Genma grunted, "I don't want this! It's just weird OK! I just don't like the thought that for the rest of
my life I'll have a craving for carrots of something ridiculous like that!" Kakashi gripped his
trousers tighter in his teeth, "Genma do you think I wanted this? Do you think I just decided I want
to be half wolf tomorrow. No! But I'm going to TRY and deal with it! Which is more than I can say
for you! What are you complaining about you've been like this for two hours maximum and you're
already trying to quit, I have had to live with these wolf instincts for three weeks longer! Admittedly
I was scared, and I shut myself away from the world, but today I done something about it. I saved
you three using this power, and now... now that you three are the same as me you should also try to
embrace it. Iruka only got his powers a few hours before you did, and he helped save your lives
even though he had no clue how to use his powers at all!"
Everyone remained silent at Kakashi's statement, Genma shrugged, "Whatever. I'll stay for now, but
it doesn't mean I like this." Kakashi let go of his pants, "Right, now Izumo, Kotetsu and I need to
return to humans." They walked down the street towards Kakashi's apartment on the way Izumo
was changed back by a kiss from Kurenai, Naruto lent him his jacket to cover his wings, Kotetsu
was changed back by a kiss from Hinata, Iruka passed him spare clothing to cover his teeth, ears
and tail, and Kakashi was changed back by a kiss from Anko... again. "Why did it have to be her
again?" he protested to the heavens. Like Iruka he could control his animalistic features such as ears
and tail, which earned him dirty looks from Genma, "What I've had more time to work on it." They
entered Kakashi's apartment, Sakura brewed up some tea, Kakashi stared at them seriously "OK
first order of business. What's our new name? Cause quite honestly I've had it with being called a
mew mew." There were sweat drops all round, Naruto yelled, "Is that really important right now!"
Kakashi blinked, "Well yeah..." Izumo raised his hand, "I say we refer to it as the group of
outcasts." Kotetsu argued, "Nuh-uh way to cliché. Lets go by the name Offspring." Genma sighed,
"That's a name of a music group, and NO I am not being some silly fan boy!" Iruka put in his
piece, "Well we could be the fallen..." Kakashi sighed, "We could just call ourselves the moonlight
shadows for reference..." Silence loomed over head, with gloom surrounding the entire area, the
five guys heads bent over, "Huh I guess for now we're still -really gloom- mew mews..." Crickets
chirped. Kakashi coughed "Anyway second order of business! I believe we need to track down
Orochimaru and take him out. Any objections?" Iruka raised a hand, "Yes Iruka." Iruka looked
sheepish, "It's just who's gonna watch me academy students if I have to go away for months on
end..." Kakashi ignored him, "Anybody else? Izumo?" Izumo cleared his throat, "Well I think we
should really learn to use our new powers properly, and I think we have a problem. Sakura causes
our transformations right? So if we run off chasing Orochimaru all over..." Kakashi nodded
thoughtfully, "I see you're point, we would either have to take Sakura with us, or risk staying in our
alter ego's forms for days, weeks, possibly months on end. Which could be bad to say the least."
The four nodded, Naruto yelled, "Wo wo wo wo, you can't be seriously considering taking Sakura
on you're travels with you!" Kotetsu raised an eyebrow, "We are, so what's the deal." Sakura looked
bright red, "The deal is I'm a GIRL! Travelling with five hormonally charged sweaty males is
wrong!" Sasuke hned. Iruka was about to comfort his former student when Kakashi approached her,
"Sakura hunny, we wouldn't try anything like that with you, you're like a little sis to us, and besides
even with our hormonally challenged bodies, you're not really mature enough for our tastes OK?"
he eye-smiled. Sasuke and Naruto his behind the couch, only eyes and hair visible, "Ooo bad
move." They watched in horror as Inner Sakura took over and beat the crap out of the five jounin
level ninja. They sat at the table bruises covering their bodies, heads sitting on the table. They
thought speak to one another, Kotetsu started, "Kakashi you dumb ass prick! There is a rule that
says never EVER insult a women's maturity!" Izumo added, "Though you wouldn't know that from
reading those smutty books." Kakashi replied, "Well sorrreeeee! Sheesh who knew girls were so
touchy." Iruka added, "Evidently not you." Genma groaned, "Shut the hell up, my head is killing
me." Kotetsu added, "Hey guys... we just got our asses handed to us by a genin." "..................."
Sakura yelled at them with every ounce of killing intent , "You're not having a private conversation
about me now. ARE YOU!" They hastily sat up straight and shook their heads, "Of course not! We
would never do anything like that!" Sakura's mood instantly changed, "Good I'll brew some tea."
Kotetsu cringed, "Must be a women thing." Kakashi wrinkled his nose, "You have no idea." Sakura
sat at the table propping up her head with her hands, "You know Kakashi sensei I just don't get it.
What am I? Am I you guys keepers? Remote control? Princess? What am I to you!" No-one
answered for a while, they just contemplated her words, what was she to them. Without her they
wouldn't be able to transform into their more powerful forms. Well not that the three newest
members understood what powers they actually possessed yet, but still without Sakura they couldn't
even grasp that power. Naruto whined, "How come Sasuke and I don't get awesome powers to!"
Sasuke sighed, "Dobe why would we want to be male mew mews? And besides I'm not going go
chasing after an angry snake that happens to be a genetic mutation to just be some half animal..." he
noticed the jounin watching him intently, "hero..." the original word was along the lines of freak,
genetic mess-up. Sasuke figured thought that it would be safer for his health not go down that road.
Kakashi yawned, "Well I guess the best we can do now is get some shut eye and regroup in the
morning." Everyone nodded and left to get to their houses.
Kakashi stretched then flopped back onto his bed, "What a day, it began with me as a lone
'avenger' to part of a team. Damn, I just quoted Sasuke, and I guess I'm the leader, I could really do
without the extra pressure." Kotetsu's voice entered his head, "HEY! Since when do you get to be
the leader!" "Kotetsu? You are home right?"
"What do you think of course I'm home! Turns out I can still hear you." Izumo joined in, "I have to
agree with Kotetsu. You leader? Isn't that a bit over exaggerating you're ego." Iruka piped up,
"Well he has been like this longer." Kotetsu replied, "AND? He used his powers the first time
today!" Genma growled, "You idiot Kotetsu, we haven't used our powers at all! Now shut up so I
can get some sleep." Kakashi thought again, "So I guess there's no distance to this huh? We can
bug each other any hour of the day. Isn't anyone finding this a bit, I dunno beyond strange?"
"......................"
"Anyone? Oh come on there are five of us, you couldn't all have fallen asleep!" Iruka sighed,
"Yeah you're right. We're all awake, we were just putting off answering. Man this is annoying."
Kotetsu sniggered, "What got a craving for nuts?" Genma pitched in, "AW shut up titty wits! I
have a horrible desire, no, CRAVING for a juicy carrot right now." Izumo groaned, "I feel you guys
pain, the urge to kill a small rodent just to taste meat is UNBEARABLE!" Kotetsu whined, "AW
way did you have to say meat? Now my jokes backfired, I really want to hunt a mouse right now, or
have a saucer of cream, Oh. My. God. CREAM!" Kakashi chuckled, "Well that's to bad for you
guys, however I am in the clear." Genma growled, "Look out the window Kakashi." Kakashi tilted
his head towards the window, "Why?...." he stopped noticing the moon, no, FULL moon. Every
wolf instinct fibre in his body twitched, the urge was overbearing. He stared at it longingly, wanting
to go and howl to his hearts content. "Kakashi! Earth to Kakashi! Kotetsu here do you read me
over!" Kakashi shook his head turning away from the moon's alluring glow, "Yeah I'm here. Just
filled with an overwhelming desire now, that's all. So thanx a lot guys." They all chuckled at him
Izumo still laughing, "Ah that's why you have us, Leader." Kakashi blinked, "Say what?"
"Whilst you spaced out we decided you be leader after all, that way if something bad happens and
we screw up, it's YOU'RE fault. Comprende?"
"I. Hate. You. All."
"Cheers boss!" The other four laughed at his expense. Kakashi turned to the moon again, looking
at it's pale light dousing the entire leaf village in a sort of comfort. POOF. Iruka tried reaching him
again, "Kakashi? Kakashi this isn't funny. Answer us!" They all paused to hear a wolf howling
across the village, Kotetsu was the first to think speak again, "Aw crap."
The other four departed immediately from their houses towards the source of the howling Kotetsu
sounded panicked, "Do you think he's turned all wolf!" They were travelling side by side leaping
over roof tops, but think speak was a better more effective way of communication in the
circumstances Genma continued, "I'm not sure, this isn't supposed to happen. I thought a kiss could
only change us." Iruka said, "Well remember out of the five us his extra instincts are the most feral
and wild. His inner wolf desires the wild, after all as we said earlier he has been like this for three
weeks. Meaning the wolf has been kept in a caged environment, now it has burst free due to the
wolves oldest companion the moon." They were a few feet away from their target, rushing hoping
to beat the ANBU black ops to the scene.