I'm fairly certain that the title of this chapter is self explanatory and as always I welcome all opinions, so plz R&R.

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Now back to our adventure, we pick up the story three months into the mission.

Chapter Three,

The Vixen reveals thy self

What had originally been a simple overnight stay had grown into a lengthy three months and counting. As it turned out the town was known for its constant presence of travelers from all parts of the country, hence all the Inns and Hotels that dotted the place, and since three more wouldn't look out of place amongst them the old sannin decided that they would extend there stay as long as possible. To further blend in with the crowds of travelers both teens had died and cut their hair, Hinata now had black shoulder length locks but still retained a few of her original indigo as highlights as for Naruto, he now had rich auburn hair which he styled in short spikes, in addition to the Gen-jutsu that Hinata had taught him to hide the whisker marks that graced his cheeks. In the days and weeks that had past since there arrival, Naruto and Hinata had grown quite comfortable with the pace that their relationship was steadily growing everyday and had gone out on several dates but neither one was ready to take that plunge into the next phase of their relationship just yet and that was just fine with them for now; after all as long as the Akatsuki were after the two of them there was nothing to stop them form taking that next huge step, at there own leisure and that was just what Kyuubi was hoping on but not until after Sora had awaken from her slumber, deep within his vessels beautiful slivery-white eyed vixen. Ever since the initial discovery of his mate sleeping within her, the demonic fox spend most of his waking hours pacing back and forth inside his seal encircled cage thinking about the past or possible ways to awaken Sora, leaving him vulnerable to mental intrusions from his vessels continued attempts of ultimately taming him.

Then one Wednesday morning after Jiraiya had left the two teens to train in a secluded forest clearing twelve miles north-west of the town, telling them to be careful as well as reminding them to check in with him when they got back later on that evening on his way out, Naruto sat down cross-legged just inside the wide entrance of a natural cave that Hinata affectionately called, their den; a vast open area underneath two huge slabs of angled granite that were supported by a pile of massive boulders near its back to pervert the heavy slabs from collapsing in upon themselves and judging by the claw marks that covered its interior sides had been used by several animals before them in the past but looked as thought its had been abandoned for a few seasons now with no signs of its last resident having ever returned. A part from providing the two of them with a nice place to sit in the cool comfortable shade while taking a break from there training or sheltering them from a passing autumn rain storm during which Kyuubi noticed made Hinata, or Sliver Eyes as he had taken to calling her, especially jumpy at every tiny little sound and would only calm down once she was nestled right up against Naruto's left side, it presented the two teens with a picture perfect view of the entire clearing from its large triangular entrance. Watching his girlfriend as she practiced the moments of her clans gentle fist style of fighting, in the middle of the clearing from where he sat, Naruto placed the palm of each of his hands atop either knee and thinking peaceful thoughts prepared yet again, to attempt taming the demonic fox within himself by engaging the creature in mental combat, closed his eyes and slipped inside his own self conscious. Opening his eyes, a few moments later, Naruto looked around at his surroundings and found himself floating amongst the canopy of a forest. Cautiously landing upon a branch of the closet tree, unsure if it would support his weight, the auburn haired teen placed his left hand against the trees trunk and tried to figure out just where or when he was, since his current surroundings were not exactly where he expected to be. Sensing approaching danger targeting him from behind, quickly leapt toward the branches of the tree directly in front of him as a volley of eight fireballs impacted the very spot that he had been standing, only a few moments earlier. Looking back over his shoulder as his sandaled feet reached the safety of the next branch, Naruto stood a gasp as his eyes fell upon Kyuubi staring back at him from the branch that he had just jumped from, on much smaller scale than the teen was used to seeing him yet found it just as menacing especially with the furious snarl that covered his snout, revealing the demonic foxes sharp dragger like teeth between which the odd jet of red flame would blast.

Kit, I'm in no mood to play games with you right now, Kyuubi snarled jumping gracefully on to the very same branch that his vessel stood and advancing toward the teen forced him against the trunk of the tree back first, Haven't you ever heard of knocking first, don't you know that its very rude to just enter someone minds without asking permission to do so first. This memory in particular is very special to me, it's the day my beloved Sora and I first become traveling companions. So get out, these are not for your eyes to see.

"It doesn't feel nice to have someone jump into your thoughts suddenly does it, Kyuubi, now you know how I feel when you do it to me all the time and especially when I'm thinking, you know who," Naruto answered back getting right up in the demonic foxes muzzled face about it, "So this is what it feels like to be inside someone else's mind, huh, its different but I'm not leaving until you give me some answers and since your particularly fond of this Sora, we shall start there. So tell me was she important to you?"

Yes, she was and still remains important to me, she is very important to both of us actual, Kyuubi said relaxing his guard slightly as he took a step back from the teen but retained intense eye contact, Fate brought us together once before and now it has once again, Sora is a beauty of a vixen with warm slivery-white eyes, silky smooth pure white fur, ten tails and a kind loving nature whom I believe. No, whom I know for a fact, sleeps within Sliver Eyes and that's the reason she is now hunted by the Akatsuki.

"Kyuubi, even I know that there are only nine known tailed beast," Naruto said tactfully waiting to keep the conversation civil for a change, having grown to respect the demonic fox, over the two and a half years that the teen had spend mostly learning how to control its very powerful chakra without completely losing his own being to the demon, "But I suppose, that its possible a tenth could have existed, not that I doubt your Sora was this fabled ten tailed beast but she certainly dose sound quite eye catching indeed."

Kit, since you wouldn't take my word for it, than I guess I have no choice but to show you, Kyuubi said completely lowering his still raised defenses'', figuring that he might as well since the teens presence within demonic foxes memories meant that he had been out foxed and ultimately tamed by his vessel, not that the teen had quite realized it just yet, Now keep up with me, I shall take you to where our mate awaits.

Naruto watched as Kyuubi then turned on the spot and leapt in to the branches of the tree to the left of the one they currently stood in and continued heading in that direction. Not wanting to fall too far behind and with plenty more questions that he wished the demonic fox to answer, Naruto quickly followed. Catching up with Kyuubi as the russet dog landed on the branch of the tree that over looked the splintered remains of another which appeared to have been struck by lighting recently, a half mile from where the two had started, Naruto cautiously placed his left hand upon the back of the demonic foxes neck as he sat down upon the branch unsure of how Kyuubi might react to his touch. To his surprise Kyuubi growled softly and even seemed to snuggle against the side of his leg, almost as if the slightly lager than a wolf sized fox recognized him to be his master. Further testing this theory to make sure that his mind wasn't simply playing a trick on him, Naruto began to pet the Kyuubi over the back of his neck and head and watched as the demonic fox closed his piercing blood red eyes at the gentle sweeping motions of his fingertips; Naruto had no idea how he had done it but somehow he had managed to tame the demon that resided within him. Sitting down on the branch next to the demonic fox, a few moments later, Naruto scratched Kyuubi in-between his ears as he rested his head upon the teens lap after the fox casually lounged upon the thick branch himself as well.

"I take it this means, that I have tamed you, Kyuubi," Naruto said continuing the lovingly pet the demonic fox in-between his ears and over the back of his neck, taken back by the softness of the russet dogs course looking fur, "So if this is the place our mate awaits, then where is she?"

Yes, kit, you have tamed me, Kyuubi said happily flicking the end of his tail, in a carefree manner, Your mere presence here, in my memories of far happier days, is proof of that. As for our mate she's currently trapped below the shattered remains of that tree down there, you can't see it any more but there is an entrance to a small underground cavern located near its base.

"If she's trap inside of there, than what are we doing sitting here, doing nothing," Naruto said ceasing his gentle petting and glaring down in to the narrow oval pupils of Kyuubi's blood red eyes, "Surely there is something that we can do to help, she's our mate and we have to save her."

Don't worry about it I have everything under control, kit, as you'll soon see. I should be arriving shortly, to save the day, Kyuubi said reassuringly glazing up at his vessel, his fully raised ears dropping slightly at the sudden harshness of his vessels tone, Even if we did attempt to save her it would be pointless, we are but mere shadows within my memories. Reliving the events of the day, that fate first brought me Sora into my life. Just watch closely, here I come now.

Looking down at the forest floor beneath the branch they sat upon, Naruto watched as Kyuubi came in to view, in portions similar to the creature whom presently snuggled with him atop the branch, and seeing the shattered remains of the lighting struck tree, pulled the large limb that had fallen upon the ground in front of it revealing the very entrance that the demon had told him about. Quickly comparing Kyuubi to the size of the hole, that the fox needed to enter, the teen thought for sure that there was no way he would be able to fit, he was just to big but then he watched as the demon used his wide forepaws to make the entrance to the underground cavern big enough for him to fit his bulk through. Nearly falling out of the tree as he watched Kyuubi squeeze inside of the hole, a few moments later, Naruto anxiously waited to learn if Sora was ok. Seeing the occasional bit of dirt fly out of the hole as he waited on pins and needles to learn to fate of their mate, the teen breathed a deep sigh of relieve as Kyuubi back stepped out of the underground cavern, five minutes later, dragging an unconscious ten tailed vixen with him by the scruff of her neck. Awestruck by how beautiful she was Naruto wasn't surprised that Kyuubi fell in love with her even thought some fresh dirt clung to her pure white fur, she was still quite a sight to behold in the soft filtered light of the forest.

"Kyuubi, I'm sorry that I ever doubted you, she's breathtaking," Naruto said as he watched the Kyuubi below them gently nudge the vixen with his snout and saw a relieved look in his blood red eyes as she touched her nose to the side of his snout before instinctively licking him back, "She appears to find your presence very comforting, I trust that she wasn't seriously injured."

As you can see for yourself, by the time that I reached her she had slipped into unconsciousness and apart from the injury to her left hind leg from where the boulders had fallen upon her when the lighting bolt struck the tree, she was mostly unharmed, Kyuubi said gazing down at the other him as it pulled the injured vixen over toward the base of the tree they sat in before pulling the fallen limb back over the hole, concealing it once more, Fortunately that same lighting blot that was the cause of her injury also saved her that night because it caused that massive limb fall directly over the hole sealing her inside and preventing the cavern from filling up with water or else she would have drowned to death from the massive thunder storm that passed over the area the night before. Ever since that night, Sora has been especially wary of thunder and lighting storms no matter there size, just the sound of crackling lightning literally makes her shake with fright and I have even seen her attempt to keep from hearing the loud clash of thunder by holding her forepaws over her back swept ears.

"Come to think of it, Hinata was pretty frightened by that passing thunder shower, we waited out, a few days ago," Naruto said resuming gently petting Kyuubi as the demon warmly watched his other self gently lay the injured vixen over his broad back and bolt off through the trees with her in the opposite direction disappearing from view, "In all of the times that we cuddled, she has never held on to me as tight as she did for those three hours, it scared me to see her in that state."

Sora would act very much in the same manner until I nestled down beside her and lovingly wrapping my tail around her sleek slender body while pulling her close with my forepaws as I rested my head across her shoulders, soothingly told her that she was safe and sound with me and had nothing to fear, Kyuubi said returning his attention back to his vessel, a warm loving tone filling his voice that reflected the happiness that the demon felt during those days, After that she would calm right down and Sliver Eyes behaved the same way, when you comforted her those few frighten hours. Back then I was a far happier creature, than the tortured soul that was forcible sealed inside of you, Master.

"Kyuubi, just because I have now tamed you, it doesn't mean that you have to start calling me, Master, I like kit so could you please just keep on calling me that," Naruto said warmly smiling at the demonic foxes muzzled face, "So just how are we suppose to awaken Sora, if she's managed to keep her very presence within Hinata hidden from her all this time?"

I don't know, kit, but I am not going to lose her a second time, I have already experienced that pain once before and being sealed inside of you, is where it got me, Kyuubi said slowly standing on his paws, But I sure with both of us finally working on the same goal, were bound to come up with something. Kit, I really enjoyed this talk with you and I'm sorry for all of the pain and suffering that you have been forced to experience on account of me being within you.

"Kyuubi, don't worry about it, I'm sure the villagers would have found another reason to hate me if it wasn't for you," Naruto said getting to his feet as well and smiling friendly down at the russet dog that stood beside him, "So tell me when every I see you from now on are you going to take this form because I like it."

Sure why not, I find this form very pleasing as well, Kyuubi said softly smiling back up at his vessels happy smiling face, I'll have you know that I mounded Sora in this form and both of us find it quite satisfactory, of course that was after I nursed her back to health and we traveled together for sometime.

"Kyuubi for a demon whom was supposedly heartless, you just light up with happiness and warmth every time Sora's name slips from your lips," Naruto said reaching out his left hand an gently patting the demon upon the crown of his head, "I promise you, that I will do everything that I can to assist you in awakening her, so before I go is there anything else that I should know about her?"

Sora excels in healing techniques but don't think for a moment, that she wouldn't turn around and use those very same skills to rip apart an enemy in battle from the inside out. Also she is the only one that can control the abilities of the over nine tailed beast without being killed in the process, Kyuubi said briefly closing his blood red eyes as the teen worked his fingers over the top of his head, Her main element is water specializing in ice based moves, has an unlimited charka supply within her and despite excelling in healing techniques, they can only be used on others however her own healing is accelerated but not to our degree. And if I remember correctly Sliver Eyes main element is water as well, marking yet another thing she has in common with Sora. Now if we could only awaken her than those two would truly be a force not to be trifled with and with the two of us fighting along side them, the two of you would make one top notch team.

"Kyuubi, there's no doubt about it the two are one in the same, Hinata is the vessel of Sora. Now I'm counting on you the keep me informed if you sense any changes emitting from within Hinata and before you know it, we'll have the two of you reunited somehow," Naruto said removing his hand from atop the demons head, "So until then don't give up your hope of every being reunited with to one you love and remember that you are not alone in this struggle because you will always him me and Hinata here to support you. We'll talk again in a little while but I have got to be getting back, so goodbye for now."

Goodbye, kit, Kyuubi said playfully nosing the palm of his vessels left hand lightly, I look forward to your next visit.

Then Naruto watched as Kyuubi faced the direction that his other self had carried off their future mate and half crouching jumped the huge gap between the tree that they were standing in and the tree beyond the lighting struck one. Closing his eyes the demon fox landed safely on the distant branch, a few moments later, Naruto left the world of Kyuubi's memories behind and returned to the real one. Briefly catching sight of a worried looking Hinata interrupting her intense training and rushing toward him as he came back to the real world, mere seconds later, Naruto blacked out. Making it just in time to gently catch her boyfriend as he lurched forward, the heiress laid him down upon the cool floor of their den and taking off her weighted jacket folded it in to a make shift pillow, lifted his head and gently placed it upon the ground beneath it before laying his head back down. The moment she pulled her hands away, Hinata watched as a cocoon of dark red chakra completely enveloped him and instantly began to transform his body from that of a human into that of a humanoid fox covered in rich russet fur from head to tail, forcing some of the seams of his clothing to tear apart from the beastly transformation. Unsure of what to do, as the cocoon faded one tense minute later, the heiress lovingly took hold of the wide right forepaw that had replaced his hand and clasping it between both of her hands hoped that he would pull through what ever was to blame for the animalistic transformation because it didn't matter to her what he looked like on the outside, she would love him regardless just as long as the two of them were together.

Five anxious and worry filled minutes later, Hinata felt the forepaw she grasped getting unimaginable hot almost as if it was dancing amongst invisible flames but she pushed through the pain, refusing to let go and then the heat was suddenly gone just as quickly as it had come. Gazing down at her boyfriend, the heiress saw that he had returned back into an almost normal human except that he now bore the ears and tail of a fox covered in the same deep russet fur, that had up until only a few moments before had covered his entire humanoid fox body. Feeling warm blood running down her arm as she lowered her head and pressed her forehead against his clasp hand between her two, relived that he had pulled through safely, Hinata removed her right hand from where it clasp the palm of her boyfriends and could clearly see the outline of his paw burned deeply into the palm of her own hand and where its subtle leather pads had sat. Gently placing his right hand upon his stomach, a few moments later, the heiress reached across him and picking up his left one, placed it with his right before lovingly caressing the left side of his face with her burned her right and leaning down tenderly kissed him upon the lips. Briefly rubbing her nose over the side of his as they broke apart, a minute later, Hinata knelt back down at his right side and taking out the small first aid kit that she had in her kunai and shrunken holder with some difficulty due to her injury, she spread some of her special homemade ointment over her burns before bandaging up her hands.

Knowing that she needed to get help yet not sure leaving Naruto unattended was a good idea given his condition, the heiress poured all the charka she could spare in an attempt to create two shadow clones that could search the town for Jiraiya while she tended to her boyfriend but could only successfully manage one, which even took her by surprise especially given the state her hands were in. Telling the shadow clone to begin its search for the sannin with all the sake bars and hostess clubs in the town before widen its search to the remainder of the populous, gave it strict instructions to bring him right back there by any means necessary, if he refused to come willingly. Nodding its head to show that it understood the instructions given it, the shadow clone was off on a flash heading in the direction of the nearby town that the group was hiding out in. Growing slightly concerned as Naruto began to shake as if he suddenly had the chills Hinata carefully lifted him up and unzipping his large orange and black jacket, gently pulled it off of him before softly lying him back down and draping the jacket over top of him to him keep warm. Feeling a sense of relieve as his shaking stopped, a few moments later, the heiress extended her left arm and lovingly stroked the fingers of her bandaged hand through his messy hair, causing his right ear to twitch as her hand inadvertently grazed against its side. Softly smiling down at the new face of the man she dearly loved with all her heart as she pulled back her left hand, the heiress briefly traced the whisker marks upon his right cheek lightly before lovingly placing it at top his right and waiting for her shadow clone to return with Jiraiya. Meanwhile deep within the core of her very soul, a pure white furred ten tailed vixen began to stir, awaken from her deep slumber by the presence of her long lost dog's chakra and scent briefly swirling about her before disappearing once again.

Feeling someone place a hand atop her shoulder, two hours later, the heiress rubbed her free right hand over her sleepy eyes before looking up and seeing the wild haired sannin kneeling down on one knee beside her with a concerned looked upon his face. Thanking her shadow clone as it puffed away, a few moments later its mission completed, Hinata took a deep breath and lovingly gazing down at a still unconscious Naruto told the sannin what she had seen and how come both of her hands were now wrapped in bandages. Slowly raking his eyes over the spiky haired boy, after the heiress had finished telling him exactly what had happened to Naruto, his gaze lingering on the bold fox features the teen now bore, Jiraiya noticed that in addition to his new ears and fluffy tail, the whisker marks which had previously adorned his cheeks appeared to be slightly longer; giving Naruto an even more fox-like appearance than ever before, especially now that he had the ears and tail to complete the look. As startling as these changes were to the sannin, what took him by complete surprise was the way that Hinata could still look upon Naruto with love reflected in her eyes despite the drastic changes he had undergone right before her yet her feelings toward him remained unraveled. Watching as Hinata moved her hands in a loving fashion as she used Gen-jutsu to hide Naruto's new fox ears, tail and lengthened whisker marked cheeks, a few moments later, there was no doubt about it in Jiraiya's mind any more, that if she could still look upon him with such profound love after having sat by and watched the beastly transformation that he had underwent than she would have no second thoughts when it came to leaving her clan if it was the only way for the two of them to be together.

Carefully scooping up Naruto in his arms, a minute or two later, the sannin back stepped out of the cave formed by the huge granite slaps in either side of him and adjusted the unconscious teen's weight in his arms once standing outside. After pulling her own jacket back on, the heiress stood and walked out of the cave as well, gently caressing one of her boyfriend's whisker marked cheeks briefly as she joined Jiraiya standing just outside of caves large triangular entrance, the group headed back in to town so that Naruto could recover from his ordeal. Sitting down on the edge of the bed in there rented room after Jiraiya had laid Naruto down upon its fresh clean sheets, a short time later, Hinata warmly smiled down at his unconscious body as she reached across him and began to release the Gen-jutsu she had applied, revealing his handsome fox features once more. Bidding the two teens goodnight, a few moments later, the sannin slid the door to there room closed behind him as he left and entering his own just across the corridor from there's, sighed heavily as he prepared to record everything that the heiress had told him down on a scroll while it was still fresh in his mind; to be delivered to Tsunade later on at the conclusion of there current mission.

Feeling silky smooth skin touching his own as he came to his senses the following morning, Naruto stifled a yawn with his right hand before looking down and seeing Hinata's naked body intimately snuggled against him. Lovingly draping his new fur covered appendage over the small of her back and gently caressing the voluptuous curves of her womanly body with the rest of its length, the auburn haired teen relished the way it made her skin erupt into goose bumps under the mere touch of its rich russet fur. Gently sliding the fingers of his right hand over her in tender sweeping motions up and down her back, a few moments later, Naruto's bright blue eyes locked with a pair of love filled silvery-white ones as Hinata awoke herself. Leaning toward one another for a good morning kiss, the heiress slipped both of her arms around to the back of her boyfriend's neck as their lips met in a tender kiss, mere moments later. Deepening the kiss accordingly as Hinata felt the main body of her boyfriend's tail slither playfully over the small of her back while the rest of it slid over the outside of her left thigh in an equally teasing manner. Noticing the bandages that covered the fingers and palms of both his girlfriend's hands out of the corner of his eye as the two teens broke apart, a few minutes later, while she playfully rubbed her nose over the side of his, Naruto dipped the rounded tips of his vulpine ears slightly in guilt, somehow just knowing that he was the one whom had inflicted the injury, marring her previously unblemished alabaster skin.

"Hinata-chan, I'm sorry about what happened to your hands," Naruto said a sad tone in his voice as he stopped all of his tender loving actions and even withdrew his tail from were it continued to rest draped over the small of her back shamefully, "I bet that I must look something afoul, after taming Kyuubi."

"To the contrary, I think your new fox features make you even more dashing, in a devilishly handsome sort of way, Naruto-kun," Hinata said lovingly cupping his whisker marked cheeks in both of her bandaged hands, "As a matter of fact I wish that I had a set myself, so that way we could match. To me it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside just along as what's on the inside of you doesn't change, I would have even accepted you if you had remained as that humanoid fox because you looked really cute and your rich russet fur was so plush and soft. I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life, having that warm furry body to snuggle up against every night."

"Hinata-chan, you truly must be an angel sent down to earth from the heavens above because you are one of a kind," Naruto said lovingly draping his tail back over the small of his girlfriend's back as the tips of his ears lifted happily, "And you just might get your wish one of these days because according to Kyuubi and I'm strongly inclined to agree with him, you are the vessel of Sora, the mate he dearly misses. I'm fairly certain that is how come the Akatsuki are after you now as well."

"Somehow I've always known there was a reason I felt so drawn to you, Naruto-kun, and being the vessel of Kyuubi's mate would certainly explain it nicely," Hinata said in a tone as if she had subconsciously known this fact her entire life but just had not put the pieces of the puzzle together until that moment as she lay there in bed tenderly caressing the cheeks of her foxy lover, "That gives me a truly wonderful idea, now just hear me out, darling, what if I could find a way to tame Sora like you have recently done with Kyuubi. If I did and was successful, would you been open to reuniting the two them, despite any further beastly transformation that we might undergo as a result of doing so."

"Kyuubi has not told me quite what he plans on doing, once Sora awakens from her sleep within you but I think that he just might have something like that in mind, Hinata-chan," Naruto said subconsciously following the curve of her hip with the tip if his tail and snaking it in between the small amount of open space between their naked bodies, began to teasingly sweep it over her pussy, "So you aren't mad with me for not telling you about being the vessel of Kyuubi or that I have been secretly trying to tame him ever since the first day, after we stopped here in this travelers town?"

"Naruto-kun, I could never get mad at you, at least not for very long, anyway," Hinata said closing her eyes briefly as she felt the tip of her boyfriend's tail move from sweeping over her loins to slithering inside of them instead and beginning to thrust in and out of her, "You've certainly seemed to have gotten the hang of controlling your tail and as pleasing as it feels, I would rather have something harder and more fleshy inside of me."

"Hinata-chan, your one foxy little minx, you know that," Naruto said staring lovingly up into the eyes of the woman he dearly loved all the while increasing the pace and depth of which his tail probed her loins, feeling them growing ever tighter and wetter around the fur covered appendage with each passing second.

"It takes one, to know one, my foxy lover," Hinata seductively whispered into her boyfriend's right ear in a breathless tone, closing her eyes briefly as a soft moan slipped from her mouth, "I'm all wet and ready for your taking, darling, now make a proper woman out of me."

Biting down upon the tip of Naruto's right ear as she lifted her head, a few moments later, curious to see what might happen the heiress watched as her boyfriend leaned his head back and closed the honest bright pools that he called eyes as a soft growl escaped from his mouth. Sliding into a straddling position above her foxy lovers waist while her bite distracted him, Hinata reached down with her left hand and gently tugging at his tail removed it from her slickening loins, replacing it with his soft fleshy member instead before settling down on top of him and releasing his ear. Warmly smiling down at Naruto as she felt him lovingly loop a portion of his dampened tail over the small of her back, supporting her with a surprising amount of strength for such a weak looking appendage, while he tenderly followed the curve of her left hip and leg with what remained. Gently placing her bandage hands at top his chest as he lightly swept both of his hands over either side of her naked body, a few moment later, making her moan softly at the tender embrace of her lover, Hinata began to ride him. Moaning and groaning with increased volume as the heiress felt him member grow in both length and gruff deep inside of her tightening pussy as she rode her boyfriend cowgirl, she resisted the urge to scream out in pain he burst through her hymen, a couple of minutes later, taking her purity with it.

Additional supporting his girlfriend as she rode, by placing a hand upon the top of either hip as she increased her pace, Naruto added his own grunts and groans to that of hers. Briefly raking her fingernails over top of her boyfriend's chest as she climaxed, fifteen minutes later, Hinata leaned forward and caught his lips in a deep lustfully passionate kiss. Rubbing her nose over the side of his as they broke apart, a minute or two later, more lustful than playful in nature this time, imploring that she was far form satisfied just yet slid her hands behind his neck eager to continue their naughty adventure. Lost in the heat and pure lust of the moment, Naruto used his tail to roll the two of them over on the spot and in one fluid motion began to plow Hinata once more. Wrapping her legs around her foxy lover's waist as he drilled her barely recovered body, a few moments later, the heiress tenderly swept the fingers of her right hand over the velvety fur that covered the back of his left ear, never wanting to joy and happiness she felt completely envelope her writhing body to ever stop.

Raking the fingernails of her right over the flexing muscles of Naruto's back lustfully while she balled the ruffled sheet underneath the two of them with her other as she experienced her second climax. Pulling her boyfriend into a sensuous kiss as she lovingly wrapped her arms around his neck while she felt him fill her with even more of his seed, a few moments later, Hinata had never felt more happier or physically whole in her entire live than she did there in the company of the man she dearly loved. Sighing dreamily, happily content with how far they had progressed their relationship as they broke apart, a minute or two later, the heiress rubbed the tip of her nose over his. Pressing her curvaceous body as close as she possible could against her foxy lover's right side as the teens resumed their cuddled position upon the beds ruffled top sheet, a few moments later, their naked bodies still intimately connected Hinata giggled softly as she felt Naruto tenderly drape his tail over the small of her back and following the curve of her left hip with its tip gently rested the rest of it against the outside of her leg.

*** A few days later ***

As a reward for taming Kyuubi, Jiraiya gave the two teens a short three day break from training but when they awoke earlier that morning there break was over and it was time for them to get back to training. After stretching to limber up and a very brief sparing session, Naruto and Hinata took to the branches of the trees as they engaged in mock combat against one another; after all training was pointless if one could not skillfully use it in an actually fight and the Akatsuki where as deadly as them came. Now that Naruto possessed complete control over Kyuubi his fox features were not the only thing had changed about him, he was as light as a feather on his feet, possessed superior hearing, eyesight, and agility. Easily dodging the handful of shrunken that his girlfriend threw toward him as she back flipped through the air after having skillfully avoided a barrage of kunai from him, watched in horror as she sloppily landed on a patch of decomposing leaves that sat upon the tree branch she had picked to make her next attack from, only to slip off and fall backwards, clipping the back of her head on the limb below it just enough to knock her out.

Calling upon the full power of Kyuubi as he dived after her, Naruto felt the stitches of his clothing tear apart in some areas as he transformed from human into humanoid fox. Digging the claws of his foot paws into the trunk of the very same tree that he had just jumped out of and using it like a spring board, leapt toward the trunk of the tree directly opposite it. Picking up even more speed as he leapt from tree to tree in this manner to intercept Hinata's falling body, his oval pupils never left her once during his lightening quick descend. Clasping his jaws upon the coiler of her weighted jacket three feet above the forest floor below, Naruto instinctively wrapped his beastly transformed body protectively around her unconscious one. Crawling out from beneath his girlfriends back as they skidded to a halt at the base of another tree five feet away from were she had fallen, after having been buffed from trunk to trunk, Naruto lightly placed his right forepaw upon her side and could just barely pick up a faint heartbeat; the blow to the back of her head was far more serious than it looked. Hoping that Sora's survival instincts would kick in to save her, even if the vixen was still asleep after such a hard hit, Naruto carefully threw Hinata up on to his broad back before running as fast as all four of his wide paws would carry him in the direction and reasonable safety of their den.

Gently rolling Hinata off of his back and on to the cool shaded floor of their den, a short time later, the beastly transformed teen used the tip of his tail to pull down the zipper of her jacket and opening his by the same method, clamped down on one of its sleeves with his jaws pulled his off before laying it over her for added warmth. Knowing that she would likely die if he didn't go get help, if Sora still slumbered within her yet unwilling to leave her side in the condition she was in, Naruto used a pulse of Kyuubi's chakra to blast the ripped and tore clothing that tightly clung to his beastly form away and discovering that it was more animal-like than human in nature, granted her wish to snuggle with it by resting his large head across her chest while he lovingly wrapping his tail around the other side of her, nestling her even closer to his fur covered body. Whining loudly as he felt silent tears began to well up in the corners of his predatory eyes threatening to fall at any moment, hoping that by some miracle his mere presence in that form and the immense body heat it naturally emitted, would somehow awaken the vixen and save the woman he loved more than anything else in the world; ensuring not just his overall happiness but Kyuubi's as well.

Hearing a loud whining noise rolling endlessly in the depths of her mind while at the sane time feeling a slightly rough tongue licking her face, Hinata snapped her eyes open. Angling her gaze downward, to see just what it was that was licking her awake, the heiress firmly gasped the ground beneath her hands and pushing herself into a seated position, hurriedly back crawled away from the beast that loomed over top of her badly startled. Hinata had just barely managed to feel relieved when the pure white furred, ten-tailed vixen suddenly noticed that she had come too and had put some distance between the two of them.

Come now, Hinata-sama, I mean you no harm, the ten-tailed vixen said advancing toward the base of the tree where the heiress had backed herself against and sat down upon her hindquarters before the frightened girl, a few moments later, before continuing in a more gentle tone, Oh where are my manners, my name is Sora. I believe that you are quite familiar with my name already, am I right, youngling?

"I am Sora, you are the mate of my boyfriend's, Kyuubi," Hinata said feeling slightly more relaxed than she had from a few moments before because despite her fierce appearance the vixen actually gave off a sense of comfort and kindness, "But what are you doing inside of me and where am I?"

My, my you're just full of questions aren't you, Sora commented chuckling at her own joke, causing a cute giggling growl to slip from her snout, Ah, I see that will certainly help things along nicely but first let me get a look at those bandaged hands of yours, after that I shallanswer all your questions, I promise. So tell me what has, Naruto-san told you, about my Kyuubi and our relationship.

"Not much really, Sora," Hinata said as she unwrapped the bandages from her right hand with her left, allowing the strips of cloth to fall on to the ground near her sandaled feet, "The only thing that I know for sure is that your Kyuubi's mate and that the Akatsuki are after me because of you, that's about all of it."

The pattern and shape of those burn marks, they look like the pads of a paw, Sora commented as the last strip of fabric fell away, a minute or two later, revealing the deep burn which cover the palm of the heiress right hand and watched as she began to removing the bandages from her other, It also looks to go pretty deep as well, I'm surprised that you are even still able to mover your fingers, let alone use your hand to begin with. Just what were you holding onto when you got this?

"I was sandwiching the paw that had replaced Naruto's right hand in-between both of mine hoping that he would survive the beastly transformation that he had undergone from human to humanoid fox," Hinata said a soft smile coming to her face as she remember how wonderful his soft plush fur felt against her silken skin, "Then suddenly I felt his paw get really hot, like it was burning with invisible flames but despite the searing pain I refused to let go and then it stopped just as suddenly as it had begun."

A humanoid fox, huh, Sora said thinking back to the reason she had awaken from her sixteen year sleep while the last wrapping fell away from Hinata's left hand, revealing a deep burn upon its palm also only this one looked exactly like fur, with each strand clearly visible burnt into her skin, So that was how come I could briefly detect my Kyuubi's chakra and scent, some of it must of entered your body when you steadfastly held on to Naruto-san's paw and thanks to that I was finally able to awaken. Hinata-sama, I take it that you care about Naruto-san very much, and would dare I say, do everything within your power to spent the rest of your life with him, correct?

"Naruto is the love of my life and I haven't ever wanted to be with anyone else since I very first laid my eyes upon him, all those years ago," Hinata said holding her arms still as the vixen lovingly supported them from underneath with one of her ten tails while she tenderly caressed the tip of another two over the deep burns that covered both of her hands, "Sora, to me a life without him in it is a fate far worse than death itself, and if I had to chose between a life of wealth and privilege without him at my side or one of poverty and destitution with him, than I would chose the later because then at least I would happy."

I was hoping that you would say something like that because I have felt the same way about my Kyuubi ever since the day we first met, Sora said as she began to pour chakra in to the two tail tips that hovered in the air above the heiress burned hands, making them glow bright white as the healing process began to return her hands to there pervious pristine condition as if she had never been injured in the first place, a few moments later, Ever since the day we became separated I have missed him dearly and by the time that I had recovered from the injures that I had suffered, thanks in large part due to your kind loving mother, he had moved on leaving me behind. Oh, long have I waited for this day to come, the day that I could finally be reunited with him. So tell me if I sent you back after where finished here, as a humanoid fox yourself, would both you and Naruto-san by willing to help reunite the two of us by re-consummating our bond as mates, sealing both of you in your alternative forms until your dying days?

"I don't think it will be a problem, having already suggested the idea to him myself, not that long ago," Hinata said as she clenched and unclenched both of her healed hands, a couple of minutes later, before reaching out the palm of her right hand toward the vixen friendly, "He mentioned that might just be Kyuubi's plan as well but if he dose need any extra convincing that it's the right path to follow, then I will just have to use some of my vixenly charm upon him."

Judging form what I have seen over these past three days, you shouldn't have any problem doing that, Hinata-sama, Sora said leaning her large head down and pressing its brow against the palm of the heiress' outstretched hand briefly before pulling away and standing on her paws closed the distance between the two of them before laying down on the ground beside her and resting her head upon Hinata's lap, Now as promised I shall answer all of you questions, youngling. First you wanted to know what I am doing inside of you and secondly you wanted to know just were you are, correct?

"Those are the most important two right now, Sora," Hinata said lovingly draping her left arm over the vixens slender shoulders, placing her hand at top her paw, while she tenderly petted her right over the back of the vixens head and neck, "You have beautiful silken fur, you know that, and are so kind natured, no wonder Kyuubi fell in love with you. It would be my honor to help reunite the two of you, in anyway I can."

Hinata-sama, you bare a striking resemblance to your mother, she to was a kind, loving soul as well, I only wish that she would have allowed me to heal her than she never would have had to leave you behind in this world, Sora said growling softly and briefly closing her slivery-white eyes as the heiress finger tips gently swept through her fur, Her death truly made the world a little darker but we're getting of topic, I shall answer you second question first since it wouldn't take as long as your first one. The simplest way the best describe where we are now, is that we are in the very core of you soul. When you hit the base of your skull upon that branch, you were nearly killed but before you could completely pass on I grab your spirit body and brought you back here. I'm sorry if I was a little rough on you and I'm glad that you're willing to help me because it's the only way that you can return to the world of the living.

"So that means," Hinata said getting choked up by wave of silent tears swept over her as realization suddenly hit her, "The whining I heard just before I wake up to you licking my face, it must belong to my Naruto. Oh this is just terrible, I can already imagine how worried he is about me."

I take it from the overwhelming sense of concern I feel emitting from you, Hinata-sama, that this is not the first time he has had to endure such pain before, Sora said lifting her head from where it sat upon the heiress lap.

"No, this isn't, Sora," Hinata said staring deep in to the vixen's slivery-white eyes with her own and could already envision what she could possible look like as a humanoid fox especially given what a beautiful creature Sora was in her own right, "He told my that he rarely got any sleep while I was in the hospital recovering from a match I was forced to fight against a member of my own family which left me just barely clinging to life as I was carried from the arena. Fortunately the medical ninja where able to get me to the hospital and save me, just in time but after I heard of the pain it caused him to feel, I vowed that he would never have cause to feel so lowly and alone in his life ever again, so please Sora I am asking you to sent me back."

There is still quite a bit that I have to tell you, but I shall grant your request, Hinata-sama, no one should have to experience the same gut wrenching pain twice in there lifetime, Sora said understanding the pain that the heiress was going through perfectly, having been powerless to intervene when a grief stricken and revengeful Kyuubi returned to unjustly braise the over-wise peaceful ninja village to the ground, If everything goes as planned, than the next time we chat both of our mates shall be present and we shall be able to pick this back up from were we are leaving it off. Now we can get you back this one of two ways, I can either clamp my jaws around your neck and force my way into your body or we can simply pressed our foreheads together and we two shall become one, so which way would you prefer, youngling.

"Despite our rough beginning everything since then has been quite peaceful so why ruin it by shedding unnecessary blood," Hinata said smartly while dancing the fingertips of her right hand over the underside of Sora's snout tenderly.

Leaning toward one another, a few moments later, Sora swept her ears back as both of their foreheads met in the middle and closing her eyes began to merge her soul with that of the heiress'. Closing her own eyes as she felt the pure white furred vixen's chakra begin to pour into her body, healing any other past injures that it came across along the way, the last thing Hinata remembered seeing before she felt herself being pulled back in to the world of the living was the image of Sora giving off a brilliant almost heavenly glow. Feeling his beloveds body arch upward unexpectedly, Naruto sprang to his paws and perched up his lowered ears as a deep cough slipped from her mouth as the breath of life returned to her previously almost lifeless body which could mean only one thing; not only had Sora been awaken but Hinata had also tamed her as well despite her weakened condition. Curling his tail against the side of his body as he sat down beside Hinata and watched as a cocoon of blinding white light engulfed her entire body, a few seconds later, the beastly transformed teen narrowed his silted pupils to watch the metamorphosis that was happening within. Catching only a brief glimpse of the beastly transformation that his girlfriend had undergone before he had to shield his eyes with his left forepaw as the cocoon of brilliant light blasted away, a minutes after it had surrounded her, Naruto lowered his paw and was rendered speechless by the sight he beheld. For there standing before him, shaking off the tattered remains of the clothing and footwear, was a gorgeous vixen covered with pure bright white fur and a warm loving glow in her beautiful slivery-white eyes that he now noticed also had tiny specks of lavender to them as well. Pouncing at top the vixen, a few moments later, Naruto lovingly tackled her on to the cool floor of their den and nuzzled her heatedly relieved that she was okay yet sexual aroused by her at the same time.

"Naruto-kun, I take it that you approve of the change that I have undergone," Hinata commented as a cute giggle like growl slipped from her snout as he now lovingly licked his tongue over the underside of her snout while she teasingly swept the tip of her tail over the hidden pouch that concealed his loins playfully, "I am sorry to have made you worry so, darling, as you can now see, you and I are the same. So how about we reunite those two and make them just as happy as we are?"

"Hinata-chan, here you've only been a breath taking vixen for not even a minute now and you already want to reunite my Kyuubi with your Sora," Naruto said feigning shock even though the tone of his voice clearly showed that he approved of the idea greatly, "I could never say no to you, so I'm game if you are."

"You have just made this vixen, very happy and I'm sure that Kyuubi feels the same way Sora does," Hinata said beginning to lick her boyfriend and soon to be mate back, in a lustful nature as she felt Sora's penned up hormones wash over her new vulpine body causing it to react in new and unexpected ways to her russet companions actions, "Sora made me well aware of the further alterations both of us might go through but it will all be worth it because both us will be with the ones that we hold dear in this world, not to mention that they will be free from any threat that those vial Akatsuki could ever pose currently or in the future."

Both closing their eyes as the two shared a deep sensuous kiss, a few moments later, Hinata softly growled into the snout of her lover whilst feeling her pussy began to get wet at the first touch of her mate in sixteen years and relaxing the muscles of her lower back, spread her hindquarters as far apart as she was physical capable further commutating her bodily desires. Taking notice of the dancing flames of lust and passion that filled the depths of the pure white furred vixen whom laybeneath him as they broke apart, a minute or two later, Naruto felt a lustful shiver run down his spine as she seductively licked the tip of her tongue over the sides for his snout before rubbing her nose over his. Caving to the sexual desires of both their individual vulpine's as several moments past with just the two of them staring deep into the others eyes, it was clear what they both wanted from the other and so slipping his tail underneath the vixens hindquarters, lifted them off the floor of their den and gently introduced his fox to the inside of her warm wet den. Wrapping her tail as best as she could around him, for a little extra support, a few moments later, Hinata swept her ears back and closed her eyes as Naruto began thrust his member in and out of her, causing a series of moan and groan like growls escaped from the mounding couples snouts.

Tighten her wrapped tail around him, driving his fox-hood even deeper inside of her, as she came fifteen minutes later, Hinata slipped her forepaws over the back of Naruto's neck and lustfully nuzzled her mate. Lustfully nuzzling her right back as he filled her garden with his seed, a few moments later, Naruto feel in even deeper love with her, be she gorgeous vixen or beautiful angelic woman Hinata was the only one for him and he for her. Slowly uncoiling her tail from around her mate whilst she still had her forepaws slipped over the back of his neck, a soft growl slipped of her snout as she felt his fleshy shift slid out of her, cascading a small waterfall of their combined juices onto the den floor beneath the two of them. Not wasting a second, the moment her hindquarters touched the den floor, the heiress pulled back her forepaws one at a time before rolling onto her paws underneath her mate and pressing her back against his underside guided his member back inside of her slick loins with the end of her tail, ready to go again. Hearing a sharp lustful growl escape from her snout whilst she back swept her ears as he deeply buried his fox inside of her warm den, a few moments later, Naruto lightly caressed her left flank with his tail, feeling her silken fur stand on its end excitedly at the simple gesture. Blissfully unaware of the late autumn thunderstorm that was brewing outside the warm confines of their den blanketing that entire area in heavy sheets of rain accompanied by the occasional fork of lightening, the two beastly transformed teens now listening to their animal instincts over their human ones spend the next several hours ebbing away Kyuubi and Sora's penned up hormones until they were all gone.

Both panting heavily by the time they were finished, Naruto tenderly bite Hinata upon the tip of her right ear before leaning forward and lovingly rubbing his cheek over hers. Lovingly licking her mate back while he nuzzled her, Hinata knew deep within in her heart that by his side is where she belonged and there she would remain until her death. Growling softly as she felt Naruto remove his knot from her lions, a few moments later, causing a seemingly endless waterfall of their combined essence to pour out of her now that the plug which had held them back was no longer there to do so, soaking the moss and lichen covered ground beneath the two of them whilst perfuming the already heavily pheromone laced air inside of their den as well. Practically asleep on his paws Naruto fully withdrew his softening fox-hood from his mate and laid down upon the dampened floor for their den, too physically exhausted to seek out the dryer outer edge to rest upon. Feeling not that much better than her russet companion, Hinata used her snout to roll Naruto over onto his side before laying down beside him, feeling a warm smile spread across her muzzle as she felt his softening member begin to stiffen whilst she pressed her back against his underside. Lifting his head from where it sat atop the den floor as he felt his mate intimately snuggle against him, Naruto used the last bit of energy he had left to gently rest his head upon her shoulder and intertwining their tails together, instinctively curled them back over their nestled bodies. Happily content with the path that they had chosen the follow for the rest of their lives going forward, the vulpine couple closed their eyes and feel into a deep restful sleep knowing that the happiness they felt was shared by their individual foxes as well.

This chapter was a change from what I usually write but it turned out better than I thought it would after having to redo what I had originally done. And I know that I have left Hinata's biggest question unanswered but simply put I felt this chapter had enough going in it already ,that Sora's answer would have just over complicated the story line, worry not however as the answer shall be relieved sooner rather than later. That plus I like the idea of showing more of Kyuubi's soft side, so look forward to that answer in possibly the next chapter. As usual I welcome all opinions, so plz R&R.