friend and doctor. She didn't care what the child was, he knew the child didn't choose this, so he checked all the child's vitals, did check ups and reported the baby to be in perfect health. When she went to let the child's mother hold her child, she saw that she was dead; a Kunai to the neck. The Ash nin set the whole Manor aflame as the woman escaped with the Hanyou newborn girl. Though the villagers and shinobi gave chase, and sh was severly injuried, the woman managed to escape. Despite her injuries, the woman made sure the girl was fed and clothed.

'Now little one, you need a name equal to your beauty... How about Noel?' she asked the infant as she giggled, it was settled. Soon, the two went about their lives in hiding, never staying in one place too long, all if any friends Noel made had to be forgotten. It wasn't easy, but the two were happy they had each other. One day they were paid a visit, by the girl's father Kyuubi no Kitsune.

"I've come for the child.." the Kyuubi demanded, but the woman held on to the girl.

'You choose now of all times to get her?! She's 10 years in humans years! Do you know how long that is to not know how your father is?! How dare you?! After you left her mother to die!?' the woman said but the Kyuubi was unmoved, he had no concern for human matters, the child was his only one.

The trivial trails of mortals are of no concern to me. That child is of my blood, she is mine by right." Kyuubi stated, but the woman wouldn't let him take her. Noel was the only living breathing thing she had left of her friend, but the Kyuubi didn't come this far just to be denied, with a flick of his tail the woman was knocked across the room. She could only watch helplessly as the Hanyou girl was taken,calling out to her. Once Kyuubi had what he came for, he returned to the demon plane. It was in this hell, this underworld of the vibrant world she came to know, that her hatred for the fox grew. The demon's plane of exisitence was a world of death, sorrow, and malice. The skies were as red as the blood stained ground beneath it, there were no clouds, just ragged mountains, valleys of death, forests of despair, and mountains of black ice. She never even tried to connect with the demon that took her away from her happiness and brought her to this hell.

"Listen child, I have no interest in bonding with you. My only goal is to raise an heir to my throne." Kyuubi stated.

'I don't want to have anything to do with your stupid throne!' Noel stated, but was silenced by a tail swipe from another Kitsune.

"Allow me to introduce you to your brother, Koukatsu. And unlike you, he is of full blood. You have alot to live up to as my heir." Kyuubi stated, Koukatsu was a full blooded Kitsune wih a mane of black fur with hits of dark gray.

'Don't waste your breath Kyuubi sama, this Hanyou scum doesn't even have a single tail.' the twin tailed Kitsune said as they both left. And with that the training began, the training was intense. Climbing mountains with boulders weighing her down, constant spars with the sneaky Koukatsu, on more than one occasion, she'd be beaten within an inch of her life and the Kyuubi never once tried to help. He would only point out her errors and tell her she'd never claim the throne, he told her if she managed to live to that of a teenage kitsune would be a shock to him. Her hatred for the fox only intensified, what was th poit of taking her from her life on the human plane?.. Soon, Noel discovered she had more competetion for a throne she didn't and her eldest brother Ketsueki, a blood thristy Kitsune with a orangish red mane. Her 2nd older brother Atamagaokashii,an insane kitsune with a tan mane. Her eldest sister and 3rd oldest sibling Aiyoku, a very lustful Kitsune with a pink mane. Her second older sister Yofun, a very rageful kitsune with a dark purple mane. Her last older brother Hinshu was very kind to her and had a white mane. She spent all her time with Hinshu, training and bonding. Soon, she started to grow her tails as she grew stronger, she still had no intention of claiming a throne, but she wanted her and brother to go to the Human plane and see those blue skies once more, it was a dream they shared... Until that dreadful day, the day Kyuubi was sealed inside a human infant, Noel was 17. It was the biggest insult to the demons that followed him, Bijuu, Hanyou, Kitsune, etc. Noel was overjoyed, she thought it was just what the kitsune teme deserved, until she learned every demon in the demon plane would have to fight to choose the rightful heir. She had to fight eki demons, hebi demons, tori demons, inu demons, neko demons, even her own siblings to the death. In that battle, she reiged over all, her chidhood killed along with the demon corspes, but she was shocked when Her and Hinshu were all that were left standing.....

'I guess it can't be helped... One of us will be able to see our dreams come true..' Hishu said with remorse as he engaged his beloved sister with the intent to kill.

'Kitsune Pyro!!' Hinshu roared as a gust of flame shot from his mouth, Noel was able to dodge and run alongside a mountain wall to try to lose her brother. She just couldn't kill her beloved brother, next thing she knew Hinshu was in her face with a Kitsune Pyro ready to burn her to ash. Noel grabbed a chunk of the mountain and threw i at him just before the pyro was released as both canceled each other. Hishu was impressed, but he continued his attack as he unleashed wave after wave of Kitsune pyros that Noel managed to outrun, Noel needed to get some space between her and Hinshu so she poured demon chakra ito her fist as she punched the ground with such force it split as a trail of splitting earth rushed towards Hinshu, who leaped out the way. She had a moment to think, what would she do? Would she really be able to kill Hinshu? That was all she had time for as Hinshu covered the groun between them and slashed her with his claws in the ribs. The slash sent her into the mountan wall as she broke a few ribs and her side was ripped of flesh as it bled. Hinshu attempted to finish this, he got a running and jumped in the air as he began to spin in midair, adding the Kitsune pyro as it wrapped around him in a flaming drill. Hinshu spun towards Noel as she managed to sidestep, only for her to get grazed and feel the burn of the drill, her side was cut up and burnt. Hinshu doubled back for another try at his sister as she continued to dodge, a few times she'd get hit and sent for a loop.

'Are you just giving up?!' Hinshu asked furiosly.

'What happened to going to the human plane and seeing Karrina nee chan?!' he asked her. He was furios that she would throw her dream away for him.

'You should be fighting for that dream! Stand up for it and bring down whoever stands in your way! And guess what?! That's me, so bring me down or I'll bring you down...' Hinshu stated, he rushed his sister. Noel had no choice, she grabbed Hishu midrun and piledrived him into the ground, then she twirled him around and tossed him into the mountain wall. She channeled demonic chakra into her palm as a spark of purple fire was conjured and she hurled it at her brother as he swiped it away with his tal, onl to discover it was a decoy as he was now face to face with Noel. Noel unleashed a right hook on Hishu as he was sent fling, only to be caught mid flight and given a mean left hook that broke his jaw. Before Noel could give him another hook, Hinshu bite her in her side as she wailed in pain, but she wasn't done. She bite Hinshu's left ear off and hit him dead in the chest with a pyro covered fist as it burned the fur off his chest. Hinshu was exhausted, but he still had a trick up his sleeve. He focused all the demon chakra he had left all around his body as he dashed towards Noel in a firey blaze, he was too fast as he would run past her, slashing and burning her when he did so, in a last resort, Noel let him gore her into the mountain wall, her flesh burning under his touch, she focused all her demon chakra into her fist as i was engulfed i black flames, she slammed her fist into her beloved brother's skull as blood gushed out and coated her. Hinshu was proud of his sister, she fought for her dream and won. He put his paw on her head as she wept for him.

'Looks like your will was stronger... So now, live and carry out yor dream, for my dream, my will is now yours......' Hinshu said just before the flame of his life went out. Noel screamed in agony over the lose of her most beloved brother, she cursed this plane, this foolish way of thought these demons thought right. And most of all she cursed Kyuubi, for he would have her eternal hatred. She rejected the claim of the throne Kyuubi left, sure the Demon Council tried to force her to accept, but she escaped that fate and made it back to the human plane....

Flashback ends...

Naruto was speechless, so too were the other little visitors. None of them knew how Noel had to suffer, how she had to endure.

'And that is the life I wish to sheild you all from. For without me, the Demon Council will seek a new heir. Full blood or Hanyou, they will send scouts to collect any Hanyou, Jinchuuriki, whoever has any type of demonic influence and they'll pit you against each other... To the death.' Noel stated as everyone looked on in complete shock. Was that the life that awaited them?

'Which is why I must train you all. You have to be strong enough to thrive and live past the many trails that await.' Noel stated as she embraced them all, she wouldn't let anyone take these kids from her.

'So please Naruto, let me train you my way..' Noel begged.

'Of course Teacher. I will follow you no questions asked.' Naruto stated as everyone agreed, Noel could only smile. This was her family, her responsiblity, and she'd live up to it...

Hope you all like this chapter, it goes into very important details that will led to more in the future. It seems this has made their bonds stronger, next chapter will be about training and maybe a sparring match. Well remember to R&R!