A door slowly opens into a dust caked room as a man walks in.

Wow it's been a while since I been here. Hey, it's Werefox, I haven't looked at this in a long time. Let's refresh my memory of where I was going with this.

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Wow. I actually wrote this. Well, it's not completely terrible but it could use an overhaul. Well, no time like the present. Hope you all enjoy this story!

I don't own Naruto, if I did the Byakugan would have a couple of stages like the Sharingan.

It was late into the night in the village of Konoha. The sounds of the nightlife were at full swing. The laughter of bar patrons leaking out to the street. Drunkards were stumbling across the street; ladies of the night were picking up johns and ninja were silently gliding across roof tops while on patrol. Yet there were other sounds that were permeating the night. The sounds of flesh striking wood. In a training field lit only by the full moon was a young teenager. He wore a bright orange jumpsuit and a Konoha headband signaling he was one of the many shinobi in the village, but this particular one was unique.

This was Naruto Uzumaki and his life was not an easy one. Ever since he could remember he was shunned, hated, and even assaulted, thankfully the last one wasn't very often due to the ninja of the village or ANBU stopping such acts, but it still left a mark on the young man. Parents would tell their children to stay away from him, vendors would make it difficult to get basic supplies forcing him to sometimes either pay prices three or four times the normal rate or even resort to stealing to simply get a meal. Some of the academy instructors even ignore him or purposely fail him for no reason. He never knew why he was treated like this. If it was for his pranks, he would understand but his treatment started long before that. It was only after failing the academy test for the third time and stopping a traitor did, he discovered the truth.

He was a jinchuriki, a vessel of the Kyubi no yoko. The very same demon fox that attacked the village the day of his birth. It had rocked his world but after talking with both his brother figure Iruka Umino and Hiruzen Sarutobi the third hokage, he was able to overcome his shock. He thought that once he joined a genin team things would begin to look up. He was only slightly right; the civilians could no longer pull their stunts due to him being an official ninja now, but he had a new problem. His team was absolutely terrible.

To start with he was in a team with Sakura Haruno, she was the top kunoichi of the year and top Uchiha fangirl. There was once a time Naruto had a crush on her but after a few violent hits on the head it quickly went away. Truthfully, he wouldn't mind having her on the team if it wasn't for the fact that she spent most of her time fawning over the Uchiha instead of training or doing her part on missions.

His other teammate was Sasuke Uchiha, the rookie of the year and prodigy. Unlike Sakura he was skilled and a gifted learner, but his attitude was abysmal. You see Sasuke's entire clan was massacred when he was a child. After that he cut ties with everyone around him, to make matters worse the village elders began to slowly feed his ego making him think he was Kami's gift to the world. He often looked down on others who weren't from a clan or struggled to get where they were, deeming them not important.

And finally, the most confusing of the three was their sensei Kakashi Hatake. It was strange. There were times his sensei was about to chastise Sasuke for his attitude only to freeze up for a second before simply turning a blind eye or telling him to follow him for extra training leaving his other two students. Yet if he was going to praise Naruto he would freeze again and criticize him instead. It happened again earlier that day causing Naruto to spend the last few hours training to blow off steam.

"Damn it! Why does it feel like every time I take a step forward, I end up two steps behind." The blond groaned out had he panted. He hadn't learned a thing since team placements while he knew Sasuke had at least learn two or three jutsu.

"At this rate I'll never become the Hokage."

SNAP!

Turning to the source of the sound, Naruto turned pale. Standing across the clearing was a beast like no other. Long digitigrade legs, a human-like torso and arms and a wolf's head all covered with black fur. Yellow hungry eyes bore into him as slobber dripped down from its long fangs. Naruto would rarely admit his fears, the only time he had was when he thought his apartment was haunted, but the creature in front of him scared him greatly. He knew without a doubt the monster in front of him was a killer and he knew he would have to fight with everything he had to survive. As the beast crouched down, he quickly made five shadow clones, anymore and he would be too tired to move. The beast charged and two clones tried to stop it. Key word tried, before either clone could raise a kunai the beast stabbed them through their chest with its claws. Seeing this Naruto and the remaining clones sent out kunai and shuriken at the charging beast. As the rain of metal death pummeled into the beast it still charged on tackling two of the clones. Seeing this Naruto and the remaining clone split up and got to the sides of the beast. They continued to throw anything they had but the beast seemed to ignore it all. Turning to the closest blond, the beast swiped its claws across his stomach, instead of blood and guts there was only smoke revealing it was the last shadow clone. Seeing its prey was gone the beast turns to Naruto only to get a kunai in its eye. It howled in pain and rage before charging the blond. Naruto jumped out of the way and rolled to a stop.

"What does it take to take you down?" The blond questioned. This was unreal, the monster in front of him was covered in kunai and shuriken yet instead of bleeding to death the beast was simply running at him was if it was nothing. Reaching for another weapon he realizes that he was out. The beast turns to him and pounces, with no other option Naruto jumped back but didn't realize how close he was to a tree. His back slammed into it but before he could move the beast was upon him, claws dug into his shoulder and side, the beast brought its vicious maw down onto Naruto's unharmed shoulder.

"GAHHH!" Naruto screamed out in pain. It felt as if liquid fire was flowing through his veins. Between the blood lost and pain Naruto's vision was fading in and out. "Is this it. Is this how I die?"

Faces of the few people that cared for him flashed through his mind. Old man third, Iruka, Teuchi, Ayame and the few friends he made in the academy. A spark of determination lit inside of him. He wasn't going to die today and if he was, he wouldn't go without dragging this bastard down with him. A glint of light caught his attention, it was the kunai that was lodged in the beast's eye, knowing this was his last chance he bawled his fist and raised it as high as he could.

"Alright fido, time to play dead!" He growled as he brought his fist down on the butt of the kunai. The blade was rammed deeper into the beast's skull and into its brain. The monster froze for a second before going slack, removing its claws and fangs from the young jinchuriki. Freed from the beast's grasp Naruto stumbled forward.

"Al-alright, I just need to, to find a doctor and get…patched…up." The blond says as he passes out. The last thing he hears was a startled yell.

?

Naruto's eyes fluttered opened as he found himself inside a sewer.

"Did I die? Or did some villager find me and threw me in some sewer?" Looking around the sewer, it was dimly lit with cobblestone flooring, on the walls were a series of pipes, some were glowing blue, others were red and there were smaller pipes that were silver. Getting up he began to follow the pipes in hopes of finding a way out. Soon enough he found what he could only describe as a massive gate closed only by a seal. Before he could approach a pair of massive red eyes appeared in the darkness behind the gate, it took the young blond no time to recognize what or better who they belong to.

"Kyubi." A deep chuckle filled the air before the demon greeted its guest.

"Oh my, it seems my prison has finally decided to grace me with his presence. I honestly thought you would have tried to find me the very night you discovered our…situation." The fox said.

"How are you here?! I thought you were stuck inside of me!"

"First of all, phrasing. Second of all, we're in your mind brat. You passed out after your fight with the lycan. Your body is recovering at the moment as you remain here."

"Great, I'm torn up and I have to hang out with the crumby fox that screwed over my life." Naruto mumbles.

"That's a lot of attitude for someone who should be thanking the "Crumby fox" brat."

"For what?! Since day one the villagers hated me, all because you decided to attack our village. Why on Earth should I thank you for anything?" Naruto yelled out.

"How about for saving you from a life that would have made your previous experiences look like a cake walk." The fox argued. That made the young ninja pause.

"What do you mean?"

"As you no doubt notice the creature you fought and killed was no normal beast."

"Yeah, it didn't act like anything I had seen before. At first, I thought it was one of Kiba's family members, but it just didn't feel right."

"It wasn't any of that mutt's kin. It was a lycan. You see centuries ago there was this emperor that ruled the lands. He was a cruel and blood thirsty man who have tried to court the gods. One night he invited the moon goddess Tsukuyomi to a grand dinner. The goddess, wanting to see if the tales of the emperor were true, agreed. When it came time to eat, the goddess was horrified to see the meat that was prepared was human." Naruto turned a mix of pale and green at the thought.

"That's sick."

"The moon goddess agreed with you kit. Enraged by such a sick act Tsukuyomi cursed the emperor and his court so that whenever she watched over the night skies, they would turn into the very beast they acted like."

"Alright but what does this have to do with you saving me?" Naruto asked.

"Because the curse can be passed on through a bite." Seeing Naruto begin to panic the fox quickly intervened. "Relax I was able to change the curse, if anything it should be considered a blessing."

"You could do that? Wait if you could do that why not get rid of it all together?" Naruto asked.

"To answer those in the reverse order. It was a divine curse and I would need all my strength to stop it but since the seal is locking nearly all of my power I couldn't. As for the first question, of course I could. A lot of bloodlines are born from the union of a demon and human. Take the Yuki clan in the mist for example. I know for a fact that one of their ancestors was a Yuki-Onna. I just did something similar."

"Huh, I didn't know that."

"Not many do, and I bet all my tails that any clan that had a union like that is keeping it a secret."

"Wait you said a bloodline do you mean like Kiba or Shikamaru's families?"

"That's right kit. Now the curse ones could heal from nearly any wound unless it was one hundred percent fatal. Like the kunai to the brain or removal of the heart. They could not control themselves after their transformation and couldn't choose when they could transform. You on the other hand can transform at will and stay in control. Although the healing factor is weakened. Don't get me wrong, any cuts on you will heal quickly but avoid being dismembered or getting a lethal strike. Also, you can't turn others from biting them."

"That's good but why are you helping me?"

"First, due to the seal if anything were to happen to you, I would suffer the same fate. I will not be humiliated by dying just because my container turns into a mindless beast. Second, I don't actually have a problem with you so I might as well try to get along since we're stuck together."

"I guess that makes sense, well, thanks for helping me." Naruto said as he began to fade away.

"It seems you're finally waking up. Don't worry we will talk again."

Hospital

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched over the young blond as he felt his age creep up upon him again. It was times like this he wished that he could simply pass on the hat to the next generation. Yet there was no one who could take it at the moment. Jiraiya is too busy with his spy network, Kakashi's skill have been dwindling for the last few years and Danzo…no, just no. He would sooner hand the Hokage position to Might Guy before that war hawk. Just when he thought he only had one problem another pops up to join the first.

Flashback

The third Hokage was sitting at his desk as he was going over the report he just received.

"Is this accurate?" His voice was firm but if one listened carefully, they would have caught the faint begging tone to tell him the report was false.

"Sadly yes sir. After the imprisonment of Mizuki, Inoichi was able to do a mind walk where he had discovered that Mizuki and several others have sabotaged not only genin Uzumaki, but several clan heirs or taken bribes to bolster civilian students grades sir." Ibiki confirmed.

"Any idea to what end?"

"Negative sir, but an overall view of the academy lessons dating back for the last decade have shown most practical work being slowly phased out in favor of academic skills." Ibiki grimaced. Don't get him wrong, a ninja needs brainpower to do what they do but if they lack any skill to back it up, well it would be the exact opposite of the stupid brothers.

"How could this happen?" The professor pondered.

"From what I could gather it started reasonably. The end of the war meant for fewer requirements, then the lack of practitioners like seal masters, swordsmen, archers, and finally the Uchiha massacre." The third grimaced, yes, he could he how one man slaughtering his entire family could cause some group to lower the academy standards.

"Have all the teachers investigated, any who are found guilty of crimes to be imprisoned to await trial. Those who are innocent are now required to do at least two C or one B rank missions every three months to remind them what they should be teaching." The third ordered. Unfortunately, the order was the equivalent of closing the barn door after all the horses ran off. A decade of small bits of sabotage with the most recent teams being the worst victims. Before the men could say anything further an ANBU arrive.

"Hokage-sama! Naruto Uzumaki has been brought to the hospital in critical condition!"

Present

When he arrived, the doctor, one of the few he could trust to do his job, and Tsume greeted him. The Inuzuka clan leader informed him that she and Kuromaru were going for a night patrol of the area when they heard a scream of pain and smelled blood. Once they got there, they found a dead man and the injured genin before bringing him here for medical treatment. Thankfully the injuries were healing but it was the rate they were healing were the concern. According to the doctor Naruto was healing far faster than he ever had. There were concerns about the seal but after inspecting it he found nothing wrong. In fact, not a single trace of the fox's chakra could be found. Adding to his worries was the fact that Naruto had been unconscious for the last three days. Thankfully the doctor said he would awaken either today or tomorrow which he would finally gain some answers.

The investigation into the man who was with Naruto gave some light. He was a C rank missing nin who was wanted for mass murder and cannibalism. The fact that Naruto had a bite mark on his shoulder added evidence to this. Unfortunately, due to the kunai deep into the brain, it made it impossible for a Yamanaka to search the assailant's mind so they can't figure out how he got into the village.

"Ugghh." Eyes snapping to the blond, the Hokage watched as Naruto slowly came to.

"Old man? Hey, how long was I out?"

"Three days my boy. How are you feeling?" He asked gently.

"A new record." Naruto joked before continuing. "Sore but better than I felt before." Nodding the third decided it was time for answers.

"Naruto, I know you just awaken but I need to know everything that happened."

"Alright but I have to warn ya, there's a lot more than you think." The third raised an eyebrow before prompting the blond to tell his tale, but it was soon joined by the other brow by the time the blond finished. Curses, the fox helping and a new bloodline. It was all a shock to the old kage.

"Naruto. Are you sure you can trust the fox? By all rights it could be tricking you." Hiruzen asked. Before Naruto could reply a very loud and angry voice bellowed inside his head.

"I am not an IT! I am a SHE and will be referred to as such you old hairless monkey!"

"OW! Kyubi what the hell! Wait? You're a girl!?" Naruto yelled out to the third's shock.

"Yes, I'm a girl and don't talk out loud you'll make people think you're crazy. Just think your thoughts and I'll hear them. And tell the old monkey its better I helped or else you would be a mindless monster that had access to my chakra."

"Turns out I can talk to her in my head and that this is better than me as a monster that uses her chakra." Naruto relayed. The third winced. He had heard the legends of those monsters and the idea of one empowered by the strongest of the biju was not something he would like to think of.

"Very well, I will trust this for now, but if she tries anything I will have our seal master find a way to tighten the seal." Nodding his head Naruto asked a question.

"Hey old man, when can I get out of here. I need to pick up some new equipment. I used everything I had on the lycan."

"Luckily for you Naruto the doctor said that all he needs to do is a check up and you're cleared. As for equipment I'll show you a place I frequent."

Omake

A group of Narutos were sitting at a table playing poker. One was that of a child, one wore a leather jacket with a hood, one wore a cloak, and last one was sitting with his twin sister. They were from Biomass, Poison Fox, Sorcerer Ninja, and Triple Team universes. It was all quiet until.

BANG!

The door slams opens startling them all.

"What the hell Werefox?!" BMN Naruto yelled out as his cards were thrown out from his hand.

"Guys you won't believe it!"

"Boruto got good?" PF Naruto asked.

"Meh, it's okay but no. I got a rewrite!" WF Naruto yelled out. IT took a few seconds for the words the words to sink in until…

"WHAT?"

"Yeah isn't this great!?"

"Finally! Does this mean we'll get rewirtes too?" TT Naruto asked.

"Well, if it is it will be mine." BMN Naruto said.

"What? Why would you go first?" SN Naruto demanded.

"Have you seen some of his recent work? Obviously the writer tends to create darker fics even when he doesn't try. And who here hase the most potential to be darkly written?" BMN boasted.

"In that case he'll write something lighter like ours!" TT and his twin said.

"No, he would go with world building and full of creativity like my story was." SN intruded.

"Creativity? Your story was if someone mixed Wizard 101, Negima!, and Harry Potter blindfolded and threw it in a blender!" BMN said.

"I would really like to stop being a child." PF said. The group of old stories soon began to descended to bickering as WF Naruto slowly backed out of the room thinking it would be the better option for now.

Well, there you have it folks. Chapter one of the revised Werefox, now known as Werebeast of Konoha. Apologies to all of you who read the original and waited so long for an update. But I do plan on writing this to completion.

For the original readers you may have noticed I changed lycanthropy from a rabies virus to a mystical curse. I felt this was more in tune with the early days of Naruto.

I do plan on making more changes from the original. This includes.

Naruto is twelve like canon now, not sixteen.

Naruto is average intelligence, not smart like the original but smarter than canon.

Naruto only gained transformations for his kekkei genkai. The silver chakra will be explained later.

No moon phase changing sword. I honestly don't know what I was thinking.

Multiple summoning contracts? Maybe.

Less bashing, bashing is okay but the way I wrote it was immature and a lot of cheap shots.

He's nowhere near as strong as I made him in the first one so he has room to grow.