Music Box...
Chapter 3: ...Then Sasuke
Disclaimer: I said it once, I'll say it again. Naruto does NOT belong to me dammit!! I'd be doing better things if I did. But I DON'T.
The next training day it started off normal for the three Gennins in Team 7. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were all present. But Sasuke noticed something, Naruto looked quite pale. As if he'd seen a ghost. Curios he goes up to ask him.
"Hey, Naruto, why you're looking so pale today?" Sasuke asked with a slight smirk. "Maybe he came to realize that he's no match for me and he's scared of thinking about it" thought Sasuke laughing slightly.
"Nothing..." Naruto stuttered. Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "Really? You sure?" Sasuke asked again. Naruto didn't talk that way. Not usually anyways. "
"I'm fine!" Naruto yelled. Just then Kakashi showed up. "Yo...Sorry I'm late some kids wanted me to play with them so..." Kakashi started.
"Kakashi, that's your most pathetic excuse yet" Sakura replied rolling her eyes. "What's wrong with Naruto? He hadn't made any loud outbursts today...Maybe he's just on drugs or something...not that I care anyway"
"Today we're going to do another D-Mission" Kakashi told them. The group winded up doing some dog walking. Naruto did yell at the stubborn dog he was walking. But not as much. And it was with no profanity. Immediately Sasuke sensed something was wrong...very very very wrong...
~~~
It was nighttime again. The moon was still out at full shine. The wind softly hummed throughout Konoha. Sasuke was in his bed. Pondering about what could be wrong with Naruto. He wasn't acting like himself. Usually Naruto (and Kiba) were the loudest shinobi he knew. Naruto was definitely not loud that day. He was wondering if it was even necessary to wonder about it anyway. He finally decided that it was not his problem.
He was about to go to sleep when he heard...laughing... He sat up in his bed. Wait...it sounded like...NARUTO!? It was Naruto laughing like he was having fun. Then he heard someone else. A little girl was laughing with him. He quickly got up and gathered some ninja tools and dashed out the door. If Naruto was not in danger he would tell him to shut up.
He stopped near the trees by his house. He concealed himself among the tall grass. "What the hell is that baka up to?" he grumbled. Then he saw them. Naruto was running around laughing catching the many fireflies that hovered all over the place. But he wasn't alone. A ghost flew around him trying to keep up with him.
"Wait up Naruto!" she called.
"Come on Nodoka! Before they all leave!" Naruto laughed. He raced off catching one in his hands.
"No fair," Nodoka said sadly. "Here..." Naruto went up to Nokoka and let a firefly zoom around her. She laughed and looked so happy. Sasuke looked at Naruto. He looked like he was having fun too. But when Sasuke looked at his eyes, he was shocked.
"Nani!?" Sasuke gasped. Naruto's eyes have a soulless look in it. Something was definitely not right. He then turned around and left quietly. Naruto and Nodoka stopped playing and looked up.
"Can he play with us next time?" asked Nodoka holding Naruto's shoulder.
"Don't worry Nodoka...he'll play with us next time...I'll make sure of it..." Naruto assuringly said.
~~~ Sasuke didn't mention what he saw last night to anyone. The day continued as normal. Today's task was to help cleaning around the streets. As they picked up the piles of litter using sticks, Sasuke looked at Naruto. He looked even paler that day. And he never even said a single word. Even Sakura repeatedly asked him what was wrong. Naruto just replied with a headshake. Sasuke decided to look into this even deeper. He was dealing with a ghost. He decided to ask someone who might know about this Nodoka...
~~~
Sasuke entered the 3rd Hokage's office. The old man was doing some paper work. He looked up the moment when Sasuke closed the door behind him. "I'm sorry Hokage-sama" Sasuke bowed apologetically.
"No problem Sasuke, sit down" he answered kindly. "Now what would the last of the Uchiha clan need to ask me?"
"....Do you know or heard of anyone named Nodoka?" Hokage raised his eyebrow.
"Oh? I see... The Story of Nodoka is a pretty old story, around 100 years old if I'm exact" The old man took a puff from his smoking pipe. "She was a lonely girl with an incurable disease, back then it was anyway. These days anyone can obtain the cure, but back then it was incurable. For that reason she was unable to become the shinobi that she always dreamed to be. She never had any friends for they feared that they might catch it as well. So she was shut off in isolation so that she could not contaminate the population. She would spend her days in one room filled with toys. But of course the toys meant nothing to her for she never had a playmate. Her parents would only visit her 3 times everyday to give her food. She eventually died when she was 7. They made a little shrine for her in the forest, for she always enjoyed it there when she was still healthy. But later there were some sightings of her ghost forcing people to constantly play with her at night. Then the village priests and some spiritual shinobi made special talismans and sealed her off in her shrine." That in it self explained everything...Sasuke just nodded after this explanation. The Hokage sighed and took another puff from his pipe.
"Some kids like to joke that they've seen the ghost of Nodoka but that could not be true, unless someone removed the seal in her music box which was her most precious possession." He added. "But I take it that someone did, that's why you're here to see me..."
Sasuke just nodded. "Can I assume that it's Naruto?" he continued. Sasuke nodded, of course Hokage-Sama knew everything... "Ah... Naruto removed the talisman of Nodoka..."
Sasuke got up. "I'll take care of this" He rushed off to his own home to make plans. The sun was already down. The evening dark started coming as Sasuke raced back to his home. When he arrived he stopped in his tracks.
"Hello Sasuke" Naruto was standing right in front of his doorway. Sasuke immediately whipped out his kunai blade.
"Outta the way Naruto!" he yelled. Naruto only did a chilling laugh. His eyes even looked scarier than before. He was holding the music box. It popped open and the same music played. Sasuke started to feel weird as if someone was draining him of all his energy and replacing it with fear. Nodoka appeared with a giggling look. She started singing along with the music.
The evening moonlight shows the way
So all night we'll run along
Come with me so we can play
The Land of Fun is where we belong
Sasuke's breathing started racing. He felt sweat run down his neck. He just stood there breathing heavily with a scarred look. "Play with us..." said Naruto and Nodoka. Another scream was heard throughout Konoha that night.
Chapter 3: ...Then Sasuke
Disclaimer: I said it once, I'll say it again. Naruto does NOT belong to me dammit!! I'd be doing better things if I did. But I DON'T.
The next training day it started off normal for the three Gennins in Team 7. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were all present. But Sasuke noticed something, Naruto looked quite pale. As if he'd seen a ghost. Curios he goes up to ask him.
"Hey, Naruto, why you're looking so pale today?" Sasuke asked with a slight smirk. "Maybe he came to realize that he's no match for me and he's scared of thinking about it" thought Sasuke laughing slightly.
"Nothing..." Naruto stuttered. Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "Really? You sure?" Sasuke asked again. Naruto didn't talk that way. Not usually anyways. "
"I'm fine!" Naruto yelled. Just then Kakashi showed up. "Yo...Sorry I'm late some kids wanted me to play with them so..." Kakashi started.
"Kakashi, that's your most pathetic excuse yet" Sakura replied rolling her eyes. "What's wrong with Naruto? He hadn't made any loud outbursts today...Maybe he's just on drugs or something...not that I care anyway"
"Today we're going to do another D-Mission" Kakashi told them. The group winded up doing some dog walking. Naruto did yell at the stubborn dog he was walking. But not as much. And it was with no profanity. Immediately Sasuke sensed something was wrong...very very very wrong...
~~~
It was nighttime again. The moon was still out at full shine. The wind softly hummed throughout Konoha. Sasuke was in his bed. Pondering about what could be wrong with Naruto. He wasn't acting like himself. Usually Naruto (and Kiba) were the loudest shinobi he knew. Naruto was definitely not loud that day. He was wondering if it was even necessary to wonder about it anyway. He finally decided that it was not his problem.
He was about to go to sleep when he heard...laughing... He sat up in his bed. Wait...it sounded like...NARUTO!? It was Naruto laughing like he was having fun. Then he heard someone else. A little girl was laughing with him. He quickly got up and gathered some ninja tools and dashed out the door. If Naruto was not in danger he would tell him to shut up.
He stopped near the trees by his house. He concealed himself among the tall grass. "What the hell is that baka up to?" he grumbled. Then he saw them. Naruto was running around laughing catching the many fireflies that hovered all over the place. But he wasn't alone. A ghost flew around him trying to keep up with him.
"Wait up Naruto!" she called.
"Come on Nodoka! Before they all leave!" Naruto laughed. He raced off catching one in his hands.
"No fair," Nodoka said sadly. "Here..." Naruto went up to Nokoka and let a firefly zoom around her. She laughed and looked so happy. Sasuke looked at Naruto. He looked like he was having fun too. But when Sasuke looked at his eyes, he was shocked.
"Nani!?" Sasuke gasped. Naruto's eyes have a soulless look in it. Something was definitely not right. He then turned around and left quietly. Naruto and Nodoka stopped playing and looked up.
"Can he play with us next time?" asked Nodoka holding Naruto's shoulder.
"Don't worry Nodoka...he'll play with us next time...I'll make sure of it..." Naruto assuringly said.
~~~ Sasuke didn't mention what he saw last night to anyone. The day continued as normal. Today's task was to help cleaning around the streets. As they picked up the piles of litter using sticks, Sasuke looked at Naruto. He looked even paler that day. And he never even said a single word. Even Sakura repeatedly asked him what was wrong. Naruto just replied with a headshake. Sasuke decided to look into this even deeper. He was dealing with a ghost. He decided to ask someone who might know about this Nodoka...
~~~
Sasuke entered the 3rd Hokage's office. The old man was doing some paper work. He looked up the moment when Sasuke closed the door behind him. "I'm sorry Hokage-sama" Sasuke bowed apologetically.
"No problem Sasuke, sit down" he answered kindly. "Now what would the last of the Uchiha clan need to ask me?"
"....Do you know or heard of anyone named Nodoka?" Hokage raised his eyebrow.
"Oh? I see... The Story of Nodoka is a pretty old story, around 100 years old if I'm exact" The old man took a puff from his smoking pipe. "She was a lonely girl with an incurable disease, back then it was anyway. These days anyone can obtain the cure, but back then it was incurable. For that reason she was unable to become the shinobi that she always dreamed to be. She never had any friends for they feared that they might catch it as well. So she was shut off in isolation so that she could not contaminate the population. She would spend her days in one room filled with toys. But of course the toys meant nothing to her for she never had a playmate. Her parents would only visit her 3 times everyday to give her food. She eventually died when she was 7. They made a little shrine for her in the forest, for she always enjoyed it there when she was still healthy. But later there were some sightings of her ghost forcing people to constantly play with her at night. Then the village priests and some spiritual shinobi made special talismans and sealed her off in her shrine." That in it self explained everything...Sasuke just nodded after this explanation. The Hokage sighed and took another puff from his pipe.
"Some kids like to joke that they've seen the ghost of Nodoka but that could not be true, unless someone removed the seal in her music box which was her most precious possession." He added. "But I take it that someone did, that's why you're here to see me..."
Sasuke just nodded. "Can I assume that it's Naruto?" he continued. Sasuke nodded, of course Hokage-Sama knew everything... "Ah... Naruto removed the talisman of Nodoka..."
Sasuke got up. "I'll take care of this" He rushed off to his own home to make plans. The sun was already down. The evening dark started coming as Sasuke raced back to his home. When he arrived he stopped in his tracks.
"Hello Sasuke" Naruto was standing right in front of his doorway. Sasuke immediately whipped out his kunai blade.
"Outta the way Naruto!" he yelled. Naruto only did a chilling laugh. His eyes even looked scarier than before. He was holding the music box. It popped open and the same music played. Sasuke started to feel weird as if someone was draining him of all his energy and replacing it with fear. Nodoka appeared with a giggling look. She started singing along with the music.
The evening moonlight shows the way
So all night we'll run along
Come with me so we can play
The Land of Fun is where we belong
Sasuke's breathing started racing. He felt sweat run down his neck. He just stood there breathing heavily with a scarred look. "Play with us..." said Naruto and Nodoka. Another scream was heard throughout Konoha that night.
