Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, Naruto wouldn't be an orphan to begin with.

A/N- So I'm not dead! Whoo! I won't be able to update for a while again. :( I have been having some trouble with life and need to get things together. Hopefully I won't take as long as before. But remember that I do this story on the side of everything else.

You have waited long enough for this chapter so here it is!


CHAPTER NINE


Dream

"Look its that demon." A young village girl said to her friends.

"Why did the Hokage let him live? He isn't even human." One of her friends replied.

"He's a monster." Naruto heard every word the villagers said to him. Naruto was walking through the market area hoping to get some food. He was so hungry, he hadn't eaten in days. The villagers either kicked him out of the store or they sold him over priced expired food. The younger shinobi, mostly genin or academy students would use him as a target. The adults kept their kids away from him, to keep their distance. If they didn't do any of that then they were just outright ignoring his existence.

I'm not a monster! I never hurt anyone, so why do they keep hurting me? Naruto's eyes teared up. He promised himself that he wouldn't cry anymore but it hurt. It hurt so much.

Real world

Arashi P.O.V.

It was late at night when Arashi came back home. Tomorrow is his first out of village mission and although he didn't show it, he was excited and couldn't sleep. Arashi thought that a glass of warm milk would help him go to sleep. He was right.

Walking back to his room, Arashi heard a soft sobbing from Naruto's room.

"Naruto-" Arashi opened the door with hesitation, only to see Naruto crying in his sleep.

Arashi walks over to Naruto's bed to wipe away Naruto's tear. Arashi has never been good at showing his emotions and had an especially hard time connecting with Naruto. Naruto was different from Daisuke even though they are twins.

"I'm… not… a… monster.." Arashi hears the soft voice of his little brother. His eyes widens as the words reach his ears.

"Of course you're not, you're my little brother." Arashi says wiping away the last of Naruto tears. He couldn't believe that the someone is mentally abusing his baby brother.

"No one is going to keep you safe." Naruto slowly stopped crying while Arashi climbed into have any nightmares After that.

Morning

Arashi woke up half an hour ago and was still in bed with Naruto. Why? Because Naruto has a strong grip on him and he was afraid that by leaving Narutuo would wake up. So for the past half an hour Arashi just laid there thinking about all the times he could have been a better brother. If someone is mentally abusing his brother, maybe just maybe he could have stopped it. But there really isn't any use of thinking of what he should or could have done is there? Right now he has to think of ways to find the person. Their Mother and Father wouldn't just believe someone from their beloved village would hurt their son just because a nightmare. But if he could just get Naruto to say something.

Just how long did he has to go through this alone? Thinking about it was making him sick. The said abuser was going to pay dearly when Arashi caught him or her.

"Mmm.." Naruto raised one of his hands rubbing his eyes. Arashi chuckled a little at the sight. Naruto looked up, shocked to see someone in his bed with him. His older brother, Arash at that.

"W-What? Why are you here, aniki?" Naruto stuttered a bit, not feeling completely comfortable around him.

"I heard you cry last night and you stopped when I was with you."

"Oh, sorry." Naruto whispered looking everywhere but his brother's face.

"Why are you sorry? It's not your fault you had a nightmare. Do you remember you dream, Naruto?" Arashi frowned. Arashi couldn't understand what he was apologizing for. Naruto stiffened his body, kept his mouth shut and shook his head no. Arashi couldn't help but notice how Naruto never even bothered with the first question.

"Naruto, you know I'm always right here, right?" Naruto looked up at Arashi with wide eyes and slowly turned into a smile, something he has seen Naruto do since-well he doesn't even know.

"Thank you, Aniki!" At the pit of Arashi's stomach, he knew something bad would happen today.

Maybe the mission?

Naruto's P.O.V.

For the first time in a long time Naruto felt happy eating with his family-not just with Hikaru. Okay maybe not with the entire family but with Arashi, which is improvement. Either way Naruto knew today would be special to him.

Naruto's thoughts slowly drift to his reoccurring nightmares. It started a few weeks ago, and was getting worse. In these nightmares he is always alone with many of the villagers, some he recognized some he didn't, taunting him or trying to hurt him. The ones where the villagers actually hurt him are the worst. It was as if he could actually feel it. In fact, all of the nightmares are beginning to feel real and he never forgets them no matter how much he wants to.

"-mission, Arashi!" Kushina said to his older brother, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"My son's first mission outside of the village." Minato said with a proud grin.

"But why does it have to be a B-rank, Minato? I swear if my baby gets hurt because of this mission there will be hell to pay." Kushina glared at Minato, who laughed nervously.

"Only because it's a diplomatic mission to Suna. If I were to send my son to give them an invitation then it will show them that I trust them. It will help with the treaty."

Naruto turned over to Hikaru, tugging on her clothes a bit. "What are they talking about?"

"Arashi has a mission to deliver an invitation to the Kazekage. He'll be back before you know it." Hikaru added the last part after seeing Naruto frown a bit.

"Oh." Naruto said, catching Arash's attention.

Arashi smiled at Naruto. "I'll finish as soon as I can. When I get back we'll play in the park, just the two of us." There it was again. That feeling that something was going to happened. He just couldn't shake the feeling off.

"Promise?"

"Promise." Naruto gave a blinding smile to Arashi. This is the first time anyone, in his family other then the Uchiha's, that has tried to cheer him up. Naruto was starting to get his family back, starting with his older brother.

"Mommy, Daddy can I give my news now?" Daisuke asked with a smile Naruto knew was fake. Minato and Kushina with nodded with a bright smile.

"We wanted to keep it a secret until he could control it but go ahead." Kushina said.

"I awakened both of my Kekki Genkai's! Isn't that great!" Daisuke yelled.

Naruto was shocked that his twin brother got not only one but both Kekki Genkai. How fair is that?!

"It happened when Daddy and Mommy were training me." Naruto flinched a little.

"Thats great." Naruto mumbled with a sad smile. It was as if any chance he had to get his parents attention was shot down immediately.

As if it wasn't hard enough already. Naruto thought to himself, Arashi doesn't have one but he's a genius… unlike me.

Time Skip

No P.O.V.

Sasuke was waiting for Naruto in the forest with Ichigo. Lately, Sasuke has been having strange dreams and sometime she would wake up crying but he doesn't remember the dreams but others were of him and his family. They would always have a good time together. Honestly Sasuke thinks the only thing missing would be Naruto and Ichigo. Speaking of which Sasuke can see him running right now.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled with a warm smile.

"Come on we need to train!" Naruto said, "Lets go!"

Naruto being impatient was starting to drag Sasuke. "Naru I was thinking we should tell Aniki about that place."

Naruto stopped and had a stubborn look on his face, making him look adorable. "Only 'Tachi, right?"

Sasuke nodded his head but was expecting a full on fight over this. Sasuke never liked keeping secrets from his older brother.

"Okay!" Naruto agreed quickly, he likes and trusts Itachi.

"Whats wrong Ichigo?" Sasuke ask the kit as he is growling at a tree.

"Maybe we should go back and get Itachi." Sasuke suggested as he started to walk back, Naruto slowly following in reluctance.

"I don't think so!" A man with a deep voice said, throwing a kunai near them . "If I bring back an Uchiha and a Namikaze then I'll be a treated like royalty. Or I could just sell you to the highest bidder." He smirked.

"What? What are you talking about Mizuki-sensei?" Naruto asked as he paled. Naruto knew the danger that came with a blood limit. At the same time Sasuke told Ichigo to go find help.

"But you're a Konoha shinobi! You can't do this!" Mizuki laughed.

"I can and I will, brat. I doubt they would even notice your gone." Naruto flinched and Sasuke looked pissed.

"The Uchiha's will notice both of us gone and then you'll be sorry, traitor!" Sasuke yelled.

"We'll be long gone by then!" The man launched at Naruto first but had not expected the young Uchiha to throw rocks at him, let alone hit its intended target. By the look Sasuke's face he had not expect it either.

"Wrong move, kid." Muzak growled as he pulled out a kunai.

The man threw his kunai, hitting Sasukes right shoulder. Naruto eyes widened as he helplessly watched his best friend get injured and scream in pain.

"I change my mind Killing the Uchiha sounds much better. I never did like your brother." The man went in for the kill strike.

"No." Naruto whispered to himself. He wasn't going to watch his watch his friend take the blow. Naruto jumped in front of the attack. The kunai was dragged from the top right shoulder diagonally to right above his bottom left ribcage. Naruto was to in shock from the pain to even scream. The wound was thick and the blood was everywhere.

"No worries, brat I can take the Uchiha with me." Mizuki laughed.

"Sasuke." Naruto said coughing up blood. "Run."

Thats when the strangest thing happened, a ball water formed and hit Mizuki, crashing to a tree. It wouldn't be too long before he to get up.

"Naruto I want leave you! Come on you have to stay awake! Please Naru! Please, don't leave me!" Sasuke cried and pleaded as Naruto slowly closed his eyes.

Itachi P.O.V.

Itachi was following a small orange kit into the forest. Why? Because he knew that the little fox was Sasuke's and Naruto's. Itachi himself has occasionally fed him. Naruto and Sasuke had tried to keep him a secret but what kind of shinobi would he be if he didn't notice. He didn't really pay any mind to the fox until he started to pull on his clothes in the direction of the forest.

It wasn't long until Itachi could pick up the scent of blood. A lot of it and it was fresh. Picking up the speed pulled out a Kunai after summoning a crow.

"Bring my father here." He told the crow as it flew off. What Itachi was turned his vision red with rage. His baby brother at the mercy of a traitor.

"You bastard!" Itachi's sharingun sent Mizuki into a genjutsu.

"Sasuke!" Itachi carefully picked him up. Sasuke looked at his older brother barely awake. The only thing he said before passing out was, "Naruto."

Itachi was shocked when he saw Sasuke's sharingun. Itachi looked around when he saw a small bloodied body near them.

"Naruto?" Itachi feared the worst for his baby brothers.


TO BE CONTINUED


A/N- What do you think of my cliffhanger? Tell me your opinion in the reviews! Cant wait to read them!

The poll results

ITACHI- 12

Obito-11

Kakashi-10

Looks like Itachi will be a Sensei.