Chapter three: The remains of the burned dragon
Disclaimer: I still don't own naruto; the world is cruel some times
A/N: just making this brief. Sorry I haven't updated the story in a bit. I've had my own family deaths to deal with. Me grandmother passed on so I needed to get past that, plus schools just been the pits so that needed to be taken care of as well. Plus lots of school work to deal with. But moving on, here is the third chapter, enjoy
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As Jin awoke with the sun just barely over the cliff with four faces on it, he thought once more about what he lost, and where his life would take him from here. He looked over all of his body and saw he was good enough, so he thought, and got up to get out. He once had a bad experience in dragon village where a nurse tried to seduce him while he was healing; he never went back to that clinic as long as he lived. He quietly walked around his room looking for his training gi, it was important to him and was also the only clothing he had for now.
"Son of… they took my clothes" he said to himself as he finished looking around until he noticed a pile of new looking clothing folded in a chair next to his bed. "Oh" he said looking at them and feeling stupid. Apparently the hokage had his clothes cleaned and mended. He slipped them on and looked at himself. His black hair a tangled mess still clumped at parts with his own dried blood. " Well, look out world, here I come," He said to himself then chuckled slightly, that's what his niisan ginji would say when he felt the day wouldn't feel right. He slowly and silently walked out of his hospital room and down the hall, trying to be as aware as he could and not get spotted. He got to the stairwell and everything seemed to be going good. " Just where do you think your going young man?" he heard a voice say…So much for being safe. " Um, I'm just going out to lunch" He said with a nervous chuckle and with that he dashed down the stairs, jumping over the rail to get down some levels faster. " COME BACK HERE YOU!" he heard the nurse bellow and soon he found himself running and dodging stunning Justus. " Aw come on, why can't I just escape normally?" " He asked to himself as he dive rolled down an entire flight. He finally got out and was in the lobby and still dodging, using people as human shields always muttering sorry when they got hit. " See ya!" he yelled as he ran out and began running though the city. " You'll get yours you little gaki" the nurse said but chuckled. He was one of the few people who have actually escaped the hospital, right next to the Uzumaki boy and the Fourth Hokage. He ran laughing a bit thinking how ashamed yet proud his brothers would be at his stupid stunt. He finally finished running through the town and noticed he was in a food district. His stomach gave loud protest as the aromas filled his nose. " Alright alright well get some chow. But we got no money so we can at least fill up on the smells, kuso!" He muttered and began wandering around. Walking more and more into the food section, he happened across a small food stand selling ramen and seeing a familiar face. " Oi, you're the guy who helped me right, naruto wasn't it?" Jin asked sitting down on a stool next to the blonde boy. " Yup, that's me. Hey what are you doing here aren't you supposed to be in the hospital?" He asked finishing up a bowl of the salty goodness that is ramen. " Uh, I got out on good behavior?" He said, thinking of how pathetic the excuse was. " Suurreee, anyways, want to come with me to see the old man. He said he needed to see you anyways and you probably need to talk to him." " Indeed I do Naruto" Said a voice behind them and they whirled around to come face to face with a smiling Hokage. " Jin, I would like to offer you citizenship here in Konoha, that is if there is no one left in dragon village. " The hokage said with a sad smile. " Well, I'll think about it Hokage-sama. But in the mean time I need to ask you permission to do something. That and ask a favor" "Oh, and what would you need?" " I'd like to go back to dragon village and see what is left, and if there is nothing to pay y respects to my home." He said solemnly. " Of course, though I would like to send someone, maybe a ninja, with you to make sure you arrive safely to and from the village." " No sir, though it is nice to offer, I am afraid to due to my village did have powerful secrets that I'd like to keep private from all others." " Ahh of course. I understand completely" He said nodding. " But if I am to taker anyone, can I take blondie right here" He said poking Naruto in the head. " He is trustworthy I believe and I think it will be good for him. " He said with a grin as Naruto put on a indignant look. " Hey, how would you know what's good for me or not. You sound like an old man you jerk. Your just as old as me so stop acting all old and smart like." He said while crossing his arms. Jin just chuckled. " Whatever shorty" He chuckled once more before turning to the Hokage who was watching the display with mirth in his eyes." Well hokage-sama, would that be acceptable. I'll take Naruto with me to dragon village. But as for my other request, can you please let me have a shower. I am still coated in blood and sweat." Jin asked while sniffing his clothes. " I think my gi could use a washing too even though it has been mended." " Of course, you an Naruto follow me to the Hokage mansion and we'll get you all ready." He said and with that, the trio walked to the mansion so they could get themselves ready, or at least, two of them could get ready.
As Jin stepped out of the shower, he grabbed a comb on the counter and began running it through his hair. He got it all strait and it fell long to his shoulder blades, he spotted a piece of white cloth someone must have been using to wrap around kunai and ripped some of it to tie his hair back in a ponytail that reached his shoulder blades. He then secured the top of his gi with the belt that he tied it with, a dark crimson red belt over the pristine white of the gi. He then walked out into the living room where the hokage was talking with naruto.
" Now Naruto, behave while your out with jin-san. Don't do anything bad and respect him. He's going to be going through something all people have to deal with on a much larger scale. He has to go through mourning and the passing of his precious people. " The hokage said in a sagely voice.
" Hai old man. Ill keep it good for now" Naruto said, only hearing half of it, really wanting to get out into the world.
He chuckled lightly " alright my boy. Jin-san, are you ready? Whenever you are I'll teleport up to the main gate and you can take it from there."
" Hai hokage-sama. I'm ready and waiting for you to give the command" He said in a firm and sure voice. " Alright then lets go" He said and then using a quick sequence of seals, they teleported to the main gate. " These two are going out of the village open the gate! " The hokage yelled to the guard. Not soon after that command, the gates slowly opened, rumbling as the opened. " Well boys, have a good journey, I expect you back safely and a full report from you jin-san about the condition of the village." " Hai hokage sama" "sure old man" "Then goodbye for now. Keep safe" He said and with a salute from jin and a wave from naruto, they walked off and on the trail towards the village of jins past.
One night while on the journey
Jin and naruto were sitting around the fire he had made. HE was telling naruto stories of the village and what it was like.
" – and then the whole plate of sushi fell onto the elders head. Boy he was sure pissed, but we all shared a good laugh at him" Jin said holding in his snickers while naruto was full blown laughing his head off.
" Jeez- he said in a break of laughter- it sounds like your village was an awesome place" He said finally calming down.
" Yea, it was. But now we, or at least I, have to go back and bury what is left if there is anything." He said slightly crest fallen.
Naruto inwardly kicked himself for mentioning something like this. He knew what it was like to feel down about losing something. He did every year on his birthday. So quick thinking (amazing) he changed the subject.
"So why did you let me come with you on this trip. Why not some pro-jounin. I'm not even a genin yet and you chose me."
" Well, because I felt I could trust you. It doesn't matter to me about skill. But on whom I can trust to come with me and be a good traveling companion. Besides, I'd rather have a cool person to talk to rather than some still jounin." He said ending his statement with a lopsided grin.
" Sugio. You trust me over some stuffy jounin well fear not because I Uzumaki naruto, ninja number one, will protect you on this dangerous mission." He said striking a pose that cause jin to fall over laughing, laughing already at his little speech.
" Alright then ninja boy, we gotta turn in and get to sleep so we can keep traveling tomorrow." With that he doused the fire and went to get some rest
As they neared the village, The scenery kept getting more and more burned and jin was getting more scared as they walked until they finally crested a ridged and jin just slumped down in shock. There it was dragon village, nothing more than ruins now.
The dragon was gone, nothing left but its smoldering remains.
A/N All right I know you all are probably wondering if I died yet and the answer is no. I've had a bunch of crap going on and no one to help me so I've had to do this in my spare time. But any ways, I'm going to get the next chapter up as fast as I can after this and try to make it longer but ill do what I can. Plus I've got ideas for a new story I might try but that's it really. Peace to you all and keep reading. And give me a review please that would be nice.
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