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"Bla" - speech

"blah" -thought

"blah"- kyubi

Chapter 5: Premonitions

The place was pitch black. It was darker than any person could imagine of an abyss. Then suddenly out of the pitch black space, a boy came running. He was wearing a pair of orange baggy pants and coat and although he was running, he never had advanced. His constant motion was like forever yet it brought him to nowhere.

Then another picture flashed in, a pink haired little girl wearing a red sleeveless dress with a pair green short pants underneath it was standing in front this running boy. She stood 3 meters away from him, enough to see his piercing blue eyes He never got close to her despite the running. It was odd. She saw him stretched his hand towards her but suddenly a swirling red wave came dashing behind the boy. It came so fast, she quickly stretched her arms to reach for him but the swirling wave has already caught up. It wrapped around the boy and snatched him away from her.

"Naruto!!!!" she screamed as she woke up from her nightmare. She sat on her bed panting so hard; as she recalled the image she saw in her dream. She didn't understand the dream, but she was sure it was Naruto when he was still 12 years old. The red swirling wave she saw just made the dream more complicated even for her known bright brain. 'What was that,' she thought. She saw the thing wrapped Naruto and snatched him away. 'Nightmare.'

Thirsty from the nightmare she had, she climbed down from her bed. Her room was dark as always every night she sleeps. She didn't bother to switch on the lights because she knew the place as she does with the back of her palms and she went out her room. She silently yet quickly went downstairs to get some water. She passed by the window that showed the mysterious full moon, which spared an amount of light inside the dark house.

She never had problems nor did she appreciate the beauty of the full moon before. But this time she took time stare at it for a moment. It was like the moon was inviting her to look at her for a while. 'To think of it, I've never seen the moon this bright before,' she said. ' I don't like this,' she continued down stairs.

Outside the manor of the claimed strongest clan of Konoha the wind blew softly upon it and the leaves began to fall. The autumn night sure brings a gloomy mood - something that identifies the Hyuga clan

"What's the matter oneesan?" the younger Hyuga asked.

"I don't know.... It was Naruto...." Hinata replied. She was trembling as she sat on a cushion. Hinata was always shy, but she never had ever trembled like this since their father acknowledged her, so Hanabi the younger one, was just confused.

Raising an eyebrow, she asked again, "What happened to that dimwit anyway?" Hanabi didn't particularly like Naruto. Well not because some people unconsciously rubbed it on her, in fact, she doesn't care why they hate him, but Neji, the clan's owned genius was loose to him. She refused to accept the fact that the well-known dropout student in the academy and without an advance bloodline limit shinobi on him could have defeated the genius of Konoha's strongest clan. Hell no. But despite the dislike, she always has regarded Naruto a strong rival.

Hinata didn't bother to mind the last word as normally that she does every time her sister utters it. She silently sat at on the cushion and stared at the bright the full moon playing with her thumbs.

Hanabi found the reaction so unlike her so she rephrased the question thinking that she's already fed with it. "Oneesan, what happened to him, I mean Na...Naruto?"

Hinata was taken off her trance when she heard her sister utter the name Naruto. The last time she heard it from her was after Naruto had beaten Neji and after that, name callings followed. She looked at her in her eyes trying to see through to her emotions deep within. Over the years, she developed the technique secretly as she trained herself with Neji and the latter willingly trained her.

"I...," she started after she saw the sincerity in her sister's eyes. "I... have..." she looked at her once again and stood up and walked to the dresser beside her bed. "... this..," she took a broken bowl of crystal glass from drawer,"Naruto gave me. It fell a while ago but I was not near it. It just fell."

Knowing the well the meaning of it, Hanabi, reassured her sister. "Oneesan, Naruto might be sometimes stupid and clumsy, but you know him... he is a strong person. I'm sure he will be alright." She went beside her sister and rubbed her back. "Comm'on let's go to sleep."

Despite the reassurance, Hinata was still worried. But the words Hanabi spoke, were the truth. Naruto is a strong person. He is a survivor, a fighter and even against all odds, he still emerged victorious. That is the Naruto she knew and have trusted and loved. Yet, despite these convictions, her heart was still worried for him.

Among the many food stands along the road, only one remained opened. Despite the growing silence on the street, a sound of clattering pan, jangling plates and chopsticks resonated. Amidst the growing darkness of night, a light remained shining. Ichikaru Ramen.

"Ayame, let's close the store now. It's passed 9 in the evening, he wont come." Ayame complied with his father's request. She went inside the stand and began to clean things.

"Otousan, it's unlikely of Naruto not to come tonight. After all he just a won a 3 free meal coupon..." Ayame spotted a black cat sitting on Naruto's favorite chair. "Otousan," she turned to her father. "...a black cat..." she finished faintly as she saw the cat was already gone.

He turned to look at the cat, but it wasn't there anymore. "What cat," he asked with raised eyebrow.

"It was there... a while ago..." she replied. She moved towards the seat and pointed out the cat was there a while ago. But then she noticed a scratch on the chair – something she didn't feel like. "Otousan..."

Her father looked at her. He didn't see the black cat though, but somehow at the back of his mind, he believed there was, and he knew based on experience, something odd has happened to his boy. Unlike some old villagers, he grew quite fond of Naruto. He acknowledged him as he is and not a demon he's always associated with. Like a father to his child; a sister to her brother, their hearts were not at ease.

In a windy and cold weather lust rises to the occasion and gives a different warmth. But unlike the warmth of a fire, it is not satisfying, instead it craves for something and until the person succumb to the cravings, it rises more and more.

However, that night was different. He, a sennin known for his strength, wits and perversion was not able to escape the terror that lingered in the air. He could have done is "gathering data that night, but the blood stained aura greatly troubled him. Immediately, he packed up his things, went back to Konoha hoping that everything will be alright.

"What the... Kakashi.." Neji exclaimed.

"The hell.. Gai let's go in! Neji..." he was cut off another figure appeared before them. He was shorter than Neji, but those red eyes dinstinct him the most. "Sasuke.." Kakasih said faintly.

"Kakashi, what's going on?" Sasuke asked.

"We have no time Kakashi. Let's go!" Genma excalimed. Gai nodded in agreeement.

Kakashi turned to Genma and Gai. He knew they were right so he agreed with them but not without instructions for the 2 prodigy of the Konoha's revered clan. "Sasuke, Neji. You wait here and gon't try to enter. If we won't be back in an hour. Gather all the Anbu there is in the village and tell Sakura to summon Jiraiya-sama," he place his hands on the shoulders of the young ninjas. "Promise me, follow this order... do your duty as Konoha's ninja." He joined Gai and Genma at the mouth of the cave and the three of them disappeared living the young ninjas confused and afraid.

Sasuke and Neiji looked at one another. Neither said a word. They didn't fully understand the situation they knew that it was no brainer to understand that it is something critical.

"What do you think it is," Sasuke broke the silence.

"I don't know..." he paused for a while and looked at the cave. "But your teammate is there. Naruto."

Sasuke's eyes widened. He stared at the cave. He was confused why Naruto is caught up in a situation like this why in that cave. He shifted his body to face the mouth of the cave. Part of him moved him to enter out of curiousity, another part moved him for a sense of gratitude. Naruto saved his life from the brink of destruction, he wants to return the favor.

Neiji was not born stupid. He knew what the Uchiha kid was thinking. Blessed with byakugan, he can read emotions through the eyes. "Sasuke, I understand your feelings, but an order is an order. I myself is curious... I myself was saved by him..." he finished bowing his head to the ground as he reminiced his match with Naruto.

Sasuke looked at him in silence. Then looked at the ground. "Naruto.."

"Arghhhhhhhh.... I am free once again!!!" his voice was deeper and simply put, it was not Naruto. The chakra he was emmiting ripped his upper clother revealing the fading seal. "You pathetic humans have not learned... I cannot be sealed," he let out an evil laugh.

"Kami-sama..." Tsunade whispered to herself. Before her was the boy she loved as a brother yet it was not him anymore. "Naruto..."

"Naruto, fight it!" Etsuya shouted. This caught everyones attention. But as he was about to say something, a hand grabbed his throat. "Na...ghhhhhhh..."

"You... I remeber you... worthless piece of shit." he tightened his grip on his neck making Etsuya's eyes rolled up in pain.

"Naruto! let him go!" Tsunade shouted at him. But the Naruto or rather the Kyubi was not listening.

"You tried to kill me before... Now I will enjoy tearing down you body... bits by bits...bits," Naruto lick his lips in lust for blood.

"Naaaggggh... ru...ggggh...tougggh," words failed to escape from his mouth. His vision became blurry and dark; his hearing began to fail him. All his senses are beggining to diminished. Death was coming for him. But a small voice entered to his looming brain.

"Shibaru ashi no jutsu!" a rope wrapped with chakra, bound Kyubi Naruto's body and pulled him away from his prey.

Etsuya was released from the grip and was coughing really hard. He was gasping for air. He thought that at the time, death was already upon him. He turned to see who came to save him.

"Naruto, stop this already!" Kakashi excalimed at his student. He stood 3 meters away from him holding the rope wrapped with chakra.

Gai and Genma went to Tsuande and the other who were bruised and wounded from the falling debris.

"Hokage-sama, are you alright," Gai asked as he tend to her.

Tsunade pushed off Gai to warn Kakashi about Naruto. "Kakashi...," but she was too late. Kyubi Naruto flunged himself towards Kakashi.

Kakashi's only visible eye shot wide open at the speed of Naruto coming after him. He shift himself as quick as he could to evade the attack and fortunately he accidentaly slipped his foot with a protruding rock on the ground allowing himself to barely escape the hit.

Kyubi Naruto passed over him as he missed the his target. He rolled over after he landed on the ground look at his preys with deep red slit eyes. He saw Kakashi got up and joined the others.

"Kakashi, the seal is broken," Tsunade said promptly. Her voice was stern but through her eyes his concern for Naruto is evident. "I don't know what happened... but we need to stop this." her tears broke down which made her stammered between words.

Kakashi understood the situation they're in but he himself didn't know what to do. He glanced at Gai and Genma, who in turn fronwned and shook heads.

"Only... Naru...to can defeat... it..." said the badly torn Etsuya. "All we can do is hold on to our lives and hope for the best." he finished sadly. Somehow at the back of his mind, he was not sure if they have what it took to hold on.

A/N: Ok until here only. Please continue to review this one and please stay with me in this story.

1. Shibaru ashi no jutsu - a binding technique. (my creation)