Heyo! Hope you guys like this chapter and I hope all the fruity goodness I have in store gives you the thrills you guys want in this story, glad you're still here and hope you'll stay for more, again sorry for the late update like I said, exams are all we have left in school now since summer is coming.

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Kyubi Talking"

NineTailed Hyuga Servant Chapter 9

Sasuke glared at Kitsune, his gaze lingering on the masked boy that sat in front of him on his knees, his head slightly bowed while his eyes remained shut.

If it wasn't for the small movements of his chest, everyone present would have presumed he was dead.

Sakura, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, and Sai stood a few feet behind Sasuke, watching in fear with an even mixture of curiosity, and as they did this Kurenai and Kakashi stood side by side watching as Sasuke growled at Kitsune.

"Show us who you really are, no one our age can be in the Anbu, and being the Hyuga heiresses dog requires you to blend in with your surroundings. You're basically a spy, and knowing the Hyuga, they wouldn't allow someone as weak as you to watch over her, especially if that weakling is a child"

Kiba scowled at that, and growled out "Sasuke you baka! He's the same age as you!" Kiba could only face palm when he noticed the Uchiha didn't back down and seeing Kitsune look up at the Uchiha heir, the same look he gave him when he killed his pride he could only shout in anger and fear

"He's a powerful shinobi as much as I hate to admit it, he isn't hiding anything! We've seen him in action!" Kiba turned to Hinata a smile replacing his scowl as he spoke softly "Right Hinata?"

Hinata blushed as the attention that was directed at her, with every one's eyes directed at her, she felt her tongue begin to tie up. Her shy personality making her press her index fingers together as she tried to speak her mind, but she still couldn't find the courage to speak up.

Something she hated about herself every day for

"Even your master knows you're nothing but a piece of trash, which proves that I'm stronger than you, if you really are in the Anbu, than that means our stupid village doesn't understand the true meaning of strength" Hinata suddenly looked up at the Uchiha, her gaze hardening as she stared at the back of Sasukes head, she hated when people underestimated Kitsune. Her entire clan did the same, especially the elders, and even though she was taught to never express her emotions, she couldn't allow anyone to prance around claiming they were stronger than Kitsune,

Just the thought of someone stronger than him made Hinata want to scoff, something she knew she would never do. But that was the only reaction she could give if she was completely honest.

Sasuke looked back when he felt as if someone was trying to burn a hole through his head, and as he did he could only raise an eyebrow at how the shy Hyuga seemed to be glaring at him and watched as she prepared herself to speak, but as quickly as her determination came.

It left

Sasuke quickly looked back at Kitsune when he noticed Hinata gave a fast glance toward his direction, and when he saw Kitsune's hands falling onto his lap softly, he knew the Anbu operative gave her a signal.

Something the Uchiha didn't like

"If you truly wish to see my true form I will allow it, I couldn't believe Hinata sama's team couldn't see the genjutsu"

Kiba's mouth fell open while Shino's brow furrowed, Akamaru whined and bowed his head, something Hinata was able to distinguish as embarrassment.

Sasuke smirked, he knew that no one his age could be in Anbu, he was the strongest out of his age group, something he reminded everyone about when they thought they could challenge him.

Watching as Kitsune stood up from his spot, Sasuke waited for Kitsune to release the genjutsu but was surprised when the boy that stood before them suddenly disappeared and became what seemed to be a man, gone was the short teen, now replaced with someone that was equal in height with Kakashi and taller than Kurenai.

Sasuke's eyes narrowed as he looked Kitsune up and down, he was still the same except he was taller, his Anbu uniform seemed to stretch to allow his muscles to be shown, but what made Sasuke freeze in his spot was how Kitsune's black raven hair seemed to grow slightly longer, its spikey style still there except for one strand of hair falling to the left side of Kitsunes mask.

Sasuke didn't know why the image popped in his head, and when it did he felt more anger burn inside him then he ever felt before "He reminds me of…Itachi"

Sasuke couldn't help but scowl as Kitsune looked down at Sasuke, his emotionless eyes staring into his soul, and he felt the shiver run up his spine, the same shiver he had when his brother stared at him before throwing him into an endless torture that haunted his dreams till this day.

As Sasuke continued to watch Kitsune, the other genin stared in awe at the new Anbu operative, and quickly their curiosity built as they watched him walk away toward the Jounin.

Kakashi didn't seem fazed by the change, Kurenai could only bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from laughing.

It was obvious Kitsune didn't want the attention Sasuke was directing at him, especially with the others present as well. Something Kurenai wished to point out and laugh at, the most feared shinobi of her village didn't like the attention. But that thought ran away when Kakashi whispered to her

"I truly feel bad for Kitsune san, he has troubles as it is, and I am positive he knew the risk it would be coming out of the shadows to protect your Hyuga heir, but it is his duty to protect her, even if it means stepping out of comfort zones"

Shocked by the lazy jounin's input, Kurenai could only clear her throat and reply "I saw how you reacted when seeing the boy Kakashi, its obvious you know him well"

Kakashi could only sigh lazily and pull out a book that made Kurenais eye twitch as he replied "Yes I worked alongside him for a few months during the Anbu, he is very talented, more talented than Itachi Uchiha when he was his age, but I could be exaggerating when I say that, Itachi was a genius and pure at heart, something he used to hide his true self, and Itachi was like Kitsune san in a way, they both never wanted to spot light on them, they only wished to achieve their goals in the shadows, but by doing that they both only grew colder to those around them and stuck closely to the ones they trusted most"

Pointing at Hinata, Kakashi could only eye smile for Kurenai "Kitsune san has Hinata as the person he glues himself too, someone that accepts him for who he is, and wouldn't abandon him for his flaws and demons. Kitsune doesn't just protect Hinata and her family because he was raised to. No, he does it because he wishes the best for those that saved him. I was lucky to meet Kitsune before he became 'Kitsune' he was a spirited boy who never let anything bring him down, but the Anbu life isn't pretty, and he has been in the Anbu program longer than any known member"

Kurenai watched Kitsune was examined by the gennin's, Sasuke glaring at him, sizing him up like you would an enemy, while Hinata looked Kitsune up and down shyly, something that made her smile softly but Kakashi's words played in her head again

"Hokage sama is worried that Kitsune may go crazy from being in the Anbu program for so long, it still surprises him that he is still sane, he's been tested so many times that it's only natural for him to go every Friday to the Torture and Interrogation base to get his sanity checked"

Kurenai hummed in thought as Kakashi spoke, but with what he said she had to speak up "If Hokage sama is worried about Kitsune bordering insanity for being in the Anbu for so long, why doesn't he just take him out of it? He has the rights to do such a thing"

Kakashi sighed, shutting his book, he looked Kurenai up and down and scratched his cheek "If he were to take him out of Anbu, he would become a Jounin like me, and his identity would be shown to the world. If Hokage sama did do such a thing, then Kitsune would be a former Anbu member, and if the enemy were to connect the dots and realize that Kitsune wasn't Kitsune any more. He would be tracked down and taken, something I know his highly unlikely but it has happened before. And has even happened to me"

Kurenai nodded in agreement "So he basically would be a scroll full of information the enemy would need to destroy our village"

Kakashi nodded "Exactly, all former Anbu members are told to carry poison with them just in case they are getting ready to be captured and they"

"Can end their lives to keep the secrets of Konoha safe" Kurenai shook her head as she pinched her nose, it was obvious where Kakashi was going with his statement and she was able to finish his statement easily enough.

"And being the Hyuga's top body guard, they could even get information on the Hyuga as well, thus destroying not Konoha but one of our major clans"

Kurenai watched the genin as they took in the new form of Kitsune, all blind of the genjutsu he placed on himself. "It truly was a mistake to show his true age, but it couldn't be helped either, he's fixing it now and the genin seem to buy it. Especially the Uchiha, his pride blinds him from seeing that there are others his age that can easily defeat them"

Tazuna's House

Everyone sat around the table and ate the food respectfully as Tazuna's daughter, Tsunami, kept making more and more second or third plates for the ninja, happy to know they loved her cooking. While Inari, a young boy who was the grandson of Tazuna and only son of Tsunami, had tried arguing with the shinobi plenty of times in the past about how fighting Gato was useless and that they would all die if they tried to be hero's.

He would quickly run away once he stated his mind, ignoring the shouts of his mother and grandfather, locking himself in his room for the remainder of the night. Despite the arguments that happened in the past, especially when he swore he would never sit with the ninja again, a shout and glare from his mother made him sit at the table. But he wouldn't play happy for the Ninja, no, he would gladly show them how furious he was.

Once again he sat with his grandfather and mother for dinner, glaring at the shinobi but he made the mistake of glaring at Hinata when she asked him shyly yet politely to pass her the pitcher of water.

And as he shouted at her, making her quickly flinch and bow her head, Inari found a blade poised at his throat as everyone in the room gasped and stared wide eyed at Kitsune's actions.

"Lady Hinata asked you politely to pass her something, her being your guest you treat her with respect and do what she asks like a kind gentlemen would. I do not care if you think hero's like your father are idiots, you will treat everyone here with respect because unlike you they fight for what's right and put their lives on the line so your people can be freed from this claws of Gato and misery"

Inari could only stare at Kitsune, his mouth going dry and his eyes wide in fear, but no one was allowed to talk about his father, no one, so he quickly shouted back, trying to ignore the glare Kitsune directed at him "You know nothing about hero's, you think if you believe in yourself that you can save people? You think if you're brave that you can save everyone? You can't, hero's only die brutal deaths!"

Kitsune could only close his eyes and lower his blade, a small poof of smoke covering the katana, showing that it had been sealed away, something the shinobi present understood while Inari and Tazuna saw it as…magic

"You're absolutely right, hero's all die brutal deaths, which for them is the most beautiful way that they can die. I was able to get your local neighbors to talk and they told me how your father died, and speaking with your mother and grandfather only makes me respect your father even more."

Kitsune looked directly at Inari, his fox mask making Inari shiver but his eyes portrayed a emotionless look slightly laced with anger.

"Your father was killed because he believed in a world where no man had to bow to another, he believes every man was created equal. And hearing about his past, it's obvious he took it to heart, and he sacrificed his life to show everyone in your village that you should always keep fighting for what is right, never stand down and never give up, but like you and many others, you disgrace his name and teachings by whinnying about how you are not strong enough,"

Looking directly into Inari's eyes, Kitsune gave him a soft glare that seemed to freeze everyone in their spots and listen "If I had met your father before he died, and then met you after his death, I wouldn't believe anyone if they told me you were his son because of how idiotic you are acting right now. Your father died, I'm sorry, but instead of crying in the corner you should be working hard on his teachings and helping those he loved and died for, if not, you are a disgrace to his name and should never tell others that you're his son"

Everyone at the table was silent, somehow still shocked by Kitsunes actions and now his choice of words. With his age back to 'normal' he sat at a taller height than kakashi making him have to look down at Inari, thus making him look even more scarier then he already was.

Quickly standing up, Inari held tears in his eyes and ran off, his mother chasing after him immediately while Tazuna watched in shock.

"Boy, I have never seen anyone go so deep in a wound and pull out the steel after it remained in the victims skin for so long, I thank you for helping Inari, he is still a child but I'm positive he understands what you said and I hope it will snap him out of it"

Sighing loudly Tazuna stood up and took the bottle of sake that rested on the table and wondered off, a calm but sad expression painted on his face.

Looking around the room Kurenai could only wipe her lips with a napkin and cough into her hands to have everyone's attention.

"Tomorrow we will be escorting Tazuna to finish the bridge, he was reluctant about letting us train first before taking him out to the bridge, but was kind enough to realize that it was for the better that we prepared ourselves," Kurenai looked over the gennin making sure they were all paying attention "Gato is a dangerous man, and with the information Kitsune has given us, we are more than prepared for whatever he throws at us"

Kakashi nodded in agreement and spoke after putting his book away "Kurenai san is absolutely correct, get a good night's rest and be prepared for combat, we know for sure that Gato will try to stop Tazuna from finishing the bridge, and those who have a lot of money will send everything they have to keep the money they so treasure"

Kakashi looked over the genin and saw the determined looks but quickly noticed that Kitsune seemed to be staring off into space, which made him smile underneath his mask and shake his head in amusement "He still never listens, only trusts his guts"

Noting Kitsunes lack of interest of the conversation, Kurenai growled and shouted loud enough to show that she meant business "Kitsune! Pay attention, being from Anbu I would expect more from you"

Sasuke smirked as Kitsune looked over at Kurenai, a blank look in his eyes as he spoke "Gato will die tomorrow I will make sure of it, I will be sticking to the shadows as I usually do and since the enemy has not seen me, they shall not expect me, which will help us with the greatest strategy, a surprise attack"

Kakashi nodded in agreement a little nerved how Kitsune leaked a small amount of killing intent making everyone in the room shiver at how he spoke of killing Gato like it was an everyday thing.

"I hope that you will help us when that Haku girl shows up, Kakashi and I will engage Zabuza while the Genin take the stragglers which will most likely be bandits"

Kitsune hummed and picked up a drink as Kurenai continued to rant about safety and teamwork. But as she kept going on, she quickly noticed that no one seemed to be listening to her, and when she saw how everyone was looking at where Kitsune sat, she quickly noticed why they lost attention on what she was saying.

Kitsune held a cup of water in his left hand, which was slowly being raised toward his mask, and as he did this, his right hand followed closely behind, coming up to the chin of his mask, his right index finger and thumb pinched the chin of his mask, showing he was going to move it so he could drink, which made everyone lean in closer.

Kurenai grew curious as well, and trying to fake that she didn't, she continued speaking so that no one would notice that she was staring directly at Kitsune too.

Kakashi sat beside her, watching closely as Kitsune started to raise the chin of his mask up, allowing a small portion of his skin show, which excited some of the genin that were watching, wondering what the Anbu operative looked like without his mask.

The genin watched closely while Hinata blushed and smiled shyly of the image of Naruto's face appearing in her mind, of course she knew that he would not allow anyone to see his face unless he absolutely trusted them, which was only three so far that she counted.

And knowing he was covering his identity with a genjutsu, Hinata was just a bit curious if she were to be brutally honest. She never saw Naruto use a genjutsu like this before, he rarely used them claiming they were his weakest point when it came to being a shinobi. Something she couldn't fathom, the strongest person she knew was weak against genjutsu, she just wouldn't fall for it, he had to have been lying.

"Im so sorry about Inari, please forgive his actions, but as you all know the subject on his father is very personal and emotional for him, so if he said anything that bothered you just know that-"

Tsunami froze mid-sentence, a blush growing quickly on her cheeks as she stared directly at Kitsune.

Everyone at the table had looked over at Tsunami as she spoke but when she had stopped talking, her face turning as red as a tomato and her gaze fixated on one person at the table, everyone was able to piece together who she was looking at.

Everyone turned to look at Kitsune as he sighed loudly, the cup that was filled with water was now empty, and the sigh he had released showed he had drank down the cold liquid.

"Tsunami san, the food was splendid and the drinks were wonderful, thank you for such a wonderful meal, I will help with the dishes, it's the least I can do for you"

Standing up, Kitsune started picking up everyone's plates, ignoring their frustrated looks when it came to seeing his face.

As he was picking up Hinata's plate he could distinguish that she did not care one bit when it came to seeing his face, especially when she shyly smiled and nodded in thanks as he took her plate "Of course Hinata sama wouldn't care, she's seen me without my mask, plenty of times"

Standing up, Kitsune held the plates perfectly in both of his hands, walking slowly yet swiftly, making it seem as if he was gliding on the floor, he passed Tsunami, and he couldn't help but frown at her blush "Seems that old pervert was right, women do pay attention a lot more when it comes to looks, but I can't say that men are any better"

"I bid you all a goodnight, I will take first watch, and I'll wake up Kakashi once my shift is over"

And with that said, Kitsune vanished around a corner, Tsunami following him quickly with her blush still evident as ever.

Looking over the genin, Kakashi could only eye smile and wave them off "Get to bed, we have a big day ahead of us"

Authors Notes

Hey guys i hope you enjoy this chapter! Sorry it took so long, you all know why it took so long, next chapter is going to have all the sweet fighting youve all been waiting for and im not going to spoil it but the next chapter will show whether or not Haku will wish to be with Naruto/Kitsune. I hope you guys will stay for more and i will catch you guys later in my next chapter, hope you have a wonderful day, Cya!