Ch2
"speech"
'Thought'
Nostalgia
"It's been a long time," a cloaked man stood amongst the darkened forest. The night wind blew warmly across his wrinkled face. Up above, the moon hung in a crescent as it reflected the light from the sun upon the shadowed earth. Few clouds shifted across the stars, blocking its radiance with its dense figure. The crickets sang in a chorus while the trees whistled in harmony in the background quietly. It was a nostalgic mood for the three that stood in a small triangle.
"Indeed," the woman said, peeping over the top of her trench coat, "What do you wish from me, you know that it is very dangerous for me to be back here once more."
"We will not take long, for we wished to ask for your permission," the old man replied.
"My permission? Could you have not just sent them upon your letter?" questioned the woman.
"At first that is what I thought, how ever, the 4th here believed that it should not be something that should be said through letters, for the matter is grave," he answered with a sigh.
"The 4th?" the woman raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, I have now retired and he is the 4th Hokage of the village," he explained then looked down with sorrow.
"Mind my rudeness 4th Hakage-sama, I did not know," she gave a bow.
"It is fine," the blond man replied giving her a smile.
"Now then, from the 3rd's eyes, I can see that the matter is no happy case. You've come to consult me is due to my son," the woman deduced and watched their heads nod.
"It is quiet tonight," the 4th said looking up into the skies, "To us who live in Konoha, it is a nostalgic night, for we have been terrorized by a demon we call Kyubi."
"and what does this have to do with my son?" the woman turned her back to them and glanced back.
"We can not slay it. We must seal it," the 4th said.
The woman's eyes widened slightly then lowered them back down.
"We wish to seal it in your son's body," the 4th finished.
"Why…" she questioned.
"You should know more about your son then we do," Sarutobi said, "Non of our own ninja's has the capability to keep such a beast within them for long. This is why we have come to consult you of the matter."
"Will he be harmed?" she asked.
"We…are not certain," Sarutobi said and shot a sad glance to his companion, "It has never been done before."
A moment of silence came between the three. The sound of the wind echoed as it glided across the tops of the trees.
"Very well, You…have my permission. I guess my son and I owe you this favor for taking him in. If he should die then I shall not blame you but rather be proud. Proud of him for saving the this kind village," She said as she looked to the ground beneath and gave a tiny smile.
"Thank you," the two Hokage's gave a bow of appreciation.
The woman returned the bow with a bow and waited for the two to rise before she straightened her back. "I must leave now," she said raising a hand, then disappeared without a rustle of the grass below her feet.
"Sarutobi-Sensei…" the 4th spoke softly.
"Yes?" answered the old man.
"After I am gone, and if Naruto survives, then let him be as respected as I will be. I wish for him to be known as the hero of the village for carrying that beast within him. If he dies, then carve his name upon the stone of heroes along with his mothers. I know they are not from the Konoha village but…that is my final wish," he said, feeling the night wind rubbing against his face.
"I shall do what I can," replied the third, watching the man with a mixed feeling of pride and sorrow for he knew that the next time the beast show it's face, shall be the last of the brave young man.
Naruto caught the diary in his hands and glanced upon its cover. The old hard shell had grew flexible and had a few wrinkles from place to place. He brushed his tears away from his eyes then fell silent as he tapped upon the top.
"Naruto…are you okay?" Sakura reached over with concern.
Silence.
"Na..ruto?" Sakura retrieved her hand to her chest.
The boy flung around and gave her a bright smile. "Of course I am! I'm Uzumaki Naruto! I'm never sad!" he faked out a laugh, "Hey Tsunade- baachan, mind if I take this home to read it?"
Tsunade gave a surprised look then slid him a gentle smile, "Go ahead."
"Alright, later!" he answered energetically and dashed out the door.
Sakura took a chasing step but was caught on her arm by Sakuke with a shake of his head.
Later that day
The sun hung only few meters above the hills. It's light grew from white to yellow, to a light orange shade of where it was right then. It's rays sneaked in through the shut off blinds upon the young man's face in horizontal lines as he glanced difficultly at the journal. Each time his fingers reached down to the bindings to reveal its content, it pulled back.
"They probably found her and forced out the information," Tsunade's words came ringing back to his mind.'If they found her and that is why the Akatsuki wants me, does that mean that they…killed her?" he thought. He knew that if he was to open the cover, he would go to find her. The thought of her death brought fear upon his heart. He did not know what that was, he had never felt such kind of fear. No, he have. It was the same fear he received when he faced off against Gaara when he constricted Sakura upon that tree. For the past few hours, he had been on a stand off. His mind told him to open, while his emotions told him to stop.
He gave his head a shake then slapped himself hard across the face. With a final nod, he reached his hand upon the cover. The urge to pull back came as it did in the past countless attempts. He pit his lips hard, enough for a small trail of blood to trickle down and opened the book to the book marked page.
His eyes glanced through them quickly.
March 3rd (Thursday)
Naruto's mother replied to say that things were fine. She told me that she had gone to the country of waves and had asked me about the giant bridge with the familiar name. I told her about the journey of Kakashi team7's journey there. I'm sure she will be most proud.
A light smile rose upon the boy's face. He sat down upon his bed and began to read further down the date. With each page he turned, a small longing build in his heart, a longing to see her.
His smile quickly grew to questioning frown before it reached utter terror.
May 10 (Tuesday)The last letter I received from her was of most frightening. She has been found by her pursuers and is on the run. I have not received a letter from her in the past 42 days. I fear for the worst.
Naruto jolted from his seat and in the process, caught his finger on an out bulging screw. He shook his hand in pain and dropped the book upon the floor. A small droplet of blood landed upon a random page. It had a few strange letters and a circle at the center to where the blood landed.
He picked up the book nervously, checking for any damage. Then, a sudden glow erupted from the circle. The Kanji "Gen" appeared within the circle. In surprise, Naruto dropped the book from his hands to the floor once more and took a few steps back. A sudden flash of light blinded his eyes before all went silent again.
"naruto…NARUTO…" a woman's voice came to his ears. He slowly got off from the hard floor of his room and rubbed his eyes.
"Naruto," the voice called gently once more.
He opened his eyes as they took a while to get back into focus. A young woman smiled before him. "Who are you…" he asked.
"I am you're mother," she laughed.
End…
How was it? I'm not very good with titles, I know. I hope it wasn't too bad. For those of you that guessed the meaning of "Gen" You know what's going on. What kind of things will Naruto find out? More to come!
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