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"Talking"
"Thinking"
Flashback
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Chapter 3
In his long life, Jiraiya had seen a lot of things and he came to the point where nothing could surprise him, well if you don't count that knucklehead of a student.
Had someone told him that a S-class missing nin would save him from dead, he would personally drag them kicking and screaming to Tsunade. Then again, Jiraiya had never thought that he will, after losing a battle in enemy territory, wake up in a comfy bed in a nice room that clearly was not a prison cell.
There was a few things Jiraiya noticed when he regain his consciousness, one; his body didn't hurt so much, two the room had a sweet aura of tea and had a homey touch to it, and three; there was a background noise from someone talking but Jiraiya could only hear the loud buzz of their voices which meant that a number of people was talking.
"What it's this place?" He noticed the nightstand and reach for the lamp when the door opened.
Misaki came in carried a tray with medicine to the wounded man. She stopped in the doorway noticing Jiraiya looking at her. Misaki breathe out in relief.
"You are awake, good. We were getting worried. I'm Misaki, my husband and I own this inn. What is your name?"
Jiraiya looked the dark haired woman over, she was clearly not a ninja. For the time being he would be safe.
"My throat was broken but it feels like it..maybe.." Jiraiya hesitated but gave it a try.
"I'm..(cough).. Jiraiya. How long have I been here?" his voice was rough and weak but he could talk.
"Three days. You were badly injured when Yuri brought you here. He was able to heal the worst wounds but you were still in a bad condition." Misaki put the tray down on the nightstand. "Who is Yuri?" Jiraiya asked "Does she mean the Uchiha kid?"
"How about I work on your injuries and answer your questions and you mine?" Misaki turned the lamp on. Jiraiya nodded in confirming and Misaki gave him a warm smile. Misaki began to change Jiraiya's bandages. "Yuri saved my family from some bandits when we where on our way home. Try to sit up." She stopped her work to supported Jiraiya as he tried to sit.
"Please Misaki-san, go on." Jiraiya managed to croak out.
"Since he doesn't remember his name, we are calling him Yuri and he has been working here for seven days now."
"Then what about.." Jiraiya began but Misaki cut him off.
"My turn. Yuri said that before you pass out he got the impression that you know him. Is that truth?"
"Yes, well no, not personally. But he is a shinobi from my village. His name is Sasuke." Jiraiya's voice was starting to sound normal.
Yuri was washing plates in the kitchen. Daisuke and Emi were playing out side and Yuri could keep an eye on them from the window. They were both trying to imitate one of the moves Yuri had used when he had throw a troubling customer out. Emi had her dark hair sat up, avoid getting it into her face. She had her father green eyes, unlike her older brother who had their mothers blue eyes and fathers dark brown hair. Both kids faces were shinning in happiness as they moved against an invisible foe. They had both been begging their cool nii-san to show them how to defend themselves and Yuri find himself not able to say no to those cute faces with big puppy-eyes.
Up in the high trees a person appeared on a tree branch. His body covered by a langue coat with a turtleneck, so you could only see his brown hair, sunglass and something else on the person forehead. He, himself, turned to look at the arriver.
"Shino?.. How did you find us?" he yelled out to Shino.
Yuri's head was pounding after the memory had appeared. His hand moved quickly to catch the plate that was slipping out of his grip.
"Sh-Shino? He must be a friend or something." Yuri was almost done with cleaning when Misaki came in.
"S-Sasuke?" Hearing her voice Yuri turn.
"Misaki-san how is the old man?" Misaki smiled at him.
"Jiraiya-sama is fine. We talk a little and now he is a sleep."
"Jiraiya?"
"Yes, also he told me your name, Sasuke."
It was afternoon when Jiraiya woke up again. Being in bed for three days and then sleep too the next day had made his stomach empty and the moment Jiraiya open his eyes, it was making it self known. He managed to get dress with one arm, he struggle some times but was able to look decent in his borrowed outfit from Hiroshi.
Not sure where to go Jiraiya follow the sound for voices and the smell of food. Had Jiraiya been in better condition and not being controlled by his hunger, he would have realized that going on his own was a bad idea, but that thought only struck him when he had open the door to what Jiraiya thought was the kitchen but instead was the inn's dining room for travelers. Jiraiya quickly hide in the shadow off the door and took a look at the people in the room. Four tables was being used by travelers none of them had any headbands and some of them look like the local farmer having a break.
Jiraiya was on his way back but then he noticed Misaki taking orders from new arrivers. Jiraiya took a step too her but stop dead in his tack when he noticed some travelers leave and the shape of a bowing Sasuke with a cheerful voice saying 'Thank you come again'.
The next day at Konoha, the office of the Hokage
The blond Hokage was reading mission reports her priced sake forgotten on the table. She almost jumped out of her chair when a pouf sound came from the left side of the table. Tsunade's eyes narrowed at the message scroll that had appeared. Only a few shinobi's could send a message directly to the Hokage, meaning it was important.
Tsunade, cursing under her breath, opened the scroll. Her eyes widened the more she read. There was a soft knock on the door and her assistant Shizune entered.
"Tsunade-sama I.." she stop when she saw her masters pale face.
"Tsunade-sama is something wrong?"
"Jia-Jiariya."
"I'm sorry that he is dead but we.."
"No.. this scroll is from Jiariya.. He is alive." Shizune's eyes widened in shock.
"What?" Shizune blurted out.
"Here read for yourself." Tsunade handle Shizune the scroll.
Tsunade, sorry I scared you but I'm fine and well. It really was a close call this time and I'm not surprised if you thought I died, hell even I thought it.
Shizune stopped reading and look at Tsunade. It clearly was Jiatiya's hand writhing, she hated herself for doing this but it was necessary.
"Don't you think this is some kind of joke?"
"It's from Jiraiya. It's his signature at the bottomed of the scroll and he always makes those drawings, which is made by his charka." Tsunda explained. Shizune skipped the rest of the text and looked at the bottomed. It was a drawing of a cartoon: Jiraiyas head with a big grin on his face and his right hand showing the peace sign, under that his signatures.
"This is wonderful Tsunade-sama we should contact Naruto-kun and -"
"Read the rest Shizune." Tsunade ordered.
You wouldn't believe who saved me. It was Uchiha Sasuke.
"WHAT!" Shizune yelled.
"Keep reading Shizune."
I think he has memory lost. Sasuke doesn't show signs of remembering his past or Orochimaru. I have told him his name, Sasuke. I think the council will make a decision whatever he should get his memory lock away forever or only let him remember his Justus.
And I'm not sure what will be the best of choice. You will understand when you meet him.
I will answer all your questions about Pain when we come too the village. We are staying at a Inn within the border of fire country.
- Jiraiya
Shizune looked back at the worried face of her teacher. From this development they will get their answers about the riddle and of course Pain. But it also raises new problems.
"T-Tsunade-sama what now."
Tsunade was already moving to the door. "I will have to inform the council."
"W-What about Naruto and Team 7?" her reply was the sound of the door closing after the Hokage.
Next day at the inn
Jiraiya was on a hard mission, to persuade a stubborn Uchiha. Jiraiya and Sasuke was outside in the garden behind the inn a private area for the family. The green garden had everything a normal garden content; trees, flowers but a small river ran through the garden with small fishes something normal gardens didn't have. The kids, Daisuke and Emi, were playing with a ball running around.
"Come on Sasuke don't you want to go home?" Jiraiya looked the boy over searching for any changes in his face.
"I'm fine right here Jiraiya -sama." Sasuke, the name was still alien to him, he like the name Yuri more.
"It's strange.. first I was no one and then I was Yuri and now I'm Sasuke" Sasuke lift his tea cup to take a ship.
"I'm not a shinobi."
"Oh no, don't start on that again, I already told you. You are a shinobi from the same village as I come from. If you don't think you are one then tell me why are you able to beat the crap out of bandits and use jutsus?"
"Ohh.. Defends class'?" Yuri suggested.
Jiraya let out a frustrated sight. "That thing you did to save me is clearly a med-jutsu and those energy waves are you talked about is called charka."
Sasuke could accept that. That what he felt was charka but he had still no idea what charka is.
"Misaki-san told me you remember an other person, is that correct?"
"Shino…"
"Yeah right like I'm going to tell you that. I don't remember you, how will I know if you really are telling me the truth. And if I do tell you who I remember, how will I know you don't use that weird message thing again to inform your village to have someone to look like the guy."
Jiraiya could only chuckle at Sasuke.
"You may not remember but you do think like a shinobi."
"Huh!"
"Don't give the enemy any information that may give you advantage over the enemy or the enemy over you.. Not that I'm your enemy…anyway how did his headband look out?"
"His headband?"
"Yes every shinobi wears a headband that tells you what hidden village he or she comes from. My village, Konoha, has the leaf symbol and it looks like this." Jiraiya draw the leaf symbol in the sand. Sasuke recognize the symbol from Shino's forehead.
"Watch out!" a cried of warning came from Daisuke as the ball they had been kicking around was flying high in the air nearing Jiraiya and Sasuke. Sasuke was immediately on his feet, running after the ball, keeping his eyes on the ball he jump and kick it back to the children and landed.
"Wow Sasuke-nii that's so cool." Emi was showing a big smile even Jiraiya had one on his face.
"What?" Sasuke replied looking at them. Daisuke's eyes had gowned bigger than normal.
"Well Sasuke that is also something showing you are a shinobi." Jiraiya remarked.
"What is?" Sasuke got his answer by following, with his eyes, the way Jiraiya was pointing which was Sasukes feet's. There were some fishes that were nibbling at Sasukes sandals as he stood on the surface.
"WHAT THE…" and Sasuke was under the water.
Konoha the same afternoon
The streets of Konoha were filed with people, some were working and others were taking the time shopping to upcoming missions. One of them was a pick haired medical shinobi who was looking over driftnet herbs for medicine.
"Sakura-san" a voice called out. Sakura turned to her new teammate Sai.
"Hello Sai" Sakura smiled at the dark shinobi. Sai gave her his own emotionless smile.
"How is it going with breaking the code?" Sai asked when they walk out of the shop.
"We got the code but we still don't know what it means so we are taking a break, maybe it will help-" the sound off bells filth the air. Everybody stopped with what they were doing to listen to the note the bells were playing.
Realizing what the bells meant the shopkeepers closed their shop, people leaving their house and everybody walk to the Hokage building. The bells was a signal for everybody to meet at the Hokage building, the last time it happened was when people of Konoha were introduce to their new Hokage, the fifth.
Then Sakura and Sai got to the Hokage building half of the citizen was allready there and the same question was on everybody's lips: What is happing?'
Sai and Sakura went for a spot that gave them a perfect view of the platform the Hokage will be standing on but someone had beating them to it.
"Kakashi-sensei," greeted Sakura the copy-ninja. "Hallo Sakura, Sai. And before you ask no I do not know what Hokage-same will say. " Sakura was muttering something like 'stupid know it all Jonin' causing Kakashi to hide his smile behind his book.
"Well I don't know about you guys but I have some questions that need answers." Came a voice from the left side.
"Shikamaru?" questioned Sakura.
"I just came from the cemetery, I saw Shizune-san. Jiraiya's memory ceremony has been cancel."
"What..but why?"
"I don't know but-" "Shh the Hokage is here." Sai interrupted them. The crew quiet down as Tsunade lifted her hand.
Tsunade look over the places, Konohas citizen was indent here, only the ones on mission were missing.
"I'm happy to inform you that Jiraiya, the legendary Sannin, is alive and well."
Cries of happiness filed the area; it had come to everybody's ear that Jiraiya had fallen in battle, citizen was hugging each other in relief, they still have a strong shinobi to protect them.
Sakura blinked back tears. "Naruto is going to be so happy when he hears this." A tear fought its way down her cheek, she quickly removed it before anyone noticed.
Someone was gently touching her arm making Sakura look up at the kind face of Shizune.
Shizune shifted her glance from Sakura to Kakashi.
"Kakashi-san, Tsunade wants to talk to you afterwards." Shizune said.
Kakashi didn't get the time to response, because Tsunade decided to continue.
"Jiraiya is accompanied by Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke is to be treated like he never left the village and you are to follow these new rules." Her face was in a serious mask as she spoke. She was to fare away for any of them to notice the dark rings under her eyes.
"From this day on it's forbidden to mention anything regarding the Sound and the Uchiha-clan."
During her speech the faces of Konoha had quickly change from happy and relief to shock and confused.