" Fuck..." Naruto cursed out loud. " Are really serious grandma! Do we have to fight them!"
" Are you going deaf as well gaki." The fifth hokage asked sarcastically, Naruto was about to give her a smart remark when Sasuke's voice competly shut him up when he said.
" Your not afraid now are you...Usurutonkachi." adding his nickname for the blonde for the hell of it, trying to tick him off like always.
" Why would I be afraid of a jackass like you." Naruto bit out coldly to the Uchiha heir, giving the said Uchiha a glare of his own when he say him smirking.
" Hn, you better not hold back on me Naruto."
" Oh trust me teme I don't plan to." Naruto growled out as he turned back his attention back to the hokage.
" But seriously grandma, do we have to. I mean I already know what Sasuke-teme can do and I don't mind kicking his ass in front of the whole village but.." Naruto trailed off as he scratched the left side of his cheek, side glancing at the rave-pinkette who was looking back and froth from Sasuke and him with that annoying Uchiha smirk slowly making it's way on to her face. Making him quickly look back to Tsunade when he saw her nod her head to something, just in time to hear what Tsunade was asking.
" But what Naruto?"
" I mean no offense and all but, She doesn't look like she can fight what so ever, I mean come on she's too...small." Naruto admitted as he pointed a finger a shocked Ichigo who was gaping at him like a fish out of water.
Sakura being Sakura, had to put her two cent's in the comment Naruto said about the rave-pinkette.
" Lady Tsunadae, I've got to agree with him. She is small and when she and Sasuke-kun came back a little over a month ago she sustained the least amount of injuries compared to Sasuke-kun, also it wouldn't feel right beating up on a mother of two abomination br-"
" You leave them out of this." Ichigo whispered into the stunned pinkette's ear, her voice losing it's innocent soprano it alway's held. As she held a kunai knife to Sakura's throat.
" Enough already your scaring her shit less." Sasuke said in a monotoned voice, as he calmly stuffed his hands in his pocket's.
Both Naruto and Sakura were wide eyed as they looked at Ichigo and back at the kunai knife she held.
" But it's just so tempting to slit her throat Sasuke.." Ichigo whined " Hn, it's not in me to even do it though, even though I should since you placed your filthy hands on my little Ummei and Hoshi but like I said it's not in me." Ichigo finished with the innocent soprano in her voice making her sound more scary, as she slowly removed the deadly and cold metal from the pinkette's throat, Ichigo smirked when Sakura fell to her knees looking up at her with frightened emerald eye's.
" Alright that's enough. You all are giving me a headache and I still need to talk to the kazekage." Tsunade said as she rubbed her temples with her index and middle finger's. " So be gone with all of you."
Being excused Sakura jumped to her feet and walked quickly away leaving the two kage's, two Uchiha's and Naruto.
" Hn, That was fun I hope I get to do it again." Ichigo snickered as she watch Sakura go, turning on her heels she walked back to Sasuke, in the process passing Naruto who grabbed her wrist in an iron grip.
" Look, even though she is mean to me she is my friend and comrade, and I wont stand any one threatening her that goes for you too onna." Naruto scolded, yes scolded, the rave-pinkette as he watch his team mate leave glaring at the rave-pinkette. Ichigo just blankly stared at him not even phased that someone was glaring at her, rolling her eye's and scoffing she pulled her hand free from his grip.
" Look, I might have not known you for very long Naruto-kun, but let me tell you this if she is your friend then she would not have treated you badly at the hospital yesterday." Ichigo calmly said as she watch Naruto's glare lighten up little by little. " Also I've learned a great deal of you from Ummei and Hoshi, your smart Naruto-kun and you don't need a friend like that." Ichigo finished as she looked at Naruto looked every else instead of her eye's.
' I know that I'm smart and I don't need a friend that treats me badly...but Sakura-chan is my second bond next to Sasuke...' Naruto thought to himself biting his bottom lip once again, finally looking up at Ichigo to she her smiling at him.
" Uh...why are ya smiling at me?"
" Hehe, I'm sorry Naruto-kun...I'm smiling at you because I can see that you have me my bell choker."
" Oh ya...I forgot I had it on." Naruto said in surprised as he felt the bell once more and un-tied it from his neck to return it to the rightful owner. Holding the bell choker in his hand one last time Naruto held out for Ichigo, who reached out a hand to take back her bell choker, in doing so one of Ichigo's finger brushed Naruto's hand.
In that slight contact Naruto's body was tingling all over, all he could was stare wide eyed at the person in front of him when her voice suddenly echoed through his whole being.
' I'm the one to blame'
' I'm to blame why mother and father along with my clan had been massacured'
' I'm to blame why sasu-nii and naruto-kun can't be together'
Ichigo's voice faded away from Naruto's head when she pulled her hand away when she retrieved her bell choker.
" Well we must be going then. See you guys sometime soon bye Tsunade-baa, Gaa-chan, Naruto-kun." Ichigo bid farewell to everyone for the time being, as she waved good-bye. Catching up to the older raven, as if remembering something Ichigo turned around and pouted at the blonde.
" And my name isn't onna Naruto-kun, it's Ichigo." It was the last sentence of the day as the pair disappeared into the village.
" Did she just call me Tsunade-baa and you Gaa-chan, kazekage-sama?" Asked a bewildered Tsunade as she looked to the pair's receding back's once more before shrugging and crossing her arms over her chest, as she gave the kazekage a side glance. Tsunade couldn't tell if the kazekage was much of in a bewilderment as she was or just down right mad for being called something cute, rather then his normal, Gaara-sama or kazekage-sama.
" Well, lets not tread on that too much. Shall we go to my office kazekage-sama?" Tsunade asked. Gaara nodded his head and turned on his heels to follow Tsunade to her office when he noticed that Naruto was still there with his hand still held out, and staring at the place where the rave-pinkette once stood.
" Naruto...is something the matter?" Gaara asked concerned for the blonde ninja. Shaking his head no Naruto said.
" Nah, it's nothing...I'll see you two around hokage-sama, kazekage-sama." and then he vanished in a puff of smoke from their vision.
" It's not nothing Naruto. It's something." Tsunade said out loud as she frowned at the spot where Naruto was last standing. She knew him to well, he'd only use their titles when his joking around or when his serious, also there is times when he would use them when something is troubling him and he doesn't want them to egg him on because he doesn't want to be a burden.
' Something is up and I don't like it one bit if it involves Naruto' Tsunade thought as she walked into the tower with the kazekage in toll heading back to her office for matters that they need to discuss.
A rave-pinkette and a raven boy as they walked side by side. Sasuke just gave a small smile in no one particular as they both continued they're way home.
Ichigo stopped walking, making Sasuke stop a few steps in front of her and turning to face her with his right eyebrow raise in confusion.
Clenching and un-clenching her fist Ichigo looked her brother with a serious and determined face,
" You have to tell everything and I mean everything soon Sasu-nii. Even I can see through the mask he puts on when your around. And his breaking Sasuke..."
" If you really love and care for him, like you've been telling me this past year and a half, then you would tell soon, promise." Ichigo finished as she took in big breaths of air to try and clam down. Sasuke looked at his sister with shocked eye's as he glanced to the ground. He knew that he had to tell Naruto everything, but the only thing that was preventing him was the rejection that he was afraid that might come if he does Naruto. So he kept quite.
" Dammit Sasuke! I know that your afraid of the end results, but kami so help me I will have your word that you will tell him no matter what!" Ichigo yelled at her brother making the sadistic teen finch at his sister's tone of voice.
" But-"
" Dammit no but's Uchiha, Sasuke! I will have your word!" Ichigo yelled once again as angry and frustrated tears finally made it's way down her face. Sasuke didn't say a single word for a few moments, until he felt pressure on his chest and the front of his clothes were in a tight grip. Rave-pinkette hair came into his vision,
" Please...please, promise me that you'll tell Naruto-kun, give me your word...please" Ichigo said in a broken whisper as she held onto Sasuke's shirt tighter.
" Why...why are you making me do this imoutou?" Sasuke whispered back as he looked down at the top of his sister's head.
" Because...I don't want to be the reason why you both don't get the chance to be together, I want him to know that you are his, let him know the truth let him know that I'm your little sister and not so whore you picked up on the way..." Ichigo finally confessed as she look up at her brother with broken cerulean eye's.
Sasuke nodded slowly as his face was getting more and more determined. Wrapping his arms around his little sister he whispered to her with raw determination in his voice.
" Your not a whore or the reason why me and Naruto are not together, it's my own fears holding me back, but I promise, you have my word that I'll tell him." as he pulled away from her and wiped her tears away, giving her a smile small as he turned his back towards to her and continued his walk to the Uchiha compound.( Refer back to he stack of papers Ichigo had, some how Tsunade smuggled them the key's to the compound). Smiling at her older brother's retreating back she whispered " Arigatou...aniki."
" Nah...it's nothing. I'll see both of you around hokage-sama, kazekage-sama." Naruto said as he bid farewell to the two great kage's, and vanished in a puff of smoke.
Reappearing just a block away from his apartment Naruto keeps on replying the words that echoed through his head when he touched Ichigo's hand.
' What does she mean that she's the one to blame? The genocide of the Uchiha clan and that Sasuke and I can't be together?' Naruto still couldn't figure it out as he made his way up the flight off stairs to his house.
' And she called him Sasu-nii, she cant be rele-' but the blonde didn't finish that thought when all of a sudden he starts feeling light-headed and his breathing quickens and wraps one arm around his mid section and crying out as a wave of pain hit him.
" W-what the hell..." Naruto panted out as he turned his door knob and stumbled into his apartment, breathing heavily and his face red as if he was running a fever, he walked into everything in his apartment, tripping on some of his dirty clothes and falling onto the floor. Not having the strength to even get up from the floor, the blonde just stayed where he was and curled into a ball.
' I see that it's finally kicking in. is it not kit'
' You, damn fox what the hell did you do to me!'
' I did nothing, it was your encounter with that girl, what was her name again?...Ichigo'
' What are you talking about she did nothing! What would make you say th-' Naruto didn't finish that thought as he moaned out in pain, curling more into himself.
" Shit! What the hell's happening to me!" Naruto cursed out as tightens his fits trying to ease the pain.
' Have you ever heard of the legend of the heaven and earth piece's?' Kyuubi asked his vessel. Not wanting to say or think anything Naruto just shook head he in a negative fashion.
' Well, why don't you let me tell you..' Kyuubi started telling the blonde nin the whole story about the heaven and earth piece's.
' And in the end both piece's disappeared without a trace...that is until now' Kyuubi said but his words fell on deaf ears as he noticed that Naruto had fallen asleep from exhaustion from his earlier condition. Sighing the nine-tailed bijuu, took of his vessel's body, standing up the bijuu made his way to his hosts bed and gently layed himself on the bed. Staring up at the ceiling Kyuubi gave a slight frown as he looked outside the window to see the moon full and shining to the brightest, turning back to the ceiling.
" I just hope no ones trying to make the legend come true, the kit doesn't need to be one of the two piece's of legend, he's too pure and innocent. But I guess it can't be helped, I already know who is the other piece. And kit..." Kyuubi didn't finish as his eye's slowly closed and welcomed the on coming darkness. But little did the bijuu know there was already someone on the move as he spoke.
" Abunai, has the final piece been located?"
" Yes, master but it's seems that their powers are still...maturing." Abunai, a shadow creature replied to his mater.
" Ah, I see but keep a close eye on them and when the time comes I'll be there to take them away." Abunai's master said as his evil laugh rang through his cave hide out.
" As you wish, Danzou-danna." with that said Abunai melted back into the shadow's, and Danzou's laugh still could be heard even when the said creature left.
Once again I am so sorry that it took me so long to up-date, who ever said that collage was going to easy was a LIE! I'm just kidding be there's a hell lot of paper work to do.
Well that was the latest up-date for ' The missing piece ' maybe today or tomorrow or one of the weekends I'll have the next chapter up for ' The missing piece ' and ' Indifferated Love'.
Until next time ja-ne!