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I don own naruto. This is a work of my over active imagination and inspiration from various novel.

"speech"

'Thought'

Bodies lies on the ground like heap of rubbish. The silence is break by the cawing of crows as they peck the flesh of the deads. Growls of hell hound is also heard from the rustling of the bushes.

Those in the front of mob being the first to see this try to turn only to be push forward by those behind them. Naruto, aoi and yaoyi were the one to first few to see this.

Upon seeing that they are stuck, aoi make a quick decision as he pull the arm of naruto leading him into an alley.

Scream of despair sounded out from those have become the prey of the lunar beast.

Aoi scan around the area seeking for a place to hide but she did not notice a pair of gleaming eyes that focus upon her from the pile of crate in front of her . Eyes that shine with carnal desire.

They walk past the crates they were taken by surprise as the man jump out grabbing aoi from behind causing her to drop yaoyi. The man run his tongue over aoi cheek.

"Why are you trying so hard to survive? We are all going to die, let have some fun."

He say before laughing out loud. Apparently, the stress have gotten him fall into insanity. Aoi struggle in grip as she look at yaoyi with worry in her eyes.

Naruto rush toward yaoyi , he take close seeing that yaoyi only suffer a few scrap from the fall. She looks with fearful eyes at the man that is grabbing on to aoi.

The man lick his lip as he caress the body of aoi causing her draw a sharp breath. Naruto saw this and run over to the man. He kneels down and begged.

"Please let go of my mother and I will do anything."

The man look at naruto like a cat that playing with it prey. He stretch his leg out with the sole of his boot at naruto face.

"Lick it and I will let her go."

Naruto's head lean forward as he stick out his tongue. Aoi turn her face away, wetness can be seen at the corner of her eyes while yaoyi sobbed silent as they both know naruto is a boy with pride that can rival the sky yet to save aoi….

But they all miss something as the hand of naruto inch toward the bag he carries.A gleam of silver as struck knife in his back through the sole of the man.

The man let out a scream as he fall back to the ground. Taking the chance, aoi try to run away only to come to a halt as a figure step to her front. A dog like being with scale and a snake for it tail.

Aoi know that she have no chance of surviving as this is one of the well know lunar beast known as hellhound.

"Take yaoyi and go." She say softly.

Naruto shake his head as he reply.

"We are a family and a family stay together."

Aoi is going to reply when yaoyi scream out as the hellhound turn and approach her. With no hesistation, both aoi and naruto run toward her.

Naruto jump as grabbing the neck of the hell hound while aoi stand over yaoyi with her hand outstretch like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

The hell hound shake it neck to dislodge and swinging it claws at naruto. Whenever the hell hound stop shaking as it try to strike naruto, he make use of the opportunity to strike the eyes or nose of the hell hound.

The strike from naruto cause the claws of the hell hound to be aim blindly and with little force but even so the sharp claw still manage to draw blood. Within minute, naruto is at least bleeding from a dozen spot.

Aoi look around fanatically for something to use to distract the hell hound. She finally spot something that can be use. She spotted the boning knife by the man who attempt to take advantage of her previously.

He mumble some incoherent word as he crawl trying to get away. Aoi place yaoyi behind her back as she slowly approach the boning knife. She lean to pick it up with her eyes on the hellhound but her hand touch something else.

Something slimy, she turn her head to see what she touch and she let out a blood curling scream. All the living thing within the alley turm their eyes toward her.

The flesh of aoi hand and arm is gone leaving only the white of a skeleton. What use to be her arm is stuck in a pile of red goo with bubble it.

This is another lunar beast and possible the worst one to meet. It is know as acid goo, all physical attack against it is render useless due to it soft body. It will attach itself to living thing and consume them till date there no effective way to escape once you are caught by other then removing the part it is cling only thing it is afraid of is fire.

The other thing is that as the more it consume the bigger it become according to new the largest sight was as big as a bear. Two asura trooper were kill while trying to kill it,

Naruto arm loosen with this change. The hell hound make use of naruto distraction as it escape from naruto grip and run off.

Naruto look on with shock as he know he need to, have to do something but what can he do but before he is able to make a decision. Aoi decide for him as she thrust her arm deeper into the goo.

"Naruto, get yaoyi out from here." Aoi say in a calm voice, her eyes show the clarity of one who make a decision and will not regret. She turn around with no hesitation and walk toward the door of a house. She lay the goo on the door within second, a hole is burn through she reach in with her able arm.

The sound of a latch being sounded out like a declaration.

"Take care of yaoyi for me."

Naruto have a rough idea what aoi is planning. He ran toward yaoyi and carry her up ignore her protest.

"Big brother, let me go."

"Save me."

Naruto disregard the request of the man and yaoyi. Yaoyi watch as the house fade from her sight as she scream for her mother.

A loud explosion sound out from the house that aoi was in. it is clear that she took her life in an attempt to attract all the lunar beast.

It is unknown how well it will work but for yaoyi only one thing is clear, her mother is dead and her only family is naruto.

With the stress of the day and the death of her mother, yaoyi fainted in the arm of naruto.

Naruto look at yaoyi and make a promise to himself.

"I will never let you come to harm. I will protect you if it the last thing I do."

With that, he ran toward the direction of asura capital and that would take him through the bladed mountain before reaching the capital.