Why demons exist
"Kyuubi said he has a request for Naruto."
"What?"
"Quit calling me 'Stupid Fox' every time you need my chakra! If you want me to continue lending my chakra then call me Tails! Got it?!"
"And if I refuse?"
"Then I'll start calling you a cowardly weakling every time you need my help."
"Fine…I'll quit calling him Stupid Fox. By the way, was that you talking or was that him?"
"That was Tails talking. Huh…seems Shukaku has something to say too."
"When she entered the contract with our kind she agreed to help us if we assist her.""When you say 'assist' you, are you talking about her having to make sacrifices to your kind or something?" said Jiraiya.
"Your referring to her worshipping us, aren't you? The answer is NO. Do you have any idea how many of us there are?!"
"A lot?" said Naruto.
A lot he says… Our numbers match the same yours.
What do you mean by that Stu…er, Tails?
Ever heard of a concept called Yin and Yang? Light and Dark?
Yeah…I think so.
Well, since there are humans whom you consider the 'light' or good half, it's only natural that there would be something that can balance your world. That's why we demons exist.
Okay…
"Tails said something about demons balancing humans out or something."
"There has to be an opposing force to balance both worlds. That's why the Tailed Beasts were set loose every so often. We have to balance the number of demons and humans. But…"
"But what?" said Jiraiya.
"But recently, something has disturbed the balance. Or to be more exact, someone."
"Who would disturb the balance?" said Naruto.
You know him as Orochimaru.
"Um, how did Orochimaru disturb the balance?" asked Naruto aloud by mistake.
"Well, technically speaking it wasn't his fault. I pretty sure he still has no idea why he was so good with snakes," said Shukaku.
"So what exactly happened?" said Jiraiya.
"One of our own somehow managed to possess a human without their knowledge. We're still trying to find out how he did it."
"I take it that the human you're referring to is Orochimaru."
"Yes. We had no idea that he had done this until Orochimaru started going renegade for no reason. That was the original concern. We're still trying to fix the mess that damn snake started!" said Kyuubi irritably.
"Um, Kyuubi-san, is it possible for you and Shukaku to speak without going through us?" said Haruto.
"I'm sure we can think of something. I'll try to at least come out with a physical form so you can talk to me directly. Shukaku has already figured out a way to do that."
Naruto, can you create a shadow clone that looks similar to me? You can choose how many tails I have if you want. Though if you add too many you'll make that perverted sage nervous again.
Sure thing. I've always wanted to see you first hand after I found out you were inside me!
Naruto made a Shadow Clone version of Kyuubi with only four tails instead of nine. The fox took over that body and looked at Naruto with a grin. Shukaku followed suit and soon Jiraiya had to deal with two demons instead of two teenagers. (Though they are practically the same in his eyes anyway!)
"So, Tails, how long has the snake demon had possession of Orochimaru?" said Jiraiya.
"Well…we suspect that he pulled it off through the mother. We think he took control of her first, then taking Orochimaru before he was even born."
"That freak is nothing more than a puppet for the snake. That much we could tell after he tried to find an immortality jutsu; we knew he was being manipulated at that point," said Shukaku.
"So he was being manipulated himself before he could even resist? When did you really get concerned?!" said Jiraiya angrily.
"When he learned how to summon snakes, he was far beyond any help we could have given you to free him of the snake. At this point, even if we remove that snake he'll be killed in the process," said Kyuubi.
"So he'll die no matter what we do."
"Some of his doings might have been his fault, but we seriously doubt he had free will to begin with."
"So basically, what you're saying is that Orochimaru was is nothing more than a shell for this serpent from the start," said Haruto.
"Unfortunately, that's exactly what he is. If we had seen this after the mother was taken, we could have prevented this from happening at all!" said Tails.
"So we're both to blame for not realizing this when it started," said Jiraiya.
"Neither side is completely to blame. Both worlds share the responsibility of protecting the balance. Though…there was one instance where we didn't know about until a hundred years after it happened," said Tails.
"Why do I have a feeling that you're about to torment me with that again?!" grumbled Shukaku. Tails chuckled evilly; no matter how many times he thought about it, it always cracked him up!
"What happened?" said Naruto.
"This knuckle-head went to the wrong place. He was supposed to attack one of the villages in the Earth nation, but he screwed up and ended up in a desert during the summer!" Tails was laughing.
"Well excuse me! That sand was hot, fox-face!" retorted Shukaku.
"So Raccoon-boy over here gets the hot-foot and then winds up sealed in a…a…tea kettle!" Tails finished, and everyone except Shukaku burst out laughing. When they were able to look at Shukaku without snickering, Tails continued.
"Right now, we have two major problems to solve in this world. The first is Orochimaru naturally, but the second has come up recently."
"I'm guessing you're referring to the rogue ninjas trying to capture Naruto and remove you from him," said Jiraiya.
"We had no knowledge that a group of shinobi was attempting to capture us for their own agendas until Itachi attacked."
"Was Itachi's slaughter of his own clan your doing as well?" said Naruto.
"That was an accident. Every two hundred years or so a family with a Kekkei Genkai will be almost annihilated by one of their own. However, that wasn't supposed to happen for a few decades. I don't know if this was the work of the snake or whether it was an accident on our part…" said Tails.
"Why do you have a family with a Kekkei Genkai almost destroyed every two hundred years or so?" asked Jiraiya.
"In order to prevent them from becoming too powerful a force. The Uchiha clan massacre was not meant to happen intentionally; how it occurred is beyond me. If any of the Kekkei Genkai families in Konoha were to be weakened, it would most certainly have been the Hyuga clan, not the Uchiha."
"Because of that Branched family thing?" said Naruto.
"Exactly. Their little practice of separating their clan into two groups wasn't something we could allow to continue."
"I bet Neji will be glad to hear that," said Naruto.
"So how much does your kind meddle in the affairs of humans?"
"We usually don't meddle too much, just enough to benefit both worlds. Most of the time we leave you to your own devices," answered Tails.
"How much have you done recently?" asked Jiraiya.
"Well…the last Kazekage put Raccoon-boy in his own son after we had their political opposite weaken their village's fighting power. We were planning on sending another demon in to fill the spot, but the man used him instead. We had no idea he already had one of us waiting."
"You mean you never wondered what happened to me?! Even when I didn't come back?!"
"We thought you were with the Summoned Beasts again. You have been known to live among them for hundreds of years at a time," retorted Tails.
"You mean that the creatures we use in our jutsu live on your side?!"
"Are you kidding? They live on their half of the world and we stay on our own turf. You humans are the only ones who invade the other's territory," said Shukaku.
"Then why did you attack me and the frog I summoned?" asked Naruto.
"I was cranky, okay? I don't get out often enough since I'm stuck in Gaara all the time and I get irritable."
"I've been meaning to ask this, but are you the one controlling the sand that protects Gaara?" asked Haruto.
"Why would I protect the kid from every little attack?! The restless soul of his mother controls that sand. I only control it whenever he uses it to release me."
"Or whenever the vengeful soul decides to let you be the one guarding him. Let me guess, she only lets you deal with the strong attacks and she just does minor?" said Tails amused.
"Hey Tails, why does Naruto have a black hole for a stomach?" asked Haruto.
"About that…it seems he got an unexpected side-affect when he had me sealed in him. After the first two bowls, I end up with the rest. Don't ask me why that is, because I have no idea."
"Why does Haruto only have those bulky shurinkens and not normal sized ones?" asked Naruto.
"She can change their size," said Shukaku.
"Was that your influence when it came to her weapon preference?" asked Jiraiya.
"Hey, we may meddle, but even we don't mess with a girl's taste! That's her doing, not ours. The control of the shurinkens themselves, however is ours," said Tails quickly.
"Then you don't have any control over Naruto's fashion sense?" said Haruto.
"I wish…" snorted Tails; Haruto started laughing.
"Well… I did have some influence on Haruto's wardrobe…" said Shukaku.
"How much?" asked Naruto and Jiraiya.
"I helped her find the clothes that not only offered maximum maneuverability, but didn't look like an eyesore," said Shukaku.
"It's true," shrugged Haruto.
"Hey Tails and Shukaku," said Jiraiya; they turned to him and he continued, "How hard is it for your kind to come to our side?"
"Not that hard if the majority of the Tailed Beasts permits it," said Tails.
"Though even we have to get approval from the others," said Shukaku.
"So is it possible that you can help them fix the damages that snake demon caused in Konoha?" asked Haruto.
"It is possible, but you'd have to get approval from the Tailed Beasts on the other side. And you'd have to choose which ones can come and which stay," said Tails.
"So how can I get there? It'll be pretty hard for me to do that on this end," said Haruto.
"I'll try to remember the incantation to take us there, but it'll be tough with the seal on us," said Tails.
"I'll come with you. I want to see Gama Bunta in his world," said Naruto.
"Are you going to inform your comrades about what Itachi and his organization is trying to pull?" asked Jiraiya.
"Absolutely. When they find out about that, there'll be a guard from both the summoned beasts and one of our own on anyone who possess my friends," said Tails.
"That's good to know. It'll be harder for them to capture the humans with your kin if there's something protecting them."