Chapter 5: Surprises Seen and Heard
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Naruto woke up and found himself on a ship. Tsunade told her secret that has been kept for over a decade.
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October 13, start date
Morning on the ship and Naruto woke up. He found he could not move, being cocooned in blankets. He found it was easier for him to breath. He heard movement to his right and a man came into his vision. He blinked, trying to get the fogginess to leave him. The man placed a hand on Naruto's forehead which he tried to get it off.
"His fever has gone down greatly captain." the man said
Naruto heard as someone else came and was surprised to see it was a larger man, then the one who kidnapped him.
"Go get him and me something to eat and find some clothes for him."
The medic moved off and left the room. Naruto saw the other man move across the room. He struggled to get free from the covers. The man looked at Naruto and let out a sigh. He walked back to him.
"Brat, best you just relax and go back to sleep."
Naruto broke free and jumped from the man. He took off for the door and found it was locked. He threw his weight against it, knowing he was no match against the man. He sent a punch to the man as he came towards him. The man caught it and applied presser and bent Naruto's wrist back. Naruto fell to his knees, clawing at the man to let go.
"Take it easy kid. You listen to what I have to say, you will survive this trip. No one from your village was to be taken, but one of my men had different ideas. You don't do as I say; I will hesitate to toss you overboard in the ocean to tread water."
Naruto's eyes widen at what the man said. The man released his hold and grabbed Naruto by the upper arm. He picked up Naruto to stand on his feet and pulled him back to the bed. The man let him go and move to a small desk and sat down. Naruto looked around the room, thinking of how he would survive this trip and get home. He sat down on the bed and wrapped himself in a blanket and sat on the bed. He watched the man, thinking.
He rubbed the side of his chest, finding it sore. He touched his neck and found the collar was still there. He tried to mold his chakra, but cold not get a grasp on it. He did not like the rocking of the ship in the water and wondered where he was being taken. He wanted to yell at the man to just take him back home, but knew his voice was still being blocked. He did not want to draw on the kyuubi's chakra yet, wanting to keep that as a trump card. He let out a yawn and rubbed his nose. He grimaced when he started to cough.
He took check of himself, and frowned when he saw he was still covered in mud in many places. He grew board and started to drift off to sleep. The day's toll from his kidnapping was catching up to him. The captain looked at Naruto, his eyebrows furling. He did not think the boy would be able to get up at all. He let it go and went back to his task.
The medic came back and threw clothes at Naruto. Naruto woke up and watched the man as he set a tray of food on a bolted down table. The captain ignored Naruto and was still hunched over his desk.
Naruto got up and pulled on the shirt. The bottom of the shirt went to his knees. The sleeves of the shirt fell a foot past his hands. The pants did not even stay on him and the legs he would walked on them as he move. Naruto looked up as the captain walked towards him with a kunai drawn. He did not know what to do as the man grabbed him.
The man cut the extra length off and tied a rope around Naruto's waist. The captain walked away. Naruto walked up to the table and lifted the tray cover. He saw many foods he never seen before. His stomach grumbled at him and he ate what he could.
The captain got up and walked to the door. He looked at Naruto, stuffing his face. He left, putting a guard at the door. He went below deck, to the medic's room. He entered seeing one of his crew getting his arm stitched up. The man waited until he was gone to talk to the medic.
"I find it strange that the boy is up and around after what he went through." he said
"He has a high immune system and he heals faster then normally. I only put the ribs back in place and healed them where they would stay put. The lung I closed up the wound. When I examined him this morning, the lung was has healed far from what I have done. The ribs are healing at a faster rate. There is something strange about his eyes. They are slightly elongated. He also has a very high metabolism."
"I will be moving the kid down below to the cells. This will be a long three week trip back to port." Moran said "I hope we do not have to deal with people from Lightning again.
He got up and left to make his round of the ship. The medic finished cleaning up his workspace.
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Ibiki and his charges got supplies and headed back to Konoha. He sent word back of what happen by an eagle that Tsunade sent to follow them. It would be four days until they would get back.
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Tsunade got Ibiki's message late at night. She was not very happy, but she hoped the Moon representatives would be able to help her. She called in the leader of their group.
"Hokage-sama, you called for my help with a problem." the man asked
"Yes I did Don-san. Do you know of a country or a hidden village with a symbol of a black field with silver marks that look like claw marks?"
The man's eyes went wide with what she said.
"Yes I do, it is a smaller country to our south-east. They are ruled by a King who holds Fang as his title and the country is the same name, as well as their capital. He calls his ninjas Claws. They must have heard word of our interests in your country. What has happen, was it the person that was kidnapped?"
"Yes it was. The teams of ninjas I sent followed the kidnapper to the ocean, west of our village. A ship was seen sailing away. The villagers of a small fishing town told what the symbol on flag they flew. The boy that was kidnapped was my grandson."
She sat down with the man's mouth, flapping like a fish.
"I am a lot older then I look. Do you know what they will do with him?" she asked
"I don't know Hokage-sama. I never heard of the Fang kidnapping someone. We have minimal trade with them. I will contact our leader; he will do everything in his power to get your grandson back."
"I ask that you keep the matter of my relationship of the boy between your leader and yourself. He does not know that I am his grandmother or even who his father was. I don't even know who his mother was either."
She let out a stained laugh. The Moon representative nodded and left. He went back to his hotel and wrote out what had happen. He sent it with a summon beast to get it there faster.
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The captain returned back to his cabin and he found Naruto sleeping at the table. It was dark outside. His eyes widen slightly seeing that the kid ate enough food for four people. He sighed, knowing he was going hungry for the day. He picked up the blond who flinched at the contact. The man raised an eyebrow at this. He ignored it for now and put him on the bed, covering him up. He moved to the couch and lay down, planning on how to present what has happen to his leader.
End date, October 13
This is how it is.
Nineteen to 20 when Tsunade and Jiraiya had Arashi, the Fourth, in secret. Thirty-eight when Arashi died and they were not around and Naruto was born also in secret. Jiraiya was gone during the kyuubi attack. He came back and found he had a grandson, but did not stay to take care of him. Tsunade was hard to find. When messages arrived, she did read them. She knew of Arashi death. Jiraiya did find her and told what happen, but she did not want to go back. Arashi was 19 when Naruto was born and Tsunade and Jiraiya were 50 when Naruto was twelve.