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Tsume: She woke up to Kurumaru twitching his leg into her stomach, and the Inuzuka mistress was annoyed with him already. "You're on thin ice big guy," she warned a still sleeping alpha male. Tsume looked at her clock. 7:43 it read. "Hm, are the boys up yet?" she asked into the air. She got up and dressed herself, waking up the black wolf.

"Thanks for letting me out," he told her. Tsume just looked back at him. "I won't kill the Uzumaki kid, but I still don't like him."

"You don't have to like him, but you do have to tolerate his presence and his position in our family," his master replied.

"He's a part of the family now?!" Kurumaru exclaimed as he rolled onto his feet still on the bed.

"Live with it," the woman replied. "Unlike your mating habits, my son and Blondie are going by the philosophy of love first, and they are stuck together like glue. I see no reason not to formally invite him into the family. Do you?" she asked warningly.

"Well, what will the village think?" Kurumaru asked her in reply. "His presence is intimidating; I'll admit it. And having that demon sealed inside of him is the cause. I'm willing to bet the village further alienates him after this. They'll think of it as him trying to take advantage of our customs so he can play out his own corrupt fantasies." Tsume closed the distance between them and kicked him hard in the chest.

"You shut that filthy mouth of yours hound," the Inuzuka mistress replied as he got up. "If he beats you in a contest for dominance, then you will just have to accept it. I won't be swayed by words when you haven't seen them for yourself. You just want to keep your position of second top dog stable. If the village does hate him more for this, our family will protect him through it, but you and I both know there isn't a corrupt thing about it."

"I'll behave, but something about that kid bothers me," Kurumaru replied with labored breath. "Just promise me you'll watch him if you won't let me interfere."

"I'm keeping a solid eye on both him and Kiba," Tsume told him. "Other than this new effect from his heat, there's nothing that even suggests Naruto is taking advantage of Kiba. Speaking of them anyway, I'm gonna go check on those two."

"Good idea," Kurumaru spoke. His master shot him one final steely gaze, and Kurumaru was silenced.

The woman knocked on Kiba's door, but there was no response. "Kiba…you awake?" she asked as she opened the door. Both he and Naruto were under the sheet, but she heard sleeping noises, and no amount of their scent suggested lovemaking. Tsume picked up the sheet and saw Kiba's eyes closed. She looked to Naruto to see his whisker marks thickening again. "He'll be waking up soon," the woman spoke. "Oh crap, we didn't bring over a fresh set of clothes from his house. That was dumb." Tsume quietly closed Kiba's door and went downstairs to see Hana sipping her morning tea and petting Shen. "Hana, when the boys wake up, start making breakfast. I'm gonna run over to Naruto's and get him a set of new clothes. He and Kiba came back with their heats building, so I'm sure they never even thought about it. I'll be back in maybe twenty minutes. Oh, and watch Kurumaru," she said more seriously. Hana nodded. Said black dog was actually sneaking into the boys' room as the women talked. He knew how to turn knobs with his mouth, but his damaged teeth got in the way of that plan. It would still be another week and a half at least before he would be able to eat hard dog food again or chew the meat off a deer leg. Instead of his teeth, Kurumaru skillfully went on his back legs and awkwardly used his paws to turn the knob. He skillfully maintained balance and only started the door open so that it wouldn't hit the wall and wake the two up.

Kurumaru sniffed the air as he stepped into the room. "Okay, so you chose to leave the pup alone last night eh Blondie?" he asked quietly. Kurumaru looked at Kiba and Naruto nuzzled closely together and was a bit angered by it. This complete outsider was garnering the attention of the Inuzuka heir, and he had already shown his sexual dominance too. This meant that he declared himself pretty high among the ranks of the family, even if he didn't know it. "She just said I couldn't hurt you," Kurumaru began. "Tsume said nothing about putting you in your place though." The wolf skillfully climbed on top of the bed at the far end and worked his way up to the sleeping Naruto. Kurumaru used the other side of his mouth to pull the sheet far enough off of Naruto to go through with his plan. "If you have a canine stuck in you somewhere, you ought to understand what this means," the black wolf said as he lowered his crotch to Naruto's stomach. It only took a second, but Kurumaru left traces of his urine and other hormones on the surface of Naruto's body, marking him as the wolf's property so to speak. He sneaked back out of the room and shut the door behind him, grinning in triumph.

"What are you up to Kurumaru?" Hana asked when he came down the stairs.

"Nothing since Master banned me from doing anything to interfere," Kurumaru replied with distaste purposely in his voice.

"You're lying," Hana replied after she sniffed the air. Even Kurumaru couldn't pull off lying and fully masking it. The black wolf's expression dropped a bit as Hana sniffed the air further. "Oh Mom is going to kill you. You MARKED HIM?!" she asked. Kurumaru whimpered just a bit. "Oh no you don't. Shen, Raija,…restrain him." It took the combined effort of the three, but Kurumaru's feet were tied together, his mouth roped shut, and his body hung from the horizontal punishment pole. "Mom was right. You do fight dirty."

"Say again Hana," Tsume said lightly as she came in the door with a shirt, boxers, and shorts for Naruto. She stopped when she saw Kurumaru though. "Oh you are gonna get it now. What did he do?"

"Your alpha here decided he should go ahead and mark Naruto to show his dominance while he was sleeping," Hana replied. Tsume entered a rage and used her leg to slam Kurumaru's stomach vertically. After two more, the black wolf puked from the force. Hana undid the rope around his mouth so that he wouldn't choke, but Tsume was furious. "Considering that Naruto was naked down to his boxers from last night, I'm guessing the scent is gonna stick since he's got direct skin contact scent on him."

"Oh you are in BIG trouble now," the Inuzuka mistress declared. "Not only did you disobey me outright, but you marked him when he couldn't resist. You just lost food entirely for the week, and you owe an apology to Naruto. AAAAND, you are going to willingly submit to him marking YOU."

"Over my dead body!" Kurumaru retorted as he struggled pointlessly against his bonds. BAM. Tsume got him one last time in the stomach, and the wolf fell unconscious.

"I swear you're more trouble than you're worth sometimes Kurumaru," Kiba's mother said in front of him. She let out a long breath and placed Naruto's clothes on the table. "Now I have to send a message through the entire clan saying that this was a false marking too. Damn you Kurumaru. Those two will be up in another five minutes, and I told Kiba to take a shower with Naruto, so I'd wager having breakfast ready in about forty-five minutes would be your best bet. They'll spend ten minutes just cuddling probably and also another five to ten after they're done bathing among other things. I'll go spread the word to my brothers so they can tell their individual families, so I'll be back in another twenty probably. Shit this is not turning out to be my day."

"Well, take it out on Kurumaru later," Hana replied as her mother went out the door.

Naruto woke up with a hard on. He hadn't gotten to taking Kiba last night, and he remembered why. The blond had been feeling so unsure and so sorrowful, and Kiba comforted him until they both fell asleep, and now said brunette had his face lying on top of his own. Kiba's scent was calming, and Naruto lost all of his alluring thoughts almost instantly. Dog-Boy's face wore a smile, and so Naruto grinned and nuzzled Kiba back until he picked up an unfamiliar scent in the room. He picked his head up and let Kiba rest on the pillow. As he smelled the air, Naruto became angrier, and Kyuubi did too. The source of the smell was a patch of skin just to the upper right of his seal.

"It wasn't Kiba, but someone seems to think he has dominance over you Naruto," Kyuubi told him. A feral instinct in Naruto's mind went wild, and he became angrier, allowing Kyuubi's chakra to partially take over. "Going by the scent, it wasn't a human. In fact, it smells entirely canine. Find the dog that did this and beat him to a bloody pulp later, but drop the anger. Your mate is lying right next to you, and your chakra scared the whole family remember?" Naruto's eyes widened in surprise, and he stopped drawing on Kyuubi's powers, making his fangs retract. Hana stepped into the room a second later with a frightened look on.

"Naruto?" she asked. The boy still had a snarl on, but he dropped it. His eyes were still red, and his whisker marks had thickened again.

"I'm sorry Hana-San," he said genuinely. "That was Kyuubi's chakra. Apparently some dog decided to mark me, and one of his instincts just made me get really mad. I suppose I can't just ask you not to worry, but it's me, not Kyuubi."

"You can smell that?" Hana asked, referring to Kurumaru's action. Naruto nodded. "Usually only our noses are that powerful. How?"

"Oh, it's because I'm part fox," Naruto replied with a smile. "Kyuubi gifted me with slightly better hearing and a stronger sense of smell, but they're at their strongest when I'm in heat apparently. Anyway, do you know who marked me?"

"Kurumaru," Hana replied. Naruto's eyes widened. He remembered. Kurumaru was one big-ass dog-wolf thing with a bad attitude and strength to back it up. "Ya, the big black guy."

"Well, I guess he'd really be the only one who I can't just beat the crap out of to refuse this mark," Naruto replied. The bulge in his boxers became apparent, and Hana gestured with her eyes down to it. "Hey!" Naruto exclaimed, rolling sideways onto Kiba to fix his problem, waking him up.

"What the Hell? Naruto?" Kiba asked while still partially dazed. "NARUTO!" he yelled fearfully when he realized their current condition and position. Kiba thought Naruto was trying to take him without his knowledge, and he used both his arms and legs to launch the blond off of him, sending the back of his head crashing onto the edge of the nightstand on the far side. Naruto's eyes went wide before he fell to the floor. He didn't get up. Hana and Kiba froze. "Oh Kami…Naruto?" Kiba asked before crawling to the edge of his bed and looking down. Hana came over as well. The blond just lay on his side, limp, and breathing very shallowly and slowly.

"Get him up," Hana commanded. "If he goes comatose, we'll have a real problem." Kiba got up and helped his sister pull him up so that he was sitting in the middle of the floor. Hana looked at the back of his head. "Ooo, that is one nasty bump. He's bleeding too. Kiba, I'm going to get some cold water and a washcloth. If he stops breathing, call me immediately." Her brother nodded as a tear fell from his left eye. Hana sprang up and went to her mother's bathroom. Kiba listened closely to his heartbeat and breathing. Naruto's heart was going quickly, but his breathing was extremely shallow and slow. If he permanently hurt Naruto, Kiba would never be able to forgive himself. He had to support Naruto's body by his shoulders so that he wouldn't fall forward and constrict his breathing further. Hana came back in with a metal bowl filled with cold water and two washcloths. "This is kinda my fault," she said guiltily. "I know guys get random erections this time of year, and I pointed his out. He rolled on top of you to block my view, and you know the rest. Hold this washcloth to his forehead while I tend to the back of his head," Hana commanded. Kiba did as his sister told him without question. "Shen!" Hana called. "Get Tsunade and a medical team, now!" The dog was out the door instantly sprinting towards the Hokage Mansion. Only he and Kurumaru had learned how to speak English, so only Shen could do this since Tsume was out explaining Naruto's other problem. "His heart's slowing down," Hana commented. "That's not good."

"Is he gonna die?" Kiba asked in desperation.

"Just keep an eye on his breathing," Hana replied. The truth was, this was a very dangerous situation. The woman summoned a Shadow Clone. "If Naruto is going to the hospital, it is best that Tsunade not know the circumstances as to why this happened, not the deeper ones anyway. Get these two dressed," she ordered her clone. Kiba slipped on his shirt and shorts and then immediately went back to keeping the cloth on Naruto's forehead. When the clone got to putting Naruto's shirt on, Hana told him to wring out the old washcloth and dip it in the cold water. "When they get here, the story is that you two were having a sleepover, and Naruto rolled on top of you in your sleep. You panicked and threw him into the nightstand by accident. You got it?" Hana asked.

"Ya, I just hope Naruto's alright," her brother replied. Five minutes later, Shen, Tsunade, and the medical team filed into the house and up the stairs. "We're in here," Kiba called. Tsunade only had to look at the back of Naruto's head for a split second to realize what was going on.

"Get him on a stretcher and an I.V. drop now," the Hokage ordered. The four medical ninja with her quickly completed the command, and they whisked the unconscious Naruto off to the hospital tout suite. "What happened?" the woman asked as Hana and Kiba followed them. Hana left a note on the door explaining the situation to Tsume.

"Well, Naruto and Kiba were having a sleepover, and Naruto rolled on top of Kiba when he was waking up. I heard a yell and a crack, and I found Naruto to have that bump on the back of his head as he lay unconscious under the nightstand.

"I kind of overreacted and threw Naruto into the nightstand," Kiba admitted. "Is he gonna be alright?"

"We can only hope the Kyuubi is helping to heal Naruto," Tsunade replied. "The back of his skull now has a crack in it, and I don't know if his brain has been damaged or not yet. I'll do what I can, but injuries like this can have very terrible consequences. By the way, you shouldn't lie to me. The Kyuubi's chakra was active." Hana and Kiba both took on frightened looks. "Considering the way he looked, I'm guessing Naruto lost control, and the Kyuubi tried to, ahem…you know."

"He was experiencing transformation yesterday just after we went passed you actually," Kiba replied. "And he already had the whisker marks and red eyes last night. Naruto didn't try anything then, and I'm sure he didn't twenty minutes ago either."

"It sounds strange, but Kiba is telling the truth, and you can ask Tsume about it later if you want," Hana told the Hokage. They were far enough behind the medical team to not be overheard. "You're a medical expert. What happens when hormones run wild in a teenage boy?" Tsunade blushed. "He and Kiba went to sleep in boxers, and nothing happened last night or this morning, but Naruto had one when I entered the room. When I pointed it out, he became embarrassed and tried to hide it by rolling away from me. Unfortunately, he rolled on top of Kiba, and little bro didn't remember that Naruto already looked like that when he went to bed, so the rest of the story occurred as you heard it from us."

"Considering that nightstand was a strong birch, Naruto might have just suffered a really bad concussion," Tsunade told them. "I'd say his chance of coming out of this without permanent brain damage is maybe sixty percent at best. I'll do my best though." Hana and Kiba stayed outside the operating room for two whole hours before the Hokage stepped out. Kiba looked up at her sorrowfully, but Tsunade smiled. "He'll be fine in another hour. The crack didn't penetrate far enough into the skull. It does however cover a lot of area length wise. Two and a half inches of the back of his skull is one long crack." She held up her fingers to show Kiba the distance. "Don't let anything hard come into contact with the back of his head for a good while. He'll be very sore there for a few days, but he can be released by the end of today. Always make sure someone is with him, because a side effect of this injury might possibly be random fainting spells. I'd suggest he stay over at the Inuzuka estate for the next few days so that it won't inconvenience anyone. Bring him to me at about three tomorrow so that I can get an X-Ray. I need to make sure it heals up correctly and doesn't leave a hollow spot. When I'm satisfied with the way his head repairs itself, you can go back to your normal routines. Be a lot more careful about how you wake up though mister Inuzuka," she said towards Kiba. "You can go ahead and see him."

"Thanks Lady Tsunade," Kiba spoke to her with a wide smile. Hana rubbed the back of his head before they entered the room. "Hey Naruto." The blond had an I.V. drip hooked up to his right arm, and his eyes had returned to their original blue.

"Hey," he said a bit weakly. "Thanks. I just love paying hospital bills," Naruto continued with a smile. "Sorry about that. I guess we'll just have to get used to me going fox-form every night. Are you alright though Kiba?"

"You always did care about everyone else more than yourself," Kiba replied. Naruto giggled, but he cringed as a wave of pain shot through him. "Sorry, ya I'm fine. By the way, Kurumaru is now chained up. You can laugh at him later if you want." Hana slapped the back of his head.

"No laughing," she spoke. "We'll deal with Kurumaru's behavior, but you just focus on getting better Naruto. You aren't to let anything hard get near the back of your head, and Kiba is going to stay with you the entire time so that you don't further injure yourself from fainting. Basically, you're staying at our house for probably the next three to five days depending on how Tsunade finds that your head is healing up. I'm guessing you're both a bit hungry." Naruto nodded lightly. "Would you like some ramen?" The blond nodded again. "I'll get a bowl of barbeque pork from Ichiraku's for you, and you Kiba?"

"The same for me," her brother replied. Hana smiled and left with Shen. "I'm really sorry Naruto," he began quietly. "I keep telling myself to trust you more, but that just hasn't worked yet."

"Well, I do have a demon inside me," the blond replied with a small smile. "It wasn't really any one person's fault. Your sister teased me, I rolled onto you, and your fear of Kyuubi made you react. Basically, we all screwed up. I'll be fine though. Kyuubi's good at dealing with injuries of any sort, kind of like what you saw when my arm got wrecked." Kiba remembered hearing those screams and the cracking noises. He also remembered the gruesome picture of Naruto's messed up arm with flesh torn away and chunks of bone sticking this way and that.

"But your brain isn't so easy to heal," Kiba said as a tear came to his eye. "I could have really hurt you, permanently, and I would never be able to get you back. Please forgive me Naruto," the brunette begged.

"It wasn't your fault Kiba," Naruto insisted. "I forgive you, but it was an accident."

"I'm sorry Naruto," the Inuzuka boy replied. "I just wouldn't be able to forgive myself if you lost the ability to think or move or something. I love you."

"I love you too Kiba," Naruto told him with a smile. The brunette got out of his chair and leaned down and Kissed Naruto's lips softly as tears rolled down his eyes. Tsunade had just come from behind the curtain, and she was stunned by the sight of both boys being intimate. Their eyes were closed, but both of them seemed to be happy that the other was there. "Even if you had really hurt me, I'd forgive you," Naruto said again as he looked into Kiba's eyes. They shared another soft kiss, and Tsunade silently went back behind the curtain. Her heart was racing, and all she could think was wwOOOOoow.(Like Lilly on Hannah Montana. Note: My little sister is addicted to that show.) It wasn't gross; it wasn't lusty. Their kiss was just like any boyfriend and girlfriend's would be, caring and passionate. Hana appeared before the frazzled Tsunade. She smiled and mouthed "kissing?" The Hokage nodded. Kiba sat back in his chair, and the two finally stepped into view, Tsunade's face showing her normal calm.

"Ramen," Hana called a bit quietly. Naruto sat up using his hands and happily took the steaming bowl. Hana broke his chopsticks for him, and Tsunade set up a tray beneath him in case he spilled.

"Thanks Hana-San," Naruto said quietly so as to be courteous. "Thanks Granny," he told Tsunade. The woman rolled her eyes, but she smiled. Kiba in turn thanked the two, and they ate happily and chatted. "So, I'm able to leave later?" Naruto asked toward Tsunade. The Hokage nodded. "That's good to…" he stopped before falling backward into his pillow. It was a good thing Naruto finished his entire bowl, because it tipped over onto his body. Kiba and Hana sprang up, but Tsunade was next to Naruto first.

"He just fainted," the blond woman confirmed. "This will likely happen a couple of times, but just let him rest. When he wakes back up, you can take him back. Keep an eye out for mischievous kids. They tend to throw rocks at him, sometimes big ones. I'd rather not see our top hyperactive ninja lose his dreams just because of an idiot kid not knowing the severity of his actions. Since you Kiba already have a relationship with him," she started out. "You must bathe with him if he goes to do it." The brunette didn't so much as blush.

"We were kind of going to get to that this morning anyway," he replied. The tables turned on Tsunade, and now she was the one blushing beet red.

"I'm guessing you didn't know this was natural for men within the Inuzuka Clan," Hana spoke with a smile.

"Oh, I knew relationships like this occurred among the male members of your clan, but Kiba is quite young, so seeing him being so calm and frank about this is a bit awkward," Tsunade replied. "Two years from now and I would have just thought it cute off the bat."

"We've completely established that Naruto is in control during this period of time," Hana began. "We also have some news to give you. Naruto might be depressed." Tsunade raised her left eyebrow at this. "I've watched him, we all heard his conversation with Kiba last night, and you know how he normally acts." Tsunade took on a confused look. "Did you know that Naruto's been periodically beaten by the villagers in his own home?" The Hokage's eyes went wide. "He also seems to hate himself. Naruto cries a lot when he and Kiba are alone, and he becomes terrified if anything threatens his friendships."

"If I knew he was being beaten out in the middle of nowhere, I would have paid for a permanent apartment in the Hokage Mansion," Tsunade told them. "As per the other symptoms, ya, they point directly at depression; just look at his life for Pete's sake. I can't give him antidepressants though, because then he would know that we know his life. That would be what sends him over the mental edge. If he trusted Kiba alone with all of this information, it means that Naruto can confide in him, maybe more than Sasuke. You two already have a relationship, so this shouldn't be hard. Be his go-to person Kiba. You are officially his medicine. If he can genuinely laugh and experience love when he's with you, that's all he needs. As per his periodical beatings, I can't set up ANBU; they can't be trusted in his case, and Naruto would now be able to smell them out. His smell receptors…the amount has tripled; Naruto's nose is now just as strong as yours."

"So then what do we do to keep him alive and out of those situations?" Hana asked.

"Adopt him," Tsunade said flatly. Kiba was now in dropped-jaw shock, and his sister was not much better off. Tsume, their mother, had just arrived with the note left on her door in hand. She stood their in front of Naruto's cot with a frozen expression halfway between surprise and curiosity. "I could tell you who his parents are, but I don't think it would help him at all to know they were the ones who put him in this mess."

"I heard 'adopt him,' but what do you mean about his parents?" Tsume asked, gaining the full attention of everyone. "I thought no one knew. Even the Hyuugas claim to know nothing."

"The only record of Naruto's parents lies in an old journal that Sarutobi-Sensei kept very close," Tsunade replied. "This…may come as a shock,…and it will likely horrify you. Naruto's father was in fact none other than the Kyuubi's jailer. Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina were his parents." The three had paled, and Kiba dropped his ramen bowl to the tile floor, shattering it. "Kushina, one of my best friends, lost her life while trying to stall the fox for Minato, her husband. Naruto had been born not four hours before the attack, but no record of Naruto's birth exists elsewhere except the journal. Minato died because of the price on his jutsu, but he sacrificed everything for the sake of this village, even his own son's life on top of his own."

"And no one knows a God damned thing," Tsume ended for her.

"That's just…cruel," Kiba spoke up. Tsunade and the others turned to him. "He said he wanted for the victim of the sealing to be revered as a hero, but he knew this would happen." Tears rolled from his eyes. "That bastard just threw away his son for the sake of the village? No one could be that heartless."

"You didn't know Minato," Tsunade said angrily. "He would do anything for this village, his home, his people! Sacrificing Naruto wasn't a picnic."

"And that makes it right?" Kiba asked with a hysteric look on. "If he really wanted to protect everyone, he would have sealed the Kyuubi in himself and taken them both to their graves. The Fourth put that monster in Naruto, ruining his life from the beginning, and he knew it would happen that way too. You wouldn't stuff your child with a demon if it meant protecting a bunch of other people and killing you," he said aimed at the Hokage. "Naruto grew up without parents, without love, and without comfort and guidance; no good parent does that even if it means protecting friends."

"Why couldn't you have been my husband?!" Tsume asked her son. "You're right; no good parent would have done that knowing the eventual outcome, but the guilt of everyone's death weighs heavily on any Hokage when it comes to crises. The Yondaime did what he had to."

"You're wrong!" Kiba roared at her, a snarl formed on his mouth and tears streaming from his eyes. There was a pause before he continued. "He sealed the Kyuubi in Naruto…instead of himself. The Third tried sealing Orochimaru that same way, and it would have worked if that snake hadn't fought dirty. What is the honest difference between a demon like the Kyuubi and a super-powered snake freak like Orochimaru?" Everyone just stared at him. "There is none," he said more quietly. After a while, he walked out of the room trying to contain himself. "Just leave me alone," he said with that cried whine as Tsume tried to follow. The Inuzuka heir strolled out of the hospital still tearing and sniffling.

"He brings about an interesting point," Tsunade spoke, finally breaking the tension. "For what reason did he leave the entirety of a demon in his son's body? Sarutobi-Sensei managed to seal Orochimaru's arms, but now his new body has shifted the cards again. That means the sealing technique would have worked. Anyway, I can work out the adoption if you guys want to."

"See to it," Tsume spoke before leaving the hospital with Shen. "Time to go deal with that bastard," she said into the air, referring to Kurumaru.

"It's been two days officially since Naruto and Kiba first went at it," Hana told Tsunade. "By the end of today, they'll be in pain from the heats' effects. They're always worse on teens than adults." She stopped and looked at Naruto. "Speaking of which, our jinchuuriki here seems to be waking up." Tsunade looked down and noticed his thickening whisker scars.

"The increased chakra activity means that the Kyuubi is healing him," the Hokage suggested. "Passed that, I still need to be sure I can safely leave him in your hands." She opened one eye and noticed the swirling red ribbons going through it. "You said he got like this after about eight last night?" she asked Hana. The woman nodded. "Well, forty-eight hours without sex after just experiencing his first time must be…aggravating."

"But the Kyuubi's chakra is doing nothing but changing his eyes and whiskers," Kiba's sister told her. "It isn't highly active, which means Naruto isn't drawing on the fox's powers, and it means that the Kyuubi isn't trying to possess him either. Perhaps it can best be described as Naruto's feral instincts coming to the fold."

"Feral?" Tsunade asked thinking Hana was stretching it a bit.

"According to accounts from Shino, and also putting the Kyuubi into the mix, it does seem that way," Kiba's sister told the Hokage. "Hey, can someone get a broom and dustpan?" she called into the hallway. A nurse came in and immediately cleaned up Kiba's shattered remains, but she froze when her eyes found Naruto. "You can go," Hana said lowly. The nurse didn't waste any time getting away either. "This just isn't right." Tsunade's eyes dropped as she nodded. "In fact, the very way Naruto acts suggests that his instincts are partially dominated by the fox. I'll keep a strict record, but you might see some of it for yourself."

"Maybe, but he won't be waking up anytime soon," Tsunade concluded before drawing the curtain and walking out of Naruto's room along with Hana. "I'll get right on the paperwork for Tsume, but report any changes in his behavior." The Inuzuka nodded before leaving to try and find Kiba.

Tsume: "Alright you brat," she began toward Kurumaru. "Due to Naruto's injury and inability to fight for a while, I will be handling your punishment. Seventy laps around the entire estate, now," the woman commanded after getting the black dog off of his roost. Kurumaru was stiff now; his master did always know the cruelest punishment, but refusal or defiance would result in a far worse one. The wolf ran off toward the edge of the property and began tracing the edge.

"To think I was reduced to this for sticking to an Inuzuka custom," Kurumaru said aloud. This run was normal training for him, twice a day, three laps. "The only cheap thing was that he was asleep. We dogs mark females when everyone else is asleep. Just what are you up to Tsume?" Kurumaru was now a quarter of the way done with the first lap.

"I'm gonna get bored with this," the Inuzuka mistress decided. "Where is Kiba?" She sniffed the air in vain; there wasn't a trace of his person anywhere around the house. "Well, I can't blame him for wanting to be alone for a bit."

Her son sat at the root of a tree in the woods crying. Why did no one know Naruto's heritage? Why didn't the Third announce it? Where was the sense in this world?

Well, he has you, Akamaru pointed out. His life isn't a complete wreck as long as his friends stay with him. Naruto even forgave you for hurting him. He has so much faith in you; don't you want to be there for him?

"Of course I do Akamaru; I just…don't think I deserve him," Kiba sobbed. "Even though he forgives me, I know it hurt him more than physically when I did that. If all I can do is just be his emotional pillow, and a bad one at that, he needs someone better."

Akamaru bit his hand sharply as he had done when they were fighting the psycho, cell-splitting twins working for Orochimaru. Dumb-Dumb! He barked. If you are this insecure, then just prove yourself wrong and get rid of the old habits. The more you hesitate, the more worried Naruto get, thinking you're having second thoughts about being his friend and his mate.

Kiba just stared at Akamaru for a while as the puncture wounds on his hand healed up. "I guess I screw everything up the first time," he said with a smile. "Come on. Let's go back and check on Naruto." Akamaru barked his approval and jumped into Kiba's sweatshirt. "I can't believe I exploded toward Lady Tsunade." On his way back to the hospital, Kiba felt his heat rising once more. "Not in the middle of the village!" he whispered angrily to himself. The Inuzuka boy quickly and quietly worked his way up to Naruto's room. His blond was beginning to stir, but Kiba noticed his strong arousal. "If we get into here Tsunade will wring us," the dog-boy said nervously. Naruto's eyelids lifted to reveal blood-red orbs in place of cerulean blue. "Hey Naruto. How're you feeling?" he asked.

"A bit…uncomfortable now that you mention it," the blond replied. He began scratching himself. "I hate this. Why do canines even go through this?"

"Well, nature sucks that way," Kiba replied. "Tsunade said you could be released, so we can go if you're up for it."

"I want cold water, and more arms!" Naruto exclaimed. Kiba rolled his eyes and smiled before walking over and kissing the aggravated blond. He suddenly stopped scratching; Naruto's itch disappeared at Kiba's presence. "Thanks," the whiskered youth spoke after they softly broke off. "Well, I'm staying at your place, so I guess the best thing is to go there first."

"Ya, Mom will want to know that you're up," the brunette told him. He watched Naruto put his legs over the side of the cot and stand up. The blond winced, but Kiba caught his chest before he fell over. "You're still really unsteady. Take it easy. We'll go slowly, and Akamaru, keep watch for people trying to throw things at Naruto," Kiba commanded. The white dog roosted on his head. He and Naruto managed to get out of the main village area without little hassle. Most people just avoided the blond or ran at the sight of his eyes. The one kid about to throw a fist-sized tile piece at the back of Naruto's head was attacked by Akamaru, and he ran off with torn shorts being the only punishment.

"Thanks Akamaru," Naruto said softly but with a smile. The group made it to the Inuzuka estate thirty minutes later. Kiba spotted his mom sitting on the porch with Shen and Raija next to her.

"Heeeey!" he yelled. Tsume turned her head and waved happily when she spotted the two. "Well, we're back. As you can see and smell, Naruto's not doing so well."

"Whoo, arousal if I ever smelled it," Tsume said while playfully waving her hand in front of her nose. "Well, and compounded dried sweat. Shower, both of you, now. If your heats are bad, use cool water. The master bathroom is all yours, and your privacy is assured." Naruto smiled lightly and thanked her before walking into the house and up the stairs. Kiba followed behind him for obvious reasons.

"First door on your left," the brunette told him. Naruto entered Tsume's room and found the bathroom door to be open. "Now, it's a tile floor with tile walls. Watch your head and watch for slippery spots."

"I get it," Naruto replied a bit angrier than he expected. He turned with a small snarl to Kiba who now was in slight panic mode. The blond's facial features softened. "Kiba," he said more quietly, "I'm sorry." There was a pause before Naruto looked at himself in the mirror. "Please don't tell me I'm losing it," he said aimlessly.

"I'm not trying to possess you Naruto," Kyuubi told him. "The damage your pup caused was extensive though. Along with heightened instincts and a slightly shorter fuse, my chakra is now going through you more than usual, continually too. You will just be easier to anger for the next few days, and your chakra will seem much stronger. Just promise me you'll get relief tonight. This might get worse, or this could be the worst, but don't risk things."

"Naruto, are you feeling completely…you?" Kiba asked. Naruto turned to him.

"Whenever Kyuubi's chakra flows through me, I usually use it for battle," the blond began. "The usual amount that is gradually released anyway speeds up my healing processes, but I'm getting a triple dosage of that along with the effects of going into heat. No, Kiba…I don't feel completely like myself. Kyuubi says I'll get angrier faster, but I'm still in control. My mind won't snap if we don't…you know, but he says he doesn't want me to risk another night. As his first vessel, he doesn't know just how far this will go. I don't want to force you though."

"It's not forcing if I consent," Kiba told him as he put his hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"But do you consent out of necessity, out of pity, or because you truly wish to be with me?" the blond asked him with a straight face.

"Well, I was willing to before, but our chances just kinda blew up in our faces," the Brunette replied. He put Akamaru down. "Go on boy. We'll be fine." Akamaru looked at Naruto one last time before leaving. Kiba locked the door, and solitude finally fell on the pair. Naruto just seemed to be staring into some bottomless hole, a blank and unreadable stare. Kiba took his lips to gain attention, and Naruto's eyes lifted to his own. "Come on, we're showering together for crying out loud. Are you really that worried you'll just snap?" Naruto nodded. "You didn't the first time or last night, so what makes this different?" Kiba asked as he took Naruto's unzipped jacket off.

"Is it pheromones?" Naruto asked blankly. "Is Kyuubi lying to me and just trying to make my life livable, or can you really accept me like this?" These continuous questions were getting on Kiba's nerves. What had happened to Naruto between his happiness in that hospital cot and now? Could his fear really weigh that much on his mind? "You aren't the kind of person to lie to me, so why do I feel like this is a dream?" Kiba was shocked. He hugged Naruto tightly to both comfort the blond and himself.

"Because, this is your mind's ideal," the brunette answered him. "This is your dream, but obtaining it seems impossible. Naruto, just let go; look around with new eyes, open eyes." When Kiba took Naruto's lips in his own this time, he was answered with a tear and a return to his kiss. The blond wrapped his arms around Kiba's back and head and held him close like a precious dream threatening to slip away. Comfort washed over him, and his mind quieted for a miraculous moment.

"I…I love you Kiba," the blond spoke quietly. Kiba nuzzled him and began working on his pants. Naruto laughed slightly. "Well, I suppose I can calm down and wash up." He nuzzled Kiba's left cheek and began relieving him of his sweatshirt and now his under shirt. Naruto felt lightly over his beta's abs, and it made Kiba giggle a bit. "Sensitive?" The brunette shook his head before undoing the button and zipper on Naruto's new pants; this new suit of his still needed breaking in. The blond shivered at sudden exposure to the cool air, but he had his dark blue boxers from the previous day to protect him…for now. Naruto undid Kiba's pants after he was relieved of his shirt. With their shoes discarded, nothing was left except the underwear. "You do look sexy in those," Naruto commented. Kiba forcefully put two of his fingers under Naruto's waistband and pulled the blond to him for a kiss. They removed the last barriers in unison, and Naruto lightly squeezed Kiba's well-toned ass as he stepped from his boxers. "Hey, save it for when we're over something soft," the brunette spoke softly. Naruto removed his hand from the boy's left cheek and blushed lightly. Kiba turned on the warm water, their heats now diffused for a time.

Naruto stepped in happily as the warm water loosened his overly tense muscles. Kiba shut the door into the shower, allowing the steam to collect and open the boys' pores. He sat down on the cool tile built-in bench and pulled Naruto by the waist to sit on his right leg. "Kiba?" the blond asked hesitantly. The Inuzuka picked up some shampoo and worked it into the boy's scalp. Naruto just relaxed and let Kiba work. It seemed to take a blissfully relaxing eternity, but Kiba finally told him to rinse. Naruto put his head directly under the stream, and Kiba stood next to him in case he lost balance or fainted. The blond remained decidedly conscious however. "Your turn," Naruto chimed before sitting down and inviting Kiba over. They were experimenting, and yet it was so innocent at the same time. "Thanks for letting me stay here," the fox-boy said in Kiba's ear as he worked the foaming bubbles into the Inuzuka's roots.

"Mmm, it's fine," Kiba said quietly and happily. He rose and rinsed himself off before grabbing a scrunched net-looking item and an orange chai scented body-wash. Naruto stood up, and Kiba kissed him while washing the front of his chest, his arms, his pits, and his stomach too. "Should I?" he asked gesturing towards Naruto's erect lower region. The blond tried to hide himself at first, but he then found it stupid and allowed Kiba to proceed. He decided not to allow his arousal to control him, and Kiba decided that as well as he scrubbed the bronze-gold forest. The Inuzuka then took care of Naruto's legs and ass before he rinsed off and kissed Kiba. After this, Naruto did the same for his beta, and they were left clean and feeling better.

"Thanks Kiba," the blond spoke before taking Kiba lightly by the waist and head and kissing him lovingly. The brunette smiled and hugged him back before grabbing a towel and drying them both off. Naruto sniffed the air with a clear nose, but he could still easily smell Kurumaru's mark. "I guess your one dog doesn't like me very much."

"Kurumaru dislikes just about everyone, even in our family," Kiba replied with a smile. "Mom noticed though. Kurumaru's been running laps; I can smell him." Naruto turned his nose up to the air. It was faint, but the black wolf was in fact running around outside. The blond was hardly used to being able to smell things so well; it was interesting, and exciting. "We should get dressed." The blond nodded, but he did have one plan up his sleeve. They dressed each other comically while playing sexy little tricks. Fingers would run a bit too close to some places, and hot breaths would strike their necks, but the two were dressed before too long. They left their jackets open before leaving Tsume's bathroom. Kiba made sure it looked exactly the same before closing the door.

"Hey boys," his mother said from her second bedroom window. Naruto was a bit startled at first. Inuzukas were very good at being quiet it seemed. The woman sniffed the air. "Ah, nice and clean, and you two didn't even do anything in there?" she asked. Kiba and Naruto both blushed. "Well, I suppose it might have made Naruto faint onto hard tiles now that I think about it. It's not like I can actually force you, but you two really should get back to things tonight. Your heats will become more aggravating the more you wait, and eventually, your arousal will take a much stronger hold…to the point where you will be erect all day. It's not only embarrassing; I've seen and heard of cases where you get so hard it hurts."

"Okay okay, too much information!" Kiba said frantically wishing for his mom to stop.

"Well, it happened to your father once," Tsume replied. "You don't have to go all the way, but you need at least some relief. Just promise me you'll do that much." Kiba groaned, but Naruto giggled a bit.

"Fine," the brunette replied to his mother. "How is Kuru doing?" he asked more deviously with a sly grin included. His mother grinned too.

"Twenty laps to go," she replied. "By the way, that mark on your skin has been rendered defunct Naruto. The entire family knows about what happened. You're basically not ranked in the family yet. If you someday can beat Kurumaru, you will be allowed to mark him, and that will put you at contest with me. You can throw that one though, because I'm sure you wouldn't want to deal with every little matter in this family."

"That's true," Naruto said with a small grin. "But I would like a shot at beating the crap out of him sometime." He suddenly winced and held the side of his head, scaring the other two for a second. "Just…not today," the blond ended. "What did you mean about my ranking in the family? It's not like I'm an Inuzuka, or do you just do this with anyone who couples with a member too?"

"Well," Tsume began. "I thought about how you live in the middle of nowhere all by yourself, and you don't have a family of your own. Tsunade actually suggested that we adopt you." Naruto's expression turned to one of shock and surprise. "It's your choice whether or not you wish to accept once the paperwork is in order, but yeah; I'd like to invite you into our clan."

"Why?" Naruto asked. "I mean, I know some of the whys, but I can't speak to dogs and understand them, I'm the village outcast, and wouldn't I just be a burden?"

"We can train you, I don't care, and it would be no trouble at all," Kiba's mother replied. The Inuzuka heir was on the edge of the metaphorical seat waiting for the answer. "You don't have to decide now, but it would mean you could stay here and be with Kiba when you guys don't have missions." The woman paused before continuing. "Now, I know it hurts you when people mention the Kyuubi around you." Naruto's eyes dropped a bit. "But I think we can help you tame him even if he is a demon canine instead of a normal one. In fact, having the Kyuubi in you has made you more like us than you think. You react to things in ways that don't seem normal to humans, and that's because parts of your instincts are influenced by the Nine-Tails. Believe it or not, your instincts have become feral. You wish to keep Kiba close and protect him, and your anger spiked when Kurumaru marked you. Every bit of that points to what I'm saying. You're part fox, and being part canine is being an Inuzuka. If you want, you're as good as in, but consider it."

"You'd really do that?" Naruto asked in his completely innocent and nearly hopeless voice. This scared the Inuzuka mistress. How on Earth can he be so strong and yet so fragile? she asked herself. He should be a tiny bit more like that Uchiha bastard. Some confidence would be nice. Then the woman remembered what all Tsunade had said along with the stories she'd heard from both Kiba and the blond himself. Well, we'll get him there.

"Of course," she said genuinely. Naruto picked up his head in joy. His mind overflowed with joyful tears and wishes to hug the woman like she was his mother, but everyone knew her emotional standards. He held himself back, but Naruto smiled as widely as ever.

"Thanks," he replied with a crack in his voice. Naruto felt the tears coming, so he tried to leave the room, but Tsume actually hugged him. The water works started up again.

"Never having a family when you're young sucks," the Inuzuka mistress said kindly. "You're tough on the outside, strong in morals, and smart sometimes too, but you need guidance. Kiba can tell you that I'm a strict and invasive mother, but it's because I care. You'll get there; just give it some time." Naruto stopped himself from crying, and Kiba just stood there in mental meltdown from seeing a new side to his mother. She even treated Naruto as her own by lightly nibbling on the edge of his ear, eliciting laughing from the blond. "Now, run along you two. I've gotten bored watching Kurumaru run around, so I'll see if I can't get a mission from Tsunade. If I can, it won't be an overnighter. Tell Hana I'll be back by eight."

"Will do," her son replied. Tsume closed the window and headed out the door with Raija in tow. They were usually the ones to go on missions together unless complete viciousness of Kurumaru's level was required. Said black wolf was becoming exhausted with his rounds. The best thing that had happened was a two-second rabbit chase, and now he was just as bored and aggravated as a person with a full body cast.

"Well, as long as that kid knows his place, I guess I'll live with it," Kurumaru decided. "It's not like he can beat me if I know what I'm up against. Heck, I'll let him mark me just to get Tsume off my back, but that brat knows I'm the top alpha male." Kurumaru smiled at the thought and kept going with new energy to finish his punishment.

"We're alone now I guess," Kiba told Naruto. "Is there anything you wanna do?" he asked, hinting at rutting.

"Well, training physically is out of the question," the blond began. "I could work on my chakra focus." Is he serious?! Kiba asked himself. "I'm behind a couple of days, and I have to be with team seven tomorrow, so I need to train hard. I love your property by the way. It's peaceful, perfect for meditation."

"You meditate?" the brunette asked.

"To control my chakra flow, yeah," Naruto replied with a smile. "It helps me to focus so that I can shape it at a moment's notice. Do you want to try?" Kiba nodded. Naruto took him by the wrist out into the back area. They found a good plateau, and Naruto sat them both down. "Get into a comfortable position that won't aggravate you while you clear your mind," the whiskered boy told him. Naruto crossed his legs and sat facing his brunette. "Once you've got that, close your eyes, take a deep breath through your nose, exhale slowly, and work your way into a rhythm. Once this becomes second nature, close out all noise, look into your mind, and feel your chakra." Naruto became progressively quieter and seemingly happier as he said this. Kiba then felt a spike in Naruto's, not the Kyuubi's…Naruto's chakra. The grass surrounding the two bent away from Naruto. In fact, a light breeze seemed to come from him. Kiba was stunned by this, but then the chakra began bending, shaping, changing as Naruto willed it. The blond's breathing was deep, rhythmic…robotic. All his thoughts were focused on just chakra control.

Kiba crossed his legs like Naruto had, but he had to remove a rock here and there before he was comfortable. He closed his eyes and focused on his breathing. It seemed easy to control his breathing, but moving onto his thoughts broke the rhythm. It has to become second nature? Kiba thought to himself. Time seemed to slow as Kiba worked on his breathing, but about ten minutes later in real-time, his nose caught the scent of one of his cousins.

"Hey shrimp," the fifteen-year-old spoke, completely breaking Kiba's concentration. He opened his eyes in annoyance.

"What is it Mido?" he asked. Mido was three years older than him, six inches taller, and he had orange-red hair that just caught the sunlight and glared it in Kiba's eyes every time they met.

"I caught your scent, so I came up here," the older male replied. "Hey Akamaru." The white dog merely gave him a single "ngmmph" to acknowledge his presence. Akamaru had grown to not like him either. Mido tended to be haughty and a bit arrogant when it came to his manors. "What are you up to? And why is he sitting there like all 'wyooo-ooo?'" the guy asked while poorly acting out a mystery stereotype. He snapped his fingers in front of Naruto's closed eyes, clapped in his ears, and even poked him.

"Stop that," Kiba told him out of annoyance. "We're meditating, and be careful. Naruto's head got a crack in it this morning, a big one. Just do me a favor and don't mess around okay?"

"He must be a real softy if you pulled that off," he said while forcing Naruto back by his forehead.

"Stop!" Kiba yelled, his chakra flaring. Mido immediately stopped out of amazement. His cousin's eyes showed malice and warning. "Tsunade will kill you if he gets hurt because you were being an idiot."

"Ah, so this is the one. I'm impressed by his chakra, much stronger than yours, maybe even on my level," Mido said while removing his index finger from Naruto's forehead. Kiba was confused; what did he mean? "Congratulations on getting laid." His younger cousin decided to beat him to the punch before the main point came up.

"Ya, I lost my virginity before you did," the brunette answered. Mido turned to him.

"I'm afraid if you count the number of Mating Seasons in which we were both active, we tied on our first ones," he replied, trying to shoot Kiba out of the sky. The Inuzuka heir however had one last weapon.

"If you go by the number of days, I beat you by a whole week," Kiba replied with a smug smile that simply infuriated his older cousin. Mido stopped before coming up with a humiliating argument

"At least I'm not an Uke," he replied. Kiba did find slight embarrassment in this. But then another thing came to him.

"Naruto and I have only had sex once, so you can't say that yet…Mido. Not to mention, everyone knows you let Gino on top once every week and additional days on the holidays and his birthday, so you can't completely say that," Kiba told him. Mido scowled. He had never lost this kind of contest with his cousin, but the redhead had nothing left. Well…he had one last way to P.O. Kiba. He turned toward Naruto and quickly used his leg to throw the perfectly unconscious blond off the hill to his cousin's dismay.

"Naruto!" he yelled. He was flying backwards with the back of his head beginning to dip down. "You bastard!" Kiba kicked Mido in the groin so hard he sang soprano for a couple of seconds before crumpling to the ground and curling onto himself. Naruto was now dipping below the crest of the hill. Damn! I can't save him in time, the Inuzuka thought before launching himself as hard as possible at Naruto. The thing that amazed him was the sudden chakra fluctuation. The blond's eyes remained closed, but his body flipped, and he used his arms to steady himself before stepping back onto his feet. Kiba landed a a yard short on his own feet. "Naruto?" he asked thinking this couldn't be possible. His alpha's eyes opened to reveal the still red orbs.

"How'd I get here?" he asked. "I thought I was sitting down."

"You were, but my cousin threw you off the hill," Kiba replied. Naruto's eyes widened, and he reached for the back of his head. "Naruto…your body just flipped and went on its hands before putting your feet down. Then you rose and opened your eyes, and now we're here. Did you mean to?"

"I…don't know," the blond replied.

"You can thank your heightened instincts and muscle memory for this one," Kyuubi spoke in his mind. "Your body felt the effect of weightlessness which is along the lines of falling, but the slow increase in drop speed indicated that you were launched off. Basically, your body saved itself."

"Kyuubi says…my body just saved itself out of instinct," Naruto told Kiba. "I need a break." He paused. "Where's your cousin?" Kiba pointed to the top of the hill. Naruto walked back to the top and saw a crying redhead lying in the grass. "What happened?"

"When he threw you off the hill, I kinda let loose on him and wrecked the family jewels," Kiba replied with a grin. "He deserves as much for insulting our sex life."

"He looks like he's in a lot of pain," the blond spoke softly.

"I swear Kiba I'll get you back for this," Mido managed to get out. He barely got to his feet and started limping down the hill. "Fuck this hurts."

"Narutoooo, Kiiiiibaaa," Hana called from the back porch of their house.

"Coming," Kiba called back to her. He and Naruto walked down quietly to the house. "Hey Sis, have you ever tried meditating?" her little brother asked.

"To relax yes, but it seems Naruto knows how to use it for advanced chakra training too," she replied. "It makes the chakra malleable and allows it to switch between elements easily. Now, I smell Mido on you two; did something happen?"

"Well," Kiba started.

"What this time?" his sister inquired with her annoyed face.

"He threw Naruto off the top of the hill when he was in full meditation," the brunette began. This caught Hana's full attention. "I told him that Naruto was kind of shut inside his own mind, and I told him about his head injury too. And he still just tossed him off the hill. I got passionate and angry and kicked him in the groin. Mido was limping from the hill as we left. You should have seen Naruto though. He was still unconscious, but he caught himself on his hands and then switched to his feet. According to the Kyuubi, his heightened instincts and…muscle memory I think, saved him."

I will go see Melina about Mido's behavior, but this is…intriguing," Hana began. "That kind of ability is known to exist in extreme taijutsu talents, but not in an average person. Although, you are far from normal. Well, I thought tonight would be good for a light dinner, so I went with some shrimp Fra Diavlo. Would you guys like some?"

"Sure, but it's only like six," Kiba told his sister before sticking his fork into the noodles. "Oh, and Mom is out on a mission with Raija. She said she would be back by eight."

"Thank you very much," Hana replied. Naruto only ate his shrimp. The noodles just seemed like too much. "Something wrong Naruto?" the woman asked.

"You loved her steak and ate like a horse last night," Kiba reminded them. "Plus, Hana's cooking is famous in the village. You feel alright?"

"Ya," Naruto told them. "I asked Kyuubi about it since the heat technically comes from him. Loss of appetite is common among demons in heat. The reason is so that they loss any fat surrounding muscle tissue. This is supposed to bring them into their 'sexiest forms,' but it seems pointless. Isn't love love? No matter how your partner looks, you should be able to accept that person."

"True," Hana told him with a bundle of noodles in her mouth. She swallowed before continuing. "But the need to find a mate is known by the body. It will do everything in its power to acquire one before the hormones coursing through it become overbearing. And attracting a potential mate's eye does require some assistance sometimes. Don't worry though; the more times you and Kiba do it, and the more frequently you do it, the more your appetite and normalcy return. A good example would be your eyes and whiskers. If you got relief, they would fade back to blue eyes and thin whisker marks."

"I can't believe you all can be so open and frank about this stuff," the blond replied.

"Once you experience this, your understanding will increase," Kiba's sister told him. "Another pair was formed last night, two males like you two, but they were both within the family." Hana paused to eat, and a sweaty Kurumaru stepped in. "Whoa!" the woman exclaimed. "Get yourself into the shower upstairs Kurumaru, now please." The black wolf grinned at Naruto, and his anger rose slightly.

"That dog is messing with me," Naruto said flatly.

"How so?" Hana asked.

"He just smiled at me after I noticed the smell. It makes me think he's challenging me or trying to intimidate me," the blond replied as he looked up the stairs.

"Boy, your feral instincts are top notch Naruto," Hana told him with a small frown. "Is his smell angering you?"

"A bit," Naruto replied. "He's giving off like double packs of Testosterone on top of the heat and his sweat…as if to show me that I'm weaker."

"Mom is going to kill him at this rate," Kiba's sister told him. "That is a form of intimidation. If you're in the desert and hyenas live in the area, a good way to keep them off is for a male to leave his urine on the ground around the campsite. Hyenas have low Testosterone levels, so the amount in a human will scare them away, but Estrogen would only attract them, so it has to be male urine. In this case, Kurumaru is trying to scare you by giving off his maximum Testosterone output. Ignore him and he will become angry to the point of direct aggravation, give in and insult him and he will beat you into the dirt and mark you completely…legitimately."

"Then what do I do?" the blond asked seriously.

"Leave him to my Mom and me," Hana instructed him. "Unless he attacks you. If he attacks without warning and pins you, just submit and hope he doesn't mark you. Although, he'll be neutered if he does that, and Shen will take Kuru's place. Otherwise, just keep another Inuzuka within sight range at all times for protection. After you completely recover, we can train you to be able to fight against him, but we'll avoid that for the time being."

"Sounds like a plan," Naruto replied. He could hear the pitter patter of water droplets upstairs, so it meant Kurumaru was out of their hair for a while. "Well, I enjoyed the meal a bunch Hana-San. I just wish I could have finished the whole thing."

"Well, if you and Kiba get down to business, you might be able to tomorrow," the woman replied. "Now go on. Oh, and Mom said she left a gift in your nightstand Kiba." The boy nodded and then followed Naruto up the stairs. They were both hard now, but Naruto made sure to ask.

"YES!" Kiba told him loudly. "Jeez, I thought I'd have to ask outright. I tried to drop you a bunch of clues earlier, but man you're dense." Naruto's eyes fell a bit.

"Oh…sorry Kiba," the blond said quietly. If he had ears, they'd be drooping along with his tail if he had one. The brunette realized his mistake though.

"No, I didn't mean it like that Naruto," he told his fox. He wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist so that they were close enough to look into each other's faces closely. The blond picked his head up. "I'm just tense is all. We might as well quit wasting time though." Kiba locked the door to their room. It was barely seven fifteen, but the need for relief was screaming in the air. "Oh, I wonder what Mom's gift is." The brunette slowly opened the drawer to his nightstand before freezing in shock and blushing.

"What is it?" Naruto asked before walking over and joining the brunette. He looked down and saw a bottle off… "Don't tell me that's…"

"Lube?" Kiba asked in humiliation. He picked it up and read the label. "Slick Midnight Sea Breeze. What the Hell?!"

"Well, unless he wanted the same routine again and again, your puppy would have to take it raw, which can hurt like a bitch," Kyuubi told his vessel. "Demons just tend to use herbal oils until the Uke's body has been trained enough, and even then we still use lubricant sometimes, but you humans are so insecure about sex. You make up a hundred-thousand scents and can barely work up the nerve to buy it. Stores don't make that easy though. Just thank the woman later, but your puppy's body is calling you."

"Well, I guess it would hurt a bunch if we didn't use it," Naruto said. "Actually, this will probably allow for some creativity." Kiba looked at him as though the blond had four heads. "Just set in on the nightstand for now."

"Whatever," the brunette replied. He put the bottle down and was then swept up by Naruto's arms into the bed. "Whoa, don't strain yourself," he said with a smile and a small laugh. "Eager?" Kiba asked while looking seductively into Naruto's red eyes.

"Of course," he replied. They ceremonially removed each other's clothes one article at a time down to their boxers. The two lay above the covers kissing lovingly and feeling each other. Kiba now instinctively knew how to trace his lover's seal to every detail. Naruto shivered once in a while when one stroke was just a bit better than the rest. He did however put the same effect on Kiba. Naruto tweaked one of Kiba's nipples while tracing his left clan marking. They moaned into each other's mouths, and their arousal grew more and more intense.

"Naruto?" Kiba panted after they broke from the kiss. Both boys stopped their ministrations.

"Yeah?" the blond asked as he looked into his beta's eyes.

"I can't wait for much longer." The blond's eyes lightened, and he smiled before taking Kiba's lips in a soft kiss. Naruto reached under Kiba's boxers and grabbed hold of his stark manhood, tearing a shake and a groan from the Inuzuka.

"It seems you're telling the truth," Naruto said seductively. He rubbed his thumb over the head, making Kiba bite his lip lightly to cut back a moan. The Inuzuka heir nodded, and Naruto removed his devilishly talented hand before simply taking hold of Kiba's waistband.

"You bastard," the dog-boy whispered as he panted. He took hold of Naruto's boxers too, and they shared a fiery kiss and fought for dominance while slipping out of the last bits of protection. "It may sound corny, but damn you're hot Naruto," Kiba commented. Naruto smiled deviously before leaning up to Kiba's left ear.

"You're pretty sexy too you know," he whispered suggestively. Naruto licked the shell of his ear, and Kiba laughed a bit. "Sensitive to boot…I certainly know how to pick 'em." He lowered his head to back in front of his beta's. The blond wrapped his arms around Kiba's chest and pulled their bodies closer to savor the warmth, but he brought a pleasurable sensation with it as he spread his legs a bit and ground the underside of his manhood against Kiba's.

"Ahh, jackass," Kiba whispered. "Quit teasing." Naruto smiled and stole a kiss from him, but Kiba traced over his seal more sharply, causing a bit of a painful sensation.

"Fine, fine, I get it," the blond said after breaking the kiss. "I guess you want to skip the oral stuff." His beta nodded, and the completely straight standing dick reconfirmed this. "Onto the lube then." Naruto got up and unscrewed the top off the bottle. His nose quickly picked up the strong, no, pungent smell. "That's an eye opener," he said after turning away and blinking the tears from his eyes. The initial waft was always the worst. "Shouldn't need very much according to the label. It really does smell like the ocean, and some other stuff I don't know," the blond spoke after sniffing above the top. This lubricant was a thick liquid, and Naruto just put a couple drops onto his fingers and rubbed them together. There was excess left after he had an even coat too. Naruto screwed the top back on with his still dry hand and placed the bottle on the nightstand. He smirked and put the excess on the head of his own shaft with a light moan at the sensation. "It tingles, and it works really well," Naruto told Kiba. He removed his hand. "You'll like this." The blond walked seductively over to him and eased his way onto the bed. Naruto did all the work and supported one of Kiba's legs with his free arm so he had better access to the Inuzuka's wonderful entrance.

"Oof," Kiba hissed lightly. It might have been a bad idea to wait an entire two days before getting back to their activities, but at least the two didn't wait a whole week. Another couple of days would have brought Kiba's entrance back to its virgin state. "Aaah-ha-ah," the brunette moaned once Naruto began scissoring his two fingers. "Ah, Naruto."

"If you help I could kiss you," the blond replied. Kiba shifted closer to his alpha and lay on his back. Naruto now supported himself by his knees above his mate while he prepared him. "Thanks," the whiskered boy told him before claiming Kiba's lips and using his free arm to keep himself from falling on top of the Inuzuka. Said heir tensed a bit and let a tear escape him as Naruto's third finger made its presence known. The blond stopped and broke the kiss. "Sorry, but the lube helps a lot doesn't it?" Kiba nodded, but the blond waited until he signaled for them to continue. Naruto took his lips back softly, and Kiba's breathing deepened as he calmed down again. Despite Kyuubi's advice, he let his beta explore his mouth with his tongue, and Kiba was thankful for the security he could have in Naruto. The blond had basically shorn off his entire surface life and shown Kiba the metaphorical filth behind it, and the brunette loved him all the more for such trust. While there wasn't really anything dark or secretive about his own life, the Inuzuka heir felt he could share anything with Naruto and not be afraid of being judged.

"I'm glad we're friends Naruto," the brunette told him. Kyuubi's vessel smiled and nuzzled his cheek. "You can move." The blond took his lips back and began his own expedition into Kiba's warm and blissful cavern. There were so many crevices, curves, and feels, and he tasted delicious on top of it all. Naruto twisted his hand slowly one direction, and then another while massaging Kiba's insides. He could feel Kiba's heartbeat. It was just a little fast, but not out of worry or pain. The blond finally deemed his beta ready and hooked his fingers upward. It only took a second for his memory to guide him to the Inuzuka's prostate. "Aaaah, jeez I love you Naruto," Kiba said in bliss. The blond poked him sharply, eliciting a yelp.

"I love you too," he replied before stealing just a peck from his lover. Naruto removed his fingers, making Kiba groan from the loss. He used the lube he had placed on his tip before and spread it over his entire cock. The blond even slyly stole a bit of precum that had escaped Kiba during preparation, a silvery white liquid perfect for such an occasion. Naruto used it to slick up the entrance a bit before moving into position. "You ready?" the blond asked a bit hesitantly. Kiba placed his feet on the blond's shoulders and nodded. Naruto took hold of his hips and began sliding in. "Woo-oof…tight," he breathed. Kiba winced in pain, and Naruto remembered Kyuubi's advice: distract and aim high. Naruto realized that entering this time was a bit easier, but he stopped and leaned over his beta before claiming his lips. With the distraction now set up and being safely inside Kiba, Naruto proceeded to change his angle and resumed entrance with a climb. About five seconds later, Kiba tensed up and moaned into the blond's mouth. Naruto shivered as well when he felt himself hit that organ within his beta. They broke the kiss and panted from pleasure, and Kiba just a twinge of pain.

"Are you still fine?" Naruto asked with concern in his voice. Kiba nodded, but he looked off the side of his bed as his breathing regained calmness. "It's easier this time. Does it hurt less?"

"Ya actually," Kiba responded. "Thanks for not just pounding me like a tough brisket." He picked himself up on his own arms and gave Naruto a passionate kiss and a new submissive gesture. The Inuzuka heir did something that lower ranking wolves would do in a pack to show submission to the leader. He lightly teethed over Naruto's Adam's apple.

"It's a way of showing submission and affection," Kyuubi told his vessel. "Give a small growl in response to show your approval, and then he should go back to letting you pleasure him." Naruto did as he was told and smiled. Kiba didn't know what this meant, but his instincts told him that this was a good thing, and he lay back down with reassurance from Naruto's look. The blond locked their mouths together once more before continuing his adventure into Kiba's hole. There was no tongue this time, just soft caresses from each other's lips. Naruto was finally sheathed entirely, and he smiled after breaking the kiss.

"Hey, it doesn't hurt at all," Kiba told him. He felt filled to the brim, and a bit stretched, but a soothing warmth flowed through him that relaxed his every muscle. "You can go."

Naruto was a bit stunned that the progression was so much faster. He looked hesitant as he drew himself out a little, but his beta merely closed his eyes, bared his neck, and smiled lightly from the sensation. This spurred Naruto on, but he was no animal despite being part canine like his mate. He licked and lightly teethed Kiba's neck, and the brunette blushed from the embarrassing flatter his mate was exuding on him. The Inuzuka craned his neck forward though and gasped as Naruto left a love bite on him, no blood, but a small red and blue bruise that signified their closeness. "Did that hurt?" the blond asked concernedly.

"No…it was…just a crazy feeling," Kiba responded with a slightly distant, wondrous face on. It was like he was a child looking lovingly at his mother. Naruto kissed him lightly before thrusting inward, making Kiba arch and groan from the rough contact to his prostate. "And that was just awesome," he said before lying down completely again and giving Naruto full access. The blond started a slow rhythm that brought them both easing pleasure and a shiver here and there. Their bodies seemed to gently rock with each contact of their hips. Naruto and Kiba just stared at each other as this went on, but the blond and he both needed release of this tension. Blood had completely engorged their members, and every little pulse was beginning to make them feel sore. Tsume's stories about painful erections were apparently true, but Naruto wasn't about to let them get that far down the road. He forcefully grabbed the Inuzuka's throbbing cock, making him arch up and twist with a moan. "Naruto…"

"We need to wrap this one up before it hurts," the blond replied softly. He started slowly and rhythmically pumping Kiba's member in time with his currently slow thrusts, and each one made Kiba moan and twist. Naruto began feeling a slight tightness in Kiba's sac, and he too neared his own climax. The pace began increasing in intensity. "Oh…Kiba," Naruto moaned as he almost completely drew out and pounded back in. "I love you so much," he breathed. The blond was pumping his beta quickly and in time with the connections to his prostate, driving Kiba insane with pleasure coursing through his entire system. Then he finally lost it.

"NARUTO!" he yelled as his orgasm overtook him. The blond claimed his hot lips just as the white and milky seed shot from him. Kiba moaned into the kiss as his body spasmed and his cum coated both his chest and Naruto's. The blond moaned loudly into his mate's lips as his internal walls closed down on his dick midstroke. His nails dug into the sheets as he pounded into Kiba's newly tightened body. Naruto fell over the edge and wiggled as the pleasurable waves of his own release wracked through him.

"Kiba!" he moaned as he arched up and back completely while still hammering the brunette. Kiba felt Naruto's hot seed shoot into his insides, and the thrusting became shaky and slippery as the release slicked up Naruto's member further. The Inuzuka looked up to see the blond's eyes turning blue once more and his whiskers thinning to the norm. "Jeez," he breathed. They were both panting, and Naruto fell to the side of Kiba into the sheets. He looked into his beta's eyes happily, and his member slid out as it softened. "Feeling better?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, and thanks Naruto," the brunette replied before sharing a passionate kiss with his lover. Kiba's lower back and anal ring were a bit sore, his entrance being the worse of the two, but he could ignore them. Kiba felt over Naruto's seal, and the blond over his clan marking, but the lusty pleasure was gone, and in its place stood acceptance and love.

"Aaaah," Kyuubi moaned as his own orgasm took place. "Thanks Naruto. You did great by the way, even without my help." The fox redressed himself before licking up his seed from the sheets. Naruto and Kiba licked each other off in a similar fashion and shared a kiss laced with the dog-boy's essence.

"I love you Kiba," Naruto told him as he held him close with Kiba's back facing him. The Inuzuka pulled the sheets over them before the pair fell into sleep's embrace.

"Love you too Foxy," the brunette said quietly before falling into a dream of course concerning the blond.

"Grrrr," Kurumaru growled from outside their door. It was locked, so he couldn't barge in there and put the Uzumaki in his place. Unbeknownst to him, Tsume had returned moments ago and could hear him. "What will it take to get him out of here?" he asked angrily. "Refusing my mark and my warning and proceeding with claiming Kiba, you are one arrogant piece of work."

"And you are going to drop it now," the Inuzuka mistress told him. She sniffed the air. "Ah, they finally got around to it, and it's nice and strong too. Anyway, they're together and inseparable now. Why don't you just let them be? It isn't like Naruto is actually trying to steal your position."

"By claiming dominance over your pup, Naruto's placed himself on equal standing with both me and you too," Kurumaru replied. "If he was smart, he'd be letting Kiba call the shots and be beneath him. Whether or not you think he is aware of it, Naruto knows he's claiming complete dominance. I won't stand for it."

"So my son's an Uke? Who cares?" Tsume asked. "The world isn't black and white, and he is one of a kind. They were friends long before all of this, and they've had crushes on each other for a good while too. This isn't Naruto trying to claim dominance in the family; this is Naruto trying to have a relationship. Now, just drop it. Besides, I'm having Naruto mark you once he's fully recovered."

"It's not like his mark will matter," the black wolf retorted. "Everyone knows I'm the strongest one here next to you. This is merely a foolish attempt at punishing me. His mark will easily wear off with the amount of testosterone I can produce. And after it's gone, I'll just challenge him outright, and he'll lose. And you know what happens then."

"If you kill him, I will neuter you without anesthesia and let your blood drain from the stub left of your once proud destroyer. You will feel burning pain until I step on your head to the point it cracks. After that, you hit doggy Hell," Tsume replied darkly.

"That'd be extreme on my part," Kurumaru told her. "I'll simply tear him to shreds, and then I will mark him, permanently giving me reign over his abilities. Naruto can't beat me, and by extension, he won't be able to stay with Kiba."

"You twisted bastard," Tsume said lowly and angrily before kicking him in the chest. "Crate, now." The black wolf rose with a smile and triumphantly entered his punishment cage. "I'll train Naruto myself, because you fight dirty," the woman told her dog in front of the cage door. "Even if he lost to you, I still hold absolute rule in this family. No matter how powerful your mark is, mine is stronger."

"But the family knows tradition, and they will uphold it," Kurumaru replied quietly. "You won't be allowed to interfere with my actions once the challenge is issued. I'm holding a royal flush; what do you have?"

"A nearly dead dog," Tsume replied. "Goodnight," she said to completely end the conversation. Tsume and Kurumaru fell asleep, and the entire house was left quiet. The only one left awake was Hana, and she was checking up on her brother and Naruto.

"I wonder how many windows I'll have to climb through before this is over," she said quietly. Hana lifted the window and got hit with the scent of fresh lovemaking. "Took you two long enough," the woman whispered. She sniffed the air more carefully. "No signs of fighting, no pheromones, no pain beyond what would be expected,…and you used Mom's gift. A+ Naruto." Hana stepped into their room with a smile and pulled the covers back just a bit. "Chakra reading is normal. Aww, that's cute…one for the Inuzuka family archives." She took a snapshot of Naruto and Kiba, the blond's arms holding his mate close, both boys smiling. Hana carefully lifted one of Naruto's eyelids. "Blue eyes…good." She opened the window again, and it woke Naruto.

"Mmghmmm," he groaned with a closed mouth. Naruto's eyes opened, and he caught a moving silhouette. He turned up to see a shadowy figure. "Who the Hell are you?" he asked with a serious voice. Hana froze. Oooo, so close, she thought to herself in annoyance. She heard a sniff. "Hana?!" the blond asked in surprise.

"Yeah, it's me," she told him, the voice reassuring him. "Since you guys skipped on the rutting for two whole days, we still needed proof that you weren't just going nuts on my little brother, and you're not, so we don't have any problems."

"Why is it that no one trusts me?" Naruto asked. That question hit Hana like a ton of bricks. She really wanted to be able to avoid using the Kyuubi as an excuse, but that was the real reason.

"Please don't think that Naruto," she started. "I completely believe in you, but absolutely no one except you knows a single thing about the Kyuubi. People fear the unknown, and how exactly your sessions with Kiba play out were an unknown until now. We won't invade your privacy further, and I promise this is the last time. You and Kiba mean the world to each other, and Kiba means a lot to me too. I have to look out for him, and I trust you, so, I'm sorry. Mom did want info, but she wants you guys to be together as long as the relationship is mutual. Get some sleep Naruto; we can talk tomorrow if you want." Hana closed the window behind her and then dropped to the ground before coming back in the house and going to her own room. Naruto just looked toward the floor with a solemn look on.

"As long as you love me Kiba," he said before pulling the covers back over the rest of his chest and wrapped his arms lovingly around the Inuzuka heir. A single tear escaped his eye before he fell asleep once more.

Author Notes: I AM SO SORRY. I'M GETTING IDEAS FOR CHAPTERS IN OTHER FICS, I'm beta'ing for several people, and I've got writer's block on top of school. One would think a fifteen-year-old have more time for himself. Oh, yes I am a guy.