Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto, Zodiac Reincarnation ❯ Filling a Void ( Chapter 1 )

Naruto, Zodiac Reincarnation

 

 

Filling a Void

 

Naruto sighed, he just could believe that he was gone, never again will he heard those sarcastic comments and the criticism he had grown accustom to. “Did he really mean what he said?” Naruto wondered as he looked at the hospital wall.

 

He should be happy, everybody else in Konoha was, in fact they were celebrating with right now. Naruto could hear the music and the laugh of every villager at the festival, but he didn't felt like laughing, he felt like mourning. After all he had given up his life to save him.

 

Flashback

 

Naruto lay semi-unconscious in the middle of a cave, all the members of Akatsuki were surrounding him and he could feel that one of them was preparing a jutsu. “Genryuu Kyuu Fuujin” The shinobi, who Naruto supposed was the leader, said. Immediately Naruto felt as if the live was been suck out of him, he could feel like something was detaching form his body.

 

This was the end for him and he knew it. It had all started with a simple mission that ended up been a trap from Akatsuki, the worst part was the he didn't know if Sakura and Sai had made it out ok, he hoped the after capturing him, his teammates hadn't had been stupid enough to try to take on Itachi, Kisame, Deidara, and the spiral-face guy all by themselves. After some hours Naruto had waken up in this cave but it was too late to do anything.

 

Naruto felt the end getting closer, the fox was almost out of his body and Chiyo-baasama wasn't here to bring him back. Suddenly the blond felt something nudging him inside his mind. “So, you're just going to give up” A demonic voice said inside the jinchuuriki's mind. “Fox? What could you possible want in a moment like this?” Naruto asked. “Always the tactless aren't you kit, I just wanted to say my goodbyes.” Kyuubi responded. “You must be so happy that I'm about to died and you'll be going into the possession of a group of people that are almost as sick as you.” Naruto thought, the bijuu just chuckled at the blonde's thoughts. “I never said that you were the one departing to hell today.” The fox said as he tried to stop chuckling.

 

“What are you talking about?” Naruto asked. “What can I say? I think that I've grown to stand you in these 15 years we've been together, and it's my decision to give you one last chance to keep on living, maybe now things will be better for you.” The fox said, Naruto couldn't help but notice a hint of sadness in the bijuu's voice. “What are you implying fox?” The blond thought. “Tactless and clueless, how do you keep the girls away?” Kyuubi said mockingly. “In just a few moments I'm going to use my chakra to break our bond, this way you'll be able to survive the separation.” The fox said. “Where would that leave you?” Naruto interrupted the demon. “Once the separation is complete you will still have some of my chakra, I suggest you used to get the hell out of this place.” Kyuubi continued ignoring the blond.

 

“But, what's going to happen to you?” Naruto asked again, this time a he almost screamed it. “I'll be better off dead before I become those bastards' puppet.” Kyuubi responded with a sadden tone. The fox continued before Naruto had a chance to protest. “Now be ready I'm going to separated us soon.” The fox paused for a moment before continuing. “And kit…I'll miss you.” Naruto could practically feel the fox's sad smirk as he felt a tear running down his own cheek.

 

End of Flashback

 

After the separation, Kyuubi used the remaining of his life-force to create an explosion that served as distraction for Naruto to escape. The cave had been some sort of maze; Naruto was beginning to thing that the Akatsuki was going to find him before he could find the exit. Fortunately Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Yamato had broken into the cave to rescue the blond, and found him before Akatsuki did.

 

Naruto could hear the music playing back in the village, if it was loud enough to reach all the way to the hospital that could only meant that it was getting out of control. The blond sighed again; there was something else beside the departed fox that was troubling the genin.

 

The moment right after the separation, Naruto had felt empty, like there was some sort of void inside of him. But by the time he had passed out form exhaustion, Naruto felt something inside of him, something that was growing with each second, at that time the blond just shrugged off believing that it was only his body adapting to not having the fox inside.

 

When Naruto had woken up, a mere hour ago, that something was still there, only it had already become stronger, a lot stronger, and that was frightening the blond. He thought that by removing the fox that he would get weaker, but it was the opposite, now he was getting stronger. It was like the Kyuubi was, probably without knowing, blocking something and now it has a free pass.

 

Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts by the door opening, Naruto watched as a pink-haired girl walked into the room. Sakura was checking the clipboard with Naruto's test results as she walked into his room, once inside the girl looked up to find her teammate awake, Sakura's face lighted the moment she saw the blonde's grin. “Sai he's awake.” The girl shouted to the hospital's hallway before going towards Naruto and giving the blond a friendship hug.

 

“You had us worry, you baka.” The girl said as she wiped a tear that had escaped her. “You were worry about me, I'm touch.” Naruto teased before he started to chuckle, which earned him a smack on the head. “Sakura-chan that hurt.” The blond whined. “Well that's what you get for making fun of me.” The kunoichi said. “I'm sorry Sakura-chan; you know that I didn't mean it.” Naruto apologized.

 

The door opened again as a black-haired boy entered the room. “So you finally woke up.” Sai said as he walked to the bedside. “It took you long enough, even if you don't have a pe-” Sai begun but was interrupted by Naruto. “DON'T finish that sentence.” Naruto said frowning at Sai who in turn just smile and sat down on a chair next to the bed.

 

The door opened of a third time, a silver-haired man accompanied by a black-haired one entered the room. “Kakashi-sensei, Yamato.” Naruto exclaimed as the older men walk inside room. “It's nice to see that you're fine Naruto.” Kakashi said, Naruto just grinned and rubbed the back of his neck. “I'm as fine as one can be, all things considered.” Naruto looked down at his sheets sadly when he remembered the fox.

 

Kakashi looked up at his ex-student for a couple of seconds. “I think Naruto needs some alone time to think.” The jounin said, Sakura was about to protest but once she saw the seriousness in her ex-sensei's eye, she understood that the matter was indubitable and walked out of the room followed by Sai.

 

Naruto was glad that they had given him some time alone, once the closed the door the blond returned to his thoughts about the fox and the thing that now was taking his place inside of him.

 

-Four Days Later-

 

Naruto walked around the village; even after the Kyuubi was gone the villager still send glares towards him, in their mind it was one down and one to go. Naruto had been out of the hospital for only one day and he had already heard stories from him and Kyuubi combining, to him killing the fox with his own demonic power, this were the popular gossips among the older generation who knew about him and Kyuubi.

 

The blond didn't know what to do now, the thing inside him was getting stronger; it was his believe that the thing was trying to take him over, to overwhelm him. The true was that Naruto was beginning to get scare with whatever that was inside of him now.

 

Unfortunately for the genin the only person who he could talk to about that was Jiraiya, and it seemed the he got on some women's bad side during the festival and was still at the hospital and he wasn't allow to receive any visits, Tsunade's orders.

 

It was already late at night but Naruto wasn't feeling like going to bed, or even eating ramen, he just wanted to clear his head and figure out what was inside of him. Naruto decided to take a walk alone the wall of Konoha; it was farther away from the rest of the villager and their gossips.

 

-One Hour Later-

 

Naruto was feeling a lot better, there weren't any glares send in his direction or foul comments about him. The blond was about to start his way towards his apartment when he felt an unbearable pain in his head, whatever was inside him had decided to act, and it seemed that it didn't to like Naruto very much.

 

The genin leaned against the wall; he was trying to somehow ease the pain in his head. “Naruto-kun, is that you?” Naruto heard a voice coming from his right, the blond immediately looked towards the direction the voice was coming form, the pain suddenly disappeared. “Shizune-chan” Naruto said as the black haired woman walked towards him. “Are you alright?” She asked.

 

Naruto nodded his head. “I just trip that's all” the genin lied. Shizune looked a Naruto skeptically. “Ok, but if you need anything don't hesitate to ask.” She smiled at the blond, Naruto smile back at Shizune as she turned and continued on her own way. “May be I just need some rest.” Naruto said to himself before turning around and starting on his own way.

 

The blond had been walking for five minutes when the pain returned, this time the pain had at least tripled. The ex-jinchuuriki clenched his head in a feeble attempt to ease the pain; Naruto could feel whatever was inside forcing his way out.

 

Naruto started to run, he didn't know where he was headed he just needed to get away, for the village safety. Before he was aware of it Naruto was in front of the monumental stone. He could feel as if his head was about to explode at any moment.

 

The boy fell on his knees and closed his eyes; the pain was affecting every part of his body. Suddenly Naruto felt like something overwhelmed, Naruto opened his eyes to see his body covered with a golden aura.

 

Suddenly flashes of an image started to appear in Naruto's mind. It was a girl; she had long purple hair and was dressed in a long white dress. The image appeared and disappeared form his head, Naruto tried to focus on it but was unable to retain it in his mind for more than a few seconds. All of a sudden everything went white and Naruto was unable to se anything else beside whiteness for a few seconds.

 

When Naruto regained his sight he found himself on an unfamiliar place, for the structure of the place he was on some sort of temple. Naruto turned around and saw the purple haired girl that he saw in those images.

 

Naruto tried to walk up to her but his body wouldn't move, he tried to reach for her but she was too far away. Something about the girl seemed familiar to Naruto, as though he had met her before, he wanted desperately to reach her, to say her name but he couldn't

 

Suddenly a word started forming inside Naruto's mind, he didn't know what that word was but he had the feeling that it had something to do with the girl. Unconsciously the blonde started saying the word “A…At…Ath” Naruto said, for some reason he knew that he was referring to the girl, if he could only finish the word. At the sound of Naruto's voice the girl started to turn, Naruto could see the side of her face but before she could turn completely everything went black.

 

Naruto found himself back at the monumental stone; he looked at himself to se that the golden aura was still there. Suddenly the pain return but this time it was tenfold, Naruto clenched his head; the pain was too much to bear. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Naruto screamed as the golden aura shot into the sky.

 

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