A/N: Back with the first chapter! Btw, I made some minor changes to the prologue - some grammatical and flow gimmicks that I didn't catch at the time. A special thanks to my two lovely reviewers, especially to heartsxkisses, who reviewed twice on the same chapter + favourited + followed all in one go ;D wow. You totally made me hurry posting this!

WARNINGS: Spoilers, most likely malexmale pairings later on (still a bit unsure though. The story will proceed fine with or without pairings.), a bit of vulgar kiba-language.

DISCLAIMER: If everyone dies in the next chapter of Naruto except Kiba and the Kyuubi sends him back in time, I own Naruto.

Chapter 1 - Wolf-fox

Familiar bodies were scattered everywhere and blood pooled around his feet. The full moon cast a ghastly light onto the disgusting sight, and he could only gape in horror as the bodies started to crawl towards him. Voices of his friends and family cried out to him as he tried and failed to scramble away from the hands that grabbed at his ankles.

Kiba… Don't leave us…

No…

Kiba… Where are you going? Aren't you going to stay with us?

Ugh… No!

Kiba… Are you abandoning your friends? Are you going to live without us?

"No!"

Kiba sat up with a cry, his body heaving as he panted heavily. His eyes darted about his surroundings and he automatically jumped up and reached for a kunai at the unfamiliar scenery. It took a moment for him to convince himself that he wasn't about to be attacked by a group of his dead friends.

He felt an animalistic growl rip from his throat as he mulled over his dream as he studied his whereabouts. They can trust him not to screw it up a second time. He wasn't planning on abandoning anyone.

To his right stood a giant temple, thousands of little dots of bright-red (that he soon realised were lamps) surrounding the building that he could just make out the colour as crimson under the dim light. The building was situated in the centre of a huge, circular plain that stretched for hundreds of meters across, the grounds marked with white chalk to form what Kiba guessed as training arenas. Enormous, craggy mountains encircled the plain, effectively trapping the temple inside and also acting as an ultimate defence against outside forces.

Did the Kyuubi send him here? What for? Where the hell was this anyways, a hidden village? He thought a little sluggishly, his brain still groggy.

More importantly, how the fuck was he meant to track his way back to Konoha?

Kiba was snapped out of his thoughts as he detected a sudden movement to his right, and he barely managed to jump away as a katana embedded itself to the ground where he had momentarily been standing on.

Kiba's wolfish eyes narrowed and he settled into an attacking stance, sizing up the enemies before him.

Four large black foxes stood in front of him, their yellow slanted eyes glinting dangerous under the moonlight. From the loose yukata that hung on their bodies and their bipedal stance, they looked like summon animals. Kiba warily eyed their powerful frames that stood taller than him by at least a quarter of a meter.

Extremely strong summon animals, by the looks of it.

After a terse moment of silence, the largest of the four, who Kiba assumed as the leader, suddenly spoke out.

"It's been a while since a human trespassed these mountains." The fox's voice was low and rough, animalistic to the core. "Who are you?"

"I'm Inuzuka Kiba." Kiba replied slowly, relaxing from his attacking stance and showing his palms in a universal sign of peace. "I bring no trouble, and I'm really not looking for a fight." It was the truth. He's seen enough spilled blood the past few days.

"Inuzuka? What would an Inuzuka be doing in our temple grounds without looking for trouble?" The black fox narrowed its eyes and growled. "More importantly, how did you get here? The *Eien-no-Yoru mountains are impenetrable without our guidance."

"Eien-no-Yoru mountains? That's where I am?" Kiba frowned at the unfamiliar name.

The four foxes bristled.

"Are you insulting our intelligence?" One of the other foxes demanded, its hand firmly grasping the hilt of his katana strapped across his back. "Are you really claiming to have –stumbled- into our temple grounds? The same temple that has stood impenetrable for almost a thousand years?"

Kiba's eyes widened at the sudden outburst. "Whoa, wait! No, I mean… Uhh…Stumble is probably the wrong word to describe it?" he said weakly, his mind whirling to come up with a convincible excuse. Who would believe him if he told them he's been sent from the future by a nine-tailed demon…?

The largest fox took a step forward, closing the gap between him and Kiba. Its eyes flashed dangerously. "We shall find out the truth soon enough." He snarled. "Will you come peacefully, Inuzuka? Or do we have to cut off a few limbs to convince you to comply?"

Kiba quickly weighed his options. He was pretty sure he could overpower the foxes, but where would he go then? Didn't they just say the mountains surrounding them have been impenetrable for a thousand years? And from the way they were talking about the temple, he was pretty sure the four weren't the only foxes around. Overpowering four of them was one thing, but trying to find his way out of a supposed impenetrable mountain being chased by an angry army of foxes was certainly another.

And besides, he reasoned, the Kyuubi wouldn't just make him all hopeful only to dump him into a painful death, right?

Right…?

Kiba sighed.

"There's no need to cut off anything, I'll go with you."

The foxes grunted, suspiciously sounding a little disappointed, and proceeded to situate themselves around the brunette to march him towards the temple. The largest fox stepped forward to pull out the katana that was embedded into the earth before leading them onwards.

While they crossed the plain silently, Kiba had the opportunity to study the foxes in detail. They were lean, yet powerfully built, and almost had wolfish features. They wore loose yukatas that varied in colour and two had katanas strapped to their backs while the other two carried a sickle and a fan. They carried themselves with feline grace and Kiba wondered why he hadn't seen any of them being summoned before. They seemed strong enough - and there was no way the Ninja world would leave such a strong group of summoning animals just lying around.

He almost bumped into of the foxes' back when they suddenly stopped in unison. He looked up and realised that they had reached the temple gates, and he had been too caught up in his thoughts to realise that they had.

The gigantic crimson temple looked intimidating to say the least up close. It was traditionally built, and each pillar stood at least a hundred metres tall, hundreds of flaring lanterns spiralling around them. The roof was heavy-set with large tiles and shaped rubies decorated the up-turned edges. Kiba could make out silhouettes of numerous foxes on the roof, watching them closely as the group made their way to the temple gates.

They passed through the open gates and Kiba could only gape as he entered a positively enormous room that he was sure was composed of at least half the building. The pillars that stretched from the ceiling to the polished wooden floors were gilded with gold, and hundreds of foxes stood each side of the path the pillars made, their hands set on their various weaponries as their slanted eyes followed each footstep of the brunette.

Oh kami, what has that nine-tailed bastard thrown him in?

The intimidation of the decoration and the mass of foxes who looked ready to rip him apart was nothing to what was sitting in the throne at the centre of the room.

A giant white wolf-fox sat cross-legged on the carved ruby throne, its size akin to the torso of the tailed beasts. A scar ran down its closed left eye and an open black yukata hung on its powerful frame, accentuating its shaggy white fur. One slanted midnight eye was fixed on Kiba as he and the four foxes made their way down to meet the king of the foxes.

There was a moment of silence as the four guards bowed down as they stopped in unison before the throne.

"What is an Inuzuka kit doing in the lands of the Kitsune?" A deep, powerful voice rumbled. "It has been a long time since a human has set foot on these grounds."

Kiba wondered for a moment how he should reply without alienating what looked like very powerful opponent.

"It's… a bit complicated." he finally said.

"Is that so?" The wolf-fox looked amused as he continued to stare at the dog-nin. "If that is the case… take your shirt off."

Kiba blinked. "Sorry?"

"I do not like repeating myself." The wolf-fox stated calmly, one powerful arm reaching for a huge sake bottle at the side of the throne. "Take it off."

When Kiba still hesitated, the large black fox that stood next to him prompted him to action as he threatened to rip the clothes himself if the brunette didn't strip the next couple of seconds.

"Alright, alright… Geez…" Kiba muttered under his breath. "I'll strip for you if you're so desperate."

He slowly unzipped his blood-splattered vest and dropped the piece of clothing to the floor, his eyes never leaving the white wolf-fox on top of the throne. His black jacket and fish-net vest soon joined the piled on the floor, and he stood, feeling slightly vulnerable being bare-chested in the middle of potential-enemy grounds.

A light rustle of wind, and Kiba only had the time to widen his eyes as the wolf-fox that had been drinking sake on the throne only momentarily before suddenly stood in front of him, one hand still grasping the bottle of alcohol. The single midnight eye trained him, the wolf-fox formed a series of single-handed seals and thrust his palm against Kiba's stomach, extracting a surprised grunt from the brunette.

Kiba looked down as he felt a tingling sensation where the wolf-fox had struck him, and he watched in surprise as a circular black seal appeared around his naval. Nine comatose black dots encircled a series of seal-kanji that spiralled into the centre of his stomach.

"…Complicated, indeed." The wolf-fox said finally. "Kyuubi-sama's contract seal on an Inuzuka kit… I see that he has also reopened your chakra coils."

Reopened my chakra coils? What did that mean?

The white fox was back on the throne in an instant. "He sent you from the future." It was a statement, not a question.

Kiba stared at the wolf-fox for a moment before deciding that there was no point trying to hide the truth. "Yeah. He sent me to change it."

The wolf-fox tilted his head. "I presumed as much. I will not ask for details since it is solely Kyuubi-sama's business…" He looked thoughtful as he continued speaking. "On another note, I think I can guess Kyuubi-sama's intention sending you here."

"For real?" Kiba's eyes widened. "Why did he send me here?"

An amused look flickered through the great beast's face. "Because you are obviously much too weak to do his bidding. You could not even see me when I moved."

Kiba growled but couldn't deny it – it was truth. He couldn't catch the wolf-fox's movements.

"And I am guessing, you have never been trained in the ways of the ancient Inuzukas."

Kiba sighed. "If you're talking about the all-powerful ancient Inuzuka clan that I had no idea existed before Kyuubi mentioned it to me, then no, I've never been trained in their ways."

"Then it is set. You will start your training tomorrow dawn."

"What?!" Kiba's mouth gaped. "But... I can't just -train-! I don't have time - I need to get back to Konoha as soon as possible!" He protested, crossing his arms. "Training is fine and all… But what would be the point of getting stronger only to screw it up by missing the chance in the first place?"

The wolf-fox chuckled. "Ah, but you are wrong. You have all the time in the world."

Kiba frowned, but let the white fox continue.

"The contract seal Kyuubi-sama has put on you only allows you to return to a certain time and place regardless of when you choose to activate it." The wolf-fox took a long draught from the bottle of sake. "Also, the land of fox is a peculiar place for mortals – one effect worth mentioning is that time almost stops for them here."

"Time stops…?" Kiba's eyes widened. "What does that mean?"

"It means," The wolf-fox laughed. "That you could stay here for a hundred years and still be young and be in time to change whatever you need to change for the future."

Kiba's mind reeled at the implication of that statement.

"Your training starts at dawn. Rest well, kit." The wolf-fox waved at the group dismissively. "Because you will need it."

*Eien-no-Yoru: Eternal Night

A/N: So what do you guys think? I had a lot of fun writing about the foxes :D