Hey guys! Welcome to Chapter 6 of Naruto: The Dark Prince
So i realized that the story is going in a slow direction and it wasn't my intention for to be like that and i apologize for it.
When i read other fanfiction, the author goes at a good pace when they do thier story line. and, i feel like im not doing that, im like just throwing down information so it can be long. Im going to be going at a good pace for now on.
With out further ado, let's get on with the Chapter
Chapter 6: Reunion
Team 7 and Team 10 were sitting by a small fire that lit up the night a little bit. Sasuke made for them because he's the only one who can use a Fire Jutsu out of all of them. They just finished thier food and were just sitting thier either waiting for Naruto to wake up or just to pass the time. They can't go anywhere with out him anyway, or well team 10 can but they decided to accompany team 7. it was almost dark and Naruto hasn't woken up yet and it was starting to get on Sasuke's nerves
"Naruto sure seems to sleep alot, Almost like he hasn't slept at all" Shikamaru said looking at Naruto and noticed he had some bags under his eyes
Yukino and Sakura flinched at that comment which Shikamaru took notice of and narrowed his eyes
"Well It is Naruto we're talking about. He attends to sleep along side you in the academy sometimes remember, but, your right he never sleeps for this long before" Ino said looking at her fellow blond worried
"Augh! When is this dope going to wake up!" Sasuke said having enough of all the waiting as Yukino looked at him with narrowed eyes
"Stop complaining! Besides me and Sakura are still Tired for keeping watch all day while you slept." Yukino said becoming annoyed and tired with her boyfriends attitude
Seeing Sasuke about to argue back Sakura steped in and said "Maybe we should set up camp for the night that way we can recover and get up bright and early tomorrow" she said trying to calm her two team mates down
"Tch! Whatever" Sasuke said done with the conversation and moving away from them laying on his side to sleep
Everyone just looked at him and turned back towards the fire. Another round of silence was heard, all you hear was the cracking notices of the wood by the fire
"Hey...Why wasn't Naruto with you, when you were fighting those Sound Ninja?" Choji suddenly asked
Yukino and Sakura flinched at the question, Shikamaru narrowed his eyes and Ino wondered the same thing but then remembered what Sakura told them
"Oh yeah, you said that you got separated when you were ambushed but by all the sounds the fight made he should've heard it and came right away. Instead of coming at the end." Ino said and looked at Naruto's sleeping figure and then back to Yukino and Sakura
"U-um w-well-" Sakura was about to say but got cut off by Yukino
"Before those Sound ninja attacked we got ambushed by another team and that's when we got separated from each other" she lied trying to end this topic
"What were you guys doing before when you showed up to help us?" Sakura said changing the subject making Shikamaru narrow his eyes more
"Oh well we were actually on our way to the tower because we managed to find the other scroll we need" Choji replied surprising the two girls
"Wow! good for you, but why didn't you just go to the tower instead of coming with us?" Sakura asked
"Yeah, you could've secured your spot for the next exams" Yukino said
"I just thought that it would be good to go together and plus we could help each other if we get ambushed" Ino replied while Shikamaru and Choji agreed with her with a nod
Shikamaru then looked up at the sky only to see with was night time already
"We should get to sleep now or we won't wake up on time in the morning" He said
The rest looked up at the sky to see darkness apparently they didn't notice it was getting late
"Yeah your right... you guys can go to sleep now I'll put the fire out" Yukino said while stretching and went to go get some water while the others nodded
Yukino got the water and put the fire out but not before setting traps in case they had another run in with another team, she was about to go to sleep when she saw Ino sleeping right by Naruto with her head on his shoulder
The sight made her eyes twitch and narrow at the female blond and unintentionally balled her fist together she felt a feeling in her stomach that she couldn't identify but she didn't like it. Yukino walked over to them. She looked at the two blonds together and was about to separate them but was too tired to do anything and sat down beside Naruto, she looked at him and raised her hand to his hair and ruffled it a bit before stopping 'I hope you wake up soon Naruto' she thought before putting her head on his shoulder falling asleep
(Time Skip: Middle of the Night)
"Hmm"
In the middle of the night everyone was still asleep when Naruto made a small sound as he slightly opened his eyes to see it was night time. He then felt some weight on his shoulders. He looked and was surprised to see both Ino and Yukino had thier heads on his shoulder sleeping 'What happened while I was out?' he thought confused
'Morning. You've been sleeping for quite awhile'
Naruto was startled by the sudden voice
'Keiran!, is that you? How long was i out for?' he thought
'You've been sleeping for most of the day' Keiran informed while Naruto was shocked
Naruto looked around to see Shikamaru and Choji beside them asleep under a tree. He then looked a little bit away to see Sasuke as well and not far was Sakura both asleep. Naruto looked up to see the moon in the middle of the sky which he now knew it was the middle of the night
He was confused on why Team 10 was here and more surprised of why Ino had her head on his shoulder. He then looked at Yukino and frowned even though he didn't forgive her, he's still glad she's okay
"?"
Naruto felt small movement from below him and looked down to see the white cat from before was awake and it stretched on his lap, the white cat then looked back to see Naruto was looking at it
Pink eyes were staring at blue as they just looked at each other for a moment, Naruto tilted his head making the white cat tilt its head as well as they were just staring at each other, He then Remembered what Keiran said about the white cat in front of him
"Your name is Catra right?" Naruto asked quietly so that he wouldn't wake anyone up
The white cat nodded its head while Naruto had a surprised expression that the cat understands him
"You can Understand me?"
The cat nodded again in conformation
"What's your name?" the cat now named Catra said in a soft whisper voice shocking Naruto that apparently she talked
"I'm Naruto Uzamaki" he said awkwardly getting a nod from the cat
"I need to talk with you for a bit" Catra said quietly getting off of Naruto's lap
"Alright but...I'm going to need a few minutes" he said referring to Ino and Yukino on his shoulders which Catra nodded
Naruto then very gently move Ino's head off his shoulder and let her rest on the ground, she did move a little bit in her sleep but not enough for her to wake up 'How did this even happen' he thought and did the same thing for Yukino but he gently picked her up bridal style and brought her over to where Sasuke and Sakura were. That way they won't get suspicious in the morning because he didn't want to deal with it.
Before Naruto left he noticed that she was shivering and took off his Jacket and layed it upon Yukino so she had some warmth throughout the rest of the night
Naruto then walked a good distance away from his 'team' and team 10 and looked up to see Catra in a tree waiting for him
Flap*
Black leather wings sprang from Naruto's back as he then flew up towards the tree where Catra was but not before talking a look at his surroundings.
It was mostly trees surrounding them and a small river where his team and team 10 were, but there were also some traps surrounding the area which he then noticed that it was Yukino's doing, do to the fact that thier was also an Ice trap to freeze the enemy in place 'She probably set those up so no enemy teams don't ambush them' he thought
Naruto looked a far distance away and notice a small orange roof of sorts. It was barley noticeable but he thought it might be the tower they needed to go
He then flew towards Catra who was waiting patiently for him and landed on a branch
Flap*
Naruto's wings retracted as he sat on the branch next to Catra. He can see the moon shining some moonlight on the area making some little stars around them, it was truly a beautiful sight
"This is beautiful" He said mesmerized as Catra nodded but unknowing to Naruto, Catra was Manipulating the Light from the moon to make it like this
"Im glad you like it" She said, Naruto turned to the cat confused seeing this Keiran explained
"She's manipulating the light from the moon to make this"
Naruto was surprised at this, he didn't think a cat can do all this, most of all have good control of it. He thought it was just a normal cat but then remembered thier first encounter and all the stuff he learned recently from Keiran made him think again
"You have good control if you can make something like this" Naruto complemented Catra
"Did he tell you what i did?" She said emphasizing her words, Which Naruto knew who she was Referring to. turing slightly to her he just nodded
"Can he manifest himself yet?" Catra asked hopefully
Naruto shook his head "He said that its to early for him too do so" he said
"I See" she said quietly looking down with a sad smile
"Do you miss him?" Naruto asked
Catra just nodded while Naruto thought about something
'Hey Keiran. Is it possible for you to take control of my body so you can talk to her' he mentally asked
'Yes it is. But, only if you want me to' Keiran replied and Naruto mentally nodded
Naruto closed his eyes for a little bit and when 'he' opened them, they were now Green as he looked down at Catra
"Hey Catra, how have you been?" Keiran asked from Naruto
Catra looked up at Naruto confused as he now had Green eyes. She quickly realized that this was the Dark Prince talking to her as she began to cry and pounced on his Chest. 'Naruto' looked surprised for a second then had a smile on his face as he started to pet her while she cried
"I-i missed you s-so much" Catra said between sobs
"I missed you as well. How have you been?" Keiran replied
"I-i've been okay, what about you, how are you holding up?" she asked
"I've been okay as well, also you can call me Keiran by the way" Keiran said
"Keiran?"
"Thats my new name, Naruto called me that, he's a good kid" He replied with a smile which made Catra smile as well
"I see. It suits you. Also... Do you think Naruto can handle this?" She said worried
"Yes. I have confidence in Naruto" Keiran seriously said he then remembered something important
Keiran looked back awkwardly and looked down at Catra with a small noticeable blush on his face
"How's Iris been doing?" he asked scratching his cheek
Instead of getting an answer he got a couple of purrs and a cheeky smirk on Catra's face with a knowing look
"Oh? And, why do you want to know huh?" she said teasingly and Keiran's blush darkened
"I-i just want to know how she's been!"
Catra looked at him for a few seconds before giggling, she loved every chance she got to tease both Iris and Keiran
"Iris is doing fine so you don't have to worry" she said softly
"I see...Im glad" He said with a warm smile and Catra smiled as well
It was silent for a little bit as Catra was just sitting Keiran's lap, they just enjoyed being around each other again like old times
"You know, Iris really wanted to see you...but, decided against it because it's to early. Also she wants to see you in person" Catra said to Keiran who nodded
"Don't worry i get it, know matter how much I want to see her I would also want to see her in person as well" Keiran said and Catra nodded
"Don't worry you two will see each other again, you just have to wait a bit longer" She said reassuringly
"I know and I can't wait for when that day comes" he replied and remained silent for a little bit then spoke again
"I should probably switch back with Naruto now" he said while looking up at the sky
"Aww, do you have too" Catra said frowning
"Yes, but don't worry we can still talk to each other at a later date. Besides you still have to talk with Naruto too right?" Keiran said
"Yeah your right" Catra said while nuzzling his stomach "It was nice talking with you again"
"It was nice talking to you too, I'll talk to you later" Keiran said and Catra nodded
Keiran closed his eyes and gave control back to Naruto, his eyes open and they were blue again and he shook his head a couple of times before looking down at Catra in his lap
"How was your talk?" Naruto asked
"It was good, thank you for letting me talk to him" She said smiling gratefully
"I see. Your welcome" he said with a smile of his own
"So what did you want to talk about?"
"Oh! first of all i forgot to fully introduced myself" She said as she remembered "My name is Catra I'm kinda like a animal spirit that can take visible form, I can do everything a normal cat can except I can Manipulate Light and other stuff." She introduced her self
"Waoh that's cool. It's nice to meet you as well, I'm Naruto Uzamaki" He said while pointing at himself
"Likewise, Anyway you should know who Iris is from Keiran right?" She asked
Naruto Nodded
"Alright Well, she sent me to come and look after you until you and her partner meet each other" She explained
"So I'm basically going to have you as my babysitter?" Naruto deadpan
"Oh come on don't say it like that, Think of me as a pet that follows you around everywhere making sure you don't do anything wrong!" She cheerfully said making Naruto and Keiran sweat drop at her response
"Um Okay" Naruto said awkwardly while Catra nodded happily as if she did something right
"Anything else?" he asked
"Well It wasn't just because of that, but also I wanted to see who Keiran's partner was" she replied
"Oh I see, By the way" Naruto started
"Hmm? What is it" Catra asked
"Well...What exactly did you do back there, you know, when you touched my forehead?" he said
Catra blinked a few times when it finally clicked
"Oh you mean that, Well, I just purified you is all" she said
"Purified?"
Catra nodded
"Yes, by manipulating Light, you can pure anything that has been tainted by Darkness" She explained
Naruto had a startled look on his face as he was checking his body frantically as If looking for something(apparently he thought it was bad for him) seeing this Catra explained
"You don't have to worry. Nothing will happen to you, since you didn't have any control over your Dark transformation at the time you didn't know how to revert back to normal and there was a chance that the darkness will take over you, so I used a large amount of Light Energy to help you get back to normal" she explained
Naruto let out a Sigh
"Oh well thanks you for helping me back there, Keiran said that if I don't have good control over my Dark energy, that I could lose my Sanity, so thank you" He said thanking her which she nodded
"No problem"
Naruto and Catra began talking and getting to know each other for a few hours as the sun was coming up, as a sign of a new day
"It's morning already?" he asked
" Looks like we must've lost track of time" she said
"Well, I think I should head back now, and cook breakfast"
"Alright, let's get going!"
Naruto looked at Catra for a few seconds
"I have to ask where are you going to be?"
Catra blinked
"With you of course" she said with a matter of fact
"I don't have a problem with that. But, I don't know where to put you, I do have my bag but that's where I have my Sharp Ninja tools that can hurt you" Naruto stated
"Thats okay! I can just lay on the top of your head or shoulder" she replied
Naruto thought about it for a few seconds before determining that it was the safest option for now and nodded
"Alright, that can work"
Catra jumped on Naruto's shoulder then sat on top of his head laying down and got comfortable
"Okay, let's get going, what do you want to eat?"
"Fish!" She cheerfully said,
Naruto smiled and Nodded
"Hmm"
Yukino slowly began to sit up rubbing her eyes while yawning, Yukino stretched for a little bit and looked towards her side to see...Sasuke? She was confused, she was pretty sure last night she slept by Naruto, speaking of Naruto she now realized that she had his jacket and was using it as a blanket which confused her but she understood why she didn't feel cold during the night. She looked to the other side to see Sakura sleeping, a little bit away she saw team 10 sleeping as well, she looked to where she slept last night with Naruto but she only saw Ino...Naruto was gone!
Immediately standing up with his jacket she frantically looked around to see if she can find him but couldn't
"Everyone wake up!" she said loudly
Everyone began to stir as they were woken up
"Hmm. What's wrong Yukino?" Sakura said half a sleep
"Naruto's gone!" Ino said before Yukino, Gathering the attention of everyone to the spot where Naruto was supposed to be
"Where did he go?" Shikamaru asked
"I don't know, i was asleep the whole time but, his jacket is here" Yukino said holding up Naruto's jacket
"Did something happen to Naruto when we were asleep?" Choji asked still sleepy
Everyone had Worried expression on thier faces except Sasuke, Yukino was the most Worried
"He probably went off somewhere like always" Sasuke said uncaring of the situation
"We don't know that! he could have been-" Yukino was about to say but was interrupted
Shuffle*
The sounds of the bushes drawed thier attention as everyone stood up
Shuffle* *Shuffle
Everyone got into a Fighting stance as they waited, a few seconds and out came-
"Oh sorry did I startle you?" came the new voice
A teen boy who was taller then the genin came out of the bushes he had glasses on and white hair along with regular blue shinobi attire
"Kabuto?" Sakura said
It was Kabuto
"Sorry is it a bad time?" he asked
"Kinda, Naruto is missing and we don't know where he went, have you seen him by chance?" Yukino asked hopefully
"Sorry I haven't. My team and I decided to split up to cover more ground, I saw you guys were all gathered and I figured I could come help out some fellow leaf ninja." His response put everyone at ease except for the two members of team 7. Yukino because when she first saw Kabuto she didn't know why but she felt cautious around him, her instincts were telling her to watch out, and Sasuke, his team still needed a heaven scroll in order to pass the exam and so he was willing to fight for it
"But maybe I can help-" Kabuto was caught off guard when a Black Kunai was pressed to his neck as this surprised the others, He slowly turned around to give a menacing glare to who ever snuck behind him and was surprised to see Naruto with green eyes and a emotionless expression as he still kept the Kunai to his neck
"Naruto!" Yukino said surprised, she was relieved that he was okay but was worried because he's acting like when he first arrived, Naruto didn't move his eyes away from Kabuto
"What are you doing here"
Alright that is the end of chapter 6 of Naruto: The Dark Prince
So i know this chapter didn't really have anything exciting but Next chapter Naruto and the others are heading to the tower but it won't be easy. I wanted to do it in this chapter but i decided not to and wait untill the next chapter
Anyway guys thank you for reading chapter 6, dispite it not being exciting, but anyway I'll see you guys in the next one
Bye bye
