Last One Lost Chapter 1

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Bijuu thinking'

"Bijuu talking"

Naruto's POV

I sat there, not bothering to hide my tears. Kaka-sensei and Ero-sennin sat there in the silence, watching over me. One word kept repeating in my mind, 'Jiji, Jiji, Jiji'. "I can't believe it, it can't be true" I sobbed as I buried my head into my hands and shook.

FLASHBACK!

I woke up in the hospital after my fight with Gaara. I was waiting for Jiji, the Sandaime Hokage, who always has come when I was in the hospital. Hours of mind numbing boredom and counting of the birds that flew past my window passed, and he still hasn't shown up. I try not to be too disappointed, for being the Hokage is an important job, and after the sand/sound invasion, I guess he is just up to his neck in paperwork.

Then Kaka-sensei walked in, followed by Ero-sennin. Jiraya sighed after a few moments of tense silence. "He's not coming Naru-Chan, I am sorry."

I sat there, unblinking, until the words sunk in. tear after tear came as Kaka-sensei said, "He was facing off Orochimaru, the snake guy you fought, who was disguised as the Kazekage, and, well, it was definitely a fight between the God of shinobi, and his prized student, that's for sure. He fought to protect Konoha, and all inside its walls. I hope you can understand that. The funeral is in a few days…On your birthday…"

That's when I lost it. Screaming and crying, I was throwing things all around.

I was broken.

FLASHBACK END

Five minutes passed, and I got control of my weeping. Tears still rolled down my cheeks, but the gut-wrenching cries were silenced, and locked up even tighter than Kuuybi. I stood up, with a blank face, and deadened eyes, grabbed my funeral kimono, and mechanically got changed. Kaka-sensei already was wearing his, and Jiriaya used a justu only known to him to change into his own.

We walked outside, into the rain, and headed to the funeral place. We stood at the front, me because I had to be there for Konohamaru, and Kaka-sensei and Ero-sennin because they needed to be there for me.

Sakura, Sasuke, and the rest of the Konoha shinobi 12 were about five rows behind us. As the pastor spoke of the Hokage and all his accomplishments, the sky darkened, and the tears of Kami fell upon us. No one said anything, or even moved to take shelter from the thick rain. A few moments later, all of us took out flower, and laid it upon Jiji's coffin, murmuring our last words. Konohamaru and I went up together, and I had to constantly remind myself, 'Be strong for Ko, for Ko.'

After the funeral, Konohamaru and I walked silently back to my apartment. Ko was now an orphan, for Jiji was Ko's actual grandfather, whereas for me, he was my surrogate grandfather.

KONOHAMARU'S POV

Still crying, I grasped Naruto's hand as we walked to his home. 'What am I going to do? I have no family left. Naruto is already a ninja, so he won't be around enough, I will be all alone.'

Naruto's voice yanked me out of my distressed thoughts. "Ko, I want you to liv e with me. I don't want to see you all alone. We can live together, and be each other's brother, okay?"

I was silent, to the point he looked at me worriedly, and I finally spoke, "Of course Nii-san, I would love too! Thanks Boss!"

He smiled at me. I personally thought it was a grimace. I realized that he was taking this just as hard, maybe even harder than I was. I vowed to be there for my brother, if only as a familiar shoulder to lean on.

"You can come out now." Naruto said. Instantly, Kakashi, and the toad sannin was next to him. I was shocked to see them both here.

"You have been requested to see the council, tomorrow at ten in the morning." Kakashi said with obvious hatred for the council members.

NARUTO'S POV

I was shocked. 'The council wanted to see me? Why?' I nodded, and all of us went back to my place. I got Konohamaru situated in his room while Jiraya had ANBU get all of his things out of the Sarutobi household.

We both immediately went to bed as the two war-hardened shinobi talked in hushed tones.

KAKASHI'S POV

"I don't think they should go unwatched. Both of them are assassination targets, and they have been since they were born! You can't just leave them, especially now, because I have a feeling that Iwa might attack while we are still getting on our feet.

"They won't be alone, and I will be guarding them. After tomorrow's meeting, I am taking them both on a three year training trip. And don't give me that look, I can protect them, and teach them what they need to know as ninjas." Jiraya said, as I then started begging to go… well, not begging, for I am too 'hip', as Gai says.

"Fine! You can come! Just stop with the eye! Kami!"

Kakashi eye turned from a wounded puppy dog, to a cheerful smirk "Yay."

NARUTO'S POV

Looking at my clock, I noted that it was 2 am. 'I am never going to get any sleep brooding.' I thought. I got up, put some clothes on, grabbed four kunai and eight shuriken, and ran to training ground seven. When I got there, I immediately got to work hacking at a wooden practice post with two kunai, one in a reverse grip.

I finished my early morning training by throwing the shuriken into a cross shape. I glanced at the suns position in the sky, and determined that it was approximately four-thirty. I sat down under one of the great pine trees ant the south edge of the training area, and promptly fell asleep.

KAKASHI'S POV

"Dammit! How did we lose a twelve year old?" I grumbled to myself as I, panic-stricken, searched every place I could think of. I even searched the top of the fourth Hokage's head, and Ichiraku's Ramen stand.

I stopped near the edge of area 7 when I heard light snoring coming from underneath me. I looked down from the perch on a branch that I was on. "Thank Kami!" I exclaimed as he woke up, I jumped down and stared at him.

He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "I guess I'm caught huh." His face smiled but anyone with some shinobi training could seem that it didn't reach his eyes. Naruto was wearing a mask. "Naruto…"

Hey!

To clear some things up, Basically The third Hokage died, making Konohamaru an orphan, Naruto wants him to live with him, and the council want to talk to someone. Naruto is conflicted, and to cope with the confusion, he goes out for some late night training...yup.

Listen, I apologize that some characters are OCC, but please do not be too mad. Also, I have poll on my profile, and It is kinda important to the story. GO VOTE! Yea, ummm, I will pot the chapters as soon as I can.