Making a Difference chapter ten
Holy bologna it's the tenth chapter. Sorry if that disturbed any of you, but wow. The support I've been getting really helps in the making of this story so I shouldn't be too surprised. Unfortunately, chapters may take awhile to be made during the summer due to the fact that I will have a lot to do. For now though, back to the story, because I can't think of anything else important to say.
Disclaimer: can we just all agree I don't own anything and get on with our lives?
Nick entered the hospital with Kin. He tried his best to not look suspicious as he continued to follow the medics to a hospital room. Nick stood outside of the room peeking inside. "Well other than a few broken bones, she's fine. After we reset the bones later she'll be fit as a fiddle." the head medic nin said. He and the rest left the room, unaware that a lone figure entered the room.
Kin laid in the hospital bed feeling like someone threw a brick at her head. She sat up in the bed, only to lay back down from the pain she was experiencing. " Damn that Uzumaki kid." Kin grumbled. That's when she felt a familiar presence. She looked to her side to see Zaku holding a kunai and approaching her. "What are you doing?" Kin asked while trying to back away from the other ninja, but to no avail.
"I'm sorry Kin, but Orochimaru-sama still needs your blood." Zaku said as he raised his weapon. Kin closed her eyes so she wouldn't have to witness the inevitable.
"Behind you." Nick said, drawing the attention of Zaku. When the boy turned around, he got a kunai straight to the head. He fell down with a thud, blood coming from the fatal wound. Nick shivered before wiping off his kunai and placing it back in his pouch.
Kin opened her eyes at that moment so she could see her rescuer. "You're that guy from the exam." she said. When he reached towards her she flinched, expecting him to harm her. Instead he held her shoulder softly.
"You okay?" Nick asked affectionately. Kin blushed and nodded to him. He sighed as he looked down at Zaku's corpse. "It never gets easier you know, having to kill someone." Nick said to her. He started walking out the door until Kin talked to him.
"Why, why did you help me?" Kin asked, now sitting up in her bed. Nick stopped at the doorway when she spoke up. He then looked at Kin from over his shoulders, already knowing what to tell her.
"Everyone deserves a second chance, even someone from a different village. When you're done here find me, I can keep you safe from Orochimaru." Nick told her. Then he left, leaving Kin to ponder over Nick's words.
Nick walked through the hospital peacefully, until some medics came by with Hinata on a stretcher. Naruto was right after them, a worried expression sketched on his face. Nick hurried to catch up with his two teammates.
"Hinata, please be okay." Naruto said under his breath. He quickened his pace when they finally got to a hospital room. When he tried to enter however, the medic-nin tried to stop him. Naruto snarled angrily at them and attempted to muscle his way through them.
Some other ninja arrived at the scene, thinking the 'demon' was trying to start trouble. Before they could reach Naruto however, Nick stepped in their way. "Beat it kid, we have to stop the demon." one of them said. Nick stood their as if he had never heard the man. "I said beat it..." the same man tried to say. He went to the floor hard after Nick gave him a right hook.
"Don't you ever speak about Naruto like that you stupid fuck. If I ever find you doing it again, I'll personally end your ninja career." Nick threatened, leaking out a large amount of killing intent. The other ninja ran away while the man who spoke ill of Naruto just sat on the floor, possibly shitting his pants in the process. Nick hoisted him up by his collar and threw him away.
He turned around to see that Naruto was stopped, though he didn't look any calmer. Naruto sat down in a nearby chair with his hands covering his face. "Naruto." Nick said softly as he took a seat next to his friend.
"I'm sorry Nick, it's just that I can't imagine what would happen if Hinata..." Naruto left off.
"Don't think like that man, she'll make it. Trust me." Nick reassured, placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder. The boy lifted his head and had a sort of brave smile on his face.
"Why was I even worried in the first place. Hinata's tough, she'll make it for sure. Believe it!" Naruto yelled, getting everyone's attention at once.
"You know, you should stop saying 'believe it'. " Nick advised as he face-palmed.
Just then a medic-nin came outside of Hinata's room, sighing loudly as she approached the two. "She's going to make it." the woman said, making Naruto leap up in an instant. He rushed inside the hospital room to find Hinata sitting up in her hospital bed, reading a book.
"Hinata! Are you okay?" Naruto asked while sitting next to the Hyuuga. She blushed profusely when Naruto looked into her eyes. 'Hinata has beautiful eyes.' Naruto thought to himself. Realizing what he just thought though, Naruto blushed himself.
"O-oh I'm f-fine now N-Naruto-kun." Hinata managed to utter before she fainted.
"Hinata, what's wrong. Nick! I think Hinata has a fever." Naruto yelled while making wild hand gestures to Nick, who just stood there for a few seconds. Nick chuckled at his friend's cluelessness. 'Classic Naruto.' Nick thought before dragging his friend out the hospital.
The two walked towards the Hokage's tower to look for Kakashi. They were about to go inside until Kakashi suddenly came in front of them. "Hey Naruto, Nick, I'm sorry but I can't train you for the exam. I just got a mission that's going to take awhile." Kakashi said.
"How do you know what we were going to ask?" Nick questioned. Kakashi shrugged his shoulders, showing that he wasn't going to tell anytime soon.
Seeing the two gain glum expressions, he quickly continued. "But I do know of another man who could teach you." Kakashi said.
"Who?" Naruto asked the jounin. Nick rolled his eyes because he already knew who it was.
"Jiraiya the toad sage, he'll be happy to train you two. Besides, he already agreed to train you Naruto." Kakashi finished. He walked away until Naruto spoke up.
"Where can we find him?" Naruto asked, ready to start his training.
"You can probably find him near the bathhouses." Kakashi said as he finally left. Nick and Naruto shrugged before heading over to the bathhouses.
Once at the bathhouses, Nick and Naruto saw an old man with long, spiky, white hair peeping through a hole. "Jiraiya?" Naruto asked slowly. The man ignored him and continued peeping through the hole, occasionally giggling perversely. With a sigh, Nick and Naruto backed away from the toad sage and started stretching. After their pre-game stretching they both charged, jumping in the air with a flying kick aimed for Jiraiya.
They connected with his face, making the man fly back comically. He instantly got back up and started yelling. "What the hell! Can't you see I'm trying to do something?" Jiraiya said angrily. Then he noticed Naruto. "Hey, your Naruto. That changes things. Alright let's go." Jiraiya said as he walked away from the two.
"What about me?" Nick asked. "Who the heck are you anyway, I've never seen you around the village before?" Jiraiya questioned. Nick face-vaulted from the question.
"Nick Greene, the hokage mentioned me right?" Nick asked as he got up from the ground. "Oh yeah, the old man did mention a Nick Greene. Listen kid, the stuff I'm going to be teaching Naruto can't really be taught to you. One of the techniques that I'll teach him you may be able to do, but the other technique requires chakra that most genin don't have. So you might not even be able to do it." Jiraiya explained.
"I've already learned and mastered the rasengan before, but I need your help with this seal on me. It's restricting me, I can't even do half of the techniques I know." Nick said, lifting up his jacket and shirt to reveal the five-pronged seal. 'Yeah right, there's no way he could have mastered it by himself.' Jiraiya thought as he crouched down to observe the seal.
"Ah, this is tricky. I should be able to take away the seal though." Jiraya said. He put five fingers over the seal and focused chakra into it. The seal faded away, vanishing from sight. "There, it should be good now. But you might experience problems getting used to having all your chakra flowing correctly again. That means that you may still have trouble doing techniques for awhile." Jiraiya said to Nick.
He stood up and crossed his arms. "I have a better idea kid, how about you show me your rasengan? If you show me a rasengan, I'll train you as well as Naruto and even throw in a few extra techniques. If you can't, you have to be my servant for a month. " Jiraiya challenge, expecting Nick to back out. "Sure, I'll try to." Nick said as he took position. He channeled chakra into his right hand, already having trouble.
"Come on, come on." Nick urged, pushing himself to his limits. At last the rasengan formed, the sphere of chakra glowing brightly and spiraling rapidly. Jiraiya's jaw hit the floor when he saw the technique. He was so surprised he actually fell back on his butt.
"That's...the rasengan!" Jiraiya exclaimed stupidly. Nick grinned as he stopped channeling chakra, causing the ball of chakra to immediately disappear. "Now what was that about training me?" Nick asked, his grin growing bigger.
"Smart ass." Jiraiya mumbled. Both Nick and Naruto followed the pervert towards the nearest store. "Um, why are we buying balloons again pervy sage?" Naruto asked as Jiraiya grabbed the bag full of balloons that he bought.
"These, are for your training. Also, stop calling me that!" Jiraiya replied as they walked out of the store. Neither Naruto or Nick spoke another word until Jiraiya led them to a small clearing in a forest. Both boy's knew they were going to have a bad day when Jiraiya turned around and cracked his knuckles. "Alright, let's get started. Come at me with all you've got."
(3 hours later)
Night quickly came, and with it destruction. The forest clearing that Nick and Naruto trained in was a mess. Broken tree branches and various ninja tools littered the ground as the causes of the disturbance sat to rest. " Wow, you guys are better than I expected. You're very skilled for your age Nick, you'd give Orochimaru a run for his money." Jiraiya praised.
Nick rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Actually, I already did. We fought in the Forest of Death. That's how I got the seal on me." Nick said non-chalantly. For the second time that day, Jiraiya was amazed.
"No wonder you're called 'Konoha's Golden Boy'." Jiraiya said, visibly shaken from the information he just learned. "You know, I've been meaning to ask about that. Why are people calling me 'Konoha's Golden Boy'?" Nick asked in confusion.
"Wow kid, I thought you'd know by now. You're in the bingo book." Jiraiya said. Now it was Nick's turn to be amazed. "What!" he exclaimed loudly. Jiraiya passed him a bingo book to see. Nick leafed through the pages until he found what he was looking for; name: Nick Greene, A.K.A, 'Konoha's Golden Boy'. profile: Konoha ninja responsible for the defeat of Zabuza Momochi and Orochimaru. Though a seemingly weak opponent in appearance, Nick Greene is a very capable ninja according to his accomplishments. His skills rival a kage's, or is even greater. He wears a green jacket with a hood, black fingerless gloves, brown ninja pants, and outlandish footwear. A-rank, possibly S in the future.
Nick closed the book, stunned beyond words. He knew there was a downside to being in the bingo book. " I guess I'm fucked then?" Nick asked quietly. Jiraiya frowned a bit, he as well seeing the boy's new-found problem.
"How the hell did this get out anyway?" Nick yelled angrily. "Apparently some drunk jounin was complaining about losing his money in a bet against some guy with a bad haircut. He kept yelling about how well of a ninja you were, kicking over tables and telling tales of your success in your career. People bought it and here we are, with you being in the bingo book." Jiraiya said as he shrugged his shoulders.
Nick remained silent for a moment, weighing his options in his head. "Well I guess I'll just have to kick ass and take names then. I've probably pissed someone off so I should be careful now that I'm in the bingo book." Nick said to Naruto and Jiraiya. Jiraiya nodded at the boy's wisdom, remembering words like that coming out of his teacher's mouth.
"Now let's get out of here, we've trained enough for today." Jiraiya said tiredly, his shoulders drooping low. His two new students groaned in agreement. They walked through the forest for awhile until Jiraiya stopped.
"Wait, I hear something. Get down!" Jiraiya ordered silently. His students immediately went into a crouch, ready for new directions. "Follow me and keep it down." Jiraiya said. Nick and Naruto followed Jiraiya quietly until they reached a tree. Awkward sounds could be heard behind the tree. Jiraiya shushed his protégés and bravely climbed the tree to see the threat.
"Man he's bad ass, going in alone to deal with an enemy we know nothing about, maybe I was wrong to think of him as some pervy sage" Naruto muttered. The two waited a few minutes for Jiraiya to come back, but he didn't come. "That's it, I'm going in." Naruto said. Nick followed his friend out of the cover, both of them screaming out battle cries. When they opened their eyes, they blinked.
There were nude women around a natural spring of some sort, their attention set on the two boys who just crashed in. "Naruto, they're kunoichi." Nick whispered when he noticed Anko among the group.
"Well what do we have here, it seems 'Konoha's Golden Boy' is a peeping Tom." Anko said loudly as she exited the water to reveal her naked body. The two boys tried to hide the nosebleeds they were getting as Anko continued. "You know what we do to peeping Toms around here?" Anko asked a bit too sweetly.
"Let them go away peacefully?" Nick said, now shivering from fear. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
"Let me think about that...nah! We teach them some lessons in manners." Anko finished as she cracked her knuckles, an evil grin appearing on her face. The rest of the women started towards the two genin, intent on beating the shit out of them. The two backed up against the tree they came from, hoping that it would be over soon. They closed their eyes as they accepted their fate. Then the high pitched screams of females was heard.
Jiraiya stood in front of Nick and Naruto, striking a nice guy pose. "I'd never leave my students behind, especially since you helped me get my research done undetected." the super pervert said with a flashy smile. "Oh thank kami your perverted ass is here, now let's get out of here!" Nick said as Anko growled.
"It's the king of perverts himself, get him!" Anko yelled as the women charged. "Run you two, I'll give you time to escape." Jiraiya said sadly as he threw down a smoke bomb. Both boys headed to the trees and ran away, hearing oohs, ahhhs, and the occasional woman screaming 'pervert!'. Once they reached a safe distance, Naruto and Nick stopped to rest.
"He is the bravest man I know." Nick simply said. Naruto nodded as they both bowed their heads in respect. Hearing their sensei cry out drove the two to continue their flight. 'This is going to be one interesting month of training, and I still have to train Sasuke.' Nick thought to himself as he and Naruto finally escaped.
Omake:
Nick sat next to Choji who, obviously enough, was eating. "Hey Choji. I have something to ask you." Nick said, gaining the attention of the chubby boy. "Sure, what is it?" Choji replied.
Your family jutsu allows any part of your body to expand right?" Nick asked. "Yeah..." Choji said slowly, not knowing where the conversation was going.
"Well what about your you know what." Nick finally said. "Um, I guess it could..." Choji said, creeped out by now from the conversation. Nick on the other hand, had plans now with the information he got. He hastily left the chubby kid, leaving the boy to reflect on the awkward experience.
And stop. Hope you liked it. Also if your into Justice league fanfiction, a friend of mine has a story called the End of Doomsday. Check it out if you want to. Later.