The Hive: A Beginning to The Colony

There will be swearing, nudity, violence, and there may be slightly disturbing parts.

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Chapter 4: Training the Queen and Hatching an Egg

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Entry Twenty-Six

Damnit, I still have no idea how to unlock these stupid eyes! I'm starting to think that I don't have a doujutsu after all… I mean I studied the Queens anatomy, she doesn't have eyes! How the hell am I supposed to get their vision when they don't have fucking eyes! It's like telling someone who was born blind to describe color, its completely impossible! This is extremely irritating I would prefer to just forget about it and work on something else but Kyuubi is obsessed… On another note I'm starting to get more comfortable with my Taijutsu style, it's really nothing more than a whole lot of instinctual moves. No real patterns or anything, quite genius if you asked me that way I'm unpredictable! Speaking of patterns, if I'm reading this correctly the Queen should be out in two days! I'm so happy that it almost makes me forget about my earlier frustrations… almost… I've been thinking about names for her and I've decided on Slick because of her skin, Kyuubi hates it but that's what I'm going to stick with… Well I'm going to bed!

Cerulean eyes took in the twenty-five feet of majestic being that stood in front of him. The Queen now had two pairs of functional arms that were wrapped snugly in her glossy black exoskeleton. She was deadly beauty with not a hint of tan on her dark body.

"Koutaigou." Naruto whispered, all previously decided names forgotten, it felt right falling from his lips. "I now name you Koutaigou!"

Now

"Okay she should be good to go. Her core is fully developed and stable and her physical health is perfect." Kyuubi said as Naruto retracted the sliver of chakra he sent through the small archway that led into the void.

"So what should we do first?" The blond asked no one in particular as he wondered over to run a hand over the Queen's head.

"I think she should train with you first, based on your memories she will be rendered immobile when she finally begins to lay eggs. Though with your daughter there's no telling if that will stay the same, there has been many differences that separates her from the norm of her species…" The fox trailed off, "I am completely confident in the fact that the seals will hold, however being cautious has never hurt anyone, I would prefer it if we hold off on expanding the colony for now."

Naruto nodded in understanding, looking to his daughter to see what she thought, ~I agree with the ancient one, it is also imperative that I prepare the nest before I begin to lay my eggs. Additionally we need to go over what we will use as host, it is clear to me that you do not want to use the fleshy-host from the colony nearby.~ Koutaigou let out a hissing purr as she nuzzled her head into her father's hand.

"Let me know what you will need to prepare the nest, I'll try my best to help you with that. As for hosts, we're going to have to work something out with Hokage-jiji once we come out to him about all of this. Until then we should be able to use the surrounding wild life, and I'll even host a couple if you would like." Naruto looked thoughtfully at his daughter, "I wonder if you can use jutsu, I know you can use your chakra you proved that fact by doing the chakra control exercises with me but…"

"The only way to know is to have her try, start her off on something simple like the Henge no Jutsu." Kyuubi suggested, "She should know the proper hand seals and about them in general because you guys have been sharing everything you know since the beginning."

"How will she do the correct hand seals, and shouldn't we do warm-ups first?" The blonde asked doubtfully as he looked at his daughter's hands they only had four digits, three fingers and one thumb.

"What the humans don't know is that it is possible to execute jutsu without the use of your hands, it's a rare ability and it takes a lot of concentration to execute but it comes in real handy sometimes. Though the chakra drainage is probably what stops humans from being able to use that technique you and your hive should be able to. You have a nearly unlimited chakra supply through me and the Queen has it through you. As for warm-ups I think it would be wise to first see if the completion of her core has disrupted her control. We will have her do both the tree walking exercise and the water walking one."

Naruto nodded his hand still stroking his daughter's head, "That makes sense, she would have more chakra that she has to control then before she changed." An excited gleam appeared in his eyes, "Doing handless jutsu is so awesome, that way no one will be able to tell what jutsu I use, which will make it harder to counteract! So how do I do it?"

"Like I said, we are going to start out simple with Henge no Jutsu because you have that one mastered. Mentally executing a jutsu is one of the easier ways that demons can attack, all you have to do is visualize the correct hand sequence and poor chakra into that image. The mental hand seals will act in place of the physical's and that is how the jutsu is executed, though you have to use more chakra this way is sometimes better." The fox lectured, happy that both of his pupils were listening with rapt attention. "I want you to try it first Naruto, then after you attempt it a couple of times Koutaigou can try. However before you do any of that go to the training room so that you can do your warm-ups and test the little Queen."

Nodding the blonde led his daughter through one of the branching tunnels that made up the inner catacomb. The training room was a tall ceilinged cave that was eerily smooth with not a rock out of place, the smooth walls were good for the tree climbing exercise. On the far side of the room in the middle of the wall towards the left corner was a medium slit that spilled forth a rush of crystal clear water that fed into a narrow but deep river.

"Welcome, Koutaigou, to the training room!" A fox-like smile was thrown towards the Xenomorph as the young ninja in training sauntered over to the wall that was opposite to the stream. "Come on let's see if we have to start from square one with you!"

"Well it looks like she still has impeccable control, unlike some people I know." The fox said a couple hours later after putting Koutaigou through some laps of both up and down the walls and back and forth on the rivulet.

"My control is just fine!" Moving to stand in the middle of the cave Naruto drew up a picture of the correct hand seals, with a deep breath he wrapped the image with a thick tendril of chakra, and was only mildly surprised at the almost instant pull on his reserves. "Nothing happened!" The blonde pouted out as he felt his chakra disperse into thin air before he cut the jutsu.

"This one might be a little harder than the rest because you have to also image who or what you will turn into. You were concentrating solely on the hand seals, try again."

Naruto nodded in understanding once again pulling the image of the hand seals into his head and splitting his concentration between that and who he wanted to become. This time the experience was different, as the tendril of chakra latched onto the two pictures he felt a shifting in his body. Walking over towards the base of the waterfall he peered into the mirror like liquid that pooled there, he felt both disappointed and accomplished at the sight that greeted him. He was able to partially turn into his chuunin instructor Iruka, he got most of the face, though his eyes were still blue, the height and the skin color right. His hair was in the correct style though it still had streaks of blonde in it.

"Better, one more try then I want you to let Koutaigou try. The Kyuubi trailed off thoughtfully, "Have you noticed anything different when you do it now then when you did it before?"

"Yeah when I do it now it feels more solid, before it was like wearing a cold liquid like cloak, now it's like I'm actually changing into Iruka."

"Your Henge no Jutsu is acting more like a Kitsune Transformation, more complex than just a simple shinobi illusion. I didn't think you would be able to accomplish something like this just yet, even though it's a very basic ability."

"So does that mean that I am learning my first demonic ability?" Excitement coursed through the blonde, both his own and his daughter's.

"Yeah, if you practice enough I might be able to teach you to transform without the mental hand seals."

"That's great, when am I going to learn other illusions? That's one of the main abilities that all fox demons have right?" The whiskered boy made his way back to the middle of the cave and faced the Queen.

"After you master, or at least get the hang of, transforming. Now release the jutsu and try again."

Naruto did as he was told and once again concentrated on the image of his sensei and the head seals he would need to accomplish this technique. Then with a spur of inspiration the blonde imagined the Iruka doing the correct hand seals. Keeping that image firmly in place Naruto cast a net of chakra around it. He felt the weird sensation of his bones shifting and muscles changing before finally after five minutes everything settled.

"I hope this worked." The blonde nearly tripped over his now longer legs at the voice that left his throat.

Naruto peered into the clear liquid of the stream and nearly shouted in joy at the sight that greeted him. He looked like an exact replica of his teacher, the same tanned skin and scar that lied across his nose. The same brown eyes that could be stern but at the same time warm and caring. "I did it Kyuubi, Koutaigou!" The boy disguised as a man said pumping his fist in the air.

"Good, now I want you to explain to your daughter in detail what you did." Kyuubi turned his attention to the Queen, "Koutaigou I want you to imagine yourself as a human, you don't have to use the visage of somebody else."

~Very well ancient one, I shall try.~ She listened adamantly as her father explain both verbally and mentally what he did and how he did it.

Keeping the picture firmly in mind, the Queen casted the net of chakra just as her dad told her to do, and felt that bout of strangeness as she shrunk and morphed into a shape that was completely new.

"How do I look?" she said in a liquid and slightly hypnotic voice. After thinking about it for a while she decided that she rather liked her voice in this form.

Naruto could only stare, all higher brain functions having left him at the moment. She was slightly shorter and younger looking than he was, with long silky glimmering black hair that cascaded past her shoulders. Her skin was an ebony brown that was completely flawless and soft looking, her face had high cheek bones and a small delicate nose that rested above pouty plump lips. Her stance was regal and spoke of royalty, it gave her a powerful presence that could not be ignored. But her most striking feature was her wide almond shaped eyes, which were an alarming pure white that contrasted beautifully with her dark skin.

"Very good for your first try, though I would suggest you get rid of the tail, claws and fangs. You'll look more human that way and won't have to hide as much when we are in the village." Kyuubi's voice snapped him out of his daze and brought his attention to the imperfections of his daughter's transformations.

"We'll also have to buy you some clothes you can't walk around the village naked!" The blonde said thoughtfully as he pictured what might look good on his daughter. "Well release the jutsu like I taught you and you can try again. Let me know when you get hungry so that we can stop and go hunting."

Entry Twenty-Eight

So much has happened since I last wrote in here, I've been so busy trying to train my daughter and help her prepare the nest that I kept forgetting to write in this journal. It was finally after I missed a whole month of it that Kyuubi put his foot, er paw down. So here I am having so much to say and not knowing where to begin.

School sucks, it's just a waste of my time, throughout this month I've only been there five times. I'll admit that half of the time that I was gone was so that I can teach Koutaigou the joys of pranking the villagers. She seemed to have just as much fun doing it as I did, and Kyuubi rooted us on the whole way! When we weren't playing pranks I was teaching my daughter how to defend herself in her new form with and without chakra. Even with our shared experiences she still had a tough time of learning my Taijutsu style, I guess it was too much to expect to have my whole clan learn stuff without trying too hard. I also taught her how to use chakra in her original form, we found that if she concentrates her chakra into her mouth she can spit acid. It can also be used to make her tail and claws sharper, her skin harder and her acidic blood stronger! I don't know many jutsu yet so I don't know if she can do any others besides the academy level ones…

I also helped Koutaigou prepare the nest and that was just plain… weird for lack of a better word. She was spitting that resin like stuff all over the cave, she decided to pick the one that her egg was found in to be the nesting room, until it looked like a huge spider's web even more then what it did before. She told me it was necessary because the eggs are fragile, they need to be in a certain environment to be able to survive for long periods of time, she said that her egg was lucky to have lasted for so long. I had to help clear away some of the stalagmite from the floor so that there would be more room. Kyuubi also took over so that he could thread chakra into the resin web that the nest was made of. He said that it will hopefully cut down on the development time if the air was saturated with chakra. We also did an adjoining cave, one that didn't lead to anywhere else, which I now dud the nursery. So now those two caves are covered in that resin like stuff and looks like a spider's nest, and they are both saturated in chakra for the speedy growth of any new members…

I've been thinking, all of this talk about eggs and new members of our clan-that's-not-really-a-clan made me think what would happen if I were to ever have kids? Would they burst out of their mothers stomach like what the Xeno-babies do? I mean Kyuubi said that some of that was in my DNA so I wonder if my children will be born that way, am I a potential danger to any girl that I decide to marry? Oh and Kyuubi threw me a curve ball, he said that when I come of age that I will go into heat and in that time if I have sex no matter what gender my partner is it will always in with a pregnancy! That is so unbelievable! But fortunately I don't have to worry about that until a few years but man is that going to suck!

Anyway on to less stressful topics, I was able to have a break from my doujutsu training! We have been too busy with testing the Queen and training her to continue that part of my training. I was however able to successfully learn and place the minor demonic seals on the rest of the tunnels and caves. Our defense system works in layers: There is the outer layer that consists of the entrance caves and the surroundings around them, they each have a seal that will notify us when someone enters from there and if they have malicious intentions or not. Some Hive members will watch from the shadows if they do not wish to cause harm, then depending on who they are they will be let in to the outer cave system where a second thrown room is. If they are not someone with clearance that far they will be trapped in an illusion that will turn them back to the entrance. If they see past the illusion the actual barrier will give them a mild shock that will knock them unconscious so that the hive members can drag them back to the entrance caves. After the second barrier has been activated an mild illusion, slightly stronger than the one that the barrier gives off, will hide the fact that the cave can go further. Then there is that last barrier that Kyuubi put up around the inner caves. Only my clan members can enter or exit there at will unless I permit it.

Tomorrow we will be giving my little Queen her final test, than me and Kyuubi will decide if she is ready to breed. After we bear a few members I will start going to school regularly, or semi-regularly. I don't want Hokage-jiji-sama to become worried or suspicious.

Oh did I mention that Koutaigou no longer has to eat? I guess as an adult eating is not mandatory to survive, it only serves to gives her extra energy! Wow this is the longest entry yet! I think that's it for now….

Naruto groaned as he was jostled out of his sleep by the blaring of his alarm clock. Stretching he looked around his new 'room', it's a medium sized cave that's near the egg room. After that was finished the Queen didn't want anyone sleeping in there so Naruto moved out and claimed this cave as his own. It was littered with scrolls and notebooks that were filled with things that Naruto learnt about himself and the Xenomorphs. His bed was a large pile of furs blankets and pillows that was tucked into a corner that had a perfect view of the doorway.

Getting up he walked to the large cave that the Queen claimed for herself, "Koutaigou, it's time to wake up! You have to do your warm ups and practice while I go hunting for some food. After we eat you are to begin with your test!" The blonde said as he roused his daughter from her sleep.

~Very well father.~ She said as she made her way to the training room.

"Remember to completely close down your mental link while she is taking her test. We don't want her to cheat in any way."

Nodding his head Naruto closed the door to that arch way that symbolizes his connection to his daughter. Making his way out of the catacombs the blond quickly went into hunter mode, his sense of smell, which was now always sensitive, was able to zero in on the scent of wild boar nearby.

Getting to the place that the vicious animals were resting took no time at all, cerulean eyes scanned the group for the biggest one from where their owner sat perched in a tree.

"You have become really good at tracking things, your body is now used to adding that correct amount of chakra and now almost without thought you can turn off and on the first stage of your demonic senses." Kyuubi said satisfied.

'Wait there are more stages, this isn't my full extent?' The blond thought towards the fox.

"Yes, you remember when you first woke up or when you added to much chakra? That is the full extent of your demonic senses but we have to slowly condition your body to be able to handle that extreme change."

Naruto's eyes narrowed as he spotted his prey, a large sow that looked to be on her last legs of pregnancy. With a deep calming breathe he darted from his perch to swipe at the female hog.

"That was an idiotic move, let's attack the one in the middle of an aggressive group of animals!" Kyuubi snarled out sarcastically as the animals around them started to thrash dangerously in a panic, most stampeding away while others charged at his young host.

"It's fine I can handle this!" Naruto said as he leapt over the charging hog and slashed at his original prey.

"Don't get cocky you little brat!" The fox growled out as the blonde narrowly missed a tusk that was aimed for his stomach."Just kill the sow and leave, we need you in one piece so that we can test your daughter!"

Huffing in irritation the blonde was able to successfully slice the pigs throat. Swooping down he hauled the heavy carcass into his arms and took off into the trees and made his way back to the caves.

"That is something that we have to fix, you can't be cocky going into a battle because there is always someone bigger and stronger then you!"

"So what that applies to you too, Mr. I-am-the-strongest-of-the-bijuu!"

"Yeah the Bijuu, not demons!"

"I thought you were the King of Demons!" Naruto exclaimed as he nearly dropped his prize when he stumbled.

"I forgot that you puny humans think that. No I am not the demon king he is way stronger than me, and he is not even the strongest demon." The kitsune snorted at his container's dumbfounded expression. "That however is not something you need to concern yourself with because I don't plan on ever taking you to the demon world. Not yet anyways, you'll get eaten alive for having human blood flowing through your veins."

"I didn't realize how far away I had actually gone…" Naruto finally made it back to the caves, and deposited the food in front of his daughter. "Here you need to get your strengths up!" He said as he sat down and neatly cut a leg off for himself.

He was too hungry to actually wait for the food to cook so he just bit into it raw, moaning as the cooling blood poured down his throat. The red substance tasted sweet and tangy with just a slight trace of that coopery taste that all blood has. He felt a slight twinge of remorse as he watched his daughter tear into the stomach that was full of unborn baby boars before it passed. This was just the circle of life something weak getting eaten by something stronger.

"Now that you both have regained your strength I think it's time to start the test. The objective is easy, defend yourself while me and your father attack you. If you can hold us off for twenty minutes straight we will allow you to begin breeding, if not than you will have to be trained some more. Do you understand?" They had walked into the middle of the training room and Koutaigou stood across from them in her fighting stance with her long whip like tail waving dangerously behind her. "Very well. Begin!"

With that Naruto whipped out his dagger that he made from the Queen's tail, it was as long as his forearm and extremely sharp. The blonde dashed towards his daughter, dodging out of the way quickly as the Queen's tail made a long groove in the spot that he was just in.

Entry Twenty-nine

Koutaigou passed! Even with me and Kyuubi fighting her she was able to hold for the full twenty minutes! I am so proud of her, to show this I am allowing the first addition to our colony to be born of my body… That actually has me a bit worried because last time it was painful… anyway I need to get some sleep, I'm exhausted Kyuubi had me practicing my doujutsu again, man that's so annoying!...

Entry Thirty

Koutaigou has sported some large fleshy thing that allows her to lay eggs, it even comes with it's own thrown like chair thing. It's so big that she can't move while attacked to it, Kyuubi and I were right to have trained her beforehand. I can't wait until she actually lays an egg, it'll be the first big step to growing our colony!...

Naruto sighed as he once again sent a net of chakra towards his eyes, he no longer felt the crushing blow of disappointment as he failed once again to activate his doujutsu. "Kyuubi we should just give up! We've tried so many different things and still not even a hint to the fact that I even have an eye technique!" The blond groaned out in frustration.

"With an attitude like that you will never be able to master any of your abilities. You'll stay a wimpy one tail for the rest of your life, on top of that you'll never become Hokage!" The fox sneered.

"But-" Naruto was interrupted by Kyuubi's abrupt reply. "I will teach you another exercise to fine tune your control and then we will try again." the kitsune said briskly.

The blond academy student nodded knowing that his tenant was unhappy with him and not wanting to aggravate him even more.

"Good, now I want you to go gather a pile of leaves. The exercise today is to stick a leaf to your forehead and hold it there for as long as you can."

Sighing the whiskered boy did what he was told and gathered the leaves. Finding a comfortable spot under a large tree the Jinchuuriki placed one of the larger leaves on his forehead, closing his eyes he directed a thin tendril of chakra to it. A gasp left his lips at the picture that was slowly unveiling before him as he fed more and more chakra into his temple. The trees and grass were all a shimmering green light that flickered and danced in a shape that vaguely resembles its correct form. The rocks were grey outlines that faded into a void of blackness that screamed emptiness. The animals that lived in the part of the forest that he was practicing in were in color ranges from bright yellow to a deep red and everything in between.

"It appears that you have heat seeking vision." Kyuubi said smugly, "Though the colors are a bit weird…"

In his excitement Naruto made the mistake of opening his eyes, the duel vision assaulted his brain like a rabid army. The last thing he was aware of was the string of curses that flew out of the Kyuubi's mouth, before blackness took hold of him.

Entry Thirty Continues

I did it, I unlocked my doujutsu! It seems that this whole time I was sending the chakra to the wrong place… Anyways I have a wicked heat seeking ability, though I can't use it while my eyes are open. Man I still have a killer migraine from when I woke up after fainting. I wonder if it will be painful every time I use that ability or if it was only due to me opening my eyes? I mean now that I think of it even before I opened my eyes there was a slight throbbing, I could ignore it but still… Kyuubi say that it will only be painful until my body gets used to it but I don't know… On another note I can't wait until my little Queen finally lays an egg, I'm so excited! Well I'm going to try and sleep this headache off, ow its so painful!

Entry Thirty-Two

Today is the day! My little Queen has lain ten eggs so far, I have finally decided to hatch one. I wonder if I will black out for as long as I did last time, or if I will come close to death again…

Naruto stood in front of a row of giant mossy green eggs. They didn't look any different than Koutaigou's still the same disgusting color and slimy feel. Naruto allowed his eyes to fall close and the darkness to be replaced with the heat seeking abilities of his doujutsu, and watched as the violet light, which was so similar to his little Queen's, in the shape of a spider like creature twitched around in its enclosed space.

"So what one should I choose?" Naruto asked on one in particular.

"The one all the way at the end, it has a different shade of purple than the others, darker. Also like the Queen it has golden flecks in its purple."

"Do you think it's another Queen?" Naruto asked as he made his way over to the egg that the fox mentioned.

"No but it will definitely be something special."

"What do you think about this Koutaigou?" The blonde asked turning to his daughter.

~I agree with the ancient one.~ She said as she peered curiously over to where her father was standing.

"Okay then, this one shall be the first addition to the hive!" The whiskered boy announced as he gently tapped the egg, releasing a small wave of chakra into it.

Almost immediately the egg began to wiggle and convulse as the Facehugger pushed it's way through the flap like top. The giant spider like creature scurried up the arm that Naruto held out to it and rested comfortably in his hands.

"Well, for the second time I shall birth an Xenomorph!" The blonde announced as he brought the creature to his face and instructed it to clamp on.

The experience felt completely strange to the young academy student, the tail wrapped lightly around his throat to stay balanced. It was nothing like the choking almost crushing grip of the first time. Again he felt as a long tube was forced down his throat to help him breathe, and the slimy feel of the egg sliding down. It was a little while later that the lax grip fell away completely and the Facehugger fell from his head.

"Well that was weird," The blond said as he bent to pick up the dead Facehugger. "I wonder why this time I stayed awake?"

"It probably has something to do with how much you have been changed since that first time. Well that and the fact that you were cooperating and you are the Queen's father."

"Yeah maybe." He said as he walked over to the Queen, "Well this is the first step to our new family!" Azure eyes glimmering happily at the hissing purr that left Koutaigou.

Entry Thirty-Two Continued,

The egg that I choose struck me as being weird, when I looked at him with my doujutsu it was different than the others. I wonder how it will be when it is born, will it be like my little Queen or something completely different? I'm so anxious, and kind of freaking out I mean I'm about to birth my own Grandchild! That's weird and wrong on so many levels! Another thing that was me worried is how painful will it be this time? I mean last time I almost died, but this time I'm not completely human and I am tougher than normal humans. Also will my new bone structure be harder to break out of? Does that mean it will be even more painful than last time? Man thinking like that any longer will give me nightmares! So lets look on the bright side of all of this, Kyuubi said that I can take a break from training while I am carrying this baby… That even looks wrong on paper! But, right no panicking! Ah, I think it will be better to go to bed now, staying awake any longer will definitely make me worry to much….

TBC