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As the sun lowered over the village of Konoha, Iruka walked to his apartment with a frown on his face. He finished having ramen with Naruto, but hadn't seen Mori all day. He tried not to think too much about it, but a nagging feeling that something wasn't right kept returning. He shook his head as he entered his apartment, stretching as he went. He loved teaching the young students, but sometimes he felt like he needed a break. Iruka sighed and shifted on his bed, glancing at the night sky through his window.

The moon was appearing through the clouds and shone into the Chunin's face. As sleep consumed him, Iruka thought briefly to where the woman he loved was.

The sun rose the next day and painted the sky a bright and vibrant red. Villagers were beginning to waken and start their day, unaware of the trouble they would soon be in. A loud growl vibrated against the walls of the room as the chakra-infused metal square made the wolf larger then before. Her canines were now the size of a grown man's forearm, and her head almost reached the top of the room. Her nails gauged the stone floor and her muscles bunched together as she continued lunging towards the figures in front of her.

Drool dripped down from the massive canines and onto the floor as the wolf continued its useless attempts. She was going crazy with the need to destroy and eat the figures in front of her.

Danzo smirked from the shadows of the small passageway above the snarling and crazed canine. He nodded to a hooded figure, who went and pressed a button beside it. A rumble echoed around the room, and a mechanic grating noise sounded. The wolf's ears flattened at the new noise, and snapped its teeth at a door that was opening. Light poured into the room, and the wolf lunged at the opened door, snapping its jaws at whatever was there.

"Release it now" Danzo said, and the hooded figure beside him disappeared.

It reappeared on top of the wolf's shoulders and pressed a button on the manacle around its thick furry neck. The wolf roared and jumped in the air, trying to throw off the intruder on its back as the manacle fell to the ground with a loud 'thump'. The wolf shook out its fur and shot through the open door, following its nose to the outside world. She skidded to a halt outside the building and it's nostrils flared. The red eyes narrowed in a crazed-fashion as the smell of humans flowed into her nose. She released a loud howl and sprang forward; branches and bushes snagged on her fur, but she continued the rampage.

The smell of humans got stronger as she broke through the foliage. A scream sounded in her ears as some villagers caught sight of her, and she snarled. Mori rushed forward, snapping her jaws at the villagers as they scrambled to get to safety. Dust and debris exploded into the air as she slammed into buildings, scrabbling and snapping at people fleeing.

Kunai knives and shuriken embedded themselves into her fur. She let out a roar and lunged towards some ninja, snapping her jaws and catching one unexpectedly. She bit down, and his screams echoed in her ears as her canines easily pierced his flesh. Blood gushed from his wounds as she continued biting down. Her heart thudded as the smell of blood reached her nose. Mori shook her head back and forth, and she heard the bones of her victim snap as he was whipped around like a rag doll. She dropped the limp man onto the ground, and growled deeply as more ninja appeared. Her teeth were stained with his blood as she snarled.

The metal square embedded on her chest sent another surge of chakra into her body, and Mori roared in pain. The metal was easily hid by her white fur, and wouldn't be seen unless someone really looked. At that point, they would be slashed in two by her claws. People screamed and dove out of the way as the massive canine crashed into a building, her paws scrabbling in the air.

A roar sounded as multiple weapons embedded themselves in her side. Blood streamed down her coat, staining it red as she got to her feet. She shook her ruff and lunged into a group of ninja, throwing them off balance.

"What's happening?!" Iruka exclaimed as he reached his comrades.

His eyes widened when he spotted the large canine pluck a villager in its mouth and shake them back and forth like a toy. Blood was splattered everywhere, and people ran screaming to get away.

"I don't know! It just suddenly appeared and started attacking villagers!" the other Chunin said, clenching a shuriken in his hand.

Iruka's eyes widened as he noticed the wolf's red eyes gazing at the screaming villagers in a crazed hunger.

"Mori...?" He whispered in shock as the wolf roared loudly, leaping into a crowd of ninja.

It's snarls echoed as Iruka ran closer. He knew it was Mori by her fur colouring, but refused to believe that his Mori would kill innocent people. She was sweet and kind by nature, a complete opposite of the monster in his view. The canine leaped again and crashed into another building, sending debris everywhere. A sizzle of electricity caught Iruka's attention as hooded figures appeared in front of the crazed wolf. The wolf snarled and its muscles bunched as it prepared to attack the figures.

"My friends! Let's protect the villagers!" Danzo suddenly shouted from above the carnage.

Iruka whipped his head towards the elderly man, eyes wide. The hooded figures made the same hand signs in unison, and ropes of chakra appeared from their hands. In complete sync, the figures made another hand sign and the chakra ropes wove around the crazed wolf. It roared and struggled to get out of the ropes as the chakra wound tighter and tighter. One of the figures made an 'X' with its hands and one of the chakra ropes swung to the side, causing the wolf to crash heavily to the ground.

Snarls and growls echoed from its maw as the wolf struggled, blood pooling from numerous wounds. Iruka rushed forward, but was held back by Kakashi. He was about to demand why the Jonin was preventing him from getting to Mori, but stopped when he saw the Jonin's multicoloured gaze narrowed on the struggling canine.

"Don't go near her, something is wrong" Kakashi said in a low voice.

Iruka opened his mouth again, but Danzo interrupted him. The elderly man had appeared beside them and walked with slow and deliberate steps towards the growling wolf. Its red eyes landed on the elderly man, and it tried to reach him to snap him in half.

One of the hooded figures made a 'T' with his hands, and chakra whipped around to create a spear shape and was plunged into the wolf's chest, causing it to roar loudly. It renewed its struggling as blood gushed from the wound, and Danzo nodded. The chakra spear plunged in deeper, and Iruka made a move to stop the elderly man, but Kakashi held him back. The wolf's struggles began to lessen until it stilled, its eyes closed. Danzo turned around to the applause of the villagers, and some of the villagers ran up to the elderly man, congratulating and thanking him for saving their village.

Kakashi slowly walked to the still canine and placed a hand on its side, eyes narrowed. One of the hooded figures appeared in front of the wolf and placed its hand on its bloodied chest. If Kakashi wasn't looking, he wouldn't have noticed a metal square coming loose and the hooded figure pocketing it before disappearing.

The villagers parted as the two elders walked towards the fallen canine. They stopped before the wolf and Iruka held his breath, waiting for what they would say.

"We need to take this creature to the holding cells for further investigations" the elderly woman said, which her brother agreed silently.

Before they could do anything, the canine was wrapped in blue chakra. Iruka's eyes widened when the animal's size shrunk, and animal appendages turned human. His breath caught in his throat when a woman lay on the ground, white hair in a disarray. Bloodied wounds littered her body, and Iruka rushed forward to grab the unconscious woman in his arms.

"Iruka! You need to release the woman this instant! She must come with us" one of the two elders yelled, but Iruka didn't acknowledge them.

Murmured voices appeared behind him as Iruka took in the woman's condition. Her skin colour was as pale as a ghost, and her breath gurgled. Blood oozed continuously from numerous wounds especially from a large one in her chest. Little dots also oozed blood in her chest, causing Iruka to narrow his eyes in suspicion. A hand placed itself on his hand and the Chunin looked up.

"Take her to the hospital" Kakashi said, eyes worried.

Iruka nodded and collected the unconscious woman in his arms. A breathy whimper squeezed out from her bloodied lips and Iruka jumped onto the rooftops, increasing his pace with every jump. He stopped short when Mori's body began twitching. Her mouth opened in a silent scream and her eyes squeezed shut. Iruka tightened his hold on the woman as her limbs shook vigorously, and she cried out once as blood spurted from her mouth. After a minute, her limbs slackened and her face relaxed. Iruka quickly took off as blood leaked from the side of Mori's mouth, and he let out a breath of relief when he spotted the hospital.

He sped to the front door and rushed in just as Mori stopped breathing altogether.