Well, well, it seems that I'm back again. This time with a notebook, I started this (sadly) on the 4-2 and lost it, found it lost it again found it, left it somewhere and forgot and yet again it's been found… why me? Lately it's been all the review for the SOLs sadly in the state of Virginia that's what we get. T-T why why! I got a chapter out now! Yay, after like a two months. Wah! What happened?
Chapter 11
Land of the Beyond
Naruto stared at the book; the book was flimsy and old. Which was inside his textbook. It was about odd and strange laws of the world. For example, a man cannot peek in a women's bathhouse. UNLESS he can be sure that he wouldn't be caught. That was in Konoha… made by the Nidaime… what a perv. And in the Village of the hidden mist if that one couldn't catch a fish with their hands at midnight to two o'clock at night, but they can if they use shuriken to catch them.
Naruto shook his head in disbelief.
"Naruto? Are you lost?" Naruto made a 'huh?' look and stared at Iruka and stared and stared and stared…
"NARUTO! PAY ATTENTION!"
Naruto blinked and cried out, "Wah! Don't scare me like that!"
"Why shouldn't I?" Iruka retorted eyes flashing.
"Because 'I' was thinking and you distracted me!" Naruto said pouting; he squinted his eyes and 'stared' at the chuunin with slight dislike.
"And what were you thinking of?" Iruka asked, giving Mizuki a slight glance with a shrug. Naruto gave a rather wide grin. Mizuki gave a nervous look and took a step back.
" I was wondering about the law, Nidaime's law." Naruto stated as if that was what they were being taught at the moment. And of course at he moment they were learning about math. (I hate math.)
"And which law would you be thinking about Naruto-kun?" Mizuki asked hoping that the class would continue soon, and hoping it wasn't one of the "Naruto moments".
"I was thinking about the one where a man can peek as long as he doesn't get caught." Naruto said bluntly.
The students laughed, few like, bug boy, and stoic boy just shook their heads. Some other (mainly the girls) shook their fists and let out profanity and others just didn't pay attention at all. Like Shikamaru and Chouji.
"Naruto… You… YOU IDIOT!"
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At the age of ten, Naruto knew he had a small chance to do anything he really wanted in life. But he still tried. He was in the same class as Uchiha Sasuke, the Uchiha clan, currently the only one and a genius. With the Hyuga heiress, and many more. In the Uchiha's opinion he would be a dobe, failure of the class, and to be frank, it seemed so.
At a young age he was singled out often, if not always. Children called him a monster, demon, adults scorned him and glared at him if he tried to get close. Even before he reached his first birthday he was almost poisoned twice and almost assassinated three times over. That was before the unwritten law forbade them of talking about it, or hinting it in any way. It also stopped them from trying to kill him; the punishment was harsh and swift.
Naruto as we speak was painting in the moonlight… or some of it. He painted on fourth Hokage's hair yellow and gave him neon pink stripes. He gave the third's hair look of Freakazoid (All for you Dan-Chan). Gave the second Hokage a vein mark and a yellow Pokka dotted bra, and the first a sweat drop and a soap patch. It was one in the morning; he made sure to make no tracks, and left hiding his laugh. He went to bed to wait for the havoc held the next day…
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Naruto let out a wide yawn as he went to the bathroom in sluggish pace, and brushing his teeth half-heartedly. Afterwards he let out another yawn as he grabbed the milk carton out of the fridge and sat in a daze for five minutes before he began to drink the milk, then spat it all out. Making a face he glanced at the date, it was three days over the expiration date and it was this bad.
"Eww… gross… ugh…" Naruto splat in the sink, (no! He didn't turn into liquid and hit the sink!) he washed his mouth and dumped the "milk" down making a disgusted look at the contents that fell. He glanced at the date again. "Oh" Naruto said looking at the date, it was from last month… Gross.
He chose his ramens and ate them quickly as he soon remember is outing the other night. He made his way to the door, locked it and left. Making his way to school from his own way, to avoid danger.
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"Nice." Someone said, Naruto whipped around to see Shikamaru in a tree, on a branch and half asleep.
"Huh?" Naruto said still half asleep.
"Your work on the monuments." Shikamaru yawned out. Naruto yawned as well and sat on the swing below.
"You think? It was pretty dark last night. I would of done more details if it was a full moon but you know, it could of given away my cover then. Didn't want any of the Jounins or ANBUs to get me you know?"
"Not really. Not my style."
"Heh, yeah, lazy."
"I'm hungry." They turned to Chouji who was next to the tree they were on/around.
"If you're so lazy, why bother to go up a tree?"
"Less people would bother me, it's worth the effort." Shikamaru stated staring at the clouds through the gaps of the leaves.
"Shright."
"Still hungry."
"Here have half of my lunch."
"Thanks." Chouji said as he started to munch on the food. And Shikamaru fell asleep.
Naruto in the other hand was on high alert, in case they were after him. There was a unwritten and unspoken rule between them all that the wouldn't rat each other out. Chouji and Shikamaru wouldn't say anything about Naruto's get away for the exchange he gets to go with or make the distraction for the escape.
Naruto flinched when he felt someone get close, turning he saw a lady with dark purple hair and net shirt with a tan trench coat.
"Well, well Naruto Chan it seems that you have an artistic talent that angers the villagers today. What do you have to say?"
"Um, bye?" Naruto supposed as he leaped off into the semi transparent forest.
"Damn it, well it might as well be a good chase." The lady said before they could blink she was gone.
"Should we help him?"
"He got into it himself, so he should find a way out." Shikamaru said while staring past the leaves and at the ever-moving clouds. "It's too troublesome anyways."
Ding, ding, Di-CLANG-BAM!
"Damn it Naruto." Shikamaru mumbled. Chouji shrugged put the rest of the food away for Shikamaru.
Naruto sat in the lobby next to a miffed Anko and a pissed ANBU. Anko got caught under the bell and the ANBU caught Naruto and freed Anko after the catch. Naruto ran free for another three hours before they caught him. He also donned a bump on his head, a gift from Anko.
The door opened and lord and behold there was Sasuke who walked out with a dark look.
"Sasuke-teme." Naruto muttered rolling his cerulean eyes.
"Dobe." Sasuke hissed glaring heatedly at Naruto. They continued the glare till they lost eye contact. The ANBU twitched at the 'teme' as he made a motion to hit Naruto.
"Ah, Naruto, come in, you two as well." The third Hokage said smiling at Naruto, Naruto puffed out his cheeks a little and pouted. "Tea?"
"Gross!" Naruto cried as Anko added another bump to his head, he whimpers and rubbed the sore spot.
"No sir. I'm fine." Anko said staring at the past Hokage pictures, mostly on the fourth.
"No thank you." The ANBU stood stiffly.
"Ah, sit down, Naruto here have this instead, I'm too old for things like this." Sandaime said handing Naruto a soda can and smiling at Naruto's pleased face.
"Hey! Thanks oji-san!" Naruto said placing the cool can on this assortment of bumps. Anko blushed and let out a small cough.
"Naruto, you've painted on the Monuments. I know you're a creative boy and strong willed, as well as a prankster streak and non too bright at times. You didn't have to do such things." He said shaking his head.
"Well, I'm going to be better then them, better than you! I'm going to be the best hokage ever!" Naruto claimed with a broad grin.
"Really now?" He asked with a small smile.
"You bet! Someday I'll beat you! You just wait for it!"
Anko 'coughed' as she gave a small smile of her own.
"So how did you find Naruto?" The Hokage asked going into business mode.
"Well I used my summon to track his scent from his apartment to the school play grounds. I found him with, this pineapple head kid and a fat kid. He ran off to the bell tower and I followed him there. I didn't notice the trap till it was too late. And I can't remember, but I think he planned ahead because it was pretty well done." Anko stated with a slight blush.
"Then I found Naruto near the think forest next to the monument. He had a dazed look so I caught him by surprise, as it turns out he's fast and has a lot of stamina, he ran as fast as a cheetah on steroids, for an hour." The ANBU said they all looked at a half dazed Naruto and sweat dropped.
"Huh? What?"
"I caught him when he ran into bird." He said 'looking' at the Hokage. Then asked her what happened to Anko-san, she told him he got her. They all looked at him questioningly.
"What? What do you want from me?" Naruto blurted earning another bump. "OWW!"
"What did you do?" Sandaime asked how did he catch the jounin?
"Just a little of this and that." Naruto grinning at their glares, he let out a nervous laugh.
"I don't really remember what happened either." Anko stated with a curious look at him. The ANBU and Hokage stared at Naruto.
"I came up from behind her and choked her enough to pass out for about ten seconds is all, then caged her under the bell." Naruto shrugged and acted like it was an everyday thing.
"So that's what you did you little sneak!" Anko said grinning widely. "I'm gonna have to use that move to use!"
Naruto let out a nervous laugh. He slowly scooted away from Anko.
"Well now that's done, you may all leave-." The Hokage said, Naruto bolted out the door. Running out the lobby and made his way to the school swing.
It was a Sunday and that meant no school. They didn't get a lot of homework, so he really didn't have anything to so, he could do a prank but… it'll last for so long. He could practice a jutsu he was failing at… err… yeah.
So in the end he decided to practice bushin no jutsu. He let out a sigh, he was bored., he didn't know what to do. He sat in a large tree branch. He closed his eyes and listened to the birds. They were pretty loud. Slowly he drifted off to sleep, the bird's song fading.
He had a dream; it was vague, about a blinding white woman figure who seemed to be crying. That was something that Naruto couldn't handle, crying women and girls in general. He backed away from the figure. He stared at her and wonders where she came from. For a grown up she didn't wear a ninja outfit: or anything similar to these parts. She seemed around her early or mid twenties, but he couldn't be sure.
Naruto watched another figure appear, in color instead of the other. It was the Yondaime. Naruto blinked in shock repeatedly. He mouth 'what!' over and over again. He hugged her. Now he was really curious. Looking up at the woman she had bright green eyes.
"Wha?" Naruto groaned he rolled of the branch and landed unsteadily on the ground. "Ugh…" He hurt his leg a little, he vaguely remembered his dream, "Green eyes…" He muttered going towards his apartment. Before reaching his destination he stopped to hear.
"What is thy desire?"
Naruto blinked, she was a woman in dark clothing. She wore a navy cloak, dark green wide loose pants, and very loose black long sleeves that went past her fingers by another foot. He couldn't see anything pass her lips but they were poison green.
"What do thy desire?" She asked him in a husky voice. Naruto thought of all the things that he wanted but one of the thoughts kept reappearing. And settled on that thought alone.
"A family." He stated. The woman faced him; her emotions were unknown.
"There is but one path…" She whispered in the same husky voice. "… It will find you…"
"Huh?"
"Late Spring, early summer, starry night, wait full moon, sinner of the sky. Dew of the morning seeks you, Beware of the sinner, clouds of darkness sent by evil." She said to Naruto. "Twilight, your savior, find the single lavender beyond the sea of foolish pink. Do not look for Dew, it will seek you." Naruto stared at her. She gave him a grin and left. He watched her saunter away, trip on a can and let out a string of curses. He sweat dropped and went home to get some sleep.
Naruto got up the next day, he noted that his stock of ramen was low; he cleaned his "house" up and went to get some ramen. He went down the main street and took a turn into a dead end. He jumped over the brick wall and came to another ally, this was one the hidden shops. He walked to the sweeping young man in his mid twenties. He was sweeping in front of the shop.
"Oiyo, Nat-chan, running low?" the man asked grinning widely. He had dark red hair and bright blue eyes. He was around six feet and lanky.
"Neh, want me to do that? I'll do it for ten ramens." Naruto said pointing to windows and ground.
"I'll give you 20 if you do the inside and the outside." The man said giving Naruto the broom.
"Kay Kaz."
"Kaz-sama."
"Oji." Naruto muttered, being awarded with a can to the head. He rubbed the smarting bump and stuck out his tongue.
Naruto dropped the bags of ramens, ten were package and ten were instant ramen cups. By now it was noon and he yet again had nothing to do so he decided to practice his bushins again. Hours later he fell asleep on his bed with his shirt half off.
Well this is the end . I hope you all enjoyed it I was like WTF IS HAPPENING TO NAT-CHAN I wonder if any of you are watching the episodes in Japanese, it's great isn't it! I like it when Lee gets drunk! Opps maybe it's better if you guys see that?
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Well it's too late now! . Do you guys ever read my profile? I tend to update that faster then the fan fics. That's pretty sad if you ask me. Well that's all I really have to day ENJOY and REVIEW if you want, note that the reviewing part is a demand. (Just kidding.)