Naruto was slowly waking up from his comatose state. He could feel the warm familiar feeling of Kurama's big fluffy and furry tail thumping against him in a comforting manner. It comforted him when ever he was upset or anything. He was feeling really sick now but he was trying to swallow and hide that feeling as he opened his eyes, slowly. The bright lights blinded him but he managed to get use to the intensity of the light and opened his eyes. All he saw was this big bright whiteness. A head came into view blocking the light for him. "Naruto." Kurama whispered as her voice cracked while trying to hold back sobs before diving down to hug him. "Don't cry." Naruto whispered in a hoarse voice. Naruto reached up to pat her.
"Why? Why did you wanna jump off that cliff?" Kurama asked quietly, still sobbing.
"... Because I love you and I want you to be happy." Naruto whispered. Kurama stopped crying awhile later and wiped off her tears.
"I couldn't heal you before... Danzo... He placed a seal on you to restrain my chakra from getting to you." She growled out, spitting out the name like it was poisoning her mouth just saying it. She went back to her fuming self, ignoring everyone else and plotting revenge. Naruto reached over to smack her tail.
"Hey! What was that for?!"
Naruto kept smacking it and playing with it by grabbing it gently and waving it around, ignoring them all. "Calm down." Naruto mumbled for her to hear.
"What? Why?! That bastard needs to burn in hell! I'm going to hang him by his feet then I'll start digging the sharingan from his arm one by one! Then I'll move to his own eyes and then I'll peel off his skin sl-"
"Nii-chan." Naruto hissed, jerking his head towards the pale looking genin. Kurama pulled a face and looked at them. "Oops... I will still gut that bastard! Then cook his in-"
"Stop." Naruto whispered before coughing weakly.
"Fine!!! I'm sorryyyyyyyy!!" Kurama whined, thumping her tail to pat Naruto's back. Kurama sighed and looked out the window. She saw decorations being set up. "Oh shit..."
"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked, following her gaze out the window.
"You guys should go prepare for the festivital." Kurama said as she looked away to look at Naruto who had fallen asleep, although his face scrunched up slightly. He was gonna cry but he is holding it back. He doesn't want to cry in front of them all. They must be really dumb... I wonder if they realise today is Naruto's birthday. Kurama thought to herself. "Is Naruto coming?" Looks like they don't remember.... Kurama shook her head to answer the question. They filed out after saying their goodbyes.
"Happy birthday kit." She whispered as a fox plushie appeared and she squished the toy against Naruto's face. Then pulling it away to squish it back onto his face. "Wake up!" when Naruto wouldn't budge, she started tapping him all over with the fox plushie. "La la la la la la." she said with each tap hoping it would annoy him enough to wake up. When Naruto wasn't willing to open his eyes whilst pretending to be asleep, Kurama glared at him playfully. She dropped the fox plushie onto Naruto's stomach and cracked her knuckles. Her lips twisted into a manic grin. "You asked for it." Her hands darted towards Naruto's sides and she expertly moved her fingers and started tickling Naruto, who's eyes shot wide open and he twisted as he tried to curl himself as an instinctive protection. He bit his lips to stop the cries of laughter from escaping his chapped lips. "Surrender! Muhahahahhaah." Kurama ordered, cackling evilly. Naruto shook his head.
"Surrender! Bow down to the all mighty kyuubi! Mua!" Naruto shook his head again as he twisted to block as many tickles as possible. Naruto shook his head and started coughing, causing Kurama to stop. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm good." Naruto said waving her off. Kurama and Naruto looked out the window as people bustled around to prepare for tonight's festival. The fall of the all mighty kyuubi. The birth of a hero, mistaken as the birth of the most powerful bijuu, the demon incarnation. The birth of the village hero's child, the child of the famous Yellow Flash and Red Death. "Happy birthday kit." Kurama whispered as she pulled Naruto towards her from the side so that his small lean frame leans against her. "Thank you." Naruto said in an equally quiet voice.
"I have a bad feeling," Naruto said," a very very bad one."
"Me too." Kurama admitted. It wasn't like the usual feeling where Naruto knows a beating is coming. It was worse. Something much more worse.