AC: Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long to get this one up. I was grounded… (sigh) I hate it when that happens… The mom is be Yoshino. (smile) And the dad I know is Shikato. I'm just saying that for those who don't know it so that you won't get confused later on.

Announcer: AC doesn't own Naruto. If she did then Gaara, Naruto, and most of the male characters would be owned by her and do all of her bidding. Be happy.

AC: (kills evil announcer guy) I HATE YOU! DON'T SAY SUCH MEAN THINGS ABOUT ME! (cries in a corner)

(Naruto pops out of a pothole)

Naruto: (smile) And while the physco person is over there, let's start this chapter before she comes back.

"It all began around three days ago at three a.m." Yoshino began. "Me and my husband were asleep in our beds when we were abruptly awoken by the sound of something heavy hitting the wall. We both got out of our beds and headed over to Shikamaru's room too see what was wrong but the door was locked. Shikato called out his name a few times and even tried to break down the door but he was thrown back each time by something similar to… a shield or something."

"I heard his screams go down abruptly and the sound of him hitting the wall again. So we both tried again, finally getting through. He was on his bed with his back arched like he was in pain but no sound came out until a few seconds later when he let out another yell like he was dying." Yoshino squirmed a little before continuing on.

"I went over to him to see if he was okay… but when I got a good look at him he had all these cuts and bruises all over his body. I didn't know what to do… just then he closed his eyes and started to go pale. I thought he was dying.. But a second later his eyes opened but they were different.. Demonic… He growled at me and his body began changing.'

'His canines got sharp as steel knives, his nails grew and sharpened, and his skin even when to a more…. Feminine shade… He also grew a red fox tail and the ears of one as well. We both didn't know what to do so we waited for a moment to see what would happen… That's when he first attacked me.." Yoshino stopped for a moment and lifted the bottom of her shirt to show the three her bandaged waist.

Asuma's eyebrows furrowed in thought as she covered it back up and let out a sigh.

"He went crazy after that… Basically like the way that he was acting to you today. We had to knock him out as well as you did then strap him too a bed so he wouldn't do anymore damage." Yoshino looked down at the floor sadly. "I never thought that I'd ever need to do that…"

Asuma looked at her. "You said that he had these fox-like features from his body… Where did they go?"

Yoshino looked back up to him. "I don't know… But after we knocked him out they sunk back into his skin and he turned to normal again… and that was the only time that happened too…"

Ino went up to Shikamaru's body and took a look at the mark on his forehead. "This…. It looks like he was overshadowed….." Her blue eyes widened.

Asuma looked at her in surprise."You know what this is?" He asked her.

Ino snapped out of her stare and shook her head. "No… I don't know.." she said as she took a step back near Chouji, who hasn't said a thing for a while.

Asuma looked at the wall in thought. "It's… almost like the work of a demon. But there's no way that can happen… Demons don't exist.."

"Actually…" A hushed voice said. Everyone looked down to see Shikamaru fully awake. "That's… exactly what this is…"