Taming the Beast

## **Taming the 9 Tailed Beast 4-10-16**

Kaiiaki: -"Kaiiaki Kurisutaru...the 9 tails Jinchuriki..." The Hoshikage spoke out, filling the empty Kage's office with his deep voice. The room was empty except for the desk that split between Kaiiaki and himself. Kaiiaki stood facing him, cold grey eyes staring back at him. The eyes of a killer. The Hoshikage stared back at Kaiiaki, his golden eyes unyeilding to Kaiiaki's. No fear was in him, even when in the same room with her alone. They stood in a standoffish type of silent face off. The Hoshikage finally gave in, bending over his desk. His right hand pinched the space in between his forehead with his fingers. "Do I stress you out, old man?" Kaiiaki give a crocodile type smile towards the Hoshikage. Hopefully scaring the living crap out of him with her sinister smile. The Hoshikage slammed his left fist unto the desk in front of him suddenly. Kaiiaki could hear the slight splintering of the wood as his fist met the oak desk. He was trying to control himself evidently. Kaiiaki didn't so much as flinch at his sudden movement. She just recoiled her disgustingly creepy smile, and reverted back to the staring. "You know damn well what you did you little brat." The Kage said, seemingly like he was trying to keep himself from screaming at her. "I would think that since we allowed you to have Chunin you would have calmed down a bit. Stopped killing as much in the least! But you haven't stopped. We're cleaning up messes at least 2 times a week!" He bursted up from his chair now, standing up, towering over her at a height of 6'4". His palms now extended upon the wooden desk. "You have GOT to take control over that beast. We cannot keep cleaning up the messes that you leave. I know you at least take care of the bodies. But do you think I like cleaning up the questions about sudden disappearances?" The Hoshikage looked over at her, closing his mouth for a second as if trying to elicit a response from Kaiiaki. Since she was being obliged to respond, she gave a slight shrug. "Kurama's feelings are so similar to my own, sometimes I just do not know which is mine anymore. And it is not like I care about those people. I care more about satisfying Kurama. Unless of course...you would rather have me destroy the whole village than just a few lost souls..." Kaiiaki's crocodile smile stretched back over her face. If anyone else had seen or heard what she was saying, they would have been chilled to the bone from her demeanor. It had seemed since Kaiiaki had aged slightly since becoming a Chunin, she had also matured from her petty insults, to a more sinister type of Neutral Evil. The Hoshikage did not seem pleased by her response. Instead he stared right through her, possibly thinking about what an attack on the village would be like. With such a small village, they would be completely wiped out. Their only full protection and hope from a Great Nation's attack was Kaiiaki. They couldn't afford to lose her no matter how cruel and cold she was. The Kage shook his head, sitting back down at his desk. He folded his fingers over themselves, in what looked like a praying position. He spoke slightly softer now, as if he was trying a different approach. "Kaiiaki. If you want more power, you can't keep feeding Kurama like you do. There are ways of taming him to get powers that you could only dream of." He paused a moment, trying to let that soak in. Kaiiaki arched a delicate purple eyebrow, as if she was now listening. "Nine Tails Chakra Mode. It is not a myth...but something that was acheived over 200 years ago in a host named Naruto Uzumaki. I'm sure you've heard of him." Kaiiaki crossed her arms over her chest impatiently, "Get to the point old man." The Kage didn't like the response, but he continued on. "The point is you can acheive it someday. It will give you more power than you ever dreamed of. But first, you must be able to control the Nine Tails better. And for that, I have an old friend for you that is willing to help you on the road to taming the beast. He then looked to the closed door to the office, now projecting his voice. "Auru. Please come in."-

AlphaRai: "This is for your safety. For your sanity as well, Auru." The elderly grey eyes peered at her, "You can always come back but until we find the pursuer, I advice you take a break from here and help out Hoshigakure." Auru didn't even acknowledge him as she gazed upon the glass window nearby. Kumogakure's skies could be seen through it, the clouds hovered right outside like they were beckoning to be laid on. The Raikage sighed deeply when he knew she wasn't listening at that point, "Hopefully, new scenery will bring back your happiness." That had caught her attention at that point when her eyes shifted onto him, "My happiness? When have any of you cared about my happiness? The moment you saw me as potential, isn't that right?" She stood at those words, "The only thing that I enjoyed about this village was the opportunities made by my Sensei. Not you. Not the other Jonin. My Sensei. My mentor. My squad. That you couldn't even succeed in finding out who took them out." Her expression didn't show any emotion but her heart was aching at that point. They didn't care about her when she was a orphan but that squad did, that was her family and no one did anything to bring justice. "When you finally find evidence or clues on what happened, that's when I'll come back and I will end it myself. Then maybe, I will find happiness." The memory had vanished with the disturbance in the room behind her, reality was that she had been in Hoshigakure for awhile now. She was the Sensei of Squad 2. Not a very interactive one at that but somehow two of her Genin had gotten through the Exams. Though the disappearance of Eden had struck her in a odd way, he was mysterious and she wanted to learn more about him out of the three. The Kage's voice had risen, piercing her thoughts once more and that's when she started to take note of the conversation. Even if it was eavesdropping. The mention of death, disappearances and the one thing that hit Auru in the wrong way each time, Kai's response of not caring about their lives. The one thing was for sure though, Kai cared about her family, specifically her older sister Dahlia. Does Kai not realize the people she takes out is someone's sister, brother, or any other relative bond? Kai was ripping families apart without even thinking of how much pain she was putting the village in. All cause the Nine Tails was fueling her hate, the hate that she grasped onto so much that it was blinding her humanity a bit. But wasn't Auru blind as well? This revenge and the need to not make bonds was keeping her from having happiness herself. Keeping her from even reaching out to her own students and grasping onto a new bond because the old bond didn't survive. "Auru. Please come in." The Kage had signaled for her entrance and without hesitation, Auru presented herself through the door and with ease let it shut behind her. "You may have heard a bit of the commotion but..." He began to speak as if he was going to fill her into what was said, her voice came through instead. "You don't need to bring it to my attention. From the first day that I met her, she already confessed about her blood lust. And things add up quite easily if you are observant enough." Auru had not even stepped another inch into the room, keeping her distant, not out of fear but out of habit around people. Even though Kai was her Genin at one point in time. "Once again, it seems our paths are going to intermingle. It's time to get everything out on the table, don't you think?" Even if Auru had to open her own wounds to get Kai to realize that the pain inflicted was real, even if she had to imagine her own sister being taken by death.

Kaiiaki: - "Really old man? Her? Could you find no better soul as to contain me?" Kaiiaki was dismayed at the fact that her old sensei had apparently offered to train Kaiiaki in the ways of containing her fox. Her body didn't so much as move as the door behind her opened, then shut as Auru's figure slipped into the room. Once the door had shut, Kaiiaki's cold eyes turn on that of the Kage. Murder was displayed in the grey irises. Cold, bloody murder. Kaiiaki's jaw clenched in slight anger as she now spoke. "She cannot even get rid of her own anger! Let alone mine!" She spit the words at the Kage, with no disregard about how much she was lashing out. The Kage stood firm, his jaw clenching and unclenching as if he was trying to decide what to say to Kaiiaki's outburst. Finally, he spoke out in a stern tone, his voice pitch raising in anger slightly. "Who else do you think would offer to teach an unstable jinchurki such as yourself!" The Hoshikage looked like he was gritting his teeth, although he was trying to keep his composure. Perhaps he was doing this as a way of avoiding an upset Jinchuriki. Or it could have been because he was trying to maintain his image of being a prideful man. He spoke again, unrelenting. "Kaiiaki Kurisutaru. Your sister Dahlia is out on missions these days. She hasn't the time and she is not the right person to teach you. Your sister helps to fuel your hatred. You need an outside perspective. If you want the mention of power we talked about, Auru is who you should be with. I will monitor your progress with this training. Now go. Both of you." The Hoshikage sat back down at his desk, making a slight plop sound as he did so. Kaiiaki turned around slowly, like the movement of an owl turning its head around backwards. She then crossed the room, her black kunoichi boots scuffing across the wooden floor. She didn't bother looking at Auru on her way out. She kept her steady cold gaze upon the door, then slowly opened it, allowing herself out. She wasn't going to stand around and beg the old man for someone different. What was the point? She would only make herself look stupid. Besides, the old man had already made up his mind. Even through she could kill him easily with the help of the 9 tails, she didn't bother with it. She saw no benefit in destroying the village as of yet. Kaiiaki began her walk to the training grounds, since she was sure that's where they were going to be going.-

AlphaRai: Auru wasn't even going to object with how upset Kai sounded about the idea, even though any other soul had most likely objected to even have a discussion about the hot headed Beast. Most see her as so and whispers of the Beast being out of control was moving throughout the village, except the slight few that have seen the very darkness of pain and death. Like Auru. The tailed beast should be feared but the girl should be looked at differently. She is the host, the one that should have control of the emotions and not encouraged by the hatred inside her. Before following Kai out of the room, Auru took one last glance over at the Kage, he seemed like he was on his last straw. After this, he may give up on her and other measures could be taken to keep the Nine Tails from being released by the girl. Even if they have to cage Kai as well. Auru gave a slight bow to him before exiting and keeping a few steps behind Kai. Once again, she wanted to be in her own thoughts as well as clear anything negative, this was going to be dealt a different way. While within herself, she made no small talk nor even acknowledged the pastel hair girl before her as they made their way to the Training Grounds. Auru organized her thoughts, even caging some and blocking ones that wouldn't be necessary in this situation. Blank thoughts would work wonderfully but she needed to grasp a certain emotion and push the rest aside. The trail to the grounds seem a bit longer then last time, maybe it was the fact she was kind of feeling of ditching this assignment. She pushed that emotion to the way back with no hesitation. There was no need for negativity over this request, even if the tailed beast lost control and killed her in the session. At least maybe there would be peace in death. Peace. Auru doubted that would be a thing for Kai, but she needed to find peace in herself to have some grasp of control. Once they step foot onto the training grounds, Auru took a few steps in and then plopped down onto the ground. With a normal cross of her legs, placing her hands on either of her knees and within seconds her sight was blinded as she closed her eyes. She took in a slow, deep breath while focusing on the one thing that always brought her to the point of peace, nature. The sounds of any birds or little creatures that would be roaming around them or above them. The feeling of the breeze or the warmth of the sun. Even the grass beneath her would be a factor in that inner peace. Auru kept to her silence during this moment, not even signaling Kai to do anything nor even acknowledged that the reason they were there was for Kai.

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki's thoughts bounced back in forth within her head as she thought about what the Kage had just said. ~Nine Tails Chakra Mode? That has to be some bullshit he thought up on the fly. And even if she would somehow be able to achieve this mode, how could it be done? What would she have to do in order to achieve it?~ Kaiiaki thought about antagonizing Kurama enough so that he might tell her. But then again, he would never tell her the truth. Just like if someone asked her what the secret was to defeating her, she would lie or refuse to say anything. Then again, who wouldn't do the same thing if asked such a question? The questions buzzed around in Kaiiaki's mind. They totally blocked out all of the people walking by, the voices, and smells. However she automatically shoved any person that got in her way. She didn't give it another thought to when the citizen or child fell upon the ground crying. When they finally made it to the Training Grounds, she noticed Auru was the first to make any movement. She plopped down onto the ground and seemed as if she was trying to tune out any sound, light, or anything that happened to interfere. "What do you think you are doing?" Kaiiaki raised a pastel purple eyebrow at the girl.-

AlphaRai: It took a few minutes before Kaiiaki's voice was even acknowledged with the focus Auru was achieving at that moment. "Do you have to question me like I'm the student?" Raising her right hand and gesturing for Kaiiaki to join her on the ground before placing her hand back onto her knee, not even needing her sight to see where Kaiiaki was positioned. "There is always a start to everything. Though the beginning of one thing will be the ending of another. Do you think you complete that cycle with your lack of mercy on your victims? Do you believe life is precious or that death is the gift of life?" As Auru spoke, she didn't even pause once for Kai to answer those questions. They really didn't need to be answered, it was to get her to think. "Let's say you weren't who you are. You woke up one morning with news your older sister had disappeared. Rumors spread that it was the Tailed Beast, savagely taking love ones without any thought. That is not wise for the host. The village already has to defend off those who wants the Nine Tails but if the host keeps allowing the Beast to have control, the villagers will stop supporting the need to protect. Even retaliating against the host's own family." Auru had not moved nor even her expression had changed since the speech started. The focus she had was to keep her own emotions under control, knowing Kaiiaki was outspoken and gets heated without thought. "There is a cycle with death. Take too much at once and the consequences will arrive at your own door steps. Do you accept the challenge that I'm going to present before you?"

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki wasn't happy about the answer that she got to her question to Auru. So in response she glared at Auru with her grey eyes. But she eventually sat down in the darkened soil, choosing a spot 4 feet facing Auru. She settled her body into the same Auru was doing. Her legs crossed over each other, the spine straightened, and hands folded over her legs. Auru didn't give her time to respond to any of her questions. But instead spoke them out as if they were rhetorical questions. Instead, she answered them internally. Which was probably intention anyways. ~Well for one...I am the protector of the village. Not the other way around. This village cares not to protect me. They all either respect me out of fear or despise me. The Hoshikage is only using me to make the village stronger against foreign invaders. Auru is naiive if she does not realize this.~ "Pft." Was the only sound that Kaiiaki gave in response to all of that. But, perhaps to gain this power, she had to find some sort of inner peace. At least, when it came to peace between Kaiiaki and Kurama. Because right now, Kurama was the voices in her head that drove her to madness.~Fine. Mediate. I get the point Auru. Kaiiaki's grey eyes closed. She attempted to relax her body, instead of keeping it tensed up and on her guard. Which was difficult. Considering that it was built into Kaiiaki's system to always be on guard ever since her nomad days with Dahlia. But eventually, Kaiiaki fell into the deep pull of her subconcious mind. She was no longer there with Auru, instead she was in a place unlike she had never been to before. What...what the hell...where am I...? Kaiiaki looked around, observing her surroundings. Had she somehow been transported to somewhere? Wherever this was, it didn't look like a normal place. Everything was golden. The floor, the walls, and...the water that reached up to her ankles. Auru was nowhere to be seen in this place.~ Auru? ~Kaiiaki called out, looking right and left for the girl. But she saw no one. The only thing she saw was a golden wall facing to her right and left direction. However...towards her left, she heard a heavy breathing coming from an opening in the wall. Where the hell am I? Some psychotic fun house? Kaiiaki's palms began to sweat, and her heartrate increased. Adrenaline was starting to course through her system. Am I trapped inside of a place I cannot get out of...?~ -

AlphaRai: It was a bit silent even from the soft thud of Kaiiaki taking a spot before Auru, obeying was a good start. Listening without interrupting was another. Even with a slight noise that came from Kaiiaki was better then a mouthful of ignorance. Auru was so focused that Kaiiaki's response was barely noticed, though knowing the scene they were in, it wasn't hard for the Chuunin to figure out what the next step was. Once a few minutes had passed, the young Jounin took her time making her way through the mess in her thoughts. The screams, the blood, and the unknown eyes of the man who took the new life of hers away in one day. Until she was in a blank area of her mind, and then darkness until she heard her name. Auru, without a word, made her way towards that voice as the colors around her changed. Once again, the voice spoke but it seemed a bit off but Auru was focused on getting as close as she could to that voice. "Am I trapped inside a place I cannot get out of...?" Kaiiaki was definitely not in a calm mindset at that point, and Auru had to make sure she brought her back down so she didn't lose the hold on that area of her mind. "You are only stranded but if you let your emotions get the best of you. You have no idea the outcome of this situation. So find that piece inside of you that keeps you sane." Auru's voice was a bit off as well, only cause she was traveling outside of her zone. Her voice sounded more like a spirit, not wanting to trend too long among the essence of Kaiiaki's mind. "You need to face him. You are the host and you are the controller. This cycle of death will come back to you and you need to end it. Don't be something to be hated anymore. Even if you don't care, I will tell you everything if you succeed. No more secrets. Only a bond. Only trust." The golden room was a bit overwhelming but Auru focused on Kaiiaki's form. "Now get the focus back, relax and face the very thing that everyone fears and make it something that they can depend on. Control is your main focus and second is to grasp the hate and blood lust, place it somewhere that even if you dig hard enough that you won't find it. That only makes you lose control. That emotion doesn't keep you sane." Auru's voice stayed strong but she felt the tension rising, knowing the beast was most likely not liking one word she was saying to his host. "You are not his. You are Kaiiaki. If you lose control, look to me and trust me. Once you do, you'll have your control." While this was happening, outside of that room, Auru had readied a scroll against her palm. If anything was to go wrong, she couldn't hesitate to use the seal.

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki turned her head from side to side, looking everywhere for something. Anything. But all she could see was the golden walls, and the heavy breathing coming from down the hall. The heavy breathing was overwhelming in Kaiiaki's ears. It pounded against her eardrums, and the emotions of hate just grew and grew. It seemed like it was reacting to something. Perhaps her own prescence? Or perhaps...Kaiiaki strained to hear against the heavy breathing. It was nothing but a whisper compared to the breathing. But Kaiiaki concentrated on the voice, struggling to hear the words. Little by little, Kaiiaki was able to tune into a few words here and there. But nothing was too concrete. "Face him...Focus...Control...." Were the only words she could make out beyond the heavy breathing. Kaiiaki put her hands to the sides of her head, grasping at the purple strands. "No. No. No." She managed to whisper out. The sounds of the whispers and breathing battling against each other were too much. She understood the voice was trying to help her by guiding her. She had no doubt guessed that the voice was from Auru. ~But the breathing...was it coming from...~ Kaiiaki slowly turned her head to the opened corridor to her left. "You..." She released her hands from her head, as the breathing caught for just a moment, as she caught the attention of whatever it was. Kaiiaki took a step forward towards the corridor, her foot sinking ankle deep into the golden water. Step after step she took until she reached the opening, and the room within. "Well. Well. Well. If it is not who I think it is. Kurama, the 9 tailed fox I presume." Kurama roared wildy within its cage in response to Kaiiaki's introduction. It was obvious he wasn't happy to see her for the first time. His appearance was certainly frightening to anyone who would face him. He was the largest animal that Kaiiaki had ever seen. Even larger than a summoning animal. She guessed his general height would have to be over 600 feet tall. He appeared to be the color of a tangerine, with the eyes filled with red flames. In front of him, appeared to be a cage, filled with all sorts of corners and intricate designs. A giant paper seal stood in the middle of it, marking some sort of jutsu that held the beast within. ~Is this...the seal that binds him to my body...?~ Kaiiaki questioned herself, thinking that it must be the one. If that seal were ever to be ripped out, she guessed the beast would come slowly ripping out of her, and take control over her. Kaiiaki slowly walked towards the beast, step after step through the golden water. Her feet made small splashing sounds as she found her way towards him. When she was about 20 feet in front of the cage, she stopped. Her grey eyes stared on at Kurama, shocked that she was actually able to meet him for the first time. -

AlphaRai:Hopefully, Kaiiaki got what she needed to hear even if it was a few words of the goal that needed to be started that day. Auru was feeling a slight tug though, her hold on the piece of focus was being pushed outside of her comfort zone. "Tsk..." Her gaze fell upon Kaiiaki that was sitting about five feet infront of her once she completely lost her focus. Her thumb grazed against the scroll against her palm, observing the slightest thing that may seem off about Kaiiaki. Gradually Auru made her way to her feet and instead placed herself right infront chuunin. Her chakra level had not changed since she sat down, though Kaiiaki's facial expression didn't seem that calm. Though, she could take the risk and wedge her way back in even the aura was what pushed her out in the first place. The Beast most likely didn't want Auru guiding Kaiiaki down the "wrong" path, at this point what would be the wrong path? Either way, this seal was the only thing that was going to keep her from going over board if the Nine Tails decided on a whole different path.

Kaiiaki: - ~"Kurama...so we meet at last..." Kaiiaki spoke to the demon tailed beast. Kurama pushed negative emotions into Kaiiaki's head, such an overwhelming force of it. Kaiiaki could do nothing but recoil for a moment. "STOP THAT! JUST STOP IT!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, her impish voice echoing into the golden halls. After the screams, the hall fell into silence. A tense one at that. One could hear a pin drop if it so happened. "Kurama... you have to stop treating me like this! I cannot take it anymore. You see the effect it has on me!" -At this point, Kaiiaki would be seen physically as having raised 2 out of 9 tails. The cloak of the 9 tails was upon her physical body. To anyone else, it would seem as if a red cloak was protecting her body. But the actual case was, it was hurting Kaiiaki. This kind of powerful, raw chakra would burn a normal person's flesh if they touched her. However, Kaiiaki is able to endure it because of the Fox's power. In addition to the tails, her grey eyes had transformed to that of the piercing red Kurama eyes. The eyes that screamed for bloodlust and murder in just one look. However, Kaiiaki's eyes were still closed, thanks to the meditative state she had entered. Claws grew from her once perfectly manicured nails. Their span reached up to about 4 inches, and an inch in width. These would be sharp enough to slit a throat, had they ever the chance to. As the conversation went on between Kurama and Kaiiaki, the 3rd tail from Kai began to emerge from the cloak. It joined up with the other 2 tails. If Kaiiaki wasn't careful, the beast would end up controlling her body and taking it out of her meditative state. ~Back in Kaiiaki's mind, an arguement was brewing between the two. "I am your host Kurama. Not the other way around." She spoke in a low, chilling voice. "You are my bitch. And you owe ME chakra. So stop stealing my chakra you bastard. And that is all I have to say about my chakra. As far as this 9 tails chakra mode, I demand you tell me more about it and this 'Naruto Uzumaki'." She didn't let up for a moment. For once she was actually keeping command of the conversation and not letting the emotions from Kurama get the best of her. She was more or less morphing them with her own, mixing them into one and not letting them become too powerful. They had the exact same emotions. She was sure this made it much easier to mix the emotions within her instead of completely block them out. -

*Kurama ~Kaiiaki Kurisutaru...I don't like how you think you can order me around. But since I am obliged to live in this forsaken body I will tell you of what you seek. The only host that has acheieved such a thing has been Naruto Uzumaki. To think you will ever have such power makes me laugh!~* At this point, Kurama laughs a devilish laugh that shook the golden halls. ~*This mode will only work if you come to face your inner demons at a certain waterfall. And then you must defeat me. And you, Kaiiaki, will never be at peace with yours. I know the darkness in your heart compares to the blackness of mine. If you ever think you can get me to cooperate like Naruto once did, you are delusional!~*

Kaiiaki:~"Enough of this. I have gotten all I needed for now." Kaiiaki then turned her back to the beast, walking back out of her subconcious. "I will be seeing you around soon." She spoke before exiting out of her subconcious mind and back into the real world.~ -Kaiiaki's eyelids fluttered a bit before her grey eyes finally popped open. She noticed that the sun had moved down in the sky. It seemed they had been out for several hours. Perhaps time worked differently in such a place. Kaiiaki noticed that her body felt extremely exhausted and somewhat burned due to the extensive chakra that Kurama had been displacing. Her body wobbled upon standing up. She figured she ought to find Dahlia to fix her up. Auru was still meditating upon the ground. Kaiiaki picked up her right footand kicked some of the dark soil at her. "Wake the fuck up." Before she shrugged, and headed off towards home.-