Thank you all for your participation! (AND patience!) As a reward, I have written you all another chapter! Also, I am currently working on my SasukeXOC fic as well.
I know this chapter is short...but its better than nothing, right?
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Serendipity
Chapter Two
Time in the room seemed to have stopped for a moment, as Naruto stood there, the people in the cloaks still at his right and left. The expression on his face showed them that he was anything but joking around. He was now staring at Tsunade, who shifted slightly under his serious gaze. She watched as Naruto's eye went from her, to them cabinet, then slowly back to her. To her, it seemed as if he was trying to find an easy way to the cabinet that was behind her desk in the corner, toward the back of the room.
"And what would you do with a forbidden scroll, Naruto?" she asked, trying to calm herself down. His expression made it seem as if he was bored at the thought.
"I want one...and that's all you need to know..." he then narrowed his eye, to prove his point. He watched as Tsunade glanced over to Kakashi, then to Sasuke, and slowly to Sakura. "I hope your not trying to tell them to do something extremely stupid," he suddenly said, making the four jump slightly. "They'll only end up injured...." He paused and smirked, "Or dead..." With that, Tsunade's eyes widened, along with everybody else's. Even the two cloaked figures seemed taken back for a moment.
'Naruto...?' Sakura thought. 'What's wrong with you...this isn't...' she watched in horror as Naruto took a step forward, followed by the other two. 'This isn't our Naruto!' she shook her head. Naruto stopped walking and looked down,
"Your right....Sakura..." he said simply. She looked up at him in surprise,
'Did I say that out loud?'
"No...you didn't say that out loud..." he looked back up to the cabinet. "I just heard you, that's all..." he began walking towards the cabinet again, getting closer and closer to Tsunade's desk.
"In other words, you read her mind...." Kakashi said simply.
"No..." Naruto said has he continued walking, "I was reading all of your minds...it was only for a moment..." he stopped in front of Tsunade's desk. "And seeing is how none of you know what to do in this situation...I'll be taking that scroll now..."
"But why...tell me why...why would you disappear like that and just..." Sakura said, starting to get angry with him. "What is so damn important in that scroll that makes you such an asshole?!" she yelled. Naruto immediately turned around, his visible eye glaring darkly.
Sakura gasped as she was suddenly thrown, her back hitting the wall. She stood there, for a moment, staring at him in shock, but then slumped to the floor. Sasuke launched forward, only to join Sakura by the wall.
"N-Naruto!" Tsunade gasped in surprise. She gasped again when Naruto disappeared and then reappeared by the cabinet with the scrolls. Without him even touching them, the doors flew open. He slid his hand along a few of them, as if they were books, reading the labels.
"Naruto..." Sasuke's voice was low. He stood up quickly, glaring at the blond, who didn't even seem to notice Sasuke. After a moment, Naruto stepped back from the scroll and walked calmly back over to the cloaked figures, the smallest of the scrolls in his hand.
"This should be it..." he began. The two figures nodded and turned to the door. Naruto began following, until Sasuke spoke up, anger overflowing from his voice.
"Naruto! STOP!" Naruto's visible eye widened, and he suddenly froze in place. "Who the Hell do you think you are?!" Sasuke took a step towards him, "You think you can just barge in here, take a forbidden scroll and leave without explaining yourself?!"
Sasuke's words echoed around the room, nobody moving. The only movement after about three minutes was the scroll hitting the floor. Sasuke's angry eyes changed to worry as Naruto's hand rose up to his covered right eye, his body beginning to shake.
"Na-Naruto!" One of the cloaked figures gasped as Naruto's knees hit the floor. It stepped forward, and got on the ground in front of him, grabbing his shoulders. "Get a hold of yourself! This isn't the time for this, we need to get out of here!" it was clear now that the figure in front of Naruto was a woman. "Naruto?!" she seemed extremely worried.
'What's going on?' Sakura thought as she watched Naruto struggle to get up.
'His breathing has become harder, and by the look of his face, I'd say he's coming down with quite a fever...' Tsunade thought.
"Di...Diva..." Naruto rasped out. "Take the scroll and run...but don't..." Naruto couldn't finish his sentence, because he swayed backward.
"Naruto!" The one named Diva caught him before he hit the floor. The other figure ran across the room and picked Naruto up, tossing him over it's shoulder.
"Diva!" it was a man, about the same age as the woman, "Grab the scroll, we have to get out of here!" he ordered. Diva picked up the scroll and stood up.
"No!" she yelled at him. "Naruto needs medical attention! He's sick...we...we can't take that chance, Ryou!" Ryou stopped walking towards the door and turned to her,
"And what do you propose we do? Ask them to help us?" he didn't give her time to say yes, "I don't think so." He said in a frustrated tone, Diva's mouth clamped shut, then she reopened it to protest. "These people are our enemies as we stand now, I don't care if they were once Naruto's team or friends...he left them for a reason, and we need to get him out of here, especially in this condition..." Diva stood in her place. "Diva!?" he yelled when she took a step back,
"No" she said sternly, "You go ahead, and take the scroll with you, but leave Naruto here with me..." she pulled off her hood. "I'm not going to let him die..." she glared darkly at Ryou. Kakashi took a step towards them, kunai in hand,
"Might I make a suggestion?"
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I'm so sorry about the shortness! The next one will be twice as long, I promise!!!
I know this chapter is short...but its better than nothing, right?
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Serendipity
Chapter Two
Time in the room seemed to have stopped for a moment, as Naruto stood there, the people in the cloaks still at his right and left. The expression on his face showed them that he was anything but joking around. He was now staring at Tsunade, who shifted slightly under his serious gaze. She watched as Naruto's eye went from her, to them cabinet, then slowly back to her. To her, it seemed as if he was trying to find an easy way to the cabinet that was behind her desk in the corner, toward the back of the room.
"And what would you do with a forbidden scroll, Naruto?" she asked, trying to calm herself down. His expression made it seem as if he was bored at the thought.
"I want one...and that's all you need to know..." he then narrowed his eye, to prove his point. He watched as Tsunade glanced over to Kakashi, then to Sasuke, and slowly to Sakura. "I hope your not trying to tell them to do something extremely stupid," he suddenly said, making the four jump slightly. "They'll only end up injured...." He paused and smirked, "Or dead..." With that, Tsunade's eyes widened, along with everybody else's. Even the two cloaked figures seemed taken back for a moment.
'Naruto...?' Sakura thought. 'What's wrong with you...this isn't...' she watched in horror as Naruto took a step forward, followed by the other two. 'This isn't our Naruto!' she shook her head. Naruto stopped walking and looked down,
"Your right....Sakura..." he said simply. She looked up at him in surprise,
'Did I say that out loud?'
"No...you didn't say that out loud..." he looked back up to the cabinet. "I just heard you, that's all..." he began walking towards the cabinet again, getting closer and closer to Tsunade's desk.
"In other words, you read her mind...." Kakashi said simply.
"No..." Naruto said has he continued walking, "I was reading all of your minds...it was only for a moment..." he stopped in front of Tsunade's desk. "And seeing is how none of you know what to do in this situation...I'll be taking that scroll now..."
"But why...tell me why...why would you disappear like that and just..." Sakura said, starting to get angry with him. "What is so damn important in that scroll that makes you such an asshole?!" she yelled. Naruto immediately turned around, his visible eye glaring darkly.
Sakura gasped as she was suddenly thrown, her back hitting the wall. She stood there, for a moment, staring at him in shock, but then slumped to the floor. Sasuke launched forward, only to join Sakura by the wall.
"N-Naruto!" Tsunade gasped in surprise. She gasped again when Naruto disappeared and then reappeared by the cabinet with the scrolls. Without him even touching them, the doors flew open. He slid his hand along a few of them, as if they were books, reading the labels.
"Naruto..." Sasuke's voice was low. He stood up quickly, glaring at the blond, who didn't even seem to notice Sasuke. After a moment, Naruto stepped back from the scroll and walked calmly back over to the cloaked figures, the smallest of the scrolls in his hand.
"This should be it..." he began. The two figures nodded and turned to the door. Naruto began following, until Sasuke spoke up, anger overflowing from his voice.
"Naruto! STOP!" Naruto's visible eye widened, and he suddenly froze in place. "Who the Hell do you think you are?!" Sasuke took a step towards him, "You think you can just barge in here, take a forbidden scroll and leave without explaining yourself?!"
Sasuke's words echoed around the room, nobody moving. The only movement after about three minutes was the scroll hitting the floor. Sasuke's angry eyes changed to worry as Naruto's hand rose up to his covered right eye, his body beginning to shake.
"Na-Naruto!" One of the cloaked figures gasped as Naruto's knees hit the floor. It stepped forward, and got on the ground in front of him, grabbing his shoulders. "Get a hold of yourself! This isn't the time for this, we need to get out of here!" it was clear now that the figure in front of Naruto was a woman. "Naruto?!" she seemed extremely worried.
'What's going on?' Sakura thought as she watched Naruto struggle to get up.
'His breathing has become harder, and by the look of his face, I'd say he's coming down with quite a fever...' Tsunade thought.
"Di...Diva..." Naruto rasped out. "Take the scroll and run...but don't..." Naruto couldn't finish his sentence, because he swayed backward.
"Naruto!" The one named Diva caught him before he hit the floor. The other figure ran across the room and picked Naruto up, tossing him over it's shoulder.
"Diva!" it was a man, about the same age as the woman, "Grab the scroll, we have to get out of here!" he ordered. Diva picked up the scroll and stood up.
"No!" she yelled at him. "Naruto needs medical attention! He's sick...we...we can't take that chance, Ryou!" Ryou stopped walking towards the door and turned to her,
"And what do you propose we do? Ask them to help us?" he didn't give her time to say yes, "I don't think so." He said in a frustrated tone, Diva's mouth clamped shut, then she reopened it to protest. "These people are our enemies as we stand now, I don't care if they were once Naruto's team or friends...he left them for a reason, and we need to get him out of here, especially in this condition..." Diva stood in her place. "Diva!?" he yelled when she took a step back,
"No" she said sternly, "You go ahead, and take the scroll with you, but leave Naruto here with me..." she pulled off her hood. "I'm not going to let him die..." she glared darkly at Ryou. Kakashi took a step towards them, kunai in hand,
"Might I make a suggestion?"
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I'm so sorry about the shortness! The next one will be twice as long, I promise!!!
