Chapter 50 Aftermath Part 3

"So this is where you have been living?" asked Tsunade as the two of them sat around a small wooden table.

"Ya…it isn't much." said Jiriaya

"At least it isn't death." said Tsunade

"Sometimes I am not so sure." said Jiriaya as he lifted a glass to his lips the needles containing the transformation agent sat on the table. "Sometimes I think death would have been better."

"I don't see how death could be a good thing." said Tsunade

"I spent five year locked up most of the time with nothing to do but think." said Jiriaya as he lowered his head "Alone with just your thoughts and memories makes you wish things turned out differently."

"Life is full of regrets." said Tsunade "I know I have a lot of them, spending too much time looking down the end of the shake bottle or gambling."

"Too much time chasing after the wrong women." said Jiriaya as Tsunade laughed a bit.

"Hard to believe the perverted sage would regrets chasing women." laughed Tsunade

"I said I chased the wrong women but still it was a mistake." said Jiriaya "If I could go back there are so many things I wish I could do again. So many things left unsaid."

"I know what you are talking about." said Tsunade as the two old friends looked into each other's eyes both knowing what either one of them meant but what neither one of them would say.

"Well it seems our two students will not have the regrets as their sensei." said Tsunade

"Good to hear, too bad it was when they where demons." said Jiriaya

"Hopefully the demons didn't kill them after betraying the them." said Tsunade as Jiriaya looked at her "They escaped and brought us information on the transformation agent and helped us, too bad the villagers didn't see it that way."

"What do you mean?" asked Jiriaya

"It was something in Naruto's eyes it was like a war was waging inside him, he had to pick between his ninja code and his family." said Tsunade

"No one should have to choice between those." said Jiriaya

"The villagers he had sworn to protect wanted to kill him along with his family." explained Tsunade "If he did pick his family over the Leaf I wouldn't be surprised."

"Me neither, he has always wanted a family and he has it now." explained Jiriaya "I could see it when we went on our training mission, when he saw parents taking their kids out to eat or playing in the park. You could tell he was daydream it was him and his parents not that he knew who his parents were. I used to treat him by telling him stories about my travels, well the ones that he was old enough to here."

"You could have told him stories about training his father." said Tsunade as Jiriaya shock his head.

"No, I know I would have let his slip that Minato was his father and when he was younger that would be bad." said Jiriaya

"Naruto has a big mouth when he was younger." said Tsunade "He still has a big mouth and can yell like a little kid but he has matured over the years, mostly after your death."

For a moment neither of them talked as they looked at the two needles lying in the center of the table.

"So what do you want to do?" asked Jiriaya

"I am not sure." said Tsunade

"Orochimaru said they would make the choice for us soon enough." said Jiriaya

"I could empty the needles and then fill them with air." said Tsunade

"How would that be useful?" asked Jiriaya

"Air embolism would mean almost certain death if we inject ourselves in the heart." explained Tsunade in a cold unnatural voice "We would be dead within two minutes."

"Then why doesn't that sound like the right thing?" asked Jiriaya

"Maybe because when push comes to shove it is hard for either of us to just take our lives." explained Tsunade "I may have a lot of regrets but I still want to live, even if it is just to see Naruto and Sakura have a life together."

"Then there is only one real choice is there?" asked Jiriaya

"I guess so." said Tsunade as she picked up one of the needles

"I wonder what demon they want us to become?" asked Jiriaya as he grabbed the other one.

"As long as it isn't a snake or an ant I will be fine." said Tsunade as she pushed the needle into her arm and pushed the plunger at the end. For a moment she just looked at the spot where she had injected herself before looking up to see Jiriaya pushing his own needle into his shoulder since he didn't have a left arm.

"Now what?" asked Jiriaya

"We wait." answered Tsunade "And wonder what sort of future is infront of us."

Meanwhile Ino Yamanaka walked down a corridor side by side with Sai; their hands had been restrained again this time in metal handcuffs instead of simple ropes. They had been taken out of the cells and pushed into two lines separated by genders. Ino knew some of the faces, including the person right behind her.

"How are you doing Karin?" whispered Ino so that the guards didn't hear them.

"My shoulder has been better." stated Karin as she looked toward Sasuke's attack had hit her.

"From what Sai told me you giving him a chance to get away, I would thought Sasuke would have killed you." said Ino

"I thought he would have too." said Karin as neither one of them looked toward the walls where the cells filled with people where however it was hard not to when people called out for help. Some cells had a single person in it, some had couples and others had entire families but they were all going to be processed in time. "So any idea what will happen?"

"According to Sakura…." started Ino

"Be quiet you two." yelled a guard as the corridor widened as two large doors each guarded by a pair of guards.

"Now listen up Humans." yelled a female horse demon as she walked down between the lines her hooved feet clomping with each step "On the other side of these doors you will get your general process done, don't worry we will not select what race you will soon be joining here. Our job is to get medical and general information so that we can make the right selection for you. You will be entering in pairs and exiting out the other doors."

"What sort of general information?" asked Karin

"If I would have to guess things like Blood type, height, weight and other physical traits." explained Ino "But I can't be for sure."

"I see." said Karin as she looked toward the front where the first pairs entered the doors. To women though one door and two men though the other.

Inside the demon feline royal city Hinata and Gamba where sitting across the table from each other what had started as an early lunch had now turned into a late lunch.

"So how old are you?" asked Hinata as Gamba raised an eyebrow "I mean you're not millions of years older than me are you?"

"No, I just had my first ceremony a couple weeks ago." said Gamba as Hinata raised an eyebrow "Sorry see in demon feline society everyone goes through three ceremonial hunts. The first hunt happens when you turn 21 and is a sole hunt to show that you have entered adulthood. The second hunt happens when you mate with someone it is a sign that the two hunters are unified in marriage, that hunts happens in pairs. The last hunt happens when your 60 million years war and once you finish it you are an elder."

"Ok" asked Hinata "I was just asking how old you are?"

"I am 21 years and my birthday August 31st " laughed Gamba "See for demons we age just like a human does till around our 21st birthday then aging slows down into the millions of years mark, I just went though that."

"My 22nd birthday is in December." said Hinata as Gamba laughed.

"See your older than me." laughed Gamba

"Gamba do you know anything about my family, my friends?" asked Hinata "Are they alright?"

Gamba took a breath as he placed his elbow on the table, before bringing his hands together and resting them in front of his face.

"I wanted to wait until I knew everything but I do know some." said Gamba "Your father along with the rest of your clan elders were captured and are being processed as we speak but no word on your sister."

"Hanabi is a survivor you will have trouble finding her." said Hinata as Gamba nodded his head.

"As for some of your other friends still no sign of Kiba Inuzuka but most of his pride was taken, Shino Aburame along with his entire pride is being processed and turned to ants." Said Gamba

"I see." said Hinata "Just as he figured he would."

"Naruto and the Namikaze pride has rejoined the foxes, your sensei Kurenai is with her mate in the wolf republic." said Gamba

"Can I see her?" asked Hinata

"I can see what I can do but nothing will happen until after your turned." said Gamba

"Why?" asked Hinata

"You know how I said your only protection is that door and the female guards." said Gamba "See the harem has rules that both protect you and cut you off at the moment."

"Like what?" asked Hinata

"Like apart from me and Saito you will see no males in the harem." said Gamba

"Why?" asked Hinata

"It is a tradition started by the third king of the demon felines, he caught a member of his harem sleeping with a guard so made moves to make sure any child born in the harem was of royal blood and that the lioness where sleeping only with the king or crowned prince." explained Gamba "The only males that can enter the Harem are members of the Royal Pride."

"Then who is this Saito?" asked Hinata

"The last of the original order which guarded the harem." said Gamba "See 90 million years ago the first female guards took positions in the palace, they took over the male guards of the harem."

"Wait…you said no male could guard the harem. How could they be male guards then?" asked Hinata

"Any male guards who protected the harem were made into unicks." explained Gamba "It was a different time."

"I see and Lee is one of them?" asked Hinata

"Yes, he is the oldest living demon 112 million years old." said Gamba "He is sort of an institution around here, respected and trusted by everyone."

"He still works?" asked Hinata

"Not as a military guard anymore though he still has the rank and he is on the books as a guard. We tried to get him to retire dozens of times but he is an old timer, he just wants to keep working and keep tending the gardens and his flowers until his dieing day." explained Gamba

"So he is a gardener?" asked Hinata

"Yes, but one trusted by every ruler and member of the government since he started working in the palace when he was my age." explained Gamba "He is like the trusted uncle or grandfather figure. He is the only one who my father and mother doesn't make bow to them, that is how much respect he has around here."

"I see." said Hinata "So why can't Kurenai visit me here?"

"Because of another stupid tradition, if a female enters the harem unless she is a guard she is part of the harem and can't leave until the controller of the harem in this case me lets her." explained Gamba

"So you can just let her go?" asked Hinata

"Normally yes, but she become a wolf and the wolves and felines have a long history of fighting each other. If she came in here before you where turned the chances are you would both be attacked." explained Gamba as Hinata lowered her head "We do have what we call the rose garden where members of the harem can meet with outsiders. You can meet Kurenai and other visitors there without a problem."

"But I have to finish turning before that happens." said Hinata

"Yes." explained Gamba

"How long do I have?" asked Hinata

"Like I said they had you premarked to be transformed but not a race so they had generation four drug in your body so a little bit over five days maybe shorter depending on you." said Gamba

"How so?" asked Hinata

"There are things that speed up the transformation." said Gamba as he seemed scared.

"Like what?" asked Hinata

"Anything sexual." answered Gamba

"I see." said Hinata with a blush "Any idea what changes first."

"Could be anything." said Gamba

It had taken over half an hour for Ino to reach the front of the line.

"Next pair." ordered a guard as Ino looked at Sai for a moment before she and Karin entered the room. As they walked in, Ino could see the two women who had entered before them leave out another set of doors on the far end of the room. Ino took a quick glace around the room, there was several medical equipment that she knew right off the bat. A computer with a blood analyzer beside it, to check their blood for any sign of dieses or proteins. Two medical tables lied side by side three medical personal were by each table all of them female.

"Please be lay down." ordered a female snake as Ino and Karin lied down on two tables.

"Alright lets have a look at you." said the female snake as she hovered over Ino, shinning a flashlight in her eyes.

"Your Ino Yamanaka correct?" asked a fox

"Yes." answered Ino as she heard Karin being asked her name.

"Your boyfriend is Sai and both from the Leaf village?" asked the fox as Ino nodded her head, she felt a pinch as a needle entered her arm drawing blood.

"Make sure you check for both items." said the snake as the horse who had taken the blood moved toward the computer.

For a tense moment no one spoke as the computer beeped.

"Ino is clear of both." said the horse as another horse confirmed the same thing for Karin.

"Well looks like you two will likely not becoming ants." laughed a fox "You don't have the protient they want for breading queens."

"Well you never know they may want them." said the snake "Alright Ino when is your birthday and how old are you."

"September 23, and I am 22." answered Ino as a nurse wrote it done,

"Karin?" asked the same

"June 20th and 22." Said Karin

"The table scales put Ino at 109.7 pounds and is 5 ft 6 inches." Said a nurse

"Karin is 103.4 pounds and 5 ft 3 inches." Stated another nurse

"Alright now for the part you will not like." said the snake nurse as she slithered toward Ino. Ino's eyes widened as the doctor formed a hand sign, she knew it was scanning justu "Alright she has a good C cup and no problems for breast feeding if she is a mammal and no sign problems for giving birth or having kids of her own."

The snake then slithered toward Karin

"Alright, B cup with some scaring around the birth channel may make having natural births a problem but not much." said the snake

"Are the guys going though the same thing?" asked Ino

"Ya." answered the fox

"I think we have anything." Said the doctor "Let's move them on and take care of the in the next section."

Ino stood up and with Karin right behind her, Ino's eyes widened as she looked at the massive room which lied out in front of her. She was in a large line which moved toward a central point. She couldn't make out what was in the center but radiating out from their was different lines with people moving away from the center. Each line seemed to be manned by a single race.

"Ino are you alright?" asked Sai

"As best as I can be, you?" asked Ino

"Good, do you have the blood sample they want for a queen ant?" asked Sai

"No." said Ino as Sai nodded his head with a smile.

"I don't have it either." said Sai

"Now we wait." said Ino as the two of them kissed as they waited for their final moments before knowing what demon they would become.

In the remains of the Leaf village the demons where finishing their final sweeps of the Leaf village.

"We should destroy everyone of these buildings." stated Val as the high chancellor of the demon snakes slithered over a down telephone pole as he moved down the remains of a street.

"I thought I explained it to you, if we destroy this village then we can't use it as bait for other humans." said Temari as she walked beside Val in her demon fox form.

"Why would we need bait?" asked Val

"We estimate now that over 9,500 humans somehow made it out of the Leaf village weather that be during the battle or before we even arrived." said Temari

"How did they do that?" asked Val

"According to my mate-in-waiting there is a series of underground rivers which were turned into sewers when the Leaf formed. These tunnels run for miles underground and have never been totally mapped, they used them to escape." explained Temari "Using the sound of flowing water to hide their sounds from above ground listens like the tracking wolves."

"So those wolves aren't as good as they think." laughed Val "Have you sent teams out to find these human?"

"No." answered Temari

"Why not?" asked Val

"Our squads are stretched too thin; they are tired from battle and keeping the captured humans in line. Sending them out now would risk death of the squads." answered Temari

"I don't care send out the teams." ordered Val

"Very well, but I will report I am doing this under protest." answered Temari

"By the way where is your mate-in-waiting heard you two had some fun to make sure he changed sooner rather than later." laughed Val

"Getting things from our old home and his clan compound." explained Temari as she looked up at the remains of the Hokage building, parts of the outer wall had been blown off likely from Justus pulled by the defenders as the demons pushed in. Smoke was still coming out of windows as the demons just let the offices burn, most didn't care anything about the records of human history there. To them human history was as interesting as the history of apes to humans. Temari turned her eyes up to see a large black snake standing on top of the Hokage building.

"Looks like Sasuke is enjoying himself." said Val with a smile

"I guess." said Temari

Up on top of a small hill overlooking the village in a spot used by demon only a few hours ago stood Neji Hyuuga and Tenten along with around 325 villagers and ninjas who managed to get out before they blew up the river tunnels.

"I don't see any demons as we move away from the Leaf." said Neji as he looked away from the Leaf his Byakugan scanning for any sign of a threat.

"Neji-kun will you just look." said Tenten softly as Neji turned and looked at his home. It looked like a warzone; no building was untouched the better ones had only parts of the outer wall face knocked off others lied in mounds of rubble either from fire burning it down or ANBU teams knocking them down to form walls. They watched in silence as the fire began to spread though the Hyuuga compound Neji lowered his head as he watched his childhood home go up in flames. The gardens he used to meditate in were now nothing more than ash.

"What are we going to do?" asked a villager

"We are going to follow orders, we are going to find a well hidden place to protect you noncombatants and use it as a base camp to strike back against the demons." answered Neji

"Why wait we can strike now." snapped Kiba

"We just got out of there." ordered Neji "No we will form a camp, make radio contact with Kakashi and then from there we strike back against the demons. They have taken the Leaf but now they think they won and we can strike them now."

"We also gain minorablity." answered Tenten as Neji nodded his head.

"Come on let's move out." Ordered Neji as suddenly a series of load explosions filled the air as the villagers turned to see the Uchiha compound totally leveled.

"Why would they do that?" asked Kiba

"Someone is trying to forget their past." answered Neji

"The question is was it Sasuke or Itachi?" asked Tenten

"Doesn't matter we need to move." ordered Neji as he turned his back to the remains of the Leaf village.

Hundreds of miles away Kakashi along with Shizune and one of the two ANBU teams was gathered around the radio as different teams checked in. They were using code words for the different groups.

Finally the last team checked in with the code word lockdown meaning the tunnel was destroyed after they made their escape. This told Kakashi that anyone using the code names after them was likely demons trying to lure them into a trap.

"We got three quarters of those we had hoped to get out get out." stated an ANBU as he manned the long range radio. From this location Kakashi could keep in touch with everyone in fire country.

"Order Neji's team to head toward the mountains in the southwest,that should provide protection from any demons." ordered Kakashi as he began to order the teams to different locations around fire country the remoter the better. He made sure not to keep the groups together he had limited resources and losing teams would happen and he didn't want to lose this war in one attack "Send Choji's team to the Nara woods that should give him cover to grow food."

"Yes, sir." stated the ANBU

"Should we be calling you Hokage?" asked Shizune

"I almost became Hokage when Danzo was killed and Tsunade hadn't woken up." said Kakashi "I don't want it now."

"You don't have a choice now, you are the highest ranking Leaf ninja." stated Shizune as the radio came to life again.

"Sir the ANBU team has made contact with Lee, he is safe and has the sample." stated the ANBU "they are on the way here."

"Finally some good news." said Shizune

"And you can get to work on a defense because kunai and justus alone will not win this war." stated Kakashi

Inside the demon hospital it had finally reached the large circler table where the demons where sitting in judgment, picking the different races that people will become. Sometimes it was a simple we will take them while other times there was a debate which raged on.

"Ino Yamanaka and Sai." stated a voice as Ino and Sai moved into the center of the table. For a moment the two just stood there as they were being judged and inspected. They hardly listened as their information was stated including their skills and what grade they gave them.

"Well we are interested." said the fox

"You have been interested in a lot of humans from this village." stated the bear

"And you took a lot of humans from Earth country." explained the Fox "Yamanaka's parents have been sent to us we should send their kit along with them."

Ino's eyes widened as she learned what her parents had become members of the demon foxes.

"Well they aren't the best humans to come up but they are among the better ones." said a wolf "We are interested as well."

"We made no attempt to claim any Uchiha when you took them all those years ago, you still owe us for that." Stated the fox "I believe we still have two humans trade on that list"

"You're chasing in that for these two humans?" asked the wolf

"We are." said the Fox

"Alright as long as no one else wants them?" asked the wolf

"We are slightly interested but not enough to fight for them." said lion

"They wouldn't fit well into our society." said the horse as the bear nodded her head.

"We aren't interested." stated the ant as Ino an Sai hid their smile at being turned down by the ants.

"Alright then humans you will be coming demon foxes." said the fox

"Thank God." said Ino as they where guided into one of the lines, they were hardly listening until someone screamed.

"No…please don't!" yelled woman that Ino knew from the flower shop, she had come in every two weeks for fresh flowers. She was being dragged toward the demon ants. That is when Ino also noticed that Karin was being lead toward the demon wolves.

"There is nothing we can do for her Ino." said Sai

"I know." said Ino

"Ino Yamanaka." said a voice as Ino turned to look at another fox sitting behind a desk "We will inject you to start your transformation and then We need you to fill out these papers. After that you will go though some more medical tests before putting you in a room and let you and your mate-in-waiting turn."

"Is there any chance I could see my parents they are being turned into foxes as well?" asked Ino

"I will see what I can do but I can't make any promise." said the fox with a smile as she handed the paper work over before both of them where injected with the transformation agent "Welcome to demon hood."

Sakura Haruno lied in bed just crying as Naruto rubbed her back and side trying to comfort her at the lost of her mother. A knock at the door caused Naruto to look up to see his mother standing in the doorway.

"How are you two doing?" asked Kushina

"Been better anything on our friends?" asked Naruto

"Nothing." answered Kushina

"Mom can you stay with Sakura for a moment I need to talk with dad?" asked Naruto

"Sure." said Kushina

"I will be fine Naruto-kun." said Sakura as Naruto looked at her.

"It will make me feel better." explained Naruto as he left the room leaving

"He shouldn't have to keep an eye on me like this." said Sakura as she sat up in bed, her head was down and her tails where not moving.

"It is in his nature, he is like his father." explained Kushina "For weeks after I lost my family in the war he watched over me protecting me even after I thought I was safe. When we lost Naruto he protected me and Adria at the cost of his honor by not going after Naruto."

"You knew about that?" asked Sakura as Kushina nodded her head.

"I knew since before Adria was born, one of the nurses told me." explains Kushina "Not that Minato knows that I know."

"Why doesn't he?" asked Sakura

"Because he did it to protect me and his pack. He doesn't want me to be burdened with the knowledge." explained Kushina "I think knowing that I know would only hurt him more because he would think he had failed."

"I see." said Sakura "Does it get better? The lost of your pack."

"Yes and no." answered Kushina "You never get over the lost of your pack but getting a new pack helps and you have us."

"Thanks." said Sakura

"It may be only a matter of time until its official, but unofficially I already consider you my daughter-in-law. You are part of this family." said Kushina as she hugged Sakura as both vixens smiled.

Outside the room in the living area Naruto stood with his dad by the small bar with glass of whiskey in their hands.

"I never thought I would kill anyone from the Leaf." said Naruto "It goes against my ninja code."

"If code is standing in the way of protecting your family then the code itself is the problem." stated Minato as Naruto looked at his father "The 3rd Hokage took me that once."

"The demons pulled a fast one saying we were on a mission." said Naruto "But how many people will believe it?"

"You may be surprised." explained Minato "Most will believe it; on some level it makes sense. The leadership of the Leaf would trust us more than some other demon."

"Do you think Seth will forgive us?" asked Naruto as he noticed his brother walking into his room, he hadn't talked to anyone since they had come back.

"Maybe in time since he saw us turn against the Leaf but not for a while." said Minato "Now what did you want to talk about?"

"I want to hear what you think about my idea on saving humanity." said Naruto

"Let me guess destroy the transportation seals so the demons can't use them to get to the human world." said Minato as Naruto's eyes widened "I thought of that a while ago, the problem is it will take time, since to stop them you would have to hit all the transportation seals at the same time or else it would be pointless."

"But it can be done." said Naruto

"Yes, it is easy to destroy the seal the problem is the set up and execution." said Minato

The sun had gone down as Hinata lied in the hot springs letting the steaming water relax her muscles as she tried to relax. She had spent most of the day talking with Gamba and was settling in for her fist night in the harem. Gamba had explained some things about demon feline culture but she felt she was in for a crash course on culture. Fay had showed her how to work the controls to the hot spring so she could adjusted the temperature with easy, she had also explained that in their society they took daily baths, showers didn't exist. After making sure the doors were locked she took off her clothes and took the bath, while she knew Gamba wouldn't try anything without permission she knew she was now in his harem. She looked up at the stars though the glass skylight as she moved under the waterfall so that she could wash her long hair. She began to sing slowly as she applied some of the scented shampoos that Gamba's guards had brought from her house along with almost everything from her room.

As the water ran down the made waterfall it dropped onto the top of her head before running down her back to just before her shoulder blades. At the deepest point which was the location where the waterfall was it was only a few feet deep coming to a stop just below her shoulder blade. She ran her hands though her hair as she sang, as she ran her hand though her hair she touched the back of her neck only to stop, signing as she felt wet hair instead of skin. For the longest time she just felt the back of her neck feeling wet hair. Slowly she stood up wrapping a towel around her body before moving toward the steamed up mirror. She whipped away the steam to take a look at herself, it seemed everything was fine everything was normal; slowly she turned around and lifted up her hair. Twisting her head she could see the back of her neck, running from her hairline to her shoulders was strip of dark blue fur, her fur.

"Well it had to begin sometime." said Hinata to herself as she took off the towel and went back to her bath.

Well I hope you liked this long chapter, I will not be posting a chapter on Monday since this chapter is so long. I have also posted two samples of the two new stories; one of these two stories will be my next story which I plan to start either the first or second week of may. Now I would like to thank everyone who reviewed and I ask that you keep reading. Thanks Wilkins75.