Update! Chapter 6 has been remade! Naruto is betrayed by the village and leaves, forever turning his back on them. Years pass by and a new threat emerges from the dark. Will Naruto be able to face this new enemy and his demons of the past?

Naruto isn't human. And when his secret is found out, a price is put on his head. After a close call, Naruto agrees to travel with Gaara (and later Sasuke) to evade capture from hunter's who view his kind as nothing but animals. Learning of his people and how to survive as a Shifter. AU Gaanaru maybe some light Sasunaru. FATHERLYKakanaru

One year after Jiraiya's death, Naruto is no longer the ninja he once was. Faced with the chance to change everything that went wrong, can Naruto rise above the strength of his enemies, the suspicions of his friends, and most of all his own weaknesses?

AU, no bijuu, follows "Fox Moon". Naruto has secrets and Sasuke wants to please his father. Oh, and there's Orochimaru, plotting Kitsune, unfortunate werewolves, assorted demons, mysterious elders, simmering tensions, attempted murder, unhappy mothers...

Four years since Naruto was killed by Sasuke, Sakura has promised herself to finish Naruto's work and bring Sasuke back but Naruto is far from dead. He has been training with the 9 tailed fox and now has return however is he the same person? Naruto/Sakura