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As Ookami left Naruto on the busy street, Mangu stood overlooking the two members of his squad. As he stared at his teammates, his mind flashbacked to him hearing Taifuu's dying words. The words of Taifuu telling Mangu that Naruto is a ninja from Konohagakure kept repeating themselves in his mind.
"Naruto Uzumaki. Just what is your story." Mangu said as he stared at Naruto as he began to make his way to his apartment. As he stared his eyes showed anger and his fist began to clench shut from the anger he had for not knowing for sure if he can trust his teammate.
As Naruto got out of eye sight, Mangu began to run across the building tops toward the mansion that was his home. His mind soon flashbacked to a scene while he was in Yajuugakure's ninja academy, a class of students including a young Mangu were listening as the chunin in charge of teaching was lecturing them about foreign ninjas.
"Remember, as a ninja of the village. It is your duty to protect and serve it. And one of the duties is to make sure that if a foreign ninja that is in the village without permission is found inside the village walls, then that ninja must be captured and possibly killed." The chunin lectured.
'If Naruto really is a Leaf ninja, then that is just what I'll to do. I'll just have to kill him.' Mangu thought as he reached his home.
At another spot in the village, Ookami sat underneath a tall tree in the middle of a park. Other villagers were busy there too, as they sat up spots on the ground to overlook the comet.
"Hey look there he is. The Lone Wolf, Ookami, I hear he's in charge of some squad." A female voice said impolitely as Ookami sat under the tree tiredly.
As Ookami barely lifted his head to see the person talking, he saw female was standing with two other people, a male and female. The two girls both wore pink kimonos with roses on the fabric, and the male wore a ninja uniform and a headband around his forehead.
"I can't believe he's in charge of a squad." The other female said.
"It's a shame really. All the years I've been a chunin, all I heard about him was how strong he is and how he leaves teammates to die." The man said rudely to his two comrades.
As the group chuckled at the thought of Ookami leading a squad, Ookami lowered his head and thought about his past.
'I wonder what's sadder, the fact that they're right, or the fact that I know that they're right.' Ookami thought. 'Izumi. Toku. I wonder what you two are saying about me in death.
'It's still not too late to change Tomo." The voice of Izumi said in Ookami's head.
'Izumi… when I first started to trained under Raion, I did it under the belief that you and Toku would still be alive. Every time I asked Raion to see either of you, he said I would eventually, but as the years went bye and I got stronger as a ninja, it occurred to me that you weren't alive or even in the village.
I overheard Raion talking about me to Tora, the Great Tiger. They were talking about how I got stronger and their conversation soon led to Tora asking Raion how he got me to join the village without the use of the Memory Replacement jutsu. Raion responded that he tricked me into think my friends were alive…
But, even knowing the truth about you two. I couldn't leave the village. My heart became anchored here and I myself lost most of my humanity.'
Ookami then opened his eye fully and looked up at the sky.
"Izumi, if it's still not too late, then I know how I can pull up my anchored heart from this place." Ookami said to himself as he got up from under the tree and began to walk back into the village.
In another part of the village, back at Naruto and Tenten's apartment, the two chunin opened the door to their apartment and walked out. The sun has already gone down and the moon was fully covered by the Earth's shadow, the only lights in the sky were the multiple stars in the sky.
As Tenten and Naruto left for the festival, they were wearing their usual outfits.
"The stars are out, it's a new moon, and no sign of a cloud. Tonight is a perfect night for a festival and for comet gazing." Tenten said as she looked at the night sky.
"Yeah, good thing I found out from Ookami, or we would have missed it." Naruto said smiling.
"Naruto, I knew about the comet days ago." Tenten told him.
"Huh…Wait how? I just found out." Naruto asked shocked.
"I once overheard these two girls talking about it. You were with me." Tenten told him with her hands on her hips.
"Oh. I see." Naruto said sadly.
"Oh, but you know…I'm glad you reminded me today." Tenten told him.
"Yeah, you would have forgotten. Hehehe." Naruto said happily.
"Oh yeah! If I'm so forgetful then why don't I forget about you and me going to this festival together!" Tenten angered by Naruto's remark.
"Huh, we were going together? As a date?" Naruto said shocked.
"Huh. Maybe." Tenten said smiling as she began to walk to the festival laughing under her breath.
"Hey wait! Are we or not!" Naruto called after her.
As the festival began, the main street and a few smaller streets were decorated and carts of different foods and games aligned the streets.
Amazed at all the fun, Naruto and Tenten enjoyed the festival and all the different games it had.
Soon three hours passed and it was almost midnight and almost time for the comet to appear.
As the comet arrival drew closer, ninjas ran across the building roof tops announcing the comet's arrival.
As the ninjas disappeared, the villagers below all cheered and gathered with their families to watch the comet.
"Alright. Come on Naruto let's go and get a good spot." Tenten said happily as she pulled on Naruto's jacket.
"Yeah. This is going to be great!" Naruto said as he joined Tenten in searching for a good spot.
Their search led them to the center of the village. Naruto and Tenten found a perfect spot on a roof there, as they laid down a red blanket with a yellow spiral on the roof to sit on.
"I wonder when the Howling Comet will appear." Tenten asked as she stared at the star filled sky.
"That will be in ten minutes." A voice said behind them.
Naruto and Tenten looked behind them to see Ookami standing there, Ookami's face was pointing toward the sky but his eyes were staring at the two chunins.
"Hey Ookami-sensei. In ten minutes." Tenten said wanting to confirm the information.
"Yup. The Howling Comet appears in the sky at twelve fourteen a.m every five years on this day. The day the Village Hidden in the Beast was created." Ookami told them.
"That's so cool. How many years ago was that?" Naruto asked excitedly.
"Naruto, I can't believe you don't know that." Tenten said upset by Naruto's question.
"Sorry, but I don't remember. Do you Tenten?" Naruto asked her instead.
"Huh, of well…" Tenten said nervously as she redirected her face to the sky again. 'I don't know either but I can't let Naruto find out. I'll look like an idiot.' Tenten said in her head.
"That was exactly thirty years ago." Ookami told Naruto.
Naruto nodded his head at the answer while Tenten let out a breath of relief that she was off the hook, but she soon had a question pop up in her head and quickly asked Ookami.
"Thirty years. That seems a little young compared to the other villages." Tenten said to Ookami.
"Yes it is, but the shinobi are just as powerful as any other non-main village." Ookami said as he fully looked at Tenten.
"There it is!" a voice yelled gladly from the distance.
Soon Tenten, Naruto, and Ookami all looked up at the sky. As they stared at the sky, their eyes and faces lit up with joy as they saw the Howling Comet soaring through the sky.
The comet's center was an orange red that sparkled with yellow constantly. The center was surrounded by light blue fire that covered the rock completely. Following the rock was the tail that was twice the length of the comet itself. The tail shined with the same flames as the comet but waved brilliantly like a wolf's tail as the wolf ran.
"That's so cool." Naruto said admiring the comet.
"You two enjoy. It won't appear for five years." Ookami said as he soon left the two chunins alone on the roof.
"Huh where did Ookami-sensei go?" Naruto asked as he noticed the absence of their sensei.
"Who really cares now?" Tenten said as she kept staring at the comet.
Naruto nodded as he began to turn around to look at the comet, but as he turned his head, his eyes caught sight of some other beauty.
Naruto eyes stopped at Tenten's face. As Tenten continued to stare at the comet, the light from the comet illuminated her body.
"Have you ever seen anything as beautiful as this?" Tenten said as she stared at the passing comet. The light from the comet showed a smile on her face as she watched happily.
"No, not that I can remember." Naruto said softly as he himself stared at Tenten's face.
"Really." Tenten said as she finally looked around at Naruto. As she looked at Naruto, she saw that he was staring at her. As they exchanged stares, her heart rate began to race as she realized that he meant her.
They stared in each others eyes for what seemed to be forever as they saw the reflection of not only themselves but also what appeared to be each other standing next to their reflection.
Before they even thought about it, they both leaned forward to each other and let their lips meet. As they kissed on the roof the comet continued to soar and shine brightly in front of them. Illuminating their kiss with colors of red, orange, and yellow.
At a different location in the village, Mangu stood silently as he stared at the comet.
'Naruto Uzumaki, you will not get away with your actions.' Mangu thought as he stared at the comet from the top of a tree.
As he looked at the comet he had only one thing on his mind. 'Naruto Uzumaki, your time in this village is over.'