Chapter two of You Weren't Always Alone.
A/N: Hello everyone! Rishi's here with Chapter Two…..Sorta. XD Right. Rishi's doing her best for Naruto!
Disclaimer: Rishi does not own Naruto in any way….Rishi does own a Naruto plushie sitting in her lap, though. :D
Anyways!
"My…..adopted mother?" Naruto asked, stunned.
Iruka nodded. "Yes…..She…..She was your adopted mother, but she loved you as much as a real mother would." He said, his body shaking and tears appearing in his eyes. He quickly wiped them away. "She was there…..That day. She was there when Yondaime-sama died, and when you….." he trailed off. He then closed his eyes, remembering.
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"Please……"
Iruka peeked into the hospital room, where his classmate, sixteen year old Tsume, knelt to the Third Hokage, holding a bundle in her arms. Tsume was pleading with the old man for something.
"Please…..Please, let me take him." Tsume begged, clutching the bundle. "He….He's….More then anything, he's just a baby." Tsume looked up. Iruka could see the tears in her eyes. "Yondaime-sama…..He……Entrusted this boy to me. I was there when Yondaime-sama died…Please, please let me take care of him."
"He's a monster!" yelled one of the ninja in the room. "He holds the Nine-Tailed Fox within him!" The other ninja in the room nodded in agreement.
'A monster…..?' Iruka opened the door a little more. 'Who destroyed….'
"He's not a monster!" Tsume shouted, hugging the bundle. "He's a newborn! Both of his parents are dead! Please!"
The Third looked down at her. "I will entrust this boy to you." He said slowly. "He is your responsibility."
Tsume bowed deeply. "Thank you." She said, breaking down. The bundle in her arms started to cry. "Shhh…." She said, cuddling the bundle. "It's okay, Naruto. It's okay." She then stood up. "I'll be leaving now." She said, opening the door to reveal Iruka. "Iruka-kun….?"
"That baby holds the demon fox….?" Iruka said shakely, his eyes hidden.
Tsume looked at the bundle of blond hair. "Yes." She said sadly. "But he's not a monster."
Iruka looked up, glaring. "He is a monster!" he yelled. "He's a monster! Why don't you kill--!"
SLAP.
"Iruka-kun…." Tsume said, tears streaming down her face. "Iruka-kun, he's not a monster!" She then rushed out of the room, pushing Iruka out of the way.
Iruka rubbed his cheek, which was beginning to turn red. "Crap…." He muttered.
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"So……You…..Iruka-sensei, you……." Naruto began, his eyes widening. "You hated me?"
Iruka nodded. "Yes, I did, at first. But that changed after you turned two."
"How….? And why don't I remember Tsume…..?"
Iruka looked away. "After she gave her life for you."
A/N: Another cliffhanger! Whoo!!!! XD
Yeah. You can flame me for this chapter, I know it sounds Mary-Sue-ish, but I swear, Tsume is not a Mary Sue.
When I first read Naruto, I thought that it was weird that Iruka-sensei never hated Naruto. Then I though: Oh! What if he DID hate Naruto, but that changed? And so the idea of Tsume popped up. I didn't get to drawing her until a few weeks ago. XD Please enjoy!
