Speech

Thought

Kyuubi/Nibi

GraityTheWizard: He's more or less shocked to see her.

Shinteo-5: Just didn't feel like doing it that way.

To all those asking: yes, Naruto will be able to go back to human form before long.

Wolf In Fox's Clothing

Chapter 6: The Feline and The Family

"Nibi? Who the heck are you talking about, fox?" Naruto rubbed his sore nose

"That girl..she carries the two-tailed cat: Nibi no Nekomata. Uh..heh..she kinda has a thing for me."

"Come again..?"

"That's him! That's my Foxy-Kun's container!" Nibi squealed gleefully

"Huh?" Yugito took a look at who bumped into her and nearly went bug-eyed at what she saw, "F-Furry...ears..tail...kawaii.." came her thoughts as she stared at the fur-clad boy in front of him.

Nibi giggled, "That's Kyuubi's container, and it seems you're taken with him as well."

"N-Nani? No way!" She protested, blushing profusely as she did, "So what if he's cute and fuzzy. Wait..why IS he fuzzy?"

"Wait..are you saying you and this Nibi dated ?"

"It was more like a couple of friends just doing stuff until I got put in you."

"Speaking of that..you've never told me why you attacked in the first place."

"Uh..heh..well..I kinda had a bit of ego..being called 'strongest of the tailed beasts'll do that to a guy. Especially since I'm still in my mid-teens by our standards even though I've been around a few thousand years. When I found out Konoha was considered the strongest shinobi village, I thought I could take them.."

"Wait..you attacked because you were a COCKY TEENAGER? BAKA KITSUNE!"

"I paid for it, ok? I got all 9 of my tails handed to me by one human. Granted, he was pretty damn tough, but he was still human. "

sigh "Fine, but how come you didn't tell me she was in the village?"

"I've tackled him so many times, I guess hiding my chakra from him has become habit."

"Ok..so..do we tell him?"

"Duh! Hurry up and do it! By now Kyuu-kun's told him about me."

"All right, all right! Keep your fur on." Yugito dusted herself off as Naruto did the same, "So, you carry Kyuubi, huh?" She was trying her hardest not to tackle him.

Naruto's face shot up, "Uh..yeah. And..you have Nibi, right?"

She nodded, "Name's Yugito Nii. Nibi's kinda excited right now.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Yeah..Kyuubi told me about her." After a second he realized he had walked into her while he was talking to the fox, "Uh..sorry bout earlier.."

"Hm? Oh...yeah..I wasn't watching either."

"Well, I better get going. I gotta be somewhere." In his anger at Sasuke, he had almost forgotten to go to the Hyuugas.

"Want some company?" The urge to touch his fur was getting harder to resist and Nibi was insistent about staying with Kyuubi.

"I guess. Dunno what kind of reaction you'll get, though. He replied, starting off towards the Hyuuga compound with her in tow.

Along the way Yugito found out he was a werewolf. Although it unnerved her a bit at first, the 'kawaii' factor overruled the feeling fast. Naruto learned she was brought here Kumo and mentioned some from there tried to get away with a kidnapping in Konoha but got stopped. He left out that he did it since he didn't think it was all that important. All the while he saw her act like she was thinking of touching his ears. Finally he gave in and gave her the ok, something she didn't need said a second time and stayed like that the remainder of the walk.

Hinamori Hyuuga paced around anxiously, "Hiashi, are you sure he's coming?"

"Dear, Hinata asked him herself. Just relax. I'm sure he'll be here shortly" He grinned when there was a knock at the door, "See?"

Naruto and Yugito were led in by a maid, both looking a tad uneasy. Hinata, when she saw the blonde girl holding onto his arms, suddenly developed a twitch over her eye that Naruto and Kyuubi noticed.

"Kyuubi..did she just.?"

"Yes she did, Kit. Something tells me you might wanna keep on your toes here."

"Naruto Uzuumaki?" Hinamori asked, stepping up to him.

"Uh..yeah..?" He barely had time to finish his response when he found himself in a bearhug courtesy of the woman.

"Oh thank you so much! If it hadn't been for you, my daughter would have.." She didn't bother finish and tightened the hug.

"Wait..he stopped the guy? You didn't say anything about that!" Yugito said.

"I didn't think it was a big deal." Came his reply.

"You told her?" Hiashi asked, raising an eye.

Naruto gasped for air after finally being let go, "She said she was from Kumo and it reminded me."

Hiashi thought to himself for a moment, "She couldn't be the 'peace offering' the Raikage sent, could she? Then again, given the current one's attitude, I wouldn't put it past him. I'll take to Sarutobi about this." He mused before focusing back to the two, "I believe you two are just in time for dinner."

"Cool, I'm getting kinda hungry."

Naruto soon regretted that statement when he found himself sitting between the two girls.

"Well, it seems we have some competition for our little foxwolf." Nibi chuckled.

"What do you mean 'our' ?"

"Oh come now, Yugi; you're liking the boy, admit it. He carries a tailed beast like you, so it's safe to assume he's had the same treatment you did in Kumo. You have something in common in that regard. Though it looks like he's not letting it get to him. Besides, he's got attitude, can't deny that."

"Well, I'll admit he's a little cute, for a kid."

"A little? Girl, my gut's telling me that'll be an understatement in a few years."

As dinner came, the Hyuugas and Yugito quickly learned Naruto didn't just look like a wolf, he could eat like one too. "I burn a lotta calories training." was his reason for scarfing down almost a full roast.

What he didn't see were the two girls starting to try and stare each other down through the remainder of the meal; although the adults did, much to Hinamori's amusement.

Back in Kumo, everyone was trying to calm down a thoroughly pissed off Raikage who was stomping around and screaming obscenities at everyone in range. The cause of his tantrum: a scroll that just arrived from Konoha by bird. He had opened it assuming it was a demand to take the girl back. Instead it was a photo..

..of Sarutobi giving the middle finger and the words, "NICE TRY, JACKASS!" written below.

"Sarutobi, you son of a bitch!" The Raikage screamed to the heavens.

That'll be the last of Kumo and the Raikage in this story, I just couldn't resist having his con backfire.

Fair warning: the next chapter will be a timeskip, although there'll still be brief descriptions of what happens during it

Next time: time goes on and Mizuki gets a nasty surprise.