It was another night that he hated ...
Saori dreamed of the day when HE was sealed in him. He should normally have no memories of that day because he was still a small child of 3 months when it happened, but he saw it through HIS eyes: the burning village, the full moon in the starry sky and the man who dared him to deliver. Then something happened that even HE hadn't expected: The Shinobi sealed HIM. And in a small child ...

Saori woke up in a sweat. The seal on his chest caused excruciating pain - like every time he had this dream. He got up to do his usual ritual because that was the only thing that eased the pain. He put on his clothes and was about to disappear when his wife suddenly woke up: "You had that dream again, am I right?"
He nodded. "I'm just getting some fresh air. Don't worry, Sakura."
"Don't do anything stupid. Remember what happened the last time you had this dream."
He didn't like being reminded of something like that ...

He will never forget that night. This time the pain was even worse than normal. It was probably because it happened exactly 18 years ago to the day. And it was ... full moon. Just like in his dream: not a single cloud was to be seen. Just the moon and the stars. As Saori started into the water of the hot springs, he noticed that the heat only increased his agony instead of relieving it as usual. He stepped out of the water and saw the seal on his chest give off a black glow. And then what he had been afraid of for years happened: the seal would weaken! The low voice in his head, which he usually faded out, turned into a deafening roar. She asked for one thing: freedom!
What he thought was a black glow, he now realized, was the chakra of his bijuu.Houkou, the five-tailed one he had carried inside himself for so long, now wanted to break out of his prison ...