Unbeknownst to Kyuubi, Hinata hadn't really left on her free will. The villagers that though she was going to be harmed by the so called 'demon' had come in to take her to their meeting place for safety until they were able to deal with the Naruto.
As they finally reached the hut they used as a meeting place they let go of Hinata.
" What are you doing?" Hinata asked afraid they might try to do something to her
" Why we're saving you of course." One man said smiling at the deed they had done
" Saving me? From what?" Hinata now asked confused
" From that bakemono that is making you do his bidding." The other villager said
" Demo, Naruto-kun…" Hinata started, but was stopped by the last villager
" There is no use in talking to her the bakemono had brainwashed her. We need to wait until he leaves the house and attack him and finish him off finally." The man said
" DEMO YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Hinata shouted
The three looked at her sadly thinking she was not in her right mind. One villager walked over to her.
" I'm sorry I have to do this, but it's for your own safety." The man said as he proceeded to place tape on her mouth from shouting anymore
" Do we really have to do that?" another asked upset at having to bind and tape the girls mouth
" If we don't he'll hear her and come before we're ready." The man told the other
The man that asked the questioned nodded still looking at Hinata sad they had to do all this to the Hyuuga heir.
Kyuubi after walking for a good while finally got tired of it taking so long to get there, "Oh forget this."
With that flames erupted underneath him and engulfed him as he disappeared.
In the Hokage's office Tsunade and Jiraiya were going though all the ancient scrolls at their disposal trying to figure out how to change Naruto back to normal. As Jiraiya was walking out of the Hokage's scroll rooms he jumped back suddenly as fire rose from the ground. The two Sannin readied for an attack, but then saw Kyuubi sitting there smirking at them.
" I love you humans reactions to my jutsu." Kyuubi said with amusement
" Kyuubi what are you doing here?" Tsunade asked as Jiraiya walked over the shut the door, so no one would see the fox
" Oh I thought I check in and see how things are progressing with ending the jutsu on the kit." Kyuubi said walking over to the pile of scrolls and jumping on a chair
He moved his head looking at each scroll seeing that they still had no clue what would reverse the jutsu.
" We're looking, but so far you've found nothing." Jiraiya told the curious fox
" As you wouldn't with what you researching in. These things are too new to hold the answers." Kyuubi said annoyed with what they were looking in
" To new? I have you know that all of those scrolls there are as old as Konoha itself." Tsunade argued with him
" And thus they're too new." Kyuubi said smirking
Tsunade eyed him, " You know something don't you?"
" Maybe." Kyuubi said messing with the Sannin minds
Oh how I love to mess with humans. This is all too easy. Kyuubi thought
" Kitsune what do you know." Tsunade said
" Hump, I don't care if you are the Hokage and the kit thinks of you as a precious person I'm still a Oni to be feared, so don't call me kitsune. The only one I allow to call me that is kit." Kyuubi said annoyed and letting a little of his killing intent out for only the two to feel
Tsunade gulped at what she felt, " Kyuubi I'm only worried for Otouto and I don't wish for you to hide things from use if you know something."
Kyuubi nodded, " Well you know about what happened a few weeks ago with the kit."
" You mean with the kitsune ears? Hai." Tsunade said
" Well when that happened I was able to feel the kits emotions and that's when I figured out what suppressed the jutsu. At least that's what it did then." Kyuubi said
" So what is it?" Jiraiya asked hoping it would be something they could fix easily
" Alright so let me ask you this what are the releases for the two jutsu Orochimaru mixed up?" Kyuubi asked still messing with the two
" Kyuubi this is no time for games." Jiraiya said sternly
" Humor me." Kyuubi said smiling
Tsunade signed, " Both can only be removed by the person who applied the jutsu."
" Wrong! And here I thought you two were smart. It's correct that the two jutsu can be removed by the person that applied them, but there is always another way to remove them." Kyuubi told the two
" But that's all our scrolls have in them." Tsunade said shocked there was another way to remove the jutsu.
" Hai, that's why I said your scrolls are to new. They don't have a ten thousand year old Oni's memories." Kyuubi said smirking from his statement
" So then what are the other releases?" Jiraiya asked
" For the Zinrui no Kesu it the love of their soul mate." Kyuubi told them
" And for the Seishin no Ziko o Bakuru?" Tsunade asked
" It's the recognition that what they see on the outside is their true self." Kyuubi explained
" So then how will that help us undo this jutsu?" Jiraiya asked
" First off we will never be able to undo the jutsu." Kyuubi said smirking and covering his ears
" NANI!" the two shouted echoed out of the window
" What do you mean we can't remove it? You said there's a way." Tsunade asked angrily
" Oh there's a way alright, but the only one that can remove it is the kit." Kyuubi told the two
" If that's the case he'll be like that forever." Jiraiya said earning him a large lump of his head
" Baka is he's going to be the next Hokage he'll figure it out." Tsunade told him
" Indeed he will figure it out, but how long it will take is the only question." Kyuubi said
" So how is it that he'll finally be able to change back?" Tsunade asked
" Take how to end the two jutsu and the information the two gave you and figure it out." Kyuubi said as he walked over to the open window and basked in the sun until the two figured it out
Why I outta! Tsunade thought, Ok get a hold of yourself he is Otouto too, so you can't kill him, but you can hurt him a lot! Iie, I need to figure this out and then he'll talk to us again. The first jutsu can only be released by the love of their soul mate and the other the person must understand what they're seeing is what's on the inside. This just doesn't make sense.
Tsunade looked over at Kyuubi glaring at him for not telling them the answer, I swear he's more like Otouto than one would think. Ok what did they tell me about what happened? The ears appeared when he was upset and the disappeared before he fell asleep with Hinata. Kyuubi said he could feel what Otouto was feeling.
" Kyuubi." Tsunade suddenly spoke
Kyuubi lifted his head up and looked over at her, " What was he feeling before he fell asleep?" she asked
Kyuubi smiled at her questioned, " Calm and carefree like he didn't have a care in the world at the time."
With that he put his head back down.
He was with Hinata and he was feeling calm and carefree? Those two emotions not in Otouto's vocabulary anywhere. Love of soul mate and understanding one's inner self? It couldn't be. Tsunade suddenly thought
She looked over at Kyuubi, who was looking at her grinning like a mad man, " Figured it out already? My that's is quick."
Jiraiya was looking at the two at a complete loss, " Mind telling me how we're going to change Gaki back?"
" Kyuubi's right we can't do it the only one that can it Otouto himself." Tsunade said
" Ookaaay, so how is he going to change back then?" Jiraiya asked
" He had to finally realized his inner feeling for his soul mate." Kyuubi said still smiling
Jiraiya looked at the fox and then Tsunade who was now smiling also, " How he going to do that? Better yet how are we going to find his soul mate?" Jiraiya asked still confused
" I swear you are sometimes so much like Otouto." Tsunade said annoyed at his question, " Jiraiya think about what they told us about what happened."
Jiraiya thought about what they had told him as he finally realized his eyes grew wide and then Tsunade saw it the sukebei look crossed his face.
" Don't even think about it Jiraiya." Tsunade said annoyed he was thinking that way again, especially in front of her.
" So we just need for him to figure it out." Jiraiya said happily
" That more easier said than done." Kyuubi said the two turned to look at him, " He feels she's only there on orders from the Hokage and not out of her own free will, but I can tell he does have feeling for her, he just doesn't think she'll return them, so he doesn't say anything."
" So we really can't do anything." Tsunade said sadly
" Iie, he has to figure it out on his own. I'm sorry your searching was all in vain for me to give you this information." Kyuubi said hanging his head
" Nonsense Kyuubi at least we know now what it is that will change him back." Tsunade said smiling
Kyuubi nodded and disappeared in flames again to appear in Naruto's room as he laid on the bed the fix changed forms back to that of Naruto.
At Team 8 meeting place Kurenai, Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino were still waiting on Hinata.
" I wonder where she is?" Kiba asked
" It is unlike her to not come without telling one of us she'll be late." Shino stated
" Hai, but she might have to have stayed to look after Naruto." Kurenai said
" Iie, I feel something isn't right here." Shino said
The two looked at him, " Shino do you still have a Kikaichuu bug on her?" Kurenai asked
" I only use them if we're on missions if we are here I don't have them stay with you." Shino said
" You two listen, I'm going to head to the Hokage tower to see if she has seen her. Kiba, I wasn't you and Akamaru to head to Naruto's house and see if she's still there with him." Kurenai said
" What do you want me to do?" Shino asked
" Shino send out some of your Kikaichuu Bug and see if they can find her." Kurenai told her
They nodded as the group separated and head out.
Kurenai finally reached the Hokage's office and knocked, but no one answered. As she entered she saw flames disappeared from the floor and stood there shocked at what she had seen.
" Was that Kyuubi?" Kurenai asked surprised he was just in the room and everything was Ok
" Hai, he came to tell us some information he had on how to end the jutsu." Tsunade said
" Can we…" Kurenai started, but saw Tsunade shook her head, " Oh." She said sadly
" What brings you here Kurenai if memory serves me you normally training with your team now?" Tsunade now asked
" I came to ask if you see Hinata. We've been waiting for an hour and she didn't show up." Kurenai told her
" Iie, I haven't seen her. She still might be at Otouto's though." Tsunade said
" Hai, I thought of that too and sent Kiba and Akamaru out there to see if she is there. Shino… he said he had a bad feeling. I had him send out some of his bugs to find her too." Kurenai said
" You think there might be a problem?" Jiraiya asked
" I don't know, but my team is good at feeling if something is wrong and they normally are right." Kurenai said
Tsunade interlaced her fingers and looked at Kurenai, " If you can't find her come to me ASAP."
Kurenai nodded and disappeared back to her teams meeting spot in case Hinata showed up late.
Back at Naruto's house a couple of minutes after Kyuubi had arrived back Naruto awoke from what he knew to be a nap not knowing of Kyuubi going to see Tsunade.
Naruto stretched as he sat up, " Man that was a good nap. I've never felt this rested before."
Suddenly a loud banging was heard form the front door.
" Alright, alright I'm coming." Naruto said loudly for the person to hear as he made his way down the steps passing the kitchen, not paying any attention to it.
As Naruto went to open the door it was forcefully kicked in and Naruto was flung away and hit the bottom steps.
" Chikusyou that hurts." Naruto said angrily standing up and rubbing his back
He looked up to see Kiba standing in the doorway looking worried.
" Damn it Kiba you better have a good excuse for that." Naruto said angry
" Have you seen Hinata?" Kiba asked looking around the house worried
" Iie, she left about an hour ago to meet with you." Naruto said confused about what was going on
" Hai, she was suppose to, but she never got there." Kiba said
Naruto stood shocked and started to walk around the house to see if she was still there. Though he didn't think she was after all the ruckus the two had just made and she didn't come running to see what was wrong. Kiba too started to look from room to room until he got to the kitchen.
" NARUTO!" Kiba shouted
Naruto hearing the distress in Kiba's voice came running to where he was He looked at Kiba questioning what he wanted, " Nani?"
Kiba pointed to the kitchen and Naruto looked there he was what Kiba was seeing. The kitchen was in shambles. The table was in pieces along with the chairs and a number of the cabinets had been opened and the contents were all over the floor.
" Kit this isn't good." Kyuubi said to him
I know. Naruto told him growing angry at what he was seeing
" It looks like how we found you apartment." Kiba said out loud
When Kiba said that Naruto and Kyuubi knew what had happened, " They found me."
Naruto anger rose even more as he spoke these words and Naruto backed up at the killing intent that was flowing off of him. Soon Naruto turned to Kiba is once blue eyes now purple and anger showing in them.
" Kiba go back and tell Obaa-chan that the people that trashed my apartment have taken Hinata-chan." Naruto said
" How do you know it's them?" Kiba asked
" We just do." Naruto growled
In that instant he transformed into the Golden Kyuubi and started sniffing around for Hinata's scent. Once he found it he looked at Kiba, who was still standing there.
" WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE TAKE AKAMARU AND GET GOING!" Naruto shouted
Kiba ran out of the house and jumped on top of Akamaru, " Let go buddy as fast as you can to Hokage Tower." Kiba told his large dog
Akamaru barked in acknowledgement of Kiba's words and they were gone in an instant. Back in the house Naruto had just moved outside to track the scent.
" Kit it's her." Kyuubi assured him
" I know and there are three humans with her." Naruto said
" Are you sure it the ones that trashed your apartment and not ninjas from another village that have kidnapped her?" Kyuubi asked
" Iie, it's them I can smell my scent on them to. It's the ones that trashed my apartment." Naruto said
" Then you need to be careful if they see you like you are now they will attack." Kyuubi said
" Suggestions?" Naruto asked
" Go to one tails mode to sneak up on them. They won't pay attention to a one tailed kitsune." Kyuubi told him
" But my color?" Naruto asked
" It'll be alright they won't pay attention and if they do they'll just think the colors rare." Kyuubi told him
" Alright." Naruto said as he caused his tails to merge into one.
With that he headed off towards Hinata's scent.
Kiba rushed back to the Hokage Tower stopping at their training area to pick up Kurenai. As they reached the tower Shino was already there as one of his Kikaichuu bugs had informed him of what had happened. The three rushed into Tsunade's office.
" Hokage-sama she's been taken." Kurenai said loudly as they group ran in
" NANI?" Tsunade shouted placing her hand on her desk and standing up
" IZUMO, KOTETSU!" Tsunade shouted
The two Chuunin guards appeared immediately, " Find the rest of the Chuunin 9 and Gai's team and get them here immediately. Also go tell Hiashi I need to see him it's highly important." Tsunade told the two
They nodded and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
" Alright we need to form search parties to find her." Tsunade said
" He'll find her before we can do that." Kiba said
" He? You mean Naruto?" Tsunade questioned
Kiba nodded, "Chikusyou, Jiraiya go after him and make sure he doesn't hurt anyone." Tsunade told the man
Jiraiya nodded and jumped out of the window summoning a warrior toad to get faster to Naruto's house.
Minutes later the people that had been summoned were in Tsunade's office.
" Hokage-sama might I ask why I was summoned?" Hiashi asked
" Hai, I was just informed that Hinata didn't' make it to team practice she had today." Tsunade explained, Hiashi along with Neji now grew worried, " Kurenai sent Kiba to check and see if she might have forgotten and was taking care of Otouto, but when he arrived Otouto told him she had left an hour before."
" So where is she?" Neji asked worried
Tsunade held up her hand to stop him from saying anymore, "As the two searched they found Naruto's kitchen in shambles. Naruto told Kiba it was like the way his apartment had looked. As we speak Naruto is tracking the man that took her." Tsunade said
" Is that wise?" Hiashi asked concerned
Tsunade looked at the man angrily, " Hiashi I know you are currently worried for your Musume safety, but you should know Otouto wouldn't do anything to harm her." Tsunade said
" I know he wouldn't, but in his current condition." Hiashi said
" As soon as Kiba told me Otouto was tracking them I sent Jiraiya out to find him. He should be getting close to him right now. I need you all to head over to Otouto's house and start searching from there." Tsunade said
" Hai." All the Chuunin and Jounin said a disappeared in a large could of smoke
That left of Tsunade and Hiashi in the room, " Hokage-sama I didn't mean anything.."
Tsunade raised her hand, " I know you didn't Hiashi. It just if anything happens to Hinata I really don't know how Naruto's going to react."
Hiashi signed and nodded, " That boy still doesn't realize that she cares for him does he?"
Tsunade shook her head, " If he did he's be normal now."
Hiashi looked at her puzzled and Tsunade started to explain what Kyuubi had told her and Jiraiya earlier that morning.
Jiraiya arrived at Naruto's house he was able to tell which way the boy had gone.
" Even in kitsune mode his stealth sucks." Jiraiya said walking running into the woods at all the broken tree limbs that the boy had gone into.
As he started jumping from tree to tree a number of minutes passed until he stopped some yellow moving quickly though the trees in front of him.
" GAKI!" Jiraiya said loudly
The figure stopped on its current branch and looked back at the voice, " Ero-sennin, they took her." He growled
" We know, but you need to calm down. Both of you! They won't hurt her they are Konoha villagers after all." Jiraiya said
" THEY KIDNAPPED HER!" Naruto said angrily
" Hai, they did, but what do you think they thought they were doing?" Jiraiya asked him
Naruto calmed down at his question and tilted his head to the side; " They probably think they're protecting her from me."
" Also you still need to work on your stealth." Jiraiya said
" That wasn't me. They caused all that mess." Naruto told him angry he'd think he'd be that messy
" Right, so we need to sneak up on them. They're probably expecting you to show up, but not looking like that." Jiraiya said
Naruto smirked at his words, " That's why I didn't keep the nine tails out."
" Iie it's because I told you to take them down." Kyuubi retorted
Urusai! Naruto told Kyuubi
Jiraiya looked at the boy seeing his smirk turn into annoyance.
" Gaki?" Jiraiya questioned
Naruto looked at him surprised, " Kyuubi said something that annoyed me."
" Iie, I just told you the truth." Kyuubi said
" I told you to shut it." Naruto said out loud now
" Um, if you two can stop your fight I think we need to find Hinata." Jiraiya said
Naruto looked at him and nodded, We'll continue this later Kyuubi.
" I'll win in the end so why bother." Kyuubi told him
The two started to move again Naruto tracking Hinata's scent.
At the same time the group that Tsunade had sent out had arrived at Naruto's house. They noticed a red object on one side of the clearing. As the group moved to it they saw it was the toad they knew as Gamakichi.
" Yo!" Gamakichi said raising one of it webbed feet
" Jiraiya summon you to help us?" Kakashi asked
" Yep, come on they are rather far in the forest now." Gamakichi said and started to hop away
As he got further in the forest the chibi toad took to the trees and a surprisingly fast pace. The group was able to keep track of him. Kiba and Akamaru rushed quickly on the ground following the villager's trail they left.
Jiraiya and Naruto arrived at the hut the three villagers were keeping Hinata in. The three said villagers were outside the hut's door talking.
" We can't just leave her here." One-man said upset
" For right now we have to she could go back to the Hokage and tell her what we plan to do to the bakemono. You know by law we still can't do anything to it." Another man said annoyed at what they had to do
" But still leaving her tied up in there is just not right." The man said
" I know, but she won't be like that for long." The last man said placing his hand on his friends shoulder
Naruto growled at the things they had just said about Hinata. The three hearing the noise looking at where it had come from.
"Who…who's there?" one man asked afraid a ninja had see what they had done and followed them
" Just great Gaki." Jiraiya whispered angrily
" I don't care." Naruto said angrily
" If you don't come out now well come in after you." Another man said brandishing a kunai
" Are you crazy?" the first man asked looking at the others weapon
" Watch they'll come out." The other man said smirking
Still no one came form where the noise had come from. Finally the other man with them picked up a stone and threw it at where the noise had been. When the stone hit the ground a yellow colored fox sprang out of the bushes.
" It's just a kitsune." The man that threw the rock said
The one man that was worried calmed down at his statement, but the other still holding the kunai looked at the fox suspiciously.
" Strange." The man said
The two looked over at him, " I've never seen a yellow kitsune before."
The fox was now sitting in front of the bushed looking at the three grinned at his words.
" Well that might be because I'm not a normal kitsune, Ba.ka." The fox now spoke
To say that the three men were shocked was an understatement. The fox then started to move towards them and as it did it's one tail fanned out into nine.
" It's the Kyuubi." One of them said
" Impossible the Kyuubi was red not yellow." Another said
" Maybe this is a new Kyuubi." The third man said his grip tightening on the kunai
" Nope." The fox spoke, " Same Kyuubi you've known all along."
" You're the boy." The first man said
The fox just continued grinning at the three as he moved closer to them.
" Give me Hinata-chan." Naruto growled
" Never you've tricked her with you magic, kitsune she need to be away from you for the effect to end." One man said
Both Naruto and the still hidden Jiraiya scoffed at his words.
" Yeah right if only Gaki new the girl is head over heels for him." Jiraiya whispered
It was then he sensed other coming and then there were people beside of him. As he looked over his shoulder the group of Naruto's friends and their sensei's were there.
" Shuu." Jiraiya said to them holding his finger up to his mouth
the group quietly moved over to where Jiraiya was
" Where's Naruto?" Kakashi asked
Jiraiya pointed out to the clearing where Naruto was slowly walking towards the three cowering villagers.
" Are you going to stop him?" Ino asked worried about what would happen to them after the last incident with Oto
" Nope." Jiraiya said, " Let him have fun with them. I'll only intervene if he starts going to far."
What the villagers didn't see, but everyone hiding saw, was Naruto created a Bunshin of himself and then it disappeared. They noticed some movement of the hut's door. Naruto continued to grow closer to the three started to grow and bare his teeth at them with his anger coming out from him.
" Give me Hinata-chan." Naruto said again angrily
" As I told you before bakemono we will not let you keep the Hyuuga heir as you slave." One man said
Naruto started to howl with laughter at his words.
" What's so funny?" The man asked annoyed at being laughed at
" You think Hinata-chan is my slave? She's staying there out of the kindness of her own heart as a mission." Naruto said chuckling
Inside the hut Naruto's Bunshin was moving to find Hinata as quick as he could. He heard a muffled voice and saw Hinata in the corner tied up and her mouth covered in tap. He looked back at the door angrily at what the man had done to her. As he did this he also communicated with Naruto was they had done. Upon learning this Naruto grew angrier.
" You tied her up and taped her? And you say I'm the bakemono. What reason would you have to do that?" Naruto asked rage flowing off of him as he also started to grow in size
" How did you…" one man said shocked
Naruto's eyes glowed purple with rage as he approached the men continuing to grow.
Meanwhile inside the hut the Bunshin managed to bite the rope binds on Hinata in half and she ripped off the tape.
" Naruto-kun." Hinata said happily and hugged her
" I'm glad you're safe Hinata-chan, but I need to get you out of here. The real me is currently keeping the baka's busy." The Bunshin said
" The real you?" Hinata asked surprised
The Bunshin nodded, " Come on. Get on."
With that Hinata climbed onto the Bunshin back as he grew in size to accommodate the new weight.
Outside the hut the strain from what Naruto was doing was starting to wear on him as he finally stopped growing and was now able to stare at the three men in the eye.
" Kit you need to end this now or you're going to hurt yourself badly." Kyuubi said worried
I didn't know you cared Kyuubi. Naruto told him
Naruto started to run towards the three as fast as they thought he could and he jumped in the air claws extended growling looking very menacing. He then dropped down directly in front of the three.
" Boo." Naruto said smiling causing the man to faint
The group that was watching him from the bushes all sweat dropped at his antics.
Jiraiya shook his head, " I should of know he do something like that."
" Baka." Sasuke said
Naruto then turned his head as his Bunshin appeared with Hinata on his back. As she got off it disappeared. Naruto looked at her and smiled.
" I'm glad you're safe Hinata-chan." Naruto said smiling
Hinata smiled back at him and then she looked shocked as she noticed he started to sway. She ran up to him as he suddenly collapsed and she caught him before he could hit the ground hard.
" Naruto-kun!" Hinata said worried as the others ran out of their hiding place concern lacing their faces
Naruto puffed back to his human mode and smiled up at her, " Gomen, I kinda' went over board with that form."
With that Naruto lost consciousness in Hinata's arms, " Oh Naruto-kun." Hinata said as she hugged him and cried for what he had done for her
As the others reached Naruto Sakura ran in front of all of them.
" GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Sakura said urgently
As she reached the two she swept her now glowing green hands over Naruto's body. Hinata looked at her worried, but she looked up at her and smiled.
" He'll be alright Hinata. The baka just drained a lot of their chakra." Sakura informed her
Hinata smiled happy he wasn't too badly hurt. The sensei's went over to the three unconscious villagers and picked them up and threw them over their shoulder.
" Jiraiya, we're going to take these three to Hokage-sama for her to deal with." Asuma said
Jiraiya nodded as Asuma, Gai, and Kurenai left the group. Kakashi walked over to the two girls and picked Naruto up and placed him on has back.
" You know I do think this getting a habit for you." Jiraiya said smiling at Kakashi
Kakashi smiled under his mask and chuckled, " Maybe so, but for Arashi-sensei's Musuko I'll put up with it."
The groups smiled and followed the two adults back to Naruto's house. As they reached the house Kakashi walked to Naruto's room and placed him in bed and went back downstairs.
" Well I don't think he'll be waking up anytime soon, so you all can return home." Jiraiya said
The group nodded and started to leave.
Kikaichuu – Destruction Bugs
Urusai – Shut up/ Be Quiet
Bunshin - Clone