Chapter 14
Naruto glared. The blonde wasn't angry, for his rage was a fierce and fearful thing to behold. He was just purely annoyed, down to his core. Naruto's sensei, Kakashi Hatake was mocking him. So what if he didn't have good chakra control? He made up for it in the sheer amount of chakra he held. And this silver-haired geezer wasn't going to mock Naruto Uzumaki. The Sohma boy glared at his sensei, before shutting his azure blue eyes and focusing, blocking out the sounds of his teammates marking the tree, their footsteps against the bark. Instead, the blue-eyed boy focused on the sounds of true nature. Mainly, the sound of the wind brushing through the treetops, the leaves rustling, small and large animals alike wondering through the undergrowth. Naru let loose a long breath of air, and then focused on the warm feeling in the center of his being. The blonde took this warm feeling, and split off part of it, slowly but surely. He then guided the warm feeling towards the center of his feet, very carefully, until his sandaled feet tingled with the feeling. One more deep breath and the blonde shot forward and up the deep bark in front of him. The solid thunk of his feet against the wood echoed in his ears as he went up the trunk, going higher than he had at any point before. Like many times before a song rang through his mind as he headed for the sky. The blonde's footsteps faded out, the music playing in a serene fashion. Blue eyes peacefully shut as he ran faster, the tingling feeling rushing through him. Eventually though it faded, and he opened them with a peaceful look, gasping at how far he had come. Smiling softly, he lightly slashed the bark before him, as he fell backwards through the air towards the ground. Arms splayed to his sides he closed his eyes again and smiled at the wide blue expense above him. Free falling, he turned into a lazy and slow spin, descending to the ground. The peaceful moment was soon interrupted when he felt something grab his arm, jolting his descent to an end. The bright blue eyes slowly opened to stare blankly into an onyx ocean.
Naruto took in the picture of Sasuke Uchiha leaning out of a tree, the only thing holding him back, a semi-thick branch that the pale fist gripped tightly. The other arm was stretched to grab the boy's own tan wrist, which kept him from falling. The black-haired male was scowling angrily for two reasons; one his blonde 'Dobe' teammate had reached higher than him, and two. Naruto looked completely unchanged by the height he had climbed too, and everything around him. Those celestial blue eyes slumped to only half-open as he gazed at him.
"Would you be so kind as to please let go of me? Or would you rather continue holding on?" The blonde's head tilted innocently to the side. Sasuke scoffed, and dropped the blonde's wrist, allowing him to fall to the ground, several feet below, in a crouch. Naruto brushed off his clothes for imaginary dust, before looking up at the Uchiha, and then passed him to the blonde's own mark, which was very very high practically at the very top. He gave an open-mouth smile, though much smaller than his usual grin. Naruto put his hands in his pockets, and turned, to the path which led out of the clearing. "I'm going back for now Sasu-teme." He called back and made his way out of the clearing.
30 Minutes Later…
Naruto quietly walked into the large house of Tazuna, being careful not to be too noisy. He took off his shoes, putting them by the door and then walked further into the house, through the kitchen and upstairs. The blonde paused momentarily in front of one single door, which was slightly open. Blue eyes half-slumped at the sight of a certain little boy curled up asleep, eyes red from crying, at the window sill. Brushing his tan hand through blonde locks, Naruto continued past the door, and to his own room, which he shared with Kakashi, Sakura getting her own room, seeing as she was a girl, and Sasuke somehow ending up with Idai. He walked in casually, going past his silver-headed sensei that was leaning against the wall reading his perverted orange book still. Naru went to his bed and picked up his tan backpack which sat on his bed. Searching through it, for what he wanted, he grabbed a sealing scroll, which he slipped into his pocket. Still looking, he smiled lightly, picking up a small black box, before dropping his bag back on the bed. "I'm gonna be on the roof." Naruto told his sensei, before walking out and down the hall, past Sakura. The pinkette looked at him in confusion when he walked right past her, without a greeting, that same smile on his lips. Curious, the green-eyed girl followed him onto the balcony, where he climbed onto the railing.
"Naruto what are you do-!" She instantly began to scold, before blinking in surprise when he grabbed the edge of the roof and then pulled himself onto it. Sakura moved forward, to the rail so she could see up there, to what the blonde was doing. The blonde boy was sitting there, one leg stretched out, while the other was bent at the knee. On his lap sat a russet acoustic guitar, in his hand a black pick, which glimmered lightly. Sunlight streamed from behind the blonde, lighting his hair and the peaceful expression on his face. The cherry blossom girl gasped at the beautiful sight, before being taken a back as Naruto began to strum a tune on the instrument. He smiled right there, not at her, but just a smile, at something she couldn't possibly imagine. Then he sang.
"There was a man back in '95
Whose heart ran out of summers
But before he died, I asked him
Wait, what's the sense in life
Come over me, Come over me
He said,
Son why you got to sing that tune
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
Then you will see... You will see
Then he said,
Here's a riddle for ya
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I...
Picked up my kid from school today
Did you learn anything cause in the world today
You can't live in a castle far away
Now talk to me, come talk to me
He said,
Dad I'm big but we're smaller than small
In the scheme of things, well we're nothing at all
Still every mother's child sings a lonely song
So play with me, come play with me
And Hey Dad
Here's a riddle for you
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I...
I said,
Son for all I've told you
When you get right down to the
Reason for the world...
Who am I?
There are secrets that we still have left to find
There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
There are answers we're not wise enough to see
He said... You looking for a clue I Love You free...
The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
A song plays on while the moon is hiding over me
Something comes over me
I guess we're big and I guess we're small
If you think about it man you know we got it all
Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free
I love you freely
Here's a riddle for you
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I..."
The sound of his singing flew through the air, reaching the forest, and the house below. The sound seeped into the ears of a sleeping child, causing a smile to lighten his features.
And for the first time, Sakura witnessed the true beauty that was Naruto Uzumaki.
Dedicated to Drake Royer
A True Friend
Who Lost the Answers
Before he fully discovered them
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