Futures Past
By: DanniMarie
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto, or any of the characters.
Tsume, Shio, Temo, and Meo however are mine, and if you would like to use them, please ask me 1st. Thank you.
Side Note: This is the 1st Naruto Fanfic that I have ever done, and the 1st one in a very long time. (In 5 years) Please be nice, however I would still like to hear/read, what you think and have to say about it. It's the only way to improve.
About the Story: This is an AU story line. I have not seen all of the shows and I have not read any of the mangas so I am unsure as to what happens in the real story line.
I do know about the Characters and I have done some reading so I hope I won't let anyone down.
In this story, there will be Adventure, Drama, Romance and a lot of other stuff. There is a main plot, with some small ones worked in to keep it going. It's going to take a few chapters to get the ball rolling and in order to allow everything to fall into place.
I love Sakura and what she stands for and I tell the truth I don't know who I am going to pear her up with, as the store builds, please let me know who you would like to see her end up with.
This Story tells about the Akatsuki and how it came to be, and the history that is behind it. About the truth behind it, and everything that they have done, it explains the history of Orochimaru, Tsunade, the 4th Hokage, Jiraiya, and the leader of Akatsuki. How over time, something that started out as just a goal to become more powerful, has affected so many and started a war.
Characters that you will see in this fanfic, ranks and the ages that I'll be using…
Akamaru: Unknown/ Nin-Dog
Chouji Akimichi: 24/ Jounin
Deidara: 27/ Missing-Nin/ Member of Akatsuki
Gai Maito: 38/Jounin
Genma35/ Special Jounin
Ino Yamanaka: 24/ Chuunin
Itachi Uchiha: 29/ANBU Caption/ Missing-Nin/ Second in Command of Akatsuki
Izumo: 34/ Special Jounin
Jiraiya: Old/ Legendary Sannin
Kabuto: 31/ Jounin/ Medic-Nin
Kakashi Hatake: 38/ ANBU
Kiba Inuzuka: 24/ ANBU
Kimimaro: 24/unknown/ works for Orochimaru
Kisame: 38/ Missing-Nin/ Member of Akatsuki
Kotetsu: 34/ Special Jounin
Naruto Uzumaki: 25/ANBU
Neji Hyuuga: 25/ ANBU
Orochimaru: Old/ Legendary Sannin/ Leader of Sound
Rock Lee: 24/ Jounin
Sakura Haruno: 23/Special Jounin/High level Medic-Nin
Sasuke Uchiha: 25/ Missing-Nin (He never took the test to gain rank, fights on the level of ANBU)
Shikamaru Nara: 25/ANBU/High Councilmen
Shino Aburame: 25/ ANBU
Shizune: 35/ Special Jounin/ Medic-Nin
Tenten: 25/ Jounin
Tobi: 24/ Missing-Nin/ Member of Akatsuki
Tsume: Old/ Leader of Akatsuki
Tsunade: Old/Hokage
Zetsu: Unknown/ Missing-Nin/ Member of Akatsuki
Part ONE
Chapter TWO
"Let Just Hope"
The sound of the coming storm was heard off in the distance, if they didn't move a little faster they would be caught in it, and that would only slow them down more. True they where used to being in many storms, days on end. However they knew that there could not be any more wasted time. Six long months was a long time to be away from Konoha, away from family and friends.
Bounding from one tree Kakashi looked back to make sure his team was still with him. They had gone six months without being spotted, they couldn't risk anything happening now. There was much that he had to report back to Lady Tsunade, many things that he wasn't able to put into his report in fear that it may end up in the wrong hands on the way back.
The team that he had with him was the best he could ask for. Neji was more then able to keep a look out and with the help of his Byakugan, they where able to gather information on how many Ninja Orochimaru had working with him and what their levels where. Kakashi was impressed to know how far along the young man had come to using his Byakugan. He knew that Neji was the type to always improve and make himself better. Kakashi could remember back when they first took this mission, that Neji had said something about working on using the Byakugan in a different way, Kakashi had said that he would help him if he would like, he wanted to see what this man was capable of. He knew that there was no real limit to Neji, only the ones that he put on himself.
Then there was Kiba, and where ever Kiba was Akamaru was sure to follow. They where a great tracking team and as much as they loved to play pranks on others, when it came time to work, they worked hard. They where put in charge of watch out and securing the camp site, seeing has how they could smell anything coming their way up to a few hundred feet. They took turns working twelve hour sifts, that way the always stayed ahead of the enemy. Their bond had grown much over the last ten years, they could read each other like a book, and that helped when you couldn't talk, in fear of being heard.
And then there was Naruto.
The young boy that he had as a part of his Genin Team was no longer a little boy, but a Ninja that many would hate and feared to go up against in a battle or training. He had been trained under Kakashi-sensei the Great Copy Ninja, who was known around the world for his many Jutsus; and Jiraiya, one of the three Legendary Sannin. Not to mention the only son of the fourth Hokage, the 'Yellow Flash", and he had the sprit of the Kyubi sealed inside of him.
It was no longer kept a secret for the others what lay deep within his is body and soul, he had been able to maintain control over the Fox Demon and he have even found a way to use it's chakra when he was running low on his own. Naruto had proven time and time again that he would do anything to protect those that where close to him. Having no family by blood was hard on him as a child, however he had made a new family, made of all those that he cared about. He even told Kakashi once that he concerted the whole village his family.
"Why should those born of the same blood, be the only ones to call family." Naruto had said to Kakashi a few years ago. And he was right. For someone who was still young in the life of a ninja, he knew what being a true ninja was, and how to deal with it. He had learned a lot from Naruto, and it was Naruto who was able to help him move on from the lost of his first team, and his family. To understand that those who take on the job of being a ninja to protect their village and those that live there, know that death is very much a large part of the job. To know that at any point in life all your friends could die for their village, and that they themselves would rather die for you and you for them. That's what made the bond of all the Leaf shinobi so very rear.
Thunder rolled off the clouds as he continued to bound from tree to tree. In just a few more hours they would be back on safe grounds and they could stop for a small brake. They had left early in the morning to try and get back within two days traveling at top speeds. He knew that his team was more the able to keep up and that they where just has anxious to get home.
Back in Konoha
"Please hold still this may sting just a little." Sakura said as she was treating a young girl who had fallen and twisted her ankle trying to get away from her brother.
"Yes ma'am." Can the small, and soft voice of the girl, Shio.
Laughing Sakura looked up to the small girl. "You don't have to call me 'ma'am', makes me sound old."
"Oh I didn't mean it that way! Your to pretty to be old." Shio said blushing.
"Well thank you. Now what do you say that we get you all better so that you can go after that brother of yours?" She said as she brought her hands around Shio's swollen foot.
Nodding Shio held as still as she could. She looked down from the table that she was setting on as Sakura's hands started to turn a soft shade of green. Her little eyes could help but widen at the site, not only could she feel her ankle getting better, but she could see it.
".. wow…" was all she was able to say as she looked on.
Laughing again, Sakura finished up, taking a good look at the childes foot to make sure there was nothing left to heal.
"Well that should do it. You shouldn't feel anymore pain now and just look out where you are going, rather then where your brother is behind you." And with that she helped Shio down from the table and walked her to the door of the check up room where her father was waiting.
"She's all ready to go and run after her brother." Sakura said as she winked to Shio.
"I can't tell you how thankful I am that this village has you as a healer Sakura-san. You have such a way with children; no doubt you'll make a fine mother some day." With a bow, he took Shio's hand and walked out of the pediatrics wing of the hospital.
'Yeah but in order to be a mother, you have to have a man who loves you and who is willing to be a father…' she said to herself. With that thought she looked back to the waiting room and saw that there weren't any more young children that needed her attention.
Walking over to the desk she looked over to see Meo, the receptionist, looking over a few files. "Well Meo, I think I'm done here for now, Let me know if any more kinds come in. I'm going to head over to the recovery wing and see if I can help out there any."
"Sure thing Sakura." Meo said as she looked up with a smile. "Just please don't over due yourself, You need your rest too."
"You don't have to worry about me Meo, I know when to call it quits." Turning around with a wave she walked to the door and headed to the recovery wing. There where a few people that she had liked to check in on. One was a little boy who had been found by a team on their way back to Konoha. He was beat up real bad and he had yet to awake. She had healed all his wounds, and she knew that he would live, however he had been in a coma since he was under her care. They didn't know what his mane was, and no one in the village knew of the boy, so he must have been from another one. She had asked Tsunade to send a message to the other villages to see if any one but his description was missing, and nothing has come of it so far.
Temo, that's the name that she had given to him for the time being. He looked like a Temo, he was about ten years of age, black hair and blue eyes. She just hoped that if he still had a family, that they would step up and come find him. It broke her heart to think that he may not have a family, and as the weeks went by, it looked like that was the case.
Walking into the recovery wing she waved to other medics there and smiled as she pasted them. She walked up to the front desk and asked to see the records of Temo.
"Have there been any changes?" She asked reading over it.
"Nothing yet, I checked on him this morning and he was the same as last night." The women said.
"Ok, thank you. I'll go up and see him." With that she handed back the records and walked to Temo's room. She looked inside to see the boy that lay there, looking as though he was just sleeping. There was a possible way to wake him up using her chakra, however there was a law that prohibited the use on mind probing chakra on children under the age of 16, without a parent present. Seeing as they didn't even know the boys name and what village he came from, it was not something that could be done. She had asked Tsunade and she had said that after two full months, if no one had come forth to clam the child, that she would allow Sakura to open his mind to bring him back to the world of the living.
She only had one more month to go. She just hoped that she wouldn't have to dig him out. She rather have him wake up on his own.
Walking in the room, she opened to window to let in some of the light. "Good after noon Temo." She said with a smile. "It's a beautiful day out, a good day to go for a swim and get some ice cream. What do you say that when you get up and better, I'll talk you out to the lake and we'll swim with the others, I'm sure Naruto would love that. Then we can go get some ice cream."
She took the set next to her and continued to talk to the young boy. It was true that some people that where in comas could hear what was going on around them, and seeing as how there was no family to be heard from, she didn't want him to think that he was alone. But to let him know that he was safe and that there was no one here that was going to hurt him.
Taking a deep breath, she thought back to what the father of Shio had said, about her making a good mother. She did have dreams of some day having a family, however her role as a Shinobi came first and there wasn't time for one right now. She didn't even have time to date, let alone have a family.
It was well known that Sakura Haruno was single and there where many men that where after the twenty tree year old medic, however there weren't many who could keep up with her, and understand her. She needed someone who was strong and who knew the way of the shinobi, she needed a shinobi. Many of them, however, have taken the vow to not marry, for fear of losing their family. They knew that any mission could be their last and they didn't want to leave their wife's and husbands to worry, and what of the children? There where many clans thought that had still married and had children to carry on their family line… their blood line.
Then there was the whole 'dating' thing. She didn't want to date just to have fun, like her friend Ino. What good did it do? Just brought more pain, and hurt, something that she was fine without. The last time she fell in 'love' she not only lost her heart, but she lost a good teammate, and he almost killed another teammate and dear friend.
She had tried not to think to much about 'him' and what he was up to… it just hurt. She knew that he was no longer the same boy that trained with. She had come to trims with that years ago, but she couldn't help but feel like she could have done more… something, tried harder to keep him in the village.
A knock on the door brought her out of her thought and he looked up to see Shizune. "Good after noon Shizune, what can I help you with?"
"Oh I was just checking up on you. Lady Tsunade is worried that you are over doing it again." She spoke as she walked in and closed the door.
"Oh I'm not over doing it, just checking in on my friend here. Shizune I would like you to meat Temo, Temo this is Shizune, she is a medic-nin like me."
"So this is Temo, nice to meat you." She bowed. She looked over to Sakura and winked. She knew that she was taking Temo under her wing and looking out for him, she just hadn't had the time to meat him.
"Well Temo, I think that I should go and check on some others now, they might get jealous if they knew we where spending all this time together." Both Sakura and Shizune laughed.
Looking over him one more time she turned to the window and closed it, as the sun was setting. "Well Temo, till tomorrow, just rest and please wake up, your safe here, no one you need to fear."
Shizune looked on as Sakura brushed some hair away from his face. "You're going to make a good mother one day."
Laughing she looked over to the older woman. "You're the secant person to say that to me today." They walked out of the room closing the door and Sakura looked at her watch. It was almost seven and she had told Tsunade that she would have dinner with her and Shizune tonight.
"Well I should get home and cleaned up before dinner tonight. Where are we going do you know?"
"Nope, Lady Tsunade won't tell me."
"Yeah she wouldn't tell me either, oh well as long as they have foot, I'll be ok." They where getting close to the door. "I'll see you tonight then." And with that they walked though the doors and went separate ways.
In the forest
"Oh man, Kakashi, look at that river. Could we stop and take a dip real quick?" Asked Naruto as they slowed down.
They had made good time and were far enough away to take a small brake, they had out ran the storm, and It was getting latter in the afternoon. He looked over to the others and then stopped at Neji. He seemed to know what the older man had been asking and he activated his Byakugan.
"It looks like we are the only ones in this area. It would be safe for a short time." And before he could finish, Naruto was already stripping and making his way to the river's edge.
"Leave it to Naruto to have a moment of fun during this kind of mission." Kakashi said looking back over to the others. "Ok, well take a ten minute brake."
That's all Kiba and Akamaru needed and they too where off to join Naruto. Looking over to Neji, Kakashi raised a brow as he saw the quite man lifting his shirt off.
As Neji pulled it over his head he looked over to the team leader. "It is rather hot, and we haven't been able to bath in the last six months."
Kakashi was about to open his mouth and say something when Neji cut him off. "Rain storms don't count."
With nothing more to say, and the knowledge that he lost this fight, he to began to take his shirt off as well. As he piled his cloths he laid his face mask on top. It was known throughout the village that Kakashi always covered his face from others, so that they wouldn't mistake him as his father. It was said that he was a splitting image of his late father, and he didn't want to be known as his father's son. He wanted to make his own name, and he had.
It was rear thing to see him without his mask on and those who did see his face, where those he considered family. The men that made up his team now, where among the few which had the honor of being in his close circle.
Diving in he aloud the cool water to wash over his sweat caked body and he was temped to tell Naruto that this was a good idea. However he knew that if he did, it may go to his head.
Coming up to the surface, he looked around and saw that Kiba and Akamaru had caught some fish, enough for everyone.
'Looks like our ten minute brake turned into a thirty minute dinner.' With a sigh he made his way over to the river bank and got out. Neji and Naruto where still swimming and if he knew them, they would be racing any minute.
"Hey Neji, I challenge you to a swimming race." He heard Naruto's voice over the rushing water. "Loser has to do one hundred, one handed push ups"
"Deal" And with that said, they where off.
Walking over to gather his clothing, he looked to find that Kiba had a fire going and was already cooking the fish. The smell over took the area and he was glad that they had caught the fish. He couldn't recall the last time that he had gotten to eat fish, sometime before the mission he guessed."
"What do you think will happen?" Kiba asked out to Kakashi. "When Lady Tsunade finds out everything. What do you think will happen?"
"Whatever it is, there is going to be a war, weather we like it or not. We shouldn't have waited this long, shouldn't have let him gain that many shinobi. I only hope that there is time that we can prepare for the worst." He didn't like saying it, but it was the truth. War was coming to Konoha and there was nothing that could stop it.
"I just hope that we don't lose too many innocent lives." Kiba said as he turned the fish. He was to young to remember the last war the Leaf Village was in, true there had been many attacks in his youth, but they where all dealt with and nothing more came of it.
"Well I guess I'll have to put the whole 'starting a family' thing on hold." Kiba said as he petted Akamaru on the head.
"II gave up on that a long time ago." Kakashi said as he was pulling on his shirt. "Beside there aren't many woman that would understand the duty of a shinobi."
"Unless they where one." Kiba answered back. "I'll be the first one to say that being a Shinobi dose make it rather hard to date and have a normal relationship. But then again we became Shinobi because we didn't want to be normal."
Akamaru let out a bark, agreeing with Kiba. Both Kakashi and Kiba laughed.
"What's so funny?" Naruto asked as he and Neji approached, Naruto grabbing the cloths that he had thrown off on his way to the river.
"Oh nothing really." Kiba said as he pulled the fish off the fire and handed one to the other men. "Who won the race?"
"It was a tie" Both Neji and Naruto said. Taking the fish that was being handed to them.
"Man, I can't wait to get home to eat romen again. I thought I was going to die, I didn't know I could go six months without it." Naruto said as he chowed down the fish that was giving to him. "Wow, Kiba this is really good."
"You know, Naruto, you won't die if you never eat romen again. It's not the source of life." Kakashi said, taking a bite of his fish.
"Yeah try going six months without your books and we'll see." Naruto fired back, pointing to the little orange book in his vest pocket.
The others looked at Kakashi and knew that he had lost this round with the blond.
"Ok, we've wasted time; we need to get back on track. We need to Konoha, as soon as we can." Kakashi said as he placed his mask back on and stood up looking up to the sky. The others finished eating and put out the fire and covered it.
"If we keep a good speed, we may be able to make it to Konoha tomorrow morning."
Making sure that they had everything and left no trace that they where there, they took off and blinding speed.
In Konoha
Laughing could be heard from behind the doors of the Hokage's office. When Tsunade has asked Sakura and Shizune to have dinner with her, they didn't know that it would be take out. However laid back it was, it was what they all needed. The three women had become very close friends and they had a bond that couldn't be broken. They hand become to be known as the Healing Three. Seeing as how they where all medic-nins first and they where the best in the village.
Sakura had to hold her sides to keep them from hurting. Tsunade had taken a bite of a extra spicy chicken, not know that it was more then what she was used to.
"How can you eat that!?" She said as she as she took a drink of water.
Shizune just smiled. "It's really not that bad." With that she took a large mouth full and began to chew. Tsunade just looked on in disbelief.
"Remind me never to try anything that she eats." She said looking at Sakura.
"I tried to worn you, but no you had to go and try it."
"Yeah, well I've learned."
They continued to eat, laughing every now and then at a joke that was told. Tsunade looked over her two students and wished that she could spare them from the storm that was about to rain down on their village. But she knew that they where both strong, and wouldn't back down, no matter what.
"Orochimaru is planning to attack Konoha." Well there it was, she knew that she had to tell them, she couldn't hide anything from them.
With a laugh Sakura took a bite of her romen, and looked over to her sensei. "That's not a very funny joke."
"It's no joke." She said looking Sakura in the eyes.
At this Sakura knew that she was not lying and that she was releasing this information before she even talk to the counsel.
"What? How do you know this? How long do we have before he attacks?" She said trying to keep it together, setting her food down; she didn't feel like eating anymore.
"The mission I send Kakashi, Naruto, Neji, and Kiba was a recon mission. I sent them to Sound to see what Orochimaru had been up to. I got a report back from Kakashi, stating that there was over four hundred ninja working for him now. And with the help of Neji's blood line, we know that they range from Chuunin to ANBU. I sent Kotetsu and Izumo to go and find Jiraiya and bring him back. I plan on meeting with Shikamaru tomorrow first thing in the morning.
"I just fear that no matter how many strong Shinobi we have, we may not be able to win this thing. I shouldn't have let it get this far. I should have hunted him down and killed him when I could. I should have never turned my back on him, never should have allowed him to gain more power."
"Tsunade, it's not all your fault. He is a evil man, We weren't ready to fight him then. But we are now. We have strong shinobi again and our people are willing to fight, they are not about to lose more loved once to that man." Sakura said, as she looked her teacher in the eye.
"Sakura is right. It's a good thing that we found out now, rather then when he is attacking. We have time to get ready." Shizune added.
"I knew that you two would see some good out of this whole thing."
"Plus this gives me the chance to train with Naruto and Kakashi again. It's been a couple of years seeing as how I've been working in the hospital more." Tsunade couldn't help but smile. Sakura was always ready to take on something new, to push herself to the next limit.
"I'll also be taking to Shikamaru about who I would like to be Hokage after me, set up a chain of command . I think that it is going to be imported for the people to know who would be next in line."
Shizune and Sakura looked at each other then back to Tsunade. "We will support your choice." Shizune said looking down. The thought of someone else being Hokage scared her; In order for someone else to take that role, the previous Hokage would have to be killed, or step down. And Tsunade was not the kind to step down and leave this kind of mess for someone else to deal with.
"Lets just hope that there is still time, before everything comes crashing down."
End of Part ONE Chapter TWO
