The Uzumaki's in a Nutshell: Part Two
A pink haired girl was crying. A young boy was curious as to why this girl was crying, so he went up to to her.
"Hey, why awe you cwying?" The boy inquired.
The little girl stopped crying and looked the boy. Her cheeks were wet and nose was running. She mumbled an incoherent response, and the boy asked what she had said.
"I said that bullies were teasing me about my forehead," She said.
The boy squinted his eyes and poked the girl's forehead.
"Hey!" She exclaimed before hugging her legs to herself and averting her gaze.
"I tink you have a vewy pwetty fo'ehead," The boy said truthfully. "What do dose buwwies know about fo'eheads, anyways? I bet dewe just je-jeal-jealous of you pwettiness!" The boy exclaimed, proud of himself for getting the word right.
The girl blushed, she had never been complimented by a boy before. "Thank you... Uh, what is your name?"
The boy's grin widened. "I am Nawuto Awan-Uzumaki! And I'm gunna be Hokage one day!" The blond boy proclaimed unto the entire playground, earning glares from the people whose eardrums he had just ruptured.
The little girl giggled. "Okay, thank you Naruto," She said, giving him a big hug.
However, a young blonde girl tackled Naruto out of the girls embrace. "Run away, Sakura, before he eats you!" She yelled.
Sakura looked at the girl, confused. "What are you talking about, Ino?" She asked.
"Just go!" The girl called Ino yelled.
Sakura nodded, and took one last look at the unfortunate boy before running as fast as her four year old legs could take her.
Naruto finally broke free from Ino's headlock, and started running after Sakura, but he was soon knocked over by a punch from a boy twice his age. Naruto saw the delinquent draw his leg back to kick him. Naruto braced himself, but when he didn't feel anything, he opened his eyes to see a blue haired girl holding the bully's foot back.
"Don't be mean, this park is for everyone," The girl said calmly.
Naruto was astonished. That girl didn't look like she could be any older than him, and yet she was able to do something like that!
The bully narrowed his eyes. "Stupid girl!" He yelled as he brought his fist up to punch the girl...
But the punch never came.
"Who do you think you are, attacking lady Hinata?" Asked a boy with long brown hair.
The bully noticed his arm hanging limply at his side. "What the hell did you do?" He snarled.
The boy narrowed his eyes. "I simply performed my duty." He said. "Now if you don't mind, we must be going."
Naruto stared at the retreating pair in awe.
The bully looked from his arm to Naruto. "You got lucky, but don't expect it to happen again," He threatened before he turned his back to walk away. But he was stopped by a strange feeling in his back, unlike anything he had ever felt before.
"What... The... Hell...?"
It was almost dark, and the park was empty except for Naruto and the boy.
And a few moments later, Naruto was the only one...
The Third Hokage looked at the disturbing sight before him. It was dawn in the park, and an ANBU captain had barged into his office, insisting that it was of the utmost urgency.
And from the looks of things, that's just what it was.
On the grass at Sarutobi's feet, were the crumbling remains of a nine year old boy.
"Have you alerted the boy's parents?" He asked the ANBU captain.
The ANBU captain nodded. "Affirmative,"
The aged leader sighed. He had an idea what happened, and he hoped to God that he was wrong.
Reluctantly, Sarutobi ordered the masked man to bring Samus Aran to his office.
Well, here is the long awaited next chapter. Once again, it is short, but I managed to give you guys a glimpse of some more of the characters. You will no doubt have noticed that the biggest difference in character is Hinata. In this story, Samus's participation in missions and battles was significant enough to dissuade the Cloud Ninja from violating the treaty. So Hizashi never died, and Neji never grew to hate Hinata, and thus, he worked to help Hinata with her confidence issues. So, while Neji is still far stronger, and Hinata still dislikes fighting, their relationship is much less strained.
I hope I did a good job at adding some suspense and intrigue to the story... Ah well, I hope you enjoyed this installment of 'Metroid Legacies'. See you next time! ... And I'll try to update more frequently.
TTFN!