Oh man I've been making you guys wait so long! It's been a busy week -(insert excuse here)- Really I was having a hard time figuring out where the story was going. There was a lot of conflict in my brain. *rubs noggin' pitifully* Hopefully now things will go more smoothly and you will have regular updates again. Perhaps a bit slower then usual but I will do my best.

Guess what Naru's back-gah after more then two chapters of not writing about him, it took me some time to get into the swing of things. I took a lot of liberties with the demon realm, and the history of the Tailed Beasts but I hope you guys still like it.

To all of my reviewer and everyone who has put me on Author Alert or 'Naruto no Kitsune' on Story Alert - I thank you from the bottem of my heart! I still can't believe how many views this story is getting! O0o It's unbelievable!

Anyway, I need to edit previous chapters-you were right the introduction of the 'Fox Prince' wasn't done as eloquently as it should have been. Obviously it is Naruto - yeah it's cliché, but like I said before; If you can make it sound good then I don't think there's a problem with that.

There will be some kind of revision, I just don't know when. Could be today-could be three days from now. (Let's hope not!) I got a Christmas party to attend today and it's really soon.

Hope you enjoy this chapter.

- TheNineTailedKitsune

P.S. Sorry for not personally messaging those I didn't pm last update. You are still great and I am so glad for your insight and support.

Chapter 13 – Demon King

1 Year Ago In The Demon Realm

'So warm… I've never felt like this before…' Naruto snuggled in closer to the soft thing that was keeping him so comfortable. He sniffed the air. "Tou-san…"

"Good morning kit. Did you sleep well?" Kyuubi nuzzled the little red fox that was curled beside him. It was amazing those jaws could go near anything with out tearing into flesh. But this demons heart had been stolen a long time ago by his little one.

Naruto stretched and yawned. "Uh huh."

Kyuubi smiled and licked the top of his head with a large tongue. Even though he had made himself smaller for his kit, who was little beneath the average size of a fox pup, he was about as big as a small horse. Naruto gave a yipping laugh and turned over on his belly playfully. Kyuubi smiled warmly down at him and rolled him over with his nose.

"Come Naru, I wish to show you something."

Naruto hopped up onto his paws and followed after the great fox. "What – what?" he grinned.

"My Kingdom."

Naruto's eyes widened as they exited the cave. It had been night fall when they had finely crossed completely into the realm of demons and he had fallen asleep on the way. This was his fist time seeing the world.

The sky was red but the sun shown like white hot iron, while any clouds were a shade of orange. It was mid-afternoon and you could see the life in this world flourishing. Naruto ran into the fields of dark grass that seemed see-through like crystals. He chased his tail a few times and turned back to his father with a bark. Then he spotted a pretty crimson butterfly floating above him. It wing span was five time's the size of the kit, but that didn't stop him from chasing after it until it drifted away.

"Cooool!"

"Indeed." Kyuubi was next to him now and he jumped.

"Gah-you're fast Tou-san!"

"Come this way Naruto, I want to show you our shrine."

The little fox cocked an ear. "Okay – can we race!" Kyuubi nodded ahead of him and Naruto took off; the Demon Lord actually a time keeping up with him.

'If he develops this speed, even I won't be able to catch him in the future.'

Naruto grounded to a halt just out side of a large elaborate shrine; it was more like a small palace if anything.

"Is this it?" he called to Kyuubi who nodded. "Take a step inside."

Naruto did as he was told and stood in wonder. Though there was little light the air seemed to sparkle. The floor was pure ruby and everything shown like diamonds. Looking down at himself he saw he had reverted to his human form. "Huh?"

"In here our forms may change. You can transform back if you like."

Naruto pouted as if thinking about it while his little tail twitched. In the end it seemed he'd decided to stay the way he was. Throwing his head back he shouted out. "HEY-ANYBODY HOME!" his voice echoed off of the chambers, and he gave a few more shouts for good measure just because it was fun. Jumping onto a large red throne that was at the end of the room he hopped up and down.

"Look Tou-san, I'm the King of the Demon Realm!" he danced in place, Kyuubi noted, most fluidly. He was in his red and gold kimono while Naruto had something of similar statues on.

"Actually little kit," Kyuubi bent down to his face, and stared into the boys blue eyes with his deep red ones. "You are a prince."

Naruto's eyes grew big and his mouth formed an 'O'. "Really?"

Kyuubi nodded and stood to his full height again. With a single hand sign he drew a small circle of fire in the air. It molded itself into a deep red halo and he placed it on his son's head fitting it below his ears so it sat in the center of his temple. Kyuubi himself had gained his own golden crown embedded with rubies. Naruto touched the band around his head feeling it through his hair.

"From this day forward Naruto you are the Prince of Fox Demons, 'Naruto no Kitsune.'"

The little boy felt his chest fill with pride and he puffed it out. "That make's Tou-san the King right?"

"Yes."

"But-but where are all the servants and stuff? Don't Kings have that?"

"I'm afraid not kit, servants are little use to demons though we rule over the diminutive ones. We come and go as we please, that is why I call this a shrine. Our Kingdom is our palace." His son looked in awe at him.

"Wow – can you show me more Tou-san?"

Kyuubi took his small out stretched hand and lifted the boy in his arms. "Of course."

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Naruto stared in awe over the vast plains of the Nine-Tails Kingdom. Everything was rich with smells and life, much different then that of the human world. Occasionally a lower demon would great them, usually a fox though they could not take on a human form, and like Naruto only had one tail. It was interesting this world. It seemed when a demon of high status was created his life force breathed living things into the plains. Not like a god, but more like the water and sunshine a seed needed to grow with. And with the coming of Naruto the Fox Realm went through many changes. Kyuubi had seen that the moment they'd exited the cave.

A world that was once filled with nothing but bloodlust and fear had now become bright and alive. Even he could hardily believe it. He knew that when the Sage had split the greatest demon, know as the Ten-Tails creating the Nine Bijuu, he'd locked all tailed beast in the demon realm. Being ruled by only one master now turned to nine, soon each beast had it's own territory and the land slowly began to change.

Kyuubi noted the little butterfly his kit had seen not but a few days ago before his full rebirth. In this world, his kit's dreams would become reality and his emotions would help guide it.

Standing on hill looking over the trees and fields Kyuubi took a moment to rub his little son's ear earning him a purr.

"Tou-san…"

"Yes kit?"

He purred even more burring himself into his Fathers tails. "It's beautiful."

The softest smile touched the great demons face. It was something that had never happened before and almost surprised him. He looked tenderly down at his kit. This was all because of him.

"Yes… yes it is."

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Naruto huddle next to his father that night before they went to sleep. Again they were outside this time under the stars. The fox kit liked it this way. Inside there were boundaries rules that had to be followed. Out here they could do as they pleased.

"I love you Tou-san." He purred before falling into a deep sleep."

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Life went on like this for some time, all the while Kyuubi's land becoming more flourished. Naruto would play with the creatures there, and not just ones created from demon chakra. Those from the mortal world would wander in on occasion. Though it was mostly foxes there were plenty of other animals as well. Naruto found he liked the company and would go off to play with many of these arrivals new and old. It was on a day such as this that Naruto and his fox friend Kenu had met up to explore.

They romped and played in a field for a few hours. Here Kenu's mother did not worry as much about her son as in the human world. In this land foxes were kings treated with respect and honor. Her son being a friend of the Fox Prince Naruto was also something that made her feel secure. No one would try to harm the child of Kyuubi or his followers. Of course Naruto had a tendency to turn a simple idea upside down and that's what he did today.

"You're highness should we really be traveling so far from your father?"

"You worry too much Kenu – and stop calling me that – we're friends! Anyway, where's your sense of adventure?"

"B-but this isn't fox territory anymore… I think we're in the land of Sand and Wind."

Naruto growled at him flicking a tail. "I'm not afraid of some measly sand yōkai! Come on!" he yipped and they turned around. Naruto had yet to actually ever see any other demons then the ones from his land, but he knew that there were at least nine kingdoms in Demon Realm. One for each of the bijuu, his father had told him – not that he understood what those were either, just that his Tou-san was one of them.

Of course the demons sand world differed from a normal desert, as the sand would move under ones feet leading wanderers where it wanted them to go. This is exactly what happened to the two small foxes, and soon they were far away from what could be considered the demon realms land of fire.

"Hey look at that!" Naruto bounced when he saw a shape in the distance getting closer to them, never mind that they'd stopped running. Ahead they saw a golden spiral that glinted in the sun light. Naruto had noted that after passing through his land the sky had changed. Here in the country of sand the sun was a deep shade of orange, and the sky was plastered with gold – everything shimmered like gold in this place!

"It looks like a shrine." Kenu said thoughtfully. Now he was interested and was following after the demon prince who charged forward. As they passed inside Naruto's form immediately changed while Kenu's stayed the same. The little fox jumped at the new appearance his friend had taken.

"Ah, so it happens here too!" Naruto cried looking down at his soft tan palms. It had been a while since he had used his human body. Sometimes he forgot what it looked like. He fingered the circlet around his head delicately then laughed; a sound like bell and utterly inhuman, before he sniffed the air.

"Huh?" he had smelled this sent before-had felt this presence… and he shivered.

"Prince Naruto…?" Kenu said as he saw his friend's ears go back. "What's wrong?"

"I-I don't like this place. It smells… empty." Naruto wriggled his nose perplexed then looked back outside. "Tou-san told me about the land of sand and wind… he said that in every demon plain there has always been life – life that anyone could sense. But this place… only the sand seems to be living and it's like it's in some sort of daze."

There was a movement from behind them and Kenu jumped. Naruto only smiled his large toothy grin. "Tou-san, you found us!"

Kyuubi nodded he too was now in his human form. "This was once the great shrine of Shukaku the Demon Lord of Sand. Now it's just an empty world of nothingness. Not unlike many other kingdoms."

"But why-doesn't this Shukaku guy care about his land?" Naruto was a bit unbelieving along with angry. He had a strong sense of honor in his territory, maybe even more then his father. Life was precious and it was their duty as the demons of this world to keep it flourishing. If Naruto had only understood what it had been like in Kyuubi's rain, he would have known the demon realm was hardly ever as peaceful as this.

"It is not that he abandoned his land Naruto," Kyuubi nodded at the golden throne. "Simply put he has been imprisoned and can not return."

"By who? If he's a Demon Lord like you Tou-san then-" Naruto stopped and then his face darkened and he bowed his head. He knew one way a demon like his father could be locked away. "It was them… wasn't it?" He said in a tone that made Kenu shiver. The Prince of Foxes voice was filled with loath. "It's the humans fault he's trapped isn't it?"

Kyuubi gave a great sigh and knelt down in front of his kit brushing his hair back. "Yes, he is sealed deep inside a human host as we speak. A young ninja from the village of the sand… son of the previous Kazekage if I'm not mistaken."

There was a blood curling growl from the little kitsune, and Kyuubi took his chin raising it so he could see his sons face. It was filled with a deep hatred. "I wouldn't despair to much for him now Naruto. The Sand Spirit was always extremely blood thirsty, even ore so then I. His land though empty now, was never at peace in his time. None of the demon realm was."

Naruto's ears bent down. "I don't understand… aren't Kings supposed to take care of their kingdoms?"

Kyuubi shut his eyes with a frown not sure how to explain it to the young one. Naruto though a demon of sorts didn't understand the hate and bloodlust the Nine Bijuu had inherited from the Ten-Tails. It wasn't until Kyuubi himself had gone through three different host that he'd finely let his heart soften. In the end he decided to give a watered-down version of what had happened, minus his creation.

"A long time ago all of the Demon Kings were corrupted and angry. They thirsted for blood all the time and a man know as 'The Sage of Sixth Paths', sealed them away here. But it wasn't enough to keep the Tailed Beasts from escaping and taking revenge on other humans. After that the ancestors of the Sage called 'Shinobi', created seals and lock them away in Jinjuriki host."

"Tou-san was like that once right?" Naruto said looking up with his large blue eyes. He wasn't talking about being sealed away in a host, he was thinking of the hatred and bloodlust. Kyuubi rubbed his child's head making the boy's throat rumbled.

"Yes… but it was thanks to a very special kit that this has changed."

"Me?"

His father nodded.

"I helped Tou-san?"

"In more ways then you could possibly imagine."

Naruto got a determined look on his face then and he stood tall, or well as tall as a two and a half-year-old could. "Then-then I want to make things better for everyone!" He waved a hand. "I want to help Tou-san and all of the demons!"

This caught Kyuubi by surprise though it really shouldn't have. Naruto had always been dedicated to the idea of becoming Hokage; to make a name for him self and earn respect. He'd even slowly come to love the Leaf Village that had hated him and wanted to protect it. Kyuubi should have known the boy would still have that burning passion in his heart.

"What do you think Kenu? Want to help me?" Naruto growled sounding playful as his tail wagged. Kenu yipped his agreement and Kyuubi just chuckled.

If anyone could bring the world of demons to peace, it would have to be this boy.

"We'll have to get lots stronger Kenu-so we can fight the humans!" Naruto growled hopping onto all fours and pouncing on the small kit. Kenu squirmed underneath his grip considering Naruto was still in his human form.

Kyuubi picked both of the younglings up and went to the shine entrance. "First it is getting late and kits shouldn't be wandering so far from home." He scolded a bit making Naruto pout. Kenu agreed wanting to get back to his mother, he was hungry. The trip back was peaceful enough. Kyuubi knew how to ride the sands almost as well as their master had. Naruto feeling his eyes get heavy with the coming of night preoccupied himself with running his tiny fingers through Kyuubi's crimson hair. Soon he was in a deep slumber.