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Chapter 24

Morning finally came as Naruto stood out of his clan's courtyard watching the sun rise through the trees. As he lets out a long, tired sigh. 'This is the step in the right direction and to a peaceful future.' He thought to himself.

"It is. For this rotting tree needs to be uprooted and a new sapling needs to take its place." Kurama speaks up from within his cave.

"You are right. This place has fallen from where it had once been." He grumbles to himself as his eyes drift away from the rising sun to the trees before his home.

The pounding of paws could be heard coming his way. Naruto arches a brow as his head snaps to the west. To the forest that leads to the wastelands near Kohona.

Several massive wolves, cats, foxes come out of the clearing. As Naruto shifts into his werefox form. Letting out a commanding howl as well as growl. Making them stop at the gates of the compound. All the were, kneel down to the larger than normal werefox standing before them.

"Welcome to my home. I will allow safe passage to those who do not dine on the flesh of man. For I am building my own pack." Naruto growls out to them.

Each one of them were, glancing at each other. Hoping none of them had eaten people while out on their own. Each and everyone shook their heads no. As fear pooled in their stomachs.

"Good. For I am on a hunt for a werewolf who is hunting those within the village. They do not care who they kill." Naruto growls out at them.

A snow white werecat steps forth. "Alpha. May I ask who you are?" She asks the Alpha before them.

His crimson eyes glide across each and everyone of them. The fifteen knelt before him. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. The lost Prince of Uzu and Prince of Kohona." He tells them as their eyes widen.

"My Prince." Said a crimson fur werecat as he kneels before him. As several others follow after him as they each have crimson fur. "We are the last of our clan. That we know of." Said the werecat with his eyes still looking down at the stone path.

Naruto arches a brow at the werecats/wolves knelt before him. "Are you eight from Uzu and part of the Uzumaki Clan?" He questions them.

"Yes, my young Prince." Said a female werecat.

A werefox comes out from behind the others with golden fur. "You are also the last Prince of the Namikaze Clan. As I was from a lesser branch of the Namikaze family. Last I knew the late Hokage was of the main clan. Making you his heir along with the lost Princess of Uzu." He said as another golden fur fox came up next to him.

The five remaining werewolves watch with shock in their blue eyes. As they had heard rumors of the lost Prince of the two clans. Now before them the Alpha that had done a howl of calling. Is the Prince they had been told stories of.

"Take your human form. My shadow clones shall show you where you will be resting. The study and libraries are off limits at the moment. For I am doing research and I do not need another to mess up what I am working on. If you need anything my shadow clones will get you what you need. If you need clothing or more food. For I am not sure how stocked we are with supplies as I am the only one who comes here." Naruto informs them.

Each of them shift back into their human forms. The eight you are able to see the Uzumaki crimson hair and violet eyes as for the two Namikaze's with their pale blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. The others have brown or black hair with normal eye colors. Each of them thanked the young Alpha for giving them a pack once more. A home where they know they will be safe from the others.

A young girl with long black hair and with pale green eyes. She walks up towards him with a silver lily in her hands. "Thank you for giving me a home." She tells him with a bow.

Shifting back to his human form he smiles down at her. "Thank you. You do not have to give me anything. For I am glad to give you a home where you will be safe." Naruto tells her as he takes the offered flower from the little girl.

Within the Village Walls

Villagers and Shinobi alike spent the night in fear as the howls had grown closer towards the village throughout the night.

Not a soul ventured out that night. Only ones who had even thought about stepping a foot out of their homes that night had been the Inuzuka's as well as the Yamanaka's. As the werecats spent the night watching over the villagers of the old mighty oak.

As the sun slowly crests the village walls the werecats as well as the Inuzuka clan members turn to their home. Knowing with the light of the day welcomes a new day. A day where the shinobi who are not frightened of the day where they are able to see the monsters that stalk the night.

Ryoko sits on the walls of the Uzumaki Clan Compound watching the villagers who dare to live out this far. Quickly moving past the demon woman who loves the demon that claims to be the Prince of Kohona.

She snickers at the cowers that rush past her with fear in their eyes as they try their best to glare at her. "Losers." She giggles out.

Something else caught her eyes as she spotted blonde hair coming down the dirt road. She jumps off the wall as she rushes towards the blonde for he is the only one with that shade of blonde within this village. "NARUTO!" She cries out with joy in her voice.

Naruto chuckles as he wraps his arms around her body, spinning her around. "Hello Ryoko." He tells her with another chuckle.

"Why couldn't we go with you last night?" Ryoko questions as she pouts up at him as she cuddles into his arms.

He chuckles down at her. "Because we didn't know if they were going to attack or who would be showing up when I did the Howl of Calling." He tells her with a smile on his face. As he settles her back down on her feet.

"I understand." Ryoko tells him with faith in her voice as she leans in and kisses him on his right cheek. "Come on. The others are waiting for you." She tells him as he takes her hand and they walk down the dirt path leading to his home.

Within the House

Ino and Hinata move around the kitchen getting breakfast ready for everyone inside the house.

"Where did Ryoko go?" Sasuke questions as he walks into the kitchen as they had agreed to have a spar this morning and he hasn't been able to find her so far this morning.

Hinata looks over at him with a soft smile on her face. "She is hanging out on the outer walls. Waiting for Naruto-kun to return." She tells him as she turns back to the miso soup she was cooking at the moment.

Ino comes walking towards him with a bamboo steamer in hand. He is able to smell the pork dumplings held within it. "THey should be here soon." She tells him as she places it upon a stone holder to keep the streamer warm.

Sasuke nods his head as he heads into the kitchen himself as he looks at Hinata. "Is there anything I am able to help you with?" He questions the girl.

Hinata looks back towards him. "Could you set the table and place the orange juice and milk onto the table for the others." She tells him with a soft smile.

Sasuke grunts as he moves to grab plates and blows to set the table as well as chopsticks. Moving towards the dining room he quickly sets the table. As he spots the others coming down the stairs yawning as well as rubbing the sleep out of their eyes.

Before anyone could speak the front door opened. There standing in the doorway is Naruto and Ryoko as they both blink looking at the others who are blinking at them owlishly. "Good Morning sunshines." Naruto greets them with a smirk on his face as the others just roll their eyes and grumble to themselves as they just head towards the table.

"Well that was a warm greeting." Naruto pouts as he allows Ryoko to enter before him. As he smiles at her as he also gives her a wink.

Ryoko giggles at his antics as his eyes move towards the entrance of the kitchen. Where he spies his mate and Alpha with a smirk on her own face as she slowly walks towards him. "How was your night foxy-kun?" She questions him.

"Oh you know. It was quiet until I had fifteen new visitors at my father's house." Naruto tells her as he pulls her into his arms as he misses her. For he had wanted her by his side last night. For he still felt like shit after their first fight.

Now Ino wanted to know more about who had shown up. As well as go and meet them as she has a feeling they would need some medical help. Let it be physical or mental. She is willing to offer it. Alongside her clansmen. "I would like to go and check them out with several of my clansmen. Just to make sure they are alright." She tells him as her teal eyes sparkle up at him.

Naruto pulls her close as he kisses the top of her head. "That will be fine. For they do need to know who the pack's Luna is." He tells her with a lopsided smile on his face.

"Good. I'll head to my clan's home after we have breakfast. As well we will gather items in the village for them." Ino tells him as she goes into her own mind making a mental checklist on what she will need to take to the clan house.

"Just return here and take my personal doorway to the old clan house. As well…" Naruto stops to think for a second as he pulls out the silver luna lily. "There is a child with the others. A little girl. She gave me this Luna flower." He tells her as he places the flower into her hair. As his fingers gently glide across her left cheek.

Ino softly smiles on her face as her eyes widen at hearing there is a child with the group. Her eyes fill with panic. "I want to bring her back to the village." She tells him with a slight panic in her voice.

"Take her to your parent's house. For I think she would need your father's help. For something in her eyes told me she had seen something that no child should ever see. Maybe her parents killed before her or worst" Naruto tells her as he didn't want to voice the rest of his thought for he knew it wasn't uncommon that a child would be forced into a life that no woman wants to take part of for about 99.1% of the woman in that life had been forced into by their Slave owner or family to know they would live another day as they lose a piece of their soul each time.

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The raven haired woman growls at the crimson hair woman. "It appears the lost Prince and new Alpha is building himself a little pack." She growls out.

Insane giggles could be heard coming from the crimson hair woman. "I am glad our Prince is taking his place as Alpha. For my clan will rise once more and make sure you will never see the light of day as Alpha. For he is stronger than yourself." She tells her to laugh even harder.

Yamanaka Clan Compound

Ino followed behind by Ryoko as Hinata wasn't able to join them for she had Clan meetings to take care of alongside her father. "Daddy!" Ino calls out as she walks into the house. Only spotting her mother walking out of the kitchen.

"What's wrong sweetie?" Her mother questions looking at her daughter with worry as she felt unsettled with the expression on her daughter's face. (I forgot the name I gave her mother and I am too lazy to go back and look)

"Naruto told us this morning fifteen weres had shown up early this morning. Among them is a child." Ino tells her mother as her father rounds the corner as he hears his baby girl calling for him.

A frown marries his face as he hears there is a child with the group. "What is going on and what is this about being a child?" He questions wanting to know now.

"There is a kid. We need some of your Clansmen to come and check them out." Ryoko tells him with a frown on her face as she had grown up alone but she had been lucky that no one had ever done anything to her. For she was already a dangerous child growing up. Knowing some of the kids born as weres. Some didn't awaken their other half until they were older. Some born lucky would awaken it while toddlers. Showing they would be powerful warriors within the packs and might become the packs next Alpha just depending on their strength.

"Alright. Let me get about 30 of our clansmen as it would do us well to have extra people." Inochi tells his daughter as his wife walks to them. "I will be going as well. So I am able to look over the little girl." She tells them both.

The two nod their heads in agreement. With her coming along.

Next time kitties we will learn more about who has join the pack as well as Naruto meeting a few others