Sorry guys! Would have liked to get this out sooner. My laptop had some issues and had to get fixed. Anyway...here is a short chapter 5 seeing as it is after midnight and I have an 8 a.m. class. So, hope you like it!

Again: I am using and plan to use any info I feel is needed from the manga. So there is always the chance for spoilers up through the current released chapter.

I do not own Naruto: if I did, the Land of Snow would have an artic fox summoning pack.

~Kaito

"Kyu-Kyuubi!" Naruto stared wide-eyed at the nine tailed fox before him. "I thought you were bigger."

The fox shook his head. "Normally that would be true; however, you should be grateful to the Hime for simply unsealing a physical form. My chakra remains within you and if I kill you now, it will never return." he explained with a growl. "Now come. Our presence is requested."

The blonde followed the fox out of the room into a large hall. Not paying attention, he tripped over his guide landing with a thud on his face. Kyuubi glared daggers causing Naruto to laugh nervously. "Haruno." the fox called to the door.

"Let her sleep. I need her fresh." came a feminine voice. Naruto turned his head to a light red fox with vibrant green eyes. She was smaller than Kyuubi and only had six tails.

"Ari, suffered a few deaths have you?" the fox grinned. She then huffed as she turned stalking off.

"Come on kit." Kyuubi called as he turned down a different hall.

"Wait up!" Yelled the blonde as he ran to catch up.

The Uzumaki gapped at the room he was in. It was almost as large as Kohana itself! He felt something soft pick his jaw up from the floor and force it back into a relatively normal position. "I suggest you don't do that, you may just get yourself killed by someone that isn't me." growled the Kyuubi.

"Don't be so hard on the child. I do believe he is in shock that someone could actually be skilled enough to build such a magnificent room." Ari reprimanded the elder fox gently. "Naruto-san, this room was built by our ancestors, in the past our kind was unable to shrink their form. To remain civilized and able to house visitors from other nations, they created this room as a meeting place. As part of tradition all meetings of the Council must take place in our true form."

"So you mean to say that you can all get really big?" Naruto questioned.

Ari sighed hopelessly and Kyuubi glared. "Yes, we can obtain a much larger size." she stated. "Sakura, you may come out now." The pinkette stepped out from behind a column sheepishly. "I was going to let you rest more; You will need your strength."

"I couldn't sleep. I take it that you are Ari?" the fox smiled and nodded at the girl.

"Glad to see you all know each other now." came a voice which was quickly followed by a figure dressed in red.

Suddenly Kyuubi pounced the approaching girl. "What is your plan here? Releasing only a physical form for me! I am unable to fight without my chakra!"

Silver twisted her body around using her hands as levers allowing her ram the heel of her boot into the incoming fox's belly. "You can never be released by our kind. That was part of the contract with the Leaf to which you willingly gave yourself."

"That was before that Uchiha took control of me!" he ground out harshly. "He ruined everything!" He took a deep breath as his ears laid flat, "and he killed her." he breathed softly.

The pair of humans froze and stared wide-eyed at the two. "Kyuubi-san, please come with me." the girl stated softly as she turned back towards the direction she come from. The fox followed her out quietly.

"Ari-san?" Sakura questioned still shaken by what she had just heard.

"It's nothing dear. Now, will the both of you follow me? I believe that the two of you would like some sustenance."