[Naruto] The Legend of Kurama

+ Before being sealed by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Kurama struggled with all his might, loosening the seal enough to communicate with Naruto, his young Jinchūriki.

+ To earn young Naruto's trust, Kurama meets him in Naruto's own appearance, claiming to be his second personality and keeping him company throughout his childhood.

+ But when Naruto discovers at age twelve that he is the Nine-Tails Fox and sees through the ruse, what will become of their relationship?

Reader's guide: 1. A formulaic story.

++++2. No pairing for now. If there is one, it will probably be Kurama/Naruto/Kurama. The pairing positions haven't been decided yet.

The not-so-serious blurb

Wild Kurama lives a carefree life in the forest. Every now and then, a few humans come along and disturb his sleep, buzzing on and on. Annoyed, Kurama swats them away with his tail and goes back to his peaceful, carefree days.

One day, a red-eyed human shows up and says something arrogant: "Nine-Tails, you're nothing but my servant..." Kurama gets into an argument with him. Before long, the human runs out of things to say and just glares at Kurama with wide eyes. Kurama glares right back, never imagining that the man's eyes can spin in circles, making Kurama so dizzy that stars dance before his eyes. And so Madara Uchiha acquires a dizzy Nine-Tails.

Hashirama, who defeated Madara, claims Kurama as his spoils of war. Kurama has only just come to when Hashirama says something about forgiving him. Before Kurama can make sense of it, Hashirama taps him on the forehead and forces him to fall asleep.

When Kurama wakes up again, a red-haired person pins the label of "evil by nature" on him and forcibly throws him into prison. And just like that, Kurama, nature's friend and the guardian of a peaceful land, is slandered as an embodiment of hatred, a Nine-Tails Fox who threatens the peace. In prison, Kurama is chained hand and foot, unable to move. His every curse is kept from the outside world, and he is locked away for more than thirty years. This is his first and only meeting with the first warden.

The second warden is a red-haired girl who follows in the first one's footsteps. After being imprisoned for thirty years, Kurama lets loose a furious tirade. The girl ignores him and carries on with her own monologue, insisting that if he is locked up, he must be guilty. "With me here, don't even think about escaping!" Then she takes Kurama to her own prison and keeps him there for more than a decade.

The third warden is a blond brat who has been pushed into the job at the last minute. The new prison has no chains, so Kurama can finally move his limbs. This kid doesn't know a thing. Kurama narrows his eyes, swishes his tail, and comes up with a plan, grinning wickedly: I can take advantage of his ignorance.

This time, Kurama has learned his lesson. He puts on a kind face to win the third warden's favor, hoping to get the key and escape the prison... But what should he do when he wins far too much favor? The third warden gives him not only the key, but her heart as well... Can Kurama, the heart-stealing trickster, really escape this heavenly prison?

Theme: Saving each other