I know this chapter is coming out a little sooner than I said it would but I have received some really good OC's that I want get introduced as soon as possible. To be honest however, I was a little disappointed at the lack of submissions. I won't hold it against any of you but I will say this, If I have to give up doing the Extra's Section, then the least you, as the readers can do is read the author's notes. I will keep the OC Submission Form up for a little while longer just in case there are any late entries, and I will try to see if I can work them into the story at a later date. Well enough of that, let's get to the part you all come here to see. Just a quick note, I'm going to try and be more descriptive and colorful with my word choice from now on. My big problem is making my dialogues interesting so I tend to use words like 'said,' or 'exclaimed,' more often than I mean to. I will try to correct that in this chapter. Oh and one more thing, the OC's submitted will be introduced next chapter, this chapter is just the foreplay to the actual introduction. So you lot still have time to submit your OC's.

Being a Demon is Not All Fun and Games

About 1 day later, and

several hundred miles away from Konoha

As Naruto, in his full demon form passes over the top of a mountain he comes to screeching halt and observes the sight before him. For there it was, in all its glory, the Demon Festival stood loud and proud, full of color and life. There were huge circus tents the size of small mountains strewn about here and there, and countless, individual stalls were erected all around. It reminded Naruto of ants in an ant hill for some reason. Shaking that strange thought from his head, this was likely the cause of hanging around Shino for too long, and started to walk down the mountain towards the festival.

As he approached the front gates he shifted into his half demon form, which looked exactly like his human form except with a pair of fox ears atop his head and a tail waving happily behind him. The two guards, a skunk demon, judging by the horrible odor, and a zebra demon, judging by the fact that he was sporting a white and black striped mow hawk, bowed to Naruto as he approached and said in almost perfect unison, "Welcome young Fox Demon, to the 805th Demon Festival."

Naruto gave them a quick wave of acknowledgment as he walked quickly by them, fully intent on heading in, getting what he needed to get done, and be on his way. Unfortunately, demons have a rather notorious habit of taking more time than was needed for even the simplest of things. So even though he had a whole speech ready to present to his father why he couldn't stay and why he must head back to Konoha as quickly as possible, a speech that had taken him a good 3 days to come up with, he was never going to be able to present it. The reason for being is that his father it turns out, had a rather nasty little surprise in store for him when he shows up, but more on that later.

Right now Naruto was enjoying the feeling of being surrounded once more by his own kind. He was going to need a new set of eyes with all the quick glancing around he was doing. On one side there were vendors, the other performers, and all around him there were so many different types of demons that one would have thought they had walked into some sort of zoo… for demons that is. Naruto decided that a quick stop at one of the stalls wouldn't hurt after one sporting a wide variety of amulets and other assorted accessories caught his eye. He walked up the counter where a portly boar demon was running the booth, and banged on the wood while calling out, "What's a guy got to do to get a little service around here," in true demon fashion. The boar demon who was busy polishing a rather fine piece of jewelry looked up and with snort replied, "Why hello there young master. Is there anything that catches your eye?"

Naruto looks over the various things for sale, until he spotted a beautiful silver bracelet with intricate markings on it. "Yeah there is," Naruto says with a feral grin and points at the bracelet, "How much for that little trinket right there?"

The boar demon looks where he was pointing and with laugh he replies, "You have got quite the eye there youngster," he then picks up the bracelet, turning it in his hands so that Naruto can get a better look at it, "What we have here is a rare 18th century demon craft bracelet, made from the finest silver ore from the quarries of Iwagakure (1), with special runes inscribed in it by the most skilled seal masters of Konohagakure. It's guaranteed to keep the foulest of misfortunes away from anyone… so long as there supernatural in nature of course."

Naruto gave the merchant his foxy grin, "Sweet! So how much for it?"

The boar demon gave snort of laughter and replied, "Why for you young master, I will be more than happy to part with this fine treasure for a mere 25,000 Ryo."

Naruto recoiled at this and protested loudly, "25,000 Ryo?! That's outrageous! I'll give you 5,000 Ryo for it!"

"That ain't worth a single trip to the market! 20,000 Ryo!"

"10,000!"

"15,000 and not a ryo less!"

Naruto sighed and grumbled out, "Fine," he dug his pocket and pulled out a handful of coins and paper bill and dumped them on a nearby seal where money was supposed to go. The boar demon placed his hand on the seal and focused his chakra into it. Steam rose up around the money and then quickly faded away, leaving the money exactly as it was before. "All seems to be in order," the demon snorts as he takes the money and places it in a nearby box, and then he wraps the bracelet carefully in paper and hands it to Naruto, "There you go young master. Have a nice day."

He takes the bracelet, pockets it, then walks away grumbling. Once he was far enough away from the stall he broke out into a huge grin and thought, 'How I so missed being around other demons!'

But if there was anyone thing that Naruto loved more than interacting with his fellow demons, it was listening to the various conversations that between demons. Conversations that, to be honest, that no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find anything like them in human society.

"Come round, come round! Get your fresh leg of Kusagakure (2) Cattle right here! Get your raw leg of Cattle here, fresh off the beast itself! Just 500 Ryo a pound!"

"I'll take two Orders!" Which was then followed by a rather startled, "MOOO!"

"Did you hear about it?"

"Oh yes I heard, and I can't believe it!"

"I know! Who would have thought that?"

"Hey mommy, will you buy me that ninjutsu scroll?"

"Now sweetie, your father and I have told you before, no A-rank jutsu until you get your second tail."

"Ahhh, but mommy, that'll take forever!"

"SHISOKU (3)!"

This last voice caused Naruto to stop dead in his tracks. There was only one person he knew with that voice, and it was-Ooph!

Naruto had the wind knocked out of him by a silver headed, amethyst eyed fox demon, pounced on him from out of nowhere, giving him a huge hug. "My little Shisoku! I'm so happy to see you! How's the name hunt going?"

"It's… going… great… okaasan (4)," Naruto wheezed as he struggled to break free, "But… if you… don't mind… your… kind of… crushing me…"

"Oops," Rena said as she dropped Naruto in a heap at her feet, "Sorry about that Shisoku!"

Naruto picked himself up, gasping for air, while he took in the sight before him. His mother hadn't changed all that much since he last saw her. Her silver hair still hung down past the small of her back, and her amethyst eyes sparkled with the same energy and curiosity that they always had, except maybe when she was yelling at Fukushin for doing something perverted. Her foxy ears twitched at every little sound that caught her interest and her long, sleek tail was held high and proud. The only thing that had really changed about her was the clothes she wore. The last time he had seen her, she sported a rather tomboyish appearance with a t-shirt and blue jeans, whereas now she was wearing a beautiful white kimono with blue snowy patterns. "That looks beautiful okaasan," Naruto complimented after he finally caught his breath , "Did you design that yourself?"

Rena grinned and gave quick spin so as to show off her new outfit, "You like it? I made it myself!"

"You made it," Naruto asked in disbelief, "No offense okaasan but that last time I saw you, you could barely make a pair of socks without them ending up looking like wooly bladders."

Rena was just about to give a rather loud retort to her sons remark when a rather dulcet voice interrupted with laughter like that of wind chimes, "Ho ho. That is so true chibi-kitsune. But once I got a hold of her, she quickly became a sewing master."

Naruto turned towards the new arrival to see a rather tall, and to be honest rather human looking, if not very beautiful woman. She had short black hair and had red eyes with pupils shaped like hourglasses, and was wearing a kimono that was equally as beautiful as his mothers, except it was black with red spider web patterns on it. If it wasn't for the fact that her very presence didn't scream demon, Naruto would have easily mistaken for a human. The lady offered her hand to him while introducing herself, "How do you do young demon. My name is Arachnia (5)."

Naruto shook the offered hand and asked with amazement, "Arachnia! Aren't you the Queen of all Spiders?"

Arachnia covered her mouth daintily with her other hand and gave another laugh, "Ho ho. Why yes I am. I see my reputation precedes me."

Naruto stopped shaking her hand in favor of rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment, "Heh, well, I mean, you are renowned as the best seamstress in the entire world."

"Oh dear me, I wouldn't exactly say that I am the best in the world. Your mother is starting to earn quite the reputation herself, after I gave her a few pointers that is."

"Yeah," Rena beamed as she puffed out her chest in pride, "Don't count your okaasan out of the running just yet! In a few centuries, my name will be the most famous in the world of fashion!"

"I kind of doubt that," Naruto muttered under his breath, but unfortunately his mother still managed to hear him.

"What was that young man?!"

"Umm… Hey mom, weren't we asking about how my name search has been going," he asked quickly in hopes of distracting her.

"Oh yeah! So tell me, have you found a name yet? Have you? Well have you? Come on, don't leave your okaasan in the dark Shisoku," Rena says as she jumps up and down in anticipation, grinning like a maniac.

Mirroring his mothers grin Naruto gives her a thumbs up and says enthusiastically, "I sure have found a name! It's Naruto!"

Rena stops jumping up and down, the grin gone from her face. Naruto began to sweat, thinking he had done something wrong. "Naruto," she asks, absolutely no emotion in her voice, "That's your name? Naruto?"

Now Naruto really began to sweat. The look on his mother's face and the lack of tone in her voice was really starting to creep him out.

"… That's a wonderful name Naruto-Shisoku," she suddenly cries out and wraps him in another bone breaking hug, "Oh I'm so happy! My little Naruto finally has a name of his very own. Oh I couldn't be happier. Oh, just wait till your otousan (6) here's about this!"

Wriggling violently, trying to escape the death trap that was his mother, Naruto squeaked out, "Where… is… Fukushin… otousan… anyway…"

Rena dropped Naruto into another heap and tapped her chin, thinking, "Hmm… I don't know. He better not be hitting on any women, or so help me, he won't walk straight for a month, demon lord or not."

With that, she walks off in a huff to make sure her rather eccentric mate wasn't up to any shenanigans. Meanwhile, Naruto picked himself up again, and dusted himself off. Arachnia just couldn't help but giggle, "Ho ho, looks like you managed to get yourself out of that little situation Naruto-chan. You're just clever as your otousan. Oh before I forget, I have something for you," she then pulls out a folded, light blue kimono with white petals dancing across it and hands it him. Taking it Naruto asked, "Umm this is really nice and all, but I'm not really into cross dressing Arachnia-sama."

"Oh just call me Arachnia," the spider demon insisted with a wave of her hand, "And besides, that isn't for you. It's for that adorable little human girl you're so fond of."

Naruto nearly dropped the kimono in surprise, and only after he managed to regain his composure he managed to stammer out, "How did you know about Hime?"

Arachnia covered her mouth once more laughed, "Ho ho. Why little Naru-Chan, just because I'm no longer the Hachibi (7) anymore, doesn't mean I don't still have a contact or two left in Konoha. Well , tootles," and with a wave of her hand, she walks off, leaving a rather stunned Naruto to try and figure out what in the world just happened.

Elsewhere at the Demon Festival

Inside a rather large stone complex in the middle of the demon festival, we find 5 demons in human form conversing. "Ok, well that takes care of the matter about the division of this year's crop of rice in the far north," a rather elderly looking demon with a nasty scar across his left eye wheezes as he looks over a large pile of papers, "On to the matter of what to do about the uprising in eastern Stone country."

Name: Manchou (8) (First Name Unknown)

Title: Sanbi, 3 Tailed Demon Lord

Species: Turtle

Special Note: One of the oldest demons currently in existence. He is the only one of the nine original Demon Lords left alive. Although he won't admit it, he is rather insecure about how much longer he will be able to keep his position, or how much longer he has to live for that matter.

"This is boring," a much younger looking demon with blue hair that appeared to be one fire, complained as she stretched out lazily like a cat across the table, while still remaining in her seat, "When's Fuku-kun gonna get here?"

Name: Yugito (First Name)

Title: Nibi, Two Tailed Demon Lord

Species: Bakeneko (ghost cat)

Special Note: She is the daughter of the previous 2 Tailed Demon Lord. She is also the newest demon lord. Secretly, she has had the hugest crush on Fukushin for nearly 5 centuries.

"That show off," replied a muscular man with sandy blond hair, "I wouldn't be surprised if he was passed out, drunk at one of the bars at the festival." He then proceeded to chug sake from a gourd the same size as he was.

Name: Shukaku (First Name)

Titles: Ichibi, One Tailed Demon Lord

Species: Tanuki

Special Note: He had a younger sister, but she died 13 years ago giving birth to her third child. Shukaku refuses to talk about her or anything to do with her. (A cookie to whoever can guess who her three children are)

"I wouldn't be talking Shukaku," said a huge, overly muscular guy from the other side of the table, "Now shut up. I'm trying to come up with a word that rhymes with orange."

Name: Bakemono (9) (First Name Unknown)

Titles: Hachibi, 8 Tailed Demon Lord

Species: Ushi-Oni (a cross between a bull and a octopus apparently)

Special Note: Has secretly adopted two humans. E and Killer Bee, who currently believe that he has passed away from old age.

"Now, now everyone," a handsome, brunette with a lazy look on his face says as he blows on a pipe, producing a couple of bubbles, "There is no need for us to get all worked up."

Name: Utakata (First Name)

Titles: Rokubi, 6 Tailed Demon Lord

Species: Slug

Special Note: That pipe of his is actually human made, but he will never tell anyone.

Suddenly the door to the room swung open with a loud crash, and in walked a rather tipsy looking Fukushin, his nine tails waving erotically behind him. "Sorry I'm *hic* late everyone," he practically mumbled as he took his seat at the head of the table, "Now onto *hic* the matter of the pirates from *Belch* wave country."

Manchou sighs and pinches the bridge of nose, "Fukushin, we have already dealt with that matter and were about to go onto the matter regarding the East Stone rebellion, but before we do that, please make yourself presentable, and also, you know the rules regarding Demon Lords and demons with more than 6 tails, they are to remain in their human forms at all times so please hide your tails and ears."

Fukushin gave him a drunken nod and placed his thumb in his mouth. He then blew hard causing his cheeks to puff up. Steam started billowing out his ears and his face started to lose its red tone, returning him to normal. Oh and his demonly parts faded out as well. "Sorry 'bout that everyone," he said apologetically, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment in almost the exact same manner of his son, "You see, there were these two really hot chicks, literally, and they were pestering me to have a drink with them ,and well, one thing lead to another and."

"Save it Fukushin," interrupted Manchou as he held up his hand, "Now that you're sober I need to ask you what in HELL'S NAME WERE YOU THINKING?!?!"

"Well I was thinking that it wouldn't hurt to have just one little-"

"I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU SENT THREE YOUNG DEMONS TO KONOHA TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT RIDUCULOUS HUMAN RITUAL CALLED THE CHUNIN EXAMS?! WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT YOU SENT THOSE THREE! WHY WOULD YOU SEND THOSE THREE?!"

"Now, now there's no need," Fukushin started to say hurriedly but the old demon wasn't through with him yet.

"URSA IS A BI-POLAR THAT SNAPS INTO BLIND RAGING FURRY AT THE SMALLEST PROVOCATION! DRACO IS A SADISTIC, PYROMANIAC WHO ENJOYS BURNING DOWN SMALL VILLAGES JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT! BUT WORST OF ALL, YOU SENT FALKNER OF ALL PEOPLE!"

"HE! DID! WHAT!" exclaimed to outraged voices from the doorway.

Everyone looked to see both Rena and Naruto standing there, glaring at him as if they were trying to set his head on fire with their minds. Suddenly Naruto turned tail and ran out of the building as fast as he could.

"Oh shit," Fukushin cursed as he stood up and chased after his son.

About a Mile Away From the Demon Festival

(One note, this next part has a glaringly obvious plot hole, maybe even more, so don't bug me about it and just accept the fact that Kyuubi is just awesome like that)

"Naruto! Wait," Fukushin cried out as he tackled his frantic son to the ground.

"Get off of me," Naruto shouted out as punched at his dad as he tried to escape, "I have got to get to Konoha before the anything happens to Hime!"

"Naruto, I'm sure everything will be fine," his father grunted as his son landed a rather aggressive punch to his gut.

"Are you nuts," Naruto practically screamed in protest as he now proceeded to bite and kick, "You know that Falkner hates the Hyuuga clan with every fiber of his being ! If I don't get there soon, Hime could die!" And with that he kneed Fukushin in the crotch, causing him to release his squirming captive.

When Fukushin regained feeling in his lower body, Naruto was already a good distance away, so that left him with no choice. "Baindingu Hikari (10)," he called out as he threw a ball of light at the retreating form of his son. When the ball of light struck Naruto it wrapped around him tightly, causing him to trip and fall. Naruto squirmed and struggled, he even tried changing to his demon form at maximum size, but no matter what he did, the light binding him would not break.

Fukushin sighs and walks over to his downed son. "Now are you going to sit there and listen quietly, or am I going to have to sick your okaasan on you?"

"Mom would side with me, Fukushin," Naruto growled as he continued to struggle against his bonds.

Fukushin whistles and then sits down using Naruto's back as a cushion, "Man. You must be mad at me. You only call be my name when I really fuck up. Well I guess I would have to agree with you on that one. But fear not, your otousan always has a backup plan."

Naruto looks at him confused, "What the heck do you mean? You never have a backup plan!"

Fukushin laughs and pats his son on the head, "Well that may be true but not anymore. For I, the great and almighty Kyuubi decided to enter 2 teams in the Konoha Chunin Exams!"

"And how does that help me exactly?"

"Quite simple my young kit," proudly proclaims Fukushin as he stands up and dusts off his pants, "The second team has yet to leave the Demon Festival yet. You can take the place of one its members and infiltrate the Chunin Exams and handle Falkner directly, without exposing your demonic origins. Now wasn't that great thinking on your otousan's part?"

Naruto just give him a look, "… It was okaasan's idea wasn't it?"

Fukushin gave him an incredulous look and sputtered out, "What, really, you think I wouldn't think of it my-"

Naruto just fixed him with a glare, and Fukushin hung his head in shame, "… yes it was."

But he quickly rebounded and said with more enthusiasm than was necessary, "But you got to admit, it's a pretty good idea. Now come on, we need to introduce you to your teammates. Oh and during the exam, your name will be Nemar (11), got it?"

Then, without even waiting for an answer, he dragged a squirming Naruto by the back of his shirt, back towards the Demon Festival.

Author Note

Like I said earlier, the OC's will be introduced next chapter. By then I should have all three spots filled so please, please, please submit and OC for me to judge, as I am far to lazy and incompetent to come up with any really good OC's myseslf… ok I'm just being lazy, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T SUBMIT AN OC! The OC submission form is on my Author Page. Thanks, as always, for reading, and hopefully reviewing, my biggest hit since A Journey Begins, which really wasn't all that big of a hit to begin with… now I'm sad… but if you review I'll be happy and I'll likely update sooner. BYE BYE!

(1) Iwagakure / Village Hidden in the Rocks

(2) Kusagakure / Village Hidden in the Grass

(3) Shisoku / honorific for Son

(4) Okaasan / honorific for Mother

(5) Arachnia / Taken from the word Arachnid, which is the scientific term for spider

(6) Otousan / Honorific for Father

(7) Hachibi / 8 tailed

(8) Manchou / High Tide

(9) Bakemono / Goblin

(10) Baindingu Hikari / Binding Light

(11) Nemar / ramen spelled backwards