Misunderstanding – Chapter Two
I thought about this for a short while and I decided I would use a few words here and there that would be in Japanese, with that said I'll probably use only those said in the anime/manga; for example: Ero-Sennin – There is a misconception between Sannin and Sennin, Sannin is a rank given to the members of Team Sarutobi after fighting "Salamander Hanzo" while Sennin literally means immortal and it can be used as a term for sage. I'll probably be using suffixes to names as well. Yes some of the plot from the manga has been rearranged in chapter one, but it was to set it up for what will happen later.
Disclaimer – I do not own Naruto.
Naruto's jaw fell to the ground.
"What?! You can't leave and get Sasuke without me!" Naruto exclaimed, frustrated.
"Well, Naruto you see, we only have information on one of the members of his team; we probably won't be able to compete knowing that Sasuke has probably informed them of who would be looking for him and what we can do." Kakashi explained.
"Naruto, think about it. You're going to have to fight the Akatsuki at some point, trainin–" Jiraiya was cut off by a sudden outburst.
"WHAT!? When did you get here?!" Naruto pointed an accusing finger at Jiraiya.
"A moment ago, but I also have to inform you that we'll be leaving ahead of schedule, you don't need to pack anything. We have to leave, now." Jiraiya said sternly.
"Wha? Hey, why don't I have to pack anything?" Naruto asked.
"You'll find out later," Jiraiya said while thinking 'Hell if I know, Tsunade wouldn't explain anything to me..'
With that, Jiraiya grabbed Naruto, summoned a fair sized toad and dragged Naruto out of Konoha without waiting for the guards to give them a travelling pass.
A week later
"Ero-Sennin, when are we going to find them?" Naruto asked lazily, he was very tired; they had been running almost non-stop since Tanzaku when Jiraiya dismissed his summon and refused to summon another. They were now in a forest somewhere in the Southern Tea Country.
"I was last told they were in this area, we might be able to find them sometime this week." Jiraiya had actually calculated when they would run into them and assumed it could be another month before they found them, his contacts last saw them in this area, however, they couldn't find a trace of them ever being there.
"Ero-Sennin! What is that?!" Naruto pointed towards what appeared to be a large moving tower.
'That appears to be it, but Tsunade said it was small, very small.'
"Well, Kid, it appears we have stumbled upon the home of the slugs." Jiraiya said, running through hand seals to summon another toad.
Gamakichi poofed into existence.
"Ero-Sennin! They're moving!!" Naruto exclaimed, awed by the large tower that appeared to be a portion of a castle.
"Well Naruto, this is as far as I go, approach the tower and say that you know Tsunade, that should be enough to request training, if they refuse… Run." Jiraiya finished, seriously.
"Uh huh, sure. I'll see you later then Ero-Sennin, don't do anything stupid!" Naruto said, jogging towards the tower amongst the trees.
'Naruto…' Jiraiya thought, watching Naruto disappear amongst the trees.
"Hey, Jiraiya, why did ya summon me?" Gamakichi asked, pulling on Jiraiya's pant leg.
"I need you to watch out for Naruto and inform me of everything that happens while he's there."
"Got it!" The little toad then used Shunshin to catch up to Naruto.
With Naruto
Naruto began walking as soon as he got out of sight; he was very tired and didn't want to worry the old ninja he travelled with. He was close to the tower now, he couldn't explain how he knew this, he just knew. He suddenly came to a halt and took a defensive stance.
"Come out! I know you're there!" Naruto shouted.
Suddenly something fell from the tree above him; without time to react something wet and soft landed on his head.
"Naruto! Jiraiya sent me to check on you, are you alright?"
Without removing the small toad, Naruto just nodded, stupefied that the toad surprised him. Had Gamakichi been an enemy Naruto would have been dead.
"Alright! Can I have a snack?" The orange toad asked excitedly.
"Sorry, Gamakichi. I don't have anything with me, stupid Ero-Sennin told me not to pack!" Naruto said as Gamakichi hid himself in a small satchel that Jiraiya had given Naruto while they travelled.
As Naruto rambled on about stupid perverts he didn't realize he had been walking alongside the mysterious tower that appeared to stop. Naruto turned his head to look inside a passage leading inside the tower and walked in, it appeared to be fairly large but what surprised him most was that there were so many people inside! There must have been fifty people just on the main floor, walking around busily as if he wasn't there. Naruto glanced around briefly before spotting a large well-painted door and decided he would see who leads these people.
Pushing the door open, ten guards swarmed Naruto. Naruto slowly backed out of the door and found himself cornered by the people who were in the tower; they were now wielding weapons varying from kunai to swords.
Naruto dropped his defensive crouch and scratched the base of his neck while laughing nervously.
'Would this be a good time to run?' Naruto questioned himself.
Unknown to Naruto the leader watched the whole event and decided to step in at that moment.
A beautiful woman that stood about two inches higher than Naruto walked down a set of stairs behind the door he had just tried to enter. The woman was wearing a long, light blue, kimono embroidered with violet threaded flowers.
"Move aside," The new woman began. The guards and people complied and moved aside.
The woman began inspecting Naruto; she grabbed his chin and looked him in the eyes.
"Who sent you?" She questioned sternly, it was a tone Naruto knew well; she was annoyed.
"Nobody sent me, miss. I was told to seek you out on behalf of Tsunade 'the slug princess'" Naruto said looking at the woman confidently.
The woman seemed to be contemplating something before she looked at him once again directly in his eyes; the last thing Naruto remembered was her blonde hair covering her deep blue eyes as she turned and walked away, leaving Naruto unconscious.
"Have him put in the room across from mine; I believe this child may be who we were looking for."
Suggestions are always welcome; I think I have an idea about the next chapter and what will happen to Naruto. Review please!
