Night of the Vulpine Moon
*don't own or make money from Naruto*
Chapter 4-"Into the Night"
AN: I wanted to post the Halloween chapter on Halloween but Chapter 3 was getting too long so enjoy the two chapters I've uploaded but I won't be posting one after this until next Monday.
*October 28th-waxing crescent to full moon*
"Grr, there has to be something in one of these books and scrolls about the Vulpine Moon" Tsunade grumbled as she, Temari, the sensei, and any other help she could get searched through all the research they had on the moon phases and the Kyuubi but still were unsuccessful in finding the needed information and were running out of time. "I don't understand this at all first, Naruto's chakra network is changing to that in the form of a nine tailed fox, two his reflexes and knowledge intake is far greater than anybody might even rival the genius minds of the Nara clan, three he has important information that no being should have their hands on let alone find in some cave that seemed to have appeared overnight, and fourth what happened to the cave since it also managed to disappear in the same way it appeared." Tsunade wondered as the others agreed as Temari told Tsunade about Gaara's weird behavior too like how she actually caught him sleeping which scared them but the Shukaku didn't take over. "Then wanting to travel with some stranger who asked to go with us who managed to disappear along the way…something weird is going on and I have a feeling the moon has something to do with it."
As they were about to give up on the search for Vulpine Moon, a messenger toad appeared on the middle of the desk, a letter in his hand. "Message from the toad sage Jiraiya to the slug sage, Tsunade" the frog said as Tsunade took the letter before poofing away. As she scanned the letter, she let out a breath of relief as she informed the others that Jiraiya received their letters and was on his way back with news about the Vulpine Moon. "He said he should be here early tomorrow with some more research" Tsunade sighed as she dismissed everybody, except Kurenai, Kakashi, Anko, and Iruka, saying there was no point in them staying, in which they left to go do whatever they had to do. Tsunade stretched her muscles as she treated them to a cup of sake saying that they had a hectic day that would be over soon before taking a sip of her sake. As they drank, Tsunade asked Kurenai how the genjutsu were working and she told her about how they were like nothing she had ever seen before and could be combined with a rose whip that was also unusual. Tsunade nodded before looking at Kakashi and asked him about the scrolls he received when he answered that they indeed explained all about the history of the Uchiha and even dated back to the Rikudou and how the clan split to the sharingan of this day. "I wonder who originally wrote all this down and how did it get all the way to Konoha if it was kept within the Uzumaki clan?" Iruka said as the others agreed before they heard a soft screech and watched as a hawk came in through the window a note attached to its leg.
"Nani?" Tsunade said as she noticed the ruffled feathers and missing feathers on the hawk as if it had been through a lot and just barely escaped. Tsunade plucked the letter from the bird's leg and had an ANBU member take the bird away to be taken care of as she unraveled the letter. She quickly read it before frowning as she looked at Temari who held an air of confusion before she placed the letter in front of her to read. "A lone ninja of our nation has escaped and we asked if she has been seen to please notify us for she is very dangerous…" Temari looked up at Tsunade, a confused look still on her face as the blonde Hokage pointed to the word, Raikage which made Temari's eyes go wide as she remembered that the companion that had traveled with them was from lightning country. "Oh no, please don't let it be so" Temari muttered as she looked down at the picture that was included and her heart nearly stopped when she saw the picture of Yugito Ni'i down at the bottom before she jumped up and said with fear "that's the girl who traveled with us" before Tsunade cursed and told the sensei to go and get their teams together to go collect Naruto, Neji, Hinata, and Gaara.
Naruto and the rest of the group had just made it to Tanzuka Gai and checked into their hotel when they saw that some people were putting up decorations for the Halloween festival the town was going to have. "Wow, it seems that the festival is going to be big this year" Hinata said as they passed by little kids with animal mask who were playing and walking on stilts. "This is incredible, Kumo never have large festivals like this…except that one time Bee tried to hold a concert for his rapping" Yugito said as she turned her head every which way as to take in the sights and sounds of the busy city. "This is interesting, I never been to a real festival before" Gaara said softly as he looked around with curiosity while Naruto turned to the redhead and asked was he serious in which Gaara nodded once before Naruto's face broke into a smile and said that they would go out and celebrate the festival before doing the ritual at midnight. "Hey let's go check out the area anyway" Naruto said excitedly as he and the rest of the group made their way to where Tanzuka Castle used to be unaware of the pair of red eyes following them. "Hmm, so Naruto-kun is in Tanzuka Gai?" a voice said before he stealthily followed them to the location of the biju sacred grounds.
Back in Konoha, Temari was pacing back and forth as she was worried about her brother and his friends at least that was what Temari was calling them as she waited for some kind of response from the toad Sennin and his location before they sent all the teams to find Naruto. "Oh please hurry and answer back" Temari said almost wearing a hole in the Tsunade's office as she walked around worried about her brother and the rest. Just then a poof was heard and a small frog appeared in front of them saying that he had news from Jiraiya and that he was near Tanzuka Gai and will check on Naruto and the rest before heading back. "Also he sent ahead the research for you to look over while he searched for the group and will report back when he found them" the frog said before disappearing again leaving the books on the table in which Tsunade and Temari attacked with a fever trying to find the information about the Vulpine Moon.
Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Gaara, and Yugito were now at the grounds of the castle but didn't see anything but rubble from where the castle used to stand. "I don't see anything" Naruto said angrily before the Kyuubi said that it couldn't be seen with human eyes before he started fueling chakra to Naruto's eyes along with the other two biju while Hinata and Nji started to fill the effects. Looking around with brand new eyes, they saw the strange circle on the ground consisting of nine spots that each held a kanji for a number and in the center of the circle were four full moons showing the different color phases that would appear at midnight marking the start of Halloween. "Cool, so what do we need to do for the ritual anyways?" Naruto asked as the biju stopped fueling chakra and explained to them what needed to be done before the ritual at midnight. "First you need to cleanse yourselves by bathing in water filled with demon flowers that way you will be able to complete the ritual. Second drink tea from the petals of the flowers you picked, no not the ones from the bath either, that way your body will accept the powers we give you without taking over you. Third you must wear the colors that signify you that way Inari sees that you are doing this on your own free will. And lastly, remain strong minded for there are many demons out there who will try to take over your body once we die so say strong and ignore the voices until one minute after midnight."
Saying that they got all that down, they made their way back to the hotel before the feeling of being watched took over them in which they made a detour and got something to eat thinking about what to do. "We might have to wear a henge when around town as to avoid whoever is watching us or we figure out who it is" Neji said as he sipped from his tea his byakugan activated as he looked for anybody who could be watching them. "Actually, I think it would be best if Yugito used a henge since she is still wanted and I believe Konoha just got the news after we messed with the messenger hawk because I just saw pervy sage looking around town, most likely for us, and if he doesn't see us baa-chan will send the whole teams to look for us." Naruto said as he finished his onigirl and tea before standing up. "Okay, we're going to go ahead and find pervy sage while you go to the hotel and wait there until we get rid of him then we can go and get the things we need for the ritual." Yugito nodded and continued to eat her onigirl before heading to the bathroom to cast her henge while the others left the food stand to find the toad sage…with wasn't hard to do.
"Why am I not surprised he is here?" Naruto muttered as he stood in front of club where he saw his godfather laughing and joking with three girls handing around his shoulder. "What are you going to do Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked looking at the pervert with a sour look on her face as Naruto thought about it before he smiled and pulled out a scroll and unsealed a slingshot and some water balloons already filled with water. Hinata smiled before pulling out her camera again and taking some quick pictures of Jiraiya before Naruto placed a water balloon in the sling, tightened it back with chakra, and let it go to watch his godfather get hit square in the face making him sputter and curse. Naruto quickly put the slingshot back Jiraiya turned towards him a look of anger on his face before he realized that Naruto was standing in front of him. "Oy, there you are brat" Jiraiya said standing and going over to Naruto who was smiling at his godfather and asked him what he needed. After Jiraiya asked him questions about meeting anybody along the way in which they answered no and if they felt they were in trouble which they answered no again before he nodded, summoned a toad to deliver a message saying that they were okay and would be home soon before he said farewell to them saying he needed to get back to Konoha.
"Well that was easy, now all we have to do is avoid him and anybody else baa-chan sends before the 30th" Naruto said as he went back to the hotel to meet with Yugito the feeling of being watched still not leaving the group. "Who would have thought we lucked up on three biju in the same place and alone too, un?" Deidara said as he and several of the Akatsuki members watched the group enter a nearby hotel before getting up from their spots in front of a café and booked rooms in the same building. "Should we go and surprise them" Kisame said smiling his sharky grin at Itachi who just stayed quiet along with Sasori as Konan said that only she and Itachi would meet them making Deidara and Kisame whine saying they wanted to go but knew than to argue with Konan. "Remember although we are Akatsuki we're trying to change seeing as we're all being played by Madara and we don't need him killing anymore people for his twisted sense of wanting to bring world peace." The others nodded and went into their rooms waiting to talk to Naruto and the others tomorrow.
*October 29th-waxing crescent to full moon*
Jiraiya just made his way back to Konoha, thinking about all the research he was going to collect, when he almost ran into Tsunade who dragged him to her office at a breakneck pace. "What's the matter Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked as he was dragged into her office where a grim faced Iruka, Anko, Kakashi, Temari, Yamato, and Hiashi were looking at book opened on the desk. "This" she said before handing the book over to Jiraiya who started to read:
"It is said that the four colors of the moon represents the four strengths of kitsune in the world. The yellow moon represents foxes which have 1 to 8 tails and is seen as good luck by them to earn a new tail. The red moon represents when an 8 tailed fox finally receives its ninth tail and its fur changes to red and its powerful grows to nonmatching heights. The last two colors are the most symbolic for they represent the two most powerful foxes in existence. The black fox, also known as the vixen of darkness was as powerful and equal in strength as the white fox, or the vulpine of light. When a nine tailed fox reaches a total of 10,000 years he or she are able to receive the blessings of Inari, the deity of the kitsune also known as the "vulpine of light" and have their one true wish come truth as long as it doesn't deal with harming others. If any fox has shown good deed throughout his/her life then on the night of the vulpine moon, he/she will receive Inari's blessing in which his/her fur will turn silver and become a silver fox, one of the followers of Inari and be allowed in his pack. It has also been known that mated foxes that have pure intentions in the world will become the next black and white fox of the human world and will have the power to bring forth the 9 original…"
"What's so special about this Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked not seeing nothing wrong about the page before Tsunade, with a shaking hand turned the page, to have him read on. Sighing, Jiraiya looked down and started shaking as he read the rest of the page.
"biju who are said to be the most powerful demons known to both man and demon-kind in which they can't be controlled. The only way to summon them is to have the big 3 join together at the biju sacred grounds and complete the demon ritual in which the 9 biju will be set free to roam the lands until a suitable host can be found for the soul to merge with. Once the souls have merged it is the job of the big three to travel the lands to find and befriend the new biju as to accept them into their back. If any of the big 3 were to be sealed or killed they are to have replacements to take their place in which Inari, the fox deity, is to judge them and will decide if they receive his blessing. The big 3 are known for they were all born on the day of All Hollow's Eve in which have received the blessing of Inari and will receive their one wish no matter what it is. The big 3-Shukaku no Ichibi, Nekomata no Nibi, and Kitsune no Kyuubi, alone can bring forth the other 6 biju at the sacred grounds of the demon and if they decide to be reborn on their 10th birthday they choose a human being to take their place…as…the next…biju to complete…the ritual."
Jiraiya dropped the book as shock overtook him on what he had just read before staring at Tsunade who was near tears while Temari was crying saying they needed to get to Tanzuka Gai now. "I just left there and they seemed normal enough to me besides they're still missing the two tailed cat demon and therefore can't do the ritual, right?" Jiraiya more begged than asked before Tsunade showed Jiraiya the letter from the Raikage with Yugito's picture and something at the bottom that nearly made his heart stop for underneath the usual information was writing somebody written in, "the bad girl we all know, my girl the two tailed cat Yugito, yeah." Jiraiya looked up at Temari who started crying saying that she came along with them from Suna and must have come to Konoha for Naruto so they could complete the ritual. "I bet the Kyuubi is behind this or somehow tricked Naruto into completing the ritual to set himself free. Ready the teams" Tsunade said yelling to the ANBU who nodded and disappeared to inform the teams of their sudden mission. "We got to hurry because come midnight tomorrow we will all be under their mercy." Jiraiya said as he summoned a Gamakichi to tail Naruto and make sure to stop him from completing the ritual. "Oh kami, I hope we make it in time and that the Akatuski doesn't catch wind of this." Jiraiya said as he watched the teams file into the office to hear the news as to the sudden summons.
*October 30th-full moon to Vulpine Moon*
Naruto and the rest of the group switched into their civilian clothes early the next morning when they heard knocking at their door. Thinking it was Jiraiya, Naruto opened the door to see- "hello Naruto-kun" Itachi said his sharingan activated in which Naruto blinked, smiled, and closed the door in the Uchiha's face. "…" Itachi blinked and processed what just happened while Deidara and Kisame were laughing down the hall having seen what just happened but quickly went back into the room when Itachi glared at them. "Well that went better than I expected" Konan said from beside him as she sighed and said to let her try before she knocked on the girl's door in which Hinata answered. "Hello, can I help you?" Hinata asked looking at the blue haired kunoichi who asked if she could get her friends next door for they wanted to speak with them. Blinking and looking out the door to see Itachi frowning, she smiled, nodded her head, and said she would before closing the door once again. Five minutes later, Hinata came back out, closed the door behind her, and walked over to the boy's room where she knocked and asked to speak with Naruto.
Naruto opened the door and greeted Hinata with a kiss before raising an eyebrow at Itachi and Konan who was now standing next the frowning Uchiha. "So exactly what can I do for you two?" Naruto asked pulling Hinata beside him all the while keeping the door as closed as much as he could as to not let them see Gaara inside the room. "You see we're not here to capture you or the other two in fact some of Akatsuki members are trying to change our ways since we were manipulated into catching the biju but don't want to anymore." Naruto looked at Itachi who had yet to deactivate his sharingan before looking at Konan who was smiling a bit as she looked at him. Naruto exchanged a look with Hinata who nodded and said one minute before they closed the door again. As they heard rummaging behind the door, Itachi turned to Konan and asked her how she managed to do that while she said it was a girl's skill before asking why his sharingan was activated and that might have been the reason Naruto closed the door the first time. Frowning, Itachi turned his sharingan and asked her if that was better in which she said yes before they heard the door open again and out came Naruto, Hinata, and Neji who was staring at Itachi .
"Okay, I'm going to ask you some quick questions to see if you're telling the truth" Naruto said as Itachi nodded staring at Neji who activated his byakugan and nodded to Naruto who started to ask the questions. "Do you care for your brother?" Naruto asked in which Itachi slowly closed his eyes before opening them and said yes in which Neji confirmed was the truth. "Second, do you hate Danzo?" Itachi frowned and nearly growled as he answered with a yes in which Naruto and Hinata stared at him curiously before moving on. "Third, did Danzo make you choose between the two things you love- your family and Konoha?" Itachi nodded once and said yes as Konan looked at him sadness in her eyes as she heard the pain in his voice. "Do you have feelings for the blue-haired kunoichi beside you?" Naruto said slyly in which Itachi nodded and said yes before he realized the question Naruto asked and quickly looked at the smirking blonde who said that he believed him before running back into the room. "Naruto-kun!" Itachi said but the door was already closed and Naruto said from the other side that he would be out in a minute while laughter was heard from inside.
Itachi could feel Konan's eyes staring at him in which he sighed and said it was time they went back to the room as he tried to avoid Konan's gaze while going back to the room. Deidara and Kisame almost fell out of the room from having their ears pressed up against the door but quickly caught their balanced and moved away as Itachi eyes turned red again before he sat down and wondered how he got into that predicament as he made himself some tea. 10 minutes later, there was knock on their door in which Deidara got up to answer to find Naruto and the rest of the group outside asking if they were going to join them or not. Blinking, Deidara and Kisame looked at Konan and Itachi who nodded, stood up, and said they would go as they made their way out of the hotel room in their civilian clothes and to a nearby flower shop. They watched as Konan darted around looking at the flowers while Naruto and the rest went up to the clerk and asked if they had any "demon flowers" which made their raise a brow as the clerk nodded and went to the back of the building. "What are the flowers for, un?" Deidara asked as the client came back with a dozen of three different flowers that Naruto paid for before leaving the flower shop.
"The flowers is to help us with the ritual for tonight" Neji stated before the group went to the mixed bathhouse and paid for their admission before paying extra to have the bath to themselves for half an hour in which they got permission before entering the bathhouse with the Akatsuki members. They then watched the group take half the flower and throw them into the water that was soon swirling with pollen from the flowers that seemed to give off a weird glow before the group entered the water, sighing as the hot water soothed over their muscles. "Uh, what's with the flowers? Are all of you trying to hide your scent or something?" Kisame asked as the group shook their heads before they answered that it was part of the ritual and that they were welcome to join if they wanted. Looking at each other, they shrugged and see that since they had the bath to themselves they might as well enjoy it as they slipped into the water, letting the warm water slide over their bodies and loosening their muscles. "Wow this does feel good, right danna?" Deidara said eyes closed while Sasori just gave an unintelligible grunt in answer as they let the scent of the demon flowers waft around them and lull them into a drowsy like state before the sent disappeared and they became fully awake before getting out of the bath and drying off.
"Let's go get something to eat before we head to the clothes store" Yugito suggested after they dried off and put their clothes on and headed out of the door of the bathhouse. Agreeing, the group made their way to famous restaurant where they ordered lunch while the Akatuski asked about the ritual in which they finally answered while plucking the petals off the remaining flowers. "So are you're going to try and stop us or something?" Gaara asked as he finished plucking the petals and moved his pile over to join the others while the Akatuski though for a second before shaking their heads saying that would make it easier to foil Madara's plan in using the biju. After all the petals were plucked, they moved it into a scroll in which they asked a passing waitress to ask the chef if he could make tea out of these petals. "Sure, how many cups you need?" the waitress asked after leaving to take the petals to the chef. "5" Naruto answered but looked when Itachi suddenly spoke up. "10" he said in which the waitress nodded and left to get their drinks. "So you want to join us for the ritual?" Neji asked as he watched all of them nod saying that it sounded like fun and that was one thing they haven't had in a long time.
After the waitress came back with their tea they sipped their tea, which tasted extremely good, before filling the Akatsuki members in on the Vulpine Moon and the reasons behind their actions. "Oh really, you're getting married?" Konan said looking at Hinata's who made the ring visible in which she squealed saying it was beautiful while Itachi slowly edged away from the excited flower girl. "So what is next thing you need to prepare for the ritual?" Sasori said as he put his cup down after finishing it and looking at the group who said to find some clothes that signified them and headed towards the clothes story as the sun started setting. Inside the group looked around to find attire that would both signify them and help them blend in as the festival was about to start and they would need to sneak away during the fireworks. After about hour they all found the perfect outfits to wear that the paid for and went back to the hotel to put them on. The group packed up their things, checked out of the hotel, and met up at the entrance of the festival in which they complimented each other on their outfits. Naruto was wearing a blue kimono that matched his eyes with orange whirlpools all over it while Hinata wore a lavender kimono with a white fishcake design in which she said was cute and reminded her of Naruto. Neji was wearing a blue-green kimono with an eagle taking flight into the sky while Gaara's kimono was teal like his eyes with cacti growing up the front of the kimono with red flowers like his hair. Yugito's kimono was purple with a blue flame pattern that reminded her of the flames that danced in the wind in a celebration she once saw when she was little.
The Akatuski also dressed out in their outfits as they received attention from a lot of the females before they were chased off by Konan, Hinata, and Yugito who gave them evil glares. Itachi was wearing a dark red kimono that had several ravens looking up at silver moon while Konan was wearing a blue light blue kimono that complimented her hair that had white flowers design all over it. Deidara was wearing a yellow kimono that had fireworks exploding all over it whereas Sasori's was brown with red scorpions sitting on a rock at the bottom of the kimono. Kisame's was ocean blue with a shark swimming every time he moved. "It's funny how they had kimono that fit us exactly, un" Deidara said as the others nodded, unaware of three smiling biju who might have "helped" with the finding of those certain kimono. The time drew nearer as the group went around enjoying the festival and having a good time as they waited for the fireworks to start so they could slip away. Enjoying a snack of onigirl, dango, pocky, cinnamon buns, and ramune the group walked around to where the fireworks would start before coming to a complete stop and instantly hiding as they saw something that made their heart stop.
"Kuso, baa-chan must have found out the truth behind the Vulpine Moon and sent all the teams to look for us" Naruto said as he spotted several teams in casual clothing trying to blend in yet look for them at the same time. "How are we going to get pass them?" Hinata asked as she saw Naruto look at a nearby clock that said they only had 30 minutes until midnight and that they were quickly running out of time. "I could use my shadow clones but that will be only draw their attention for so long" Naruto said as he frowned trying to come up with a plan on how to get to the grounds without the others seeing him. "Kit I have an idea, it's an ability us kitsune have called fox illusion in which it like a genjutsu only it can't be cancelled out by the victim only the user and can be used to trick even the sharingan. Also it can work with others as long as they can fuel my chakra in which is possible through the necklaces." Thanking the Kyuubi, Naruto quickly pulled out a scroll that held the other boxes and unsealed 5 more before handing to the 5 Akatsuki members asking if they wish to be part of his "pack" in which they said yes and put the necklaces on.
Konan's was heart shaped with a two tailed cat, Kisame and Sasori were diamond shaped with a three tailed shark and four tail scorpion and Deidara and Itachi were star shaped with a six tailed weasel and a seven tailed badger all baring the same Uzumaki swirl. After the necklaces were on, Naruto started to fuel the Kyuubi's chakra through his necklace and to the others before he heard the Kyuubi say from his cage, "fox illusion" and the group felt like a protective covering washed over them before they sighed and decided to test it out as the first of the fireworks started. By then they only had 20 minutes to get the grounds with was a 10 minute run. Mustering their courage, the group quickly followed the crowd and walked passed Kakashi who was looking around at the people trying to find him on their way to the castle. After they snuck passed, they quickly ran ahead to the sacred ground where they were able to see the ground without the use of the biju power as the Akatsuki gasped noticing what they couldn't before. Seeing as they still had time they decided to join together and watch the rest of the fireworks that stopped 5 minutes till 12 in which they got up and said they should get ready.
Naruto summoned the large scroll and before opening it, wiped a bit of blood on it in which it flashed yellowed before dying down before he opened it to reveal nine different kanji, each the name of an animal. Naruto unsealed them all and gave them out-the tanuki scroll to Gaara, the cat scroll to Konan, the shark scroll to Kisame, the scorpion scroll to Sasori, the dog scroll to Neji, the weasel scroll to Itachi, the badger scroll to Deidara, the snake scroll to Hinata, and kept the fox scroll for himself. He then placed the giant scroll in the middle of the circle where the moons were shown before stepping into circle with the number nine which started to glow. The rest of the group followed suit but when Hinata tried to get into the eighth one it would let her in which she guessed she was wasn't supposed to be eighth biju. "But who could be the eighth" Naruto wondered out loud before he heard rustling and Anko ran towards them with Iruka by her side. "Naruto you had us all worried, what are you doing here?" Anko asked before she noticed everybody else and then looked down at the ground. "Why the heck are you standing in circles and why are they glowing?" Anko asked making the others gasped as they asked her if she could see them.
"Yea I can see them, they're as bright as day, why am I not supposed to see them?" Anko said frowning as Naruto took in her appearance and eyebrow raised as she started to ask her something. "Hey Anko-san, did you take a bath in the bathhouse that had pollen and flowers floating in it, did you order tea which had tasted floral, and did you picked the kimono out because it called to you?" The group looked at her in surprise when she nodded saying that bath did have petals in it but she thought it was something special they were doing, she ordered a tea that seemed to be popular suddenly, and since they were supposed to blend in to find them she picked a purple kimono that had a serpent winding around her body that felt like it was calling her. "Why do you ask?" Anko said as Naruto looked at Hinata who nodded, took the box Naruto unsealed and handed it to Anko asking if she wanted to be part of their "pack" in which she was hesitant looking around at everybody who smiled and held up their necklace before looking at Iruka who was near tears. "Everything is okay Iruka-sensei, nothing bad is going to happen so there is nothing to worry about" Naruto said giving his former teacher and guardian a megawatt smile as he calmed down and smiled back.
Anko took the necklace and looked at which was in the shape of diamond with the Uzumaki swirl and a chibi eight tailed snake before putting it on. "You can count me in" she said as Naruto said good and told her to get in the last circle before midnight hit. Anko ran to the circle as Hinata joined Naruto in his which glowed brighter before settling down again. "They're over here" a voice said in the distant just as the group saw the others running towards them and almost reached them as the clock struck midnight. The group hit an invisible barrier formed around the group as the moon started to change colors. "It's time" Naruto cried out his voice merging with the Kyuubi's as the group opened their scrolls and said ancient words that flowed off their tongue as if they spoke it their whole life. As the moon went from white red and Kisame had just finished reading, the group could feel powers surging through them as the one and two tails made cries of happiness as the seal begin to break. "Gaara no" Temari said running to her little brother but stopped when he turned his head and looked in her eyes, she noticed a life never before seen enter his eyes as he said that he was finally free. Four through six read their scrolls next as the moon turned from red to black making the first 6 glow brighter than before as Itachi, Anko, Naruto, and Hinata finished as the moon grew bright.
After Itachi and Anko went Naruto and Hinata was up in which there was different for it was more of saying vows than reading a chant as they asked Inari, the deity of foxes to honor their relationship and to bless them with his love. As the moon grew silver they watched as the scroll started glowing in which two large beings appeared in the form of two foxes, one black and the other one white, who seemed to be staring deep within their souls before a smile-like look came across their faces. They watched as the nine tails on the beings pulled what they believe to be part of their souls out from behind their tails before it took the shape of a white and black fox that flew over to Naruto and Hinata and entered their bodies making them cry out in surprise as they felt their body start to change. All their senses were heightened, their ears grew longer and moved to the top of their heads, they had real whiskers growing off their face but the biggest change was the nine fluffy tails that suddenly sprouted from the tail bone in black fur for Hinata and white fur for Naruto. "You have been blessed" a voice seemed to say from all around them and inside their heads as they looked at the two foxes who nine tails suddenly glowed before a light shot out and attached to everybody in the circles as they all started having the same changes as them except for Kisame who seemed to grow muscular as his and everybody's clothes changed.
Everybody outside the circle watched in shock as the two visible deity foxes gave their blessings to the group before looking at Yugito a small smile on their face as she nodded and moved slightly behind Konan in which made her confused until she saw or more heard the two deities give out a loud long wail that seemed to echo all around them as three silvery wisp of air formed in front of them changing into three silver foxes who was bowing down to the two foxes before they made another low wailing sound in which the three silver foxes nodded and made their way towards the three biju. The group watched in shocked as Gaara, Yugito, and Naruto started glowing in which their seals were shown before chakra started seeping pass them before the silver foxes went up and touched the seals making them cry out as they felt the seal holding the biju back break free. They then watched as the foxes used their tails to form a ball of chakra that, after gathered, took the shape of the three biju who started jumping up and down happy to see each other. "Shukaku, Nekomata, it's been to long since I see you." Kyuubi said as he hugged his friends. "Yes, it has but now we get to see each other more often now" Shukaku said as the three biju slowly made their way to the two deities by the silver foxes. "My friends we should thank those who made it possible for us to meet up again" Nekomata said before all three turned to their former vessels.
"Thank you for enduring the harsh childhood that you had because of us. I know no amount of praise or words can help give you back what we took away but we hope you three can do something with the long futures you have ahead of you. Please use your powers for good and don't let the voices take over you but we know that you are strong and with this knowledge you can only get stronger as you travel across the lands. Find your friends and fully accept them into your pack when they separate and pull a prank every now and then for us. Until we meet again or not…farewell." The three biju smiled before walking towards the two fox deities while the group shed tears over the loss of their three new friends. "Shukaku/Nekomata/Kyuubi" the three former vessels cried out tears running down their face as they turned, faded into a ball of light, that shot towards the sky, and disappeared with a cry of happiness as the moon changed back to normal. The group suddenly felt a pain in their arms as they watched Naruto's special rite appear on their arms before they all started glowing the same light as the biju before being lifted in the sky. The group suddenly covered their ears as many voices entered their head asking for control and making pleas that they tried their hardest to ignore. "Naruto" Iruka cried out as he stepped over the circle, to the surprise of everybody, and called out all their names repeatedly. "Naruto…Hinata…Neji…Gaara…Anko" the five heard as they ignored the voices to channel only on the voice of their Academy teacher. The opened their eyes to see themselves floating and watched as the others were still struggling with their demons.
"Deidara…Sasori…Kisame…Konan…Itachi!" they cried out and heard the group below them gasp as they recognized the members of the Akatsuki who calmed down after hearing their names called before opening their eyes. "Thank you Naruto" they cried out as each member started glow a different life before gasping as they grew animal parts from tails to ears. "Until you come find us" they smiled as the group nodded before frowning when they felt hands take hold of them and pulled them towards the ground. "No Naruto/ Hinata/Neji/Gaara" several cries were heard as the four said were suddenly yanked down by their friends and family while somebody else managed to grab Anko before the Akatsuki members and Yugito were wrapped in a ball of light before splitting into 6 different directions as the five foxes let out a cry in the air, "IT IS DONE!" before they two disappeared leaving only the scroll that held one moon showing the four phases of the Vulpine Moon which rolled up and laid motionlessly as the light from around the sacred grounds dissolved into nothing as the five new demons, exhausted from the overuse of energy, passed out hearing their names be called and being lifted by people. 'Break free when you can to go forth and search the land, find your friends and find your home, and never again will you be alone'a voice that sounded like Kyuubi said in his head one last time before gave in to the darkness.
