The Night Rose Of The Leaf
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I only own the ooc characters in this story.
Chapter 4
[Black Fox's p.o.v]
It has been almost four weeks sense I came to Orochimaru. Sense that night I agreed to work as his spy during the chunin exams, I have been training mostly with Kabuto but sometimes Orochimaru trains with me. It is mostly easy work sense they do not know of my true power.
I have been able to collect useful information on Orochimaru's plan for the Hokage. Tomorrow is the day I head back to Konohana to start my 'mission' for Orochimaru so I will be able to report back with him. Luckily I have convinced Orochimaru that I will not be needing Kabuto to assist me on this mission.
"Keena, Lord Orochimaru wishes to speak with you before you head off tonight." Kabuto's voice brings me back to reality.
'I shouldn't of dozed off like that while on a mission' I mentally scold myself.
"Tonight?" My voice tells nothing of what's going on in my head. Kabuto sighs.
"That's right, we have moved your departure to tonight instead of tomorrow." I merely nod my head while getting up and trailing after Kabuto. When we reach Orochimaru's door Kaabuto leaves me without a word so I knock.
"Come in Keena." Orochimaru's voice is as cold and strained as ever tonight. I enter the room and kneel before him bowing my head slightly.
"you wished to see me?" I look up into his eyes then. Orochimaru smiles his poisonous smile.
"Yes. I wish to go over the plan one last time with you before you go." He's hiding something, I can tell. I say nothing and just nod. And so for the next hour we go over our plan. Orochimaru finally releases me to go pack for my mission. Soon I am leaving Orochimaru's hide out and heading back to Konohana.
[third p.o.v]
"Naruto, as you know the chunnin exams start today. As an under cover Jounin your assignment will be to secretly analyze each contestant when you meet them. Try figuring out who might be a danger to the village and who plans on endangering the village."
"Yes Hokage-sama." Naruto bowed his head and swiftly vanished from the Hokage's office. The hokage stared at the place the young boy had just been and shook his head.
"It still amazes me just how far Naruto and his sister have come." The Hokage looked up at the sound of Iruka's voice. His eyes softened then darkened a shade as he spoke.
"It still amazes even me sometimes."
[Black Fox's p.o.v]
'What should of been a four day trip has only taken me two days' I laugh soundlessly at the though as I stand hidden on a branch of a tree. Only a few feet away is the gates to konohana. I look around once more before quickly running through hand signals. Once again I am back in my ANBU attire. I do a few more signals and am transported to the Hokage's office.
"ah Black Fox I see your back in one piece." The Hokage's voice is light and joking.
"Of course Hokage-sama" My voice holds the same lightness and joking but also respect. I clear my throat before giving my report on my mission.
"He plans on over taking us during the third part of the exams." My voice is nothing but business and respect now. The Hokage nods his head, his eyes are wary but certain.
"I will need you with the genin at all times, black Fox." To any one else it would of sounded like a plain order but to me it had a secret message attached.
'Stay by Naruto's side and protect him'
"Yes Hokage-sama." I bowed as I said this then looked back into the Hokage's eyes.
"oh before I forget, when are you going to fill in Kakashi about your self and Naruto?" The hokage smiled knowingly at me but before I could answer the copy cat ninja him self walked through the door fallowed by Naruto and clone of my real self.
"Hokage-sama I want these two sent back to the academy no-" Kakashi's voice cut short once he saw I was standing in the room. I looked back at to the hokage and gave him my answer to his question.
"Now I guess" My voice held amusement and slight nervousness. I turned back to Kakashi and looked him over. The man was dripping wet and looked a little less then happy about it. I could only imagine what Naruto had done to him this time but I had to admit it was a pretty funny sight to see.
"I see teaching isn't your forte Kakashi-kun." Kakashi's visible eye twitched slightly at my teasing. "Maybe you should of stayed under my camand then again if you cant even handle a child..." Kakashi glared at me.
"I bet even you, The Black Fox couldn't handle these two." Kakashi's voice was certain and edged with anger.
"I know I could handle Naruto, I mean after all he is my twin." I shot back.
"I know you cou-...his twin...that cant be..." Kakashi stared at me before looking back at Naruto and his twin only to see the twin disappear in a cloud of smoke. Naruto waved innocently at the now confused sensei, who only looked back to me. I ran through the familiar hand signs and with a poof of smoke was back to being Darina.
"This is a trick...a...a...a genjutsu..." Kakashi was mumbling to himself. I sighed and Naruto came to stand by me.
"Kakashi this is no trick nor is it a genjutsu. This is mine and Naruto's secret. Our real selves." My voice rang out strong and truthful. Kakashi looked at both of us then back at me so I continued. "We had to do this to protect our selves and each other. I'm sure you know about the kuubi already so I'll spare you the details on that, but what you don't know is that not all of the Kubbi's chakra couldn't be sealed souly in Naruto so it was sealed inside my body."
Naruto was looking down at the floor as I spoke about the kuubi and the Hokage was watching Kakashi carefully. Kakashi was staring at me and I stared back as I continued explaining.
"The reason I am an Anbu and the reason Naruto is actually a Jounin is because it is what we had to do to survive in this world, nothing more and nothing less. Only three people know about this secret and they are the Hokage, Iruka and now you, kakashi. The reason you know now is because things were getting more difficult with me being out on ANBU missions and Naruto having to cover. Now that you know we hope you will help us in that matter and you have to keep this a secret no matter what."
Kakashi took a minute before answering, his voice tired and wary.
"Alright I will help to the best of my abilities and keep your secret." Naruto smiled a true smile, one that didn't blind you but reached his eyes none the less. I smiled in return and turned back to the hokage.
"well now that this is all settled go get ready for the exams, all of you." at this dismissal we all turned and walked out then Naruto and I headed back home and Kakashi went to the academy to help out there.
[Darina's p.o.v]
After Naruto and I had reached our house we sat in a tense but familiar silence. Both of us thinking of different things as we waited for when we had to meet our team in an hour or so. My mind drifted to a memory of the past.
[Flash back to 9 years ago]
"Naruto...Darina, I think its time I told you exactly what happened to your parents." The hokage's voice was grim and held truth with every word he spoke as he explained what had happened that night.
"Your parents...they...they where killed in the Kuubbi attach 4 years ago, the night of your birth..." Naruto stared wide eyed at the Hokage. I knew he was hiding something from us because Iruka had told us they were murdered three days after our birth. Why were they hiding the truth from us.
"But...But Iruka-chan t-told us they w-were murdered after the attach!" I looked beside me to Naruto, who was stuttering and shaking as he spoke. His bright blue eyes shook with fear and his hands were fists by his sides.
The Hokage sighed quietly and sat back in his chair. I moved my eyes from my brother to the Hokage. Yes there definitely was something he wasn't telling us and I had a feeling it was because of the way Naruto was acting. Could it be they think he isn't ready to know the whole truth yet?
I looked back to Naruto and saw something flare up in his eyes I had never seen there before. I watched as the red ring formed around his pupil. Suddenly Naruto's chakra started to flare out of control and his body started shaking more violently. My own body was reacting strangely to Naruto's sudden chakra unbalancement.
"Naruto..." My voice was soft and soothing as I placed my slightly shaking hand on my brother's shoulder. Naruto jumped slightly and faced me as tears started running down his face. The red rings had faded from his eyes and his chakra was stable once more. My own body calming as i wrapped my arms around Naruto's shaking frame.
The Hokage said no more to us and had an ANBU escort us back to Iruka's house, where we currently lived. I waited till Naruto was asleep then I slipped out of the house and walked back to the hokage's office. I was going to find out what this village was hiding from me and my brother, whether the hokage told me or not i would find my answers and protect my brother.
Once I reached the Hokage's office doors, which had proved quiet challenging considering the time, I quietly stepped inside half expecting the Hokage not to be there. But as I let the doors quietly shut and turned around the Hokage was there at his desk staring at me with a surprised expression.
"Darina, what is it? Is something wrong? Who let you in here?" The Hokage's voice became more alert as he realized the only reason the guards would of let me in at this hour was for an emergence. I took a deep breath and prepared my self for the impending lecture I was going to get for sneaking in.
"No one did." The Hokage stared at me with disbelief.
"You mean to tell me that a 4 year old with no training what so ever got past 10 highly skilled ANBU?" I merely nodded my head and watched as the Hokage looked me over carefully. His eyes calculating and analyzing every aspect of my alert stance. Finally the Hokage sighed and looked into my eyes.
"Why did you come here at this hour Darina?" His voice was tired but still held an alert edge to it. I took another deep breath this time preparing my self for the truth to the question I was about to ask.
"You were lying earlier. I came for the truth...all of the truth." The Hokage sighed once more before learning back in his chair.
"Alright I can see you are strong enough to handle it but you must know that once you've learned the truth there's no going back."
"I know." The Hokage's eyes darkened slightly as he stared into my eyes.
"And you must not tell Naruto of what you learn. Not a word." The Hokage's voice was stern and demanding. I bowed my head for a second before looking up into the Hokage's eyes once more, my own eyes glowing with determination.
"I understand Hokage-sama."
[End Flash back]
"Darina...Hey wake up we're going to be late." I awoke to Naruto's voice and him lightly shaking me. Wait when did I fall asleep...More importantly why was I dreaming of that night?
"Darina snap out of it we have to get going." I shook my head clearing it of lingering thoughts and stood up next to Naruto.
"Sorry guess I was more tired then I realized." Naruto gave me a worried glance before he nodded and headed for the door with me following.