Hey~ everybody! Dark0Insanity here bringing another chapter! ^u^ I am happy~ Finals are done and over with and school is over for me, meaning that I now have more time to write! \(^o^)/
TsubasaTenshi-sama- There won't be any more people joining for a while, but there will someone joining later on -w-
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DayDreamer1024- ^u^ I'm happy that this made you smile. I agree with you on the scythes and I think they suit Yoru pretty well ^w^ and thank you for reading :3
sillyhater- Don't worry, the majority of my friends are weird so I'm fairly used to it ^u^
Guest45- ^^ I'm happy that you like Yoru
lalola- Yoru had teleported into Itachi's room and placed a note where only Itachi would find it while keeping his chakra as low as possible before going to the Hokage Monument before he could get caught. When Itachi was looking through Yoru's memories, he saw that Yoru was an older brother like him and how devastated Yoru was when his younger brother had died. He won't be spying for them though, and if the day comes where Yoru and the others are found then they will be moving to another place that Okono craved out. And the last question will be answered near the end of the chapter. I don't mind answering questions so don't worry about it :)
Jack's Ace- ^^" *insert nervous chuckle here* sorry about that. Sometimes I don't know how long a chapter is until I am completely done with it and it usually ends up either about 2,000 words or barely over 4,000 and then I have to go through it and change somethings around if I don't like how it was written before posting it.
maya- Sasuke was either 7 or 8 when the clan died and there are multiple people who argue about it, but for the story Sasuke will be seven 7.
Fukashi- Alright, so that's another vote for yaoi... maybe I should put up a poll to keep track of the votes...
JackOfAllTraitsMasterOfNone- ^^" Sorry for making you wait but at least I'm done with school so updates are going to be faster :D
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naru lover- You're close, Sasuke is 7 currently. I cannot tell for it contains spoilers ;3. Yeah... my updates tend to be a little random, but since I'm done with school the updates will be more often \(^w^)/ . As for the glimpse of Kohona, it will be near the end of the chapter so keep an eye out for that :3
nana123- That question will actually be answered in a later chapter since I already have some of it already written out -w-. They won't be going to a civilian school incase a shinobi from Suna or Kohona recognized their chakra. I don't plan on that, but it is a very good idea. Yoru does in fact have a few backup bases scattered around the elemental nations and where they are located will be revealed in a later chapter.
Tamani- I'm happy to see that you do ^w^
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto characters, I only own Yoru and Okono.
Enjoy~!
First Person POV ~Yoru~
I felt Sasuke shift around in my grasp, his chakra flickering with nervousness as we travelled underground with only a few miles to go until we reach our destination. The silence that had enveloped us from the start broke when I felt his eyes on me and spoke.
"Where are we going?"
I answered without a pause, "We are going to my home. A few people, one the same age as you and another about a year younger than you, will be waiting for us but they might be sleeping. If they are, I'll just take you to your room so you can rest."
"Aa." The next few minutes were silent as we continued on until we were directly below the living room.
Surprisingly, Naruto and Gaara were still up.
Okono, what time is it?
Hm... about eleven at night. I resisted the urge to huff in annoyance as we phased into the living room.
"Are you two suppose to be sleeping?"
I joined Okono in silently snickering when they jumped in surprise.
"Tou-san! Welcome back!" Naruto exclaimed after getting over the shock.
Gaara was the first of the two to notice Sasuke, "Who's that?" The young Uchiha seemed to stiffen as I set him down.
"This is Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke, this is Naruto and Gaara. Gaara is the one with red hair and Naruto is the one with blond hair."
"It's nice to meet you." Sasuke greeted. I allowed myself to smile a bit since I was still peeved about them being up this late.
"I have an idea," this caught their attention immediately, "How about you guys go to bed right now that way tomorrow you two will be able to show Sasuke around the house tomorrow, alright?"
They all nodded before I turned to Sasuke, "Would you like to see your room, Sasu-chan?" He attempted to glare at me - though it looked more of a pout - at my use of a nickname but still nodded nonetheless. I grinned as I herded the kids out of the living room and towards the hall where their rooms were located. Naruto's room was located on the right side along with Gaara's. Sasuke's room on the other hand was on the left and directly across from Naruto's.
I stopped in front of it and opened the door, gently ushering them in the room. The room had a layout very similar to the other two but Okono had chosen the colors of silver and blue and left no room for argument when I tried to convince him of using different colors.
Stubborn ass.
The walls were painted a plain dark blue that made the silver dresser and night stand really stand out. The pillows shared the same color as the furniture while the blankets shared the dark blue of the walls.
"It doesn't seem like much, but maybe you could personalize the room more to your liking as the days pass, ne?" I said, detaching the scrolls from my sides and laid them on the bed. I glanced back at the trio still standing by the door before stating, "Since I know that you guys won't go to bed until I make something small to eat, why don't you guys go to the kitchen and wait for me there?"
The reply was two 'Hai's and a grunt before Naruto and Gaara led Sasuke to the kitchen. Once I felt all three of their chakra's enter the kitchen, I made a few hand seals and extended my chakra until it filled the entire room. When it was done, my chakra hardened and I immediately felt everything outside my little space fade away.
Letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding in, I stretched my hands out to the scrolls and unsealed them. Upon unsealing them, I placed each item neatly on the bed until I found what I was looking for.
Trackers.
One in each scroll and turning themselves on as a singular line of Itachi's chakra shot up from both devices before being consumed by my own chakra that was surrounding the room.
A triumphant smirk made its way to my face as I grabbed both with a single hand and with the help of my chakra, crushed them into dust. To be safe I quickly phased through the ground and reappeared deep in the forest far away from the base and scattered the remains in said forest, making sure that I had none of it on my hands or other part of my body, I reappeared back in Sasuke's new room and sealed everything back up as well as gathering my chakra from the walls, making sure that there wasn't trace of what had happened before walking to the kitchen where the anxious munchkins were waiting.
I felt Okono's presence steadily wake up, He lives! I chuckled as he groaned.
Very funny pup, now did you find the trackers?
Yup! There wasn't any on Sasuke himself but there were two trackers within the scrolls within some of Sasuke's books. Okono made a grunt of understanding and fell silent as I gave each of them a small popsicle that I had prepared the day I left. I decided to have one as well and finished just as they did.
"Night Tou-san!" Naruto said as he wrapped his arms around my waist in a hug.
"Good night." Gaara and Sasuke said in unison, both waiting for Naruto by the kitchen door.
I chuckled and hugged Naruto back, "Night you three." I let the blond fox go and waited until each one were in their respective room to return to my own. Once back, I flopped onto my bed and groaned, "I'm so tired. This bed is comfy. I'm never leaving my bed."
Okono laughed, That may prove to be difficult in the future.
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"Damn it." Was the last thing I said before falling asleep.
Third Person POV ~Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke~
Standing in the hall, was a bouncing blond that was waiting for the others to come out. He nearly had the whole day already planned out for the three of them thanks to the still grumpy fox in his mindscape.
"Maybe I should ask Tou-san about how I can change my mindscape." He muttered just as two doors opened simultaneously, revealing a fully awake redhead and an almost fully awake Uchiha.
"Good morning Naruto, Sasuke-san." Gaara greeted. Naruto and Sasuke greeted him back in the same way, except Naruto greeted them happily and Sasuke just grunted. The whiskered blond was wearing a simple white t-shirt that had complicated orange swirls on the front and baggy blue shorts. Gaara was wearing clothes similar to Naruto but his shirt was red and the swirls were black. Sasuke was wearing similar clothes to them except they were gray instead with the Uchiha fan on the back.
"Let's go eat!" Naruto announced with a foxy grin, grabbing both Sasuke's and Gaara's arm and started pulling them towards the kitchen/dining room. The spikey haired Uchiha was a tiny bit surprised when the blond had started pulling them and looked at Gaara, silently questioning him with his eyes. Gaara caught his questioning eyes and just rolled his eyes as if this was a common occurrence; allowing Sasuke to slightly relax as the two were pulled into the kitchen.
Sasuke stared and took in his surroundings since he wasn't able to the night before.
The kitchen was, in a way, fairly simple but held an air of elegance that seemed to make the place larger. He looked from the drawers and cupboards, to the refrigerator, to the stove and island which had four tall stools stationed on the side facing towards the stove were a dark gray color that bled into the counters and mixed with the lighter gray that covered the ground. The wall behind the sink, which was placed in between the refrigerator and the drawers that were placed at the opposite end than the refrigerator, was a dark wooden wall that climbed vertically to the ceiling which was the same color as the floor.
They were let out of Naruto's grip as the blond dove into the refrigerator, Gaara and Sasuke calmly followed after him and peered into it. There was obviously enough for them plus even more and everything was stacked neatly but there were only three things out of place, a note was placed in the center of the three.
It read:
Yo! Morning you three! I took the liberty to make you guys breakfast since I woke up fairly earlier and Okono wouldn't let me go back to sleep ;-; So I hope you guys enjoy it :3
Sasuke - I hope you slept well last night, I know that getting used to a new environment can take awhile so I hope you're adjusting well ^u^
Gaara - Make sure that you three stay out of trouble, I'm going to be gone for most of the morning so you're going to have to be my eyes and ears, alright? :3
Naruto - I believe this puts me at 538 and you at 463 ^w^
Enjoy your pancakes~!
The Uchiha was curious at what Yoru meant by the 538 and 463, but he figured he could ask while they were eating. Naruto was faintly pouting at what Yoru had wrote to him but he had instantly cheered up at the mention of pancakes. Gaara used his sand to grab the three plates of pancakes and set them in the microwave to heat them up one by one,
Naruto turned towards Sasuke after grabbing some bottles of syrup as Gaara grabbed the butter, "Which one do you want, Sasuke-san?"
He thought for a minute and turned towards the plates that were warmed back up, "The one with the least." Naruto nodded and hopped up on the middle stool where a stack of at least ten pancakes was placed. Sasuke and Gaara followed suit, Sasuke on the left and Gaara on the right. Sasuke had a stack of three while Gaara had a stack of six.
Sasuke watched as Naruto practically drowned his pancakes in blueberry syrup and stopped when the redhead had to take the bottle away, he didn't even notice and instead started digging in. Gaara put less syrup on his and decided to spread it evenly before silently eating. The Uchiha cautiously took a bottle labeled 'maple syrup' and poured a small amount on his pancakes before eating them.
The first bite was unlike anything he had ever tried before in his seven years of living. The pancakes themselves were very fluffy and held their own sweet scent that wasn't apart of the syrup. Though he never really liked anything sweet, he figured that he could make an exception just this once and finished he pancakes in record time.
Once all three of their plates were empty, they gently placed them in the sick to be washed at a later time just as the young Uchiha remembered his previous question.
"What did Yoru-san mean when he said 'I believe this puts me at 538 and you at 463'?" He asked the two.
The blond was quick to reply, "It's because a very long time ago I woke up very early and went to the kitchen where Tou-san would be making us breakfast only I found the room empty but then like ten seconds later, Tou-san entered the room and said 'Oh? Naru's up before me?' and then I said, 'Yup.' and then I go 'I guess this puts me at 1 and you at 0 Tou-san.' but then he chuckles and says, 'I bet I'm going to be up before you tomorrow.' and then we made a competition out of it and now Tou-san's way ahead of me."
Sasuke nodded in understanding as the blond pouted about being behind and thought, What are we going to do today?
He hadn't realized he had said this out loud only to snap to attention when the same blond jumped up and down with a rather large grin on his face, "I know! Why don't we show you around! There's a lot of rooms here and it can be very easy to get lost."
Gaara was more or less indifferent, leaving Sasuke to decide, "Sure." And he shrugged at Naruto.
Said blond brightened up immediately and started leading the way towards the dining room which was pretty much a continuation of the kitchen but there were enough chairs for about fifteen more people if not more. Taking the exit out of the dining room, they started trotting down the dark red hallway that was the same color as the other hallways and was also illuminated by the hidden lights over head. Turning towards a rather large opening that was about three times as wide as a regular door, they entered the living room.
Though the gray tile had been continuous throughout the whole way, it had turned itself into a rather thin carpet that could've been mistaken for tile if one did not look close enough. There were multiple red couches scattered in the very large room, all of which were angled towards the center in a semi circle with one black decorative pillow on each end of the couch with a small, wooden n table stationed in between them all. Against the wall was a rather large television that could be seen clearly from each position of the couch.
All three of them had tried it and they all can confirm that theory.
The room was brighten with the same hidden lights as the hallways and though it wasn't much, it gave the room a happy feel to it. They stayed in there a bit longer before Sasuke was being led to a few other rooms that were side by side. Two on the right and two in the left.
They entered the first left room first and he was surprised at what he saw.
As far as his onyx eyes could see was white, for the room was filed with snow. There were even noticeable piles of it that popped up and the temperature was low enough to keep the snow from melting and his breath to be visible.
But the only place that that wasn't covered by snow were three flat rocks that were lined up in front of a single, larger rock with targets behind it.
"Training grounds?" Sasuke guessed as he suppressed a shiver from the cold, looking to the other two who didn't seemed fazed by the cold almost as if they were used to it.
Gaara nodded and Naruto - being the talkative child he is - answered, "Un! Kono-jiji made each of the training grounds act like different areas of the elemental nations so if we have to go somewhere like Tsuchi no Kuni* where it is very rocky then we wouldn't be at a disadvantage against our opponent."
This caught the Uchiha's interest, "So the other training grounds are all different?" They both nodded at the same time and showed him.
The one next to the snow was filled with sand with a very large light at the top acting like the sun.
Directly across from the sand biome, was almost the same except for the fact that there were rocks everywhere. There were even some towering way above their heads and tilted towards them as if they were going to fall.
They decided to leave that room rather quickly and charged into the remaining room which wasn't like the other three except for the sun-like light that they shared.
As soon as they entered, they were in a clearing with the outside surrounded by all different types of trees.
Some even looked as if they could touch the sky!
Sasuke stood with Naruto and Gaara in silent awe before a nagging question came to mind and turned to the other two, "You said that there were training grounds for all five biomes, right?"
Gaara shrugged his shoulders and answered without hesitation, "More or less."
"So where is the one with water?" Naruto and Gaara shared a look and Naruto dragged the Uchiha out of there with a grin. The spikey raven headed boy was confused - even though he will never admit it- at both the blonde's and redhead's actions yet his curiosity wasn't satisfied and it was demanding to be fed.
So he decided it would be best to - begrudgingly - let himself be pulled to the near opposite of the base in front of a plain wooden door like the rest. Naruto opened the door and all three stepped into the room.
The floor itself was actual water that Sasuke could see was fairly deep, but not so deep that they could potentially drown. There were large, flat rocks that acted as stepping stones for the three to use so they wouldn't get their clothes wet. All around them were the sounds of waterfalls crashing into the water-filled floor below. It must've been the most tranquil place he had ever been.
However, there was one thing that stood out.
And that was the fact that Yoru was sitting with his back towards them as he sat perfectly still on one of the more bumpy rocks.
It didn't take long for the others to notice him as well.
But Naruto didn't run at him like Sasuke thought he would, instead he looked at him... rather confused, "What is Tou-san doing?" He asked, dropping his voice down to a whisper.
Gaara and Sasuke shrugged, but it was Sasuke who answered, "I don't know, should we get closer?"
Gaara nodded, "I think we should."
Both Sasuke and Naruto were quick to agree to the plan.
All three moved silently - thanks to their shinobi genes - towards the eldest, each thinking that he could be meditating or sharpening his weapons.
But when they finally circled around, they were surprised to see that Yoru was sketching the waterfalls around him with surprising accuracy considering the white blindfold over his eyes.
They slightly jumped when Yoru spoke, "You three do know that I could sense you even before you entered the room right?"
Naruto pouted as both Sasuke and Gaara took sudden interest in the water by their feet before the whiskered blond decided to jump to more pressing matters, "Tou-san? How are you able to sketch like that?"
Yoru hummed and placed the sketchbook and charcoal in a compartment that was hidden inside the rock before answering, "Well, there are two reasons for that. One: I am able to sense all different types of chakra around me and for me to see what I am sketching, I control my chakra to have it fix onto the paper so I can see most if not all of what I am drawing. Two: Sketching for me is a way to relieve stress other than meditating but this is my favorite place to be."
All three understood what he was saying but that didn't stop the questions from spilling out, "You are able to control your chakra like that?"
Yoru nodded, "Controlling your chakra is key for a lot of things. Depending on how good your chakra control is, affects the jutsus you perform, the way you throw kunai and shuriken, to nearly everything else you do."
"Can you teach us Tou-san! Please!" Naruto asked excitedly. Gaara and Sasuke were trembling in excitement as well but they didn't show it outwardly like the blond.
A gentle laugh came from the blind male, "Sure. I already have something set up for the three of you in the forest biome." Yoru hopped off of the rock and continued hopping like a rabbit towards the entrance with the three children following after him like pups, not knowing what they had gotten themselves into.
Third Person POV ~Konoha, Hokage's Office~
The Third sighed as he rubbed his temples, knocking down the oncoming headache that was threatening to comeback as he continued sorting through his paper work with only one thing on his mind.
It's been over six years.
Six years after Kushina had given birth to hers and Minato's child.
Six years after the Kyuubi had been released within Kohona and thousands were killed.
Six years after both parents had died sealing the Nine tails.
Six years after the child had disappeared without a trace.
And six years after he had told all of Kohona that the Fourth and his family hadn't survived.
Feeling another headache, the Third placed his pen down on the desk and leaned back in his chair. He knew the seal that Minato had made didn't just make the jinchuuriki vanish into thin air. There must've been someone that took the child from underneath their noses. If that was the case, it would be more than likely that the kidnapper was an enemy of Kohona and was planning to use the child against them.
Then the proclaimed "Eyeless Demon of the Snow" had kidnapped the youngest son of the Kazekage, who was also a jinchuuriki. There was little doubt that those two instances were related to one another but if that were the case, wouldn't the Shimo no Kuni* be their enemies?
The Third shook his head, no that couldn't be it. The Eyeless Demon of the Snow was a missing-nin and had severed all ties with his homeland upon becoming rouge. But that brought up yet another question.
Was he working for anyone? Was the group he working for working on gathering all nine of the jinchuuriki? If that was the case then he needed to contact the other villages and tell them to keep a close eye on their jinchuuriki.
A presence outside of his door, drove him out of his thoughts and he sat up straight with his fingers weaved together underneath his chin, "Come in."
A Chunin Instructor entered the room with a little stack of papers. He piled them on the desk and said, "These are the reports you wanted about Uchiha Itachi, Hokage-sama."
"Thank you, Umino-san." Ah yes, the Uchiha Massacre that occurred just last night. There were no survivors and the medical-nin couldn't save the stragglers in time. Through the whole thing there were only two bodies that were never found.
The siblings Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi.
The instructor left the Third in his thoughts as he tried connecting the dots. He felt as if those three cases were connected in some way or another. But the only way to find that out is if there were evidence of the Eyeless Snow Demon anywhere on the Uchiha properties.
For that he would need a tracker.
Tsuchi no Kuni = Land of Earth
Shimo no Kuni = Land of Frost
I can now state the fact that I am a Night Owl and I am not tired even though my clock is reading 3 o'clock in the morning and my head is telling me to stop writing and sleep, but I don't feel like falling asleep yet -n-. Meh, might as well finish up the next chapter then ^u^
Sneak peak of the next chapter:
The teaching seems to be going well.
Yup, now shush. I'm feeding my sadistic side.
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"How'd you do that!?"
"Like I did with the first two, chakra."
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