When I update always depends on when review come in... I really don't want to rush a story and then have it turn out not how you all wanted it. I'm going to have to re-read the story again because I had this greate idea of what I was going to do, which meant, I needed to re-write some things.
10. Letters
As soon as Naruto had left, Iruka and Kakashi had turned on Yumi, trying to figure out what was going on, but the little girl would only tell them that she couldn't tell them anything until tomorrow afternoon.
The two men tried to wait patiently, but quickly gave up and began pacing. Finally, after they had eaten lunch, Yumi spoke up.
"Naru-sama is gone."
"He'll be back to pick you up tonight." Iruka answered off-handedly, not paying attention to what she meant.
"No." Yumi corrected. "Naru-sama left the village. He said that it was too dangerous for him to stay here, 'cause of his demon. He says that 'cause Mama is my demon, I'll be fine, but he couldn't stay in the village and it wouldn't be fair for him to pull me away from making new friends."
Both instructors were stunned into silence.
"He told me that when you guys figured it out, or after lunch today, I was supposed to give you letters that he wrote. There's one for you two, and one for Maru-nii, and one for Sakura-sensei, and one for Sasu-sama."
-Uchimaki-
Iruka and Kakashi had made Yumi bring them the letters, then the two men read through them all. When they were finished, they looked at each other, then moved to gather everyone in the Hokage's office.
With curtains closed, Iruka, Kakashi, Yumi, Konohamaru, Sakura, Sai, Neji, Lee, Shikamaru, and a recently returned Sasuke huddled around the Hokage's desk. The two eldest men laid the letters out on the table for all to read, then waited in silence.
-Uchimaki-
To Konohamaru:
I'm leaving the position of Hokage to you. The villagers were right from the beginning, and I'm too dangerous for the position, but I've taught you everything that I know, so I know you'll do great. It's mostly just a bunch of paperwork anyways.
I'm counting on you to keep everyone safe, and do what's right for the village, even if it means you have to make sacrifices. Sometimes, it can't be avoided. You have guts, kid, so don't let anyone push you around, and stick to your guns. I believe in you.
-Uchimaki-
To Iruka and Kakashi:
Iruka-sensei, you've always been there to watch out for me, and you're probably the closest thing to a parent I ever had. You always took good care of me, and Yumi adores you, so I know she'll be safe with you. Please look after her and keep her as your own. Maybe she'll even be able to make Kakashi-sensei tone down his perverseness. Whatever you do, don't let Sasuke take her. I know he had a plan to get her back, but I don't like the idea of him using her as a pawn to work things out. She may be a demon, but she's just a child.
Kakashi-sensei, make sure nobody comes after me, especially that teme. I can't control Kyuubi, which makes it too dangerous for me to be around others. I know I'm hot-headed and completely fall into my emotions, which is why the demon can take over. I can't even control myself, so please don't let me hurt anyone who may come after me.
-Uchimaki-
To Sakura:
Please don't be angry or hurt. I know I'm leaving again, and it may seem like I'm abandoning everyone, but really it's for everyone's own good. I can't trust myself around any of you, so how can I expect any of you to trust me. I won't be coming back, but I promise to stay alive, and remember, I always keep my promises.
-Uchimaki-
To Sasuke:
I hate you, you bastard. Stay away from Yumi, and if you come after me, I'll kill you, just like I killed your clone.
-Uchimaki-
Attached to Sasuke's letter was a picture of Naruto, sticking out his tongue, and pulling one eye down, just like a little kid. The Uchiha couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.
"Same old Naruto." He mused to himself.
"What do we do?" Iruka looked around at the others.
"I WONT accept this!" Konohamaru threw his letter to the ground and stomped on it. "There's no way he'd just bail on us like that. Naruto-nii has gotta be under some kind of jutsu, or sick, or just plain out of his mind. We gotta bring him back, even if it's kickin' and screamin'."
"You'll never find him." Yumi's voice was filled with tears. "He was in the village for a year without anyone knowing it was him. For all you know, he could still be here right now."
"He just needs time." Sakura remained completely calm, shocking everyone. "We've all depended on him so much in the past to be a beacon of hope and happiness for all of us. He's always been light-hearted and happy-go-lucky, even when the rest of us couldn't keep it together. He'll come back when he's ready."
Konohamaru panicked. "But I'm not ready for this; what do we tell the village?"
"He's not thinking things through." Shikamaru sighed. "If we don't find him, he's going to end up getting himself killed or something, and it's only going to cause problems."
Almost as if on cue, everyone looked at Kakashi.
Review and I'll get the next chapter out quickly, otherwise, I may just be too destracted with other things.