~::~ Know Your Surroundings: Part 4 ~::~


'Pretty,' is what Hinata found herself saying to each and every flower along the walkway outside. They'd passed through the oncoming hall to the north wing and cut outside via a side door. A vibrant little pond and stone paths decorated the way under arches. 'That one moved...' It didn't scare her because it shielded away first. Its leaves folded over fiery orange petals like her stare frightened the poor thing.

Iruka looked back in time to see miss Hinata in deep concern and dangerously too close to the seemingly innocent flower. From observing, he chose to approach cautiously and count to ten.

Sakura was more fascinated by the more giant plant displays that watered themselves. "How in all the lands do you have- Those roses are… moving." She was left in awe, stepping out of the way when a vine brushed her off from the wall where a water pale hung.

"Only some are living, madam. This is just Vasili using what he can. The ones that Hinata has taken an interest too, are that type. They're a genus of Canna called Little Fuegos. They breathe fire when threatened. Careful there." He pulled her back gently enough by the shoulder long before the plant slipped away those leaves and spew the smallest fire stream with a little hiss.

Alarmed by the ferocious little thing, she hid behind Iruka. "W-Why do you h-have this?"

"It's cute?" Iruka blushed, faintly embarrassed, scratching his cheek. "Plus they're actually very harmless and make a good spice."

The little Fuego's all around started trembling in horror.

"Of course I don't eat the ones I care for!" He failed to end their shakes. "Curses… I should have moved them to the garden long ago. It's a bad habit really. You see when I get a new plant I set them along the walkways. " He motioned around with one hand in his pocket, not minding the woman that hid behind him at a safe distance. "This way they have their space before it's time to move in with everyone else." One could say he did this to Naruto somewhat and thus found Hinata's behavior kind of similar to the once cautious young boy. "It's a lot to take in so I won't show you that place today. There's a lot of rules that come with it too."

"Rules?" Sakura ducked from another vine coming over her head to comfort the startled flowers with light pets.

"Well… uh, I do own some very hazardous plants." Iruka feared to come off as one of those extreme collectors. He was anything but. "Most are endangered though so I couldn't help but offer myself up as a rehabilitator of sorts."

"You r-release them then?"

"Should they wish to leave, yes." Iruka put his hands behind his back thoughtfully and nodded back to the shy woman somewhat. "Those that can't express are returned to a sanctuary for their species to increase their survival rate."

"Do you do this for animals too?" Sakura honestly didn't want to walk up on any wild creatures or something.

"I've fostered a bird or two." And a feral little boy who most would consider a beast on his own though half. "Nothing too extreme." His lie was one meant to protect solely. He'd done it for years and it only came natural. "I can't see myself handling anything more than that."


~::~ What The People See ~::~

Naruto is strong.

He is kind.

And he is forever generous.

This is what went through the heads of everyone he helped and would come to provide aid too.

"Please accept my apologies for the runaway carriage," Naruto said for the fifth time while finishing up assisting an elderly Elkin couple with regathering their laundry. He was able to lift both full and capped baskets under each arm, forever impressing the older generation.

"You're good, son." The grandpa's voice was as worn as the wrinkles on his skin. "The real issue here is, are y-you alright?"

His wife moved with more vigor for a senior, patting the blond's forearm. "You can tell us."

"Tell you what, Mrs. Chi?" Naruto smiled all clueless to what the frowning couple meant.

She came close and whispered with a shaky hand up, "Did he try to bite you?"

Naruto let those dots run straight across his brain. "I'm sorry?"

"We saw him run off rather quickly he did." Msr. Chi mentioned with a nod to his wife who agreed.

"Is it the sun?"

"Oh I didn't think of that, dear."

"You didn't? You must have forgotten. The Beanro's oldest boy told us that some of the terrible monsters have adapted to the sunlight but it still weakens them greatly." Mrs. Chi made her husband gasp, having lived in this land so long that creatures like that were only rumors and bedtime stories at best.

"You mean they can walk among us now?!"

"Yes, love. This isn't new. Don't tell me you really forgot..."

"I think I did... ahhh… Who are we-" He thought real hard until he saw a shine from the blond's armor. "Oh Naruto! There you are. How are you, son? Are you helping us with our laundry today?"

Naruto laughed it off as per the usual. "I'm good sir, and yes."

Mrs. Chi shook her silver braids over pointy ears. "Don't pay him any mind, Naruto. Heaven knows he could use one though."

"Wah?"

"Nothing, Charles." She waved her adorable husband off, having nothing but love for him. "Our lodge is up this way if you don't mind dropping them at the door, Naruto. We'll be here for a while."

"Yes, ma'am." Before he got a foot off, he had to say, "I hope you both have a good afternoon and… Sasuke isn't a vampire, I promise you. He was quite upset with me for this so please don't think ill will of him. He really wanted to get there early to help out the Cazco family is all."

"Hmm, if you say so."

"I do, Mrs. Chi." His attempt could only be given. Soon after a minor bow, he was off.

They weren't the last couple or people he'd assist that would question the raven.

~oOo~

"Did you know that Vakhmets can control their victims?" A human teenager spooked her little brother, bags of groceries held in her right while she twirled a teal bang with a left digit.

"Nooo." The child panicked, slapping both small hands to his cheeks over brown, spiky locks that almost covered it.

"Yes!" She fantasized a moonlight dance with Sasuke under his needless control as she wore the most expensive dress. He'd whisk her away from this honestly stable life to one of rapture and luxury. "Isn't that romantic?"

"That's horrible!"

Naruto sighed and picked up the last wrapped meat that had flown out of the bag after the girl chucked it to save her brother. "Guys, I'm not under any type of control because Sasuke is once again… not a vampire."

"Let us see your neck then!" The young boy demanded with a finger pointed down for the knight to kneel.

He really didn't have to but he did it just to calm him down. Naruto's head was tilted from left to right as the boy checked him over. This whole situation was needless and tragically heartbreaking to the blond sometimes because Sasuke did so many good things. It didn't seem to matter when people assumed you were a creature of the night, one of Malthest's unholy spawns. It constantly reminded him of his situation and how that despite all the heroic things he'd do, none of it would potentially matter. "Dante, you can stop. I haven't been bitten."

"Are you sure?" His voice cracked out of worry from the raise he put in it. He then cupped Naruto's face and asked in one breath, "Do you feel like your free will has left your body and nothing can cure it unless we drive a stake through the Vampire's heart of whom did this to you?"

Naruto gawked, his face mushed some. He was still able to shift his eyes to the sister who he held responsible for this. "C-Claire!"

"Don't look at me. It's Mitzuko's fault. He's been telling everyone the latest news from monster land."

Actually, that land is called Pozhar. The prime state to the inhuman of which the Emperor has blocked off from the rest of the world, forcing those who wish to visit or flee... to travel by boat.

'Monsters, huh?' Naruto would never stop hearing that word for the rest of his life. He exhaled one more time and removed the boy's hands from his face. "You kids should really get home. I'm sure your dad is worried sick by now."

"And that's why we have to check on you!" Dante gripped his chocolate spikes of hair, speaking from the loss of a Shield Knight mother who fell in battle against the very creature he feared would take the blond next. He's suffered anxiety since. "Their pure demons, Naruto! They love hurting good people… like wasps!"

Claire took a knee and hugged her emotional brother. "It's okay, Dante. Sasuke is a good vampire or else we'd all be dead and stuck on pikes by now."

That did it and brought that kid to tears.

"Uh… oops."

"Claire… Claire just get him home, please." Naruto begged, helping her up with the crying lad. "All is well, trust me."

"Alright, Naruto."

"Noo, don't go. He'll get you!" Dante reached and reached over his sister's shoulder for the noble man who could only wave to him and smile wearily. Why didn't that benevolent goof not take this as seriously as he did? He shouted again, causing a scene. "Narutoo!"

"I'm okay, Dante. Sasuke is not a Vakhmet!" He was sure he'd said that loud enough for all to hear too.

Alas...

~oOo~

The next group he helped were common merchants travelling through. The more Orkan fledged man had Naruto by the shoulders, holding him still to stare in those wide azure optics. "Do ya feel something anchoring on yer mind and ceasing control, boy?"

"No, Mr. Sails. I- I'm perfectly fine." He assured the retired pirate to no avail, grimacing from that alcohol spewing forth from a golden fanged mouth.

"Let him be, Billy!" His travelling partner was a woman of werewolf features involving the black tail and ears. Everyone would know this if she didn't wear a scarf made hood and kept her tail drooped under her dingy, floor length dress. They saw her sharp canines and assumed she was a shy Orc. What better cover to tang along with. "Our cart is back up and ready for movin'. We have till dawn, remember? I can't promise my appetite will stay on a deer this time."

"I hear ya, Bel. Give me a sec." He set one black pupil on the blond that never blinked. His other eye was grayed out and stuck with a patch over it. He snorted and then said, "That shiny boot Elkin boy in the market kept blabbering about how those creatures can control folk even among the sun's light."

"He's also a spoiled brat who loves attention more than he enjoys keeping his purse fat with daddy's money." Bel scoffed, going through her own bag for a special fish cake. "Naruto's fine."

"I really am." He appreciated the concern but this was getting tiresome the more he heard about this kid who he'd spoken to already about the rumors. "Just ignore Mitzuko, please. I'll talk to his father about the slander. I'm sure Msr. Beanro will settle this. Everyone knows Sasuke is harmless."

There was a moment of silence before both merchants laughed aloud a tad too hard.

Bel damn near choked on her cake.

Msr. Sails was brought to tears.

And Naruto, he couldn't smile awkwardly enough. While his friend was well-known and even extremely popular in some places, doubt and conspiracy were clearly not too far behind. He couldn't for the life of him figure out why.


~::~ What He Forced Them To See ~::~

Sasuke is distant.

He is practical.

And he is forever fighting.

When he arrives, the job will get done then or later. He's obligated and professional. He's not here to make idle chatter. He's here to vanquish all evil and move on. Gratitude is worth nothing compared to a life saved. A simple smile could go a long way though. Laughing does wonders for the soul and having a friendly conversation builds social interactions.

Not for this knight.

Or so they assumed.

The Cazco family were lovely Elkin people like so many here. The parents stood outside the wooden door to their cabin, farms kept within a fence like their greedy livestock. On the dirt path before them parked the raven beside the road. He jumped down and approached them with that cape around his shoulders. The fabric from over his mouth was pulled down so he could speak to them more clearly. "Afternoon. Where did it happen?"

Marvin Cazco was one of the few people who held no suspicions of Sasuke. From one working soul to another, he understood the need for space and to just get to business. "Afternoon to you too, Sasuke. I hope you're faring well and I do apologize for calling you out here so late-"

"Where's Naruto? I think y-you'll need him." His cautious wife butted in, pointing out the obvious issue here her husband dodged from. She had a serious problem with raven's tactics and personality. His presence always caused her to hide away behind her husband, especially when he sent empty onyx her way. "Not that I don't think you can handle it, S-Sasuke..."

"By the gods of course you don't, Tina!" Marvin put his hands together as a sign of appeasement. "Forgive my wife, Sasuke. You know she sees Naruto like a child and has to keep an eye on him."

Sasuke said nothing, knowing the truth that bothered him deep down at his core where a black lake rippled from the pebble of jealousy. This wasn't for the blond's ability to gain favor easily. The tiny rock was one of a power balance situation. Everyone assumed that fool did all the work. That in reality, Sasuke was the sidekick here. How untrue that was was almost laughable to him. Yet, people all around continued to think highly of the blond's skill over him regardless.

What he didn't understand was how a charming personality works wonders on just about anyone.

"Where did the attack take place?" His straightforward way only enthralled certain people.

"From what I've seen they attacked the western end of the bovine lot. There's some hefty damage there that leads into the forest. We've got our son over yonder patching it up now since he was supposed to keep watch after y'all left yesterday." He really wanted to ask about the raven's wife but as soon as he gave that information, Sasuke was walking off after a curt nod.

"I'll send him inside for the time being. Thank you." Sasuke was not without some decency when conversing. That some could fit in the palm of a toddler's hand. He walked on, ignoring the whispers fading behind him.

"But what about Naruto, Marv?"

"Ah, I'm sure he's fine. Sasuke will take care of it any-."

"No he won't. Naruto's the only one who can handle the pixies!"

"Tina..." Msr. Cazco sighed and rubbed a hand through charcoal locks tied in a ponytail. His wife really had a way of putting people down by accident.

Now she didn't mean that the raven would fail to fight them one on one. Her concern was that of his seemingly nonexistent ability to show mercy.

The poor pixies had the rumblies is all. A stern talking to for the tenth time would serve them good, not death.

Sasuke's surreal prejudice against the flying vermin were well known too. Reason being because they were troublesome little blites. So much so that there's a huge ongoing debate on whether they were of Hikori's creation or Malthest. He believed them to be from Malthest because the moment they came to be, they procreated with man. This was the first sin of all time. The curse placed by Hikori, would mean they were technically monsters despite their lack of weakness to the sun. The overall curse, while small, actually held drastic effects.

They will never be allowed to endure the smell or taste of citrus or any fruity essence. With that being their sole food choice and unable to keep it down, most would starve or find other ways to eat.

A few resorted to cannibalism or trying other proteins in hopes their body won't reject it.

'Worthless.' All the raven saw was vile things in a desperate search for a means to live by praying on the weak and even each other. He regretted none of his spiteful feelings on his walk around the house to the back.

The Cazco's son, a sixteen year old with the black, layered locks and tiny braids behind his ears, possessed freckles from his mother. He worked slowly to rebuild the fence because he was busy staring off into the forest, daydreaming of the pixie who only ever stole one thing from his family. 'I miss her so much…' He leaned on the post that never got set, smiling all goofy like. He worshiped her sunny hair and jaded eyes. Beautiful wings sprouted from an hourglass frame. Full breasts and hips hinted at a mature woman to him. A much older woman he'd still love to marry when he was of age. He'd be a great husband and love her day in and out, bringing her flowers and feeding her all the flesh she could ever wan-

"Koi." Sasuke, unlike Naruto, was very aware of the teens unhealthy desire. So, scaring him was not of his concern. He did arch a brow when that young male shrieked and spun around with that log piece, wielding it like a bat. "Did I startle you?"

"Wah? N- No!" He tried to recover with a harsh cough and fist to his chest like something was stuck. "Erhm! I was just keeping watch and- and thought you were an enemy..."

"Keeping watch? Of who?"

"For he-rrrr..dd uhh." Koi slurred his accidental slip, sight shifting down from being unable to look the raven straight.

Sasuke glanced from the forest and then back at the nervous teen. "Who?"

"For... her-d... For the herd! I am watching the herd and rebuilding the fence." Man did the knight have this resting expression that spelled complete disbelief to his claims, even the cows had to moo in the background. "I have not left this spot."

"So you were here when she came back then?"

"What?! Noo, noo. She didn't come here at al- I never said she did!" He was a good kid going through hormones and therefore could not lie to save his life. "I actually think our cow must have broken through the fence to get some of the grass on the other side."

"To 'think' means you weren't there at all in this spot for as long as you say." Sasuke was too observant for his own good at the worst of times. "Unless you're implying this is what you saw and so... didn't do anything about it?"

Koi swallowed and stuttered for a response. "A-Ahhh, I- Actually I was over- I- uh- The cow might of-"

"Go back inside, Koi."

"Yes, sir." He hung his head and walked on past the raven slowly, dropping the log. He found some courage to stop and try to protect the beautiful pixie. "She really didn't do it, Sasuke."

"Didn't do what? I thought the cow left on its own accord." Sasuke responded impassively, heading off into the forest by stepping over the unfinished fence. He only paused to look back at the dismal young blood who hadn't listened to his previous order. "Koi."

"Hm?"

Sasuke shifted his eyes to the homey little cabin only once.

"Oh! Going... Please don't hurt her-"

"Koi."

"Okay." He turned back around quickly and ran off.

If Naruto were here, he'd scold Sasuke and promise the teen that everything would be alright. Because he wasn't, Koi had his butt back in that house to watch the knight tread off into the woods alone.


~::~ Know Your Surroundings: Part 5 ~::~

"This is training lodge number one. We call it this because Naruto loves the wider field out back and has a rivalry with Sasuke to uphold. You'll usually find him training here." Iruka opened the double sliding doors to a cooler room with polished wooden floors and a large mat in the center for soft landings. Racks with both wooden and steel swords set on either side of the wall. Straight ahead was another set of bigger doors that opened to the gated area outside for more combat in the sun. "Now when I say usually, I mean more often Sasuke. I see your looks but trust me. Sparring versus training alone are two very different things with him."

"Really?" Sakura doubted that at his side because the blond seemed like such a more relaxed person. "But he doesn't even like to study?"

Hinata experienced otherwise for herself versus listening. Every dent or scar on the floor and walls had a story to them. Which ones were Naruto's, stayed the guessing game here. An orange bandanna in the center of the mat drew her curiosity its way. She approached it in wonder as the two behind her discussed a topic she would only understand from the source through touch, feel, and sound. Take the texture of the bright band. It was soft, stretched, cleaned and worn. There was care and use here. When she looked around to everything else that was out of place or carelessly tossed somewhere, this didn't make much sense unless… "Iruka-sama." She hit him with an honorific anyway. "Did you give him this?"

"Why… yes." He was over by the blades, having been explaining to Sakura which ones Naruto lacked any real practice with but still wanted. "What gave it away?"

She blushed and shrugged, refolding it back up the way he'd had it. "I-It's neat…"

"Neat? Oh you mean all this other mess." Iruka sighed and smiled a bit. "Hmm, I suppose Naruto can be quite sentimental about certain things depending on who they come from. I think I got him that when he was fifteen."

"Why so late?" In Sakura's opinion and ways, that wasn't logical.

"I… I wanted him to have a childhood first and… I might've over done it." He scratched his cheek again, a nervous tick of sorts.

Hinata would disagree again. Naruto turned out fine to her and with a confidence she could only dream of. She became kind of jealous of his fortune and at the same time felt sorry for him. Whatever she got when she touched him, didn't show signs of the glorious life she thought he had all together. There was something wrong here where perfection was in the center while a mess circled around.

Sakura saw a man who didn't take things seriously enough. It couldn't be said that he wasn't a hard worker though. She nudged a staff to the side out of the way with her foot and asked, "When was the elf-man training?"

"Sasuke?" He found it funny how she refused to say his name. "Since he was ten or so he says."

While her friend was wow'd, Hinata looked bothered, thinking, 'Well that explains a lot.' She tuned them out and placed the bandanna back down gently. If Naruto cared about it this much, she could show the same respect with more heat to her face because they were both sensitive souls.


~::~ I Pay My Dues And Then Some ~::~

I know what you're thinking here in the late evening…

Why is Naruto tied upside down to a tree, furious while puke green little monsters got a cauldron ready? The carcass of a cow sat in the background where one of the sharp toothed goblins slept inside the rib cage. The other nine loathsome beings were moving about to get ready to eat a most awaited and promised meal.

How'd it come to this?

You see what happened was…. he helped a lot of people on that road. Many of them had favors to ask and he wasn't too good at saying no. His obligation to meet up with Sasuke and find Mitzuko was henceforth, canceled. He'd gotten stuck with taking care of the orders they had piling on thanks to Toshi who couldn't find the raven anywhere. He hated that bird for reasons best explained later.

In the now, our blond hero was in quite a predicament.

Here he swayed with brows furrowed.

He was not upset about helping a family recover their two dogs. Lending a hand to the southern side tart with recovering her stolen laundry, was far from a hassle. He had no gripes either in assisting a bunch of kids in getting their leather ball out of a tree… over a cliff of which he fell from after saving said ball. Nonetheless, they only heard encouraging words from him while he carried a pregnant woman to the nursery with time to spare to help deliver. Though he puked from the sight, he still got to hold the new bundle of life.

Naruto regretted no task asked of him and those completed… until now.

That's because this important request didn't really require him.

~:Letter Request:~

Sender: Umino Iruka

Receiver: Uchiha Sasuke

Message: A surveillance of the estate is needed at your convenience, Sasuke. It'll serve the woman some peace of mind.

~:End:~

Maybe if Toshi had received a vocal message, he might have been able to lie to the blond and claim that Iruka wanted him too.

Sadly, that was not how Lord Umino did things. The letter was addressed to Sasuke and was solely meant for the real knight with no intentions to harm his ward's ego. In fact, because Naruto lived there too, there was no real issue with giving it to him in hopes he'd give it to the more adequate man for the job. The blond hanging upside down, grumbled and cursed under his breath with a vine snagged between his teeth. 'Bastard! Bloody bastard! He's not even here. He's missing! I'm not! I can survey the area just as good as he can. I can protect them by myself!' He bet Hinata wouldn't shy away from him then. Of course thinking of such a grateful embrace wasn't what this was about though it made him tint a pink regardless. He was mad at his caretaker. That's right, he should be focusing on him. 'You'll see, Iruka!' He had to get down first. At least he could rest assured knowing these were the last batch of gobs to exterminate. He wondered how they escaped last time. He'd only stumbled upon them by accident after going through the woods to look for Sasuke. The Cazco's had reported to not have seen him for quite a while. Due to being worried, he might have rushed in blindly.

'They probably ate him… Good! Serves him right for going without me!' He squirmed and swore. 'Shit!' Even when he was winning, he felt like he was losing to the bastard in the long run. "SASSKAAAY!" He shouted over the gag.

One of the tiny gobbers on watch in only a loincloth, used a pointy stick to jab the sharp end at the blond's cheek. "Tivu ju! Tivu ju!"

"Mmrrff!" Naruto growled at the little demon that poked him 'Tell me to shut it one more time!' He wasn't fluent in monster language simply because he studied.

"Tivuuuu."

'Don't you dare!'

"Tivu ju!" He drew blood this time, slapping Naruto with the stick and scaring that cheek. This got a rouse out of the short green men all around who'd watched this shiny blond, and the raven demon, destroy their homes. So what if they were going to eat all the children here and destroy the land… That's just their way of things. Fortunately for them, one person here understood that.

"Fbu ijn opx!"

"Fbu!"

"Fbuu!"

What that one strange word meant on repeat was… eat.

'You can try!' Naruto had had enough of their bullshit anyway. These binds, while sturdy, were not strong enough to contain him when driven. He had to find Sasuke, get back home, prove Iruka wrong for whatever reason, and protect those women! He fretted more, keeping an eye on his sword that two of the pointy ear'd beasts were fighting over. 'Don't touch my stuff!' It wasn't his but still. He guessed at some point he must have gotten really pissed because the rope suddenly snapped, freeing him. He fell awkwardly but he got back up quickly, ready to fight. The evil munchkin that had poked him, suffered a shock at his sudden escape. Because of that, he was easily side kicked to a tree nearby.

As for the others who didn't like that treatment of their kind, they all charged at him simultaneously war crying. The one leading the attack even had the nerve to wield the raven's sword.

Naruto shifted into a stance with one foot forward and one back. He was prepared to counter what he could.

What he didn't count on was the sudden spree of scolding flames putting a wall between him and the enemy. It elongated his shadow behind him and danced in his dilated pupils. 'What the hell?!'

Hell hath come forth indeed. For those that couldn't stop fast enough fell through and shrieked to high heaven where no one would answer them.

"EEEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHHH!"

"AAACCHHHK!"

The hollering of the lead goblin ended when a dagger pierced it's throat. Not even a second later, it snatched itself out with all the best chunky bits, returning to the owner via a strange shimmer sound effect. The handle settled in the finger-less gloved hand of the raven as he zoomed overhead to the branch nearby, landing in a crouch. He gave it a spin to clean it off but not because he was a neat freak. No, he just didn't want anything stopping his blade from being a killing blow.

He threw it again in swift successions, teleporting from here and there to catch it after it ended the screeching souls of those still burning alive. Each goblin asunder fell around Naruto like a ghost had shifted by and slit all their vital organs, red painting the skies and some of him all at once.

The last place he appeared was beside the pissed blond, catching his dagger one last time. He then snuffed out the dancing flames before them with a quick wave of his right. The horrified expressions on the evil creature's faces, fazed him none for they shouldn't be able to express at all in his opinion. That butchered cow in the back was enough to trigger him more. "You take the left."

'Bloody show off- Where the hell has he been?!' Nowhere he'd find out any time soon. All he got was an order. There was no, 'how are you'? 'Are you good?' 'I was doing this. Did I hit you?' Nothing. He couldn't really complain however. They had their differences but Naruto personally believed they made one hell of a team… sometimes.

Sasuke picked up his sword and gave it an upgrade by spinning it fast, saying calmly enough with power, "Ra Fotiá!" The snap back upright was what lit the body of the weapon from the hilt to point in the waves of the sun. He tossed it to Naruto next with a warning. "Don't burn yourself."

He caught it skillfully enough and kept the heat away from his body. "Uhuh, you just stay out of my way."

"Hn." With a stamped smirk, Sasuke vanished behind the enemy to cut them off from fleeing anytime soon. Of course they tried to the moment his eyes changed color. No good. They couldn't allow a single one to escape this time. "Naruto!"

"On it!" With a swish and a dash, our boys got to work.


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