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Chapter Two
Horrible Truths Part 1
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"Chapter 2," Minato began.
Naruto woke up refreshed. "Okay time to become a better ninja. All I have to do is improve my taijutsu, work on my ninjutsu, learn at least one genjutsu, learn to create a clone, learn to better control my emotions, and pretty much change everything about me." He said becoming more annoyed toward the end of his statement.
"I could imagine," Obito muttered.
"That's a lot to change and learn! How is he going to do this without supervision?" Tsunade wondered aloud.
'How am I supposed to do that!' he wondered. The library made it very clear that he wasn't welcome and no one would be able to help him.
Everyone scowled at the reminder of the villagers' behavior toward the boy.
"That is ridiculous! How is he going to learn?" Kushina glared at the book, making Minato slightly nervous.
Jiraiya frowned, as he tried to find multiple possibilities for most of Konoha's hatred toward the boy while Tsunade making a list of ways to hurt those who weren't treating the boy right.
Iruka wouldn't play favorites, Ayame and Teuchi didn't know anything about being a ninja, and the old man certainly couldn't drop what he was doing and train him.
"What are you doing, Obito?" Rin asked curiously toward the young Uchiha, who suddenly brought out a scroll, pen, and ink.
"I'm writing down a list of people whom seem to care for Naruto. I think I might know this Iruka person that Naruto keeps mentioning about," Obito answered, simply. He was quickly writing down the Third Hokage, Iruka, and the Ichiraku Ramen stand and those who worked there. He knew the old man from the ramen stand quite well enough along with his young daughter.
"Good idea Obito, dattebane!" Kushina grinned.
"Now that you're all done," Kakashi interrupted with a grumble. "Can we continue?"
Obito and Kushina grinned sheepishly at him, much everyone else's amusement.
'I guess I'll see the old man and see what he can do to help.' He thought and he got dressed and left his apartment.
'Where in Kami-sama's name am I?' Kushina thought, worried.
As Naruto walked toward the tower he was once again greeted with the same hateful and cold glares as before, but like last night he refused to even acknowledge the people. They didn't want to acknowledge him so he would return the treatment.
"Good!" Everyone muttered with gritted teeth. They were all miffed and annoyed with Konoha enough as it was.
Naruto entered the Hokage's tower and ran into a strange female. She had purple hair in a bun, a trench coat that went to her ankles, a fishnet shirt that left little to the imagination, a tan skirt and shin guards.
By the end of the paragraph, Jiraiya was practically drooling with a perverted grin, which made Tsunade twitch and immediately punch him to the floor.
"Get your head out of the gutter, you pervert!" Tsunade growled.
Minato, Kushina, Obito, and Rin sniggered upon the Toad Sennin's predicament. Kakashi merely rolled his eyes.
"Ow! That hurt, Hime-chan~!" Jiraiya whined, but thought, 'Besides, that woman kind of reminds me of Orichimaru's student. What with his student being one of the very few people in the village having purple hair, not to mention having it tied up in a bun and all. Hmm, I wonder if this is her,'
"Watch where you're going you brat" she said.
"Well," Kushina scowled. "Isn't that rude much?"
Naruto's first reaction was to yell back
'Like Kushina,' Everyone, sans Kushina, thought with deadpanned expressions.
but he was trying to reign in his emotions. When he didn't say anything but continued walking the female ninja grabbed him.
"Hey, ttebane!" Kushina glared with outrage and concern for her son.
"Hey I'm talking to you!" she yelled.
"And you are?" Naruto asked.
"I don't have to introduce myself to someone like you." She stated.
Kushina silently fumed at this, but when Minato brought his arm around her waist, she slowly calmed down much to Obito's relief since he was the one closest to her.
"Well then, you don't want to talk to me and I don't want to talk to you so why don't you put me down and we can both go about our business, lady!" Naruto said trying to keep his temper and failing.
"And what kind of business could a kid like you possibly have?" she asked while neglecting to release him.
"You don't have to tell me your name? Then I don't have to answer your question." Naruto said smugly.
"He's not controlling his temper that well," Tsunade commented.
"No kidding," Jiraiya muttered, amused upon the same personalities the boy and his mother had.
Minato merely chuckled.
"Why you little.."
"Is there a problem here?" asked Sarutobi cutting in before the situation escalated.
Minato and Kushina snorted, knowing full well he had done that many times between Orochimaru and Jiraiya or Tsunade and Jiraiya.
"No Hokage-Sama." Anko said releasing Naruto.
"ANKO?" Obito, Rin, and even Kakashi shouted in shock.
"I didn't think she would change that much in the future," Rin said, blinking her eyes.
"Except for the hair," Obito and Kakashi muttered.
Jiraiya chuckled having already guessed. 'So I was right. She is Orochimaru's student. Still...' He narrowed his eyes. 'The title Anko used toward Sensei...Why is everyone still referring the old man as the Hokage? What happened to the Fourth?'
"Well that's good, Naruto did you need something?" He asked.
"Yeah, before this crazy woman grabbed me while I was coming to talk to you." He said.
"Who are you calling crazy!" She yelled.
"Enough!" Sarutobi said. "Anko you are dismissed, Naruto come into my office and tell me what's on your mind."
"Whatever, I better not see you again you brat." She said to Naruto.
"Whatever crazy lady." Naruto said.
As they entered his office Sarutobi looked at Naruto with disappointment.
"Knew it," Jiraiya, Minato, and Tsunade said.
"What do you mean?" Rin asked, confused, along with Obito, Kakashi, and Kushina.
"Obviously Sensei expected Naruto to act more mature over the situation with Anko. He didn't act calm or control his emotions," Jiraiya answered.
"Basically, he wasn't acting how a Hokage would act given the situation at hand," Tsunade explained further.
"A Hokage or even a shinobi shouldn't allow their emotions to over-rule them. They have to be level headed and calm about it, or they will be blinded to what's at stake," Minato said.
"Basically, you mean Obito," Kakashi said in a bored tone.
"Gh...!" Obito glared at his rival. "Oi! What's that supposed to mean?"
Rin sighed upon the familiar glaring contest between the boys. Although, she had to admit that Kakashi shouldn't say something like that to Obito.
"That was completely uncalled for, Kakashi," Minato frowned at his student.
"Hn," Kakashi turned around, trying to block out the disappointment from his own teacher.
Obito glared at Kakashi then back down on the floor, but held more sadness in his warm black eyes.
"I am disappointed in you Naruto." He said.
"What? Why?" he asked the last thing he wanted to do was lose the respect of those that cared for him.
"You could have handled the situation better. I know that Anko is a little extreme but you shouldn't have riled her up or called her crazy." The old leader said.
"She called me brat." Naruto said looking away with a pout.
"That doesn't mean that you should lose your temper like that," Minato muttered, with a scolded tone.
"Yes she did but did that make it necessary to retaliate? If you are going to be a good ninja and a good leader you must learn to control your emotions better." The Hokage said. "If you are on mission and your opponent taunts you, do you fall for it and possibly die? Or do you control yourself and think clearly?" he said. He knew that what he was saying may have seemed harsh but yesterday Naruto had come wanting to know what it meant to be Hokage. Sarutobi was now going to make sure that he was constantly reminded what was expected of him as a leader.
Minato and Jiraiya nodded in agreement, and were glad to see the Professor hasn't lost his touch.
Naruto sighed. He knew that controlling his emotions was important but he didn't know how to start.
Kushina could sympathize with her son. It took quite awhile till she was finally able to control her own emotions since it was really important for her missions, especially with the war going on.
"I know that old man and I'm trying to control myself." He said dejectedly.
The wise leader's face softened. "Take it one day at a time Naruto. Now what did you want?"
"I want to know if you know how I can better myself. I know all of my weaknesses but I don't know how to improve on them." He said.
"That will definately be difficult to do," Minato admitted.
"Well what do you need help with?" he asked.
"My taijutsu sucks, my ninjutsu is very limited, my genjutsu is non-existent, and I suck at written tests (Jiraiya and Obito made faces at the thought of written exams.) and I'm hot-headed." Naruto stated.
"You have thought hard about this." Sarutobi said surprised.
Naruto had a sad look on his face. "I never used to think that hard about things."
"What? Why?" Obito, suddenly, asked.
Everyone frowned, confused just as much as the Uchiha.
"Why is that?" he asked.
"I never used to think hard about anything because for one I knew no one would answer any question I had -
"WHAT, TTEBANE?" Kushina yelled in outrage. "How's that even possible? If a child is never answered upon a question they don't understand, how in the world would they be able to understand the situation at hand! Let alone the shinobi world! He wouldn't know what he was doing wrong and how he could correct them! Dattebane!"
"I think that was the point," Tsunade said, bitterly.
Minato sighed, everything was getting more complicated, confusing, and not to mention depressing as they read more about Kushina's son's life in the future. He was definitely not looking forward when this happened in the future and witnessed it at first hand.
and two if I thought about it for too long then I'd start to wonder why the villagers hate me and become upset. That's why I decided that if I didn't understand something then I would just disregard it. But as a leader and a ninja I have to think things through, especially if I don't understand it. If I have to make a decision on a topic I didn't understand I can't very well ignore the topic and rush a decision. I have to think things through." Naruto said.
Sarutobi sighed. He knew that Naruto had it hard and knew that it wouldn't get better for a while.
'What?' Minato blinked then frowned. 'What's that supposed to mean?'
"Well I can't help you that much Naruto. I don't have the time to train you and it wouldn't really be fair either. I can however allow you to go to the library and check out any scroll you want. If they try to give you trouble just tell them that I sent you." He said with an edge in his voice. He didn't like what the villagers did to Naruto and he would take action if need be.
Kushina nodded in approval. "Remind me to get something nice for him when we get back," She told Minato, who nodded with chuckle upon her cute determined expression.
"Thanks old man." Naruto said as he started to walk away. 'Well I knew that was coming, what should I do now?' he thought.
"Guess I'll get something to eat then head to the library." He told himself.
As Naruto headed to the ramen stand he saw the lady from before.
'What was her name again? Oh right it was Anko.' He thought.
He was about to leave it at that
"Good," Kushina, Tsunade, and Rin muttered in agreement.
Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Obito rolled their eyes, except for Minato, who knew well enough that wasn't a smart move. Just as he had expected, the three were all smacked at the back of their heads from the three women. He quickly decided to continue before the guys would say something stupid to the annoyed women in the room.
and continue on his way until he realized that the villagers were looking at her the same way they looked at him.
This immediately caught everyone's attention.
"What? But why?" Obito asked with a slight edge of anger hidden in his voice, which surprised Rin.
What she didn't know was that Obito knew Anko long ago before they were separated because of various reasons, such as her sensei, Orochimaru, getting in the way. He hadn't seen her for a long time since she became Orochimaru's apprentice and whenever he did...he's gotten a chilling feeling that she hadn't recognized him...at all. This concerned him, because even though she could get really crazy at times, she was his first and best friend. In fact, Anko had been the first who accepted him for being himself, not as a stuck up Uchiha, an outcast from his clan, or the class clown. The thought of her not remembering him scared and hurt him deeply since she was like a sister to him. Then there were the villagers, who, for some reason, were looking at her with hateful looks like Kushina's son which upset him greatly.
(xxHinaAngelxx's Notes: "I know this is not true, but I like messing around with the characters background with the story. Lol! I made sure to mention that Anko most likely wouldn't remember him. Thanks for giving me permission for this Kyuubi123! =^-^=)
'But why? Anko-chan had never deserved to be treated like that!' Obito thought, clenched his fist with narrowed eyes.
Jiraiya narrowed his eyes with suspicion. 'Obito's right with that reaction. Why would the villagers look at Anko with hateful expressions when she is in fact Orochimaru's apprentice?' He thought, worried.
He saw them whispering behind her back and glaring at her with hate and distrust. What intrigued Naruto even more was that she seemed to sense what was going on around her but didn't seem to care. While the glares used to make him feel bad she didn't look as if they hurt her at all.
Obito, who had been glaring at the book and getting more upset by his friend's mistreatment, couldn't hold back the soft smile curving his lips. He knew his friend had always been strong and never one to care what others thought about her. She cared more about his, her friends', and family's opinion than total strangers.
Rin bit her bottom lip upon the soft smile on Obito's face. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on between Anko and Obito. What she couldn't understand was the painful feeling in her chest at the thought of them being...together.
'Snap out of it Rin!' She thought, shaking her head. 'You like Kakashi-kun! Not...Obito...'
"Why is Orochimaru's student being treated like this? I would have thought she would be treated much better than that," Tsunade frowned.
Jiraiya shook his head, also confused.
Naruto followed her, discretely, to see if he could talk to her.
Obito winced sympathetically toward Naruto. He's gotten the feeling now wasn't the time to talk to Anko if she was upset at the moment, which he knew for a fact that she was. He knew her too well not to know what she was going to feel after Naruto's insult.
Anko had entered the dango shop in a bad mood.
'Knew it,' Obito thought, winced and paled as he thought back the time he truly upsetted her and tried to talk to her. He subconsciously clutched onto his right arm, which she practically broke.
She couldn't get over how that brat disrespected her earlier.
'I better not see him again for a long time.' She thought.
She was short on money so she only ordered a few sticks of dango,
Obito gasped in astonishment.
"What?" Kakashi asked, frowning from another interruption...again!
"That's not right! She used to never care about something like money if she wished to eat dango!" Obito shouted with widened eyes and his mouth dropping down the floor. He looked at the book with a freaked out expression.
"How is that so astonishing?" Rin asked, curious and slightly saddened for some reason.
"That's like saying Kushina only eating 9 bowls of ramen instead of her usual 15 or so!" Obito shouted.
Everyone, sans Kushina, widened their eyes and paled at the example.
"Hey! I'm not that bad," Kushina pouted, especially when everyone else looked at her in disbelief.
but was surprised when the waiter brought more then she ordered.
"What's going on I didn't order all of this, and I can't pay for it either." She said.
"They were paid for by that dem...er...kid" he said in disgust on his face.
"Why that no good little - !" Kushina growled, then muttered murderously about finding the man's location and beat the crap out of him.
"What was he going to say before changing it?" Kakashi asked, narrowing his eyes.
"So you spotted it too," Jiraiya sighed, feeling the frustration building up.
"We can only find out if we keep reading the book I'm afraid," Minato said with a frown.
Anko looked over to see Naruto walking toward her.
"What do you want brat!" she said still angry about earlier.
"I wanted to say that I was sorry." Naruto said.
"What?" Anko asked confused.
"I'm sorry about how I acted earlier. I shouldn't have lost my temper and escalated the argument." Naruto said.
Kushina softly smiled. She felt proud for her son and of his kindness.
Anko, as a rule, didn't apologize.
Obito rolled his eyes, but held fondness and amusement in his eyes. Rin frowned at this when she quickly noticed this but dismissed it uncomfortably.
She thought it would make her look weak.
'What happened? She was never like that. Sure, she at first wouldn't apologize because of her stubbornness, but in the end she would apologize. She never thought of that as a weakness,' Obito thought worriedly.
However, she was fair and if the kid would go out of his way to buy her dango as well as apologize then she should be women enough to accept.
"That's the Anko I know," Obito muttered in relief, smiling softly.
"Apology accepted brat, and for what it's worth I guess I'm sorry too. It was my fault anyway." She said.
"Hey, wait a minute," Obito said suddenly with a frown. "How come Naruto gets a quick apology while I end up getting screamed at and beaten up?"
"You're right. That's not fair!" Kakashi, surprisingly, said with a glare.
Everyone else blinked, especially Obito, and looked at Kakashi with surprised expression.
"What on Kami's name could you have done to get Anko-chan pissed off? I thought you wouldn't go anywhere near her?" Obito asked, raising an eye-brow.
"...Nothing," Kakashi glared at the amused Uchiha. The last Hatake secretly shuddered upon the horrible memory when he made fun of Obito in front of Anko. He wasn't even aware that they even knew each other or what they're relationship was to begin with.
Naruto smiled, normally if he were to apologize to someone it was not uncommon for them to brush him aside or completely ignore him as if he wasn't there.
Kushina glared at the book at this...again.
"Well enjoy the dango, it's not as good as ramen (The Uzumaki Princess nodded in agreement, which made everyone roll their eyes in amusement at this.) but it's still okay. Maybe I'll see you around." He said as he walked away feeling better.
Anko looked at him as he left and noticed the way people looked and talked about him. She never thought that there was someone else in the village that was treated the same, if not worse than her.
Everyone frowned or glared at this.
'Why...? Anko-chan and Naruto don't deserve this treatment!' Obito thought.
'Why is Orochimaru's apprentice hated in the village? Not only her, but even Naruto. Kushina-chan is practically another hero to the village. Not to mention she is adored by many! This all doesn't make any sense!' Jiraiya thought with gritted teeth.
Kushina leaned against Minato's warm chest in sadness and frustration for her son. She was confused and worried even though it was only the second chapter of the book. The second chapter for goodness sake!
Minato decided to continue, but what he was about to read next...will reveal one of the most horrible truths they were about discover.
She knew about the Kyuubi but to her the kid was simply the jailor.
Everyone grew silent at this.
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"WHAT!"
To be continued...
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