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Demons Within

Snow White

and

Rose Red

Over the next few days, there was a steady stream of visitors to the old Uchiha district. Teachers, friends, even some curious villagers came to see the babies. One of the most notable visitors was an ANBU with a summons from the council for Naruto.

"Sorry about this, Naruto." The ninja, who the boys recognized as Shikamaru, said. "The council is so troublesome sometimes." Naruto nodded at the genius and closed the door after he popped out of sight.

"What does it say?" Sasuke asked, bouncing Youta on his hip as he looked over the blond's shoulder. Naruto was silent for a moment as he read it. Suddenly, he crumpled the paper in one hand and quietly answered Sasuke.

"They want to put me on trial because someone told them about the transformation. They want to check if they need to lock me up for being a 'hazard to village life' or not." Youta cooed in Naruto's ear which prompted him to turn around and pick p the well behaved child.

"What?" Sasuke cried, snatching the scroll from the floor where Naruto had dropped it to pick up their son. Sasuke silently scanned the scroll himself before he hurled it across the room.

"Fucking bastards. I'll kill them. This is completely unwarranted. It can't be legal, damn it." Sasuke rambled, pacing across the room. Naruto continued rocking their baby boy silently, trying to lull him to sleep before his sister woke up. Naruto ignored the Uchiha. He wouldn't speak about it for the rest of the day.

Naruto left early in the morning on the day of the trial. He gently pressed a kiss to Sasuke's forehead before he left their bedroom. Quietly sliding the door closed behind him, he padded into the babies' room. Smiling gently down at them, he kissed the twins before leaving the house without a word.

'Are you sure you want to do this without them?' Kyuubi asked as Naruto took off towards the town square.

"Yes. It's not going to be any different from before. Why drag them into it?" Naruto could feel the Kyuubi sighing at his answer but ignored him as he came up to the square.

A large platform had been set up with several chairs in a row facing the audience. No chair was set up for him. Naruto hid himself on the rooftops as he watched the square fill up. On the platform, Danzo and two decrepit old persons sat in the middle of the chairs. Danzo sat in the very center with the old man on one side and the old woman on the other. Surrounding the Council were the head of the bloodline families; Hiashi Hyuuga, Tsume Inuzuka, Yamada Yamamoto, Choji's dad, the old lady who's cat was always escaping and a few he didn't recognize.

As time neared his inquiry, Danzo and the council began to get agitated. Naruto grinned, his prankster side making a momentary comeback, before schooling his features and watching the clock. Out of the corner of his eye, Naruto spied Tsunade shoving her way forward to speak with the Council members. They waved her away and continued muttering amongst themselves.

At the stroke of nine, Naruto jumped down onto the platform, frightening quite a few villagers with his sudden appearance. Ino's father coughed slightly behind his hand to restore order. Naruto looked up at the council. Some of them he remembered from when he was little. Several of these men sneered at Naruto.

"Naruto Uzumaki, you've been called to trial for endangering the welfare of the village." Danzo recited. The villagers started muttering amongst themselves, obviously the reason for the trial had not been given out prior to the meeting.

"And how did I do that?" Naruto asked. One of the older men snorted behind his hand and muttered to himself. With the help the Kyuubi's hearing, Naruto could just make out what he said. 'By living.'

One of the elders stood up, leaning heavily on his staff and spoke.

"You allowed a target's son to see your face. He then entered the village and tried to attack. You endangered the entire village with your mistake."

"I admit that I made a mistake. However, it did not endanger anyone besides Sasuke and myself. They waited until we were alone in the outskirts of the village to attack. It was dealt with quickly and swiftly without endangering anyone. The only reason that anyone even came to help is because I sent for it." The elder grinned, his mouth devoid of teeth. Naruto shuddered, promising himself to brush more often.

"And how did you call for help if it was just yourself and Sasuke?" Naruto sighed. He knew where this was going. Naruto glanced at Tsunade.

"A special kind of clone that was approved by the Hokage herself." A few of the council members looked shocked at this. Indeed, the oldest member fell back into his seat and wheezed at the information.

'Never let me get that old, Kyuubi.' Naruto grimaced. The fox's chuckles reverberated through Naruto's mind as he waited for the next question. Kiba's mother stood up.

"What is this technique?" She barked out. "The old man won't tell us what it is."

"If I get the Hokage's permission, I don't really mind telling you." Tsume growled and flopped back into her seat, leaning her elbow on her knee and propping her cheek against her hand. Tsunade stepped up to the platform and stood behind Naruto. Naruto felt the slight pressure of her hands on his shoulders and could smell the sake on her breath.

"Go on." She whispered. "Shock the old codgers down to their rheumatic bones." Naruto grinned wickedly as he looked over his shoulder at her, finding her wearing a similar grin.

Naruto shut his eyes and detached himself from Kyuubi. As he felt Kyuubi's presence grow next to him, he heard the crowd gasp. Opening his eyes, he found that Kyuu had decided to keep his human form for this confrontation.

"See! He's a reckless monster, allowing the demon to leave the confines of its cage!" One of the men Naruto recognized from his past shouted, sneering down at Naruto. Kyuubi growled and leaned forward causing several of the Council to lean back. Kiba's mother had leaned forward further, intrigued. Naruto placed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head.

"The demon hates us! How could you let it out?" A villager cried. Kyuubi turned to look out at the crowd.

"I hate everything, even the Kit. Don't flatter yourselves by trying to make this miserable village seem special." Naruto pinched him and Kyuubi shot him a glare but turned around and stared at the Council, at least sort-of behaving. Naruto looked back at the council and started to explain.

"Kyuu hasn't really left the confines of his cage. Basically, it's a clone in the human shape he chose. He can't use any chakra without my knowledge and consent either." Naruto shrugged offhandedly. Kyuubi continued to glare at the elders, Danzo and several other council members. Hiashi Hyuuga's eyes widened slightly and he activated his blood limit to check the chakra channels.

"The boy does not lie. That body is made entirely of Naruto's chakra and is still connected to him." Several of the younger council members and many of the crowd visibly relaxed.

"Why did the Hokage allow such a wicked thing to be done?" The female elder asked, her voice trembling and breathy. Tsunade stepped forward.

"I trust him. Even with all the shit he's had to go through because of the Kyuubi, he's never once held it against the village. I trust Naruto. Implicitly." There were murmurs of consent amongst the villagers. "Besides, he has the power to keep the demon at bay. And how can you say no to someone who would give you his life if it meant helping you out." A familiar voice broke into her tirade.

"He's a fucking moron and a miracle worker with that smile of his." Sasuke stepped up onto the platform carrying a little pink bundle and followed by Haruna holding a little blue bundle. Almost immediately Kyuubi was next to Haruna playing with the baby. Sasuke gently placed Yuzuki into the Kyuubi's arms before advancing on Naruto, who started to back up warily.

"One second you think he's the dumbest thing to ever walk this Earth and the next thing you know he's fixed all your problems. Without you knowing and without your consent. Half the time I don't think he notices he's turned your world upside-down." Sasuke growled and promptly punched Naruto in the head.

"Fuck teme! What the hell was that for?" Naruto whined, rubbing his head. Sauske just grunted at him and began to argue with Naruto about leaving without them. Out of the corner of his eye. He was watching the council like a hawk. Several of them were staring dumbfounded at Kyuubi, who was currently blowing raspberries onto Yuzuki's stomach while Youta tugged on his hair. Even Tsunade couldn't look away from it.

Eventually, Kyuubi noticed the silence -other than Naruto and Sasuke's squabbling- and looked up. Haruna giggled.

"What?" No one answered him directly, but the surprised stares weren't hard to understand. "I was sealed before I got to have any children. The kit is as close to a child as I'll ever get and baby-loving is universal." (AN: While I love this sentence, it doesn't seem tough enough for the Kyuubi – even after playing with babies galore. If anyone has some suggestions, I don't mind some help.) A pink tint graced the demon's scowling face. Naruto started to laugh while Sasuke smirked, silently taking his daughter from Kyuubi as Naruto began to chuckle.

"I told you. Kyuu's harmless. A giant cuddle buddy." A streak of red launched itself at Naruto, while he continued to laugh, even as the demon was attacking him. After a few minutes of futile murder attempts, Kyuubi sat on the stage with his legs and arms crossed and pouted. Ino's father stepped forward cautiously.

"If the Kyuubi is so harmless, why'd it attack seventeen years ago?" A murmur of consent run amongst the crowd. Kyuubi leaned back on his hands and stared at the sky.

"I was young. In human standards, probably around 13, 14. There was this other demon I liked and who treated me like a younger sibling. I thought that I needed a great feat of strength to catch his attention."

"Wait. HE?" The elder cried, banging his staff on the stage. Kyuubi glared at him.

"Yes, he. Demons are genderless, allowing us to mate with any demon we see fit. Naruto gained that ability from me. After all, you can't expect us to live together in one body for so long without some repercussions." The old man spluttered again, but Kyuubi just ignored him.

"Anyway, a human found me in the forest. He started telling me about this village and how that if I destroyed it; I would be the strongest demon of all. I took his advice and followed him back to the village." Kyuubi sat forward, his back hunched and stared at his hands in his lap. "When I got there, we watched the village until nightfall. He put me under one of your jutsus, just far enough under that I was still conscious but unable to control my actions.

"I was glad when the Hokage sealed me. I was too young to massacre like that." Kyuubi sighed and jerked his head towards Sasuke. "That was part of the reason I hated the brat so much. Those damn eyes are a menace." The Elders stiffened at this glean of information.

"What do you mean 'his eyes are a menace'?" Danzo demanded.

"Just what it means. It was an Uchiha who talked to me in the woods. Madara to be exact." Kyuubi scoffed before jumping up. "Your precious Uchiha's are one fucked up family. Not only does one try to destroy your village, but another takes an order from you three to destroy the rest of the clan and becomes a missing nin bent on destroying me." Murmurs burst through the crowd and angry inquiries were called out from the crowd and the member heads of the family. The Kyuubi grinned sadistically.

"Oh, dear. It seems you didn't tell them about all your twisted plans. Oops." Kyuubi cackled at the faces of Danzo and the elders. Naruto shook his head before slapping the demon on the back on the head. Kyuu grunted slightly at the unexpected slap.

Danzo pounded the male Elder's staff on the stage for order. "Naruto Uzumaki and his precious demon," He sneered, "are trying to turn you against your Council! It's treason, I say! Treason!

"Who do you believe; some snot nosed brat and the demon that tried to destroy us or the council that has watched over this village for years?"

Yes, I leave you with a cliffhanger. Mostly because I don't like where I've finished and this seemed like a good spot. I apologize for this being late. I'm writing whenever I have some free time (which, unfortunately, isn't a lot). -Rose