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Chapter 3
"So you are…?" The Hokage asked, furrowing his eyebrows at the unknown man that stood before him. He had black shaggy hair, grey dull eyes, and a very muscular figure. He looked like he trained for 5 years and still improving. "I am Miroku Shitose. At your service." Shitose said, bowing down at the Hokage. "Okay, Shitose. Please have a seat." Hiruzen said, eyeing the man as he took a seat. "So, Shitose. I need to ask you about your reason about your arrival here at Konoha and your personal information." He explained.
"Well, I arrived here because many of our villagers were attacked by bandits. These bandits were unknown to me and the cause of their attack to us. Many died from that accident. Rumours said that the reason of their ambush was that some of the villagers were somehow attacking their main base." Naruto explained, acting like the unknown man to him. "Oh my…Is that the reason why you left?" Naruto nodded, making the old man sign in gloom. "I apologize about the incident." Hiruzen said in sympathy. "It's okay…It's done and gone now anyway…" Naruto said, looking out of the window. He really missed the way he feels from his past life. He would become pumped up when he was assigned with his team on a mission he was unknown of. He would sometimes go and meet with his friends and hang out with them a lot. But, he left those hard times and got into a new life now. He changed, from mind to body to soul. His life WILL become easy this time, and he is sure of it.
"So what age are you, Shitose?"
"I am 16 years old."
"What is your past village?"
"My past village is the Hidden Village of the Shadows."
"What is your level?"
"I am somehow…Chunin."
"Do you have any relationship with anyone? Friends? Family?"
"…No. They are gone." Naruto muttered miserably, looking at the floor. It was true, his family were gone. His friends were out of the question now. They were already gone because of his being. That is why he left his old and in with the new. "I'm so sorry, Shitose." The Third Hokage apologized sadly, looking at the desperate man in front of him. "It's okay…May I ask something, Hokage-sama?" Naruto asked in his low voice, getting the old man's attention. "What is it?"
"I want to know a certain person who also lives in this village. I believe this man was called… Uchiha Sasuke?" Naruto slowly asked, the bitterness of Sasuke's name remained on his tongue. "Yes. How do you know him?" The Hokage asked, looking at the man suspiciously. "I heard someone talk about him near our village. I believe this 'Sasuke' was the only remaining Uchiha. Am I right?" Naruto asked, looking at the confused man strangely. Acting wasn't his kind of thing, but the good thing was Kyuubi helping him. "Yes. How do you get this information?" Hiruzen asked. The Third Hokage was easily confused. How could such a faraway place like the Hidden Village of the Shadows, can hear the rumours there? "Well, many of my friends talk about the Uchiha clan that was slaughtered by the Uchiha Itachi. The only one remaining alive on the clan was Uchiha Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke was the one who wanted to avenge his clan and kill his own brother. He was also the one who wanted to get power in order to accomplish his brother's instruction." Naruto finished, seeing the old man's eyes widen in surprise. "Well, I must say that you are right. But please, keep this top secret okay?" The Hokage begged. Naruto nodded and went to the door. "Oh wait!" The Hokage called out. Naruto turned around and caught the keys the old man threw. "That will be the keys to your apartment. We will get the preparations tomorrow. Pack your things and go look around town. You might know that you will meet some friendly ninjas along." Hiruzen said, flashing a smile at Naruto. He just weakly smiled and shut the door behind him.
"Naruto?" A smooth voice called out on the dark and abandoned apartment. "Naruto? Are you sick or something?" An annoying voice hollered as light entered the dark room. The duo's eyes widen in shock as they saw a ravenette sit on the pile of clothes. His hands were very bloody. His eyes were really tedious and very unemotional. He was clutching one of Naruto's clothes and stare at its fabric. "S-sasuke-kun…Are you alright?" the bubble gum-haired girl asked awkwardly, approaching to the motionless boy. The grey-haired man grabbed the girl's shoulder before she can be touched by a katana. The ravenette was holding a kunai, his eyes very dreadful and dangerous. "Don't touch me." Sasuke said, gritting his teeth. Venom dripped from his voice that made them stunned. They never seen his kind of side before. They knew that he was very protective to himself and being careful not to become very snotty to others. But now, they saw that he was very upset and traumatized, for some reason. "We won't hurt you, Sasuke." The man soothed, approaching to the shaken teenager. "Shut up!" he shouted, making them both stop. "You also hurt me. Even Naruto. That is why he left! Because of all those cruel people who treated him like trash! This is why he left me!" he thrashed everything he has beside him and threw it at the duo. They dodged it carefully and tried to stop Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun! Stop it!" the pinkette cried, almost getting hit by a metal object. Kakashi swiftly went to Sasuke's back and caged him. "Stop! L-let go!" the boy shouted, struggling on Kakashi's grip. 'Is he traumatized? Just like that?' the grey-haired man thought, tightening his grip to the mad boy. "Kakashi-sensei! You're suffocating Sasuke-kun!" Sakura exclaimed, looking at Kakashi furiously. "That's the point."
"So… What are we going to do now?" the pinkette boringly asked, looking at Kakashi. She had an urge to ask to him why Sasuke was acting like crazy days ago. But she thinks he will have a hard time explaining to her why he was acting so odd. "Do you really know where Naruto is?" he asked curiously, only earning a shake of her head. "Hmm…Lets tell the Hokage to let us have a mission to look for Naruto. He was missing for weeks now. I'm really worried about him." Kakashi muttered, making Sakura feel guilty and worried at the same time. She was sweating at the time like this, and she doesn't want it to feel this way. "M-maybe he was going on vacation! Or he wanted to go on an adventure alone!" She suggested nervously, her hands shaking from the intense atmosphere. He noticed this, and looked at Sakura on the eyes. "Hmm…Tell me Sakura. Do you know anything about this?" he asked, making his face close to hers. She laughed nervously and pulled away. "N-no, Kakashi-sensei! Why would I seriously hurt his feelings?! I mean, I was nice!" She uttered. His hands were on her shoulder, meaning that he understands her 'completely'. "Okay Sakura. I understand you. I believe you, but do you know what caused this incident?" Kakashi calmly asked, making Sakura;s heartbeat increase. "U-umm…I…I really don't know, Kakashi-sensei." She mumbled, trying to hide her guilty expression to the Jounin. "Hmm…Okay then." The man replied, disappearing in a poof. 'Phew…Good thing he hadn't notice my behaviour just now…' She sighed in relief and walked to the path where her house was, her guilt built inside her. 'What am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to fix the two hearts that was broken because of my wrongdoing? And, how am I supposed to change them back to normal again, when they are gone now?'
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