Naruto: Heart's Desire Part 4
By Sara T. Fontanini
Well, here's part 4. I don't even now what's gonna happen now, though hopefully I'll keep my promises.
I'm definately going to show everyone's reactions, though. So, be prepared for a long one.
P.S. Sorry about any OOCness. And, in my own opinion, the last few chapters have made some characters bipolar. If you disagree, agree or whatever, let me know. Hopefully, this will stop with this chapter.
Enjoy!
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Naruto and Sasuke were in the Hokage's room. After that guy had given them the message, they had hurried as fast as they could. Kakashi was also there, as well as the other Jounin. They were a bit surprised when they saw the two Chunin (Yes, Sasuke and Naruto are both chunin here), particularly Jiraiya.
"I had no idea my pupil was gay!", he had cried. Naruto simply gave him a kick in the face. (Naruto may not do that in the manga or the anime, but doesn't it seem like he would?)
When everything had quietened down, the Hokage motioned toward the two 'strange ninja'.
"These two," he began, "are ninja from the Village Hidden in the Darkness."
"I've never heard of such a place." Kakashi said. Everyone else murmured in agreement.
"Of course you haven't," the Hokage answered, "It's mere existence is known only to the five Kage. As you may know, the five Great Villages are well known because they are the largest and most powerful. But, other villages do exist. The village in question here is the most secretive, because it had been founded for the simple task of taking down demons and spirits."
Naruto spoke up here. "If that's so, then where were they when Kyuubi attacked?"
"Because they had sworn not to meddle in the affairs of other villages, otherwise there would be no point to them being secret. And helping us fend off the Nine-Tailed Fox would have counted as 'meddling'."
"Oh."
"Back to the point. These two are here to request our assistance."
"With what?" Sasuke asked suspicously. She was sure she knew the answer already.
"Apparently, a powerful demon has broken loose, and has devastated their village. They have reason to believe he's heading here."
"Why is it coming here?" Kakashi asked.
"He is after the Kyuubi." One of the two Dark ninja simply said.
"Why?" Asuma asked. (I refuse to have Kakashi ask all the questions.)
The ninja who had spoken looked at him, scowling. "That is not pertinent."
Sasuke suddenly stood up. "Why is it after the nine-tails?" she asked. "The fourth killed it! It's coming here for something that's already dead?"
The girl looked at him. "You don't know? The Hokage had told me the knowledge was kept from the children of the village..." she turned towards the Hokage.
"You may tell hi-her." the Hokage quickly covered his slip up.
"NO!" Naruto cried. Everyone turned towards her. She was starting to cry. "Please, don't say it. You can't tell her. She won't handle it." The tears were streaming now. "Please."
The girl got angry. "I don't care about your personal problems! It cannot be kept secret, especially since that monster is coming here! The least we can do is tell everyone why they have to die! Starting with your girlfriend here!"
Sasuke looked puzzled. "What secret?"
"The fact that the Kyuubi didn't die. Your Fourth Hokage couldn't kill it, he was not that skilled. Only another demon can kill a demon."
"Then what happened to it?" Sasuke was starting to get nervous.
"Please! Don't tell her!" Naruto screeched.
The girl looked sad. "Your fourth used all his strength to seal it within a newborn child." She pointed toward Naruto. "That child was the woman you stand beside there."
Sasuke shook her head. "That can't be true. How can you know that?"
"Our village was informed of it. It did concern us, after all." she looked twards the ground. "Besides, I can see the demonic presence within her. It's a special gift given to all the leaders of our village."
"Why weren't we told?"
The Hokage answered. "The Fourth wanted Naruto to be viewed as a hero. If everyone knew, then that wouldn't have happened. So I decreed that it be kept a secret." he rubbed his eyes. "Sadly, Kei is right. We can't keep it a secret anymore."
Naruto just stood there horrified. "No." She slowly shook her head. "Please. No."
The Hokage looked at the neo-girl sadly. "I'm sorry, Naruto."
Naruto bolted right through the door, as Sasuke stood there, tears in her eyes as well.
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Naruto had run off to the platform in front of the Hokage monument. She sat there, staring at the great stone structure. Usually, it would calm her, fill her with hope. At the moment, she could only think of the future, with dread.
They'll hate me. She thought. They'll blame me, just like the adults. They won't want anything to do with me. Including Sasuke.
She couldn't fight the tears. So she sat there, in front of the monument, bawling and sobbing.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned, to see Sasuke behind her.
"Sasuke.." she squeeked, fear in her voice.
Sasuke embraced the crying girl. "It's okay. I don't hate you."
"You don't?" Naruto asked, not daring to hope.
"You are not the monster. I'm such an idiot. I saw how the villagers looked at you, but I ignored it. I pretended it wasn't happening. I was so caught up with my own problems, I didn't think about yours. I'm sorry, my beloved."
"You called me.." The tears came back, but not from sadness, but from joy.
"Of course. After they said all that, I couldn't stop worrying about you."
"How'd ya know I'd be here?"
"Because, you keep on going on about becoming Hokage. And since you think about it all the time, I figured you'd come to the place that most respects the Hokage."
Naruto smiled. "You're so smart."
Sasuke returned the smile. "Of course. That's why we were put together in the first place, remember."
Naruto nodded.
They sat there, two lovers intertwined together, under the gaze of the four Hokage.
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Kakashi walked towards Kei. "You seem too young to be a village leader." he stated.
They were still in the Hokage's room. Naruto had left. Jiraiya and Kakashi wanted to comfort her, but then Sasuke said she would take care of it and ran off. Kakashi was still having trouble thinking of the two mismatched genin as not only lovers, but as females. He wasn't sure which was more disconcerting.
Kei nodded. Back to reality. "My father had fought the demon, much like your Fourth. And like him, my father died. Unlike your title of Hokage, which is given to anyone, The Yamikage is chosen from the first born of the generation in our family. It's safer that way, for the Yamikage holds secrets that shouldn't fall in the hands of just anyone. There was no one else, I was the only son of our family."
"How old are you?"
"16, like those two girls."
"uh, yeah.." Kakashi didn't want to add that those two were twelve-year-old boys just a couple of days ago. One explanation at a time. Waitaminute...
"You said you were the first born son...." Kurenai asked. "But, you're..."
Kei gave a sad smile. "Just before he was sealed, the demon cursed me. He turned me into a female. Our village is very old fashioned, and the villagers didn't trust the judgement of a 'frivolous, airheaded female'." She turned to her companion. "If it weren't for Urumi, I would've given up a long time ago..." She smiled.
"And she's...?" Anko opened, gesturing.
"My wife. She is very young, but the villagers wanted a male leader." She gave a bitter look towards the floor. "She was forced to couple with our strongest warrior. She is already three months and two weeks pregnant." She bunched up her hands into fists.
Gai was saying something about the 'passions of youth' in the background, everyone else were looking from the Yamikage, to her wife, and back again. There was a long silence. Finally...
"You think us strange, barbarous." Urumi said, at last. "I do not blame you. To us, your ways are strange too. But, you must look past your discretions and your prejudices, and help us in our time of need." She looked towards them, pleading. Kakashi gave a happy look.
"Alright then." He said. "You have my assistance."
Everyone gave their consent, some more reluctant than others. Gai was still being weird, and Jiraiya had a perverted look on his face.
The Hokage smiled. "It is agreed then. We shall accept this A-rank mission." He looked towards Kei. "Give us time to prepare, and in the meantime, I'll find a nice place for you two to stay." He grinned.
Kei couldn't help but smile.
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It was night. Sasuke had decided to stay at Naruto's house. The Uchiha home was too quiet, too full of bad memories.
Sasuke had decided. She would give up on her goals. They would only stop her from being with the one she loved. She had decided to lose her claim to the Uchiha name, and instead decided to take on the Uzumaki name.
Naruto was so happy when Sasuke told her.
"Yay!" She squeeled. "This means that we're officially married. Oh, Sasuke-chan, you're so wondeful!"
Sasuke was rather shocked at Naruto's home. It was a small, fairly messy apartment. It wasn't as...pristine as the Uchiha home. However, there was something the tiny apartment had that the huge complex didn't. Warmth. The feeling of life. It actually made Sasuke smile.
Naruto had cooked them ramen, unsurprisingly. Sasuke didn't much care for the stuff, but it still pleased Naruto when she ate it. That grin brought a warmth to Sasuke's cheeks. Naruto looked so pretty when she was happy.
Then the time came for bed.
"I'm sorry," Naruto said, scratching the back of her head, "I don't have a futon." She frowned, a sad look in her eyes. "Never had anyone else stay here."
Sasuke gave a reassuring smile. "It's okay, dobe. We can share the bed. As you said, we are married."
This seemed to have pleased Naruto, and the two lay down. They found they couldn't keep their hands to themselves.
"Sasuke..." Naruto whined.
"What is it, beloved?"
"I can't sleep."
"Same here."
"What should we do?"
Sasuke looked at her beloved, and kissed her on the forehead. "Love each other."
And so, they began doing what comes naturally.
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Author time!
So yeah, I decided to end it somewhere nice. Originally, that little scene at the end was a little more graphic. But it would be against 's rules, so I edited it into the censored version.
And now we know the whole story behind Kei and Urumi. They'll be developed a bit more, and we'll see more reactions to the new situation our two lovebirds are in.
Now, for those unaware, yami means dark or darkness in japanese, and kage means shadow. Ho means fire. Dobe means last place, and was an insult that Sasuke (and others) liked to use against Naruto. Here, however, it has been twisted into a pet name, a sort of ironic joke.
As for the existence of other villages, I looked back at the manga and found that the manga actually states that other villages exist. The Hokage's explanation is an abridged version of that explanation.
I am now getting really good at writing romance, and hopefully it will get better in the future.
See ya next time!