Apologize
A.N - Okay! From your reviews, I do know that I need to work on a few things. Yeah I know...i'm not all that good at comedy writing...but, I leave that for other things, which are apparently funny. I guess since I have darker views for this story, it doesn't come out right. But! I'm happy that you read it none the less. Here's part 10. Enjoy (I hope)!!
It's always good getting feedback from you guys. Espicially positive feedback!
NOTE!!! This part may seem a little unplanned because...well, as I said in the last one, I never actually planned to have this. I was going to do a timeskip after Naruto said the speech in chapter 3...so...yeah. Anyway! Enjoy!
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS!!!...Did Jiraiya die? I think he did...TT.TT I don't know! And can someone explain the Team Snake arc that is going on? I haven't actually got to that bit in the manga (one of the horrible things you get for being lazy and not bothering to read some of it...and another bad thing, is since the fact it hasen't finished yet, there's lots of things I don't know, and could turn out wrong. Damn! Although, since it hasn't ended, it's nice to twist things to your way). Though, I have read chapter 386. Okay? Good.
And look. Please remember, i'm not one of those sickengly good writers who can please everyone. I'm trying my best!
And look. Since this was never planned, I never thought what might happen. So for a little bit, i'm making things up as I go along. BUT. I make sure they tie into the main plot, alright? But, when it get's to the bit I originally planned, I do hope you will like it! PLEASE. If you have ANY ideas, ANY at all, PLEASE PLEASE tell me! Honest, i'll give reference! It's just, I need help for a little bit!
I KNOW THE LAST PART SUCKED!!!
ALSO I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY!!! SORRY FOR THE LONG NO UPDATE!!! VERY VERY BUSY!!! AND I RECENTLY HAD A WAR WITH A FLAMER...So yeah. Sorry! I will NEVER abandon this story EVER. This story will be finished!
RunDiamondRun...not the owner of Naruto...
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(Once again, please read the A.N's before and after the chapters. All of them are important)
Sakura was walking up to the Hokage's office, wishing to speak to her about something which had been concerning her for the past week.
It had been around that long since she had been removed from the hospital. She had noticed a change in a few of the people around her. For one, she had noticed Lee seemed very distressed. He'd been wandering around the town with a worried look. He always took a trip to the Ramen Bar, and he never seemed at ease.
Sakura respected Lee, so it kind of worried her. Ino seemed to be a little troubled aswell. She couldn't figure it out yet. But, the look on her face said it all. There was something about it that stuck out from her usual disposition. Sakura had taken her training a few days ago, and noticed that only half of Ino seemed to be into it.
She walked up to the door, her hand to the door, but she heard voices.
"...very distressed. He doesn't know what to do...i'm worried."
Sakura felt a little nosy today, and she didn't wish to interupt the conversation going on in there.
"...Well...maybe you and him only wish to go out right now?"
Sakura pressed herself harder against the door. This was intriguing, and she began wondering who these people were.
"Mmmm...I don't know...teams are to usually go out in squads of 3."
"That is true...but...maybe right now, it might not be bad for you and Lee to go with just each other."
"But you did say that we were not aloud to leave without another member and a sensei."
Tsunade remained silent, as Sakura waited for her to continue.
"...That is ture...I did also say that...but like you said Hinata. Waiting around here for Naruto isn't doing him or you guys any good...so if you're really that in distress, you can just go. Besides. Lee is currently Jounin, the rank required for a sensei."
Sakura's eyebrows narrowed into confuzion, feeling instantly perplexed. What did she mean by 'Waiting around here for Naruto'? She pressed herself up harder against the door. Another voice then sounded.
"Hinata."
"Ah, hai?"
The voice was known to now belong to Shizune.
"If you wish for someone to accompany you, I might be of assistant. If you and Tsunade-sama approve that is."
There was a few seconds of silence after that.
"...I have no problem with it."
Hinata said.
"...Are you sure, Shizune?"
There was a one-second pause, before Shizune said something. Most likely a nod from her.
"Yes Tsunade-sama. I've been wishing to do something for Naruto-kun for a while, and this is a perfect oppurtunity. I did not get to accompany Team Kakashi 2 years ago, and have been set back for previous missions since then..."
There was a slight pause.
"...Please Tsunade-sama. Sakura can help you in my absence."
"...Very well then. You may accompany Lee and Hinata."
Another one second pause. Again, this would be most likely a bow of respect, showing thanks.
"Arigatou Tsunade-sama."
"We have the items prepared Shizune. We were waiting for someone, so everything is ready, so we can leave immediantly."
"Good."
"I will leave you both to do your business. You may leave now. Good luck to the both of you."
Tsunade had said. Sakura was going to get caught, until she realized that she was right at the door. She quickly ran off, hiding behind a somewhat corner, waiting for Shizune and Hinata to make their exit. She waited for a little bit, until she was certain they had left. A quick recap of what they had said ran through her mind, before she was brought back to what she had been wanting to go to the Hokage's office for in the first place. She quickly made her way back to the door, knocking on it, before getting permission to enter...
Naruto And Kaoru's POV
"Wind Element, Screaming Winds!"
Naruto yelled, trying to get his first wind jutsu down. He'd spent around the last week on Chakra Control, but Kaoru felt it was better if he change once in a while. And Fuuton Jutsus were something she desperatedly wanting to start doing, since those were her favourite. (If you know where I can get a list of all the wind jutsu, tell me)
"Alot better Naruto-chan."
Kaoru praised. The jutsu was preformed with 2 small fans. A rather simple wind jutsu; D-Rank attack. Naruto panted a little bit, before trying the jutsu again.
"Wind Element, Screaming Winds!"
He'd been trying to get a log to snap for over 2 hours now, and it was getting on his nerves. Naruto plopped to the ground, exhausted almost.
"Aaaaa...this is so annoying, dattebayo...stupid log...why won't it snap already?"
"...In time, it will. Just...got to have patience I guess!"
"Damn...this is just like the Toad Summoning Jutsu...and I still haven't really gotten the fox one either...damn it..."
Kaoru thought about what she could do to help.
"...and still...I have to do..."
Her nephew's voice fainted off in Kaoru's mind, as she began to sense a familiar chakra.
Two familiar chakra's.
"Oh great...of all places...now?"
"Um, Naruto-chan?"
"Hm? What?"
"I...have to quickly check something out..."
"Really? What?"
Naruto questioned. Kaoru picked up her Akatsuki cloak she had brought with her to their little forest training ground, and tied her headband around her forehead. She slipped her ring on. She had obtained Kakuzu's ring ever since his death. When she first joined, she had Itachi's ring, but, since Orochimaru left, and took his ring with him, they could not give her a replacement ring, so she didn't wear one for the time being, and gave her one too Itachi.
"Naruto-chan. Get back to my apartment. But stay low, and surpress your chakra as much as possible, alright? Once you get back to the apartment, stay in there, and do not leave, okay?"
She quickly jumped off, not giving her nephew any chance to respond. She jumped quickly through the trees, leading herself towards the chakra's. She quickly constructed a plan to when she met the two, so she hurried further.
Naruto stared distantly off to where he had seen Kaoru jump.
"Wonder what that was about?"
Naruto sighed, before running quickly through the bushes and around the trees, trying hard to keep his chakra unoticed.
He moved to the left...
Then the right...
The left again...
Then right again...
Kaoru lept down infront of the owners of the two chakra's.
"..Well...it's you Kaoru..."
The one with blue skin said. Kaoru stared with a blank expression to both of them, the one who held the Sharingan staring with the almost exact expression.
"Fancy meeting you here...your chakra wasn't that well hidden."
She said.
"It's not that it matters right now anyway..."
Kisame replied.
"..What exactly are you doing here anyway?"
Itachi questioned. She had been missing for around a week now, a little over.
"You've been gone for over a week now..."
Kaoru stared at both of them.
"...Private business..."
She said.
"And what exactly is this business anyway? You're not going against the Akatsuki are you?"
Kisame said with a slight teasing voice. Kaoru still stared at both of them, before closing her eyes, and sighing.
"Kisame-kun, it's private, as I just said. And no, i'm not. Why would I anyway?"
She said looking back to him, her eyebrow raised.
"...What are you doing here anyway?"
Kaoru asked. She was trying to buy Naruto some time so he could get back to her apartment. The direction these two were travelling in was uncertain. They were travelling on the border it seemed, so, she didn't know their direction.
"Well, one of Deidara's spies had some information for us, so we thought to collect it. They had some for us last time we came here, but they just gave us word they have more, so we just went and received it. We're heading back now."
Kisame told her. Kaoru nodding, sighing in her head with relief. So, they weren't going into Sugimaru. But now, she had to get away from them without giving off any real information.
"So I assume you will be coming back with us Kaoru...?"
Itachi questioned. He was not dumb, and knew that whatever this "private business" was, that it something which had relative importance. Kaoru knew that Itachi wasn't dumb either.
"No, I am not returning with you. My business is still unfinished."
She said, hoping they'd leave it at that. But of course, they didn't. Kisame grinned.
"You do know, that if you don't tell us, it could be considered treason."
He said. She stayed silent for a little bit.
"...You know very well as anyone leaving the Akatsuki would result in death. Besides, I have leads on the one of the two final remaining demon. You know Leader-sama is getting impatient with the long wait."
She said, hoping now she could finally go.
"...Which one? Is it your nephew?"
Kisame said. Kaoru had never before in previous liked it when the Akatsuki members spoke of him.
"...No. The other one. He or she has apparently moved into the Grass Village. I can't believe we still don't know the gender yet."
(I don't want to say how many tails it has, or what gender it is, being that Kishimoto hasn't told anyone yet...so yeah)
She said disdainfully. In truth, she had learnt this, but, hadn't told them.
"Now, if you do not mind, I am going back to finish my business, alright? Get back to the base and tell them that, alright? We want to get this demon out of the way."
"...It seems somewhat strange you want to promote your nephew's death..."
Itachi said in his monotone voice. She was about to jump off, before she turned back to them.
"I am not promoting his death Itachi-kun."
She said.
"...Do you really think he'd betray his village to remain alive?"
There was an awkward silence.
"...I did."
She jumped off before anyone could continue.
Lee's, Hinata's And Shizune's POV
The 3 shinobi in question ran through trees, trying to construct in their heads a plan. And also the possible location of the ninja they were looking for. Lee began thinking if maybe this is what Sakura and Naruto had done when they went to look for Sasuke.
They had no clue where he might go...where he might be...it was fustrating. Where should they look first? With Sasuke, he made is departure, somewhat known. Naruto didn't tell anyone. He just left abruptly.
"...It's been a while since i've gone on any real important missions..."
Shizune mumbled to herself. She blinked, before turning sternly towards Hinata and Lee.
"Hinata, Lee, you know Naruto-kun rather well, right? Where do you think he might head?"
She said, thinking they needed to make some form of plan.
"...Hmmmmm...maybe...he might head off to Suna...where Gaara-kun might be..."
Lee said a little distracted. He had only one more week to register for the Taijutsu Tournament, and Matsumori was fairly far away. Hinata seeemd to noticed.
"Lee-kun...you're distracted..."
She said. He did not hear here, him being too distracted.
"...Lee-kun!"
Hinata shouted, getting Lee's attention. He snapped his head to her.
"What?"
He said, unaware of what she said. Her eyebrows began to go upwards into a worried state.
"Lee-kun...you're distracted..."
She said again. Lee closed his eyes, looking back up ahead.
"Sorry Hinata-chan...i'm just thinking about...something..."
"...Something's wrong."
She declared.
"...Ah...sorry Hinata-chan...it's just...the Taijutsu Tournament...I have to register by next week...and...I know this is...rather selfish...but...I just...have been looking forward to it for a while now..."
Both Kunoichi stared to him. Hinata, stopped, jumping down onto a tree branch, Shizune and Lee doing the same.
"...Lee-kun..."
She sighed.
"If you want to go and register..."
Hinata smiled.
"Go and do it."
Lee's eyes widened.
"What? No! Y-you don't have to do this. I-I can just go in next year's one!"
He said, though it was more like yelling. He wanted to help look for Naruto too. Hinata shook her head.
"Lee-kun, it's alright. You can go to Matsumori, and register. Me and Shizune-san will go to Suna to check things out, alright? Really. And, even if he's not there, we can still stay there for a little bit, and gather some information, or something."
She said, trying to convince him it was alright. Lee didn't really know what to do at that moment.
"It's okay, Lee-san. You can go."
Shizune said, trying to reassure him also.
"But-!"
"NO!"
Both Shizune and Hinata shouted before he could continue. Lee looked up to the sky, filled with clouds, his eyes shaking just the little bit.
"Lee-san, one more thing. If you go, then you can cover area over there, no? So, go. Before we have to force you."
Shizune stated. Lee continued staring up. Then, he closed his eyes, taking in a breath. He turned back to both women.
"Alright...i'll go. But, as soon as i'm done, i'm going to Suna, right? And don't do anything without me, okay?"
He said, smiling, though his eyesbrows where in a worried state. Hinata and Shizune, smiling, nodded.
"Now, go!"
Hinata said, urging him to leave. He nodded, jumping off in the direction Matsumori was in. He had long since studied the map of the Fire Country over and over again, for his Jounin Exam. He didn't know what would be in the exam, so he thought maybe that it would require for him to know any and every town residing in the Fire Country, and their location.
Hinata and Shizune remained unmoving for a second.
"...Let's go."
Shizune said, leaping from the branch, Hinata copying her actions. Both kunoichi hurried off to Suna, at the same time scanning the surrounding area to check for anybody's chakra.
Sasuke's POV - Nightime
Onyx orbs stared lazily at a dart board, uncaringly throwing darts to it. One of his arms slung lazily over the armrest, the other throwing.
This dart board had been used for years, by him. He had drawn the outline of a person around it, and the bulls eye was right where the heart was suppose to be. Though he had long since mastered it, it was always good to get a little practice in.
The now 17 year old shinobi, sighed, standing up. He walked over to the wall, picking out the kunai and shuriken stuck to the wall, putting them back in their rightful spot. A certain rumble then told him he was hungry.
He walked into his emptry kitchen, a window open. He reached up into a cabnit, picking out a can of tomato soup. To his disdain, he saw that it was now expired. He stared at it for a few seconds, before disposing of it in the bin. He searched through a few more of his cabnits and cupboards, wondering what he had to eat. He couldn't really remember the last time he'd gone food shopping, so, he wasn't exactly sure what was even in there himself.
He eventually found something satisfing; rice balls. He didn't bother returning to the main room, instead, leaning on the window sill in the kitchen, slowly chewing the rice ball. Next to tomatoes, Sasuke rather favoured rice balls. It was a mystery to him how his older brother preferred sweet things.
He looked up at the sky, and noticed that the clouds were rather heavy, blackening. This did not bother Sasuke. He was used to being alone, with a depressing atmosphere. He'd lived with it for most of his life. He saw a few rain drops fall in the distance, until eventually it was pouring hard. Sasuke continued with his rice ball.
He'd become mature about the situation. Him and his brother. It had happened 10 years ago. Though, know since Sasuke knew his brother wished for his eyes, he made to put his guard on 24/7. Not that he hadn't done that before. Everything had fallen into place when he'd learnt about that...every tiny little detail that was before blank...it all made sense why Itachi had kept him alive...
Sasuke didn't know how long he'd been staring out the window. The rain had somewhat intranced him, and it was not until lightning and thunder had he been snapped back into reality.
His mind began flicking towards his team members, as he fell down onto the couch. He...he noticed something. He stared to the clock.
"9 o' clock..."
He thought. It was around this time the blonde would come through the door, checking up on him, trying to get him to do something ridiculous and socialize with him. Now, it was nothing but silence...
"This is not like Naruto..."
Sasuke thought to himself. Why would Naruto all of a sudden..abanden him, so to speak? He knew his blonde 'commrade', and knew him well enough that he would have some reason for not showing up. Lightning flashed, lighting up his face for a second. He turned his head, looking out the window, seeing the Uchiha symbol on a wall...
"...Not Naruto at all..."
Lee's POV
The rain crashed down onto the Jounin.
Flashback
"Man...you're so lucky to be Jounin Lee!"
Naruto yelled, waiting for his ramen.
"I mean, really! I'm still a Genin! A frickin' Genin!!!"
Naruto yelled, a rather large grin on his face.
"I am very happy that I am a Jounin Naruto-kun. And when you reach Jounin status, you will be happy too!"
Lee said, holding a 'thumbs up' to Naruto. Naruto thumbed upped Lee also.
"Tell me Lee. Do you plan on becoming a sensei?"
Naruto questioned, a bowl of ramen appearing on the table. He broke his chopsticks, a little 'Itadakimasu' coming from him, before slurping the noddles, looking to Lee for a response.
"...I don't know Naruto-kun! Should I?"
Lee said, looking off. Naruto nodded, putting his ramen down.
"'Course Lee! You'd make a great sensei! I can see it now!"
Naruto said, taking in some more of his noddles.
"I mean, before becoming Hokage, i'd need to advance to Jounin. And, I figure, 'Hey. While i'm waiting for that ANBU promotion, why not be a sensei?'. Besides. I think it would be fun!"
Naruto said, more and more of his ramen disappearing.
"Really?...Hmmmmm...maybe...maybe I should become a sensei!"
"Yeah! Dattebayo!"
Naruto said. In his eyes, Lee would be great as a sensei.
"Then, me and you can be like Gai-sensei, and Kakashi-sensei!"
Lee said, grinning. He'd always wanted for a rival. And, since Neji was ANBU level, he could not be a sensei. So, his dream of Neji being his rival was gone. Plus, Naruto had beaten Neji in the Chuunin Exams during the one time with the war with the Sand Village and Sound Village, right?
"...Right!"
Naruto said, finishing his ramen. Naruto too, wanted a rival. But, his rival, was now, and forever Sasuke...
Uchiha Sasuke...
End Flashback
Lee hurried on further. Maybe he would make a good sensei...maybe not. Though, it might be fun. And, he could teach things he knew to the younger generation. And, doing it with one of his best friends would be more fun.
"Though...when you become Hokage Naruto-kun, it might not be..."
Lee jumped further on into the forest, the ran stilll hitting him hard.
"Damnit...of all days...-sigh- I never really liked the rain..."
Lee thought to himself. And since it was night, it made things harder for him see and jump. He continued to jump, when he accidently slipped on a branch. His knees hit the branch directly, before he fell to the ground. The fall wasn't that long or painful, but when he hit the ground, it was.
Lee shut his eyes, nothing coming from his mouth, but a little groan of pain. Then, he sensed another chakra in the area.
"Oh...shit!"
He thought to himself. What was he suppose to do?! Here he was, on the ground, poor and defenseless! What could he do?! The chakra began getting closer and closer to him. Lee struggled to turn himself over, so he was now sitting up. He got a kunai and some shuriken out.
"I'm not going down without some resistance!"
He thought to himself. He readied himself for whatever person was coming at him...
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A.N - Yeah, I know not the best chapter, and it took FOREVER for it to come out! Sorry about that! I'll have the next one out quicker, promise! It's just, I need to figure out a few things before I continue, so yeah.
Please review! And try and leave positive feedback. Please? Much appreciated...!
OH YEAH!! I redid Hinata's outfit. I made the jacket grey and the skirt red...I dunno...I like these colours better. The pic is on my deviantART account. IchigosTwinChoco. Please, look at it. Tell me what you think. If not of DeviantART, fanficition.
They were coloured in with paint, so they look somewhat iffy. Until I get photoshop, or someone offers, that's all I have. So yeah.
ALSO!! I have another story out. Akatsuki Take Over. Please read that and tell me what you think!