Title: Past Collides with the Present
Author: AsisChronae
Summary: Narima, Naruto's twin sister is gone to sort out some problem in the Suna Kingdom and Naruto was left to sort out his twin sister's affair, marrying the youngest prince of the Uchiha Kingdom! When arrived, Naruto felt his past catching up to him.
Disclaimer: Naruto is never my own. I only borrowed the characters to give birth to this story.
Note: Alright. Here is the second chapter. Hope the storyline is still to your liking. Enjoy reading! And thank you for those who reviewed. I really appreciated it. As you can see in my profile, I only registered recently.
Previously:
"Can't we just cancel this visit mother?"
"I'm sorry son but we can't. This isn't just a plain visit and you know it. You'll just replace your sister. Even if you do marry the prince, the Uchiha kingdom will assume he married your sister. Don't be hysterical."
"Mom, don't look at me like that. I managed to control myself. How am I supposed to know I would like the castle of the Uchiha's? The castle is beautiful mom, breathtaking, you must understand."
"I did not realize you have a brother, Princess Narumi, and an adventure-seeker at that! I bet he always travel from one place to another. Maybe that's why I haven't heard anything about this brother of yours in the entire kingdom, and I was even amaze you describe your brother as an idiot. Hahaha!"
"He likes to travel everywhere as he likes beautiful things and fresh surroundings, he also loves his freedom and he hates formalities so he begged my parents to not announce to the whole kingdom that they have an heir."
"Is it okay with you? Sorry to say this but I find it really strange. Why would he want that? Not telling your people about having a prince won't be good I think. And if I were your brother's family, I would view it as if your brother is ashamed of having a family like you."
"You have no idea what you've done, do you? They are twins. A special case. She can feel what her other would feel in the future."
Chapter Two
The Meeting
"Naruto, we do not think like that at all." Naruto's mother said soothingly. After that outburst, Naruto's mother made him to sit on the bench at the garden of the Uchiha castle. What his mother said was true. He was actually very receptive of other's feelings that sometimes, he just can't take it. The emotions that surrounded him once when he was dressing up as a masked prince during his and her sister's 5th birthday one time was very heavy with negative emotions that he became so sick the day after.
That was the day he realized that he isn't just an ordinary empath, but a powerful one at that if he was able to detect the negative emotions from the guest when those emotions were firmly locked up as he felt some barriers on the guest's emotion. Only a handful of people came who held a positive emotion that he just can't take it.
The bond's abilities are stronger on him as he is the youngest of them. He didn't know why and his parents also didn't know. They only said that that was a belief they knew. Because he didn't want to be a burden to his parents anymore by becoming sick every time there is a gathering, he practiced to close off his receptiveness to others and that succeeded with the help of his twin sister, albeit with great effort. After that, he asked his parents to not tell the kingdom they had a son and tell them that the boy they saw at the gathering were the Princess' cousin.
He just needs time to get accustomed to his receptiveness and to manipulate it to bend to his will before he revealed his existence to the entire kingdom. He didn't fancy encountering that experience again after all. He was only 5 years old that time so of course his empathic ability has matured and become stronger as he grows up. Luckily, he had managed to control it
He was still being consoled by his mother and was still thinking when a voice broke out inside his head. Well, more like an overwhelming concern and anger weaved inside him and they somehow formed some words in him.
"What happened Naruto? Why are you distraught? Tell me! I'll kill the bastard who made you—" his sister's emotions keep on pouring and he knew she must have felt his distraught ten times than what he felt as Narima is receptive to his feelings in the future and his strong feelings in the present. He needed to make his sister stop. The sudden onslaught of her emotions is killing him.
Gosh, when his sister is angry, her formalities are dropped to the zero level!
"No, I'm fine." He managed to convey to her in soothing vibes of feeling and the surges of uncontrollable emotions she must have unconsciously sent him stopped slowly. He finally breaths in deeply and exhales sharply then winced. He felt a pain inside his lungs. It must have been from his lack of air. Another emotion surged inside him and turned into words.
"I'm sorry for losing control over my emotions Naru. It must have been painful to you. It was just because it was too awful and—"
"It's okay Nari. For my sake, why don't you come back early? One month is too long you know." I said to her by giving out calm vibes of emotion and informative once. Then she answered.
"Yes, I'm already doing it now dear brother. I will return right after the wedding."
"That's too long! Can't you make it in your wedding?"
"I can't. I've been trying but I can't. That is the earliest time I can come." She said while also sending out sorry vibes and earnest once.
"What have you been doing there? Why would it take too long to sort the problem out? Is Uncle making it difficult? I swear—"
"No Naruto. It's not just the arrange marriage. There are some people in here who are rebelling. We need to know why. It's not like Gaara is not doing anything for his people. We think there are some outside force involve in this as the rebels looked like they didn't want to rebel."
"SO you think the supposed rebels are being threatened by an enemy Kingdom?"
"Yes. We need to convince them that they are safe within the Suna Kingdom. So far, they weren't listening."
"Then I should have been the one in there! Gaara would also listen to me! No offence sis, but I think I can convince the people there especially the rebels. I personally know almost all the people of the Suna." Naruto clearly said in the emotions he was sending. He felt his sister's emotion hesitate and he felt suspicious. "Is something the matter?"
"No! Nothing. Don't worry, I'll definitely come back right after the wedding." She said. There was a plead in her emotion that Naruto stopped trying to know what is wrong with Gaara. It was obvious Gaara has a problem that his friend didn't want him to know. What is it? Though he didn't really ask. He knew Narima wouldn't tell. He pouted inwardly and answered.
"Alright." He said while clearly giving an emotion of determination that he wanted to know what is happening with his friend. "But I hate being you right now you know. You are so formal!" he said by sending out pouting and sulking vibes and a very pleasured feeling enveloped him that made his hurt earlier instantly felt better. Then their connection broke when he finally paid attention to his surroundings.
He was lying on the grass garden in his sobbing mother's lap. He gazed and looked at her and he smiled serenely. He raised his hands and wiped the tears in his mother's eyes that is trailing in her cheeks. Her mother stopped crying at once and fussed over him.
"Dear? Are you okay? Anything—"
"Geez woman. You're … starting to sound like … a … nurse again. I'm … fine." Naruto said in a tight voice because of his pain on his lung area earlier, momentarily forgetting that he's not Naruto now but Narima. Naruto became horrified although his face didn't show any of what he really felt. (A habit he had already practiced when he impersonates his sister. It's very effective). The king and the adolescent version of the king are looking down at him. The adolescent one checked for his pulse or any sign of injury while the king was apologizing profusely while rubbing his mother's hand.
They were now looking at him, frowning probably because of his choice of words. 'You idiot! You're Narima, not Naruto! Would she tell her mother that?' he asked himself almost hysterically. She looked at her mother to see what her reaction is to his words and saw that she is smiling happily. He sighed. At least he can still cover for this. (Backed by his mom of course).
"I'm terribly sorry for what you had heard from me and my mother's exchange. You see, we do it with my brother all the time to make her smile. We do not like to see her crying. It's not befitting of her status." Naruto said while sitting up helped by his mother, making a mental note to tell to her sister to adapt his kind of talk when their mother is distressed so as not to give themselves away. "Although I know it's very unlike me to speak such—"
"No, it's fine." The adolescent one said. Now that Naruto's vision is clearing up and he is already properly seated on the bench, he looked closely at the adolescent one. He looked like his father. He has the serious face that clearly isn't messed up by frequent smiles. And his face matches his personality very much. This man is serious all the time! Even right now when he is checking him. Naruto's just glad he had woken up when this man is examining him. He can prevent the man to know his true identity. He does not have any chest after all. The adolescent man might suspect him if he got wind of it.
The King must have seen his attention is focused on the man while wearing a curious expression and King Fugaku spoke while frowning when Naruto looked at him.
"This is Itachi. Didn't you already meet?" The King asked. Naruto noticed he was asking cautiously. Naruto panicked inwardly. Did they? Did his sister and this Itachi man really met up already? But before he could decide what he wanted to say, Itachi spoke.
"Father, I told you we didn't. I was too busy the first and second time Princess Narima visited. I only recognize her because Queen Kushina is with her this time again." Itachi said and announced that he is finished checking her. Then he asked if he could go to his lab and they nodded while smiling.
"I'll see you around Queen Kushina, Princess Narima." He said and Naruto and her mother nodded. He then turned his attention to his father, probably asking silently and the King nodded. Itachi then took off. The King returned his attention to them.
"I'm sorry about my son. He's really busy. He is the famous Healer here in the Uchiha Kingdom." He said and they nodded. Now Naruto knows why Itachi was almost running earlier just to get in his lab after he was finished examining him. Most probably he saw him passed out earlier and he helped him when the Prince was on his way to his lab. His train of thought was then cut by the King's apologies again.
"And I'm sorry for being insensitive earlier. I shouldn't have—"
"It's okay your highness." Naruto said when he remembered in time what his sister would have told the King of Uchiha while he inside was contradicting everything he was spouting. 'You definitely should!' "I should be the one apologizing for acting like that and passing out in your lawn like a person who had not eaten for days." Naruto continued what he was saying earlier while again, contradicting his words. 'Why should I apologize? If he had been a bit sensitive, he would have known that what he said is rude! Ugh! I wanna BLAB! I hate Narima!'
"Of course not!" Both his mother and the King said at once and Naruto, with the appearance of Narima looked at the two politely amused while inwardly, he was cackling gleefully. He is still Naruto inside after all. Laughing gleefully is Naruto's own personal reaction. He saw his mother and the King looked at each other and they both chuckled. Naruto then suppressed the urge to laugh loudly as he is still Narima right now.
His sister would never laugh in front of the leaders of the empire who is soon going to be merging. She's too formal when she's not angry. Again, Naruto whined about his sister's attitude. 'Why must you be so formal! This is not healthy! You would have become an old lady if not for this marriage!' and to his surprise, an emotion not his own came in to him at that time and words slowly formed. He thought he had closed off his connection to his sister, but he seemed wrong in his assumption.
"I won't be an old lady Naruto! Take that back! Your words are like a jinx! They come true! Take that back!" his sister had passed to him and because he can't take it anymore, he laughed without care about the two leaders in front of him. He wiped the tears of mirth in his eyes. When he was finished and was only chuckling some more, he looked in front of him and saw the two looking at him weirdly.
"Umm…" he wanted to explain to his mother and he could phrase it without giving out his true identity. But if he told that his connection with his sister opened in front of the Uchiha King, he didn't know if that is wise. Understanding dawned upon the King's features and his mouth turned into a shape 'o'.
"You … you can also … speak with your brother?" The King said and he and his mother became instantly alarmed.
"How—" Naruto was cut off by his mother's sharp voice.
"What are you talking about Your Highness? My son isn't here. How could they speak with each other?" Naruto looked at his mother's fierce expression to the King's awed and concerned ones.
"I already know when you told me earlier why Princess Narima is visibly … distraught when I spoke about her brother Queen Kushina. And you need not worry," the King raised his voice slightly at his last sentence. The King probably understands why his mother suddenly looked like she would spit fire. Her mother is worried about the King knowing the Uzumaki secret.
The other enemy Kingdom would have kidnapped the Uzumaki twins if they knew about the sibling's bond. There are many uses for the ability of having the myth bond and people would have done anything just to get their hands on the twins who has the bond.
"I won't do anything with them. Princess Narima is soon-to-be married to my youngest son. I won't let anything happen to her Queen Kushina." The King said and Naruto found himself speaking without even registering to his still fuzzled mind that he is already speaking.
"Youngest?" He asked and he belatedly realized he had asked a stupid question. This youngest son is Narima's fiancé. And as he is Narima right now temporarily, he should have known. Why did he even ask? He might as well divulge his own identity. He decided to speak again to cover his mistake. But before he could, a voice suddenly broke out. A very familiar voice in fact, that he stared at the figure closing in on them with his eyes slightly wide.
"Did you forget about me already Narima?" The man said and Naruto stood up abruptly and stared at the man in shock.
"Sasuke…" Naruto breathed out, still staring at the man that was already in front of him unbelievingly.
A/N:
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