Ayo, ayo, ayo. It's ya boy, NarutoPlug, thugging hard on Fanfiction.
Man, yall, I'm real sorry bout that last chapter. If you read it, I know it felt a little…. Lazy. Which is true. I lost my drive writing when school started, and some different things started poppin up here and there, and I just dropped it for a while. After a while, I noticed that I need ta get back on, so here I am.
Oh, and the Haku situation, he will return. Someone said that they were mad that he didn't get that much screen time, but his character will be important in this story, I promise you.
Natsumi's past is starting to be revealed, and the one and only Kushina is starting to come out to play. Kushina's story? You'll have to read on…I think I got something here, so bear with me.
Cursed Chakra
Chapter 7
Konoha
The dumbfounded duo, Natsumi Uzumaki Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha, was standing in the middle of the street, watching one Mito Uzumaki Namikaze walk away, laughing at the two.
Sasuke was shocked because: 1. This fine ass female apparently wants to get in his pants. 2. SHE JUST KISSED HIM FULLY ON THE MOUTH!
Sasuke's red face was only growing as he peered down at the red haired girl lower body, seeing the nature sway it had to it. He had to turn his head. He liked Natsumi for Kami's sake! Not this …..amazing…sexy…. long haired..
Damn it! Yelled Sasuke from within. He grabbed his face and raked his fingers downwards, trying to get the image of the girl out of his head. She was basically throwing herself at me! How else am I supposed to react!
Feeling Natsumi move against him, he looked down at her to see her trembling, her hair covering over her face. He could start to feel the KI that she was releasing, and he knew what troubled her. She just learned that she had a sister. And said sister wants to kill her.
Wait a second…. Thought Sasuke as he thought back to what Mito said. She said Mito Uzumaki NAMIKAZE! Oh shit! That means…
" I'm leaving." Said Natsumi as she walked towards the shadow of a nearby tree.
" Wait! Natsumi-chan! Let's talk about this!" shouted the worried Uchiha. He knew how his friend got when she was mad. Let's just say it wasn't a pretty sight.
" Goodbye." Said Natsumi as she disappeared into her shadow. Sasuke sighed as he just let go of it, deciding to head home. They had an exam to get ready for tomorrow, and he was damn sure going to rest up for it.
I'll talk to her tomorrow… thought the Uchiha as he headed home, alone.
Hokage Building
Hiruzen was writing on some documents, trying to finish it before the exam the next day. He knew that the Chunin Exam season was a busy time for him, and he was just so close to finishing everything for the day..
" Almost there.." muttered the Sandaime as he was finishing the last report. His smile grew and grew as he noticed it only took a few more ink strokes for the document to be finish…
" BOOM!" was the sudden sound that rang through his office, the vibration of the sound making him lose his grip on the pen, making a long streak of ink going down the paper.
" Nooooooo…." Said Hiruzen under his breath. His eyes gained a fire in his eyes as anger took over him. Who dares to enter into office unannounced in such an informal way!?
" HOKAGE!" yelled the newly arrived Natsumi as she trudged into room, KI flowing from her.
Oh, she would…. Thought Hiruzen as he calmed himself. Natsumi was always mad at seeing him, but to be this pissed of was something new. What else did he do wrong?
" You….. You…." Said Natsumi as she made it to his desk, standing directly in front of it. Hiruzen just sighed as looked up at the furious child, wondering what was going on.
" What did I do this time." The old geezer said.
" A sister…" muttered Natsumi.
Hiruzen heart fell from his chest and passed through the floor when he heard this. She knew.
" I have a sister that I don't know about…" red chakra started to surrounded Natsumi, and Hiruzen placed a silencer and chakra seal around the room. If she was going to go crazy, then he would be the only one to fight.
" Natsumi-chan, listen-
" SHUT THE HELL UP!" yelled the Kurama-influenced girl. Her eyes were now crimson with a black slit in the middle. Hiruzen flinched as he heard her tone. Another secret that she found out that he tried to hide from her, his life was getting worse and worse.
" She wants to kill me! She wants to kill ME! FOR A REASON I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT! Why is it that I always learn about these things by myself!" she yelled.
" I did it to protect you." Said the guilty Hokage. " I didn't want any extra pressure on your already hard life. I need to understand, Natsumi-chan! This was for you! I didn't want you to find out until you were older!"
Natsumi just looked at the old man in front of her. The red aura of the Kyuubi started to disappear slowly until it was gone. Hiruzen sighed in relief, glad he didn't have to deal with that now.
" It's always the same excuess, isn't it." Said Natsumi with a monotone voice. The Sandaime winced again. He has been telling her that all her life.
" How old was I when I found out about my father and mother?" asked Natsumi. Sandaime just sighed as he answered.
" Six years old."
" But you hid it to protect me, right?"
" Your father had enemies outside the village that would jump at the chance to-
" What about the enemies INSIDE the village?"
Hiruzen almost jumped when he heard that. He knew that Natsumi was beaten by the villagers when she was younger. It was actually ironic in itself really. Not getting hurt by your enemies, but by the people that should be your allies.
" Were you there for me to buy over priced groceries?"
"…."
" Were you there for me when the people I called family died?"
" ….."
" What about those beatings where I called your name for help? Where were you then?"
"….."
" When I went hungry cause I didn't have any food in my beaten-down apartment."
" When my school teachers insulted me in front of everyone just for the fun of it."
" When I was scared to sleep because someone might brake into my apartment and beat me."
" Natsumi…."
" When no one paid attention to me when I drowning in sadness!"
" Natsumi… please listen.."
" When my adoptive family died right in front of my eye! Where were you! Huh! Where!"
" Natsumi…"
" When I asked you what happed to my parents, and if they loved me, what did you tell me! Tell me what you said to a 5 year old, hungry, beaten Natsumi UZUMAKI NAMIKAZE!"
" Your mother is still alive."
Natsumi eyes widen in full shock as she look at the guilty man in front of her. Hiruzen seemed close to tears as he stared at her right in the eyes.
" What did you say?"
" Your mother is alive. It was your father that died when you were born."
" But you told me she-"
" I lied… like usual."
Natsumi couldn't hold back the floodgates as opened up. Tears poured down her face as she yelled out in sadness. She fell to her knees and continually slammed down on the hard floor beneath her. Being told all her life that her parents loved her but died….. being told that all your life, only finding out that your mother is still alive and didn't want you….. It was too much for the already emotional girl.
Hiruzen couldn't see Natsumi because of his desk blocking his view of her, but he heard her. And it hit his heart. A knife that cut so deep it cut through his heart and touched his soul. The sobs of this girl, knowing that he was the main cause of everything that ever went wrong in her life finally struck. A trail of tears passed by his eyes and slowly trailed down his face, knowing what he's done.
Kurama was listening from inside but didn't say anything. He knew of the struggles, watching them from a front row seat all of Natsumi's life, and he knew of Kushina. He didn't want to tell her for the same reasons the Sandaime had, but knew that he couldn't stop what was happening out in the real world. He held back his own emotion that was trying to explode out, and the years of practice held true as he kept them inside.
Natsumi cried for unknown amount of time, but she started to slowly quiet down. Hiruzen couldn't see her before, but she slowly got up from the ground. She had her black hood over her head, and her head facing downwards.
" What happened to my mother." She whispered out.
" She left…. She left when she saw you.. I don't know why she left. She just took Mito-chan and left about three days later after you were born…. No letters… no reasons why.. she just left-
" I was a reminder.." said Natsumi. Hiruzen just nodded, knowing what she was talking about.
A reminder of Natsumi's truly dead parent, Minato Namikaze.
" The time when I found out about Kushina being alive, you were about five, was when she saved the Land of Waves from some group of random ninjas that thought they could take over.. She fought them off…. The people said they saw her head band..
" Mist…" said Natsumi, remembering the Mist headband that was around Mito's arm not to long ago.
" Correct." Said Hiruzen, thinking that Natsumi probably saw Mito's headband. " She moved there, but I didn't want to place her in the bingo book because I didn't want you to find out and because I wanted to know why she left…"
Natsumi looked up at the man, and Hirzun felt another stab at his soul as he looked at Natsumi's blood-shot eyes, tears still pouring from them. She sniffed and wiped her eyes with her oversized hoodie sleeve, and then glared at the man.
" You were never there for me. I don't need her, and I don't need you. I had to learn how to grow by myself. You did nothing but send me to the hospital when I was found in alleyways. You were never a Hokage to me, nor are you now. Now that I know everything, I know now how pathetic your really are."
Natsumi walked for the door, ignoring the guilt driven Hokage behind her. She stopped at the door, not even turning back to the Hokage as she finished her speech.
" I love my father because he was the only one that ever had good intentions for me. My mother….. I'll find her and get my answer. And as for my sister.." Natsumi turned to the Sandaime and he had to hold in a gasp as he looked at Natsumi's face.
Natsumi curse mark was taking up half of her face. Her skin was darker than usual. No type of pattern like how Orochimaru's other curse marks are, this one just made her face darker. Not pitch black, seeing as Hiruzen could still see some of her natural skin color, but a light shade… Like half of her face was in a shadow.
" If she tries to kill me, I won't hesitate to kill her instead." And with that, Natsumi adjusted her hood and walked out.
It was quiet inside Hiruzen's office for a while. The sun started to set and hide behind the clouds, creating an orange color to fill the skies..
Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his hand on his desk with as much force as possible, causing said desk to make a large creaking sound. The third Hokage whipped the tears that was running down his eyes. The guilt he has built up suddenly came down like flood. He hasn't cried in years, ever since the death of his wife.
" Damn me.." he muttered.
Uchiha Manor
The still dumbfound Sasuke ran inside the house, wanting to tell his sister about what just happened to him.
" Izumi! Izumi, where are you!?" he screamed.
Izumi came tumbling down the stairs, and then some how landing on her feet, pulling out her sword and waving it around the air.
" What! What happened!" she yelled as she looked around.
" Where's Natsumi-chan!?" yelled Sasuke.
" I don't know! Why are you screaming at me like that!?"
" Because!"
" Because WHAT!"
" DON'T YELL AT ME LIKE THAT!"
" I'LL YELL AT YOU HOWEVER I WANT TO YOU LITTLE RUNT!"
" SHUT UP YOU DAMN CLUTZ!"
" DUCK-HAIRED PIECE OF SHIT!"
" YOU GOTHIC….. LOOKing…. Uhhh."
" Ha! You don't have a comeback! I win!" said the happy Izumi as she pranced around.
" This isn't the time to play!" yelled Sasuke, catching the older Uchiha's attention. " Natsumi-chan is the Fourth Hokage's daughter!"
" WHAT!"
" YES! THIS IS CRAZY!"
" YEAH IT IS! WE'RE RICH!"
" what…"
Izumi grabbed Sasuke by his shoulder and started to shake him side to side. " Don't you see! The Fourth was loaded! AND I MEAN LOADED! If we we're to convince Natsumi-chan to go back to their old house, I bet she could get all the goodies out! Not to mention all the secret techniques Kushina-sama and Minato-sama had!"
" No, No, NO! Your taking this the wrong way!" yelled Sasuke in denial.
" What are talking about?" asked Izumi, raising an eyebrow.
Sasuke huffed and sat down on the couch in the living room, Izumi following her younger brother's lead. Sasuke explained the events of the day he just got through, from getting the sign up papers to enter the Chunin Exam, to meeting Natsumi long lost ( and unknown) sister, Mito Uzumaki Namikaze. Sasuke left out the part of him getting kissed by the beautiful red head. He didn't need Izumi to tease him with that embarrassing moment.
It was Izumi turn to take in a deep breath as she collected in all the information given to her. So Natsumi is The Fourth and Kushina-sama's daughter, and Kushina left Natsumi here in Konoha, also taking her other daughter with her. For someone to do that to their own child was insane. Izumi didn't know Kushina personally, but she has seen her from far away, and she looked like the happiest person anyone could ever meet. Why would someone like that leave their own child like that?!
" This doesn't make sense…" huffed the confused 17-year old. " A sister.. and a mother.. you never knew about.. And your sister wants to kill you because it's her mission she received from… somebody..
" You don't think that their mother gave Mito that mission?" asked Sasuke.
" I don't know about that either." Confessed Izumi. " But what I do know is that we need to keep this to ourselves. Natsumi-chan is probably having a hard time dealing with things now. We don't need anyone else finding about this situation, for Natumi-chan. Understood?"
" Hai.." said Sasuke, agreeing with the elder Uchiha.
" Good.." said izumi as she took in another breath. " Now to address something else."
" What?"
" Why is there red lipstick on your lips?" asked Izumi with a grin.
" Fuck."
Shimaru Residence
Danzo was having a good day.
Said man took in a deep breath as he sipped his newly brewed tea. Things haven't been going to bad lately. His ROOT ANBU were in tip-top shape, that old fool Hiruzen hasn't suspected a thing, and better yet, the Chunin Exam is starting up, providing some….entertainment for him to enjoy.
As of right now, Danzo was sitting in his recliner, watching his favorite show.
" And the test results are… YOU ARE THE FATHER!" screamed out Maury.
" NOOOOOO!" screamed out the man as he pulled at his hair.
" I told you so! I told you so!" taunted the women as she ran into the crowd, waving the test result in the air.
" Heheheheh…. Sucker.." muttered Danzo as he sipped some of his tea.
Danzo's attention was changed as he heard someone knocking on the door. Making sure to turn the t.v. off, Danzo headed to the door and was surprised to see who was on the other side.
" Natsumi-chan?" he asked as he looked at the blonde-haired girl. What surprised Dazno was that it seemed like she was sad. Natsumi was never sad, so something really bad must have happened to her. He could also see tear stains on the side of her cheeks, showing that she was crying earlier.
" Danzo-jiji, can I spend the night here?" asked Natsumi as she showed the man her bloodshot eyes. Very worried for the girl, Danzo nodded and let Natsumi in.
Looking back at the girl, a pang of regret hit Danzo. He looked up at the sky before closing the door.
" Hidashi… I'm sorry…" he muttered as he followed after Natsumi, wanting to get some answers out of her.
Golden Leaf
The Golden Leaf was Konoha's most expensive hotels in the village. It was known for its amazing views from the top floor, the best foods, spas, and basically, anything a hotel was supposed to have. One would have to have a lot of money to live here.
One Mito Uzumaki Namikaze was walking into the hotel, being greeted by the maids that worked there. Nodding her head to them, she instantly headed to the stairs, wanting to get back to her room. She smiled when she thought back of the day's events.
I've should have known that Gaara and his siblings would be here. But to see my imouto on the first day of arriving is surprising. She doesn't even seem strong, but weak and flanky. Even though I couldn't see if she had any muscle due to her wearing that oversized hoodie of hers, she is very short… and that Uchiha boy she was with…
Mito laughed as she remembered the face of Sasuke after she kissed him. It really was easy to make him blush.
Eh, that's how Konoha ninja are.. easy.. He was cute though, and I can sense his strength coming from him…. Maybe…
The teen was cut from her thoughts she made it to her door, which was on the top floor, but was opened before she could open it herself.
" There you are, I was getting worried about you." Said a boy with blue as he looked at Mito with lust.
" Move, Suigestu. You know that won't work." Said Mito with a laugh as she pushed passed by the boy.
" Awww, come on! What else do I have to do!?" yelled the aggravated boy.
" How about not being you, because of the way you act now, it'll never happen." Said Mito with her grin growing. " Plus, I met another boy today that I claimed as mine."
" WHAT!" yelled Suigestu as he grabbed Mito by the shoulders. " Why! Why would you do this to me!"
" Because I knew you would react like this." Said Mito, her grin engraved in her face. She knew that Suigestu had a dangerously obvious crush on her, but she knew he just liked her for her body. It only made it funnier for her because she would tease him whenever she could.
" Mito-chan, your back." Said another boy as he got up from the bed, greeting his friend.
" Ah! Chojuro-kun, it's always good to see you." Said Mito as she hugged the boy, making him blush at the action. Chojuro didn't like Mito that way, but he wasn't comfortable being in close contact with girls. Even though he grew up with Mito, it was still kinda of scary for him.
Mito released the blushing boy and called both boys to sit with her. They all sat down at the edge of one of the many beds in the hotel room, having a team meeting.
" So I met my sister today as well during my travels today.." started Mito.
" Is she any good?" asked Suigestu.
" Well, I haven't seen her abilities yet, but when you see her for yourself, you would think that she is weak. I sensed no power coming from her when I confronted her, so we shouldn't have any problems ending her." Said Mito with a smile.
" Are you sure we should be doing this?" asked Chojuro. " I mean, we're friends Mito, and I'll always be there for you, but why are we even doing this? What has she done to you when this is your first time meeting her?"
Mito sighed as she answered back, " I understand your worry and it makes sense, but this is just a personal matter that needs to be done. I'll tell you two more about it later on. For now, let's just het ready for tomorrow." Said Mito. The two boys nodded and went to their individual beds, resting up for the exam tomorrow.
Shimaru Manor
Natsumi Uzumaki Namikaze was sleeping in the bed that Danzo gave her for the night. She would come over to Danzo's house when she was younger, and Danzo prepared a room for her whenever she needed one. Natsumi's was sleeping as she usually was, a smile on her face while clutching a pillow, the pillow replace her usual sleeping partner, Uchiha Sasuke.
Standing above the sleeping girl was Danzo himself, looking down on Natsumi. He had a face full of grief as he looked down at the girl, knowing of her past, and knew that he could have taken precautions to make her life easier..
" Hidashi, what would you say to me now…" muttered Danzo as he looked down at the girl.
Flashback
A younger Danzo (but still old) was walking into his ROOT training room. He had a new line of recruits that needed to be taught the ways of his ultimate ninja program. This was necessary for the growth and survival of Konoha, and Danzo had to make sure that everyone that wanted to join was onboard of making Konoha the world's strongest nation.
Danzo walked up to a door that was guard by one his subordinates. The ANBU bowed to Danzo and then opened the door for the man, showing his respect to his master. Danzo nodded his head at the man a walked into the room. Hearing it close behind him, he continued forward, walking past the line of new recruits. Danzo glanced over all them as he past by them, and he could feel the curiosity, courage, and fear coming from some of them. Some of them most likely didn't know that Danzo was going to be the leader, and wondered how powerful he was. Some felt that their strength was enough to join such a prestige association like this, while others feared if they were even good enough to join such a league.
Now standing in front of the group, Danzo was standing on a podium filled with some of his most elite members of ROOT. He took in a breath before starting his speech.
" You all are not heroes. If you want to be known of your great works that you do for Konoha then stop now. This is underground work, and no one will know you or praise you when you kill the assassin that planed to kill the Hokage, the terrorist that intruded into the village that you took care of, or just watching over the people of Konoha. This work is secret, and just being in such a program as ROOT is a privilege itself. Be honored that you are here, for you are recognized for your skill and dedication of Konoha!" shouted Danzo.
A shout of " Hai!" was yelled from the recruits as they listened to Danzo's somehow motivational speech.
" The Leaf shall remain at the top, and other nations shall bow down to us one day! It will be the work that is done down here that will help Konoha rise. WE are the ROOT of the growing flower that stands above the weeds of the world. Nothing will stop us, and if something get's in our way, no mercy. PERIOD! The village needs no one to stop the process of gradual world domination!" shouted Danzo again.
" HAI!" yelled out the ninja again, taking in the words of the wise mummy.
" The training you shall be put through will be hard, but it will be worth it. You will feel like you are being tortured, but it is for the greater good of the village in the end run. Your training shall never stop, for no one has the knowledge of every jutsu, every technique, every strategy. BUT! This won't stop us as we will be the strongest there ever is!"
" HAI!" yelled the congregation.
" Good. Now, is there any questions?" asked Danzo, not expecting any. He was very clear with his speech.
There weren't any hands go up, and it was deathly quiet in the underground cave. Danzo smirked to himself, knowing that they were either to scared to ask a question, or just didn't want to stand out from anyon-
" I have a question!" asked some one from the middle. Heads turned to see the owner of the voice, and soon enough, over 200 pairs of eyes landed on one man.
Danzo looked at the man with a frown. He took in his appearance and wasn't impressed. The man was around 5'8, brown hair that looked like an ever growing bush on his head, and wine color eyes. He has a basic build, sword strapped to his back, and wore the average uniform of every ROOT agent.
" What is your question?" asked Danzo.
" Uh… yea.. so, my mama wants back at the house by at least 9'o clock tonight. She's cooking this big dinner for me since it's my birthday and…. Uh… I really want to eat." Said the man with a grin.
Danzo saw red as he looked at the disrespectful youth not to far from him. Did he think that this was a joke!? ROOT was serious business and he was treating it like a child!
" NO!" yelled Danzo, surprising the man. " You won't allow it. You are to live here for now on and forget about your past life. You are now fully dedicated to your village now!" commanded Danzo.
" Yeah… that's great and all, but my ma makes the best ramen in the world… and like… it's real good.."
" Root!" shouted Danzo. Three Root anbu surrounded the man, surprising him. " Take him away. Make sure he doesn't have the happy-attitude anymore."
Holding down Hidashi, the agents handcuffed him and took the confused man away.
" Let that be a lesson to all of you! This is not a game! This is real life, and I won't take idiots as disciples! Understood?!" shouted Danzo.
" HAI!" The congregation shouted back in return.
" Good. Some of the others will show you your individual sleeping quarters. Rest well, for tomorrow we will start your training. Good day." Said Danzo. They all saluted to Danzo as he left the meeting room, headed back to his own sleeping quarters and resting up.
Three Days Later…
Danzo walked to what seemed to be the entrance of a prison cell. Two of his anbu saluted to the man and opened the door for him, allowing him in.
Once entering, Danzo saw the same man that made the mistake of acting a fool in his presence. Hidashi was current sitting in a chair, cut up, swollen, and what seemed to be almost dead. Three Root agents were also inside, placing their torture tools back on the table, giving Danzo their undivided attention.
" How is he?" asked Danzo as he glanced at the very injured Hidashi, who had his head hanging downwards.
" We punished him enough, Danzo-sama. He knows now not to disrespect you in any form, shape, or fashion." Said one of the anbu.
" Good." Said Danzo as he walked up to Hidashi. He heard the man cough, so Danzo knew he was alive. Danzo lifted the man's head from underneath chin, and he could see his swollen cheeks and two majorly large black eyes, surrounded by various cuts bleeding heavily.
" Danzo-sama.." said Hidashi, making Danzo smile. He knew the man couldn't have lasted long.
" Yes?" asked Danzo, trying to hold back the grin forming on his face.
" I am sorry for the ignorant question and outburst I had three days ago. Please forgive me." Said Hidashi.
" You are forgiven. Now that you know what happens to you when you disrespect me, it would be smart if you don't do it again." Said Danzo, receiving a nod from Hidashi.
Danzo turned around and headed towards the door, feeling as he had no other reason to be there at the moment.
" Danzo-sama." Called out Hidashi, catching Danzo's attention.
" Yes?" he asked.
" Your shoes untied."
" Oh. Thank you for-" Danzo stopped himself when he realized that he was wearing sandals. He heard Hidashi's snickering from his position and scaled the man.
" You still haven't learned." Said Danzo with a growl.
" Oh, I learned. It's just that I just have this sense of humor that I can't get rid of. Ask them," said Hidashi, referring to his torturers, " I was laughing most of the time they were 'trying' to hurt me."
Danzo turned to the man and gave them a look, silently asking if it was true. " Yes, Danzo-sama, what he says is true. He was laughing during these three days, but suddenly stopped about a hour ago. We believed that we got through to him then." Said one of the men.
Danzo turned back to the smiling man and just sighed. So this one most likely had a high pain tolerance. It would be hard to crack him under pressure.. and pain.
" What is your name boy?" asked Danzo.
" My name is Hidashi Nimastu, sir. I plan on being the best Root ANBU there is!" he said happily.
" How old are you?" asked Danzo.
" 19 years young. Don't feel threatened by my young age, Danzo-sama. You seem like your 62 years young too." Said Hidashi with a snicker.
Danzo smirked a little when he heard the boy say such a stupid but funny comment. Danzo took in a deep breath and thought about what he should do with the boy.
" Release him." Said Danzo, after thinking for a short time. Not even asking why, the three Anbu released Hidashi. Hidashi stood up like he wasn't hurt, a smile permanently on his face.
" Thanks for that, Danzo-sama. You know those chairs are very comfortable. Can I have one in my sleeping quarters?" asked Hidashi.
" No." said Danzo plainly.
" AWwwww" said Hidashi in sadness.
Danzo stared at the boy again, not believing he wasn't crying tears of happiness that he was free from the torture he went through for three days straight. It seemed like Hidashi lost a lot of blood, but was standing perfectly.
" Do you have a low pain tolerance?" asked Danzo.
" Yup! They say no pain, no gain, but I'm strong enough and I don't feel any pain! Ha! Those fools!" laughed Hidashi.
" You boy.." said Danzo, looking Hidashi in the eye, " are going to be something special."
" Something special in a good way…. Or in a bad mental way?" asked Hidashi.
" It's to late for the mental part…" said Danzo, actually making a joke. Being around the boy just made him brighter for some reason. " But special in a good way as well."
" Well that's good. You are my top role model, Danzo-sama, and I wish to be like you someday! Strong, old, and live in a cave! Hehehehe!" he laughed.
For almost the hundredth time he was there, Danzo looked at the boy in interest. He knew this boy was different, and he was going to be one of his strongest subordinates. All he needed was to make him more…. Mature.
" Let's go. You will be personally trained by me. Your training starts as soon as we make it to the training hall, understood?" asked Danzo.
" Question first!" said Hidashi, raising his hand like he was in a classroom. Danzo sighed and just went with it.
" What?"
" Can we have some damn ham sandwiches first!? I'm hungry as hell!... wait a second…. Ham…..damn… Hey, that rhymes!" said the immature 19-year old.
Oh this is a special one indeed….. thought Danzo as he lead the man to the kitchen.
Flashback End…
Danzo smiled at the memories of Hidashi, and his attitude just seemed to reincarnate inside of Natsumi. Always smiling….. never sad…
" I'll take care of you now, Natsumi-chan. Hidashi would want that." Said Danzo in a hushed voice as he looked at Natsumi one last time and then exiting the room, headed to get him some sleep.
The next day at the Academy
Sakura was walking up to her old school and was surprised to see Sasuke walking back and forth. What was surprising was for one of the first times in her life..
Natsumi wasn't with Sasuke.
It was a weird sight to see actually. Ever since she's known of the Uchiha, she knew about Natsumi. The two were always with each other, and seeing one without the other was just weird. Sasuke seemed to be distressed, so he must be taking the lack of Natsumi around him even worse.
Damn it, damn it, damn it…. Where is she!.. shouted Sasuke in his mind as he walked back and forth. He hadn't seen his best friend in 11 hours, 32 minutes, and 12 seconds! And now it was 11 hours, 32 minutes, and 13 seconds!
Where is she!... screamed out Sasuke in his mind again as he pulled at his hair. He didn't even notice Sakura sit down on a nearby bench and watch him act like a fool.
For the next ten minutes, Sakura got to enjoy her crush act like a scared child. Even though she did like Sasuke, just seeing him like this was one of the funniest things ever. And when Natsumi appeared in a nearby shadow, it seemed like he teleported next her.
" Natsumi-chan!" he said as he picked up the surprised girl and spun her around. Natsumi went from shocked to happy as she laughed like a child as Sasuke spun her around in the air. He then placed her on the ground and flicked her on her forehead, making her yelp.
" Where were you!? I didn't know what happened to you! Are you hurt!? Did you see her again!? What happed!? Did you eat last night!? Did you even sleep!? You did even get-"
" Sasuke-kun." Said Natsumi, placing a finger over his mouth, silencing him. " I'm okay. Thanks for worrying though." She said with a smile.
Sasuke sighed in relief as if a weight was taking from his shoulders. Sakura watched to two and couldn't help but describe them as cute. Always watching over each other… worrying for each other…. Sakura was really jealous of the attention Natsumi got from Sasuke.
Sasuke leaned into Natsumi ear after their hug. " I know you don't want to talk about it, but I just need to ask one thing and we'll talk about what happened later." Said Sasuke.
Natsumi took in a breath before nodding her head, letting Sasuke continue. " How long have you known about your parents?"
Natsumi closed her eyes as she took in another breath. With all the questions he could have asked, that's the one it had to be. Her smile long gone, Natsumi answered, " When I was six years old." Finishing her statement, she latched onto Sasuke arm and her usual smile was on her face.
" Now! Let's start the Chunin Exams!"
Inside Academy
Gaara Subaku was having a good day. Well, as good as a homicidal boy could.
Yesterday was bad for him, for he met his arch-enemy, Mito Uzumaki Namikaze in the street randomly. The two had a rivalry that was very strong. The two meet one day like most enemies meet, on the battlefield…. Well, it wasn't a real battlefield. It just so happened that Gaara's team was supposed to kill someone that Mito and her team were protecting. The two team's fought, and surprisingly to Gaara, they lost. His first lost.
After that, he just seemed to run into Mito more and more during missions, like she was taunting him, and every time they fought, he would lose. Even though he never said it, and probably never would, he had a great respect towards Mito.
Even then, after that, his day was really good. Had a good dinner, Shukaku didn't give him a hard time last night, so his night was a quiet and peaceful, and now he was getting ready to face his next challenge, the Chunin Exam. This was sure to be-
" Heyyyyy Gaara-kun!" said the voice of his most hated enemy.
He felt arms wrap around his neck, and Gaara had to hold back from killing the girl. Mito was smirking as she saw her arch-enemy trying to hold back. She knew that he wasn't going to kill her, because he just wasn't strong enough.
" What do you want?" he said in his monotone voice. Kankuro and Temari just stepped away, looking at Mito in shock. They knew that she was strong, but to get this close to him was just crazy.
" Nothing. I just wanted to see my arch-enemy on good terms. Maybe we could team up during the exams." She said. Suigestu and Chojuro walked up behind Mito. Suigestu fuming in jealousy at Gaara's position, and Chojuro just felt uncomfortable, in a room filled with unknown people.
" No. I will never team up with you." Said Gaara, instantly shooting her idea.
" Don't worry, I already knew you were going to say that." Said Mito as she sat down beside Gaara in a chair. " I just came to talk about something."
" Which is?"
" My sister is here." She said, actually surprising the demon boy, though he didn't show it on the outside.
" I didn't know you had a sister. Younger or older?" asked Gaara.
" Younger." Answered Mito.
" And why are you telling me this?" asked Gaara, not knowing the reason she told him.
" Because, I don't want you to do anything to her during the Exams." Said Mito in a serious tone.
" I do what I want. You do not run me." Said Gaara, his anger slightly growing.
" You don't understand. I told you to not mess with her during the Exams, and your going to listen." Said Mito as she grabbed Gaara's arm. The two stared at each other, rage both filling their eyes.
" I am the one to finish her off, not you. I'm telling you to stay away from her at all coast. If I hear that you killed her, then I will kill you. And you know I can. Understood?" she said with a voice that promised pain if he didn't listen.
Gaara scoffed and pulled his arm back way from her. He crossed his arms over his chest and turned away. " Whatever."
Mito smiled as she stood from her chair. " Good that you understand. I knew you smart." She said as she grabbed and pulled at his cheek like a child. Sand shot out from Gaara's gourd and towards Mito, but she Shunshin away from him, now on the other side of the room.
" Tch, that girl." Said Gaara to himself as he began to plan her death.
A little while later..
Team 7 opened the doors to the first exam room. After Sasuke tried to, and failed, at beating Rock Lee, a promising Genin this year, the team made it to the room. As soon as the door was fully open, everyone in room sent their KI at the team. Sakura shrieked back behind Sasuke, while Natsumi and Sasuke walked in normally, ignoring the false attempt to scare them.
" Seems like we have competition." Said Sasuke as he walked in.
" Yeah! This should be fun!" said the exicted Namikaze as she hugged onto Sasuke.
" Hey there, Natsumi-chan." Said a voice behind them.
Sasuke, hearing the voice, instantly started to growl in hatred. He knew that voice anywhere, and sadly, so did Natsumi.
Natsumi turned around and let go of Sasuke without a thought and ran to the owner of the voice. " Kiba-kun!" she said as she jumped on the boy. Kiba caught her easily and hugged the girl.
" Nice to see you after so long. How ya been?' asked Kiba with a grin that Sasuke hated. Sasuke knew what he was doing, and Kiba also knew what he was doing. Damn cockblocker…. Thought Sasuke in anger.
" Oh, I've been good. I feel really strong now! I bet I can beat you, ya' know!" said the purely innocent Natsumi.
" Really now. Well isn't that something." Said Kiba with a laughed.
Ohhhhhh Sasuke was seething at this point. Red covered his skin and smoke was staring to come out his ears. He hated Kiba with a passion. During their academy days, Kiba had eyes for Natsumi just like Sasuke. Even though Natsumi told Sasuke that she would never date a person like Kiba, just seeing them like this was enough to make Sasuke plan Kiba's death. And there was this one thing… the one thing that Natsumi called Kiba that almost sent him over the edge every time he heard it.
" So, how have you been doing Other Best Friend?" asked Natsumi as she scratched Akamaru behind his fluffly ears.
Those words echoed through Sasuke's ears, taunting him.
Other…..
Best …..
Friend…
Jumping to action, Sasuke grabbed Natsumi and pulled her away from Kiba. He took Akamaru away from Mito and threw him at Kiba. Kiba, using his reflexes, caught the flying dog before he could land on the ground.
" Hey, what's the big idea?!" said an angry Kiba.
" You. Stay away from Natsumi-chan." Said Sasuke, activating his Sharingan. Lighting danced in-between the two boys eyes, their hatred for each other growing by the second.
I'll kill you one day, mutt.. Kiba read from Sasuke's eyes.
I'll turn you into dog food for Akamaru.. Sasuke read back. The two glared at each before turning around, going their separate ways.
Meeting the other Konoha Genin was also a good start of the exam. The Rookie 9 came up together in the same class, and this is just their next test their facing, only that there wasn't any cheating on each other's test….
Kinda…
Natsumi turned her head after he conversation with Kiba to see Hinata. Said girl's physical appearance wasn't any different, but Natsumi could see that the girl was different in some type of way.
" Hey there, Hinata-chan." Said Natsumi with a smile and a wave.
" It's good to see you again, Natsumi-san." Said Hinata, without her noticeable stutter.
" HInata-chan! You didn't stutter!" said a happy and surprised Natsumi, glad her friend got over her specking handicap.
" Yes. I had to give it up, seeing as we're ninja now, I couldn't act like a little child anymore. You should do the same, Natsumi-san. It could improve your chances at surviving in a harsh mission." Said Hinata as she walked past Natsumi, but not before putting her hand on Natsumi's shoulder.
Natsumi looked at the Genin that was walking away from her with a raised eyebrow. Something had changed about that girl. Plus, she didn't act like a child!
" Tch, yes you do." Said a deep grumbling voice.
Kurama-kun, you've been quiet lately… said Natsumi.
" It's because I'm interested in the events that's been going on lately" said Kurama. " It seems as if you've gotten yourself into a very….. surprising…. Situation."
Well it ain't my fault my older sister is trying to kill me!... shouted Natsumi.
" Calm down. I was just joking." Said the ancient demon.
Joking isn't your style, Kurama-kun. You should stick to being a grumpy old person… like a dad who see's her daughter dating a boy you don't like….. said Natsumi.
" Oh yea… that sure isn't happening in my life right now.." lied Kurama, thinking about his host and the Uchiha bastard she calls 'best friend'.
Whatever that means….. said Natsumi as she looked around. She saw most of the Rookie 9 surrounded by some silver haired, older boy, so she decided to check it out for herself.
" I would recommend that you stay away from them." Said the boy, getting nods from rest of the Genins.
" Hey, what'cha talking-" Natsumi was cut off as a plum of smoke appeared in the front of the room.
" Alright you brats! Shut up and sit down!" shouted Ibiki, KI backing up his words
Ten Minutes Later…
Natsumi was pulling at her hair as she looked down at the test she had to finish. The questions on this piece of paper was just to hard for her!
Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!... she screamed out in her head.
" Hey, shut up! I'm trying to sleep!" shouted Kurama.
Kurama-kun, can you help me? Pleeeasssee….. said a sad Natsumi. She made a picture of her in her best puppy-dog eyes and sent it to the fox.
" No. Just cheat." Said Kurama.
Cheating bad!.. said Natsumi.
" Well then, why were you asking me for help then?" said Kurama.
Because I have to use my resources that I have or around me to finish the exam. They know I'm not this smart…
Kurama sighed as he heard Natsumi. " You do know you just said the true meaning of the test right?"
What are you talking about? What true meaning?.. asked the ignorant Natsumi.
She didn't receive an answer back, causing her to cross her arms and huff like a child. Meanie…. Guess I'll just go to sleep. We can always take the exam next time… thought the girl as she crossed her arms and rested.
An hour later…
" YOU PASS!" yelled a voice.
Natsumi jerked out of her sleep when she heard the loud voice, causing a few to snicker.
" Eh, what's going on? Did I fail yet?" asked Natsumi.
" No, sadly you didn't. I knew that their were those that would just sleep and not figure out the real meaning of the test. Those like you aren't true shinobi." Stated Ibiki.
" That, or this wasn't one of my strong points." Said Natsumi, not liking the fact that Ibiki just called her out. " Some shinobi don't have spying abilities like others and usually play another part that supports the success of a mission. You can have all the brains in the world, but if you don't have any skill, then you're a dead man anyway." Wisely stated Natsumi.
" So you knew about the true meaning of the test from the beginning?" asked Ibiki.
" I-" Natsumi thought back to her conversation with Kurama and mentally slapped herself as she remembered what she said. Maybe it's just that I haven't been in school in a while. I could have spied off of someone too, using my Meiton…this sucks… " Yeah, I did, that's why I just thought that I could just take the test next year. I'm alright with failing and learning from my mistakes."
" Wise girl. You are correct. No wonder why Danzo-san puts in good word of you." Said Ibiki, surprising the girl that Danzo talked so highly of her.
Mito looked at her younger sister from the other side of the room, three rows back. She smirked as she heard Natsumi's words, and what she said did make sense. Maybe her sister was smarter than what she believed at first.
Suddenly, a black figure broke through the window, surprising a few unsuspecting Genin. A banner speared itself apart, thanks to two perfectly thrown kunai, and read ' The Sexy and Single Anko Mitirashi!"
" Alright brats! I'm the next examiner of the Second Part of the Chunin Exam! There seems to be more-"
Natsumi stopped listening to Anko as she stared at the women. Something was different about her. She could feel something coming from Anko that was attracting her. Calling her name. If was coming from this lady. She didn't know what it was, but the urge to go find out what was calling her was increasing.
Kurama watched from Natsumi's eyes and felt that Natsumi's mouth started to salivate and chakra started to gather around her teeth. Not his chakra, not her chakra, but the strange chakra that was coming from the mark on her shoulder.
" Kit, calm down." Said Kurama. Natsumi snapped out of her dazed look and shook her head, waking herself back up.
What was that….. thought Kurama as he looked at Anko, wondering why she had such an effect on his host.
" -so follow me!" shouted Anko as she jumped out of the window she previously broke. Everyone followed after the women, with Natsumi following behind closely.
Forest of Death
Team 7 was standing at there gate, waiting for the bell to ring so they could start.
" Natsumi-baka, what was that back there?" asked Sakura.
" What was what?" asked Natsumi as she looked at the wide-forehead girl.
" When you defended yourself against that man. I never heard you talk like that before." Said the girl.
" That is true. You sounded like a philosopher." Said Sasuke.
" Oh.. well. I was hanging around with Danzo-jiji yesterday, and he's really wise. He's always saying weird quotes and stuff." Said Natsumi. " I guess I absorbed some of it."
" Well, you sounded smart for once." Said Sakura with a grin, knowing she was pushing the blonde girl's button. Natsumi was going to retort, but the bell rang and the gates opened up. Team 7 jumped through and was now jumping on the overly-sized tree branches.
Sometime later, finding a good stopping point, the team landed on the ground behind a large tree, the tree hiding them from any nearby teams.
" Ok, so we have the Heaven scroll and we need to get the Earth Scroll." Explained Sasuke. " She we stay here and make traps, or just pursue other teams?"
" I say we move around some." Suggested Sakura. " Other teams are probably thinking the same thing, setting up traps and waiting, and that would be the best time for the good teams to target the weaker teams, especially rookies who aren't experienced with the exam."
" Yeah, making traps and waiting is to boring." Said Natsumi. " Let's go find some weaklings!"
" If you two say so." Said Sasuke as he got up from his crouched position. Natsumi latched onto his right arm and Sakura was standing beside Sasuke's left side. The team started to slightly trudge through the dense forest, hoping to run into someone.
A couple of minutes later, the smiling Natsumi said to her teammates, " There is someone who is about to attack us, act natural." Said Natsumi.
" Which way is he coming from?" asked Sakura, not even looking around to locate the enemy. She trusted Natsumi's sensory ability.
" Behind us. Sakura-teme, I'll send him towards you in the front." Said Natsumi, getting a nod from the pink-haired girl.
" Your sensory skills is getting stronger." Said Kurama.
It isn't a major skill I have, seeing as I can't detect people beyond 300 feet, but it's still useful…. Answered back the Jinchuriki.
Sure enough, one sly ninja came running up behind the group, thinking he had them.
" Meiton: Black Hole." Muttered Natsumi.
A black wall appeared in front of the ninja, shocking him, but he couldn't stop himself as he fazed inside the wall. Another wall appeared in front of Sakura, and out came the strangely dressed rain ninja, head right at Sakura.
Sakura flipped over the man, safely dodging the kunai in his hand. He smirked as he landed on the ground, ready to attack once more, but noticed he couldn't move.
" What's going on?!" he said to himself. He looked down at his limbs to see that they were held down by… ninja wire?
" Got ya." Said Sakura as she pulled at the string attached to her. Pushing her right arm forward and pulling her left arm back, the strings around the man started to tighten, digging into his skin.
" Tell us, do you have a scroll?" asked Sasuke as he approached the man.
" Sorry, but I don't. Unlucky you." He said.
" Your team must be around here somewhere. We'll find them and take it then." Said Sasuke, checking the man's pockets to see if he was lying. The lack of scroll proved that he was telling the truth.
" Unlucky you again. There long gone. We split up at the beginning of the exam!" said the man.
" Well to cut the competition Sakura, break something." Said Sasuke as he stool the mans ninja pouch. Sakrua pulled back her index finger and her pinky finger and the wires around the man's arm moved violently, causing a loud snapping sound to fill the area.
" See ya later." Said Natsumi as they left the screaming man there. Sakura dropped her arms and retracted her wire, making sure to pack it back up. The Rain ninja got up from the ground, cursed Team 7 that he would be back, and jumped off into the forest.
" That was a let down." Said Sakura.
" Yeah, but you handed him, so you get the spoils." Said Natsumi, snatching the stolen pouch from Sasuke's hands and giving it to Sakura.
In the Treeline
Yellow eyes looked down at Team 7 as they calmed walked on, not having a care for anything. Said eyes owned to the notorious snake man, Orochimaru.
Orochiamru stared at Natsumi. He remembered what he did to the girl and was surprised that she was still alive. He smiled as he relished the memory of seeing his enemy, Minato Namikaze, dying and sobbing at his feet when he placed the curse mark on the girl. It was time to see what she was made of.
" Hello there, Natsumi-chan." He whispered to himself as he hid in the shadows.
Minutes later….
Natsumi stopped moving, causing her other two teammates to stop as well. " I feel something."
" Some approaching?" asked Sakura.
" Yeah…. But it feels like I know this chakra." Said Natsumi, confusing the other two.
" So it's someone that you know? Maybe we know them as well." Said Sasuke.
" No..I felt this chakra before… but I don't know where… it just feels… familiar." Muttered Natsumi.
The team couldn't ask anymore question as a strong blast of wind blew through the air. Sending chakra to their feet helped them from flying away, but still have to cover their faces' with their arms from all the debris flying by.
" What's going on!?" shouted Sasuke, but couldn't hear his teammates reply thanks to the howling winds surrounding them.
Second by second, the pressure made by the wind started to decrease until it was now gone. The three now stood in front of a female Kusa ninja that was smirking gat them evilly.
" Hello, little Genin." She said, her voice laced with the call of death.
Natsumi stared at the Kusa ninja and felt her chakra. She could tell instantly that this wasn't a women and that he was lying about their gender. This man chakra ,though, felt different. It felt….. It made her feel…
Safe..
" I know you.." said Natsumi, catching everyone's attention. Orochimaru smirked at Natsumi, guessing she figured it out somehow.
" Oh really, child? Please tell me who I am?" said Orochimaru, his excitement noticeable in his face expression.
" I know you!" said Natsumi with a happy voice, a wide smile on her face. Orochimaru's grin started to lessen, wondering why the girl was so happy. Kurama was also wondering who this man could possibly be.
" Who am I, I asked." Said Orochimaru.
Natsumi pointed at Orochimaru and muttered the words that no man that wasn't prepared to hear, heard.
" Your my TOU-SAN!" said Natsumi.
" BITCH WHAT!" shouted Kurama.
" …what….." said Orochimaru.
" Your my Tou-san!" repeated Natsumi.
" Bitch…..WWWHHHHAATTT!" Repeated Kurama.
Curse you, Minato… Orochimaru mentally groaned.
Hehehehehehehe… who laughing right now? Cause I'm laughing like a muuufucka right now!
WHO DOES WHAT I DO MAN! THIS SHIT IS CRAZY!
I mean, yea, it isn't the first story with Orochimaru as the father\adoptive father\ god father of Naruto\Natsumi, but yall wasn't expecting it,was it?..
Ok… some of you smart bastards probably was….
That last part was really fun to type. And I'm listening to this new Montana of 300, so I had the creative juices just flowing.
Sakura a real nigga in my story. Them strings she got go hard tho.
Oh yeah, pertaining to updates.. I still can't tell you anything new. It seems as if everything around me doesn't want me to finish this story. But I'ma try. For yall great people.
But yeah, that's it for me.
NarutoPlug, signing off,
Like a real nigga should…..