It had always been present beneath his skin, the dark smoke that caused sleep. After the revelations of the Kyuubi, Naruto puts it to a more sinister use than pranks and thieving.

It was a monster mash of a whole new kind.

"Dragons are very affectionate creatures. They can sense other dragons' emotions. They have no personal boundaries when showing comfort to one another. They simply give it because they know that if they were to switch places, they would receive the same amount of comfort. As dragon slayers, we show the same affection to those we love and our friends." Rated T for lots of fluff!