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chapter summary- Nibi comes along anyway on the journey to the hidden leaf village. But an unexpected death holds them back another day, And we find out Naruto isn't as homosexual like he was before. (Sorry just had to put that…) Nibi walks in hearing Naruto singing "Lips of an Angel" when he thought there was no one around. Etc. Not telling you anymore. But there's a surprise guest around the end...

Chap 4

The Journey

"Eh! You blond baka! You're going to be late! Get your ass outside and start walking!" some angry voice inside the mansion yelled.

"Ok, ok, ok Oba-san!" grabbing his pack he ran straight out the door and BANG! "Ow… my head…" 'This is such a bad place to be in right now…. gulp.' He found himself on top of the furious demon.

Nibi screeched at the top of her lungs "IDIOT! Get off me!"

Subconsciously he held her down and asked "Why are you out here? I thought you weren't coming?"

"Who said I was coming? I'm going to accompany you, you dolt! Your sensei must be there during the exams. I don't want you to be killed. My priority is to keep you alive… not send you to die in that bothersome exam." Fuming with rage she pushed him off her and she stood up quickly.

"There's another reason why I am coming… but it has nothing to do with you… so don't bother asking."

"Nibi-sama, we should go now… any later we will have to travel through the night as well to get there in less than 4 days." A random escort approached her with this information.

"Of course… let's go." Just as she started walking a poor villager accidentally bumped into her shoulder, quite hard that both of them fell back.

"I'm sorry Nibi-sama the daughter of the Cloud kage. Forgive me for my clumsiness, have mercy." The poor man was on his knees attempting to step closer to her but all of a sudden Naruto took her hand and pulled her up.

She walked pass the man with a small nod. "It's alright… please we must get going."

As they traveled down the road Nibi turned to look over her shoulder, watching her village shrink into the distance. She blinked because her vision was clouded all of a sudden. 'How weird, this has never happened before.'

Suddenly a jolt of pain pulsed through her arm, it was so unbearable that she grabbed it with her other arm and bit her lip to hold back her cries. Her heartbeat was loud and slow, and getting slower. She swore it was going to stop then she felt it. This sharp 'pang' in her chest like someone was squeezing it.

Collapsing onto her knees she held onto her chest but held herself up from the ground with the other. Now all the noises around her was so loud everyone looked like blurry blobs, her senses were acting extremely weird.

Falling onto her back she still held onto her hurting chest as her escorts crowded around her. Naruto was the only one she saw clearly from the crowd because of the orange color of his outfit. She started to hyperventilate.

Someone grabbed her hand and an instant she knew who it was…. but something in the back of her mind hit her…

(FLASHBACK)

"Nibi-sama, we should go now… any later we will have to travel through the night as well to get there in less than 4 days." A random escort approached her with this information.

"Of course… let's go." Just as she started walking a poor villager accidentally bumped into her shoulder, quite hard that both of them fell back.

Just as they bumped into each other the man grazed something against her shoulder, enough to create a small cut but not enough to feel it.

(A/N: something poisoned.)

"I'm sorry Nibi-sama the daughter of the Cloud kage. Forgive me for my clumsiness, have mercy." The poor man was on his knees attempting to step closer to her but Naruto took her hand and pulled her up.

She walked pass the man with a small nod. "It's alright… please we must get going."

(END OF QUICK FLASHBACK)

"No!" Nibi choked out as the pain in her chest increased.

One of her escorts tried to figure out what to do as another one kept on repeating the words "its ok Nibi-sama. You'll be fine. Hang in there."

'How come I'm not healing? There's is no poison I can not comprehend. I can't die. I refuse to die!'

Between her lasts breaths she whispered "Naruto… I… " Then her hand fell limp, her breathing stopped, she looked like she was sleeping peacefully, only she would never wake up.

(A little trip down memory lane)

"Where am I?" Nibi looked around as villagers passed her, but then she spotted a familiar looking kimono that passed by her. She reached out to touch it but her hand went through the clothing and the little girl's arm.

Shocked but still curious, she followed the girl around the corner. She noticed the girl was following someone. And after taking a few turns the girl turns into an alley.

Nibi dashed into the alley after her and she came face to face with…… herself? 'That can't be me! It…. Is….'

The child version of herself suddenly turned and looked at a shadowy figure that was deeper in the alley. So the child stepped deeper into the darkness.

"Come here child… come and see what is left of that person you called your mother…" Nibi felt scared. "That voice! I know that voice!"

Nibi ran after herself, staring down at herself kneeling over the dead, blood covered corpse of her mother's. And the killer… whose eyes shown in the darkness. They belonged to the one and only, Orochimaru.

The maniac grinned "Stupid two tailed bitch, don't try anything stupid next time. My plan failed because you were weak. You couldn't defeat the Kyuubi and now you're a pathetic little girl with family. Do something like that again and you will lose everything precious to you and your life.

On the verge of tears she hugged the wall feeling like she was going to be sick. But then as she touched the wall she fell right through into another scene. One memory that wasn't hers, it was Naruto's.

"Go home Naruto! You little demon! Come children don't get to close to him."

"He was the only one that didn't pass…"

"Serves him right!"

"He deserves it."

She walked up and saw what the child, Naruto, was before he came into her house hold. He was sad, lost, no one to turn to, no one to love. She walked up to him and surprisingly everyone could see her this time around.

There was an awful silence as the villagers waited for her reaction. But she got down to his level so she could into his eyes and she hugged him. There were shocked villagers staring and millions of gasps that could be heard.

The demon picked up the child and held him close, then started walking towards the villagers. Everyone started to back away in fear and every few seconds Nibi would stop and turn to stare into the villagers' frightful eyes.

Nibi walked passed a couple of snotty kids who looked like that hated her and Naruto with every piece of them. She was staring down at them all. "Don't hate what you don't understand," Then Nibi continued to walk through the crowd holding the child in her arms.

She passed by a few parents shaking in fear, like the Death God himself was present. She looked through their eyes and into their souls later walking off like their existence was unbearable, "Don't hate what you fear because he is not what you should be fearing."

As she passed the last couple of villagers something stabbed into her back and she fell instantly into a black darkness.

(End of flash back)

"Hey! She's awake!"

"Naruto-san, please calm down. She was dead a moment ago. She needs some space."

Nibi quickly sat up and rubbed her eyes. "So what happened?"

"Huh?" The escorts and Naruto were utterly confused.

"When I passed out?"

"You didn't lose consciousness Nibi-sama, you died. It's miraculous that your heart started to beat on its own after 100 fatality. But none of us have a clue what happened to you back there."

"Where are we now?" Nibi looked around and noticed they weren't on the path anymore.

"I'm sorry Nibi-sama; we stopped at the next closest village after you "passed out". We shouldn't travel at night, considering what happened. We have lost one day, Nibi-sama, but we have already sent one of your fellow escorts ahead so that he could tell the Hokage." He tried his best not to sound very negative.

She looked slightly pleased but just waved off the bad news "It's alright, Shinji, just find me a horse for tomorrow and some warm sake."

And as quickly as that everyone started to clear out of the room, Naruto being the last one to exit the room was called back into the room by the raven haired girl. "What is it, sensei?"

Not looking directly at him she said "Come here."

Trying not to look nervous he stepped closer to her and sat down on the side ofthe bed. "What is it, Nibi-chan?"

"Did I say anything before I 'died'?" She asked him, without looking at him.

"You called my name and tried to say something else, and that was it."

She was relieved that she died before she continued saying what she was about to say. "Ok, that's all."

And all of sudden Naruto burst out saying "It sounded like you were about to say something about liking someone."

Then, she mentally snapped. "WHAT! HOW COULD YOU COME TO THAT CONCLUSION?"

"Eh-heh, just making guesses." He scratched his head.

She pulled him close and hugged him just like before but this time he wasn't that sad boy in the memory but a handsome teenager who was always smiling.

Not noticing that Naruto's face was in her cleavage, her mind was still stuck thinking about before but her thoughts were broken when a muffled voice called, "Ehhh? Nibi what are you trying to do! Use a boob suffocation jutsu on me?!"

Nibi ignored him and replied "Shut up idiot." But she loosened her arms in order not to kill him with a hug. But his face was still pressed up against her chest unwilling to move away. "Pervert."

Blushing wildly he sat up on the bed all goofy. I guess he prefers boobs over Uchiha guys any day of the week. 'God, if he met Jiraiya they'd be like a peeking duo.'

(A/N: Hey, sorry about that, I couldn't resist, I just had to do that. Hehehe.)

(The next day)

Nibi wasted her morning staring at the wind blowing Sakura petals to the ground. There was nothing better to do, until she heard someone singing. She looked around the corner only to find the orange wearing blond with his back facing towards her. And he sang…

Honey why you calling me so late?
It's kinda hard to talk right now.
Honey why are you crying? Is everything okay?
I gotta whisper 'cause I can't be too loud

Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

It's funny that you're calling me tonight
And, yes, I've dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I don't think she has a clue

Well my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

Honey why you calling me so late?

She noticed that he was staring at something he was holding in his hand. But she never had the chance to get a better view because a different pain had struck her heart. Dragging herself with the help of the stability of the walls she made it to her room, only to fall onto the ground but still leaning against the wall.

The poison still having effect on her even after she died and returned to life. Then she swore she saw her master The Death God glide pass her with a disappointed expression.

"You've lost your touch, my pet."

"I'm sorry master, but I am no longer the same as before."

The Death God stared down at her "Your pathetic existence is what I don't need right now. Get anymore careless you will lose everything and I will not be there to summon your soul, to save you from your fate."

Nibi looked down and said in respect "I know my lord."

The Death God's outline slowly faded as he hissed "And when you see that snake, kill it."

"Yes, of course." Nibi replied automatically as she stood up. Her kimono started to loosen exposing the scar that ran across her chest.

(A/N: Bad memory? I'll give you a refresher… it was from the fight between her and Naruto.)

"Nibi-sensei?" A small voice called out.

"What is it Naruto?"

"I….I…L-love…" The miserable blond stuttered and was then interrupted.

"Nibi-sama, we must leave immediately or we will never get to the next village in time before the sunset!"

"Go tell the men to get their things, get my horse, and tell the slackers that they won't get any dinner if their late plus the fact I don't tolerate people who are late makes it worse." She turned and stepped into her room grabbing her bag she headed out to the stables.

Ignoring all of the people she walked past she dropped her bags on the ground and while waiting for the horse to come from the stables she pulls out two katanas from her bag and ties them onto her back. Climbing up top the newly arrived black stallion she waited for the others to start back on the trail, when she heard some rustling behind her. Ducking just in time to miss two darts that were flying straight at her.

The angered demon unsheathed one of her katanas using that to block the other darts, kunais, shurikens, and senbon needles that were flying in on her. And then a tongue flew out of nowhere and wrapped around her wrist.

Her eyes widened in disbelief "Orochimaru!" 'He has gone way to low in order to get Sasuke a better chance in passing the Chuunin exams. His main target is not me but Naruto.'

Walking out of his position underneath the shrub with a dumb smirk on her face her chuckled "Well what do we have here?"

She hissed at him, grabbed his tongue that was around her wrist, and dug her claws into it. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"

Naruto all of a sudden walked out to expect everyone waiting ready to leave, only to face Nibi grabbing a pale guy's freakishly long tongue. "What's going on?!"

Orochimaru turned and saw he chance to attack so he pulled backwards forcing Nibi to fly off the horse and right at him. And by that a sword shot out of his mouth. But his attempt to kill the two tailed cat first failed because held the sword in one hand as she dug her feet into his face.

(A/N: YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET YOU PALE FREAK! GO get some plastic surgery after this will ya?)

Not making it any easier on himself Orochimaru tightened his grip around Nibi's slender neck.

(A/N: Using his tongue... -shivers-)

Just as the demon cat was out of breath a kunai zipped by and stuck in deep in his shoulder. From the sudden pain he drops the now lifeless body of Nibi's and turns to face the foolish thing that threw the kunai. While pulling out the metal weapon from his shoulder he lunged at Naruto as twin snakes shot out of his right outstretched sleeve.

Naruto sprung into action and leaped out of the way, running on all fours his speed was incredible as he slammed his head into the pale figure's mid section. Then with one arm he had thrown Orochimaru 50ft away with one graceful movement of his arm.

Quickly he went to Nibi's side without noticing Orochimaru enhancing, increasing in speed that his whole body was a blur. Twice as fast he formed an unknown seal and he stretched his neck with jaws wide open, aiming for anything fragile to bite, a leg, an arm, anything possible.

Naruto noticed a bit too late to think so he blocked the unconscious girl with his own body. Looking down he was shocked to see that Nibi's body wasn't present anymore and Orochimaru was less than a yard away.

"I don't need saving." Naruto turned as he heard that familiar voice. "But thank you, Naruto." And then, he saw Nibi standing in front of him stopping Orochimaru's head from coming in any closer. The sly cat had struck the snake in the eyes with two fingers and she looked emotionless with her dull, soulless eyes and her slight frown.

Cursing in pain Orochimaru retreated far away, but Naruto and Nibi saw another gray figure standing next to the practically blinded Orochimaru, his spectacles gleaming under the sun light. Then, they disappeared.

Walking back silently to her frightened horse Nibi got back on it. "Let's go men! Nothing to be dumbfounded about! We must get going!" And with that she started off galloping down the path on her black stallion.

As they traveled to Konoha some of the escorts were gossiping about what happened earlier.

"What's with her?"

"What was that all about before?"

"She got all grumpy all of a sudden."

"She's always moody when were around."

"Shush, that's no way to talk about the kage's daughter!"

"She's more dangerous on the outside than that Kyuubi."

The group of chatting escorts glared at Naruto but returned back to talking.

"What do you think is going on here?"

"Escorts on a trip to Konoha..."

"We know Nibi doesn't need escorts most of the time."

"Yeah right, did you just see that guy back there?"

"No, no, no you're getting off topic. I was asking if there was something going on with the Konoha demon and Nibi-sama?"

"I haven't really noticed but I know something isn't right."

"You guys really have to stop this. I'm going to head up more to help Nibi-sama."

"You're such a baka you little good boy."

"Afraid he's going to get in trouble."

"Afraid of getting in trouble I see? WELL AT LEAST HE'S SMARTER THAN YOU DAMN IDIOTS!" A thunderous voice boomed behind the couple of men. And they froze in their spot afraid to turn around.

"Gomensai, gomensai, gomensai, gomensai Nibi-sama!"

"My father sent a bunch of air headed, lazy, talkative, slow bastards as my escorts. I prefer to be alone. Now stop gossiping like geisha girls and get moving! Or I'll have to come back here and chase your sorry asses down a yellow brick road!"

(A/N: I thought that was hilarious so I just added it in somewhere.)

"Yes, Nibi-sama!" The group replied in unison as she slowly walked back to the horse that the escort, that left the gossiping group, was holding. And after that they all traveled to Konoha in silence.

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Blueninja: So what did you think?

Gaara: Its nice... I like the Orochimaru bashing.

Itachi: Please save me the agony of reading the next chapter, the one about my brother.

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Nibi: Oh please Naruto, just shush you know she can say it herself...

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