I is back. n I brought literary goodies. Yeah..that doesn't sound good at all does it. Hmm...Anyways, this is the last chapter of Kitsune and Vixen II. So really hope you enjoy it.

Akira walks into her house only to find it unusually quiet. Normally her parents are laughing or kissing or something, but now…it's just too quiet.

"Mom…Are you home?"

"In the living room." Akira walks into the living room only to see her dad sitting next to her mom on the couch.

"hey…When did you get back?"

"Just a little while ago." She notices the seriousness in his voice and that his dad's holding his mom.

"What's going on?" Vixen sighs heavily before patting the couch.

"Have a seat honey…There's something we need to talk to you about."

"Okay." She sits down then glances between them.

"What's wrong?"

"Akira, there's something your father and I have to tell you…Something that we perhaps should have already told you."

"Okay…What is it?" Vixen looks up at Kitsune and Akira turns, looking up at him as well.

"Your mother and I…We're originally from here. We were born here and grew up here. And then when I was fifteen I left."

"Why?" Kitsune sighs, trying to get his words together then says:

"When I was born there was a demon named the Kyuubi attacking the village, so my father, the Fourth Hokage, did the only thing he could to protect the village. He sealed the Kyuubi inside of a newborn child…inside of me."

"what?" Akira gasps, standing back up.

"I know this is a shock but if you could hear me out…Let me explain." Akira nods her head and tries to keep an open mind, but doesn't sit back down.

"You see…My father sealed the Kyuubi inside of me, as I said, in order to protect the people of the village. Unfortunately that jutsu also took his life. Soon afterwards the Third Hokage, Sandaime Hokage, named me after my mother in order to protect me then passed a decree that no one was to talk about the Kyuubi…However that didn't stop them from taking action. For you see many people died that night, before my father showed up and every time they saw me, well they became angry. They started taking their frustration out on me…As I grew up I became a ninja and the villagers started backing off physically. However, they never truly ever accepted me, as much as I wanted them to. So I pushed myself to be the best ninja in the village in order to get their approval, but…When I was fifteen I finally figured out that no matter what I did, this village would never truly ever accept me…not as a ninja…not as a human being…So I left, tiring of my treatment, and became a hired assassin. I came back a few years later, needing some supplies and ran into your mother. She didn't know who I was of course, but she…Well perhaps she should tell her story." Akira looks towards her mother then who sighs again.

"As you know, I used to be a Hyuuga…However, I was born into the Main Branch Family. In fact I was supposed to be the next clan leader."

"Then why did you leave?"

"I'm getting to that…You see, I too was mistreated, although it was nothing like what your father went through…As the next clan leader my father expected nothing but the absolute best out of me…but his best was defined as the best ninja in the entire village if not the entire ninja world. So I pushed myself, in order to make him proud, to earn his approval…but it was all in vain. I was never good enough for him, even when I had surpassed him. All he did was criticize me, if it wasn't one thing it was another. Then he started dictating my life…The last straw was when he tried to marry me off to some other future clan head. I moved in with Kitsune soon afterwards then left the village with him a few days later. I didn't have any family…Only him. And I wasn't about to let him get away from me twice." Kitsune smiles a little and Akira walks towards the wall, trying to calm the anger boiling up in her.

"Akira…I know that this is a lot to handle all at once, but we thought you should know. We were hoping to wait a few years, to tell you when you were older so that you'd perhaps understand better, but I guess we should have just told you sooner." Kitsune says, watching his daughter facing the wall, away from them.

"Why did you tell me now?"

"Someone's been talking…about our past and we were worried that if it got back to you…Well we should be the ones to tell you." Kitsune says shaking his head and Vixen says apologetically:

"Akira, honey…We're sorry to put all of this on you like this."

"It's-I just need some time to think…to take it all in…to deal with it."

"Of course…As much time as you need honey…There's no rush." Akira runs out of the house then, slamming the door behind her. She walks around aimlessly, hearing her parents' words in her head and tries to calm her swirling thoughts. She bumps into someone, not paying any attention and mutters an apology.

"Why don't you watch where you're going…Stupid demon spawn." Akira's temper flares and she spins around only to see some older guy starting to walk off.

"Excuse me?"

"Get lost."

"Hey, Akira." she hears Inochia exclaim and looks up only to see her with Toki and Asu.

"Hold on." She turns back towards the guy then saying:

"Look, I said I was sorry okay? You don't have to be a jerk about it."

"You've got some nerve kid…Talking to me like that." He says turning back towards her.

"ME!…You have the nerve."

"Akira…Come on, let's just go, okay." Inochia says pulling on her arm, getting a bad feeling but Akira snatches her arm loose saying:

"Now you look here mister, I apologized to you…You're the one who has the attitude."

"I don't have to explain myself to you…you're nothing but a creation of a demon and his whore."

"How DARE you talk about my parents like that!"

"Akira...Come on." Inochia tries to pull her away again, but Akira ignores her, advancing towards the guy saying:

"Now I can understand that you're upset but it's with ME, not my parents and if I EVER hear you talk about them like that again I swear to Kami…I'll kill you right where you stand."

"Watch it girlie…You don't know who you're messing with."

"Oh really? Because by the looks of it I'm dealing with some drunk old guy who's acting tough but underneath is nothing but a coward who goes around bullying kids. Well let me tell you something…You're not fooling me and I'm not scared of you one bit."

"Don't smart your mouth off to me." he swings his arm to hit her but Asu grabs him saying:

"You lay a hand on her and you'll have to deal with me." Another guy comes up then punches Asu in the stomach and he drops to the ground, coughing.

"ASU!" Akira starts to bend down to check on him, her anger forgotten, but the guy snatches her back up.

"I warned you girlie…Now you're going to learn your lesson." He rares back to hit her again only to have his arm stopped again.

"I told you kid…Stay out of it." The guy growls, turning back around only to freeze when he sees Kitsune standing there, unveiled.

"Take your damn hand off my daughter…NOW!" The guy jumps then stumbles backwards, releasing Akira.

"Asu." She kneels down next to him, checking on him.

"I'm fine." She helps him back up, him holding his stomach a little and Kitsune scans the crowd that gathered during the scuffle.

"I don't know what I was thinking…This place hasn't changed one bit. I should have suspected this. After all, I've only saved your lives a half a dozen times, kept you safe inside this village, not only these last few years, but also those years that you allowed me to live here before finally running me off…Well I won't stand for this any longer. I won't stand by and allow my family, or anyone else for that matter, to become hurt because of me. It's obvious that you still no longer wish for us to live here…You win, we're leaving." He looks back at Asu then saying:

"I'm sorry, Asu…Come on, Akira." He gently grabs his daughter, pulling her away from the mob, then places his arm around her shoulders protectively.

"Are you happy now?" Asu spats, scanning the crowd as well, before pointing towards Kitsune.

"You've just ran one of the best ninja we have in this village, possibly in any village, out…What is the matter with you people? He's done nothing but keep you and your families safe these past years. He's been an ANBU, protecting you from any harm while you were working or sleeping in your beds. And you attack his daughter? What has she done?" Asu remembers what Kitsune had told him many years ago, while he was helping him with his training. 'I have a strange chakra because I have something very few people have…An animal of sorts. I'll explain when you get older.' He then remembers something his mother told him a few years ago. 'The Kyuubi wasn't exactly killed...There's a man out there who has to get that demon at bay so that the rest of us can live.' 'An animal…and the man called him a demon…The Kyuubi. It must be the Kyuubi.' He suddenly understands Akira's early anger when he feels his own well up inside him.

"You call him a demon and yet look at everything you've done to him…Why don't you take a good look in the mirror and see who you really are? Because you can't be human. As far as I'm concerned you should all get down on your knees and thank Kami for everyday that he's alive…for being strong enough to keep that demon locked up, away from the rest of us…for allowing us to live ONE more day." Asu turns back towards Inochia and Toki saying:

"I want you to get every ninja you see and tell them of what's happened…I'm going to find someone to talk to him."

"What are you planning on doing?"

"I'm planning to help Kitsune…Go." They nod their heads and take off down the street. Asu turns back towards the others then before saying:

"How can you even live with yourselves?" he takes off then, hoping to find his own reinforcements. Luck is with him, for a few minutes later he sees his mom talking to Anko, Ibiki and Iruka. He doesn't have time to try and figure out why they're always together, simply calls out to his mom.

"Asu your lip is bleeding. What happened?"

"Some village attacked, Akira."

"Is she alright?" Ibiki asks, sounding a little concerned. 'Maybe Akira is right…Maybe he is like anyone else.' He pushes that thought aside and answers his question.

"Yeah she's fine, but they're leaving."

"What?" Kurenai asks confused.

"Kitsune showed up and stopped the guy then started talking about not putting his family in danger…They're running him out of the village. And it's not right…He has every right to be here just like everyone else."

"Alright…I'll go talk to him." Kurenai says, smiling a little then Shunshins to his house before knocking on his door. She hears someone yell for her to come in and walks in only to see Kitsune packing a bag on the table.

"Kitsune-"

"I don't want to hear it, Kurenai…I can't stay here any longer. I thought perhaps they'd eventually grow out of it, that perhaps they'd change, but I was only fooling myself. They haven't changed…I don't think they can. And I won't put my family in danger. I can handle them messing with me but when someone starts messing with my family…that's the line."

"I understand that, Kitsune, more than you know…But you can't let them run you out again. That's just letting them win…And think about Akira."

"I AM thinking about Akira." Kitsune roars, making Kurenai jump a little.

"All of her friends are here, Kitsune."

"I'd rather have her safe, than her have friends." Kurenai back away from Kitsune, afraid of him for the first time in her life. He shuts his burning eyes, takes a deep breath then turns back towards his bag saying:

"As I said…I won't put them in danger."

"Kitsune-" Someone else knocks on the door then and Kitsune yells for them to enter only to have them knock again. He lets the bag drop to the table before running to the door and swinging it open. He freezes, however, as he takes in the scene before him. There, standing in front of his house, is almost every citizen in Konoha, ninja and non-ninja alike. The guy from earlier steps forward then and gulps nervously before saying:

"I'm sorry, for what I did. And I'm not just talking about this afternoon. I mean for everything I ever did…We're all ashamed of the way we have treated you. You have done nothing but save us time and time again and all we did was mistreat you…We're sorry and thankful towards you. Sorry for treating you less than human, for you are indeed human, more than any of the rest of us…and thankful for keeping the demon locked away. For saving us every single day that you're alive, so please, Kitsune…Naruto…Please, don't leave. Stay and protect us. We wouldn't trust anyone else."

"Well you heard them." He turns a little only to see Tsunade leaning next to his door.

"So what do you say?"She holds the Hokage's hat towards him then, smiling a little. He looks back over the crowd, turns then yells for his wife and daughter.

"Yes?" Vixen asks coming up next to her husband only to stare out at the crowd shocked.

"What's going on here?"

"Apparently they want us to stay."

"Are we?" She asks looking back up at him.

"I don't know…What do you think?"

"Well…I think it would be alright. Considering they're at our door and not trying to break it down." Kitsune rolls his eyes then looks up at his baffled daughter asking her opinion. She stares out at the crowd, remembering her parents' pasts before looking back up at him.

"I'm not the one they mistreated…The question is can you forgive them?" Kitsune stares at her for a few seconds then grins.

"I believe I can…as long as there is no harm to my family."

"Of course not." The guy from earlier says quickly.

"Then I guess we're staying." Tsunade places the hat on his head and the crowd erupts with joy. Kitsune smiles a little, watching the crowd. That is before Vixen kisses him, laughing. The villagers take turns congratulating him before dispersing, leaving a select few.

"So…You finally proved us all wrong huh?" Shikamaru asks walking up with the old Rookie Nine.

"Someone had to I suppose." Kitsune says, shrugging his shoulders and Vixen laughs again.

"What are all of you doing here anyways?"

"Well, Asu here came running up saying something about you leaving…And from what I gathered he fussed some of them out before leaving." Shikamaru says clapping him on the back. Akira steps out onto the porch then, looking at him now, asking:

"You did this?"

"Yeah well, your family has every right to be here. Besides…I've gotten used to having you around." She smiles and runs up to him, hugging him. Unfortunately she hits him with a little bit TOO much force and they both fall to the ground.

"Thank you."

"Did you really have to knock me over to tell me that?" Akira pushes herself back up, blushing a little bit and says:

"No…it was an accident."

"heh…a painful accident maybe." Asu rubs his neck before adding:

"Now I know how Kenjia feels." Akira blushes again, muttering another apology and Asu laughs.

"Oh shut up." he calms down after a few seconds and looks back up at her only to get caught in her eyes. He sees her smile slip into a serious expression then start leaning closer to him. He feels his breathing accelerate when her warm breath hits his face, stunning him a little. However his shock is overrode with thousands of other emotions when her lips press to his. His hand automatically rises to her neck and pulls her closer, deepening the kiss. They hear a gasp somewhere around them, but are too engrossed in each other to care.

"but…she…I thought…" Inochia stutters, trying to understand then glances up at her friends only to see Conji smiling triumphantly again…smugly.

"I told you…But no one listened to me." Kitsune clears his throat rather loudly then and Akira looks back up at him, a slight blush on her face, matching Asu.

"You mind letting him up now." That small blush suddenly grows, spreading all over her face and she stands back up, letting Asu stand up as well.

"I believe you have a few things to unpack." Akira nods her head then looks back up at Asu saying:

"I'll uh…talk to you later or something."

"yeah." She smiles again then remembers her father and glances back at him only to see his arms crossed now. Kitsune watches her run back into the house then looks back towards Asu who suddenly finds himself in a very uncomfortable situation. He starts towards Asu when Vixen grabs his arm, making him look back at her questioningly.

"Don't be mean."

"I'm not being mean, Vixen…I only want to talk with the boy." He walks over to Asu then places his arm over his shoulder and pulls him away from the others. Vixen sighs a little and shakes her head, then glances up at her old sensei.

"I'm so sorry, Kurenai."

"Oh it's fine…I expected him to react this way. All fathers do at some point."

"You should have seen him when he thought she liked Kenjia."

"I guess we were all wrong." Inochia mumbles, only to have Conji clear her throat.

"Almost all." Inochia corrects rolling her eyes.

"She was just a little confused, is all…She wasn't sure what her feelings were. We all get confused sometimes."

"Yeah…I guess." Inochia says shrugging her shoulders.

"I wonder how Kenjia is going to take this though." Fuji mutters absentmindedly.

"Oh he's fine with it." Conji says smiling again.

"What do you mean?"

"He's dating some girl from Suna…Tedaria was wrong, as were all of you. He didn't like Akira. She's more like a sister than anything else."

"And just how do you know this." Conji blushes a little before admitting that Ruko had told her.

"Uh, uh…and just how did Ruko tell you seeing as he's in Suna." Inochia asks, smiling a little only to have Conji blush even worse.

"We…write to each other sometimes."

"Really?…So you and Ruko huh?"

"Oh shut up…I can't tell you guys anything anymore."

"so when are you going to see Ruko again?" Fuji teases, elbowing her sister.

"I don't know." Conji admits sighing a little.

"Awww…My little sister is growing up." Fuji says pinching her cheek.

"Knock it off…And I'm not your little sister."

"I was born first."

"Wow…by two freaking minutes." Conji says rolling her.

"Come on you two." Temari says, pushing the two girls away from the house, wishing Vixen a good evening.

"Good bye, Temari-san…Shikamaru-sama." Vixen calls after them, laughing at the two girls still arguing.

"We should leave as well." Kurenia says walking out of the house.

"Alright then." Vixen says nodding her head as the others walk off. That's when she notices that Kakashi and Kurenai walk off together. 'Hmm…I wonder if maybe there's something going on THERE.' She thinks before walking back into her house.

"Mom." She looks up at the stairs only to see Akira sitting near the top with her face in her hands.

"What's wrong baby?"

"Daddy won't hurt Asu will he?"

"No…At least I hope not." Akira groans a little and Vixen smiles before climbing the stairs. She sits next to her daughter then wraps her arms around her shoulders.

"Don't worry…I'm sure your father will behave himself. He wouldn't do anything to upset you. You know that."

"Yeah…I know." Vixen kisses her head and Akira sighs heavily.

"Don't worry…he's only going to talk to him."

"I know…But Daddy can be just as scary when he's talking." Vixen laughs again, then leans her head on Akira's before settling in to wait for Kitsune's return.

Kitsune walks into his house only to hear Vixen call him from upstairs. He starts to climb the stairs only to see that Vixen had called him from the stairs not upstairs with Akira leaning against her side.

"Something wrong?"

"What happened with Asu?"

"Ah…Nothing. I only explained some things."

"You didn't…threaten him or anything right?"

"No, of course not…only set some guidelines." Akira groans again before laying her head in Vixen's lap.

"Akira…Look at me." She peeks up at her father only to see him sitting in front of her.

"I didn't scare him off if that's what you're worried about…In fact Asu asked if he could come over later. And I gave him permission. So if you want to change you'd better change now."

"Thank you Daddy." She hugs him before jumping up and running towards her room.

"Nothing too inappropriate." Vixen yells after her, smiling again. She looks at her husband then and sees him standing back up.

"So…guidelines?" She asks following him into the living room.

"yes…I just went over curfews and things such as that."

"Uh-huh…and you didn't scare the poor guy silly?"

"In all honesty…I probably did." He says sitting down on the couch.

"Kitsune…you should be ashamed of yourself. Scaring that boy."Vixen playfully scolds, sitting next to him.

"For one thing, Asu is twenty years old."

"And two?"

"I have a sixteen year old daughter therefore I have a right to be a little bit scary."

"Perhaps…but just don't scare him off. Akira likes him-"

"I know…I wouldn't hurt Akira like that."

"I know…and so does she. But she still worries."

"So I noticed."

"Can you blame her?"

"Not at all…but you can't blame me for being a little protective of my…my daughter."

"You were about to say my little girl weren't you?"

"Yes…I was."

"Honey…Akira isn't five anymore. She's sixteen…Practically grown. And with teenage years comes guys. It's pretty much guaranteed."

"I know…But that doesn't mean I have to like it."

"No…But it does mean that you have to remain pleasant about it."

"Do I have to?"

"Yes…as a matter of fact you do. And that's an order."

"Order?…Since when do you out rank me?"

"Since I have to start protecting my daughter's interests."

"Interests." Kitsune scoffs, rolling his eyes making Vixen laugh.

"Kitsune…You have to realize that your little girl is grown up."

"Yeah…I know." He sighs, leaning his head against the couch.

"Oh, honey, it's not so bad…She has to grow up sometime. Just give it some time. It'll get better."

"Heh…I sure hope so." She laughs again before kissing him again. They hear a knock on the door but before they can get up Akira bounds down the stairs calling that she's got it.

"Hi, Asu…What's going on?"

"Nothing…Just-I think we should talk."

"Yeah…let me go tell my parents."

"Sure." She walks back into the living room then and Kitsune nearly has a stroke. Akira traded her normal outfit for a purple unzipped jacket over a lavender halter top, a dark purple mini-skirt and black high heels. She has her hair hanging loosely around her face instead of pulled back.

"I'm going to talk with Asu…I won't be out too late."

"Okay, Honey." Vixen says smiling up at her. She smiles then starts to leave when Kitsune calls her again. Vixen hits his chest, reminding him of their conversation before Akira turns back around curiously.

"Have fun."

"I will Daddy…Bye." She turns back around and walks back to the door.

"Ready?"

"Yep…Their okay with it." Kitsune lets out a heavy sigh when he hears the door shut.

"Good boy."Vixen says patting his chest.

"Why did she have to put that on? Out of everything she has, why that?"

"She wanted to look nice."

"Nice?"

"Kitsune…"

"You're right…She's grown up and I have to respect that." Vixen nods her head approvingly, only to roll her eyes when he mutters something about not having to like it.

"Would you like me to take your mind off your troubles?" He looks back at his wife, his eyebrow raised in confusion.

"You're still oblivious." She kisses him again, slipping her hand underneath his jacket.

"You know…" He says slipping his hand on her back, pulling her closer.

"We were interrupted the other day."

"Exactly my point." She pulls him up to his feet and starts towards the stairs, looping her arms around his neck to insure that he follows. As if he would consider any other action.

"You look…nice." Asu mumbles, glancing back at Akira.

"Thanks…So, What do you want to talk about?"

"What happened earlier?"

"Oh…Um, I kind of kissed you."

"Yes, I know that, but why?"

"I don't know…Heat of the moment?" Akira says shrugging her shoulders.

"Come on, Akira…What's going on here? Between us?"

"I don't know, Asu…Honestly I don't. But it's your fault anyways."

"How is it my fault?…You attacked me."

"That's not what I mean."

"Then mind telling me what you meant?"

"You're the one who said that I should listen to my heart…So I must have because I definitely wasn't listening to my head. It had temporarily shut down due to shock. Not to mention that you kissed me back." Asu stares at her for a few seconds before sighing in annoyance.

"So what now?"

"Beats me." Asu says shrugging his shoulders.

"What if…we just went along with it? See where it went?"

"I'm a little too old for you aren't I?"

"No…you're only like five years older."

"Yes…But a sixteen year old dating a twenty-one year old. It doesn't sound very good."

"So…who cares what others think? They're going to talk anyways, no matter what we do. Especially since what happened earlier." Asu sighs again, rubbing the back of his head.

"Okay…so say we do go along with it? What happens if it doesn't work out?"

"We go back to being friends."

"You make it sound so easy, Akira."

"Look, I don't have all the answers. I never claimed I did." He looks at her skeptically then and she remembers what she said the other day.

"That was about being right…Not about being a freaking know-it-all."

"Fair enough."

"As I was saying…I don't know all the answers, but I do know this..." She grabs his arm, making him pause and look up at her.

"If we just ignore it, we'll both be miserable."

"Why do you say that?"

"It's obvious we both have some sort of attraction for each other, otherwise one, I wouldn't have kissed you and two, you wouldn't have kissed me back."

"why do you have to keep bringing that back up?" Something dawns on Akira then that brings her up short.

"unless I'm wrong."

"About?"

"you being attracted to me."

"Kami, Akira you're so blind."

"Why am I blind?"

"Because you don't even know."

"Know what?"

"You have absolutely no idea how guys in this village look at you aside from your friends. I bet you every guy your age wishes they had this chance."

"Are you trying to tell me to go and find one of them?"

"No. I'm trying to tell you that you're wrong about yourself…You're so worried about other people's feelings and well-being sometimes that you don't even know just how gorgeous you are."

"I'm not gorgeous, Asu."

"Akira, you're not as plain as you think. In fact you're not plain at all…You're a beautiful girl who goes around caring about other people rather than herself and dadgumit, Akira, I am attracted to you. Especially when you dress up like this."

"What's wrong with the way I'm dressed?" Akira asks confused, looking back over her outfit. Asu sighs heavily before gently grabbing her china and tilting her head back up.

"Did you even hear what I said?"

"yes…but what's wrong with my clothes?"

"Akira…Oh Kami just forget it." She smiles a little then and he gets a sudden suspicion.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"It doesn't feel too good to have someone avoid a subject does it?"

"When did I avoid a subject?"

"Are you kidding me?…I was trying to talk to you about letting this play out and you got on the subject of trying to get me to see my own beauty."

"Okay, okay…let's just get back on track here. What are we going to do?"

"You already know my vote."

"we get to vote?"

"You know what I mean." She says pushing against his chest. He stumbles backwards a little, his foot catching on the sidewalk, then grabs her wrist to rebalance himself.

"Hey…Easy."

"Sorry." She pulls him back up right, blushing a little and he stares at her again, something in her sky blue eyes catching his breath. She blushes worse when she realizes he's staring and looks towards the ground, muttering something about getting her hand back. He looks back at her arm only to see that he's still holding her wrist. He loosens his grip but instead of releasing her he slides his hand over hers and uses his thumb to align his finger with hers. She watches their hands then glances up at him, a little confused just as he glances back up at her. She feels his fingers slip between hers and lifts her free hand to his face, running it over the side of his face. His blinks a long sluggish blink, before taking a step towards her, her staring up at him. He leans closer to her, hesitantly, then pauses a few inches away from her. Before he can make a decision she leans up, kissing him again. Like before, his free hand rises to her neck and pulls her forward.

"You're only confusing me more." Akita murmurs and he leans back up, his breathing a little rougher than before.

"Alright…We'll see where it goes."

"hmmm…I wonder what could have changed your mind?" Akira asks smiling again.

"in the words of you…shut up." she laughs before he kisses her again, smiling himself.

"Hey…You two lovebirds." Inochia yells, trying to get Asu and Akira's attention. They're leaning up against the side of the building, talking about something she's too far away to hear.

"What is it, Inochia?" Akira yells a little reluctantly, looking up at her friend.

"Do you want to be late or something?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't you remember what today is?…Your dad's getting sworn in or whatever."

"Oh shoot…I forgot." She grabs Asu's arm then takes off towards Inochia, thanking her.

"Yeah, yeah…Let's go." They run to the Hokage Tower, Akira praying like the dickens that she isn't late. She sighs in relief when she sees the huge crowd standing in front of the tower still relatively calm.

"HEY! AKIRA, INOCHIA!" Toki yells, waving his hands in the air. They make their way through the crowd to their friends when Akira recognizes one of them she hasn't seen but once.

"Ruko?…What are you doing here?"

"Tenten-san came to see Kitsune-sama get sworn in and asked if we wanted to come…unfortunately Kenjia was too busy with Heiana and Tedaria had something she had to do with her mom."

"But you were free huh?" Inochia teases, eyeing Conji's hand in his.

"As a matter of fact I was."

"Leave them alone, Inochia." Akira says seeing Conji's face redden behind Ruko's shoulder. Akira sees her mouth the words thank you and nods her head only to blush herself a few seconds later when Asu slips his hand in hers. She sees Inochia eye her questioningly but is so thankful that Tsunade decides to walk out then. All the talking cuts off and everyone looks up at the top of the tower to see Tsunade and the two Council members, Mitokado Homaru and Utatane Koharu, come to the edge. Tsunade goes through the notion of explaining about what being Hokage means and all before stepping aside and letting Kitsune step up. He takes the hat from Tsunade then looks out over the crowd saying:

"I hereby swear to protect this village and all who reside here…Even if it costs me my life." The crowd erupts with cheering and whistling and shouting while the Rukodaime Hokage, Kitsune aka Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, places the hat on top of his head. Vixen walks out beside him after a few seconds and places her arms around her husband's waist, staring up at him with pride. He kisses her for a minute then places his arm over her shoulders before they both disappear from view. After a few minutes, however, they emerge from the tower and the celebration starts all over again. People pat him on the back and shake his hand as he passes through the crowd, wearing a big smile on his unveiled face. There are no more secrets in Konoha, not from the Assassin family. Everyone already knows their true identity therefore they don't feel the need to wear the masks. However that doesn't stop Kitsune from wearing his special made jacket that he loves so much. Akira hugs and kisses her dad when she gets to him and the others immediately surround him to congratulate him. They shake his hand and some even tease him about the Hokage's duties and proving them wrong again. However, everyone is so engrossed in getting their turn to talk with the new Hokage that they don't see the guy sneak away from the crowd and disappear into an abandoned alleyway. They don't see him perform his hand signs and disappear in a cloud of smoke. He reappears in a dimly lit room made out of some sort of stone. In front of him is some kind of throne that has a guy, about two sizes bigger than him, sitting in it.

"Well?" The man asks in a deep, grizzly voice. The guy quickly kneels down on his knee, places one hand on the ground and diverts his eyes to the floor saying:

"They just inducted a new Hokage."

"Excellent…They're in a transition period which means that they'll be off their guard. YOKU!" A guy appears from behind the throne then and kneels by the throne.

"Call all our forces back…We're going to bring Konohagkure No Sato to its knees." He smirks evilly then while man in the throne laughs darkly at his thoughts of demise.

Eww...I don't knwo about you but I just LOVE my ending. Now as I said this is the last chapter. However this is not the end. There is one more story to this little Triology. (Technically I don't think it's called that since there's like four stories now.) Anyways, the next story is called...you ready...Kitsune's War. And I would give you a sample but I'm having a little bit of difficulties so you'll just have to wait a little while. I'm going to try and finish the entire story before uploading though. That way you get it all at once. But...it's only an idea. Not absolute. Anyways, let me know what you think. Until next time...Oh...Wait. I have a message from AyiaandChouji. She hasn't forgotten you. Her computer just died on her. So she had to go buy another one and right now they're waiting for the internet to be hooked up to the new computer. But she's working on her stories, promise. That's all...

~MehaandIruka~