Chapter 5 Encounters
While Naruto tried to come to grips with becoming a human fox, Hinata and Tenten ran though the forest as fast as they could.
"Hinata do you see anything?" asked Tenten
"Yes, I see all three of them walking on the road up ahead." said Hinata "We are less than 10 minutes away."
"Great any sign of an enemy?" asked Tenten as Hinata looked around.
"Yes, there is a group of wolves running down the road." said Hinata "They are closing in fast."
"Crap!" snapped Tenten as they picked up speed.
Meanwhile back at the base, Ino and Sakura sat across from each other in the large caftirera.
"Sakura what are you thinking?" asked Ino as she looked at her best friend.
"Naruto is my friend and I wanted comfort him." answered Sakura as she looked at her glass of tea.
"Don't lie to me forehead, I can see you like Naruto." said Ino
Miles away Kakashi, Sai and Captain Yamato walked down the road to Leaf everything seamed normal until suddenly Tenten and Hinata jumped out of the tree line.
"What are you two doing here?" asked Kakashi
"Saving you ass, get into the trees now." ordered Tenten with such force that the men quickly agreed.
"What is going on?" asked Captain Yamato
"Be quiet." ordered Hinata "They are almost here."
Before anything else could be said a load howl filled the air. The men's eyes widened as seven creatures any of them had seen before came into view. They where large human wolf hybrids, each with claws that could cut though a man and with teeth that could bite though metal.
"Let's stop here." ordered a large male as the wolf pack came to a stop. The pack split up a bit as a young mother breast fed a young pup as what they guessed was her husband stood watch. Two more females stood talking
"We need to keep going." said another large female wolf; she had dark blue almost black fur with a tan strip that ran from the base of her neck, between her chest and ending at her belly button.
"You are still looking for your secret boyfriend?" asked the lead male. "I turned you that makes you mine."
"Anko Mitarashi belongs to no one." snapped the she wolf
"That is Anko?" whispered Kakashi as he looked at who was gathered. The lead male looked sort of like Kotetsu Hagane and the female feeding her child looked like his younger sister.
"And he is my boyfriend Kotetsu, if it wasn't for the fact that we were on the same ANBU squad we would have gone public." snapped Anko
"I know tones of people who broke that little rule against going out with your teammate." said a female.
"We follow the rules." growled Anko showing her new sharp teeth
"What is going on?"whispered Captain Yamato
"Did you guys hear that?" asked one of the other females
"Ya, someone else is here." said Anko as she scanned the woods. Kakashi along with the other none turned ninjas slowly pulled their weapons expecting a fight. However suddenly a sound of moving underbrush caused the human wolves to look in the distinction away from the humans.
"Food." said Kotetsu as a normal deer walked into a nearby clearing. Instantly the former humans got onto all fours as the moved into the underbrush. For a moment they seem too disappeared, but suddenly the wolves struck. Their claws and teeth ripped though the buck like a knife through butter. The moment the deer was down the wolves started ripping off pieces of raw flesh with their teeth.
"We need to go." whispered Tenten as she pointed away from the Leaf village, they started taking off however Kakashi stayed behind a moment, his eyes locked on Anko. She was chomping down on a leg bone like a normal dog; blood stained her muzzle as she ripped off another clump of meat.
"Goodbye Anko-chan." whispered Kakashi as he took off, the moment he was gone Anko looked up to where Kakashi and the others used to be
"Kakashi-kun?" asked Anko wondering if she heard her boyfriend.
Back in the base, Ino just looked at her friend waiting for her answer.
"What should I do?" thought Sakura as she just sat there thinking.
"I will take your silence as a yes." said Ino
"So what if I like Naruto?" snapped Sakura "What is the problem with that?"
"Apart from he is dating Hinata." said Ino
"They broke up." answered Sakura
"For only about a week." said Ino "That isn't a break up that is taking a break from someone for a bit."
"Who are you to control who I like?" asked Sakura as she glared at her best friend. "I didn't judge you like your parents do for going out with Kiba."
"That is a low blow and you know that." snapped Ino as she jumped to her feet remembered the many times her parents had yelled at her for dating someone like Kiba. "They kept saying things like he is a dog and that he fucks every women he sees. You are judging him just like my parents."
Sakura lowered her head as her best friend yelled at her.
"You are a bitch you know that Sakura." snapped Ino "You want to break up Hinata and Naruto just for you to have what shouldn't be yours."
"I am sorry about my comments on Kiba; it must be hard to know the man you love is turned to one of those creatures." said Sakura as Ino glared at her.
"And what about Naruto will you leave him alone and let him get back together with Hinata?" asked Ino as she crossed her arms.
"Ino I will not back down from loving Naruto-kun." stated Sakura with such determination in her green eyes.
"What if he ends up with Hinata?" asked Ino as her tone of voice softened a bit.
"I will cross that bridge if it comes to that but I will give her one hell of a fight for Naruto's heart." Said Sakura "And nothing you or anyone else will talk me out of it."
Out in the field Tenten and the others stopped for a second to take a short break.
"Alright what is going on?" asked Kakashi
"I too am wondering what those things are?" asked Sai
"I guess the best way to describe what they are is to say they are what remains of the Leaf village." said Tenten as she sat down on a large tree branch. Hinata stood overhead scanning the area with her Byakugan.
"What are you talking about?" asked Captain Yamanto
"We were hit by some kind of virus and it turned all the male in the village into things like those." said Tenten "Then they infected the females and turned them into those creatures. Tsunade ordered an evaculation of the Leaf of all none infected people."
"How many got out?" asked Kakashi
"I would guess not that many." answered Tenten
"You don't know?" asked Sai
"I wasn't part of the team to lead people out of the village." said Tenten "My mission was to take Naruto and find Sakura, Hinata, Ino and Temari on their way back to the Leaf."
"Naruto?" asked Captain Yamato
"Ya, Naruto." said Tenten "For some reason he didn't turn right away and Tsunade thought he may have so kind of immunity. However since Anko was the one in charge of leading the uninfected villagers out I am guessing few got out if any."
"What about the Hokage?" asked Sai
"From what we know she is dead, like the rest of the council." said Tenten "Dead or turned."
"Alright where are we going?" asked Captain Yamato "The Sand?"
"Sand is gone too." said Tenten as three males eyes widened.
"Temari led us to an abounded underground Sand base not far from here." said Tenten "That is where we have set up. Sakura and Ino are working to find a cure but it is slow work."
"We better get going there is are some human deer coming our way." said Hinata
"Human deer?" asked Kakashi
"Everyone turned into different things deer, wolves, rats and so on." said Tenten
"I see more and more of them heading our way." said Hinata
"There food supply inside the Leaf must be running out so they are spreading out." theorized Tenten
"Maybe in a few days we can actually go into the Leaf and get the supplies we need." added Hinata
"We will talk later, right now we have to get moving." ordered Tenten
Meanwhile in the remains of the Leaf, Kurenia Yuhi held her three year old son Asuma Sarutobi the second close to her. Like some of the other woman of the village she had been captured uninfected. However that wasn't much comfort right now as her legs and arms where bond, even her son's legs where bond with rope. All around her where other females who were taken, most were in their mid to early 20s. A few like her where older and holding onto their young children as tight as possible. She knew most of the older women where widows.
"Kurenia." whispered a nearby woman maybe 18 or 19 years old.
"Yes." whispered Kurenia back as a large tiger man walked in-between them.
"Aren't you a ninja, you can get us out." said the woman with hope in her eyes. She was partly true, she could try to escape but the odds where almost certain that her son, Asuma's son would die. That is something she couldn't allow, the ninja in her begged her to fight back but the mother in her stopped her.
"No I can't." said Kurenia as a wolf man walked up to the woman, then in one hand grabbed her shirt and pulled her to her feet.
"Come with me." growled the wolf as the woman kicked, cursed and screamed as he lead her to an overturned fruit cart. He wolf placed her on the cart before turning to a large crowed of male creatures. They where all different types, wolves, dogs, bears, lions almost any predator animal she could think of stood there. Instantly a few started licking their teeth as if hungry.
"Now let's begin." ordered the wolf "We have one unclaimed female, 18 years old, perfect breading age."
"My God they are selling us off like slaves." thought Kurenia as he watched the wolf rip of the woman's shirt so she was just standing there in her pants and bra.
"She is well devolved with big breasts." said the wolf as he grabbed the crying woman's breast "Great for mating and for feeding pups."
"No not slaves just as wives for the unmarried men." thought Kurenia
"I'll take her!" yelled a young bull that looked the same age as the women but it was hard to tell for sure.
"I want her!" yelled a wolf
"Do you two know her!" yelled the bull "Her name is Araceli."
"Do you know her?" asked the wolf leading the whole thing.
"Ya, she is my girlfriend." said the bull
"Aditya that is you?" asked the woman stunned to see her boyfriend like that
"Then you have claim to her as her mate." said the wolf as he tossed the woman at him. Instantly he bit her neck infecting her with the virus before dragging her away to turn her.
"I wanted her." demanded the young wolf
"Stand down you young pup there are many young bitches for you to pick from." ordered the older wolf
"Stand up." ordered another voice asKurenia looked up to see a tiger standing there. Kurenia was forced to her feet but to her amazement she wasn't led to the cart turned stage she was led into what remained of a house. Once inside to her amazement the tiger left her alone. She looked around the house, walls had claw marks in it and the place was a mess.
Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her neck, instantly she snapped her head around to see a wolf biting down on her neck. Instantly she felt like fire was going though her veins.
"There it is done." said the wolf in a familiar sounding voice, that is the wolf was missing a pinky finger.
"Shikamaru?" asked Kurenia as she looked at the black and dark brown wolf.
"I promised Asuma-sensie that I would look after you and that is what I am doing." said Shikamaru as he freed Kurenia hands. "Konohamaru agrees with me, raising a young pup requires a family unite and with he and his mate can't handle yours and your sons care. So a pack is needed."
"So are you going to rape me and turn me?" asked Kurenia
"No, you are my sensie's lover and my mate is Temari not you." said Shikamaru as he raised his hand and tried to touch Asuma's son. However he backed up in fear. "Don't worry soon you will see me again as Uncle Shika."
"You are not going to infect my son." demanded Kurenia as Shikamaru grinned
"No, you will do that." said Shikamaru as Kurenia fell to her knees as she felt her body begin to change. "And it looks that you are going to be a fast changer."
Kurenia looked down at her arm only to see her nails where now claws and she was adding muscles everywhere.
"Mommy?" asked little Asuma as he stood up still wrapped in his mother's arms. However before anything could happen she felt him being taken away from her. She looked up to see that Shikamaru had pulled him away.
"The turn can be violent so it is for his safety." said Shikamaru
"What is going on?" asked little Asuma
"Your mom is becoming like me and then you will become like me." explained Shikamaru
"I don't want to become one." screamed Asuma as he tried to get away but Shikamaru held him close. Soon he heard a snapping sound coming from his mother. His mother had changed drastically she was covered with mostly black fur, the same color as her hair, her right arm and left leg had white fur. What he didn't know was that snapping sound was her bones being reshaped.
"This hurts!" screamed Kurenai
"Don't fight it, it hurts if you fight it." stated Shikamaru as little Asuma watched his mother grow in size, the wraps around her legs and chest broke away with sudden snaps as she grew. After a few minutes all but her face had changed, however soon it her nose and lips merged together into a long muzzle, finally it all stopped.
Slowly Kurenai stood up, stretching her new body.
"Kurenai?" asked Shikamaru
"Thank you Shikamaru, it wouldn't want to be anything beside a wolf. Now for my son to join the pack." said Kurenia as she took a step toward her son, he tried to step back but found he couldn't.
"Here you go." said Shikamaru as he picked up Asuma and held him up to his mother. He kicked and screamed.
"He is too young to bit, he may bleed out." said Shikamaru "You will have to do it the other way to keep him safe."
"What way is that?" asked Kurenia as Shikamaru prepared to explain things to his new pack member.
Meanwhile Temari stood before the main door in and out of the base, slowly the huge metal door opened standing there was Kakashi, Sai, Captain Yamato, Hinata and Tenten.
"Welcome back." said Temari
"I need to know what is going on." said Kakashi "Everything."
"How is Naruto?" asked Hinata as Temari lowered her head, she had gotten a report from Sakura only moments ago.
"It isn't good." said Temari
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