Hey everbody sorry for taking so long to update. My mom has been going through alot of medical crap and ended up with a complete hysterectomy. Also classes are taking a large portion of my time. I also had a little bit of writer's block to top it off. I now promise to update as often as I can, I also would appreciate some more reviews (Thanks to all of you who already have). I hope that you all enjoy SotS, peace.
A/N: This chapter is a little slow in comparison the my action(and gore) packed first chapter. I also may redo the first chapter to fix up some grammar issues.
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After a few hours Kurenai and Anko arrived in Konoha, they had dropped the boy off at the hospital. They then proceeded to finish up reports and went the Hokage tower. After hearing the account of the boy's power, Sarutobi spoke.
"Did any of you two put this in the report?" he asked both nodded no. "Well that is good, I do not want Danzo to hear about the boy abilities." He took a drag from his pipe and exhaled "What are we going to do with him?" asked Anko. "We can't just send him into an orphanage. We need to monitor his powers and make sure that he is not a threat. From what you two have told me he is incredibly aggressive." "But sir the boy was lost and injured, he was most likely scared." Kurenai spoke up and continued "Although at first he was dangerous, but after he killed Totaro something happened to him. After some sort of pain he was a completely different person and was like any other child." Just as Kurenai finished, a random chunin appeared and whispered something to Sarutobi. Sarutobi turned to face the kunoichi, "It appears that the boy has woken up and wants to speak to his "angels"." He said with a chuckle. With that they were dismissed and the two kunoichi went straight to the hospital.
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They soon arrived at the hospital and were lead to the boy's room. "Before you go in I think you might want to know what happened to him." One of the nurses told Kurenai and Anko. "He has several broken ribs, broken left arm, cracked right leg, shattered left wrist, and large amounts of trauma on his skull. After he woke up he has wanted to see you two." The nurse opened the door and let them in. The boy seemed to be in better shape, but when Kurenai and Anko walked in he smiled. Unlike his last smile, this one was innocent and childish. "Please sit down." The boy asked cheerfully, which they complied. Anko started off "What did you want to see us for kid?" she asked. The boy face lit up and answered "I wanted to say thank you! I also wanted to know you're names if that was okay." Kurenai then spoke "I am Kurenai Yuuhi, and she is Anko Mitarashi. What is your name?" the boy then went from a happy disposition to looking upset.
"I... I don't know. I was hoping that someone here would know." Kurenai felt sad for the child, but kept asking questions. "Can you tell us what happened to you?" "All I can remember is lying on the ground and hurting. I found some big torn up robes and used them to cover myself. I was just walking around hoping that I could find some help. That's when I ran in to those men. I was scared until you two showed up, after that I blacked out." Anko then spoke up "You don't remember anything after that." The boy nodded no. Anko then spoke again "Why did you call us angels?" the boy began to blush slightly then answered. "When I woke up after you two dealt with those bad men, I thought I was dead, also because you two are pretty." The boy's blush deepened when he finished.
Both Anko and Kurenai thought that this was adorable coming from this cute kid. They continued to talk for awhile until a nurse asked them to leave so that the boy could rest. Over the course of the week, Anko or Kurenai would visit him. He would ask for books to read to pass the time. At first he asked for story books, but he soon started to ask for history books. Out of all of his books, his favorite was an old poem called "The Way of Man". It was a ballad on humanity, and the story of a man looking for peace. All of the doctors and nurses at the hospital were won over by his intelligence and innocent charm. Most of the nurses began to call him Enzeru, because of his kind nature. Eventually he took it as his real name.
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Tonight Kurenai was visiting Enzeru, and she had brought a new issue of one of his favorite manga "Captain Freedom". The plot followed the adventures of Captain Freedom, a man clad in red, white, and blue spandex, who would fight crime with his unbreakable shield. She checked in with the nurses, and then entered Enzeru's room. Enzeru was sitting upright reading "The Legacy of the Senju Clan", an in-depth biography of the first and second Hokages, as well the legendary Sannin, Tsunade. Enzeru put the book down the book and smiled.
"Hi Kurenai-san, how was your day?" he asked. "Oh it was good." She replied with a smile. "Have been you on any missions lately?" Enzeru was very interested with the ways of the ninja, and would always ask her and Anko about missions and training. "No I have had some free time. So I just relaxed today." Before the conversation could carry on, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get that." Kurenai said as she went to the door. She opened the door to see a man with a village headband on and a sickly look on his face. "Hi Hayate, what brings you here?" "The Hokage wants to speak to you." Kurenai then turned to face Enzeru. "I am sorry but I have to go." "It's all right, I need some sleep anyway. Good night." Enzeru got situated under the covers of his bed and went to sleep.
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When she arrived the Hokage was sitting at his desk working on paper work. He then invited her took take a seat when he spoke. "I have heard that Enzeru is to be released soon, but there is one problem." "What is it?" "Once he is released we need to watch him and I don't think that leaving him in the streets is good. This is the reason I called you. This not a mission so you can say no. Would you consider adopting Enzeru?" She thought before answering, thinking about the innocent boy who had no family or memory. He had strange powers, but he doesn't know how to use them. She then thought her options over and answered. "Yes I will take Enzeru in." Sarutobi then handed her the forms which she signed. After she finished, Sarutobi took the forms "I congratulate you Kurenai, you are now a mother, now I think you might want to inform your new son." Kurenai smiled and replied. "I will wait until tomorrow, it's late out and I want him to rest."
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The next day came and Kurenai decided that she would need to make a spare bedroom. Luckily for her she had a guest room, and she straightened it up a bit before she headed out. The first person she went to see was Anko and told her the news. Anko was very happy about this because the kid grew on her. They then headed out to the hospital to get Enzeru. They arrived to see the boy walking outside in a simple grey t-shirt and black pants. He had a bag with all of his favorite books and manga. He looked healthy and clean. He then ran up to Anko and Kurenai with a smile on his face. "Hi guys, what you two are doing here?" he asked "We came to see you silly." Kurenai said, Anko elbowed her to get her to start. "Enzeru, you remember when we gave you a name?" he nodded yes. "Well we realized that you don't have a last name, how does Yuhi sound?" "But isn't that your name?" She sighed at the boy's nativity. "That's what I was getting at, I was wondering if you would like to live with me. I adopted you, I just want…" she was cut off when she felt the boy embrace her in a hug. He was crying while he spoke "There is no one else I would want to be my momma." Kurenai felt happy hearing those words. "How would you like to see your new home?" upon hearing this Enzeru face lit up, and they were on their way.
After they arrived at Kurenai's house and dropped off his books, they had left to go clothing shopping. Enzeru mostly stuck to black and grey colors of clothing, but he loved the blue Captain Freedom t-shirts that they were selling. After signing him up for the Academy, they introduced Enzeru to their fellow jonins. Enzeru was a little overwhelmed by Guy, was a bit bored by Kakashi, and he despised Asuma, mostly because of his smoking. At the end of the day, the returned to the house and had some dinner. Anko had promised that she would teach Enzeru whenever she could, as did Kurenai. After dinner was done and Enzeru went to bed, Kurenai began to fill out some mission reports. Nothing big, just a few C-ranked and B-ranked missions. She finally finished up and made her way to her bed.
Before she went to bed, she decided to check on Enzeru. When she cracked open his door, she found him curled up in his bed. She then turned to leave when she heard him speak. "Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The…" he stop chanting and nuzzled up to his pillow. She then closed his door and walked away. "He must be reading to many books, well his training should keep him busy." She thought to herself as she went to bed.
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The first few weeks with Enzeru were eventful. He would go to the academy in the morning and make top of his class. In the afternoon he would train with Anko and Kurenai, and he was a quick learner. They sometimes had sent him to study swordsmanship with Hayate. Today was a different lesson all together.
Hayate had sent him to the local blacksmith for today. Enzeru walked into the shop and was amazed with all of the weapons along the walls. "Can I help you with anything dear?" Enzeru turned to face the voice. Behind the counter was a woman in her thirties, and had her hair put up in two buns. "Are you Enzeru Yuhi?" she asked. "Yes ma'am, I was sent over here by Hayate-sensei for some sparing." "You must be here for Tenten then, I'll go get her." "Thank you ma'am." And with that she left the counter and went to a door behind her.
It took a few minutes for her to return with a girl who looked around his age. She had buns in her hair similar to her mother. The woman from the counter then spoke. "Here is my daughter Tenten, and she will be your sparring partner." She then knelt down and whispered something into Tenten's ear. Tenten had an annoyed look on her face and went over to Enzeru. "Come on." She huffed as dragged Enzeru by his arm. She lead him into an open room in the back that had weapons lining the walls. She let go of his arm and went over to a wooden shed. She returned with two boken and handed Enzeru one. "Alright let's get this over with." She said as she got into a stance. "Why are you so cranky?" Enzeru asked as he got into his stance.
She answered by charging straight at him, starting with a diagonal slash to Enzeru's right shoulder. Enzeru was able to block it, and rammed her with his shoulder, knocking her back. "You were just lucky!" she shouted as she went back to the weapons shed. She came back with tonfas, maces, and almost any weapon under the sun. "Oh crap…" Enzeru thought to himself as Tenten began her barrage of weapons.
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Practice with Tenten was filled with beatings and bruises. After they had finished, she finally told him why she was in a foul mood. Apparently one of her fellow class mates, a Neji Hyuuga, called her weak. Upon hearing this Enzeru began to cheer up by mentioning how badly she had beaten him. This cheered her up and they soon became friends. Enzeru was on his way home when he noticed something unusual.
He was walking by the park when he saw a kid with hair blonder than his own on the swings. He seemed to be sad, so Enzeru's curiosity got the better of him and went over to investigate. The spiky haired kid seemed to be lost in his own world, so he did not notice Enzeru walking up. "Hey, are you alright?" Enzeru asked as he stopped in front of the blonde. "What do you care?" the boy asked he looked up at Enzeru. Enzeru then saw the whisker marks on the boy's cheeks. He then recognized him from school, from what he heard this kid was a major prankster. But before him was no deviant or delinquent, just a lonely kid.
"Are you that Naruto guy I hear about?" Enzeru asked, "Yeah that's me, you came to mess with me to?" Naruto replied with some attitude. "Why would I mess with you, I don't even know you. Why are the villagers giving you crap?" Enzeru asked as he crossed his arms. "I don't know, it's always been this way. If any of the kids come by me, their parents take them away. " Naruto was beginning to let go of his emotions and runaway, until he heard words that he never heard directed towards himself.
"I'll be your friend." Enzeru said simply, "Really?" Naruto asked. "Sure, why not." Enzeru then reached out his hand towards Naruto. "I am Enzeru Yuhi." He said with his hand out. Naruto took Enzeru's hand into his own and shook it. "And I am Naruto Uzumaki! Believe it!" Enzeru was surprised by Naruto's reaction, but enjoyed it. The rest of the day they played with one another, not caring about the way people would stare at them. Naruto was happier than he had been in his whole life that afternoon, and he was looking forward to the next time that they would meet.
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I hope that this chapter wasn't to boring, I promise that it will pick up around the next chapter.
Here is a little bit of a preview of whats to come in the next chapter.
"Lately Enzeru couldn't sleep. No that wasn't right, he couldn't stay alseep. His dreams were filled with cities filled with strange beings, all of them unique. The city had huge towers of metal and glass that would reach to the stars. There were also metal boats that soared through the sky. The city was lit in bright lights and music could be heard everywhere. Then he would be dragged from the lights by strange looking creatures, and thrown into the trash. He would stay there for what seemed to be forever, untill a figure in a black robe lifted him up."
I will give anyone a cookie if they can guess which Star Wars planet is being refered to in this dream. :)
Review Please! Or Orochimaru will be waiting for you in your bed.... lol