Life As A Fox
Chapter 13: The Rest Of The Ten Beasts
Notes: "Talking"
'Thoughts'
['Demon Thoughts']
[Demon/Summon Speech]
Combined Human Demon
JUTSU (description)
(Translation)
Communicator (A/N: Just for this Chapter)
Chihiro: "Liz, you will stay here and assist me in contacting the rest of the nine,"
Sara: "You don't mean?"
Chihiro: "Yes, I think it's about time that they meet each other in person before the battle."
Sara: "HAI!" she immediately got into a meditation stance and began to send the message.
Chihiro: "I just hope that Fox and Cat have a favorable decision."
Sara: "I just realized,"
Chihiro: "What is it?"
Sara: "I've never spoken to one-tail since I joined. How will I know who I'm looking for?"
Chihiro: "Don't worry, I'll contact him."
Sara: "HAI!"
Sara began to mold chakra and send out the message to the rest of the beasts. She knew that it was going to be hard to find the rest of the members. Luckily, she had already visited a few of the members only a few days with the latest updates on the current situation.
- - - - -(With Pain)- - - - -
He was making his way towards Konoha at top speed. He was hoping that Fox had received a favorable decision from the girl by know. He was still worried over the sudden movements that 'they' made. He felt that there would be bloodshed in the upcoming battle, but that was nothing that he wasn't used to. He had seen much bloodshed in his life, ever since he was four. The number of bloodsheds and slaughters he witnessed increased even more over the years. To his surprise, the amount he saw over the years decreased in numbers the day he joined the organization. But the same thoughts kept returning to his mind.
Pain: 'I can feel it,' his eyes turned bright yellow and his pupils became slits, 'there will lots of bloodshed,' whisker marks began to show on his cheeks, 'and I will be the one,' his canines and nails began to grow to become fangs and claws, 'to begin to bloodshed.' he began to run on all fours as his hair began to change into shades of black, white, and grey. Fur began to grow at different parts of his body as he continued to transform in hope that it will help boost his speed.
- - - - -(With One-Tail)- - - - -
The young man was working on paperwork in his office. He's been in this position many times, ever since he was fourteen. He's had many problems when he was young; he was coldhearted, bloodthirsty, and killed anyone who got in his way. That all changed, when he met Fox, when he was twelve. Since then he's calmed down greatly, and now many of the villagers don't see a monster anymore, but a leader and guardian of their village.
He's even grown more and more popular with the youth of the village, even more surprising for his siblings, was the fact that he was dating a young Anbu Captain named, Matsuri. The two of them had been together for years. Especially after he was revived by one of the village's wisest puppeteers and advisor to the Kazekage. It was quite recently that he regained his lifelong companion, and biggest headache, the spirit of the One-Tailed Raccoon.
It was thanks to Fox that he was able to regain an old ally to sand. This, however, came at a price for the Raccoon, since he didn't have a proper body; he had to be resealed into the young man. The young man knew that he was the only one who could properly control the demon's powers, and he accepted it for the good of the village. He was a little worried that he would no longer have a peaceful night's sleep, but the new seal allowed him to sleep peacefully, that and the fact that Lady Chihiro had threatened the oversized rat if he didn't stop his useless lunacy.
The young man was continuing his work as an Anbu stepped into his office. The Anbu wore the mask of the Raccoon. And it was properly shown that she was the only one in the village that wore the mask. It showed that she was the most skilled and strongest of the village's Anbu.
???: "Raccoon, you can take off you mask when you're here. There's no need for you to wear it."
Raccoon: "Sorry Kazekage-sama, but you had summoned me and I thought this was appropriate." She took of her mask to reveal a young woman about the same age as the young man. She had long red hair and had light skin that complemented her dark brown eyes. This was Matsuri.
???: "You're right, I did summon you here, and what I'm about to tell you is and S-class secret and must never leave this room."
To say that she was surprised at how serious he sounded got her a little worried. He had never sounded this serious with her, even with the most private of matters. She knew this was either good news or bad news. She stayed quiet to show that she understood.
???: "You remember of the organization that I secretly joined correct?" he received a nod from her, "I just received a message that the leader has decided to hold a meeting."
Matsuri: "But what's the problem, they've always held meetings, how is this any different?" she was worried about what this might lead to.
???: "You're right," he turned to face her, "but the new circumstances that have arisen need me to go to the meeting in person."
Matsuri: "But you've never had to go in person before, why the sudden change?"
???: "For one, they have found the final member. Second, we need to all meet each other in person as a sign of trust. Third, the sudden changes of our enemy's movements have forced us to have to prepare for battle." He looked up to see that she was close to breaking down right in front of him. "While I'm away, you will take care of the village as a temporary Kazekage."
Matsuri: "WHAT?!" she knew what this meant. He was going to be gone for some time. "But what will you say to the village? You know how much the village looks up to you! What are you going to tell them?"
???: "The entire village will be informed by the elders about my temporary departure. They have been instructed to follow your orders as though you were the Kazekage. They will inform the village of the situation."
Matsuri: "You know that this will cause a great deal of the village to want to follow you."
???: "Yes, I know, but that is why I want you to inform the village of the actual situation after I leave." He stood up and began to walk to her. She had tears on her eyes from the thought of him leaving her again.
Matsuri: 'It's just like when he died all over again. I don't want to loose him again.' She hadn't noticed how close he was until he wrapped his arms around her. She instinctively wrapped hers around him and began crying into his shoulder. "Why? Why did you have to join them?"
???: "It was so I could protect you, with everything I've got. If I were to loose you…" He was cut off as she brought her lips to meet his. They stayed like that for a few moments before breaking apart. Their foreheads touching, they smiled at each other, both knowing what they meant to each other. "If this is what I get for leaving, then I can't wait to see what I get when I return to you." He had a mischievous grin on his face as she began to blush.
Matsuri: "Then you better make sure you get back soon." She broke the embrace to make room for him. He turned around and held up his hand as a portal began to form in front of him. "Stay safe, and make sure to play nice with the others."
???: "Don't worry, I'll comeback, but I can't promise the 'playing with others' part. You forget, that Fox is one of the others." He smirked as he stepped into the portal and disappeared as he said one last farewell to her.
- - - - -(With Two-Tail)- - - - -
A teenage girl could be seen engaged in combat with a monster. She was wielding powerful axes in each hand; they were each as big and tall as her body and weighed twenty times her own weight. She charged at the beast and did a quick cross slash and instantly left the creature in pieces on the ground. She had been fighting monsters for most of her youth with her fiancée. The two of them had been traveling together ever since their group had split up after they had defeated all of the Cruxis Angels that had threatened the survival of their world. That was quite some time ago.
She had bright pink hair that was held up in two ponytails from the topsides of her head along with bright blue eyes. Her outfit consisted of a dark blue suit in the form of a sleeveless shirt that turned into a skirt that reached halfway down her thighs with a large brown belt around her waist, it had a small hunters knife that was worn on her right side; she wore skintight shorts that were a little shorter underneath the skirt. She had gauntlets that ran halfway to her upper arms and ended in a bell shape, they were gray in color and had silver plates on the knuckles and back of her hand for protection and fistfights. She had on a pair of light gray steel toed combat boots, along with steel soles, that ended in the same ball shape at her knees. Her out fit hadn't changed much over the years, all except that she had to get them replaced with larger sizes as she grew. She also wore a gold necklace that was given to her by her deceased sister. It had four jewels that went from a large to small as it went upward to a small one halfway up her neck.
Her fiancée was just finishing of the monster he was facing. He was fighting with a kendama; it was basically a hammer shaped weapon that had a steel ball attached to it by a string. The teenage boy was used to having to fight from a distance using magic, but created his own fighting style when he didn't have a choice. He jumped over the beast as it swung it heavy club horizontally, the boy jumped and spun over the creature using his kendama as a rope as it wrapped around it. He finished it off by sending electricity through the string and pulling. He instantly sliced the creature to pieces.
He had shoulder length silver hair with bangs the reached halfway down her chest that was accompanied by soft gray eyes eyes. His outfit consisted of a bright blue over all shorts and vest that had circular white designs on them. He wore a shoulder length black shirt with a matching knee length short underneath his outfit. He had a pair of black travelers boots that were covered by a blue cloth that had the same design as his over alls.
Girl: "Wow, I've never seen you do that move before." She walked up to him from behind and hugged him. "So what do you call it?"
Boy: "Ehehe, to tell you the truth, that move was all on spur of the moment." He was nervous for two reasons; 1) he had created a technique in a way that he himself would of considered reckless and stupid, and 2) her chest was rubbing up against his back. "Uh, I think you might want to get off, that is, unless you want to repeat last night."
Girl: "And just what's wrong with that?" she had just noticed the position she had unknowingly put him in and just went along with the situation so she took a tone that had always worked to get what she wanted from him, "I know that we both enjoyed ourselves. So why not do it again?" she was about the begin kissing the side of his neck before she hesitated as she received a mental message from the organization.
Boy: "Something wrong?" her reaction didn't go unnoticed, he knew what it was. The look she got on her face meant it had something to do with the organization she had joined a couple of years ago. "I'm guessing that you just got a message from 'her', huh?" he received a nod from her. "*sigh* And here I was hoping to have some more fun tonight."
Girl: "I was hoping too," she got off of him and gave him a gentle kiss, "the thing is that this time I have to go in person," she had a saddened tone in her voice, "and I don't know how long it'll be before I come back."
Boy: "Don't worry too much about it."
Girl: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT?!" she was in completely shock over what he said, "IF I GO WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT'LL BE BEFORE I…" she was cut of by their lips meeting again.
Boy: "Did you already forget about my blood?" he had a smile on his face, "Even if I have to wait a thousand years for you to return, I'll be here waiting for you."
The two stayed in each other's arms as she remembered that he was a half-elf. Because of his blood, he was able to exceed the normal lifespan of both humans and elves. She was worried that she might die from old age before he did, but he knew of a spell or two to far increase her lifespan to match his. He had already performed the spell on her on the day he had proposed to her as an early wedding present. The only drawback to the spell was that the caster and the one who it is cast on would age a lot slower than average. If someone were to ask the two of them their age they'd both say that they were fifteen, but in reality, they'd be old enough to be someone's great grandparents.
Girl: "Alright, I'll make sure to come back to you." She held up her hand in front of her as he backed away and opened a portal that had black smoke coming out of it.
Boy: "In all the time that I've been traveling, it's that portal that remains the only thing that keeps freaking me out." He felt a shiver go down his spine each and every time she used it.
Girl: "I know what you mean," she turned to look at his face, "even I'm not completely used to it." She walked towards the portal, "I'll see you when I get back, Genis." She stepped into the portal and disappeared, but not before he gave her a quick answer that caused her to blush.
Genis: "And I'll be waiting for you, at our 'special' place." He had a grin on his face, which told her everything she needed to know.
- - - - -(With Three-Tail)- - - - -
???: "HYAAAAAAA!!!" the woman slashed through the next fallen soul with her sword. She had been purifying the souls of the fallen for over for hundreds of years. Her abilities were extremely high from the training she did secretly, but she always held back and hid her true strength. The woman was engaged in a fight with a large number of fallen souls.
The woman was wearing a black battle kimono with white. She had her sheathe tied on her left hip. Her sword looked like a standard sized katana with a hint of blue coloring in the blade. She had jet-black hair that reached to her waist; it was accompanied by a silver bang that went straight down her forehead between her eyes towards her cheek. Her brown eyes showed that of a veteran fighter who has seen much bloodshed before.
???: "These guys are seriously starting TO GET ON MY GOD DAMN NERVES!!!' She held her sword parallel to the ground. "FREEZE THEIR SOULS! SORYU!" her sword changed shape and know looked like a pure white blade with a hilt; her hands being covered by gloves that had steel claws for nails accompanied it. "NOW! FREEZING ART: SUB-ZERO ZONE!" All of the area fifty feet around her suddenly dropped in temperature dramatically, all of the souls stood frozen in place, unable to move. She disappeared into thin air and all of the souls vanished as their heads were split in half.
She had the power and skill to easily surpass any of her superiors in battle, but decided not to in order to avoid any and all suspicion of how she had gotten so powerful. She knew that if the captains ever found out about the true spirit she shared with her Zanpaku-to, she didn't even want to think of the thought of what they'd do to her. She knew though, that she had accepted it and would face the consequences when they arrive. She was about to return home to the Soul Society when she received a mental message, just as she received a message on her radio.
???: Squad Member 13-9, report in the voice that came from the communicator earpiece that was in the woman's ear. It waited for a response, but received nothing but static as she smashed her communicator. The woman turned and opened a portal that was covered in shadow. She stepped in and disappeared.
- - - - -(With Four-Tail)- - - - -
It was a bright and sunny day in the middle of Tokyo, Japan in the 17th year of Meiji. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, which brought calmness to the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu dojo. It had been very rare, at one point, for there to be any kind of peace in the place. The dojo was currently at the pinnacle of its success. Over the years, it gained a new master thanks to the training of the previous master. It was thanks to her guidance, that the current master of the dojo was expertly skilled in the art Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu.
The previous master was named Kaoru Kamiya, and was known as 'The Kenjutsu Princess' of Tokyo, Japan. She was an expert when it came to Kenjutsu. She had grown over the years into a very skilled swordsman, wife, mother, and surprisingly to everyone that knew her, as very skilled cook. She had long black hair that had a tiny shade of blue; her eyes matched her hair color. She had trained with her father, who was the founder of Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu, ever since she could walk. She had been married to a rurouni named Kenshin Himura, shortly after she turned eighteen.
The woman's husband was currently napping under a tree in the courtyard with their son Kenji. They both had long red hair and were wearing matching kimonos with a red tops and white bottoms. Both of them were exact copies of each other if they were the same size. They weren't the only ones in the courtyard. The current master of the dojo was training around two-dozen of the students that currently attended the dojo.
The man wore a kimono that matched Kenshin's, but with a different color scheme; his top was dark blue with the kanji for the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu dojo on the back, this was accompanied by a very light brown kimono pants; his hair was black and was never styled, giving him the untamed look. The man had been training in the dojo ever since he was ten, which had been seven years ago. At first he was nothing but an arrogant punk and a pickpocket. That all changed when the red haired rurouni had saved him from getting killed by a gang that he wanted to no longer work for. After that he had begun to train in the dojo to become strong enough to fight for himself, he even secretly trained himself in the rurouni's Kenjutsu style from memory. This gave him speed and strength. He was tough, strict, but fair and very carefree. He had earned the respect of all those that had looked down on him because of his attitude.
Dojo Master: "Alright! That's enough for today! You're all dismissed for today!"
Students: "HAI SENSEI!!" The students begun to leave after their training, it had been very slow to regain student, but thanks to everyone that lived at the dojo, people began to arrive. All of the students had looked up to their sensei, mainly because most of them were still kids, but mainly because of how skilled he was.
At first, many of the new students, that were older than the dojo master, were completely against the idea of being trained by someone who was younger than them. They wanted the previous master to train them. But she was no longer willing to take any more students after she had trained the current master. Of course, like the inexperienced idiots they were, they challenged him and were taken out in mere moments. To say that they learned their lesson of not underestimating people that was younger than themselves, was obvious. Even Kenji was stronger than them, and he was only five years old.
He had always trained hard, even after he had managed to take his new title. He was slightly surprised at just how many people began to challenge him to test their strength, especially after the gang he was a part of when he was a kid paid him a visit. Although, this time they no longer had any power over him as he beat the entire gang senseless after the threatened his girlfriend, Tsubame. It was after that she had begun to train along with his students.
After the last of the students left the master made his way to his room to change from his training gear. He knew that he was being followed; yet he acted as though he didn't know because he already knew who it was. As he entered his room he quickly hid as his door closed. Then she came in and he pounced.
Girl: "EEEEK!" she was on the ground with him on top before she could react.
Dojo Master: "You really have to work on you stealth if you want to sneak up on me without me noticing, Tsubame-chan." He smirked as she began to pout over the fact that she was caught before she could make her move on him.
Tsubame looked up to him with a smile and pulled him down for a long and passionate kiss. They broke the kiss for some air after some time. This was as far as they always got in their games. They were both happy with just being in each other's presence. This was what they agreed on when they had begun dating no lovemaking until after marriage. They just lay there gazing at each other's eyes, not wanting to end the moment that they were sharing. That was when she noticed the sudden change in his eyes.
Tsubame: "What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?" she was worried that she had done something wrong. Even more as he got up and sat down with a very serious look on his face.
Dojo Master: "I didn't want to say anything before, but it was nearly impossible for me to sense your aura as you followed me." He grinned as he noticed the amazed look on her face. "And it is because of this that I wanted to ask you of a favor."
Tsubame: "And just what would that favor be?" she took a serious tone of her own.
Dojo Master: "Currently, you're skill in the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu puts you third only to myself and Kaoru. And it is because of this that I must ask you to be the temporary master of this dojo."
Tsubame: "WHAT?! But what will the students think if they found out they were going to begin training under a girl, you saw how most of them acted when they saw you!"
Dojo Master: "Kaoru and Kenshin have agreed to help you any way they could. And as you already know, Kaoru was the master of the dojo before me, so she could continue your training while I'm gone."
Tsubame: "But why are you leaving and where are you going?!"
The man just stayed quiet. He was in deep thought, trying to figure out how to tell her. He didn't want her to be mortified with the thought that he was going to be gone for a while. This was the only thing he was afraid of. Of course, all of his thought flew out the window when a black portal appeared out of nowhere right behind him. Then someone in a long dark green cloak with yellow flames on the bottom came out of the portal.
Tsubame was scared out of her mind as she saw what had happened. One second the two of them were completely alone in the room, and out of nowhere some strange black round thing appears and then someone in a very strange looking cloak came out of it.
Cloak: "Tata kiserui" (What's taking you so long?)
Dojo Master: "Condero, gosentoreu hinonduru shinkitara" (Just wait. I'm still trying to explain what's going on to her) He got up and pulled Tsubame in for an embrace. "I'll explain everything when I come back. I promise I'll tell you everything when I get back." He gave her a quick kiss as he walked to the cloaked person.
Tsubame: "Will I ever see you again?" She had tears in her eyes, but she knew that he had to leave. He never did things unless he was sure that it would help protect those he cares about. But she still wanted to know.
Dojo Master: "Don't worry, I'll make sure to come back to you." He stepped into the darkness and disappeared.
- - - - -(With Five-Tail)- - - - -
If you were to find the holder of the Five-Tailed Demon, you'd have to look no farther than the Land of the Dead. There, you would find a young man in a white porcelain mask with a red design on it. He wore a battle kimono that consisted of a brown striped long sleeve shirt and matching pants; this was accompanied by a blue jacket that he wore as a vest. Even though he was dead, he continued to train vigorously to assist the few people he cared about in the living. Even more after he was reunited with his birth mother and adoptive father.
His body had grown to that of a man who had trained for all his life. The only drawback to his looks was when he removed his mask. Whenever he walked around without his mask he was often mistaken for a young woman, especially due to his long hair. Which freaked out a lot of guys that had started to flirt with him, although a few didn't care. Other than that, his afterlife had been a very happy and uneventful one until he discovered of the spirit that he shared with a tailed beast. He wasn't really freaked out or anything, just surprised that he had someone to watch over him all his life. It was soon after that, that he joined the organization.
His life had been so full of danger that he was happy to have some peace, but was still a little edgy. Mainly because he wasn't really able to test his skills against anyone other than his adoptive father, and even that was beginning to get very dull for him. That was until he received a mental message.
Instinctively, he got up from having dinner with his family and went outside. The two of his parents went after him to see what was wrong.
Mother: "What's wrong dear?" she received no answer from him.
Adoptive father: "I'm guessing that this has to do with that group you joined, am I correct?"
Boy: "Am I really that easy to read?" he had a small grin on his face.
Adoptive Father: "I trained you for more that ten years, of course I can read you easily."
Mother: "So that means that you're leaving?" there was a tone of sadness in her voice after realizing that her only son was leaving her side again.
Boy: "Don't worry mother, I'll make sure to come back alive."
Adoptive Father: "…wait…how can you come back to us alive if you're already dead?"
There was a sweat drop on the boy and his mother as they both remembered that they were all already dead. If anyone was to fall over laughing, it was all of them, as they both realized that it was true. After recomposing himself, the young man took held his palm open in front of him and opened the portal he would use.
Boy: "Don't worry, I'll make sure to come in one piece, mother, Zabuza-sama." With this that boy disappeared into the darkness.
- - - - -(With Lady Chihiro)- - - - -
Chihiro: "That should do it. Now all we need is to wait for Fox and Cat's decision."
Sara: "Do you think that they'll agree?"
Chihiro: "I hope that, for the sake of the future, that they do."
Just as she finished the first of the members began to arrive, each one wearing a cloak depicting a design in the form of their beast. One by one, they arrived. They were shortly followed by a large army that appeared behind each one of them, all of the wearing back cloaks with a number on the chest and back. This signified who their leader was. Even though Seven-, Eight-, and Nine-Tail were not present, their followers still arrived. Each group held members that varied in age, size, gender, and species.
As the last of them arrived, Lady Chihiro rose to her feet as she gained the attention of the hundreds of members of the organization.
Chihiro: "IT IS TIME FOR ALL OF US TO PREPARE! OUR 'ENEMY' HAS BEGUN TO MAKE THEIR MOVE! SO IT IS TIME TO PREPARE FOR OUR OWM MOVE!!" She received yells of approval from the entire army. All of them ready to fight a threat that could destroy all of their worlds.
- - - - -(With Pain)- - - - -
The young man stood a top a tree overlooking Konoha. He had changed back to his human form right after he had arrived. His eyes, however, still held the same form they had in his demon form.
Pain: "It's time for your answer, Naruto."
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Chapter 14: Sasuke's Past Love
Sasuke: "We have to go, it appears we have company."
???: "Is it the Hunters?"