Different Chapter 2, a naruto fanfic

Chapter 2

Early morning, the birds sang, the grayed out skies, a small inn at a nearby town held two shadowy figures that crouched beside a roaring fireplace. They roasted pure white marsh mellows, while telling tales of their past life. Both were too eager to slumber when the night covered the down in a blanket of darkness.

Naruto looked over to Chiyo, a dark shadow surrounding his face, "There I was, laying in the pit of my sorrow, drunk, and unknowing of my situation. Little did I know I was being taken advantage of."

"No!" Chiyo hid her face with her hands, peeking through the small cracks of her fingers, "No Naruto, you didn't...you weren't raped, were you?!"

"But that I was..." Naruto nods with defeat in his eyes, "...stripped of my man hood. She grabbed my hand and forcefully pushed it against her breast. I was at my weakest and just a man, she was in full control."

Naruto grabbed Chiyo's hand affectionately. "I would never do what she forced me to do to a woman Chiyo, but...I have my demons, granted, I do my very best to keep them locked up but what do I do when I no longer possess the keys?!"

"Naruto!" Chiyo embraced him tightly, "You poor soul!"

Naruto was shocked, and then tears started to pour down his face, sliding down his cheeks. Chiyo quickly dried it with her cheeks, comforting Naruto to his inner core. "If only I had you Chiyo...then maybe...I wouldn't be swayed so easily. NO! I am certain I would have found the strength to move away. That is why I must ask you to stay by my side forever..."

Chiyo went bright red, pushed herself off of Naruto as she fiddled with her fingers but Naruto aggressively and passionately leaned closer to her. It was until he was struck by a large, charcoal-colored frying pan that his attempt was at disarray.

"That is not what happened!" Akira came to view, scolding the golden hair fox. "You owe a debt that has yet to be paid and instead of turning you into the Hokage for sexual harassment for not being able to pay I made you work your way out in which you gratefully agreed."

"Well it would be embarrassing to have to go back so quickly..." Naruto rubbed the sharp bump on his head.

"I need both of you to work hard so you could leave. It's not like I want you here." Chiyo said bluntly.

Naruto felt nothing of it but something in Chiyo cracked.

"But I like it here..." she whispered. She looked in a daze. "Akira...Naruto...I want it to be like this forever...my fami-"

Her voice was stopped quickly by Akira's, "The bar is not where you belong Chiyo. You deserve better than this."

Chiyo looked afraid for some reason and panicked. Her body stood up with haste, "But I can help! I really do want to stay Akira."

She moved quickly to the pile of dirty dishes on the counter. Naruto reached out to stop her without Akira warning him but was a second too late. Chiyo clumsily grabs a hold of the stack. "Look!" she yelled out.

CRASH!

The plates were shattered. Chiyo..along with it.

"Why?" Tears flooded down her cheeks. "Why can't I just do one thing right..."

"Chiyo..." Akira reached out. She was just about to stand and run but Naruto knelt in front of her.

"Ah, oh well." he clapped his hands together. His smile brought a bright atmosphere among them. The whole room glowed with a different kind of light. Evaporating the negative feelings that once exist.

He started picking up the broken shard and tapped Chiyo on her forehead with his index finger. "You going to sit there and watch? Or you planning to help?"

Chiyo's mood took a swing, as she started wiping away her tears.

"I-I..." Akira looked at the both of them. Still a little motionless from what happened. "I suppose I can keep this up for a little while..."

"This kid..." Akira crossed her arms. Even she felt a little light headed just from Naruto's smile. Her face with a hint of red which she hid well from the two by walking away.

"Akira!" Naruto yelled so suddenly.

Akira turned her head.

"Thank you!"

That grin again. Akira felt her heart stop. She knew.

That smile alone had saved a lot of people. Could it...save her too?

Swing.

His fist had one friend, the only one that could keep up.

Swing.

In rapid motion they danced nicely together. As long he remembers to keep form. He would not mess with tradition.

Swing.

Neji swung and swung. The faster his heart beat did not waver his movements. His eyes closed, brows curved, concentration, focus...

Swing.

The sweat from his brows.

Swing.

The whispering sound of the wind and his fist playing.

Swing.

Slowly...dying down.

Rest.

Neji stepped back, swiftly bowed and sat down to the nearest bench behind him. His breathing pattern broken, form broken, but that is necessary when resting.

However.

The sudden presence beside him? He could do without.

"What do you want Hanabi...?"

Hanabi sat crisscrossed on the bench. Her empty eyes complimented the black combat suit only the Hyuuga wore. Usually when venturing outside of Konoha's boundaries.

"I..." Hanabi paused, puzzled. Striking Neji's curiosity on point. The clever nin was always good at getting what she wanted from her prey but Neji is no prey...still...Neji raised a brow. It will be interesting what she wanted to try out.

"I want to be strong for Naruto." Hanabi closed her eyes tightly.

"Is that it? Then...is the answer not simply enough? Train and you'll get stronger."

Hanabi squirmed and pouted. "I need a teacher."

A teacher? Neji never thought about that. He leaned forward. This had to be some trick. He felt his mouth twitching. It would be an honor to teach a offspring of the head, one of the highest honor in the family. He would even raise his class by doing so, despite...being related by blood. No matter! This is an opportunity.

"Well..." Neji crossed his arms, pretending not to be excited. "If that's the case...then surely I see no one better fit than I?"

"In your dreams..." Hanabi stuck a tongue out, almost mimicking something Naruto would pull off.

"You're really that stubborn fox's student!" he stood up, flustered.

"But smarter..." Hanabi grinned slyly. "I know you only accepted for the benefit of yourself Neji...and that's not your fault but understand this. I will look at you no higher or lower whatever class you are. You will always be Neji..."

"Hanabi..." Neji looked stunned for a moment. She figured all that out? What exactly does has that fox shown her?

"So can you please tell me where Naruto is!?"

"Oh..." Neji hung his head. "Baited yet again."

"No I really meant what I said! Don't turn this around!"

Neji chuckled. "Ah, so who is playing who again? Anyways...it's against clan orders to tell anyone of the location of Uzumaki Naruto. While we are put in charge of monitoring him. We are not allowed to share that information, specifically you."

"Me?" Hanabi looked baffled.

"Yes you. The only one who would leave Konoha to find him..."

"But Neji..."

Neji quickly stopped her from whining. He never found it pleasing and he already knew that answer would quiet Hanabi down.

"I know..." he answered back. "...that is why...I won't tell you. I will tell you another person who knows..."

"Neji!" she smiled. Ready to embrace her cousin but yet again Neji stopped her. This too...he could do without.

"She is a called the tattle-tale princess and she roams the streets of Konoha at midnight in a carriage. Find her and you'll find Naruto."

"The streets of Konoha...?" Hanabi tried to count how many streets there were and she quickly got overwhelmed. "But there's so many!"

"Prove to yourself...and Naruto how much you want to see him then." Neji said bluntly. "Back to training." He stood up and resumed, leaving Hanabi with not an answer but another question. This however, is a lot better than traveling outside with nothing. She'll prove to everyone that Naruto deserves to stay in Konoha. No matter what!

"You'll see!" she yelled at Neji as he trained ferociously. "You'll all see!"

"So whats the big idea?" Naruto asked, looking at a sink filled with dishes. "I help you, you help me and I get outta here?"

Akira was watering the plants near the entrance. Chiyo was emptying the trash. It seems they reconcile and everything was back to normal.

"I don't know, considering you do less work than a housed pig, it would take at least three years for you to pay up your debt, granted, I'm paying a place for you to stay and a meal to eat."

"I won't eat. I'll sleep outside. Now what?"

"You die..." Akira answered back, not knowing where Naruto was going with this. "Don't know where you're coming from but there's no way you'll survive with what's outside."

She picked up a fresh cup of water and drank away her thirst.

"I'm powerful enough to be Hokage." Naruto said as if it was the most plain thing in the world.

Akira spat out her water and looked at Naruto with disbelief.

"Seriously." Naruto said, "I'd prove it but your in would be nothing but broken wood and glass and your pet Chiyo would die of fright."

"No..." Akira's mind was gearing up thoughts and a smile appeared on her face. Something that made Naruto uneasy. "I know a way you can prove it." she laughed hysterically to herself.

Chiyo peeked over to the corner and then looked back at Naruto for help, "I think you broke her Naruto."

"I think I did too..." Naruto swallowed hard, not knowing what Chiyo had up her sleeve.