Hey everyone, it's acw28 here with another new story.

So this story is one of four that I've decided to write because the ideas have either, (A) been stuck in my head for a long time or (B) are new but are too good that I've ended up developing them more.

So this story is partially inspired by one that I read before I had an account. I've only ever been able to read the first chapter of Moon Fox by TenchiSaWaDa but the opening chapter has stuck with me. I'm not going to copy anyone's work, but I figured my audience would like to know where I draw part of my inspiration.

So this will mainly be a Naruto and Percy Jackson crossover, but I've also got some plans for some of Riordan's other characters. With that said I hope everyone enjoys the first chapter of Kitsune of the Moon.

Disclaimer: I own neither Naruto or Percy Jackson and the Olympians and related works, I think the later might be owned by Disney.

With another swing of his tails the mighty Kyubi, a giant, orange furred, nine-tailed fox, created another typhoon and released it towards the ships trying to invade the islands. Although the god-like monster was helping to defend the country, that was just a byproduct of him venting his rage. True, he may have once been described as evil, but that was when he was being a rebellious teenager.

That changed when he first saw his mate. Seeing her help others made the giant fox want to be better so that he'd be deserving of her. Of course, her being a human and him a kitsune posed a problem, that was quickly solved when he changed his form. Through the years they grew close to each other and he grew to love her more. It was only after the woman came to him with tears in her eyes, saying that her family had arranged a marriage for her, that he revealed his secret, and that he knew of a way for her to join him for eternity. She didn't hesitate to say yes.

After the transformation ritual and introducing his new bride to his adoptive parents, the two were happy for a time, until jealousy caused grief. As his wife gained more power and more tails, many lesser demons questioned why one born as a human should be more powerful than those born full demons. It wasn't until his wife gained her eighth and final tail that someone acted on this thought.

Orochi, the eight headed snake, placed a curse on his wife, saying no life will come from her womb. The kitsune thought nothing of it at first, knowing of the difficulties in having children faced by those converted into demons. It was a happy surprise to learn that his wife was pregnant, but that happiness turned to sadness when the kit was delivered stillborn. At that time the Kyubi had managed to hold in his anger. But to rob him and his wife from a family a second time? As more wind was unleashed, the kitsune swore that if he ever saw the snake again, he'd end him.

The storm continued well into the night, only calming down when the Kyubi saw his wife approach. Even with her eight tails lowered in sadness, the fox couldn't help but think how stunning she looked in her red coat, the same shade her hair had been when she was a human. The two were silent as they sat alone, until the Kyubi spoke.

"I'm sorry," the kitsune began, "I know I should try to keep my anger in check, but I couldn't help myself." The fox continued as he nuzzled into his mate's neck, "I should be able to give you a family, but I can't."

"Honey," the eight-tailed kitsune began, "I love you. Yes, having a family is something I've dreamed about, but I think I can survive as long as I have you." Huffing as she laid down, the kitsune said, "I know how much having a kid means to you, but let's not try again. I don't think I could take only bringing death into the world."

As he laid beside his mate, the fox said, "For you, anything my dear."

After taking the night to calm down with his mate, the Kyubi decided to take a stroll through the town in his human form. As he aimlessly wandered, his mind reflected on possible cures or loopholes to the curse put on his mate. Yes, he said he'd stop trying, but he knew how much happiness having a child would bring to his wife. As he continued thinking, he's mind retrieved information on a few rituals he once glanced at years ago, but those wouldn't work, he'd never find anyone willing to help out.

As he walked through the village, the disguised kitsune noticed a few of the resident samurai were rushing off in the direction he was going. Having gained his interest, the man followed behind while keeping a short distance. His curiosity only heightened once they reached their destination. Standing in the center of the lane was a man taller than most of the village's population, his blond hair also set him apart. As he used a large, circular shield to block a samurai's katana, the Kyubi heard him speak in a foreign tongue. Not being able to understand the man, the kitsune shook the shoulder of the man in front of him. "Excuse me, but who is that?"

If the man was bothered by the interruption, he didn't show it. "No one knows. He came on a ship that pulled into the harbor after the storm. We don't understand what he wants either, he just walked into the tea house and began eating, he didn't even take off his sandals!" The man spent a brief second to collect himself after sharing such scandalous behavior. "When the waitress came to try to get him to leave, he picked her up and tried to go to the back room." The chaos in the street finally ended when someone from the crowd picked up a large rock and threw it at the man, hitting his head and knocking him out. As the samurai began dragging the man away, the man in front of the Kyubi shook his head. "No one even knows what the fool was saying, he kept spouting something that sounded like Ares."

The Kyubi knew that name. Despite never traveling out of the islands, the kitsune's adoptive mother insured her son had a complete education, including the little information that was learned of other civilizations. If he recalled correctly, Ares is the Greek god of war. One other piece of information slipped into the kitsune's mind, although the Greeks were long gone, assimilated by another civilization, they were known for many things, one of which could help in his current predicament.

Despite this, the kitsune did not let a smile appear on his face as he told the man, "Thank you for your time, sorry for the disturbance."

The man only nodded his head as he watched the stranger walk away.

After a bit more research into both the ritual and the various Greek deities, the Kyubi ran back to his den where he shared his thoughts with his mate. Although skeptical, the vixen still listened to her husband's ramblings. After he was finished talking, the female kitsune asked, "Are you sure this could work?"

"Given the right amount of planning, yes it is possible."

The vixen slowly stood up and walked towards her mate as she spoke. "Let's say this crazy plan of yours could work. Which one of these goddesses would you recruit?"

The Kyubi brought one of his hand-like paws to his chin as he thought aloud. "None of the minor ones will work, they just aren't strong enough. Hera is out, the goddess of marriage is never going to have an affair. Athena has her "brain children" but that won't work for our purposes, not to mention she's a sworn virgin. The same applies to Hestia and Artemis. So I would say our best bet would be Aphrodite, she seems to sleep with just about anyone and anything."

By now the vixen was standing in front of her mate, "You know how much I would like a child. If we're doing this then you need to observe the goddesses. I'm not going into this half-cocked, make sure you make the right choice."

The kitsune smiled at his mate as he said, "Of course dear."

The Kyubi was glad that he got his adoptive dad to teach him the crystal ball spell, even if the old man intended to use it for less than noble purposes. It took a lot concentration but it worked for the fox's purposes. Just as he thought Hera wouldn't work, despite being married to someone with no problem starting numerous affairs, she showed no signs of participating in one herself. Athena also proved to be a dead end, the numerous children born from thoughts negated any desire she may have to help the kitsune couple. The kitsune would admit Hestia looked cute, but her true form was just too young for him.

The last two proved to be the biggest shockers. The Kyubi thought it would be a slam dunk with Aphrodite. Just as he predicted the goddess didn't seem to have any problem sleeping around, but it was her children that proved to be the deal breaker. Whiney, arrogant, slobs! And that was just her sons, the fox didn't want to imagine what her daughters are like.

Artemis was a different story. Although the kitsune knew she preferred a form of a pre-teen girl, the crystal ball revealed her true form, a women in her mid-twenties with raven black hair and silver eyes matching her tunic. The fox could not say how many hours he sat in front of the crystal ball as he watched the goddess, saw her determination in completing her hunt, saw her care for those under her command, saw the moon goddess' radiant smile. Soon the Kyubi felt something he'd only felt for one other person, his mate. While he still loved his vixen with his entire heart, this goddess seemed determine to have a place in it as well. As he continued observing the goddess, the kitsune wondered how he'd explain this new development to his wife. It turned out she had a better grasp on the situation than he thought.

"You've fallen for her haven't you?" the vixen asked suddenly one day.

Knowing that he couldn't hide the truth from his mate, the Kyubi bowed his head and waited for his punishment as he said, "Yes, I have, but my heart has and will always belong to you as well." When he didn't fell anything, the kitsune hazard a glance upwards to see his wife using the crystal ball to observe the goddess.

"I can see why, she is beautiful," the two kitsune watched as the women used her bow to shoot a hellhound from 75 yards away before unsheathing a hunting knife to dispatch another monster that tried to sneak up on the woman, "and quite skilled."

"You're not mad?" the kitsune questioned his mate.

"Honey, you know I love you," the vixen began, using one of her tails to stroke her husband's chin, "and I would never betray you, but we can only make love so many ways. After a while, it becomes a little routine. Not to mention," here the vixen shifted her attention back to the image of Artemis, the goddess removing her tunic in preparation to bathe, "I am a little curious. So what do we do now?"

As a small amount of blood leaked from the Kyubi's nose, the fox began, "We have our target, now we just need to set the bait, prepare the trap, and get ready for the aftermath. This will take some time."

"That's okay," the vixen replied, "you're nothing if not patient, and I've waited this long for a child, I can wait a few hundred years more." The vixen's smile took on a more seductive quality as she said, "Not to mention we can practice while we wait."

As his wife said, the Kyubi was nothing if not patient. While some fool would try to kidnap the goddess or rush into the situation unprepared, the kitsune waited patiently for the opportunity to act. He saw his chance centuries later in the opening days of the conflict between the sons and legacies of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. While sitting outside the mansion, the fox watched as the woman talked to the God before she stood up, gave the man a kiss on the cheek, and walked into another room. The man seemed to be at ease, until he sat up ramrod straight.

Knowing he had seconds to act, the kitsune assumed his ethereal form, his wife kept insisting he changed the name to "ghost form", before speeding through the walls of the mansion. Finding his target, the kitsune then skewed the woman with one of his tails, stealing her soul. His task done, the kitsune ran downwards to avoid the lightening blast. Waiting a few seconds to ensure his safety, the Kyubi returned to the surface in time to see the man commanding a fury to take the children to some river. Once the man was alone, the kitsune made his presence known.

"Well you certainly made someone angry," the man turned to glare at the fox, not surprised it was speaking, "don't you Hades?"

"It's Lord Hades to you, you foreign pest." Hades spat with venom.

"Using a title implies you are strong then me, we both know that's not the case."

"What do you want Kyubi? The fates don't like it when pantheons intermingle."

"Straight to the point then?" the kitsune asked, "Fine, I'm here to offer you a deal."

"And what do you have that I would want?" Hades was growing tired of this conversation, he needed to leave and ensure his children would be protected.

In response, the Kyubi asked, "How's your wife doing?"

Hades' hair seemed to ignite as he said, "I have already lost one love today, if you have done anything…" only to be interrupted when he was smacked by one of the fox's tails.

"She must be fading pretty fast, mortals forgetting the old tales of her reuniting loved ones in the next life, or how it was her idea to spend six months with you and six with her mother." The Kyubi paused to look the god directly in the eyes as he said, "Not to mention you are one of the few who genuinely loves your spouse, this is only one of a handful of mortal affairs you ever had, and you've only chased after a few nymphs while the rest of your family has gone after hundreds."

"Do you have a point to this or do you just like hearing yourself talk?"

"Well Hades," the kitsune began as he brought the woman's soul forward, "have you ever heard the phrase, 'the best of both worlds'?"

The ruler of the Underworld stared in shock before whispering, "Impossible, the lightening bolt is too powerful, her soul should have been disintegrated."

"And that is why I plucked it from her body the second before your brother launched his weapon." Passing the soul from one tail to the other, the Kyubi said, "You take this soul to the Underworld and you can fuse it with your wife, she'll be healed and periodically this woman's personality will be in charge."

"You said this was a deal, just what do you want?"

"A path to a chamber in the Underworld, one where you and your family can't see what is occurring. I want one time use of this chamber at a time of my choosing."

Hades knew that what the fox was asking was a lot, he was essentially being asked to be blind in his own domain. But for the chance to save not one, but two of his beloveds…"Fine, give me Maria's soul and you have a deal."

"Swear it on the River Styx."

Gritting his teeth, Hades said, "I, Hades, swear on the River Styx to honor our deal." After a bolt of lightning lit up the sky, the Kyubi smiled before placing the soul in the god's outstretched hand.

"Pleasure doing business with you." As the kitsune walked away, he thought, 'My vixen has already scouted the area. The trap is set and we're prepared for the aftermath, now we just need the bait.'

40 years later

Apollo was not having a good day. After listening to another lecture from his father about finding a woman to settle down with, seriously what gave the man the right to talk about that considering how many half-siblings the Sun god had, he ended up gaining the wrath of his sister, but it wasn't his fault! She knew that he was spending time with one of his sons. Seriously if she didn't want the girl she rescued from Russia, what was her name? Natasha? Alana? Something along those lines. Anyway, if she didn't want one of her huntress to fall in love, she should know better than to bring them around his sons, or daughters in some cases.

Thankfully Apollo was able to spare his son and the girl from his sister's wrath, but now the entirety of her anger was directed at him. After a tactical retreat from his sister, Apollo assumed mortal form in the first country he landed in, Japan. As he walked around the busy streets, the god accidently walked into a man, causing him to drop his suitcase. Bending down, the Sun gods said, "Sorry, let me help you with that."

"No really, it's no trouble," the man began before he saw who he was talking to. Immediately the man diverted his eyes as he bowed and said, "My apologizes Lord Apollo."

Raising an eyebrow at finding someone clear sighted, Apollo quickly said, "It's fine, now get up, you're creating a scene."

"Right, sorry my lord." Once the man was standing, the god got a good look at him. Spiky blond hair, tanned skin, blue eyes, and a sharp jaw line. If Apollo wasn't sure that he'd never visited the country before, he'd be willing to be the man was either his kid or one of his decedents.

"Okay, who is your parent?"

"Two ordinary mortals," the man said before stopping abruptly and saying, "Oh, please forgive me, I have yet to introduce myself. My name is Minato Namikaze, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"Right Minato," the god ideally said as he followed the man, "well I'm going to be stuck her for a few days until my sister cools down, what is there to do around here?"

The man scratched his cheek as he said, "I'm not too sure myself, I just came to visit my wife's shrine." Although curious as to what the man meant, Apollo choose to remain silent and simply follow the man. Soon enough the pair came to a fairly large temple. As they walked inside the walled area, the god noticed many of the attendants looked away from Minato.

"Quite the warm welcome, isn't it?" the god sarcastically commented.

"That would be my fault." Sensing the god's question, Minato elaborated, "Some of my ancestors were Dutch traders, giving my family members some European features. We were seen as different and trouble makers, as such we were pushed to the margins of society. My father started with nothing before founding his business, even then he was lucky he was able to marry my mother. When he had enough saved up, he didn't hesitate to move himself and his bride to America." As the two walked towards the main temple, Minato continued his tale, "I grew up in the states, but my wife was born here. I met her while she was studying abroad. We fell in love and she disobeyed her parents, when they said she needed to return home she instead married me and stated in America."

"So basically you stole the family's pride and joy." The god had to suppress a chuckle as Minato said, "She was also being trained to be a shrine maiden."

As the two men entered the temple, Apollo was awed upon seeing the massive mural depicting a gigantic, nine-tailed fox. Minato smirked at the god's reaction before saying, "The Kyubi, a powerful kitsune that is said to protect the area. Some legends say he is the cause to the typhoons that protected the islands from Mongol invasion."

Apollo only nodded when he heard this. At least now he knew how to get back in Artemis' good graces.

"Alright, we'll camp here tonight." Artemis commanded her huntresses. As the group set up the tents in the forest surrounding the small city, the goddess began to reflect on why she began this task. After searching for her idiotic brother for over a week, she finally found him spouting those ridiculous haikus. After the god dodged several arrows to his lower regions, he finally got his twin sister to listen to him.

Apparently he had heard tales of a beast she had yet to hunt, a nine-tailed fox as powerful as they were. While she doubted the existence of such a monster, her curiosity was peaked. After doing a bit more research on this "Kyubi", she decided it was time for a hunt, she needed a new trophy. After scouting the area, she and her huntresses decided to focus their efforts in the forest, believing a semi-intelligent monster would stay away from human conflict.

As she scanned the perimeter of the camp, Artemis suddenly saw a flash of orange. Believing she'd at last caught sight of her prey, the goddess called out, "Zoë, gather the hunters and follow me."

What followed next was a desperate chase with the goddess determine to keep sight of her prey. Eventually she got close enough to actually see the monster, somewhat surprised her twin actually told her the truth, she thought this was just another prank. While she released arrow after arrow, the moon goddess was too focused on her hunt to notice that one by one her huntresses disappeared. Finally, with her last arrow, Artemis drew a deep breath before releasing her bow sting.

While she expected the fox to continue running. Instead, the Kyubi surprised her by stopping and using one of its tails to catch the arrow mid-flight. Artemis was further surprised when the fox spoke. "Now that you're out of arrows, perhaps we can have a civilized conversation."

"I maybe out, but you have forgotten about my huntresses." The goddess declared with a smirk.

The fox smirked back as he said, "Actually I haven't, my mate is quite skilled with creating pocket dimensions."

Artemis barely contained her rage as she reached for her hunting knife, "If you have harmed them…"

"Relax, they are safe and will be returned to you after you've heard my offer."

Raising an eyebrow, the woman asked, "And just what do you have that I could possible want?"

"It's not what I have, but what you can provide." The Kyubi cryptically responded. "My mate and I want a child."

"Good for you, I'm sure you know the process."

The kitsune became enraged as he shouted, "Don't you think we've tried that! My mate wasn't born a demon, but she loved me still. She choose to become one, and others grew jealous as she gained more power. She's been cursed so that no life may come from her womb."

After hearing this detail, the goddess' attitude softened slightly. "I'm sorry to hear that, but what does that have to do with me?"

"In my youth I stumbled upon a unique ritual," the fox began, "after researching it more I believe it is the solution. The curse specifies my wife's womb, but doesn't say anything about her DNA."

"How dare you!" It was now Artemis' turn to be enraged, "I swore a sacred oath!"

"Yes I know, and you've done a fine job keeping it. Just as well as Hestia, while your one half-sister exploited a loophole. My mate and I are looking to do something similar."

Having confirmation on what the ritual entailed, Artemis blushed while she said, "Even if I didn't swear that oath, and while I maybe the goddess of the hunt, I'm not into bestiality."

The Kyubi snorted before saying, "Your father can conceive a child in a variety of forms, including a beam of light and an ox. Do you really think you Greeks are the only ones that can change form? My mate and I have human forms as well." The fox got up to leave, but turned to say, "You must feel it too, the desire to have children, you must long to see a smiling face that you can call your own. Whatever you decided please return here tomorrow night and let me and my mate know your choice."

After the fox left, the forest was quiet for a second before the goddess of the moon saw a white flash. When her vision recovered, Artemis found that all of her missing huntresses were returned to her. "My lady, are you hurt?"

"No Zoë," the goddess said, "I just have a lot to think about. Come let us return to camp."

As Artemis stared up at her moon, she wondered about what the kitsune had said. She, Athena, and Hestia had made their oaths in their youth. After a few centuries she and Athena ran into difficulties, mortals would say they felt their biological clocks ticking. Hestia never ran into this issue, her true form staying a child. As the Kyubi said, Athena found a loop hole with her brain children, recreating how she was born. But this option was not available for Artemis, instead the goddess of the moon had started looking after any girl she could rescue. True some died during the hunt while others managed to fall in love, but she had been content. Then the fox came and offered her something she desperately wanted. By the time she first desired a child of her own, she had witnessed the damage a broken oath could do, and so she created her man-hater image predicting that no man would risk getting close to her thus she didn't need to be concerned with the issue. But now? Now she wasn't sure what to do.

"My Lady?" Zoë asked as she slowly approached.

"Yes Zoë?"

"I just thought that thou should know me and the other girls heard the offer." Dread filled Artemis, she knew that she could refuse the fox as long as she had her huntresses, but she feared that they would abandon the hunt now that they knew what was said. Zoë continued, "We all agreed, we will not think any different of thou no matter what you choose.

Shocking the girl, Artemis brought her into a tight hug, "Thank you Zoë, you'll be in charge of the girls tomorrow night."

"Does this mean that thou has thy answer my Lady?" the lieutenant of the hunt asked.

"Yes, I do."

The Next Night

Anxiety filled Artemis as she walked through the forest to where she'd previously spoken to the Kyubi. As promised, the orange fox was waiting for her, along with a red coated vixen. The kitsune didn't waste any time as he asked, "Do you have your answer?"

Swallowing the lump in her throat, Artemis began, "Say that I agree with your offer, you do know that the Fates don't take kindly to oath breakers, I can't be punished but the child may be."

"They would have a hard time touching the kid. Being a mix of two pantheons would make it difficult for certain creatures and individuals to harm them." The vixen quickly countered.

"And where would I give birth? My brother would be sure to spot me."

"This is not the first time I have dealt with Greeks, your Uncle owes me a favor which I can cash in at any time, say nine months from now."

"And what about afterwards, I highly doubt I'd give birth to a fox kit."

"A man recently visited my shrine," the Kyubi started to say, "he and his wife recently discovered she is infertile. Both are clear sighted, if you conceive a human they will raise the child until it begins shifting, we will always stay nearby to keep an eye on them."

Artemis sighed before saying, "If it is a girl she is joining my hunt when she is of age."

The vixen's ears perked up as she said, "Does this mean you accept our offer."

"Although I feel I'll regret it, yes I agree." Snapping her fingers, the goddess caused her tunic to disappear. While she stood nude, she saw that neither kitsune changed form. "Aren't you going to change?"

Instead of answering, the Kyubi swung on of his tails onto the ground. When he raised the limb, he revealed a blindfold and some rope. Seeing the goddess confusion, the vixen spoke up, "The public personas of my mate and myself are well known to quite a few individuals, it is likely at some point we'll meet again. While the fates may have difficulty punishing your offspring but they will still try. The longer you remain ignorant of our identities the safer the child will be." Artemis nodded at the logic, before shifting her gaze to the ropes. The vixen scratched the back of her head before saying, "We understand the act may be a little shocking to you, we just want to make sure no one gets hurt."

Carefully holding the blindfold, the goddess asked, "So how would this ritual even work?"

"Basically I'd fertilize one of my wife's eggs before taking the genetic material from my wife and depositing it with you where it will fuse with one of your eggs, effectively making each of us contribute a third of the total DNA."

"So you would fuck your wife before doing the same to me?" Artemis questioned.

"In basic terms, yes." Seeing how the goddess continued to hold the blindfold in her hands, the Kyubi continued. "This is your last chance to back out, once you put that blindfold on there is no going back."

"Let's just get this over with." the moon goddess said as she slid the blindfold on before feeling her arms and legs restrained.

"Oh don't worry," the Kyubi began before his voice shifted, becoming higher pitched, "I'll make sure you find pleasure in this."

The beast didn't lie.

As the Sun was rising, Artemis lay still before sliding off the blindfold and looking for her tunic before remembering she could summon a new one. As she walked around she saw that her companies from the previous night had already shifted back to their monstrous form. Upon seeing that the goddess was up, the two kitsune asked if she needed anything.

"No, I'm good." The goddess said before asking, "So what now?"

"Now we wait," the Kyubi responded before using his tail to write a set of co-ordinates in the dirt. "In nine months come to this place, you'll find a cave with me and my mate waiting, then we'll see what happens."

Artemis nodded before wishing the two kitsune luck and departing back to her camp.

Artemis continued in her duties for as long as she was able. Once she could not hide her pregnancy any longer, she had Zoë fly her chariot and sent a message to her father saying that she was hunting some very illusive prey and needed to do so on her own. Finally nine months had passed, and as instructed Artemis made her way to the cave, unsurprised to find the two kitsune waiting for her with a hospital bed. After getting the goddess settled in, it was only a matter of waiting, which didn't take long.

After six hours of labor, Artemis finally birthed her child. Although slightly disappointed it was a boy, she still smiled when she saw his blond tuffs of hair and the glimpse of his ocean blue eyes. She did laugh a little at his whisker like birthmarks, it was a shame the mist would prevent mortals from seeing them. As she held her son, Artemis asked the two kitsune, "What is his name?"

The two foxes looked at one another before the Kyubi spoke, "We were thinking of naming him Naruto."

"Naruto," Artemis repeated the odd name, seeing her son give the briefest of smiles, "well he seems to like it."

Seeing the goddess' smile at holding her son, the two kitsune nodded before the vixen spoke, "We'll leave you alone with him for as long as you need, when you are ready you'll find the address of the couple we selected to raise him up near the entrance." Artemis nodded at her words as she rocked her boy to sleep.

After spending a few hours holding her son, and letting her body burn off the accumulated pregnancy weight, Artemis decided it was time to meet her son's foster parents. After quickly changing into a black blouse, a silver jacket, and grey jeans, the goddess picked up her sleeping son before journeying upward. As the vixen had said, there was a note with an address somewhere in San Francisco, the moon goddess supposed it'd be easier for the two kitsune to conceal themselves among other monsters.

After a quick trip in her carriage, Artemis slowly walked up the steps before knocking on the front door. A moment later it opened to reveal a woman with long red hair, violet eyes, and wearing a green dress. Quickly bowing, the woman said, "Welcome Lady Artemis," the woman looked at Naruto with a brief glance upwards and asked, "Is he the one the Kyubi and his mate spoke of?"

Nodding, Artemis said, "He is, may I come inside?"

"Of course." Stepping aside, the woman eagerly showed the woman to the living room, where a blond hair, blue-eyed man was waiting. Standing, the man bowed to Artemis before saying, "Welcome to our home Lady Artemis. You've already met my wife Kushina, my name is Minato Namikaze."

And with 12 pages, that's a wrap for the first chapter of Kitsune of the Moon. I hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter, and don't worry there will be more to come.

So as I said before, this is one of four stories that I chose to start for a variety of reasons. Now can I ask my readers to do me a favor? If you haven't already done so, could you read the first chapters of Lost Legacy, Deathwing, and The Bat and the Cat and vote in the poll as to which one you enjoyed the most? This is partially to help me decide the update schedule. A New Realm and Son of the Sun are my "A" stories that I tend to spend the most time thinking of ideas for updates while One Small Change is my "B" story that I write when I have writers block. I'm getting pretty close to a point in A New Realm where I'm going to need to stop for an extended period of time to do a little research. I don't want to stop writing for this site because my style suffers from it and it becomes harder to get motivated to start writing again, so I want to have a few "C soon to be B" stories up and ready to go when that time come.

So I think this was a good way to start the story, but there are a few questions, such as…

What powers will Naruto develop?

What are the public identities of the Kyubi and his vixen?

Which story do my readers like best? (That one is up to you guys and gals)

For the answers to these questions and more, be sure to stay tuned for more Kitsune of the Moon.

But for now, I'm acw28 saying, "until next update."