My Guardian Ninja

Chapter Two: My Guardian Ninja

Chapter Two: My Guardian Ninja

I backed away from Anko in fear of what might happen. "Naruto... The vision... it... came true..." Ana-ki said. "Ana-ki, run. I don't want you to get in trouble..." I trailed off. "No! I won't leave you here! You go and inform the Hokage. Don't say you did it. Please. Trust me. I know what I have to do." Ana-ki looked so serious. I just couldn't say no to her. "Alright." I said as I nodded my head and left. I knew I had to trust her, but... I don't want her to get hurt.

"Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that Ana-ki mastered the Kage Bushin no Jutsu as well. Heh-heh... Ana-ki had one clone behind her. "Go find Naruto. Tell him I'm alright, and that I'll take the blame." She spoke to the clone as a leader would her army; giving a demanding order. "Hai." The clone said in response. "Naruto... No matter what happens, I want you to know... I love you."

----With Me----

I ran as fast as I could. I knew what she was going to do. But... part of me didn't want her to do it... and a tiny part of me did want her to do it. As I ran, I saw a clone of Ana-ki come towards me. I knew it was a clone because I knew Ana-ki so well. I stopped, as did she. "Nani?" I asked her. "Ana-ki says she's alright, and that she'll take the blame." "I was expecting so... Alright. I won't stop her." I replied to the clone. She bowed in response, and disappeared with a soft 'poof'. As I continued to run more, I heard a voice... But not just any voice. Ana-ki's voice. And not a clone of Ana-ki's either. It was faint, but I heard it.

"Naruto... No matter what happens, I want you to know... I love you."

I stopped in my tracks. She...she loved me! Wow... I had to tell her... how I felt. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" I yelled out. One clone came by my side. "Hai, Boss?" I whispered in his ear. He nodded as we headed off in separate directions.

----With Ana-ki----

"Naruto-kun..." She whispered into the sky. She looked to the ground. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her bangs shadowed them. She trembled. She knew what was to come of her, yet, she tried to hold back tears. If only Naruto was here... She thought. She seen the bushes move a bit, and took out a kunai. She stood in a fighting stance and waited for the person, or whatever it was, to come out. A few moments passed, and she got tired of waiting.

The kunai was thrown, and into the bushes it went. The person jumped out with a large scream of "ITAAAAAA!" It was Naruto's voice... Or so she thought. "Who's there!" She demanded. There was a puff of smoke and the jutsu was undone. The figure popped out of the shadows. "Kiba!" "Heh-heh..." He scratched the back of his head. "What jutsu were you using?"

"Uh... I turned into Naruto to uh... see uh... AHHHH!" Ana-ki started to chase Kiba after the name Naruto as he got even more nervous. He eventually ran. She caught up to him in mere seconds. No one is faster than Ana-ki. Not even Lee. She grabbed him by the collar, leaving Akamaru on the ground. "To see what!" Now she was pissed. You don't want to get Ana-ki pissed. Trust me.

"Uh... T-To see you. I-I had to spy on you guys. My team's orders. S-Sorry Ana-ki. I won't do it ever again!" "You better not." She replied. Ana-ki let go of her 'death grip' and stared into the sky once more. Naruto-kun... Where are you? As if on cue, I popped out of no where.

"Naruto-kun!" She glomped me so hard, I disappeared with a 'poof'. She was so caught up in her thoughts of me, she forgot to see if I was a clone or not. A few seconds later, I pop out again. This time around, she was so caught up in trying to remember to check if it was really me popping out of no where, she threw a kunai at me. 'Thump' was all that was heard. "Naruto-kun!" She ran up to me. "Naruto-kun! Gomen nasi!" She tried to hug me, but I disappeared in a 'puff'.

"What...?" She whispered. Then, I walked up behind her and put my arms around her waist. She knew it was me this time. No one could ever hold her like I do. She turned around and whispered "Naruto-kun..." I actually made three clones... Well, my one clone made two clones when it ran off. One to go to the Hokage, and the other and itself to make sure that no enemy was near Ana-ki.

I sat down and put Ana-ki in my lap. I started to stroke her hair. She leaned against my chest, with a very calm face. This time she knew it was me for sure. I held her head against my chest more, and held her fragile body close to mine. She was soon to be punished horribly, and the last thing she needed was something nerve wrecking to happen before then.

"Nee-chan..." I called her by her nickname very softly. So soft, it was only for her ears to hear. I couldn't even hear it really. She looked up at me a bit. "Naruto-kun..." She whispered back. Just as we were about to kiss, the Hokage came and ruined the moment. "Where is she?" He asked. "Anko-sensei is over there." I said as I pointed to a near by rock. "Hai." The Third answered. "Anko... what happened to you?" He muttered to himself. "Hokage-sama... I... I know what happened to her." "Really now?" I nodded. "Then what happened, Naruto?"

I paused for a moment. Dramatic effect. Eh, not really, I just decided to pause. "Ana-ki and I were searching for some other teams to get an Earth Scroll... Our team decided to split up. Anko-sensei decided to check up on us and use an invisibility jutsu. I noticed someone's presence and stabbed them in the neck. I didn't know it was Anko-sensei. Really I didn't." I bowed in sorrow. "Well, since it was only to the neck, and no vital organs were damaged, Anko is going to be okay... But as for you--" "He's lying! He didn't do it! He's trying to cover for me! I did it Hokage-sama. I did it."

"Nee-chan..." I whispered. I mean, I knew she was going to cover for me, I just didn't think she'd actually do it. She shook her head. "He tried to cover for me because he knew the consequences. But... I just can't let him take the blame. I'm sorry for his lies, Hokage-sama. Everything he said is how the story went, but I felt the presence, and I stabbed Anko-sensei." She bowed her head.

"Okay then. As for you, Naruto, you're free to go. Ana-ki, come with me." "Hokage-sama, no! Please! Let me go with her! Please!" I pleaded. The Third shook his head in disagreement. "I'm sorry Naruto, but you know the rules." "Hokage-sama! Please!" "Naruto, I'm sorry, but you know you can't come." I reached out a hand as they started walking. I slowly put it down as I said, "Nee-chan..." with a sad tone of voice. My eyes started tearing as I watched the Hokage take my love away.

I was about to kiss her. I was about to tell her how I feel. I was about to, but didn't. They took her away. They took her from me. And I don't think I'll ever see her again. My Guardian Ninja... How I miss you...

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Japanese Terms:

Hokage - Highest ninja rank; best ninja in the village.
-sama - Lord/Lady (Ex: Hokage-sama Lord Hokage)
Nani - What (In the form of a question... as in, "What?")
Hai - Yes, okay, alright, ect.
Ita - Ow, owch
Jutsu - Technique
Gomen Nasi - I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, ect.
Nee-chan - Sister, girl, ect. (A respectful word for these things.) In this case, it means 'A friend that's a girl'
-kun - The Japanese ending of a name that you use for your friends, or in some cases, for someone you like. (Ex: Naruto-kun)
-sensei - Teacher