Ok, this chapter will be more serious than the last one. So far the official pairings are, NaruHina, and SasuSaku, so if you want to add another pairing not involving these characters, please leave a review and tell me which pairing you would like to see.
DISCLAIMER – You know, I was wandering through the grand canyon, when suddenly a worm came out of the ground and told me I didn't own Naruto… It was the third saddest moment in my life…
Lastly, note that this story is an AU, if you haven't already noticed that already.
"Speaking"
Thinking
Kyuubi in fox mode speaking
(At the playground)
Naruto and Sasuke were both in the sand, building a huge sand castle. So far, it was large enough for both of them to crawl into and stand. Naruto finally said, "How big do you think it should be?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto and said, "As big as we can get it!" Naruto nodded, and they both continued to work on it.
Occasionally some child would come and ask Sasuke if he wanted to play ball with them, but he kept refusing saying he would not leave his best friend alone. The child would go back to his friends and tell them that Sasuke was hanging out with the weird kid, and they avoided the two in the sand like a plague, but once the sand castle was big enough to fit more than two people in it, they began to get slightly jealous.
"Can we help you?" A small kid asked Sasuke.
"Ask my friend over here." Sasuke answered, pointing towards Naruto.
The kid faced Naruto and asked, "Well, can we help you?"
Naruto looked at the kid and his friend. The one that came and asked had two red stripes on his face, and had the smell of dog reeking off of his sweater. The second boy had a huge collar going around his face, and he looked quite mature for being only a four year old.
"Yes, you both can help us out!" Naruto shouted. Soon the four had built quite a large castle, and began to work on higher floors, and soon enough, almost every child in the playground was helping build it.
Over to the side, both Itachi and Koga were watching with a little interest, wondering how such small children could accomplish such a task.
"How do you think they could build it so large?" Koga asked as he sat on a bench. He got a new blck robe, and had his sunglasses on.
"Heh, with all of those children there, it should be bigger." Itachi muttered.
"So… want to do something else? I'm getting kind of bored sitting here doing nothing."
"Heh, I was thinking the same thing actually." The both got up to see their son/brother. When they reached the small fort that the children were currently living in, they stopped. "Sasuke, Naruto." Itachi called.
"Yes Itachi?" Naruto called up.
"Koga and I are going to do something for a little bit, you two don't get injured or anything, alright?"
"Got it brother!' Sasuke called up. After that Itachi walked off with Koga following him.
"So…" Koga tried to think of anything, "What rank are you?"
"Right now, I'm a Jounin, but soon I'll be part of the ANBU." Itachi answered.
"Wow, that is not bad." Was all Koga could manage to think of to say.
"It isn't that great… My father has been putting a lot of pressure on me. It seems as though he wants me to become an ANBU so he can tell me something…"
"What is it do you think he wants to tell you?" Koga asked, vaguely interested.
"I'm not sure… Relations with the Hyuuga family haven't been going well… It my be something about that." Itachi said, pondering on the situation.
"Could be…"
"Hey, Koga…" Itachi asked as he looked up at the person traveling with him, "Did you know your child is the one that has Kyuubi sealed within him?"
"I've known, but he and the demon are separate, trust me, I know…" Koga said, a faint smile forming on his lips.
(At the playground)
"Kiba? Kiba where are you?" Some woman was asking as she searched the playground for her child.
"I'm in here mom!" He shouted from within the huge sandcastle she was nearby.
"Come on, we have to go now!" His mother called again. Soon enough he jumped over the walls and left. Everyone else waved their goodbyes to him, but when his mother saw Naruto she hurried off faster.
"So, now that we have built this awesome fort what should we name it?" A girl with a purple dress and blond hair asked.
"I don't know… Naruto, what do you think it should be called?" Sasuke asked.
"It is now officially called the Uzuchiha fort!" Naruto proclaimed.
"That is an awesome name!" Sasuke couldn't help but say.
After a while their parents were picking up the children, leaving behind only Naruto and Sasuke in their fort. The sky had gotten pretty dark now, and Naruto had a sad glint in his eyes, so his friend decided to see what was wrong.
"Um, Naruto… Is something bothering you?" Sasuke asked.
"I always wonder what it is like to have parents who always care for you… huge you when you're sad, tuck you in at night… I wish I could experience that…" Naruto sadly said.
"Doesn't Koga count as a parent?"
"Heh, yeah… He is the best dad I have ever had… I just hope he doesn't abandon me."
"Why would he do that?" Sasuke asked with a confused look in his eyes. "Actually, why does everyone hate you? You're really nice!"
Naruto looked up with a smile faint on his lips. "I don't know why everyone hates me, but they do… Also Sasuke…"
Sasuke looked up to his friend. "What is it?"
"You're the first and best friend I have…"
"Heh, same goes here, you're also my first, and also my best friend."
The two exchanged some smiles as they looked up to the sky where stars were becoming visible. They fell on their backs and just looked up to the sky. Finally Naruto broke the silence asking, "Where is daddy, and Itachi?"
(Nearby the Playground.)
"Itachi, if you're suspicious of your own clan, then why not report to the Hokage? I'm sure he can do something about this." Koga said as they began walking back to the playground.
"You and I both know that the Uchiha clan is practically controlling the government of Konoha, they would never believe me if I just went up to the Hokage and said, 'there is something the Uchiha clan is hiding from you and the rest of the world!" Itachi said as he sighed.
"Fine Itachi, but if you find anything out about your clan, then consult me first, I have had years of experience. I know what betrayal feels like, and this may be it…"
"How can you know that Koga?" Itachi asked, somewhat surprised that someone agreed with his concerns.
"Trust me, if you're betrayed, or if your ideals are not recognized, you will do something crazy, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life…" Koga could feel his eyes beginning to glass over as he said, "I know I regretted it when I felt that way…"
"I see Koga… I'll consult you; you seem to have the wisdom that I'll need when the time comes." Itachi said as he looked ahead, and could almost feel as though his jaw hit the ground.
"Holy shit… How could they build something so… BIG!" Koga muttered after the initial surprise.
"The world will never know…" Itachi said as he and his friend wandered towards it. They reached what looked like the front door and entered it, the fort had multiple levels, and was thick enough that a grown man would have a hard time punching their way through it.
"Daddy!" Naruto shouted as he tried to jump on top of his father from above. Koga barely had enough time to react and catch his son at the same time.
"How're you doing Naruto?" Koga asked as he put his son on the ground.
"I'm fine, how about you?" Naruto said as he hugged his father.
"I'm doing great Naruto…" Koga said producing a smile in the process.
"Hey brother, you ready to head back home?" Sasuke asked as he too jumped from the top floor, but aimed for the ground and not his brother.
"Yes, lets go Sasuke." Itachi said with a smile on his face as well.
After saying their goodbyes to each other, the two groups separated from each other. As Naruto and Koga were walking down their path they saw a man wearing completely black. Koga looked harder and also noticed a little girl heaved over his back.
"Hey you, what are you doing with that girl?" Koga yelled at the man.
"What?" The guy said as he looked ahead to see a small child and a strange man wearing a black robe walking towards him.
"You heard me, what are you doing with the girl?"
"Oh you mean this girl? Well, you see, she has to be punished because she decided to-"
"Cut the shit, what are you seriously doing?" Koga asked, his eyes narrowed at the man in front of him.
Naruto got behind his father, and peeked around his leg to see what was going on. Whenever his father cussed, then he knew something bad was going to happen.
"Ok, this here is the Hyuuga heiress, she has the Byakugan, which we, the Cloud need."
"You're kidnapping her? When you just made an alliance with this village?"
"Ha! The alliance was to just to make this village think that we were not going to strike anymore. This village is so gullible that a demon could probably walk in here without anyone knowing!"
"Heh, you're right about the last part but… I'm not letting you have the girl…" Koga got in a fighting stance and looked down to the child that was now shaking, "Naruto go hide somewhere… NOW!"
Naruto nodded his head and ran to hide, leaving Koga and the enemy ninja behind. The cloud ninja put the little girl against the wall, and also got in a fighting stance.
Koga, don't kill this guy, the Cloud village can use it to their advantage if he is killed, and they may say that Konoha violated their treaty. Arashi said, speaking to Koga.
"God damn, so I cannot kill you…" Koga muttered as he looked forward to the man in front of him.
"Die idiot!" The Cloud ninja shouted as he began to attack. He began by running up to Koga, ands just used Taijustu, which Koga easily was able to dodge. Koga managed to get in a couple of good hits on the guy.
"You're a pathetic weakling…" Koga said as he walked forward to the man.
The Cloud ninja took on an angry expression and charged at the person in front of him. He lashed out a hard punch that hit Koga dead in the face, breaking his sunglasses in the process. When the man brought his fist back, he could only look in terror as the person in front of him glared at him with demonic eyes.
"You're… You… You are a demon!" The man yelled as he began to crawl away from the man. Koga didn't give him a chance, and stepped as hard as he could onto the man's back, making him shriek in pain. "Please! Spare me! I don't want to die!" He wailed on.
"That's better, allow me to turn you into the Hokage…" He turned around and saw Naruto running back to him. "Naruto, stay with the girl while I go turn the this man in." He grabbed the man by the collar and performed a few hand signs and teleported away.
Naruto wandered to the girls' side, and checked her forehead. He was only four so he used the only medical techniques he could think of, which wasn't surprisingly small for his age.
"What… What happened?" The Hyuuga heiress finally spoke after what seemed like an eternity to Naruto. She only wore a sweater, and some pants.
"Someone kidnapped you, but don't worry, my dad saved you! He should be back in a little bit to take you home!" Naruto said to her.
"She blushed slightly when Naruto smiled at her and she stuttered, "T- Th- Thank you…"
"It's no problem! So, what is your name?" Naruto asked as he leaned against the fence that she too was leaning against.
"Hinata…" She said only above a whisper, her blush still remained.
"That is a nice name! You can call me Naruto!" He said as he put his hand towards her. She accepted it and shook hands with him; it made her blush slightly darker.
"So… uh… What do you want to talk about?" Naruto asked. His father was taking quite a long time.
"Well… um… ah…" She could not form complete sentences, which made her slightly more nervous around the boy.
"So, where are you parents?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know, they were coming after me, but then that man used some justu, and escaped from them… I thought he was really going to take me away… Th- Thank you again…" She managed to form that whole sentence.
"I see, well Dad should be able to take you back home when he comes back…"
(At the Hokage Tower.)
"Hokage-sama, here is the body of a person who tried to kidnap the Hyuuga heiress." Koga said as he suddenly puffed into the Hokage office where a lot of Hyuuga's and the Hokage were talking.
"You found him? What about the girl he was carrying?" The Hokage asked.
"I left her with Naruto as I brought back this guy." Koga said, motioning to the guy he was dragging by the collar.
"You left my daughter with that demon child?" the Hyuuga head practically yelled.
"For your information, Hyuuga, He is not a demon, he is the carrier of a demon…" Koga wish he could reveal the irony to this man and tell him that the demon was standing right in front of him.
"There is no difference!" The head yelled.
"You want to bet?" Koga asked as he looked at the man, his red eyes seem to pierce the man's soul.
"You… wouldn't know a thing…. This house lost a lot to that monster… I don't want my daughter to be around… The boy… because he is carrying it…" The head could even feel how unprofessional his excuse sounded, and got slightly embarrassed.
"Fine! So he may not be a demon… I will only tolerate my daughter being with him… I don't have to like it…" The man said after a short period of time.
"Koga, I thank you for bringing back this Cloud ninja… They will pay for not obeying their part of the alliance…" The Hokage muttered.
Hey Koga… Ask if he could promote you to Jounin… Arashi insisted in his mind.
Why I really don't feel like doing anything…Koga, you are, or once were, a huge evil demonic demon fox that caused destruction on a massive scale. You do not want to just do nothing and lose your ability.
That makes sense… Koga sighed mentally.
"Hokage-sama, I have one last request, can I please be promoted to Jounin?" Koga asked, seemingly out of the blue.
"Well, you've proven your worth, and I know your past…" The Hokage thought for a moment before saying, "Very well, when you feel ready to begin accepting assignments come to me."
"Thanks Hokage-sama!" Koga cheered.
"Wait, you must get your Jounin vest first!" The Hokage walked up to him and beckoned him to follow. They both exited the room, and walked through a small series of hallways, and finally reached a storage area.
"Here you go…" The Hokage said as he heaved a vest up to the Jounin. "Let me warn you, if you become Kyuubi again, I will kill you…"
Koga smirked and said, "Even if I returned to being my demon fox self, you would never stand a chance against me."
"I would still try. Now, have a nice night Koga." The Hokage lead the man back to his office.
"Hiashi, let Koga here lead you to your daughter so we all can just go home and do what we wish to." The Hokage finished and walked back to his desk.
"Lets go Hyuuga…" Koga said, having an obvious dislike to the man he was transporting. He grabbed hold of the man and did a few hand signs, and instantly they were gone.
(Back to Naruto and Hinata.)
"I don't know… I think I should go here…" Naruto muttered.
"That means I'll go here." Hinata said as she sat next to him.
"Crap… Then I'll move… here." Naruto used the stick he was holding to draw an X.
"That leaves me victor as I move here!" Hinata said as she drew another O, making her the winner.
"You're good Hinata!" Naruto said, making Hinata regain a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Th- Thank you…" She mumbled out.
"No need to thank me! Lets do another game!" Naruto said.
Both children have been left alone for about a half hour, making them impossibly bored. They decided to play tic tac toe. Hinata had managed to not stutter as much when she seemed to be talking to herself, but hen speaking to anyone, she would constantly stutter.
"So, did you two miss me?" A man asked from behind Naruto.
"Daddy!" Naruto shouted as he jumped up to hug the person behind him.
"Naruto how have you been! And how are you heiress?" He asked as he looked down to the girl.
"Y- you… can… um… call me… Hinata." She stammered, then she said, "Th-thank you… for…saving me…" She bowed down to the man to give him respect.
"Ha, if only your father were like you, he'd have my respect easily such as you have mine!" Koga said.
"Hinata, lets get going." Hiashi said as he stepped out from behind Koga. Hinata nodded, and got up.
"I'll see you later Koga-sama, Naruto-kun." She got up and ran over to her father.
"No need to called me sama Hinata. I hope to see you soon as well!" Koga said he waved to the girl.
"See you later Hinata!" Naruto said, waving to her!
She had a slight blush on her face, but waved goodbye to them. Afterwards Hiashi picked her up and left, leaving the two people behind.
"Naruto, I think that girl has something for you…" Koga stated, smiling at his son.
"What? Nah, we're just close friend!" Naruto assured his father with a smile.
Koga looked at his son and sighed. Kids are so blind… He grabbed Naruto's hand, and they both continued on their way to their home.
(At the Uchiha Household.)
"Sasuke? Can I come in?" Someone asked from outside Sasuke's bedroom. Sasuke lifted his head from his pillow. It was close to midnight, and his older brother wanted to talk with him. "What is it Itachi?" Sasuke asked, annoyance clear in his voice.
"Sasuke, it is something really important that I must know."
Sasuke sighed and said, "Fine, come in."
Itachi entered the room, and quickly closed the door behind him. He walked over to Sasuke's desk and grabbed the chair and sat near his brothers bed.
"So what do you need Itachi?" Sasuke asked.
"Sasuke, if dad and I were to fight, which one would you choose to join?" Itachi asked.
"Is this some kind of trick question?" Sasuke asked, clearly confused.
"No, just answer the question, it is very serious." Itachi assured his little brother.
"I don't know… I would depend on what you did." Sasuke asked.
"Is that your answer?" Itachi asked.
"Well… you always acknowledge me… Dad always tells me how to be as great as you, but I can't be that good. With you, you always help me with shopping, and things that I usually don't like to do. So, in a way, I would choose you over our father…" Sasuke said.
"Thank you Sasuke…" Itachi stated as he got up.
He went to the door before his brother said, "Night Itachi."
Itachi looked back into the room where his brother now smiled at his and waved. "Good night, Sasuke."
CHAPTER THREE – ENDAnother chapter completed, yay!
So, I figured at the end of chapters I'll answer questions that you guys may have, so if you are confused about anything, or whatever, just ask in your review and I'll answer it here. So without further delay, I present my first question!
Q -- Is Itachi still planning to kill his clan?
A – You'll see later.
Q -- why not make it a Naru/Harem type fanfic?
A – No, I could go on explaining why, but I don't feel like it.Now, that was short, but please ask more questions, and this section will update itself.
Last notes, I was NOT expecting to make Sasuke and Itachi a big part of my story, but as I wrote, I kind of liked the idea of Koga getting a friend that just may kill his whole clan.
See you in Chapter four!