Friday (Naruto/Shukaku)

Long through the night, Tsunade worked over Naruto. She tried frantically to get him to sleep, even using a jutsu that would have put him to sleep, but Naruto kept breaking it. Finally Naruto just lay there his eyes wide open and his breathing was labored and harsh. Tsunade had walked out of the room to go check up on the lab results.

Naruto was exhausted and his eyes were closing shut when Gai came through the door to check on Naruto, since Kakashi couldn't make it.

Shukaku who had had enough of this brat, needed something to kill. He remembered Gai well enough! The man had deliberately denied him his prey and a feral growl shot up from Naruto's throat, causing Gai to stop in his tracks. Gai had never seen Gaara's demon, in fact only a few Leaf nin had.

Gai assumed it was Kyuubi, and was about to call for help when he blacked out on the floor. He had been suffocated in a matter of minutes. But Naruto had gained control just enough to keep him from killing Gai-sensei.

"Oh shit!" Said Naruto unhappily. "You stupid tanuki look what you've done!"

He threw some water on Gai-sensei, smacking his cheeks. Gai's lids fluttered open to see the obnoxious blonde standing over him with a worried look on his face. As soon as Naruto saw that he was ok, he slumped back on the bed. He could feel Shukaku loosening both control and restraints everyday.

If Shukaku had to be truthful, he had a much more difficult time trying to control this brat then he ever had trying to control his own and not just because of the seal, but because he was as stubborn as a mule!

Friday (Gaara/Kyuubi)

Gaara woke up in a foul mood. Kyuubi had kept him up half the night. Taunting and teasing him, bringing back the most erotic memories that had made him moan and scream, at one point Kankuro and Temari had rushed into the room, terrified that Shukaku had finally gained control, when Kankuro had seen a tell-tale lump under the bed sheets, he smirked irritatingly, unwittingly adding insult to injury and shepherded Temari out of the room.

Gaara glared at the morning light as though it was the cause of all his misery. His scowl was dark enough to put it our for days if he had that kind of power.

"You don't boy." Purred Kyuubi seductively.

"But I do."

Temari walked into Gaara's room and took a tentative step back. Something wasn't right with his eyes. Instead of yellow with twirling stars, they were a deep and bloody red with vertical slits, fangs were coming out of his mouth, sharp ears that seemed to be made out of flames sat on top of his head, two long tails lashed smoothly about, more akin to an agitated cat, but with something distinctly familiar and she began to rack her brain. Where she had seen that before? Suddenly her mind flashed back to the terrifying battle between her brother and Naruto! The Nine Tails! Temari froze like a rabbit. She suddenly wished this was Shukaku! Because she was familiar with him! She had no idea what the Nine-tailed Fox was capable of! Two more tails seemed to sprout out to join their fellows and Temari felt the heat blast as though it was an explosion. She turned her face away from the heat, squinting her eyes. The creature was moving towards her, it's low dulcet growls both beautiful and terrifying.

"Gaara."

She said standing up straight and tall, if she was going to go down, she was going to go down with her head high and with the pride of a warrior.

"Ah I remember you little girl."

The Kyuubi grinned at her.

She took a fighting stance and suddenly the creature snarled and seemed to disappear into her brother.

"Keep your mouth shut Temari, if I hear one single word, I will be forced to erase your memory. It's for the safety of the entire village, do you understand?" He asked in that same dulcet growl, his eyes still a vivid red.

She nodded, and his eyes went back to the pale sea foam green. Now she understood why Gaara was sleeping soundly through the night, somehow he had received Naruto's demon and she had a feeling that Naruto had received Shukaku in return, she left for Konoha that morning intent on confirming her theory.

Friday (Orochimaru and Kabuto)

Orochimaru watched as Kabuto sped away, now was the time to step things up, it was only a matter of time before his former teammates realized Naruto's little secret and Gaara had already been found out.

Friday Night (Gaara/Kyuubi)

Gaara had set off that afternoon after a long and peaceful nap, he was rushing towards Konoha at blinding speed. He had decided that it would be much better if he and Naruto were together. They had been corresponding regularly so he knew that Naruto hadn't been possessed though he had come close.

Besides in a few days the jutsu would be released and if they could ensure that Orochimaru would return the demons to their proper vessels, then they might survive the Sennin's insane ordeal after all.

Kyuubi however had plans of her own and she was not willing to relinquish the easier-to-control-shinobi just yet.

Friday Night (Naruto/Shukaku)

Somebody once said, great minds think alike and so it was that just as Gaara was moving towards Konoha at a breakneck pace, so did Naruto decide to go get Gaara. He slipped out the hospital window after making sure Gai was ok and started racing towards Suna. The sun was setting by the time he was deep in the forest, leaving a note for Granny Tsunade that he was going to see his old friend. He did not need to be considered a missing nin. It would look bad when he decided to apply for Hokage. Not that the Kyuubi thing wouldn't count against him. He thought ruefully.

Shukaku had other plans however, he couldn't stand this kid! He was too difficult to control and he wanted to be a free tanuki once more.

He felt that he could do that by killing Gaara as well, he wasn't worried about killing Kyuubi. After all he owed her no loyalty and it would only gain him notoriety if he killed the greatest demon to walk ever walk the face of the earth! He had bluntly told Naruto of his plans and Naruto said in typical Naruto fashion.

"If you lay a finger on Gaara or Kyuubi you will regret it! Cause I'll kick your fat-ass!" The two traveled in sulking silence for the rest of the day.

Friday Night (Orochimaru and Kabuto)

Kabuto cursed when Orochimaru told him that both boys had decided to take off! Where they went he wasn't entirely sure, so Kabuto would have to take them out separately, because he was no match for both of them together.

He was nervous. He knew Gaara was having trouble controlling the nine tailed fox, and Naruto seemed to be slowly losing control, he had to make sure that they were taken down quickly and effectively.

He had privately been anxious at Orochimaru's plan to experiment with the two jinchuuriki, but he had gone along with it anyways, learning the hand seals over and over again, and practicing on swapping others until he had gotten it just right. But still the unpredictability and unstability of messing around with both boys, made being a shinobi look like a tea party in comparison.

Author's Note

I'm sorry this had taken so long, I wasn't sure where it was going to go. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter of Biju Swap

Btw, if anyone ever thought about doing any art of Naruto and Gaara half-transformed into their swapped demons that would be rad! Hint, hint. ;)