Hello everyone, how are you all doing? Good? Great to hear it. I just want to apologize for not updating for a long time. I've have major (MAJOR!) writer's block. But thanks to my Manga collection, I've gotten past it and can write again. Well enough of that, I'll get on to the shout outs. Thanks to darkmoon0829, Yuuki Toshi, Kya Jaganshi, Z-AKa Andrea-, trailsofblood666 and isthisparadise. Man there were a lot of you... oh well. Enjoy the next chapter.

PS.- trailsofblood666, please do not squeeze Xui to death. You may, and this includes everyone else, squeeze and/or hug Kakashi to death.

Kakashi off stage: "WHAT?"

Chapter Ten

Kakashi tried to ignore the growing bright light, but it soon was to much to bare. Slowly opening his eye, Kakashi looked around the campsite. The three genins were still asleep and Xui was asleep on Naruto's chest. I guess that's why my chest isn't warm this morning, Kakashi laughed to himself. Xui's ears twitched as Kakashi got up. She slowly lifted her head and released a big yawn. Sliding off Naruto's chest, she walked up to Kakashi.

"Sorry. Did I wake," Kakashi looked down at the sleepy fox

Xui shook her head no and seem to say 'I was already awake anyway.'

"Let's get some breakfast," Kakashi whispered.

Half an hour later...

"Your very good at that," I giggled as I watched Kakashi catch another fish with his bare hands.

He scratched his head, "you tend to pick up little talents like this when your on missions. How many do we have... it's a little to early for me to keep count."

"You caught," I looked down at still squirming fish, "three big ones. That should be enough for you and your kits... I mean genins."

Though I had been around humans for a long time and know the proper names of the different age groups of humans, I couldn't help but call all human children kits. Kakashi smiled as he waded out of the stream. He picked up the fish and began to walk back to the campsite; I quickly followed after. We walked together, not saying a word, just admiring the peace and serenity of the forest. It was one of those days that made me glad to be a fox and be able to live in the splendor of nature. I just let my mind wander...

"Umm... Xui... I wanted to asked you something," Kakashi's voice brought my mind back to its proper place.

"Mmm... what?" I asked shyly.

"What did you and Naruto talk about last night? Was it about... about the Kyubi?" He asked in a hushed quiet voice.

I looked down at my human feet, "it was... but it was a private conversation and I don't think Naruto would want me to discuss it with you. Do you understand?"

Kakashi seemed somewhat surprised by my words, but he understood. "When Naruto is ready to talk about it, he will I suppose," he said up into the sky.

By the way he described how others treat him... he never will be able to talk about it... at least to another human, I thought as walked along side Kakashi.

"There is something else," he said quickly. "I was thinking that maybe if Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura wanted to... you could umm... well do what you did to me... since we have to far to go yet... that is if you don't think that it wouldn't..." he stumbled through his sentence.

I giggled, "you mean change you back into a dog and see what they will become?"

He nodded his head.

"If they want to. It's up to them," I skipped a few feet ahead him and looked over my shoulder at him, "as for Naruto, I don't think you have to worry. His spirit and the Kyubi's are not one, if they were... well there would be something to worry about."

"Good morning Kakashi, Xui, we were wandering where you and Xui went off to," Sakura greeted us as we walked into the campsite.

"We were just catching some fish for breakfast," I smiled.

"Ahem, who caught the fish?" Kakashi nudged me in the back.

"Who cares who caught the fish, lets just cook'em and eat'em," Naruto tried to grab one of the fish.

"You're so impatient Naruto," Sakura and Sasuke said at the same time.

Kakashi and I just shook our heads as Sakura began to lecture Naruto on how patience is a virtue.

An hour later...

"So the decision is up to you guys if you want to see what beast lie inside," Kakashi gave the young ninjas a sinister look. "Or if we continue the journey on two legs," he smiled.

Sakura looked worried, Sasuke showed no emotion (which seems to be typical for him) and Naruto was nearly jumping out of his skin with anticipation.

"I say we do it," Naruto grinned, "besides, what's the worst that could happen."

"One of we could become a terrible monster and kill everyone," Sasuke said in a grave voice.

"Sasuke," Sakura whispered as she trembled.

I giggled to myself, "ha ha ha... I don't think so. You would change into what your soul reflects and I don't think any of you are monsters..." I glanced at Naruto, but he didn't seemed to be affected.

"Well, what's everyone's decision," Kakashi asked in a nonchalant tone.

"Does it hurt," Sakura asked shyly.

"No... I don't think so..." I trailed off.

"No, it doesn't hurt Sakura... trust me," Kakashi snorted.

They genins whisper among themselves for a moment and then looked to me, "we'll do it."

I clapped my human hands together, "alrighty then, lets get this started. Everyone form a circle around me and let me just get my... hmm... where is it..."

She began to pat herself down as if she was looking for something. Xui scratched her head for a few moments and patted herself one more time. She looked very confused as she desperately tried to find something.

"What are you looking for Xui," Sakura asked.

"Oh my Kitsune ball, it always seems to disappear whenever I need it," she sound frustrated.

"What's a Kitsune ball?" Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto asked at the same time.

I think I remember something from a legend about foxes... something about the balls being a source of power or something, Kakashi thought to himself.

Xui smiled, "a Kitsune ball is a sphere that contains a Kitsune's extra energy or chi. It also is makes a great toy for a bored Kitsune. But mine is always disappearing... then again..." she began to look into everyone's ears, "it likes to hide in people's ears on the occasion... here it is." She smiled as she pulled a small, yellow ball from Sasuke's ear.

Both Sakura and Naruto giggled as Sasuke grumbled about not doing that again. Xui only laughed as she patted Sasuke on the head.

"Ok everyone gather around," Xui put out her ball, "put your hand on the ball and don't fight the energy flow."

"You didn't have to do this with me," Kakashi cautiously asked.

"Well you were only one human, that's easy enough, but four I need a little extra power," Xui answered somewhat embarrassed.

Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura placed their hands on little yellow ball. Xui stared down at the ball and started to mummer unknown words. The ball began to glow as tendrils of silvery white energy began to climb and wind around their arms. With a flash of light, Kakashi noticed the trees began to grow taller, his clothes slowly giving way to rough bluish grey fur.

"Man that was weird. Is it over with?" Sakura sounded somewhat dizzily.

Looking to his left, Kakashi saw what his team had become. Sakura had become a cream colored cat with reddish pink ears and face. Sasuke had taken the form of a black wolf with the eyes of the Uchiha Clan. And Naruto, not to Kakashi's surprise, was a blondish fox with orangish colored ears. Kakashi looked behind him to see that he was still the bluish grey dog.

"Yes it is and I must say what a collection of interesting beastly souls we have here," Xui giggled in her little fox form.

"What am I?" Naruto desperately tried to look and see what he was. In the process, he began to chase his puffy tail. Spinning around and around, he eventually got so dizzy he fell over.

"Naruto you're such an idiot," Sasuke whispered under his breath.

"Oh I don't know, I did the same thing when I was a young kit," Xui giggle. "Naruto you are a fox, like me. Sakura you are a cat and Sasuke you are wolf. Hmm... interesting..."

"What's interesting," Kakashi asked as he scratched his dog ears.

"It's just weird that all of you have the animal forms of the great Biju... hmm... weird..." she said as she began to trot down the path.