A/N: Hello, everyone! I'm Uniblades, and this is the second chapter of Our Unbreakable Bond! This chapter will be going over the events of the last chapter, but instead of Hinata's perspective, now it's Naruto's perspective. You'll see what was happening with Naruto while Hinata was talking with Kurenai. Aside from that, there will be a little bit more added to the story after Kurenai took Hinata to the hospital. Without any further ado, here's the chapter!
Naruto
"Hah!" Naruto threw a kunai knife at a target he set up, hitting the center perfectly. He turned around quickly, and threw another one of his knives, hitting the target behind him, once again in the center. He landed on the ground, and brought the index and middle finger of each of his hands and crossed them perpendicular to each other. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Four clones of himself surrounded him, and pulled out their kunai knives, throwing them at the remaining targets, once again hitting them.
"Yes!" Naruto yelled. The four clones he summoned disappeared, leaving only the real Naruto throwing his hands up into the air. "Finally! I got all bulls eyes!" Naruto put down his hands, and smiled to himself, laying down on the ground, panting.
His smile quickly faded, though. It's not good enough. He thought to himself. At this rate, I can't keep my promise to Sakura-chan... He plucked a nearby flower and stared at it. I need to get Sasuke back, as soon as possible!
Naruto growled in frustration. "I just can't get into my training without Pervy Sage...where'd he go? I can't just practice my kunai knives all the time! I need to learn some new Jutsu!"
Naruto looked up to the sky, just letting his mind wander. "I need to get stronger." He said, talking to himself. "For Sasuke. To bring him back!" Naruto sat up, stretching his arms out. "Well! I guess I should go back to the village!" Naruto stood up, and started jogging back to the entrance to the village.
"Oh, Naruto!" Kotetsu, one of the chunin always guarding the entrance to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, greeted him as Naruto came back.
"Hey!" Naruto replied. He grinned at the two chunin. He got to know the two quite well, since he's always been to the gate lately.
"How was training?" Izumo asked.
"I'd like to say it was good, but..." Naruto's grin disappeared, replaced with a hint of disappointment. "It's hard to get into it without Pervy Sage here to teach me."
"Hard to get into it?!" Kotetsu exclaimed. "You've been out all day!"
Naruto looked up to the sky yet again. He didn't notice in the forest, but the sky had indeed turned orange. "Oh, yeah! I guess I was!" Naruto laughed in spite of himself. "Come to think of it, I'm kind of hungry! Guess I'll go to Ichiraku's! Bye!" He waved to the two chunin, and took off running.
"Naruto-kun!" Naruto stopped in his tracks, and turned to the source of the voice, only to find pale pink eyes staring directly into his blue eyes.
"Oh, Hinata!" Naruto said, grinning as he greeted the dark blue haired girl. "What's up!"
Hinata's eyes widened, and her face started to turn red. She turned away from Naruto. "N-Naru...Naruto-kun..." Hinata was stuttering, she could barely finish Naruto's name.
Naruto looked at the back at Hinata's head, confused. Why does she always do this when I'm around her? He thought to himself. "Hinata?" Hinata didn't respond, which only added to Naruto's confusion. "If you're not going to say anything, I'm going to leave, OK?" Naruto waited for a bit, but Hinata still didn't say anything. "Hmm. OK." Naruto turned around, lifting his hand up to wave goodbye. "See you later, Hinata!" He started running, leaving Hinata behind.
"Man, Hinata's so weird." Naruto said, muttering to himself as he walked down the street. "Every time I try to talk to her, she always turns away from me, even though I'm doing nothing wrong!"
She is kind of cute, though... Naruto thought to himself. And a good fighter, even if she did lose to Neji. But Neji's super strong, so that isn't fair to judge her on that.
Naruto shook his head vigorously, shocked at himself for thinking those things. "What am I even thinking?!" He yelled out loud.
"Hey, Naruto!" Naruto turned around, seeing that he had arrived at his destination.
"Oh, Ayame!" Naruto said, walking into his favorite restaurant, Ichiraku Ramen.
"Hey, Naruto!" The main chef, Teuchi, yelled from inside the kitchen. "Let me guess, the normal?"
"Yeah!" Naruto yelled. A few minutes later, Ayame handed Naruto an extra large bowl of ramen prepared by Teuchi, which Naruto eagerly dug right into.
"You're covered in bruises, I see." Teuchi commented, now putting his full attention to Naruto. "Were you out training today?"
"Yep!" Naruto said, his mouth full with ramen. "Though I'm not having the best luck with it..."
"Hm..." Teuchi rested his chin on his hand. "Sorry, Naruto. I can't help you with that."
"If only Pervy Sage would come back and help me train!" Naruto started complaining. "Then I'd-"
"Hey, Naruto." Ayame said, looking eager to change the subject. "You're thirteen now, right?"
"Yeah!" Naruto said. "I've grown quite a bit, haven't I?"
"Oh, then you're at an age where you start to take a liking to girls, huh?" Teuchi said.
Naruto nearly choked on his noodles. He never expected Teuchi to ask about girls in his life! With some difficulty, Naruto swallowed down the noodles stuck in his throat. "O-Oh, yeah, I guess I've taken some liking to some girls..." A slight blush appeared on his face.
"Really? What girls?"
"W-Well, there's Sakura-chan! She's so pretty, so kind, I wouldn't mind getting married to her!"
"But every time I see you with her, she always seems to be hitting you around..." Teuchi said.
"There was one time she gave you a big goose egg, right here in this shop..." Ayame said.
Naruto chuckled nervously. "I didn't really want to remember that, you know..."
"Sorry, sorry." Ayame said. She thought for a bit. "What about Hinata? Every time your name is even mentioned, she always starts to go red. Don't you think she's kind of cute?"
"W-Well, yeah, I guess..." Naruto said. "She's kind of weird, though... I can hardly talk to her, since she always turns her back to me and never responds to my questions. And what do you mean when you say she always goes red when my name is mentioned, Ayame?"
"Oh, nothing." Ayame said. Naruto really can be thick-headed sometimes... She thought to herself.
Naruto picked up his bowl, and drank the rest of the soup. "Wow! It tastes great like always! Thanks!" Naruto reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet, which he has taken to calling Gama-chan.
"You don't want anymore, Naruto?" Teuchi asked.
"Nope! I'm starting to eat less, so that way, I don't get fat, like Choji is!"
"Hey, Naruto! That's mean!" Ayame scolded.
"Sorry, sorry!" Naruto pulled out Gama-chan, but right before he pulled out some money to pay for his meal, he heard some rustling outside. He perked up, and looked outside. Night had fallen, and hardly anybody was out on the street, especially this time at night. "Is anybody there?" Naruto asked. He scanned the area outside, only to see a cat run out of the bushes onto the street. "Just a cat? Oh, all right then." He pulled out the money, and put it on the counter. Putting Gama-chan away, he stood up, and walked outside of the shop. "Bye!"
"Bye, Naruto!" Ayame yelled. "Come back again!"
"Yeah!" Naruto yelled. He quickly ran back home, ready to get to bed.
He unlocked the door to his apartment, and closed it behind him. He looked around his small apartment. He sighed. "It's always a mess in here, isn't it?" He shook his head. "I'm so tired, though... I guess I'll clean up in the morning..."
Not bothering to turn on his lights, he sat down on his bed, starting to take off his headband, when a small crashing sounded outside his window. He sat up quickly, reaching into the bag at his back, gripping a kunai knife. "Are you Naruto Uzumaki?"
"And what if I am?" Naruto growled, looking at his window. He saw a figure standing there, but he couldn't make out who it was.
The figure suddenly broke the window, glass flying everywhere. A shard grazed Naruto's cheek, and Naruto stood up quickly, kunai knife in hand.
"H-Hey, who the hell are you?!" Naruto yelled. Suddenly, the figure was right in front of him. The figure pushed Naruto into his table, knocking it over. With one hand around Naruto's throat, the figure brought his hand down onto Naruto's stomach, ripping his jacket and undershirt, revealing the seal that kept Nine Tails imprisoned inside of Naruto. Naruto screamed in pain. His stomach felt like it was on fire. With pain, he looked down at his stomach. His eyes widened as the seal started to disappear under the attacker's hand. W-What the hell?! Naruto thought. The seal... H-How is this happening...?!
"Naruto-kun!" Naruto heard a voice come from his front door. The figure attacking Naruto disappeared, as a pale hand came flying at him. He looked at his savior, who was none other than Hinata.
"H-Hinata..." Naruto spat out that one word, trying to get her attention, but failing to say anything more.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled, kneeling at his side, worry clear in her eyes. He noticed that something fell out of Hinata's hand, but he didn't think about it for long, as a familiar voice entered his head.
"What's...happening...?" A deep voice sounded inside of Naruto's head. "The seal...it's gone...?"
You damn fox! Naruto yelled in his mind. Stay in your cage!
"Are you hurt?" Naruto was able to hear Hinata talk to him, but he couldn't pay much attention to her. "Let me-"
"No!" Naruto growled, startling Hinata. He felt bad, but he couldn't do anything about it. "You need to get away form me! Get a-"
"Well, now." The Nine Tails was now talking to Naruto directly. "Whoever did this favor for me...?"
Naruto could feel the Nine Tails breaking the bars that were put inside of his mind, and Naruto screamed in pain. "Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled. He felt Hinata put her hand on his side, but then she pulled back quickly, yelping in pain. He could feel the Nine Tails' Chakra starting to surround him. He couldn't do anything about it but resist the Nine Tails.
"You shouldn't turn your back on an opponent, girl." The one that attacked Naruto was now talking to Hinata. Damn it! Naruto cursed. I completely forgot about him!
Suddenly, the man was right behind Hinata. She turned around, only for him to grab her by the face. Naruto watched in horror as Hinata screamed in pain, and fell over to the ground, her body limp. His eyes widened. Hinata! He looked at her eyes. They were streaming tears, and she looked to be in a lot of pain. Naruto could only see the man walk towards him, but then look at the window. He tusked, and looked at Naruto. "I'll be back for you soon." He promised. Then, he disappeared, and Naruto started to scream, and was pulled away from reality.
He was in a damp alleyway, a place he recognized. His own mind. His thoughts wandered to Hinata. "She-She tried to save me..." He said, slightly in shock. "And all I did was watch as that..." His hand curled into a fist, and he slammed it against the wall next to him. "Damn it...!"
"Is now the time to worry about others, boy?" Naruto turned around quickly, only to find himself staring into large, red eyes. It was Nine Tails, free from the cage that kept him imprisoned.
Naruto froze. He's free... He thought. He's free... I-I can't move. My body won't respond...
"You're scared, aren't you?" The Nine Tails teased. "You should be."
Naruto, gasping for breath, started to back away. Soon, he was running at a full sprint. He took corner after corner, trying his best to shake off the Demon Fox.
"You can't escape for long!" Nine Tails yelled. "The only thing I have to do is devour you, and I'll be back into this world. For thirteen years, I've been trapped inside your body. Now it's your turn to experience what I have!"
Naruto put his back to a wall, sweat dripping down his face. What the hell am I supposed to do...? He thought to himself. I can't escape... I can't escape! He grabbed his head. "Someone, please...help me..." He whispered, before he took off running, trying to get as far away from the Demon Fox inside of his own mind.
Kakashi
Once Kurenai carried the gravely injured Hinata away and to the hospital, Kakashi turned to his pupil, now possessed by the Nine Tails. "Kakashi, what's the plan?" Asuma asked.
"First thing." Kakashi said. "We are in a highly populated area. Right now, this Chakra doesn't compare to how much the Nine Tails had on that day thirteen years ago. We need to take this chance and evacuate all citizens in this area. Guy, you and I will drag Naruto out of this building, while Asuma, you evacuate the surrounding area for about five blocks in all directions. We cannot underestimate Naruto's strength with the Nine Tails Chakra. You can use Shadow Clone, correct, Asuma?"
"Yeah, I can." Asuma replied. He headed to the window. "Stay safe, you two."
"Right!" Guy said, giving Asuma his signature thumbs up and smile.
Kakashi rolled his eyes. He still insists on doing that, even in this crisis? Good grief...
Naruto roared, and dashed towards Kakashi. If Kakashi didn't have his Sharingan, he would've been killed easily. Thankfully, Kakashi was able to jump away form Naruto's attack, and give an opening for Guy.
"Severe Leaf Hurricane!" Guy yelled, kicking Naruto out of the broken window, and into the street below. Thankfully, Asuma was doing his job, and was able to clear the area of all civilians. Kakashi and Guy jumped down, and once again confronted Naruto.
Naruto growled at the two jonin, and lashed out his arm. The Chakra surrounding him extended, nearly grabbing Guy, if he didn't jump out of the way with his quick reflexes. However, the hand was able to get the bottom of Guy's tights, catching them on fire. "Whoa!" Guy yelled, stamping out the flames before they spread any farther. "That Chakra!"
Kakashi jumped up behind Naruto, preparing a Jutsu. "Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" From the ground, a giant dragon made of water dashed towards Naruto, completely smothering him in water. However, Naruto jumped out of the water, roaring at Kakashi. He started to spin, the Nine Tails' Chakra flying in all directions. Kakashi was able to perform a Substitution, and was able to regroup with Guy.
"Kakashi." Guy said. "What do we do? I can't think of any way to fight the Nine Tails' Chakra."
"I can't either." Kakashi said. "Of all the foes I've fought, nothing compares to even just a fraction of the Nine Tails' power. We were both there that night, weren't we?"
"Yeah." Guy nodded. "We didn't do much, though. We were just barely chunin, after all. And besides, the Fourth Hokage was the one that was able to beat the Nine Tails by sealing it into Naruto in the first place."
"Seal..." Kakashi said. His eyes widened. "Guy, I have an idea. I need you to distract Naruto for a bit, OK?"
"Distract?! Wait..." Guy turned around to face Kakashi, but Kakashi was already gone. "Wait! Kakashi!"
Naruto roared, and ran forward, intending to kill Guy. Guy jumped to the side. "I can't attack him with Taijutsu..." Guy cursed. "I guess I'll have to pull on the little Ninjustu I know..."
Guy landed on the ground, and bit into his thumb. "Summoning Jutsu!" He slammed his hand on the ground, and from the smoke came a large, red tortoise.
"Guy!" Ningame yelled angrily.
"Ah, Ningame!" Guy said, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "I know I haven't summoned you in a while, but..."
"A while?! It's been months, Guy!" Ningame said.
"Come on, now isn't the time for this..." Guy said. "Oh, look out!" Guy jumped out of the way of Naruto's oncoming attack, but Ningame was a tortoise, and wasn't able to dodge. However, he was able to hide in his shell, and Ningame was knocked into a side wall, unharmed.
Ningame came out of his shell. Examining Naruto, he sighed. "You know I'm not good at fighting, Guy."
"I know, I know." Guy said. "But my Taijutsu won't work on this opponent. I need you to do something, Ningame!"
Ningame was silent for a while. "Sorry, Guy, but I can't do anything. Bye!" With that, Ningame disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"N-Ningame!" Guy said, eyebrow twitching at the nerve of the red tortoise.
"Thanks, Guy!" Kakashi yelled. He jumped out of the shadows, preparing some hand signs.
"Kakashi!" Guy yelled. "Did you only want to see me fail?!"
Naruto growled, and shot some of his Chakra at Kakashi. It hit Kakashi head on, and Kakashi went wide-eyed. "Kakashi!" Guy yelled.
However, Kakashi disappeared in a cloud of smoke. A shadow clone. "Over here!" Kakashi yelled. He landed on the ground just as he finished a set of hand signs. "Earth Style: Grounded Tomb!" he slammed his hand on the ground, and the earth around Naruto flew up into the air, enclosing Naruto inside a room of earth.
Naruto roared, and did his best to escape, but the earth closed around Naruto, trapping him. Kakashi, wasting no time, pulled out a piece of paper, and stuck it onto the earth prison. He performed another set of hand signs. "Seal!" He yelled. The earth prison glowed with a bright light, and then disappeared immediately. They could hear Naruto roar inside, and try his best to get out, but to no avail.
"I've sealed the entire area around Naruto, even the ground." Kakashi explained to Guy. "It's a temporary seal that will last for about two days. In that time, we need to move Naruto." Kakashi tightened up, and fell to the ground.
"Are you OK?" Guy asked, kneeling down next to his rival.
Kakashi grabbed his headband and pulled it over his Sharingan eye. "Yes, I'm fine." Kakashi said. "The Sealing Jutsu just took a lot of Chakra away from me, that's all."
"I see." Guy said. He helped Kakashi up onto his feet. "You know where we need to go, right?"
"Yeah." Kakashi said. "Guy, you go. I'll stay here, to ensure Naruto doesn't escape. If you find Asuma, tell him to come here to help me, just in case."
"Right." Guy said. He jumped off, heading towards the Leaf hospital, where the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, was no doubt tending to Hinata.
Kakashi watched Guy jump off, then stared at the earth prison he had made. "Naruto." Kakashi said. "What in the world happened?"