Naruto:
Dilemma
*this story takes place a year after doujin, (but I'm
not going to give anything away)
I decided that not only am I
going to make a doujin about Naren and Naruto, I am going to write
fan fiction about them too ^_^. Just because. If you don't like it,
please don't say anything rude. Thanks and enjoy!
Finding Naruto
"Sakura-neechan!" Sakura turned around and saw a
rather short, blonde girl running up to her, waving her hand in the
air. I can't get over how much she looks like Naruto, Sakura
thought. The girl bent over to catch her breath. She looked up at
Sakura with her deep, electric blue eyes. The only thing missing is
the whisker marks.
"What's up Naren?" asked Sakura. The
blonde girl, Naren, stood up straight and put her hand behind her
head. "Have you seen Naruto?" she asked.
"No, I haven't"
answered Sakura. Come to think of it, she hadn't seen Naruto all
day. Usually he was with Naren, and if Naren couldn't find him
then…
"I help you look for him." Poor Naruto,
thought Sakura. After Jiraiya died, Naruto had been disappearing for
hours on end. Sakura had once seen him and Iruka once sharing an ice
cream on a bench. Naruto had obviously been upset, so Sakura didn't
bother them. Naren knew Jiraiya as well, but not as well as Naruto
had, so she wasn't as upset as he was. At least she didn't show
it.
Naren didn't talk much as they looked for Naruto. She
called his name many times. They went to check the house he and Naren
now shared, but he wasn't there. Konoha was a large village, but
there really weren't many places he could be. Naruto wasn't even
at his favorite restaurant, Ichiraku's Ramen, either. Where could
he be?
"Naruto! Naruto! Where are you? Aniki!" Naren called
over and over, but Naruto never answered. This was strange to Sakura.
Whenever Naren called, Naruto would come to her aid, but this time he
didn't.
"Where is he Sakura-nee?" Naren was beginning to
panic. Though the two had been separated for years, there bond was as
close as if they had always been together. "Don't worry Naren.
I'm sure he's fine. He's probably off training somewhere."
said Sakura, though she wasn't sure if she believed herself.
As
she turned the corner, Naren walked into Hinata Hyuuga. Sakura knew
Hinata had always had a crush on Naruto and that she constantly
stalked him. Maybe Hinata knew where he was.
"Hinata, have you
seen Naruto at all today?" asked Naren. Naren and Hinata had become
good friends since Naren had become a shinobi of the leaf village.
Like Naruto, Naren had the ability to make friends with everyone she
met. Hinata shook her head.
"I haven't seen him since
yesterday and even then it was from a distance. He looked upset and I
should have tried to comfort him, but I didn't know what to say,"
said the white-eyed kunoichi. "I'll help you look for him if you
want."
"Thanks Hinata," said Naren. Her byakugan might be
useful, she thought. Naren led the way around Konoha, calling
Naruto's name again and again, using the word Aniki more often than
not. Hinata used her Byakugan to look through buildings quickly. It
wasn't until they were out of options they finally decided to go to
the Hokage, Tsunade.
"And you've looked everywhere?"
said Tsunade. Naren, Sakura, and Hinata nodded. Naren looked
devastated.
"Naren, I'm sure he's around here somewhere,"
said Tsunade, trying to comfort her. Naren just nodded and looked at
the floor. Tsunade knew how Naren felt. How many times had her own
little brother run off for hours on end, and Tsunade had been in a
panic trying to find him. Being twins, the feeling must be worse for
Naren. "We'll find him."
"Tsunade-sama," said Sakura, "I
think I know where Naruto might be."
Naruto had heard
his sister's voice calling his name many times. The last time she
had sounded panicky. He knew he should answer her, but he didn't
want her to see the tears that were now freely dripping onto his
hands. Ero-sennin, he thought. Why? Why did you go? He had wondered
off this morning without paying much attention to where he was going.
He had found himself at the training grounds where Jiraiya had first
taught Naruto the summoning jutsu. It wasn't exactly the place, but
the memories of it, that drew him here. He had sat down by the creek
and thought about that day. He let loose a chuckle. Jiraiya had
pushed him off a cliff to get him to use the full extent of his fox
chakra. Apparently he had to be in a life-threatening situation to be
able to summon that much. Not only had that worn him out
considerably, the toad he had summoned, Gamabunta, put up a fight
that completely exhausted Naruto.
"Aniki! Naruto!" he heard
Naren again. He also heard Hinata and Sakura calling his name. He
knew he should answer his twin, but he was lost in his memories of
Jiraiya to do so.
"There he is!" said Naren, pointing.
"Aniki! Naruto!" she called. He didn't look up. Naruto-aniki,
she thought. She had never seen him this down before. Even after he
had come back from the second Sasuke retrieval mission, he wasn't
this disheartened. She was there when they had heard about Jiraiya.
When they got home, he didn't come out of his room for hours. He
didn't say much about it and still smiled around his friends and
her, but Naren could tell. Underneath that cheerful face, she could
see the sorrow in his eyes. Naren herself had cried for Jiraiya, and
Naruto comforted her, but she didn't need the comfort as much as he
did.
"You should go talk to him, Naren," said Hinata. Sakura
nodded in agreement. Naren walked over to where Naruto sat, and sat
down beside him. Naruto-kun, thought Hinata. She couldn't help but
feel sorry for both the Uzumaki siblings. Sakura watched as Naren put
her arm around him. She wished she could hear what they were saying,
but knew it was between them and them alone.
"Can I sit
here?" Naruto looked up and saw Naren looking down at him.
"You
know," he said. "I still can't get over how much we look
alike." Naren could hear the sadness in his voice. She smiled. "You
get used to it," she said. Naruto chuckled.
Naren sat down. "I
know how much you missed Jiraiya. I miss him too, probably not as
much, but still." Naruto didn't say anything. "He was a great
man, even if he was a super perv."
"Yeah," said Naruto. "He
was." Naren put her arm around Naruto's shoulders. They didn't
talk. They didn't need too. Her just being there with him was
enough comfort.
"Why didn't you answer me when I called you,
Aniki?" Naruto liked it when Naren called him aniki. "I called
you over and over. I was beginning to get worried."
"I'm
sorry. Lost in thought, I guess," said Naruto. Though Naruto and
Naren had only really been together for a year, he felt as close to
her as if he had known her his whole life. He hated that he had made
her worry.
"This isn't like you, Naruto," she said.
"Wondering off without telling anyone, this gloomy depression, it's
not right." He looked at her. Her face was sincere. Her deep blue
eyes were the same as his except filled with sympathy.
"You're
right," he said. He sat up straighter, wiping the tear residue off
his face. "This isn't like me. Jiraiya wouldn't have wanted
this behavior." He smiled at her. A genuine smile. Not one that
masked sorrow. She smiled back. Her Aniki was back to normal. They
hugged and stood up.
"You two can come out now,"
said Naruto. Sakura and Hinata stood up from a hiding place in the
bushes.
"How did you know we were here?" asked Sakura.
Hinata was blushing beet red and didn't say anything.
"You
weren't exactly quiet," said Naruto. He grinned. This was true;
Sakura and Hinata had hidden in a bush near the twins and listened to
the conversation. They had been hushing each other the whole time so
they could hear. Sakura looked at the siblings. They both wore
identical grins on their faces. Naruto seemed happier than he had in
days. His smile didn't hide sadness anymore.
"That's neither
here nor there," said Sakura waving her hand, looking agitated.
"Why have you been avoiding us, huh? You could have talked to us,
to anyone about what you were feeling. Especially your sister.
"I
didn't want you worrying, but I made you worry more," said
Naruto, rubbing his head. "I'm sorry."
Sakura couldn't
stay mad at him. She smiled. She was just glad he was smiling for
real again. Hinata smiled too. "Whatever," said Sakura. "Just
talk to us next time. You know we're here for you."
"I
know," he said. "I know."
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Naruto
© Masashi Kishimoto
Naruto: Dilemma, Naren © Smash-chan77
