Hey, it's Yuri here, and welcome back for another chapter of Demonic Love.

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Like always, I apologize in advance for any grammar mistakes, repetitiveness and poor writing. And I also don't own Naruto or it's characters. I'm just using them for the story. And any OCs that you see in this story are mine.

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"It's time to come back to us... Kyūbi."

When the young man in glasses said that name, Hinata could feel the girl's body tense through her hands. Kyūbi? Hinata wondered. Was that the name of the girl next to her? Well, it didn't matter at the moment. From how the girl was acting, it looked like this person wasn't someone you could trust. "Who are you?" the ravenette decided to ask.

Those onyx orbs looked into Hinata's white pools, for about second or so, before he closed his eyes and adjusted his glasses. "Forgive me, I've seem to have forgot my manners," the man said. He crossed an arm over his chest and gave a bow. "I'm Yakushi Kabuto. A scientist from the Demon Realm. And I've come here to bring back something that had escaped."

Saying that last part, his eyes moved to the blonde girl, and Hinata narrowed her own orbs. The schoolgirl was already beginning to hate this man, named Kabuto. From the way he was making it sound, plus the way he looked at her, it was as if the blonde was nothing more than an experiment, a thing.

"So you're a demon?" Hinata asked, her voice low. To her surprise, Kabuto chuckled at that.

"A demon? Hehehe, I wouldn't be caught dead being one of those things," he said. "I'm human, very much like you. I was a slave once, like the other many humans living in there. But I'm guessing dear old Sakura already told you that. Right, Hyūga Hinata-san?"

Her eyes widened and her heart nearly stopped. "How, do you know my name?" she asked, worry setting in.

"The demon hunter of the Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Ino," he continued. "Your childhood friend, Hiramatsu Tenten. That half demon and human hybrid, Haruno Sakura. And of course, there's you, Hyūga Hinata-san. Before we came to this world, I had to do a bit of recon before hand."

The raven haired girl was shocked. Hinata, and she was pretty sure that her friends as well, had never met this man before, but while that was all surprising, there was one word that the raven haired clung on to. We. Did that mean that other man, Kimimaro, was with this person? Kabuto's voice broke that line of questioning when he said his next words.

"And out of those people I've listed, you are the most interesting person," he said, making Hinata confused. Why would she be the most interesting out of Ino and Sakura. the two incredible people that she had met? He smiled, wickedly, seeing the confusion that was written on her face. "You have a secret, don't you? Something in your past that you've never told anyone. "

Her eyes widened in fear, the blood running through the ravenette's growing cold, chilling her to the bone. There's was no way she thought, her hand's tightening on the girl's arms. There's no way he knows that. It was the reason why she came to Konohagakure in the first place, to escape and to forget everything about it. But here this man was, bringing it all up again, and with the memories. Memories about a time best left forgotten. Again, the man's chuckling broke her thoughts.

"Well, it doesn't matter about one's past. Considering if said person won't be alive long enough to worry about it." That brought the ravenette back to her senses. Even if he knew, all that mattered was the here and now. Thinking that, Hnata pulled the girl back, making sure that she was now in front, protecting the girl with her body. Kabuto narrowed his eyes, his smirk plain as day on his face.

"I'll admit, you have courage girl," he said, but then gave a shrug of his shoulders. "But it's pointless in the end. Which is I'm going to give you a chance. Give me the girl, and you get to live just a bit longer. Sounds good, right? I'm a very reasonable person after all."

"Never," was Hinata's immediate response.

"I had a feeling you'd say that," said Kabuto. With one last chuckle, the ash-grey haired man disappeared from her line of sight. Before she knew it, she heard him whisper next to her. "Meddlesome girl." When Hinata turned to her left, she was met with the sole of an open toed sandal and she was kicked away, letting out a cry of pain as she bounced on the ground a few times before stopping a fair distance.

Ignoring the fact that her head felt dizzy, she lifted it slowly, already feeling like she wanted to vomit from the way the world was spinning in her eyes, and saw that Kabuto was now in front of the blonde girl he had called Kyūbi. The girl was about to make a run for it, but the man caught her wrist and brought her up so that she was now standing on her feet.

"It's time to head back. Orochimaru-sama is looking forward to having you with us again," he told her. The blonde's blue eyes looked fearful and tried to get out of his grip but to no avail. Gritting her teeth, Hinata managed to get herself up and without thinking about it, she ran. Kabuto was too distracted, and the ravenette took this moment to tackle him, her arms wrapping around his mid-section and pulled him away from the girl.

"What?!" Kabuto shouted, giving the girl a death glare and snarled. "You just don't know when to quit!" Raising his fist, Kabuto punched the Hyūga girl's head as hard as he could. But Hinata's grip did not falter, gritting her teeth and baring the pain. He continued to attack her head, cursing each time that she refused to budge. And while he did so, Hinata turned her white gaze to the blonde girl.

"Run," she told her, the look the blonde girl gave was one of shock, mixed with worry. "Run away, now!"

"But, you..." the girl started to answer back, but with a final cry from Hinata, telling her to get out of there, the girl named Kyūbi closed her eyes tightly and ran the other direction.

Seeing the girl finally doing what she was told, Hinata smiled. But unfortunately, without herself realising, her grip on Kabuto slacking slightly and that was all he needed. Turning his body, he kneed Hinata in the pit of her stomach, the girl letting out a gurgling gasp of pain as saliva flew from her mouth. Then, again, the man kicked the ravenette's face, sending her back on the ground, face-down.

"Stupid girl," she heard him mutter with a growl in his voice. Feeling the tip of his foot underneath her, he flipped the girl over onto her back, her eyes closed tightly from the pain. Trying to keep the bile in her stomach, Hinata opened one eye slowly, noticing that the man had now positioned himself over her, his feet on either side of her body.

His onyx eyes glared at her coldly, his mouth in a straight line, neutral. Slowly, he reached down with his left hand and grasped a handful of the collar of Hinata's school uniform and pulled the upper part of her body up. His right hand began to glow a bright blue, messy at first before it morphed into something more solid and sharp, surrounding his hand perfectly. The ravenette could begin to feel herself begin to choke from the hold and weakly placed a hand on Kabuto's left wrist.

"Remember, Hyūga-san," he said to her, " you brought this upon yourself. Once I'm finished with you, I'll bring Kyūbi back to my master, kill your precious friends and take over the entire Human Realm." Hinata opened her mouth to say something, but with the hold on her she couldn't even get one syllable out.

He then grinned wickedly again, sending another shiver down the girl's spine. "But look on the bright side," he continued. "Once you're gone, you won't have to think about the past anymore." With that, he raised his glowing, blue hand up, and with a thrust, he aimed at Hinata's chest.

Tears poured out from her eyes as she ran away, guilt wrapping around her like a noose, tightening around itself for each step she took, for each breath she exhaled as she ran. She had just let an innocent bystander, who had only, for a short time, cared about her well being, die by the hands of someone that had helped create her.

But then again, wasn't it that girl's fault in the first place? She had told her before, back in the forest, that she should leave her alone, that there was nothing she, or the other girl, could do to help her. But she didn't listen, and now she was paying the price for her mistake.

"PATHETIC..."

The blonde's blue eyes widened, shocked from hearing a voice. When she stopped in her tracks and turned to look behind her, she noticed something disturbing. She was no longer in the Human Realm. The way ahead of her was pitch black, and when she turned, she saw that it was the same on that side too. Taking a step, she felt something around her ankles and looking down she saw that her feet were in a water, which seemed to go on forever in an endless abyss.

Where am I? she wondered. Without knowing, she wandered forward, he feet splashing against the water below her. When her eyes started to get use to the dark, the girl noticed that on either side of her where walls made of solid, smooth stone. She kept on walking, and walking, and walking, looking this way and that. But it was all the same. Even when she came to a split path, going either left or right, it continued to be the same dull place.

The blonde girl was about to give up, and wondered if she was ever going to get out of this place. But that was until she saw it. Standing in front of her was a massive gate made of gold. And place directly in front of the gate, was a seal.

"HE...HE...HE..."

Again her eyes widened in horror, hearing that menacing, slow chuckle. She turned herself around to see anyone was there; there wasn't. She looked back and again saw nothing. Fear began to creep up on her like a predator with it's eyes on it's prey. "W-Who's there?!" she cried. "Show yourself!"

"BEHIND YOU..."

BA-THUMP!

Her heartbeat began to echo loudly in her ears and hit hard in her chest. Cold sweat began to cascade down her back, and slowly, she turned her head back towards the gate. Her eyes grew into circles, her eyes shaking with horror and when she took a step back, the blonde slipped and feel into the water, her gaze never once leaving her target. Red eyes that glowed in the darkness, were staring at her as sharp, white teeth curled into a smile. She couldn't see the body well enough, but red mist that surrounded the two visible parts made up for it.

"W-What are you...?" she asked in stuttering, quiet voice.

"WHO I AM, AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, IS NOT IMPORTANT... WHAT YOU DO NEXT, IS..."

"What do you mean?"

"THAT GIRL WHO WHO SAVED YOU... WHO WAS WILLING TO GIVE HER LIFE UP FOR SOME ONE AS PATHETIC AS YOU... I CAN GIVE YOU THE POWER TO SAVE HER AND KILL THE MAN THAT HUNTS YOU..."

When she heard those words, the fear that she felt for the creature before her started to subside, the guilt she felt before now taking it's place. Getting back on her feet she moved closer to the mysterious being, now just an arm's length to the cage. "How?" she asked, referring to it's offer. She could have sworn this things grin grew, it's eyes narrowing further and gleamed in delight.

"JUST TAKE ONE MORE STEP AND I'LL GIVE YOU A STRENGTH YOU'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE..."

The girl thought for a moment, contemplating. In the back of her mind, she was telling herself that this thing couldn't be trusted, that this was going to be more harm than good. But the other part, thought the exact opposite. That if she did accept, maybe, just maybe, she would be able to pay the debt the girl did for her. And the thought of killing the man that had helped that bastard made it more appealing. She made her choice, and tentatively took a step forward.

Almost immediately, the red mist formed a clawed hand, and grabbed the girl. Panic started to seize her, but when she suddenly felt her mind growing blank, that fear went away. The light in her blue eyes grew dull and before her consciousness faded away, she heard these words come from the creature and wondered if she had made the right choice:

"NOW, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN..."

SMASH!

Yamanaka Ino had been in the middle of doing the dishes after having a nice meal with the owner of Saginomiya Flowers and her granddaughter, who decided to stop by and was at the moment helping her dry. Just as she had been about to hand another dish over to the girl next to her, something shocked the blonde to the core. Her fingers loosened around the dish and slipped through her fingers, hitting the floor and smashing to bits. The huntress then keeled onto the floor, her arms wrapping around her body.

"Ino-chan, are you alright?!" Chiharu cried out, crouching next to the now shivering Ino and holding her shoulders. The blonde's eyes were widened in fear, chills going up and down her spine and cold sweats pouring down all over her body. Her heart was beating rapidly, hurting her chest and her blood froze in her veins.

What... the hell... is this chakra? she asked in her thoughts. It's... it's... monstrous. The sudden burst of pure demonic chakra reminded the girl of the time she delved into the mind of Sakura, and met the demon known as Izanami.

If Ino knew one thing,learning from experience, it was this; if that demon, with that sort of chakra, was out there, only one thing could come from it.

The end of the world as they knew it.

Sakura's heterochromatic eyes widened as she felt a powerful presence nearby. Strangely enough, it felt familiar to the scythe wielder. But she couldn't fathom why that was. But there was one thing she could, however, and that was that the sudden burst of energy was coming from the direction that Hinata and the blonde haired girl had gone. Is Hinata in trouble? If that was the case, the pinkette needed to get to her and fast.

"Should you really be looking away from your opponent?" the voice of Kimimaro asked, breaking Sakura's train of thought. She had almost forgotten about the white haired man. Almost. She wasn't that distracted to let her guard down.

"Sorry Kimimaro," Sakura apologised. "But I can't stay here any longer. So this needs to end, now." With that declaration out in the open, the pinkette's demonic eye started to glow brightly, the trees surrounding the two fighters rustling violently as she spoke the name, the words coming out of her mouth like it was second nature to her. "Izanami."

Black flames instantly engulfed the girl's body, Kimimaro watching with a bored expression. When the flames dispersed themselves, Sakura stood there in her demonic form, her defined robes and pink hair flapping this way and that, from the sudden, quick wind.

"Your demonic form? You are getting serious," Kimimaro supplied, but Sakura said nothing back, her two coloured gaze staring into his vivid green ones. For the first time since they met, the corner of Kimimaro's lips curled into a simple smile. "Then I suppose I should get a bit serious myself."

Crouching down, lowing his head and crossing his arms in front of himself, holes began to open up in his palms as two more long, spiked objects came out of the openings created. It didn't end there. Several more grew from his elbows, knees and shoulders. The man looked back up, and Sakura took a defensive stance, raising her scythe, getting ready for anything.

"Yanagi no Mai..."

Hinata could only watch as Kabuto's glowing hand came at her in a thrust. But thankfully it didn't make it as a clawed shaped hand, made of a translucent red grabbed the threatening appendage. Both she and the ash-grey haired man turned to their side and saw none other than the blonde haired girl standing there, her eyes shadowed by her blonde bangs. The same translucent red was also covering her up from head to toe, and took on the appearance of a fox with two, long ears and a tail.

Not a moment later, Hinata could smell burning flesh, so when she turned back to the hand holding her, the clawed hand grasping Kabuto's wrist began to sizzle and smoke. "Shit!" the man cursed, dropping the girl and using his glowing hand to strike at the threatening appendage, before jumping back as far as possible. Once he landed, his onyx orbs turned to where the girl's 'hand' had caught him and tore of the piece of material. He smile when he looked back up. "So you've finally shown yourself, Kyūbi."

In response, the blonde girl lifted her head, and through the gapes of blonde strands, Hinata saw that her eyes had changed from a bright blue, to crimson with cat-like iris', and the three whisker markings on her cheeks became thicker. Next, she took a step forward, the sole of her barefoot landing on a patch of grass below the appendage and the ravenette couldn't help but stare in shock. The grass started to burn away, corrode even. And when she took another step, the same thing happened.

The blonde haired girl ignored Hinata completely, not even taking a second to glance, and walked past her, her obvious target being Kabuto. She stopped about a few feet away from the man, and just stared at him. Kabuto smiled and laughed under his breath. "Orochimaru-sama has missed you terribly, Kyūbi," he said, both of his hands glowing anew. "So why don't I give you a light anaesthetic, and we'll be on our way?"

The blonde girl only gave the man a one word response to the offer; "Kill."

The smile faded from his face, forming back into a thin line. "Kill," the girl repeated, the nails on her fingers growing long and sharp. Her upper lip twitched into a snarl as she bared her sharpened white teeth, leaning forward so her hands now touched the ground. Seeing her like that, with the translucent red ears and tail, she really looked to be mimicking an animal. "Kill," she said again, growling after her words left. And once she said it for the fourth time, that was when it all started.

The blonde girl lunged herself at the man, her right hand suddenly forming a black sphere of swirling demonic energy. With a cry, that made Hinata's legs almost buckle had she been standing, escaping her throat, she thrust the attack the man she was aiming for. With a click of his tongue, Kabuto jumped out of the way, the blonde's attack missing and hitting the ground instead. It let off an explosion, and the area the girl was in was covered in a dust cloud.

Not for long though.

She immediately burst out from within it, charging at Kabuto with full speed and swung her tail at him. It was that fast, the man didn't have time to move and used both arms to take the hit. He was sent flying, but managed to stop himself, his feet digging into ground. Once stopped, he looked over his arms. The girl didn't attack, just stared at him with ferocious red eyes and bared teeth. Smiling once more, Kabuto regained his posture and stood tall.

"Amazing as always, Kyūbi," said the man. "Maybe it's time I got a bit serious. Otherwise, I'll most likely get killed." Saying that, Kabuto tore away his robe, underneath he wore nothing but black pants and open toed sandals, his upper body completely bear. Then, clenching both of his fists, letting out a low growl of his own, he began to change.

His body begun to turn white and scaly, his onyx orbs slowly turning yellow with slitted pupils, around them were purple markings. Then from his abdomen, it began to morph, something long sprouting out, wrapping itself around the man's waist, slithering behind him like a tail, before it poke up from behind him. What came out was a snake with a similar skin tone and it's tongue poked out at intervals. Finally, four horns suddenly grew from the back of his head and at last he was finished.

"Come then Kyūbi," he taunted, "let's see more of that monstrous strength." The girl roared in response, the taunt successful and charged head first into battle. A battle between a fox and a snake.

Another chapter done and dusted. For those who don't know, 'Yanagi no Mai' means Dance of the Willows. And I bet some people are wondering what secret our Hinata is hiding. Unfortunately, that question will be answered, in the sequel to this ;) Also, the reason I don't refer to Kimimaro's bones as such (aka the white spikes) is because they don't know what they are, so I hope that helps.

Thanks for reading as always and please leave a review and tell me anything that can help improve the story or my writing. Also constructive criticism is also very appreciated.

See ya next chapter!