The chase begins
Where on earth is Kite?! This isn't like him at all… Kakashi the copy ninja mused.
Laughter rang through the forest. The ninja tensed.
"We can't wait for him any longer. We have to end this NOW!" snarled the group leader.
The journeyman and elite ninja sprang into action. Their mission; stop the Nine-tailed fox demon at any cost. Even if the cost was Naruto's life.
"It sounds like they've begun the chase. Shall we lead them on my brothers and sisters?"
They all howled their agreement. Whatever happened now, they would face the danger together as a family.
"Good luck. We'll meet you at the entrance of the time seal." Tails said.
The current Lord of the Forest ran into the shinobi's view. When they saw him, they immediately started to chase him, completely oblivious that they were being lead far into the forest with no chance of help arriving in time.
A few hours after the chase began Naruto, Kite, Sasuke, Tails and Naru-chan arrived at the entrance of the seal. The ninja were an hour's run away, and they would hear them arrive. This would be a day that none of them will forget.
Something isn't right. We're chasing him and he hasn't fought back unless we attacked him first. And even those attacks weren't life threatening. What is going on? Is he deliberately leading us somewhere? These were the thoughts that ran through the Copy Ninja's mind. Strangely, he was the only one who suspected that this was a ploy to lead them somewhere. It wasn't until he saw a vixen rush past him that he knew that this wasn't a trap for the ninja. They wanted them to find something badly enough to reveal themselves to the shinobi.
The vixen that had run past him a few moments ago slowed down and stared at Kakashi. This caught him off guard, and he was quickly surrounded by several foxes, each with more than one tail. She walked up to him and clearly said "You are different from the others. Why do you not suspect that this is a trap and not something else?" the yellow and white fox asked.
"I just had the feeling that this wasn't a trap. If it were, you would have attacked us while our attention was on your kin. Just what are you planning to do?" answered Kakashi.
"Would you like to know now or wait for the others to get there?" asked the vixen.
"If it's the same to you, I'd rather know what is going on now rather than later."
The fox chuckled. This human was an interesting person.
"Very well. I will personally take you to the spot that the others are being lead. You better hang on though. Leafs are painful at the speed I'll be going at."
"Can I ask you something first?"
"Yes, you may ask me what you want within reason."
"What is your name? I would prefer to know your name instead of calling you fox-girl," Kakashi said.
"My name is Renamon. Rena for short. Any other questions?"
"I'm good for now."
"Then climb on and don't let go. A fall at the speed we'll be going at would most likely be fatal."
Kakashi climbed onto Rena's back and she darted quickly through the forest. When she started to slow down, he saw their destination. But there were already people there. Among them was the missing Kite, along with Naruto. Things had just gotten a lot more interesting.