It was a crowded city, New York. And as always, it's not the kindest. I looked around. Houkou and I just finished our Broadway showing of "Cats and Dogs" I wanted to go back to the hotel room so I can lay down. Houkou wanted to shop a little.
"You go shop. I'll be fine on my own." I said.
Houkou was always to loyal.
"Are you sure, Neka? I should probably walk back with you..." he tried.
"How about this. You can hail me a taxi." I convinced.
Houkou of course agreed.
When I arrived back in the room I found Kyuubi there too. Me, Kyuubi, and Kaku, Shared a room together. They slept on the beds and I slept on the couch.
"Oh, hi Kyuubi!" I greeted.
"Hi Neka." he sighed.
I heard the sadness in his voice and I got concerned. It was never like Kyuubi to get so down before.
"What's wrong?" I asked gently. He was sitting on his bed looking at the floor. I sat across from him on Kaku's bed.
"Oh, I just had a bad day." he said.
"Let me see..." I said. I lifted his chin so I could look him straight in the eyes.
I had this special power of looking into people's souls. I could see their memory, and see what they are feeling.
I saw the incident that happened with the giant Misa. But he also had little things go wrong with him. Like, people ignoring him, spilling his coffee, and the taxi driver charging him extra. But then when I saw his soul, I felt pity...
"Come with me." I said, breaking the jutsu.
It was now 11:24 pm. I guided him to the harbor. You could see the Statue of Liberty.
"What are we doing here?" he asked. I could tell he was anxious.
"Just wait." I commanded.
A few moments later music started up. It was a mix of all the new music on the radio. Just then fireworks appeared. There were tons! Blues, greens, reds, yellows, even one that changed colors after a few seconds.
I looked over at him and saw the excitement in his eyes. I could tell, no I knew, that this event made up for everything that happened today.
Then I couldn't contain my joy any longer. I went up to him and kissed him on the cheek. He deserved it. And needed it.
He looked over at me and blushed.
"Wha-What was that for?" he asked.
I smiled and said,
"I just hope I made this the greatest trip ever for you"
Here is some more info. It's about Nekomata and I:
Name:Shukaku Ichibi
Jinchuuriki: Sabaku no Gaara (extracted)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Shukaku is a bijuu in the form of Raccon Dog (Tanuki of the Japanese mythology). Before, he was a priest that lived in the Desert of Nara. Because of the dark power released by Yamata no Orochi, and under the heavy assault of wind and sand, he transformed into a racoon dog (His actual form). He has a playful and extravagant personality, resembling the Tanuki nature. Has a pretty active sexual life. Shukaku lives in the souls of people killed by the wind and sand. The violet (blue in the anime) tatoos represent his title of God of Wind. in Naruto the Shukaku was sealed inside Gaara but then extracted by Deidara from Akatsuki.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 1 Win, 3 Losses, 1 Flee
Wins: Sokou
Losses: Raijuu, Nekomata, Isonade
Escapes: Yamata no Orochi
Fate: Shukaku is defeated by a Nara Monk called Oraga Nakashimu with a type of magic art. Then, the monk proceeds to use the "Tool of Power: Antler Teakettle" to seal it into the seal in the Wind Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of Tanuki, Yellow body
Ability: Sandstorms, has the control of Wind and Sand manipulation.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 8th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 9th
Symbolic Element: Wind (God of Wind)
Origin / Discovered in: Nara Desert
Tanuki in folklore:
The current humorous image of tanuki is thought to have been developed during the Kamakura era. The wild tanuki has unusually large testicles, a feature often comically exaggerated in artistic depictions of tanuki. Tanuki may be shown with their testicles flung over their backs like a traveller's pack, or using them as drums. Tanuki are also typically depicted as having large bellies. They may be shown drumming on their bellies instead of their testicles, especially in children's art. Other stories report tanuki as being harmless and productive members of society. Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise. A popular tale known as Bunbuku chagama is about a tanuki who fooled a monk by transforming into a tea-kettle. Another is about a tanuki who tricked a hunter by disguising his arms as tree boughs, until he spread both arms at the same time and fell off the tree. Tanuki are said to cheat merchants with leaves they have magically disguised as paper money. Some stories describe tanuki as using leaves as part of their own shape-shifting magic.
Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear a big, cone-shaped hat and carry a bottle of sake. Shukaku itself means "drinker" thus it really fits with tanuki image. Tanuki statues always have a large belly, although contemporary sculptures may or may not show the traditional large testicles. These exaggerated features represent fertility and plenty.
Name:Nekomata Nibi
Jinchuuriki: Yugito (extracted)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Nekomata is a bijuu in the form of cat, and possesses the power of death. This Bijuu lives in a place called “Forest of Death” (Not a mistranslation.) in Hokkaido, to the north. Her appearance is a black cat monster (depicted with huge, black angel wings). She’s the Death God’s pet. Nekomata feeds on dead people’s spirits, and can summon these to fight for her. She uses a third eye at the top of its head to consume the spirits. in Naruto, the Nekomata was sealed in a body of a kunoichi from Kumogakure named Yugito and it was extracted by 2 Akatsuki Members, Hidan and Kakuzu.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Trying to dominate her enemies, Nekomata forms an alliance with Houkou, and attacks Kyuubi. They have a disastrous defeat, and Nekomata is rescued by the Death God, escaping death by a hair’s breadth. Battled 3 times; 2 Wins, 1 Loss.
Wins: Kaku, Isonade
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: Nekomata ends up killed by Kyuubi later, and in that instant her spirit is summoned by the Death God. The body was kept in a shrine in the Forest of Death, sealed by the Death God himself.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of two tails black cat, with slightly more pointed ears and bigger canines.
Ability: Death; may control deceased person's spirits (May be related to Gaara) as well as different dark beasts
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 4th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 8th
Symbolic Element: Darkness (God of Darkness)
Origin / Discovered in: Hokkaido’s “Forest of Devils” (Different of Forest of Death)
More info about Nekomata:
it is said it can walk erect. The original Bijuu was a old cat, depicted as a fat, old lady’s image also. People knew of it, and in fear of having their cats turned into the monster, they cut its tails to prevent the transformation when the time came – a bifurcation. By gesturing with its tail (and walking erect), Nekomata can animate and control the dead to do their bidding, or even dance for their amusement. Sometimes it eats its owner, then changes into an human appearance, waiting for a next opportunity. Nekomata eats the person it hates, but if the person is even more wicked, the crueler the cat becomes. When it sees the person, Nekomata won’t differ the bad and good anymore, and injures the person as much as it can. There is also a good Nekomata in the legend, that often turns into a young girl’s appearance to approach the society; with a very docile nature, likes eating fish, has a beautiful body and likes depending upon others. Otherwise, the Nekomata’s appearance becomes of a old woman, that displays bad habits in public and always has an air of dread around her; which if around people for an extended period can cause disease and pestilence.
Nekomata can also do other magic, but their most well-known and common power is that of animating the dead and manipulating them to whatever ends the particular Nekomata wishes. A Nekomata must be appeased by attention, food, and respect, and while many are fickle and turn their attention at a moment's notice, they do not tend to forget when they are insulted and by whom, holding grudges. To gain revenge, these nekomata usually controlled the tormentors' dead relatives, haunting them until the Nekomata was appeased with food, apologies and attention
Okayyyyyy.....Kyuubi killed Neka-chan!?!
Wow. Crazy things happen when you reserch on the internet.
~Shukaku
