Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything related to it. I also do not own a car, a house, a cat, or anything else for that matter.
Sorry about the wait on this one guys. School started up, and I got really busy, but here it is now. It's not as good as the first chapter, but I've got some plot twists and other things planned for the third chapter, so I had to use this one to build up to that.
The Other Side
Chapter 2
Urami's Return
Urami slicked back his hair as he leaned against the tree. This is bad, he thought, I can't believe I let that guy behind the bush knock me out. What a rookie mistake. I should have sensed him. The boss is going to kill me when he finds out what happened. Urami went over the fight over and over again in his head. He had never lost before. He was the best in the business. A kunai shot out of the darkness and hit the tree an inch away from his head. Without flinching he looked at it and grabbed the note attached to it. Suddenly, he heard the bosses deep voice in his head. He had a terrible headache and fell to the ground. Clutching his head tightly, he attempted to listen to voice.
"You have failed me again, Urami. I will let you off this time, since you are supposedly 'the best', but I will not tolerate another failure from you. I want the demon, alive, and the boy, dead. Next time, that kunai will be in your back."
Suddenly, the excruciating pain in his head was lifted. He sat up with his back against the tree. He buried his head in his arms and rested them on his knees, wondering how in the world he was going to pull this off. Now that the demon had been released, there would be two of them to fight, and they would be much harder to beat.
At the Bookstore
"FINALLY!" Kakashi yelled with joy as he reached the front of the line. "I've been waiting for months for this book to come out!" His eyes gleamed as he reached for the last copy of Icha Icha Paradise 2. He touched the orange cover as though he were touching a lover with a huge smile on his face. He closed his eyes to take in the moment so he could further relish in the time. Suddenly, he felt something missing, and all he could feel at his fingertips was a cold breeze of air. His smile vanished, as he opened his eyes to se the book gone. His joy quickly turned to fierce anger as he looked down the street to see an old man with balding gray hair running down the street with Kakashi's copy of the book held in the air. He could hear the man's laughter, knowing he got a copy of this nearly impossible to get book. The man behind the counter busted out laughing as a witness of what had just happened. Blinded by rage, Kakashi grabbed the man by his neck and threw him up through the roof of the bookstore. He blasted off down the street after the man who had stolen his book.
Konoha Hospital
Sasuke was leaning back in his chair, asleep, next to Sakura with a smile on her face as she watched the series of events between Naruto and this 'Secret Girl' leaning over his bed. The two weren't saying anything, just staring at each other, every now and then showing different emotions on their faces. It was as though they were almost communicating through body language, except they weren't moving. She couldn't figure it out. Finally, Naruto opened his mouth and let out a loud, blood-curdling scream. Sakura jumped back, with a kunai in her hand as though someone were attacking them. Sasukewoke up, and fell back in his chair, slamming his head into the wall behind him. The girl near his bed collapsed. The nurse ran into the looked at the situation, leaned her head back, groaned, and rushed everyone out of the room. Sakura paced outside the door worriedly, while Sasuke fell asleep again, sprawled out on the floor with a bag of ice on his head. Two doctors and nurses came running down the hall rolling a stretcher. As the stretcher neared the door, Sasuke suddenly woke up, widened his eyes, and yelled "OWWW!!" His hand was red and swollen. It took Sakura a second to realize that the doctors had rolled the stretcher over Sasuke's hand, and couldn't help but laugh.
While she was laughing, she heard a nurse scream. Sasuke immediately forgot about his hand and jumped to his feet, busting through the door. When he got in, he saw three doctors dead on the floor, and the nurses tied and gagged next to them. Naruto and girl were missing.
"DAMMIT! That guy was hard enough to take out last time with a sneak attack while he was paying attention to Naruto." He ran back out in the hall and explained everything to Sakura.
Sakura banged her fist on the wall. "Damn. Sasuke, I thought you got rid of that guy?"
"Yeah, so did I. I knocked him out and cut some of his major veins. He should be dead."
"Well, are you sure it's even the same guy?"
"Oh yeah, I'm sure. There may be alot of people who want Naruto dead, but none that would go as far as killing some doctors."
"Well, let's go find them. CHYAH!"
"Genko, I have a... job for you. There's a certain person that needs to be taken out."
Genko smiled, "Who's the job?"
"Urami." The boss grinned.
"Yes sir boss, I'll go take care off it. " Genko disappeared.
In an Unknown Forest
Naruto opened his eyes in an unfamiliar forest. He knew he wasn't in Konoha- Kakashi had made them memorize every part of Konoha forest as part of their 'training' (Naruto knew it wasn't part of their training, he saw Kakashi sneak off with Juraiya towards the strip clubs). Naruto was sore and could barely open his eyes, but he could make out Urami talking to some guy. He saw that girl unconscious next to him. He tried to see if he could wake her up with his mind, but it was no use, she was out cold.
"Genko, why are you here?"
"You know what you did."
"But the boss said I had one more chance."
"Yeah, he changed his mind. " He reached for the scythe-like tool on his back. It was a long, black stick with two, curved, three-foot blades on each end. "And I'd rather not disappoint the boss." He grinned as he swung the blade at Urami, catching him on the shoulder, leaving a big gash on his shoulder. There's no way Urami can come back after a hit like that, thought Genko. Satisfied, he went back to see the boss, obviously not taking any notice to Naruto and the unconscious female next to him.
Clutching his wound, Urami stood up, staggering over to Naruto. Urami gave him a desperate look, and collapsed. Naruto tried to get up and help, but he was bound.
Naruto: Wait, what? You still didn't say who the girl was. I'm confused.
Me: Are you still trying to figure that out? Wow, you really are an idiot.
Naruto:So, what's going to happen to Urami? I mean, I know he bound me and everything, but I still don't want him dead.
Me: Too bad for you Naruto.
