A/N: Ahh GOMEN-GOMEN! Im so sorry it took ages to update see, i've had alot on my plate lately what with exams school work and getting things done and handed in b4 the holidays and then this week i've had work placement working and working and also dvds of who's line is it anyway >> BUT HERE IT IS! Enjoy! dATtEbAyO!

Chapter Three

Naruto hadn't slept a wink of sleep that night. Everything the Hyuuga had told him kept rushing through his head. 'I can't explain what happened' Naruto thought, 'but I have to make it up, I have to find the other surviving ninja's and we'll take down Orochimaru for this'. Naruto got up from the futon he was laying on and stepped outside. Cold wind slapped at his face as the sky began to slowly fade from black to pale blue. Naruto turned around, realizing he had left the door open, but Neji was already awake.

Naruto studied Neji and then back to the frosty morning vista in front of him.

"We can leave in an hour, when the sun is up." Neji stated from behind Naruto. Naruto simply nodded.

The two ninja jumped from tree to tree aimlessly for half the day, not saying a word until Neji finally broke the silence.

"Byakugan" Neji exclaimed activating the bloodline, raising veins across his temples. "There is a village straight ahead of us, we'll stop there for a rest and try to gather some information." Neji called out to Naruto.

Naruto looked at Neji and nodded. He still couldn't believe this was the future? Was he really just dreaming? No, it was too realistic to be a dream. That was really Neji, 10 years in the future. At least he looked more masculine.

As Neji had said, the skyline of a small village appeared on the horizon.

The village was quite lively, children ran in the streets playing with one another and the women browsed the markets. It reminded Naruto a lot like how 'Konoha' had once been. Naruto stopped and looked down at a ball rolling towards him. He lifted his foot and stopped it as one of the kids ran towards him to claim the ball. The kid looked up at Naruto and smiled.

"Naruto!" Neji snapped, annoyed at Naruto's short attention span.

"This place looks promising" Neji pointed to a rugged looking bar down a rough looking side street.

"What is with you and shady places?" Naruto asked under his breath as Neji walked in. Naruto sighed and followed him.

The small bar looked like it had seen better days, but for a small place there were quite a few drunks, and other unfriendly looking characters. Some of the tables and chairs lay broken on the ground among puddles of beer, dried blood and smashed glasses. It was hard to breathe as the whole ceiling was covered in a layer of smoke from all the smokers. Neji casually sat down at the bar and took out a packet of cigarettes (I know Neji is cool and is a role model for all but don't try this at home kids), took out a cig and placed it between his lips. Naruto almost fell over, not only did Neji drink but he smoked as well?

"Here" The bartender lent over the bar and held a lit lighter for Neji to light his cigarette on.

"Thanks," Neji took the cigarette from his mouth and blew out smoke from the corner of his lips.

"What can I get ya?" The bald bartender asked.

"Whiskey" Neji replied simply.

"And your friend here?" He asked nodding towards Naruto.

Neji looked over his shoulder at Naruto and chuckled.

"He doesn't drink" Neji smirked and looked back at the bartender.

"Really now" The bartender chuckled as he poured Neji a small glass of whiskey. "I haven't seen you guys around, you from out of town?"

"Yeah," Neji replied as he took another drag of his cigarette.

"I see,'

"Naruto sit down for god sake" Neji snapped and Naruto jumped and then quickly sat down at the bar stool next to Neji.

The doors to the bar suddenly swung open bringing intense light to the dark bar. Naruto squinted as he saw several tough looking fellas head towards the bar.

"Hey" The bartender prodded a man slumped over the far side of the bar. "Wake up, your mates are here"

Naruto studied the middle-aged sleeping man. He looked a mess. He had long dark brown hair tied back loosely, was unshaven and wore a partially ripped red and black-stripped yukata that hung loosely off him. Naruto eyed the other men as they swarmed around the middle-aged man.

"Eh, you owe us a lot of money!" One of the men shouted. The middle-aged man slowly lifted his head from the bar counter and combed his hand through his hair.

"I don't have your money," He drawled unenthusiastically.

"You hear that Kizu, he said he doesn't have the money" One of the other men exclaimed. The leader of the group, obviously being Kizu scowled and grabbed the man at the bar, lifted him off his stool and slammed him against the nearest wall.

Naruto stood up from the bar but Neji grabbed his arm. Naruto looked at Neji angrily but Neji just shook his head at Naruto. Naruto turned back around and to his amazement Neji was already over among the group of men. He pulled Kizu off the middle-aged man and walloped him with his palm into his stomach. He flew half way across the room and landed on a table, smashing it to pieces.

The other men stepped back. Neji casually took the cigarette from his mouth and dropped it onto the floor and stubbed it out with his foot. The men turned and ran like dogs with their tails between their legs. They helped their leader up and left the bar quickly. Naruto ran over to Neji to help him help up the middle-aged man.

"Are you ok?" Naruto asked as he held out his hand for him.

Naruto froze.

Neji froze.

"Naruto? Is that you?" The man asked as he stood up by himself, leaning against the wall for support.

"I-Iruka Sensei?"