The Legend of the Kyubi

"What was that?" - Kurama asked as he frowned at the memory of that voice that was the same as his only with a more relaxed, darker tone.     

The redhead's expression grew darker and darker as his chakra became erratic.     

"It is not yet time..."     

"!" - Kurama opened his eyes when he heard this as he looked around fiercely.     

"No matter how much you may decide to abandon me... I will always stay close to you... after all..."     

"Ugh..." - Kurama began to feel like his head was about to explode as he heard a ringing sound around him.     

"I'm going to wait excitedly for the time to come..."     

"Argh!" - Kurama roared as he felt hundreds of pangs in his head before he lost consciousness.     

"Kurama-sama?!" - exclaimed the passers-by as they watched the redhead fall to the ground - "Shit! Call Tsunade-sama!"     

* * * * *     

"Ugh..." - Kurama slowly opened his eyes, only to notice the white walls of the hospital room he hadn't seen in years - "What happened?"     

"Kurama-sama?!" - Rika exclaimed in surprise as her sister ran to the ginger - "Are you all right, Kurama-sama?!"     

"Rika... Mika..." - murmured Kurama as he held his head - "What happened?"     

"Now is not the time for that!" - exclaimed Mika - "Rika, go to Tsunade-sama to inform her that Kurama-sama is finally awake!"     

"H-Hai!" - exclaimed Rika as she ran away.     

"We will explain when Tsunade-sama arrives, Kurama-sama" - answered Mika.     

"Ok..." - Kurama muttered as he tried to remember what had happened, only to feel a twinge in his brain every time he tried. The strange thing was that he remembered everything but the last few seconds before hearing that beep.     

"You're finally awake!" - shouted Tsunade as she saw how the redhead was awake when she entered the room - "What happened to you that made you unconscious for two days?!"     

"I... I don't know..." - replied Kurama while taking his head - "I don't feel any problem with my body"     

"I know, your body is in perfect condition, I even called a Yamanaka to make sure it was nothing psychological" - said Tsunade with a scowl - "But we didn't find any problems"     

". . ." - Kurama was silent for a few seconds before getting up.     

"What are you doing?" - Tsunade asked with a scowl.     

"Getting up," replied Kurama as he rose from his bed.     

Tsunade sighed when he heard this but didn't stop him - "Just remember we still need to do some tests"     

"Ok," Kurama nodded firmly as he followed the large-breasted blonde and the two twins.     

* * * * *     

It was 30 minutes before Kurama could leave the hospital when he saw someone waiting for him - "Ino-chan?"     

"It's good to see you're okay..." - sighed Ino as she looked closely at the redhead. She had heard that he had been knocked unconscious while training with her annoying father.     

"Relax, it was just a little accident" - smiled Kurama although inside he was frowning as he did not yet know the reason why he had become unconscious.     

"Kuro-kun?" - Ino asked in surprise as she watched the boy fall silent.     

"Oh, I'm sorry," replied Kurama as he shook his head, "but let's leave that for another time..."     

"Ok" - Ino nodded seriously.     

"Anyway, do you need anything, Ino-chan?" - asked Kurama curiously as he watched the girl look at him intently.     

"Yes, actually," nodded Ino with an embarrassed smile. "But not here..."     

"Ok" - Kurama nodded but his expression changed slightly when he felt how he heard a laugh - " Let's go..."     

* * * * *     

". . ." - Menma was silent for a few seconds before he saw a dimensional distortion appear in front of him - "Tobi..."     

"It's a pleasure to see you again" - answered Obito while he looked at the boy carefully - "Hmm... not bad..."     

"What do you want..." - From the tone he had, it was obvious that Menma wasn't in the mood to talk to the man in front of him.     

" Upset that your mother is in such a bad state after Orochimaru experimented on her?" - asked Obito with a huge smile under his mask.     

". . ." - Menma frowned when he heard this as he felt his chakra begin to spiral out of control.     

"Ok, enough with the games, I come to offer you another deal" - said Obito with neutrality while he looked carefully at the blond boy.     

". . ." - Menma paid attention - "What deal?"     

"First of all, I can completely cure you and your mother" - answered Obito with neutrality - "I can also kill Orochimaru"     

Menma opened his eyes in surprise.     

"I see I have your attention," Obito smiled.     

"Tell me... what do I have to do," answered Menma as his expression returned to normal.     

"Simple...Akatsuki needs your help," Obito replied as his eyes glowed madly. " You have something inside you that can make things much easier for us"     

". . ." - Menma gave him a silent glance before nodding.     

"Well... here's what we'll do..." - said Obito with emotion because they were getting closer to completing the plan.     

"Tell me what I have to do now," said Menma as he squinted.     

"It's simple... first..." - answered Obito as he started to tell him the plan.     

* * * * *     

"Good job, Itachi, Kisame," said Pain as he watched the two S-range Nukenin.     

". . ." - the two shinobis nodded firmly as they watched their leader begin to think.     

"Hmm... now we only have three left as Tobi and Konan captured the Sanbi" - mumbled Pain while he squinted - "The Nibi who is with the Kyubi, and finally the Hachibi..."     

"Don't we already have the Kyubi no Kitsune chakra?" - Kisame asked with a scowl.     

"It's not enough" - answered Pain with neutrality - "But we'd better leave that for another time"     

"I guess we'll go against the Hachibi now..." - said Itachi as he squinted.     

"Exactly," replied Pain as he watched the two remaining shinobis of his small group.     

"If I am honest with you, I feel that this will not be a good idea" - answered Kisame while he shook his head - "The Hachibi is the most difficult target after the Kyubi, he can not only activate a full possession of his Bijuu but he also has a lot of shinobis to support him"     

"None of them compares to the power of a god!" - exclaimed Pain as he stretched out his hands - "But I understand what you're trying to say"     

"You also have to take into account that Kumo has a direct relationship with the Uzumaki clan now that those women have met with the Kyubi" - said Konan neutrally - "That means they will have the support of both Konoha, Kiri, and Suna... possibly also Iwa, and we don't yet have the power to fight all the Elemental Nations"     

". . ." - Pain frowned when he heard this because he did not argue to refute the words of his former colleague. While he had the power to destroy a village and leave it at ground level, it did not mean that he considered himself invincible, or he would not have made Akatsuki discreet.     

Itachi was about to say something else but was silent when he saw a dimensional rift appear in front of them.     

"I am sorry for the interruption," Obito said as he looked around.     

". . ." - Menma slowly stepped out of the crack and looked around - "So this is what's left of Akatsuki"     

"Namikaze Menma..." - said Itachi as he frowned.     

"Uchiha Itachi it's a surprise to see you in this place when I know how much you love Konoha" - answered Menma with disdain - "Although after reading what those bastards did, it's not much of a surprise"     

". . ." - Itachi didn't answer him, he just kept quiet while he squinted.     

"Are you sure he won't be a hindrance to us?" - Kisame asked as he frowned at the blond boy.     

"Don't worry," Obito replied calmly as he signaled Menma to show her power.     

Menma followed his instructions and in the process, everything began to shake.     

"Hmm... not bad..." - said Pain as he squinted - "That power is similar to that of a Bijuu... you could say it's something like Samehada..."     

". . ." - Itachi squinted, even more, when he saw this but quickly calmed down because it was still manageable.     

"His name is Reibi" - answered Obito calmly while a kind of Leech appeared on Menma's shoulder - "You could say that he's an artificial Bijuu"     

". . ." - Pain started thinking when he heard this but quickly shook his head because despite being a pseudo-Bijuu, it didn't fit in with his plan with Gedo Maso - "What's your goal in joining us?"     

"Live" - answered Menma coldly - "I'm not going to go into details but because of a certain incident, I only have a year at the most to live and Tobi informed me that there was a way to return to normal, I also want to cure my mother..."     

". . ." - Pain squinted again as he cast a glance at the masked man.     

"His help will be essential for the realization of the plan" - answered Obito while shrugging his shoulders, showing that he sincerely did not care what was happening - "After all, now we have our second pseudo-Jinchuriki"     

". . ." - Pain was silent for a few seconds before he nodded firmly.