Twist of Fate
Chapter 8 : Acceptance or Denial?
Synopsis : Although Naruto's back, they still have to try and keep him that way. In the mean time, while the boy rests and stabilizes, Tsunade and the other adults must now clearly explain and reveal the truth behind Kyubi and Naruto to the genins present, hoping that they will now shun the boy.
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Pairings : I decided there will be no pairings in this small story. BUT I'm thinking of a sequel if the people want one. If that's the case let me know?
Suggestions in pairings are welcomed BUT Don't ask Sakura x Naruto.
The reason is simply, I hate that pink haired brat with a passion! I'll die before I even write one single fic with her paired with Sasuke or Naruto!
With that said, please read on and hope you enjoy this chapter.
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Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did.
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JUTSU LIST :
No Jutsus in this chapter.
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JAPANESE WORDS
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Urousai = Shut Up -
- Chikushou – Damn it / Damn
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All notes concerning future reviews will be replied at the bottom of the story.
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NOTE : With the new version of editing from ffnet, I can no longer use the stars or many other signs to indicate the change of place, and so I decided to simply place the name of the location in BIG LETTERS and BOLD. So hopefully this will help.
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RECAP
KONOHA HOSPITAL
---- Inside room 201 ---
For 10 minutes, Sasuke continuously slapped Naruto and continued to insult the blond shinobi by calling him an idiot and dead-last, but there was still no reaction from his rival, and so Sasuke finally gave out, while the two sennins remained close by.
"The curse mark ..." Shizune pointed to the boy's stomach.
The curse mark faded slowly, but still remained, and so Tsunade and Shizune gave all their strength left to annihilate it.
All eyes were locked on Sasuke, and the blond boy who laid lifelessly in the bed, as Sasuke had lowered his head, in defeat of not being able to bring his rival back, until he felt something warm and wet touch his skin. The dark haired boy raised his head slowly to stared at his arm where he felt the sensation.
"Don't call me that ... You bastard ..." Naruto murmured as his chest began to rise and go back down again.
Sasuke's eyes widened as he noticed the blond had his hand firmly wrapped around his wrist, while Naruto slowly opened his eyes to reveal those bright blue eyes, but filled with pain.
Naruto was back ...
Naruto was breathing ...
Naruto was alive ...
But for how long ...
No one knew ...
END OF RECAP
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The moment Naruto's voice was heard in the ER room, everyone within it, as well as those present on the other side of the glass, were shocked but relieved to hear his voice.
"About time dobe." Sasuke smiled as he looked into those blue eyes.
Naruto wanted nothing more than to reply to him being called once more a dobe, but unfortunately, his body had other things in mind. Naruto quickly shut his eyes and bit his bottom lip due to the great pain he felt throughout his body.
"Tsunade, will he be ok?" Jiraiya dared to ask the question no one else wanted to.
Tsunade took a step closer to the boy, as she placed a hand above his stomach and forehead. She closed her eyes only a few seconds before she removed her hands, which worried those within the room even more.
"He's chakra is almost gone because of the curse ..." Tsunade explained.
"But without chakra he can't ..." A nurse let out, shocked by this revelation.
"Don't you dare say it!" Tsunade hissed. "While I'm still Hokage, he's going to live!"
"Oy ..." Sasuke let out, trying to get Tsunade's attention.
"What!?" She asked, still upset by the nurses implications.
All Sasuke did was raise his hand that held Naruto's hand, and showed to the Hokage, that the boy's wounds began to bleed again, as Sasuke's hand were now tainted with Naruto's blood.
"Shizune!" Tsunade wanted her friend to take care of that while she concentrated on Naruto's last curse mark.
"On it." Shizune quickly replied as she rushed over to Naruto's side, where Sasuke stood.
While Shizune worked on trying her best to heal Naruto's new wound, Tsunade leaned forward, as she gently caressed the boy's cheek, and whispered within his ear.
"Naruto ... I need you to stay awake ..." She whispered.
"But it hurts so much ..." Naruto lowly replied.
"I know, but please bare it..." Tsunade whispered before she pulled back, while she thought of a way to annihilate the remaining curse mark.
"With only half a curse left, why doesn't Kyubi help?" Shizune spoke loud for all ears to hear. After all, the 'fox' was already out of the bag, although the one that had yet been advised of this was the blond shinobi who laid between life and death on the bed.
Naruto's eyes suddenly shot open, totally forgetting the constant pain he felt through out his body as he simply stared at the medic-nin.
"How could you ..?" Naruto kinda asked, as he wasn't aware of that his fellow comrades were already aware of the situation he was in.
Naruto tried to sit up, but failed due to Tsunade's hand pinned the boy back down on the bed, so this one wouldn't cause any more damage.
"Naruto you have to stay calm ..." Tsunade demanded from him, but he simply wouldn't listen.
"Do they know?" Naruto asked, afraid of the answer he would get.
"Well it was hard for them not to, when Kyubi made his appearance ..." Jiraiya joked, but this earned him glares by both Tsunade and Shizune.
"Now they'll hate me ..." Naruto mumbled loud enough, for only the two medic- nins to hear him.
Naruto's worse fear had just been confirmed. He laid still in his bed, not moving, even forgetting the pain he was in earlier. Suddenly, he felt like actually giving up. The fact that now his teammates and friends knew the truth about him, they would all hate him, and he simply wouldn't be able to bare it.
Against Tsunade's demand, Naruto closed his eyes and let the darkness take over. After all, being asleep, he wouldn't feel the physical pain and see the disgusted faces of his former friends, now that they knew he was nothing more than a monter.
"Naruto!" Tsunade shouted his name when she realized that he closed his eyes.
"Hokage-sama, his vitals are low, but their stable. It's a miracle he was able to even regain consciousness after all the wounds he received." The doctor reassured the entire room.
For now, Tsunade was more worried about the last curse mark then the whole thing about Kyubi. And so, she then turned her attention towards the legendary sennin.
"Jiraiya. Take them in a separate room. You and the Jounins will explain clearly everything that concerns Naruto and Kyubi." Tsunade demanded from him.
"The whole truth?" Jiraiya wanted to be sure.
"Hai. They deserve to know it, now more than ever." Tsunade repeated herself. The sennin nodded as he placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder, and urged him to follow him out of the room.
For once, Sasuke followed quietly out of the room, but made sure to take one last look at his rival before the Sennin dragged him out of there. The nurses and the single doctor monitored his vitals signs, while others made sure to bandage up the poor boy.
---- Outside Room 201 ---
The moment they heard Naruto's voice, they knew Naruto was somehow back. Out of all of them, those most relieved were Iruka and Kakashi, since they were the boy's former and current senseis.
"Is Naruto going to be alright?" Sakura asked, as she wiped her tears away with the back of her hand.
"The little brat is determined to stay alive, so he should pull through ..." Jiraiya spoke as he joined the group, accompanied by the Uchiha boy.
"Jiraiya! How is he!?" Iruka demanded as he rushed over to face the Sennin.
"I think he's been through the worse part." Jiraiya began to explain but Iruka was being over protective as usual and didn't give him any time to finish.
"You think!?" Iruka repeated those words in anger.
"Look. Tsunade and Shizune cancelled one of the two curses, so there's still one to deal with. Let them take care of it. Naruto couldn't be in better hands then them." Jiraiya commented.
Iruka wanted to ask more questions when Kakashi held the Chuunin back, while Sakura stepped forward, worried for her crush.
"Sasuke-kun? Are you alright?" She asked, her eyes still watery.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Sasuke shot back, with his usual tone.
"Because you're hand has blood on it ..." Sakura trailed off.
"It's ... It's Naruto's ..." Sasuke let out, as he found himself staring at his bloodied hand.
"All of you follow me." Jiraiya lost no time as he turned his back to the genins and Jounins and prepared to leave, when one dared to speak up.
"We can't just ..." Sakura started but was rudely interrupted by Shikamaru.
"This has to do with Kyubi and Naruto." It was more an affirmation than a question.
"Hai." Jiraiya clearly stated before he walked at the end of the hall and entered a new room.
The genins all exchanged worried looks, as well as the Jounins, and so, Sasuke was the first to take the initiative and walked down the hall and into the very same room the Sennin entered. The others silently followed his example, one by one, they walked into the room, but made sure to take one last look at Naruto before leaving.
---- Empty Hospital Bedroom ----
One by one they entered the room and noticed how this one was actually empty. The only objects present within it were a table with 4 chairs, along with only one bed, but the room showed that it had not been used for quite a while.
Jiraiya stood by the only window at the other end of the room, while Kakashi made sure to close the door behind the small group, so no one else would hear or come in. Neji, Kiba and Lee sat down in chairs due to their injuries, while Sasuke simply leaned against the wall to support his body weight. The rest of the group remained on their own two feet, the Jounins and the single Chuunin stood behind the genins, while they all faced the legendary Sennin and waited for him to speak.
"I'm sure you all have many questions about what just happened ..." Jiraiya started, but deep down he cursed his former teammate for putting him in such a position. He hated to be in these kinds of situations especially with younger shinobis.
All just stared at the Sennin and waited for him to continue. Most of them wanted to ask things, but didn't dare to even speak, and so Shikamaru decided that since he was after all a Chuunin now, maybe he should speak, although in his mind it was going to be troublesome.
"In other words, you're trying to explain what Kyubi and Naruto have in common." Shikamaru stated, much to the Sennin's relief in a way, but he worried in another.
"It couldn't have been Kyubi Shikamaru! Kyubi was killed 13 years ago by the fourth Hokage!" Sakura reminded the boy, after all, it wasn't the first time Naruto's chakra did something strange.
"The Fourth Hokage wasn't able to kill the nine-tails." Kakashi slipped in a word, seeing how the Sennin might need some help on the matter.
"Nani!?" Half the genins were shocked by the revelation, but then didn't think it was possible either.
"If it wasn't killed than how come it's not on a rampage?" Lee asked, curious to the answer he would obtain.
"Kyubi was more powerful than most demon and we had lost many shinobis at that time. The Fourth Hokage knew that they wouldn't be able to kill it, and so Yondaime found a way for the war to end, but it required a sacrifice." Jiraiya began as he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"A sacrifice?" Kiba repeated that word, confused to where this led.
"Actually it required two sacrifices." Kakashi corrected the Sennin.
"That night, Yondaime faced the Kyubi and performed a forbidden seal. In other for it to succeed, the user must give his life in return." Jiraiya continued, as he took a deep breath. After all, he was talking about a former student he had.
"So if he died, then the Kyubi died too." Sakura repeated herself.
"Sakura, you missed something." Sasuke let out as he eyed his pink haired teammate.
"He said they were two sacrifices. What was the second?" Shikamaru added with a serious expression.
"Yondaime had to seal the Kyubi within a body. One which wouldn't reject the new chakra, and strenghtened the seal. And perhaps later on, merge with it, to use as it's own." Jiraiya continued as he carefully observed the genins reactions.
"I don't get it ..." Kiba commented as he was more confused than ever, just like Sakura. Lee didn't know what to make of it, while Sasuke, Neji and Shikamaru seemed to be able to read between the lines.
"Naruto's birthday ... isn't it the 10th of October?" Neji began as he looked over to Sasuke, and saw that he had the same idea and thought as he did.
"The 10th of October was the day Kyubi was supposed to be killed." Sasuke stated, while Shikamaru took a step forward.
"A new born baby would logically be the best suited to seal the Kyubi within it. After all, it's innocent, and it's chakra patterns have not been totally constructed yet and it would have a greater chance to hold the power within, compared to an adult that has fully grown." Shikamaru explained. "So everything matches together. The second sacrifice was Naruto. The Fourth sealed the Kyubi within him." For those who were confused before, they couldn't help but gasp at how Shikamaru spoke about it without being surprised himself.
"Asuma, your boy is quite a genius." Jiraiya pointed to the newly appointed Chuunin.
Asuma couldn't help but smile at how Shikamaru could simply understand everything when given the right information. After all, the lazy-nin was the best to always read underneath the underneath.
"You mean that Naruto is the Kyubi!?" Sakura gasped. She was on the same team as the demon that caused so much pain to the Village, but yet how come he acted like an idiot instead of a sadistic killer she wondered.
With Sakura's small commented, the Jounins all flinched. After all, Sakura just proven to why they actually kept the secret for so long. No wonder Naruto wanted to keep quiet about this.
"Naruto isn't the Kyubi." Lee started which surprised everyone.
"Lee-san ..." Sakura let out, surprised that Lee contradicted her. "But ..."
"Naruto is Naruto." Lee continued with a smile.
"Lee's right. Kyubi might be sealed in him, but Naruto's still Naruto." Shikamaru backed up Lee and smiled.
"Yeah! Besides Naruto's an idiot. No way in hell a demon that powerful would be such an idiot." Kiba stated with a smile.
The Jounins were relieved that certain genins felt the same way they did, but Kakashi was slightly disappointed at how Sakura jumped to conclusions so fast about her own teammate.
---- Naruto's Bedroom, 201 ----
After a hard 30 minutes, Tsunade and the rest of the staff finally managed to stabilize him properly, as his wounds stopped bleeding as well. Although the boy seemed out of danger, Tsunade and Shizune still worried for the boy.
"What do you wish for us to do now Tsunade-sama?" The doctor asked, unsure if they should leave or if there were still a few things left for them to do.
"Give him a private room and don't worry about expenses. I'll pay for them personally." Tsunade clearly informed them.
"Please keep the oxygen mask on him. He's lungs suffered a lot, so it would be better if he kept it." Shizune added.
The doctor nodded as the nurses prepared the bed and it's occupant to be moved into a sterilized room. Within minutes, all who were present in the room, left, for the exception of Tsunade and Shizune.
"Tsunade, what if he ..." Shizune mumbled, before the Hokage literally interrupted her.
"He will." Tsunade coldly said as she observed the room.
Bloodied bandages were all over the floor, as well as blood stains. It's amazing that despite all that blood loss, he still managed to pull through for now. Tsunade, took one last look before she prepared to leave the room, when Shizune placed a hand on her shoulder.
"You did what you could ..." Shizune reminded her long time friend.
"I know, but it still wasn't enough ..." Tsunade whispered back, before she headed to the empty room, where the Jounins and genins were.
---- Empty Hospital Bedroom ----
The genins spoke further about Naruto, as they stood behind their idea that Naruto wasn't the Kyubi, while Sakura felt a bit ashamed for the way she acted and spoke about her own teammate.
"Ne Kakashi-sensei ..." Sakura started as she turned around to face her teacher.
"Hai?" Kakashi let out with a playful tone.
"Is that why the adults treat him that way?" Sakura asked, as she remembered how her own mother wanted her to stay away from the boy when she was a child.
"Now that you mention it, my parents didn't even want me to approach him." Kiba joined the conversation.
"Care to explain or should I?" Jiraiya asked the gray haired Jounin, while this one sighed.
"Explain what? Is there something else about Naruto that we don't' know?" Sakura asked, worried that her fears might come true.
"Iie." Jiraiya quickly shut the young girl up so he could continue. "When the Fourth sealed Kyubi within Naruto, he truthfully believed that the Villagers would see Naruto as a hero..." The Senning started but soon noticed how Shikamaru frowned and wanted to speak.
"By the cold glares he gets, I deduct that they don't see him that way." Shikamaru commented.
"Hai. When the adults see Naruto, all they can see is Kyubi, the nine tails demon fox who murdered many of their friends, family and lovers." Jiraiya began.
"If they all knew why weren't we told!?" Kiba was furious that they weren't informed of such a matter.
"For his sake. Withou the young shinobis you age, Naruto still had a chance to at least have a friend that would acknowledge his existence. " Gai answered.
"Gai-sensei? What do you mean?" Lee asked as he turned his head to face his favorite teacher.
"It didn't take long for the Villagers to blame Naruto for Yondaime's death." Kakashi started, while the Sennin took it upon his shoulder to continue. After all, it was normal that they had so many questions.
The sennin sighed before he began his explanation that would answer most of their questions, and perhaps even understand better why he acted the way he did.
Although the explanation was short, the genins all understood that the reason they had been kept from something that big, was indeed for Naruto's sake. After all, they most likely would have turned out just like their parents, hating him before they even came to knew him as they did right now.
"We wouldn't have treated him like our parents did if we would have known!" Sakura let out, angered by how they underestimated people her age.
"Really?" Neji let out as he crossed his arms and closed his eyes, as though disappointed to how the female reacted. "Then does that explain how you quickly jumped to conclusions only minutes ago when you learned that the Kyubi was sealed within him?" Sakura stayed silent, as she knew how Neji could react coldly, after all they all had a chance to know that during the Chuunin exam.
"I ... I'm sorry, I never thought of it that way ..." Sakura apologize, feeling guilty about her recent comments.
"One question remains." Neji opened his eyes and stared at the Sennin, a stare that even the Sennin felt uneasy, being the target of it.
"And that would be?" Jiraiya spoke with confidence.
"Although the adults warned us to stay away from Naruto, why didn't any of them even dare to tell us about the Kyubi?" Neji asked, curious to what could stop them from spilling out the truth, or the twisted truth they saw in it.
"Yeah? Why didn't they ever spilled it out?" Kiba added.
"Because any who ever dared to speak about Kyubi and Naruto, would be severely punished by Hokage himself. Thus, the Villagers never dared to go up against Hokage himself." Jiraiya smiled at the old memory, of how serious Hokage was that day when he announced it.
"Oh ..." Kiba let out, surprised by the answer he just got, while Neji couldn't help but smile. That would indeed be like Hokage to install such a rule.
The room once more filled with silence, until they heard a small click, as well as Asuma's body who was forced to take a step forward. The door slowly opened and it revealed Tsunade, soon followed by her close friend, Shizune. The moment the door closed, all 4 Jounins stepped aside, to make way for the Hokage, while Tsunade felt that all eyes rested on her.
"How's dobe?" Sasuke dared to be the first to ask, knowing that the others wouldn't, due to the tension in the room, as well as the new information that sank into their brains.
"I did what I could, but it wasn't enough ..." Tsunade started with a sad tone.
"Oy, Naruto's not dead again is he?" Kiba jumped out of his seat, when the Hokage didn't reply.
With Tsunade that stood in the middle of the room, silent, the same thoguht crossed everyone's mind, and immediately they began to worry.
"Please answer." Lee politely asked.
"Naruto just slipped into a state of coma." Tsunade clearly stated.TBC?============================================================================ ======================ARGH! First I torture him, then I kill him and now I put him into a coma state! Man I'm mean, but hell I can't help it! I need another twist, but no worries, he's not going to die in the next chapter. Plus all explanations will continue in the next chapter.
27 Reviews! I'm happy that so many enjoy the story, and so I hope you enjoyed this chapter although there wasn't much action in it, and mostly explained to the other genins about the Kyubi and Naruto, as well as his condition. I tried my best to not making sound lame or anything, but in my opinion I kinda failed,, but out of all versions I wrote, this one was the best out of them. . Let me know what you thought ne?
Chapter Length : 4700 words
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REVIEWS
Babowonsuni : Well the slapping part I kinda figured it would be how Sasuke would react. Although they are rivals, deep down they highly respect each other, so there you have it.
Dragon89 : a NaruSaku fic!? Obviously you aren't aware of how much I hate that pink haired girl lol. I mostly write yaoi fics, and those that aren't, well they don't have pairings. I'll probably be six feet underground before I write a fic on that coupling, so sorry to disappoint you, but there's no way I'll ever write on that couple. BUT, in the sequel I intend to show that Sakura has a thing for Naruto, but this one won't return her exact feeling, that's what I'm going for so far.
Max Knight : I'm glad you enjoy this fic so far, and happy that you expected it without expecting it. Does that make any sense? Anyway, I just wanted one twisted way but still realistic to bring Naruto back, although the rest of the story I'm still unsure of how it will develop as well as the sequel, that some might not like.
EmeraldBlossom : I'm the best! ( blushes ) I feel so much good when I'm told that. It's true that I've gotten better since the first fic I wrote, and hopefully I'll get even better. Sorry for the lack of updates, but I am behind schedule at school, and since summer's coming, I'm working a lot. But rest assured, no matter how long it takes, I will continue and finish ALL my fics!
Ookami Kage : I'm glad you enjoy reading my fics!
Licht Sieger : The bond between Kyubi and Naruto has always been odd, but that's why I love it. As for Sasuke's reaction, when you think of it, it could be possible. Indeed, I read chapter 218 and 219. I can't wait for more of the story, but I must say Naruto must succeed into bringing Sasuke back, because in my opinion if Sasuke leaves, the show kinda dies there, because the whole Naruto thing revolves around having his rivalry with Sasuke. My opinion, personally if he goes to the other side, I'll most likely lose interest in the show, which would really suck.
Renn : Yep, I'll write a one shot or something on ShikaKiba when I have some time. I even have another reviewer that wants me to write a small story on a NaruKiba coupling. So with two additional fics to write, plus those ongoing, and then all the rest that are still within my head, I can't believe how much work I have to do! But I do hope you'll enjoy it once it's out.
Silvermist 91 : I laughed at that small comment about Sauske whacking Naruto's face. Glad you enjoyed it and hope to not disappoint you.
Elie-3173 / Gopu / insanechildfanfci : Thanks for reviewing it means a lot to me!
Arbil : I'm glad you totally enjoyed that chapter, since it was very hard for me to write and know when the heck to cut it off lol. With that said, hope this chapter wasn't too boring, but the story will come soon to and end, either in the next chapter or once I reach Chapter 10. then I'll see if there's a sequel or not.
Rubymoon17 : I update as I can! I swear, it's not because I'm lazy or anything, but because of work and school! If I didn't work I wouldn't be able to buy my anime and manga for my collection! ( I'm a big collector ... ) So I hope you enjoyed this chapter too.
Nikkler : Everyone's so happy he came back, well didn't have a choice, I got enough death threats when I kinda kill off Naruto, so it's best to let him live, besides if I killed him, there wouldn't be a chance for a sequel ne?
Peter Kim : I'm indeed considering a sequel, because I still have Orochimaru and Kabuto to deal with, but also because the plot line will change, and there's most likely to be pairings. You were always the best to et into my little head and discover things.
Element4life : Well this chapter focused exactly on what you spoke of. That also explains why it's shorter and all, but I hope this was to your satisfaction.
Curlsofserenity : I'm very happy you enjoyed this fic so far, and hopefully it will continue on that way.
Silserbluenchantress : Yeah, well honestly, even if Kyubi went on a rampage to kill, he could conquer the world but would be bored after a while, that's why through Naruto, he continues to be entertained to how stupid but yet determined the boy is .
Siobhn01 : Glad you enjoyed their reaction towards Kyubi and Naruto. Thanks for reviewing!!
Red Rose : Yep! As you read in this chapter, Tsunade and the Jounins had no other choice but to explain of why the Kyubi appeared and it's true connection to Naruto. So I hope this was an ok chapter!
Chibi Chidori16 : Glad I have a new reviewer who likes all my stories so far! Thanks!
Jade Tatsu : I know I have some grammar problems and mistakes but I just you dind't read that I'm actually French. I live in Quebec Canada and my main language and all is French, although I've been told my English is sometimes better than those that even speak the language, but I'm trying my best to correct that. As for the mistake of the room, I'm very sorry for that one, My head must have been elsewhere. With that, I'm glad you enjoy this fic so far.
Moonlight2 : Glad you enjoy it that much, although I don't see your name come up in my other fics though. Oh well, thanks again for taking time to review!
P00t : Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it! I'll update as soon as I can.
Shadow Dragon : Well the story is called Twist of Fate lol. So the reason I named it that was because of the many twists in it from the beginning to the end. As for the paring NaruSaku in a possible sequel, NO! I've explained a thousant times and if you didn't read any of my shonen-ai fics, then you might have missed how much I despise that pink haired brat! So sorry to disappoint you, but I'll never write a story on that pairing unless it means much pain to come for Sakura in it.
Stoictimer : I don't know yet, I'm still debating on the manner of him living or dying lol. Very happy to know you enjoyed how Kyubi kinda likes Naruto for his stupidity and so on.
Ryouseiteki : Glad you liked that slapping Naruto part lol. I indeed got many death threats when I killed off Naruto temporarily, so glad you decided to read this chapter to before passing judgment on my soul. I'm glad to have a new fan of my stories, one that supports me and really gives me long reviews. They really help, as for the sequel, you're the first to actually ask me to make it a yaoi pairing, I'll seriously think about it! And for you to know, I have this story stuck in my head on that paring too and I hope that when I get time, to actually be able to write it down for you reviewers to read and review. Anyway, glad you enjoy it and thanks for the support.
--------Next Chapter :
Naruto's in a coma but why? Tsunade explains Naruto's condition, while somewhere, Orochimaru learns that the Kyubi brat is still live, but for how long? That's for either Naruto or Orochimaru to decide. We also get a few flashbacks on how Naruto affected certain shinobis lives.
--------Thanks for all those that reviewed!Read and REVIEW!Until next time!OokimaPS : Check other stories and review them too ;)