Naruto: Return From Darkness
"Kyuubi Speaking"
Thoughts
"Speaking"
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"Yo, what's up?" Hiro asked grinning, as the small group of ninja grew closer.
"Oh, Hiro, nothing much." Shikamaru said, meeting Hiro's fist with his own, "But there's someone else that wants to see you." Shikamaru moved out of the way to let another ninja through.
"Oh, the Uchiha boy right? What do you want?" Hiro asked his eyes hardening.
"Fight me." Sasuke ordered.
"Nah, I'm eating. Bye." Hiro turned around to sit back down. Hiro leaned to the right, just avoiding Sasuke's fist.
"Hey, boy, be careful where you throw that." Hiro sat down, "Now leave, I'm eating."
"Fight me." Sasuke ordered, slightly louder than before.
"The Chunin Exams are in a few days, I'm from another village and I don't want to hurt you." Hiro explained without turning around.
"You said you surpassed my brother, I need to see how strong that is." Sasuke said, his body shaking.
Hiro sighed and stood up, "Hey mister, can I get those to go?" asked before turning around and looking straight into Sasuke's eyes, "I'm going to give myself a handicap, so you can see just how outmatched you are." Hiro turned around and picked up his ramen and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Aah, he always does this!" Takeshi exclaimed, clutching his head, "And now I'm going to have to tag along!" Takeshi sighed, stood up and glanced at the Genin. Takeshi groaned slightly, before disappearing just like Hiro.
"Did that just happen?" Ino asked, disbelieving of the scene that had just played out before them.
"W-we should probably go find them…" Sakura said nervously.
The small band of ninja quickly scurried off in the direction of the training grounds.
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When they arrived the two ninja were on opposite sides of the field and were preparing.
"Alright Sasuke, to show you how outclassed you are, I'm not going to use either of my arms." Hiro said seriously.
"Do whatever you want, you're going to lose." Sasuke shrieked.
Across the grounds the other Genin were chattering amongst themselves.
Ino turned to Takeshi and asked, "Excuse me mister, but how strong is Hiro actually?"
Takeshi turned to her and said, "You should see his chest, then you'd understand." Ino looked at Takeshi with a confused expression.
"Let me explain." Takeshi said, sitting down on the ground, "Hiro has only been hit in battle, a number that can be counted on two hands."
Ino narrowed her eyes and looked at him again, "What do you mean?"
"When Hiro fought the Raikage he was only hit once, and during Hiro's training with Itachi he was only hit about six times." Takeshi finally said.
How can someone be that powerful? Ino turned to look back at the two soon to be brawling ninja.
"You ready?" Hiro asked, smirking beneath his scarf.
"Let's go." Sasuke said, immediately jumping forward to strike Hiro.
Bringing his fist forward, aimed at Hiro's face, he fell forward because he hit nothing.
"You're dead." Hiro said, right behind Sasuke.
"Why you!" Sasuke yelled, pulling out a kunai and slashed at Hiro's neck.
Hiro leaned forward and brought his foot to the bottom of one of the sheaths of his dual swords. This slight movement pushed the sword out just enough so that it covered Hiro's neck, blocking the slash from Sasuke. Sasuke recoiled from the resistance, leapt back into the air and went through hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke shouted, shooting out a large ball of fire aimed at Hiro.
Hiro stood there defiantly and pulled his fist back. The force of his punch sent a strong gale at Sasuke. The wind extinguished Sasuke's fireball and pushed Sasuke straight into a tree.
"Aagh!" Sasuke exclaimed, slamming straight into a tree.
Hiro appeared beside him and smirked.
"I tried no to hurt you too much, with the Chunin Exams so close and all." Hiro turned to walk away, but paused for a second and then spun to face Sasuke again.
"Look kid, don't give up on your dream alright?" Hiro looked intently at Sasuke, " But you also have to work on your superiority complex and help your comrades." Hiro held out his hand for Sasuke. Sasuke pulled himself up and looked that the powerful ninja in front of him.
Hiro nodded and strode of toward the group of spectating ninja.
"Oy Hiro, you could've held back a bit yeah?" Takeshi asked, laughing to himself.
"I had to teach him a lesson and you know he could've been a lot worse off." Hiro smiled sadistically beneath his scarf.
"Let's go, we shouldn't be out too late." Shikamaru said to the rest of the Genin.
Most of them moaned or groaned, but they all eventually complied.
"Another sleepless night, Hiro?" Takeshi asked.
"Yeah, see ya later." Hiro turned around and walked back to the training grounds.
Hiro closed his eyes to compose his thoughts before starting his training all over again.
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Ino sat in her room looking out the window. Hiro… What happened to you? Ino's thoughts had kept her up late.
Why was he always on her mind? As the days went on she had begun to stop thinking of Sasuke and Hiro had been on her mind more often than not.
Lying back down on her bed, she pulled her covers over her body and attempted to go to sleep.
Tossing and turning to try and find a comfortable position, she was unable to and got out of her bed. Putting her clothes back on, she jumped out of her bedroom window and landed on the street below. Running down the street she headed for the training grounds.
Slowing to a stop behind a tree, she looked at the man doing one-handed push-ups across the field.
Another night? Ino began to approach but was hesitant. What would he think of her? Would he think she was creepy?
She shook her head and continued to walk towards him.
"Huh? Ino?" Hiro asked, curious as to why the girl was there.
"Um… I was just passing by… and…" Ino stuttered, unable to figure out a reason as to why she was there.
"Just tell me why you're here." Hiro said, continuing his training.
"Why are you still up?" Ino finally got the question out of her.
"I don't sleep, that's it." Hiro said, turning away to focus on his training.
"But, there has to be a reason as to why?" Ino said, frustrated by his quietness.
"Just drop it, alright?" Hiro said, getting a little angry himself.
"Just tell me okay, open yourself up, please?" Ino choked out.
"You wouldn't get it! None of you would get it!" Hiro shouted angrily before standing up and storming away.
Ino just stood there speechless, and then fell to the ground. Letting a few tears fall out of her eyes, she pulled her legs toward he body and just sat there for a few minutes. She wiped her eyes, stood up and began wobbling her way back to her home.
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Hiro opened the door to his hotel room and quickly closed it behind him.
"Oh, Hiro. Why are you back so soon?" Takeshi asked.
"Some girl was asking too many questions and I started getting mad." Hiro sat down on the couch and closed his eyes, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Oh, well night" Takeshi slinked back to his bedroom and shut the door.
Hiro quickly followed suit and lied down on his own bed.
Oy, Fox. Why can't I ever sleep? Hiro asked his companion.
"My consciousness is ever present inside you, therefore your mind will never let you achieve sleep." The Fox said, leaning on one hand.
Damn… Hiro said, angrily through gritted teeth.
"Calm down boy, you're not the only one of your kind." The Fox said lazily.
What do you mean? Hiro asked his roommate.
"Just like there are eight more like me, there are eight more like you." The Fox said mystically, before disappearing into the shadows.
Stupid fox, just when he starts talking he sneaks away. Hiro growled in his mind.
Returning to the real world, Hiro laid on his bed. Staring at the ceiling, his own mind rampant with thoughts.
Why would she come to him like that? He thought, thinking of Ino's concern.
Standing up, he lay done on the floor and did what he did to clear his head, training.
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/Two days later/
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Hiro stepped out of the shower and dried himself quickly. He put on his scarf, his pants, his cloak, his dual swords and stepped into the main room of his and Takeshi's hotel room.
"Oy, Takeshi. Raikage wants to meet with us in five minutes, you ready?" Hiro called into Takeshi's door.
"Yup, I'm coming." Takeshi said before hurrying to his door and stepping out into the main room that Hiro was in.
"Let's go." Hiro said, turning around and walking out of the hotel room.
Walking down the street, the two glanced at the anxious ninja running up and down the street.
"First day huh? Good times…" Takeshi spoke nostalgically.
"Pay attention, we're almost there." Hiro said, angrily.
"You're no fun." Takeshi whined, crossing his arms.
Hiro shook his head and looked ahead at the building in front of them.
The Hokage Tower, let's get this over with. Hiro thought to himself.
Pushing open the door, the duo of ninja walked up the stairs to meet with the Raikage. Going into the first door on the left, the two were face to face with the large leader of the village hidden by the clouds.
"Raikage-sama, what did you want to see us about?" Hiro asked, to the point.
"There were some things that didn't add up that I thought I should share with you.
"What is it?" Takashi asked nervously.
"Some thing is gonna happen during the Chunin Exams… I'm not sure what, but something is gonna happen." The Raikage said mystically.
"There's more isn't there?" Hiro asked.
"I don't think the Kazekage is who he says he is." The Raikage switched his view to look at Hiro, " I want you to watch him alright?" The Raikage instructed Hiro.
"But what about you?" Hiro asked of The Raikage's safety.
"Don't worry about it, I got this guy watching me." The Raikage said, gesturing at Takeshi.
Hiro shrugged and turned to leave, but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm counting on you." The Raikage said before letting go of Hiro's shoulder and letting him walk out the door.
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Exiting the Hokage Tower, the ninja looked at each other and nodded before both going their separate ways.
Takeshi was hungry, while Hiro had some questions that needed answering.
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Yay! This one is a little late and I hope it was worth it.
Next chapter will follow Hiro and his quest for answers and maybe some of the Chunin Exams.
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