Chapter 20
Hey Every! How's it going? Hope you all had a great New Year and for those who are in school, hope you had a good winter break. Mine is officially over, which makes me incredibly sad. Back to reality I guess.
Anyways, here's the newest chapter. It's not super amazing, but it's a pretty important chapter, so make sure you read up!
I'd like to thank my editor Chibiusa!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Naruto arrived at the training grounds just before eight, seeing Jiraiya standing with a new box of water balloons. He jogged up to the Sannin and smirked. "I figured it out, Ero-Sennin."
"Oh? What did you figure out, brat?" The Toad Sage smirked.
"I was spinning the water only one way, not in different ways." He smirked. "So...all I have to do is spin it in a bunch of different directions." He said grabbing a water balloon.
Jiraiya smirked and crossed his arms over his chest. "Not bad kid. But I highly doubt you'll pop it on your-"
POP!
Jiraiya stared at Naruto in disbelief. "You've got to be kidding me." The Sannin deadpanned.
Naruto chuckled. "Don't be too surprised, Ero-Sennin. After my date with Hinata-chan I filled up a couple of water balloons and practiced. It took me about a dozen balloons before I finally got it right." He smirked.
Jiraiya gaped at Naruto. "So...after a date...you decided to train?"
Naruto nodded.
"What kind of man are you?!" Jiraiya yelled. "You don't do that!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? Then what am I supposed to do, Oh-Perverted-One?" He said mockingly.
Jiraiya puffed out his chest. "You're supposed to woo your girl so she'll let you stay over for the night."
Naruto face-palmed. "Okay...say I go with your advice. Do you really think Hyuuga Hiashi will let me spend the night with Hinata-chan?"
Jiraiya looked at Naruto for a hard moment. "Good point..."
"Yeah...that's what I thought." Naruto shook his head.
"Alright alright. Back to the task at hand." Jiraiya said. "I want you to pop all of those balloons before we move on to Phase 2."
Naruto nodded and moved to the water balloons. Just as instructed, Naruto popped every balloon. Once finished, he smirked up at Jiraiya. "Now what?"
Jiraiya scoffed and tossed Naruto a small rubber ball. "Pop this."
Naruto blinked. "Sure. No problem." He smirked.
Naruto concentrated hard on the rubber ball and began to rotated the air inside the ball. The ball bubbled up a little bit, but quickly returned to it's original form. Naruto stared at the ball. "What the heck?"
Jiraiya chuckled. "Not so easy now, is it brat?"
"How come the ball didn't pop?" Naruto asked.
"The first step to learning the Rasengan is technique; learning how to spin your chakra. Step two is about power. In order to pop the rubber ball, your chakra needs to have power behind it's rotations or it won't succeed." Jiraiya explained.
Naruto nodded. "Okay then, I'll just make my spinning more powerful."
"It's not as easy as it sounds, Naruto." Jiraiya sighed. "It's not like you can just wish it to be more powerful. It takes time and practice to bring power into this jutsu."
Naruto sighed, nodding in understanding. 'Should have known this wasn't going to be an easy jutsu.'
"You seriously thought this was going to be easy?" Kyuubi asked, dumbfounded at Naruto's thought.
'Well...I didn't think it would be this hard. But I won't give up. I'm going to learn the Rasengan before the final exam starts!' Naruto thought confidently.
Kyuubi shrugged. "Don't forget about our training, Kit."
'I won't. Trust me.'
Naruto continued for the rest of the day to try and burst the ball, trying to add power to his chakra, but every result ended the same. Naruto sighed as he sat down, frustrated with his lack of progress. His hand was throbbing in pain. He massaged his hand, trying to rid the pain, but it didn't help much.
Naruto sighed. 'I guess I'll grab dinner and go home...try again tomorrow.'
Naruto got up and walked back into the village, heading straight to Ichiraku's. Once there, he was greeted by Teuchi and Ayame.
"Well if it isn't Naruto." Teuchi smiled at the blond. "How's training going?"
Naruto smiled. "Not bad. Jiraiya's teaching me a new jutsu."
"The Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya?" Ayame asked, flabbergasted.
Naruto nodded. "The one and only. I'm on step two, and it's been pretty hard to get it down." He said with a frown. "My hand's been cramping up all day."
Teuchi smiled. "Well then, what can I whip up for you to make you feel better?"
"Miso Ramen!" Naruto cheered.
Once his ramen was ready, Naruto grabbed chopsticks, but dropped them when his hand cramped up.
"Ow..." Naruto hissed. "This jutsu is the worst! My hand hurts and now it's stopping me from eating ramen!" He said with a pout.
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The next day Naruto's results were the same. The day after that, no progress. Five days of no progress and a throbbing hand was beginning to take it's toll on Naruto's confidence. The blond was laying on his back, staring up at the sky.
"Now I know why Shikamaru loves clouds. They're pretty calming." He said softly has his right hand shook in pain.
"Naruto...what are you doing?" Jiraiya frowned as he walked up to the resting blond.
"I'm taking a break Ero-Sennin." He frowned back. "My hand is throbbing and cramping and I need a minute to rest, okay?" he growled.
Jiraiya sighed. "Alright. I told you this wasn't going to be easy kid. The jutsu can really take a toll on someone's body. Trust me."
Naruto sat up, staring at his sensei. "Your hand cramp up too?"
Jiraiya nodded. "And I had circulatory problems for a while."
Naruto's eyes widened. "What?! This jutsu could cause circulatory problems?!" Naruto thought a moment. "What's circulatory?"
Jiraiya face palmed. He took a deep breath and spoke. "Your circulatory system, or cardiovascular system, allows your blood to circulate and transport nutrients, oxygen, blood cells, and other vital things through your body."
Naruto's eyes widened. "So...you had blood problems?"
Jiraiya shrugged. "Sort of. My blood circulation would fluctuate. I would either have too much blood flow and end up face first in the dirt, or have too slow of a flow...and still be face first in the dirt. But it wasn't just my blood that became a problem. My chakra system had problems as well. My chakra coils shrunk and my chakra flow became weak."
"So...you're saying it stops vital circulation?" Naruto said in horror. "Why are you teaching me this jutsu?!"
"Calm down brat! I don't think you'll suffer the problems I had. With the Kyuubi residing in you, you won't have to worry about your chakra coils shrinking, and with your Uzumaki vitality your circulatory system should be fine." 'I hope...' Jiraiya thought grimly.
Naruto sighed in relief.
"Chakra wise, you're fine Kit. As if I would let you shrivel your coils into nothing." Kyuubi scoffed.
'Aaw you really do care.' Naruto thought sarcastically. Naruto took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Alright Ero-Sennin...I've been at this stupid rubber ball for five days and I haven't made any progress. I've barely stretched the ball out." He said with a defeated tone.
Jiraiya chuckled and grabbed Naruto's shaking hand. He placed his finger in the center of Naruto's palm. "Focus your chakra here."
Naruto blinked. "What do you mean?"
Jiraiya sighed. "Do I have to spell out everything?"
"I know the feeling pervert." Kyuubi grumbled.
"Shut up!" Naruto yelled at both of them.
Jiraiya shook his head. "Alright, put it this way. When you have a buildup of energy in a specific spot, what will it eventually do?"
Naruto blinked, still confused at the question.
Jiraiya sighed in annoyance. "Okay...say you had a massive build up inside this ball. Like all this energy is building up, causing a lot of pressure inside of the ball. What will the ball do?"
"Explode." Naruto stated.
"Exactly." Jiraiya smirked. "So all you have to do is build up your chakra in one spot, to where it will continue to build, causing so much pressure in the ball that it will eventually explode."
Naruto smirked. "Alright, I think I got it." He looked at his hand and frowned. "Is there any way to get the shaking to stop?"
Jiraiya sighed. "Why don't you take the rest of the day off to rest. Replenish your chakra and come back to training tomorrow."
Naruto didn't need to be told twice. He got up, thanked Jiraiya and ran back towards the village. As he neared the gate, he saw a swaying figure staggering towards the village.
"Hey!" Naruto yelled as he ran up towards the figure.
The figure didn't stop. As Naruto got closer, he noticed that it was a girl. She had short, silver hair that fell just above her shoulders. Her clothes were torn, she looked to have cuts and bruises all along her body. He rushed towards the girl and moved in front of her. Naruto's eyes widened as he looked into the girls' eyes. They were an eerie yellow; but they were dazed and out of focus.
Naruto gently placed his hands on the girl's shoulders, trying to snap her out of her daze. "Hey...you okay?"
The girl's eyes came back into focus and she swung at Naruto with a kunai. Naruto jumped back and hissed in pain. She got a good cut in on his bicep.
When the girl jumped back, she winced and fell to one knee. "D-Dammit..."
Naruto approached the girl again, who was holding her kunai up defensively. "I'm not going to hurt you. I was trying to help you."
The girl glared. "Who are you?"
"Uzumaki Naruto. Who are you?" He frowned.
The girl looked over the boy before answering. "Kokone. Suzuki Kokone."
"Well Kokone, what are you doing in Konoha?" He said crossing his arms over his chest.
"I'm here to see the Hokage. I have to warn him." She said trying to stand, only to fall again.
Naruto sighed and moved closer to the girl and knelt in front of her. "You're hurt. Let me take you to the hospital first."
"No...I have to warn the Hokage." Kokone hissed. She managed to stand up and move to the gate. After four steps, Kokone fell to the ground.
Naruto rushed over to the girl. Seeing she had passed out, Naruto picked her up and rushed into the village. As he ran through the village, faces whizzing passed him. He nearly ran into Shikamaru at one point.
"Oi Uzumaki! Watch it!" Shikamaru frowned.
"Sorry Shikamaru! I'm in a hurry!" Naruto called.
Shikamaru stared at the running blond and noticed a girl in his arms. 'Well...that's not odd.' Shikamaru decided to follow Naruto, at his own leisurely pace of course.
Naruto burst into the hospital, looking around frantically for a doctor. "Help! Please!"
Several nurses rushed forward, staring at Naruto.
"What did you do?" One nurse spat.
"I didn't do anything. I found her outside the village. She was already unconscious." Naruto lied, but he didn't care at this point.
The nurse stared hard at Naruto for a moment before grabbing a gurney. The nurses quickly rushed Kokone towards the back of the hospital. Naruto went to follow, but was stopped by another nurse. "Hey! I want to make sure she's okay."
"I don't think so. You'll contaminate the room." the nurse frowned. "So please...have a seat. We'll tell you her condition later."
Naruto frowned but did as he was told. The cut on his arm was already healing thanks to the Kyuubi. After a few moments of waiting, Naruto noticed the lazy ninja walk into the hospital and sit next to him. "Shikamaru? What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you the same thing. Who that girl was? You gunna tell me?" Shikamaru stated boredly.
Naruto sighed. "Well...all I got was her name. I don't know where she came from or really who she is...just that she said she needed to warn the Hokage." Naruto explained.
"Warn him about what?" Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.
"No clue." The bond sighed.
The two boys waited in the waiting room, not saying much to each other. Naruto, tired of the silence, spoke. "How's your training coming?"
"It's not."
Naruto blinked. "Having trouble with a new jutsu or something?"
"No. I've been spending my time watching clouds." Shikamaru said with a happy sigh. "Clouds have a much better existence than us, just leisurely floating in the sky; not a care in the world."
Naruto chuckled. "I watched clouds this morning. It's pretty relaxing, I'll give you that."
"That Suna girl has been bothering my cloud watching." Shikamaru frowned. "I haven't had a relaxing moment in a week."
That got Naruto's attention. "Seriously? Why is she bothering you?"
"Well...the first two days she tried to strike up a pre-game spar, but the clouds were my top priority. I could care less about my upcoming match." Shikamaru shrugged. "After that, she would just come, sit and stare at me, wondering why the clouds were so fascinating. Yesterday...she actually laid down and watched clouds with me." He frowned.
Naruto blinked. "Well...I don't trust those Suna nin but...you sound like...you liked that." Naruto smirked.
Shikamaru's cheeks blushed slightly. "She's a troublesome woman...like the rest of them."
Naruto watched Shikamaru for a moment. He noticed Shikamaru go into his thinking pose, something he did whenever he was confused or needed to seriously think about something. Naruto chuckled and gave the Nara boy a comforting squeeze on his shoulder. "Don't think too hard about it Shikamaru. If something happens, let it happen."
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at the blond. "Since when did you become the expert on love?"
Naruto blushed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Well...I'm not. But I just recently went on a date with Hinata-chan, and I realized that I shouldn't hide my feelings."
Shikamaru gave Naruto a skeptical look. "Don't take offense if I don't take your advice."
Naruto chuckled and slapped Shikamaru on the back. "None taken. But seriously...don't think too hard on it."
Naruto looked up and saw a nurse approaching them. He stood up, looking a little worried. "How is she?"
The nurse approached Naruto with a disgusted look. "It's none of your business, demon."
Shikamaru glared at the nurse. He was seriously wondering why Naruto was still being called a demon.
Naruto frowned. "Listen, I brought her in because I was worried about her. The least you could do is tell me her condition." He growled.
"You know...you could let me out so I can eat her. I bet she tastes delectable." Kyuubi chuckled, licking his lips.
"You know I can't do that...but trust me...I'll keep that option open." Naruto frowned.
The nurse frowned at Naruto, grabbing her chart at the nurses station. "Currently she is in stable condition and resting. She has some lacerations, bruises, and several cracked ribs. Aside from that, there are no other physical injuries. However...there is evidence of long term physical abuse."
Naruto's and Shikamaru's eyes widened. "Abuse?" Naruto gasped.
"What kind of evidence is there to support this?" Shikamaru asked, starting to think about what kind of situation this girl was in.
The nurse frowned. "You know, it's awfully suspicious that you brought this battered girl in here. Were you keeping her prisoner, you little demon?"
Naruto growled. "I didn't abuse her and I wasn't keeping her captive. We're worried about her." He ground out. It took almost everything he had not to wipe that stupid smug look off her face. "Shikamaru can you go to the Old Man and see if he can come here? She wanted to talk to him."
A new nurse approached Naruto. "I'll take over from here." She said, taking Kokone's chart.
Shikamaru nodded and left the hospital.
Naruto turned back to the new nurse. "Now...what kind of physical abuse did she have?"
The nurse looked back at the chart. "She has markings on her wrists where she was obviously bound. She also has stretched ligaments and joints popped out of socket from being bound for extended periods of time. She also had past fractures and breaks that have also healed. Who ever had this girl, had her as a prisoner." The nurse sighed.
Naruto frowned. 'Who would do something like that?'
"Look into it Kit. She had a hitai-ate; see what village she came from." Kyuubi said boredly.
'Good idea.' Naruto looked to the nurse, his gaze a little less harsh. "Thank you. Did she have anything on her? Weapons? A hitai-ate? Anything that could identify where she came from?"
The nurse raised an eyebrow. "What are you? A detective?"
Naruto frowned at the nurse. "Look...I'm trying to help her out...okay? She was stumbling to the village wanting to talk to the Hokage. So yeah...if I have to play detective to get some answers...I'll do it."
The nurse moved behind the lobby desk and pulled out a bag holding Kokone's things. "Here."
Naruto thanked the nurse for her things and walked down the hall where Kokone's room was. When he reached her room, he saw the silver haired girl sleeping. She had several bandages visible, and IV in her arm.
Naruto looked through the bag of Kokone's items. He saw her torn and ripped clothing, her weapons pouch, and her hitai-ate. "Perfect." He inspected the hitai-ate and realized that it was from Otogakure. But her hitai-ate had a slash going through it's symbol.
"She's an Oto nin..." He looked up at Kokone, who was staring right back at him. Naruto frowned at her, tossing the hitai-ate into her lap. "Care to explain why you're here?"
"I already told you, I need to speak to your Hokage." She frowned back. "Now get me out of this hospital gown, give me back my clothes, and get this stupid IV out of my arm!" She growled as she tried to rip the IV out.
"I wouldn't do that young lady." Came an older, tired voice.
The two teens turned their heads and saw Hiruzen standing in the doorway, Shikamaru behind him.
Kokone stared at the old Hokage and frowned. "Who are you?"
Hiruzen chuckled. "I heard you wanted to talk to the Hokage. What can I do for you?"
Kokone's eyes widened as she stared at the village leader. "O-Oh...I'm sorry Hokage-Sama. I didn't mean disrespect." She said bowing her head.
Hiruzen chuckled again. "None taken young lady. Now...what do you wish to speak about?"
Kokone stared at Naruto and Shikamaru. "Do they have to be here?"
Naruto frowned. "I'm not going anywhere. I think I should get to stay considering I brought you here."
"What do you want? A medal?" Kokone spat back.
Naruto growled. "You're just as bad as Sasuke-teme."
Hiruzen shook his head. "Enough you two." He turned to Shikamaru and gave the boy a soft smile. "Thank you for delivering the message Shikamaru. You're free to go."
Shikamaru waved at Naruto and left the hospital.
Naruto waved back and turned to Kokone. "Why are you here?"
Hiruzen frowned and pinched Naruto's ear. "Naruto, behave."
Naruto pouted and rubbed his sore ear.
Kokone smirked at Naruto's distress, then turned to Hiruzen. "Hokage-Sama, I'm here to warn you about an attack on Konoha."
Hiruzen's eyes widened. "I believe I must stop you there Miss...?"
"Kokone, Sir. Suzuki Kokone." She smirked.
"Kokone." He nodded. "I'm afraid this room is not safe to talk about classified information. I'll speak to your doctor and see about a quick discharge. Meet me at the Hokage tower. Naruto will escort you there." He said smiling down at Naruto.
"Aw man! Come on Old Man! I wanted to see Hinata-chan today!" He whined.
Hiruzen frowned. "You can see young Hinata later. Now, go find some temporary clothes for Miss Kokone."
Naruto grumbled and stomped out of the room.
Hirzen nodded at Kokone and went to find the girl's doctor.
After a few minutes, Naruto came back into the room. "Here." He grumbled, tossing the girl her clothes.
"What are these?" She frowned.
"Hey! It's what the nurses gave me, okay? You don't like it, wear your torn clothing." He frowned.
"Why are you such an ass?" She frowned, holding up the plain sweat pants and sweatshirt.
"I'm not. In fact I'm a pretty nice guy. But you've got such a bad attitude that it brings out the worst in me." He frowned. "I don't like dealing with angry, bitchy people. Especially when all I've done is try to help."
Kokone frowned. "I don't owe you anything." She grumbled. She looked towards the door when she saw her doctor. "Can I leave now?"
The doctor sighed. "I'm going to check a few things and you can go. Though you're going to need to sign yourself out. Do you know anyone that can help you during your recovery?"
Kokone blinked. "I have to have someone watch over me?"
"I would feel better knowing that someone is there to help you during your recovery. While most of your injuries were minor, cracked ribs aren't something you should play around with. If you overexert yourself, your ribs could get worse and break."
Kokone frowned. She looked towards Naruto, who scoffed at her. "No..." She sighed. "I don't know anyone who can-"
Naruto sighed. "I can help her. Me and my friends can make sure she takes it easy."
The doctor nodded and performed a quick exam; checking her vitals one last time, checking her pupils and vision, feeling her ribs to make sure they were setting and healing properly, and finally taking out her IV. "Alright. You just need to sign out at the nurse's desk and you're free to go."
Kokone nodded and watched her doctor leave. She turned back to Naruto. "Why did you volunteer to help me?"
Naruto sighed. "Like I said earlier I'm a pretty nice guy. I actually like to help people. And I'm pretty sure that doctor wouldn't let you leave if you didn't have someone to watch over you." He smirked.
Kokone stared at Naruto for a moment and sighed. "Get out."
Naruto frowned. "Hey! I was trying to help you and you just want me-"
"Oh shut up! I need you to get out so I can change into my awesome new clothes." She said sarcastically, holding up her sweats.
Naruto's face flushed. "O-Oh...sorry." Naruto quickly left and sat in the waiting room. A few moments later, Kokone came out carrying the bag of her belongings. "Ready?"
Kokone nodded. They walked up to the nurse's desk, Kokone signed her papers, and they left.
The walk between Naruto and Kokone was awkward. It was silent, and full of tension. Naruto tried to think of something to say, but nothing was coming to him. What could he say to someone who was sassy and sarcastic?
Naruto thanked God when he saw Hinata walking out of a small food market. "Hinata-chan!" Naruto smiled brightly. He quickly left Kokone's side and ran up to the Hyuuga girl. "Hey Hinata-chan! Whatcha doin'?"
Hinata smiled. "I'm looking for some food. I'm thinking about cooking dinner tomorrow. Don't let Otou-sama know." She whispered.
Naruto chuckled. "I won't. So...listen. We had our first date last week and...I was wondering...the next time we both had days off maybe we-"
"Hey blondie! Hurry up! I need to get to the Hokage tower!" Kokone yelled.
Naruto frowned over his shoulder, sticking his tongue out at the silver-haired kunoichi. "Calm down!" Naruto sighed and turned back to Hinata. "Sorry Hinata-chan."
"Who's that?" Hinata asked, trying to hide the jealousy in her voice.
"Her name's Kokone. I found her outside of the village, hurt. She needs to talk to the Old Man about something pretty important. Want to come with us?" Naruto asked, almost pleadingly.
Hinata nodded. "Of course, Naruto-kun."
The couple returned to Kokone, Hinata standing very close to Naruto. The Hyuuga put on a gentle smile, nodding to Kokone. "Hello Kokone-san, I'm Hinata."
Konoe shrugged. "Yeah. Hey. Hi. Listen, I really need to talk-"
"To the Hokage." Naruto frowned. "I know. You could at least be nice to Hinata-chan. She's trying to be nice to you."
Kokone sighed. "Sorry." She grumbled. "I'm just in a hurry, it's really important."
Naruto nodded. "Fine, let's go." The trio continued walking, Naruto giving Hinata an apologetic look.
Hinata smiled softly, signaling she was fine.
The three teens made it to the Hokage Tower rather quickly, and ran right into his office.
"Hey Old Man. We're here." Naruto nodded.
Hiruzen nodded back. "Miss Hyuuga, it's a pleasure. Though I wasn't expecting you."
"I asked her to join us." Naruto said firmly. "Alright Kokone, you're here."
Hiruzen nodded. "Indeed. I've put up privacy seals, so we'll have complete privacy."
Kokone sighed in relief, looking at the aged Hokage. "Hokage-Sama...I've come to warn yout hat Orochimaru is headed to Konoha."
Naruto scoffed. "You're a little late. My team and I already fought him in the Forest of Death. Not to mention that he placed so messed up seal on Sasuke."
Kokone's eyes widened. "What? Did he bite him?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, he did. It really messed with him. But Kakashi sealed it, so Sasuke's better now."
Kokone frowned. "That seal won't last forever. If the desire for power fuels Sasuke, the curse will completely take over." Kokone sighed. "I've seen it happen to a lot of his subjects."
Hiruzen cleared his throat. "Suzuki-San, Have you been cursed as well?"
Kokone slowly nodded. "I was given to Orochimaru as payment." She sighed. "He invaded my village that was just outside of Getsugakure. You see...my family has a Kekki Genkai, a dojutsu just like sweet cheeks over there." She said motioning towards Hinata.
Hinata's eyes widened and blushed.
The Hokage blinked. "Really? May I ask what your Kekki Genkai is?"
Kokone shrugged. "I'm able to see a person's life force. Basically I can tell what element affiliation someone has, my senses are heightened, mainly my sight, hearing, and chakra perception."
Naruto blinked. "Chakra perception?"
"I can feel someone else's chakra from long distances, even those who are trying to conceal their chakra." She nodded. "It isn't the most obvious or amazing dojutsu, but it interested Orochimaru enough." She said sadly.
Hiruzen gave Kokone a soft smile. "Don't worry Suzuki-San, you are safe within these walls."
Kokone shook her head. "If Orochimaru's here, no one's safe. He's planning an attack, a big one." She frowned.
"How do you know this?" Hiruzen frowned, his soft expression quickly hardening.
"I over heard one of my guards talk about the attack plan. They weren't necessarily quiet about it either." Kokone scoffed.
"Are you sure they weren't being quiet on purpose? Like all of this is a trap?" Naruto frowned.
"I'm pretty sure they weren't telling me on purpose. The people that guarded my cell weren't necessarily smart. Strong shionbi, but definitely lacking upstairs." She smirked. "That's why I was able to escape."
Hiruzen nodded. "Suzuki-San...do you know when the attack is going to happen?"
"The day of the final exam...whatever that is." She shrugged. "Orochimaru has already executed his first part of his plan..." Kokone said solemnly.
"Which was?" Naruto frowned.
"He allied himself with Sunagakure and is planning to use Suna-nin to help with the invasion." Kokone said firmly. "I don't know much more than that, but I felt you should know."
Hiruzen nodded. "I must thank you Suzuki-san. Your information has been very helpful. Forgive me for requesting this, but I would like you to head to our interrogation department and speak with Ibiki and Anko to collaborate your story. While I feel you are truthful, one can never be too careful."
Kokone nodded. "I understand." She bowed to the Hokage.
"Naruto. Hinata. Please escort Suzuki-san to the interrogation department for me." Hiruzen said to the couple.
"Of course Hokage-Sama." Hinata nodded.
Naruto nodded as well and walked with Hinata and Kokone to Ibiki's office.
Hiruzen turned around in his chair and stared out at the village. 'Things just got a lot more dangerous.'
End Chapter
So? What did you think? Do any of you remember Kokone? If not, I'd suggest going back and reading some of my earlier chapters. Alright, so Kokone has informed Konoha of the attack. Can she be trusted?
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