Chapter 31: Doubts and an Old Memory
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Naruto starts to doubt if he could keep this poly up. He's afraid.
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Start date, January 24
Naruto shifted uncomfortable under his covers. He rolled over to his side, facing the wall. He could not fall back asleep, knowing he was being watched. He frowned, since he knew he would be retrieved in a few hours. He ran a tongue over his canines. He knew they were slightly longer and sharper, but that was not out of the norm, because of the Inuzuka's, yet theirs were much longer. He let out a sigh and willed himself to his mind. He walked up to the gates and sat down.
"What's the matter?"
"I thought you could read my mind."
A snort came from the fox.
"I like asking, so tell me."
"I don't think I can do this much more."
"Don't give up yet. I know you are weary. Something should happen in the next few days. I think I'm making strides in unraveling the seal, but it will take me more time of studying. Now what you did yesterday, it was good and bad. As you said, we will see that woman again. I have come up with some ideas when questions come. The man will try to get you to become more comfortable around him. Now when ever someone comes in, just watch them, except for that old man and woman. Just hide away, no anger shown and give a growl or two."
Naruto snorted.
"I think you're having fun."
"Some. Now, about that appointment you have with that teeth doctor."
"Don't remind me. I can't believe they are doing it and what has happen so far. I would think they would throw me in a cell and torture me for info or had contacted obba-chan or sent me to Moon. It's like they are conducting an experiment and want to get to the results with the most hassle."
"Hmm, that just added more to my plans. Now, off you go into dreamland."
"I don't like you again."
"And I love you." kyuubi said with a smirk
Naruto faded from view. The kyuubi chuckled as it wove a dream for the boy. It let out a sigh, before it went to asleep itself.
-captured-
Morning came. Moran walked into Naruto's room, turning on the lights. He looked to Naruto's face, seeing it furled. He gathered up clothes for the boy to change into and turned to the boy when he gave a grunt. He raised an eyebrow, watching the boy's nails grow and shrink in his sleep. He moved towards the boy and shook the boy on the shoulder. He gave Naruto a smile as he jerked awake and sort of relax when he saw it was him.
"Get dressed; I will be right back with breakfast."
He set the clothes down next to the boy and walked outside. Naruto rubbed his eyes, frowning. He ignored the snickering from the kyuubi as he crawled across the bed and about fell off. He got changed in the thick pants and shirt. He pulled on the socks and looked to the closet, seeing a pair of boots. He got up and entered the bathroom, doing his morning routine. He walked out, seeing the man setting a plate down. He sat down and ate slowly. He glanced to the man and back down.
"My leg hurts."
The man motioned from him to come closer. He lifted the left pant leg and removed the wrap. He watched the boy flinch as he felt around the closed wound. He looked to him, putting the wrap back on.
"You strained it yesterday. Try and not run again."
Naruto nodded slowly at the man and finished his meal. He watched the man from the corner of his eye as he retrieved his boots. He filched as the man grabbed a foot and slipped them on. He kept from sulking as the man grabbed him by the arm and pulled him to follow. He was glad when the man let him go, believing he would follow, which he did. He crossed his arms, making his nails grow out. The man glanced back, many times. He looked forward, letting out a sigh as he brought the boy up a flight of stairs. He waited for him at the top.
"Naruto-kun, I know you heard from Kara-san about your teeth being capped. It is for yours and ours safety. The man is very nice."
Naruto did not answer him and followed the man out of the building. He frowned, as they headed to the hospital. The man led him to a room at the back and let him enter first, seeing a man was waiting for them.
"So this is the biter. He smaller then I thought he would be." the man asked, amused
Moran shook his head. The man grabbed Naruto and led him to the chair. Naruto glanced up and found he was drifting off to sleep. Moran let out a sigh and walked out as the man examined the boy's mouth and gave a whistle.
-captured-
Naruto blinked. He found himself being carried piggyback. He ran a tongue over his teeth, curling his nose as he encounter the metal over his canines. An eyebrow rose, finding the man must have cleaned his teeth. He would have snickered to himself, sine he was overdue to go to the dentist. He did frown, wondering how to get the caps off later. He turned his head to rest the side of his face on the man's back and watched as they walked down unfamiliar halls. He frowned at himself, for getting knocked out by just the look from the man's eyes and the joke to his height. He closed his eyes and let out a sigh, wanting to go back to sleep. Moran glanced back, a smirk on his face. He looked forward. He jumped slightly as Naruto spoke.
"Why are you not sending me home?" Naruto asked in a tired voice
Moran frowned.
"It's complicated right now."
"I miss my family."
The man raised an eyebrow. He was surprised the boy was talking, but calked it up to still being drowsy.
"Family, I thought you were an orphan."
Naruto curled his body slightly.
"You don't have to be blood related to have a family."
The man stopped. He set Naruto down and pushed open a door. He pushed Naruto in and a woman looked up from her work. She raised an eyebrow at the boy. Moran waited and rolled his eyes when the woman waved them in. Naruto frowned as he was lead to a stool. His frown deepened as he was ordered to strip to his shorts. He did and was pulled to stand on the stool. Moran snorted, watching the woman quickly measure the boy. Once she was down, Moran made Naruto get dressed and lead him out of the room. Naruto followed the man. He frowned, more to himself. His eyebrow twitched from what kyuubi told him to do. Once he was back in his room, he glanced to the man. He looked back down, twisting his shirt. The man waited, knowing he was going to ask something.
"Can I write a letter to my friends so they know I'm okay?"
The man pursed his lips.
"Go ahead and I will see what I can do to get it delivered. You get some rest."
The man walked out and shut the door. He glanced to his left, watching the woman walk out, a grin on her face. He curled his nose and walked off, ignoring her. She rolled her eyes and walked back in the room. Inside the room, Naruto moved to his bed and sat down. He took off his boots, letting them fall to the floor. He moved back to set in the center and drew his knees up to his chest. He fidgeted, wanting to scream at them to send him home. He wanted to run around, go on missions, eat at Ichiraku and be around the people he knew. He rested his forehead on his knees and actually fought from crying or even going on a rampage in the room.
"Kit don't worry, something should happen soon."
"I know. Why do you want me to tell the man that I wanted to write a letter?"
"Something I just thought of. Your audience in that room is looking for signs that you are faking. So far, they have nothing that causes them to say so. The letter, it will kind of get an insight on you, on a personal level you share with others. Write one letter as long as you can get it."
Naruto thought it over and calmed down some, thinking of what to write and how he should act. He appeared before the kyuubi, his head tilted in thought.
"I'm wondering about the future, if this goes on longer. As I open up more to the man and others, should I get a different attitude?"
He tilted his head the other way as the fox chuckled.
"This fishcake is smarter then I thought."
Naruto lunged at the bars, reaching to grab at the fox. He ended up rolling back from a snort from the fox. Naruto let out a scream and glared at the fox.
"I hate you."
"Which in truth, you love me."
Naruto curled his nose and sagged in defeat. He dropped down on the ground and looked to a puddle. He splashed his hand in it, not getting wet.
"It, this relationship is not like what a grandparent or grandchild is. I fell like I am arguing with an older brother, like with Sasuke-teme."
The fox chuckled.
"Well, I fell it is like I am dealing with an annoying fly, landing on my ear."
Naruto looked up, his face scrunched up in anger. He let his face relax, a frown on his face.
"I wish I had gotten to know my parents and I don't blame you. I blame that snake freak. He has ruined so much, even before I was born. What was mom like, before she met my dad?"
The fox stretched out and laid its tails down. One moved out of the bars and Naruto moved forward, enjoying it wrapping around him for a hug, before it lay around him. Naruto laid on it, using it like a large pillow. He rested his chin on his crossed arms, a smile on his face.
"You mother was very spirited. She loved life. She was different in a way. We are yokai, no matter what we are or what we do. She was always smiling, trying to cheer up others around her. As she gained her tails and her abilities, she found her place. She wanted to help others, no matter what they were, animal, human, or yokai. It's a rare type in any creature, which I see it has passed on to you by both of your parents. She was young herself when she meet your father, but she already had six tails. She was around four hundred years old. She was just roaming around the Fire country, wanting to help all who has gone though the war, no matter who it was. She was more willing to help non-ninja people. She then saw your father. I think she was more attracted to his laughter and how he wanted to help anyone. He held no hate for people around him. He was quick to anger if his friends or his home was threatened. He had a good nature, including his pranks he pulled. I was angry when she had a crush on him. She started to see him, just appearing in her human shape. Now that I think about it, I think she wooed him. She said something about a thick skull."
Naruto grinned at this.
"What else." he asked
"Before he became Hokage, she and he were getting closer. She was afraid he or others would find out about her being a kitsune. She found a way to make herself human, costing her strength and angering me. I had to come to yell at her and take her away, but I found her so happy with the man she loved. I left and came back later, to see her. I was still angry and we had a fight. I left, defeated and happy at the same time. I was going to be a grandfather. She scolded me real good and sent me off. She ordered me to return before your birth. She told me that both your father and that pervert knew what she was and they did not change their opinion, expect she had to keep that pervert in line."
Naruto chuckled, just picturing Jiraiya being bet up by his mother, even if he could not picture her. He frowned when the kyuubi let out a sigh. He looked down as the fox continued the story.
"As I was a few days gone, I felt a pull. I was being summoned, which should never happen. I let myself be summoned and found myself in the forest. I saw who it was. I felt like rolling my eyes when the one who summoned me ordered me to attack Konoha. I was about to kill him. I was very close to biting his body in half when he melted away in mud. I was hit with something. I woke up in a sense, here. Sorry about our first meeting."
Naruto shrugged and let out a yawn. He laid his head down, looking to the wall.
"Thank you for telling me. When I get out of here, I hope that pervert will tell me about my father."
"You will learn a lot for that man. Now get started on the letter, try and not use names. Leave it unfinished and fall asleep at the table. Summon some fake tears."
Naruto snorted and faded from view. He rose his head up and blinked many times. He frowned to himself, knowing his tears would fall. He got off the bed and moved to the shelf next to the door. He glanced at the different books setting there. He noticed one he would like to read. He grabbed a notebook and found a pencil. He walked to the table and sat with his back to the mirror. He curled his nose, smelling the woman and others. He opened the notebook and started to write. As he wrote, he made himself look sleepy, yawing and his head nodding as he was about to lose his hold on conscious. He shook his head when he truly stated to become sleepily. He laid his head down, falling asleep. A few tears escaping down his cheeks.
It was close to a few minutes later when the woman, Kara was at the door, fidgeting to open it and retrieve the letter the boy wrote. She frowned as her colleagues in the room, laughed at her. Moran appeared, sending a glare at her, which she quickly moved away for him to enter. He entered the room, frowning at the boy. He set a bento on the table and picked up the boy. He frowned as he flinched from the touch, but settled in his hold. He curled his nose, hearing the woman walking in. He turned around and saw she was hovering over the letter, a grin on her face. He shook his head and placed the boy on the bed, covering him up. He turned around, seeing a frown on the women's face.
"Did not find what you were looking for?" he asked with a scowl on his face
She looked up, a frown on her face.
"He only got a few sentences down. I need more."
The man shook his head and grabbed hold of her. He led her out and shut the door. He locked it and looked at her.
"Why are you even here? You are nothing but a nuisance. You don't even deal with the interrogation squad. You are just a middle rank ninja, barely at that."
She snorted and crossed her arms.
"I have you know I am learning something new."
The man narrowed his eyes, causing the woman to let out a squeak and take a step back.
"The boy's emotions are not a toy to play with. I don't even see why you are here."
She trembled slightly.
"I am learning under Ken and he told me to watch the boy and report what I find, so he can report it to the lord."
Moran gritted his teeth. He took off, his footsteps loud in the halls. The woman took a breath, to calm herself. She entered the room, sitting down, sulking.
-captured-
Naruto frowned after Moran left. He had heard everything, even outside, with help from the kyuubi. He let out a sigh and curled in a ball, finding he was tired. He frowned again, wondering when he will be well. He knew he needed more time to fully recover. He frowned once again, thinking of all his wounds he received since day one. He glanced to his right arm, but did not see it, since it was under the covers. Burnt skin was gone, replaced with healthily pink skin. He let out a sigh, since he knew he will have to go through some more healing sessions. His shoulder would was gone. His leg wound still bothered him, causing him to limp and it was still sore, but he was glad the wound itself was closed. His breaks were close to heal. He pouted, not liking since he was coop up in the room and unable to eat what he wanted and when. His pout deepened as his stomach roared at him. He knew his body used the food he ate to help him recover his chakra and strength and to even use it to heal him. He knew he ate a lot and would only consume ramen, but it was normal to him.
He frowned, since he went without food many times on the run. He wanted to bolt down anything eatable, even the icky plant stuff, even now. He pouted, since he was still hungry from the meals he was given, even the ramen he ate the other day. He let out a sigh, wondering if he could see about getting more food. He always felt good after eating and his stomach was full, sometimes close to bursting. A smirk crossed his face. He appeared before the gates and screamed at the top lungs, felling better after screaming.
"I GOT AN IDEA!"
The kyuubi opened its eyes, looking at the blond as he shifted his weight from one foot to another. Its lips pulled back in a grin, showing off its razor sharp teeth. It swayed its tails, waiting for the boy to speak, happy to see him happy.
"What is it Kit?"
"When that man moves me to a room where he will be close to me and if there might be a refrigerator there, what of me stuffing my face when I am supposedly sleep walking? Also what of sleep talking?
Naruto smile deepened as the fox twitched its nose.
"Good, that will work. Your body will burn off all the extra food to help heal you. Sleep walk will be fun to do and we can start the sleep talk tonight and for my enjoyment, making you wake up, even screaming from the terror of your dream. I would love to see their faces at the volume you are able to reach. I will be able to help it look more real."
Naruto curled his nose.
"Well you at least not have the ramen monster eat me, I did not like that."
Naruto let out a sigh as the fox chuckled.
"Alright, what do you say about doing insomnia for some time."
"What about me accidentally slipping out stuff."
The fox snorted.
"Won't happen with me making sure you don't say something stupid."
Naruto tilted his head.
"So what is the story we might use."
The fox snorted.
"Won't know till you are asked questions. Now get some rest. Work on that letter later."
Naruto nodded and faded from view, in thought. The fox chuckled and swear he could still hear Naruto's shout down the halls of his mind. He let out a sigh and its body slump. Its nine tails landed in loud thumps, feeling tired himself. He knew what he as done to the boy, to help both of them, was catching up to it. He yawned and let out a chuckled, planning on the next nightmare for the boy.
End date, January 24
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