Authors Note: To be honest to everyone I'm pretty sure this wasn't the direction I was initially going to go with. I had stopped working on it for so long that I literally just forgot. I didn't make notes and I should have! So this my apology in advance.

The Alpha staggered for a minute at the dreadful news. His kind were all of a sudden a now dying breed on this mountain alone, but how? There were too many wolves, counting the rogues as well, for them to just disappear without a word or someone escaping at least. On top of that how could one fox get away with such genocide all by himself for so long until now?

"This can't be right…It makes no sense! There's at least hundreds of wolves tha-"

"There were hundreds. You guys range from ten to twenty in a pack or more right? That's like ten or five packs at the least! After Naruto made them fight each other he took care of what was left. All the wolves on the south, east and western end are gone. He's had the seasons to work on it so the times almost right." Sage mumbled the last part a little to himself.

"What do you mean?"

"Well it's almost the day of his clans' death again." Sarutobi informed with a regretful sigh.

"Oh no…"

"Oh yes, yes, yes! So when you two wipe each other out it'll be like an anniversary gift to himself!"

"Seeker this is serious!"

"I know but it's so funny to me hun!"

The Alpha sulked down to the ground and took in deep panicky breathes. He couldn't believe he had zinged with a complete maniac. No, not a maniac…a mass murderer with one purpose. Then why does he still feel something for the crazed fox as if he didn't believe what he was hearing, nor had heard.

"How could he do this?!"

"Relax howler…all will be explained." The elder fox tried to calm the trembling wolf down to no avail.

"Why are you just now telling me this?!"

"Because we see now that Naruto was responsible for their disappearance..."

"You think?!" Sasuke snapped at Jiraiya with frustration in his voice.

"Look, we didn't want to believe he was the cause at first because you wolves are always fighting! Be happy your niece showed up and filled us in on what was going on...We know how to fix this and stop him even though your kind started this anyway!"

The raven's breathing slowed down with vexation growing. He knew it was his elders fault and he planned on confronting them later but right now he was reaching his limit on nonsense to strike.

"How?! You can't bring back the dead! Oh and to top it off he's surrounded by Senbei's pack to the teeth!"

"Yes, we know... That's why we need your help."

"To do what exactly!?"

"Do you love Naruto?" Sarutobi asked point blank with a deadpan expression to boot.

"No!"

"He's lying."

"I concur."

The Alpha's right eye started to twitch at the two mates calling out his bluff. How could he be in-love with someone hell bent on destroying his kind? If they're your bonded partner you kind of have no choice, so he put up his best face and voice to go with his convincing lie.

"I could never love someone like that."

"Good, then you'll have no problem with killing him for us then." Orochimaru chuckled with his upfront comment.

"Why me?! Why can't you guys' do it?!"

"Well like you said, he has Senbei's pack behind him. We can't get close to him without casualties but you can." Jiraiya shrugged a little in an obvious sense.

"I don't see how that's going to work sense I'm the wolf that Senbei wants to gut alive!"

"Well that's why you have to take him out first." The Seeker rolled his eyes as if he was getting fed up with the raven's dense nature.

"What?!"

"It's the only way to get to Naruto."

"How am I supposed to just kill their Alpha without pissing his pack off?!"

"Sasuke, Senbei leads his pack by striking fear in their hearts and those that agree with his methods will follow the next stronger tyrant blindly."

The Alpha grumbled to himself at the elder's obnoxious insight on everything.

"In other words if you challenge him and win you'll pretty much own two packs." Sage boosted with a nudge to the wolf.

He contemplated their suggestion and it didn't quite make sense compared to what he knew about the Tsuyoi personally. The other thing he didn't get was why they sounded as if they wanted Naruto dead almost as much as he did which wasn't much. Wishing death upon someone just seemed to out of norm for canines like them.

"Then I'll have to kill Naruto afterwards right?"

"Or have that pack do it for you? Either way works just as long as it's done."

Sasuke gave a baffled glance towards the overly happy seeker.

"What did he do to you guys?"

"Oh, nothing! He pretty much leaves us alone since we are all he's got. We're just worried that if you let him go he'll continue to attack until you're all dead."

"Oh…"

"Sage is right. It's best to be rid of him now than prolong the inevitable." Sarutobi said with a nod to the others that it was time to go.

"If that's my only option then okay…"

With that settled he followed the three foxes out of the den and back into the bright sunny area. Even though he was expecting it, it still caught him off guard. After squinting for a minute he adjusted to the light and a new face. Another snow pelt fox had run up to them with worry written all over.

"What's wrong Hidan?" The elder addressed the frantic bony canine whom was now looking down with sorrow.

The fox called Hidan made his way over to Sarutobi and whispered something in his ear that caught the supreme one by surprise. The only thing Sasuke picked up from the hushed words was something about the river.

"Seeker and Sage I want you to go with Hidan to the river now. I'll escort the howler out."

The two foxes obeyed without question and took off with the secretive other.

"What's happened?"

"We've lost another kit to the river. It's not far from the grounds so they easily wonder off and drown…"

The Alpha sympathized with the now sullen fox along the way out of the lit territory and into the denser woodlands.

"How come you just don't move if it's so dangerous?"

"We will be moving soon."

"Oh, to where?"

The fox stopped on the dirt path to grin at the wolf in an odd fashion for such an older being.

"A much deserved home I can assure you that. Now howler you will need to follow this path up and pass the rocky falls that will lead to higher grounds thus familiar surroundings for you. Do you know where that is?"

Sasuke nodded, remembering that that was the path to his elders place so he a made a note to stop there first and get some answers. Then almost as if the fox could read his mind he said," You need to go straight to Senbei and get this over with. He might attack earlier than you think."

"Okay, um thank yo-Wait, what about Ibuki?! I need t-"

"She will be here when you return."

The Alpha sighed and nodded his thanks to the elder before he took off. He didn't get why he had to head there right away since the Tsuyoi pack leader was unfortunately a wolf of his word. With racing thoughts and stacked questions he picked up speed and made a swift right up the rocky mountain sides once he'd knocked off a couple of miles in distance. The trek was rough and he nearly slipped twice due to the terrain itself not being so secure.

Once he had finally reached the top the land flattened out to a stony surface leading to a large dank cave entrance. He sniffed around for his familiar kin like scent and picked up nothing until he reached the shadowy edge of the cave.

"Sasuke what are you doing here?"

The raven jumped at the fatherly tone and looked up in an instant to face the figure.

"Father I need to talk to you!"

The raven wolf he called father that mimicked a much older and mature version of himself with a cleaner pelt quirked his head with a look of wonder.

"What is it now?"

Sasuke reclined out of shame upon remembering Tsunade had been there to tell them about the incident.

"I-…I need to ask you about the war."

"Go on, but can I ask why you want to know all of a sudden?"

"I'd like to know to."

The Elder wolf's wife made her presence know when she popped out from a brush to her husband's side. She looked over her youngest pup with worry at his unease like pose.

"My love you really shouldn't be up at this la-"

"Don't start! I know just as much about the war as you do dear."

The Elder wolf grumbled at his mate and moved aside to allow her some room.

"Hello Mother..."

"Evening son, now what's with the curiosity all of a sudden?"

"Everything…"

"Very well then ask away. Then we'll ask questions of our own."

"Why did you kill them…?" The Alpha could never look his father in the eyes so he focused on his mother when he asked his hesitated question.

"Pardon?"

"Why did you kill them?"

"Kill who?"

"Sweetie what are you talking about?"

"The red foxes…"

"You mean Kushina and Minato?!" Her quiet motherly nature changed instantly to an over the top excited one.

"Mikoto!"

Sasuke blinked at the abrupt change in his parent's exterior and tone. He'd never heard his father call his mother by her first name before and not in such an infuriated way.

"What Fugaku?! He was going to find out eventually if they're still aliv-"

"They're dead!"

"We never found their bodies!"

"That doesn't mean they are alive Mikoto."

"They are! Right Sasuke?! You've seen them?"

He had to back away from his stimulated mother as she got to close almost knocking him over. She had this strange depressing plea on her face as if he was her last hope to prove she wasn't insane…

"Mom?"

~oOOo~

Naruto had been limping around since the second day of the week. He didn't know why he even thought that Senbei would forget let alone forgive him for letting the wolf youngling go. Ever since that Tuesday night and the following Wednesday leading into Thursday he had been forced to mate with the gigantic canine non-stop except for times to eat. Thank Kyuubi that he couldn't get pregnant unless it was at the end of cycle under the full moon like most or he would've been screwed.

He'd been very careful over the years as to not let that happen with anyone. There was no way in hell he'd have howler pups if his life depended on it. He wasn't even sure if he wanted younglings at all at this point with anyone. There were just no good canines in this world…except for one. He quickly pushed the raven out of his mind and snarled to himself for even thinking of him.

At this moment he was stumbling alongside Senbei and four of his guards to the Uchiha territory to talk with them about their absent Alpha again. They had been informed on the third day of the week of the missing Uchiha's presence by a member of said Alpha's pack that had suspected foul play. Of course the Tsuyoi would never do something like that without claiming credit that same day.

"Why do I have to come?" The fox grumbled at his aggressive mate's side.

"Because I don't trust you." He chuckled maliciously with a fang filled smirk to the now frightened smaller canine.

"Then why keep me around?!"

"I try to keep my enemies close…especially ones I know nothing about that aren't supposed to exist."

Naruto being the defiant one decided to growl at the cocky wolf only to receive a booming larger one right back forcing him to shrink to the ground.

"Do not test me strumpet! I will take you here and now if you haven't learned your place still."

The fox looked away as those words were hissed in his right ear making it twitch. He felt a nip before the canine returned back to walking with his gang. Azure orbs sparked with pure loathing to the back of the Tsuyoi Alpha. On second thought he despised Senbei ten times more than Sasuke by far.

"Come on pet! Don't make me drag you."

Naruto snarled under his breathe and followed obediently for now.

By time they reached the border to the other packs domain they were greeted by at least three of them instantly.

"What are you doing here Senbei?"

"Just checking to see if the cowards returned…We did have an agreement."

"He hasn't returned. Why don't you cough him up like the swine you are?!" The middle wolf challenged with a low growl. His other companions were forced to make him back off soon after when he actually tried to step up to the larger wolf.

Naruto made a fatal mistake of giggling at the comment causing his abusive mate to turn on him in a heartbeat and prick a perfect hole his hear. He dropped with a whimper to the grassy earth and pawed at the wound in anguish.

"Well this swine is now ready to for dinner. We end this tomorrow! Pack leader or not."

"Come on Senbei he didn't mean it!"

The Tsuyoi Alpha started to chortle out of nowhere and that snicker turned into an awkward raspy laughter.

Naruto blinked in disbelief at the deranged wolf while the four guards looked on as if it was an everyday occurrence with their leader.

"Don't cower now. Surely he isn't the only one that feels this way. We'll meet at dawn…I'd like to have the rest of day to mark my new territory." He departed with a snap of his jaws to the terrified three. His four followers he'd brought along mimicked his actions while his mate just hung his head in regret.

'Why did I have to pick the lunatic?!' Naruto cursed himself over and over again as they returned back to their domain. While Senbei talked with his officers about the carnage in the morning the fox contemplated a way out without getting ripped to shreds.