Momento: Memories
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: Hello there! I'm alive and kicking! [Not really but anyway…] Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! XD I looked through some screencaps of Kiba without his jacket! OMG! HE'S SO HOT!!!!!!!! [fans self]Aiyyaa…..Naruto is so kawaii….Sasuke is hot in a physical sort of way…XD I must make a ShinoIno gif now……XD
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"There's no such thing as coincidences, though it upsets me that you can't remember me."
Naruto flinched as the older man tried to reach out to him. He stepped back defensively; the man's gentle face did not fool him. There was malice and deep-seated intensity in his eyes. A demon could tell.
"Adorable as always."
Itachi looked to the direction of the sunset and lake for such a long moment that Naruto decided to look at what was really with the sunset. Naruto was in awe, the sunset…he thought sceneries like these could only be seen in paintings.
"You should know, this wouldn't be the last time you'll see me."
The wind blew strong, bordering on the violent. Uzumaki closed his eyes, holding both arms in front of his face, a normal body mechanism for self protection.
When the wild zephyr ended, all that was left standing in the little wooden bridge was Naruto himself.
"N-Naruto?...."
"Huh?"
"NARUTO!!!"
Iruka-sensei ran to him worriedly, giving him a big, tight and fatherly hug, the jounin had gotten so carried away that he almost lifted Naruto off the ground.
"T-This is embarrassing, Iruka-sensei….!"
"Who cares?! All that matters is that you're safe!!!" The jounin cried.
Naruto rolled his eyes, but deep inside, seeing Iruka-sensei made him feel safe. That man he just met harbored with him dark passion and desire that radiated throughout no matter how hard he tried. Naruto felt fear at the sight of him.
Kakashi, Sasuke and Kiba were also there. The two boys, restrained themselves for the bigger good of all things; but smiled after seeing Naruto.
"Maybe it is time that we, give you back what we took from you." Naruto looked at Kakashi baffled.
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"T-That's…impossible!"
The silver haired jounin sighed, rasing his hand up the shocked Naruto, gesturing the demon boy not to do anything violent as they spoke confidentially. It was so confidential that even Iruka wasn't allowed to join in. The two were in Kakashi's apartment sitting in a large couch; casually enough as to not raise suspicion if anyone were to see them there.
"But it happened. And I only tell you the truth Naruto."
The blonde shook his head in disbelief.
"Y-You're telling me that a whole chunk of my childhood memories were…erased?! Why?! There's not even a good enough reason to do that!"
"There is, the people you loved as a child. They held the key to the Kyuubi's untimely awakening. The Konoha village could never risk that."
"But--why?"
"Because, as a child your emotions will remain to take control of the things you do. Kiba and Sasuke, they were a part of your life too."
Naruto slumped back at the other end of the sofa, placing a hand over his forehead in aggravation. Kakashi found it hard telling every single supposed truth to his student. The boy's head was spinning.
"Listen Naruto, when we erased parts of your memories, it was placed in a specific place…The village leader, he says that it may be allowed that we, give you back what is lost."
Uzumaki blinked once, then twice.
"Y-You mean?!"
Kakashi nodded, smiling, patting Naruto's head very much like an affectionate teacher.
How had they managed to delete Naruto's memory? Kakashi remembered as entered within the hospital wing, he saw the slumbering young boy and felt a squeezing pain in his chest. He had to remove from the child's mind everything that his innocent eyes saw as an important part of his life. The village leader bowed to him and begged him to "mend the wrongs" of the child and have his memories stolen away.
Kakashi back then, could not do anything to go against such orders. He placed his palms over the boy's forehead, chanting a mantra that were sure to remove these recollections and as he was about to finish, the room was bathed in bright white light.
Emerging from the boy's chest was perfectly crystal clear orb.
The vial of his memories.
The village leader immediately took his, preparing to crush it down to the ground, but Kakashi stopped him.
The jounin knew that, perhaps one day, the boy could have back something rightfully his. It was kept in an old temple set with traps if anyone were to attempt stealing it. Guards were added for full security.
The temple would be somewhere within the edge of the Konoha forest, and Kakashi would simply take three days to retrieve it, since the village leader had already given him permission.
But it was needed.
He warned Naruto of things to come.
"Giving your memories back, will be painful."
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"You'll be fine." The two boys, Kiba and Sasuke said in chorus. They both had their arms over their chest, and they both blushed furiously.
"Eh?
Naruto cocked his head to the side as the three sat on a bench somewhere in the Konoha park. The blonde was rather (in) conveniently in the middle.
Sasuke winced. Kiba yawned.
"When you get your memories back, you can remember both of us. So, we're really kinda…hoping everything will be okay." Kiba added. For once in his life, Sasuke agreed with the Inuzuka and nodded.
Now wasn't exactly the right time for their rivalry.
Naruto was relieved that he didn't have to see the two fighting over him; because that would be incredibly weird.
"Me and Kiba, we really, want you to remember us." Sasuke whispered to Naruto's ears as they watched Kiba chasing around Akamaru you ran off with his last piece of bread.
Naruto blushed.
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Blood covered the walls and within the ruins of a once sturdy old temple were two men.
Itachi and his right hand man, Kisame.
In his hands he held the most precious thing as for the moment. A vial of memories, Naruto's memories.
"I can never risk enough to keep that boy."
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Author's Notes:
Me: What's going to happen now?! XD
Kiba: You're the author! You should know! [whacks Strawberry Goo] But you can always hook me and Naru-chan up and throw Sasuke down a cliff!
Sasuke: Shut up! You Horny dog! [kicks Kiba]
Naruto: . . . . I want Iruka-sensei!!! [cries]
Me: So yeah! I hope you guys like it! Next chappy will take longer than usual though!
Shino: [pokes Strawberry Goo] Write fics about me and my bugs. Now.
Me: I'll write about you, your bugs and Ino! [in bliss]
Ino: O.O;; [clings to her okaasan]