Scratching the back of his head, Naruto reached out with his free hand and grabbed his sword before he had left the ship with Hinata and Sasuke. He didn't like the idea of traveling with Sasuke, there was something about this guy that he didn't like though he couldn't put his finger on it. Shaking his head, the young man looked around as he, Sasuke, and Hinata walked onto the platform and started to hover down onto the planet.
Slowly, they started to descend onto the planet and Naruto couldn't help but gap at what surrounded them. 'Trees… I've never seen so many trees before…' he thought with awe.
Looking over at Hinata, he saw that she kept those daggers of hers tucked away in that scarf thing that is tied around her waist, and held a staff at her back. He didn't know what she was going to use the staff for though he wasn't going to judge. The daggers were simple looking weapons, yet they looked strong, didn't seem like they would break any time soon, must be made from a special steel he couldn't really sure.
Turning his gaze onto Sasuke, he saw a sword strapped to his back, almost like his own but the sword was long, and very slim. It was a wonder that the sword didn't bend under its own weight or even snap in half. Though maybe it was made by special steel that prevented it from breaking, like the sword that he had been given by Yellow Flash… Shaking his head, the young man also noticed something shining in the pocket of his pants, it was something shiny yet at the same time he could make out a single point. He didn't know, nor did he care what other kind of weapon Sasuke could use.
Turning ahead, Naruto got off the platform once it landed on the planet's surface and started to walk ahead. He couldn't help but notice how much cooler the planet was compared to Suna… Must be from all the trees that covered this planet… that was the only thing that he could think of, so why else would it be so cool on this planet?
He couldn't help but to just stare at this place in awe… it was just so amazing compared to Suna. He could see himself living here though he knew that he couldn't do that, that he shouldn't live in just any place, Suna was after all still his home and he still had people who lived there… Inhaling softly, the young man stretched his arms above his head as he turned and saw everyone, Hinata looked a little nervous about something. As if she was expecting something to jump out and attack them though she wouldn't have anything to worry about.
"Hinata, don't worry… there isn't anything out here that can hurt us I promise." Naruto said gently, hoping that would bring some kind of peace for the blue haired woman. Hinata just stared at Naruto for a brief moment, as if trying to figure out how he could tell that there was no danger that surrounded them. No, he couldn't tell them, not even Hinata yet. He just gave her a confident smile as he said "let's say I have a sixth sense." Well, that wasn't really a lie… and it didn't really give away too much information about himself or his power.
"So Yellow Flash-"
"Naruto."
"What makes you so sure that there isn't going to be anything that attacks us?" asked Sasuke as he gave Naruto a bland stare, though behind his gaze was something… as if he expected Naruto to just blurt out the answer. Or better yet, prove how he knew because of the power that he possessed… a power that no one else truly had in the first place.
"Like I said, I call it a sixth sense. That's all I'm going to say about it. Let's just get the Fire Fruit and get off of this planet." Growled Naruto as he started to walk on ahead. Damn it, that guy infuriated him to no end. It was as if he was trying to test him in something, whatever that would have been, there was just no way that he would tell anyone about his powers. Even he didn't understand them, mostly that Crimson Energy that he seems to be unable to fully control. It pissed him off to no end, though it did have him curious as to why he had it in the first place… and where it came from.
Looking around, Naruto just saw a simple dirt path, maybe people have traveled through here a lot and it caused the path to be created. He wasn't really sure, though he knew that it would have to do for his theory… Looking around, the young man noticed that the trees seemed a little bare… he didn't even see any animals. Odd…
Crossing his arms, he looked over his shoulder as he asked "so, where are these Fire Fruit anyway?" He had a feeling that Sasuke would know where they were, the guy seemed like he knew the planet very well. Hinata though she would have some knowledge though with the nervous expression that had once graced her features moments ago was hard to say if she had any idea where anything was on this planet.
Sasuke looked around for a moment, as if he was trying to locate where they were based from where they had crashed. Though, for some reason he had a feeling that Sasuke wouldn't really be able to tell either. They didn't dock at the space port so no one would be able to tell where they had landed in the first place, at least not an exact location. It just seemed impossible so maybe it was wrong for Naruto to have asked Sasuke in the first place. Shaking his head, the young man calmly said "if you don't know, I won't blame ya Sasuke, after all we did crash land in the middle of the jungle instead of at the Space Port."
"I know where we are, we just have to keep walking forward." Calmly said Sasuke before he walked past Naruto, his eyes closed. Naruto of course, was steaming, he had thought that this guy didn't know shit about this planet but it seems that he does. How? Does he just have that good of a memory or what?!
"Sasuke was born and raised on this planet." Hinata calmly said, causing the young man to turn and stare at her in shock and confusion. "He lived here with his brother, though I'm not sure why he left this planet."
"How do you know this?" asked Naruto.
"In a way, I grew up here to, the captains were born here as well so I grew up here a little bit though I never left the village so I get nervous when walking out in the forest since there could be anything out here hiding, waiting to attack."
Hm, Hinata is still nervous eh? He had an idea. Grinning, Naruto slapped his bracelet and his guitar appeared as he grinned. "I know what will calm you down Hinata." Declared Naruto with his smile still in place as he started to strum the strings for a moment, as if testing to make sure that it was still in tune for him. Smiling gently, the young man started to strum the strings as the song just seemed to float past his lips.
Upon this path that leads me straight to you
Your shadow's trace will guide me through
Hinata stared at Naruto with wide eyes, as if she hadn't expected him to have been able to sing at all. Though that was something that Naruto expected since Yellow Flash didn't seem like a singer so it was, after all only natural. Smiling, the young man started to walk on forward as he played the guitar, even Sasuke stared at him in shock, it was as if they were looking at a different person all together and Naruto, of course sensed that from them.
In my dreams, I find myself go back in time
To when you were still with me
But then suddenly, you vanish and I'm left alone
With nowhere to proceed
Out of Breath, I keep on searching for an answer
That will lead my way to you
Near or far, through the pain and through the scars
I'll catch up to you and show you what I can do
I've come so far, so I won't turn back
I'm no longer the weak one that I was long ago
All the past is now gone, so now get ready, set, go!
Closing his eyes for a moment, the young man's fingers just seemed to glide along the guitar strings as he played, in fact it almost seemed like the guitar was a part of him. That was indeed strange though Hinata had to admit; Naruto really did know how to play and had a voice to go with it. Naruto smiled softly, it was nice to sense that Hinata wasn't nervous anymore so that was something for him to be happy about, though now Sasuke seemed suspicious of him.
If it's all inside of a dream
Or if these feelings aren't what they seem
I'll make this dream come true
And have all these feelings born anew
Upon this path that leads me straight to you
Your shadow's trace will guide me through
Even if I suffer through sadness
I'll always give my best
And I'll live through every day as though
It's as if you never left
Naruto turned his head to gaze over his shoulder and saw that everyone was still following him; Hinata was smiling while Sasuke just crossed his arms over his chest. Oh yeah, the look of envy was on his face as if he wanted to learn how to play the guitar but never learned. That made Naruto a little happy, though he paid more attention on Hinata. Seeing her smile, was enough to wash away the guilt he felt when he found out that the beasts were attracted to him. That itself was more than enough to make the young man feel a little better, more than enough.
If there ever comes a day where all the memories
inside me fade away
But the sadness deep inside me still persists
With no sign of its decay, then…
I'll remember both all my ups and downs
All mistakes that I had made in my life long ago
Have all built the me today, so get ready, set, go!
Now that he thought about it, he still felt guilt over the fact of him lying to everyone, though that couldn't be helped. He couldn't help it that they all thought he was Yellow Flash. After all, he had tried to tell them the truth, many times, and yet they just didn't listen to him in the first place. Maybe they had just been so excited that they found someone with 'Yellow Flash's Sword' that they had just assumed that he was him and ignored anything and everything he had to say.
If we meet inside of a dream
And if these feelings shout with a scream
I'll listen to their cry
And make sure that we never again will say goodbye
There's not one doubt; I'll find me way to you
Your shadow's trace will guide me through
Even if I suffer through sadness
I'll always give my best
And I'll live through every day as though
It's as if you never left
Ooooh
Closing his eyes for a moment, Naruto wondered if he would have to say good bye to everyone… It all seemed like he would be with them for a while but what if that was to happen? Would he have to leave everyone just for their safety or… 'No, I won't have to leave. No one will know the truth about me, no one will know that I attract beasts, they won't know I can use this 'Crimson Energy', and they won't know that I'm not Yellow Flash when I've told them time and again that I'm not him… I'll never have to say good bye.'
Through every day as each hour goes by,
Though you just disappeared without any goodbye
All memories that we both had shared will never fade
Cause one day, they'll all be remade!
Inhaling deeply, the young man looked up at the sky as he saw that he was trying to think on what he was to do. Naruto knew that this was only going to get harder for him as time went on though it would be worth it right? That he would be able to handle anything and everything that would come in his way. Narrowing his eyes for a brief moment, the young man knew that he would finish any and all tasks that were at hand, no matter what…
If my dreams reveal you to me
I'll plant your image in my memory
So that when I awake
I'll know where to go to end all of this ache
Turning his gaze back to Hinata, he wanted to remember that smile… if he could remember that smile in his mind; his heart then he believed that he could do anything that got in his way. No matter the cost, he would make sure that Hinata would keep smiling, no matter if it was at him or anyone else, her smile to him, was a real treasure that no one would ever understand. Smiling softly, the young man turned his head away from the blue haired woman and started to keep playing.
If we meet inside of a dream
And if these feelings burst at the seams
All burdens that I bear
Will all disappear and release me from their snare
Until I find my way to you
I'll still keep fighting my way through
I will live through all of my days
Just as if you never left
And all of the sadness in my heart
Will at last be put to rest
Will at last be put to rest
Ooooh whoa
Inhaling deeply, Naruto yawned into the back of his hand as he turned back to smile at Hinata. "Feeling better?" asked the blonde haired young man. Hinata just smiled and nodded to him, yup, that would be enough for him. That's for sure, slapping the button on the back of his guitar, it disappeared back into his bracelet and he dug his hands into his pockets as he kept on walking ahead with everyone. At least he did something good today with his talent for music.
"Weird…" came Sasuke's voice, causing Naruto to turn and stare at the black haired man behind him. "This area here is normally filled with Fire Fruit yet I don't see a single fruit…" Frowning a bit, Naruto turned to stare at the trees, it seemed that they had entered a clearing that was surrounded by trees that had a weird scent to them- wait scent? Since when could he smell anything?
Shaking his head, Naruto sniffed the air, it was sweet, and the trees must produce a sweet sap from the fruit that can cause some kind of chemical reaction to flames when ignited with flames or something… At least that would have been something that Gaara would have said if he were here with them.
"Maybe some monkeys took them?" asked Hinata as she looked around. In a way, that was a good reason for the fruit to be gone but… with this many trees was it even possible? "Or maybe the village took them." Suggested Hinata with a soft sigh. Naruto ran a hand through his hair as he tried to think on what they were to do. To him there was really only one choice…
"We'll go to the village. They may be able to give us some spare ones or even tell us of another location since Master Tracker here seemed to only know of this area." Naruto grumbled the last part while pointing his thumb at Sasuke who just glared right back at the blonde man.
"Shut it!"
Naruto wanted to laugh at him right now; he really did but kept that to himself for the time being. If only he could use this new tracking ability of his with the weird sense of smell he gained though for some reason, he couldn't smell past here. Further beyond this place was a fowl stench that prevented him from smelling anything else from the forest. "There is something powerful in the air that clouds this place brat. I think there is a reason for you crashing on this planet." said the mystery man's voice as it echoed through his mind.
"What makes you so sure that it was fate? It could have just been an accident which it was." thought Naruto back to the man, not really caring if it was fate, destiny or anything of the sort. All he wanted was to get the fruit, and get off of this place. It made him nervous when the man mentioned about something clouding this place. Shaking his head, Naruto added "there is no way that there could be something that powerful here, after all if it was that power wouldn't I be able to sense it?"
"Perhaps unless…"
"Unless what?"
"Unless it isn't alive."
Okay that was creepy but there was no way that a beast couldn't be alive. It just didn't seem possible. That had to be a joke thought he man in his mind didn't seem to mention it, in fact it had just seemed to have disappeared altogether and that, made him a little nervous. Not being able to sense something did have him a little nervous, okay a lot nervous. If there was something like that on this place, there is no way that he would be able to handle it if the beast couldn't be sensed though… that made him worried about their safety.
"Naruto?"
Blinking out of his trance, Naruto turned to stare at Hinata for a moment and saw that she was concerned. He must have been in really deep thought to not have noticed Hinata at all. Giving her a small smile, he told her that he was fine and just started to walk on ahead. Though he couldn't help but wonder what was to be in for them now… whatever that weird cloud is it smelled nasty, it almost smelled fowl and like dirt and like rotten meat that had been left out in the sun for too long.
Looking around, Naruto still didn't see any sign of animals in the forest… in fact, he smelled something… he didn't know what it really smelled like but it made him a little nervous. "That, Naruto is the scent of fear… whatever is here, the animals fear it and have gone into hiding." said the man, having returned to Naruto's voice. Shaking his head, the young man wanted to tell him off or even better, why was he even telling him in the first place. "The other scent that you smell… is death."
Naruto paled at that… That terrible meat rotting smell is the scent of death? No way… there have been… Rubbing his forehead, the young man tried to get himself under control, he had to make sure that nothing would bother him… or in this case get his emotions out of control. That was the last thing that he and the others needed. He had to remain composed and focused if he was going to survive out here.
"If that is death… what's causing it?" asked Naruto in his mind, he wanted to know what was causing that scent. Whatever it was, it made Naruto want to retch though he had kept himself calm for now… he had to make sure that nothing, or at least that scent wasn't going to come after them… "Oh, but it will come after you Naruto, your powers are still awakening and can easily be taken away from you if you're not careful. You cannot protect them forever Naruto…"
"Shut up. I can and will protect them with all I have!" declared Naruto as he took a deep breath, hoping that he could keep his nerves from frying themselves once again. Inhaling softly, the young man closed his eyes as he took deep breaths, wanting to make sure that he could calm down that he could relax. That was the only thing that he needed, not knowing what would happen if anything would happen if he lost control of his nerves.
It all seemed like this was nothing more than a dream though really, he knew that this was real. Inhaling softly, the young man sniffed, smelling anything else that would have been a dead giveaway for the beasts if they tried to sneak up on them. He couldn't sense them, though he could at least smell them though he didn't know what scents to really look out for so it made him a little nervous.
Hell, he could even smell Hinata being nervous… maybe she could sense things to a degree though not as well as he could. Frowning, Naruto reached out and gently placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder as he gave her a soft smile. "Everything will be okay Hinata." Naruto calmly said before he gave her a soft chuckle. She gave him a smile in return; in a way… the way she smiled made his heart beat quickly in his chest.
"She isn't a bad woman to give your heart to." said the voice with a soft chuckle.
Naruto's face went bright red. There was no way that he could have felt anything for Hinata! After all, he just met Hinata so there was no way that he could have given anything to her, let alone a piece of himself. Shaking his head, he told the man "I haven't given her my heart; I don't have any feelings for Hinata!"
"I said 'give' your heart to, not 'given' your heart to. Besides, I think you've already developed feelings for her… after you heard her sing." said the man with a laugh that echoed through his head. The man just kept on laughing in his head, Naruto never knew that this guy could laugh this hard just because he would claimed that Naruto had fallen in love with a blue haired woman or, at least had developed some feelings for her. "Now Naruto, there isn't anything you can do. The heart wants what the heart wants. Nothing more and nothing less… and from what I can tell, your heart wants Hinata."
Naruto growled in his mind, as if telling the man just to shut the hell up already. He didn't want to hear this anymore, at least just in case he somehow answered out loud instead of being in his head. Shaking his head, Naruto looked up and frowned in shock. There was a giant stone head, hands at the sides of the stone head and its mouth was just sticking out. It was as if it was some kind of button or something though he wasn't really sure if that was the case… Looking around, Naruto couldn't be sure how long the walls were…
"We'll have to go around, the wall ends after a couple miles." Said Sasuke as he looked like he was about to take off. Though it seemed he stopped when Naruto suddenly started to walk forward toward the mouth of the statue. "You idiot, it would take ten muscle men to move that thing, there is no way that you would be able to move that." Growled out Sasuke, though not noticing the blank look on Naruto's face.
In fact, Naruto's pupils had turned into slits, and the blue of his eyes had faded into a light red. Naruto looked up at the statue; his body outlined itself in a faint red light that was only visible to a certain blue haired woman. She couldn't help but stare at Naruto in shock and confusion. "Idiot stop it you won't move it!" shouted Sasuke as Naruto placed his hands on the mouth of the statue and started to press his weight and muscle into the stone. He dug his feet into the dirt as he kept on trying to push the statue in. He had to open it; he knew that he could do it.
There was nothing that was going to stop him, not even the voice that was within his head, telling him to stop unless he wants them to think that he was weird, that he wasn't human. Naruto felt the energy flowing through his body; he could feel it building within him. It was changing him; he could sense that though his mind didn't care. In fact, it seemed that his body was working against him for his body just kept doing what it wanted instead of what he wanted it to do, and that was to get them away from this stone statue though… he couldn't move.
Naruto slowly started to move the statue, it was slowly pushing into the stone and the lights started to light up. Slowly anyway, and the light was still dim, though the light was slowly increasing. Sasuke and Hinata just stared at Naruto with wide eyes and their jaws dropping to the ground.
The young man dug the toes of his shoes more in the ground as he braced himself to push the stone statue more, wanting to open this gate so they could keep going. They had to keep going or else it would take too long for them get to the village if they had to go around instead of going forward and following the path. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto's energy was still increasing; the young man growled softly, his fangs growing, over lapping his lower lip, his eyes bleeding red as he felt more of that Crimson Energy flowing through his body.
Though with that energy was the burning feeling once again. It was powerful and Naruto didn't think that his body could handle it as of yet, he knew that he would have to somehow get this power to tap down though again, his body didn't want to listen to him. Breathing heavily, the young man felt himself trying to back away, though as quickly as that came, it had disappeared before his body shoved more of his weight and strength into the statue.
"How is he doing this?" asked Sasuke as he just stared in wide eyed amazement at how Naruto was moving a statue that took ten men, and they had to be very muscular just to move that thing all together and yet somehow this guy was moving it without a problem or in of need of help at all!
Hinata stared at Naruto for a moment as well; her eyes were wide as she stared at him with fear and concern. She could see that energy flowing around him once again, though it was the way that he moved was what had her concerned. Normally when someone tries to lift a weight or something of the sort, their moves were solid, though Naruto… the way he moved almost seemed sluggish, like he wasn't really in control. What was going on she really wanted to know and it had her worried for his safety and his life.
"He's not in control." Muttered Hinata as she just kept on staring at him in shock. There was no way that he was in control, he had to be possessed right now… though she couldn't be sure what was controlling him, in fact it was as if whatever was controlling him was a part of him, part of his body and mind so there was no way that it could have been possible though… maybe it had something to do with his powers and abilities if that was possible since from what she had heard Yellow Flash had abilities that people would people could dream of, though that was what she had heard.
"How can he not be in control?" asked Sasuke as he frowned a little and tilted his head. His hair brushing past his eyes as he stared at Hinata, wondering what she was even talking about. There was no way that it could be possible for someone to not be in control over their body and be doing something though there was something else, there had to be something that they didn't know about Naruto. Whatever it was, he was going to find out no matter the cost… for maybe he could use it to his advantage.
Naruto pressed the stone in, the eyes fully lighting up and the head splitting down the center as it slowly started to open a path for everyone. Naruto just stood there, the light that surrounded him still there, though only visible to Hinata of course. Hinata rushed forward and grabbed Naruto's shoulder as she called out to him. Wondering if he was okay, if he would just snap out of it though she couldn't be sure… Naruto turned to Hinata for a moment before growling at her, it was weird that he would just growl at her though she wasn't scared… "Naruto, please stop… just return to normal okay?"
With her plea, Naruto's red eyes bled away, returning to the blue that they once were, and of course his fangs disappeared. Blinking slowly, the young man looked around trying to figure out what happened. Rubbing his temple, feeling an oncoming headache, the young man turned to the blue haired woman as he asked "what happened?"
"You don't remember?!" shouted Sasuke as he marched toward them. Naruto turned to stare at Sasuke as he tried to think on what he was talking about. "Naruto, you pushed that stone in, no one has ever been able to move it by themselves, and yet somehow you did!" shouted Sasuke before he growled and rubbed his temples. Naruto frowned a little bit; he shook his head as he looked at Hinata as he saw the concern written all over her face…
"You going to be okay?" asked Hinata.
All he could do was nod… now he was even more concerned for their safety, what if the next time… that he blacked out like that he would attack them? 'I pray that it doesn't come to that…' he thought, now believing the mystery man's words about losing control over himself if the Crimson Energy controls him… He closed his eyes before walking forward.