Chapter 64 - Chapter 66

The whole house hold was sitting inside the dojo hall and waiting for Dragon to start talking. Out of all of them, Naruto was the most nervous. Apparently today Dragon was gonna reveal something important to him.

"Naruto. Have you ever felt that you are not alone in your own body?" A simple question to most. But to Naruto it was crazy complicated because he had on previous occasions felt that his own body was being shared with another person.

"I have felt a more powerful chakra sometimes trying to reach the surface. Though nothing have ever come from it. Usually something comes around and stops it. It feels almost like the chakra is trapped in my body."

"That powerful chakra is the nine-tailed fox. A being made out of pure chakra. You're mother housed it inside her before you did. And as you already know, Obito attacked when you were born. And at that time, your mom and dad were forced to transfer it to you."

"Do i have to live with it forever?" Naruto had been told about Obito's crimes and already forgiven him, to a degree at least.

He couldn't really be mad or sad over it because he never knew his parents. And Dragon took him in so early that he had someone who taught him things and cared for him very early on in life.

"Today. I will help you confront him. Usually it would probably be impossible for you. But now you have the worlds best dad to help you." Dragon smiled.

"Okay! What do i need to do?" Naruto had nothing but trust for Dragon so he wouldn't even question the fact that his father would get anything wrong or that someone could be stronger then him.

"Come here and sit down and close your eyes." Dragon tapped the ground right in front of him.

Naruto sat down in a lotus position and quickly closed his eyes as according to instruction.

"Relax and focus. Let my energy enter you and guide you the first time. Don't fight the feeling."

Dragon put his hand on Naruto's stomach closed his eyes as well. He started to guide his limitless energy over to Naruto's body. A piece of his consciousness was transferred as well.

"Where is this?" Naruto had appeared in what looked like a massive sewer. All around emptiness was present and a very depressing and eerie aura drifted along.

"This is your inner mind space. This is where your own little talking kitten is residing. Look over there." Dragon that appeared in front of Naruto said and pointed behind the boy.

"WOW! When did that get there?" A huge cell filled with darkness had appeared behind Naruto.

"It has always been here. Inside that cell lives the strongest tailed beast. The nine-tailed fox. Show yourself." Dragon said and from the darkness a huge eye bigger then both the father and son combined appeared.

"...." Naruto stared at the eye. Too shocked to say anything at all.

"Nice to meet you, Nine. How've you been?" The eye lit up in contempt towards Dragon and Naruto.

"What do you want, Portgas D Dragon?" The massive fox asked while staring down on the duo.

"Stupid question. You heard me outside." Dragon grinned at the fox.

"wait, wait... How do you know my dad?" The feeling of fright disappeared Immediately and was replaced by surprise and shock. Naruto felt his father getting more and more mysterious the more time they spent together.

"You know nothing, Naruto Uzumaki. Your dad is older then you think. He helped the first Hokage create this village." The monster fox said like it was no big deal.

'Looks like i really became a historical figure. Divine energy sure is powerful. I can't believe it actually changed history.' Dragon said to himself and laughed at the fact that he was an important figure in history.

"WHAT!? HOW OLD ARE YOU, DAD?" Naruto turned to his dad and asked in amazement.

"I don't really know actually.. I know i am over two hundred years old, but i don't know the specific age."

"WHAT!! two hundred!! I HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE!" Naruto started yelling and running around Dragon.

"Naruto What's the big deal? The fox over there is a thousand years old." Naruto who heard that snapped his head back and stared at the fox again. The fear from before was entirely gone. All that was left was excitement and awe.

"WOW! A THOUSAND, REALLY?" Naruto ran up and put his hand on the bars of the cell.

"Stop staring at me with those eyes. I am not some zoo animal, boy." The fox said with hate in his voice and killing intent spreading from his body.

The sewer suddenly lowered in temperature and Dragon started talking with a dark and scary tone.

"ey, little cub. I know you're angry at humans and all. But if you ever take that tone with my son again..." An incredibly dark and evil killing intent spread out from Dragon and it all passed Naruto and focused in on the giant fox.

"I will drag your ass outside and beat you up so badly that even your daddy, Hagoromo wouldn't recognize you." Dragon's intent was something you would only find in hell and it completely overpowered the fox's immediately.

"I.. I yield." The monster fox had no choice but to yield to this insane killing intent Dragon was releasing on him. It forced the fox to lower his head.

The intent stopped as he yielded to it and Dragon himself calmed down and returned to his usual kind and tranquil self.

"Now for the reason we came here. I have an offer for you."

"You saw my other son Gildarts. My offer is the same as he has with Atlas. I will release you from Naruto. No more prison inside a human, but you will be Naruto's physical partner instead."

"So basically you just wanna change the location of my prison?"

"You could see it that way I suppose."

"Then no.." The fox layed back down with eyes closed.

"Then what about this. If Naruto earns the right to know your name. You will agree to the offer." The fox's eyes snapped back open.

"Interesting... If he can beat me in a fight, alone. Then i suppose i will at least consider it." The fox said and went to sleep again.

"Is that all? I don't even know him. Doesn't he wanna get to know me first?" Naruto asked from the sidelines with his innocent childlike wonder on full blast.

"Naruto. He has been watching you your entire life. He already likes you and whether he dares to admit it himself or not. It's impossible to lie in front of me. He sees you as worthy already and if you just prove that you are strong enough, he would gladly follow you." Dragon glanced at the snoring fox.

"HEY! IS THAT TRUE?" Naruto yelled towards the giant fox.

"No!" The fox's voice came from inside the cage.

"Ignore him. We should leave now. You can come here any time you want now."

Dragon and Naruto disappeared from the sewer and the fox opened his eyes slowly as the duo disappeared.

"I suppose I wouldn't mind.." He closed his eyes again and went back to sleep for real.

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