I had chapter 3 almost done and my computer lost the file because I know I saved it. So I have redo it. Great.
Disclaimer: The day I own Naruto is the day when Naruto hates ramen.
Note: When the text is BOLD it's Kyuubi talking 33 –hugs Kyuubi plushie- and italics are thoughts.
Kyuubi: -sweatdrops-
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"Naruto, perfect timing," Tsunade had her hands connection with the other with her elbows on the wooden desk, "Close the door, I have something important to tell you"
There was a small click as the door closed, "What is it Bacchan? Who's that?" Naruto gazed at the dark hooded figure.
"Naruto, this is your father,"
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A moment of pure silence settled itself in the office, as my world was shattered. Everything, the foundation of my life, the lies I had to build to protect myself. A crystal-clear shard hurls downwards, spinning in every direction. A fragment of my lies, of my barrier, my parents didn't abandon me. Another one follows it, my parents are proud of me and watching me from a far.
Within a few moments, shards of my world scattered across the floor like dust in a forgotten building. Something that took so many years, so much time and patience to build, it was all shattered within a second. Words are powerful, with one line; you can destroy a person from the inside and watch them twist in unspeakable suffocating pain.
"Bacchan, is this a, sick joke or something?" I asked, disgusted. I don't want to face the truth.
"Naruto, listen to me carefully," the moment Bacchan looked at me with that serious look, I knew she wasn't lying, "This man standing before you here, is your biological father" I don't want it to hurt me anymore, so please, please.
"What?" I took a step back. I beg of you, please don't.
This was all a very bad dream. My parents are dead, I am an orphan and nothing can change that fact. Or am I such a monster that even my own parents abandoned me?
"This isn't funny Bacchan" Did my mother cried when she gave birth to me?
"They died a long time ago," Was my father ashamed of me? "What are yo-"Why? Why? Why did you abandon me?
"Naruto, your father had his own reasons for leaving you," Bacchan snapped angrily.
"You're lying! My parents they wouldn't, they wouldn't…" abandon me. I don't remember the feeling of wood pressing against my hands as I fled out of Bacchan's office, nor the hard pounding of my chest as my lungs gasps for fresh air. I ran past the training fields, deep into the lush green forest surrounding Konoha, and only then did I finally sink to my knees.
The raspy sounds of my breathing filled the air quickly as I lay in the spongy sweet-smelling grass. Seconds ticked by and quickly turned into minutes which were transformed into hours. I had spread my arms out as if I was making a snow angel and just lay there.
"You're running away brat" a deep and smooth rumbled from deep inside my head.
"I'm not running away," I denied.
"Then why won't you accept him?"
"…I…" It lingered in the air for a few moments before he answered.
"He's the family you have always wished for, and now, he's before your eyes and yet you won't accept him"
"Would you accept a father who you thought has been dead all these years and suddenly turn up, Kyuubi?" I whispered softly.
"…..Your father…He's a honorable man"
"What? What do you mean?" Only the sounds of birds chirping and cicadas answered me.
"Answer me Kyuubi!" then I mumbled a small string of curses and insults to the fox demon.
"Am I running away?" Only the gentle ruffle of the winds heard my words.
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It was huge, no scratch that, it was HUGE! No wait, it was gigantic! It was bigger than big. It was a freaking mansion for crying out loud! I stood at the rusted gates of the mansion with my "father" (who hasn't even made an effort to show his face) and stared dumbly at it. The mansion itself was a 3 story house with a western style design, unlike the Uchiha and Hyuuga compound, which both had eastern style designs.
"Wow…." It was enormous, it was, you know what, forget it. It was big, there happy? My "father" unlatched the rusty gate and pushed it inward as it let out a painful groan of complaint. He climbed the porch and slid a small silver key into the doorknob, and the door (like the gate) moaned and groaned as it was forced open. I followed him into the house with a curious look.
"What is this?"
"A house" No shit Sherlock. I resisted the sudden deep urge to roll my eyes.
"Why?"
"Because this is where you'll be staying, unless" then he shuffled uncomfortably, "you rather stay somewhere else" The wind had blew the hood of his cloak back a bit, revealing deep sapphire eyes. It was eyes of a man who had gone through pain and obstacles, it was the eyes of a man who had conquered them, and it was the eyes of a tired man.
"I'll stay with you for a while," then I added quickly, "Just to help you get settled in and stuff" His eyes which had seem dull earlier, quickly sprang to life and brighten.
"Thanks," "Naruto, your father had his own reasons for leaving you," For what reason? For what reason did he leave his newborn son to battle the villagers for?
He flicked on the lights and they flickered dimly for a few seconds before finally becoming stable and brightening a bit.
"Damn, I told Tsunade-san to fix these lights 5 times already," he mumbled as he stumbled his way through the front door. Then he turned to me and said, "There are rooms on the second and third floors, go choose the one you want. I'll be down here getting all this crap to work."
"You'll need that," he said as he tossed a flashlight into my hands.
"Right," I nodded then turned on the flashlight to navigate my way through the dark halls.
"I wonder if there are ghosts here," a sudden amused voice piped up.
"G-G-G-G-G-G-Gho-Ghosts?!" I gulped nervously.
"It seems like a rather old house doesn't it?"
"There are no such things as ghosts, there are no such things as ghosts, there are no such things as ghosts," I muttered my usual spell to keep me focus.
"Boo!" I stifled a scream as I bolted for the staircase. Like a crazed man (maybe I am) as I nearly flew up the steps.
"That was rather entertaining"
"Damn…You…..Kyuubi….." I wheezed out, "Thanks to you….I think….I shortened my lifespan by 5 years…."
"Fine then, I'll leave you all by yourself, in this dark and old house. And it's possibly haunted by ghosts, have fun"
"No wait Kyuubi-sama! Please don't gooooooo," I begged.
"Fine" A sigh of relief washed over me, then slowly, I made way through the darken hallway with a spot of bright light leading the way.
"I better start picking a room," my voice was barely above a whisper as I stood before a wooden door. With palpitating hands, I tighten my fingers around the brass doorknob and twisted it all the way around before gently pushing it open. The light from my flashlight revealed a nicely-sized room with a couple simple furniture decorating the room.
"Looks like a guest room,"
"Y-Yeah…." A moment of silence hung between us as if it was remembering whoever lived here at one point.
"W-We sho-should check o-out the other r-rooms," I stuttered as I walked without waiting for a reply.
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"Maid's room,"
"Eh?"
"This room is a maid's room," Kyuubi replied as we both stared at the bleak room.
"Bulter's room," Kyuubi commented again as I stopped in front of another room.
"You sure know a lot about rooms Kyu-chi"
"I use to play a lot with th-KYU-CHI??!!!" I winced at the volume in my head.
"Don't get so angry, Kyu-chi is a pretty cute nickname don't you think?"
"I, THE KYUUBI NO KITSUNE, LORD OF ALL DEMONS IS NOT CUTE," Kyu-chi howled angrily.
"Did you just insult yourself?" Kyu-chi let out a string of very colorful words then went silent.
"Kyu-chi? Hello? Are you there?"
Silence replied to my question.
"NOOOO I'M SORRY KYU-CH-I MEAN KYUUBI-SAMA PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!" A hand suddenly grabbed my shoulder.
Naruto's Father
"Where's the light switch?" I mumbled as I navigate my way in the dark, then I mimicked Tsunade-san's voice, "No problem, I have always taken care of the house so you'll be able to live there right away. Che, probably spent all that money paying her debts stupid old hag." With a heavy sigh I fumbled around my pocket for another flashlight.
"Why didn't I take another flashlight with me?" I moaned, "Naruto has my only flashlight with him, maybe I'll go upstairs and find him" After a small time to ponder, I climbed the wooden stairs up.
Ah, there he is, I thought as I spotted him not too far from the staircase.
"NOOOO I'M SORRY KYU-CH-I MEAN KYUUBI-SAMA PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!" Naruto screamed.
What is he doing? Without thinking I grabbed his shoulders and then he frozed, standing completely still before bolting shouting, "NOOOOOOOO PLEASE DON'T EAT ME!!!!!"
"Why would I eat my own son?" I stared at him for a couple seconds before realizing he still had the flashlight, "Wait, come back!!!" I ran after the little fearful bobbing light.
"Damn he's fast, but not fast enough," In an instant I caught up to him, I worked forever to be this fast, as if I will let a brat beat me (even if he's my own son) muhahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
"Wait a minute Naruto-kun," I wheezed breathlessly. Great, now I'm out of shape. I knew I should have exercise more often. "I'm not going to eat you, I just need the flashlight."
His lips formed a small "O" as he handed the flashlight to me.
"So, have you picked a room yet?" He shook his head.
Uzumaki Naruto
"So have you picked a room yet?" He asked somewhat nervously, I shook my head in reply.
"I see…."
Then I turned around, facing a random door and then very gently placed my hand on the worn out brass doorknob. I tighten my grasp upon it and turned it. For a couple moments I squinted in the darkness with nothing but the dimming light of the flashlight illuminating the room. A silent gasp escaped from me, I didn't need Kyuubi to tell me what this room was.
"Nursery,"
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Aki:"Sorry for taking forever to update but I'm still following the original version of the story. I want to thank all my readers who took time to favorite, alert, read, and/or review it. To me, you have no idea how much it means to me that someone actually took time out of their life to read my work. And to even favorite it is a great honor and joy for me. So I'm very grateful to every single of my readers, thank you." –bows-
