Behind Blue Eyes

Chapter 2

Hey! Yeah, I said there would be more Behind Blue Eyes, didn't I? Alright, be prepared! Cover your ears, mainly because Naruto yells. It hurts your ears…

"…"

A small boy, around the age of five, raced through the forest that surround the shinobi village of Konohagakure, the Village Hidden amongst Leaves. He was trying to escape the angry villagers that chased him. His clothes were ripped and torn and his sapphire blue eyes were filled with terror. His hair was matted with sweat as he tripped when his foot caught in a rabbit hole. He cried out in fear and terror as the villagers surrrounded him and began to beat him mercilessly.

His cries for help were never heard…

Sixteen-year-old Uzumaki Naruto screamed in terror as he woke. He was tangled in blankets and covered in sweat. He continued to scream, not hearing Tsunade run in. He only realized she was even there when she wrapped her arms around him. He fell into her chest, crying and shaking in a fear Tsunade had never seen in him before, which terrified her.

"Shh…Shh…It's alright…Shh…" she whispered as she hugged him tightly. Her heart filled with fear and horror when Naruto let out a wail filled with heart-broken terror that made tears come to her eyes.

Outside the room door, the Jonin senseis watched and listened in horror. They had heard about what had happened three weeks before. (A/N SEE CHAPTER 1) Naruto had been in a coma since thin. Tsunade had told them what had happened and it angered them. Kakashi had put a fairly large hole in the office wall, and Gai had wisely gone off to the training grounds and took his anger out there. You do not want to know what Kurenai and Asuma had done. Let's just say, it wasn't pretty. Now, they could only watch as the mother tried to comfort her son.

Tsunade rubbed Naruto's back in an effort to calm his down, but it was useless as his whimpering continued, getting worse and worse.

"They're h-h-h-h-hurting…me…why w-w-won't t-t-they l-l-l-leave m-me a-a-a-a-alone? I-I-I didn't d-d-d-do a-anything! I-I-I'm a g-g-g-g-good b-b-b-boy!!! I wouldn't hurt anyone! I swear!"

Tears fell from Tsunade's eyes when she heard that. "Naruto? Do you know how old you are?" Tsunade asked, trying to figure out how much damaged had been done to his mind.

"I-I j-j-just t-t-t-turned f-f-five… W-w-w-w-why are they h-h-h-h-h-hurting me?"

Tsunade's eyes widened in shock. "Do you know who I am?"

"One of the people ojiisan hired to take care of me?"

"Ojiisan?"

"The Sandaime…"

Tsunade bit back a cry of sorrow. Obviously, the attack on Naruto did something to his memory and made him think he was five.

"You know? You're one of the nicest people besides ojiisan I've met… The others…they all hurt me…" Suddenly, all at once, Naruto's memory came back. "Kaasan?"

"Naruto?" Tsunade's heart fill with hope.

"I remember everything…"

"What happened?"

Naruto didn't answer, and looked away.

"Naruto, you need to tell us what happened." Kakashi walked in, followed by Kurenai, Gai, and Asuma. They stood around his bed.

"They'll just hurt me again if I tell."

Kurenai sat down next to him. "Naruto-kun, Tsunade-sama won't let them get near you again… And neither will we."

"I couldn't get away…I'm a ninja and I couldn't get away…I'm so weak…" Naruto quietly whispered so quietly that the others could barely hear him.

Tsunade held at arm's length and stared straight into his eyes. "Listen to me. Naruto! Listen, dammit! You. Are. Not. Weak. If you hear anyone say you are weak, just tell me and I'll kick their ass."

Naruto wasn't amused. Instead, he started shouting. "I COULDN'T STOP THEM FROM TAKING OUT THE BLADE AND STABBING ME WITH IT! I COULDN'T STOP THEM FROM WRAPPING CHAINS AND WEIGHTS TO ME!! I COULDN'T FREE MYSELF! SO TELL ME HOW I'M NOT WEAK!" He pulled out of Tsunade's grasp, stood, and continued screaming. "I COULDN'T STOP THEM WHEN I WAS FIVE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO STOP THEM SINCE! I'VE BEEN LIVING IN FEAR MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I HATE IT!! WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST KILL ME?! KAMI KNOW HOW MANY CHANCES THEY'VE HAD! WHY DID THEY LEAVE ME ALIVE?!! I COULDN'T EVEN TELL THE GIRL I LOVED THE TRUTH BECAUSE THEY WOULD KILL HER IF THEY FOUND OUT THE DEMON LOVED THE HYUGA HEIRESS!!! HINATA'S FATHER WOULD'VE MURDERED ME IN MY SLEEP!!! I ONLY SAID I LOVED SAKURA TO HIDE MY TRUE FEELINGS! I'M NOTHING THAN A WORTHLESS PIECE OF KUSO AND YOU ALL KNOW it…" Just as suddenly as he had awoken, he collapsed. Tsunade caught him as he fell. As she covered him back up, she glanced at the others.

They all stunned into a shocked silence at what the normally happy blond had said. No words could describe the feeling or tension that filled the room. But, what startled them was the door suddenly flying open and a fainted Hinata fell onto the floor.

.~*~.

Hinata had entered Tsunade's house to visit Naruto, who was still in a coma. When she had heard him screaming those words, she had raced toward his room. What she heard next, caused her to faint.

So…What happens when Jiraiya and Tsunade are trapped together? Jiraiya would drive her nuts and Tsunade would kill him…

Until next time!

Uzumaki Fenix

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