33)Foxy Adventures: Ch.33

“Numbers one to one-hundred! I need you all to start picking up the debris in the lake!”

“Got it!”

“Numbers one-hundred-and-one to two-hundred! Start on picking up the rubble in the village and pushing it off to the side!

“You got it, boss!”

“The other hundred! Each one of you go to the outside and start chopping trees while still making sure that the village's entrances remains out of view!”

“Right!”

“Ah, it's so nice to have manual labor at command,” I spoke with a smile as I stared at the chaos that was the clones going to work before turning where Shibuki was gobsmacked.

“W-What? H-How?”

“You get people who have a lot of chakra and then you get the chakra monster known as Naruto Uzumaki.”

“Eh, I wouldn't say I've got that much chakra, to be truthful,” I answered with a shrug, grinning as everyone just gave me deadpan stares while Hinata responded with a smile.

“You do have the most chakra in the village, Naruto. I'd even say it's nearly double that of the Hokage.”

“Seriously?”, I mean, I knew I had a lot of chakra compared to the average Jounin, but as she nodded, I hummed before hearing Kurama speak.

“It's not almost at that level. After you transplanted Hashirama's blood into you, you most definitely have double the chakra of that Sarutobi. Combining that with the fact that you are still going through puberty and my chakra is still boosting yours with every passing second, it's safe to say that your chakra will rival that of Hashirama's by the time you hit eighteen.”

“And I wouldn't even be in my prime by then. Holy shit, am I good at planning or what?”

“We're good at planning. I was the one who suggested the blood, after all,” Kurama said with a huff and I nodded with an amused smile before looking back as Shibuki cleared his throat.

“A-Ahem! Well, I suppose I am indebted to the Leaf yet again for your help.”

“Eh, not really. Think of it as a Naruto Uzumaki special on the house,” I said with a wave of my hand, to which he looked both thankful and bewildered as he turned to Kakashi.

“Like we said, Naruto is a bit of an enigma. You get used to it.”

“We haven't and we've know him the longest,” Sakura answered, Sasuke nodding in agreement and I gave a mock gasp as even Hinata nodded.

“Really? Even you?”

“You…kind of take a while to get used to.”

“Well, I would say the opposite, but I'm also an Uzumaki,” Karin spoke up and I nodded before she huffed as Sakura nodded.

“And you're just as crazy as him when it comes to explosions.”

“Really?”

“Yep, the burns Suien had was caused by my explosions.”

“Did you say the thing?”

“But of course~”, She spoke with a smile and I grinned as I gave her a fist bump, snickering at Kakashi's sigh as Shizune patted his back with a shaky smile.

“Anyway, the clones will be able to work for a couple of hours so I think all you need to do is rest and-!”

“Hey, Shibuki! Who the hell are all of these guys?!”, I stopped as a voice shouted from the side, turning only to blink at the sight of a bubbly caramel-skinned girl jogging towards us.

“They are the clones of Naruto here and they are heping us restore the village as fast as we can,” Shibuki explained and as she looked at me, I narrowed my eyes at her as she did the same.

“What's wrong?”, Hinata asked and I simply hummed as Fu walked closer.

“Not sure why, but I feel like I know her.”

“You just love your theatrics, don't you?”

“Oh, shush and let me have this.”

“I can say the same. Have we met before?”, Fu asked and I shook my head before she raised an eyebrow as I lifted a fist, looking at me while I nodded towards it with a smile.

“Come on, I wanna see something.”

“…Eh, sure,” She answered with a shrug as she held her fist against mine and I blinked while her eyes widened as I heard Kurama's voice along with another voice.

“Hey, Nine.”

“Hey, yourself. Why is your Jinchuriki so weak?”

“Not all of us hit the chakra and Jinchuriki lottery. Besides her seal keeps her from talking to me.”

“Uh-huh, sounds more like excuses to me.”

“Sure. What about your Jinchuriki? Why the hell is he so strong?”

“It's mostly due to my training and chakra. Also, you can use my name. He knows my name.”

“Your Jinchuriki…knows your name?”

“Yes, as much of a surprise that is, he does know my true name.”

“You think that…”, I blinked as the two of their voices cut off, bringing both Fu and I back to the present as both of us grinned.

“Nine, huh? I'm Seven.”

“Nice, it's great to see another one of us,” I spoke with a grin, glancing to Kakashi and Shizune as both of their eyes widened slightly before he nodded as I narrowed mine.

“You keep this quiet,” was the message that went unheard, turning my glance to Shizune who nodded with a smile before we both lowered our fists as Karin spoke up.

“Anyone as confused about this interaction as I am?”, She asked and I laughed while FU giggled as the other two members of Team 7 and Hinata nodded.

However, I smiled at the narrowed eyes from Hinata and shook my head, stifling my snickers at her relieved smile before she nodded while looking to Fu.

“So, what did you two mean when you said Seven and Nine?”

“They don't know?”, Fu asked me in turn and I blinked before turning to Kakashi who shrugged.

“No one in the village other than you is allowed to talk about it, but you can tell anyone as long as you trust them.”

“Do you trust Shibuki?”

“With my life,” Fu answered with a serious look in her eyes, Shibuki looking surprised and touched at her words as I nodded before turning to Hinata.

“Well, the thing is that I am the Jinchuriki or Host for the Nine-Tailed Fox.”

“…What?”, Sasuke asked, his eyes wide along with Sakura's as I chuckled and nodded.

“Yep. I didn't know either until I turned twelve and Mizuki told me, which is also how I passed the test since I I had to beat him up to save Iruka-sensei. Essentially, there are nine Tailed Beasts and I was chosen as the host for the most powerful of them all, the Nine Tailed Fox, when he was forced to attack our village twelve years ago on the day of my birth.”

“W-Wait! Wait, back track a bit. Did you just say that the Nine Tails…was forced to attack us? It didn't attack us of its own volition?”, Sakura asked with a frown, the shock still present on her face as I nodded.

“Yeah, turns out that someone with a Sharingan that they most likely took from an Uchiha forced the Nine Tails to attack us. Also, the reason I was chosen is because a Tailed Beast can only be sealed into a child and since I was the strongest child available at the time, I was chosen to be its host.”

“That's a rough summary of what happened, but I'd say that's what happened. Also, I like how you didn't say that I attacked it voluntarily.”

“Hey, if you attacked it on your own, we would have been blown up with a Tailed Beast Bomb from afar, right?”, I joked, snickering as Kurama scoffed in agreement.

“You're damn right.”

“W-Wait, so you and the Nine Tails…do you guys like…talk to each other?”, Sakura asked, drawing me from my mindscape before looking surprised as I nodded.

“Pretty much, yeah. He's actually a pretty chill guy that likes to sleep most of the time and insult me for the rest of the time.”

“C-Can we talk to him?”

“No,” Kurama answered, surprising everyone before we switched back and I shrugged.

“There's your answer.”

“Y-You two can just switch…just like that?”, Hinata said with wide eyes and I nodded before turning to Fu who gave a groan.

“Oh, that's awesome~ Seven doesn't like talking to me,” She grumbled and I raised an eyebrow at that.

“Really? Huh, I thought Chomei would at least be better than Kurama in terms of friendliness, but I guess I was wrong.”

“Who's Chom-!”, She winced before she could even finish speaking the name, Shibuki looking concerned before he frowned as I held up a hand and shook my head.

“She's okay. It's just Seven being mad that I used his name, isn't it?”

“I've gone twelve years without hearing him say a single word…and then he starts cursing your entire bloodline because you know his name. How do you know his name?”

“Because Nine told me their names.”

“Oh, that's the lie we're using, huh? Eh, sure. Why not?”, Kurama answered and I smirked at his nonchalant tone while Fu blinked in surprise.

“Wait, you just know every Tailed Beast's name?”

“Yep. From one to nine, it goes Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki and Kurama, though Nine doesn't like it if you use his name unless he really likes you. That list so far extends to myself, Hinata and Karin.”

“W-W-W-Wait, me?”, Hinata asked in surprise and I smiled with a nod before I let Kurama take over as I could feel him wanting to say something.

“Yes, the redhead because she's spunky and you because you would make a great mat-!”

“Okay! Not letting you talk for a while~!”, I cut him off, blushing a bit as Sakura and Karin giggled while Hinata was a bright red.

“Huh, even the Nine Tails wants to see that happen,” Kakashi murmured and I huffed before looking to Sasuke as he spoke up.

“Does the Nine Tails…know who this person with the Sharingan was?”

“For what it's worth, it's not Itachi or he would have told me when we met him. According to him, it's someone far stronger and older than he is, but we don't seem to have a way to figure out who it is,” I answered and the Uchiha frowned before I looked to Shikbui who spoke up.

“S-So…do you think you could teach Fu how to become friends with her Tailed Beast?”, He asked and I looked at Fu's hopeful look before her eyes lit up as I shrugged.

“I don't see why not.”

“Really?!”, She asked excitedly and I nodded with a smile.

“Sure, you'll just have to listen to them, be honest, be patient and let them vent through centuries of anger and hatred from being sealed up before they actually like you. Also, annoying them into helping you works too.”

“Sounds…fun,” She said with a nervous smile and I laughed as Shibuki looked ecstatic.

“If you can help Fu, I will pay a hundred times the mission amount as a thank you.”

“Oh, we will gladly take that, then,” Kakashi said with a smile and I rolled my eyes as I watched him and Shibuki walk off.

“Anyone think he's going to rip him off?”, I asked, nodding as the others just hummed in agreement before I turned to Shizune as she mumbled something that made me laugh.

“Why was I even sent?”

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“Remember, sing the songs I taught you, annoy him all the time and I guarantee that he'll want to talk to you to stop it.”

“Is this how you got Kurama to talk to you?”, Fu asked as she finished writing the notes down, to which I nodded with a grin while Kakashi and Shibuki palmed their faces in unison.

“I bid you good luck in handling him as he gets more mature.”

“The same to you with her,” Fu and I pouted at their words as we watched Kakashi and Shibuki shake hands before I huffed and looked back at the Jinchuriki.

“Alos, remember to stay on the lookout for those guys that I talked about, okay?”

“Black cloaks with red clouds. Got it,” She nodded and I smiled before being surprised as she gave me a tight hug, awkwardly trying my best to hug her back despite the red gourd on her back.

“Thank you for all of this.”

“Hey, we're Jinchuriki. We have to stick out for each other,” I said with a grin, to which she giggled before I raised an eyebrow as she excitedly reached into the pouch at her side and pulled out a scroll.

“What am I looking at here?”

“It's called the Wave Transmission Jutsu. When you touch something solid, it lets you send out a chakra wave along that solid object and we can communicate like that.”

“Awesome~! Just one question.”

“What?”

“How exactly would we get an object long enough to let us communicate from the Leaf to the Waterfall and back?”, I asked, to which she blinked before giving a sheepish smile.

“I…didn't think about that.”

“…Eh, no worries. Give me a few tries and I would have probably figured something out.”

“Hopefully.”

“Put a few dozen clones on this task. Your collective idiocy should cough out something within a few weeks,” Kurama said with an amused tone and I rolled my eyes while Fu nodded happily at my words.

“Okay, then. You guys will still visit, right?”

“Uh, that I can't promise since I'm a Jounin and all.”

“You're a Jounin?!”, She exclaimed and I reeled back slightly while Sasuke and Sakura huffed in unison.

“Yeah, so is Hinata. I am actually a member of their team, but since Jounin are very busy and have to go on dangerous missions, we've decided it would be better if they get another genin on the team.”

“He's a Special Jounin. Make sure you add that part.”

“You just love bringing me down, don't you?”, I said as I looked to Sasuke, who nodded unashamedly as Sakura and Karin giggled.

“Someone has to.”

“Uh-huh, Try and get your Chunin promotion and then I'll start listening to what you have to say,” I teased with a smirk, snickering as his smirk faded and he glared at me.

“Low blow.”

“You did it first. Anyway, do you have everything done, Kakashi?”, I asked, omitting the sensei which he noticed as he nodded with a smirk hidden under his mask.

“We have,” He answered with a nod and I turned back to Fu who stepped back while nodding.

“I'll make sure to practise those songs.”

“That's the spirit.”

“I do not envy Chomei's life for the next few days.”

“Uh-huh, remember how much you hated me?”, I said with a grin, snickering as he let out an annoyed and amused growl before I blinked as I saw myself being the only one still standing.

“Once you're done talking to the Nine Tails, they've already left,” Shibuki said with an amused smirk and I frowned before a wide grin slowly grew across my face as Kurama cackled.

“Do it!”

“With pleasure,” I muttered out loud while making a cross sign, confusing both Shibuki and Fu before I turned right as two clones formed beside me and grabbed my arms.

“See you guys when I see youuuu!”, I cried out with a happy cackle as I got thrown through the air, making two more clones midair as I began to slow down before they threw me once again.

“Oi!”, I called out as I sailed through the air, grinning at Team 7's gobsmacked looks as well as Hinata and Shizune's surprised looks while Kakashi just sighed.

“Really?!”

“You guys forgot me! I'll see you all at the border!”, I shouted down as I formed two more clones, both grabbing my arms and back before they shot me through the air.

'Hahahaha!! Fuck Pain's flying! This is the way to travel!'

A/N: And here we are!! A quick chapter to end off the arc before we continue next chapter into an original/ anime filler arc and Naruto figures out his own 'flight' method.

Just hope that his chakra lasts to the village.

As I said, I'm doing at most four filler arcs for the first year and this is going to be the second. The rest I think will happen at a later time.

Anyway, next chapter: Report and Uzumaki Bonding.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!