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(Begin Chapter)

"You helped me this far but you're stopping now?" Orochimaru screeched to the demon in front of him.

Naraku didn't reply as spit flew through the air. Finally, he said, "You served your purpose."

"What do you mean?" the snake Sennin asked, feeling miffed at being played liked like a pawn.

The demon smiled under his mask. "You tried to play a demon's game and you lost. You made deals with a demon, but you never upheld your side. I gave you many chances to redeem yourself, yet you still failed. This chakra, it is a new concept for me. The priestess's curse-Kagome's curse-did not extend that far to prevent me from using it, only sealing my youki. Though it is weak, it would be more useful than nothing."

"This far and then you retreat?"

"I am not retreating, I am merely no longer extending my protection over you. Ningen are so weak, so helpless, always relying on us youkai. It's pathetic, your clinging hand always on the hem of my clothes," Naraku sneered.

"You bastard!" Orochimaru hissed. He tried to throw shuriken but his arm seared with pain as soon as he moved it.

"Pathetic. You're lucky I think it best if Konoha had an enemy to concentrate on besides me." Naraku disappeared in wisps of shadows.

"I hate to say it, Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto said, having been silent the whole time the demon was present.

"I know, we shouldn't have relied on him. Now we are weak, our forces been depleted by him. He used too many of my men for his own devices," the snake Sennin hissed out in anger.

(Scene Change)

Jiraiya stared in shock at the three. In fact, everyone did. Everyone, meaning the ones who were there, Tsunade, Kakashi, Iruka, and himself. Naruto nervously looked at each face, then quickly looking back to his twiddling hands. He continued repeating the process. Inu-Yasha, who had his hood down, looked at him in annoyance.

Kyubi saw a bowl of sweets in front of him and took one, munching on the candy. Tsunade looked gravely at each of them and sighed. She closed her eyes and muttered, "Times like these make me wish I didn't take the title of Hokage."

Iruka looked completely flabbergasted. That had to be one of the most outrageous stories he ever heard, but he somehow knew every part of it was true. Kakashi failed hiding his surprised face. Both teachers looked at each other in astonishment before looking back at the blond.

There was an awkward silence until Inu-Yasha broke it. "No one's gonna say anything? Fine. I'm gotta here."

"What? But-you-you told them and you're just gonna-gonna leave?" Naruto sputtered out.

Kyubi put down the candy he was about to eat with a sigh. He wondered for a second why he wasn't fat with all the candy. "Yeah, Naruto's right. What are we supposed to do now?"

"Naraku's obviously sided with Orochimaru. What do you think I'll do?"

"Go destroy the Hidden Sound?" Kyubi asked, as if it wasn't a big deal.

"That's one option."

Now everyone stared at him like he was crazy, except Kyubi who grinned, and Naruto who sighed in exasperation.

"Well, if you do go, what are you going to do afterwards?" Naruto asked.

"There's really no rush," Jiraiya finally said, warily looking at Inu-Yasha. The demon looked at him in boredom. "There's still about three or four more years until he needs to get Sasuke. The Akatsuki won't come after you in that same amount of time, too."

"This Akatsuki," Inu-Yasha said, gaining everyone's attention. "Are they really so stupid and foolish?"

"Yep, I can hardly believe that they think they can take my youki for themselves," Kyubi snickered.

"What do you mean?" Jiraiya asked, confused.

"Remember? Demons don't use chakra, we use youki. That form of energy cannot be used by anything besides another demon. That means, even if they somehow, miraculously, capture me, they wouldn't be able to use it. And they can't remove it without killing Naruto and if they kill Naruto, I would die and they -still- wouldn't get it. They're so stupid." Kyubi popped a piece of candy into his mouth.

"Really?" Tsunade asked. "So it's all pointless."

"Naruto, I think in this time period, the three years, you should train," Jiraiya said. "Just because it's pointless doesn't mean they still won't try, they aren't even aware of the fact they can't obtain their goal."

The dog demon cleared his throat, once again gaining their attention. "You're all forgetting the bigger threat."

"What is the bigger threat?" Kakashi asked.

The demons growled in annoyance while Naruto covered half his face with his hand, embarrassed for his teacher. "Haven't you been listening?" Kyubi asked angrily.

"Naraku," Tsunade said. After a moment of thinking, she came to a conclusion. She gave a heavy sigh and said with a resigned look. "Take him."

Everyone but Inu-Yasha gave her a confused look. Iruka asked, "What do you mean, 'take him'?"

"She means, Naruto isn't needed her until three years, right?" Inu-Yasha explained for her, making the decision less hard for her. "He can leave at the moment and return later. She thinks it is safer. Beside, Naraku isn't going to wait three years and I can't stay here. You people won't be able to protect him or improve him like I can."

"Exactly," Tsunade said, having enough time to collect herself. "I believe he is much safer in Inu-Yasha-san's hands."

Kakashi looked like he wanted to object but had nothing to counter it. Iruka looked worried. Jiraiya thought about it and agreed. Kyubi asked, "You sure, 'Baa-san?"

"Yes." Twitch. "And stop calling me that."

Inu-Yasha shrugged and asked, "Naruto, what do you think?"

Naruto's excited grin was enough to answer the question.

"Kit, didn't you promise your friends you would explain?"

"…Crap."

(Scene Change)

"So that's why I have to go and stuff," Kyubi said as he finished his "explanation" to the team that went with him to get Sasuke.

Silence.

"You don't actually think we'd believe that, do you?" Kiba snorted, throwing a glance Kyubi's way.

InuYasha was grudgingly petting Akamaru, who had taken a liking to the dog demon and wouldn't stop barking until InuYasha petted him. His hood was down again and he had the face of someone taking great pain in not killing something.

"What's not to believe?" Kyubi questioned, giving them all an innocent look. He was sitting on Neji's hospital head, making the white eyed boy irritated. The kitsune kept grinning at him in a creepy way, making him overly suspicious.

"Ok," Shikamaru said, frowning. "He were kidnapped by three banshees who wanted to eat you for dinner, but escaped with Kyubi's help, and after three months of running away from the 'evil, loud bitches'-" this was said with his fingers twitching in the air, showing he was quoting Kyubi," you managed to return to Konoha. That demon-" a finger pointed at InuYasha who was glaring at Naruto and Kyubi, "just somehow wanted to mate-" InuYasha made a face "with you and is now taking you on. And other demons are jealous and are trying to kill you for his hand in marriage?"

"Exactly!" Kyubi said happily.

Naruto was sitting in a corner, next to Chouji who was eating his potato chips. He had his hands covering his red face from view. He dared to peek from his hands and was rewarded with the sight of Kiba laughing loudly, Shikamaru's smirk of amusement, Neji's annoyed look thrown at Kyubi, and Chouji's disbelieving face. InuYasha was glaring menacingly at his adopted son. Kakashi was looking between the blond and silver haired people.

"Believe it or not," the demon said dryly, "but I have better tastes than that."

"Obviously," Naruto said interrupted Kyubi's beginnings of a denial, "Kyubi's lying. He just has a very sick, twisted view of things. Also perverted. But it's not his fault, considering the teachers, excluding InuYasha and Iruka-sensei, are psychotic perverts. Not to mention sadistic."

"So what's the real story?" Kiba asked. He glanced at the demon petting his dog and back at the blond. "I doubt the silver haired freak-" InuYasha growled a warning "over there wants to mate with you. Sure he's pretty gay looking, I mean, look at his hair!" Akamaru barked a disagreement, licking the demon's hand. "But I don't think he's interested."

InuYasha bared his sharp fangs at the by and the Inuzuka backed up on his bed.

"And here I thought the two of you would hit it off considering you're a dog demon and the other loves dos," Kakashi said in amusement.

"Same could be said about you," Kyubi said. "You summon dogs, you know? But I guess 'Tou-san feels like his territory is being invaded. That is, his ego."

InuYasha threw a flower vase at him from his perch on the window sill.

"The real thing is that I was…er…kidnapped by demons, long time enemies of InuYasha and Kyubi here, "Naruto said, ignoring the sound of breaking glass. "InuYasha found out his adopted son, Kyubi-" here Kyubi flashed them the victory sign "was inside me and came after us. There came this fight and his trained me a bit to protect myself, then I came back-" Unwillingly went unsaid but Shikamaru noticed his hesitation "but-"

"Then you realized your demon enemies are helping out your human ones," Shikamaru finished, deducing that from what he already knew.

"That makes more sense," Neji said calmly. "You always were the type to get into trouble, but this time they're with demons."

"You're in a bit of a pickle," Chouji agreed.

Shikamaru was now studying InuYasha, who stared right back. Akamaru nuzzled his head against the demon's hand in order to get him to continue petting.

"InuYasha-san, was it? What exactly is the situation?" Shikamaru finally asked, looking serious.

"I can tell you're pretty smart, and probably figured most of it out, but you don't know everything," the dog demon said. "Orochimaru and Akatsuki, and organization after Kit and Kyubi, won't attack in about three years, but I don't think Naraku will wait that long. This has already been discussed with that old hag and it's been agreed that in that time I will take Naruto with me."

"You're leaving again?" Chouji asked Naruto. "For three years, now? Last time it was only three months."

The blond shifted uncomfortably.

"Dumbass," InuYasha muttered, causing people to turn their heads at him. "Look, I know you're uncomfortable around them now, but they handled it all pretty well. They're still willing to be your friends even after knowing you hold this-" he jerked his thumb towards the kitsune, who was leaning on Neji just to annoy him "sugar obsessed freak, ("Hey!" came the other demon's indignant yell.) so what's bothering you?"

"…What if Naraku decides to attack this place while we're away? Three years is a long time, after all," Naruto said, chewing the bottom of his lip.

"We're not exactly helpless, you know," Kiba said dryly.

Akamaru jumped towards his master after giving the demon an appreciative lick. InuYasha sighed in relief.

"You're underestimating them," Kakashi stated. "Know this, Naruto is nothing compared the them and you couldn't beat Naruto, even when he had a handicap. By the way, InuYasha-san, did you remove Sasuke's curse seal?"

"The punk screamed like a bitch but yeah, I did."

"Then I am eternally grateful."

"Still say we should kill him," Kyubi muttered, causing Naruto to give him a warning look.

"...Shikamaru?" Chouji asked.

"Yeah?"

"Demons are weird."

(Scene Change)

"Are you sure you have everything you need?"

"For the tenth time, yes! Stop fussing, Iruka-sensei!"

"Naruto, do you have your clothes?"

"All the ones I'll need."

"Did you pack your supplies? Kunai? Shuriken?"

"Yes!"

"Food?"

"Of course." Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Did-"

"Gods damn it, he's fine!" Inu-Yasha finally cracked from the conversation.

"But what if-"

"We can go buy another one if he needs it so bad," Kyubi replied, a little irked.

"Do you have enough money?" Iruka asked worriedly, oblivious to the demon's and Naruto's glares.

"My brother is a demon lord, I can go mooch some off him if I need it so bad."

"Mooch is such an ugly word," Kakashi said to no one.

"This is coming from -you-," Iruka scolded.

Inu-Yasha picked up a pot with a plant in it and threw it out the window. There was a cry of alarm before a shout of, "WHO THE HELL DID THAT?"

"Who did you throw it at?" Kyubi asked as Naruto yelled, "My plant! You bastard!"

"Jiraiya."

"Oh, that's ok then," Naruto said, calming down.

"What did Jiraiya-sama do?" Iruka asked.

"He pushed Naruto/me off a cliff," Kyubi and Naruto said in unison. They almost acted like twins, sometimes.

"What?" Kakashi and Iruka cried out in alarm.

Jiraiya came into the apartment, muttering under his breath. He wiped some dirt of his head. "Can you believe it? Someone threw a pot of dirt on to my head! ME! The great Jiraiya!"

"That's nice," Kyubi said absently.

"Can we leave now?" Inu-Yasha asked impatiently.

"Ok! Off we go!"

Kyubi made himself look like a normal boy as he stepped outside. They went to the gate, Jiraiya, Iruka, and Kakashi to see them off.

Naruto looked at them, a little nervously. "Um…hey."

Shikamaru said, "This is so troublesome…but…Chouji and Neji wanted to be here too, but they couldn't leave the hospital. And…good luck."

"Oh…" was all Naruto said. A smile was twitching on his lips.

"Nice reaction," Kyubi commented. Some of the people looked at him in alarm. Namely the girls who were not yet informed. Shino's eyebrows were raised. "Nicer reaction."

"Fantastic," Jiraiya muttered.

"It's ok!" Shizune put in. "They're ok with it."

"Not on -some- of their faces," Kyubi said, seeing that the blond wasn't going to say anything. At least not yet.

Sakura, Hinata, and Ino looked away.

"You know," Naruto said a little hesitantly. "You don't…have to be here…right now if you're so…scared."

"No!" Hinata burst out, then blushed and looked away.

"We know you're not a demon," Ino said.

Sakura nodded and smiled a little, "Yeah. It was just a shock. That's all. He's the demon." She pointed at Kyubi.

"That's nice…to know." Naruto smiled.

"You can stop pointing now!" Kyubi interrupted. "We all know who you mean, thank you very much!"

Sakura blushed in embarrassment and let her arm go limp. Shikamaru laughed a little, along with some people.

"Do not worry, Naruto-kun!" Lee said. "It's nothing! I will only see it more as a challenge to beat you!"

"Right," Naruto said as he grinned. He glanced to his right and found Inu-Yasha missing. "Hey! He ditched us!"

"What?" Kyubi yelled out. "Damn it! You're so going to pay for this!" He ran off to look for the missing demon.

"Hey! Wait up, would you?" Naruto started to run too but Tsunade put her hand on his shoulder. He gave her a questioning look.

She smiled and gave him a kiss over his forehead protector. Then she smirked and said, "Better come back!"

"Duh! I still gotta take that title from you!" Naruto said arrogantly, causing some people to sigh in exasperation. They had thought he hated the village, but now he seemed to want to protect it.

"Really? And here I thought you were going to go for demon king, you arrogant brat!"

"Like I'll ever get that title from Inu-er nothing!" Naruto ran off with a wave and a smile.

"Did he just-" Jiraiya asked with his mouth hanging open.

"But-I thought-wow," was all Tsunade managed.

"Always surprises with him," Kakashi commented after a moment.

The genin and chuunin (not Iruka) did not know what they meant but decided to let it drop.

"I can't wait to see him again," Temari said.

"I'll have to train harder to beat him!" Kiba declared. "But training with demons…that's gonna be hard to beat."

"Do…you think he'll live?" Tenten asked.

"He's Naruto," was the answer nearly everyone gave. The ones who didn't only silently agreed.

(Scene Change)

"Why did you make them think I was the demon king?" InuYasha growled out, annoyed. "We don't even have a king!"

"You could have had the position and you know it," Naruto said with a smirk.

"Glad he didn't, enough people trying to kill us as it is," Kyubi said with the same smirk.

"…I'm starting to hate kids."

(Scene Change)

"They have left Konoha," Kagura reported to her master.

"So, they knew they could not stay there. Running like cowards," Naraku sneered.

'We're the ones running, fool,' Kagura thought but didn't show.

(End Chapter)

I was bored, and a friend gave me the idea.

(Start One-Shot)

"I'm going to show you 'Kyubi,'" Inu-Yasha said seriously. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I'm ready. Are you sure he won't…like, attack?" Naruto asked nervously.

"That was when he was insane, the insanity was caused by potions in his physical body, and so, in theory, he won't attack." Inu-Yasha placed his claws over Naruto's stomach. "Ready?"

"Er-yeah."

BAM!

Naruto coughed at the smoke that appeared but Inu-Yasha resisted the urge to, finding it not suiting his character.

"Hey!" a high pitched voice said in greeting.

The hanyou and blond turned their gazes to the little figure standing-what?-three feet shorter than Naruto. Kyubi looked like a child, with his hair tied up in a bow and his small hands and small paws made him look cute. His green eyes, furry ears and tail made him too adorable.

"Th-that's Kyubi?" Naruto cried out in surprise.

"Yeah, I'm pretty scary, huh?" Kyubi grinned toothily at him and hopped on his shoulder.

"You're-you're-"

"Devilishly cute? So strong looking? Amazing?" the kitsune supplied.

"You're a MIDGET!"

Kyubi fell off his shoulder in surprise, disbelief all over his face.

Inu-Yasha, who had been silent the whole time, picked Kyubi up by his tails and held him out. "Meet Shippou-"

"Now in cute, chibi form!" Kyubi pipped up.

"Right…"

"But he's so small! The text books clearly stated that he was massive! Big! Humongous!...BIG!" Naruto yelled.

"Hey! I only looked big! You fat, ugly, short, meany!"

"What was that? You're DEAD!"

Inu-Yasha held them apart, keeping them from killing each other. He sighed. 'Why me? Why do I always get the idiots?'

(End One-Shot)

Yeah, that's basically it. Review! Flames allowed! I don't care, help me out here!