Chapter 18
Life as a Fox
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Sorry it took so long, I have been busy with drivers Ed. this is a short chapie, and dosen't hold a lot of action but its better then no chapie at all...
...I hope. O.O
It was the day of the Chunin exams and everything was in mass chaos, 20 Anbu members were basically controlling and commanding all the other Jounin and keeping crowd control in control. Naruto luckily got a smooth and in the shadows job, he just simply stood outside the entrance to the Kage Box and reported in every so often the status of the situation.
Sadly he was unable to see any fights but he could tell by the roar of the crowd if they were exciting or not, What was interesting was hearing the three Kages talk with one another, they had rather mild conversations it was mostly like any person on the street would talk about, movies, books, weapons, foods, stories, jokes everything.
Hawk appeared before him and stated what was going on, Naruto sighed and knocked on the door, "permission to enter"? He asked an affirmative yes from Mammoth let him enter. Naruto kept his head bowed as he walked to where the Hokage was, "sir Hokage, all is well, however there has been murmurings of a thief in the Noble seating area" Kakashi nodded and turned to Mammoth "send a few Jounin to figure it out, someone with good heads probably Nara Shikamaru and Hyuuga Neji".
Mammoth then nodded to Naruto it was all formal and very time consuming during these times, but formality had to be met. Naruto left and reported to mouse who reported it to Hawk who sent the correct persons to the correct area.
Naruto could over hear the Kages talk Bee spoke first "was that one of the Inuzaka dogs?" Kakashi said "no, that Is Wolf Heart our first Wolf Demon Anbu member" Gaara cleared his throat "wolf demon? Very interesting Kakashi, very few people let alone Hokages would openly trust demons too quickly".
Kakashi spoke next "Gaara have you know shame? You yourself should know how Demons have been mistreated" Gaara sighed "I know, but the fact of the matter is I know how unstable demons can get, how long has he been here?" Gaara asked.
Kakashi cleared his throat, "Hinata found him after the war, don't worry we have thoroughly investigated and tested him, he is quite tame and domesticated, but when it comes to a person in danger then you see how protective and strong he truly is."
Bee spoke, "I don't know about you Gaara, but that Wolf is A-okay in my book, he seems to be a very level headed and intelligent, also he is very polite and seems very I don't know Regal."
Kakashi started to chuckle, "I am sorry Bee-san it's just, the way you describe him seems so different from his true nature, you should see him out of uniform, he's very feisty, and loves to play pranks." Bee snorted "well I could see that, it's so fun to play pranks."
Bee yawned "Man, I am bored, when this is done, we should go back to your office and have a few drinks, have some fun, oh and bring the Wolf Heart by it would be nice to converse with an actual demon".
There was a pause as Naruto could Guess Gaara and Kakashi looked at each other, then Kakashi cleared his throat "umm Bee-san, don't you talk with the 8 tails?" Bee yawned "yeah, but I mean another Demon, that isn't sealed inside of you and stuff".
Naruto shook his head, Suddenly Hawk appeared, "we just got a call reporting's of a bomb threat" Naruto swore and gave two low warning barks which meant 'danger come out now' to Mammoth, Mammoth was out in a second "what?" he whispered harshly "bomb threat" Naruto stated.
Mammoth swore "in what area?" Hawk answered "sector seven" Naruto growled that was the Noble class, "Wolf Heart stay and keep the Kages entertained I will go with Hawk". Naruto nodded and entered the box.
Naruto went to the front of the box where the four hidden Konoha guards were, "Crane, Boar, Snake, and Lizard formation delta now!" he ordered, the four men moved into action Naruto perched on the ledge his senses extending as far as he dared to push them, the four others perched in their direct spots, one on each corner of the box at the ready.
Naruto stayed very still, he sent out pulses of his demonic energy sensing the auras of all that were around him, he could feel the 8 tails respond by pressing out with its own chakra, but Bee stopped it.
Naruto let his mouth hang open slightly as he scented the air, his ears constantly twitching as they picked up each sound. For what seemed like eternity they stayed put on the ledge until Finally Mammoth reported back in "at ease".
Naruto dropped to the floor, "well" he asked "the thief had set up a very large and highly flammable and extremely powerful smoke bomb, it's been assembled very dangerously and has been moved to another area for detonation, now, as you were" Naruto nodded and they moved back to their original positions.
The Chunin exams continued without any problems Naruto was proud to see Konohamaru win his match. After the exams were over The Kages retired to the office and true to his word Kakashi summoned Naruto for conversation.
Naruto entered the office, everyone was out of there formal robes and in regular Ninja wear. Naruto cleared his throat "you summoned me?" he asked. Kakashi looked at him "ah, Fluffy, you can take off the mask and cloak this is a casual visit."
Naruto nodded and began to take his Anbu gear off. Naruto sensed someone gazing intently at him he looked up there was two men standing behind Bee, 'guards' he thought, both wore simple black outfits, one wore glasses and hand his hair cut short, the other was bald and had a scar. But both had dark skin like Bee.
Bee spoke first "so, where do you hail?" he asked Naruto jumped up into a chair and curled himself so he faced them. "Far away in an unclaimed territory next to the Land of Stone, that was where I was born, but life as a demon is hard so I have traveled and moved around till I found safety here."
Bee nodded his head "life as a demon is hard, I mean even having a demon sealed inside you was hard, but to be a real true one? Extremely hard" Naruto nodded "only those of us who can hide good enough survive the rest have fled".
Kakashi spoke 'but I am willing to change that, I offer a safe haven for any and all demons, if they wish to live in peace" Naruto tipped his head "and I thank you for that Hokage you are a saint". Kakashi scoffed "now Fluffy, you giving me to much credit I am just doing what is right."
Naruto nodded "are you related though? To the tailed spirits?" Naruto shook his head "in a way, we are we both have the same powers, only theirs is more great, but we, we are the combination of human and animal in a way, the life-forces and the intelligence of man combined with the strength of the animals. Not only that we also have special privileges that neither man nor animal can obtain".
Naruto yawned, "Kakashi-san if you don't mind, would you poor me a bowl of Coffee, three creamers and two packs of sugar thank-you" Kakashi got up and did so. He looked at the bowl and looked for a place to set it, "on the table right there" Naruto motioned "here" he said setting it down.
Naruto lapped up the coffee and sighed "much better. Now any other questions?" Bee spoke again "back when you were on the alert, something you did affected the 8 tails, what was it"? Naruto answered "that was my chakra signature, the 8 tails sensed a demon nearby, of course it would stir, we are kin, and we meet very rarely in life."
"So you are solitary...ani-..Peo...beings?" Gaara asked. Naruto shook his head "no some of us do stay alone are life, others will find mates and have families, others like Lion demons form prides, Wolf Demons form packs, Horse and Bovine demons form herds, like our animal counter parts but we have a hierarchy and a culture within our groups"
Gaara nodded, "so Demons are like wandering gypsy caravans, they have lots of superstitions around them, some people are frightened by them, some adore them, they have ways and customs to themselves but are mostly peaceful and good" Naruto nodded "I couldn't put it any better, Gaara-sama" Gaara snorted "you don't have to use the sama suffix, I just want to be treated like a normal 18 year old for once".
Naruto nodded and drank some more coffee. "True, all of us wish to be treated normally, but the fact of the matter is, being abnormal, or 'special' seems to be the norm almost everywhere, and no matter who much we try to fight or hide it, we cannot deny who we are".
There was a silence in the room "words of vast wisdom, Fluffy, very vast wisdom" Kakashi said.
Naruto grinned, and then yawned, "I am sorry I cannot stay and speak with you longer, but I must be headed home". Naruto rose and started for the door, "good-night, Fluffy" said Bee, "yes good night" said Gaara nodding as well.
Naruto took one final glance of them 'good night my old friends' he said to himself. "Yes, well night" he said out loud.
Well there it is, don't worry the next chapter shall have lots of action,Drama,Suspense,and character development...I hope, well at least what I think is character development, if u don't like it...XPPPPP.
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