Hidden Spirits

A Naruto Fan Fiction

By: Climax

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Scroll 2: Seals and Scrolls, Goddamn It!
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Sasuke strode over the forest. Even for a genius ninja like him, he still needs relax. And of course he HAD TO stay away; I mean FAR, FAR away from filthy gaze and attitude of Orochimaru. The curse seal didn't have the power to affect his normal virgin sense so, Sasuke felt uncomfortable. Usually, Orochimaru would give him a dozen of bodyguards to kept him safe and to made sure that he didn't uh… escape. Why would he escape after he betrayed his friend and village? Not to mention the LONG WAY to get here.

However, he was alone now. But he was more than sure that the snake sennin would find him in less a day. And he would make sure that he enjoyed his temporary free time as much as he could. Sasuke walked to a big, and shaded-looking tree then sat under it. He took a deep breath to inhale the fresh scent of the forest. Then he remembered how Naruto and his big brother do the same every time they have free time. He immediately snapped his thought off of them. Thinking the blonde idiot and his (bastard) brother only made his mind from bad to worse state.

He also remembered how he almost succeeded to kill Naruto. He maybe lost in chidori-vs-rasengan, but it seemed that The God of The War was at his side that day. Unfortunately, The Goddess of The Luck was attracted by the stubbornness of the idiot blonde. Shikamaru and the others arrived before he even could land the finishing blow to Naruto and took the unconscious boy. Thanks to his previous injuries from rasengan and the people number difference, he wasn't be able to chase them.

So here he was, training while waiting for the right time to hunt Naruto again. Of course, if he didn't fast enough, Itachi and his shark-faced partner would took Naruto before he could kill him.

Okay, enough for thinking. He HAD TO relax now. The wind blew its soft breeze, made the tree's leafs above him rustled softly. It was almost like a nature's lullaby. Sasuke closed his eyes and let himself drifted in the lullaby. He almost fell into a peaceful sleep if he didn't feel something that feels odd has passed him. Sasuke snapped his eyes open and quickly stood up. He scanned the area, but he found nothing. The odd presence only last in a flash of second. He activated his sharingan and still found nothing. But his mind told him to stay alert. Then something came into his range of vision.

After he took a good look of what is it, or are they, he calmed a BIT. It was just Orochimaru's lackeys that supposed to be the ones who would bring him back to… Orochimaru's range of vision. Good timing, Mr. Snake.

Sasuke sighed. What a short relax…

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"WHY MUST I??" asked a very pissed off Naruto. Naruto and Rhaera had found what the archer was looking. It was a small, delicate, and young little girl with orange hair that reached her shoulder and tied into two pigtails. Her eyes were purple. She wore a pink baby-doll-dress style kimono. Her ages is around Konohamaru. And she looked so cute. She was staring Naruto with a great curiosity with her big eyes and innocent face. But the problem was not the girl.

"WHY must I take care of this girl for TWO YEARS?? Can't YOU do it YOURSELF??!"

Rhaera sighed. How could she explain her problem to this boy? Well, maybe a little lie and 'encouragement' would do.

"Please, Uzumaki-'san'. I must search for her parents. And you know that fields out there are clearly explained the fact to you that they are NOT designed for a little girl like her…" explained Rhaera this time with a little bit tone in her usually plain voice.

"But missy, if you WANT or DON'T know, I'll tell you. I have a THOUSAND of business that I must take care. And it will be a thousand and one if I accept your request!" explained Naruto. Rhaera stared him with an expected-to-be angry glare.

"WHO IS 'MISSY'?? I'm a BOY for God's sake!!" yelled Rhaera furiously.

"WHAT?!?!"

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Tsunade slumped on a chair. Her appearance now was dirty and stressed. She tried to find any little clue about how to open the seals on the scrolls in the library. But she found nothing. The only thing she found was tiredness. Soon, a peaceful sleep claimed her.

[==Tsunade's Dream==]

Tsunade opened her eyes. She quickly stood up and examined her surroundings. She was in a green and lush forest. She could smell the fresh woods scent even she was in her dreams. Then something in her heart told her to look at her behind. She turned around. A high mountain like the one in Konoha was welcomed in her vision. But the difference was, the mountain has no Hokage faces on its hard surface. And the place where it supposed to be Konoha village was still a forest like her surroundings.

Didn't know what to do because she was in her dream and found she couldn't wake up; Tsunade walked towards the mountain slowly. She walked and walked. But it seemed that she was just walking in circle. She didn't yet approached the mountain. She abruptly stopped.

In front of her, there was a girl in her thirteen, stood with her back faced Tsunade. She has a long as shoulder blonde hair. And she wore a white, sleeveless shirt with a tight and high collar; matched with a white short that went halfway of her thigh. She wore an old styled ninja sandals with short & white socks.

"Nee-chan (big sister)!! You're back!!" a boyish voice greeted them. Tsunade sighted a young boy in his six, with long as shoulder black hair and black eyes. He wore simple red kimono styled shirt with a pair of white shorts and fingerless black glove. His sandals were the same style as the girl. He reminded Tsunade of someone, but she could not put a finger on it.

"What's the matter, Ishou-pyon?" asked the girl with a gentle and caring (plus teasing) voice. The boy that she called Ishou pouted.

"Don't 'Ishou-pyon' me!! Ouza has read my diary again!!" reported Ishou furiously. The girl kneeled and pinched Ishou's cheeks.

"Then why don't you give him a piece of your mind, 'slow-head'. You are the older one anyway…" advised the girl impatiently. But Ishou's mood grew from bad to worse.

"So nee-chan is! If he doesn't give a damn with nee-chan's 'advises', does nee-chan think he will to me??" yelled Ishou with anger evident in his voice. The girl removed her hands from Ishou's cheeks and made a gesture that from Tsunade's point of sight looked like the girl rubbed her chin.

"Have you tried… some traps?" asked the girl.
Ishou nodded. "I always do. But it was useless."

"Juuin Jutsu?" (Cursed Seal Technique)
"The first and the last time I used it, YOU punished me for doing that…"

Tsunade and the girl sweat dropped. But the girl tried to cover her embarrass.

"Katon Fuuin Jutsu?" (Fire Element; Sealing Technique)
"He easily extinguished the side effect…"

Tsunade's sweat grew bigger.

"Suiton Fuuin Jutsu?" (Water Element; Sealing Technique)
"You know he mastered that element…"

"Doton Fuuin Jutsu?" (Earth Element; Sealing Technique)
"I tried it ten times before the others…"

Tsunade's sweat added. And the girl's patience tested.

"Mokuton Fuuin Jutsu?!!" (Wood element; Sealing Technique) she almost yelled.
"I tried it JUST NOW, but I won't be here if that was a success…"

The girl slapped her forehead and let a frustrated sigh. "To be honest Ishou, are you an IDIOT??"
"No. I just don't have enough seriousness to punished Ouza. He is just using his geniuses to create havocs…"

"Then WHY did you keep whining on me about your diary??"

"Because; there is my secret jutsu, histories, and legends in there!!" shouted Ishou. However, he stopped dead in his tracks. Realizing he was just revealed his diary contents.

"Hmm… Ishou-pyon, I never know that you are a history lover…" teased the girl. Ishou's cheeks were rivaling a red rose color.
"Shut up!!"

"But rather diary, I prefer called it 'History Book'. Don't you agree, I-sho-u-PYON?!" continued the girl. Ishou covered his ears with his small hands.

"ShutupShutupShutup…"

"So, how about Ketsueki Fuuin Jutsu?" (Blood Sealing Technique)

Tsunade's ears flinched a bit at the words. Her feelings told her that maybe this could help. Maybe she was dreaming in the afternoon, but sometimes dreams were true.

"Shut-- What is that?" asked Ishou.

"It is my newly invented sealing technique," explained the girl as proud as she was the one who created the beautiful rainbow.

This caught Ishou's curiosity. "How does it work?"

"It is simple. Basically, this seal almost as same as the others. But it can protect the thing in sealed. I mean, you can never ever open or destroy the thing as long as this seal around. It can be unsealed only by the sealer's blood. But there are weaknesses. One: the progress much more complicated than other sealing jutsu and Two: if the seal is around one hundred years old not renewed, ANY of your near relative or descendants can open it. But I think it's not really a matter because we are dead at that time, right?" explained the girl as if she was explaining a three years old child about why chicks follow hen.

"Can you teach me then?" asked Ishou with sparkled eyes. The girl nodded.
"Yippe!!" yelled Ishou as he leaped to the air.

"But, first things first, RAMEN!!" shouted the girl with a (surprisingly) Naruto's accent as she tossed her fist to the air in Naruto's style too. Ishou and Tsunade nearly fell.

"NEEEEE-CHAAAANN!!!"

"Tsunade-sama."

"Ughhnn…"

"Tsunade-sama!"

"Hmm… what is it, Shizune?" Shizune was about to answer when Tsunade's memory crashed the owner like a giant tsunami {a/n: not Tsunami= Inari's mother -- but giant wave].

Shizune startled when Tsunade suddenly stood up. And she was standing on a large book on the desk. {Previously, she was sleeping on a large-enough desk} This made Tsunade like a theatre player on theatre and Shizune was the audience.

"SHIZUNE!!" roared the Godaime. If her pig was here, it would be scared to death.

Shizune backed up a LOT. "Ye-yes, Tsunade-sama?"

"Bring the scrolls," commanded Tsunade simply. Shizune complied. And left Tsunade to thought if her dream could she believed.

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End Scroll 2
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No reviews, sigh I know there's more than enough better fan fiction [shonen-ai, shoujo-ai, normal but tragic & sadistic, RATED in R] out there because I'm more than often to read them. But stop by and review PLEASE. So I know if my HARD work is not for nothing.