"You're alive..." Karin cried into his shoulder.
"You're safe..." Nagato cried into his hair.
Naruto's relief and joy was overwhelming him. He wanted to hold onto his two cousins and never let go. They seemed to have the same idea in mind, their grip on him only getting tighter. For years, Naruto had felt so alone. Sure he had his current family, his friends and the Uchiha clan. But there was just something different and more comforting about knowing your blood relatives weren't all dead.
"Um, how about we go somewhere less crowded?" A purple haired girl pulled them apart. It was then, Naruto remembered that they were standing in a crowd. "How about our room?" the purple haired girl asked. Nagato nodded.
"Wait, we're coming too." Itachi stepped forward followed by Sai and Sasuke. "We're his guard from Konoha." The purple haired girl nodded and they were led away. The orange haired male that was with Nagato and Karin stayed back to take care of everyone else. Karin was holding onto Naruto's left arm and Nagato was holding onto his right, as if, if they let go, Naruto would disappear.
"Who are they?" Naruto heard Sasuke ask.
"They're Uzumakis. Only Uzumakis have that deep shade of red hair." Itachi said. Once they were inside a room, Nagato looked Naruto up and down.
"You've grown so much! And you look so strong as well! This chakra signature! Are you the new Kyuubi jinchuuriki?" Nagato asked. Naruto nodded.
"You've also gotten so good looking! Where'd that chubby little kid go?" Karin asked. Naruto could only watch them fuss over him in silence. "Wait a moment! Jiraiya sama knew that Naruto was alive! He never told us!" Karin said suddenly. Nagato started.
"Oh my gosh! That's why he was always cackling by his lonesome self! That rotten geezer!" Nagato cried out. Naruto realized this too.
"He knew the two of you were alive? He's trained me for years and he never told me?" Naruto snapped angrily. "That Ero Sennin is going to die by my hands!" Naruto snarled.
"Hahaha, your in-laws are so interesting Sasuke, you had better be careful!" Itachi laughed, hitting Sasuke's back.
Silence.
"Ah, Naruto, introduce us to your guards."
"Oh, sure...This is Uchiha Itachi first prince of the Uchiha clan." Naruto introduced Itachi. Itachi bowed.
"Oh, I've heard rumours about your prowess!" Nagato said. Karin was eyeing Itachi with that look in her eye. Naruto sent her a look that said 'no touching'. Pouting, Karin looked away.
"This is Sai, he's also on my team at Konoha. He used to be majorly part of root but he's started to break away." Naruto explained.
"Root, huh?" Neither Nagato, the purple haired girl or Karin looked very happy.
"Um...but I have nothing to do with the Amegakure raid event..." Sai said awkwardly.
"Danzou lost all political power after that event." Itachi added.
"Well obviously, if it wasn't for Karin, I could've been dead by now." the purple haired girl said. "Yahiko would have been most certainly dead." she realized she had broke off the flow. "But anyways go on, who's the oh-so-excited kid?"
"He's the second Uchiha Prince also a part of my team, Uchiha Sasuke-" Naruto began.
"Seriously?" Nagato cried.
"No way!" Karin yelled. Instantly both of them were in front of Sasuke and inspecting him. "Hm, despite his frown, he is good looking." Karin examined Sasuke's face. Sasuke looked a little startled.
"So you're baby Naru's fiancé! You look strong! Plus if you were chosen to be his guard, it must mean that you can protect him well! And you're an Uchiha!" Nagato said excitedly. "So, is Naruto romantic? Or is he really shy and Tsundere?" Nagato asked.
"Um..." Naruto tried to interject.
"Who made a move first? How far have the two of you gone?" Karin demanded to know. "Is he good at household chores?" Karin asked.
"You guys..." Naruto once again tried to interrupt them.
"Does he constantly ask you for ramen and sweets? He used to be so obsessed with them. Your wallet must be emptying all the time when you treat him!" Nagato happily grinned.
"Is he picky about his vegetables as usual? He always refused to eat them, he must be a handful, right? How do you handle him?" Karin asked.
"Neechan, niichan-"
Karin and Nagato looked at each other.
"Does he still love playing the Guqin?" Both asked at the same time.
Silence.
Even Itachi looked blank.
"Um, I'm honoured to meet the two of you and I apologize for not introducing myself properly." Sasuke said, looking down, his fists clenched. Naruto realized he was following clan custom. "I'm sorry, but you see, the thing is...Naruto and I are kind of having an argument right now..." Sasuke's head lowered even more. Naruto looked at the ground as well.
"Oh..." Karin uttered.
"I told everyone what time dinner was and said formal meeting and introductions will be made tomorrow." The orange haired male opened the door and walked in. He blinked at the tensed atmosphere. "OK, what did I miss?" he asked.
"Ah, that's right!" Nagato said hurriedly. "Let me introduce you to my guard and friends." He gestured to Karin. "As everyone probably knows, this is Uzumaki Karin, she is a genius medical ninja." Karin grinned and made a v shape with her fingers. "This is Tenshi Konan, she is the lone known user of the paper jutsu, a ninja technique used long ago in Amegakure." Konan smiled softly. "Lastly, this is Yume Yahiko, a man of many assorted, odd talents and long winded lame speeches-"
"Hey!" Yahiko cried out.
"-and also my lover." Nagato said. Naruto's eyebrows shot up.
"Woah...someone who can tolerate Karin neechan's protectiveness..." Naruto said in awe.
"Keep quiet, you!" Karin whacked his head.
"Also, allow me to introduce myself formally to Naruto's friends and family." Nagato said, standing up straight. "My name is Uzumaki Nagato, bearer of the rinnegan, jinchuuriki of the Sanbi, Isobu and head of Uzumaki clan." Naruto's eyes widened. That was right. He wasn't the last Uzumaki anymore.
"T-then, I'll introduce myself properly too!" Naruto said. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, jinchuuriki of Kurama, the Kyuubi, the future Hokage and first Prince of the Uzumaki Clan!" He was dragged into another hug from Karin.
"I can't believe this is actually happening! Naruto's alive and he's so cute!" Karin said, happily patting the back of his head. She let go of him and turned to Sasuke. "I'm a very protective older sister and although you're ridiculously good looking and your chakra is utterly beautiful, if you make Naruto cry, I'll make you cry as well!" Karin snapped.
"Neechan!" Naruto cried out in embarrassment.
"It's alright, Naruto, Yahiko's been through worse..." Nagato put his hand on his shoulder, giving him a look of pity.
"What's with that look?" Naruto asked in horror.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Nagato called. The white eyed man opened the door.
"I apologize, Nagato sama, Yahiko sama, but there are some issues that require your attention." he said.
"Oh that's right. We'll be at the office in ten minutes. Wait for us there, Yuko." Yahiko said. The white eyed man bowed and then left.
"We have work to do, we're pretty busy arranging this whole meet." Nagato chuckled. "As soon as we're free, we have to sit down and talk, Naruto. We have a lot of things to discuss. Karin, go take care of Fuu. Konan, Yahiko, let's go." All of them exited the room and Naruto watched them head in the other direction.
"Your in-laws are scary as hell, Sasuke." Itachi said after a moment of silence. "Anyway, let's head back to the room."
"I'll go get a glass of water." Naruto said.
"I'll come with you." Sai said, turning to look at Itachi for approval.
"Yeah, sure, be back as fast as possible, I'm sleepy, so I'll lock up the room and put up barriers." Itachi said. Naruto and Sai nodded and headed back to the dining area while Itachi and Sasuke headed towards the room. Naruto poured himself a glass of water and Sai took a seat.
"Naruto, wouldn't one of your clan members be able to use the Uzumaki chakra chains?" Sai asked. Naruto blinked.
"I don't want to know how you found out about one of the Uzumaki top secret abilities, but there's a chance one of them might be able to use the chakra chains. However the chakra chains require absolutely precise chakra control and use and the ability to manipulate your raw chakra the right way. It's something that every Uzumaki can use with the right amount of practice. If I practiced hard enough, even I'd be able to use them." Naruto explained.
"Hm, I see. So although everyone calls you an idiot and although you are one, when it comes to anything about your clan, you become a genius." Sai nodded.
"Huh, what's that supposed to mean? Are you picking a fight?" Naruto snapped. Naruto drank his water and then the two of them headed to their room.
"Sasuke, where did you lose your necklace? I've been meaning to ask, but I didn't get the chance to." Naruto heard Itachi's voice. Naruto remembered, he picked up Sasuke's necklace the night of Sasuke's fit.
"I must've misplaced it somewhere at home. I've been looking for it." Sasuke's voice replied.
"You can't lose that. That's one of the only few things we have left of-" Itachi began, sounding desperate.
"I know, that's why I'm so careful with the necklace. I swear by rikudou, it's at home." Sasuke said. Naruto turned to look at Sai in surprise. Even Sai looked surprised. It was the first time Naruto had ever heard the two of them get so emotional about something. Naruto knew he had the necklace in his bag. Maybe he should go in and quickly give it to Sasuke.
Naruto moved to open the door.
"Naruto better not have found it." Sasuke said.
Naruto froze. The necklace was something he should not have found? Maybe it was just Sasuke saying that and being his usual self. Naruto waited for Itachi to say something to rebuff Sasuke but heard nothing. Swallowing, Naruto pushed open the door.
"I'm back," Naruto said normally.
"There you are, Naruto. Say, can you tell me how you're related to Nagato and Karin and how come you knew nothing about Nagato's rinnegan?" Itachi asked. Naruto sat down on his bed.
"Hm, to be exact, both of them are my cousins. Their mothers were my aunts, meaning my mother's sisters. In the Uzumaki clan, when you marry into an inferior clan, and your children have the dominant Uzumaki streak, you end up an Uzumaki even if you are a female who's married into a different clan. That is how it is with Nagato niichan's mom. She married an inferior clan but the Uzumaki clan was the dominant one and thus, Nagato niichan remained an Uzumaki. As for Karin neechan, she's a full Uzumaki. Her father however died two years after she was born and later on, her mother remarried. Nagato niichan's mom and dad came to Amegakure several years ago because they felt that they were needed in this war wrecked area. Nagato niichan's father was a doctor and his mother was a skilled medical ninja, blessed with some of the best Uzumaki traits. Karin neechan's mom helped out Kusagakure a lot and eventually fell in love with someone in Kusagakure and left Konoha." Naruto explained. "When Aunt Fuso, Nagato neechan's mom left, she was sure she would never come back, therefore she denounced her right to the head's spot. That's how I winded up as the first prince. Karin neechan on the other hand is the first princess and a pure blood. However, with the clan almost gone, Nagato niichan as the oldest remaining Uzumaki is the clan head and I'm the first prince." Naruto was having fun, explaining his family clock work. "About Nagato niichan's rinnegan, Nagato niichan used to have bangs that covered both of his eyes, I think it was to hide his rinnegan, but I do remember Nagato niichan being called a genius, special and many other words. Some of our clan members even called him the saviour of the world. Since at first he was supposed to be the next clan head, Nagato niichan rarely went out if I recall correctly, but that could have probably just because they tried to keep his rinnegan a secret." Naruto said thoughtfully.
"I see..." Itachi nodded. "I think I understand how your clan works now..." Itachi sat down on Sasuke's bed. "Naruto, you never told us that you could play the guqin." Itachi looked at Naruto accusingly.
"Um...all honesty, it was a my mother's hobby and she made me pick it up. I really liked it when my mother told me that I was a natural whenever I played the guqin, even though I was just learning the basics. I never told you guys because...well, it never came up. Of course I missed playing the guqin, but guqins are really expensive and I just wasn't so sure if playing the guqin was something that I should be doing in an Uchiha household." Naruto said, awkwardly rubbed the back of his head.
"But if you just told mother, then, she might have saved up money to buy one for your birthday." Itachi told Naruto.
"Oh, but I do have a guqin!" Naruto said hurriedly. "I accidentally told Iruka sensei that I missed playing the guqin and so he set aside money for several months just to buy me a guqin on my fourteenth birthday. I go to his house when I feel like playing. I've been practicing for a couple of years now, but without continuous practice, I'm not that great."
"The moment we get back home, you're going to play it for us." Itachi said firmly. Before Naruto could protest, Itachi turned to Sai. "Sai, we need to have one of your ink mice here continuously." Itachi said. Sai nodded and quickly drew an ink mouse which quickly scuttled underneath Sasuke's bed so it could watch the door.
"I'm going to go and put some mice and snakes outside of the building as well." Sai said, getting up and going out. "I probably won't be back soon, so you can sleep, Itachi san."
"OK," Itachi said. He just started to shed his vest when there was a knock on the door. Itachi opened it. It was Sasori.
"I'm going to do a small experiment with my puppets. I could use your help, Itachi san." Sasori said. Itachi stared for a moment.
"Sure, give me a moment." Itachi grabbed his weapons pouch and walked out, shutting the door. Silence. Damn it, Naruto was stuck with Sasuke by himself again. Naruto slowly turned to look at Sasuke. Sasuke was struggling with his vest, the clasp caught on his net shirt. Naruto mentally took a deep breath. If Sasuke apologized, didn't it mean he was trying to make peace with Naruto? After all, it wasn't everyday Sasuke apologized, whether he meant it or not.
"Let me help you with that," Naruto said, sitting down on Sasuke's bed, across from him, hands reaching for the tangled clasp. Naruto could do this, Sasuke seemed less icy but more distant. Naruto didn't know what happened to Sasuke, but he seemed to hate Naruto less. All Naruto had to do was move forward.
"I can do it myself, you know," Sasuke sounded insulted. Naruto chuckled. He couldn't help it, Sasuke sounded like an embarrassed kid.
"It's easier for a person not involved." Naruto explained, untangling the clasp. "See?" Naruto asked looking up with a smile. Naruto froze, Sasuke's face was close and he was staring straight at Naruto. Naruto's eyes widened, red quickly dusting over his cheeks. Up close, Naruto could see all of Sasuke's eyelashes. Naruto knew Uchiha clan members had beautiful eyes, especially Shisui, but Naruto never dared to observe Sasuke's eyes. Wait a moment, did Sasuke's face get even closer? Naruto couldn't move, he didn't want to, and for some reason, the two of them were getting closer. Why did it sound like one of those shoujo mangas Ino constantly shoved in his face? Naruto went red all the way to his ears. Was Sasuke about to kiss him? Naruto's heart pounded in his ears and his eyes turned down towards Sasuke's lips. People closed their eyes in situations like this, didn't they? Naruto's eyes started to flutter shut.
"Damn it, you! Let go of me!" Naruto heard Karin's voice yell. There was banging on his door. Naruto practically leaped away from Sasuke, scarlet. "Naruto! Help me! Get off me, Fuu!" Karin shrieked. Naruto hurried to the door, heart still pounding in his chest. When he opened it, Karin tumbled in, Fuu clinging to her. Karin's hair was a mess of braids and ribbons. "Naruto, get her off of me!" Naruto grabbed the green haired girl and pulled her off of Karin. Her face was flushed and she was giggling like a maniac. "Damn Kurotsuchi! She thought it would be funny to give Fuu, sake!" Karin snarled. "Where's the kid who can restrain people?" Karin asked looking around.
"Um, he's not here at the moment..." Naruto said, restraining Fuu even though she struggled.
"Then what do we do with her? She's a danger to everyone's sanity like that!" Karin gestured at Fuu.
"Oh hey~ It's the cute whisker boy!" Fuu said looking up at him. Naruto almost cringed at the alcohol he could smell from her breath. And then Naruto shrieked when she licked his cheek.
"Fuu! What are you doing?" Karin yelled. "He has a fiancé!"
"Hm...he doesn't taste good." Fuu frowned. Sasuke was in front of her the next moment, his sharingan activated. "Woah! Sharingan! Cool!" Fuu said in giggly delight.
"Sleep," Sasuke ordered. Fuu, slumped in Naruto's arms. Sasuke grabbed at her and tossed her onto his bed. "That should do the trick." he muttered darkly.
"Oh dear, pissed off fiancé..." Karin said softly. "Um, just a question, are you pissed off because she licked him, or the fact that she said he didn't taste good?"
"Neechan!" Naruto cried. Sasuke turned to glare at Karin.
"Neither. She was an unwanted nuisance that's all." Sasuke said.
"Um...how about I fix your hair, neechan?" Naruto asked quietly. Sasuke stayed standing, glaring at Fuu while Naruto undid the braids and untied the ribbons in Karin's hair.
"Sorry Naruto, now that I look around, no one's here. Did I interrupt the two of you?" Karin asked softly. Naruto went red again.
"Nothing of the sort, neechan. That kind of thing doesn't happen..." Naruto whispered.
"Hah?" Karin asked in confusion. Naruto stayed silent. But actually, what were he and Sasuke about to do? Was Sasuke seriously going to kiss him? Naruto shook his head. No way, it must have been his imagination. That kind of thing didn't happen, never would happen. Once Naruto had fixed her hair, Karin ran her fingers through her hair, hurriedly settling it. "Then, I'm going to take Fuu back to her room." Karin got up.
"Huh? Can you do it by yourself? Should I help you?" Naruto asked.
"Don't you worry. I'm an Uzumaki!" Karin hoisted Fuu over her shoulder without a problem. Naruto was hit with an intense sickening sense of deja vu of Sakura and all the women in the Uzumaki clan. Naruto had to agree with Itachi when it came to the women in his clan. Uzumaki women were borderline terrifying. "More than that," Karin leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Do something about this unbearable atmosphere. I don't know what I interrupted, but clearly your fiancé is not happy about me being here." Karin whispered.
"E-eh?" Naruto stuttered as Karin walked out. Sasuke sighed and sat on his bed. "Um, about Karin neechan. She's always been like that, it would seem. Even as a kid, she always scared people, got annoyed easily and shoved herself into everyone else's business, but then despite that, she has a soft and lovable side..." Naruto said.
"As expected of your family. All of them are interesting people." Sasuke said. Naruto wasn't exactly sure how to take that. "But, it must be a relief, to realize that you're not alone." Sasuke said. Naruto was surprised at how hard that one sentence hit him.
"Ah...that's right, I'm not alone...I...I used to hate myself...for being the only one who survived...but I'm not alone anymore...It often felt like it was the end of the world...but now..." Naruto felt tears fall from his eyes. I thought I had killed everyone. "I'm not alone...I'm so happy..." Naruto brought his arm up to his eyes and he cried.
"Yeah...you're not alone..." Sasuke said, leaning back against the headboard of his bed.
Why did I think that I had killed everyone?
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"Oh...my brother-in-law isn't here?" Itachi asked during dinner. Sasuke was still getting his food with Sai.
"Don't call Nagato niichan 'brother-in-law'!" Naruto whacked Itachi's head. "At least not yet and definitely not in front of Sasuke!" After crying for about ten minutes, Naruto had gone for a shower. When he came out, Sai had returned and Sasuke went for a shower. Itachi returned right before dinner and it turned out he and Sasori were experimenting on how to thwart the eyes of an Uchiha while using puppets. It was Sasori's loss since the sharingan quickly caught on to his finger movement patterns.
"'Yet', you say. I know, this was a given...but when you guys are twenty five, you'll really have to get married, huh?" Itachi said thoughtfully. Naruto stopped arranging the food on his plate. That was right. He'd marry Sasuke.
"Worry about yourself first! You got three more years to go! Come to think of it, shouldn't you be engaged to someone? You are the first prince after all." Naruto said.
Silence.
"I'm going to ask Sasuke." Naruto said, dead set on it.
Once they had gone back to their room, Naruto took out Sasuke's necklace and pocketed it. He would look for a chance to return it. Although he was dying to solve the mystery behind the necklace, he knew he shouldn't keep it if it was important to Sasuke. There was a knock on the door and Sai opened it. It was Karin.
"Hi, Nagato and I were wondering if we could borrow Naruto tonight. It's been years and I think it would be really reassuring if the three of us could be together tonight." Karin said with a smile.
Naruto's eyes widened. He could be with them again. Itachi turned to look at him and then grinned.
"Yeah, it's fine. I think he needs you guys." Itachi said. Naruto got up and went to the door in a sort of daze.
"Come on, Naruto." Karin took Naruto's hand and led him to the room for Amegakure members. She opened the door and walked in. Konan was drying her hair and Yahiko was seated on a bed, drying Nagato's hair for him. Naruto watched in awe. That was right, Yahiko was Nagato's lover. It looked so natural.
"Oh! Naruto!" Nagato smiled. Naruto grinned right back. Konan and Yahiko greeted him enthusiastically as well. "Sit down," Nagato made space for Naruto on the bed and Naruto sat down followed by Karin.
"I'm surprised he doesn't have red hair." Yahiko commented, patting Naruto's head.
"Ah, that's because his father was a Namikaze." Nagato explained.
"So, about what happened earlier, what's going on between you and Sasuke?" Karin asked.
Naruto sighed and hung his head.
"He could care less about me...in fact, I think he hates me..." Naruto mumbled. There was a moment of silence.
"And you're in love with him..." Nagato finished. Naruto nodded.
"Oh Naruto," Karin hugged Naruto. "Come, let me eat you."
"No! Get away from me!" Naruto laughed.
"Why? Your chakra probably tastes amazing!" Karin said.
"Don't you dare!" Naruto shrieked while laughing as he tried to get away from her fingers that knew all his secret ticklish spots. The chase continued for a couple of minutes, involving throwing a pillow in Yahiko's face, Konan using her paper technique on Nagato and Naruto accidentally tripping Konan. Nagato finally grabbed Naruto and put him down on his bed.
"Now, now, let's eat Naruto only after he's had kids with Sasuke kun." Nagato said. Naruto stared speechlessly at Nagato. He was scarlet and frozen at what that sentence merely insinuated.
"You-you've been around Ero Sennin too long!" Naruto yelled.
"Alright, let's calm down." Nagato said, ignoring Naruto's accusing glare. "Karin, sit here." Nagato said. Karin sat down next to Nagato. "Now we need to do some serious talk...Naruto...what happened in the Uzumaki massacre? We only heard rumours of the massacre and from what it seemed, it would've been a bad idea to make ourselves known as Uzumakis, so we didn't contact anyone." Nagato said. Naruto knew he would be asked this eventually.
"You made the right choice. Even Konoha kept my existence a secret." Naruto bowed his head. "I'm sorry, I don't remember the important details of the massacre..." Naruto said.
"You don't remember?" Karin asked.
"An Uchiha used an Uzumaki jutsu on me to seal my memories of the incident." Naruto said.
"An Uchiha?" Nagato asked with wide eyes. Naruto nodded.
"I've been trying to master the memory sealing jutsu but it's of no use..." Naruto said guiltily.
"Well, of course...you can't use the jutsu on yourself. It requires you to focus chakra. It can only be used on a different person. When a memory is sealed and unsealed, it causes a whole world of pain. It's because suddenly forgetting things or suddenly remembering things is like going through trauma." Nagato explained. Naruto looked up at Nagato and almost screamed when he saw the little Sasuke sitting next to Nagato. It hit Naruto. Naruto had undone a seal on Sasuke's memory. Whatever Sasuke had remembered was causing him to treat Naruto the way he was treating him now. And the little Sasuke was waiting for Naruto to meet Nagato all along. "Naruto...I know it will be painful for you to relive your memories of the massacre, but may I undo the seal on your memories?" Nagato asked.
There was a huge part of Naruto that was scared to see his memories. Naruto was scared of finding out Sasuke's involvement in the death of his family. Naruto looked up at Nagato, wanting to refuse.
"Do it," the little Sasuke said firmly. And that was all it took for Naruto to make his decision.
"You may...I don't want to be in the dark any longer." Naruto said, fire in his eyes.
"Very well. Konan, please layer the walls with paper so that Naruto's screams don't reach the ears of anyone else. Karin please try to help him with his pain. And Yahiko, can you make sure Naruto doesn't hurt himself when he's convulsing?" Nagato asked. All of them nodded and finished preparations. "I'm starting." Nagato did the signs. "Release!"
Naruto's eyes rolled back and he slumped forward, a raw scream leaving his mouth, images passing before his eyes.
"Hello there, little boy." The male with red eyes and a Shijima no Kuni hitaite bent down, smiling at Naruto. Naruto blinked up at the man. It wasn't everyday he met an outsider. In fact, he had never met an outsider before.
"Hello Ojisan, are you lost?" The five year old Naruto asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion. By all rights, no outsider should have even been able to make it this far into the Uzumaki compound. This side was where the head house and school was.
"No, I came to find you. I want to ask you a very important question." The man continued to smile.
"What question?" Naruto stepped a little closer, his curiosity getting the better of him. He knew he should report this man to his mother, but he didn't seem like a bad person.
"Do you want to meet the people outside the compound?" he asked. Naruto' s eyes sparkled. He had always wanted to step outside but his mother told him that he just wasn't ready for it.
"I do! I do!" Naruto said excitedly.
"Then I will show you a secret way out. Because it's a secret, you musn't tell anyone."
"I won't!"
"Alright, this way. You'll meet a boy just your age. I'm sure you'll have fun."
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A/N – They almost kissed! Woohoo! So sorry to disappoint you guys. Don't hate on Karin for interrupting them. And yay! Naruto will now get his memories back! Who wants to find out who Itachi is engaged to? Last but not least, people who give negative reviews, please stop. If you don't like my story, why are you reading it? Why the heck are you even reviewing? I don't disrespect your opinion, if you don't like this story, that's your point of view, but negative reviews affect my writing. And to that retard who keeps screaming at me for writing yaoi every time I update a chapter, what the hell are you even doing reading this fanfic? I am tired of deleting your abusive reviews. Anyway, back to the story, I will be updating next Wednesday, sorry for the wait! Enjoy!