Rosuto Rakuen (Lost Paradise)
XXVI. One Step Closer…
By: Datenshi No Uzumaki (aka Kat Lee V)
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A pair of big blue eyes peered through the bushes. When the two men passed by the bush, a head with golden tresses popped out from the bush. Looking to where the men walked by, the person in the bush jumped out, followed by three small pups that stood close to him. It was a little boy, about six in age, with messy and spiky blonde hair and big crystal blue eyes. Next to him were two dark puppies, and a red tiny fox. "Should we follow them?" The little boy asked his three small companions.
'They are Oto Soldiers.' The black pup made a small noise.
'You should be careful… they might see through your disguise…' The dark gray pup blinked his big crimson eyes.
The fox took a few steps forward. 'Let's go Kit, they might know where that Snake is hiding at.' The blonde boy nodded and ran after the red fox, with the two dark puppies scampering behind.
Naruto, his Shugorei and Kurama had a mission to give a few scrolls to three different locations within the Fire Country. At their last rendezvous point, they ran into suspicious looking Oto Soldiers. Curious, Naruto and his group followed them, in their disguise of a little boy and his pets. The blonde boy happily skipped down the streets, a few feet behind the men, with the three little pups trotting close to his feet.
'Maybe if we follow them… they may lead us to their secret hiding place.' Thought Naruto.
The black puppy made a noise that was almost close to a snort. 'Dobe… has being disguised as a kid messed with your thinking process?'
The blonde crossed his arms and pouted. 'Shut up, teme!'
'Now, now children. No fighting. We have to be serious here, you know.' Thought Itachi, the lighter puppy walking up ahead with the red small fox.
'They went into the bar… how are you going to get in there?' Kurama barked to her charge.
The four stopped outside the bar, looking up at the painted sign, 'NO KIDS. NO PETS.' Itachi slightly tilted his head, his eye twinkling with an idea. He turned his head to the blonde boy. 'Let's go to that alley and change disguises. Allow me this time to pick, ne?' Sasuke was having an uneasy feeling with his brother's idea. Kurama shrugged in her own way, and led the way, with Naruto skipping behind her.
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The bells to the bar rang, and the workers inside loudly greeted the new customers. In came two couples. The first ones was a tall man with long dark brown hair, and an eye patch over his left eye. He wore plain dark robes, like any commoner that walked the streets. On his arm was a beautiful tall woman, with fiery red hair, and golden eyes. She wore deep colored robes of red and yellow. She had a fan covering half of her face. Behind them was the other couple. The man was slightly shorter than the first man, with long raven hair, pulled back in a low ponytail. He wore dark blue and gray robes. Beside him, was a short woman that was blushing either in embarrassment or anger. She had long light brown hair, with a plain green headband. She had bright blue eyes, and wore a lighter blue robe.
"Welcome." The waiter greeted.
The tallest man peered through the bar, and spotted the two certain people. "Is it okay if we choose where to sit?" He asked.
"Oh, let's sit over there dear!" The red headed woman pointed over to the corner that was close to where the two Oto Soldiers were.
The waiter nodded. "Sure, you can." Then he allowed them to lead the way. When they got seated, the waiter gave them their menus, and let them have time to choose what they want.
The tallest man grinned. "So?"
The light brown haired woman scowled. "I hate this. Why do I have to be this?" She hissed in a somewhat low whisper.
"Oh, come on, Naru-chan. It's not bad. I think you look cute." Chirped the red headed woman. She then encircled her arm around the male she came in the bar with. "Don't you think so, dear?" The man chuckled, while the smaller woman glared at the two. The two older adults were obviously Itachi and Kurama, while the small brunette was Naruto, who was scowling in a un-lady-like manner.
The shorter male sighed and rolled his eyes. "At least we got in." Sasuke really didn't care for disguises… but then again, he would be pissed off too if he had to be a girl. He glanced at the fuming brunette beside him.
Kurama looked over her body, flexing her fingers in front of her. "You know… I think I like this form than being that puny thing."
"But Kyu-chan is cute and easier to carry when traveling." Said the Naruto. Itachi and Sasuke held in theirs snickers, but looked away from both 'females'. The red haired woman glared at the smaller woman.
There was a noise of someone clearing their throat, and the four looked up at the waiter. "Um… are you ready to order?"
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"I heard that our master was somehow able to find the entrance to Rakuen."
Four pairs of eyes narrowed.
"That's right… but it won't open until all ten stones of Tengoku are collected."
"I bet that Ten'yo has the rest."
"Hey, do you even know who this Ten'yo is?"
"No, but I heard that Ten'yo is residing somewhere in the Fire Country."
"It will be a major problem if it is in Konoha."
"It doesn't matter… master is planning an invasion on Konoha to get the stones and Ten'yo."
There was a gasp, and the two men paused in their conversation. "Really? You two are getting married in two weeks? That's too soon!" Said a loud and high feminine voice.
"It's so true, right dear?" replied another woman's voice, but deeper.
"Yes… because our love is too great, that we want to marry right away." Said a deep male's voice.
The two men then cautiously turned their attention away from the two couples that were close to them. At the other booth, the four inwardly let out a sigh of relief as they heard the two men start talking of random things now. The three older people all slightly glared at the small brunette. "What?"
Kurama narrowed her eyes. "You're so lucky that they didn't catch us." Hissed the red headed woman.
Naruto scratched the back of his head, laughing to himself. "Yeah… and that was close too."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Dobe…" Then the three saw Itachi placing a find on his lips, telling them to be quiet.
"So when are we going to attack Konoha?"
"I heard that it is in three months time. There are some Soldiers that are trying to uncover the ancient ruins they found that could contain information about Rakuen."
"Oh yeah... I heard about that too. Isn't it that some Soldiers also found the site of where the Gates of Darkness is at?"
"They are not sure though. But I know for sure master wants to open it to get that power."
"Just to think that Oto is one step closer in dominating this world. Once master does, then he'll definitely go after the whole universe." The man laughed, as if he was drunk. (Which he probably was).
There was a slap, and some crashing noises. "Idiot! Not so loud!"
Naruto sweat dropped. Yes… these men are definitely drunk. If they weren't, then they wouldn't have spoken out loud of the plans of Oto. How stupid were these Oto Soldiers anyways? "I think… we should go?" Naruto said in his feminine disguise.
Kurama tilted her head. "Oh? Are you tired, Naru-chan?" The 'brunette' growled and glared at the red-haired woman in front of him.
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"You know this is going against orders… and we're not even telling the Hokage about our little 'detour'." There was a sigh.
Itachi plopped a hand on his little brother's head. "Oh, come on Otouto, live a little. You don't always have to be serious and only think about Naruto." Sasuke was blushing, and he glared at the older twin. Itachi ruffled his younger twin's hair, causing the younger Uchiha to glare at him harder. The older Uchiha just laughed at him. "Plus, if we even told Tsunade-hime of this, she would surely make us go back to Konoha, and we won't have a chance to look at those ruins ourselves."
"But we will get in trouble." Sasuke narrowed his eyes and pointed at his brother. "And you'll be talking all the blame." Itachi just shrugged his shoulders.
Naruto turned around from looking over the cliff behind the bushes. "It's as they said… the place is heavily guarded with Oto Soldiers." He lifted up the binoculars and allowed the older Uchiha to look. Kurama was perched on Naruto's shoulder.
They were somewhere near the boarders of the Earth Country. When they got out of that bar, weeks ago, they spotted more Oto Soldiers that were dilly dandling close to the Fire Country Boarders when they were heading home. They followed them, and listened to confirm the things the first Oto Soldiers have said. Then they followed a few of them to where the location of the ruins where Rakuen was supposedly located. Presently, they were hiding in the cliffs, looking over the ruins, crawling with Oto Soldiers.
The blonde looked up at the eldest Shugorei. "So what now?" Sasuke raised a brow, glancing at his brother.
"Well…" Itachi brought down the binoculars, still looking over the ruins. "You want to go and check what is down there, right?" Naruto nodded. "The only way to walk around the ruins is if we disguised our selves as Oto Soldiers."
Naruto blinked his eyes. "How are we going to do that?"
Sasuke sighed. "Dobe… we can't use genjutsu. They will sense it, and catch us. The only way we can get in those ruins is by stealing some of their uniforms." He pointed out.
"Oh! I knew that!" Chirped Naruto. His Shugorei and the tiny fox all sweat dropped. The blonde shot up from his crouching position. "Let's go!"
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A few Oto Soldiers walked passed the three without looking at them. The shortest of the three sighed out in relief. Itachi plopped a hand on the blonde's head. "Ne, Naruto-kun… you need to relax. Nothing will happen." He said casually.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Aren't you so optimistic…" He sighed, and looked around. "So where do we start?"
Naruto pointed out towards a direction. "There! I… I feel something coming from there…" They saw a tall structure over the fallen buildings and pillars.
The younger Uchiha then took the blonde's hand, and tugged him towards that direction. "Then let's go. We can't waste time. The sooner we get through this, the faster we can get out of here." He said in a low murmur that only his brother and his master could hear. He carefully watched the Oto Soldiers that were walking around the place. 'And it's a good thing there is no sign of that Snake Man anywhere…'
The three stopped in front what looks like a temple. They saw two guards standing at the entrance. Naruto panicked and froze on the spot. Sasuke sighed mentally, and walked past the soldiers. "Holt!" The three stopped in place. Naruto was fidgeting.
One of the Oto Soldiers walked up to them. "And where do you think you're going?"
Itachi stood up straight and pulled out a sheet of paper and showed it to the man. "We were assigned to be inspectors from the leader." He said calmly. Naruto blinked his eyes. 'Huh? How did he get that paper? And how does he know what to say?' Sasuke mentally sighed. 'Weren't you listening to anything when we were stealing these uniforms?' Naruto blinked his eyes, oblivious. Sasuke shook his head. 'You're really something, dobe… but I guess that's what I love about you.' The blonde blushed with a glare, as the younger Uchiha smirked.
The soldier than gave the paper back to Itachi. "Okay… you may enter. But remember to report back once you found something. All information is crucial to Orochimaru-sama." The three nodded, and walked inside the ruined structure.
Naruto sighed out in relief once again. "Phew… I thought for sure they would have caught us."
Itachi hooked his arm around the shortest teen's neck. "Well, they would be suspicious with a cute little thing like you walking around this place."
"I'm not little or cute! Come on, I grew, even taller than Sakura-neechan!" The blond whined.
"Itachi…" Sasuke glared and hissed at his brother. He grabbed Naruto's hand, and tugged him away from his brother's grasp.
They walked around the dark place, going though many halls and rooms. They ran into four other Oto Soldiers that were also wondering around looking for some information. Naruto looked behind as they were walking through the place. "It seems like they haven't found anything important yet about Rakuen." He said.
Itachi frowned. "Naruto-kun… don't you feel anything?"
The blonde blinked his eyes and glanced at the older teen. "Huh?"
"Dobe… the reason we are here is because you said you felt something in this place. We've been walking around for a long time, and nothing has turned up. So where is that vibe that you felt?" Sasuke sighed.
Naruto pouted, and crossed his arms. He closed his eyes, and then let his instincts lead him to where ever it will. His Shugorei followed quietly behind, trusting their Senmin. They came across a dead end, and the Uchihas' slightly frowned. Naruto went up to the wall, and pressed his hand against it. "I feel something here…" He said softly.
Sasuke looked at the wall. "Are you sure?"
"It could be behind the wall…" Itachi pressed his hand on the wall, inspecting it. "There is probably a switch or something that will open up this wall…"
Sasuke watched the two probed the wall around, patting and pressing their hands against every part of the wall. The younger Uchiha sighed. He looked to the side, and saw something written on the wall. It was glowing faintly. He squinted his eyes, and saw they were inscriptions in an unknown language. "Hey, what's that?" He pointed to the side.
Naruto and Itachi stood up straight and looked over to where the younger Uchiha pointed. Itachi raised a brow. "It's some weird writing that I haven't seen before."
The blonde widened his eyes. "Oh! That's the kind of writing that we use back home in the other world. It's Hiragana and Kanji." The Uchiha twins looked at each other with question. Naruto moved up close to it, and traced his finger over the writing. "A secret lies beyond, and only the blood of a Hyuuga, Uchiha or Namikaze could unlock it." He said carefully.
Then there was a flash of light, and a strange symbol was glowing on the once barren wall. The three stared at it. Itachi glanced at his Senmin. "Well… go open it."
Naruto looked at the eldest Shugorei. "Me? Can't you? It said Uchiha too!"
Sasuke sighed and went up to the wall. He bit his thumb and smeared his blood over the symbol. Then the wall that was there faded and disappeared. Naruto and Itachi stared in surprise. Sasuke casually walked in the hidden room, with the other two following behind. When they went passed the entrance, the wall reappeared. "Hey! We're locked in!" Naruto placed a hand on the solid wall.
"It's better that way, so those Oto Soldiers won't be snooping around here as we investigate this place." Sasuke said.
The room was huge. It was almost like those Sacred Chambers in the temple, but there was no holy waters running throughout the place. At the center was a strange circle, with a mix of their family symbols put together. They stared at it with questions. There was a line of writing that encircled the room, all in Kanji, as Naruto put it. In front of them was an empty space with four empty circles that were positioned as the corners of a diamond formation. Itachi went towards that wall. Kurama, who was hiding in the sack that Naruto carried, jumped out, and walked towards where the older Uchiha was. Sasuke watched as Naruto slowly walked around the giant circle in the center of the room.
"What are you doing, dobe?" The raven-haired teen questioned.
The blonde stopped in front of Sasuke, still facing the circle. He plopped down on his knees, and pressed his hands on the circle. "Don't you hear it, that song?" Sasuke looked at the blonde quizzically. He then closed his eyes and strained his ears to listen to whatever his blonde was hearing. His dog-like ear twitched. "It's a sad song… and yet it is happy…" Naruto whispered; his blue eyes were closed.
"I… I don't hear it, Naruto…" Sasuke replied. He opened his eyes to see the blonde standing up. He carefully walked on top of the circle. When he went to the center, the circle burst into light, glowing. "Naruto!" He ran towards the blonde and reached out his hand to the smaller teen.
When Itachi and Kurama turned around, they saw the circle glowing with Naruto and Sasuke in the center of it. They went toward them, but were thrown back by an invisible barrier. The room started to shake, and the loud sound of rumbling was heard. Soon a bright light shot up encircling the two, and they could all hear a beautiful song vibrating in the room.
Sasuke held on to the blonde, carefully watching the whole scene. When the shaking stopped, but the strange light around them didn't, Sasuke loosened his hold on his Senmin. Naruto stepped back and looked around. "What… what's going on?"
Then the two widened their eyes as three cloaked figures appeared. They were projections, surrounding them in a formation. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at one figure. "Okaasan…?"
Naruto blinked his eyes, and looked at the other two. "Kaasan… Nijiyo-obasan…" He whispered.
"A child born of a Namikaze and Uzumaki,"
"The one that carries the demon with nine tails,"
"The one with the twin Uchiha as Guardians,"
"Holds the great powers of Rebirth and Destruction,"
"Life and Death,"
"Light and Darkness."
"This child is a Godsend,"
"The chosen one of the Gods,"
"Ten'yo."
Sasuke and Naruto watched the three women that stood around them, speaking. 'It's… it's the prophecy.' The blonde looked at his Shugorei.
"Darkness lingers near seeking the Child's power,"
"But its Precious ones protects it,"
"Sending the Child to another world."
Naruto stared with his mouth gaping slightly. 'That time… when we had to leave this world… It was to protect me from getting into the hands of Orochimaru…'
"Terror and sorrow strikes on that world,"
"The Child's heart filled with woe,"
"Darkness can no longer reach the Child,"
"And the Child looses Precious ones."
"The Child forgets about its past…"
"The Child forgets of its world…"
Sasuke furrowed his brows. 'It's that time when Orochimaru some how crossed over to where Naruto and his family were living, and the day that his parents… died…'
"The day the Child returns to the world,"
"Is the day that it meets the young wolf again,"
"The day when the Child will become,"
"The God's gift,"
"Ten'yo."
"And it will bring with it,"
"The two other vessels of Biju,"
"With tails of one and two."
"Who has Guardians of the twin Dragons Hyuuga…"
'So then… Neechan, Niisan, Neji-nii, and Hinata-chan also play a part in this prophecy…' Naruto bowed his head slightly. 'So most of this prophecy has come true… I'm really Ten'yo…' He looked up at the three projections of their dead mothers.
"To the temples, the Child must travel,"
"To gather strength by the many Gods."
"Many trials and tribulations this Child will go through,"
"Guided by many Precious ones it is surrounded by,"
"Darkness has awakened,"
"And out again it seeks the Child."
"A terrible misfortune comes in the Child's way."
"One by one, the Precious ones go,"
"To protect the Child from Darkness' coming."
"In the end, the Child falls,"
"But Light holds stubbornly,"
"And they vanish from the world."
Naruto didn't know that he was holding on to Sasuke's hand, until he felt a gentle squeeze coming from the older teen. 'They are talking about those times before we 'disappeared' for three years.' Thought the younger Uchiha. Naruto closed his blue eyes, squeezing the bigger hand.
"As the seasons pass in three full turns,"
"And the heavens open and cry fallen feathers,"
"The Ten'yo returns to this world again."
"The Holy Waters unfreeze, welcoming back the Child,"
"The Gods it will meet with a new task."
"Seek the Ten stones of Tengoku, the Child must do,"
"Then Darkness will cower in its great strength."
"More trouble will brew,"
"And the Child must face the ones that seek the Biju."
'So… we already know most that have already happened…' Sasuke glanced through the light and saw Itachi standing close by, staring at the projections. 'I wonder how much Anki already knows about the Prophecy…'
"Darkness is growing, and slowly overcoming the lands."
"The Gates of Darkness will open again,"
"And the Great War will strike."
"Chaos and Destruction will take over the lands,"
"And all the Soldiers must fight in the Gods' honor."
"The Child must act quick, and unlock the Gates of Light,"
"With the Four Star Mirrors set in place,"
"The true power of Ten'yo awakens."
"What is seen further is unknown,"
"For the Ten'yo must decide the fate."
"To Darkness or to Light?"
"Only the Child's heart can answer."
"Will this War end, or will it continue?"
"Will the Light spread its wings wide?"
"Or will Darkness's Claws hold the Child tight?"
Suddenly the projections of their mothers faded away, and the light of the circle was dying down. Naruto and Sasuke clung on to each other, looking around the room with wide eyes. The room was then filled with many writings that the Uchiha twins couldn't understand. But that wall with the four circles in that Diamond formation had no glowing symbols on it. Something did appear on that wall, and the light from the ceiling shined upon it. It was a picture… like a map, and the four circles shined, reflecting the light down on the giant circle in the center of the room.
"Seek the answers Ten'yo,"
"The place where you can decide,"
"In the lands that was once long forgotten,"
The voices of their mothers were fading, softly echoing in the large chamber. Naruto looked up at the source of light that came into the room. He closed his eyes, holding Sasuke's hands tightly.
"One can only find true Paradise,"
"If they believe in themselves,"
"And have faith in their Precious ones."
Naruto widened his eyes on what their mothers last said. "That's… that's what the Gods keep telling me…" He opened his blue eyes and stared pass the opening of the ceiling. "…I must… I must find Rakuen… That is my sole purpose as Ten'yo and as Senmin… to choose to save… or destroy this world…" He whispered, tears spontaneously falling from his sapphire eyes.
Sasuke looked down at the blonde, and pulled him into a tight embrace. "Naruto…" The teen suddenly noticed the song that he heard was also fading, and it somehow turned into a melancholy song. It was like it was attuned to the blonde's emotions. He blinked his eyes as he felt the blonde's body go limp. He looked down and found Naruto asleep. 'He… the prophecy was too much for him to take in… I guess that is why he fainted.'
He then glanced at his twin, who stood in front of that wall with Kurama perched on his shoulder. "Anki?"
"They said Four Star Mirrors… Could this be it?" Itachi questioned mostly to himself. 'It has to be… then that means those three Seers were protecting it, hoping that one day Naruto will come and use them to fulfill their Prophecy.' Thought Kurama.
"Kaasan, Tomoe-obasan and Nijiyo-obasan somehow found the Mirrors beforehand, and kept them in this place." Sasuke said, as he picked up the blonde in a bridal-style. He walked over to the older Uchiha, and glanced over at the shining mirrors. "They must have known that Naruto would come here… so they created this room." Kurama slightly pouted in her fox-y way. 'That's what I said!' She knew the two wouldn't understand her in her fox form. Only Naruto could hear her, but right now, the blonde was out.
Itachi looked around the room. "You are right… and this must be the place where they made their premonition and created the Prophecy." He then looked back at the four mirrors on the wall. "What we need to figure out now is what we are suppose to do with these mirrors?"
"It doesn't matter right now." Sasuke said. "Just take them, and let's get out of here fast." Itachi raised a brow at his younger brother. "I don't think those Oto Soldiers will ever find this place, because only the Namikazes, Uchihas and Hyuugas can unlock this chamber." Sasuke said, glancing at the giant circle in the center of the room. "Right now, we need to head back to Konoha, and tell Hokage-sama about our findings, and how we discovered the real Prophecy."
"How did you know the 'Prophecy' that we were taught was not the real one?" Itachi questioned with amusement. 'Otouto has gotten smarter!'
Sasuke lightly scowled in hearing his brother's thoughts. "Because… I read the 'Prophecy' somewhere, and it was like the shorter version of this longer one that our mothers told us." He sighed and shook his head. "Common sense, Anki. And here I thought you were a 'prodigy'." He chided.
Itachi shrugged. "Nah… I already knew the Prophecy that was told to us in Konoha wasn't the real one. A lot of the Elite Soldiers already knew that." He said casually. Sasuke glared at his brother for teasing him. Itachi went with the task of taking the mirrors off from the wall. They carefully hid it in the sack, with Kurama also inside. 'Hurry and let's get out of here! I don't like it in this stuffy place!' The two heard the small whining from the fox, and somehow understood her complaints.
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When they entered Konoha, the streets were crowded with people. They were setting up booths, and decorations. The people were all busy, as if they were oblivious to the up coming War that may come to them again. The Uchihas, Naruto and Kurama watched in confusion. "Is something happening that we were not told of?" Wondered the blonde out loud.
"Let's just hurry and report to the Hokage." Sasuke said.
Naruto paused in his walk, nearly getting ran over by his eldest Shugorei. "I think I'm forgetting something… something Tsunade-obasan said before we left."
Sasuke took the blonde's hand. "Well… when we go meet her, you'll find out."
"Ne… why are you in such a hurry, Otouto?" Itachi questioned in a teasing tone. The younger Uchiha scowled. "Is it because Otouto-chan isn't getting any lately from his Kitsune?" The younger twin turned his head and glared hard at his brother. Naruto furrowed his brows, not catching the intent behind the older teen's words, while Kurama and Itachi chuckled and laughed mentally.
The younger Uchiha growled, and turned away. "Let's just go." He gritted his teeth. He tugged on to Naruto, and his Shugorei dragged the blonde through the city.
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"We can't see Tsunade-obasan?" Naruto blinked his eyes, in confusion.
Shizune nodded her head. "The Godaime is busy, and is not accepting any reports from any Soldiers that came back from their missions since last week. Tsunade-hime said that wasn't her job anymore."
The blonde tilted his head. "Huh? What does she mean by that?"
The doors opened, and the three turned their heads to see the familiar pink haired young woman walking in the room. She had a bright smile on her face. "She means that she is no longer the Hokage in charge of this city." Sakura chirped.
Naruto's eyes widened. "Then that means…" The boy was shocked. "So that is what Tsunade-obasan meant when she said when we returned, she would no longer be the Hokage of Konoha." The blonde smiled widely. "Wow! That means Niisan is the Rokudaime of Konoha, huh?"
Sakura nodded excitedly. "Yeah, and that is why the citizens are busy preparing to welcome the new Hokage, as Tsunade-obasan retires."
Sasuke's head hung low at the news. 'Great… it's not that I don't want Gaara to be Hokage… it just gives him more possibilities to torture me…' Itachi smirked and held in his chuckle as hearing his twin's thoughts. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and looked at his brother. 'He'll also torture you because you are Naruto' Shugorei too!' The older twin's eyes slightly twitched.
The pink haired teen grabbed her baby brother's hands, and tugged on them. "C'mon, everyone is at the mansion. We're all celebrating over there. But later tonight we have to be at the center so that Gaara-nii could make his speech." Then they all went to the Namikaze mansion.
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It was quiet, as it was past midnight. The starry sky was clear, with the three moons all full and shining brightly. There was a hand plopped on his head, and Naruto looked over and smiled at the person. Sasuke casually sat down beside his master, staring at the stars. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you spend some time with your brother before he becomes very busy with all those tasks a Hokage has?" The older teen said in his deep tone.
Naruto closed his crystal blue eyes, and leaned his head on the raven-haired teen's shoulder. "I'm just… thinking."
"Don't think too much, or you'll hurt you're head, dobe." Sasuke chided.
The blonde raised his head and pouted. "Teme!"
The older teen chuckled, and pulled the blonde's face to his chest. Naruto struggled to get free for air to breathe with. After a few seconds, the blonde got to pull his head free from the grip, gasping for air. Naruto glared at his Shugorei, while Sasuke laughed at his expression. He then placed his hands on sides of the boy's face, and brought it close to his. Their noses were barely touching. Their eyes locked into one another. "You're too cute, dobe." He smiled.
The blonde pouted. "I'm not cute, teme…" Naruto leaned up, and nipped at the older teen's lips. Sasuke smirked and leaned down to capture the boy's lips into a heated kiss. A moan escaped from the blonde, as greedy lips started to trail kisses along the jaw and down his neck. "Sa-Sasuke…" It was like the blonde was loosing his senses completely as the Uchiha was ravishing him, touching and kissing.
"Naruto…" Sasuke pulled back and stared at his blonde with half dazed eyes. 'Not yet… we can't…' He brushes the golden locks from the glaze blue eyes. He gave a small peck on the smaller teen's nose.
The boy blinked his blue eyes, and stared into the ebony ones of his boyfriend. "Sasuke…?" The older teen shook his head, and smiled. He leaned over and buried his face in the crook of the blonde's neck. The blonde sighed softly, and encircled his arms around the older teen's head, pressing him closer. Naruto was lying on his back, still holding the older teen that was on top of him. "…Sasuke… I'm scared…"
The older teen shifted, and blinked his dark eyes. Naruto took in a deep breath, and shakily let it out. He closed his eyes. "Everything… everything is too much… I'm scared in what will happen… I might… I might lose everyone… and even you."
"You will never lose me, dobe." He murmured, his lips brushing against the blonde's neck. He felt the smaller teen shiver beneath him.
"It's just… I don't know… there is something twisting inside of me… a bad feeling that I wouldn't like… and it won't leave me alone." Sasuke pulled his head up and stared down at the blonde. Naruto stared at the raven-haired teen above him. He smiled gently, and brushed back a few of his dark locks. "I love you so much, Sasuke… I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Nothing will… as long as you are always there, and that I can stay there by your side." The Uchiha leaned down and kissed the smaller boy on his lips. "I love you, Naruto."
"Please… please help me know that everything will be okay. Please make this scary feeling go away… Sasuke…" The blonde's voice sounded desperate, pulling the older teen to him. It was like he was afraid that he was really going to lose the person he loved the most. "…Make me forget… only for this moment… let it… just… be you and me…" He whispered, in a shaky voice. Sasuke pulled back up, and something flickered in his eyes. He leaned down and captured those sweet lips. One hand made its way to the smaller one, squeezing that hand. '…As you command… master…'
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The first day as the Hokage, and he was already getting headaches that his aunt always complained about. Gaara looked up at his brother with his Shugorei close by. Sakura was in the room, with her Shugorei also. Kiba, Tenten, Shino was also present. Ino and her Shugorei were off to the side. Neji and Lee stood on either side of the red headed young man. He sighed, and closed his teal eyes. "I won't punish you for your unauthorized investigation. Seeing as this place was important, and you found out more about your task as Ten'yo, I'll let it pass." Naruto and his Shugorei, though they don't show it, nearly sighed out in relief. "But…" They fidgeted. "I'm not happy in your rash ideas of prancing around in areas where our enemies are gathered, especially places with Oto Soldiers." Gaara looked up and glared at the Uchiha twins. "It was dangerous, and you could have been captured."
One of Itachi's dog ear twitched, and Sasuke's dog ear flickered slightly. Sakura sighed, and then looked at the Uchiha twins. "So you heard that Oto was going to invade Konoha, and declare war on this city."
Sasuke nodded. "Yes, and they all said that it was around three months before they would attack." Naruto and his Shugorei told them about their discovery, and what Oto plans. They even told of the real Prophecy, and Naruto's current task of figuring out what to do with the Four Star Mirrors.
Hinata looked at the Rokudaime. "But what about Akatsuki? They are still after the Biju. With them and Oto, Konoha wouldn't be able to juggle both crisis."
"What we should be focusing on is the advance of Oto Soldiers planning to attack this city." Spoke out Shikamaru.
"Our main priority should be to protect this city." Said Sai. He was leaning against the wall, with his eyes closed and arms crossed.
"If that is so, then Naruto and Sakura shouldn't be going out of Konoha." Said Neji. "That way we can watch over the city and them."
Naruto frowned. "Yes… if we focus on the defense of Konoha, then Akatsuki wouldn't be able to capture them." Tenten glanced at the two Jinchuriki. "They are safer here than out there."
The blonde looked up at his brother. "But I can't stay here."
Gaara narrowed his eyes at his brother. "And why is that?"
Naruto leaned against the desk, both hands on the surface. "Because I have a task to do that the whole universe's fate is resting on."
Sakura's eyes soften. "Can't you just wait for a little while?"
"No, I can't!" The blonde looked at his siblings, who were ever overprotective. "Orochimaru is out there, and is said to have found the Gates of Darkness. If you didn't know, the Prophecy said that if those damn gates open, a greater war than the one against Oto and Konoha would destroy this world!"
Sasuke placed his hands on the blonde's shoulders, trying to calm him down. "Naruto…" It became silent in the room, everyone taking in the blonde's words.
Sakura neared her baby brother. "Naruto… I understand how all this is frustrating…"
"No, you don't understand!" The blonde yelled out. Naruto closed his eyes and sucked in his breath. Then he suddenly stormed out of the room, leaving everyone surprised. Sasuke went after him. Gaara stood up, and Sakura went to go follow, but the Hyuugas stopped their Senmin from going after their younger brother.
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"Naruto!"
Sasuke ran after the blonde, who was weaving through the city, and out the gates of Konoha. "Naruto!" He reached out his hand, and grabbed the smaller boy's shoulder, turning him around. Sasuke widened his eyes, seeing the tears threatening to fall from the blonde's cerulean eyes. "Naruto…"
The blonde then threw himself into the older teen's arms, burying his face into his chest. '…Why can't they see? Why can't they understand? …I…' Sasuke held him close. "Dobe… don't cry." He whispered. He kissed the boy's head, and then rubbed his back, rocking him side to side.
"My, my. Isn't this a touching scene, un?"
Ebony eyes widened, and looked up at the trees. Two figures were standing on the branches, wearing recognizable black cloaks with red clouds.
"I thought it was too sweet that it made my stomach churn."
"Shall we?"
"After you."
Suddenly there was a giant explosion, and a loud yell.
"SASUKE!"
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((Bwahahahahaha! And here is your update!
Phew! I thought I wasn't going to be able to finish it right away. Thank goodness finals are over, and I get to have my spring break! Yay!
Well… wasn't this an exciting chapter? Yeah right… You finally get to know about the 'Prophecy' that everyone keeps whispering about. Can you understand what will happen in future chapters? The end is drawing near! Poor Naruto can't take all the weight on his shoulders. I mean… I would break down too, you know! And that part between Sasuke and Naruto under the stars… what happened there? Don't know, and I will leave that all for your imagination! Gaara as Hokage? Yeah, I couldn't believe that I even thought of it. Ha! That shot down the whole "I'm Naruto and I'm going to be future Hokage!" Hey, this is AU, and I wanted something different. Naruto always can't be super strong and be the leader at the same time… Well that's just my weird train of thinking.
Oh no! It's Akatsuki? Want to guess who the two are? But, gasp! What will happen? What happened to Sasuke? Guess you'll just have to find out in the next chapter. So many ideas are in my head, it's just jamming up my brain! No! I need it to write this fic, but it's all mixing up! Ahem… yes, excuse my craziness right now.
Apologize for my not so good grammar, spelling and my rushing-ness. I'll be starting on the next chapter soon, and hopefully update it… but after I get at least ten reviews. My cousin is threatening me to threaten you guys. She won't leave me alone. And it does not help much that she is living with me, and sharing my room. Anyways, thank you all for your reviews. And I'm sorry again for not updating this fic sooner. I restarted on the next chapter for the other fic. Hopefully it will finally be updated in my break. Cross your fingers to those who are waiting for it. So… please review! I would appreciate it a lot! Until next time!))
EDIT 2013: made little corrections and revisions