Chapter 12 : Oops ...
I was really surprised when I checked and saw how many people are waiting for a new update …. It stunned me to silence. However, since the exams are coming it will be awhile before the next update will arrive (I think). Sorry!!
I received many reviews!!! I LOVE THAT!! It encourages me to continue writhing, since it proves people actually READ my story!! THANKS A LOT!!!
Many people guessed right about the cloak: it belonged indeed to his father, the fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.
But … most people thought that Kyu was making it possible for Naru to have kids. I love MPREG, but it wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I mend something else … anyone's got an idea? I remember the right answer being mentioned once , but I'm not going to spoil it for the others!! :D
Oh, and just to clarify: Sasuke doesn't have the mangekyou (?) sharingan. After all, he never killed Naruto.
Someone asked if Gaara could go back in time as well… I had that planned before you mentioned it!!
Also, someone pointed out (can't remember who – sorry!! :S) that most of the pairings are yaoi and that children have to come from somewhere. I kind of have to agree with that, although I don't find it a real problem, since there are some non-yaoi pairings. But … DOES THIS BOTHER ANYONE??? If so I'll compromise!!
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS!!! Or with any of the other stuff I'm saying!!!
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Haku x Zabuza: 18
Kiba x Shino: 12
Sasu x Haku: 11
Shika x Tema: 9
Neji x Gaara: 8
Sasu x Gaara: 8
Ino x Choji: 6
Sasuke x Naruto: 5 (this will only be one-sided tough, sorry)
Itachi x Kyuubi: 6
Iruka x Anko: 5
Sakura x nobody: 5
Neji x Haku: 3
Ino x Sai: 4
Ino x Sakura: 3
Hinata x OC: 3
Itachi x OC: 3
Sasuke x nobody: 2
Temari x Itachi: 2
Temari x Hinata: 2
Shika x Haku: 2
Zabuza x Ibiki: 2
Gaara x Hinata: 2
Sasuke x OC: 3
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"Human Talking"
'Human Thinking'
"Demon Talking"
'Demon Thinking'
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last time:
Team 7, along with Zabuza and Haku, returned to Konoha. (The two ex-mist nins are allowed to stay.)
Naruto is thrown out of his apartment and Sasuke allows him to stay with him at the Uchiha District. Naruto gets his new cloths and Kyu is up to something ….
On with the story ….
The next day, Naruto woke up late. Not that he minded, Kakashi had said to meet at 11. And seeing how late the man usually was … He stood up from the couch and stretched. It seemed the 2 boys had fallen asleep on the couch while watching the movie. Well, Naruto had. He heard some noise from the kitchen and went to investigate. Sasuke was making breakfast.
"Finally awake, dobe." Smiled the raven.
"You bet, teme!" said Naruto cheerful.
They ate breakfast in silence.
"So what are you going to do today?" asked Naruto.
"Training."
"I should have known."
"You?"
Naruto sighed. "Back to one-word sentences. Well, the old man is briefing Haku-nii and asked if I could come. Otherwise, I have no idea."
"So, you two are related."
"Yeah."
"he told you who your parents were than."
"Yeah."
"Who is the one speaking in one-word sentences now?"
"It's just quite a shock. I never suspected… My mothers name was Uzumaki Kushina. She came from Whirlpool County. And Zabuza remembered that Haku once had told him that he was related to the Uzumaki's of Whirlpool Country, so that's how we are related. But my father …"
"Yes?"
"His names was Namikaze Minato. He was the Yondaime."
Silence fell in the kitchen.
"Wow."
"Yeah."
Naruto still needed some time to adjust to that. But at least that meant he still had family, even if Haku was only distantly related. Naruto finished his food and stood up. He thanked Sasuke for breakfast and went upstairs to his room. He took a quick shower and put his new clothes on. He felt the cloak tough. He would wear it when the people of Konoha knew who j-his parents were and when they knew of his bloodline. Or on some special occasions…
Once ready, the blonde ran out of the house, towards the Hokage tower. He waited outside the office of the old man.
'Hey Kyu, what are you doing? You still haven't stopped.'
And indeed, since he had started on the trip back to Konoha, the fox was still busy spreading chakra through his system. What worried Naruto was that his whole body was tingling.
'Not going to tell you.'
'Oh, come on! It's my body, you know!'
'Do I look like I care?' laughed Kyu.
'No, not really' sighed Naruto. 'But , I'll keep bugging you until you tell!!'
'Sure …' said Kyuubi unimpressed.
Just then, Haku came out of the office.
"Naruto-kun."
Naruto snapped out of his conversation with Kyu and looked up.
"Haku-nii!"
The blonde ran towards the raven and hugged him. Haku look startled, but hugged the younger boy back.
"Nice clothes, you have there."
"Thanks." Naruto blushed a bit.
It didn't happen often that people complimented him.
"So, what did the old man say? We all know you both get to stay."
"Well, both Zabuza-sama and I will be under supervision for two months. We are allowed to train, but only with you guys. And in those two months, I get to help out at the academy. The Hokage said you know one of the teachers there. Could you introduce me to him?"
"Sure, follow me!"
Naruto let the other boy towards the academy, where he knew Iruka-sensei would be. They continued to talk, when Haku suddenly asked something that seemed to bother him.
"Why are all these people glaring like that?" he asked frowning.
"Huh? Oh that. Don't worry about it. They're glaring at me, not you." Said Naruto as if it didn't bother him.
"But why?"
"I'll explain it to you but not here, not now."
Haku was still frowning, but nodded.
"Here we are!" exclaimed Naruto, pointing at the academy. "Come on."
They walked trough the building. Naruto knew the man just had a break.
"Iruka-sensei!" he yelled , while he entered the classroom.
"Naruto? What are you doing here?" asked the chuunin.
"Sensei, this is Haku-nii. He's here to help you out!"
"That's nice of him." Iruka smiled at the young boy. "Welcome, I'm Umino Iruka."
"I'm Haku. The Hokage asked me to give you this."
Haku handed Iruka a scroll.
Well, I'll be going. Have fun you two!" said Naruto as he dashed away.
'Now, what did you want to talk about?' he asked the fox.
'Shouldn't you be more worried?'
'About what?'
'About who, you mean. Panda-chan.'
'Gaara? What's wrong with him?'
Kyuubi sighed.
'I should have known…' the fox shook his head sadly. 'You just don't get it do you? Can't you feel it? You and the Uchiha both travelled back in time. Your bodies stayed those of twelve-year olds, but your mind and chakra are the same as before your little trip. I had to mask your chakra signature so others wouldn't be suspicious. Shukaku's vessel isn't doing so.'
'Stop calling him that.) said Naruto irritated. 'But, does that mean that Gaara travelled back too?'
'Off course, you stupid fish! Now, use your brains for once!' snarled the fox angry. 'In our lifetime, Akatsuki captured Gaara and tried to obtain Shukaku, right?'
Naruto nodded.
'We both know that it wasn't Shukaku that was taken, but the mad priest, right?'
Naruto nodded again.
'And after that … ? What happened?'
'Euhm, Gaara and the raccoon became friends like you and me. And Gaara could sleep again.' Answered Naruto.
'True. So that means?'
'Huh?' Naruto looked unsure at the demon.
'Sometimes I wonder why you play being stupid, when you clearly are just that! I mean that the guy and Shukaku came back, but the priest isn't sealed away, which turns the raccoon into a lunatic! But that isn't the only problem, is it? Gaara is used to sleeping again! And what happens when he sleeps in that condition?'
'Fuck!'
'your evolved language surprises me every time.'
Immediately Naruto bolted towards the Uchiha estate, in the hope that Sasuke was still there.
Lucky as he was, the raven was just leaving. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm and dragged him back inside. He explained what Kyuubi had just told him. Sasuke looked uneasy. But he smiled at Naruto nonetheless.
"So, you're going to see him and fix the seal?"
(Naruto was going for his seal-mastery before he died)
"Yeah, I'll make a shadow clone and go. Could you watch him for me? Just make sure nobody dispels him."
"Sure. Just make sure you're here before the exams begin."
"Don't worry, I'll be there! I promise." Said Naruto while doing the nice-guy pose he had learned from Gai.
The temperature dropped and an icy wind blew through the room.
"Do that one more time, and you'll find the true meaning of being thrown out!" said Sasuke furious.
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'Damn, it's hot here.' Complained Naruto.
'You know kit, that's COMPLETELY NORMAL SINCE WE'RE IN A BLOODY DESSERT!!'
'I know that, geez.' Said Naruto smiling.
He so loved to infuriate the fox.
Naruto had been able to leave the village unnoticed and he had managed to send a message to Gaara. Now, he was waiting at the entrance of a cave. Because of the heat, he only wore his pants and his sandals. He smiled as he saw the redhead approach.
"Uzumaki Naruto." Greeted Gaara.
"Gaara. I'm sorry I didn't come sooner. I hope you didn't have too much trouble."
"I was lucky I had some missions I could kill a lot of enemies. Better them than the people in Suna."
Naruto took out his brush and ink. He studied the other. Gaara looked just like he remembered the boy at the age of twelve. But he looked exhausted. He motioned for Gaara to take off his shirt so Naruto could work on the seal. They sat there for a long time. Naruto concentrated on the seal he had to make and Gaara studied the blonde.
When he was ready, Naruto looked the other in the eyes.
"When does your team leave for Konoha?"
"In three days."
"I'll make sure to wake you up on time then."
He knew that after this, Gaara would fall asleep almost instantly, and for a long time.
"Hang on. This is going to hurt."
Naruto placed two fingers on the seal and activated it.
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four days later, Naruto sneaked back into Konoha. The sealing was done, Gaara was awake and he had spoken to the sand demon. Mission accomplished. He snuck into his bedroom and saw his clone sleeping. He dispelled it and closed his eyes, ready for the new memories that flooded his mind.
Naruto smiled. The clone had been training with his team, Zabuza and Haku. He grinned
When he saw Kakashi's surprise at his new cloths. It seemed their sensei had taken their training serious this time around? He had taught them water walking. Naruto was surprised to see that his sensei hadn't asked questions or had protested when his clone said he wanted to do this training alone. He was very grateful for this. If he had stayed and fallen in the water, he would have had some explaining to do when he explained his bloodline to the man. Another surprise came when Kakashi took him aside after training. The man passed his apartment earlier that day and had heard what had happened. Now, he wanted to know if Naruto had found another place to stay . Naruto felt all warm inside when he realized the man was worried about him. Also , Kakashi had already nominated them for the chuunin exams. They would celebrate their entrance tomorrow.
Naruto grinned when an idea struck him. Now, all he had to do was make sure Sasuke agreed ….
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That's all for now!
Still not telling what Kyu is up to. It will be revealed during the exams.
Does anyone want to guess what Naruto is up to?
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Till next time
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