Well I'm back, sorry for the missed day but I kindagot hung up with my Beta Reader. I'd like to thank all the great reviews and I'd especially like to thank miscleafnin for the great constructive critisism. I realise my grammer and word flow need work but thats why I post here, to get comments like that.I got in touch with my old Beta Reader and they gave this chapter a once over. If I get the time and luck I might have the next chapter out in a few hours but if not, it'll be tommorrow. Well enjoy this chapter of Kyuubis Gou (Note: Gou is translated into Buddhist Karma)

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Kyuubi"

(standard disclaimer)

Chapter 3: Truth and Explanations

Tsunade sat with her head in her hands as the three ninjas and two canines walked in. It had been days since she had a full nights rest and this was the last thing she needed, 'I need a damn drink. BADLY.' "Hokage-sama." Came three voices from the group before her and four of the visitors bowed in respect. The only one not bowing was the golden fox that sat with such a sense of self that it vaguely reminded her of someone. "Yeah, yeah Hokage this and that what's with the fox?"

"W-we found kitsune-kun r-running from a m-mob." The normally shy girl answered. Tsunade raised her eyebrow and was about to comment until Kiba spoke up drowning out all other voices, "Naruto asked us to come." Everyone in the room save for Akamaru and Kiba turned and stared blankly at Kiba a clear indication they though he had gone insane. "B-but Kiba-kun. W-we haven't s-seen Naruto-k-kun all day." Hinata said with confusion thick in her stuttering voice.

Kiba sighed and pointed right at the golden fox, "Yes you have Hinata. He's sitting right there." All of a sudden all the eyes in the room turned to the fox, who looked very sheepish. "I didn't believe it at first but then it asked Akamaru and I to bring it here to plead it's case. It said you would understand." Kiba finished as Akamaru barked in agreement.

Tsunade looked at the fox stunned, "N-Naruto?" The fox turned to her and nodded a little uneasily. This was the first time he had come close to revealing what he had carried all these years to people his own age.

Hinata sat next to Naruto, her face beet red as she thought of the way she carried the fox from where they had found it to the Hokages office now. 'Naruto-kun...' She thought, 'What happened to you?'

"Ok...can...can you just give me a moment...alone with 'Naruto'." Tsunade said and everyone began to move but suddenly Naruto began to bark and yip and Kiba nodded, staying back along with Akamaru. When Shino and Hinata had left Akamaru closed the doors and Kiba relayed the message to Tsunade. "He said that he can't talk or transform yet, he needs me to speak for him." Kiba announced as Tsunade nodded before turning to Naruto.

"Naruto, you know that if this is you, you are going to have to tell them about your...tenant." Tsunade said with a deathly serious tone as her eyes closed in sympathy for the young fox boy. Naruto hung his golden head and looked at Kiba and Akamaru from the corner of his eye.

He yipped a few things that Kiba translated into, "He wants to ask if it can be Akamaru and myself that know what is going on first. To gage a reaction. Hokage-sama I don't know what is going on but I get this feeling like this is very big."

Tsunade sighed and nodded to Naruto. Helooked at Kiba and Akamaru briefly before yipping a few things. "He's asking if you'll tell us... What is going on, Hokage-sama." Kibasaid as Naruto huddled himself further into his chair as if in fear of what was to come next. Ignoring Kibas question Tsunade looked to Naruto and said, "No I can't Naruto...you have to tell him yourself or not at all."

Naruto raised his tears soaked eyes from his mass of golden fur and looked from Tsunades compassionate face to Kibas confused gaze and realized that there was no easy way out of this one. Naruto slowly let out a short series of yips that translated to, "Kiba, do you know what happened 15 years ago when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha?"

Kiba nodded and said, "They say the FourthHokage defeated the demon but sacrificed his life to do it, why?" Naruto looked at Akamaru and back to Kiba saying, "Well it was only the half truth. The truth is...the Fourth didn't have enough power to kill the demon so he...he sealed it."

Naruto paused his story until he was brought out of his daze by Kiba with the words, "And, what did he seal it into?" Naruto sighed and turned his head away back into his thick fur coart, his voice muffled as he yipped, "Me."

'Gods let this death be quick, dammit with Kyuubis body I might be able to live even if he beats me to near death.' Naruto thought as he huddled closer into a ball hearing footsteps come closer to him.

"Naruto..." He could hear Kibas voice, oh gods is he going to taunt and curse him as he kills him...

"Why the hell are you trying to shove your head up you own ass?" Naruto blinked a few times in his furry ball until he slowly unraveled himself and looked up into Kibas confused face. "Y...you don't hate me?" Naruto asked in barks and yips.

"The only reason I have to hate you is that you beat me in the first chunnin exams with a fart. As far as I care you and the demon fox are two separate things. You just got stuck with the short end of the stick having it sealed in you." Kiba said as Akamaru voiced his agreement with his barks.

Naruto was so relived he began to cry causing him to let out loud and almost painful sounding yelps. This caused Hinata and Shino to come rushing back into the room. "What happened?" Shino question his bugs and himself on high alert.

"Oh nothing, Naruto just told us-UMPH!" Kibastopped assomething big and fluffy was stuffed into his mouth. He looked at the culprit and found Naruto, his eyes wet and his fox head shaking a definite no.

"It's nothing, you two just go wait out in the hall until we call you back in." Tsunade said with a slight smile. Shino left easily but Hinata was a bit more weary at leaving the four alone. She eventually was ushered out of the room and the doors were closed once again.

"Blegh..." Kiba said as he yanked Narutos tail out of his mouth, "Naruto you ever hear of a bath, it won't kill you."

Naruto ignored Kibas griping and began his tale whild Kiba took up translating. He went from his odd dreams, to his midnight walk, to his meeting with Kyuubi, right down to when he ran into Kiba, Hinata, and Shino. By the end of the story Tsunade, Kiba, even Akamaru were all wide eyed and a bit confused.

"So...is Kyuubi dead?" Kiba asked in confusion. "Technically but as long as he's inside me he can be considered living." Naruto responded which Kiba relayed to the Hokage.

"Can Kyuubi ever...escape?" Tsunade askedsomewhat afriad. "Only if I let him and even then I have to have molded him a body of Chakra which I can take back any second." Naruto yipped sending the message through Kiba.

"What about you? Will you ever be...semi-human again or is this permanent? New powers, anything cool-c'mon throw us a bone here." Kiba said tapping his foot on the ground impatiently.

Naruto twitched a bit and said with a series of long and slow yips, "I already said, when I get my fifth tail I will be free to move between my human and "blended" side any time I want. As far as powers go Kyuubi said this is a much stronger body then my last one but it might take some time to get used to. If he wants to live he kind of has to give me lessons on it so I'll be back to my normal self in no time." Kiba said this message as carefully as Naruto did but the second Tsunade heard it she flipped.

"NO! I can't let you take lessons from a DEMON! What if he tries to KILL YOU?" Naruto stood up and yipped even louder then Tsunades yells, "Look, he can't take me over! He's only a mind and soul with no power behind him! He can't take over even if he tries and if he does I can break the seal and poof, he's dead forever!" Kiba calmed Tsunade down and explained what Naruto had just said causing Tsunade to feel a little bit more safe but it still left her with a heavy heart.

Tsunade sighed and said, "Ok, bring the other two back in here and send Naruto out." Naruto hopped from his chair and exited looking at Akamaru on the way out and bowing slightly causing the big dog to smile a bit.

As Naruto exited Shino entered followed by Hinata. Shino just walked into the office but Hinata paused and looked down at Naruto who at the same time looked up. Their eyes met and Hinata suddenly felt heat rise into her cheeks and her heart begin to speed.

Naruto watched her pale eyes dart anywhere but him and her cheeks burn with a deep red blush and he suddenly found the floor very interesting. He walked quickly to a chair against the wall of the hall. 'What was that about. Ugh, I guess I shouldn't have had that expired ramen last night.' He thought as he took a seat and waited, keeping a sharp eye on the ANBU guards.

"Ok, this is what it boils down to.." Tsunade addressed the three ninja and one ninja dog in her presence, "As far as I can tell that fox is indeed Naruto for one reason or another." Tsunade glared to Kiba, silently telling him to keep his big mouth shut. Kiba obeyed and Tsunade continued, "However Naruto won't be able to live like a normal human until we find some way to change him back so it leaves me at this..."

At this point Tsunade looked around the room and said with a sigh, "One of you three is taking the fox home."

"I-I'll do it." Came a stuttering voice from one of the three. All eyes turned on the blushing Hinata and she elaborated, "I-I don't mind a-and no one w-would think to f-find Naruto-k-kun at the H-Hyuga c-compound."

Tsunade couldn't help but smile to herself. She knew the young heiress had what could easily be the world's biggest crush on what could easily be the world's thickest-skulled person. She was a sucker for romantic stories, but when it came down to business there wasn't any room for it.

"I'm sorry Hinata but we can't. For one your father would have a fit if he found out what or rather who was his daughters new pet. Two you can't understand what Naruto is saying...er yipping. So I'm left with one option." Tsunade sighed and prepared for the fire storm that was destined to be the response. "The only one here qualified to take care of Naruto...is Kiba."

End Chapter

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