Kitsune Chronicles: Never Put All Your Kitsune In One Village

By: .Blood.Engel.Yuzuki.

Dedicated To Nexus Kitsune, for letting me humiliate her.

Yeah, she changed her name…deal with it.

Last Time: A loud war cry erupted and Team Seven found themselves surrounded by several dark-skinned men. In front of the army was a tall man with what seemed to be a sickle on chain.

Kitsune stared at the mass as they began to close in on her team. "Houston, we have a problem…"

Chapter Ten: The First Tale

Tsunade frowned as she stared down at her latest paperwork. She yawned at the thought of how long it may take to finish. Leaning back, she decided to ignore the large pile and focus on something else. Lifting a half-empty bottle of Sake, her frown deepened.

Perhaps she was being too protective over her ninja, but she did worry. She wondered if she really should have given Team Seven that mission, or if perhaps she should've tried to sneak the book away under the odd man's nose.

They were a primal people, and had no ninja, but they knew more of Demons and other oddities than anyone else she would chance attempting to contact.

Yet, she couldn't help but be curious.

This Kitsune girl was interesting, and she seemed to be weaving a story that would eventually blow up in her face. However, her lies did not concern the Hokage as much as her appearance.

Clearly, she had some form of demon inside her, and, even if she did not realize it, her Chakara was clearly different. Tsunade found it similar to Naruto's but it still held a different feel to it.

Naruto's Chakara was burning, threatening to consume like a forest fire, that could be lit by one outburst.

Yet hers was like electricity. Crackling, responding to emotions and flaring at dire times.

In the end, Tsunade couldn't tell which would be more dangerous.

But she did know the thought of Kyuubi and another, Silver Kitsune was familiar to her.

If she had to search through the legends of Demons just to understand her situation, so be it.

Team Seven had been in some very nasty situations before. Orochimaru and the Chuunin Exams, not to mention their incident in the Wave Country.

One could not really say this one was the worst.

But, they had no back-up, they were exhausted, and they were surrounded.

Now, one could not say their chances of getting out alive were in the range of Sasuke killing Itachi, but it was safe to say they were very, very small.

In other words, they had a problem. Things had become difficult, or, as Shikamaru would say it: 'Troublesome'.

And the fact that the leading man was swinging his weapon in their direction wasn't helping the matter.

"Stay together and try to get out of here!" Kakashi yelled, creating ten Kage Bunshin and charging towards the enemy.

The strange men all seemed taken aback, but put that aside the moment their leader signaled to them and ran to meet the Jounin.

Soon enough, Team Seven had missed their chance to escape (as if they would have even taken it in the first place…) and the Genin were trapped by the army as their Sensei engaged in combat with the leader of the attack.

Kakashi had barley dodged his opponent's weapon before he saw the man was in the process of chambering a kick aimed at his face. Jumping away quickly, Kakashi saw his Kage Bunshin being destroyed as the rest of the men closed in on his students.

Turning his attention back to his own battle, he dodged another well-aimed swing from the man and jumped above his enemy's head, landing behind him and throwing three kunai along his spine. The man swung around with enough velocity to set off warning sirens in Kakashi's head as he watched the weapon fly at him…

Thinking quickly, or rather, not thinking at all and simply relying on instinct, Kakashi used the Kawarimi no Jutsu for a quick switch of him and a nearby log.

He must have, however, underestimated the weapon's reach; he felt pain as it slashed across his chest, ripping his thick jacket and the shirt underneath. Droplets of blood fell from his abdomen. It seemed as if the thick clothes had protected him from the worst of the blow, though the weapon was extremely sharp. Next time, he may not be as lucky.

Gathering his bearings quickly, Kakashi dodged another fatal swing and readied himself to finish the battle before things became ugly. Clasping his left arm in his right, and gathering a sufficient amount of Chakara, Kakashi prepared to perform his own, original Jutsu.

Kakashi felt the power flow through him and let out a yell of: "CHIDORI!!!" before he began rushing at the dark-skinned man. The man did nothing but smirk, and Kakashi realized why once he looked down at his hand only to see no lightning there, as it was supposed to be.

He stopped and took a large leap back before the weapon hit him again. The odd man's smirk grew and he began to speak. "Do you see this amulet around my neck?" he asked, fingering a blood-red stone held by a rope around his neck, falling to his bare chest.

"This is a Samehada amulet. It has similar properties to the sword. Except, instead of stealing Chakara it simply prevents the usage of it. Before, when you did the Kawarimi no Jutsu you did not notice, but you never moved even an inch." A low, dark chuckle escaped the man's chapped lips before he swung his weapon again.

After the men took care of Kakashi's clones they surrounded the Genin and smiled wickedly. There were 12 of them in total, meaning four for each of them. They laughed and spoke a foreign language before cracking their callused knuckles and charging towards the ninja, who had formed a circle as not to be caught off guard.

Kitsune's heart was hammering. From excitement or fear she had no idea, but she figured it was probably both. She did not have much time to ponder over it as three of the men charged at Sasuke and Sakura. Naruto, being the hero he was, jumped from his place in the formation and scurried to help his teammates, leaving their backs unguarded from the other six.

Kitsune felt sweat trickle down her forehead as the men advanced on her, and she took a step foreword so she could fully protect her teammates.

Sakura had used the strength she gained after training hard with Tsunade to punch one of the men in the gut, at which point Sasuke took the chance to kick the man in the head while he was down, knocking him out in the process. Another of the men stepped on this unconscious form, and Sakura could hear his back breaking under the weight of the larger man.

She readied herself for an attack as the other man stepped up to Sasuke, who was about to use one of his family's famous fire techniques. Sakura frowned as she saw nothing but hot air come out of Sasuke's mouth (ha ha…hot air, get it?) and wondered if there was something wrong with him. She was so distracted by her worries she didn't even notice a man throw a punch her way.

The force of the blow knocked her back and she rubbed her sore jaw idly, feeling a bruise forming. Her head snapped back up towards the battle she forgot about and she saw the greasy male ready to hit her in the head with his club.

Kitsune had knocked out the first two easily, as they had jumped right into the battle. But now she noticed the others had weapons. A sword for one, spears for the other two, and a mallet for the last one. They grinned and she tightened her jaw as she barley dodged a hit from the sword, only to be whacked in the side by the man with the mallet.

The pain spread like an infection, from her ribs to her lower abdomen, and finding a home somewhere right between the two, leaving her last rib tingling in protest to any movement. The men with spears pulled back as the one with the sword slashed through the air, coming towards her with the intention to kill.

The Uzumaki-girl forced herself to move out of the way and she hit the man with the mallet using a roundhouse kick, so as to not make the same painful mistake twice.

In the end, she got away from the attack with nothing more than a thin line of blood coming from a scratch she obtained on her cheek from the 8 foot long Butterfly Sword(AKA Butterfly Knife).

The one holding the mallet had been trampled after he fell by the two with spears, who charged with an echoing yell. Taking a chance that these guys were stupid enough for this to work, she jumped out of the way at the last moment, causing the first man with the spear to stab the one with the huge Butterfly Knife. As a finishing move, she tripped the last spear-equipped man, causing him to stab into the back of the one in front of him. In the end, the man with the sword had impaled both of them.

Kitsune smiled, satisfied, and turned to her teammates just in time to see Naruto block a direct hit for Sakura before he disappeared. Said fox-girl smiled, knowing it was only a Kage Bunshin, and ran to save Sasuke from getting kicked in the shin as more replicas of Naruto attacked Sakura's assailant.

Sakura could not help but smile at Naruto as the man fell to the ground, defeated. She watched as he scratched the back of his head. "I think I overdid it." He stated sheepishly, just before they heard their teacher yelling the name of his infamous attack.

Next thing they knew, their teacher was about to be beheaded with the sickle, and Sakura almost cried out as she ran towards Sasuke. On his back was a large Shurinken and before she even knew what she was doing, she had thrown it at the man's sickle as to deflect the attack.

Sasuke's head snapped back in surprise as he felt someone grab his back, then noticed Sakura with his Fuuma Shurinken. She threw it, and saved their Sensei from what may have been the end of him. He looked at her, smiling proudly and nodded in approval.

She had never looked less annoying.

He smiled silently as he watched Kitsune knock out the man they had been fighting and both of them smiled at the other, before the Genin of Team Seven huddled together, planning what to do in order to help Kakashi.

Kakashi could not believe it when the attack was sent back by a Fuuna Shurinken. He nearly laughed when the man ended up getting hit in the face with the back of the hooked weapon, leaving a large, bloody mark from his forehead to chin. Out of the corner of his eye, the Copy Ninja noticed Sakura smiling.

He had no time to mull over how proud he was, as his opponent was already swinging his chain for another attack. Kakashi jumped back quickly as the Shurinken came back in a boomerang-like fashion and sliced right through the chain, the scythe-end falling to the ground lifelessly as the Shurinken lodged itself into a nearby tree.

As he inspected his precious students for wounds from afar he did not notice a large chain being thrown at his temples.

His consciousness slowly slipped away and his surroundings became black. His body began falling; but he felt like he was floating. 'No…' he thought groggily. 'Everyday…Everyday I promised you…Rin, Obito…I promised they wouldn't turn out like us…I promised…' A lone tear fell from his one displayed eye as he hit the ground.

Sakura forced herself not to scream as she watched her Sensei drop.

They tensed, knowing their scheme had to be perfect in order to work.

The plan went into action the second Sasuke prepared for another fire-ball Jutsu as he slipped behind the man. Sakura threw another large Shurinken, courtesy of Sasuke, as a distraction while the two Uzumaki launched handfuls of Kunai towards their newest enemy.

To their surprise, the less-than-gentleman caught the largest weapon and used it to shield himself from the majority of the Kunai. After, he slowly began walking in Sakura's direction, ignoring the stealthy knives stuck in his knees, legs, arms, and back. He had not noticed Sasuke, but Sasuke seemed unable to perform his technique!

"Fool me once…" the man began, taking another stiff step, "shame on you. Fool me twice…!"

He spun around and used his chain as some kind of demented lasso to circle Sasuke's neck, strangling him. "Shame for you…" He whispered, flinging Sasuke aside with a toss of the chain.

Kitsune's eyes grew wide as she watched Sakura run towards Sasuke's limp form, only to be caught in the same snare. She was thrown aside like a rag-doll and Kitsune could both feel and see her brother's killing intent flowing off of him in waves of red Chakara.

The man's eyes widened. "I-impossible…How could you…My…!" he fingered the necklace on his throat and backed away slowly, dropping the chain. "No!!! No, stay away!!!" He was whimpering pathetically now, watching the tail of red Chakara encircle Naruto's crouching body.

"You hurt my friends…so now, I'll kill you!" The Demonic version of Naruto yelled, charging the man as his pupils became slits, and his nails and teeth got sharper.

Kitsune watched, frozen, as her little brother ran at the cowering man, prepared to rip his throat out.

She watched as Naruto lunged at the man, knocking him over and clawing at his exposed chest.

Her head was buzzing, she could barley think. Part of her wanted to run, and the other part needed to stay. In the end, her love for her brother won and she stood still.

She took a shaky step foreword…

Just as the man managed to stab her brother with the remain of his sickle.

Naruto fell to the side, the red Chakara fading after it healed the worst of the wound.

The man gasped, and backed up from the body, though it was slack. His grey eyes went from Naruto to Kitsune, stopping to stare at her ears in particular.

"You…You freaks Demons!!! Monsters!!! Jinchuuriki scum!!! Devils!!!"

He continued on, not realizing she had never been listening in the first place. All coherent thought drained away as she saw Naruto fall…

He hurt my brother!!!'

'He hurt my brother!!!'

Two voices yelled the same thought in her head, and she watched, rather than felt, Silver Chakara gather around her body, a silver tail forming. The hair on her now-flat ears and tail bristled together as her nearly needle-like teeth snarled, her eyes changing in much the same way Naruto's had not long ago.

Her demonic eyes watched as the red amulet he and his followers had been wearing shattered.

Lightning flashed in the dark sky and struck the ground by her feet. Some of it struck her, but she only felt more power from it as her eyes glowed silver, leaving only her slit pupil its natural shade.

She remembered the "Special Jutsu" on the scroll Suteishii had given her and began doing hand signs as the man foolishly turned his back to run away.

"AKUREI KITSUNE INAZUMA NO JUTSU!!!(DEMON FOX LIGHTNING TECHNIQUE!!!)" she cried, the lightning above her flashing more violently. The silver coloured Chakara broke away and formed a silver fox, twenty feet tall and made entirely of electricity. More lightning struck it and it growled, growing nearly a foot taller.

Without warning, it made chase and trampled the stumbling man, leaving only charred remains behind.

With a nod from her it ran off toward the City Towen.

Within seconds, all that was left was burning ruins and the echo of human screams.

The now normal (ignoring the fox ears and brand new tail) girl joined the rest of her team in the bliss of unconsciousness.

Tsunade was on her way to Suna to supervise the Exams when she saw it.

A giant, silver fox near what she supposed was Southern Suna. She sent an ANBU squad out right away, but they returned with only the fainted bodies of Team Seven and the news that the city there had been destroyed.

She frowned deeply and asked to see Kakashi specifically when he woke.

Upon entering the Wind Country, she saw the Kazekage kid, Gaara assuring his alarmed citizens that they were not in danger from the "Kitsune no Inazuma (Demon Fox of Lightning)."

Kitsune was with Suteishii, Kuro, Burii, and the girl named Keiti she had met with Naruto in what seemed to be the inside of a mountain.

Suteishii was staring down at a puddle of water, seemingly staring at something interesting.

Kuro was looking at a small camp fire, transfixed on it.

Burii gazed at the ground.

The girl named Keiti stood by the entrance to the cave with her as they watched the lightning flash across the sky as it rained, a forest fire was looming in the distance.

"It's windy." The girl said seriously, looking at Kitsune with blue eyes that seemed almost green at the time. She nodded, unsure what to say, and walked away after a particularly strong gust of wind froze her almost to the core.

She needed to get warm…

She sat down by Kuro, knowing she could rely on her to be more sensible than the Ookami girl.

Kuro looked at her, eyes glowing red in the fire light. "Suteishii can't see it either."

Kitsune's brow furrowed "See what?"

"Look." Kuro said, pointing to the fire.

She did as she was told and peered into the fire, only to see some kind of imitation of Kuro.

However, this Kuro was taller, and had red talon-like nails and darker hair, along with red eyes. She looked at Kitsune seriously, and, in a more mature voice than the original Kuro, instructed her not to touch the fire.

She snapped out of her daze and noticed Kuro, the real Kuro, holding her hand back from touching the flames.

"Don't touch the fire."

Kitsune gulped and remembered the dream about Suteishii, and her reflection.

Her mind was reeling until Kuro grabbed her arm.

"Suteishii can't see her reflection either…" Kuro stated.

Kitsune's eyes widened as she looked over to said Suna nin, who was still focused on the water.

Suddenly the water formed the shape of a body, and it stood with Suteishii as if it were her shadow. "Hitokage Touzoku(Soul Stealer/Theif) is lonely." Said the water, which had now formed into the woman Kitsune had seen in the mirror, her skeletal fingers reaching out…

The Demon Kuro and Suteishii advanced on both sides of her, and she turned around to find an escape route. As she turned, she saw Keiti. A small tornado was forming beside her. Slowly, the wind storm formed a woman similar to Keiti, but with forest green eyes and wolfish teeth. "Nexus…" She spoke, and her eyes appeared shining, like emeralds in the dark.

Without thinking, Kitsune ran out of the cave's entrance, and found herself plummeting to the cliffs below…

She hit the ground and saw Burii crouching down to help her up. She was silent, but touched a patch of soil, and nearly instantly a tree sprung up. The tree changed into a taller version of the Genin, who had eyes the colour of the soil she had come from. She blinked and opened her mouth slowly, her smooth voice both calm and soothing, "Don't be afraid."

Kitsune's eyes widened as a bolt of lightning struck her from above, and slowly Kuro's student and her double faded into darkness.

When she opened her eyes she saw what may have been the most horrifying and beautiful thing she had ever seen.

Sitting in the darkness with her was a silver, nine-tailed fox…

Tsunade dismissed the now-conscious (and healed) Kakashi after hearing his initial mission statement and explanation, after which he had given her the book, and sighed.

Luckily, she had what she needed.

Not only that, her main concern had been confirmed.

There were rumors Orochimaru had gone to City Towen prior to his betrayal. It was said he used the confidential knowledge of demons in a book carried by the village-elder in order to perfect a few of his forbidden techniques; Juin Jutsu (Curse Seal Skill), Furou Fushi no Jutsu (Immortality Skill), and Edotensei (Impure World Resurrection) namely.

Because of this, the people were not only more private with their records, but also gained a deep hate for anyone from Konoha.

Scowling, Tsunade opened the book, flipped through a few title and reference pages and began to read.

An Introduction to Demons

Few demons start out inhuman. No one is quite sure where demons come from, though there are myriad myths.

Religious peoples believe one almighty being placed them the planet to punish the wicked and keep the balance of good and evil.

However, most believe it is a cause of genetic irregularity, or possession by the devil or evil spirits.

Biju (Tailed Demons) often times begin as oddly intelligent animals with Chakara systems.

Other demons, such as pultragise are bound to a place by curses or strong negative emotions.

Another example of demon would be a "Werewolf", or Ookami devil. Natural Werewolves, or Ookami Devils which were never human come from the same origin as Biju, however, they rarely grow tails. (See: Gobi no Houkou-Five-tailed White Hound)

An unnatural Werewolf would be a human that has had an encounter with a Natural Werewolf and has been scratched/bitten. Being ailed with effects from the Werewolf bite is more likely than seeing results from a Kyuuketsuki Demon's bite because blood/Chakara transfusions are unnecessary. (See Kyuuketsuki Demon/Vampire)

Unnatural Werewolves can also be created after mating with either a Natural or Unnatural Werewolf, especially when said incident results in offspring. The Ookami Devil gene, like the Kyuuketsuki's lies in blood and can be transferred through the progression of a family, though it rarely becomes active in such incidents.

The history of Kyuuketsuki demons is the most descriptive of all demonic history.

However, the definition used is incredibly vague. Hence, many different groups of unconventional demons have been grouped into the basic group, allowing this group to be broken up into several different bloodlines known as clans. (See Vampire Clans)

A Vampire, or Kyuuketsuki is described by early wise-men as undead beings who lives off another, while Vampirism is the act of using another in order to gain substance.

No Natural Vampires exist as of the present, thanks to sealing techniques and knowledge on the subject. Specialized Ninja trained in the arts of disposing Kyuuketsuki are deployed when they become a threat to a village or settlement. (See Vampire Hunters)

Unnatural Vampires, however still roam the land. The Vampire Curse, or Gene may be passed down after having been bitten by a Vampire, as long as the bite is preceded with a trading of blood or Chakara between the Vampire and Human with in a week.

There is also such a thing as a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid. More information on this subject can be found under the Vampire Clan; Kreuzen.

Zonbi(Zombies) are not classified as Kyuuketsuki because they are not the undead, but rather the dead which have spontaneously (or by means of curse or Jutsu) become animate.

Demons are primarily Anti-social and tend to keep to themselves, or stay in packs filled with their own kind. There is little to no interracial mixing between demons.

The "Five Elemental Demons" was a large group of mingled demons. Said group consisted mainly of The Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi (See Kitsune, Silver for more information), Yuzuki no Kyuuketsuki (See Vampire Clans; Aku), Kuroi no Kreuzen (See Vampire Clans; Kreuzen), Reign no Devi Coven (See Vampire Clans; Devi Coven), and Shiroi Ookami, (See Werewolf Bloodlines for more information).

"For lack of better expression: Holy…crap…" Kitsune announced, to no one in particular.

The fox rolled it's silver eyes, a low growl of annoyance sounding. "Could be worse I suppose." The Kitsune growled out, earning the other's attention.

The silver animal seemed to sigh. "I don't believe we've been properly introduced. I am called Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi, but my name is Nexus."

"You're…I mean, you're…Wow…"

Another roll of the eyes, "Yes, 'wow'."

"But what how'd you get here?"

"I chose you." the nine-tailed animal said, as if it were the simplest thing in the world.

Kitsune raised an eyebrow. "O…kay. But where did you come from?! It's not like you were sealed in me or anything…were you?"

"No, Kit, you weren't. As I said before: I chose you."

"Uh…why?"

Nexus' fur bristled as she showed her teeth. "You have a lot to learn, Kit. …Have you ever heard of the five elemental demons?"

As is common knowledge, there are five types of elemental Jutsu: Wind, Water, Fire, Earth, and Lightning.

There are also specialized demonic Jutsu that are nearly impossible for humans to perform. These Jutsu, often times known as Chaotic Elemental Jutsu, were used by The Five Elemental Demons.

Each main demon in the group specialized in one type of Elemental Jutsu.

Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi used lightning, Yuzuki no Kyuuketsuki operated water, Kuroi no Kreuzen had fire, Reign no Devi Coven utilized earth and Shiroi Ookami employed the wind.

The five of them together could use the technique known as Chaotic Elemental no Jutsu: Form 200: Additive or Subtractive. Depending on how the Jutsu is done, they could utilize the power of Light (Additive) or Darkness (Subtractive).

After Kuroi no Kreuzen was sealed, the group dispersed.

Yuzuki no Kyuuketsuki was later sealed as well, while Shiroi Ookami and Reign no Devi disappeared.

The whereabouts of the Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi is currently unknown, but it is said that after the sealing of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the demon went back to a secret demon base hidden in the mountains where she slept until she would one day inhabit the body of a human and free her demon-brother, Kyuubi, from his prison while reuniting The Elemental Demons.

"So…You want to free your brother and bring together a bunch of your pals called…?"

"The Five Elemental Demons, Kit!" Nexus explained again, becoming exasperated.

"All right, that I get. But how exactly do you expect to find them?"

"Ugh…A demon can always find it's ally, just as they can recognize their mate instantly! Besides, we've already found them. I've tried communicating with you through your dreams but your mortal head always seems to ruin my connection with you when I try to show it to you straight out! So, I was forced to send abstract messages."

"Oh, you mean the dreams where I see those creepy demons when I'm looking at people I know."

"Yes, Kit. Your friends are the ones I'm looking for. However, for some reason I am unable to speak with them. Reign is the same, and Ookami seems to have reincarnated after I left. I can understand the loss of connection between everyone but Reign. The only thing I can figure is that she's keeping me out!"

A thought struck Kitsune: "Hold it! Does that mean you can communicate with Kyuubi?"

"Of course I can! He's my brother for heaven's sake! As a demon, I have a bond with my blood line-I could speak to him even while I slept if I wanted. What do you think keeps him sane, sealed inside that boy's stomach?!"

"I guess I wouldn't be too thrilled to be inside Naruto's belly either…" The blonde Genin frowned, "However, if your plan to bring the Kyuubi back hurts Naruto in any way…"

Nexus laughed. "Kit no Baka, as long as you keep up your end of the deal, you, your home, your friends, and your brother are all safe."

"My end of what bargain?"

"If you continue to progress by using my Chakara, and training yourself in the demon ways, both of us will become stronger. Once I am strong enough to free my brother, you will also be strong enough to transport yourself back to your own world and to this one as you please, not to mention you'd have the power to defeat any enemy. "

"So, when will I be strong enough to do that?"

"When you've gained all nine of your tails."

"WHAT?!" Kitsune shouted, "But that takes 9,000 years!!! I'll be dead by then!!!"

"Oh, don't be so fussy." Nexus commanded, shaking her head disapprovingly, "You have me on your side!" She gave a foxy smile. "That should at least cut your time in half!" The great fox laughed, and Kitsune drooped, slightly annoyed at said company.

The silver fox's ears perked up, "Kit, our conversation time is up. It should be easier to communicate now that you know I am here. But for now, it's time for you to join the world of the living. We'll keep in touch, and next time I'll tell you about the rest of the things you need to know."

Slowly, Kitsune's view of the fox began fading as her vision turned white.

"…Be careful with these Exams, Kit. There's a great deal of danger ahead…"

Kitsune nodded, knowing Nexus could see her, and next thing she knew she was staring at a bright light.

Kitsune, Silver

Kitsune are usually red, though sometimes they may be silver. Silver Kitsune, as cubs, look grey, but as they gain their tails their fur becomes more luminous and vibrant, just as the red fox's fur becomes darker.

Silver Kitsune can only be bred when a Male Red Kitsune mates with Female Silver Kitsune, and even then there is only a one-in-ten chance.

Kitsune may come in other colours, but it is even more rare.

Silver Kitsune are said to be able to control lightning, rather than fire (fox-fire), like normal Kitsune.

An infamous example of the Silver Kitsune is the Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi.

Tsunade rubbed her eyes and put the book down, deciding to study more on these "Elemental Demons" tomorrow, perhaps when she wasn't being useless in the Kazekage Building, inside the Kazekage's Office no less.

She glanced at the Kazekage, who was still working on all his paperwork.

She could not help but wonder how he did it. She imagined herself at his age as a Kage and laughed out loud, causing the kid to turn his aquamarine eyes her way. He focused on her for only a second, then went back to his stack of documents.

The Fifth Hokage shook her head wearily before excusing herself to go to bed in the guest chambers across the hall. Without thinking, she wished Gaara goodnight.

It was only once she was outside she realized he didn't sleep.

Must be really boring.

Chuckling, she suddenly knew how he did it.

Boredom.

Laughing a little more, she changed her clothes and went to sleep.

The bright light she saw turned out to be the sun, coming in from a window on the left side of the room she was in. Looking down at herself, she noticed she was in a futon and had a few bandages on her. Naruto was by her, sleeping peacefully and muttering about ramen every now and then. She stretched and got up, ignoring the aches that came from the sudden movement.

She walked out the door, and immediately recognized her surroundings.

Somehow or another, she had ended up in the Kazekage building.

Offhand, her nose caught a scent from down the hall.

French toast and powdered sugar.

Her instincts kicked in and she began to follow the smell, hoping to find a bit of caffeine at the breakfast table (where-ever that was…); she found herself tracking down a flight of stairs.

She was rewarded with the sound of voices coming from the same direction as the smell and she knew she was on the right track.

Finally, she reached a wooden door at the end of a hallway.

Upon walking in, she found what appeared to be a kitchen. Considering that Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Kuro, Suteishii, Sakura, Sasuke, and Tsunade were all there eating French toast there, as well as the refrigerator and shelves full of food, she guessed she was right.

Suteishii was the first one to acknowledge her. "Ohayo Kit-San-Chan!!!"

Albeit, Kitsune was still a little paranoid about Suteishii ever since the dream about Naruto marrying her, but seeing as Naruto was not here, and the fact that Nexus would bite her head off if she got on Suteishii's bad side, she let it slide.

It occurred to her she had no idea which of The Five Elemental Demons Suteishii was…or rather, had been…or had sealed inside her…

Or something like that.

Suteishii did not seem to mind the fact that she was too lost in thought to answer, as she was already dumping powdered sugar on her French toast. (Temari was telling her not to, Kankuro was sniggering, and Gaara just rubbed his temples while Kuro apologized to Tsunade for Suteishii's behaviour.)

After searching for the miracle that is caffeine, and finding none, Kitsune settled down to a nice breakfast.

Tsunade laughed as Kitsune and the girl Gaara had unofficially introduced as Suteishii ("Suteishii, get off the table now…") argued over something-or, at least, it looked like arguing.

Randomly, the girl got on the table (again) and started yelling something:

"FRENCH TOAST!!! FRENCH TOAST!!! FRENCH TOAST!!! I LIKE FRENCH TOAST AND I CANNOT LIE!!! YOU OTHER NINJA CAN'T DENY!!! WHEN I SEE THAT BREAD, IT GETS IN MY HEAD, AND IT MAKES ME WANNA FLY!!! …FLIP OUT!!!"

The Kazekage's killing intent was enough to scare away his brother, while Kitsune was openly embarrassed.

Tsunade laughed.

Maybe someday her and the Kazekage would have to swap assistants.

She'd given the girl a pass to be in Konoha, most recently when Sasuke was returned but could never remember her full name.

Tsunade yawned and went back to her research…

Kyuuketsuki demons

Below is one of the oldest and most popular myths which explains the origin of Kyuuketsuki.

Thefirst Kyuuketsuki was actually the lioness goddess Sakhmet, who took on a human apprentice by the name of Yaksha. While traveling with the unearthly being, Yaksha gained her taste for blood as well as her mysterious, though somewhat dark magic. He began to improvise the ideals of God and soon the magics he used became twisted from their original form, thus making them more deadly. Sakhmet's immortal student, Kali-who also had a habit of Vampirism-began to plot against the other progeny. In the end, she sold a piece of her immortal soul to the god, Vashti and agreed to become his servant in exchange for a potion which would lead to Yaksha's immediate death.

After taking said potion while it was under the guise of blood, Yaksha was on the Bridge of Death when the Devil appeared to him. In exchange for helping him corrupt more humans and turning them into servants of Darkness, as well as undying loyalty to him, the Devil granted him an extreme amount of power, making him immortal.

Yaksha found his senses heightened, gone from a simple apprentice to a true sorcerer-Perhaps even a god himself. He soon found apprentices of his own which would be his Generals, all powerful enough to make armies of their own. There were Seven total; all of which were the beginning of the Seven Great Vampire Clans.

Now, whether this is true or not, there were, in fact, Seven Great Vampire Clans. The legend goes on to tell of those who started the clans…

Tsunade skimmed through the information, finding it unimportant (A/N: I left out pieces of the book because they did not apply to the plot of this story.)

The second her eyes found the name of one of The Elemental Demons, she back tracked a paragraph.

Vampire Clans; Aku

The fourth apprentice of Yaksha: Yuzuki. Yuzuki is the master of the most powerful vampire clan, the Aku clan. They are easy to trace once on the right track, not only because of their powerful aura and forbidden knowledge but also because they are the rarest of the Main Vampire clans in existence. Often times, fledglings are destroyed for the means of keeping the clan strong, therefore limiting their numbers. Also, those who are in this clan or have any relation to it are marked by the Aku surname.

They have powerful magic, and two of their favorite skills are controlling elements and telepathy. They are most known for their unusual eyes, which, like all Vampires', can see in the dark, but have oddly coloured scars by them. All of their senses are heightened, but can be controlled by those who survive their apprenticeship.

The use of a wooden steak, or cross can be deadly when not immediately removed, as their magic gives them healing powers. They may also be killed by metal instruments, but it is not recommended, as metal rarely splinters the way wood does, and therefore may be simply pulled out during the healing process whereas wood will leave small pieces lodged behind which may be fatal if they are by major organs.

Types of Forbidden Jutsu can also injure or kill them. They can be lightly burned by the sun or holy water. Aku are only required to hunt once a month, or, in rare cases, twice a year.

Yuzuki, leader of the Aku clan, was one of the Five Elemental Demons.

She was sealed two years after the defeat of the Fire Elemental Demon, Kuroi no Kreuzen.

It is said that the holder will be marked both by name and body with the Aku Clan's Name…

Tsunade sighed haggardly and marked her page, remembering from somewhere that there were three Kyuuketsuki demons in the elemental group she had been reading so much about.

She stretched and began to watch 'Suteishii' bother the Kazekage by singing another random song.

"I'm baaaaad to da bone!"

"Suteishii, you aren't bad."

"I am so! Look!" The girl lifted up her shirt a bit and pointed to a symbol on the left side of her lower abdomen.

Tsunade actually saw the Kazekage blush.

But that wasn't what concerned her.

It was the kanji tattooed on the girl that troubled her.

The kanji read "Aku."

Marked both by name and body…

Tsunade furrowed her brow and excused herself from the room.

"Kitsune-chan, I'm glad you're awake!" Sakura said cheerily. She rolled her eyes, "I can't help but wonder if we'll ever have a normal C-ranked mission…" She smiled as she continued, "Kakashi-sensei was able to get the document to Tsunade and he says the mission was a success!"

"In other words, we can now enter the Chuunin Exams under the new ruling system." Sakura finished.

Kitsune could not help but be confused. "New ruling system?"

Sakura nodded. "Gaara-san and Tsunade-sama decided that, in order to be eligible for the exams you have to have completed a C-rank mission within two months of the Exam."

The thoughts all connected in Kitsune's head. Chuunin Exams in one day…and they were all going…

The blonde jumped up suddenly; "I have to tell Naruto!!!"

And with that she was gone.

Later, when Tsunade found herself in the Kazekage's office working on last minute preparations for the Chuunin Exams she knew that she had to ask Gaara about the girl who was standing not too far away with a group of other Jounin, including the one she had seen earlier (Kuro, she reminded herself).

"I will be assigning all of you to a role in the Exams tomorrow. There will be details on each of your scrolls. I am counting on you all to accept this mission and perform it correctly, understood?"

A chorus of loud, "Kashikomarimashita!" (Yes sir, I will do it) rang through the room, and the Kazekage dismissed them all with a: "Gokuro-sama deshita." (Thank you for doing something expected of you.) and a, "everyone is dismissed now."

The ninja in question approached the Kazekage's desk last, grabbed her scroll, but did not leave.

"When I say 'everyone is dismissed' I mean you as well." The Kazekage said, glaring pointedly.

Suteishii hung her head, muttering a slight "Mou" (dang) as she walked out the door, pouting.

Tsunade would have smiled if she did not suspect the girl to be carrying a demon with a high potential for genocide.

Taking matters into her own hands, the Fifth Hokage spoke up, "Anata wa dare to hanashite imashita ka?" (Who were you talking with?)

"Aku-san." The teen replied shortly, saving most of his attention for the papers which needed signing.

A single drop of nervous sweat dropped from Tsunade's brow as her insides twisted in apprehension.

"Aku-san to hataraite imasu ka?" (Are you working with Aku-san?) She continued.

"So."(yes/yeah)

Tsunade nodded and announced she was going out for some fresh air.

Aku. Suteishii Aku. Marked in name and in body as the holder of one of The Five Elemental Demons.

Suteishii Aku, jinchuuriki to Yuzuki, Controller of The Water Element and Queen of the Aku Clan.

The fact that Kitsune was to also the holder of a demon did not frighten Tsunade.

The fact that Kitsune's demon wanted to reunite The Elemental Demons and free the Kyuubi did not frighten her.

The fact that the Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi was closer than Tsunade had thought was what frightened her…

READ THIS NOW BECAUSE MOST OF IT IS IMPORTANT!!!

Blood-chan: Wasn't Kakashi-Sensei kawaii this chapter?! With his whole, "I care about my students" thing going on?! …Now if only he was always like that, I have a feeling Team Seven would be tons stronger by now. Kakashi has a lot to teach, but he does not pass much of that knowledge on… Except to

Sasuke when he teaches him Chidori…(grumble, grumble)

Oh, yes; and if you were wondering, Kakashi could create Bunshins and use Chakara because he was far enough away from the amulets, not to mention he was standing by both Kitsune and Naruto.

Naruto and Kitsune were unaffected because both used Demon Chakara, while Sasuke's Cure-Mark Chakara could have been used as well, the Curse Seal was preventing him from using it, as well as the fact he is not in a crazy/bloodthirsty mood.

I'm sure you have noticed that Team Seven is getting closer again, or rather you better have noticed. The initial tension between them has worn off, so they're basically ready for the Chuunin Exams now that their teamwork is back on.

This chapter is called The First Tale because Kitsune gets her first fox tail, and learns more about herself and the demon inside of her. She learns she needs all nine tails before she will become powerful enough to switch dimensions at will. Ergo, she could live in both worlds.

The story of The Five Elemental Demons ("The Five") is also started, and Tsunade reads a tale that reveals some of the secrets of Demons, and how they came to be.

In other words, there was both a first tail, and a first tale, so I chose the one I found to be most significant to the plot and brought it out in the Chapter Title.

One last thing: I plan to reveal information on each of "The Five" every chapter. In order to speed up plot progression I introduced two of them in this chapter, and will most likely do the same in another chapter sometime soon, then I will focus on the last one during the late Chuunin Exams.

NEXUS KITSUNE, Review or I'll kill you off!!! (You think it's above me to kill off the main character?! HA!) Even this story needs a review every six chapters or so to keep it going…

Sayonara, Kit-San-Chan!!!

Never Put All Your Kitsune in One Village:

Omake Theater!

Today's Topic: ...If Kitsune was killed off... Who would be the main character?

Naruto: Oh the no-s!!! 'Nee-chan is dead!!!

Suteishii: 'S'okay, Naruto! I'll be your sister now, even though we look nothing alike!

Gin'iro Kitsune no Kyuubi AKA Nexus: Now who's going to reunite The Five?! It's not like Yuzuki is about to do it.

Yuzuki: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bite me...

BloodEngel: Look guys, we already know Kitsune's not going to be killed off, she's the one telling the story!!! And it's not like she was dead in the prolouge!

Naruto: Oh yeah, the one with the Sound Village and Akatsuki!

Keiti: And the wolves...

Nexus: Yes, however did that happen?

BloodEngel: (points to Yuzuki) It's her fault...

Yuzuki: I'm a demon, it's what I do.

Nexus: You know what, how about we forget about her and become The Elemental Four? ...Back on the topic, if Kitsune were to be killed off I would take over her body and take good care of my brother's keeper... (Nexus' mind: He will release my brother or die!!!)

Kitsune: This is the worst Omake ever!

Naruto: 'Nee-chan!!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!! (GLOMP!!!)

Kitsune: Ow.

Kakashi: ...It's all fun and games until somebody looses an eye...

BloodEngel: Well said, my friend.

End of Chapter 10.

I Do Not Own Naruto, The Song "I'm Bad To The Bone", or the French Toast Song. That belongs to Ninja Gamers.

Next Chapter:

Chapter Eleven: Second Official Filler!: Special Report: Live From Sunagakure!