Authors Note: Hey there True Believers xthedarkone back here with another fic. This one however is the spin-off to the Kim Possible/Naruto crossover called 'Rokubi' written by VINcredable, so I suggest you read that before you come to this so you know where we all are. Anyway hope you all enjoy this continuation of Rokubi. It basically picks up where Rokubi left off so you'll notice the first few paragraphs are copy and pasted from 'Rokubi'.
Disclaimer: I do not Own Kim Possible or Naruto I guess I do own X as he is an original character who VINcredable based on me.
Rokubi: Yamanuchi Chronicles Week 1, Day 1 The Truth of KuriachiTwo days later a group of ninja were gathered around the main gates. Yori and X had a single bag each wrapped around their shoulders. The bandages that had been wrapped around X's eyes had finally been removed and he was finally able to see, and now it was time for them to return home.
X and Yori started saying their goodbyes to each of their friends. X reached out and took Ron's hand in a firm handshake.
"I'll see ya around Ron" X said simply with a smile as he patted Ron on the shoulder and then stepped away. X's eyes met with Sasuke's for a moment and he smiled.
Sasuke was a bit confused as to why X was smiling.
"What?" Sasuke asked simply.
"We never did get to fight in the Chunin exam" X answered.
"…so?" Sasuke asked.
"So… I'll see you at the next exams" X said as he walked towards the gate. A small smile appeared at the corner of Sasuke's mouth.
With one last wave, X and Yori jumped up into the trees and started their journey home.
After only a few minutes of traveling X recalled what Fukushima had told him during their fight. That X wasn't from Yamanuchi, that he had been abandoned on the steps of Yamanuchi when he was only a baby. X didn't know whether he was telling the truth or not, but one thing was for sure.
'Me and Sensei are gonna have a long talk when I get back' X thought to himself.
Same direction HoobastankAs X and Yori walked away from the gates of Konoha with their bags on their backs, the two couldn't help but be excited to return home. Yori looked over to X and was glad to see him all healed up from his battle with Fukashima.
X turned to his long time friend with a sly grin on his face to say "How about we take the 'scenic' route home Yori?"
Yori knew exactly the route which X meant, Yamagakure was a two day journey from Konoha, but the route X was talking about would have them back within the day, however it was dangerous and even some Jounin choose to avoid it.
Yori however simply smiled back and replied "Hai, let's do it" and with that to two had shot away into a fast sprint down the forest path way.
Whenever I step outside, somebody
claims to see the light.
It seems to me that all of us have lost
our patience.
The two ran at full speed, their arms jetted out behind them as they moved. Yori couldn't help but be impressed by X's speed, after all the injuries he substained and him recently having his bandages removed he was still able to run at such great speed.
'Cause everyone thinks they're
right, and nobody thinks that there just might
be more than one
road to our final destination.
The two looked ahead to see they were running straight towards a river. Instead of stopping and finding a bridge X and Yori focused the Chakra into their feet and begen running along the water nad heading down stream.
But I'm not ever going to know if I'm
right or wrong
'cause we're all going in the same direction.
And
I'm not sure which way to go because all along
we've been going in
the same direction.
They sprinted as fast as they could down the clear blue river, as the sun reflected off it making it look as if they were running on diamonds. It wasn't long until X and Yori found themselves heading towards a huge waterfall with a quick dash to the left they were off the river and now jumping in between thick woodlands and crowded trees.
I'm tired of playing games, of
looking for someone else to blame
for all the holes in answers
that are clearly showing,
for something to fill the space. Was
all of the time I spent a waste,
'Cause so many choices point the
same way I was going?
After jumping though the wooded areas they found a small clearing which was dead ended by the base of a huge mountain, this mountain was cautioned as being highly dangerous and was famous for it's landslides, but if there is anything Ninja of Yamakgure were famous for it was their unmatched ability to run up mountains.
Without a second waiting the two focused Chakra down to their feet again and not even stopping or slowing down began to sprint up the mountain side.
But I'm not ever going to know if I'm
right or wrong
'cause we're all going in the same direction.
And
I'm not sure which way to go because all along
we've been going in
the same direction.
Suddenly a small gang of rocks began to crumble down the hill, where most would have paniced and tried to avoid them, X and Yori saw this as a chance to do a little training. X pulled out his black and white swords as Yori summoned her own sword, and the two went at slicing and dicing any and all rocks that showed they would be trouble.
After getting too cocky and looking back at Yori who at this point lagged behind, X turned to look ahead only to see a huge boulder falling towards him. Before he could react however Yori rushed past and hurled the fan side of her blade towards the boulder causing the chain to wrap around it and with one swift tug Yori shattered the rock and now it was her turn to get cocky and look back at X. But as before her arrogence lead her to turn back and be staring at the first boulders big brother as it plummeted towards her.
A black blur streamed past Yori and before she knew it an X had been sliced into the boulder and was now dividing itself into four pieces. As she saw X smirk back t her she huffed and turned this run up the mountain into a race as she decided to run as fast as she could up the mountain.
She past X and reached the top, quickly navigating the jaggered rocks on top Yori was back to using Chakra in her feet to run down the mountain.
Going in the same direction…
Yori looked back to find X only to her own shock see him jump over the other side and freefall down towards her.
Same direction-- (Same direction)
So
why does there only have to be one correct philosophy?
I don't
want to go and follow you just to end up like one of them.
And why
are you always telling me what you want me to believe?
I'd like to
think that I can go my own way and meet you in the end.
Go my own
way and meet you in the end.
As X caught up or rather down to Yori in his freefall as she continued to run desperatly trying to keep up. X then stretched out his hand to Yori and shouted "Come on Yori, let go. Feel what it's like at my speed!"
After seeing X begin to slip away Yori threw caution to the wind and taking hold of X's hand she released herself from the mountain and began to freefall with X. She was breath taken as it began to look as if she was streaming through a tunnel of speed.
Yori was soon snapped out of her admiring as X shouted "NOW!"
I'm not ever going to know...
Time seemed to slow down as the two reached the bottom of the cliff and roughly six feet of the ground, they spun forward and aimed their feet towards the cliff side and pushed off.
if I'm right or wrong
'cause we're
all going in the same direction.
And I'm not sure which way to go
because all along
we've been going in the same direction
Yori stumbled as she and X landed but was pulled back into running thanks to X holding her hand.
The two then approached a field of rock mounds. As X let go of Yori the two began to jump between the rock pillers and pass one another. It was almost like the two were dancing in mid air their moves were so well synced.
Going in the same direction
Going in the same direction--
Same direction-- (Same direction)
As they continued on their approached another cliff side but instead of running up it the two aimed for a small hole which was just big enough for them. With that X and Yori leapt through the hole and began sliding down alongside eachother and when they shot out the other end the two found themselves outside of one of the gates of Yamagakure.
There were four gates in total at Yamagakure, all reachable via a long rope bridge. The most common gate was the north gate which was behind a waterfall giving the village great coverage, the east and west gates were also found behind waterfalls on the respective sides of the mountains. The least used gate was the gate which X and Yori and choosen, the south gate. Since the route to this gate was so dangerous and the only way through the mountain wall was through that small hole, people decided against it. Except X and Yori who both found pleasure in the journey and now considered the south gate their own personal entrance.
Yori looked on the village with much exciment and joy as she clasped her hands together. "Oh X it is wonderful to be home, lets go"
As Yori ran on ahead X stood and stared at Yamagakure, he should've been just as excited as his team mate but found him staring at the village as if it were a stranger.
"Home…Right…" X whispered to himself as he thought back to what Fukashima had said to him when they fought in Konoha.
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Fukushima smiled and started chuckling to himself about something.
"What the hell is so funny?" X asked.
Fukushima stopped laughing but still had a smile on his face.
"You… you actually still believe Yamanuchi is your home" Fukushima said with a smile.
X was more than a little confused.
"What the hell are you babbling about? I was born and raised in Yamanuchi, or coarse its my home"
Fukushima shook his head,
"Wrong, it was made a law that we would never tell you but nearly everyone knows about it… the bastard child of Yamanuchi. Nearly twelve years ago a newborn baby was left on the entrance steps of Yamanuchi, that child was you X!"
X was shocked to his core, it couldn't be true… could it?
"I… I wasn't born in Yamanuchi?" X silently muttered to himself in disbelief.
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"Are you ok X?" Said Yori as she looked back to see X had not moved yet since they had arrived.
After snapping back out of his flashback X looked towards his life long friend and offered her a reasurring smile "Yeah I'm fine, come on lets go"
As they walked across the bridge Yori had her hands behind her head as she spoke to X. "I cannot wait to get back to my appartment and take a nice long bath, although…" Yori's tone began to desend as her arms dropped to her sides "…it has been lonely ever since my big brother got married and moved out"
X frowned, he hated to see Yori sad it made him sad somehow so he simply rested his arm around his buddies shoulders and said "Don't worry Yori you'll get used to it"
Yori looked back at X and remembered that he himself lived alone, she remembered how X didn't have any family and for the first few years of his life was raised with Sensai, until X was eventually given his own small appartment. She remembered how she stayed over in X's first night there cause he was scared to be alone and she had helped him move it.
"Did you get used to it X?" Yori asked only to be shocked by the answer.
"NOPE" Yori stared at X blankly until he burst out laughing to continue. "Yori I'm kidding, you'll be fine trust me. Have that bath you were talking about and it'll be ALL good"
Yori smiled warmly at her friends encouragements but that was X whenever she was down she knew X would put his arm around her shoulder and say just the right thing to cheer her up.
"Domo X-San" Yori chirped as the two arrived at the south gate.
They were soon spotted by the Jounin on guard Lee, he was quite lazy for a Jounin which is why he choose the south gate for his post. He was just like every other Jounin with no bloodline limit or special technique he was just a laid back six foot tall ninja with slick back brown hair and brown eyes.
As he spotted X and Yori he shouted down "Hey X and Yori are back open the gates!" With that command the gates were opened and Lee was stood on the other side waiting for the two. "Welcome back guys" He said in the same jolly tone he was known for.
"Hey there Lee" Said the two in unison followed by a quick bow.
"I heard you two kicked some ass at the Chunin exams, good going you did us proud" Lee said giving the two a big thumbs up.
"It was an honour to fight in the name of Yamanuchi…" Yori said as she gave off a yawn and a stretch "…anyway I'm tired from out journey and I would like to go home and get a bath" However before Yori could continue she was stopped by Lee who looked as if his throught had been swallowed down to his feet.
"Errm Yori I have some bad news…your appartment…there was a landslide down by you appartment building and I'm sorry but…" Yori covered her mouth in shock as she had already figured out what was being told to her.
"You mean…my home has been destroyed!?" Yori felt tears stream down her face as she saw Lee slowly nod his head. "Oh my God…" with that she dove into a hug that X was already to give her, she began to soak his shirt in her tears. Lee tried to bring up some good news.
"On the upside no one died, and Hirotake along other Jounin managed to save all your stuff before the building was submerged in the rocks" Yori looked up from her 'hiding' place on X's chest and began wiping the tears from her eyes.
"You mean my things are ok, like the old gifts I got from my parents and such" Yori asked only to be happy to see another nod from Lee.
"Yeah Hirotaka is keeping them at his house, so you can move in with him" That news brough sadness to Yori again much to X's confusion (Girls…not his best subject)
"Why you sad Yori I thought you were getting lonely and Lee just said all you possesions were saved"
"It is not that X, it's just…Hirotaka is now married and he moved out so he could start a new life with his wife, how can he do that if I move in with him?" X could see that Yori was ready to cry again and said something that surprised Yori, Lee and even himself.
"You could move in with me….wait what?" Yori had not heard that last part but had gasped at X's proposal and the light seemed to come back to her smile.
"X…You mean it?" She said as though she were a small girl being made a promise by a parent.
"Yeah sure, I mean you've stayed over before, and it can get kinda lonely and…" X was cut off as he was grasped in an air locking hug that a bear could've taken pointers from.
"OH THANKYOU X-SAN I'M TOTALLY AND FOREVER IN YOU DEBT, HOW CAN I EVER REPAY YOU?"
"Stop trying to break me in half" Was all X could get out before being released by Yori's monster like grip. After X had gotten his breath back he straighten himself up and spoke. "Well shall we go to Hirotaka-Sensai's place to pick up your stuff?"
"Hai" Was all Yori said but as the two started heading off they were stopped again by Lee.
"Actually guys, why don't you let me do that…" confused at what was going on Lee explianed. "…You guys need to report the Yamakages office with your reports about the mission"
X and Yori felt like slapping themselves as they forgot the most basic rule of Yamagakure, whenever a mission is complete it is to be reported back to the Kage, since the Chunin exam had been turned into a mission thanks to the invasion X and Yori had to now take the reports they had already written before leaving Konoha to the Yamakage and the rest of the council.
"Oh snap he's right…" X said as he pulled out the key to his appartment "…well here is the key to my place then, you couldn't be a buddy and get it copied could you so Yori has one too?" X asked with a kind tone, he had done favors for Lee before so it was easy for Lee to agree.
"Sure buddy good luck with the concil" Waved Lee as he vanished in a puff of smoke to begin the tasks at hand.
"Well then let's get this oever with" Said X with an impatiances in his words. Yori huffed.
"X you've never liked seeing the council have you?" She asked as they walked down the main street of their village.
"It'sthe council who don't like me…" X said before continuing in his thoughts "…and I think I've figured out why"
It was not long before X and Yori had made it to the Yamakage's building. Yamagakure wasn't the biggest village ever so eveything was very close by.
The two walked through the corridors and were now standing outside the door behind which was the Yamakage and the rest of the council, a Jounin was on guard and after quickly going in to announce X and Yori's arrival he lead them in.
X and Yori stopped in the centre of the room and stared at the long table, in the centre was the Yamakage, or Sensai as X still refered to him as. Sensai had raised X since he was a boy and for a long time X believed that Sensai was his grandfather. What ever relation X had with this kind old man he would know them by the end of this meeting. To the Yamakage's left sat two council members and another 3 to his right, but it was Sensai who was first to speak.
"Welcome back Yori and X it is good to see that you are all safe"
X and Yori bow with the highest respect for the leader of their village.
"I assume the two of you have your reports from the actions that took place at Konoha?" With that the pair reached in their pockets and quickly pulled out scrolls with their written reports on them and gave them to a jounin who in turn handed them to Sensai.
Sensai took his time in reading the two reports until he came across something interesting. "X is this true about your Shoutengan (Focus Eye)? That you obtained a new level?"
X smirked and nodded his head.
"Then lets see it" he asked only to X's surprise.
"Oh sure…" X said as he closed his eyes for s few moments before whisipering to himself "…Shoutengan (Focus Eye)" As X's eyes snapped open it was revealed his Shoutengan had changed, as always the white in his eyes had now turned red with a black X and a small white pupil in the centre however now there was something else. Just around the centre of the X where the pupil bared was a black circle. X's eyes looked like targets not but X noticed something strange about his new Shoutengan and Sensai could tell.
"What is the matter X?" He asked only to see X looking round the room as if to find something.
"I'm not sure, it'snot as powerful as it was when I fought Fukashima. I mean it is definatly stronger then my old Shoutengan but not as powerful as it was back when I beat Fukashima. I mean I could see the world spinning from underneith my feet but now I can't" As X deactivated the Shoutengan Sensai stroked his beard.
"I believe I know what the problem is X…" He said which cause X to give him his undivided attention "…X your bloodline limit is very powerful and the ability you speak of sounds like the elusive third stage of you the Shoutengan"
That cause a gasp from both X and Yori, they had no idea this power of X's had a second level let alone a third.
"This is rare but sometimes in the heat of battle if one discovers the second stage of Shoutengan, they sometimes surpass it and get a feel for the third stage, but I would not get too excited X, the third stage is incredably difficult to achieve and only your oldest ancestor was able to attain it"
That brought a frown to X's face, he remembered how beautiful everything was when he had tapped into the third stage, it was then the Yamakage decided to give them some good news.
"Anyway, back to buissness you were there originally for the Chunin exams and I believe that after the experience you both went through in Konoha, from defending a village that was not you own to even attending the Hokages funeral the two of you have displayed skill and valor. So the Council have unanimously decided, that it is time that these traits were rewarded…" With that Sensai reached from under his table and pulled out two Yamagakure flak Jackets, these were all black with no pockets and bared the simple of a blue Lotus flower on the back. "Congradulations you are both being promoted to Chunin.
Both X and Yori's eyes lit up as they took their jackets, Yori simply slipped hers on. X however removed his long black leather coat and hurled it high into the air, quickly put on the flak jacket before snatching his coat and throwing that on again. X and Yori turned to one another and gave eachother a high five while screaming "BOOYAH!"
After the moment had passed Sensai coughed slightly to remind the two where they were and after a bow Yori began heading towards the door but was stopped when she realised X had not moved at all. When Sensai saw this he had to ask.
"Was there something more X?" He asked as X stared down to the crowd, building up the courage to say it.
"What's my last name?" That sent the whole room into an dead silence, Sensai and the council had feared this day would come and Yori had no idea what was going on, it had only just occurred to her that she never once wondered about X's last name, he was always X to her.
"What makes you say that?" One of the council members asked nervously.
"No one has even mentioned my last name nor my clan, when you refer no my family you go around it and avoid saying their name…" X paused again as he remembered what Fukashima had said and now it was time "…Fukashima told me that…I wasn't born in this village…" Everyone in the room at that time felt their eyes snap open wide, only Yori's snapped for the surprise of that news, why would Fukashima say that. The council however had now realised there worst fear, that X knew. X continued to stare at Sensai a man X knew would never speak a single lie to him.
"Sensai, I must know….is it true?" X asked begging with all his heart Sensai would stand up and say it was a lie and that Fukashima was saying that to get into X's head but it was not meant to be as X slowly raised up and spoke.
"I'm afriad it is true X…you were not born here at Yamagakure" X felt as if his heart had hit the ground, and Yori covered her mouth to hold back to shocking gasp that tried crawling out.
"Council would you excuse me please" Sensai asked, and ther members of the council could not be out there quick enough. When all was clear Sensai rose a doorway on the floor that had a staircase going down, grabbing a nearbly lantern Sensai proceeded down the stairs "This way X Yori you may come to it is time you both knew"
"Knew what?" Yori asked nervously.
"The history on how X came to be here in our village, and of his family….the Kuriachi clan.
X and Yori were following Sensai down the staircase until they arrived at the bottom in a dimely lit room with nothing in it but a small box on a poadium.
"Please sit, the two of you" Sensai kindly asked as X and Yori obliged.and sat on the floor as Sensai walked up stood behind the box and placed his hands upon it.
"Your last name is Kuriachi, and you clan was not origianlly from Yamagakure. They were from….Konoha" X and Yori were in shock, the village the pair had just left that very morning turned out to be X's true home village. Before X could begin his questions Sensai continued. "Before your questions X, I must explain everything that happaned. The Kuraichi clan contributed to Konoha with their great weapon building skills, you see their Shoutengan ability was not only good for battle but with the great focus it could attain made the Kuraichi clan master weapons builders. Their greatest weapons were the three Zanpakutos (Soul Slayers). Two of those are in this very room…" Sensai paused as X and Yori looked at their swords, X looked down to his waist where his Silfarion twin blades hung one black and one white while Yori who had placed her Tenshi Blade on her back. "…the third sword the Raikiri was given to the First Hokage as a gift, a blade that was entrusted to the Hyuga Clan…" X remembered that Ron was given a sword by the Hyuga clan and it hit X that Ron had now taken possesion of that sword and X was happy about that.
"Ok so my clan were good at building weapons but how did they get from their to here?" X asked impatiantly but that seemed to lower Sensai's head in sadness.
"They didn't get here, they were betrayed…" Sensai paused as he allowed that news to settle in before continuing "…You see 12 years ago our villages were at war thanks to a man named…Orochimaru" X gasped he had heard this name in the history records of Yamanuchi this was also the man he suspected Fukashima was conspirering with. "Orochimaru had begun a campaign to destroy Konoha and he began by playing Yamagakure and Konoha against eachother, he played both sides and hoped we would destroy eachother and…" Sensai was soon cut off by X.
"This is just a history lesson Sensai I know all this, but what was happening with my clan at the time!?" Yori was shocked by X's tone to the village leader.
"X!!" She shouted in an attempt to calm him down and remind him who he was talking to, but Sensai settled her down.
"It is ok Yori I understand why X is upset, very well. X Orochimaru had plans for you family, he was interested in their Shoutengan, he had figured out a forbiddon technique which allowed him to take the body of another being along with their bloodline limit. Orochimaru befriended the Kuraichi clan so he could use them against Konoha. Before he could take a Kuraichi clan member he discovered the greatest weakness of the Shoutengan…" That was what X wanted to hear.
"Weakness?" Yori asked, it was to her understanding that the Shoutengan had no clear weakness but Sensai continued.
"Yes Yori, as I'm sure X knows by now the Shoutengan requires intense focus and one who has even the slightest side thought will lose the focus needed to keep the Shoutengan, side thoughts like…Revenge" The room went silent again and Yori began to stare at X who was looking sternly at Sensai.
"X…cannot think of anything else but the Shoutengan when he uses it…? Amazing, to be able to keep his mind so clear and focused in the heat of battle" Yori thought to herself before Sensai continued.
"Orochimaru, wished revenge against his teacher Sarutobi the third Hokage. But when he found out that his lust for vengence would mean he could not use the Shoutengan he went about having them destroy them" X's eyes snapped open at this news, to hear that Orochimaru was behind the death of his family was too much to bare. "He went on to convince the Kuraichi clan that Konoha was planning to sell them out to our village for their weapon building skills, because of the trust the clan had for Orochimaru they decided to join us and when Orochimaru learned this he informed the Kuraichi clans rival clan and it was them who destroyed the Kuraichi's"
X had to know who that clan was so simply shouted it out. "WHO, WHAT CLAN!?"
"Ironic actually, you were due to fight one of the last surviving members of that clan at the Chunin exams…" and that is when it hit X like a pile of bricks.
"The Uchiha Clan" Was all X could whisper enough to be heard only to be answered by a nod of the Yamakages head.
"Yes, the two clans had always been at rivally. Their was a rumour that the third stage of the Shoutengan was more powerful then the strongest Sharringan, but since nobody in the Kuraichi Clan since you greatest ancestor had ever obtained the third and final stage it was never proven and the Uchiha clan were spoke of as the more superior clan" Now it was Yori's turn for questions
"Why was I not told anything about this, I feel X and I were the only two in this village who did not know"
"Yori, you and X were the only two in the village that did not know, you parents had already unforunatly passed and I asked Hirotaka to not tell you…" Sensai noticed Yori looking very confused at this point "…I wanted X to have a friend who did not know of his past, so they would not judge him on his history or in worse case tell him before he was ready.
X quickly turn to Yori with a worrying question.
"You haven't changed you opinion of me now have you? I mean that you know the truth about me?" Yori was quick to answer.
"Of course not X, you are my closest friend and I'm going to stick by you through this like you have stuck by me" With that the two smiled warmly at one another before X turned back to ask the most important question.
"If they destroyed the Kuraichi clan, how did I get here?" After hearing that Sensai picked up the box that had been in front of him and answered.
"You were saved by the man who brought you hear and told me all this, until the day you were ready, the man who gave me this box and you for that matter. The man who was once…the third Hokage"
That was the biggest shock of all to both X and Yori and when they faces returned to normal from the shock Sensai continued.
"He learned of Orochimaru's plan and knew that even though the Kuraichi clan had been tricked the people of Konoha would never except you into their village, so he brought you to the one place you would be safe….here and stripped all records of you family from the Konoha history records" With that Sensai knelt down infront of X and handed him the box "X…if you still have doubts simply open this box"
X looked at it for a few minutes it was a small wooden boxes with a symbol on it that looked like X's second level of shoutengan, he tried to open it only to look back at Sensai with a blank look. "How do I open it"
"This box is one of the last items of your family and it can only be opened with the Shoutengan"
With that X stared deeply into the symbol on the box and closing his eyes quickly activated his Shoutengan, as he looked deeper into the symbol he heard a clicking sound and the box cracked open, X deactivated his Shoutengan and slowly opened the box with Yori peering over his shoulder. X felt all the air leave his lungs as he saw in the box papers that he made out as birth documents and a scroll with the same symbol on the seal as the box. There however weren't what shocked him, it was the item that was staring back at him atop of all the papers and scrolls, it was a forehead protector which belonged to Konoha, it had the leaf symbol on it however it also bared a scratch through it which symbolised an exiled Ninja, which was proof to X that his family had been exiled and he was the last one left.
"X I know this is tough but you have to remember this, no matter how much it hurts to know the truth but you cannot under any cirsumstances begin to feel vengence for eaither Orochimaru or the Uchiha clan, as soon as you do that you will lose the ability to use the Shoutengan, which is why you were not told from the beginning. You would have grown up in hatred and felt nothing but revenge for those who wronged you and you would never be able to use the Shoutengan…do you understand?"
X began breathing heavily how could he not hate Orochimaru and the Uchiha Clan for what they did to him, it was when he felt Yori rest her hand atop of his he felt all that hatred just slip away, all it took was a look into Yori's eyes reasuring him that she would be there to help him through this.
After a gulp and a few deep breaths X smiled back at his team mate and nodded to Sensai "Ok guys I'm good…" He turned to Yori and patted her on the head like he used to when they were kids "…thanks Yori, for everything. You rock as a best friend"
With that X took the Konoha forehead protector and handed the box to Yori "Here take this back to our place and get the keys from Lee" He said as he headed for the stairs.
"Where are you going X?" Sensai asked as X stopped halfway up the stairs and turned back.
"I have to go pay better respect to the man who saved my life" Before anyone else could say a word X was gone at great speeds and left through the south gates hoping to be back in Konoha for nightfall.
Yori simply stood there staring at the box blushing slightly as she repeated something X had just said to herself "… 'Our' Place…"
It was midnight in Konoha and Anko Mitarashi along with her son Ron Mitarashi were heading home, that day had been tough for Ron. To start he had to say goodbye to his two friends from Yamanuchi then Ron had gone back to Sheila's room where he stayed all day only to fall asleep. Anko had gone back to bring him home and now the two were nearly there.
It was passing the monument which symbolised the death of ninja who had died in battle, where Anko saw the Mountain Ninja who had befriended Ron but was shocked when she saw the Konoha forehead protector in his hand. Anko was one a the few people in Konoha who had been tld of the surviving member of the Kuraichi clan and seeing this headband she knew that X had been told the truth.
Ron then saw his old friend "Is that X….HE…" But before he could shout loud enough to be heard he felt Anko rest her hand on his shoulder.
"Ron I think you should head straight home ok?"
Ron would've question this but he saw the seriousness in his moms eyes and decided not to question her and just left.
Meanwhile X was standing across from the monument and thought of how he only ever saw the Hokage once at the prelimanaries of the Chunin exams. It was then he heard a voice he reckonised as Anko Mitarashi.
"You and me have something in common you know…" She waited for X to turn round to continue "…we've both had our lives ruined by the same man"
X knew who she meant as he answered "Orochimaru…"
"Yep, but we were also saved by the same man…"
"The Third Hokage" X finished only to see Anko nod again. X didn't seem to feel any better as he turned back to see the giant stone again.
"Let me ask you something…" X said "…did you ever thank the third for saving you?" X's question really confused Anko as there was one obvious answer.
"Of course I did X" With that X simply chuckled but had his face drop to a frown again.
"Then we are not so alike…I never got to thank the Third Hokage for saving me…" at this point X began to stream tears from his eyes as his voice began to crack under his sobbing "…HE'LL NOW NEVER KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I'AM TO HIM FOR GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK, AND NOW THERE IS NOTING I CAN EVER TO REPAY HIM FOR HIS KINDNESS AND…" However before X could go on he felt two arms wrap around his chest embracing him in a warm hug from behind.
Anko felt his pain, she knew what he was going through and she knew what he needed to hear as she whispered it in his ear.
"He knows X….Sarutobi knows. And if you want to repay his debt I know what he would want, fight for you home, fight for the ones you care about and defend those who can't defend themselves"
X felt the tears dry and he felt himself feeling good again, with that he took the Konoha headband and wrapped it around his left arm just like his Yamanuchi headband was on his right arm. With a warm smile and a bow X said "Thankyou Anko…that helped more then you know"
X began to leave but heard one last thing from Anko "Congradulations on becoming Chunin"
X looked back and smiled "thanks could you do me a favor and not tell Ron, I wanna surprise him next time we meet" After getting a nod from Anko X was off back the way he came to return to Yamakagure.
X had moved much quicker on his return to Yamanuchi, Anko's words seemed to put a great spring in his step. It was now roughly two in the morning and X was walking upto to his appartment, it was a cosy number on the second floor of a small two floor building that only housed three more appartments along with X's on each floor.
X looked and saw his light was still on and assumed Yori was still awake so he didn't have to worry about sneaking in. As he opened the door though he was in for surprise.
Lying on his floor was Yori wearing nothing but a huge black t-shirt which X reckonised as one of his own a black number with a white chineese dragon on the back and some black panties. Yori was propping her chin on her left hand while the right hand turned the pages of the magazine she was reading, her lower legs from her knees down words were stuck up in the air and were crossed at the heels.
X soon felt a trickle of blood escape his nose as Yori spotted her best friend, team mate and now room mate.
"Oh Hello there X welcome back…" It was then Yori noticed X had frozen, and X to notice that now Yori was not wearing her fighting gear she was much more 'busty' then he first thought now tht she was not wearing anything to pull them back. However Yori pulled off the ultimate cute move without even realising it as she shifted her body and was now knealing on the floor with her legs winging out eaither side and her hands on her lap as she tilted her head to one side in confusion "…Is something wrong?"
Without warning a explosion of blood fired from X's nose and sent him hurtling out the front door and over the railing to the ground below.
Yori ran outside and propped her self on the railings lifting herself off the ground to look over the railing and down towards X "X ARE YOU OK!?" She screamed in paniced.
X opened his eyes and looked up to Yori only to see her arms propping her up on the railings how now bunched her breasts together and that was too much for X as he fainted on the spot.
When he woke up X found himself on his padded floor where he slept with a damp cloth on his head, the next thing he knew Yori was hung over him knealing at his side. "Are you ok X?" Yori asked as X propt himself upright and removed the rag from his head.
"I'm fine…" X then noticed Yori was wearing his shirt still and Yori figured it out.
"Oh I hope you do not mind X, my pajamas are in one of those boxes at the bottom of the pile…" Yori said as she directed X's vision to the piles of boxes that she had brought over from Hirotaka's place.
"No that's ok Yori. Let's just get some sleep ok" X said as he lay back down. Yori stood up and quickly switched the lights off and to X's surprise she slipped under the covers with him and rested her head along next to his "YORI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" X paniced as his friend simply snuggled up to him as she whispered.
"We used to sleep like this at our sleepovers when we were kids remember? Cause you were lonely"
"Yeah but…" X was about to continue on but Yori said something that made total sense.
"…So what has changed?" X simply smiled warmly. Yori was right, nothing had changed they were still the best of friends and X was still feeling lonely in his apparment but now he wasn't. Now he had Yori.
The next morning and X woke up to find that Yori was nowhere to be found, X quickly sat up and looked all around before saying to himself "Where did Yori go?" It was then he heard Yori's voice from above.
"Good morning Kuraichi-San" As X looked up he saw that Yori was using Chakra control to kneel on the ceiling but only for a few seconds as she let go and fell down onto X and gve him a big hug "I'm so happy that you and I are roomies I wanted to celebrate our first morning with a special hug!"
As X looked out the window and smiled waterfall like tears streamed from his eyes as he said to himself. "I think this room mates thing is gonna be more complicated then I thought"
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Well there we go the first chapter of this spin-off please review and tell me what you think. Expect to see guest apperences from other Naruto and Kim Possible Characters not to mention the moments when X and Yori's adventure take them into the Rokubi Stories of VINcredable. Hope you enjoyed.
