Ookami

-Chapter 1-

My nose twitched in response to the new sent in the air. We had come down from Kaminari no Kuni in hopes of finding clues that might have lead us to Paradise. Our lord had brought us down here to Konohagakure saying he had finally located Paradise, however it was not to be so. When we arrived on the spot he had designated we found nothing but bodies and blood, the land torched and scarred. He had become enraged, destroying the land and creating natural destruction on a scale we could only imagine. The people of the land thought he had come to destroy them and so came and, somehow defeated him. We had just come down, after three years of waiting to see if the clearing had changed and if there was any sign of our lord. We had found neither at the moment, but the sent on the wind brought promise to us all.

There was Tsuki, the only female, who was older than Kakou and me. In her true form she was a pure white that shined like her name, but as of now she wore baggy brown pants, a white t-shirt, and a blue trench coat. Her hair was the same color now as her fur would be but it did not make her look old. She had a soft face that conveyed kindness but could turn dark and as merciless as our lord when angered. She had developed a fascination with human trinkets and as of now she had two circle blue earrings in both her ears as well as five silver loop bracelets on her left forearm.

Then there was Kakou who would have glimmered as red as our lord if he were to change right now, but for now he kept his appearance with baggy black pants and a long sleeve blood red shirt. He had come to despise the humans who had defeated our lord but at least tolerated them enough not to attack them. His hair was a black that almost sucked up the light which only made him scarier with his blood red eyes.

Me you ask, I am Shoushi and would be black as night in the form that left me feeling totally free. I had baggy black pants, a black long sleeve shirt, and a black zip up hoody that I usually left down. My hair contradicted with my fur in a brilliant white that I hated to have cut and so it hung in front of my eyes and to the back of my neck.

However back to the smell, it seemed the others of our pack had also picked the scent and with a quick nod of our heads we raced through the alleyways that would only become lightened when the moon was high and staring down at the vast world. Our pace quickened when the smell of blood reached our noses and when we finally came upon the sight our blood began to boil. Kakou reacted the most aggressively as he immediately began to swear up a storm while I could only clench my fists in anger and swear revenge upon the uncaring hum... no they couldn't be called human, they were demons. Tsuki was the only one who seemed know what to do so I only watched as she slowly moved towards the shivering blond boy whose blue eyes widened further at her advance. She stopped when she saw his reaction and turned around and glared dangerously at Kakou when the boy yet again flinched to one of his louder cursing. She turned back when he stopped and instead began looking down the alleyways in hopes of finding the... things that did this.

He flinched and tried to back further into the corner of the alley when Tsuki finally rested a hands softly on his whiskered cheek. He was naked, allowing us to see the injuries clearly on his body that was steadily loosing blood. I could see Tsuki's eyes soften even from here as she gently began to hum a melody that we all instinctual knew. His eyes remained on her for a time before slowly beginning to sag and then finally closing as her hand remained firmly placed in the same spot.

She pulled away slowly, her hand lingering on his whisker marks before she removed her coat and wrapped it around him and pulling him to her chest all the while continuing the slow soft melody. With a swift nod to me and Kakou we began to quickly make our way out of this disgusting place. The walls of the city proved no challenge as we cleared it with a single bound before continuing on into the forest that surrounded the city we would forever remember as Onigakure.

He awoke slowly but quickly became aware of his surroundings and sat up with a start. He probably would have began bawling or ranting hysterically at us had Tsuki not immediately placed him in her lap and once again began her soft humming. As it was he was surprised before calming and leaning into her gentle embrace.

"Little one," I started, hoping to keep him from screaming or panicking, "what is your name."

"I... I'm Uzumaki Naruto," he stated, his voice ragged and harsh, no doubt from the screaming and crying he would have done during his beating. What amazed us however was that his injuries had healed leaving unmarred skin in its wake a few hours outside the city.

"Are you a Mitsukai," he asked when he suddenly turned to Tsuki. Her melody stopped and she lent forward and kissed him gently on the forehead before pulling him tighter in to her embrace, much to his enjoyment.

"Iie," she said softly, her voice easily sounding angelic to someone who was not used to it.

"So I'm not dead," he asked again, this time with a hint of sadness in his voice.

"Iie," once again her voice floating softly to him as she began to run her hands through his hair.

"Naruto-kun, you are like us," I said, drawing his attention away from the hands running through his hair to me.

"Like you," he asked hesitantly, pausing between words.

"Yes we can smell our blood in you, the blood of our lord" I said hoping desperately that he wouldn't panic.

"Your lord," he asked again. This time it was Kakou who spoke.

"Yes," he started, as he began on the only subject he found enjoyment when discussing. "He was a great animal that towered over the tallest trees with nine flowing tails that twisted and turned in a way that count entrap the soul at the mere sight. His fur shone like the fires of the setting sun on a hot summer eve or the last of the burning coals in a fire. He had a face that comforted our kind whenever he set his gaze upon us and we thrived in his glowing warmth. In battle he was so great that no other could lay paw, claw, or tail on him. His eyes burned into our enemies soul and brought fear into their hearts. He gave us confidence when he howled out his battle cry and gave us more courage to fight on with every enemy he struck down. He will forever be remembered as the greatest of our lords." By the end of his speech the boy's eyes were wide and he seemed fully entrapped in the tale that was being told by an overly devoted follower, not that we all were, he just showed it more than others.

"And, you can smell his blood in me," he asked softly.

"Yes, you are one of the Tsukikora. A proud an ancient race that has been forgotten in the throws of time" Kakou stated almost forcefully until he looked at the saddened face of Naruto who quickly tucked himself into Tsuki's embrace.

"You have been mistreated here in this vile village. Leave it behind and travel with us as we search for the Paradise our lord was said to have found," I said softly as Tsuki once again began to hum.

"And what does that mean." I gave a quick look to Kakou before we both transformed. He clutched tighter to Tsuki before turning his eyes to her when she said one simple word.

"Ookami." She said before she began to transform and with her slowly Naruto to began to take the shape of a wolf. He was small barely up to our knees in our transformed state and he looked like Tsuki's own kin as his own white fluffy fur puffed out every which way. His sky blue eyes stared our from his shivering, curled up form. He calmed down significantly when Tsuki wrapped her body around him. Kakou and I watched as his eyes closed and once again he drifted off to sleep before laying down with him and together we all drifted off into our own dreams of Paradise.

A/N: What do you think of the revision. Their were some slight changes to the story line. The major change was that they don't know that their lord is sealed inside of Naruto. Another is that they're from Kaminari no Kuni. Unfortunately for all of you who read the previous three chapters and really wanted that Naruto/Haku pairing, I need to take it out. I like Haku and everything I just don't do the Wave arc well and I'm trying to stay away from it. If you want to see something that deals with wave then check out my 'Happily Insane'. Please tell me what you think of the small changes and wait for me to go through the next chapter which will be posted at the same time as this one since the update thing for fan fiction doesn't cover chapter replacements. May the blessings of Rei Ayanami be upon you.

Vocab:

Konohagakure-Village hidden in the leaves

Tsuki-Moon

Kakou-Firelight

Shoushi-Midnight

Onigakure-(roughly) Village of Demons

Mitsukai-Angle or I would believe Angles

Iie-No

Tsukikora-(roughly) Moon Children

Kaminari no Kuni-Land of Lightning

Ookami-Wolf

Again Review and may the blessings of Rei Ayanami be upon you.