Meanwhile, back at the Otsutsuki Clan house, the Biju were discussing amongst themselves what had happened since their Mother and human siblings had left. "It has been almost nine months since Kaa-Sama left"Kurama stated. Chomei nodded, "it has, I wonder how she, Indra and Heiwa are doing right now" the giant seven tailed insect replied. "Kaa-Sama was pregnant when she left, was she not?" Saiken asked his brothers and sisters. Matatabi nodded, "hai, she was, and going by what Tou-Sama explained to us, human pregnancy cycles are around nine months or less, is that not correct?"the two tailed feline asked. Everyone was silent for a moment, before Shukaku began bouncing excitedly, though not actually leaving the ground, as that would most likely cause earthquakes with the Biju's weight, "oh! Oh! Then that means that we have another sibling! Do you think he or she will like us?"the Tanuki asked.
Gyuuki sighed, "well, I hope they will treat us better when they first meet us than Oba-Sama did" he stated. Matatabi turned to her brother, "oh come now, you are not still holding a grudge against Oba-Sama after all this time, are you? You remember what she said when she first met us? She was only wary of us, because of what we did when we were whole- and now she has come to accept us"she explained patiently. The large half ox, half octopus rolled his eyes, "that is true, but it still took long enough for her to see us as people, do you remember what happened just after Kaa-Sama left?" he asked. Kurama groaned, "how could we forget-"
*Flashback*
It had only been a few weeks since Hagoromo had left home with Indra and Heiwa. The Biju were board. Tsukuyomi had spent a good few hours with them, telling them stories about their mother and her twin brother. However, the man had been called away after that. With the Otsutsuki twins gone, the silver-haired man and Kagura had taken over their job of keeping the peace in the area and taking care of disputes. This particular crisis called for Hagoromo's husband to have to go and solve it, before things got out of hand.
So now the nine beings that had been created from their mothers and the Juubi's Chakra were board. There was nothing to do in this cave except sit around and talk. And that could defiantly get boring after a while. So despite it only having been a single day, the Tailed Beasts were at a loss for what to do. Suddenly the Biju heard footsteps enter the cave. The siblings looked over curiously towards the entrance to what was pretty much their home at the moment. When they saw Kagura walk into their line of sight, a few of them frowned. The younger sister of their mother had seemingly changed from hating them to accepting them on the day that she'd first met them, but not all of them were sure of the young woman's 'change in demeanor'.
Kagura smiled up at them, "hello!" she said cheerfully. Matatabi decided to reply since she seemed to be the calmest out of the group, "hello Kagura Oba-Sama, how has your day been?" she asked, unsure of the woman's intentions. Kurama especially was getting some uncomfortable feelings from the white-haired woman. He wasn't sure what they were yet, but they felt- dark. "Oh, my day has been fine so far, but tell me, you must all be board being stuck in this cave all day- and now you do not even have Nee-Sama or Nii-Sama to talk to" Kagura stated. Chomei decided to answer this time, "well, it has been a little boring, it is true, but we can find things to amuse and entertain ourselves with, I am sure" he replied. Kagura's smile widened slightly, "oh, I know something that you can do, that is very fun" she stated.
Shukaku perked up at that, "really? What? What? Tell us Oba-Sama!" he cried enthusiastically. "Well, I am sure that you must all know what is outside this cave, do you not?" the young woman asked. Saiken shook his head, "no, Kaa-Sama has told us not to leave this cave, as people will not understand who and what we are and will be afraid of us" the six tailed slug said. "Well I happen to know that there are a lot of people who would be glad to meet you all- and might even wish to become your friends" the Byakugan using young woman told them.
Kurama's eyes widened slightly, "there are people outside who want to be our friends?" he asked curiously. Why had Kaa-Sama not told them this? "if that is true, why did Kaa-Sama not tell us this, instead warning us away from the outside world?" the Nine-Tailed fox asked his aunt- something was off about this, but surely he could trust the younger sister of his own mother- right? "That was because they did not know of you yet, but as she left, your Kaa-Sama asked me to tell you that she had let everyone know and that when she was gone, that you could have free reign of our property" Kagura explained, with a strange look in her eye.
The young Biju looked at each other. Had their mother really said that? Gyuuki leaned down closer to the white-haired woman, and Kagura had to force herself not to show any signs of nervousness. "Are you sure about this?" he asked. The youngest of the Otsutsuki siblings nodded, "of course, I remember it perfectly, that is most defiantly what she said" she replied with a straight face. Chomei became excited, "if Kaa-Sama did let everyone know about us and they are all alright with it, then why should we not go and explore- I for one am itching to try out my wings!" he exclaimed. Isobu nodded, "a swim would be nice" he stated. Matatabi stretched and yawned, "I would prefer a nice cat-nap in the sun" she said. All the Biju nodded to each other, except for Kurama. He was still getting an off feeling about Kagura.
As each of them stood up and walked towards the entrance to the cave, he called out to them, "hey, maybe you ought to decrease in size first- from what Kaa-Sama said, the last giant creature that these people saw was the Juubi, and they might be afraid of us if they saw us in our large forms" the fox called. Everyone nodded and shrunk until they were the size of regular house cats, not that they knew what those were. Then the group left the cave and dispersed to do their own thing. As she watched them go, Kagura smirked. Goodbye Ten Tails spawn. After they had all left, the woman walked away, not at all bothered by what she had just done.
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Shukaku wandered through the forest, leaving a trail of sand behind him so that he could find his way back later. The Ichibi was curious about the forest that his mother spent so much time in. As he walked, the Tanuki watched all the animals and birds run and fly around. Soon enough he saw some regular Raccoons playing with each other. The Biju smiled, "that seems like fun" he said to himself, before running to catch up with them.
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Matatabi had just found the perfect place for a cat nap. It was a large rock in the sun, however, also partly shaded by some trees. Therefore, it was not too cold and not too hot. She sighed as she stretched luxuriously and sighed, "now this is comfortable" she spoke to herself as she closed her eyes.
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Isobu had discovered a large pond in the forest and he dived down into the depths. He was very thankful to Kagura for suggesting this idea.
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Son Goku swung from tree to tree, finally jumping up into the tree tops and just staring at the view that me t his eyes, "wow, Kaa-Sama lives here? I need to get out more" he said to himself.
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Kokuo was enjoying herself immensely as she ran through the fields, mostly going unnoticed due to her small size. "I have found a new joy in life- running like this is incredible!" she spoke to herself as she let the wind whip past her.
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Saiken was just relaxing out in the forest. He was not that into action after all.
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Chomei was flying through the air high in the sky. This was amazing! "I should do this more often!" he cried in ecstasy.
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Gyuuki was simply enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest. He did not mind his siblings, but sometimes they could be a little overwhelming, you know?
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Kurama was trying to enjoy the silence and sleep, but a strange feeling kept nagging at him. He sat up. The large fox scrunched his eyes up, trying to discern the feeling. His eyes widened when he realized that it was the same feeling that he had gotten from Kagura. He could still feel it. He was uncertain what exactly this feeling was, but he knew that it was not good. Sitting up, Kurama decided to follow the strange feeling and find out just what his aunt was up too.
Stretching as he stood, the Kyuubi set off to follow the white-haired woman. But not before remembering the words he'd said to his siblings and shrinking to the size of what he assumed a regular fox was. Then he began following Kagura.
To Be Continued
