Never Surrender
A/N: This is my first fan fiction, please read and review.
Xorias' Point of View
Sakura ran over and gave you a hug. "She ran away, and I didn't know where she went to. Those thugs would've killed her had you not stepped in." "But I had to shed blood, I couldn't hold my Chidori. I couldn't maintain it," you said with a frustrated look on your face. "They asked for it, and besides, you saved my sister. That's all that matters," Sakura reasoned. "By the way, why did she run away?" you queried. "She got in a fight with my mother…" she explained as she put it bluntly. "Ah, there you are Xorias," you heard as a voice rang out from behind a building in the area. Kakashi walked out into view. "The Hokage wishes to see you," he continued. "Right," you replied. You turned to Sakura. "See you later," you said. You walked around the corner, following Kakashi.
"Kakashi?" you decided to ask. "What is it?" Kakashi responded. "Just before you arrived, I saved Sakura's little sister." "What's wrong? You don't boast. I don't know you perfectly, but I know you aren't cocky." "Heh, you're right. Well, I didn't want to shed any blood when the thugs attacked…" you continued. Kakashi stopped walking. He turned to you. "I tried to use Chidori to scare them off, but it didn't hold up. I failed." "Xorias, I have taught you how to use the jutsu. The rest is up to you. I taught it to you because I figured you were ready. You might not be able to master it, it's just how it can turn out. Or it might just take time. Practice, practice. You will most likely master the jutsu with practice, Xorias." Yes, Kakashi-sensei. Thank you," you bowed your head slightly. "Oh, and one more thing Xorias… you mentioned thugs. We keep our crime to zero in this village. We don't have thugs in this city. There are no thugs. If that's the case, we were just invaded on a smaller scale. I will need to talk with the ANBU on this. I will do that now," Kakashi said as he disappeared in a cloud of smoke. You started to walk to the office of the Hokage. As you were walking, you heard footsteps behind you. As you stopped, the noise was gone. Every once in a while on the way to see Tsunade, you thought you heard noise behind you. It was like you were being watched.
You arrived at the Hokage's office. You knocked on the door to her office. "Come on in," someone yelled. You opened the door and walked in. "You arrived, good," the Hokage said. "I wanted to talk to you. I want to make you a Chuunin. I would start you out at the lowest level, but your abilities are far beyond that of a genin. So from this moment on, you are a chuunin. Go talk to Shikamaru, I believe you met him a week ago or so when you were training with Kakashi, right? You can ask him for pointers on being a chuunin," "Yes, Lady, thank you," you replied. You closed the door as you left the room. You kept walking through the marketplace seeing people bustling trying to get ready for the next morning as it was evening. "I have nothing to do I might as well train," you said to yourself. You went to the proving grounds. You moved your hands together in perfect synchronization.
Flashback: "Practice, practice. You will most likely master the jutsu with practice, Xorias." End Flashback.
You thrust your hands down to the ground. "Chidori!" you shouted. Lightning started coming out of your hand. "Come on! Hold out!" It didn't. The Chidori died away. "Damnit…" you said to yourself. You tried maybe another twenty times. Finally you had calmed down. "Focus… focus… focus… focus my chakra," you thought calmly. Chidori began to form again. "Focus my chakra…" you said. Chidori was getting more powerful. It lasted a few more seconds. But it was still a ways to go before you were able to utilize it. "Well, that was a successful evening," you stated to yourself. You placed your hands behind your head, and started walking to where you were staying, Naruto's house, smiling at the progress you made in a few hours.
Almost dark, you arrived at Naruto's, and you walked in through the door. "Hey Xorias!" Hinata greeted you. "Oh, hi Hinata. Do you know where Naruto is?" you asked. "Yeah, he should be upstairs," she replied pointing to the stairs. As if on cue, Naruto came walking down the stairs. "Did you need something?" he asked. "Yes, can I use the shower?" you asked. Naruto laughed. "Of course you can. You don't need to ask. These are your quarters for the time being. You may treat this house as your home. I trust you, you don't need to ask to use things here," he explained. "Thanks," you replied. "Oh, by the way, we will be gone when you get out, we were just getting ready to go on a date. There won't be anyone here," Naruto said as you trudged into the bathroom. You acknowledged him with a simple wave of your hand.
You walked into the bathroom. You were going to be long. You had some serious cramps in your hand and back. You turned the hot water on and stepped in. You grabbed the soap and started washing up. You did what most people did when they had cramps. You just stood there under the steaming water for what seemed like a half an hour. Every so often you would turn your body as one side would get cold. After a long shower you turned off the water. You felt rejuvenated. But as you got out of the shower, still in the bathroom, you noticed you forgot the towel. "Damnit," you said to yourself. You stepped out of the bathroom without any clothes or your damn towel. And ran into something… or someone.
"Ahhhh!" someone yelled.
"Wahhh!" you yelled back.
"Ahhh!" the person yelled.
"Ahhh!" you screamed back at the person.
"Xorias! What in the hell are you doing?!" you noticed it was Sakura. "I was taking a shower and forgot my towel, went to go get it and was found naked by you. Even though this house was supposed to be empty!" you yelled as if screaming to someone upstairs. Sakura turned away. "I was coming to check on you, but it seems like you are doing fine," she chuckled slightly. You stopped for a second after her sexual innuendo-like comment. Then you kept walking upstairs. After a minute or so, you came back downstairs. "Much better," she said. "I don't know. You seemed to like it better when I didn't have my clothes on," you retorted. Naruto and Hinata just had walked through the door as she you just finished your comment to Sakura. "Don't your parents ever teach you decency every now and then, Xorias," she teased you. (Just think of this scene with Sadness and Sorrow playing) She chuckled a little. "My parents… are dead," you said quietly.
Sakura felt like the biggest ass in the entire world at that moment. "Xorias, I…" she began. You walked past Naruto and Hinata. And closed the door, calmly on your way out. You walked out towards the Hokage stone faces. And just watched. You saw families walking through the streets before it got too late. You didn't show it, but for the first time in a long time, you wanted to have a family to do the boring shopping with. Someone to smack your hand and tell you that you shouldn't be taking things from the market without paying for it, before putting it back. A single tear, came to your eye. Just then, you heard shuffling in the bushes. You noticed Sakura come around them. You turned back to watching the village families bustle. "Xorias, I'm, I'm sorry. I… I didn't know. I th-" "Eight years…" "What?" Sakura asked. "It's been eight years since my parents were killed. Eight years since anyone has brought it up,"
"It was eight years ago. My family was sitting down to dinner. It was an ordinary night. But then, two men attacked our village and our clan. Killing all but me." "What clan were you from?" "I don't remember. Or at least, I didn't want to remember…" "I was loved, had a family to spend time with, I had few cares in the world. And then someone took that away from me…" "Then the Council took me as their son almost. I felt like I had a family… I was happy again. But there was still something missing. Then I met you. You were my first friend. You were the first person that I let in. And then I met Naruto and Hinata. You are my greatest friends." "I would never let anything happen to you," "You were telling her this without making any eye contact with her. She came up from behind and hugged you.
"I'm sorry about what I said. You are an amazing person, naked or not," you both laughed and she started to walk off. You turned to her. "Sakura," you said quietly. "What is it?" she asked. "Thank you," you said. "Thank you for being there for me, and for listening to my story. The Council never wanted to hear about my life. That is what was missing and you and Naruto and Hinata filled that gap," She nodded her head and left you alone. Sakura walked back to Naruto's house her conscience cleared. Little did she know, someone was watching her.
Kakashi walked though the door to the mansion, where he was immediately greeted by ANBU as he was held down by ANBU. "Kakashi, what a pleasant surprise," "It's Kakashi's chakra signature," Neji stated. "What is your business Kakashi?" Neji asked as the ANBU ninja let him go. "Is this how you treat your former captain? Anyway, our man, Xorias, the one who is helping us in the fight against the Sound. He told me today, thugs attacked him. There are no thugs in Konoha. No one would attack their own people in this village. There is substantial evidence that we were invaded and are probably are being watched," Kakashi concluded. "Very well, we will look into this matter," one said. "Kakashi, why didn't you go to the Hokage?" Neji asked. "Because, I don't want to tell her something that may only be nothing, she already has enough to handle already, no need to put more on her plate," Kakashi explained. "Very well. Thank you Kakashi," Neji replied. And with that Kakashi left the manor.
You walked back to Naruto's house. As you were walking, you got that feeling that you were being watched again. Everyone was asleep as you opened the door to the house and went to your room, you felt something sharp against your throat. "If you want to live, you will not move," he threatened. "You under-estimate me," you retorted. You appeared behind him with a kunai pointing at his lower back. "Heh, not bad, Xorias," the man stated. "What?" you asked in shock. "How do you know who I am?" The man pulled back his hood. "Durei!" you said in bewilderment. "Why did you attack me?" "To see your progress," he replied simply. "Did you send the attackers after me?" "Yes, also merely to test you," he said. "That was risky," you replied. "You have ANBU and other ninja now on higher guard." "But they trust you, do they not? It was just to see the progress you were making. This is why I came here," he explained as he pulled an envelope out. "Here are the rest of your details or your mission," he stated. "We need your help finding this ex-member so that he can help us find where he put the sacred scrolls that would defeat the Sound one day, should they become a threat," he said as he left in a puff of smoke.
You opened the manila envelope to find the remaining details as your father figure said they would. It read as follows:
Xorias Odamori Top Secret Document:
Named henceforth is the ex-member of the Council of Lorii. The one who knows the location of the sacred scrolls to defeat the Sound if the need had ever arise.
Orochimaru is on the loose and is planning to attack the Leaf Village according to our sources in two months. We need to know the location of these scrolls. The Sound is too powerful. We need these sacred scrolls. The one shinobi who knows where they are, deserted us eight years ago. He knew the location of the scrolls. You must find him, Xorias. Bring him to us at any cost. We are changing the location of our base twelve kilometers west. Bring him to us there.
Bring him at the very least in one month, or face punishment.
This shinobi is one of the most powerful, be very cautious when bringing him in. he will be difficult to take down. Especially because of a foreign power that was given to him.
He has many allies. You must get him alone, and keep his allies away. How to do this is completely in your hands. To demonstrate your use to us, bring him in… alive. Do this and your membership into the council will be complete.
Remember Xorias, there will be consequence for failure. Do not fail me.
Signature: Larza Moranne
As your read the last bit of information, you nearly shouted. Which would have waken Naruto. But you kept your calm, barely. You couldn't believe who the ex-council member was. You sat on the edge of your bed, placing your hands over your face. "I don't believe it. I can't believe the ex-member is… wow." You weren't amazed. That didn't half cover how you were feeling right then. "How did I not know…"
Interactive Discussion:
A/N:Who do you think the ex-member of The Council of Lorri was? Why?
A/N: Cliffy! Sorry about that. I felt like I had to. Besides, I knew I would end this chapter here. As I said before, this is my first fan fiction. At this point I am accepting good or bad feedback.
