Chapter 33: New Faces
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Naruto meets a new face and thinks back on one he met a few days ago.
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Start date, January 28
Naruto woke up, warm. He frowned, but started to snicker, but his eyebrows furled.
"What now. He has the letter and more crap his happen to me. Do you think that man will be more protective of me?"
"I would believe so. I would think he would ask to have kept an eye on you, even raising you, if you stayed. He has plans thought up for the future, but I fell he wants to send you home, but how the lord is, it looks like that wont happen."
"I see that happening, me not going home. So what would happen if I do go home?"
He felt a shrug from the fox.
"She would ask why you were not sent home, or given to the Moon ninjas when they arrived. Yours and their words would be against each other. She would seek compensation for troubles that your kidnapping has caused and injures you have suffered, in the form of mental and physical. This could cause a war, which the outcome could go both ways. Both sides would do their part to prevent a war."
Naruto nodded and started to sniff the air. He grinned as his stomach let out a loud roar.
"Attention span has just flown out of the window."
Naruto ignored the remark and the snort from the fox. He fought to get out of the blanket he was wrapped in. He did frown, not wanting to get out of the warmth. He wiggled and managed to slip out of the blanket, landing on his knees, on the floor. He fought to get the blanket off of him and let out a yelp as the blanket was pulled off of him. He looked back, his eyes blue and slit, letting out a warning growl. He blinked when he saw it was Roam the healer. He furled his eyebrows as the man knelt down and pulled him to sit on the floor. The man turned him around and placed his hands on his brow. Naruto blinked, relaxing slightly as the man examined him. His eyes returned to round orbs. His eyes closed as the man moved his hand over his throat, alleviating some of the soreness of it. Heavy footsteps were heard and Moran knelt down, holding a bowl of ramen. He stirred the noodles, watching the blond. Naruto sniff the air and opened his eyes, which darted to the bowl.
"How is he?" Moran asked, smirking slightly
Naruto reached out for the bowl, but he healer pushed his hands down. Moran raised an eyebrow as the boy gave a whine.
"Better then I first checked on him this morning. Food, plenty of rest, and liquids."
Moran nodded and watched as the boy reached for the bowl again, but his right hand was grabbed. The healer pulled back the boy's sleeve and looked at the pink skin. Naruto frowned as Moran continued to hold the bowl, not giving it to him. Roam pinched the skin, watching for any reaction from the boy, but he got nothing, since the blond was focused on the food. He released his hold and watched the boy grab the bowl and down the contents. He moved out of the room, followed by Moran, who had a grin on his face. The healer looked to the table, seeing the food laid out. Moran let out a chuckle.
"He ate the six bowls I brought him last time."
The healer let out a sigh.
"I want to see him next week."
"Another healing session?" the man asked
The healer nodded and looked at the man.
"Take him out for walks; go to the indoor swimming pool, anything physical from him, but easy for the time being."
Moran nodded and watched the man walk out. He let out a sigh and sat down at the table. He looked up as Naruto walked out, looking around. He saw the man and cautious walked to the table. He set his empty bowl there and crossed his arms. He glanced to the man, but his gaze fell.
"I hope I don't anger you, but when can I go home."
Moran shook his head and pushed another bowl towards the boy.
"I don't know. I'm not privileged to that information. Now you eat. I have some errands to run and I will be back shortly. No one will come to bother you here, so get some rest. I believe there will be some juice in the refrigerator."
Naruto moved to set down and slowly ate at the food. The man left, a frown on his face. Naruto curled his nose, but a grin crossed his face. In less than three minutes, he was finished eating anything eatable on the table. He moved to the refrigerator and smirked when he saw milk. He grabbed one of the cartons and shut the door. He let out a sigh and drained the carton of it contents. He threw all the garbage away. He walked to the living room and looked around. It was just across from the kitchen and small dinning area, with a wall next to the entrance, to block part of the kitchen off. Only a couch, loveseat, a recliner, coffee table, and some book shelves were in the living room. He frowned, not finding anything to do and he was not interested in the books in the shelves.
He moved to the large window in the center side of the room. He raised an eyebrow, finding doors in the center. He looked through it, a grin crossing his lips, looking at the long balcony, as long as the room. He tried the doors, but found them lock. He snorted and moved back to his room. It was behind the living room, Moran's bedroom was close to the entrance, the bathroom and then his bedroom. He turned back around, facing the living room and kitchen. He had a frown as he thought of ways to escape. He turned around and entered his room and let out a sigh. He looked in the closet, finding clothes for him. He moved to the dresser, finding more clothes. He grabbed a change of clothes and walked to the bathroom. He got a hot shower, relaxing under the spray. He frowned at his long hair, but smirked. He could hardly wait to use some of the jutsu he knew that involved with hair.
He stepped out of the shower, grinning. He quickly stepped back in and pulled the shower curtain closed. He shook his body, spaying water everywhere. He stood up, his smile still on his face. He felt better. He stepped out and finished drying himself and got dressed. He brushed out his hair, snorting when ever he encountered tangles. He looked up at the mirror, making his eyes slit. He let them return and open his mouth, inspecting the caps on his canines. They just covered the lower part of his teeth. He frowned, since they did work from him breaking skin. He did not like doing it, biting, but desperation was high. He frowned, since that knowledge was found out the day Moran left. He had just woken up and was heading to get his lunch, even if it was way past that time. He was almost to the table when a man with short black hair and honey brown eyes walked in. He was dressed in a red shirt and black pants. His build was that of Ebisu. Naruto took a step back, not liking this man. It was one he smelled through the mirror. The man gave him a smile and held up his hands, trying to show he was not threat.
"I just came to check on you. Where is the cream that needs to be put on your burns?"
Naruto took another step back as the man moved in the room more. He turned around and jumped on the bed, to get to the space between the bed and wall, hoping that would delay the man, if he gave chase. He was almost on the floor, his top half of his body over the edge. He grabbed hold of the railing, once his left ankle was grabbed. He let out a growl as the man chuckled and pushed against his nails.
"So these are your claws. I don't want to get starched up myself, I seen what you done to the others. Now, come on out."
He did not like how happy this man sounded. He kicked with his free leg, but the man just batted it away. Naruto let out a yelp when the man twisted his big toe on the foot he held. He lost his grip and the man pulled him off the bed and stood him up. He looked the man in the face, seeing him studying him, with a grin. The man pulled him to set at the table and pushed the bento to him. He opened it up and gave him the chopsticks. He walked off, walking to the shelf and pulled down a bag that had his medical stuff in it. Naruto kept an eye on the man while he ate. The man waited for him to finish and pulled him to stand. He frowned when the man pulled his shirt off and pulled down his pants. He narrowed his eyes as the man hummed to himself, as he removed the bandages and rubbed the cream where his burns were. He was about dragged to the bed and the man dealt with his feet and placed a layer of gauze on him. The man looked up, smiling. He flinched when the man grabbed his shoulder and looked at the seal on his chest.
"Look like Moran-san was cautious with you."
Naruto tried to pull away as the man pulled his right arm and look at the mark on his upper arm. The man rubbed it with his thumb, his brow furled slightly. He looked the boy in the eyes, giving him a grin. He reached up to touch his cheek. The man eyes widen, as the boy grabbed his arm and bit. The man chuckled, and grabbed him by the hair and gave a sharp tug. Naruto let go, cowering down as the man inspected his arm. The man only chuckled, only finding a red marks. He looked at the boy, grinning.
"Lucky me."
The man grabbed hold of his arms and pinned them to the boy's lap. He reached forward and brushed his hand over his cheeks. The man's smiled, hearing sound between a whine and growl.
"Looks like birthmarks to me."
Naruto lean back, trying to get free of the man's grasp. The man grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back forward and looked him in the eyes.
"I wonder what your vision is like."
Naruto got an arm free and slashed across the man's face. The man fell back, holding on his face. He watched the boy move backwards on the bed and fall down to the floor. The man chuckled and walked out of the room. That was the last Naruto saw the man, but he smelt him for the next few days. He frowned, since it was shortly after the man left, that the room became cold and no one came in, not even brining food or his medicine. He let out a sigh and grabbed a hair band and bounded his hair. He was about to open the door when he heard the front door open. He frowned, hearing someone quieting another person and two women started to bicker.
"Just be quiet, I don't want to wake the boy if he's asleep." an older voice said
A snort came from the other and he heard the refrigerator door open up and things moved around.
"This will not do. Have a group of the cadets go shopping. I will make up a list."
He peaked out of the door and caught a glimpse of an elderly woman moving in the kitchen, muttering to herself, as she went through the cabinets. She quickly walked to the man's room and he smiled to himself as the woman threw up her arms, peaking in the man's room.
"Typical men."
She walked back to the kitchen, hearing her mumbling as she dig through the trash. He risked exposure and slipped to his room. When he heard a gasp from the other woman, he shut his door, little harder then he was going to do, if he had not been seen. The older woman frowned and shook her head. She grabbed a notepad and found a pen. She wrote out a long list and handed it off to the other woman. She walked up to the boy's room and slowly opened the door. She looked in and glanced around.
"Boy, is there something you would like?" she asked
The woman waited and frowned when she did not get an answer. She quietly left, bringing the woman with her. Naruto rolled his eyes and moved away from next the door. He was hidden if the door was open. He let out a sigh and moved back in the living room. He stretched and moved to the large window. He could not see much, but the sun was shinning in the room. He liked the heat from the sun. He moved to the love seat and took a pillow. He plopped on the floor and fell asleep, letting the sun warm him. He ignored the kyuubi snickering as sleep claimed him.
End date, January 28
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