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Disclaimer: if I owned Naruto, Arashi-sama would be alive, Kyuubi would not be sealed, the official yaoi couple would be alive (Zabuza and Haku) and…I won't mention another pairing I would like. Read the other fanfictions and you would be able to tell.

Last Time

"An annoyed thought?" the teenager replied. The others just stared at him weird before a loud howl was heard.

'Shit!' Kyuubi swore. 'I knew there was something going on!'

'What are you talking about?' Arashi asked.

'That human you're guarding, he's one of the only few lords to ever create a peace treaty with demons. The humans that do so never tell anyone else of it and the treaties usually are created to protect the humans of a village that is too close to demon territory for demon comfort. We demons do try to keep to ourselves after all. He must have done something that pissed off the demons he made the treaty with.'

'How are we supposed to fight off demons? We're not used to fighting demons. Well, they're not. I fight with you, so I'm used to it.'

'Arashi, when we spar, I only use a fourth of my strength. These ookamis heading this way will use about half of theirs. Maybe all of it. They wouldn't bother touching you, but the others…'

'Why wouldn't they touch me?' Arashi asked, sending a confused glance towards the fox.

'Because I'm a nine-tailed fire fox demon. They will know that because my scent is all over you, basically telling them to back off and not to touch you or else they will have a really powerful demon on their hands. A really pissed off one.'

'And the others?'

Kyuubi didn't reply. And that made Arashi really uncomfortable.

Now

"I was wondering where you went, human," a gruff voice met the group's ears. "Running to any village filled with warrior humans so you could have some protection. Well guess what!" There was a thud behind the five before they snapped around, seeing a tall man with dark brown hair and glowing emerald eyes. "It doesn't matter who you get to protect you, Yoshiro. They will die before you."

"Who are you?" Jiraiya asked, pulling out a kunai. "Answer!"

"I am known as Roku of the Ookami Clan. My companions can introduce themselves if they wish." Chuckling was heard around them before about six or seven more appeared from the trees. "You know, you don't really need to die for this human. You can just get up and leave. That way, you stay alive."

"You think acting intimidating will get us to back down?" Amana asked, reaching into her weapons pouch.

"Who's acting?" Roku replied with his own question, a fanged grin on his face as he cracked his knuckles.

"Let's just go ahead and kill them all," one of the others suggested. "More meat."

"I'm offering you a choice. Take it or leave it."

"We'll leave it," Arashi replied. Kyuubi sighed from his hiding spot, slowly shaking his head. The blond was a stubborn one that never really backed down.

"I think it would be a good idea for us to leave you alive, Blondie," Roku said with narrowed eyes. "After all, I don't want a fox on my tails."

"Then back off," Arashi suggested. "And don't call me Blondie! The name's Arashi!"

"Arashi, huh? Hey, I've heard of you. The human that the nine-tailed one follows and protects. Defiantly not coming after you."

'Nine-tailed one?' Jiraiya repeated in his head. 'What does this guy mean by that?'

"Kill them all but the blond," Roku commanded, flicking his wrist slightly. "After all, we don't want Kyuubi No Kitsune on our asses."

'And they blew it,' Kyuubi said in his mind. 'Need help, Arashi? The humans with you aren't used to fighting against demons, after all.'

'That would be nice if you think you can handle it,' Arashi replied with a small smirk as the wolf demons crouched low to the ground.

'Watch me,' the fix said before he hopped down from his branch. "Now, now, wolves," he said, bringing the ookamis attention to him. Most of them went wide-eyed. "Hunting down humans, that's just a waste of time. Threatening humans…fun, but pointless since all they do is either stand their ground or run off screaming. Attacking humans, boring since it's so easy to overpower them. Killing humans, you've had your fun and now you have nothing to do. But attacking a group with a human that I'm around, you got yourself into one hell of a problem."

"Stay out of this, fox!" Roku shouted. "We've already guaranteed not to attack your human!"

"Attack him or not, you're attacking a group with him in it," Kyuubi pointed out. "Now, either get ripped to shreds, get a lot of broken bones that will most likely puncture some vital organs, or run away with your tails between your legs. The choice is yours."

"We only require that one human!"

"And my human is guarding the one you're after."

"What is going on?" Hiashi asked, looking over to Arashi.

"Um, well, you see," the blond began. "I've kind of been around a nine-tailed fire fox demon, Kyuubi over there to be more precise, since I was eight years old. He's like my best friend now."

"You've been around a demon?" Jiraiya almost snapped, stunned.

"The choices are still open," Kyuubi pointed out to Roku. "Leave, die, or get seriously hurt and die later."

"We outnumber you, fox!" Roku shouted.

"How many tails are you and your companions?"

"Most of us are four tails and the rest are three. I'm five tailed."

"Ok. Roku, right? I've handled myself just fine fighting against a pack of six tailed…I can't remember if they were cat or panther demons. I think I can handle a few weakling cubs." Roku growled. "I'm not being overconfident, nope. I'm just saying. So back off," he started to growl. "Or I will slaughter every single one of you!" He smirked when he noticed a few taking a step or two back. "See? They're smart."

"Why do you bother protecting them?" Roku asked. "We'll get that human eventually! One way or another!"

"I don't care if you get him or not," Kyuubi growled, stepping closer to the ookami. "But when my human is around him, you won't be touching anyone in this group. Because you never truly know. While you're attacking Yoshiro there, you might harm Arashi. And I would get so pissed off at that. And not to mention you cubs would lose your lives. So, get him if you want. Just not with my human around him. Get it? Got it? Good."

"You can't scare me, fox," Roku chuckled darkly when Kyuubi turned away. "Wolves have been killing your kind for ages!" Kyuubi stopped in his tracks, his eyes gaining more red as a growl started to rip out of his throat. "So if you think you can defeat us all, you're being foolish!"

"Wolves may have been killing the Fox Clan for ages," Kyuubi calmly said, even though his fangs were bared and his eyes completely red, before he snapped around, glaring towards the ookami, who started to shake from the deathly glare of the kitsune. "But wolves have never faced a fox as powerful as I. Now clear off or I'll just go ahead and let my instincts gain complete control over me. You can get your human some other time, but NOT with MY HUMAN AROUND!"

The wolf demons growled slightly before they slowly turned and walked off. "Kyuu?" Arashi called to the fox when the wolves were gone.

"Don't step close to me right now, Arashi," Kyuubi warned. "Not until I calm down enough." He sighed slightly. "You know what? Babble on about something until I do calm down."

"Ok then. Since when was I your property?"

Kyuubi chuckled. "My scent is on you, so to other demons, you're my human. Nothing personal."

"Sure. I'll try not to let it get to me."

"Wait a minute," Jiraiya broke in. "What the hell are you doing around a demon, Arashi?"

Kyuubi growled slightly from the snap towards the blond. Arashi didn't seem to make much of it. "Remember when I told you why I liked foxes? When I said that once you get used to them, they're not all that dangerous and pretty cool?"

"You mean that story you told me about when a wolf attacked you and a fox defended you?"

"That fox is right here!" Kyuubi exclaimed, turning around, a little bit of gold in his eyes. "That's right! Little eight-year-old Arashi attacked by a wolf! And I still don't know what made me defend him!"

"And I think you mentioned something about staying on the sidelines next time that happened," Arashi pointed out with a smug smirk on his face as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"And you took me seriously?"

"Kinda, sorta."

"Kinda, sorta? Geez, Arashi. You're an idiot."

"So you've been keeping this guy a secret from everyone for the past eight years?" Amana asked. "Why not tell me and Hiashi? We wouldn't have told sensei!"

"Speak for yourself," Hiashi muttered under his breath.

"Because he doesn't like you two," Arashi replied with a nervous look on his face. "He thinks you both are really annoying."

"Understatement," the red-headed fox muttered. "Now," he spoke more clearly. "I have something to ask Yoshiro. What the hell did you do to piss off a pack of ookamis? They're a hard clan to piss off. So how did you do it? And why did you not tell the others? Hm? You put them in danger! If Arashi was not acquainted with me, you would be dead, and be responsible for their deaths because you didn't warn them!"

"Aren't you glad you came?" Arashi asked with a smirk.

"Yes and no," Kyuubi replied. "Yes, because now I don't have to worry about you getting hurt. No, because this guy is pissing me off. Now what is your answer?" Kyuubi asked, stepping closer to the Lord.

"If I had told them what was really after me, I wouldn't have received help," Yoshiro began. "Those wolves would have killed me."

"They would have kill you anyway, along with whoever was with you if they didn't have the scent of a powerful demon on them."

"I didn't think they would attack outsiders."

"They're wolves!" Kyuubi yelled. "They'll attack whatever they can eat! Now answer the first question. What did you do to make them angry enough to want your death? You're one of the lords that has a treaty with demons, aren't you?"

"Yes," Yoshiro replied with a nod of his head. "My great grandfather was the one who created the treaty with the demons. As long as we killed none of them, they will leave our village alone. But recently, newcomers had moved into our village. We told them not to attack any wolves they would see, but they did not listen. We didn't know that they were hunters. They killed a few of the wolf demons in disguise of normal wolves. And the leader of the pack, Konu, was furious and started trying to kill me and others in my village."

"Humans like you, I really do hate."

"Kyuu, you need to calm down a little bit," Arashi said, approaching the fox demon before he grabbed Kyuubi's arm. "We're supposed to guard him. And that means you can't attack him either because I will defend him."

Kyuubi growled slightly. "You know, I hate it when you do that! But I hate humans like him more!"

"Kyuubi!" Arashi snapped, pulling the fox's arm, which also made the fox more level with him. "Knock it off. Hate him all you want, but no attacking."

"You're lucky you can sort of control me," the red-head stated. "Enough to keep me calm, anyway. Now let me go." Hesitantly, Arashi released the hold he had on Kyuubi's arm. "Alright," Kyuubi sighed. "I'm calm now." He looked over to Jiraiya. "Since now you know I've been following you, hope you wouldn't mind another addition to your team. After all, if I leave Arashi, my anger might get a little out of control and I might attack someone." Arashi stared at him in disbelief before the fox looked down at him. "What?" he innocently asked.

"Nothing," the blond replied, slowly shaking his head, muttering something about 'crazy foxes' and 'complete and total lunatic kitsune'.

"How would him being around control your anger?" Hiashi asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Because it's a demon thing, Hyuuga," the kitsune replied.

"How did you know his name?" Amana asked this time. "At least his last name."

"Because he's been spying (or looking after without permission, as he puts it) on me since I was eleven," Arashi explained. "He didn't used to come into Konoha before the Genin Exams, but he was there the day we got into our teams. Then he just started to spy on me."

"Watching over without permission," Kyuubi 'corrected'.

"Either way!"

"So you pretty much know everything he's been through?" Jiraiya asked with arms crossed over his chest.

"Why is it when there's a human here that didn't tell you about demons being after him, you ignore it?" the red-head asked in disbelief. "But when a fox demon saves you from becoming a wolf's dinner, you start questioning the demon? Huh? How fair is that? I just saved your asses! He's the one who only hired you to protect himself and didn't care if you were killed or not!"

"He has a point," Arashi pointed out. "Kyuubi doesn't mean any harm, so knock it off. I trust him."

"You don't have the best judge in character, Kazama," Hiashi stated.

"I've been around him since I was eight! I think I would know how he really acts!"

"He might be tricking you."

"Ok, Hyuuga," Kyuubi growled. "You barely know me, so you don't know how I act around Arashi. I can't lie to him. I can't attack him. I can't do anything to him that will cause him harm! So shut it before I rip your mouth out!" Arashi sighed loudly. "What?"

"Stop threatening people," Arashi said.

"Why?" Arashi glared at him. "Fine," the fox growled. "I'll stop threatening people. By the way, demon clans normally stick together. Are there any other demons that live near your village, Yoshiro?"

"A few others," Yoshiro replied.

"Piss any of them off?"

"Not unless those hunters that attacked the wolves attacked other demons."

"Watch. They did."

"Kyuubi," Arashi calmly called. "Stop talking." Kyuubi just growled slightly as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Sensei, can't Kyuubi stay with us out in the open? He's been following us from the start and he is the one that convinced those wolves to leave us alone. Not to mention he's as powerful as a demon can get. At least, that's what he says."

"If a demon gets to ten tails, let me know so I can die of shock," the red-head commented.

"Stop talking!" Arashi nearly snapped at the grinning fox. "So sensei. Can't he stay around us?"

"Since he's most likely going to be following us anyway and since we know he's here, might as well," Jiraiya replied. "But I'm not trusting you, fox."

"Two things," Kyuubi said. "One: why not trust me? Arashi does! And not to mention I'm the one who saved you and the others. Also, that human lied to you about who was after him. I haven't told a single lie. Two: the name's Kyuubi No Kitsune. You can just call me Kyuubi. Only Arashi can call me Kyuu. Don't call me fox. Only demons can get away with that part."

"Fine. And I don't trust you because you're a demon."

"Really fair," the fox scoffed.

"Ok, same question that Hiashi asked earlier," Arashi said, looking over to the fox next to him. The others, especially Jiraiya, kept watching Kyuubi, which annoyed him to no end. "How exactly does you being around me control your anger?"

"Because I'm used to you being around and I'm protective of you," Kyuubi replied. "Like I told him. It's a demon thing. I'm more used to your scent. And foxes normally don't let others get too close to them. The ones that do get close to a fox, the fox gets really protective of them and can't attack them. If a fox demon goes into a rage, and someone they let close to them is around, the scent of that person will get to the fox and tell them to calm down or they might end up harming the one they care for."

"I guess that make sense," the blond shrugged.

"How come when he asked you a question, you answered it?" Hiashi asked.

"Because I can stand him and he'll get the answer out of me one way or another," the fox replied, looking over his shoulder to the Hyuuga. Kyuubi and Arashi were right in front of Jiraiya. Mostly because Kyuubi didn't want the scents of the other humans to reach his nose and didn't like to feel crowded by others. Arashi mainly because, like the fox said earlier, he could sort of control the kitsune. "And not to mention I don't like you," Kyuubi added with a smirk.

"Okay, second question," Arashi broke in when he noticed Hiashi about to say something to the fox. "Why are the demons the only ones allowed to call you fox?"

"Another demon thing," the red-head explained. "Even if we know the names of each other, we'll just call each other by our clan. After all, calling each other by our names would just mean something like a bond. Whether that bond is good or bad depends on the demon."

"You called Roku by his name," Amana pointed out.

"He was the leader of that pack," Kyuubi pointed out. "And I only said it once. Doesn't mean anything if you say it once. Just means you're serious. Like when he pretty much mentioned that I'm around Arashi a lot. He was basically telling his pack that he knew I was around close by and seriously leave Arashi alone or I would have gotten on their tails and hunted them down until all of them were dead if they did harm Arashi."

"Demons are really confusing," Jiraiya commented.

"You'll get used it…maybe. Personally, I would prefer not to be around you humans. I would just rather stick around Arashi."

"Wow," Arashi mockingly gasped. "You make me feel so loved!" Kyuubi chuckled before he wrapped an arm around Arashi's neck, pulling the blond closer to him before he started to rub the top of Arashi's head with his knuckles. "Hey! Let me go! Come on, Kyuubi! That hurts! Let me go!"

"I'm just making you feel more loved!" Kyuubi laughed out.

"Let me go!" Arashi shouted. "Come on, Kyuubi! What happened to 'can't do me any harm'?"

"I meant serious harm that could kill you," the fox pointed out calmly as he stopped rubbing his knuckles harshly on the blonde's head, but didn't let go of his neck. "Seriously, Arashi. I can poke you with my claws, do what I just did, and I won't have to kill myself over it. If I really hurt you - like 'make you bleed' hurt you – then I would kill myself."

"You're weird," Amana commented with a blank look on her face.

"It's the way I am!" Kyuubi dramatically said, looking towards her with a playful smile on his face. "Don't like it? Well too bad for you!"

"Stop acting dramatic, Kyuu," Arashi blankly said. "And let go of me before you snap my neck!" The fox automatically let go. "Thanks."

"No problem-o."

"He's really weird," Amana whispered into Arashi's ears when she caught up with him.

"You haven't seen half of his weirdness," the blond whispered back.

Me: end of this chapter. If it's not long enough for you, I tried! Anyway, next chapter will be worth the wait since I plan on putting in a fluff. Enjoy it! And if you're lucky, I'll be in the mood to put a little smex in a couple chapters.