Chapter 13: Mishap
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Naruto wounds up injured as he escapes bandits.
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Start date, December 1
Two days after Gamakichi found him, Naruto was hiding in a tree. He noticed he was being followed, and all he had to do was use his nose. The body odor that came off his trackers almost made him want to gag. He grumbled to the kyuubi about the down fall of having enhanced senses.
Six men passed where he was and he spotted them as bandits. He did not want to mess with them and took off in the trees. His eyes widen when a rail of kunai came at him from the forest floor. He dropped down to avoid them. He grunted in pain when a kunai came from a different direction and hit him in his right shoulder. He landed and went into a roll. He stood up, pulling a kunai out of his pouch. He looked around as a shout was heard. He picked up the six moving towards him. The one who threw the weapons moved from behind a tree and looked very happy to see him.
"What a find, a boy wondering on his own. I wonder how much we would get for you when we sell you into slavery."
Naruto snorted as he readied himself to flee. He did not want to draw attention to himself after passing a group of ninjas just yesterday. He went undetected, but did not trust his luck. The six showed up and smiled. He knew he had to use a jutsu to get away. He let his chakra swirl around his body and took off in a blur. The bandits looked around for him as he made his escape.
Naruto grinned when he was well away from the group. He let his chakra go and kept running, now at his normal speed. When he felt safe, he stopped to get his breath. He dropped his bag and looked at the wound in his shoulder. He pulled out the kunai and bit his lip from the pain. The wound burned as he took off his jacket and shirt. He felt the kyuubi's chakra rush through his coils and to the wound.
Blood stop flowing and the pain minimized. Naruto took out a first aid kit from his bad and frowned as he pulled out gaze and tape. He put a bandage over the wound and got dressed. He took off; knowing the group of bandits would be looking for him. He took off as fast as he could, without using the Shunshin, which he was glad Kakashi taught him.
He used the trees to get away from them. He saw a river ahead, wishing he could stop to get something to eat. He looked back to see no one behind him. He jumped to a tree branch and it broke under his weight. He cussed, thinking not again. His eyes widen when he fell in the river. It knocked the breath out of him and he was quickly carried down stream. He struggled in the current, pushing chakra to his feet to get on top. He was only able to get up a few feet when he hit a large boulder and the current swept him into a faster stream. He hit many more boulders of different size as he was traveled down the river. He did not know when darkness came.
-captured-
Naruto woke up, water lapping at his face. He saw he was still in the river, but he was in the shallow part of it. He climbed out of the water and flopped down on the ground. He groaned in pain his body was in. He lay there, breathing deeply and trying to draw strength. He felt kyuubi's chakra running through his body, but it was small. He got up slowly to his feet, his vision burly. He blinked and shook his head, trying to clear his vision.
He reached behind him with his left arm and found his bag was gone. He grunted in pain as he reached farter and grabbed hold of his pouch. He walked forward and stumbled on a branch. He got up, finding his teeth were chattering. He reached down to his right leg and found his holster was gone and a large path of cloth of his pant leg was gone. He walked forward, wanting to get as far from the water as he could. He found a clean area of snow and stripped down to his shorts. His clothes were ripped beyond use. His head hurt and his shoulder wound burned. He was glad his boots stayed on, but they were soaked through with water.
He gathered fallen limbs and went through hand seals for a basic fire technique. It took him a couple tries to get his chakra focused and a tongue of flame to leave his mouth. It took him six more tires before the wood to catch fire. He looked through his pouch and frowned. Most of his stuff was missing from his pouch. He threw away his food once he found it was spoiled. He found four kunai, but they were all damaged. The tips were broken off.
He moved closer to the fire, wanting to put more of the fuel he gathered on it, but he knew he would need it later. He spread out his clothes close to the fire, hoping they would dry. He jumped when the fox spoke to him.
"Kit, summon a fox and have it curl around you."
Naruto did so and a large one tail appeared. It looked at him and quickly wrapped itself around him seeing the state he was in. He felt its chakra gather and felt a weight on him. As he lost his hold on his conscious, he heard low growls and whines. He black out as the fox curled its body around him more.
-captured-
Naruto woke up around midday from prodding of the fox. He slowly sat up and was surprised to find three around him. He got up, smiling down at the fox that moved to his side to steady him. The top of its back came to his shoulder. He looked to the other two, finding them the size of wolves. He moved slowly to the long dead fire and knelled down next to his clothes. He looked back at them, a small smile on his face.
"I am okay now. I am going to the next town; I think I know where I am." he said
The foxes left him, reluctantly He got dressed in his shirt and put on his ripped up pants. He looked at his jacket and let out a sigh. It was ripped and still wet, but it would have to do. He covered his campfire and packed up his useable stuff and took off. He was happy that he still had some money, but it was not a lot.
His nose was running and throat was soar. He felt chakra from the kyuubi swirl around his body, keeping him warm. He did not fell well and it was a slow walk for him and he knew he was lost. After walking for half of the day, his sprits soar high. He found a dirt road and a sign pointing to his destination. He moved back into the forest, not wanting to be spotted.
-captured-
Naruto entered into Riker two days after his incident. He had sent his messages to the others, without what happen to him. The wound on his arm burned and he knew he was far from recovered from his last escape when Moran had him. His left leg had a dull ache as he walked. He kept waking, not even resting, fearing he would fall asleep to be found or never to wake again. He did not enjoy the coughing he did and how his throat hurt when he swallow.
The city itself was small and the streets were crowded. Naruto easily spotted ninjas and some samurai. He wanted get new clothes and hope he had enough money, yet he knew the hospital would be a wiser choice. He frowned to himself, wondering how he was going to explain what happen to him. He knew he was looked at with oddity and worry with the people around him. He was too caught up in his thoughts that he did not notice he passed a ninja, till he was grabbed. He hissed in pain when the man pulled him back by his right shoulder. He looked to the person and found it was a ninja. He flinched as the man looked at him with narrowed eyes. He panicked as the man look at him, seeing all his wounds.
"What happen to you?" the man asked
Naruto made himself frighten of the man, but in truth he was afraid of what might happen if he was found out.
"I got attacked by bandits. I escaped. I was looking for my family" he said, his voice horsed
The man scoffed and pulled off his bandana. Brown hair fell unbounded to his shoulders. Through the weeks of his capture and escape, it has grown. Naruto was thanking himself for grabbing the extra hair dye. His spikes were longer, but he hated it since his hair was tangled up knots, and still wet.
The man placed a hand on his cheeks and snorted. He was glad the man moved his grip to his arm and pulled to follow.
"Come."
Naruto was led through the city. He did not know what to do, but allowed himself to be lead by the man. They entered into a large building. Naruto was lead past a large counter with a woman behind it. She looked up as the two passed.
"Dunne-san, what do you have?" she asked
The man led Naruto into a room that looked like a break room. The man stopped him in front of a couch. Naruto looked away from the man.
"Sit down and stay put."
Naruto watched the man walk to the door, where the woman was waiting. He sat down and crossed his arms to bring some warmth. He bowed his head after coughing. The two turned from him and walked out of the room. The man tuned to the women.
"He told me he was looking for his family and he was attacked by bandits. See what he has. I am going to get one of the medic nins."
The woman nodded and the man walked out. She walked in the room and knelt in front of Naruto.
"Tell me your name."
Naruto hesitant a bit, as he looked away from the woman. She placed a hand on his knee and he flinched away. The women frowned at this. He glanced at her, before answering.
"Yasutaru Kit."
She nodded.
"Let me have your jacket and any of your items in your pockets."
Naruto stood up and flinched when the women grab hold on his jacket. She unzipped and pulled it off him. She felt it was wet and saw it was ripped. He reached back and winced when his shoulder protested at the movement. The women saw this and walked around him and took his pouch. She reached into his pockets, finding nothing. She walked to a table and let the items inside the pouch fall out. Naruto sat down, a bit panicked. He started to cough.
Four rusted kunai, points broken off was his weapons. A medical kit, that was beat up. Inside of it was some gauze that was wet and almost gone medical tape. Some money was found. The pouch was wet as well. She looked back at him, studying him. She saw his shirt and pants were ripped. She looked to his feet seeing his boots were wet as well.
She turned back around and gathered up his stuff. She walked out of the room Naruto watched as she shut the door and heard the door lock. He rubbed his shoulder and thought of how to get out of this situation without drawing attention to him, being the one who they will be after and a ninja.
He leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. Sleep found hold on him and he drifted off.
-captured-
In Moon, Kakashi was sitting at a table in a bar. Jiraiya was across from him and had a large grin on his face. He looked up from his cards at Kakashi.
"So, how do you think Naruto will react to find I am his grandfather?" he asked
"I think he will scream his head off, saying how he could be related to a pervert, then he will do many pranks on us for not telling us who his parents were, but he would understand."
Kakashi kept his eye on his cards and held his expression in check. The genin and one chuunin were at the other end of the bar, eating dinner. They could not hear what the two were saying. They watched the two as Jiraiya let out a yell of cheater at Kakashi winning the hand.
"How can they be so calm about this?" Ino asked
"They are perverts, what do you expect." Sakura said
"No, they are just hiding their fear for Naruto. I think they will be afraid if something happens to him and have to tell the Hokage about it. I don't think neither one wants to confront her with bad news of Naruto. Troublesome." Shikamaru said
"I agree, I seen her anger towards Jiraiya-sama and that was when she caught him peeking at the bathhouses." TenTen said
They looked at Jiraiya as he shuffled a new hand. Kakashi smirked under his mask as Jiraiya dealt the hand. He had won all the hands so far.
End date, December 4