One of the youkai that was on one of the smaller dragons noticed that the mount was a bit slower, somehow there was an extra weight, and there wasn't anything on the tail, maybe something stuck to the claws? Natural flexibility was a good helper in balancing the body to not fall off in the inspection. "... a human?" For some reason there was a blonde woman clutching the legs of the creature as if her life depended on it, and it sorta did, as they were flying after all. "Your name, stowaway." The woman had a stoic expression, mirrored by the inquirer. "It's Samui." They were already flying over the forest that surrounded the village, so she would have to wait until a ride was disponible. "Why are you here?" "You took two members of my village."
Kurama was fast in taking his mate to the village, intent in letting her rest in their home, luckily Yūshi was extremely fast compared to a lightning or wind based dragon, that could breach the sound barrier. Yozora was holding on the male's tail to save energy, not wanting to stay behind. Both Hitomi and Hanabi saw the red and black blurs, already knowing that something happened to Hinata. They went to the house, the door was wide open and Kurama had collapsed in the bedroom, holding her tenderly, his eyes closed. "Is she..." Motherly worries were smothered down by a reassuring smile. Hyō ushered her back to their place, she was already two months in pregnancy and undue stress would only harm the child. Hanabi smiled at her sister, noting the white hair that composed her side bangs and the two purple lines that circled each arm. "Take care of her, okay?" A nod was all she needed as Shishihige rubbed circles on her back, whispering words of comfort.
A horn blared in the village as the group was on sight, the civillian portion that dealt with culinary was moving at a quick pace, whenever they fought, they always came back with monumental hunger. The seals and snow rabbits were thawing out the provisions that were encased in the ice within the mountain caves. Bulls and elephants moved the heavier cargo and the firewood. But Genbu had put a small ploy in motion some time ago.
The eight Bijuu were put in a room to rest, their bodies weren't stable yet, as from time to time a limb would suddenly shift from human to beast in seconds, and a sudden awakening could make them go out of control. Samui stood close to the two and eight tails, having known them for a long time. Nobody commented on her presence, but a bear fully armed was at posts in case a Bijuu tried to attack her.
All the Kages heard a tapping on their windows, seeing a small birdlike dragon carrying a scroll and a backpack. All them had a single message: 'You and your shinobi people are invited to the Winter Festival, but you are free to refuse.' The signature was a four section circle with four animals. Ay shooed the animal, Gaara ignored it, Minato tried to offer cup ramen (that was promptly shoved on his face) and Mei left a peach for the dragon. The tiny creature nuzzled the woman affectionately. Attached to the parchment was a diagram and some instructions, but the dragon which was with Mei shredded it, giving her a different set that was stashed in the bag. They were suspicious at first, but decided to risk it. Three Kages had to draw a seal on the ground, with the help of some experienced nin, Minato felt that he recognized some of the inscriptions, but couldn't decipher them. The Kages put some chakra in the seal after the ninja were in the circle, only feeling a strong pull on their guts. Mei only had to put a seal on the door post of a large door. The birdie sensed their distress, so to get their trust that it wasn't a trap, it kept going in and out the door, showing that there was no risk. Taking in a deep breath, the Mizukage was the first to go in, followed by her subordinates.
Three hidden villages suddenly found themselves falling on a pile of mud, splashing dirt all around. The ninja glared at their leaders, why did they get tossed on dirt? Why didn't they get better treatment? But Kiri only went through a door that ended in the market district. It was an astouding sight, humanoid animals shufled by, preparing for the festival, nobody spared a second glance to them as they were busy.
The Hyuuga were really angry, the two possible heirs fled from the clan, not wanting to go back, Hiashi would soon be too old for the position of head and there was no candidate. Neji was unavailable due to the Caged Bird seal and nobody was nominated until now. If things kept this way, the clan would collapse over itself. And now they were shamed further when they were tossed to the mud.
Hinata felt a warmth around her and smiled, recognizing her mate. Her eyes opened slowly, noticing that he had taken her back home. Kurama was sleeping, warranting a soft look from her. Both his arms and tails were wrapped protectively around her body. She moved carefully to not wake him up, facing him. His face was serene, and she couldn't resist caressing his cheek, tracing his jaw. Her attention shifted for the mark she left on his neck, a symbol for their relationship. Some of her hair fell on her face and she noticed the white strands. Searching for more changes she saw her arms. 'Is it because I defeated it?' A hand rested on her shoulder, startling her. "There's no need to be careful. It's good to see you awake." Kurama was smiling at her. She hid her face on his chest in embarrassment.
The ninjas who were on the mud saw several bluish snakes that had the snout of a crocodile coiled on the trees around the clearing. The ninjas tensed up expecting a fight, but the creatures just took a deep breath and sprayed water on them with the strenght of a jet. Ay, who had activated his armor, ended shocking the people around him. A shadow carrying a huge mallet approached the group, turning to be a white rabbit with the build of a grizzly, having a crescent shaped scar on the left temple. The extremely off things in this rabbit besides the mallet and the size was the brown pants and the dagger-like claws. "Suija, help with the work. Don't tease the humans." The snakes seemed to be crestfallen and followed after the lagomorph. The ninjas decided to follow it as well. Dragons flew over them casually, pandas munching on bamboo stalks glanced at them boredly, monkeys kept laughing at the newcomers and a few raccoons and foxes began a pranking tournament using the humans as targets. Naruto was bewildered at this new environment until a log came from nowhere, sending him to the kennels. There he saw a white dog with squinty eyes that seemed to be familiar, save for the spiked black fur around the neck and the upright position. "Bark!" He watched as white darkened into red. 'Where did I see that before?' Naruto suddenly recalled. "Akamaru?!" A furry fist hit his chest, sending him flying. A greenish female wolf approached the dog, nuzzling him affectionately. He huffed, clenching his paws.
Hitomi was chipper while Hyō kept fussing over her, worried about her health. But it was expected, as until she got to him he was a virgin that avoided the topic. Bantyo had teased him a lot, already having the experience of two pregnancies from his wife. She went to watch the rabbits as they made mochi. They jumped over ten feet high, handling a mallet larger than their bodies, grinding the rice into a paste. From time to time some snakes would shoot water on the mass to keep it from drying out. Her husband told her that the best ones came from the largest rabbits, who could flatten a mountain range into lowlands if they wanted so. The ninja from Suna, Kumo and Konoha were watching in amazement the show off the rabbits, the pounding echoed a good distance. Some went around to explore. Some fell in mole holes, seeing the critters moving large barrels with the utmost care, shooing away anyone that held a torch, so the contents must have been alcohol of various types. Some found peacocks moving large wooden and metallic poles, pushing creates along as well, not letting any water to fall on the objects. Tigers and lions were having a competition to see which species could slice up more fruits and meat, that were taken to make juices for children and soup for the elders respectively. Polar bears and penguins were arguing about the placement of the ice cream stash, whether it would be placed at the north or south portion of the commemorative clearing, a sea lion suggested to split the supply in half and put each half in an area. Dragons carried huge bowls filled to the brim with many kinds of fruits and monkeys and macaws offered them fruits that they never saw before.
All the Kages and ninjas found themselves led to the hot springs, getting a surprise at the sight of the magma lizards. The water helped them to calm down, but it didn't last long as a batch of hyenas and jackals of both genders had started duking it on the water. Ay ordered anyone that had nothing to do with the fight to get out of the water, when it was done, he put up his electric armor and got in the water, stunning the fighters.
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