Chapter 45.5- One thousand Hands

Grandmother Mito shivered as the tail retracted and went right back into my body.

“I will never understand how you manage to work with that thing” She said, and there was actual hate in her voice.

“The Kyuubi and I understand each other well” I said, an understatement. We had come to an agreement of what we could and could not do with each other, and it was an agreement that we both could stand on and accept, I thought back to that first meeting after we had bumped fist.

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“Shorirama Senju, or should I say xxxxxxxx?” The fur ball growled out when he finally opened his eyes

“Shori is fine. I’ll be calling you Kurama if you don’t mind.”

“As long as you tell it to no others. Names are powerful things” He said. I nodded.

I took a seat on the floor, falling into the lotus position. He mirrored me, taking a seat as well.

“So we understand each other well. That means you know what I want and I know what you want.” I started.

“I desire my freedom, and you desire the power to protect those you love and to take revenge on those you hate.”

“Is that something you have a problem with? Hatred? Revenge?”

“My father would have, but I myself have my own share of hate and desire for revenge. Your memories tell me that Madara Uchiha is alive. I desire his death”

“Well, it’s not like we can go looking for him. He could be anywhere in the world right now.” I said hesitantly.

“He will die of old age either way. This version is a mere shadow. He has some plan for returning to life. When he returns, you will deliver him into my hands” He said.

“That’s something we can agree on easily enough. Now on to the things that might be harder to reconcile. I want your power, and you want your freedom”

“You have seen through my eyes. Your lifespan, a century or more, is nothing but a blimp. I will require a promise made in blood that you will see my freedom before your death. You will make sure that none seek to make me a slave again” He said.

“Deal” I said easily. It was something I could do. Free Kurama and make an edict banning all from Konoha from trying to subjugate him.

“I might be able to stop Konoha, but the other villages would be harder” I said.

“I managed my freedom well enough before Madara. Once I kill him for good, the rest of the world can come” He said.

“So we have a complete deal then?” I asked.

“The makings of one.” He agreed.

And then the debates began.

“Okay, I think I have everything now. In exchange for allowing you access to my senses at every moment except when I am showering and slash or having sex,—“

“Nothing there I haven’t seen before” He interrupted before I cast a withering stare in his direction.

“— guaranteeing you the right to kill Madara with your own claws and guaranteeing your freedom at the end of my natural life, you will allow me full use of your chakra, but not the capacity to transform into your bijuu form by any means” I said.

“That works.”

“And you won’t let up on the bijuu form thing?”

“Will you let me have full control over our body upon such transformations?”

“We’ll stick to the deal we’ve already got then” I said with a sigh.

“Now remove this troublesome seal” He groused.

“Hold on, hold on.” I said.