The Legend of the Kyubi

"Naruto!" - Lala exclaimed as she searched around town. She had been looking for her fiancé for quite some time, and the concern was growing.     

The poor girl was on the verge of tears, when she saw a small dust explosion in the distance - "Naruto!"     

Lala quickly flew off in that direction, not caring if anyone saw her, or recognized her.     

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"That's Lala-chan?" - Risa asked in surprise as she watched as someone very much like her friend, was flying towards the forest. She had looked up into the sky by mere coincidence when she saw the girl.     

Mio was silent as she took her glasses and cleaned them because honestly this was too unbelievable to be true.     

"Let's go" - Risa said curiously because she needed answers.     

"Are you sure?" - Mio asked as she tilted her head to the side.     

* * * * *     

"That was Lala-san?" - Haruna asked in surprise as she saw her best friend flying into the forest.     

"No idea, but if she's moving around like that nonchalantly, I think something's going on" - replied Rito as he looked worriedly at his best friend's girlfriend - "Come on, maybe something happened with Naruto?"     

"Ok" - nodded Haruna as the two of them ran towards the forest.     

* * * * *     

"Lala-chan?" - Run said with surprise as she noticed the worry on her friend's face - "Something must have happened."     

Without a second thought, Run took off running after her friend, while Ren was ready to switch places with his sister if necessary, after all, he was the muscle between the two, that's what he had trained for all these years.     

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"You're harder to kill than I first thought" - Konjiki no Yami said as she narrowed her eyes - "My pay isn't enough, so I'm going to have to renegotiate with my client."     

"Go, I can wait for you here" - replied Naruto sarcastically. He was sweating uncontrollably as he lifted his arms with difficulty.     

"Don't worry, I'll talk it over with him when I'm done with you" - Konjiki no Yami replied as she ran towards her opponent.     

Naruto growled in annoyance as he grabbed his two Kunai and ran against the blonde girl, only to let out a sigh of annoyance when he saw how the girl was again modifying her hair to take the shape of different weapons.     

Naruto wouldn't lie, he was fed up with having to change his fighting style because his opponent was literally a Swiss knife.     

Konjiki no Yami was about to attack again, when she sensed danger behind her, so she jumped to the side before watching as a huge hammer impacted right where she had been - "It's not a good idea to get into other people's fights, Lala-hime."     

"I don't care if it's a good idea, or not, I just came to help my fiancé" - Lala replied seriously as she took the huge hammer, which quickly shrunk to a normal size.     

Konjiki no Yami remained silent as Lala's presence complicated things a bit.     

"We can come to an agreement, Konjiki no Yami, Lacospo lied to you, Naruto is not a bad person" - said Lala while trying to dialogue with the assassin, despite how stupid it sounded.     

"I know, I was watching him for a few days, but you know my policy, the moment I attack, there's no turning back" - replied Konjiki no Yami, although her expression changed slightly when she felt how more presences approached - ". . ."     

Naruto frowned as he could detect the scent of Rito and Haruna, as well as many familiar people.     

"Lala-chi ~!" - Risa exclaimed in surprise at the sight of her friend's very strange outfit, but the detail that caught her attention the most, was the long, thin tail sticking out just below the skirt of her outfit - "A tail?"     

Lala was surprised to hear from one of her friends, though she quickly turned her attention back to her opponent.     

"Konjiki no Yami, I didn't expect to see one of the strongest assassins in the universe, in a place like this" - Run said with a frown.     

"Run-chan!"- exclaimed Lala with a small smile - "How did you get here?"     

"I saw you flying, Lala-chan" - replied Run as she looked seriously at the assassin - "Although now I'm a little relieved that I did, at least now Ren is going to help you if necessary."     

Risa was shocked when she heard this, but her expression changed when she saw how with a sneeze, the sister of the boy she liked, transformed into THE boy she liked - "!"     

Ren gave Risa a glare before focusing on the assassin - "I don't understand what you're doing here, Konjiki no Yami, Naruto can be a bit of a fool sometimes (Hey!), but he's not a bad person."     

Konjiki no Yami didn't answer, she just looked at the people who had gathered, only to frown - "It seems that you people are doing your best to stop me from doing my job."     

"Honestly, I don't think it's necessary for you to continue with this work, not when your client is no longer in this world" - said a male voice that the group immediately recognized.     

"Kurama sensei!" - Risa exclaimed in surprise as she watched Kurama emerge from behind a tree.     

"What do you mean?" - Konjiki no Yami asked as she frowned, though inside she was all tense muscles. Being in Kurama's suffocating presence, was causing her breathing to begin to hitch, and that he had shown no intent against her, even when she had been attacking her son with the intent to kill.     

"Lacospo was killed by a group of angry girls" - Kurama answered calmly as he handed a communicator to the girl.     

Konjiki no Yami was silent when she heard this, she had her guard up because she didn't want to die without putting up a fight now that the most dangerous person on this planet, was right in front of her.     

"Relax, I don't plan to attack, because if I had wanted to, I would have done it while you were distracted" - Kurama answered with a small smile.     

Konjiki no Yami remained silent, watching the recording, which was a bit disturbing, though nothing she hadn't seen before - "I see... I guess my mission is cancelled..."     

Lala and Ren let out a sigh, but their expressions changed when they saw how the assassin walked in front of Naruto with a serious expression - "That doesn't mean I'm leaving though, I still have something to do on this planet."     

"Oh? And that is?" - Kurama asked curiously.     

"Make sure he doesn't die until I'm the one responsible for killing him" - replied Konjiki no Yami while frowning - "Having survived my attack, it's a blemish on my perfect record, so I'm going to make sure he survives until I see a reason to kill him."     

"Interesting, though I'm sorry to tell you that it won't be possible, not with the way my son is" - Kurama replied as he folded his arms.     

Konjiki no Yami didn't say anything in response, she just turned around and prepared to retreat, though when she did, everyone could hear a cute sound.     

The assassin stood silently with a neutral expression, though the more perceptive could tell how the tips of the girl's ears were red with embarrassment.     

"Are you hungry?" - Naruto asked, surprised with the situation, only to take a few steps back when he saw how the blonde girl's hair attacked him without a sign - "Why are you attacking me!"     

Konjiki no Yami didn't answer, she just gave him a neutral look.     

"That was because you embarrassed her, you idiot" - Kurama said while looking at his son - "Seriously, I have a lot to teach you about girls, more so when you're about to get married"     

Naruto gave him a blank look before taking out the taiyaki bag and handing it to the girl - "Here you go, Yami-chan."     

Konjiki no Yami was silent when she heard the nickname Naruto had given her - "Yami?"     

"Konjiki no Yami is a code name, isn't it?" - Naruto said as he cocked his head to the side - "Because it honestly doesn't sound like a name."     

Konjiki no Yami said nothing in response, though the shake of her head was more than enough sign to prove that this was true.     

"See, you need a name, and to everyone's relief, Yami fits you, don't you think so too?" - Naruto asked as he looked around.     

"Only you would name a universally known assassin" - Ren said as he shook his head before handing control back to his sister because he honestly didn't want to talk to Risa right now.     

"Tch, that idiot" - Run muttered in annoyance because it was obvious that her brother was pinning it on her.     

"Yami" - muttered Konjiki no Yami before nodding - "You have a point, if I'm going to be on this planet, I guess I'm going to have to adapt to its culture, and I'm going to need a name."     

Lala smiled slightly as Kurama thought about what to do now that it was all over, at least for now.