A New Path
Chapter 2 : Lost and Found
Synopsis : Konoha Village realizes that Naruto is gone! And in the forest, Naruto meets someone unexpected.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
- Sabaku kyuu - ( Desert Coffin ) Part of the sand demon techniques. Uses sand to cover the opponents entire body. Is uses to stop an opponents movement, or cause suffocation.
- Sabaku SouSou - ( Desert Graveyard ) Sand enwrapping the enemy is pushed inward, through the use of Chakra(controlling the air and sand). The inward movement crushes anything trapped inside.
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai - yes / yeah -
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Naruto entered the forest with only one thought in mind. He wanted to start a new life, where he wouldn't be stared at and associated with Kyubi.
"My past now buried, and my new life begins now" Naruto said as he looked at the great trees surrounding him
That night, Naruto put behind the Village that tormented him since he was born, along with the people he believed at one time were his friends. And most of all, to forget the one person he that had hurt him the most. Uchiha Sasuke.
As he walked into the darkness of the forest, Naruto never looked back, not even once, as he vanished within the shadows.
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*The Next Morning*
The two Ninjas that Naruto had knocked unconscious had started to wake up, as their replacements had arrived.
"What happened?" The tall ninja demanded
"A young ninja fled the Village." The other ninja replied
"You must advise Hokage immediately of this." The tall ninja commented
Both ninjas that had been knocked unconscious stood on their feet as they headed towards Tsunade's house.
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Iruka knocked on Naruto's door for now 5 minutes without any answer.
"That idiot must still be sleeping" Iruka thought
He then opened the door as he remembered Naruto had a habit to never lock it. The moment he stepped inside, a strange feeling surfaced.
"Naruto you idiot! You were suppose to meet me this morning" Iruka made his way to Naruto's room
The moment when he opened the door to his bedroom, he spotted the mess it was in. Naruto's clothes were all over the place as Iruka's attention turned towards the bed.
"Why would Naruto leave the necklace that Tsunade gave him?" Iruka asked himself as he returned to the kitchen
Iraku took the item in question, as he exited the room.
As he walked, he stepped on something, which made him slip and fall straight on his back.
"Itai ..." Iruka mumbled as he managed to sit up and look at what he stepped on
He leaned forward to grab the object he just stepped on as his eyes widened.
"Naruto would never leave this lying on the floor. What the hell happened here?" Iruka asked himself as he stood up
He then carefully looked around, for more clues but found none.
To this point, Iruka only thought of one thing, to go meet Kakashi to the training grounds, maybe he had some information which Iruka didn't.
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*Training Grounds*
Sasuke and Sakura stood still and waited for their sensei to come as usual. Sakura was a bit worried since Naruto hadn't yet arrived as she then looked at Sasuke that seemed colder than usual.
"Ne Sasuke-kun?" Sakura started
"What?" Sasuke replied coldly
"Don't you think you were a bit hard on him?" Sakura asked
"That idiot doesn't let anything bother him except our rivalry." Sasuke answered as he closed his eyes
----POOF----
"Ohayo, I got stuck on the way because ..." Kakashi started to explain when he noticed the worry on Sakura's face
"Sensei, Naruto isn't here yet ..." Sakura told him
"This isn't good" He thought as he walked towards Sakura and placed a hand on her shoulder to reassure her. "Maybe he's just a bit late this morning"
As Sakura was about to say something, they heard a familiar voice not far from where they were. As they looked from where the voice came from, Iruka appeared as he ran towards them.
"Iruka, what gives us the pleasure of having you here?" Kakashi asked
"Have any of you seen Naruto?" Iruka asked as he ignored the question of Kakashi
"He hasn't shown up for training yet so I figured he overslept " Kakashi replied
"He's not." Iruka replied quickly
"Nani!?" Sakura yelled out
"I found this on the floor, and his house is a big mess. His bed, looks like he hasn't even slept in it last night." Iruka handed the headband and necklace to Kakashi
"This isn't good ...I never thought he would do something like this..." Kakashi said in a low tone
"What do you mean something like this? Did something happen to him yesterday that I don't know of!?" Iruka asked as his tone started to get angry
Sakura looked at the ground, as Sasuke remained quite calm.
"Sasuke-kun and Naruto had a fight..." Sakura let out
"But this time, it went further than all the times before ..." Kakashi continued
"Tell me what happened!?" Iruka demanded to know
"I told the idiot the truth about his life and to give up his dream" Sasuke answered as he looked straight into Iruka's eyes without any emotions
"You little bastard!" Iruka grabbed Sasuke by the neck as he pushed him against the tree
"Yamerou Iruka!" Kakashi ordered him as he tried to pull the chuunin off Sasuke
"Let me tell you something that Naruto wouldn't dare to. Remember when your entire clan was killed by you older brother Itachi? All the pain you felt, it's nothing compared to all the pain Naruto endured from the moment he was born up to now. He actually looked up to you as a friend, and if I learn that it's your fault, I'll make you pay." Iruka warned the boy as he released his grip on him
Sakura was shocked by the sudden actions, as Sasuke had his sharingan activated due to the mention of his brother Itachi.
"Iruka calm down. We'll go see Tsunade together to clear up things." Kakashi held the chuunin from trying anything more on Sasuke
"I warn you Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka glared at the boy
"Sakura, Sasuke, training is cancelled today until I tell you otherwise." Kakashi then vanished with Iruka
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked him
"Fine" Sasuke answered as he walked away
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*Tsunade's House*
Tsunade had barely just woken up, as Kakashi and Iruka appeared before her.
"If the brat did something again send him in instead" Tsunade warned the two
"Tsunade, we might have a problem ..." Kakashi started as he calmed Iruka down
As Tsunade was about to speak, two other ninjas appeared in the room, as her eyes widened.
"What is with you people today, annoy Hokage day!?" Tsunade yelled out with anger
"Please forgive us Hokage-sama, but we're here to inform you that a ninja left the Village without any permission during the night." The ninja kneeled before her
This caught immediately the attention of Kakashi.
"What did this ninja look like?" Kakashi asked
"Orange suit, blond hair, no headband, about 13 years old." The ninja described
"That's Naruto!" yelled out Tsunade and Iruka at the same time
"Why on earth would he do something as stupid as that!?" Tsunade asked as she turned towards Kakashi
"Well, things between Sasuke and Naruto haven't been going too well. And yesterday, I think Sasuke hit a nerve or two." Kakashi explained
"How so?" Tsunade asked
"To be exact, Sasuke mentioned something bad about his parents and his lack of skills as a shinobi." Kakashi answered
"This is bad ..." Tsunade let out
"I'm going to kill that brat" Iruka thought as he tried to control his emotions
"You might want to hold on to these as well" Kakashi said as he handed the two items to her
Tsunade looked carefully at them as she then gave out her order.
"Get every available juunin out there to find Naruto, and I want him alive, I'm not considering him a missing-nin yet." Tsunade ordered them
"Hai" All four answered as they vanished from Tsunade's sight
"Naze Naruto? Naze?" Tsunade asked herself as she stared at the two items
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*In the Midle of Nowhere*
Naruto had walked all night through the forest, since he figured he would have some Anbus after him as soon as it was known he had left.
Naruto looked around, to notice that ahead, the trees seemed to be less numbered as he heard the sound of water.
He walked there, until he heard voices. He immediately hid himself in a tree, as he looked down to know what was going on.
Down on the open grounds, a group of 5 unknown ninjas talked about what seemed to be their next target for assassination.
"Just great I'm lost, I'm hungry and now there's a bunch of nobodies in my way. Best to get out of here before they notice me" Naruto thought as he turned around to go around them
As Naruto prepared himself to jump to the next tree, the branch below him broke as he started to fall. He fell straight into a bush which broke his fall from him getting further injured.
"Chikushou, This is bad!" Naruto mentally yelled at himself
He stood up quickly as he heard the group of ninjas heading to his position. As he prepared to make his smooth escape, he found himself face to face with one of the ninjas.
"Going somewhere?" The fast ninja asked him
"Actually, I am, so if you could just let me ..." Naruto started when the fat ninja tried to punch him
Naruto evaded the punch since it didn't come as fast due to the size of this one.
"Look I'm having a really bad day here, so I'll pretend I never saw anything and just leave." Naruto started to run through the forest, as the fat ninja pursued him
After several minutes of chasing, the ninjas had caught up with the blond. Naruto performed his Kage Bunshin No Jutsu to a number of 7 clones total, including the original, all held a kunai as they prepared to attack.
"Kage Bunshin is it? Doesn't matter, you die today punk" The ugly ninja said
"Fat chance ugly!" Naruto yelled out as all 7 charged forward
The ninjas quickly disposed of the clones, as only the original remained.
"Man, I should of slept last night" Naruto told himself as he took a few steps back
"I say we skin the little bastard" The skinny ninja pointed out
"I say we tare off his arms and legs." The fat ninja suggested
Naruto reached out behind his back to grab shurikens , and in a swift but quick move, he through the shurikens towards the five nameless ninjas.
They easily evaded it, except for the fat one, that ended up injured. Naruto took the opportunity to run away as the four remaining ninjas chased him.
With odds four to one weren't very fair, as Naruto at first managed to evaded the punches and kicks until all four attacked him together.
Naruto's body slammed against the ground, as the ugly ninja performed several hand signs and then punched the ground.
Naruto prepared himself as he wanted to stand up, until he felt as if the ground restrained him. Naruto looked at his wrists and ankles to see them held back by the soil of the ground.
Naruto was wide open, as the leader of the ninja squad kneeled next to Naruto and brushed his hands softly against the young boy's cheeks.
"That wasn't really intelligent of you boy. Now we have no other choice but to kill you. Any last words?" The leader asked
Naruto mumbled as the leader couldn't hear what he said. The leader leaned forward, as Naruto then smiled and managed to spit his saliva right into the leader's face.
"You stink!" Naruto commented as he smiled
Naruto soon stopped smiling as the leader punched his left cheek and kicked him several times in the ribs.
"I won't forgive you for this brat!" the leader said as he pulled out a katana and pointed it towards Naruto's neck
"Guess you were right after all Sasuke, I'm not worthy of being aline and a shinobi..." Narutothought as he closed his eyes
"Now die!" The leader yelled out before he started to charge
"It can't get worse any than this ..." Naruto told himself
Naruto awaited for his death, when he heard the sound of steel drop to the ground along with the ninja's voices. He then heard a familiar voice not far form his position.
"Sabaku Kyuu" The voice said
Naruto opened his eyes to see all 4 ninjas were each trapped in a giant looking ball of sand.
"Sabaku SouSou" The voice finished
All 4 ninjas were immediately crushed as the blood fell like rain above him. Naruto pulled out his hands and the sand covered in human blood landed in the palm of his hand.
Naruto sat up as he looked behind him to confirm what he first suspected. His eyes met his, without expression, over the actions he just did. Naruto kneeled as he glared at the taller boy.
"When I thought this couldn't get any worse, boy was I wrong ..." Naruto told himself as both boys stared at each other
TBC
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37 reviews!!!??? I cannot believe that with only the first chapter I had so many, I was like expecting maybe 10 if I was lucky but never 37!!! I msut thank you all for reviewing, it gave me the strength to write this chapter and the next ones to come, Although I must admit I'm under pressure here because now I gotta do my very best so that I won't disappoint you people.!!
For the reviews, they were so many that I can't answer all of them but I'll do my best.
Little Leila : Unfortunately what Sasuke thinks might come in the next chapter since I have to describe the story correctly and not rush it to scrap it.
Hitomi no ryu : well I added some Iruka scenes like you asked me to, hope that was enough although I think Iruka might have been a bit OCC so please forgive for that
Litch Sieger : I'm going a bit for the way Gaara thought and I had warned people Sasuke was a bit OCC in the chapter, but thanks for the encouragement
Komafe : Well Tsunade won't go and place him yet as a missin-nin since she does care for the boy
Simple Rin : among my most loyal reviewer, glad that you enjoy most of my stories, hopefully you've enjoyed this chapter as well
Silver Neo : I agree not enough gaara x naruto fics out there, that's also what made me write this one, I wanted to give my contribution since I like this pairing as well.
Ino Pig : I currently writing 4 stories that are posted and working and a few more soon to post. Takes a lot of time which I don't always have unfortunately but I'll do my best to be as good as I can as a writer.
James : No worries unlike some other writers I have full intentions of finishing every story I write. The only thing that would stop me was if I died, so don't worry about it ;)
Rubymoon17: indeed I managed to write yet another story. My imaginations just keeps running wild lately, well hope you enjoy it!!
Peter kim : I'm aware that the people closest to Naruto won't be happy and I am slowly developing how they feel about the fact Naruto ran off. Hope I'm up for this and don't disappoint people though...
099 : I try to update every fic I got posted at least once a week. And that's almost a guarantee ;)
For all the others that reviewed I highly appreciate it as I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. Know that I spent my entire day writing a new chapter for each of my stories and it's now near midnight and I finally managed to finish this one, I hope it's not too disappointing ...
THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE
Next Chapter :
Naruto and Gaara finally meet!!!
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Synopsis : Konoha Village realizes that Naruto is gone! And in the forest, Naruto meets someone unexpected.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
- Sabaku kyuu - ( Desert Coffin ) Part of the sand demon techniques. Uses sand to cover the opponents entire body. Is uses to stop an opponents movement, or cause suffocation.
- Sabaku SouSou - ( Desert Graveyard ) Sand enwrapping the enemy is pushed inward, through the use of Chakra(controlling the air and sand). The inward movement crushes anything trapped inside.
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai - yes / yeah -
============================================================================ ==========
Naruto entered the forest with only one thought in mind. He wanted to start a new life, where he wouldn't be stared at and associated with Kyubi.
"My past now buried, and my new life begins now" Naruto said as he looked at the great trees surrounding him
That night, Naruto put behind the Village that tormented him since he was born, along with the people he believed at one time were his friends. And most of all, to forget the one person he that had hurt him the most. Uchiha Sasuke.
As he walked into the darkness of the forest, Naruto never looked back, not even once, as he vanished within the shadows.
============================================================================ ======================
*The Next Morning*
The two Ninjas that Naruto had knocked unconscious had started to wake up, as their replacements had arrived.
"What happened?" The tall ninja demanded
"A young ninja fled the Village." The other ninja replied
"You must advise Hokage immediately of this." The tall ninja commented
Both ninjas that had been knocked unconscious stood on their feet as they headed towards Tsunade's house.
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Iruka knocked on Naruto's door for now 5 minutes without any answer.
"That idiot must still be sleeping" Iruka thought
He then opened the door as he remembered Naruto had a habit to never lock it. The moment he stepped inside, a strange feeling surfaced.
"Naruto you idiot! You were suppose to meet me this morning" Iruka made his way to Naruto's room
The moment when he opened the door to his bedroom, he spotted the mess it was in. Naruto's clothes were all over the place as Iruka's attention turned towards the bed.
"Why would Naruto leave the necklace that Tsunade gave him?" Iruka asked himself as he returned to the kitchen
Iraku took the item in question, as he exited the room.
As he walked, he stepped on something, which made him slip and fall straight on his back.
"Itai ..." Iruka mumbled as he managed to sit up and look at what he stepped on
He leaned forward to grab the object he just stepped on as his eyes widened.
"Naruto would never leave this lying on the floor. What the hell happened here?" Iruka asked himself as he stood up
He then carefully looked around, for more clues but found none.
To this point, Iruka only thought of one thing, to go meet Kakashi to the training grounds, maybe he had some information which Iruka didn't.
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*Training Grounds*
Sasuke and Sakura stood still and waited for their sensei to come as usual. Sakura was a bit worried since Naruto hadn't yet arrived as she then looked at Sasuke that seemed colder than usual.
"Ne Sasuke-kun?" Sakura started
"What?" Sasuke replied coldly
"Don't you think you were a bit hard on him?" Sakura asked
"That idiot doesn't let anything bother him except our rivalry." Sasuke answered as he closed his eyes
----POOF----
"Ohayo, I got stuck on the way because ..." Kakashi started to explain when he noticed the worry on Sakura's face
"Sensei, Naruto isn't here yet ..." Sakura told him
"This isn't good" He thought as he walked towards Sakura and placed a hand on her shoulder to reassure her. "Maybe he's just a bit late this morning"
As Sakura was about to say something, they heard a familiar voice not far from where they were. As they looked from where the voice came from, Iruka appeared as he ran towards them.
"Iruka, what gives us the pleasure of having you here?" Kakashi asked
"Have any of you seen Naruto?" Iruka asked as he ignored the question of Kakashi
"He hasn't shown up for training yet so I figured he overslept " Kakashi replied
"He's not." Iruka replied quickly
"Nani!?" Sakura yelled out
"I found this on the floor, and his house is a big mess. His bed, looks like he hasn't even slept in it last night." Iruka handed the headband and necklace to Kakashi
"This isn't good ...I never thought he would do something like this..." Kakashi said in a low tone
"What do you mean something like this? Did something happen to him yesterday that I don't know of!?" Iruka asked as his tone started to get angry
Sakura looked at the ground, as Sasuke remained quite calm.
"Sasuke-kun and Naruto had a fight..." Sakura let out
"But this time, it went further than all the times before ..." Kakashi continued
"Tell me what happened!?" Iruka demanded to know
"I told the idiot the truth about his life and to give up his dream" Sasuke answered as he looked straight into Iruka's eyes without any emotions
"You little bastard!" Iruka grabbed Sasuke by the neck as he pushed him against the tree
"Yamerou Iruka!" Kakashi ordered him as he tried to pull the chuunin off Sasuke
"Let me tell you something that Naruto wouldn't dare to. Remember when your entire clan was killed by you older brother Itachi? All the pain you felt, it's nothing compared to all the pain Naruto endured from the moment he was born up to now. He actually looked up to you as a friend, and if I learn that it's your fault, I'll make you pay." Iruka warned the boy as he released his grip on him
Sakura was shocked by the sudden actions, as Sasuke had his sharingan activated due to the mention of his brother Itachi.
"Iruka calm down. We'll go see Tsunade together to clear up things." Kakashi held the chuunin from trying anything more on Sasuke
"I warn you Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka glared at the boy
"Sakura, Sasuke, training is cancelled today until I tell you otherwise." Kakashi then vanished with Iruka
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked him
"Fine" Sasuke answered as he walked away
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*Tsunade's House*
Tsunade had barely just woken up, as Kakashi and Iruka appeared before her.
"If the brat did something again send him in instead" Tsunade warned the two
"Tsunade, we might have a problem ..." Kakashi started as he calmed Iruka down
As Tsunade was about to speak, two other ninjas appeared in the room, as her eyes widened.
"What is with you people today, annoy Hokage day!?" Tsunade yelled out with anger
"Please forgive us Hokage-sama, but we're here to inform you that a ninja left the Village without any permission during the night." The ninja kneeled before her
This caught immediately the attention of Kakashi.
"What did this ninja look like?" Kakashi asked
"Orange suit, blond hair, no headband, about 13 years old." The ninja described
"That's Naruto!" yelled out Tsunade and Iruka at the same time
"Why on earth would he do something as stupid as that!?" Tsunade asked as she turned towards Kakashi
"Well, things between Sasuke and Naruto haven't been going too well. And yesterday, I think Sasuke hit a nerve or two." Kakashi explained
"How so?" Tsunade asked
"To be exact, Sasuke mentioned something bad about his parents and his lack of skills as a shinobi." Kakashi answered
"This is bad ..." Tsunade let out
"I'm going to kill that brat" Iruka thought as he tried to control his emotions
"You might want to hold on to these as well" Kakashi said as he handed the two items to her
Tsunade looked carefully at them as she then gave out her order.
"Get every available juunin out there to find Naruto, and I want him alive, I'm not considering him a missing-nin yet." Tsunade ordered them
"Hai" All four answered as they vanished from Tsunade's sight
"Naze Naruto? Naze?" Tsunade asked herself as she stared at the two items
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*In the Midle of Nowhere*
Naruto had walked all night through the forest, since he figured he would have some Anbus after him as soon as it was known he had left.
Naruto looked around, to notice that ahead, the trees seemed to be less numbered as he heard the sound of water.
He walked there, until he heard voices. He immediately hid himself in a tree, as he looked down to know what was going on.
Down on the open grounds, a group of 5 unknown ninjas talked about what seemed to be their next target for assassination.
"Just great I'm lost, I'm hungry and now there's a bunch of nobodies in my way. Best to get out of here before they notice me" Naruto thought as he turned around to go around them
As Naruto prepared himself to jump to the next tree, the branch below him broke as he started to fall. He fell straight into a bush which broke his fall from him getting further injured.
"Chikushou, This is bad!" Naruto mentally yelled at himself
He stood up quickly as he heard the group of ninjas heading to his position. As he prepared to make his smooth escape, he found himself face to face with one of the ninjas.
"Going somewhere?" The fast ninja asked him
"Actually, I am, so if you could just let me ..." Naruto started when the fat ninja tried to punch him
Naruto evaded the punch since it didn't come as fast due to the size of this one.
"Look I'm having a really bad day here, so I'll pretend I never saw anything and just leave." Naruto started to run through the forest, as the fat ninja pursued him
After several minutes of chasing, the ninjas had caught up with the blond. Naruto performed his Kage Bunshin No Jutsu to a number of 7 clones total, including the original, all held a kunai as they prepared to attack.
"Kage Bunshin is it? Doesn't matter, you die today punk" The ugly ninja said
"Fat chance ugly!" Naruto yelled out as all 7 charged forward
The ninjas quickly disposed of the clones, as only the original remained.
"Man, I should of slept last night" Naruto told himself as he took a few steps back
"I say we skin the little bastard" The skinny ninja pointed out
"I say we tare off his arms and legs." The fat ninja suggested
Naruto reached out behind his back to grab shurikens , and in a swift but quick move, he through the shurikens towards the five nameless ninjas.
They easily evaded it, except for the fat one, that ended up injured. Naruto took the opportunity to run away as the four remaining ninjas chased him.
With odds four to one weren't very fair, as Naruto at first managed to evaded the punches and kicks until all four attacked him together.
Naruto's body slammed against the ground, as the ugly ninja performed several hand signs and then punched the ground.
Naruto prepared himself as he wanted to stand up, until he felt as if the ground restrained him. Naruto looked at his wrists and ankles to see them held back by the soil of the ground.
Naruto was wide open, as the leader of the ninja squad kneeled next to Naruto and brushed his hands softly against the young boy's cheeks.
"That wasn't really intelligent of you boy. Now we have no other choice but to kill you. Any last words?" The leader asked
Naruto mumbled as the leader couldn't hear what he said. The leader leaned forward, as Naruto then smiled and managed to spit his saliva right into the leader's face.
"You stink!" Naruto commented as he smiled
Naruto soon stopped smiling as the leader punched his left cheek and kicked him several times in the ribs.
"I won't forgive you for this brat!" the leader said as he pulled out a katana and pointed it towards Naruto's neck
"Guess you were right after all Sasuke, I'm not worthy of being aline and a shinobi..." Narutothought as he closed his eyes
"Now die!" The leader yelled out before he started to charge
"It can't get worse any than this ..." Naruto told himself
Naruto awaited for his death, when he heard the sound of steel drop to the ground along with the ninja's voices. He then heard a familiar voice not far form his position.
"Sabaku Kyuu" The voice said
Naruto opened his eyes to see all 4 ninjas were each trapped in a giant looking ball of sand.
"Sabaku SouSou" The voice finished
All 4 ninjas were immediately crushed as the blood fell like rain above him. Naruto pulled out his hands and the sand covered in human blood landed in the palm of his hand.
Naruto sat up as he looked behind him to confirm what he first suspected. His eyes met his, without expression, over the actions he just did. Naruto kneeled as he glared at the taller boy.
"When I thought this couldn't get any worse, boy was I wrong ..." Naruto told himself as both boys stared at each other
TBC
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37 reviews!!!??? I cannot believe that with only the first chapter I had so many, I was like expecting maybe 10 if I was lucky but never 37!!! I msut thank you all for reviewing, it gave me the strength to write this chapter and the next ones to come, Although I must admit I'm under pressure here because now I gotta do my very best so that I won't disappoint you people.!!
For the reviews, they were so many that I can't answer all of them but I'll do my best.
Little Leila : Unfortunately what Sasuke thinks might come in the next chapter since I have to describe the story correctly and not rush it to scrap it.
Hitomi no ryu : well I added some Iruka scenes like you asked me to, hope that was enough although I think Iruka might have been a bit OCC so please forgive for that
Litch Sieger : I'm going a bit for the way Gaara thought and I had warned people Sasuke was a bit OCC in the chapter, but thanks for the encouragement
Komafe : Well Tsunade won't go and place him yet as a missin-nin since she does care for the boy
Simple Rin : among my most loyal reviewer, glad that you enjoy most of my stories, hopefully you've enjoyed this chapter as well
Silver Neo : I agree not enough gaara x naruto fics out there, that's also what made me write this one, I wanted to give my contribution since I like this pairing as well.
Ino Pig : I currently writing 4 stories that are posted and working and a few more soon to post. Takes a lot of time which I don't always have unfortunately but I'll do my best to be as good as I can as a writer.
James : No worries unlike some other writers I have full intentions of finishing every story I write. The only thing that would stop me was if I died, so don't worry about it ;)
Rubymoon17: indeed I managed to write yet another story. My imaginations just keeps running wild lately, well hope you enjoy it!!
Peter kim : I'm aware that the people closest to Naruto won't be happy and I am slowly developing how they feel about the fact Naruto ran off. Hope I'm up for this and don't disappoint people though...
099 : I try to update every fic I got posted at least once a week. And that's almost a guarantee ;)
For all the others that reviewed I highly appreciate it as I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. Know that I spent my entire day writing a new chapter for each of my stories and it's now near midnight and I finally managed to finish this one, I hope it's not too disappointing ...
THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE
Next Chapter :
Naruto and Gaara finally meet!!!
READ AND REVIEWS PEOPLE!!!!
Ookima