He Walked Away

He Walked Away...





{Inside Naruto's Mind}



Naruto strained to see and hear the outside world. It was fuzzy, he managed to make out things,"Stay clear of his mouth and claws..."



"...He's getting better."



"Liar! Liar!" Naruto railed against the bars. The kitsune laughed at him, "Those bars won't break, nor bend, unlock the door, just turn the key."



"Let me out!" Naruto could almost fit through the bars he almost crushed his ribcage to get out but the damn fox just bit his trouser leg and dragged him back. Then he'd rest against the bars. Those bars could easily be opened but our hero knew that would mean that people would die. He would kill the innocent and not so innocent alike, and he would lose everything he cared about. He would lose his threadbare humanity.



The kitsune just pranced about and laughed at him, "Unlock the door, let us out. I promise not to bite."



"Yeah right you mangy fur-ball!" Naruto sat down violently on the cold floor,



"I'm the prisoner in my own prison."



"You are the warden, you have the key!" The thing smiled at him.



"Screw the god forsaken key! I will rot in here with you!"



"Until you die?"



"Yes, even until I die." He was firm if a bit sad in the statement.



"He, he,he! I didn't know we were so poetic little one, come on let me out!" Kyuubi begged, "Who do you think is controlling this place, you know you don't run on autopilot."



"What do you mean?"



"I mean that when you are not in control it falls to me anyways, sure I can't unleash my full potential, but I can really do some damage, why do you think they have you strapped down? Huh?" The purred in triumph as the boy sank to the floor.



"...welcome here Sensei..."



"...I'll do that..."



Naruto's head snapped up, "Iruka-sensei, don't leave me here! Tell Kakashi-sensei! He might be able to help!"



{Normal POV}



Iruka moved to the door looking back at his former pupils, His heart ached for them both.

"Ruka! Ruka-sen! D-do-n't g-go!" Naruto's head snapped up Sakura jumped a bit.

"S-stay, pl-ea-se?" He was reaching for his old sensei's hand. Iruka moved back to sit for a while longer. Naruto whispered, "Ge-et Kaka-sen, Ka-ka-shi-sen-sei, he-elp ma." There were tears streaking his cheeks, not from sadness but sheer strain, his face was blood red and the tendons on his neck bulged out.



{Kakashi's POV}



'I feel like such a coward, why can't I go see my student, maybe Jiraiya was right I am shoving him to the side again, why? It's easier then dealing with my personal failures.' I was beating my ego to a bloody pulp, when a messanger came to my apartment, 'I hope it's not a mission.'



The ninja, a gennin, just handed me a scroll, I opened it, "Naruto's asking for me." 'Oh god, now I wish it had been a mission. I don't think I can face him, especially now he's so unwell.'



"Hell, I have to go," I jumped out my window, running on rooftops. The hospital came into view. I froze even with out using my sharningan I could see the fox's chakra irradiating through the walls how could nobody notice this.



"Naruto, he's slipping away again," I jumped only just noticing the Sannin standing next to me, "Well, my godson called for you, you better go." Then he jumped off toward the hospital with out another word. Eventually I followed him.



Once inside I felt the oppressive power of the Kyuubi. I saw the people in the hospital, they looked on edge, they didn't seem to know what was going on. I made my way to the room where my pupil waited.



"'Bout time you showed up sensei!" Sakura glared up at me. If I didn't know any better I would say she was the one with a demon in her. I never realized how scary she can be.I looked past her and there was Naruto. His eyes were closed, his face was working as his eyebrows knitted and he clenched his jaw. A casual observer might say he was having a nightmare, but I knew he was very much awake, unless this was all a nightmare in which case...well let's not get off the topic.



I go to the boy and brush his blond hair. It's oily a bit unpleasant. It must have been a while since his hair had been washed. His eyes opened, they were in some kind of halfway state red ringed blue. He smiled showing sharp canines.



"Ka-ka-shi-sen-sei," He flashed razor sharp teeth that didn't belong in such a sweet smile.



"Ha-a-elp," He looked up pleading, "Kyuu-bi t-t-tra-ped, trap-ped m-maee!" I took his hand noticing how rough it was and how sharp his nails were. They were more then nails, they were claws. He squeezed I felt those nails digging into my gloved palm ripping through material and skin with ease, my blood dripped through our fingers. Oh those were the hands of a monster.



"You have an idea, don't you," He shook his head and sighed relaxing a bit I saw the red beginning to melt into purplish pink then back to blue. His hand softened as well. Naruto tilted his head gesturing that he wanted everybody to leave.



"Plea- leave mae," He held my hand tightly while everybody left.



"OK, what is it you have planned," his face got very serous, frighteningly so.



"Ka-ka-sen-sei, I ne-ne-nee ta g-g-get ow-ow-out. A-a-a-away."



"We can't do that Naruto," The only thing keeping the fox at bay now was the chakra restraints which he sensed would really only hold so long. They were in a dangerous position. Damned either way, "Hell...Naruto what have you planned."



"N-not m-mae, w-we. Kyuu-bi waana f-fight fo-fo-for ma b-bo-dy." he smirked I saw the red flash beneath his blue eyes, "G-et a-away f-fro-om K-k-kono-ha. F-far f-f-ar f-from h-e-here."



"How? How are we supposed to deal with that beast inside of you until we get far enough away to let you loose?"



"I think I can help, it will take a lot of chakra to restrain him until we are safely away from the village," Jiraiya stood beside the door arms crossed, "I'm glad he finally decided to stand up to his demons; so to speak. You're finally gonna show you got guts." he grinned widely.



"But what if he loses?" I asked looking between the man and the boy.



"K-k-kill mae," The boy said simply as if it were nothing. Jiraiya frowned but nodded, "If we are able to, you and I there is someone else who may be able to help if we can find her. Naruto can you hold out for a while longer?" The boy nodded slowly. His eyes looked to be drooping and soon he was in a very light sleep. Jiraiya and I left to talk about this other person who he thought could help.