Tsunade silently stares at the fire in front of her. She lets out a sigh and looks to the side of her to stare at a young boy dressed in Anbu clothes. She then stands up and applies Chakra to her feet and jumps up. She lands on a thick branch where her old teammate was sitting, taking watch. She too sits down in front of him and gives him a look.

He raises his hands up in surrender. "I didn't know until just recently. There's nothing I can do about it now. Only his Sensei can help him now…" Jiraiya said and Tsunade's eyes narrow.

"What do you mean 'only his Sensei can help him now'? Just take him out of Anbu." She says, keeping her voice down when she really just wanted to scream at the top of her lungs. Naruto was an innocent child! He shouldn't be in such a dark place so young!

Jiraiya grits his teeth and his eyes close in pain. "It was for the best, just hear me out first. The village, at least the civilians and some Shinobi did not honor his last wish. They hurt him Tsunade, they hurt my sons baby… So Sensei took it into his whole hands. If he couldn't kill off all the ones who hurt Naruto then he would help him grow strong enough to protect himself."

Tsunade frowns and her hand's clinch. She understood that but it didn't mean she liked it. "What about his family? He lives with them, can't they help?" She asks. Hiruzen liked to keep her informed on what's going on with her grandson and she was more than thankful that he did that.

Jiraiya opens his eyes and looked at her with a serious glint in his eyes. "Yes, they can help as well but… Sensei and I have a feeling that they can't help in the way he needs it," He says with sadness. Tsunade sighs again and looks down at the trees branch and at Naruto's sleeping form.

"I see," She smiles at Naruto before looking back up at Jiraiya, she gives him a determined look. "Tell me all about this 'Sensei' of his then…"

Flashback two days ago

Jiraiya grins and walks up to Tsunade's glaring figure. He ignores her glare completely and sits beside her. Kitsune sits beside Jiraiya and leans on his hand as he waits. Jiraiya had told him to leave it up to him so he remained quiet.

Tsunade glares harder at him. "What do you want," She stated and chugged another bottle. Her apprentice sat on her other side with a small pig in her lap. The pig, let out a small oink as the apprentice looks worriedly at her Sensei.

Jiraiya slides over a scroll to which Tsunade snatches up after Jiraiya informed her it was from Hiruzen. She puts a Genjutsu on it so only she could read what was inside as she was in a public place. She opens the scroll and starts to read what her Sensei had written.

Dear Lady Tsunade,

I am very sorry to inform you like this but you are needed back in the village. Please don't get angry even though I know you will but just hear me out before destroying this. Orochimaru is planning on attacking in the third part of the Chunin exams. I am calling back all my powerful Ninja to help me. Please Tsunade, Konoha needs you. How do you expect yourself to protect the place where Dan and Nawaki lived and grew. They too wanted to protect Konoha. Please Tsunade, come back and protect it like they once did. Stop running from them.

I am sorry to say this but if you don't come back with them, I will label you a missing-nin. I am sorry but you are precious and need to come back home. I won't let you run from your past any longer and neither will Jiraiya.

P.S. The Anbu traveling with Jiraiya is Naruto.

Sincerely

Third Hokage

Sarutobi Hiruzen

Tsunade stares blankly at the scroll, rereading it several times. She grits her teeth and the paper lights up in flames. She stands up and walks towards the exit. Her apprentice gets up and follows her quickly. Jiraiya and Kitsune share a look before doing the same. They follow her to an Inn before she stops and turns to them.

"Get some sleep, we're leaving in the morning." After she said that, she turned back around and walked inside, her apprentice following. Kitsune and Jiraiya walk in as well and get a room for the night.

The following day leads them to head out around seven in the morning. Tsunade was still angry but was secretively thinking that this was a good way to come back. She kept a close eye on her grandson as well. Once they set up camp and Naruto had fallen asleep when it was too dark to walk, she cornered Jiraiya into a talk. What she heard, she did not like it at all, not one bit.

End Flashback

Ruru stretches on the couch and lets out a yawn. It was early morning, still dark outside but the sun was about to come up. He was in the living room with the other occupants who lived in the house minus Naruto.

He sits up straight and looks at the three men and their Nin-wolves. Rōbai, though they usually call him Koinu, was sitting in the recliner beside both couches. His long black hair was up with neck length side bangs. He had on red eyeshadow that made his gold eyes pop out more. He had pinkish pale skin and if he was standing, he would be about 6'7. He was wearing a black short-sleeved muscle shirt with black Anbu pants. He also had on black combat boots. A gold locket was hanging on a gold chain around his neck. It had a picture of his Mother, Father, and little brother in it. His sword was leaning against his chair and he already had on his weapon pouches on his thighs. He was also at the age of forty and Ruru liked calling him a Tsundere.

His Nin-wolf was laying beside Koinu's chair. His name was Kurai Shizen, they usually just call him Taiyo though. His fur wasn't very long. The only place it was long was around his neck. He was ten years old. His eyes were of a bright blue. For some reason though, Taiyo had three tails. The wolf was born with them. He had blue markings all over his body as well as the tips of his tail. He was a calm wolf though he could be very aggressive, just like his Master could.

On the couch across from Ruru, sat two people and their Nin-wolves. The boy on the right had short blond hair that stopped at his cheeks in the front and stopped at the base of his neck in the back. His left eye was a pretty shade of purple and his right eye was a goldish yellow. His skin was pale-ish and he was short, at least in this house he was. His height was about 6'0 to be exact. He had a birthmark that was shaped like a vine with leaves on his right cheek. It went behind his head, on his neck and down the left side of his neck before disappearing into the dark yellow long sleeved shirt he was wearing. The birthmark could be seen wrapped around his left wrist and pinky. He wore brown baggy pants and black combat boots. He had a weird tear like thingy on his left cheek, just below the purple eye. His name was Norowareta Tenshi but they just called him Kanari. He was the age of sixteen and kind of insane.

His nin-wolf was laying in his lap. She was a pretty wolf. Her fur was quite fluffy and it was a lavender color from her head and down. Her fur turned darker as it went down her body but her tail was lavender as well. Her eyes were a light blue and she has spots and two stripes on her. The spots made her look like she was part of a galaxy. Her name was Sōgō Zentai but they just called her Kūki. She was five years old as well as a crazy kind of wolf, just like her Master.

On the left side of the couch sat Mizu no Seishin but they just called him Amai. His hair was long and in a ponytail. It was the color of baby blue. His eyes were a light purple and his skin was a pale pink. His features were soft but if Ruru wasn't around, he would be classified their leader. His bangs were short besides his right side. It was long and in a tight braid that almost reached his waist. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and black Anbu pants. He had a dark blue sash around his waist and a dark blue collar around his neck. He was the age of twenty and he was a calm person at heart.

His Nin-wolf lay at his feet. She was a beautiful wolf. Her fur wasn't long but it wasn't short either. It was a verity of different shades of blue. She had three crystal-like shapes on her forehead and her eyes were of a striking blue as well. Her name was Burūteiru but they called her Mizu. She was five years old and was kind of lazy and a goof.

Ruru was in his normal attire. His long pale purple hair was down as usual. He had on a long-sleeved white coat with a gray shirt under it, along with black Anbu pants and combat boots. His pale pink skin was soft and his light purple-ish blue eyes were hard. He was of the age of twenty-eight and he was normally calm if not very sneaky. He loved scaring people.

His Nin-wolf was laying beside him on the couch. His fur was a black coat with blue spots here and there. It was short as well. His fur started to turn dark blue at the top of the tail, slowly going from dark to bright. His eyes were of a bright blue and his ears were dark blue on the inside. He was ten years old and very protective. His name was Shinpi-Tekina but they called him Mi.

Ruru stares at them silently before he speaks up. "What do you think we should do during the exams? Any ideas?" He asks, his voice quiet.

Koinu speaks up, his voice rough and deep. "We should stick to the shadows and wait." He suggests and the others nod. "Yes, I agree with Koinu. For once, he is actually right." Amai said with a small smile. Koinu lets out a low growl. "Hey! I'm right here you know!"

Ruru snorts and Kanari grins. "Don't deny what you know is true~ hehe," Kanari sang as he rocks back and forth. Koinu glares at him. "Oh shut up you lunatic!" He yells, an angry blush on his face.

Ruru sighs with a slight smile. "Okay, that's enough. We still have much to discuss. We can go into full detail about what to do later. What really worries me is Naruto." At that, they quiet down and pay attention to their leader. "I am worried he is breaking. I know that we all have tried our best to help him but I don't think he needs that kind of help…. He needs something else, something we can't do. Does anyone know if he likes anyone?" Ruru asks.

There was a moment of silence before Koinu spoke up. "I don't recall anyone but I have a few guesses as to who he might like that even he doesn't know. His body language speaks it loud and clear when some people are mentioned but I still don't know him enough to see if it means a friend or not."

Ruru grins slightly. "Then please tell, I am eager to know," He said and leans forward with interest. Amai looks at him with slightly widened eyes, indicating he was excited while Kanari grins sadistically and continues to rock back and forth. Their Nin-wolves just go back to sleep as they were awoken by the arguing.

••• Two and a Half Weeks Later, Flashback

A small sniffle could be heard as a young child cries into his knees. The child was covered in blood as he had just gone through a beating. The wounds on his body though were healing up quite fast. Still, the child cried out in pain as his heart hurt.

'Why? Why do they hurt me? Can' they see I'm no' you Kura-chan? Why?!' He buries his head deeper into his knees. He was in a cell that smelt of mold, blood, and who knows what else.

"Humans can be so foolish Kit. Just don't listen to them. They are only talking about me. I am sorry that you have to get hurt because of me." A gravelly voice had spoken out in the child's mind. This made the boy cry harder.

'Bu' ya didn' have control over yourself! It wasn' your fault!' The child argued back, making the voice sigh.

"But they don't know that Kit. Only you do." It voiced out. The boy was about to respond to that before the sound of yelling stopped him. He froze and shrunk in on himself, his breath stopping when he heard the door burst open. The child closed his eyes in fear as a man came running in yelling. The man's yelling suddenly gets cut off and a hard thump was heard.

The boy lets out a slight whimper and curls in on himself even tighter. His heart stops as he hears footsteps stop in front of him before he flinched at a hand landing on top his head gently. It ruffles his hair.

"There you are Naruto-Kun. I was looking for you." A grandfatherly voice voiced out. Naruto eyes widen and he relaxes before he lifts his head up to look at the man. "Jiji…" Said Jiji just smiles at him and leaned down. He picks up the bloodied child, a steely look in his kind eyes. Naruto paid no mind to that though as he snuggled into his chest, a slight smile on his lips.

"S'rry I worried you… I didn' mean ta…" He voiced out as he closed his eyes. Hiruzen just holds him protectively as he shields him away from the bloody scene he made. He quickly shunshin's to the bathroom in his house after giving a nod to a masked figure close by. "It is alright Naruto-Kun. Now, how about we get all of this nasty stuff from you." He says and sets Naruto down on the countersink.

Hiruzen quickly starts up a warm bath before helping Naruto out of his clothes as some of the wounds haven't healed up yet. Naruto lets out a sigh as it had been awhile since he had, had one of these. He looks at Hiruzen with a frown.

"Hey, Jiji?" He called, his voice small. Hiruzen looks at him with a kind smile.

"Yes, Naruto-Kun?" He asks.

"Um… how long have I bee' gon'?" Naruto asks, making Hiruzen freeze. Hiruzen looks away and clears his throat. He looks back at Naruto, his eyes sad. "A year Naruto-Kun, you disappeared about a year ago…on your birthday…"

Naruto's eyes widen before he brings his knees to his chest to hug them. He stares at the bathtub wall before him. Hiruzen frowns before he pats his head and starts to help him clean himself. Naruto remained silent throughout the whole ordeal.

After Hiruzen had bathed him, he put a towel around Naruto's tiny frame and dried him off before dressing him. He then picked him up and headed back into his room. He sat Naruto down and told him to stay there before he went out of the room for a moment to grab some food for him.

Naruto looked around himself and smiled slightly at how very little has changed in the room. After sitting there patiently, he was about to get up before a masked figure came jumping into the room, scaring Naruto as he had let out a fearful scream. The yell caused Hiruzen to burst into the room with weapons in hand before he relaxes as seeing who it was. He gives the masked man a glare.

"Now that wasn't nice Ruru. Don't scare your cousin away when you risked yourself to save him." Hiruzen scolded and Naruto froze.

"Ahaha…. Sorry, Jiji…" The masked man, Ruru, said with his hands up in surrender.

"Cousin?" A small voice interrupted them and the men turned to look at the small child staring at Ruru in confusion. Ruru grins and takes off his wolf mask, showing a pale face grinning. His eyes were of a purplish blue as his hair was a light purple. His smile turns soft as he stares at Naruto.

"Yes, Naru-chan. My name is Ruru and I'm your cousin. I may not go by Uzumaki but that's for my own protection. I'm sorry I'm late for helping you but I'm here now."

Naruto just stared wide-eyed at him before muttering one sentence that made the men's heart clench.

"I have… family?"

End Flashback

A hand lands on his shoulder, making Kitsune jump slightly. He turns to see who was touching him and was slightly surprised to see it was Inu. His surprise quickly turns into amusement as he takes a quick scan around himself. His Anbu subordinates were all shocked at just that simple touch.

Kitsune holds in a snort before he looks back at Inu and tilts his head slightly in confusion, getting Inu to explain.

"You looked lost there for a moment, you okay?" He asked, worry hidden in his voice. Another quick scan showed that they were all downright dumbfounded. Kitsune decides to mess with them as well as he could tell that Inu was amused at their reactions.

Kitsune lets out a low chuckle and nods, looking back at the arena. He watched as his blood clone fought a Hyuga named Neji.

"Yes Inu, I am alright. I just got lost in memories is all." He said and for added effects, he put his hand on top of Inu's and patted it twice before dropping his hand back to his side. Inu was amused as he realized what Kitsune was doing but he also felt something else and he internally stiffened before he mentally shook his head.

'How could it be that when I feel the exact same thing for-' His eyes slightly widen as a thought came to mind. He discreetly gives Kitsune a glance.

'Could they possibly be the same person?'

••• Ten Minutes Later

Kitsune looks around himself as he surveys the area. He was hiding in the shadows with Inu and his troops. He was laughing slightly at the way his Blood clone had decided to win its fight. His Blood clone had been paired up against Inuzuka Kiba and had won against him by exploiting an Inuzuka's greatest strength and turned it into a weakness only a few minutes prior.

The Blood clone had apparently decided to use smoke bombs that smelt of odd and undesirable smells that made Kiba pass out as his senses went into overdrive. Although Naruto's senses were sensitive as well, Kitsune thinks that it was using an invisible mask to make sure he didn't get himself with his own idea. Kitsune smiles slightly as he watches the fights go past and many losing before finally it came to the last match.

Gaara vs. Sasuke

He leaned forward slightly in interest as he wondered how his rival would fair before he started to feel tired and dizzy. One moment they were watching Gaara and Sasuke fight the last battle, the next they were being put under a high A-class Genjutsu. Kitsune and his squad were quick to identify this and to get out of it before they looked around at the chaos it the Genjutsu brought.

Kitsune scans the area before he soon spots his Blood clone as it was passed out on the floor, obviously still in the Genjutsu. He sees Inu about to make a leap for it out of the corner of his eye before Maito Gai intervenes and breaks the Genjutsu on Naruto. Gai's other teammates and comrades helped other Genin out of the Genjutsu as well. Inu relaxes slightly before he looks to Kitsune for orders, the rest of the squad following as they were under his command.

Kitsune clenches his teeth before he addresses them. "Suna is our ally no matter what you all thought so no attacking them unless they attack first as some of them do side with the enemy but not all. I want you all to split up into your trio group I assigned everyone at the beginning. Group one, go help the civilians to safety. Group two, help defend the wall. Group three, go add extra back up to the Hokage. Lastly, group fore and five, go around the village and kill or imprison as many as you can. Inu, you're with me. Dismissed." After he said that, everyone but Inu disappeared in a blur.

Inu looks at Kitsune with a straight back. "What do we need to do Kitsune?" He questions. Kitsune shoots off into the chaos, signaling Inu to follow. Inu does as told and follows him closely as not to lose track of him as he manages to do that quite a lot. "We will be killing as many as we can as well but our main objective is to keep our future flames alive." He said quietly as he jumps into a battle to help some random Genin.

Inu nods and helps as well. "Understood…"

•••

Soon Kitsune thought it was time to twitch and so he jumps ahead so that Inu doesn't see. Kitsune made a few had signs and switched with his Blood clone. The Blood clone now looked like Kitsune and Kitsune had now looked like his usual self. He looked around to see what was going on before he looks for his teams Chakra. It seems he was a bit of a distance away from them for some reason. He sets off towards his team's Chakra once he finds them. He soon hears the sound of fighting so he slows down and suppresses his Chakra more before peeking through the trees to find his team fighting against some Oto nin.

One Nin rubbed him the wrong way as his aura just felt… Off. It was a boy with long white hair that stopped mid back. He had two red dots on his forehead just above the start of his eyebrows as well. His eyes were of a soft green but red rimming his eyes as if he rubbed them a lot or didn't get much sleep. It kind of reminded him of Gaara in a way.

Naruto crouches in the bushes and waits as he hears them talking mid-battle.

"My name is Kimimaro and my Master has ordered me to kill you," His eyes looked soft for a second before it disappears as he gets into a battle position. "Attack." He said, making the other Oto nin run at his team. That's when Naruto intervenes.

Naruto signs seals fast as he shifts through the trees silently for a better position. He quickly finishes the Jutsu and casts it once he found a good place to throw it. "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough." He muttered and blew massive gusts of wind at the enemy. Many, if not all flew back. Some even got injured because of them falling back.

Naruto then jumps from his hiding spot in the trees and lands beside his team. He smiles at them. "Hey, sorry I'm late, a black cat crossed my path and I had to take a long way around." He jokes, rubbing the back of his neck as he shamelessly uses one of Kakashi's excuses. Sasuke and Sakura glare at him in return. Sasuke was about to respond before they all ducked as a chain of bones flew over them.

Kimimaro had attacked. Naruto frowns as he and his team engage Kimimaro and his team. Though they were outnumbered, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura handled the battle fairly well. Soon, the numbers of Kimimaro's team dwindled to only him as Naruto and his team killed or knocked out the others. Through, he and his team didn't come out of it unscathed as everyone had cuts and bruises, luckily nothing too bad.

Kimimaro clenches his jaw and glares at them. He gets into a crouch and produces more bones. He was mad and Naruto could clearly see this as his eyes burned with rage. He stiffens along with his teammates as they too saw it. They braced themselves.

There was a long silence before Kimimaro attacked. He lashes out with his bone whip, parts of the whip breaking off in mini darts at them. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were all defending themselves as they couldn't find the time to attack back. They were all getting scratches and wounds but nothing too major. That was at least until Sasuke got tripped by a bone that wasn't there when he looked around himself.

Naruto and Sakura panic. Sakura ran towards him but was too far away and wouldn't get there in time as the Bone chain raced toward Sasuke. Naruto luckily was close and so he raced towards Sasuke because he didn't want his friend to die now that he had finally accepted his friendship.

Before anyone could say anything more, Naruto had already moved to stand in front of Sasuke. A loud disgusting sound rang throughout the clearing as Naruto felt a searing pain in his chest. He suddenly found it terribly hard to breathe. He felt his body fall as well before blackness consumed him as his eyes closed. The last thing he saw was Sasuke's wide terrified and shocked eyes. He managed to smile at him before the darkness consumed him whole.

•••

Ruru and his group were racing through the trees trying to find their last housemate. They wanted to make sure he was okay because Koinu suddenly felt an odd feeling of doom and they traced it back to Naruto and his team.

They suddenly feel two Anbu jumping beside their odd group. Ruru recognized them as a cloned Naruto and a masked Kakashi. He nods to them as they passed but Kakashi and clone Kitsune followed. They were looking for the kids as well it seemed.

They didn't need to talk to understand that as they jump from trees in silence. A suddenly panicked yell stopped them in their tracks though. Not because of someone yelling but because of who was yelling it and what it was yelling.

"Naruto!" A female voiced yelled. They recognized it as Naruto's teammate, Sakura. The odd group quickly made their way towards the yell at a fast pace. When they arrived they were shocked at the sight that greeted them. Naruto was on the ground with a big wound right below his heart. Sasuke was holding onto him and staring in shock at what happened as tears streamed down his face. Sakura was running towards them as well with worry and panic in her eyes.

Inu's heart panged painfully as he stared in shock at Naruto's limp body. His mind froze and he couldn't think of anything as he just stares. His body hurt in an unknown injury.

Ruru, Koinu, and Kanari snap out of their shock when Amai steps forward and rushes over to the downed body of Naruto. They watched as he crouches and his hands glow green before he starts to heal him as he lets out a sigh.

"He's alive…" Kakashi relaxed and let out a relieved sigh as he and Kitsune step up as well and stand in front of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to protect them from the smirking Kimimaro.

Kakashi still felt that pain from before but now he felt angrier than the pain. He glares at Kimimaro, promising pain.

Sakura had come to crouch beside Amai and started to help heal Naruto before a huge rumbling sounding and something caught everyone's attention. A massive purple shield had come up around the area where Hiruzen was. Ruru stiffens. 'Well, crap…'

•••

There was an eerie silence in the clearing for what seemed like an eternity before shouts and screams of panic and pain seep into the clearing. Inu looks over to Ruru and his group with hard eyes. He saw the pain on their faces as they looked torn from staying here or going to help the Hokage. The shine in his eyes through his animal mask is the only indication showing his determination.

"Go, we got it here." He says as he glances at them before keeping his gaze on Kimimaro. 'Kitsune' nods as well. Ruru looks at them before looking at Naruto's limp body. He frowns but nods.

"We're counting on you then. Come now pack, let us hurry!" Ruru says as he takes off to the trees, leaving behind his broken cousin and his gaggle of friends to protect him at his weakest.

Inu glares at Kimimaro before attacking. He was going to pay for hurting his Genin.

•••

Ruru and his family race through the trees towards the purple box. They could see many other Shinobi doing the same but yelling out in anger since they couldn't get in. Ruru grits his teeth and starts to make hand seals.

Koinu's eyes widen before he grins sadistically. He as well starts to make hand seals. Amai and Kanari soon catch on and do the same. As they run through the trees, a small glow starts to surround their bodies.

Ruru's body was covered with a lavender color while Koinu's was the color red. Amai's was dark blue and Kanari's was a mixture of yellow and purple. They were still making hand seals as they broke through the trees. They looked down at the clearing below and saw a bunch of Ninja who were trying to break through. They also saw their wolf companions just entering the clearing.

"Move!" Ruru yelled as he and his family neared the ground. The Ninja moved as commanded since they didn't want to be stomped on, they looked to see who was there. What they saw was an odd group of people in black cloaks jumping down on them. They looked on with suspicion and curiosity, wondering what they were up to.

When Ruru and his family landed, they immediately powered some Chakra to their feet and they jump high above the barrier. They do a flip as they start to fall again so that they can get a good angle before they quickly finish their seals.

"Dōbutsu no Kaihō: Tamashī no Kemono!" They yell in sync. The glow around them pulls forward, away from their bodies and form into beasts.

A massive lavender wolf that was see-through runs beside a see-through red dragon. A dark blue see-through wolf runs beside the dragon and a yellow and purple see-through snake slithers beside the blue wolf. They make their way towards the barrier and when they hit it, a massive boom echoed out before the barrier fell. Ruru and his family quickly assented to the ground.

From their high point of view, they could see the Hokage holding his bleeding arm with Orochimaru grinning sadistically a few feet away from him. They maneuver in the air so that when they land, it was in front of Hiruzen.

•••

Hiruzen and Orochimaru's eyes widen in shock as they watch the barrier fall before Hiruzen smiles sadly. "It seems you have made the Okami angry. You won't be leaving this battle alive Orochimaru."

Orochimaru frowns even more. "We'll see about that Sensei!" He said, the S's being hissed like a snake. He was about to attack but quickly jumped back instead. A small boom echoed right in front of Hiruzen, making dirt fly everywhere. Orochimaru stares into the dirt, waiting for it to settle. Ruru and his family were there in fighting position once the dirt settled.

He glares at them and hisses in anger. He starts to make unknown hand seals before Koinu shoots forward and attacks him, cutting off his seal making. Amai quickly joins him in attacking Orochimaru. Ruru and Kanari stayed back to guard Hiruzen, waiting for more Ninja show up so that they don't have to worry about Hiruzen getting more hurt.

Kanari was crouched in front of them, watching the fight and their surroundings. Ruru walks over to Hiruzen and holds his hand out. Hiruzen smiles gratefully at him and extends his arm. Just then, more Ninja arrives. They watch the fight and the cloaked Ninja closely but they had an idea that the cloaked Ninja was on their side when they see Ruru heal Hiruzen.

Kanari was standing now and bouncing on his feet as he was excited to fight. He looked at Ruru. "Can I? Please! Can I Alpha?" He asks, his voice was young but excited and bloodthirsty. Ruru chuckles and nods. "Go on, they probably need your help. Oh, and make sure to cut him up and burn his body after the kill." Ruru said and continued to heal up Hiruzen's arm.

The other Ninja look at Ruru in curiosity as they could clearly see he was the boss of that group. They make their way towards them. "Sir, are you alright?" A long blond haired man asked.

Hiruzen smiles at them. "I will be fine, thank you Inoichi." Ruru steps back and nods slightly. "All done, I'll be joining the others now," He looks at the Ninja gathered. "Can some of you Shinobi circle around and attack from behind? Keep a safe distance though." He asks.

The Ninja gathered looked at their Hokage and at seeing him nod they nod to Ruru. He smiles and takes off the join in on the fight. 'Fighting it so annoying…'

••• A Week Later

A small child sniffles as he cries. Darkness surrounded him like a void of nothing. It always surrounded him like a never-ending doom. He felt so cold, so lonely. His cries were silent in the void of nothingness as he felt pain all over his body. He was lost.

Kit!

A deep and growly voice says. The boy sniffles again and moves his hands away from his eyes. Big fat tears still streamed down his face as he looked around. "Wh-whose there?" He stutters out, his voice small and gravely from crying.

Kit!

The small child felt the ground shake slightly like something big was moving. He frowns and looks around himself in fear and confusion. He clutches his chest with his small hands as tears were still streaming down his face.

"Kit! Please, snap out of it!" The deep and growly voice yelled. The little boy's eyes widen before he sees a white crack in the ground. He watches as they white crack gets bigger and bigger before they were everywhere. Horror gripped his heart as he realizes what was going to happen.

A loud shattering noise sounded before the floor and space around him gave way. Light suddenly engulfed his vision before red took over. He quickly shut his eyes and his hand automatically gripped onto something soft. He felt warm.

"Kit… You can open your eyes now. You're safe." The voice sounded again. The boy felt a soft rumble soon after the voice spoke. He opened his eyes slowly and what greeted his was a fire like red. His hands were gripping it tightly. He lets go and slowly looks around. He was in a meadow with the sun above him.

He felt that soft rumble again and he thought it felt like a cat purring. He looked up when he heard a deep chuckle. His eyes widen. "Kurama…" Kurama, the nine tailed fox, was looking down at his small frame.

"Kit, are you alright?" Kurama asked. The small child, Naruto, shook his head. "No…" He mutters. Kurama curls up more around him and bumps his head with his nose. "Why?" Kurama asks.

Naruto frowns and replies as he looks up at Kurama. "I don't know… I just.. Feel empty." Kurama was silent for a moment before he closes his red eyes. "Then wake up Kit. You won't feel so empty…"

Naruto's eyes widen before he shakes his head, childhood fear coming back as tears prick in his eyes. "No! I don't wanna! It's scary!" Naruto yells and barriers his head into Kurama's long fur. Kurama opens his eyes again and looks at Naruto's childlike frame. He looked like he was six years old again. Kurama frowned. 'This could be problematic…'

"Kit, no one will hurt you again. Please, just wake up. Everyone's waiting for you." He tries again. Naruto shifts before mumbling out. "Everyone?" Kurama smiles at that and nods. "Yes Kit, everyone. And I've taken notice that a certain scarecrow has been waiting the longest." He says softly and looks down at Naruto.

Naruto frowns and moves his head away from Kurama's fur. "Kakashi-Sensei? But why? I'm nothing special…" Naruto asked. Kurama looks down at Naruto with a distant sadness. "You will have to figure that out for yourself Kit but just know that he's been waiting for awhile now." Naruto looks down shyly.

"Okay but… can I stay with you for just a tiny bit longer?" He asks, his voice small as he clutches Kurama's fur tighter. Kurama smiles and lays his head down on his paws with closed eyes. "Of course Kit, a little nap will do." Naruto smiles at him before curling into his fur and soon, he was asleep and dreaming of softness.

•••

Kakashi frowned as he sits in a hard chair beside a hospital bed. It had already been a week since the invasion and also since Naruto had been in the hospital. He hasn't woken up yet and everyone was starting to get worried. It has also been a week since Kakashi hadn't left Naruto's side.

The staff at the hospital had tried to shoo the Hatake away but soon found it fruitless and now they bring him food so that he doesn't starve to death. Gai sometimes comes by and drops off a pair of clean clothes for him so that he didn't stink either.

Kakashi sighs and looks down at his hands. They were entwined with one of Naruto's limp ones. He lays his head down on them and closes his eyes. He was tired.

•••

Naruto felt an odd weight on his right hand. He tried to open his eyes but couldn't. He tries again and this time he could but he soon closes them because of the bright lights. His hand twitches before he opens his eyes again and more slowly this time so that he can adjust to the light.

Once he got used to it, he looked around the room and found himself in a white room but it oddly enough had small gifts here and there. He frowns in confusion. 'So I'm in the Hospital… but why are there gifts?'

He shakes that thought away and looks down at his hand as he was curious about what the odd weight was. His eyes widen. It was Kakashi. He had his head in his arms with one hand clutching his.

Naruto stares at him for awhile and notices the dark bag under Kakashi's eye. He frowns and moves his free hand to his Sensei's head. He runs his fingers through his hair and his eyes widen slightly at how soft it was.

Kakashi lets out a small groan, making Naruto remove his hand quickly as his cheeks heat up slightly. Kakashi lifts his head up and with a sleepy eye, he looks at Naruto. He just looks at him with a slightly shocked look before he sits up straight and his eye crinkles in a smile as his eye goes soft.

"You're awake…" He says softly and his shoulders slump. Naruto watches him tiredly and smiles. "Sorry Sensei… I didn't mean to worry you." He mumbles, his voice hoarse. Kakashi gets up and gets a glass of water before sending a clone to get a Doctor. He helps Naruto drink.

Just after Naruto was done drinking, the Doctor came in with four other men. Naruto recognized them as his Family. He smiles at them as they come over. "Are you alright Naru-chan?" Ruru asks with a slightly worried look. In fact, they all had a worried look on their faces.

His smile softens and he nods. "I'll be alright Ruru, just tired is all and a little achy," Naruto says as the Doctor checks over him and writes down stuff. He then takes out any needles that were in his body and turns off the machines. Everyone was quiet as he did that and the man speaks.

"I would like to keep you for another week so that you recover properly. Your injuries are healing quite well so you may possibly get out earlier but for now, you will stay." He says and heads towards the door. Before he left though, he said one last thing. "Tsunade-sama has been summoned so expect a visit from her soon."

There was complete silence in the room as Kakashi and his family stare at each other, analyzing each other. Naruto frowns at this before he gets fed up with them and he tries to sit up. Kakashi soon snapped out of analyzing the other people and quickly he moves and helps Naruto sit up.

"Ah, easy there Naru-chan." He says as he pays close attention to how he moves. He could clearly see pain and he furrows his eyebrow in barely concealed worry. Naruto smiles up at him. "I'm fine Sensei but thanks."

Ruru and the others watch this interaction with interest before Kanari and Koinu grin while Ruru and Amai smile gently. Kakashi eye smiles at him and pats his head, making Naruto shut his eyes slightly before Kakashi pulls his hand back and looks at the other people. "So, who are you fore?" He asks.

Naruto looks from his family to Kakashi and back again before settling on Kakashi. At feeling Naruto's stare, he turns his head and looks at him. His eye widens slightly at what he heard.

"They're my family. They took me in when I was younger."

Hello, wolves! I hope you liked this chapter! its shorter than the first but at least its a chapter right? Haha, please tell me what you think! Also! I had a comment from JonNebula. Your answer to that is that he does use gravity seals. sorry for not making that clear. Anyway, hope you enjoyed! Bye!