THE SHADOWS OVERHEAD
The Shadows Overhead
Chapter 5
/blab/= Naruto speaking to Kyuubi
blab= Kyuubi speaking to Naruto
blab = Gaara to Demon ( I'll call it Demon for now )
blab = Demon to Gaara
Before I forget, me no own Naruto. If I did, trust me, Naruto and Sasuke would be picking on Sakura and Kakashi would get rid of that damned book and kiss Iruka. Lee wouldn't look like he consulted a hair magazine from the twenty's on how to get the perfect flapper hair style, and Konohamaru wouldn't have that dorky hat. Inari would be more of a rebel and Haku would still be alive and fighting with Sasuke for Naruto's affections. KEEP READING PEOPLE!!! And what the HELL is a beta reader?
Last time on 'The Shadows Overhead':
SEVEN HOURS LATER
"You heard of the tournament tomorrow, correct?" spoke Sasuke.
"Of course I have. It is the only thing on the villagers' mouths today. Why does it matter?"
"Just wondering. After all, you told me just last week that you haven't had any worth while fights since you faced Naruto ten years ago. You are going to enter, aren't you?"
"Naturally. I have to keep on the look out for a new opponent. Later."
The doors of the Hokage's office opened to reveal a twenty-three year old Gaara.
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Author's P.O.V.
Gaara looked around at the village. It was hard to imagine that there was going to be a tournament tomorrow. No one seemed worried that the stranger could be a surviving member of Orochimaru's supporters. Who was that mysterious stranger? Ever since Naruto left - Sasuke told him earlier - foxes have been appearing out of nowhere at the most unexpected of times, and at the most unusual places. Lee once swore that a fox appeared out of his toilet with his sons' dead fish in its mouth. Many more sightings were as strange as that case. Gaara's red hair swayed in the breeze, hiding the village from his view. Temari would kill him before she let it grow longer than it already was. Kankurro had to fight her away while Gaara quickly hid in his room after being away training for a year. Temari said she didn't want her brother to look like a hobo. Hn.
Gaara sighed. He really wished he could be given a challenge. The demon that resided in him (What type was it and what was its' name? I only read the Naruto manga in Shonen Jump, so I have no idea.) and he had come to an agreement. As long as he got to explore anywhere new and uncharted - or at least by his standards - the demon would refain from his killing sprees while Gaara was asleep.( --;;;; At least he gets enough exercise... )
A voice caught Gaara's attention. Gaara concetrated on it and had to struggle to locate it. The sounds of the village blocked out most of it and he cursed the people making the distracting noises. After a few minutes of searching, he managed to find the source.
Demon, can you tell where that voice is coming from?
Yes. I can. Do you want to know, or where you just curious? Demon teased, quoting the Hokage.
Duh. Now just tell me, or I won't allow out when we go to the Country of Time next week.( MINE!!! I created it! I am its God! ) Gaara threatened. Demon had been wanting to go there for years, ever since he heard it had a new Lunakage. ( MINE )
Bastard. Fine. It's coming from... huh?
What is it?
It is coming from the Forest of Death... wanna go check it out?! Demon had an excited tone. For some reason, he loved to go there.
Naturally Gaara smirked. Now he had something to do for a while. Gaara then sped off to investigate who was speaking. When he got there, Gaara noticed that Little Naruto and the stranger were speaking together.
Hmm... It seems that our little friend has met the man. What do you think they are talking about?
A deal they made earlier.
How do you figure?
I hear them. Demon snickered. Idiot
Shut up. Lets listen...
With the Chibi and Mirai Naruto Got the idea from DBZ's Trunks
"All right, I won't tell anyone, and you teach me the techniques. Can I choose them now?" Chibi Naruto was excited. He finally got to learn some moves. "Wait. you don't just know really crappy ones, do you?"
"WHAT?! No! Of course not. I already have a good genjutsu (Or is it taijutsu?) ready for you. It is called..." Mirai Naruto did some hand seals and POOF! A female shadowed figure was standing there."SEXY NO JUTSU!!! How do you like it?" Mirai Naruto heard a THUMP and pulled Chibi Naruto behind him. He -er- she, pulled out twin kunai and yelled. "Who are you?! What have you come for?!"
Chibi Naruto = O.O
Gaara = MAJOR nosebleed
Gaara had officially lost all train of thought when he saw the stranger transform into Naruto's signature technique.
I don't believe it! Naruto is the masked person! How can he be back? Why didn't he reveal himself when Sakura found him... unless he didn't want to be discovered! What do you think, Demon?
.........
Demon?
..... I think you're right. I don't think he wanted anyone to know he was here in the village. Ask him a few questions you dolt! Before he escapes!
"Naruto! Why are you here? Why didn't come home sooner?" While Gaara had been having a conversation with Demon, Mirai Naruto had been walking off.
/How could we not sense Gaara when he snuck up on us? I thought we were past this stage of our training! Any ideas Kyuubi?/
Yes. Gaara and Demon somehow managed to control their chakra and leave it at a designated place.
/Sorta like throwing your voice?/
Yes. He leaves his chakra at one point and he can go to a country anywhere and it won't return to him.
/What if he gets into trouble?/
AH! That is the best part. If he is in danger, he can use it still. It wouldn't return to him until he opened enough pores for all his chakra to rush into and become stored in his body once again.
/Cool. Just from getting that info, I discovered a way to counter it./
Can you just imagine how your twelve year old self would react if he saw you today?
/Uhhhhh... I'd either be totally spazzing out, bashing my head into a wall, annoy the hell out of Kakashi, or would be too busy eating Ramen to notice or care. or a crazy mixture of all everything. What do you think I'd be doing?/
Blaming Iruka for letting you drink too much Root Beer.
/Meany/
Damn straight. Gaara's asking you questions.
/He is? What were they?/
Why are you here and why didn't you come 'home' sooner.
"I am here because of my tournament. I was home until I returned to this junk heap." Naruto snapped.
"What do you mean 'you were home'? This is your home!" Gaara exclaimed.
"I mean, this place was never meant to be my home. I have a real home now. Any more questions?"
"Yes. Why the tournament? Why not just come right out and reveal that you're back?" Gaara was confused. Why didn't Naruto want anyone - especially Sasuke - to know he was back?
"I wanted the tournament so that if anyone wanted to know who I am, they will have to work for it. This village had been experiencing peace for years. It had to be reminded that dangerous and unexpected things can happen when you least expect it. Me included."
"What do you mean? Why are you included?"
"You will find out in time..." Naruto then turned and left, leaving Gaara behind to ponder his words.
Nice exit lines.
/Thanks. Thought about it for a while./
LATER THAT NIGHT
Gaara had walked home instead of the usual hop-on-the-rooftops-and-piss-off-the-neighbors. When he reached the front doors of his house, Sasuke was waiting there for him.
"What took you so long? You don't usually take this long to get home. Did something happen?" Sasuke inquired. Even though he was twenty-two, he was still as curious as he was when he was five, but he was more open with it than he was when he was twelve. And why shouldn't he be? Orochimaru and Itachi were dead now, so why shouldn't he be more open and relaxed?
"Yeah. I met up with the stranger earlier." Gaara had silently promised that he would keep Naruto's identity a secret until it was public knowledge. "We talked for a bit and he said something strange..."
"Well, what was it?" Sasuke asked.
"Not important." mumbled Gaara. Gaara then went inside of his house and locked the door. Before he left, Sasuke could hear Temari yelling at Gaara about the length of his hair. As Sasuke turned to leave, he noticed leaves falling from a tree. 'Strange. It is just the bginning of summer. The only way those leaves would be falling is if someone was in them. Maybe it was Naruto.. NO! I promised myself that I wouldn't think about him anymore. He is the one who left, not me. If he wants my forgiveness, then he will have to crawl on his knees and beg for it like the begging fox he is... (Wow. When I reread that, I imagined Sasuke in a dominatrix outfit and Naruto in a fox costume wearing a spiked collar with the name 'Fluffy' on it. Oo;;; Who else can imagine that?) DAMMIT!!! Now I'll have images of Naruto in a fox costume all night. Oh well.'
If Sasuke had been paying more attention to the tree, he would have seen an uncloaked Naruto watching him closely.
Even later that night
10:21p.m.
Sasuke's room
Sasuke had showered and changed into his green silk pajamas with orange cuffs and crawled into bed. ( Okay. Who here can imagine Sasuke in green and orange? I think Sasuke would rather eat Ramen for the rest of his life than wear that. Naruto would laugh his ass off. )
In his sleep, Sasuke repeatedly murmured words. Naruto, from his spot on Sasuke's window sill, struggled to hear what was being said.
"Sit Naruto. Bad fox. That's it, the collar is going back on. Stop. I'll eat you. No more Ramen. My Naruto. (Holy hell. Sasuke from the manga would be gagging or trying to kill me. Probably both. If I had my way, Sasuke would be murmuring this in his sleep, along with other things best left unmentioned.) Naruto. Come back. Don't leave me... NO!" Sasuke leapt awake from his dream-turned-nightmare. Sasuke looked around his room, the only thing that was out of place from his point of view was the opened window. Sasuke walked of over to it and looked at the full moon. "Naruto. You would love the view from here. I wonder if you think of me at night. I hope so. Please, come back soon Naruto. Everyone misses you. I miss you. Why did you leave? I need to know, I'll do anything to have you back. I need you here with me." Sasuke spoke to the moon and, unknowingly, to Naruto. Tears poured from his eyes, but he didn't care about his image anymore. Everyone knew he was human and that he had emotions besides revenge. Then he made a promise to himself and to Naruto. "Naruto, I swear to you on the graves of my family that I will find out why you left and bring you back to me. Nothing will stop me. I will see you soon, my love." Sasuke then closed the window and fell asleep once again in his bed. As he slept, Naruto entered his room once again and stroked Sasuke's cheek.
"You will be seeing me sooner than you think. I just wonder if you won't kill me for leaving you here alone for so long. You have no idea how much I think about you at night. I now know you were not responsible for my departure. I still don't know who, but I will kill them. (I know! And you're too late! HA HA!) I struggled for ten years, but I couldn't stop myself from loving you. Now I'm glad I didn't. Farewell, but not goodbye." (Don't own FFX-2! If I did. I'd have one hell of a time thinking up YAOI pairings. Baralai/Shuyin or Tidus/Shuyin?!)
As Naruto leapt away, two transparent figures watched from above. The Third and Fourth Hokages smiled sadly. -It is too bad that those boys will face much grief in the near future. Sasuke will have to learn how to live alone for the third time in his life.- spoke the Third Hokage The Fourth Hokage agreed. Do not worry; he is strong. I only fear that he may abandon that strength in his sadness. We shall see soon enough. The Hokages of the past chuckled. The tournament will be one hell of a shock for the village tomorrow. As the Hokages spoke, a young woman watched Naruto with sadness present in her aura. My little Naruto, stay strong. We will watch over you far as long as we can, do not expect much interference. I shall see you soon. The three figures watched as Naruto left his past grief behind and prepared to enter a whole new level of grief.
Sorry for all of the sap crap from hell. To tell the truth, I am more of a blood and gore person. I haven't lost sight of what the fic is about. I am just adding little problems for the cast along the way. Anyways, shall we check up on our buddies?
YamiTenchie13 : People, once again, Kiharusama can't add the profiles until she gets to check her reviews or what she has. NO MARY SUES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED!
Goku : covered from head to toe with bandages Ow...
Me : pokes Goku
Goku : passes out from the pain
Baralai : How is Spira did I get here?
Shuyin : I brought you here. Why? Because I can.
Me : He didn't even ask why.
Shuyin : SHUT UP! Don't make me sic Vegnagun on you!
Me : points towards a cage in the corner of the room
Vegnagun : tied up in so many ways, I can't begin to describe them whimpers
Legolas : shoots everyone but me in the ass with arrows, tomahawks, axes, etc. etc.
Everyone : yelps, turns around, spots Legolas and goes running after him screaming
Legolas : Mommy. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Me : HEY LOOK! SQUIRELL!
Everyone including Legolas : --;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
insults of many kinds are heard
Me : Jerks. Legolas, how did you get here?
Legolas : I took a New York taxi on a deserted high way.
YamiTenchie13 : No wonder he looks like a poodle on a bad fur day...
ONCE AGAIN, TYPED IN SASSAFRAS, KT!
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