Me: brand new chapter and another time skip! ^^ Arashi is now a sensei and has Kakashi, and Rin with him. Obito already dead. Wonder what shall happen now! –shifty eyes- ;3

Disclaimer: when u c yaoi around every corner of Naruto, then u no I own it.

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"Hokage-sama," Arashi sighed. "Are you sure about your decision?"

"Arashi," Sarutobi spoke. "I have seen many young ninja with great abilities. Most are determined to become Hokage. But I have not seen one with enough skill to be my successor or some time. Until I saw you. Orochimaru was to be my successor, but he had betrayed this village some time ago and was obsessed with power. Since then, I never saw anyone with as much potential to be Hokage. Expect for you, Arashi."

"Hokage-sama, I can't be your successor. You can ask Jiraiya-sensei. I fool around too much to be Hokage."

"But when you are not being a fool, you show the right properties of being Hokage." He sighed, closing his eyes slightly as he lowered his head. "Arashi, there is no one else I would trust to take care of this village but you. You are the most qualified to be Hokage out of all ninja in this village." Arashi lowered his head, turning it to the side a little bit as the Sandaime watched him curiously. "Arashi, is your argument of you not qualified to be Hokage have anything to do with the fox demon you were with when you were younger?"

Arashi closed his eyes with a small sigh before opening them once again. "In a way, it does," he replied.

"That kitsune left a long time ago, Arashi. Why do you feel that being Hokage would stop him from coming back?"

"It's not just that," Arashi said, lifting his head to look at Sarutobi. "If I become Hokage and if Kyuubi does come back, I would feel like I had betrayed the village I swore to protect by allowing a demon inside the walls."

Sarutobi gave a small hum before a single nod. "I can see why you are refusing now," he stated. "But I doubt that demon would ever come back, so you wouldn't need to worry about anything like that."

The blond looked over to that Sandaime before sighing and turning his head to look at the pictures of the past two Hokages. "Is it alright if I have some time to think about this, Hokage-sama?"

"Yes," the Hokage replied before Arashi bowed his head to him before turning around and leaving the Tower.

'Doubts I would ever come back?' a voice asked in disbelief in Arashi's mind. 'Seriously, what does that old human know?'

'Come on, Kyuu,' Arashi mentally sighed. 'Not right now.'

'What's wrong?' Kyuubi asked. 'Does this have anything to do with that human's offer of you becoming Hokage?'

'Yeah,' the blond replied.

'Arashi, you may be a bit childish sometimes, but you are a natural leader,' Kyuubi assured. 'You being the Hokage could be the best thing that could ever happen to this village, in my opinion. You're unselfish. Beyond protective. I doubt there is anyone else in Konoha that could fill in the position of Hokage.'

'Kyuu, were you even listen to our conversation?'

'Through your mind, I was.'

'Then you heard what I said. And I meant it. I know you'll come back to the village eventually-'

'I'm in the forest outside the village everyday! Sure, I wonder in from time to time to check in on you! Though I'm usually on the other side of the window.'

Arashi mentally rolled his eyes. 'Well, when you do come back and I'm Hokage, I would feel like I was betraying the village. Don't you get that?'

'In a way, you're not,' Kyuubi stated. 'Think about it. You're my human. I'm your mate. In human eyes, since they have no clue of our past, they would see you and me as allies. As long as they think that, they won't think you're betraying the village.'

'You have no clue how this village thinks, Kyuubi,' Arashi pointed out. 'Human minds are a lot different from demon minds.'

'True,' the kitsune agreed with a small sigh. 'Well, let's imagine that they do think that. Would you take the position then?'

'Since I wouldn't feel like I was betraying the village, yeah, I guess I would.' He was quiet for a faint moment. 'You come into the village and watch me when I'm at home?'

Kyuubi nervously laughed, sending a small image of a fox with a sheepish grin. 'More like when you sleep,' he admitted. 'You still talk in your sleep. And I still find it very amusing. I'm usually in the tree outside the window, anyway. So no, I do not molest you in your sleep.'

'Better not,' Arashi warned as he opened the door to his home and walked in, closing the door behind him as he kicked off his shoes before going into the living room and sitting down on the couch. 'I'm a little afraid to ask right now, but where are you? Tell the truth.' Kyuubi was silent for a moment. 'Are you outside my house again?'

'No,' the kitsune replied with a sigh. 'I'm just thinking about why you want to know my location.'

'Not this again, Kyuu. Please.'

'Alright, alright,' Kyuubi sighed. 'I was just thinking, that's all.' They were silent for a moment. Arashi stared out the window like he was hoping to find a red-head with tails outside his window, watching him with that golden ruby gaze he hadn't seen since he was a teenager. 'I really do miss you, you know.'

'Yeah, I know,' Arashi replied. 'Maybe if you weren't such a weird demon, we would be living in the same house,' he added with a small laugh.

'Well maybe if you were a demon, we wouldn't be having this little issue,' Kyuubi played along. They normally had playful fights like this all the time when there was an awkward moment between them.

'Little issue? Since when was this a little issue?'

'My comment remains the same.'

Arashi chuckled slightly before heading over to his bedroom. 'By the way, you coming with us tomorrow?' he asked.

'Who is going with you where?' Kyuubi asked in a suspicious tone.

'I'm not cheating on you,' Arashi joked, mentally rolling his eyes once again. 'And I meant Kakashi, Rin, and I. We're heading out on a mission tomorrow.'

'Isn't that Kakashi kit a Jounin already?' Kyuubi asked.

'Yes, he is,' Arashi replied with a small sigh as he removed his coat before laying down on his bed. 'But he's still a student of mine and we're still a Three Man Squad. Besides, Kakashi may be a Jounin, but he acts too brash with things. I know Obito's death made him behave differently, but he still jumps into things.'

'Technically, it's a Two Man and One Female Squad.'

'Oh, so now we're technical!' Arashi mentally exclaimed, rolling his eyes slightly, while the red-headed kitsune laughed.

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Kyuubi sighed as he leaned his head back against the trunk of the tree he was currently resting in, the shadows of the foliage covering almost every inch of him from human eyes. "Arashi," he lowly whispered, staring up at the clouds above him. "Maybe if I wasn't the weird kind of demon." He gave a little chuckle. "Still, I wouldn't mind a kit or two."

"Then maybe you should stay within your own species," a feminine voice said before Kyuubi let out a low groan, rolling his eyes. He looked down to the ground from the corner of his eyes, seeing a silver-haired vixen with golden fox ears sticking out of her moonlight locks and five golden tails sticking out from her backside. "Why are you infatuated with a human, Kyuubi?"

"Why are you infatuated with me, Kisa?" he answered with his own question.

"Well you're handsome, for one," Kisa giggled. "Powerful, for another. Any vixen would love to be your mate."

"Well I'm not interested in any vixen, Kisa," Kyuubi scoffed, looking back up at the blue sky that reminded him of Arashi's eyes.

"I don't understand you, Kyuubi," Kisa stated, leaning against the tree the red-head was in. "A demon of your strength can have any demoness you desire. Yet what you desire isn't even part demon. Why do you wish for that human to be your mate? What does he have that I don't?"

"Kisa, you're as beautiful as any fox is to a human's eyes," Kyuubi sighed. "But Arashi has a lot more than you. He actually has personality. Not to mention he's pretty strong for a human. He doesn't cry out from meeting a demon. He's unlike any other human I have ever seen."

"But he's still a human," the vixen growled, crossing her arms over her large chest. "Again, what do you find so interesting about that human?"

Kyuubi glowered at her, not liking the way she spat out the word 'human' like it was poison. "Kisa, you have been infatuated with me since we were kits," he pointed out. "We were of the same pack. But you know that I never let anyone get close to me. That's why I left the pack as soon as I was old enough. My heart was incased in ice and there was no one in our pack that could fix that. Something told me that there was someone meant for me out in the world and I followed that instinct. When I did, I found Arashi being attacked by a wolf demon. He started to thaw out my heart and I knew what my instinct was telling me. Arashi is meant only for me, just as I am meant only for him."

"Being with a human will get you killed," Kisa smugly stated with a smirk. "Either you or that human."

Kyuubi's sudden loud growl made her jump. "I wouldn't let any harm come to him," he snarled at her. "Leave. You're annoying me." Kisa gave a low huff before spinning around on her heel and stomping off into the forest. "Stupid hopeless wench. Now I gotta hunt to calm down." He leapt down from the branch he was on before running off into the forest, mostly searching for rabbit.

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Kakashi was glancing around the forest on their way to their destination, sensing something running around, staying close to them. "Something wrong, Kakashi?" Arashi asked, looking over his shoulder to the young Jounin.

"I just think I sense something, sensei," Kakashi replied, looking back at the blond man.

"Oh?" Arashi breathed out, looking around before he felt a small tug at his mind. "Don't mind him, Kakashi. He's just a little stalker of mine. He's harmless."

'A little stalker?' Kyuubi repeated, sending the message to Arashi. 'Harmless? Have we forgotten how many tails I have? I am the Nine-Tailed Fox Bijou!'

'I know how strong you are, Kyuu,' Arashi mentally sighed. 'No need to tell me every time I joke around.'

"You know we're being followed, sensei?" Rin asked, looking up at the blond man curiously.

"Yes," Arashi replied. "He's a friend of mine that I've had around since I was eight years old. He's a bit overprotective and paranoid. So don't worry. He's not a threat to the mission. Unless he tries to stop us from going, then he's a threat."

'But you know I would only stop you for a good reason,' Kyuubi pointed out smugly, sending an image of him smirking like he knew it all.

'Can't help but agree with that,' Arashi replied regretfully. 'And stop grinning like that. You aren't always right, you know.'

'Name one time I was wrong,' Kyuubi challenged.

'Kyuubi, I have so many memories of you being wrong that it isn't even funny anymore,' the human stated with a mental sigh.

'Ouch!' Kyuubi mockingly flinched.

"Should we send him away or something, sensei?" Kakashi asked, looking up to the trees. His Sharingan eye spun around before he caught a sight of red in the foliage.

"Can't," Arashi replied with a shrug. "He doesn't listen to everything I say. Let's just say he's very independent. Like Itachi, even though he's only four."

"He's Uchiha," Rin pointed out. "All Uchiha are independent."

'Uchiha?' Kyuubi repeated. 'You're comparing my independence to an Uchiha? And not just any Uchiha. A four-year-old Uchiha!'

Arashi started to chuckle slightly. "Something funny, sensei?" Kakashi asked, looking back towards the blond.

"Nothing," Arashi replied with the wave of his hand. 'And yes, Kyuubi. I am.'

'An Uchiha!' Kyuubi exclaimed

'Do you have something against the Uchiha Clan?' Arashi asked.

'Besides the fact that they are fox summoners and Madara Uchiha was a huge pain in the butt and thought he could control me, yes!' Kyuubi caught the raised eyebrow of his blond mate. 'Why are you giving me that look?'

'No reason whatsoever,' Arashi sighed.

"Sensei?" Rin called. "Where are we going again?"

"To Sunagakure," Arashi replied before he heard a bristled growl from Kyuubi. Apparently, he did it out loud since it caught Rin and Kakashi's attention as well. "And you're horrible at being quiet!" he added, looking towards the trees.

"Can't help it!" Kyuubi replied before he jumped down from the tree. Arashi was thankful that he put his ears and tail away. He was still keeping his distance though, and Arashi knew it was because he would jump him if he got any closer. "What are you doing heading to Suna?"

"Problem?" Arashi asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Problem?" Kyuubi sarcastically chuckled with a disbelieving smirk on his face. "One word: Shukaku!"

"Who?" the three said in unison.

Kyuubi smacked his forehead. "Arashi, remember Konu from your days with your sensei?" Arashi was quiet for a moment before nodding. "Think of him, but as a blond with a serious attitude and a lust for blood. Oh! And let's not forget he lives near Suna!"

"Is that what has you so paranoid?" Arashi scoffed. "If I can handle you, I can handle this Shukaku."

"Not when you are surrounded by something that he can control for killing!" Kyuubi growled out, starting to pace. "No! You are not going to Suna!"

"Kyuubi, the Fire and Wind Countries have been battling for a long time," Arashi pointed out with a low sigh. "We need to make an alliance to end all the battles. Meaning, we need to get to the Kazekage, who lives in Sunagakure. I don't care if you're going to get in the way or not. I know you can't get too close to me for reasons." Kyuubi scoffed, turning his head a different direction. "And you know that I won't let you get in the way of this mission. This is important to Konoha."

'But you're important to me!' Kyuubi mentally yelled, glaring towards the blond. Arashi glared back before the kitsune sighed lowly. "Fine!" he snapped. "But if I sense Shukaku anywhere around, I will drag you and your little brats off and you will never go near Suna again. Got it?"

"Only condition?" Arashi asked, lifting an eyebrow.

"Yes," Kyuubi reluctantly growled out.

"Then I got it!" Arashi chirped as he turned away and walked off. Kakashi followed after him after giving the red-head a single glance. Rin wouldn't stop staring at him as he followed after the three, muttering under his breath the entire time.

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Me: I no it's short and every1's been waiting 4 this chapter, but I can't think of much more for it. Next chapter, the alliance and Arashi speaks with Kyuubi about something in the forest. So anyway, plz review!