Title: A Demon's Tale
Author: swiftstar85
Genre: Drama/Friendship/Romance
Rating: T for some strong language, violence, suggestive material, and crude humor.

~Prologue~

Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto characters, with exception of a few.

The sky above the Land of Lightning was always full of lightning and thunder, so it was no surprise that the sky was full of the flashing bolts of natural electricity and the crashing booms of thunder. The weather was usually stormy and rather cold. However, it was an unsually nice day for once. The sun was peering through somewhat dark storm clouds and it was actually a little warm for once. Everyone of the Hidden Cloud Village had to admit that.

Even the young Ninja, Yugito Nii.

Technically, Yugito Nii hated the weather of the Lightning Country. She absolutely hated it. She hated listening to the lightning and thunder clashing in the sky and she hated the cold, even if she was always warm. She spooked too easy and loud noises spooked her to no limit. She also hated the clouds. She hated the yellowish-white fluffy bits always blocking her view of the valley. She would always sit by her window, looking down from her room and trying to see the scenery. But it wasn't always easy because of the clouds. She was always unhappy whenever she couldn't see the lake in the valley.

But then again, who could be happy in a place where the villagers thought you were a monster just because you were the Jinchuriki of the Two Tailed Cat, Nekomata?

That was how it was for Yugito, almost her entire life in the Hidden Cloud Village. She had been shunned by many of the villagers just because she carried one of the Nine Bijuu. Many of the children made fun of her and the adults always gave her a look of disgust and distrust. There were only two people that treated her well and that was the Raikage and his younger brother, Killer Bee, whom also happened to be the Eight Tailed Jinchuriki. They actually cared about her and treated her like a human being while no one else did. They even treated her like she was family, even if she wasn't related to them at all. In a way, they spoiled her while letting her live in their mansion.

Now, Yugito was not originally from Kumogakure, the Hidden Village in the Clouds. She had not been born there or anything. So she technically wasn't one of them. But she had been born in the Lightning Country. She really didn't remember her former life though. She had only been a young child when she first met the Raikage and Killer Bee. As far as she could remember, she was from the country side. But nothing more than that. She didn't remember her parents or where she was actually born. All she remembered was that she had wandered the country, alone and always hungry. She had to look to the Nekomata for survival. The cat demon, in a way, had taught her how to hunt for her own food and how to survive in the wilderness.

But around the age of eight, she found her way into the Hidden Cloud Village. She had never seen a place like it and had really liked the sight of it. But as soon as she had stepped into the village, she was immediately confronted by Cloud Ninja. At first, the Ninja didn't know what to think of Yugito. They believed she was some sort of spy. After all, in the world of Ninja, even children could be spies. So they threatened her a little.

That didn't seem to sit too well with the Nekomata, because as soon as the Ninja threatened Yugito, it emerged from within and attacked the Ninja.

That was how Yugito met the Raikage and Killer Bee. After hearing the commotion about the monsterous cat, the two immediately joined the Cloud Ninja on the field to fight the cat. But one sight of it, which startled all, Killer Bee immediately went to the defense of the Two Tailed Cat. He had figured out that the host of the Cat was actually a child. He refused to let anyone hurt her and eventually had started talking softly to the Nekomata. It took a moment of calming it down, but he seemed to have tamed the beast just by talking to it.

After that, the Raikage and Killer Bee took a great liking to Yugito. They didn't see her as a monster or a weapon to use. They saw her as a frightened child who needed to hold someone's hand. After all, she was. The Raikage took Yugito into his home and took care of her with Bee's help. They were the only ones in the village that cared about her. They gave her almost anything she wanted and even taught her the ways of the ninja. In a way, they spoiled her rotten. And that didn't really help too much with the befriend of the other children. For the one thing that Yugito wanted the most, it was a friend. Now, she thought of Killer Bee as her friend, but in a way, he was more of a brother or a favorite uncle than a friend. He always treated her like she was apart of his family and she loved it. But all she wanted was a friend her age to play with her, to laugh with and just to have fun with. But every time she tried to befriend one of the other young kids in the village, she was treated the same. The children and the adults treated her like some hideous monster cat. And in a way, she couldn't blame them. How could she blame them when she could transform into a hideous cat with powers over fire? Even she had to admit it but the Two Tailed Cat was not the most loveliest of creatures. It was actually very ugly and monsterous looking. If that wasn't the worst part, people treated her like an ugly, monsterous creature either. It didn't really help either when the Two Tailed Cat was a very vain creature and was always suggesting ways of making her beautiful. In it's opinion, the wild and beastly looks were in.

Now, Yugito was not ugly. No, she was far from it. She was actually a very beautiful 15 year old girl, if only she could convince herself that. She was slightly tall for her age and had a feline look about her. Her skin was deeply tanned, almost the color of fresh earth and very fair. She had short violet colored hair, with the exception of a knee length thick strand of hair set at the base of her neck. Though it was more like a cat's tail than a pony tail. Yugito's eyes were a Amber yellow color with cat like slits as pupils. But what she loved most about herself was how her canines were sharp like a cat's fangs and how sharp her nails were, like cat claws. She used them now and then against those who ticked her off, which happened a lot with other Ninja of her class.

Though many thought of Yugito as a hideous monster, both the Raikage and Killer Bee saw her as what she really was. A beautiful creature. To them, she was as beautiful as a butterfly, which she really liked. They knew that she was beautiful, even others didn't think so. And it wasn't just her looks that they loved about her. It was her adorable personality. She sometimes acted like a curious kitten when it came to certain things. Still, the Raikage and Bee were her only friends.

"Yo! Yugito! What do you know! Going with the flow?"

Although, when Killer Bee started rhyming with everything he ever said, that really annoyed Yugito. That was all he ever did in conversations. He even took her own words and rhymed with them. A sharp tick formed on her temple, Yugito turned from her open window and looked at her only friend, giving him an annoyed look. "Bee! What did I tell you about rhyming around me?! You know it gets on my nerves!" She said grumpily.

Killer Bee, was to say the least, a very big man. And not fat big either. He was actually one of the tallest in the entire village, and built like an ox, which was said to be what the Eight Tailed beast looked like but Yugito never really got to see it. Killer Bee was forbidden to actually transform by his older brother. And knowing Bee, he wouldn't do it unless the situation called for it. He didn't even have an inch of fat on him. His skin was almost as dark as Yugito's was, if not darker. His eyes were dark brown, almost black but no one really got to see them very much because he was always wearing sunglasses over them. His hair was a bleached yellow, which came as an unusual combination for someone as dark as he was. He wore a white vest which hung off only on one shoulder, showing off his rock solid chest, and normal black ninja pants. With addition, he wore a long white cape like scarf around his neck. Even though he was a very odd sort of character, he had a huge heart within his huge chest. Especially for Yugito. Everyone knew how much the girl meant to him.

Grinning, Bee had that sly look on his face as if he was planning something. And Yugito already knew what it was because she began to glare at him. He paid no mind to her as he moved over to her and he opened his mouth to do the very thing that annoyed her. "It only gets on your nerves, because you don't know the right verbs. It annoys you because I know the right words. I only like rhyming and I know the right timing. Soon enough, the music industry will be doing the signing. I know it may seem alarming, but you know you find me so charming. So, don't start pouting or shouting. You know that I love you, Yu'. And you know that for you, everything I'll do. If you're upset you know what Big Bro'll do, he'll turn me into beef stew. Like me, he'd do anything for you. Just like I'd do that. So please smile and be happy, my lovely lil' cat." He told her as he gathered her up into his large arms and hugged her.

With an annoyed look on her face, Yugito let him hold her but as he did, she began to melt against him. She really found it so hard to stay mad at him. "I really hate you, Bee. Why's it so hard to stay mad at you?" She grumbled.

Bee laughed as he nuzzled her head, which she did right back with a pleasant smile on her face before he pulled away and beamed right down at her. "You can't really hate the Killer Bee, because you love me. And I love you too, Yu." He told her as he sat right next to her. Yugito just smirked as she leaned against his large shoulder and shook her head. She really couldn't help it at all but to feel content.

Before the two could get too comfortable and stare out at the scenery below the large Raikage's tower, there was a sharp rap on Yugito's door and a flustered looking Cloud Ninja came in. He looked as if he'd been running a mile, and he probably had while trying to find the two Jinchuriki. He looked as if he was terrified of something. "Killer Bee!" he paused seeing an annoyed Yugito next to the one he'd been looking for but then he shook his head. "Bee! You better come quick! A couple visitors just arrived and they're speaking to Raikage-sama! But by the looks of it, it's not a pleasant visit! They're demanding for....for...." he really couldn't finish so he just nodded towards Yugito.

Now, with a dark look on his face, Killer Bee stood up, along with Yugito and stomped right after the Cloud Ninja. Neither one, him or Yugito liked the sound of this. If there were visitors in the Hidden Cloud Village, demanding for Yugito, that could only mean one thing. They had heard about some of the troubles that these particular visitors had been causing. Of course, they couldn't really be sure that it was them, but there was one way of finding out. And if it really was them, then there would be a fight. So along the way, Bee and Yugito paused by Bee's room to get all seven of his swords, just in case. Then they followed the Cloud Ninja right up to the Raikage's office.

Upon reaching it, they heard voices within the room. They weren't pleasant voices either. There were two of them, along with the Raikage's, so there was three. There was also the clinking sound of the weights that the Raikage were lifting, which he did quite a lot when he had free time. He was always pumping iron and building up his muscles. It was a known fact that the Cloud Ninja used a lot of Taijutsu, which was their specialty. It even became Yugito's specialty. She was actually very fast on her feet and very flexible, all thanks to the Two Tailed Cat. However, the fact was, the two voices within the Raikage's office were very unfamiliar to Yugito and she did not like strangers very much. One of them was speaking even now, making a propostion of some kind.

"I don't think you understand what we are offering, Raikage." Spoke one of the strangers, whom possessed a very rough and deep voice.

Yugito and Bee both carefully peered around the door, carefully looking in to see what they were up against. As they had figured, there were two of them. They were both an odd pair. One was almost as big as Killer Bee. He had deep tanned skin, only it wasn't as dark as Bee's and Yugito's. But there was something odd about his skin. He looked as if he had been in a recent fight had to be stitched up, for there were stitches all over his body. His hair was hidden under a black bandana so the two Cloud Ninja couldn't tell what color it was. His eyes were almost black with green pupils. He wore a long black cloak with red clouds all over it though. It hid what he was actually wearing underneath. In all and all, he was ugly and creepy.

His partner, on the other hand, was very handsome, in a roguish way. He had very good looks and could have passed as a model of some sort more than a ninja. His features were rather boyish and yet, mischievous. His hair was silver-gray and slick back while he had a fair tan. His eyes were a wicked lavender color, twinkling with a trickster's delight. He wore some kind of amulet around his neck, which had an evil look about it. But like his partner, he wore a black cloak with red clouds.

"We are offering you and your village a life time support of the Akatsuki and to join our cause as we take over the entire continent. You can be apart of the wealthiest and most powerful village in the History of Ninja. All we ask in return is the Tailed beasts that your village posesses." The large stitched up Akatsuki member said.

"Yeah, god damn it. You want to be apart of that, right? Become a damn powerful village and take down all of your damn enemies? Just hand over the damn monsters and we'll make sure that your damn village don't get destroyed." The silver haired ninja said, rather rudely.

There was a loud clank as the Raikage dropped the weights heavily to the ground before standing up and glaring at the pair of Akatsuki. He really did not look amused at all of their demands. He actually looked furious. But he was sure keeping his head about it as he took a few steps towards the two. "So let me get this straight. You want me, the Raikage, to hand you, the Akatsuki, over my most precious pair of people, Bee and Yugito, just so that you can extract the Tailed Demons, Haichi and Nekomata, from their bodies, just so that you can become a part of some so called powerful village?" He asked, coldly.

"Yep! That sounds about damn right." The silver haired ninja, though he was already looking alert as if their was going to be a fight breaking loose any second.

The Raikage's teeth clicked loudly as he glared at the two before he balled up his fists. He looked as if he wanted to pound these two himself. "Are all of the Akatsuki as stupid as you two are?!" The two Akatsuki now frowned darkly at him. "You honestly think that I will hand over my two most precious people over to you just to be apart of your so called powerful village?! You two are the biggest clowns I have ever met! Are you even ninja?!" The Raikage demanded.

Now the two Akatsuki looked dangerous. They didn't seem to take insults too well. Especially after being called clowns more than ninja. The silver haired ninja reached up and unbuttoned his cloak and pushed one sleeve off his shoulders. "Oh, I think I'm going to enjoy sacrificing your damn measely life to my God." he said acidly.

WHAM!

The door flew open and crashed loudly against the wall as Yugito came storming in, looking furious that this man even threatened the life of the Raikage, more or less, the man who had taken care of her since she was eight years old. Her eyes were blazing with fury and her hair was bristoled as if she was a very angry cat. "How dare you?!" She shouted at the men, her claws out and ready to swipe someone. "How dare you threaten the life of a Kage, more or less our Raikage!! I will slice your head right off your shoulders, you bastard!" She hissed angrily at the silver haired Akatsuki.

The Raikage stiffened when he saw both Yugito and Killer Bee. He knew this wasn't good. Especially when the two Akatsuki began smirking like that. They obviously saw Yugito and Bee for what they were. Gritting his teeth, he quickly moved in between Yugito and the Akatsuki, shoving the young girl back against Bee, who was looking just as dangerous. "Bee! Yugito! Get out of here, now! These two are Akatsuki! They will kill you both and I will not have that!" He ordered them.

"Big Bro, let us kill these so called pests who call their selves guests! You just sit back, prop up your feet and we'll take care of the rest!" Bee said darkly his hand grabbing at one of the swords on his back.

The Raikage shook his head as he turned and gave them a very sharp look. "NO! Get Yugito out of here, Bee! And stop that ridiculous rhyming! This isn't your so called right timing! Now do as I say, and get out of here! They will kill Yugito if they get a hold of her!" He shouted at his younger brother.

"Oh. You just made it damn easy." The silver haired Akatsuki said slyly smirking.

The other Akatsuki merely glanced at his partner and shook his head as he turned his eyes onto Yugito, who for some reason felt a strange shiver run up her back. She did not like the way that they were looking at her. "Hidan, don't kill everyone this time. It hurts our budget. Just remember the mission and get a hold of the Two Tailed Cat. We'll leave the Eight Tail to the Leader, like he said." he told the other, who only waved a hand at him as if dismissing him. Both Yugito and Bee didn't move to listen to the Raikage. They were not going to run away from this fight and let him be in danger because of these two. So they only lunged forward to fight the Akatsuki.

From outside, in the Hidden Cloud Village, most of the citizens of the Cloud didn't really know that there was a dangerous situation happening in their village. They just went on doing things that they normally did. Even several Cloud Ninja who patrolled the village didn't think that there was any danger. That is until the Raikage's office seemed to explode. The explosion made many people scream in horror and turn their eyes upward to see millions of black tenticles or threads now demolishing the building. They could even seen several Cloud Ninja immediately jumping forward to fight whatever threat there was in their village. But quickly, they were cut down by the strange threads. So there was only one thing that the civilians could do. Run away and scream for their homes.

High above their heads, the battle was being played out viciously. The Cloud Ninja were trying their hardest to cut the black threads flooding the area and trying to defeat the ninja controlling them. But they were being cut down by the threads like nothing.

The two Akatsuki proved to be more dangerous than all of the Cloud Ninja, along with the two Jinchuriki could imagine. It never crossed Yugito's mind that they were too dangerous for even her to handle. She soon discovered that when she tried to take on the silver haired Ninja. She quickly dodged the nasty scythe he was swinging at her before leaping in close to him and slicing at his throat with her sharp claws. To her satisfaction, her claws met the man's throat, slicing so deep that she could have just very well slice his head off his shoulders like she had said she would. She leapt back as the body fell forward and landed hard on the ground with a pool of blood now spilling under it. She was very proud of herself for taking down this enemy. She had.....had.....killed.....him?

To her horror, the body pushed itself right back to its feet before a hand reached back and grabbed the head by the hair, keeping it straight, all the while the silver haired Akatsuki was now glaring at her. He was still alive! "Oh, you are so god damned dead! That actually hurt, you little bitch!" He snarled at her before thrusting forward with the scythe.

However, a Cloud Ninja came to her defense immediately, taking the blow for her. The scythe sliced right into his chest but before he could actually die, he whirled his head around with blood now spilling from his dying lips. "R-Run....Yu-Yugito!! Please just run!" he begged her.

Horrified to actually ignore him, Yugito did just that. She turned and bolted away, feeling as if the terror was right on her heels. She couldn't actually believe it. She could have sworn she just killed that Akatsuki! But no! Even though his head had nearly been cut off his shoulders, he still lived! There was no doubt about it anymore! That Akatsuki was an Immortal! She had heard about them before. They were very rare in the world of Ninja. She had never seen one before and she knew very well that Bee and the Raikage hadn't either. But now, they had seen one. And he was now chasing after her. She could hear him chasing her. He was shouting the most crude and vicious things after her. But she just kept on running. She knew she had to get away from them. It was her they were after anyway!

Watch out!! She heard the Cat within shout at her.

Yugito quickly leapt to the side as black threads came flying at her from behind. A few threads sliced her side, cutting it open a little but she ignored the mild pain. She just bolted in another direction, knowing that the two Akatsuki were chasing after her. She felt terror capturing her very soul. She knew she couldn't even spare a glance over her shoulder to see how close they were.

However, she soon found out when black threads stabbed into her thigh, trying to stop her. She let out a piercing yowl of pain as she was yanked to a stop. She whirled her head around, looking at the two approaching Akatsuki with pain and terror. They looked furious that they had to chase her in the first place.

Suddenly, something sliced into the black thread, and that something was Killer Bee's sword as he lunged in between her and the Akatsuki. He held up two of his swords, giving the two a very dangerous look. "Run, Yugito! Go! Just get out of here now! I'll hold them off!" He shouted, no longer deciding to use rhymes or rapping. The situation was too serious for it right now.

"But....." Yugito said painfully.

Bee turned his head sharply and gave her a sharp look. That was a look he had never given her before, but right now he wasn't in the mood to argue with her. "Run, dammit! Just run! I swear if you die, I will never forgive myself, Yu! Please, just go!" He yelled at her.

Wham!

A wave of black thread came flying at Killer Bee and hit him hard, causing him to fly several feet into the air away from them. The stitched up Akatsuki had sent the wave, of course. But his eyes were on Yugito, who cowered under his and his partner's eyes. They slowly moved towards her, almost stalking her. The silver haired Akatsuki smirked at her as he walked more proudly towards her. "All right, you damn cat. It's time to go. Be a good dead cat and come with us and we'll leave your damn village standing." He warned her.

Swallowing hard, Yugito stepped back before giving him a fierce look. She knew she was being foolish into showing these guys fear. But she knew she had to draw them away from the Village. She had to protect it. "You want me, come and get me." She said viciously before a burst of flames exploded all around her. She could see through the flames that the two Akatsuki members drew back a little in surprise. But if the flames surprised them, wait till they seen what was inside the flames. A second later, they got to. The flames turned into violent blue flames and the Nekomata showed itself to them, swinging the two large tails behind it. It snarled at them as it turned slightly away.

As she said, You want us, come and get us! The Two Tailed Cat snarled before it bolted away from them.

Cursing loudly, the silver haired Akatsuki, Hidan ran after her, along with his partner. They knew they had to catch the stupid cat before it escaped. If they didn't, they knew very well that the Leader would punish them. And knowing the Leader, it would be Hidan who took most of the punishment. After all, he couldn't actually die. They rushed after the fiery cat.

They didn't have to go too far though. The Nekomata lead them straight into the sewers under the village, and eventually to a large pipe overlooking the ocean. It was here that the two Akatsuki cornered the Two Tailed Cat, who turned and spat at them. It spat fire towards the Akatsuki, who tried to dodge. The cat lunged forward, swiping at them and knocking them both off their feet. Hidan swore loudly as he climbed to his feet glaring at the demonic cat. He paused to see blood dripping off some of the black threads belonging to Kakuzu. Smirking, he quickly reached over and wipe the threads with his hand before smearing Yugito's blood onto his scythe. "You want to play hard ball, you stupid damn cat, let's see how you like this!" he shouted at her before swinging his scythe and hitting his own leg with it, cutting deep.

It was just as the Nekomata was lunging at them too. But when Hidan sliced his own leg, the Cat felt pain shot up its own leg, causing it to scream. It was as if it had recieved the blow itself. The Nekomata sailed right over the two Akatsuki's leg and went crashing to the ground with blood now running down its leg, in the same spot Hidan had stabbed himself.

"Good job, Hidan. You've slowed it down." Kakuzu said as he started towards the Two Tailed Cat. He was even more pleased when the cat shrunk and turned back into the girl they were after. He beckoned to her as she was struggling to her feet. "Come with us, girl. We'll make sure your death isn't too painful."

Yugito glared at the two as she shakily got to her feet. She took several steps back towards the entrance of the pipe. Her leg was in a lot of pain and it was bleeding pretty bad. She saw the two Akatsuki stiffen when they saw how close she was getting to the edge. She merely glanced over her shoulder to see that there was a fifty drop into the ocean right behind her.

"Do not do what I think you are going to do." Kakuzu warned now gritting his teeth.

Hidan nodded as he slowly approached her. He knew that they were treading dangerous grounds now. They knew if they didn't get her away from that edge, she could fall. "Come here, you little bitch." He said, trying to sound soothing.

Her eyes flashing angrily, Yugito turned her eyes back onto the two, looking very annoyed. Her teeth was clenched tightly as she stepped back closer to the edge. She was getting tired of that guy, Hidan calling her a bitch. "I'm not a bitch! Bitches are dogs!" She spat. "I am a cat!" She then turned and leapt right off the pipe.

"FUCK!" Hidan shouted as he lunged after her with Kakuzu, but both of them stopped at the edge and looked down just in time to see the girl fall right into the raging waters of the ocean. They both began cursing violently as they watched her completely disappear in the water. For a long time, they stood there, waiting to see if she would come back up but she never did. "God damn it! Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!" He shouted now gripping at his silver hair with rage.

Kakuzu just stood there for a long time glaring at the waves that the girl just leapt into. But then he sighed as he turned his eyes onto Hidan, who was now slicing angrily at the walls of the pipe. "Pein is going to be angry." He stated the obvious.

Hidan turned sharply and gave his partner a look that clearly said "No Duh!" He looked as if he wanted to hit his partner very hard. "NO FUCKING DUH, KAKUZU!!" He roared at the top of his lungs. "AND GUESS WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THE BLUNT OF IT! THE GOD DAMNED IMMORTAL! ME!! I'M THE GOD DAMNED IMMORTAL!!"

"Calm down, Hidan. Or I'll kill you." Kakuzu said dryly. Hidan's only reply was flipping him off before he returned to swinging his scythe at the wall and leaving quite a mess to try and get rid of his rage.

Of course, when they actually reported to the Leader, stating that they lost the Two Tailed Cat, the Leader promised that when he saw the two, they would be punished. And terribly. But either way, not only had the Akatsuki lost the Two Tailed Cat, they lost the One Tailed Tanuki. It had some how escaped from their grasp, due to someone screwing up the Extraction on purpose. Things were definitely not looking good for the Akatsuki.

A
Demon's Tale

The sequel to The Sand Prince

Quick Author's Note:

Now, before I continue on with A Demon's Tale, there are a few things I want to clear up. I know what Yugito Nii really looks like and I know how old she is in the real story. I know she's not really 15 years old but 29 years old and she doen't have violet hair but green hair. But in truth, I don't really like the real Yugito too much. So the Yugito Nii in A Demon's Tale is going to be somewhat OOC. So in a way, she's somewhat my own character but she's not. I hope no one actually minds though. There's a reason why I want her this way. You'll get the idea later on in the story.

As for another thing, there is going to be a couple of new characters that are not in the real Naruto story. Such as Sen Zangetsu, who is based off a character on another author's story, which I do have permission in using. The writer doesn't mind at all. She's actually very enthusiastic about it. Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the beginning chapter of A Demon's Tale. There is so much more to come.