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Chapter 12 "Face Off"
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Not again." Sakura whisper as she wipes Naruto's sweaty forehead as his temperature rises again. "Save up your energy Naruto." She whispered as a small sad smile graced her thin lips.
When they were younger Naruto always had nightmares due to a traumatized event in the past. Jiraiya always had consulted Dr. Tsunade, Naruto's Godmother to help Naruto coped up with those dreams. Sakura had saw it a couple of times how Naruto would scream on his dreams, it went on till they went high school, however since Hinata came into Naruto's life, he seldom had those dreams and is leaving a good life. But then when Hinata went missing Naruto's sleeping pattern had worsened.
"I'll be watching you, you baka." She whispered softly.
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"How is he?"
"He is having a high fever." Sakura informed Sasuke as Sasuke went inside Naruto's room to check him out. The others have gone to take their rest.
"Why don't you take a rest too Sakura, I will watch over him." Sasuke suggested as he took a seat on the empty chair on Naruto's right side
Sakura declines his suggestion. "I'd rather not. I want to see Naruto's condition when he wakes up" She said. "Between us, I guess it's you who should be resting Sasuke-kun."
"I'm fine." Sasuke said as his eyes fix on Naruto's sleeping face.
Sakura's eyes drop to the floor and Sasuke took notice of it.
"You're not fine Sasuke, you never had been fine." Sakura said in a calm manner. "Especially that like Naruto you are in shock from seeing her again. I know how special she is to you, so special that-"
And Sakura could not continue what she wanted to say. She looks away and wipes a few tears that drop on her eyes. "So special Sasuke-kun that I know I could never replace her in your heart no matter how much I try." She let out a few sobs, while Sasuke's eyes remain at Naruto's sleeping feature. "But I don't have the right to compare myself to her since I am one of the reasons why she left Konoha that night."
Sasuke looks at Sakura this time, "What do you mean you are one of the reasons Sakura?"
She had to do it, even if this means Sasuke would hate her for what she have done, but she is eaten by guilt for the last 13 years, perhaps if she confessed that she shared guilt for what happen to Hinata then perhaps she will be able to breathe normally.
But no, she won't ever breathe normally after this. Seeing Sasuke's eyes turns into anger and betrayal towards her. No she can't breathe normally. She knows Sasuke tries to live a normal life with her 13 years ago but her jealousy towards Hinata had clouded her and she did something that had driven Hinata away from Konoha at that time.
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"Ahh! What a lovely morning!" Kiba yawned as he did some stretching. "Shino, I'm leaving you behind if you're still lazy to do some jogging in the morning."
"Yeah go ahead I don't mind." Shino calmly says as he is busy reading a book. "And beside Naruto is awake after 4 days of being asleep and having fever, I want to see him more than wanting to go on an exercise."
"Gee! You, landing a teaching job had made you an uncool person. Well I'm going ahead." He waved goodbye to Shino and started running towards the park.
"He! The cold won't ever stop me from my training." He cockily said as he keeps on running.
"Wooohhh! Kiba-kun. Good morning!" Lee calls out as he jogs beside Kiba.
"Lee-san? And oh! Metal Lee is with you as well."
"Of course! The cold weather won't stop the intense burning of youth! Metal Lee needs to keep up in order to-
"Yeah yeah I get it!" Kiba interrupted to stop Lee from screaming all over again his favorite line. "Why don't we have a challenge? The first one to reach the park wins!" Kiba announces.
"You're on!" Both Lee and Metal Lee said in unison.
"Alright!" Kiba exclaimed and their race is on when a car had gone past behind them.
"Oi Lee-san!"
"hmmm what is it Kiba-kun?"
"That car."
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"Feeling better?" Sasuke asked as Naruto had finished his 8 bowls of ramen. They insist for him to stay on bed and eat his ramen instead of getting up. Naruto is not on his hundred percent strength yet.
"Nah! I need more Sasuke." Naruto pouted like a child. "I need like 10 more!" He said
Sasuke sighed but smiled at his friend. "Alright I will tell Temari and Ino to make you more of it."
"Arigato Sasuke, I have to eat a lot to have my strength back. Even though Ino and Tamari's ramen isn't like Ichiraku but I feel great to eat what my friends had cooked for me."
"You should be." Sasuke said and went towards the door to inform Temari and Ino that Naruto is asking for more of his Ramen.
"Neh, Sasuke." Naruto called out as Sasuke is about to leave the room.
"What Sakura had said to you the other night? I've heard all of it."
"I know that, I can sense you holding yourself from saying anything."
"Sasuke, What Sakura did was because she….
"It was my fault dobe not hers. I put her in that situation. No I put you, Sakura and Hinata in that situation." Sasuke's grip his fist tightly.
"Teme, you-
"I don't want to talk about this anymore Naruto. Let's just drop this subject."
"Okay, let's drop this subject for now." Naruto said clearly.
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"10 more?" Temari repeated.
"Alright! I'm all fired!" Ino scream. "I don't care if he asked for a hundred as long as I can make him something to have his strength back then I will."
"Ohh Ino is burning with the fire of youth." Karui jokingly commented.
"Stop that Karui-san you're sounding more like Lee than Chouji." Ino retorted earning a laugh to the women and a smirk from Sasuke.
''Papa!" Sarada exclaimed as she enters the kitchen while panting heavily.
"Woohh chill my princess." Sasuke laughed looking at his daughter trying to catch her breathing.
"Papa! He is here! That Toneri guy is outside and wanted to speak to the chairman."
Sasuke's eyes went wide. Karui and Temari went quiet while Ino grabbed a knife on Temari's side.
"Ino!" Temari shouted and hold Ino's trying to stop her from getting out the kitchen.
"That stupid man who took Hinata away? I'm going to chop him into pieces! Let me go Temari-san"
"Stand still Ino!" Temari shouted. "We still don't have any evidence on that!"
"How dare he comes here and wish to speak to Naruto!"
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"He wanted to speak to Naruto alone." Shikamaru inform as Sasuke went out the house.
"and?"
"Well I told him what has to be done." Shikamaru smirk.
Sasuke nodded in silent agreement as he eyed the pale skin, shaggy white haired man.
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"I'm sorry if I disturb you Naruto-san." Toneri started as he is sitting comfortably on the chair as Naruto walks inside the living area and took his place on the chair provided by Sasuke and Shikamaru who stood behind him.
Toneri had his two personnel as well. As what Shikamaru and Sasuke had explained to them, they should be there as a witness to what might going to happen if they will have a talk with Toneri.
"No its okay. I was planning to give you a visit today dattebayo. You just happen to do it before me."
Naruto took notice of Toneri's eyebrows twitching. "Naruto-san, as the mayor of this town, I am welcoming you with an open arm for the goodness you have bestowed upon Tsukikure. Konoha's reputation had reach not just here in Tsukikure but to-
"Cut the crap! Just say what you came here for. I don't have plans to listen to your flatteries." Naruto angrily said interrupting Toneri's irritating speech.
"Well, the rumours about you are really true.'' Toneri chuckled and match Naruto's intense stare. "Naruto Uzumaki, what happen four days ago is only a small misunderstanding. If I may guess what is pretty obvious, my wife Hanabi looks a lot like your deceased wife however she is not Hinata Uzumaki as you claim her to be.
Somehow our existence makes the fun of us by having another human being who will look exactly like us or somehow shares slight similarities with us." Toneri explained calmly despite Naruto's intense stare towards him. "My wife Hanabi share similarities with your wife which is why in your state of depression for losing your wife years ago that you made yourself believe that Hanabi is Hinata." Toneri let out a soft chuckle as he can see how Naruto's hands turn into fist.
"Too bad though Naruto-san, Hanabi and Hinata are two different people. I feel bad for you for losing your wife and fall into depression, but thinking that your wife is also a wife of another man is kind of absurd to think. You need to prove it to justify your claim, though there is nothing to prove in the very first place. Gladly I'm a good politician and knows how to deal matter without disputes Naruto-san, therefore I proposed to forget what just happen and lets move forward on the matter that had brought you here, and that is the school which-"
"What brought me here is not about the school, Tomeri." Naruto interrupted.
"It's Toneri" Toneri corrected but waited for Naruto to finish what he is saying.
"The reason why I am here is because I want to meet certain someone who seems to fill an empty space of my heart just by listening to her voice. She somehow pulls me out from my depression and I didn't expect that I will be seeing the whole package that will make me complete once I got here. They are the reason why I will be staying here in Tsukikure and that I will never give up on what I came here for." Naruto said with conviction and commitment.
Shikamaru and Sasuke both shared a rare smile to each other hearing what Naruto had said.
Toneri is puzzled at first but when he caught up as to what Naruto mean, he gritted his teeth trying to supress the anger arising from him. He maybe a mayor of this town but he knows too well that the Uzumaki is one hell of a name to cross with.
"Well I hope you will enjoy your stay here in Tsukikure." Toneri let out a smile, no a creepy smile instead as he stood up. "I will not stay long. My wife is preparing a lunch for me at home, I better get going. Thank you for having me in and sorry for being a disturbance."
"You sure are." Naruto said emphasizing that Toneri is a disturbance.
Toneri didn't say anymore he just closed his eyes along with his smug smile.
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"That went well." Shikamaru commented as Sasuke escorted the guests outside. "I'm surprised that neither Sasuke nor I was able to talk to speak for your behalf."
"I can't just let you and Sasuke do it. I'm a man too." He smiled at him.
"His appearance today to seek you to forget the incident shows he is hiding a lot of things about his wife and he is getting paranoid."
"Hell he should be, cause I will never give up on Hinata… and.. and Himawari and Boruto. I won't give up on them either."
"And we won't too Naruto."
Never give up. Those words had put him unease which is so frustrating. It's not just Naruto but it's what Sasuke Uchiha had told him before he went inside his car.
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"That friend of yours Uchiha-san is a cocky and arrogant one. I feel bad for his deceased wife. I hope he will find it in his heart to accept and move on. Must be hard to work under him I'm sure."
Sasuke Uchiha didn't answer, he just stare at him. It's not a blank stare, it's an intense one.
"Oh well I got to go, make sure Naruto-san will always be safe and well." He said and as his security personnel opens the car door for him; a quick hand shut it closed. Making all his security personnel to be on guard and be threatened as one of his security acts to pounce the Uchiha but he signaled for them to stop.
Sasuke Uchiha is somewhat to be reckon with, and he knows that if his personnel would engage him in a combat that they will surely be outmatch.
"If that's a threat to Naruto, I will not take it lightly."
"Ohh you seem to be paranoid for the sake of Naruto. Such loyalty." Toneri said calmly.
"That Paranoid word seems to fit you. Oh yeah, you may now go." Sasuke offered by opening the car door instead for Toneri. "Your wife Hanabi is waiting for you am I correct?"
Toneri eyed Sasuke with a warning as he went inside his car.
"How ironic that her name is the same as Hinata's younger sister Hanabi." Sasuke said and closed the car door.
And that's what makes him more frustrated as the name Hanabi should have been buried a long time ago. But no, those damn old folks used that name to name his wife instead.
"You seem to be overstress." Orochimaru, his personal secretary said as he is driving his car for today. He refused to come out from the car with him and volunteers to drive him instead.
"I need you to call some people Orochimaru and have them issue a restraining order as soon as possible."
"Ohhhh… seems like your idea of talking and shutting the Uzumaki fella had you more paranoid than before. I thought you can shut him."
"Not without a force I guess. Anyway you should have come out and be there with me. He had a good and smart people behind him, that even in their silence I can feel how intelligent they are while analysing my behavior."
"I already told you that I can't and I won't, I maybe your personal assistant and your relative but I can't take side between you and that Uzumaki."
"And why not? Do you know that Uzumaki personally?"
"No, but I know his godfather so well, that's why I'm not going to take sides."
"Whatever, you have just decided that on your own Orochimaru. You frustrate me even more of how useless you are this time."
"My bad." Orochimaru shows a creepy smile as he focused his self on the road again.
