Alright, chapter 6.

Ehwinn, if you really think it's good enough, translate it into whatever language you want.


Chapter 6

The Hokage walked up to Gaara solemnly. His words reflected his walk, which reflected his mood.

"You can't run."

Silence.

He repeated his statement, "You can't kee--"

"I couldn't protect them," Gaara interrupted. He was silent again for a moment, then continued, "I couldn't protect them when it wasn't even an enemy."

"You couldn't help that. You were here," said Naruto, "you can't be in two places at once."

"I could have been there," Said Gaara, "I could have been there, and I could have stopped it."

"You didn't know."

"I could have been there," Said Gaara again, with urgency in his voice, "But I wasn't. I was doing what I always did. I gave up, and ran here. I'm no different then what they say." Silence, again. Then, "I should just give up…"

Naruto looked at his friend. He understood this. He didn't know if it would help, but he remembered the advice a friend had told him, advice they had received.

"You can't give up," he said, "what do you think will happen if you give up? Missions will still happen. Accidents will still happen. They'll just be given a new leader. One that might not be able to protect them. Giving up won't change anything, but staying, doing everything within your power to keep them safe might."

Gaara looked to the Hokage, "Thank you."

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"Mom…MOM!" Hagaimaru exclaimed, "I'm fine! God…talk about over-reacting."

"Overreacting?" His mother asked, "Overreacting. I learn that my youngest was sent to the hospital and could have possibly needed to go into intensive care, and you think I'm overreacting!"

Hagaimaru winced at the shrillness of his mother's voice. "Geez, calm down. It was just a genjutsu…I'm sure Seiseike didn't mean to hurt me."

"Seiseike did this to you?" His mother paled, then said in a semi-hushed tone, "You realize what his family can do, don't you?"

Seiseike, who had been sitting nearby since Yaezaki had brought in Hagaimaru's mother, gave the woman a rather dirty look. He had come here to make sure that Hagaimaru recovered, not to hear someone speak poorly of his clan. The talking continued, but he tried to tune it out. It wasn't worth his time to be here. He had made sure that Hagaimaru was fine and now intended to leave as soon as Gaara came back, as he figured that would be the best time to slink out. He was even about to go back out to the waiting room, but he felt a hand on his shoulder gently pushing him back into the chair.

"Seiseike did this?" Asked the newest of Hagaimaru's visitors.

Hagaimaru's mother stood to greet the man, "From what I've heard, Amatsu-san, yes. Yes, he did."

Amatsu sighed, "Is this true?"

Seiseike nodded and lowered his head in gloomy silence.

His father looked down to his son, and then asked Hagaimaru, "Do you remember what happened?"

"We were sparring. We had decided that it should be anything goes, and then started. It was really intense…" Hagaimaru paused. After gathering his thoughts he continued, "Then there was a flash. Then…something horrible."

He stopped and shuddered, and didn't continue.

Amatsu looked to Seiseike, whose head was still down, but talked to the members of the Hidori family.

"Well, it would seem from your description that it might have been any of several genjutsu from our clan. Do you remember anything else that happened."

"Dad," Said Seiseike, "Don't hassle him. I used the Akumu no Jutsu."

His father's eye's widened for a moment in shock, then blinked and looked back to Hagaimaru's mother, "Well, then, there you have it. I assume that the children's teacher should be here soon, so I'll just be taking Seiseike home now. Hagaimaru should be fine by tomorrow, and more then likely will have completely recovered as early as this evening."

Hagaimaru's mother smiled sweetly and thanked him as they left the room.

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Gaara returned just as Seiseike's father leading him out.

"Hello, Gaara-sensei."

"Hello, Seiseike."

"Amatsu-san," He said in greeting to the other jounin.

"Gaara-san." He answered briefly, and then resumed talking to his son when Gaara was out of earshot.

"Seiseike, not only should you have known not to use such a genjutsu, you shouldn't have been able to."

"It was the only one that I could do without fainting," Seiseike mumbled.

"'The only one,'" Repeated his father, "You shouldn't even be able to do Akumu no jutsu yet. What else have you been practicing?"

"Mugen tenjoukai."

Amatsu looked at Seiseike dumbfoundedly. "Do you realize what could have happened if you didn't just faint from trying to use that?"

Seiseike remained silent.

"You could have died! Don't you understand what happens when your chakra goes to zero?"

Seiseike continued his shamed silence.

Amatsu stopped, and nothing was said for several moments. Then he smiled and said, "You were really able to use Akumu no Jutsu on someone?"

Seiseike face lightened up, "Twice! I was even able to use it against Gaara-sensei!"

Amatsu listened intently as his son described exactly what his first few days of being a genin were like.


Just thought I would tell people the meanings of the some of the names.

Ichiboku - One Tree Yaezaki - Double Blossom

So together it means The Double Blossom of a Tree

Nikumugen - Hateful Dreams Seiseike - Create

Creator of Hateful Dreams

And Amatsu means Heavenly.

I added in some of the suffixes to the names in this chapter. Kind of random, and I don't know if I'll do it again. Except for when Yaezaki, Seiseike, or Hagaimaru talk to Gaara.