Kuwabara: you might want to tell them that the next chapter may not be for another week or two
Yeah I'm going to a wrestling camp at Michigan State YAY!
Kuwabara: well it's not yeah for the readers
I know but I am still happy
Kuwabara: at least you got this chapter done
Here is chapter 18! Oh yeah!
The Kids of Glory "True strength is not measured by how many times you knock someone down, but by how many times you get back up"-Kuwabara's Pupil Chapter 18: Recovery and Redemption
It was hazy at first then her vision got a little clearer. Anna noticed she was not alone wherever she was. She sat up as quick as possible only to notice that it was her sensei sitting in a chair. "Where in the hell am I?" Anna asked
"The hospital" Naruto responded "You almost drowned"
"So did they find Jin's body?" Anna asked And Naruto shook his head "Where in the hell could it be?"
"We have reason to believe he's not really dead" Naruto said smiling and Anna jumped out of her bed in excitement.
"REALLY!" Anna screamed "That would be terrific if Jin was okay"
"We noticed there were footprints on the sand near your own body" Naruto said "And you were far from the beach it looked as if you were placed there in plain sight"
"But why would Jin hide from us?" Anna asked
"I think he's dwelling on his defeat from Kiba" Naruto suggested "He had never lost before so this fight definitely knocked him down a few pegs"
"That makes sense I suppose" Anna said "But why wouldn't he at least come to see me?"
"Someone has been sneaking in your room after hours" Naruto said "I'm pretty sure he's been making sure your okay"
"How long have been out of it" Anna asked
"A few days" Naruto answered "we've been in the wave country for twelve days now"
"Alright we still have time so go get Kai and Shiro and we'll head home"
"We can't Kai and Shiro were both knocked unconscious in their fights"
"They haven't come around d yet?" Anna said puzzled "so then what you are going to do you only have a few days before your wedding?"
"I think I might miss it"
"How can you miss your own wedding?" Anna asked
"I just can. Some things are more important than my happiness"
"How about Hinata's happiness?" Anna asked "Why don't you just go home we'll be fine"
"I refuse to abandon my comrades that is my Ninja way" Naruto said coldly
"Because he's too stupid to do anything that makes sense" a Voice said from the doorway. Anna looked to see Inari leaning against the door.
"Yeah I guess you could say that" Naruto said scratching his head laughing.
'there is so much more to master Naruto than meets the eye' Anna thought 'I don't care what the others say about him he's a kindhearted man who loves to protect those in need'. "Alright Naruto I am okay now I need to check on my brother."
"That's fine there's something else I need to take care of anyways." Naruto said leaving the room. Naruto was followed closely by Inari "Come on I need your help"
"Yes I know where do you plan to burry him?" Inari asked
"The same place we buried some of my other friends" Naruto said
"Other friends?"
Meanwhile
'I have to get stronger' Jin thought hammering his fists into the tree 'I can't lose like that again. My best move didn't even faze him. I refuse to lose ever again'. Jin had spent the past few days training like a mad man. There was nothing else to do besides train. Ever since he had lost to Kiba he had a one track mind. Get stronger. 'If I can't get stronger I have no right to be in the chuunin exam' Jin thought 'I have to get stronger'. Jin hit the tree so hard he knocked it over.
'I never lose' Jin thought 'I have never lost a fight in my entire life'. Jin sat down cross-legged and started to meditate. He focused his thoughts as best he could. 'Okay lets rethink this. I have increased my training beyond its normal standpoint' Jin thought 'I need to find some way to make it harder. I know I'll ask Master Lee when we get back to the leaf. Every moment is a waste of time. I should go check on Anna and then go home to make my training tougher'.
Jin jumped up and headed for the hospital. He came to a wall and began to walk up it. He continued walking until he reached Anna's room. He hopped in to check on his sister to see that she wasn't in the bed. "Umm nurse?" Jin asked and a nurse hurried over "Where is Tykiei Anna?"
"Oh she's gone" the nurse replied
"WHAT! ARE YOU KIDDING?" Jin asked and began to cry.
"No she woke up this morning" the nurse said and Jin jumped onto the air with joy.
"She woke up! YES!" Jin shouted at the top of his lungs. He ran down the hall to Shiro's room and walked in to see Anna at the bedside. "HEY! Sleepyhead about time you woke up"
"JIN! Big brother it is you" Anna hugged Jin and then kicked him hard in the face "Why did you run away you jerk I thought you were dead"
"Oww that hurt." Jin said rubbing the mark on his face "Whatever I just came to tell you that I am headed back to the leaf. So I guess I'll see you later" with that Jin disappeared in a puff of smoke.
'Damn you Jin and you super speed' Anna thought 'I'll catch up to you one day. And that day I will be the best the village has ever seen'.
"You know he better wake up soon" a Voice said groggily "Or I'll kick him out of bed myself".
Anna turned to see Kai leaning against the doorway. "Kai! You're awake too!"
"Hey don't talk so loud" Kai said holding his head "I just woke up and I have a hangover from nothing"
"Kai you moron how did you lose consciousness?" Anna asked
"I used up all of my chakra on a single Washi Batsu, but hey it got the job done"
"You idiot how many times do you have to be told to use your chakra sparingly?"
"I don't know I haven't been told nearly enough otherwise I probably would have learned my lesson" Anna stood up and smacked him in the head. "HEY! You don't have to be so violent!"
"Violence is the only way to get anything through your thick skull!"
Meanwhile
Naruto finished burying Kiba. He was buried next to Haku and Zabuza. If anyone needed company in the other world it was Kiba. His three students were there as well paying their respects to their long time mentor. He was more than that to them. He was more like a father or a big brother who watched out for them. 'so Kiba' Naruto thought 'your students posses great potential but I will not bring them back to the leaf. They shall forever be the renegade-nins'. Naruto turned to Inari. "So what has your eye?" Naruto asked noticing that Inari had been staring at something for sometime now.
"That knife. It truly is a magnificent blade" Inari replied "I wonder if I could use it"
"I doubt it they say that Zabuza's spirit guards it until the rightful owner can come and reclaim it" Naruto replied.
"SO you don't mind if I try to get the blade?" Inari asked
"No by all means take it" Naruto said. Inari ran over put both hands on the handle and yanked with all his might. The blade didn't even budge. "See what I mean!"
"You knew Zabuza didn't you Naruto?"
"I wouldn't really say I knew him but you could say that we had met."
"What was he like? They say he was the devil of the hidden mist."
"He was strong. I will never forget the fear I had when I saw him. But I will also never forget conquering that fear to fight him. He was proud and now that I think about it he was a lot like Kiba. The difference was Zabuza did what he had to for money and Kiba did it for vengeance. I don't know which was worse."
"I think they just did what they thought was best at the time"
"Yeah I guess that makes sense" Naruto said turning to the renegade-nins. "You three need a teacher and I know just the guy" Naruto said turning to Inari.
"No way uh-uh! I am not a ninja remember?" Inari pleaded
"It's ether you or Kakashi and I think he's messed up enough kids as it is"
"You can't be serious," Inari stated "There is no way in hell I could teach them seals or anything like that"
"You don't have to just train to the best of your ability"
"P-please train us master Inari" Kiya said hugging the samurai "We need someone to continue our training"
Inari blushed "Fine I'll do it. But only as a favor to you Naruto because I owe you a debt"
"Fair enough Inari," Naruto said "But they are under your care until I decide otherwise deal?"
"Deal! But I know I throwing half of my life away" Inari said
"My friend you have no idea what you are signing away" Naruto began "But you are also gaining so much more"
-End of chapter 18
Sorry about the shortness of this chapter
Kuwabara: so what about Naruto he's gonna miss his own damn wedding!
Probably
Kuwabara: why? I mean he is the hero right?
Kinda sorta
Kuwabara: so are they going to get back in time
I guess you'll just have to read after I get back from camp