The Pack Life

Summary: Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuuga, and Gaara Subaka all are abused in their villages and are in need of help if they are ever to survive to be ninja's. Yumi Taishio is Princess of the West Beta to the Pack of the West. She adopts the three pups as her own raising them in the tradition of her pack. For the three pups who never knew the meaning of the word family they are about to become part of the strongest family in all of the Elemental lands. Follow the pups as they learn how to be the strongest in the Elemental lands. STRONG Naruto/Gaara/Neji

Chapter one Meeting the pups

A girl stood on top of a mountain her golden eyes shining in the moonlight. She had her long silver hair pulled up into a ponytail tied with a golden comb with rubies in it. She had two purple marks on each cheek and a purple mark over each eye. She had a blue crescent moon in the center of her head. She wore a gold and black kimono with black armor over her chest. She had a sword hanging at her side with a golden hilt. As the wind shifted she turned to face the man beside her who looked just like her.

"Father the pup is near" she said pulling out a black and gold fan like her mother's.

"Take Bankotsu with you daughter. Retrieve your pup and return to camp."

She took off flying towards the woods where she heard the terrified whimpers of a child and the angry shouts of the adults chasing him. One after another stone hit the boy in the head. The boy looked frightened covering his red hair with his hands trying to protect his head.

Gaara's POV

"Mother" I whimpered as I crashed through the trees. I could hear the men behind him following me angrily. 'Do not be scared pup I'll protect you if you get close to death' the voice in my head said in a motherly tone as the men caught up with me.

I gasped as I fell and the blows started to rain down on me. Suddenly the blows stopped and I looked up to see a girl standing above me. 'MASTER. That is the Lady of the West Princess Yumi Daughter of the Lord of the West Sesshomaru no-taishio. She will save you she is said to have a kinder heart than her father just like the human girl Sesshomaru adopted years ago and the human who walks by his side now as alpha female Kagome Higerashi Taishio the Priestess of the Shikon jewel. When she talks to you show her the upmost respect' my mother said in awe at the woman in front of me.

Normal POV

He looked up surprised when the rocks stopped coming. There in front of him stood a girl her long silver hair flowing in the breeze. Her body was engulfed in the black and gold kimono that she wore and the black armor plate covering her chest looked deadly with the black spikes rising from the shoulders and the center of the chest. She was glaring at the men and women in front of her.

"So tell me what has the pup done that you would harm him so" she asked looking at the people who had their hands raised ready to throw more rocks at the boy.

"Move woman before you are associated with the demon and we kill you as well." The lead man said boldly stepping forward.

"You humans disgust me so. Attacking a helpless pup for the crimes of his father. Chasing a child from his home is wrong. We demon's as you humans call us do not abandon our children or the children of others. The crime you have just committed is illegal in the west in witch you now reside. Go back to your leader and tell him the child is under the protection of the Taishio's. The pup is now property of Sesshomaru Inu-no-Taishio Lord of the West and his Pack." She turned around and bent to pick up the boy only to be stopped by a man throwing a dagger at her. All you heard was the clang of metal as a halberd stopped the dagger from even touching the girl.

"Thank you Bankotsu. Hand me the dagger" she said as she turned around again.

"Who are you to offer the protection of the Taishio pack girl? Silly little girl needs bodyguards to protect her" the man who had thrown the dagger said grinning.]

"I am Yumi Inu-na-Taishio daughter of Sesshomaru Inu-no-Taishio. Princess of the west. The reason these men where brought with me was not to protect me it was to protect the pup while I fought you if it came down to it. You're so stupid the dagger you threw would have hit my armor and have gone no where. Bankotsu only intervened because he is my mate to be. That gives him the right to disobey a direct order from me if he sees the need to protect me." With that said she threw the dagger with perfect precision and knocked the man's head clean off his shoulders. "Tell your leader if he comes after the boy he to will suffer the same fate. Yumi of the Taishio Beast Clan has spoken."

"Do you dare threaten our leader" growled the leader of the group.

"Tell your leader he owes a tribute to the Lord of the West for this Discretion on his lands. Ten young ladies and ten young men sent to the castle of the west at the beginning of each year for the next six years shall cover it. The first time your payment is late we shall come and destroy your village leaving only enough alive to regret not paying the tribute. I dare you to cross us again the next time I will not be so lenient. After all we do control the Band of Seven" with that last statement she picked up the boy caring him into the woods.

"You did a good job Daughter the servants though will probably not be needed." Sesshomaru said his golden eyes looking at the trembling boy in his daughter's arms.

"He is your pup you shall be responsible for his training and bringing up. Kagome shall help you if you need it for now lets put the pup to bed he looks like he could fall asleep standing up." Sesshomaru said walking off.

"Young pup what is your name" she asked as she sat him down on a mat beside the twins of Sango and Mirouku.

"Gaara Subaka Master" he said looking up at her fearfully.

"You don't have to call me that pup you are now my pup to raise and care for. You belong to me. You may call me Mother or mom anything else is not allowed understood" she asked looking at the frightened boy. When he nodded she smiled at him and kissed his forehead and smiled at him. "Goodnight son sleep well"

She then walked over to her adopted mother Kagome who was sitting beside the fire gazing into the flames holding the small baby booty she had given her son Touji before her mate had kidnapped her son and run off with the dead priestess. Kagome had her long black hair pulled into a ponytail and her golden kimono was glistening in the firelight.

"Mother" she said gently sitting down beside her and pulling her into a hug. "We will find him one day you know it. For now you can help me raise Gaara and the other two we are going to retrieve"

"I know Yumi" was all she said. The two sat like that for a while before they both went to sleep.

A week later

A small boy was running through the woods outside his compound his father had just died in the place of his uncle the head of the Hyuuga clan and he had been branded with the seal mark of the branch family. As he ran he wondered what would happen when they found him there was no way he could get away from them not as long as he was in Kohana. While he was running he wasn't watching where he was going and ran into someone. He flinched expecting to be hit. When nothing happened he was shocked and opened his eyes to see a girl with long silver hair and golden eyes. A boy with red hair and the kanji for love carved on his head was clinging to her leg and looking at him.

"Come boy you are now a part of the Taishio Pack" she said as she turned to go. He ran following her scared of what she would do to him when she got where ever it was they where going.

"Mam where are we going" he asked timidly" looking up at her when she stopped outside a camp.

"We are going to the camp of the Taishio's Lord of the West. You are going to be my pup meaning my child. You shall call me mother or mom this is your new brother Gaara you will respect him and everyone at camp especially my Father and Mother am I understood" he nodded and she bent down and picked him up caring him into the camp.

"Once your new pup has rested we can head for Kohana to pick up the last one." Kagome said looking at the young boy with brown hair and a curse mark on his forehead. "It seems we will need to put a barrier around this one when we enter the village someone has put a curse mark on him to control him." She looked down at the boy who looked terrified. "What is your name child it's ok nobody here will hurt you your mother and I would not allow it"

"Neji Mam" he whispered cuddling against the soft fur that was draped across him.

She smiled at him and tucked him into bed. Before turning to look at his new mother. "Your mate to be is looking for you as is your father" She said as she gently untangled the red haired boy from his mother's leg. The boy whimpered and started to sniffle.

"Stay here with your brother Gaara I will return don't worry. I will not abandon you." she smiled as she pulled her sword sheath and all from her obi and handed it to him. "Now you no I shall return for you I never leave my sword long" she said as she kissed the boy on the head.

When she had left he turned to the boy Gaara he thought was his name and asked "Is she nice or does she beat you"

The boy turned his head to him and shook his head. "She has never hit me out of anger the punishments of the pack is left up to the Alpha Sesshomaru. She takes very good care of me. Sometimes I think she really loves me." He said looking down at her sword. "She saved me from a mob that wanted to kill me they consider her and her kind demons I think that humans are demons."

"Thank you Gaara" Neji replied looking at him before he closed his eyes before he fell asleep he heard Gaara say we're brothers now Neji I hope you are better than my last one.

Meanwhile with Yumi

Yumi walked up behind Bankotsu and looked at him. "What do you want Bankotsu" she asked. He turned around and looked at her.

"When will you allow me to mate you Yumi? What do I have to do to prove to you that I am worthy of being your mate?"

"You will have me when you can prove that you want me for me not for my power and not for my title. You can have me when you show that you are willing to accept my pups. You can have me when you accept that I am female and will not bow down to any male but father. You will never have my submission I am my Father and Mother's daughter we Taishio's do not submit to none but our Alpha and I will be the next Alpha. I am the heir not you" She said as she turned to walk away "Remember every Snowflake creates a snowstorm and every snowstorm creates a blizzard. I am a force to reckoned with Bankotsu remember this" she said as she walked away leaving her mate to be in shock.

"Yes Father" she said as she walked up to him where he sat conversing with Sango and Mirouku's first son Tji about battle tactics.

"I see you spoke to Bankotsu. We are heading to Kohana to retrieve the last pup and then we shall leave to train them and in six years we will return to the village to allow them to be ninjas in the village and we shall settle down here in our compound when we do you will need to Announce that you are going to mate Bankotsu though I don't suggest letting him run over you. You are my daughter never submit to a man" he said.

"I will never submit to him father. And shall we gather the newest pup in a week give the new pup time to adjust."

A week later

Sesshomaru, Kagome, Yumi, Gaara, and Neji entered Kohana first thing on Saturday morning. Sesshomaru and Kagome headed to the Hokage tower. While Yumi and her pups headed towards the ninja academy.

Naruto Uzumaki looked around him he felt like someone was looking at him. He sighed he would be joining his only friend Kiba Inuzuka at his compound in a half hour but until then he had nothing to do. He had no home to go to. He wasn't allowed in the academy after hours. So he had no clue where to go. He gasped as a silver haired woman stood in front of him a red haired boy clinging to one leg a brownish blue haired boy clinging to her other. Her golden eyes glanced down at him.

With Sesshomaru and Kagome at the Hokage's tower

"Halt who goes there" an ANBU in black outfit with a hawk mask.

"Step aside human we are here to see the Hokage" Sesshomaru said. When he didn't move Sesshomaru glared at him and allowed poison to seep into his claws.

"Let me handle this My Lord. We are Sesshomaru and Kagome Taishio of the West we are here to see the Hokage now step aside now or face the wrath of my Lord" Kagome said coldly ever since her son had been kidnapped by her so called mate she had grown cold towards everyone except her pack.

Soon enough they where seated in the office of the Hokage. "We are here to make a deal. We are taking Naruto Uzumaki and Neji Hyuuga from this village for six years for training. When we return we shall set up camp here in our compound. We shall have a seat on the council and both boys shall be placed in our care as the children of our daughter Yumi Taishio along with one Gaara Subaka. In return you will have the strongest clan and the Lord of the West in your village as protection. Do we have a deal" she asked.

"Lord Sesshomaru you allow this human female to speak out of turn in front of her betters are you not going to punish her" he asked raising an eyebrow at the girl. It was said that Sesshomaru allowed none to speak out of turn in his presence yet this girl just had. Personally he thought women were good for nothing except for breeding very few women where good enough to make a good ninja Tsunade being one of the select few.

"This is my Alpha female and adopted mother to my Daughter. She is also the Priestess of the Shikon Jewel Chosen of Amerteratsu do you really wish to mess with her" He asked as he stood "The terms are as she has set take them or leave them either way we win"

The Sandaime started to sweat at the thought of having angered the Shikon maiden it was said that after her mate abandoned her for her preincarnation that was dead she had turned cold. Something inside of her had died being replaced by a cold person. Still the most pure soul out there and chosen of Amerteratsu but she was no longer the loving woman that had traveled with her companions all those years ago. "Yes we shall accept these terms um where do I sign" he asked.

"You don't. You drink of the blood oath it is unbreakable." She said as she sliced her own palm over a cup letting a little bit of her blood drip in the lifted her hand to Sesshomaru who gently licked the wound and then handed her his own hand to witch she did the same before allowing a golden glow to incase his hand healing the cut on his palm. She then reached for the Hokage's who pulled his hand out of her reach.

"Oh no you don't Sesshomaru can do mine your not touching me" he said. The next thing he knew his hand was over the cup and he had a knife in his palm. She yanked it out and watched for a couple of seconds before muttering two choice words ' Close jackass' she mumbled and suddenly his hand stopped bleeding.

"Insult me again old man and you will not see tomorrow do I make myself clear" She asked angrily. At his nod she grinned "Good now drink and repeat after me. I the Sandaime of Kohana swear to abide by the terms set By the Taishio clan and will respect their wishes"

"I the Sandaime of Kohana swears to abide by the terms set by the Taishio clan and will respect their wishes."

"Good. Now you Sesshomaru. I Sesshomaru Lord of the West and Head of the Taishio Clan swear to abide by the terms set by the Taishio clan and to not break these said terms"

"I Sesshomaru Lord of the West and Head of the Taishio Clan swear to abide by the terms set by the Taishio clan and to not break these said terms"

"I Kagome Lady of the West and Head of the Taishio clan swear to abide by the terms set by the Taishio clan and to not break said terms" Kagome said. "Now we are sworn we shall return in six years be ready to be taken by storm" she said as she walked out the door.

With Naruto and the others

"Come Naruto you are going to be my pup" the silver haired woman said.

"Who do you think you are barging over here and ordering me around what is this a cruel joke so that you can get me home and beat me or laugh at me and say that I was so stupid to believe that anyone would want a demon like me" he said ready to attack.

'Kit she is a lady do not speak to her as such. The red haired boy is like you yet see how he clings to her. She is here to take care of you apologize now' the fox in his head said.

'Do not disrespect me as such pup. You are now mine and unless you really want your life to be complicated you will show some respect. Do I make myself clear pup? You will not disrespect your mother in such a fashion am I understood' She said her eyes flashing red as she picked him up by the scruff of his neck.

"Yes Mam, I'm sorry" he whimpered baring his throat to the girl.

"Good come we meet my family and then we leave."

"For how long Mother" he asked still kind of shook up by the anger he saw in her face.

"Six years"

"May I say goodbye to my friend Kiba then please he is my packmate" he said looking up at her hopefully.

"Yes I will allow that." she said grinning at him before picking him up and flying towards the Inuzuka compound.

She arrived and knocked on the door only for it to be opened by a little boy who had spiky brown hair and two red triangles on his face. On his shoulder sat a white puppy who barked at her.

"Say your goodbye's pup we must be on our way soon" she said before she turned her attention `to the barking dog.

'Who are you woman why are you here' the dog barked from the boy's shoulder.

'Yumi and I are taking the pup with me. He is now my pup' She said before noticing the strange looks she was getting from Kiba and Naruto.

"You can understand Akamaru?" they both asked at the same time.

"Well yea I am a dog Beast like my father. She said laughing at their expressions. "Come on Naruto it's time to leave" she said turning towards the door.

"Wait a minute where are you taking my pack member" Kiba asked glaring at the woman in front of him.

"None of your concern pup he is my property now" she said

"The hell he is" Kiba said lunging at her only to be bopped in the head.

About five minutes later and twenty bumps on the head later she was getting frustrated. She pulled out her fan and flicked it open to the first gold spark she then brought it down and the boy was blown through a wall. She closed her fan and turned to walk off only to be stopped by a familure scent. 'There was no way' she thought.

In walked a man with black and silver hair two white dog ears on his head tipped with black and golden eyes. His eyes narrowed at the woman who had just attacked his son. "Who are you wench and why did you attack my son" She shook her head as she turned to face him completely.

"Where is your father" She asked not answering his questions.

"None of your concern wench answer me before I am forced to hurt you" he said not realizing that she was angry.

'INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAAA GET YOUR REAR IN HERE NOW' she yelled in a rage.

Soon a man in a red Kimono top came skidding in his white ears pinned to his head. Behind him stood a black haired human woman who was shivering at the killing intent coming from the woman in the center of the room.

"Gaara, Neji get Naruto and take him outside I'm about to kill my uncle" she said. The two boys scurried to obey rushing out the hole in the wall made by Kiba. "You better have a damn good reason to explain the reason you took off with your son and left mother. You better have a good reason why you chose the walking dead over the living. And above all you better have a good reason you abandoned your Pack and Alpha" she said glaring at him.

"Y-yy Yumi" he whimpered pulling back as she advanced on him.

"Mother is in town right now you have ten minutes to meet us at the village gates with your whole family from oldest son to youngest grandchild on the compound. The whole family better be there do I make myself clear Uncle" she asked as she poked him in the chest. "You better be ready to grovel because I don't think Mother or Father will be in a very forgiving mood" with that she walked out the door calling to the children. Kiba came stumbling in grumbling about disrespectful bitches.

"For the sake of Kami Kiba, Touji be on your best behavior when you meet these people. Your about to meet my Alpha" at this point he gulped. "For the sake of god don't just mind your P's and Q's you better mind your hole dang alphabet" he said as he herded the family into the clan's meeting room and sent up a howl to tell the others to get in there now.

Soon Kagome, Sesshomaru, Yumi, Gaara, Neji, and Naruto had met up at the village gates. Not long after Yumi showed up you could see a crowd coming up the road. Kagome froze as she recognized three of the auras. Sesshomaru turned around and glared at the coming group. Soon the whole group stopped in front of the family.

Inuyasha and kikyou where wearing their everyday clothing while the rest of the clan was wearing their best clothes. Touji stood beside his mate Tsume their son Kiba stood beside his father pouting at the blow he had received at the hands of his cousin from what he had gathered. Hana stood next to her brother. Beside them stood Inuyasha and kikyou twins Kina and Kaki their mates and their three children. Then there was Inuyasha and Kikyou's sons Morko, Kajinko, and Sejiksen plus their mates four children a piece and Morko's new born son. Beside them stood their sisters Kumi and Kuki.

"Kagome" he whimpered as she steeped up to him. She reared her hand back and infusing it with her miko abilities she slapped him as hard as she could. She then turned his head the other way by backhanding him.

"Sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit Sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit boy" she said watching him be pummeled into the ground. "If you didn't have so many children that still needed you I would personally split your mates throat and destroy you. But I will not do that to your children. As such Inuyasha for kidnapping my son and withholding him from me for over twenty-nine years you and your children shall once again be under Sesshomaru's Authority and you and your children shall be relieved of all status you and all of your children will be deemed as slaves of the Taishio household until I, Sesshomaru, or our daughter deam you fit to once again be part of this clan. Touji, his mate and his children shall be the masters of the Inuzuka household and you shall serve them until we return and then we shall decide what to do with you."

"You can't do that only Sesshomaru or Sesshomaru's mate can order the enslavement of pack" Inuyasha said grinning as if he had won the argument. Kikyou was glaring at her reincarnation and all the children where shivering at the rage that was seen on the face of the woman in front of them.

"Do you actually think I sat around waiting for you to return to me. Two years after you left and I had recovered Sesshomaru and I mated I am now Lady of the west and Head of the Taishio clan" she said glaring at him as she turned to her son his mate and her grandpups. She looked at Kiba "What happened to you pup" she asked.

"That girl attacked me" he said looking at Yumi.

"You attacked me first I was just putting you in your place." Yumi said shrugging. "Mother and Father always told me to never allow a male to disrespect me. What do you call lunging at me trying to fight me over taking my son. I could have not allowed you to see him at all" she said grinning as she thumped the boy on the head gently getting a growl from his mother and sister.

"I'm sorry I just was taught that I would be alpha of the pack witch means I have to protect my pack members" Kiba said shivering at the memory of flying through a wall.

"You are not his alpha I am and when he returns I can guarantee that you will be submitting to him and his brothers. But for now we will let it slide. Take care of yourself pup your strong just like your cousin/aunt you'll be a good investment in his pack. Be on the lookout for others who would be a good investment for my sons I'm sure you'll find someone worthy" she knelt before him and nuzzled his face. Before she stood she whispered something in his ear that only her father and her mother heard. "Find him a worthy mate. One that will submit to his Authority but stand by his side when she needs to. Oh and you can't mate until we return. Neither can your sister or any of the clan Mother just enslaved. I leave you in charge of the younger generation. Grow into a fine ninja pup you are a sign of our Packs strength don't fail me pup" she said then stood turning to face her cousin/brother.

"Train your pup well Brother my pup will need strong pack members and he sees your son as his pack already. I'm leaving the safety of my son's pack in your hands don't fail me Brother. For Mother's son or not I WILL put you in your place quickly."

"What did you tell my son? You are not in charge of this pack and I will not tolerate some bitch trying to take over. You will never be my sister" he snarled stepping forward.

"You have been in the presence of your father to long pup. I would suggest asking your Sister's forgiveness before she blows you away with a single swing of her fan. She is as much my Daughter as you are my son and it will be she who takes over after her father not you" Kagome said turning to face him glaring at him for his crude remark about his sister.

"I will fight beside my mate as will our children. She can't beat a pack on her own." Tsume said standing beside her mate.

"Are you crazy mother I am not fighting her again. She makes the knocks I received from Inuyasha seem like flee bites that was nothing" Kiba said standing beside Naruto.

"Then you shall be punished as well" his father said going to swipe at Yumi while his daughter went for the pups.

"Ah ah ah your fight is with me not my pups" she said flicking open her fan to the second gold spark. With a sweep Hana and Tsume where pinned against a wall the wall crashing under the force of the wind. She then turned to her brother and swung a fist at him connecting with his jaw. Two times later his jaw was cracked and his face was bruised. She grinned wickedly "I believe I will try my favorite move" she said flicking it open to the third spark "Dance of Blades" she said swinging the fan with which the wind turned sharper than a knife and sliced him all over. Soon he stumbled to the ground. She sat down on his back and slapped him on the head with her fan. "Apologize" she said.

"I'm sorry sister I shall submit to your orders" he grunted out his pretty little ears pinned to his head. She grinned and patted him on the head gently and rubbed his puppy ears.

"Healing Breeze" she said as she swiped the fan once again only this time instead of a deadly force coming out a gentle breeze blew through the village healing the three people that she had attacked. "We will return in six years. Your pup better be ready" she said before she and her family walked out of the village.

A/N well that's the first chapter I'm going to go directly to when they return I might have a couple flash backs where they remember their training but for now we are going on with the good stuff.