Chapter Twenty-Six; The Prophecy

Naruto hid his face against the wall and started to count. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty!" he exclaimed before he opened his eyes and turned around. "Alright! Ready or not! Here I come!" he cried. "Hmm,.. I wonder where Hiro could be hiding." He said to himself before he started searching the bedroom.

"Hiro!" he called before he pulled back the curtain and looked behind it. Although unfortunately for him he found that it was empty. "Oh well, I guess that he isn't back here." He said while he scratched his head and then turned around and continued searching the room. Hiro giggled quietly underneath the bed while he hugged his knees up towards his chest.

"This is great, Uncle Naruto will never find me under here!" he whispered excitedly.

Meanwhile Sasuke and AJ had been pulling their vehicles into opposite sides of the parking lot. "You really look beautiful tonight Sasame." AJ began as they climbed out of the car together. "You really wouldn't even need all that makeup on." He told her as she smiled him and blushed.

"Thanks." She told him as he smiled back at her before offering her his arm. "Shall we?" he inquired.

"Yes, I do believe we shall." She replied before she took his arm and he escorted her inside. However Sasuke and Sakura were the first ones inside.

"Table for two please." Sasuke said while he led his wife up to the front of the line.

"Right this way Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha." The man told them before he led them away towards their table.

….

Sakura twirled her spaghetti around her fork while sneaking occasional glances at her husband. "Uh Sasuke? Are you alright? You're not eating anything." She told him as Sasuke took a deep breath and sighed heavily before he propped his elbow up onto the table and rested his head upon it.

"Sorry. I was just wondering how Naruto and Hiro were doing." He told her before he turned his head and looked across the room.

"Then why are you staring at Sasame and AJ?" she asked him as he narrowed his eyebrows and glared at her before he continued watching them.

Sasame took a bite of her chicken leg and glanced up at her father. "I really wish that he would stop staring at us." She said before setting her chicken down and taking a sip of Pepsi. Then all of a sudden she lifted her head and her eyes changed purple.

"Uh Sasame, are you alright?" AJ questioned her anxiously before they quickly turned back to green.

"Oh no. I'm sorry AJ but I have to go. Hiro and Uncle Naruto are in danger!" she exclaimed before she leapt out of her seat.

"Wait Sasame, what are you talking about? We just got here!" he cried as she rushed over to her parents' table breathing frantically.

"What is it? Your face is as white as a ghost." Sakura told her.

"I just had another vision! It was about Uncle Naruto and Hiro!" she cried while feeling her heart starting to pound against her chest.

"Now take a deep breath and just calm down." Sasuke began. "Tell us exactly what you saw." He told her.

"Doragon's planning on kidnapping them!" she hollered before Sasuke shot up out of his chair and raced outside.

"Wait Sasuke!" Sakura shouted as she, Sasame, and AJ all hurried after him. Sasuke quickly dug his cellphone out of his pocket and pressed the speed dial button for Naruto's number before placing it back up to his ear.

"Can somebody please tell me what's going on here?" AJ inquired.

"I'm psychic." Sasame replied.

"What!?" AJ shrieked with complete and utter astonishment and bewilderment before Sasuke hung up the phone.

"I have to go back to the hotel. Naruto's not answering his phone. He might be in danger and if he is, so could Hiro." He told them.

"I'm coming with you Sasuke." Sakura told him.

"No Sakura, I won't allow you to put yourself in danger as well. Especially after I specifically promised you that I wouldn't." he told her.

"But Naruto and Hiro are my family too and I love them both from the bottom of my heart." She told him.

"I'm coming too." Sasame began before slowly hanging her head. "It's all my fault that this happened. You and Mom both trusted me to help Uncle Naruto watch Hiro but I couldn't keep my priorities straight." She said as Sasuke took a deep breath and sighed heavily.

"Fine but I want you two to either stay by me or stay together. I love you both so much that I'd never forgive myself if something ever happened to you." He told them before Sasame turned her head and looked back over at AJ.

"I'm really sorry AJ. I promise that I'll find some way to make it up to you." She told him before she placed a comforting hand upon his shoulder and then planted a soft and tender kiss on his cheek and then turned around and followed both of her parents out into the parking lot as it started pouring rain out of the sky once again.

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Sasuke's heart leapt for joy once he caught a glimpse of Naruto sitting on the bench outside of the hotel. Naruto heaved a deep and heavy sad sigh while resting his head upon his hands. Sasuke quickly put on the brakes and put the car in park next to the curb before flinging off his seatbelt and racing over to him. "Naruto! Thank God you're alright! I was worried sick about you! And so was Sakura and Sasame." He told him before he sat down beside him. "Where's Hiro?" he questioned him before a tear rolled down his cheek. Naruto sniffed and wiped his nose on the back of his hand. "Naruto? What happened?" he inquired while wrapping his arm around him.

"I'm sorry Sasuke, Doragon came back for him and I couldn't stop him. We were playing hide and go seek and I couldn't even find him in time." He told him before Sasuke gently started rubbing his back.

"Oh come on Naruto, I'm not mad at you. It wasn't your fault." Sasuke told him.

"It's not fair though. First I lose track of Hokori and now Hiro. Doragon said that he wanted him because of his great powers. But he probably doesn't even have any powers. Doragon probably just used that as an excuse." Naruto said with another sniff before Sasuke pulled him inside his chest and rested his head against his.

"Don't worry Naruto. We're going to get him back. I promise you that." He assured him.