I do not own Naruto, it is the property of Masashi Kishimoto.


"Hey fox-teme what the hell is going on in here!?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about Naruto, but you will address me as Kyuubi-sama."

"Like hell I will. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Hell just look around and you'll see what I'm talking about!"

Looking about the fox demon sees the sewer like dungeon that has been his prison for so long changing into a snowy wasteland. "I see nothing out of place."

"Dammit why does is this place starting to look like hell froze over!"

"Oh that. Why didn't you just ask that in the first place?" Seeing the fuming Naruto about to start yelling again the fox decides to save its ears and grins as it says, "You are turning into a demon with an affinity to ice. It is only natural that your mind would undergo changes just as the rest of you has."

"So what I'm fully a demon now?"

"Not quite servant. Those six fools you sacrificed recently were too weak to complete your transformation. They didn't even have enough energy fo the mark to unleash a destructive pulse with. You are between demon and human right now. I believe the term once used was half-demon, or in some languages hanyou? Whatever it matters not what you choose to call this state the fact is you are part human and part demon. In this state your elemental aspect will heavily affect your appearance. This is because your body currently has no other demonic traits. At this point in your transformation into a demon you only have generally demonic traits as well as you demonic elemental aspect."

"So do I have fur or tails or funny ears or something now?"

"No those would be specific demonic traits that vary depending on demonic species you belong to. Currently you don't belong to any and thus so no specific traits. What you do have is claws, fangs, slightly enhanced senses, a demonic presence, and your elemental traits."

"Enhanced senses? A demonic presence? What the hell are you talking about?"

"Enhanced senses, you will see better, hear better, smell better, and so on. Some enhanced senses are more a curse than a gift though so you'll want to see how much they change and try toning down the ones you don't like. Your demonic presence is similar to killing intent. Anything weaker than you that you use you demonic presence against will have the instinctive urge to run or hide in the presence of something which it cannot hope to stand against rise up and overwhelm all other thoughts. This can be useful if you want to avoid a fight, but not so much if you want to remain undetected. Those you use it will usually do one of four things if affected by it. The most common is they will run away, the second most common is they will freeze up and be paralyzed by fear, the third most common is they will try to attack you in desperation. With that response they tend to attack without any skill, without any strategy, and without regards to their own safety. The final response that is relatively common is the run and hide response, similar to the most common one, but different at the same time. Whereas with the first they flee with all their speed in a straight line just to put as much distance between you and them as they can, with this they will run and try to lose you by making a difficult to follow path, and finally they will hide once they run the limit of their endurance. There are a few less common response, but they aren't that much trouble. What you must beware of is using it against those just as strong as or stronger than you. Such beings will either be unaffected or enraged by your presence. Now any other questions about the changes I've mentioned already or can I move on?"

"Ne Kyuubi-sama just what are my elemental traits, and why can't I see any of these changes on me in here?"

"I was actually going to cover your elemental traits next, and as for why none of this shows up on you in here is because your soul has yet to be affected by my mark." Seeing Naruto accepting this answer the fox goes on, "Your elemental traits are the physical result of your elemental aspects, and yours are ice and wind. This is going to cause some problems for you since Fire Country isn't the coolest place. One trait from your elements is that you are only going to be comfortable when its cold, the colder the better actually, high temperatures won't kill you however it is likely to be very uncomfortable and to weaken you somewhat. This won't have too much effect on you unless you go visit that Gaara kid. Deserts are for you pretty much suicide until you get a lot tougher."

"Why? Didn't you say that high temperatures would only weaken me?"

"Yes and a desert is constant high temperatures that will leave you as weak as probably a chuunin, which for you is about the same as suicide."

"Oh. Well are there any other traits?"

"Yes, you will likely have a cloud a super-cold air around you at all times. With just an ice aspect you would only have cold skin, but the wind aspect causes the air in your vicinity to circle you and stay near you. This super-cold wind will likely behave much like Gaara's sand and protect from harm whenever it can."

"How can a slight breeze of cold air stop attacks?"

"For one by becoming more than a slight breeze. If you get attacked it will probably become a miniature tornado that surrounds you unless you will it otherwise. The low temperatures of the winds will freeze anything that comes at you as the winds rip it apart. You'll have to test it out to see its limits of course. There will probably be a layer of frost covering your body too. Hmm did I miss anything..."

"So I'll have an ultimate defense?"

"No. A very strong defense, yes. Ultimate? Far from it. Oh yeah and you'll likely be seeing your breath whenever you breath out."

"What? Why?"

"Because just like everything else about you it will be incredibly cold. Thus it will freeze the water in the air it touches. Hmm... figuring out how to tone down this stuff in order to drink should be an interesting lesson in control for you." The fox then let loose barking laughter. Screaming in terror Naruto interrupted the fox's laughter. "What the hell are you so scared of?"

Sobbing Naruto's answer could barely be heard by the towering demon lord. "I'll never be able to eat steaming hot ramen again!"

Staring incredulously the fox thought, 'I made him my servant why? Maybe I would've been better off with Akatsuki.' "Hey servant stop whining. Just learn to control your powers and you should be fine with your ramen problem."

"Really?"

Seeing his hopeful gaze the mighty fox was stunned that someone would went through what his container had would react to a simple food in such a manner. "Yeah, probably anyway. Now I have something you can tell the council and anyone you don't want knowing your turning into a demon that will explain this stuff. You should probably tell that human Jiraiya what the excuse is so that when asked the two of you give the same story."

"Alright what is it?"

"Tell them that it is a bloodline limit that manifested while you where fighting against the Mizukage, the two Kiri-Swordsman, and the three ANBU. As for the claws, fangs, and senses just say that the bloodline made a permanent connection to my chakra and those are the side effect."

"Are you sure they'll buy that?"

"They thought you were me. How intelligent can they be?"

'Point for the demon fox.' "Okay so should I wake up now?"

"Yeah. That gama-sennin this you're suffering from a jutsu and is trying to make you warmer while rushing to Konoha. If he starts spreading that story it is less likely anyone will buy yours."


'Damn it's hot. What the hell did Ero-sennin drag me off to Suna first or something? Dammit why am I wrapped up in all these blankets?' Thrashing futilely against the blankets for a minute Naruto stops when he hears Jiraiya.

"Naruto! Its about time you woke up. Hey stop struggling against those blankets whatever jutsu they hit you with hasn't worn off yet and you might freeze if you take them off."

"Well I'm frying with them on! Now help me out or I'll break out of them!"

"No can do Naruto. The heat could be a genjutsu mixed in with the ninjutsu they used. Whatever it is I have no idea how it works or what its doing so you'll have to put up with the blankets until I get you to Tsunade."

'Dammit too hot. I'll explain later first to cool off. Kyuubi mentioned some sort of frozen tornado around me, and I know Gaara's sister can create winds that cut through just about everything so maybe I can combine the two.' Jiraiya was leaning over to check and see if Naruto really was hotter than normal now when the wind picked up. It blew out the fire and scattered the camping gear all over. Jiraiya didn't notice this though as around the blanket enshrouded Naruto the winds were forming a small tornado. The winds reached the height of their ferocity and a burst of freezing cold air came from Naruto as the tornado ripped the blankets to shreds. Jiraiya was knocked over by the blast of cold air and regained his feet just as the winds died away.

"Dammit gaki that was cold! What the hell did you just do?"

"Cooled myself off. I'm not suffering under some jutsu, this is just how I am now."

Inspecting Naruto closely Jiraiya asked, "What do you mean?" As Naruto just stood there under Jiraiya's gaze he realized the truth. "You used the fox's tattoo again didn't you? This is part of the demon you're becoming isn't it?"

"Yes. As a demon I am inclined towards the elements of ice and wind."

Grinning Jiraiya said, "Living in Fire Country is gonna be a bitch for you then isn't it gaki?"

"Yes it..." Comprehension dawned on Naruto as he said, "Dammit Jiraiya I'm trying to be serious. This is the time for jokes! Until I figure out how to control this power I can't even have a drink, and anything I eat will be colder than ice."

"Oh come on. It should be like a bloodline limit, while parts need to be learned some things you just know instinctively about it. I bet if you were to try to eat or drink your powers would let it stay as is. After all I doubt there are any baby demons that die cause they don't know how to not freeze whatever they try to drink."

"That is a good point, but I'm not exactly a normal demon. I may not have those instincts."

"Good point. Let's get started then."

"Started?"

"I'm your sensei aren't I? I'm going to help you control these powers."

"Alright, but how far are we from home?"

"Far enough that we can slow down to train your abilities, and not arrive late to Konoha from our mission."

"So we're about three or four days out at a normal pace."

"Yeah. Now lets get to work on drinking..."


"Ok we're just out of sight of the village so now is the time to hide the changes to your appearance."

"Ok. Hey Jiraiya you remember the cover story right?"

"Of course I do, but we shouldn't need it until we meet with Tsunade. Hopefully the others made it back safely to report on the conditions."

The guards watched as Jiraiya of the Sannin and someone bundled up in more clothes than Shino Aburame approached. Not knowing if it was a trick by their enemies the two Jounin guards called a team of ANBU up in case of trouble.

"They called ANBU."

"Yeah I know. Guess at least one of our team members got here with the news."

"Hopefully it was more than one."

Four ANBU materialized from the shadow's of nearby trees and spoke with the two. "Halt. Are you Jiraiya of the Sannin and Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha?"

"Yes I am."

"Of course I am. Who would disguise themselves as me to get into the village?"

'He has a point he is less trusted by much of the village than an enemy nin would be.' "We still need proof of your identities."

"Fine here." Was all Jiraiya said before he handed over his ID along with Naruto's.

"I still have no evidence that under those rags is Uzumaki."

"What the hell would an enemy gain by pretended to be someone who is quite possibly the most hated ninja in the village. Besides why the hell would a group of enemy shinobi capable of taking down a Sannin and apprentice bother sneaking into the village when they could just as easily destroy it."

Drawing their katana's the ANBU took up combat stances as the leader said, "If you are Uzumaki simply show your face and we will let you pass."

"I can't simply beat the crap out of them why?"

"Just show them your face already."

"Fine Ero-sennin, but next time I'm doing it my way."

"Whatever. You can show off next time. Just show them your face already gaki."

Removing the hoods of both a large cobalt cloak and a navy blue coat much like what Kiba Inuzuka wore as a gennin was just the beginning. Naruto then removed no less than two ski masks, three partial face masks like Kakashi's, a pair of skiing goggles, and a large quantity of gauze wrappings that he wore in a style akin to the deceased kiri-swordsman Momochi Zabuza. Underneath all these face coverings Naruto's face was much as it was before his transformation, but now his canines were fangs that poked out from his lips slightly, his eyes were less like sapphires and more like blue ice crystals, his whisker marks were less defined and almost invisible at a distance, his ears came to a nigh-unnoticeable point, his eyes were slit, and his face and hair seemed to be covered in a thin layer of frost. "There. Happy now?"

The ANBU however were wondering if it was a very bad disguise or if something had happened to the Jinchuuriki while on the mission. "Uh I guess it really is you, but..."

"Look I'm either me or I'm not. Just pick one so we can move on. It really doesn't matter to me if I have to go through you to get home or not."

Feeling a sense of dread as Naruto said those words the ANBU decided that if these really were enemy nin than the Hokage could probably deal with them herself, and besides if she couldn't then what chance did they stand. So with the belief that facing Tsunade afterwards if they were indeed enemies was better than the almost guaranteed death that fighting the two seemed to be the leader of the ANBU put away his katana and stepped aside before saying, "Sorry for the trouble Uzumaki-san, Jiraiya-sama."

Before moving on Naruto once more concealed his face. As he walked by the ANBU to pass through the gate Naruto said, "Wise move ANBU-san. In this case Tsunade's wrath is the lesser of two evils."

Once inside the village Jiraiya couldn't restrain himself anymore and he burst into nearly hysterical laughter. "I think that ANBU nearly wet himself when you used your presence on him."

In a solemn voice Naruto responded, "He was close, but Konoha's ANBU are well trained." In a voice that gave the impression that he was grinning widely he then said, "He made sure to hold it until we had passed by them." Naruto then joined his mentor in laughing hysterically.

When their laughter died down Jiraiya was the first to speak. "Well gaki I gotta admit although that prank didn't have your usually flair it was pretty damn good. Now if we are done terrorizing ANBU however..."

"Aww you always ruined my fun Ero-sennin."

"As I was saying, we should go see Tsunade as soon as possible to explain your new situation."

"Think Baa-chan is in the tower or at the hospital?"

"Uhh..."

"I think she is standing behind one very dead hokage-wannabe."

Swallowing audibly Naruto turned around to the source of an immense killer intent that was right behind him. "Hey Baa-chan long time no see."

"That long time is entirely your fault. Where the hell have you two been, and why are you bundled up more than any Aburame in the village."

"Long story Tsunade, but we should probably wait until we are in your office. You know the place with the guards, sound-proofing seals, sake..."

"I get the picture lets go."

Poofing outside of the Hokage's office the three walked past the guards and sat down before the down swung shut and was locked by a special seal to block noise and prevent interruption. "Okay now this whole story will be marginally more believable without me bundled up, but it might get a little cold in this cramped office so I won't take them off for long." After removing the various cloaks and coats as well as the various items obscuring his face Naruto was shown to be clad in a dark red version of what he wore when he was fifteen. However it was not that which caused Tsunade to gasp in surprise. That reaction was caused by the fact that in addition to his changed facial features his nails were now claws, his skin was covered in frost, and a bone-chilling breeze circled him while lowering the room temperature considerably. "What do you think of the new look Baa-chan?"

Seeing his normal foxy grin didn't ease her concerns at his appearance however and she said, "Explain what happened at once."

"Want me to put this stuff back on so you don't freeze first?"

"Can't you just tone it down?"

"Somewhat, but only enough so that I can eat or drink something. Not really enough that it would be a comfortable temperature in here."

"Oh. Well then yes please put your clothes back on." Ignoring Jiraiya's suppressed chuckles and the scribbling on his notepad for the time being Tsunade asked, "So what happened to you on the mission. Your team reported in almost a week ago with serious wounds on only three of them."

"The ones with serious injuries where Neji, Kiba, and Kakashi right?"

"Yes. Now why did they split off from you two, and what is with the make over?"

After explaining the original mission plan and how Kakashi had gotten wounded trying to get his team out after they were discovered Naruto moved onto what happened in his group. "While investigating Iwagakure no Sato for our mission we saw the Mizukage arrived with two members of the Seven Swordsman. Our group split up at this point further, Kiba, Neji, and Ino where to continue as we had been while Jiraiya and I tailed the Mizukage to find out why he was in town. After two days of following him we found out that the Mizukage and Tsuchikage were meeting to discuss an alliance. The next day we received news that Kakashi and his team needed assistance. Neji, Ino, and Kiba went to help them. Jiraiya and I discovered that the kage's alliance was a preparation for war with Konoha. Apparently Kusa and Ame had already joined Iwa while Kumo was staying out of it. Due to its current state no information about Oto being offered the chance to join was mentioned. Shortly before we were found out by two squads of ANBU that were looking for possible spies in the village some news came from Kakashi's team. Ino had showed up being pursued by Iwa nin along with and injured Kiba and Neji. Kakashi's team defeated the Iwa nin and they were on their way to Konoha with the wounded. Using toad summons I sent the information we had gathered to them in the hopes that it would reach you sooner, and you could be prepared. Shortly after the Anbu found us out the Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and kiri-swordsman showed up. They surrounded us and explained why they weren't calling in any more nin or going to bother with capturing us. Jiraiya and I were separated by the fighting. While engaging the kiri group A latent kekkei genkai I posses activated. I don't know why then, but I due know that due to the fox it was altered. When it matured the kekkei genkai made some kind of connection to the fox's chakra that didn't close. This connection super-charged it and put me into an apparently permanent kyuubified state. The changes due to the fox's chakra are only as bad as they were when I used it's chakra in the wave mission for the most part, but due to the unusual circumstances some things are different. Somehow my whisker marks diminished instead of thickening as usual, and I can't tap into the chakra being drawn on by my kekkei genkai's connection with the fox's chakra. Oh yeah there is no sense of immense rage or bloodlust either."

Stunned Tsunade just sat there for a moment before speaking. "O-kay so is that all that happened? Do you even know what this bloodline does?"

"Yeah that sounds right. As for what gaki's kekkei genkai can do I would have thought that obvious. It is similar to that Haku fellow he mentioned meeting in wave. It is some kind of Ice mastery. Hell the two could've been distant relations. Of course it could be some kind of twist on the Nidaime's abilities too. After all not that many clans produce blondes."

"What am I going to do with you Naruto?"

"Promote me to Hokage?"

"Not yet punk, but that does give me an idea."

As Tsunade gave him an evil smile Naruto thought, 'Maybe I went too far this time?'