Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto characters but everything else is mine!

I am really, really, really sorry for disappearing for so long everyone! Life has been just so hectic lately and... I'll spare you all my excuses and just jump straight to the point. This baby popped into my head right out of the blue and I could not help but write it down, before I know it, a chapter was written out before me!

Pairings are still a little iffy on this one... so let me know who you want to see paired with our favourite blond!

Without further ado, I present to you my first 'relatively' original story!

Prologue: New Moon

The rustling of leaves could be heard as a cold breeze swept through the park, the narrow concrete walkways illuminated by dimly-lit lamps that hung from metal frames. The soft white glow of the moon seemed to give everything it touched an ethereal glow, even the gentle rippling motions of the lake was made into a beautiful spectacle.

Clear cerulean-blue eyes marvelled at the simple yet elegant atmosphere that seemed to surround him, his spiky blond hair ruffling slightly upon the breeze. He had an angular face with a tanned complexion that was nearly free from any blemishes, the only thing that marred his nearly flawless complexion were the three whisker-like scars on both his cheeks. His ears twitched subtly as the sound of footsteps upon wooden planks could be heard behind him, his eyes never leaving the lake as he opened his mouth and let out a sigh.

"Why did you call me out here this late... Hinata?" His voice whilst youthful in nature held an undertone of annoyance and fatigue.

The person to whom he was speaking to turned out to be a teenaged female around his age, with straight navy-blue hair that fell to her back and lavender-coloured eyes. Her face was both angular yet soft with a pale, flawless complexion that gave her the look of a princess or some form of royalty.

"Naruto..." Her voice was soft and meek, yet elegant and only reinforced the image of royalty.

"Please say what you have to and get this over with, I have had an extremely exhausting day and really want to rest right now..." Naruto said bluntly as he shoved his hands into his jean's pocket, silently cursing himself for forgetting to bring his gloves.

Confronted in such a blunt manner, the girl seemed to falter a little with hesitation clear in her eyes before taking a deep breath and calming herself. The next moment she opened her eyes and looked directly at him, those lavender orbs filled with determination and a clear-cut goal.

"Naruto... I want to break up with you."

The blond-haired boy's eyes widened in shock as he processed the statement, all forms of exhaustion and fatigue fled his system when he finally digested the words. His posture straightened as he regarded the slightly trembling girl before him, her gloved hands clenching and unclenching at her sides in nervousness.

"Why?"

His response was simple, eloquent and to the point.

"Well... you're always so apathetic in everything we do, you never seem happy when we meet, you're always cancelling our dates, always disappearing off somewhere without telling me..." Hinata would have continued ranting on if he had not gestured for her to stop with a mildly annoyed glare.

"Hyuuga Hinata, need I remind you who it was that wanted to start this relationship? It was you who came up to me and confessed your feelings to me despite knowing my attitude and personality. I merely accepted to see where this relationship of ours would lead to, I never held any feelings for you at first."

"I wanted to help you break out of your cold personality, to help you make more friends and be happier! Why can't you see that all I wanted to do was make you happy?!" Hinata raised her voice slightly as tears leaked out of her eyes.

"By dragging me along to theatres and plays, by dragging me along on you and your friends' shopping trips and making me pay for all the purchases? Or do you mean threatening my best friend Sakura to stay away from me? How about the time you threw away my stuff to 'clean' my room?" Naruto growled as his eyes narrowed.

"I thought you enjoyed doing all those things with me and I was just making sure that Sakura didn't snatch you away from me!"

"Did you even bother asking me about the things I enjoy doing? I merely went along with it like a 'good' boyfriend should, not once even complaining when your shopping trips nearly clean out my bank. And for the last time, Sakura is my childhood friend and she is more like a younger sister to me!"

"...Sasuke didn't seem to mind when I did those things with him." She mumbled as her gaze drifted away.

Realisation burned in his clear blue eyes, "In the end it all boils down to another guy, you could have saved me the crap and just told me you were cheating on me."

"Sasuke has been attentive to me, he enjoys my company and he shows his love for me!"

"Not even going to bother denying it huh?" Naruto whispered as he gazed apathetically at her.

"Why would I? He has been more of a boyfriend to me within a month than you have been for two entire years!" Hinata countered with a heated glare.

"So you've been seeing him behind my back for a month now..."

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Nothing... I wish you two all the best." He said over his shoulder as he turned around to walk away.

"Is that it? You're not even going to beg for forgiveness or attempt to make up with me?!" Hinata asked in a pained voice.

"Why would I? You made it absolutely clear that I was a horrible boyfriend and that you are much happier with Sasuke, so why should I bother?" Naruto called back as he started walking away.

"That's why Sasuke will always be a better man than you, you... you stupid emotionless, parentless bastard!" She screamed after him in rage causing him to stop.

He looked back over his shoulder, his one visible eye devoid of life as he offered her a crooked smile. His next words so soft that she almost missed them if not for the breeze that carried them over, his voice strangely amused.

"I'm glad that you found someone better than me. After all, I am just a nobody talentless orphan that has had to care for himself and his younger sister when our parents perished in a car accident a year after her birth. Don't let my orphan trash of a self taint your presence any longer Hyuuga-san..."

With his parting words said, Uzumaki Naruto walked off into the dark chilly night with his crimson scarf around his neck bellowing behind him.

As he walked the desolate streets back to his apartment, the blond-haired male pulled out a small black velvet box from his pocket and flipped it open. Sitting on a cushion of silk was a beautiful ruby ring, the oddly crimson gem glistening brightly. The ring had cost him a hefty hundred and thirty-thousand yen (130,000Y), which was not much compared to most other people.

However given that he had a monthly pay of only sixty-five thousand yen (65,000Y), which he already had to use to pay for the house rent, the bills as well as daily necessities. So he had taken up several odd jobs at night to supplement his income, some legal and others not so legal. The end result was him not getting enough rest, making him rather unsociable during the day.

Using all the saved up cash, he had bought the ring and planned on proposing to her soon.

"Looks like that plan is shot huh..." He asked nobody in particular as he closed the box and slipped it back into his pocket.

A brief glance at his watch showed that it was currently one in the morning, the roads were deserted and he only had the full moon above him for company. Entering his neighbourhood, his eyes narrowed as he picked up the sound of laboured breathing.

'It sounds like panting... someone out for a late night jog?' Naruto reasoned to himself as he looked around, shrugging as he found nothing.

As he walked, he could feel his sixth sense alerting him that somebody was watching him. Again he paused to scrutinise the area around him, yet again finding nobody or anything out of place. He resumed his walk at a brisker pace, unable to shake the paranoia of being watched by someone.

Once or twice he thought that he had even heard the soft footfalls of someone behind him, only to be proven wrong when he spun around to check. Shoving his hands deep into his pockets, he sighed as he trudged forward at a normal pace again.

'What's wrong with me... the lack of sleep must be finally affecting my brain.' Naruto rationalised as he passed by an alleyway.

A sudden sound echoed through the alley causing him to leap backwards with his arms and body dropping into a Muay Thai stance, eyes carefully tracing every nook and cranny of the alley. His body sagged in relief when a black cat emerged from behind the dumpster, his tense muscles unwinding as he sighed.

"It was just a stupid ca-"

The rest of the sentence was lost when the wind was driven from his lungs by something smashing into his side, knocking him straight through the air and into the pole of a street lamp. A grunt of pain escaped his lips as he hauled himself back up to his feet, only for his eyes to widen when he noticed his attacker.

Standing at a staggering nine foot tall, dark brown fur covered its entire frame from head to toe and from muzzle to tail. Sharpened claws adorned its hands and feet with razor-sharp teeth glinting in the moonlight, sickly-green eyes with black-slitted pupils stared at him.

"My luck cannot be that bad..." Naruto muttered as he regarded the powerful beast before him, it was an honest-to-god werewolf. 'And it's currently eyeing me like a piece of meat... and not in a good way.'

The massive wolf-man lifted his muzzle and sniffed the air before puffing up his chest and letting loose a terrifying howl into the night sky. Naruto used this distraction as an opportunity to start running, his adrenaline pumping as his sneaked-clad feet pounded against the solid concrete sidewalk. Feeling his sixth sense going off again, he quickly dropped into an evasive roll just as the werewolf soared over his head.

The beast skidded to a stop in front of him, muzzle open and panting as saliva dripped onto the pavement. Seeing no other option, Naruto cracked his neck before settling into his Muay Thai stance again.

"Okay you mangy mongrel, you want to dance? Let's dance!"

Letting out another howl, the wolf-man swiped at him with his deadly claws. Combining some of his kendo training, he quickly side-stepped or ducked to evade the attacks. Sensing a lull in the attacks, Naruto released a devastating right hook to the beast's muzzle followed by a left hook and finished off with a strong right uppercut.

The combo sent the werewolf reeling back with a snarl; the blond was already on the attack before the creature could recover. Snapping three consecutive kicks to the left thigh, arm and head causing the werewolf's head to swerve to the right with blood flying from its mouth. Naruto followed through by allowing his right leg to continue its momentum, landing squarely on his right heel to pivot his entire body and slamming a powerful roundhouse kick to the back of the head using his left foot.

Stumbling forward and spitting blood, the fur-clad monster smirked as it drew itself back up to its full height. Preparing for another round, the blond was shocked when words seemed to flow from the beast's muzzle.

"You surprise me boy, not many humans can stand up to us Lycanthropes... not to mention that fewer manage to even harm one with their bare hands." The voice was rough and punctuated by growling noises but the words were clear enough for him to make out.

"Why are you attacking me? Wait how are you even talking? Better yet, werewolves are real?!" Naruto asked rapidly as he had a mini-panic attack from the revelation of a talking wolf-man.

"We prefer the proper term Lycanthropes than that disgusting human name for our kind. Our kind has always been able to talk; it's just that we have never had the need to communicate to... lower life-forms such as yourself. As for attacking you... I was merely looking for a midnight snack and you were the first one I saw." The beast chuckled in amusement.

"Sorry but I am not going to lie down and let you chow down. How about a knuckle sandwich instead?" Naruto growled as he cracked his knuckles in preparation.

"Settle down pup, I decided not to eat you. However I have something much more interesting in mind... something that will change your life. For better or worst... well that's up to you to decide."

"How about I take a rain-check on that offer and just walk away with the not eating me option."

"Brat, you say that like I'm giving you a choice..."

Naruto widened his eyes when the towering lycanthrope in front of him literally vanished in a blur of speed, only to feel the hot breath of said lycanthrope on his bare neck.

"Enjoy the gift and... happy hunting!"

A strangled shout escaped his lips as he felt the sharp fangs sink into his shoulder through his shirt, he could feel liquid fire running through his veins as his heart pumped on overtime. His eyes started dilating before his pupils shrank into a vertical black slit as his teeth and nails sharpened, his body violently jerking every few seconds until the beast released its jaws.

The body of the blond fell to the ground in a sprawl as blood soaked his shirt, the changes that occurred slowly reverting back to normal. A coughing fit racked through his throat as he spat out blood, blue eyes filled with anger turned towards the creature that had bit him.

"Bastard... what did you... do to me?"

"As I said a gift or a curse, it is entirely up to you upon how you view it..." The lycanthrope turned around and growled over its shoulder. "My name is Kensei... remember it well."

"Ken-sei..." Naruto whispered as he struggled back up to his feet, an unknown force giving him the strength as he slowly staggered home. "I'm going to... kill that son of a bitch..."

After half an hour or so of struggling in agonising pain, he finally made it back to the double-storey apartment that he and his younger sister lived in. Staggering up the stairs, he fumbled with his keys as he felt his strength draining and managed to get the door open to meet the angry gaze of his sister.

"Hah... tadaima (I'm back)..." He managed to get out before collapsing face-first onto the floor unconscious.

Said sister's POV (5 minutes prior)

Uzumaki Kyuubi was definitely not your typical teenager, having inherited her mother's crimson hair and amethyst eyes. Those traits along with her natural beauty and being an early bloomer in the body department at the adolescent age of fifteen, pretty much made her the most popular girl in her school. Not only looks but she had also inherited her father's intellect, scoring only A's for all her examinations and tests.

Compared to her eighteen-year old brother Naruto, the only common thing they shared was their athletic ability and their outstanding looks. He usually scored an average B for his school work, hardly interacted with his peers except for a few close friends and got into fights quite often. They were like almost complete opposites of each other, on opposite sides of the spectrum.

Yet they were closer than any other siblings, especially with Naruto having single-handedly raised her from the moment their parents had died. He had learnt to cook, do the laundry, mend torn clothes and clean the house over the years. Even taking up a part-time job at a nearby coffee joint to earn the money to pay for their needs, everything for her sake.

Not necessary to say that Kyuubi was extremely attached to her older brother, him being the main supporting pillar in her life. Which was why she hated Hyuuga Hinata for snatching her beloved brother away from her, with her around, he ended up spending less time around the house.

'Stupid no-good rich hussy... who does she think she is?! Just barging into our lives and snatching my Onii-chan away from me...' Kyuubi sulked on the small sofa in the equally small living room.

The young redhead had been awoken by her brother's ringtone and pretended to be asleep as she eavesdropped on his conversation with his 'girlfriend' since they slept in the same room. She had heard the one-sided argument and heard her brother change and stomp off, not before giving her a peck on the forehead though.

'Ah Onii-chan is such a caring person...' Kyuubi giggled to herself before a frown marred her perfect features.

Her thoughts went back to the nights when she would see her older brother come back home late with multiple bruises adorning his face and body, sometimes even with knife wounds and torn shirts. She remembered the time she had confronted him about it.

"Onii-chan... why are you doing this?" Kyuubi asked sadly as she applied disinfectant to his wounds, earning a sharp hiss in response.

"Imouto-chan, there are just some things that a man must do." He responded vaguely.

"I don't like seeing you hurt Nii-chan..."

"...then I promise that I won't get hurt again."

Her brother had never broken a promise and did not do so with that one either, he had trained his body into the ground learning Muay Thai and Kendo. And as promised, he always came back home without a scratch on him except for some bruised knuckles but even that stopped after a while.

'Baka-nii-chan... why do you go through all that trouble for that stupid bitch...' Kyuubi thought sourly before the jingling of keys could be heard and she quickly leapt up and stood before the door with a faux angry expression on her face.

As she was about to lecture him about wandering off at night, the words died in her throat as the angry expression washed off her face when the door opened to show a blood-soaked body.

"Hah...tadaima..."

Kyuubi was at her brother's side not even a second after his body had hit the ground, her eyes frantically darting all over his blood-soaked shirt as she felt tears prickling her eyes.

"Onii-chan...? Please say something!" She shouted in worry as she gripped his arm as her breathing and heartbeat started going erratic, she quickly calmed down with some deep-breathing exercises to analyse the situation.

Silently thanking her brother for signing her up for those Tae-Kwan-Do lessons at the local community club, she lifted his body up and dragged him over to the small bathroom. She quickly ripped his bloody shirt apart to expose his bare torso, quickly identifying the multiple large puncture wounds along his left shoulder and a similar set on his back.

"Naruto-nii..." Kyuubi whispered in worry as she grabbed the showerhead and quickly hosed his body down to get rid of the blood, taking note of the strange way that the puncture wounds did not seem to be bleeding.

Grabbing the bottle of disinfectant of the medicinal shelf, she quickly soaked a clean cloth and dabbed at the wounds. Earning herself a flinch each time her brother flinched when she applied the alcohol, she finished up by bandaging his left shoulder along with his upper torso and securing it tightly.

Admiring her work, she finally took notice off her brother's half naked state. Her eyes trailed along his well-defined biceps, shoulders, neck to his muscular chest and six-pack abdominals. She barely noticed when her tongue darted out and licked at her lips before the realisation hit her and she shook her head free of the thoughts.

'Was I just... ogling my own brother?'

Throwing the oddly satisfying thought to the back of her mind, she hefted the injured blond up again and into their shared bedroom and deposited him gently onto his bed. Positioning him into a sleeping posture that wouldn't aggravate his wounds, she pulled the blanket up to his stomach before kissing him gently on the forehead.

"Goodnight baka-aniki..."

Setting her alarm clock for the morning, Kyuubi crawled under her own blanket and curled up facing her brother. Watching his peaceful sleeping expression, a small smile crept up her face as she fell asleep.

An undisclosed location

Four massive lycanthropes stood around a circular stone table, behind each of them stood two equally large lycans serving as bodyguards. The first of the four had dark grey fur, with strips of lighter grey flowing through it and clear amber eyes with their usual black vertical-slit pupil.

The second had fur as brown as the earth itself with a tuft of tan fur sprouting around his neck, his dark-green eyes observing his fellow lycanthropes.

The third had a more feminine appearance as well as having silver fur that radiated in the moonlight; she had piercing emerald eyes and a scar that ran across her muzzle.

The fourth and final member had fur as black as the night sky; he only had one glacier-blue eye as the other was closed with a nasty-looking scar running across it down to the corner of his mouth.

These four were the leaders of the four most prominent lycanthrope clans, also known as the Four Ancestor clans. The first being Kodoku of the Kairō clan, they could be distinguished by their distinctive mixed grey fur. The second being Daichi of the Shinrin clan, distinguished by their earthly-brown coloured fur. The third being the only female of the group was Netami of the Gintsuki clan, identifiable by their unique silver fur. The fourth being Yonaka of the Mugetsu clan, identified by their jet-black fur that blended with the shadows.

"We are gathered here today because one of my scouts has discovered something disturbing..." Netami begin as she gazed at each of her brethren.

"And pray tell, what was it that he found that could warrant such a short-noticed Ancestral gathering?" Kodoku asked in annoyance.

"If you'd keep that trap of yours shut for more than two seconds, perhaps I would be able to explain!" Netami snarled in response causing the Kairō clan leader to bare his fangs.

"Calm down both of you... Netami please inform us of this disturbing thing your scout has found." Daichi growled in a low wizened voice.

"As I was saying, I had sent a scouting party to the old ruins of Torikabuto castle to investigate some rumours that the local lycanthropes had spread. Apparently they could smell death and decay coming from within the castle ruins, their own scouting parties failed to return... and only one of mine did." Netami's voice dropped into a grave tone.

"What was it that your scout had discovered?" Yonaka asked, his one good eye burning with curiosity.

"Nothing good I can assure you... she had found the dead bodies of many humans and lycans alike. They seemed to be drained of blood and several of them had started rotting... further in the scouting party had encountered necromancers that had a squad of undead lycanthropes with them..."

"BLASPHEMY! Those human scums dare to defile the corpses and souls of our brethren?!" Kodoku slammed a fist onto the stone table, cracking it slightly.

"That's not the worst part... those resurrected lycans. They bore the armour and mark of the Torikabuto clan... the fifth Ancestor clan that we had banished and exiled long ago..." Netami closed her eyes as gasps of astonishment escaped all the lycanthropes in the clearing. "That's not the end... nor is it the worst part..."

"What could possibly be worse than some filthy human necromancers resurrecting the souls of the most bloodthirsty and dangerous clan that had ever existed..." Yonaka asked with worry in his voice.

"They let my scout escape with a message... she was barely alive when she had stumbled into my clan's territory. Only after several hours with the clan's best healers was she stable enough to speak..."

"What was her message?" Daichi asked the million-dollar question.

Netami looked at each of them gravely as she spoke up with dread filling her voice.

"Let blood rain upon the lands once more as the Torikabuto reclaims what is rightfully ours! We rise from our resting place to reap our vengeance upon those who cast us out! And from the depths of hell let our demon king rise! Scream, cower and despair! For Nobunaga Torikabuto has arisen once more!"

That is the first chapter of my first ever Alternate Universe fanfiction, featuring of course characters from the Narutoverse. However the storyline will be mostly original, maybe mixing in a little from here and there but not so much that you would even notice. Who is Nobunaga Torikabuto? Well you have to stay tuned to find out!

So the basic rundown of this universe, Naruto and Kyuubi are siblings born from Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. The reason why they go under their mother's family name will be revealed in later chapters. Both Minato and Kushina were killed in a car accident when Kyuubi was one year old, she and Naruto lived in an orphanage until Naruto was twelve and she was nine.

Contemplating if I should include vampires in this or not... really having mixed feelings on this since Twilight sucks but Hellsing rocks. Though I do feel that vampires have been getting too much spotlight... so readers, yes or no? Let me know in the reviews below!