A sharp cry echoed out around them and thanks to Naruto's heightened hearing, he was able to pinpoint where the noise was coming from. Figuring that someone must be in danger, Naruto shot out of his tent and since Naruto hadnt gone to bed yet he was still fully clothed.

Knowing that he would reach those who were in danger faster if he were on all fours, Naruto shifted into his Demon form and as soon as he was finished with the transformation; Naruto was shooting off towards the noise.

Thanks to his enhanced speed and with his being able to see in the dark, Naruto was able to make the trip farely and without doing any harm to himself.

Once again a scream tore out which was soon followed by a voice. "Stay back Kiba...don't do anything rash since they have us outnumbered." the familiar voice of Kurenai echoed around him. Even if Naruto didn't have enhanced hearing, he would have been able to hear the words that the words since they were coming from up ahead of him.

Now that Naruto was outside the area that Kurenai and Kiba were at, he slowed his approach since he didn't too give his location away. As he was making his way towards the location where his comrades were located, Naruto heard another voice. "Don't you Ninja usually travel in larger groups though I guess that since there are so little of you it makes it our lucky day since we get to have some fun with you." a cruel male voice laughed out and along with the first voice, Naruto heard four others cackle their cruel amusement of their plans for the two Ninja that they were terrorizing.

Though Naruto hadn't had much contact with human bandits, he could tell from the tone of their voice as well as their words that they were planning to force themselves on his comrades. This was something that Naruto wasn't going to allow to happen.

Feeling that the best way to deal with these bandits would be to surprise them and the best way to do that would be a sudden attack in his Demon form and then to do a quick shift to his human form to finish this group of bandits off.

With this in mind, Naruto went sprinting forward once more and within moments Naruto was on top of the bandits and before they even knew what was happening, Naruto had torn two of them to shreds. Once Naruto's presence was noticed, two of the bandits unsheathed their weapons while one of them decided that it would be best to get away from the creature that was attacking them.

Though Naruto would have preferred to dispatch all the bandits, he decided that the best course of action would be to focus on the two bandits who would prove much more of a threat than the one that was running from the battle. With this thought, Naruto started to shift back into his human form which came to a shock for both his allies as well as those that would be soon being sent into the afterlife.

This shock was all that Naruto needed to get the opportunity to attack the bandits that had thought they had a right to force themselves onto anyone especially someone who was connected with the village that he served. As such two throwing knives appeared within Naruto's hands though he didn't throw them at the bandits but instead used them to slice into the flesh of the bandits as he pounced on them. The wounds that Naruto placed on the bandit's bodies were specifically placed in areas where his targets would bleed out within seconds.

As the blood drained from the bandit's bodies, Naruto was already shaking the blood from his blades and once the blades were cleaned they vanished just as quickly as they appeared. This only took a few seconds and when Naruto was finished, he turned back to see the glint of life that was once present in their eyes had faded away.

Now that he had secured the area around them, Naruto turned to look at the other Jonin. "Are you going to heed the warning that I gave you Kurenai and join the rest of us at the camp?" Naruto inquired of the older Shinobi.

Taking a page from Naruto's book, Kurenai gave the blond Demon a quick nod which told Naruto that she was agreeing with him. Naruto was just about to head in the direction that his camp was when he heard a loud yip coming from one of the bushes that was located near one of the lifeless bandits.

Naruto couldn't sense any danger coming from the bush and as such Naruto kept his weapon hidden away as he approached the area. Once Naruto was on top of the bush, he used his hands to pull the bush apart which revealed two pups, one was completely white save for the brown ears that hung down his head. While the second puppy was completely black save for a white triangle in the middle of her forehead.

Though Naruto preferred fox kits to puppies, he didn't want to leave the two creatures on their own and within moments of spotting them; the blond Demon was scooping them up before they were able to get away from him.

Now with both puppies safely within his arms as well as his comrades safe from harm, Naruto decided that it was time to return to camp and once more started on his way back to it though not before he noticed the way Kiba was eyeing the creatures that he was holding.

Naruto awoke to a wet object sliding over his face and immediately shot to his feet to look around his tent. Throwing his gaze around the tent Naruto saw that it was just him and the puppies within his domain. Turning his gaze towards the puppy that he assumed was the one who licked him since the other one was still hiding in the corner of the tent, Naruto approached the creature. "You must be the one who woke me up." Naruto chuckled as he bent down to stare at the midnight black pup.

The only response that Naruto received was a lick across his hand which told him that he hit the nail on the head with his assumption. "I think I am going to keep you. Rai could use the company back at home when we are on a mission. Though what should I name you..." Naruto muttered to the creature who was still licking his hand. Suddenly, a name came to Naruto that he thought would be perfect for the animal. "...what do you think of the name Nightshade?" Naruto inquired of the canine.

Upon hearing the name, the puppy that will be now known as Nightshade gave a small yip of approval which caused Naruto to laugh once more. " I'm glad that you approve of the name. Though now it is time to stop playing since we have a big day ahead of us." Naruto informed his newest companion.

As Naruto stood up once more, he looked at the white pup that was still within the corner and though he wouldn't have minded keeping both of the animals, Naruto knew of another Ninja that showed interest in them. "I wonder if he would be able to get that pup out of his shell?" Naruto contemplated as he turned away from the canines to get himself ready for the day.