(A/N: Well, thanks for all the reviews guys!(And girls, for those who might take offense, though I don't take personal offense at this) Thanks for taking the time to vote, but I am surprised at how many people hate Sasuke. Cough cough Asshole Cough Anyway, the voting results are at the end of this nice chapter! Enjoy!)
Chapter 10
Naruto woke up with the blue thing still up. He sat up and rubbed his sore head. He suddenly caught a whiff of some food. He looked up and saw Kakashi eating something from a bowl. Almost instantly, Naruto's stomach growled loudly. Kakashi looks up from his food, a bit startled at the sudden growl. Naruto smiled impishly, rubbing his stomach.
"Ummm…Since I am stuck in here, do you mind catching a rabbit for me and cooking it?" Naruto asked, looking away. He really didn't like to ask people for stuff, much less cook his food.
"Why would you want a rabbit? Why not some ramen?" Kakashi asked, bemused. Naruto looked at him funny, "What is 'ramen'? Is it another name for deer?"
Kakashi almost dropped his bowl in shock. This boy not knowing what ramen is? He must have been alone all his life because everyone knows what ramen is.
"You don't know what ramen is?" Kakashi asked in disbelief.
"Are you deaf or something? What the hell is ramen?"
Kakashi just stared for the better half of five minutes. Naruto began to get uncomfortable and said, "Fine, never mind. I'm not hungry anymore." He crossed his arms, legs and looked away. Kakashi shook his head and continued to eat. Naruto's stomach growled but he ignored it. He tried to contact Kyuubi-sama again, but he felt hollow, like he wasn't there anymore.
Naruto sighed quietly, wishing he could talk to Kyuubi-sama but since the last transformation, he hasn't spoken. Naruto was too deep in his own thoughts that he didn't even sense the Third come in. Naruto was jerked out of his thoughts by his voice, "Naruto, how are you today?"
Naruto didn't even look at him but answered, "I'm starting to get uncomfortable, and hungry."
"Is the Kyuubi-"
"Kyuubi-sama!" Naruto snapped, eyes flaring and teeth bared at him. The Third didn't expect such an outburst, but nodded, "Is Kyuubi-sama speaking to you at all?"
Kakashi saw the boy slump, his eyes misting over. Kakashi guessed that this was the first time he's come this close to crying, "No, he is so silent, I am starting to think he isn't there anymore." He fingered one of his tails absently. Kakashi felt pity for Naruto start to form.
"Did he tell you your lineage?"
"No, Kyuubi-sama said that my lineage doesn't matter and that my father is a complete idiot." If Naruto knew the Third as well as all of Konoha does, he would know that the Third almost never lost his temper. Naruto has pissed him off within a span of five seconds, a new record.
"If you knew what you were talking about and that damned Nine Tailed-" Naruto snapped again, "Kyuubi-sama old man!" The Third ignored him, "Fox told you something that was true, you would know what a great man your father was!"
Naruto got mad, "If he was such a great man, why the fuck did he leave me in a hellhole alone! The only thing I am thankful for is him sealing Kyuubi-sama inside of me."
The Third only looked at the boy in shock. Kakashi decided to tell Hokage-sama about his little 'talk' with the Kyuubi.
"Please, Hokage-sama, come. I want to talk to you for a moment." The Third briefly nodded and turned to follow Kakashi out the door. Naruto just turned his back to the door and sat in the same position.
The Third silently closed the door and let out an exasperated sigh. Kakashi spoke, "I had a little talk with the Kyuubi earlier. He told me that if Naruto were to remember the Village who treated him badly, he would go on a rampage and slaughter all." The Third thought about this for a moment. Kakashi continued, "He also told me that Naruto is a willing contestant for the Kyuubi to take over his body. He actually wants him to take over."
Kakashi couldn't even describe the shocked look that now resembled the Third's face. He stayed like that until Kakashi snapped him out of it with a hard tap on the shoulder. Hokage-sama just grunted and shook his head.
"How could he want that…That…Monster to take over?" The Third asked, disbelieving. Kakashi only shrugged and answered, "Because the Kyuubi was the first one to acknowledge his existence. He was the kids' first friend, and he is so grateful to him, he wants to reward the Kyuubi with his entire body." The Third listened, now less shocked, but still had the unbelieving look on his face.
"How can I let this happen? I should have done something to make sure that his life was as peaceful and loving as possible. How can I let this happen?"
"It's not entirely your fault, Hokage-sama. We should have told the villagers to lay off their hatred while the boy grew up. We couldn't have do-" There was a sudden blast outside the village that immediately caught their attention. An ANBU member came in and said, "We're being invaded."
Kakashi nodded and looked at the Third, waiting for an answer. The Hokage asked, "Do you have any idea who it is?"
"The Akatsuki."
Kakashi didn't need any orders when Hokage-sama looked at him that way. Kakashi nodded and disappeared with the ANBU. He sighed outwardly and returned to the room the boy was in. He found the boy curled up on the floor, hyperventilating.
Naruto waited patiently, the room seeming to get smaller and smaller. It had been at least three days since he's breathed in fresh air, and he found himself panting for no good reason.
Naruto was hungry, alone, since Kyuubi-sama wasn't speaking to him, and panicking because the room just got smaller. His panting became ragged, the feeling of being slowly crushed and suffocating became more and more apparent as the seconds passed. Soon, Naruto heard a huge explosion, but he didn't care. He needed to get out.
The boy curled into a small ball and started to breathe heavier and faster. Soon, his head felt light, but he didn't care. It felt like he wasn't getting enough air. He barely heard someone come in, but he didn't move when someone called his name. He kept trying to breathe and breathe, but it wasn't enough.
The Third didn't know what was wrong with the boy. It became apparent that the boy was in danger of knocking himself out and have permanent brain damage if he didn't stop. The Third put his hand on the seal he had personally set up and it immediately disappeared. He picked up the now faint Naruto and walked out of the room, to an open window. Immediately, the boy stopped breathing hard and he jumped at the window.
To the Hokage's own surprise, he didn't run away, like he thought the boy would. He just sat on the windowsill and breathed in and out slowly. After a bit, he said very reluctantly, "Th…Thank you, old man. I felt as if I was being crushed in there."
The Hokage only nodded, now knowing what was wrong with the boy. He was claustrophobic, only attained through sheer fear or spending your entire life outside. He felt it was the latter.
"What the hell is going on outside?" Naruto brought him out of his thoughts.
"We are being invaded for a scroll we have." He answered, looking outside at the massive battle. Before the Third could stop him, he said, "This looks like fun." And he jumped out of the window.
Naruto left the old man to his thoughts so he could receive his training for the day. A battle this big shouldn't be too hard, since he trained with about a thousand shadow clones for two years straight. He grinned maliciously to himself as he took out three ninja that got in his way. Nobody was able to match him for any length of time, but nevertheless, he was enjoying himself immensely.
Naruto loved the outside so much that soon, he felt a familiar rush and he was suddenly hyper. You never want to fight Naruto when he was hyper, it was the same as driving yourself insane by thinking you are hearing voices. Though, he was much worse than that. One time, he drove Kyuubi-sama crazy, and it was hard to do that.
Naruto was a black and yellow tipped blur when seen by the enemy. He had to restrain himself so he didn't attack Konoha ninja and citizens by accident. He didn't need anymore enemies at the moment.
"Sir, we have reports of a new ninja in the vicinity. He wasn't included in the reports our spies brought back to us, and he arrived only two and a half days ago. What are our orders about this new threat?"
"Leave him to me."
"Yes, Itachi-sama, sir."
Naruto took out half of the enemy forces and was about to go and help these other Konoha ninja when he felt a powerful chakra signature coming the forest. Naruto grinned and jumped away, roof to roof until he reached the wall. The boy jumped over cleanly, and landed gracefully on the ground on the other side. The chakra signature wasn't far off, but Naruto didn't go cautiously. He didn't care about traps.
He walked into a clearing about five minutes from the village and saw a figure in the middle of it. Not knowing if he was truly a foe, Naruto didn't attack. The figure stirred slightly and swiftly threw a shuriken at Naruto. Naruto only sighed and disappeared before the kunai hit him. The man twisted to his right and blocked Naruto's kick to his left flank. Naruto jumped away and did several hands signs yelling, "Advanced Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Half of his chakra went into the clone and both of them attacked. The man was unfazed and fought both of them off with ease. Naruto began to laugh; it was so much fun to fight someone this strong. By the frown on the man's face, Naruto guessed that he surprised him by laughing. Naruto grinned from ear to ear and kept attacking.
Soon, Naruto was tiring. This enemy was a lot stronger than ANBU and Orochimaru, that's for sure. The man was panting slightly, but Naruto was beginning to get really tired. Not eating for three days taxed your strength a lot. Naruto grinned sheepishly as his stomach suddenly growled, loud enough for the man to hear. Naruto knew he was in trouble, but he refused to back off.
The man jumped back and stood still, as if waiting for something. Naruto immediately put up his guard, but was ambushed by at least twenty enemies. Naruto was too tired to evade in time, so he was captured easily. Naruto tried to get away, but he lost too much energy. He could feel his anger rising at an amazing rate saying, "Let me go!"
The man ignored the demand and simply looked at him. After a bit, another ninja appeared beside him and he said, "This is the new guy, right?"
"Yes he is, Itachi-sama."
Itachi nodded, pleased. This boy would make an excellent addition to Akatsuki. The boy struggled more, trying to get free. He kept demanding to be let free, but he was too tired to do anything. Itachi heard another growl come from the boy's stomach and he suddenly realized why the boy was so weak. The boy finally yelled out, "LET ME GO!"
Naruto's anger was now going to overflow, he had to get away. His eyes suddenly flashed, and his tails becoming animated. Naruto screamed out in pain and his eyes turned blood red, looking at Itachi with hunger.
"You would do well to let the boy go, Uchiha. His temper is rising, and you would do well do stay on his good side." The Kyuubi said, panting. This was rewarded with a look of sudden shock, but it was hidden quickly. The Kyuubi only chuckled, using Naruto as a temporary vessel.
"It seems to me that we have finally found the Kyuubi. You will be coming back with us, for we have many tests to do. The scroll isn't worth anything to us any longer."
Naruto snarled and the Kyuubi let him go. The boy was awake, for a change and his anger consumed him.
"Let…Me…GO!!!" He screamed, a huge chakra wave shot outwards from his body, knocking everyone back except for Itachi. Finally free, Naruto jumped into the air and did a couple of hand signs yelling, "Teleportation Jutsu!" Their captive disappeared.
(A/N: Well, there's another chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it, because I kinda enjoyed typing it. In case some of you are wondering, or are clueless, Naruto is not afraid of buildings, he just has a VERY strong sense of claustrophobicness. Being in the outdoors without anything to hold you back will do that to ya. Anyway, voting results are in!
Go easy on the boy 10 votes
Go hard on the boy 6 votes
Looks like I'll have to go easy on him after all. Sigh Oh well, anyway, like I said before, I am surprised at how many people hate Sasuke. The votes are in and they are:
Leave Sasuke alone for the rest of his life 9 votes
Pair Sasuke up with someone 1 vote
Thank you all! Just to let you know that I am going to feature my own character that I have made up. She won't be featured for a while, but this is a warning, or... Whatever. Anyway, later!)