Chapter 5: Questions for the Hate
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Naruto's friends what answers about Naruto, but they are not getting them. A disguise visit to the Hokage to get their answers might work, if they do not find themselves with an angry Hokage.
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Wednesday and it was Naruto's six day of his ordeal. In the village of Sound, Orochimaru was venting in anger. Kabuto was keeping a safe distance from him.
"I want to know what happen to Sasuke. He should have been here a week ago. He has yet to show up. I grow tired of this wait. Something must have happen, none of the ones I sent have returned. I want answers now."
"Yes Orochimaru-sama. I will get a team prepared to leave."
He left, glad to get away from his master.
"One day Orochimaru, you will let your guard down and I will take advantage, but I have to be careful. I could be next for you to use as a new body. I am glad your technique can only be performed every three years. Once you get Sound in a powerful position, I will make my plans and strike when you least expect it."
He smiled as he walked to a small office area with a man sitting at a desk. He talked to him telling him to get four of their nins prepared and sent off to Konoha to spy. He gave the details and left for his own things to do.
In Konoha, it was noon time. Sasuke was able to leave the hospital. He still had his right arm in a cast. He was sitting patiently for the nurse to finish bandaging his shoulder. He had refused to have the scaring reduced. He told Tsunade it was a reminder of what he had nearly thrown away, his life and a friendship. He looked at it and saw the scar's placement. The most center of the scar was over the spot the curse seal was. The shape of the scar looked like a hand was placed on his shoulder to show that the person cared for him. He reached up and rubbed the scar.
"I will not let his sacrifice for me die. I will become a better friend to him and I will open up to the others. When we meet with Kakashi, I will ask him to train us as group and not just me. I did not care in the past that he only taught me, for I just wanted the power to take my revenge on my brother. I now have something else to live for then to be an avenger. I will live for the friends that are around me. I will still collect power, but to protect my friends. I will restore my clan.'
"Yet, if I do come across my brother, I do not know what I will do. I might become the avenger again, but I might not have to. I might have a friend who will help me with out question. He would just jump in and say how stupid I am. I do hope he truly has forgiven me. I am still puzzled over how he can bound back after an extreme fight or training session. It is like he has a large store of energy. Thinking on this, when we fought Haku, we were both pierced with his senbon needles. When I saw him after the battle, all of his cuts were gone and it looked like he did not even fight. There is something about Naruto we all do not know and we want to know it."
The nurse watched as he rubbed his scar.
"Is it bothering you Uchiha-sama?"
"No, it is not. I am just thinking that is all."
"Okay, but you know you could have had the scar minimized. I could not believe what that demon did to you. If that happen to me, I would have had the scar removed. I do not see why it should have been allowed to live."
"What do you mean; it should not have been allowed to live? Why would you call him a demon?" he asked glaring at her, getting angry
She looked at him, becoming afraid. She quickly finished securing the bandages and got up with a bow, leaving the room quickly. He scrunched his eyebrows together wondering why she said those things about Naruto, and why she left like that. Sakura came in looking puzzled as well.
"What happen?" she asked
"I do not know. While she was bandaging my shoulder, she called Naruto a demon and that he should not have been allowed to live. I asked her why and she got frightened and left."
She took a deep breath and let it out quickly.
"We found which room Naruto is in, but there is a problem."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"There is an ANBU placed on guard outside the door. We thought of sneaking in through the window, but we found another ANBU placed on the roof. It is like they are treating him as prisoner."
"Have you tried asking the guard to visit him?"
"Yes, we had Hinata to ask, but she was told Hokage's orders that he was not allowed to have any visitors."
"Did you have Neji or Hinata look inside the room to see how Naruto was?"
"Yes, but we think a barrier seal was placed inside the room. They could not look through it."
"Then she is hiding something. I would like to confront her now, but Monday is a good day to talk to her. The memorial of the kyuubi attack is Friday. The weekend would be filled with drunks and other stuff which would cause her to have a bad Monday, with reports of fights, vandalism and who know what. We will come in, which we will add to it. It should force her to tell us what they are hiding from us."
"Do you think that would work?" she asked
"Yes. She has stress from when she first began being our new Hokage, trying to get Konoha back before the Sound attacked, with that snake freak killing the Third. With the memorial coming up, she will be swamped with complaints and the reports once Monday comes."
"That should work. Are you ready to go, we are to meet up with the others at Ino's place."
"I think I have a place for the party to take place at." Sasuke said
"If you thought of the Ramen Bar, you are not the first to suggest it."
"No, but I thought at our training ground."
"That sounds great, but it will be hard to figure what day to do the party, when we don't know when Naruto is going to be out of the hospital."
"That is true. We won't know till we confront the Hokage or Kakashi." he said
Sasuke got up and placed his shirt on. His shoulder gave his some problems as small pains came. He ignored it and got his shirt on. They walked out of the room.
"I think Naruto will be pleased to know he has this many friends. I wonder what his face would look like when we surprise him." Sasuke said
"Who knows, but it will be with that fox grin of his. You should have heard what Kiba said. He said that we should break Naruto out of the hospital and hide him."
"That would be a funny sight. Ten genin and one chuunin, with many of us come from important households, trying to break out a friend from two ANBU. I do not want to face an angry Hokage again."
"You should have seen Kiba when Shikamaru told him that they would have to face her. He said that they may be placed on personal errands for her if she got angry with you. He has seen it happen. A Jounin made a comment about her and she had overheard it. He first got knocked out and then was made running errands for her and being a personal servant for a month. After that, nobody made any comments about her just incase she heard them, also Shikamaru witness to her yelling at a couple Jounin. He heard her say that if they ever referred Naruto as a demon they wished they have never had been born."
"I guess this hate for Naruto is larger then I thought. That could be a reason for Naruto wanting to become Hokage. I hope he is able to realize his dream."
They were almost to Ino's home when they saw Kakashi standing next to Shizune in front of a fruit stand. The two ducked into the alleyway to see if they could hear them. They masked their chakra to keep from Kakashi knowing they were there.
"How much longer do you think it will be, before Naruto wakes up?" Kakashi asked
"I do not know. I hope it is soon. Tsunade-sama has been very agitated the last few days. The guards and many other people are jumpy around her. I do hope he wakes soon; I am getting a bit sorry for Jiraiya-sama. Every time he tries to cheer her up, he is just knocked out. I do not blame her though. Did you get everything on her list?"
"Yes and I amazed she bought all that stuff. I think she would have a hard time getting him wearing something besides his orange suits."
"Oh, I think she will change his mind. It might be willing or right down threaten."
"It is not bad. It is like she is his older sister and they fight just like siblings." he said
"You do not know what it meant for her to have Naruto around. It has cheered her up very much. She does not regret losing the bet with him when he said he could learn the rasengan in a week. Jiraiya-sama says that he cheated with having to use two of his doppelgangers to help him form it."
"Well I am envious of him. I was never able to learn it. It was just not for me. That is why I invented the chidori, but the rasengan is more destructive."
"I seen damage it can cause when he was trying to learn it. Was it true he stole the Forbidden Scroll of Seals?"
"Yes, but he was tricked into it. Yet he was able to learn the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu in one night, but regular shadow clones he was not able to master during his academy days. I think if he had someone to teach him and be there for him he would not have been such a handful growing up. It was only Iruka and the Third who saw who he was and not what others thought of him."
"That is true, but how was he able to break in the Hokage home and get past the guards?" she said
"I do not know, but the Third said he was defeated by him, by using his made up technique, The Ninja Centerfold."
Shizune rolled her eyes.
"Well, he is Konoha's loud, unpredictable ninja. That is also why she is here. It was him who made her decide to become the next Hokage."
"That is true. I have to go. Tell Jiraiya-sama to be careful around Tsunade-sama."
"I will." he said
Kakashi turned around and walked away from where Sasuke and Sakura were hiding. They waited till Shizune was gone, before they left their hiding spot. They looked at each other and took off to Ino's. They got there and found everyone waiting for them.
"Where have you two been?" Ino asked as she brought them to back of the flower shop.
"Spying on Kakashi and you would not believe what we heard." Sakura said
"Tell us." Lee asked
They told what they heard. Many of the listeners were surprised.
"He beat the Third with that stupid move of his?" Kiba asked
"Yes." Sasuke said
"That would explain why she is protective over Naruto." TenTen said
They talked a while for where to have the party and what to say to the Hokage. Sasuke gave his ideals for the location. They brought their meeting to a close after an hour.
"This will be the last time we are all together till Monday morning. When we go in to talk to the Hokage, we will put up a front of us giving our plans for his party. Once done, we will confront her about Naruto. We will keep on persisting until we are told to leave, thrown out, or even taken away by ANBU." Shikamaru said
"That is a good plan." Shino said which surprised some
Ino's mom came walking in and saw all of Ino's friends.
"It looks like you are all planning something."
"Yes we are mom. We are throwing a party for our friend."
She smiled at her daughter.
"Who is that honey?"
"Naruto mom, he has been the hospital for the last few days and we have not been allowed to visit him. Once he gets we are going to surprise him."
"Oh, that is nice dear. Let me leave you to your planning."
Her mom left, but everyone saw the disgusted look on her face before she turned it to a fake one of happiness. Ino glared at her mother as she left the room. Once she was sure her mother was far from the room she let out a scream.
"Why does she see Naruto like that? I know he can be annoying and loud, but he does not deserve that."
"Yah, my parents are the same way. They say he is a good for nothing." Chouji said
Everyone said the same about their parents.
"I know my parents were the same way, but I want to know why my brother wants him." Sasuke said
"If we can get the Hokage to tell us on Monday, we will know all of our answers. I have to go; my mother has chores for me to do." Sakura said
Everyone said their goodbyes and left for their home. They were more determined to get the answers they wanted even if it would up them being in trouble.