Tapping into the beast within.

Hearing these works begins to terrify Nobu and make him rethink this training, his eyes wide with disbelief. If Koroshi, the kazekage and strongest shinobi of the sand, had lost control of himself what chance did he have of taming such a power? The circumstances were different between Nobu and Koroshi, as he didn’t have to go through quiet the same hardships. He faced many challenges and hardships of his own, but he had not tried taming a bijuu so soon after. Nobu actually felt a little bad, too. It is never easy to talk about the loss of loved ones. Nobu was moments from giving up taming Nanabi, feeling that it might have been too daunting a task. Almost as if reading his mind, Koroshi calmed him with kind words of reassurance. With a renewed feeling of faith and his doubts fading away, Nobu felt ready for anything.

Nobu gives a reassuring nod to Koroshi and not wanting to accidentally harm him takes quite a few steps back, inhaling deeply a few times. He was confident, though still a little nervous about what he was going to be doing. “I have the utmost faith in you and your abilities, Lord Koroshi, and that is why I must ask you to do the same for me that your brother had done for you. I don’t want any harm to come to you or anyone else because I was unable to keep control over the power of Nanabi. I trust that if anything gets too out of hand you will do what you have to.”

Nobu closes his eyes and begins to focus, taking in deep breaths like before and readying himself to call forth the powder chakra like before. His chakra wasn’t quiet as strong as it was before. Maybe it was because he hadn’t properly rested since his last round of training, but despite his depleted chakra he powered through. Mustering all the chakra he could Nobu takes in a deep breath, opens his eyes and releases a heavy stream of the fine silvery chakra like before. The cloud fills the immediate area around Nobu before starting to swirl about him. The chakra cloud spins around Nobu faster and faster as he attempts to tap deeper into Nanabi’s chakra and infuse it with his own. This seems to be working well for about a minute before the chakra stops swirling, instead now slowly pouring out of the mouth of the cave.

A strange combination of confusion, disappointment and oddly enough relief can be seen in the eyes of the young shinobi. He hadn’t the strength to muster up Nanabi’s power, or was he mentally preventing it with his subconscious doubts of his ability to control it? Nobu places a hand on the wall his head hung low. He thinks back to what he had done before. Rage and misery seemed like the fastest way to unlock the beast’s power, but remembering both his experiences and Koroshi’s story, he feared this would only cause him to lose control again. No, he would not resort to such means and they would only ruin all of his efforts to learn to control it.

Nobu sits on the ground, resting for a moment in deep meditation. What could he do? Nanabi’s true power seemed just out of reach, and Nobu wasn’t sure if it was because he was subconsciously taking steps backward. He shouldn’t have anything to fear. Kazekage Koroshi was right there, watching to prevent anything bad from happening. Why wasn’t he able to tap into it? Without even realizing it, Nobu’s deep breaths are now pouring wisps of silvery chakra out. With his eyes closed, he cannot see it and so he continues to meditate.
Trying to change his thoughts, his mind now wanders to what he had heard earlier. The angry hiss of Nanabi as Nobu managed to force the chakra from it, or so he might believe. Was it really just determination? Would force of will alone work here? His mind fixated on the hissing sound, Nobu tries to pry even deeper hoping to get a similar feeling like before. Digging deep he feels something odd, and an uncomfortable feeling washes over him, causing chills to run up his spine. Was this a message, a warning, or just nerves? Nobu continues his breathing exercise, hoping it will calm him down. The wisps of powder chakra are now even bigger, and all without the conscious thoughts of Nobu. Finding his calm, Nobu stands and opens his eyes only to find the cave half filled with his powder chakra cloud. Nobu is a little taken back upon seeing this, but this might have been a good sign. Just focusing his thoughts on Nanabi and the power within caused his body to start to draw on that power. Nobu saw this as a sign that he was getting a better grasp on this, or at least his body was becoming more in tune with Nanabi’s chakra. Maybe this wasn’t all for naught. Maybe he could do this!

Nobu lowers his body, widening his stance as he lowers his core. His stance now is much different than before. Instead of just focusing on Nanabi’s chakra like before, he has mustered up a newfound strength and determination to master this ability. He brings his hands to his chest with a deep breath and slowly releases it while moving his fists in front of him, the powder chakra now rapidly spinning around him as it exits his mouth. Seemingly calm at the start, Nobu says “I am Nobu Sen Katto, and whether you like it or not I will master you, Nanabi! If you will not give the strength I seek willingly, I WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT THEN!” The chakra begins to cling to Nobu’s body in a silvery sheen. No tails seem to be present, but Nobu lets out a grunt of discomfort as the chakra seems to now completely envelop him.

Nobu clutches at his head, something inside causing him what looks like a great pain for but a moment, only for his whole look to change. The chakra was now forming around him, and he grew what looks like a single chakra horn from the middle of his forehead. His eyes no longer held the look of a confused boy, but instead the look of a fearsome predator. Clearly suffering Nobu begins to laugh hysterically for a second before seemingly talking to himself. “I won’t succumb to you again, Nanabi. I’ve learned to control your chakra well enough to handle this. You’ll have to try harder than that to get your clutches on my free will again.” The chakra blows out of Nobu’s mouth with each word spoken.

A grin can be seen on his face now, and his discomfort seems to have subsided. Closing his eyes again, he seems to dig into Nanabi’s chakra reservoirs once more. A tail begins to form from the chakra, slowly, until it is a few feet long. The chakra around his hands seems to grow and Nobu forms what look to be chakra appendages, not unlike those Koroshi had demonstrated before, but distinctly different. They seemed more… insect-like. Instead of having many 'fingers' for grasping it only had two. The chakra horn on his head seems to form another horn, now two in total though one is clearly much more prominent. This transformation seemed to be under Nobu’s control as well, much to his delight. He was doing it, but how much more of this could he handle?

He uses his newly formed chakra limbs to try and grab a rock like Koroshi had done earlier. It was surprisingly difficult, despite him making it look so easy just a little bit ago. After fumbling with the 'claws' for several minutes he finally manages to pick up a smaller rock. Before pressing forward and trying to pull out even more of the seven tails chakra, Nobu looks to Koroshi he gives a nod before asking the next question. “Should I push this? Should I try and focus more of Nanabi’s power into myself?” Nobu didn’t say this with any of the concern he had before infusing himself with the bijuu’s chakra. There was a confidence in his voice, but he wanted to run this next step of his training by the Kazekage just to be sure.

Hearing Nobu's concerned words, and asking Koroshi if he would watch over him like his brother did before. With a nod Koroshi would lean against the wall, his chakra slowly cooling down from having the nine tails mixed with it. He would then watch as the younger boy begins to breathe in, Koroshi taking this as calming breaths before starting his training again, however Koroshi did not set up the next training just yet. For the time being Koroshi is just going to watch, and make sure that the boy is safe and doesn't hurt himself. After a few breaths the sliver mist begins to return, him quickly filling the cave with it, if it weren't for Koroshi's high resistance, and the boy not mastering the beast yet, he may be in trouble as it is quickly enveloping the air around them. However not long after filling the cave did the wind begin to pour out of it, blowing away in the slight sand storm that is happening outside.


With the boys efforts and chakra sent to the wind, Koroshi views as he sits down on the ground, closing his eyes in frustration. He is about to step in, and offer some words of encouragement, or to offer a new training, but he views as the powder is still flowing out of his mouth,. Seeing this Koroshi takes it as the boy is meditating and decides to see how this will turn out for him, will he begin to gain control, or will the beast begin to take control. However the case Koroshi is there standing by if needed, before long it would seem that the cloud of powder begins to fill the air once more, Koroshi being able to sense the power of the seven tails growing more and more as the powder continues to spray out. While watching Koroshi can see the powder twisting and spinning as it comes out of his mouth, Koroshi's thoughts quickly going to a jutsu that the boy might be working on without truly realizing it.


The chakra continues to build as the boy down lowers his form, getting on all fours as he begins to speak, hearing him speakthe Kazekage nods, for now it seems that he is still in control, but from his wording it seems that he may be fighting for it, while trying to pull more chakra out of the beast. With the chakra building Koroshi sees as it begins to coat his body, however not forming tails just yet, it would seem that the boy is in pain, a pain that Koroshi can recall very well. While having the chakra forced into your tenketsu before you are ready, is like having acid running through your blood stream. He is about to step in to offer aid, but once again stops himself, if he could not take any more then he will ask for help, if he helps before needed then this pain is going to be for nothing.  


Watching closer he sees the boy clutching his head as a chakra like horn is formed from it, before long Koroshi views his eyes begin to change, looking more serious, and like a demon, in stead of the confused boy in pain, seeing this Koroshi begins to ready his chakra around his eyes to activate his sharingan, as it is a known tool for controlling beast, and he wants to make sure he has it ready just in case. Besides that Koroshi continues to watch as the transformation continues.

The boy goes on to speak, saying how he will not succumb to the power, and that he control this amount of chakra, seeing as the boy can still talk clearly is defiantly a good sign, however the powder coming out seems as though it is now out of his control. The tail begins to form, along with another smaller horn that appears on the boys head, the chakra around his arms stretching out as the insect like hands try to grab a small rock, he has trouble at first, but eventually picks it up. He can feel that the chakra is trying to be let out even more, the boy turning to Koroshi to ask if he should keep going "As long as you think you can handle it, just know that I am here if you need me" Koroshi would say with a smile, his words full of confidence, making this horrifying training seem as though it is not as bad, even though if things go to far he could end up losing himself to the beast.

Nobu smiles, and with Koroshi's approval he continues to try and pry more chakra from the beast. So far, Nobu had managed to pull a fair amount of chakra. It was straining at first, but his body had seemed to start to grow more accustomed to the feeling of this surge of Nanabi's foreign chakra. The feeling was the most intense thing Nobu had ever felt, even more so than the last time he had truly drawn on Nanabi's power in this fashion. That was because this feeling wasn't just because he had tapped into it, but also the feelings of pride and accomplishment.

Nobu focuses what is left of his own chakra deep within, hoping for it to merge with more of Nanabi's vast chakra stores. After a few minutes of deep meditative breathing and this chakra control, the silvery mist of powder chakra flows heavily from Nobu's mouth once more. It forms with some of the other residual chakra around Nobu and then finds it's way into the silver cloak. Slowly but surely, this build over the course of several more minutes, until the chakra surrounding Nobu is immense. Two more chakra tails emerge from his lower back that are notably smaller than the first one, but Nobu doesn't seem to want to stop there. Nobu still seems to be in control, though he isn't talking as much as before.

The chakra seemed like it was now flowing easier, and Nobu didn't require as much work to gather it. Nobu was really happy about this, as struggling with the beast for it's chakra all the time was really starting to wear him down. Thinking that he must have reached some new level of mastery had made him oblivious. Seeing only the positive aspect of this removed burden, Nobu thought little of it. He didn't realize that Nanabi was likely doing this intentionally, hoping to overwhelm him with the power and gain influence over his actions once more. 

Nobu makes his way over to the mouth of the cave, hoping to get some fresh air. Taking in deep breaths, he continues to pour out the powder chakra at an unprecedented rate. With Nanabi's "limiter" removed, Nobu was quickly tapping into more power than he could handle. Again, two chakra tails quickly emerge from his back, this time causing a painful burning sensation. Nobu winces as he lets out a grunt of pain but he wasn't going to stop. He had to work through the pain. He had to show Nanabi that he wasn't weak, that he could handle whatever Nanabi would throw at him. 

Focusing on his chakra once more he tries to form the final tails of his cloak, only to find that this is where everything would start to fall apart. Nanabi would choose to make its move now. Managing to drive the remaining two tails out causes immense pain throughout. His whole body felt as though it was on fire now. Nobu falls to the ground in agony as more and more powder chakra forms around him. It doesn't seem to want to swirl around him though instead pouring straight into the seven tails cloak. Barely managing to lift himself off the ground, Nobu mutters in a weak voice "No... I won't.... give in.... I may.... need some he-" Before Nobu can finish his sentence before something stops him. His body begins to rise, not a word escapes his lips, and the silvery chakra around him begins to darken at an astounding rate, black spots forming all over Nobu's body. 

If Nobu couldn't regain control soon, things might turn for the worse....

Koroshi watches as the chakra continues to grow, at first it was rather steady and it seemed like Nobu was forcing it out of the beast, this rate seems normally enough, however he begins to feel it grow at an alarming rate causing Koroshi to worry as two more tails begin to form. Nobu for the most part looks like he is in control, walking to the mouth of the cave to take in a breath of air, the powder now spraying out of his mouth much denser than before due to the higher chakra levels. Only moments later two more tails rip from the cloak, Koroshi now sensing the negative emotions around Nobu, and seeing how he is in pain. Stepping forward Koroshi activates his Enteral Mangekyou Sharingan as he watches the final tails rip from the cloak, Koroshi can now tell that he is in a great deal of pain, but Koroshi for a moment thinks back to when Nobu stopped him from helping before, Koroshi giving it another moment before he steps in. He watches as Nobu falls tot he ground, struggling to try and get up as he begins to speak, however his words are cut short, as he begins to stand up now completely silent. Feeling the aura of hate around the young boy Koroshi is not going to wait a second longer for risk of him injuring himself, or having a fear of the power like Samuru. With his eyes focused on Nobu a bright light begins to fill the area as his chakra begins to fill the air, making what appears to be a barrier that stretches all around them, within this area Nobu deep inside himself should feel something a bit strange, a feeling of hope even though he is being over flowed with demonic chakra, the fact that Koroshi is there should give him strength.

With the field around them Koroshi begins to drain the beasts chakra into himself, while also using this technique to heal the boys body of any burns he might have. Kurama upon feeling Nanabi's chakra inside Koroshi's body begins to have a rush of emotions, anger that the three chakra's are now mixing, and fear for his host that he is now holding two different beast chakra's within his body within a seal to limit the in take "What are you doing!? Do you know what will happen if his chakra gets into your body, it could rip you a part from the inside out!" Kurama says to Koroshi, his word echoing within his mind, however Koroshi ignores his warnings as he continues to drain the chakra, he told Nobu that he would look after him during this training, and that is what he is going to do.

In the past it has been known for Jinchuuriki's to share their beats chakra with others, however this was done with both parties being accepting of it, as well as only a limited amount of chakra being put into them at a time. With Nanabi being in raged and training to take over his host his chakra in stead of fusing and empowering Koroshi's body, it would begin to attack his cells, trying to in a sense poison his body.

Despite the pain Koroshi shouts out to Nobu "You can do this, just remember, this is your body, you are the one that is in control!"

Nobu feels an odd sensation as the darkness envelops him, burning his being to its core. The darkening chakra looks almost as if it were boiling, but Nobu hardly seems to notice. In reality, he was slipping into the background as Nanabi clawed its way to the surface. Nobu had barely clung to what was left of his consciousness, his will to fight back. It was almost gone completely right as Koroshi stepped in to help him.
 
Nobu barely felt the kages presence, though he did feel it. It felt as if he were helping greatly, as Nobu felt a great deal of strain lifted from him. Neither Nobu nor Nanabi were in full control at this point, and Koroshi’s aid had tipped things in Nobu’s favor quite a bit. His eyes regained some life, the blank stare of the beast now fading. He looked into the Sharingan eyes of Koroshi, seeing both the pain and concern on his face. This filled Nobu with another odd feeling. Koroshi wasn’t just saying kind things earlier, he truly meant every word of it. He was placing himself in harm’s way on behalf of Nobu, something that Nobu had never really saw before. Koroshi was willing to risk everything, and for what? For a young shinobi who couldn’t fully control the monster within? Nobu’s heart swelled. He actually cared for my well-being. Then just as this feeling washed over him, Koroshi reminded Nobu that he was the one in control.
 
Feeling a surge of power rip through him, tears begin to fall from Nobu’s cheeks. He was crying. Nobu was actually crying, a concept that was relatively foreign to him. “Thank you, for believing in me.” With this Nobu can feel a drastic shift in his control over Nanabi’s chakra. The chakra begins to lighten, with most of the black spots fading away. The chakra cloak seems much more stable now, and all seven tails can be seen on his back. They appear to look more and more like little wings as Nobu refocuses on control. “I have something that you don’t Nanabi! I have friends that support me, and with them I will master you, whether you accept this or not. Maybe one day you will see the value in something other than anger or hatred, but until then I will have to force my will upon you and control you. I am sorry.” After focusing his power for several more minutes, Nobu’s chakra reserves begin to fail him. The cloak disappears and he looks as though he is almost about to collapse. Koroshi was keeping him going this far, but he just didn’t seem to have enough energy to keep the cloak out any longer, at least not without worry of a repeated attempt by Nanabi. The attempt would likely be unsuccessful, but Nobu didn’t want to risk it any farther until he regained his strength.
 
Taking in deep breaths, Nobu looked to Koroshi as he wiped away tears. “I’m sorry about that. Thank you, for everything you did. I hope that it didn’t cause you to suffer too much. I know you are a shinobi, and I know you aren’t supposed to show your emotions or feelings, but it was hard not to see the pain in your eyes.” Nobu stands silent, not wanting to press any more than he already had.
 

“Why is it that just as I felt I was gaining control over the chakra, a stronger current of chakra flowed into me and made me start to lose it again?” Nobu looked fairly worried. “I got to a certain point, and then the chakra seemed to become even harder to control, Nanabi wrestling much of my control away…. And What was that dark chakra I noticed as I came to?”

Koroshi continues to drain the beasts chakra from Nobu's body, despite the warnings from Kurama, and him knowing the harmful effects that it can cause to his body, the more he drains it seems the better Nobu becomes, soon his eyes begin to change back to normal, and away from their blank stare. He begins to cry Koroshi thinking on why this is, it is either this being the first act of kindness anyone has shown him, or the pain is too much for him, in some ways Koroshi hopes it is the latter. Not that he wants him to be in pain, but hoped that others have shown him kindness in others ways. A few moments pass and he hears Nobu thanking him, as he speaks however Koroshi's body begins to glow with the beats chakra, a cloak forming around him as four tails begin to form at the back, each one moving around violently. feeling the beasts chakra leaving his body as the power continues to decrees the Kazekage keeps up his jutsu wanting to make sure that the beast does not try to take control again.

Koroshi listens as Nobu begins to speak to the beast now, explaining his power and how he has friends on his side, allowing to push back against him, and that he will one day control his power as well. This making Koroshi feel better and that the boy hasn't lost hope, or that he is too scared to move on, in stead this seems to have given him more courage to move forward. A few moments after the words are spoken Koroshi sees the cloak leave him, as Nobu looks very weak, and like he is about to collapse. Despite the pain Koroshi is going through and seeing that the beast is no longer endangering him, Koroshi now focuses his dojutsu to replacing any lost chakra, while also healing any wounds that he might have taken during the transformation. Happy with the outcome and that he did not get fully taken over Koroshi lets out a bit of a sigh, however his happiness is over taken by the boys net words, and how he describes a shinobi, he thinks that they aren't supposed to show emotion or feelings, this is a very dangerous thought to have in this word, yes showing the wrong emotions can endanger you in a fight, but not showing things compassion can also be just as dangerous, and can make this world even worse than it is.


Exhaling a deep breath after healing all of Nobu's wounds Koroshi turns off his enteral mangekyou Sharingan before speaking "Nobu, showing emotions and feelings is what separates us from the tailed beasts, yes showing weakness or fear in the face of the enemy can be dangerous, however not showing any emotions can cause just as many problems. It does not make you any less of a shinobi, nor does it make you weak to show your feelings." As Koroshi speaks he cannot help but think of who might have trained this boy at first, or who put these thoughts into his head. When we get back to the village he will need to make sure that he learns from some of his best and brightest so that he can not only grow in strength, but also in the way of Suna.

Should the boy continue to speak with his chosen words Koroshi would go on to explain what just happened, and what that black chakra was "The reason for that was the beast wanted you to release a lot of his chakra so that he could try to control you easier, the more of its chakra that you are allowing to flow through your body the easier it will be for it to fight for control. The darker chakra that you saw was the second stage of the cloak transformation, it is called version two. During this form the user can feel a great deal of burning to their skin, and the cloak will take on a more beast like form, allowing it to have more influence over your actions." Koroshi says as he speaks about how the beast started to take control, as well as what the black chakra was, having gone through this pain before he knows what he went through and it made it easier for him to take that pain onto himself in stead. As they are taking the tails start to vanishes one at a time, before the cloak breaks a part, leaving Koroshi in his normal state

Nobu looks on in amazement. This man had not only been able to help Nobu fend off the cotrol Nanabi was trying to exert, but he also managed to dull all of the pain and replenish almost all of Nobu's chakra reserves. Was there no end to the astounding ability of the kazekage? 

Feeling rejuvenated Nobu would listen to Koroshi's next words about emotions and take them to heart. So compassion separated us from the Bijuu within? Maybe that was why he had felt such a surge of strength fighting back against Nanabi, but these words had gone completely against everything that his former mentor had taught him. Hearing the words as though they were said just yesterday, he begins to remember his training...

A man stands before Nobu, no headband to reveal his land of origin. All you can see is a dark black cloak covering the majority of his body. Dark hair and a cold expression were the only features Nobu could remember clearly. Nobu was standing there, crying for some reason. In a swift motion a hard slap with the back of his hand knocks Nobu to the ground. Nobu looks up terrified at the man. "There is no room for emotion on the battlefield, and despite what you think everywhere is a potential battlefield, boy, even here. Emotions only get in the way, either clouding ones judgement or leaving a weak spot for others to exploit and use against you. This is common knowledge among true shinobi, now get up child." Nobu wipes the tears from his eyes and stands. "On the battlefield feelings only get in the way. Use that puny little brain of yours and think for a moment. What would happen on the battlefield if you hesitate?" Nobu thought for a moment, "Well, you could leave yourself vulnerable...." Raising his voice at the young child, he screams "If you hesitate you die! Vulnerability is asking for a blade to the throat, boy! An enemy is just that. If they turn their blade to you, the only way to know they will never attack you again is to end their pathetic lives. Anything less is only showing them that you are weak, and a shinobi is not to show any weakness!" Nobu felt as though this was wrong, feeling that one did not need to kill to survive, but he didn't speak up for fear of being hit again. Turning around he barks to young Nobu, "Don't worry, you'll learn this reality soon enough. Now lets go." Nobu sprints to catch up to the man, his small legs having to do twice the work.


Nobu eyes carried a deep sadness as he thought back to those times. Looking up at Koroshi he would walk just smile, holding back what looked like tears. "Thank you, Lord Kazekage. I will have to remember that." This man so far had shown him the most kindness he had seen since he lost his parents, and Nobu would be forever grateful.

Due to his renewed strength, Nobu was ready once again to begin his training to control Nanabi. He had to work on this 'second stage' of his mastering the tailed beast. At first Nobu couldn't help but worry. A scratching at the back of his mind, the thoughts of losing control. Pushing those worries from his thoughts, he thought back to Koroshi. Knowing that Koroshi was here and would do anything to help him gave him a steely resolve and would likely be the reason Nobu would master the bijuu if he managed to. Closing his eyes he begins to think about positive feelings, like those he had with his parents and now the feelings he had developed towards Koroshi. Anger and rage were only enabling Nanabi to tighten its hold over Nobu, allowing the beast to control his body as if he were a marionette. This was something that Nobu would no longer stand for. This time, Nobu began mustering up the chakra like before, but instead of trying an aggressive approach he sits and meditates. It seems to take noticeably longer this way but Nobu didn't even so much as flinch while the silvery powder chakra enveloped him. His body was radiating with the chakra, and without so much as even a word each tail manages to form along the back of Nobu's chakra cloak. Things seemed to be different this time. Instead of the tails flailing around, they seem much more calm and there is much less "wasted" chakra swirling about him. The tails along his back even have a more defined look, as they now appear to resemble the wings of an insect instead of small globs of chakra. The two horns on his head were also there, and the cloak had started to resemble the form of Nanabi. 

Throughout all of this Nobu didn't speak a word or even fidget. His focus was only on completing the task at hand without allowing Nanabi to take even an inch. Opening his eyes, Nobu looks to Koroshi once more. "This is the extent on which I can draw chakra without strain it would seem. Anything more and I could have a repeat of last time, but I am confident that all will be well with you here." Nobu smiles before closing his eyes once more and mustering an even greater amount of chakra than before it starts to violently spin around him. He was once again completely surrounded by this swirling cyclone of powder. 

Inside the skin all over Nobu had begun to burn and felt as though it were at a rolling boil. Tearing away the skin, black spots could be found underneath. The density of the powder made sight difficult, but emerging from this 'cocoon' of chakra was what had looked like Nobu with a much darker cloak. His body looked as though it was covered in a layer of black chakra that seemed to appear as some kind of armor... no, a hard carapace almost. Opening his eyes they convey that Nobu was fighting an internal struggle with Nanabi now. Only the main tail had fully seemed to convert to this now blackening color, his remaining tails slowly darkening in time. Nobu's body was shaking, but he manages to hold back Nanabi's unrelenting rage, at least for now anyway.

As the actions of healing him were done, and Koroshi speaks he can see a mix of emotions in Nobu's eyes, he seems happy and safe from his actions of taking the beasts rage, but he can tell that when he gave him advise that possibly past memories might have resurfaced, and caused him great stress. Despite this Nobu seems to want to push on as he puts up a brave face. After thanking him he begins to meditate again, at first Koroshi is about to stop him, wanting him to allow his body to rest some and so that he can have some time to clear his head, however it seems as though he is very calm, his chakra I steady and he is not sensing any negative emotions from him. With this Koroshi leans against the rock wall, allowing Nobu to try again, watching over him and prepared to drain the beasts Koroshi out of him if need be again, no matter the danger. Knowing this Kurama growls in Koroshi's head, preparing himself to over flow his body with his own chakra to counter any negative effects Nanabi's chakra might have on him.


Koroshi watches as they powder begins to fill the room once more, this time however it seems more controlled and easy, the cloak slowly forming around him one at a time until the cloak is fully formed, the tails, or in this case wings flowing behind him as the horns form on his head. His body is still calm and he doesn't seem to be in as much stress as before, this may be that Nanabi lost some of its chakra when he failed to take over his body. Hearing Nobu's words and the trust that he put in him makes Koroshi smile and giving him even more determination to protect him from the beasts grasp. "Just remember, you hold the key, he cannot take control unless he gets through you first. I believe in you" Koroshi says as he watches him close his eyes once more, focusing on drawing out more chakra, his wings no longer flowing like before, in stead they begin to become more violent much like the rest of his chakra. He can sense the pain as the burning would now sink in, his cloak being changed to look much darker, one of his tails being infected by this darker chakra, showing the increased power. The powder around them being thicker by the second from the increase in chakra, as the presence of the beasts draws near, with the new form and pain Nobu eyes open showing the struggle that he is now facing, and that the beast is trying to take control, the other tails threatening to change to the darker color at any moment.


Waiting for when he is needed Koroshi stands by, having his chakra ready to flow into his eyes at a moments notice to keep him in control and from turning into the beast

The blackening chakra was intensifying, and Nobu lets out a grunt of pain once again. He had no idea how painful all of this would have been, but pain was something that you could put behind you. It was something that was really a matter of pushing it from your mind and not letting it control your actions. Pain, pain was something Nobu had been used to, something that he had grown to ignore most of the time. But this, this was different. It wasn’t the intense hot feeling of a blade after you have been cut, it wasn’t the dull throb of a bruised area after being hit hard by a fist. It was an intense burning feeling, not just on the outer layer of his body. No, this pain was burning him throughout, almost as if he were being burned by a hellish inferno. Nobu’s flesh felt like it could just peel off.
 
Despite this, Nobu had a decent grasp on the power. His body was shaking, the power reverberating through every single part of his body. This was only the beginnings of his transformation, Nanabi refusing to give up on grasping control out of Nobu’s hands once more. Was there no limit to the amount of fight in this Bijuu. Nobu had been fighting it for what felt like an eternity now, but despite every ‘success’ he had achieved Nanabi would settle for a moment, and then push even harder for control as Nobu tapped into more of its power. It was almost as if Nanabi’s struggle for control was actually getting stronger as Nobu pulled more chakra from it instead of it weakening from it. The Bijuu had what felt like a limitless amount of power and Nobu was barely holding back what he could of it.
 
Nobu could feel it though. The power was slowly but surely wearing away from him. His defenses were starting to dull to the constant current of chakra Nanabi was giving. The erosion of these barriers were weakening them to the point of destruction nearly. Nobu struggled to hold back Nanabi’s influence, but he had finally cracked through enough to begin to assume control.
 
Nobu’s eyes begin to change, beginning to take on a dark red color. The second of the cloaks tails were now turning black, and his body begins to tense up, the chakra enhancing his body to even higher levels of power. Nobu can feel the rage swelling, becoming harder and harder to resist. The sheer destructive nature of the Bijuu and these intense feelings were astounding.
 
Nobu felt like he had to vent some of it out. He had to find something to smash.  Maybe that would help alleviate some of these thoughts and feelings. Nobu slams his fist now completely surrounded by the blackened chakra into the wall next to him, cracking a bit of the rock. That felt good, but he still had this desire to destroy. The insect-like chakra claws shoot outwards from Nobu, destroying even more rock in a flurry of crushing blows. The cave itself was starting to shake at the ferocity in which Nobu’s flurry had behind it, each hit weakening the wall more and more. At this rate it wouldn’t be long until the cave would collapse in on itself. Nobu didn’t really concern himself with this. This venting should be helping, but it isn’t.
 
His thoughts become shorter and come at an incredible pace.
 
“Wall not enough. What else? Person? Village?” Nobu quickly darts his head around. “Man!” The thoughts were difficult to sort through, as was clear thought. He barely recognized Koroshi at this point. He knew that it wasn’t going to be easy to maintain himself, but this was far worse than he had thought. Just then yet another tail had grown dark, and then two more. This placed the total amount of black chakra tails to five.  Nobu felt as if he were just a passenger now, traped within his own body but paralyzed and unable to stop the beast. In an instant, Nobu would dash over, looking almost as if he were going to attack the Kazekage. Koroshi would easily tell that the beast was directing things now it seemed.
 
Nobu would launch an attack with his claws at the Kage, only to stop short and fall to the ground, convulsing with pain. Placing blackened hands on his head, he continues to flail about. An internal struggle was now taking place, completely within the confines of Nobu’s psyche. “You won’t hurt anyone, especially not HIM!”

…Interesting…
…Just remember, even this knowledge is power, boy…
 

Still shaking, the black chakra begins to fade once more, leaving Nobu stunned. The young boy wasn’t moving. Nanabi wasn’t going easy on his body, and Koroshi would have his work cut out for him in tending to his various burns and wounds, cuts and tears all over his arms and likely along the remainder of his body as well. Nobu lies there unmoving, slowly trying to snap back into reality as he subconsciously continues to force the Bijuu back into the darkness of his mind.

Wanting to give Nobu enough time to grow and to control his power on his own to gain the respect, and to be able to force the beast back down if he was not around, Koroshi allows the boy to fight for control, seeing as though his eyes have not glossed over yet, he takes it as a good sign and watches as he begins to transform even more. It was hard for Koroshi to stand back and to not heal him when he can feel how much pain he is in, as well as knowing that same pain himself, all he wants to do right now is to force all of the chakra out of him, heal his wounds and call the training for today, however if he does stop, it would be hurt for them to get back to this point again, having time where they are safe away from the village, and able to train under the cover of a sand storm. Despite this however the moment Koroshi feels things have gone to far he is going to make sure that Nobu is safe, even though he has not known him for long, spending this time training, seeing his personality, fears, and past unfolding has brought the two closer together, that and seeing as the two are both the owners of powerful tailed beasts means they connection on a different level, being able to understand each others pain.

As the thoughts swirl around in Koroshi head, so does the powder as it flies about the air, filling the cave and trying to force its way out into the store, which due to the increased power of the beast it is able to do rather easily, and it is growing stronger by the moment. Along with the increase in power Koroshi can sense great malice as the beast fights for control, releasing more and more of its power as it tries to become whole once again. Before long it seems that the beast is beginning to influence his actions as he begins to slam his fists into the cave walls, leaving cracks on them as his chakra cloak continues to deepen in color. That not being enough destruction he watches as the insect like claw formed from the cloak lashes out, destroying even more rocks in a few blows, causing the pebbles to shoot around about the cave, which is not shaking from the pressure of the demon as its fury , as it tries to break through the walls. Knowing the caves and how these not reinforced Koroshi knows that they will not last much longer. it is not too much of a worry as he knows that he would be able to get both of them out before either of them get hurt, however he would prefer not to destroy a land mark left here by animals of the desert, or maybe even the people that first came to Suna, he will need to make sure to fix that once the training is over.

His Malice growing even more Koroshi watches as Nobu turns around, his eyes glossed over as he looks at him, Koroshi activating his eternal mangekyou sharingan as he stares down the beast influenced Nobu. After a few silent moments Koroshi watches as the cloaked boy rushes toward him, much faster then what Koroshi thought the boy would be able to move at, at this point. Preparing himself Koroshi puts his hands to his side and begins to walk toward Nobu, reading himself to counter the beast and to force him into submission so that he can steal the chakra away, however just before he gets to the beast it lashes out at him his attack falling short before he falls to the ground, convulsing in pain, he can tell that this is Nobu fighting back against the beasts control "Nobu you can do it, this is your body! Fight for control and do not give him an inch, I believe in you!" Koroshi says hoping to get through to the real Nobu, and to let him know that he is still here, and to hopefully give him strength.


After a few moments have passed Koroshi watches as the cloaked boy shakes, the cloak and chakra slowly returning inside of his body, leaving the boy covered in the wounds from the chakra burning his skin. Seeing that he was able to force back the beast and how much pain he is in, Koroshi begins to flow his chakra into the boy, refilling lost chakra to replenish his stamina, while also treating each one of his burns, healing them very quickly, and without a burn. His whole body should feel as though a numbing agent has been applied to it to sooth any left over discomfort. While doing this Koroshi would walk forward, kneeling down next to Nobu as he places a hand on his head, letting him fully feel his presence as his aura fills the cave around them, shining brightly outside of it.


He would stay by Nobu's side until he calms down, allowing him to speak first about what he might have saw or heard so that Koroshi can offer guidance. Regardless of what he says however, Koroshi is starting to feel like they should end their beast training now, before he gets too wounded. His goal is to help the boy, not to torture him by having a beast rip him a part from the inside out over and over again.