Hello everyone! Now I've been sort of questioning where this story is going and honestly I spend way too much time on one thing -_- which is why I can no longer make amateur mistakes like I've done in the past! Although it's pretty obvious I'd need to rewrite the entire story if I wanted it to be how I envision it to turn out how I want to but I will leave it how it is. First thing I need to clear up is the timeline.

This is very hard to understand considering everyone is alive and the ninja world is on the brink of war. The war thing is complete desperation on Obito's part. He wasted too much time trying to manipulate the jinchuuriki and train the Akatsuki members so he decided he would try and grab the jinchuuriki while the nations were busy with war preparations.

Everything else is practically the Naruto storyline. (Pain is dead, Nagato's dead, Orochimaru's dead, Sasuke fighting Itachi took a little bit longer but that carries out how it should,). The jinchuuriki have not been captured for the sake of this story and most of them were out by themselves or within their nations before the Akatsuki.

Once again I do apologize for making the jinchuuriki (Naruto especially!) extremely weak. Note: Bee is a very hard character to write! First I feel every time he speaks it should be meaningful or it should rhyme. I guess I just made it so Bee would only rap when the mood was light or when it was appropriate. I'd rather write as the other jinchuuriki.

Anyways, hope you like this chapter and sorry it was late, I've been working on a story about Sasuke and Itachi, it'll be uploaded later this week if you wanna check it out, as I said before enjoy!

Bee's POV

Bee limped over to where Naruto lay, biting his lip and keeping his eyes glued to the damp, mushy ground. Bee had seen everything happen at once, how fast Naruto had moved and what he had done to Kisame. He understood how Naruto felt, what with that poor girl dying and what happened to his friend's dog how could he not go berserk like that? However Bee knew better. The relationship between him and the hachibi had allowed Bee to utilize his power to its fullest making him quite a force to be reckoned with. However, Naruto? He was just some tool to be used by that demonic kitsune. Maybe he could learn a thing or two from Bee.

"Did you see that? I didn't know the Demon Fox was that strong..." Yugito whispered. Bee chuckled in response and tried to shift some of his weight off of Yugito. Ever since that monster sword had bit Bee's exposed chest his chakra had been drained quite an amount leaving Bee weak and lightheaded.

I can do better, Gyuki sneered.

Bee laughed and Yugito raised an eyebrow, "You find something funny?"

"Just...nothing."

Roshi turned his head to face the two jinchuuriki as the red-haired boy lifted the Kisame's body off of the ground.

"You okay, Bee? What bit you?" Roshi asked, his eyes focused on the puncture marks on Bee's chest.

"It's a funny story and I'll tell you all about it later." Bee answered trying to fight back the burning pain in his chest.

Roshi looked concerned but immediately brushed it aside, he turned around and jabbed a thumb in Kisame's direction, "Well, as you can see Naruto is-"

"He deserved it!" Naruto suddenly piped up, interrupting their conversation. "He hurt my friends and killed two of them!"

"That doesn't justify death in any way, Naruto!" The blonde girl intervened.

"Shut up! You don't understand, none of you do! He's just a dumb criminal and sooner or later he was going to die! We're going to crush all the Akatsuki in the war so why not kill them before it even starts!? You people are acting like this is a big deal yet all I did was make the Ninja Alliance's job a tiny bit easier!"

"Naruto, the point isn't that you killed Kisame it's that you lost control. You can't do that when other people are around. I've been in your shoes and I know how it feels when you're just consumed with rage," Roshi said, trying to calm down Naruto. Bee was unsure words would even work on him.

"He killed Hinata." Naruto mumbled more to himself then the rest of them.

"We've all lost somethin' it's not just you~," Bee began. "Besides I know that fox is just giving you the blues~,"

Naruto looked up an eyebrow raised.

"What Bee is trying to say is the tailed beasts react to the jinchuuriki's emotions. Anytime we get angry the seal that traps the beast weakens and it gives the monster an opportunity to influence you and control you." Roshi explained

"He has a point you know, we've all lost something you idiot. Stop acting like a selfish brat." Yugito gave the whiskered boy a look of disgust.

"I...you..." Naruto stammered and desperately tried to find something to spit back at Yugito. He failed. Bee smiled at the attempt and slowly limped over to Naruto.

"Thanks for takin' care of Shark Boy here, but it's the Fox you must fear," Bee said, kneeling by him. "I'll teach you how to control it but you can't go on any rampages again ya here?"

Naruto looked away from Bee a wave of grief washed over his face for a second, then he returned to normal.

"Yeah,"

Han's POV

One mind. One body.

That was what it felt like when Kokuo and Han acted as one. He was easily able to combine speed and power to deliver forceful punches and attempt to hit the Masked Man. Utakata no longer had his bubble blower and was trying to find an opening to escape and rescue Yagura so the three of them could escape and find Hotaru. But the idea was proving to be harder than expected.

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu," The Masked Man said after forming a few hand seals. A fireball of massive proportion came flying Han's way and at close distance. He barely managed to get away, somersaulting backwards and sidestepping to avoid the blazing ball of flames.

A barrage of giant shuriken then came his way which were surprising, considering the man was basically empty handed and it was virtually impossible for him to have obtained weapons suddenly out of nowhere. The shuriken flew at unimaginable speeds and Han had no time to dodge. He pressed his hands together and slammed them into the ground.

"Doton: Doryuheki!" Han yelled and a wall of rock erupted from the cavern floor, rising in just enough time to prevent the shuriken from causing any damage. Han saw the steam rising up from his own body and concentrated it mainly to his fists. A red aura surrounded him and he felt his strength rise. He plowed straight through the wall of earth, his feet making small craters on the ground. He spotted the Masked Man fighting Utakata's water clones and winning. Han reared his fist back and punched, his entire body went through the man's body.

Han rolled forward and stopped next to Utakata, "It's impossible to hit him. Literally impossible. I'm using up all my chakra just trying to land a jutsu or anything." Utakata huffed.

"We have to run, okay? That's our only choice." Han said, a plan already forming in his head. "I'm going to temporarily merge with Kokuo and see if I can create an opening in the ceiling, you have to get out of here with Yagura."

"No, I have to find Hotaru. I got her into this mess after all!" Utakata insisted.

"Whatever, I don't care as long as you escape, we're wasting time." Han brushed him off. "Just get ready to move."

Ready, Han? Kokuo asked with complete confidence.

Han smiled, Yeah.

Utakata's POV

Utakata watched as Han was completely engulfed in steam. The Masked Man rushed forward now a barrage of giant shuriken flying from behind.

Utakata jumped back more out of fear then necessity. From the steam came a jaw-dropping sight.

A monster of towering size appeared, he appeared to have the body structure of a horse and five white tails flowing behind him. His head was shaped like a dolphin's with the jaw jutting out slightly accompanied by four horns on his head. Red markings underlined his green eyes and his body slightly gave off a white smoky steam from his white fur. Utakata fell onto his bottom, paralyzed in fear for a few seconds.

"Boy, you must move now! Do not make my attempts be wasted on your fretful heart!" Kokuo ordered. Her head collided with the cave ceiling, fortunately there were no stalactites.

The cave roof began to crumble and collapse. The ground shook and Utakata was completely frazzled. Unable to process what was really happening.

Yagura, Utakata immediately thought. He moved, his arms pumping and his lungs screaming for him to stop. He ignored it and kept running through the blinding dust and the falling stones. The blue chakra sphere containing Yagura was still there with Yagura inside. Utakata smiled at his fortune and jumped first onto the statue's hands and then launched himself off of it in Yagura's direction. He slammed into the former Mizukage, clutching the boy's body close to his own.

The two slammed into the ground and Utakata shut his eyes, hoping nothing would hit them or kill them.

He heard Kokuo's cries as the cavern roof collapsed on top of her and sunlight shined through, providing better lighting.

Utakata could see the destruction around him, how Kokuo shook her body furiously, slamming her hooves into the ground and waving her tails in the air. The Masked Man was nowhere to be seen as rocks fell from the sky. Utakata got to his feet, Yagura at his feet. If they stayed they would undoubtedly be crushed and killed.

But he had to find Hotaru.

Utakata mustered all the courage and chakra he had left in his body and pushed himself forward, carrying Yagura the whole way.

His eyes locked onto the hole Kokuo had created earlier and he ran, avoiding the falling projectiles and making his way toward the exit.

A white tail blocked their path as soon as the two grew close enough to safely escape, the tail surrounded their bodies and lifted them into the air.

"You are a fool, boy! I cannot allow you to sacrifice your lives for a girl." Kokuo reprimanded. She jumped off of the cave floor and into the air. Rocks bounced off her body as the three flew into the air and her hooves desperately grasped onto the land above.

However the beast was immediately grabbed by wooden vines. They grabbed onto her tightly and pulled her back into the deadly cave below. Before the three could fall she lifted the tail that held a frightened Utakata and an unconscious Yagura and threw them into the air. Utakata felt the world spinning around him and the furious wind whipping him violently. Colors danced and blurred and there was nothing to hold or comfort him. So he closed his eyes and waited for whatever was to come next.

Han's POV

Han could see whatever Kokuo saw and felt whatever she felt. And right now he was feeling very trapped and very frightened.

Utakata and Yagura had escaped, he knew that much but where they would land? He doubted they would even survive the fall much less be able to get far enough to escape this Masked Man. Han had a feeling he wouldn't be as fortunate as they might be.

The wooden vines tightened their grasp on Kokuo's body and Han felt the constriction as if it were him being strangled. The rocks that had hit them had not phased them before but now every bone in their bodies stung and cried out in pain.

"It was very admirable what you did for the Six and Three Tails. I suppose it's natural, after all they are your family aren't they?" The Masked Man stared right into Kokuo's eyes.

"You are mistaken if you think I will allow you to hurt my brethren and sacrifice the shinobi world for your tainted ideals." Kokuo replied with as much anger as she could manage.

"I think you are the one who is mistaken. You beasts were created by the Sage of Six Paths for his reasons alone. But now? You are merely weapons that the villages use to increase their power and worth. No one really see's you fools as anything but a threat and the physical embodiment of power and evil. Nothing will change that. But finally you can help do something right in this world! To fix the corrupted ways of the ninja! I will plunge the world into an eternal dream where there will be no more hate or evil or war. Only peace. Peace through the Eternal Tsukuyomi."

"No...no, you are wrong. I know your idea is not the proper way to fix this shinobi world. My host has proved that some ninja...have hearts. Some ninja do not see us merely as a source of strength. I am Han's friend and his ally. His partner. I know one day the entire ninja world will see this even if it falls into the hands of someone else to fix it."

The Masked Man shook his head, "Whatever. It doesn't really matter what you think in the end. After all you no longer have a choice as to what you want to do."

Han couldn't let it end like this could he? It was stupid. It was terrible. Just one little act to save a girl's life led to this. His doom. He didn't deserve this yet here he was, his fate in the hands of an impure man with ill intentions.

Kokuo, I am sorry. It's my fault we're in this mess and I...I can't do anything to stop it. Han apologized.

I understand, Han. But in reality, it was my words that persuaded you to save Fu and landed you here. Kokuo replied softly.

I would've done it whether you asked me to or not. Han insisted. He heard Kokuo's hearty laugh.

But I still can't let it end like this. Even if we can't save ourselves maybe we can save that girl Utakata wanted to help.

I only have one solution and hopefully it takes out this evil man as well. In any case, I am glad I was sealed within you, Han. It was a nice ride and I really do hope you can rest easy with your family and friends.

Han smiled as the two gathered their chakra into a single ball of purple and red energy. The Masked Man jumped back as the two fired the bijuu-dama at the Man and into the wall behind him. It broke through wall after wall until it suddenly disappeared before it could explode and engulf the cave.

"That was a nice little gift you sent me. However it's not going to work with my sharingan's Kamui." The Masked Man said, suddenly appearing from the empty air. "Now fall into a dream where not a single one of your little tricks will save you."

The last thing Kokuo and Han ever saw was a glimpse of the Sharingan eye as they fell into an eternal genjutsu.

Longest chapter I've wrote. It feels good to return to these nine lovable jinchuuriki (now eight) after a week of the Sound Four. Sorry it's a bit late. Never intended it to be :/ Yes Han isn't alive. I was debating whether to kill him or not when I finally realized maybe I should. But only after he finally understands the meaning of sacrifice and what it is to save a life which is what his brother, Shota and parents did for him when he was younger. Remember these jinchuuriki aren't gonna be invincible. Even Yagura's going to be affected by this little incident. Not gonna say how though!

Hope you enjoyed and remember to tell me how you felt or what I can improve on. Even if you tell me my story sucks I'll still take it. BAIIIII!