Prologue
Hey readers! This is my third story that I've written for naruto fanfiction. Please enjoy!
"Uncle! Uncle! Uncle! Uncle!" Two little kids chirped continuously like there was no tomorrow to the blond man snoring on the couch. The blond man had his whole body laid everywhere on the couch, his legs on the armrest. His whisker-like face made the children giggle. He wore a long white cloak with red flames on it that sprawled everywhere. He did not budge. The children did not give up.
"Uncle! Uncle! Uncle! Uncle!" They repeated again. The man fidgetted. He rolled to the other side, his back facing the kids who were threatening him to wake up. He curled up into a ball like a cat. The kids fought harder.
"UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE!"
"OH MY GOD CAN'T YOU TELL WHEN THE DARN HOKAGE IS HAVING HIS BEAUTY SLEEP?!" The man screamed suddenly, awoken from the constantly, repetitive word. The two kids smiled victoriously. He let out a loud yawn, stretching his arms wide up. The children giggled. Every little their uncle did always made them laugh. It was probably because their father always had the amusement of taunting him, even though their uncle was at a higher position than their father was.
Naruto opened his eyes and the first sight he saw was a young boy and a girl, both dark-haired, wide-eyed, only four and six respectively. They for some reason could not stand still. Their faces were lit up by some magical force, full of curiosity of whatever it was. Naruto couldn't help but smile at them. To him, it felt like just yesterday he was 12-years-old again in Team 7 with Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi doing simple missions like weeding the gardens. Now here he sat, 15 years later, as the Hokage of Konohagakure. Oh, how time flies. Naruto indeed felt more like an old man the more he spent times doing papers in his office.
He let out a big sigh. "Man, guys, you sure know how to annoy your super awesome uncle, who is SO much cooler than your daddy!" Seriously, I can't believe these kids are his children!
"Yeah, right! Daddy can beat you up any day!" The boy exclaimed cheerfully as his sister nodded in agreement, both laughing. "He said so!"
"Hey, Sou-chan! You know deep down that I am SO MUCH BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER than your CHICKEN-HEAD DADDY!" Naruto argued back as he playfully attempted to tackle the boy and girl down.
They all laughed loudly. They always had fun with their uncle although the moments tend to be short. But this time, with their parents away for the week, they could have fun for seven nights, a record for them. After several minutes of chasing and throwing pillows at their uncle Naruto in the face ("I AM YOUR HOKAGE! BOW BEFORE THE PILLOW FIGHT CHAMPION!" he had loudly declared until a bunny pillow knocked him down), the three sat back down around the couch, still enjoying the moment. Naruto slouched in extreme tiredness. He let out a loud moan.
"We win! We win! We win! You lose! You lose! You lose!" The two kids chorused together, jumping up and down.
"Darn you rascals. You guys talk WAY too much to be your daddy's kids," Naruto said through lots of breaths. "Anyway, what did you guys want to bother me about?"
"This!" chipped the girl, who held out her hand. In her hand was a simple necklace with a large, red crystal shaped like a heart. The pendant shined beautifully against all the light in the room. Naruto looked at it, his blue eyes suddenly wide. He was stunned. This is…
"Oi Yuriko-chan, where did you guys find this necklace?" Naruto asked her.
"This morning! In the forest near our house! It looked too pretty to just be there." Yuriko answered obediently. "Do you know who's its from?"
Naruto chuckled. An idea had lit in his mind. He sprang his hands around them. "Come around, you guys, I have a story to tell you."
"Does it have to do with the necklace?" Sou asked curiously.
Naruto grinned. "Yep, yep! I know everything about this little guy! And it's all gonna be true!"
"YAY!" The two kids cheered and took a seat next to their uncle Naruto looking up to him. They could not sit still, too curious for him to start. This made Naruto smile. He decided to put a spin on a few things, keep them paying attention and curious.
"Once upon a time, there was a teenage boy called Raven-"
"Raven? What kind of stupid name is that?" Yuriko spat in disgust. "I thought you said it was true!"
"Shut up or do you not want to hear the story?!" Naruto yelled, annoyed. They both shook the heads.
"Anyway, Raven was a traitor to Konoha. He had left the village earlier out of vengeance and power. When he had completed his revenge, he decided to return to Konohagakure thinking that he was going to get it easy after betraying the village. But he didn't. All the villagers looked at him differently, not wanting to even talk to him anymore. To them, he was a traitor and despised nothing more. And Raven sure acted the part. He was distant, quiet, emotionless, arrogant, not wanting anything but to train all day, MEAN, COLD-HEARTED BUTT HOLE, HATES SWEET THINGS FOR GOD KNOWS WHY, AND HAS HAIR THAT LOOK LIKES A CHICKEN BUTT!" Naruto had suddenly ranted, making the children laugh.
"Everybody thought he was going to be like that forever, until when springtime came, something happen." Naruto stopped, smiling. He always wanted to do a dramatic pause. And it was sure about to work.
"What? What? What? What?" Sou and Yuriko repeated over and over again. After what seem like a minute, Naruto answer:
"Raven was acting strange all around a certain girl named Flower."
The two kids' jaws dropped. "Why?"
"Did he like her? Hate her?"
"Was he in 'like-like' with her?"
"Why is her name Flower?"
"Is this really a true story?" And the kids again rambled on their questions to him.
Naruto couldn't help but grin cheesily at them. "And that's why we shall begin 'The Tale of the Raven and the Flower'…"
I hope you guys enjoyed my 3rd story! Sorry I wrote this instead of finishing up the previous one! But I just had the urge to write it and couldn't stop! Anyway, please read and review!