Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything created by Masashi Kishimoto. Even though story is labeled as written in English, I will use several Japanese word references. If you don't like it then too bad.
Summary: Naruto fled Konoha with the Scroll of Sealing, never hearing the words that made the madness stop. With his mind filled with revenge, he swore he would one day return and show them all! In his angered state, and with emotions of hatred clouding his mind, he is able to make early contact with the fox. How will this affect Naruto? Read and Find out.
Main Pairing: NaruHina
Thanks to everyone who's reviewed. It means a lot to me that I get feedback on my chapters. As a thanks here is yet another chapter.
Enjoy.
Training Field
When all four genin locked eyes together they felt something inside them resonate.
They all felt it inside of them, their fates were connected, and all would play an important role in each other's lives.
"Naruto-kun!" gasped Hinata as she recognized her crush.
Naruto raised an eyebrow and looked at the white eyed girl with semi-surprise. How did she look through his guise so easily?
She seems familiar… he thought examining the girl closely.
"Naruto-kun?" said Ibuki as she narrowed her eyes at the newcomer. "Isnt it too soon to be out of the hospital?"
Naruto turned his attention to Ibuki.
"You know me?" he asked her curiously.
Sasuke-teme is one person I won't be able to forget in this lifetime, the white-eyed girl seems familiar… but the other girl… I have no recollection of her whatsoever, he thought as he tried remembering his days in the academy.
"No," she answered honestly. "However, I've heard a lot about you from Hinata," she said as Hinata blushed at the unwanted attention.
"Oh? Is that so?" he said as he looked at 'Hinata' with a grin. Memories began resurfacing on his head.
"I remember you now… you're that weird girl who always blushed and looked away whenever I got close," he said teasing the girl, making poor Hinata's blush skyrocket.
Ibuki grinned at this.
Oh…this is way~ too rich to pass up! she thought as she turned to Naruto.
"Oh that's nothing! You wouldn't imagine the things she's told me about you Naruto-kun," said Ibuki as she grinned at Hinata.
"What would that be…uh…" he stopped, not knowing the petite girl's name.
"Oops!…I totally forgot to introduce myself!…" said Ibuki as she smirked.
"Oh god… not this again…" Naruto heard Sasuke mutter.
In a flash, Ibuki began somersaulting backward, then quickly jumped high landing on the tip of a tree. "Kunoichi of Konoha, protector of those too weak to defend themselves, it is I!" she yelled striking a pose. "Tatsumaki Ibuki!" she yelled as she jumped in the air, flipped a couple of times, and then… landed head first against the ground.
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"The hell…?" asked Naruto, his mind reeling, trying to process what he had just witnessed.
He turned his face to Kakashi and Sasuke, who simply looked away, too embarrassed of their teammate to look at Naruto in the face.
Meanwhile, Hinata rushed next to her comrade's side, making sure she wasn't hurt… much.
"Ibuki-san? Are you alright?" Hinata asked as Ibuki moaned out.
"Augh… need to perfect… my…intro…" she said before finally losing consciousness, her eyes turning into swirls.
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"I'm just going to pretend that never happened…" said Naruto, turning his attention back at Hinata, who simply blushed and looked away.
"I remember you now, you're Hyuuga Hinata, the heir to the Hyuuga clan," said Naruto as Hinata's eyes widened a bit.
"Y-You really remember me?" she asked a little flabbergasted. I-I never remember te-telling Naruto-kun that I-I was the Hyuuga heir… she thought as yet another blush spread through her features.
Naruto grinned again, he was having so much fun with the girl.
It had been a while since he had interacted with a female that didn't worship Orochimaru, and treated him like a god.
And quite honestly… Hinata was a lot cuter than he remembered her being. The short hair and bangs he remembered were replaced by long, straight, dark bluish hair.
"Of course I do hime-sama," remarked Naruto as Hinata's blush deepened.
"H-H-H-Hime?" she muttered as she started feeling faint, then just as her friend, she fled to the world of dreams.
Sasuke looked at their exchange and lifted a brow, his face twitching a bit in annoyance.
Since when can the dobe flirt? Sasuke thought as he went to make sure Hinata was okay.
It had been 2 years since he last saw Naruto, and it came at a total shock to him to see how easily he swooned Hinata over. After all, she had been the one girl to not fall head over heels for him.
It probably wouldn't be such a big deal to him, had it not been Hinata who fainted. After all, she had been the only girl in the academy who resisted his charm. It was pretty easy to figure out why though. She had a crush on Naruto for as long as he could remember...
He didn't know why the heir to such a powerful clan such as the Hyuuga, would set her sights on the pariah of the village. It made no sense to him. In fact, it made him a bit jealous.
Sasuke could probably ask any girl out, and said girl would agree whole-heartedly. However, he knew for a fact that if he were to ask Hinata out, she would most certainly decline his offer. As politely as possible of course, so that she didn't hurt his feelings. It made his insides twist and turn.
He guessed the saying was true. Men will always seek the forbidden fruit…
"Well Naruto-kun," said Kakashi as he made his way to him. "It seems that you single handedly managed to knock out two of my squad members,"
"Great, does that mean I can be on my way?" he retorted with sarcasm.
"No," he said, his eye turning into his signature 'n' shape. "It means that now we have to wait until both of them wake up," he said, earning two loud groans by both teens. "So… while we wait for them to wake up… how about you tell me about what happened to you?" he asked, which made Sasuke's ears perk up.
"What exactly do you want me to tell you?" Naruto asked.
This isn't good… he thought. He's probably going to try making me tell my story… and when I tell it to the Hokage he's going to try and pick at the details…
"Hmm… First of all… How about you tell me at what you did with the Scroll of Sealing?" Kakashi asked as he sat on the ground.
Might as well get this started, thought Kakashi. His story will determine whether his status as rogue ninja will stand or not. There is plenty of evidence already suggesting that he is innocent, but as the Hokage pointed out, it's all too convenient...
"T-The scroll of sealing?" Naruto asked semi-surprised. Alright Naruto… don't freak out… he told himself.
He wasn't quite done with the scroll of sealing yet… it was a good thing he had taken percussions just for this sort of occasion.
"I guess I should start from the beginning," he said as he began his recalling his made up story.
Hokage's Office
"Are you insane Sarutobi?" asked Danzo as he opened his sole eye and glared at his rival. "He got away once, what makes you think he can't do it again?" he pressed.
"The boy was on death's door," Hiruzen said as he lowered his hat. "The first thing that came to my mind was to make sure his life was out of danger," he said, standing from his chair and walking towards the window. "What do you propose Danzo? If he were to die you know exactly what will happen,"
"You underestimate the boy," Danzo debated. "A mere academy student was able to elude Konoha's forces and escaped the village with the scroll that contained numerous jutsus developed by generations of shinobi…" he calmly stood from the chair and carried on. "And you choose to leave the boy with a sole Jounin? Are you mad?" he said, glaring a bit more.
"May I remind you that Kakashi has made quite the reputation for himself? Not only that, he was trained by the Fourth himself, his skills are nothing to laugh about," said Sarutobi as he let out a sigh. "I ask you again, what is it exactly you propose I do?" he asked, looking at his long time rival, an equal glare on his eyes.
"Let me have him, I will make sure to…discipline… him," Danzo said. "I will make sure that he stays loyal to Konoha, as well as to make him spill the location of the scroll of sealing,"
"Out of the question," said Hizuren plainly. "I'm quite familiar with your methods Danzo, and as I already told you, he was under Orochimaru's 'care', you and I both know that the scroll is gone, it would be better if the council just decided to make another one,"
"We don't know for sure that the scroll fell under Orochimaru's hands," Danzo retorted. "For all we know the boy may have hidden it before Orochimaru ever got a hold of him, and as I continue to debate to date, it would be foolish to create another scroll," he stated as his stood a few feet in front of the Hokage.
"The scroll of sealing was originally meant to be used in times of war, it would be used to give our shinobi the jutsu necessary to crush any enemy," Danzo said as he looked out the window. "But as we've always feared, what if the scroll was ever taken away? All our village's jutsu would be stolen and used against us, the risks are too great to simply ignore," he finished as he faced his rival once again.
Before both could continue their heated discussion, they heard quite the rustle outside the office.
"Hey you cant go in there!" yelled the secretary. "Hokage-sama is having a meeting with Danzo-sama," they heard the secretary yell.
"Hokage-sama!" yelled the shinobi known as Kotetsu, as he barged into the room.
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The Hokage shivered as a sudden feeling of deja vu swept across his being.
He shook the feeling off and turned to the youngling. "Yes Kotetsu? What is it?" he asked.
"Its Uzumaki Naruto my lord! He's missing from his room," said Kotetsu as he Danzo turned to Hiruzen with a smirk.
"See what I told you Hiruzen? You underestimated the boy's ability to escape,"
"You dont know that for sure... isnt that right? Kakashi?" asked the Hokage as he turned to see one of the windows, in which Kakashi was sitting down calmly reading his favorite book.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," said Kakashi, closing the book and stepping into the room. "I'm currently with Uzumaki Naruto, I'm having him tell me about the scroll of sealing,"
Kage Bunshin? thought Danzo. It seems Hiruzen was right when he said that Kakashi was skilled.
"Good job Kakashi, when you're done over there make sure to bring the boy to me," said Hiruzen as Kakashi nodded and then puffed in a cloud of smoke.
Sarutobi turned around and dismissed Kotetsu as well.
"Well Danzo? Anything else?" he asked with a small grin.
In a fit, Danzo just left with a scowl on his face. Damn you Hiruzen... damn you he cursed as he made his way to the ROOT headquarters, making sure he wasnt followed.
Training Field
Kakashi looked at Naruto in shock.
"So you mean the scroll might still be out there? On the forests?" asked Kakashi quickly standing up. Naruto nodded solemnly.
He needed to tell the Hokage of the news as quickly as possible.
As he began getting ready to go, suddenly the memories of the shadow clone he had sent came rushing into his head.
"...Alright, change of plans. Naruto we'll go to speak to the Hokage now. Sasuke take care of the girls," ordered Kakashi as he began walking towards the Hokage's estate. Naruto calmly began walking after him. Maybe now he would be able to prove his...'innocence'.
Before they were able to go too far, Sasuke spoke up.
"Kakashi... is it a good idea to let this rogue ninja walk around freely?" asked Sasuke in a hostile tone, his eyes never straying far from Naruto.
...That son of a...
Before Kakashi could answer, Naruto stepped up in front of Sasuke.
"Oh? Is that any way of talking to an old acquaintance?" asked Naruto with a smirk.
Sasuke glared at Naruto, not liking the attitude the loser was giving him.
"Sasuke is partially right Naruto-kun," interrupted Kakashi. Knowing his student, he knew things wouldn't end nicely if they dragged on their exchange.
"Seriously?" Naruto asked, turning his attention from Sasuke to Kakashi.
This is my chance… he thought. Naruto had to put a good act if he was going to trick the Jounin, and with luck, the Hokage.
"So even after learning the Hebi teme kept me prisoner, you still consider me a traitor to the village?" asked Naruto, feigning sounding hurt. "What did you think I did there? Tell him all the ways he could get into Konoha?" he said sarcastically.
"I don't know Naruto-kun, what 'did' you tell Orochimaru about the village?" probed Kakashi, interested in what Naruto would say.
Clever bastard… does he really think I'll fall for that? thought Naruto, he started formulating how to handle the conversation. The best thing about his disappearance was that everyone would probably think that he was still a moron that could be easily tricked. He grinned to himself as he thought something up.
Naruto's face hardened, dropping the grin he had put up for the last few minutes.
"Did I forget to mention I was Orochimaru's guest of honor?" he asked as he reached for his shirt and ripped it down the middle, revealing a mass of bright pink tissue on his chest. "After all this was his love-filled parting gift right?" he asked, his gaze solely on Kakashi. "Lets not forget my cozy quarters… an animal cage that damned bastard left me to die on," snarled Naruto in anger.
Sasuke and Kakashi visibly winced at the memory of Naruto's original state when they found him.
"Kami-sama, I can't believe the stupidity of you people," spat Naruto as he began walking away.
"…I…I cant believe I spent the last 2 years waiting to come back to this village…" he mumbled to himself, but loud enough so that both ninja heard.
They both winced at Naruto's last words.
Naruto looked at the emotions playing in their faces.
Kakashi looked as if he regretted ever bringing up the subject and the Uchiha looked away with some guilt in his features.
"If you dont have anything to add, then lets go," said Naruto as he glared at the Uchiha one last time before moving on.
There is the 7th chapter. Honestly... I dont feel great about this chapter. I sorta had a hard time writing it out.
After writing 5 pages, I went and read everything... and hated it. I had to erase the whole thing to start over again. If any of you have ever had something similar you should know the feeling of hate that comes from hours of hard work going down the toilet... it freakin sucks.
I hope you guys enjoyed it either way.
I'll be working on the next chapter and probably put it up in a few days.
ANYWAY!
Happy New Years!
Hope you had a great time with your families or friends.
You know the deal, give me your opinion on the chapter. If you spot any mistakes be sure to tell me. Thanks for your time. Now review =)
RD's Double Challenge
Since last time I didnt have a challenge for you guys, I decided to make an extra one, which is twice as freakin hard. I'm awesome I know =)
What exactly did Sasuke mean when he said he couldnt have the forbidden fruit?
No help from me this time around.
Also does anyone know where Ibuki's intro came from?
My only hint is that its from a pretty old anime, almost as old as I am.
Common people... I'm totally giving it away XD (Im 20 btw)
