Wow, quick update this time. I amaze myself sometimes. Not a heavy Kakashi chapter this time; a little bit more of our favorite fox boy Naruto. I promise more Kakashi action in the next chapters, I swear. Last time, not such a happy chapter; it's getting a little serious for poor Xui. I just hope that every thing ends up ok... just kidding... you hope anyway. But really, let's get down to the shout outs. Thank you Cyber-Porygon, it's ok to be a silent reader, I don't care, just as long as people are enjoying my stories. One for muffinbootz, interesting name, love it. And last but certainly not lease, fennecfox03. Thank you all for the short, but sweet reviews. See you all next update.

Chapter Fourteen

She looked so sad... why didn't I just go ahead and save her clan, Kakashi questioned himself. He felt so much guilt... he hadn't felt like this in a long time. This event seemed to refresh his guilt from a long time. He had let someone else he cared about down. Worse of all, Xui was spiritual creature that could die from the feeling of regret or guilt. Maybe I should good check on her...

"Kakashi Sensei, what are we going to do now," Naruto asked to the ground.

I didn't even consider what effects this had on Naruto. He and Xui have a bond... she called him her little brother...

"We still have to do something about Goza," Kakashi thought for a moment, "he will eventually find out about Xui's trick. And if he wanted the Scroll of Seals, there's no telling what else he might want to obtain. We also have to consider why he wanted the Scroll in the first place. We should report to the Hokage first; he'll want to know what happen."

"But what about those kits," Naruto stood up, "we just can't leave them in that twisted guy's hands!"

"Naruto," Sakura looked up at him with sad eyes.

"We're here now! We have to do something," Naruto clinched his fist.

"There's nothing we can do," Sasuke looked up into the star filled sky, "we..."

"Shut up!" Naruto glared down at him, "we are Ninjas. And as ninjas, we should defend the ones we care about. And I care about Xui... I want to protect her."

He began to shutter will both anger and sadness. Tears lined his reddened checks. Kakashi was humbled by Naruto's strong words; even Sasuke seemed a little humbled.

"Naruto," Kakashi started.

"I'm going to see how Xui is doing," Naruto walked away.

"Should we go with him," Sakura looked at Kakashi.

He sighed, "no. Let him be. He has to do this for Xui. He said that he cared for her... Have we said or felt the same?"

Sakura and Sasuke looked down at their feet in guilt.

Naruto wiped away the tears from the eyes as he went to find Xui. She had said something about finding her clan's home so they could be buried in a familiar place.

"Hhhooowwllllll!" a strange and sad howl pierced the silence of the night.

"Xui?" Naruto looked around, "I sure hope that was you."

"Hhhowwlllll!" The howl came again.

Naruto saw a large white fox howl in front of a small stack of stones. Xui's five tails, which she usually held high with pride, were lying on the ground. She was looking into the sky with a distant stare. She didn't even notice Naruto's approach.

"Xui? Are you ok?" he asked shyly.

She turned to him, tears stained her white fur, "oh... Naruto," she sounded so distant, almost like it was whispered by the wind. "No need to worry about me Little Brother... I have all the time in the world to let my heart heal."

He didn't know what to say; he felt such a heaviness in his heart. All he could think to do was give her a hug.

"Big Sister... I'm sorry," he hugged her tighter.

"Oh Little Brother," Xui put her arms around him, "thank you for your kindness."

"You'll see, Kakashi Sensei will think of a way to rescue those kits and everything will be ok again," he started to tear up.

Xui looked into his eyes and wiped away his tears, "yes... I may have not been able to save them," she looked down at the pile of rocks, "but I promise by my tails that I will not let those young ones die at that Evil Man's hands."

"I promise too," Naruto smiled.

"Thank yo..." Xui perked her ears up as she turned back into her Kitsune form.

"What is it," Naruto looked around.

"Run Little Brother... RRRAAAA," she yelled in pain, as a net fell on top of her.

"Come on Naruto," an arm pulled Naruto away from Xui.

"NO! Let me go," he struggled.

"Naruto! It's me," a familiar voice yelled.

Naruto looked up, "Iru... Iruka Sensei?"

"Yup... now stop struggling, we're trying to save you," Iruka smiled.

"No, you don't understand! Xui isn't a bad guy!" Naruto tried to get out of Iruka's arms.

"It's ok Naruto, you're under the fox's spell. Everything will be alright once we destroy that demon," Iruka held him tighter.

"RRRAAAAA!" Xui roared as her body went up into bluish whites flames.

"XUI!" Naruto reach towards her.

The ninjas that tried to capture Xui jumped back in surprise from the oddly colored flames. They all reached into their pouches for kunais or shurikens. Waiting for the flames to die down, they ready themselves for a supernatural fight.

"No please stop," Naruto pulled away from Iruka, "Xui is innocent! She was just trying to save her family!"

The ninjas started to back away, as if scared of something. Naruto looked over his shoulder and fell back in shock. The bluish white flames that emanated from Xui changed to black. Her eyes shone like the color of blood, her fur changed to a blackish grey and her body seemed to grow larger by the second.

"Xui!?" Naruto looked at her in shock, "Xui... NO!" He pushed himself up and started to run towards her.

"No Naruto! Her flames will consume you," he heard Iruka yell.

"You said that foxes were tricksters, were playful and gentle... you said that foxes don't want to hurt people, they just do what they can to survive," Naruto's eyes were beginning to swell with tears, "you said that you were going stay like a true Kitsune... you were going to... going to be like me!"

Naruto ran straight into the black flames, half expecting to be burnt to a cinder. But he was alright, the flames weren't even hot. They felt cold... like ice.

"Xui!" Naruto continued to run at the blacken Kitsune.

Throwing his arms around her neck, just hoping that she would settle down. As he touch her, he felt a void inside himself... it wasn't empty... it was filled anger and pain. He had felt this before on the bridge where Sasuke nearly died. But this pain was deeper and seemed to be connected with Xui. Naruto could feel this anger slowly taking him over.

"No! I don't want to... PLEASE STOP," he cried out in pain, "Big Sister!"

Xui's eyes made contract with Naruto's. She could see all the pain she was causing the one she called Little Bother. Her eyes began to fill tears; she knew she done wrong by letting her emotions get the better her. The flames around her died as her body took its normal form.

Nuzzling Naruto, she whispered into his ears, "I'm sorry Little Bother... please forgive me."

"Already done," Naruto hugged the white Kitsune tighter.